Eccentric the Unique Maiden: Hey everyone, guess what? No exams! Hurray for me! The third grading exams are now over and I am free to do what the heck I want! Whoopy-doo! Now I have something for you, you guys a new update has been made! Well then let me tell you about this, this is where Yu-Gi-Oh characters comes in and I have to say this I am not clearly satisfied with the results, but the first part in the beginning of this chapter is all right but when you reach to the part where Yami came in to view, urgh just read it and see what I mean for the rest of the story is all-well unsatisfactory for me anyway.
So young and amazing readers enjoy.
Warnings: Shonen-ai (boyxboy love), wrong grammar-ness and wrong spellings.
Language:
"Mind-links"
'Thoughts'
"Hello," this is flashbacks.
"Words."
Konichiwa~! or Ano-ne -Japanese slip ups.
Tuna meets Starfish
By: Eccentric the Unique Maiden
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Chapter four: The Previous Boss and The Separation of the Soul
[Domino City,
In the Middle street of Domino City
Kame Game Shop
7th Street of Heart]
An old man opens his door to his shop and went over to his yellow-green turtle mail box with the word Mutou written in English. He yawned tiredly as he rubs his left eye. He reaches for the lid of his mail box and opens it to check if he had any mail today. His eyes perked up a bit to see two mails, one is written with his daughter-in-law's name on it while the other one has a golden seal stamp on it.
He snatches both of the letters and hurriedly went to his shop/home. He checks carefully in his grandson's room if he is still a sleep and finds him snoring softly with a Kuriboh-plushie wrapped in his arms. He gave off a soft 'awe' at the adorable sight before closing the door quietly. He then checks his daughter-in-law's room only to find an empty bedroom instead.
He was confused on finding his daughter-in-law missing when he heard a loud clank of utensils hitting one another, signaling him that she is in the kitchen, making breakfast at five-forty-five in the morning.
He went down the stairs and headed towards the kitchen to see Yuuna making scrambled eggs and beacons. He took a seat and placed the letters on the table while he stares at his daughter with a look of concern.
Yuuna silently makes breakfast despite the fatigue already sets its toll on her. Her eyes had dark circles around them, seeing that she is having difficulties on sleeping again and her face is a bit pale and tired-looking, showing how much this situation is hurting her and wearying her out.
Her raven haired was once neat and tidy is now messed up and in disarray as if she didn't bother to comb herself this morning while dragging her feet off the bed and went on her motherly duties.
Solomon rubbed his beard thinking that this is getting a bit out of hand. He then glanced at the letters and went to look at his daughter. He smiled, as an idea appeared in his head knowing what and how to cheer is daughter up.
"Eh-hem." Solomon coughed softly catching Yuuna's attention from cooking the beacons.
"Father?" Yuuna turns her tired lavender eyes at her father who raised a letter with her name on it.
"Look what I found on the mail today Yuuna."
Yuuna eyes instantly zoomed in on the letter where she realized that her prayers had been answered. She hurriedly finished the beacons, right after the eggs, before placing both the eggs and the beacons on the table, having American style-dish for morning breakfast.
Her hands shakily grasp the letter and stared at it, boring holes at it, as if she couldn't believe what is right in front of her eyes. Her father smiled at her before touching her hand, leading her to take a seat besides him knowing that his daughter is in slight shock and she might collapse at the intensity of her emotions.
"Fa-father is this?" Yuuna's wide eyes went up to see her father's warm, loving smile as his eyes soften at seeing her face filled with slight hope.
"I think it's for you, you should open it and see who is it from."
"It's from Nana-chan." She spoke softly.
Yuuna wordlessly opens her letter while Solomon inspects his.
Solomon eyed the expensive looking letter with interest as he flips it over to see the golden seal stamp on it. He frowns in thought as he let his eyes analyze the seal. The golden seal had a huge shield with a bullet in the middle of it, there are also two shotguns that were decorated with leaves or vines on both sides and on top of the shield is a clam with wings.
And when he let his thumb graze over the seal an orange flame burst out from it, startling both Solomon and Yuuna, who had finished reading her letter and was now starring at the seal that burst out into flames.
"Father! Father! Your letter is on fire!"
"I know, I know! Wait Yuuna this isn't an ordinary flame!" Solomon shouted out when his daughter stood up to fetch some water to dose the flame out.
Her daughter stopped and went back to take a seat, eyeing the flame warily.
"Are you sure father?"
"Yes, yes I am sure. See the flame? It didn't burn the letter so this is no ordinary flame."
"Then what in the world is it then?"
"See the orange color of the flame I believe it is the Sky's dying-will flame."
"The sky-what flame?"
"The Sky's dying-will flame." The said flame flickers a bit as Solomon moves the letter. "I believe we finally have our answer to our problem Yuuna."
Before Solomon opens the letter Yuuna placed her hand on top of her father's outstretch one, stopping his actions in the process. Solomon paused to stare at his daughter with a questioned look on his face where he sees his daughter's expression set on a serious look, starring right back at him.
"Father before you open the letter I want you to hear the good news!" her serious expression melted in to one of utter joy and delight.
Solomon breaths out a relieve sigh and nods her head to continue.
"Father, listen to what Nana-chan's letter says;"
Dear Yuuna-chan,
I received your letter and I agreed to your idea. I am already sending Tsu-kun to you, along with his friends. Is it alright for his friends to come? They might help Yuu-chan's conditions and I promised to you that Tsu-kun's friends are good in person, so there is no need for you to worry if they get a little bit out of hands. They will arrive around three o' clock in the afternoon, enough time for you to prepare and tell Yuu-chan the great news!
I hope everything went well, and oh! Please send me some letters everyday to see how my son is doing at your home? Oohh~! It would be like old times.
P.S.
Reborn-kun will take care of things, when things really did get out of hands.
Love your best friend,
Sawada Nana
Solomon chuckles at the sight of his daughter who brightens up at the news.
"Tsu-kun is coming! Tsu-kun is coming!" Yuuna practically jumped on her seat as she squeals delightfully beaming at Solomon with happiness.
"Ah, Tsuna-kun is coming here?" Solomon then eyed the letter in his hand wondering what this letter has to say. "That is wonderful news darling daughter now lets see what mine has to say."
They both went silent as Solomon opens the letter slowly as to not rip the expensive envelope into shreds with hurriedness.
He slowly slips the envelope off from the letter and unfolding it to reveal its contents. When he unfolds the letter the same flame burst out at the top of the contents that is written in Italian.
Yuuna bores a confused look as she tries to read the foreign language but huffs in irritation when she couldn't understand a darn thing. Solomon chuckles silently at his pouting daughter before reading the letter silently, already learning how to speak, write and read in Italian, and other different kinds of language, when he was on his travels as an active archaeologist. You will never know what kind of country you are in when you are excavating hidden treasures and ancient histories.
Dear Previous Boss of the Millennium Family,
Solomon's face went blank at the title before he shook himself mentally, remembering that he wasn't alone in the kitchen.
I received your distress call and already sending my grandson to help you at the time of your need. Reborn will be there too to help out and along with my grandson's guardians. Maybe if they have accomplish their purpose they might also be able to help you find your grandson's Sacred Guardians of Olden Times, gather them and train them to become your grandson's suitable guardians.
Reborn will surely help and give them proper tutoring and training, and maybe your grandson might also help Tsunayoshi to unleash his Dying-Will-self from its confines. Tsunayoshi's Dying-Will has been buried deep within him, lying dormant since the day he first tasted the flame of his dying-will and maybe longer. It has been waiting for the right moment to be awakened and I would like your grandson to teach Tsunayoshi to be a proper descendant to his ascendant, when that time comes.
Everything will be according to that man's plan, Previous Boss, and it will work out fine.
The Ninth Boss of the Vongola Famiglia,
The Vongola Advisor of C.E.D.E.F,
Sawada Timoteo
Sawada Iemtsu
Solomon grins as he folds the letter and tucks it in his pocket. His daughter stared at him curiously, waiting for him to tell her what's in the letter.
"Father?"
"Hm?" Solomon absent-mindedly replied as his thoughts went into the clouds, thinking about the things that his old friend had written to him. What a good way to start my day in the morning, Solomon mused when his daughter pouted to see her father ignoring her.
"Well, what does it say?" Yuuna waited impatiently for the news to be verbally said.
"Oh I forgot you can't read Italian, silly me. Do you remember Timoteo-san?"
"Timoteo-san? He is Nana-chan's father-in-law, who is also the father of his retarded son, Iemtsu."
"Yes that's the one. He just informed me about sending his grandson, Tsuna-kun to help Yuugi get better, I guess Nana-chan and Timoteo-san had thought about this and come to agreement, hm… there is something about his business too. We'll talk about this later." Solomon paused when he felt a presence entered the kitchen room causing his daughter to stiffen a bit, and nodded her head stiffly.
Yuuna glanced at the clock that is on the wall and seeing that it is already six-thirty she stood up. Solomon followed his daughter's example as he stood up as well when he sees the time.
"Well I should start making breakfast for Yuu-chan." Solomon nodded his head and went over to grab his breakfast. He walks towards the living room that is connected to his shop to open it and start working while eating.
Yuuna went to grab two pieces of toasts and put it in the toaster while she waited the cold and dark presence to disappear as she busies herself with work.
She sighs in relief when the presence left the kitchen and went to work in peace.
The shadow left the kitchen room when he realized that the conversation had already stopped and no words will be passed by when the old man left for work and the woman continues to cook. He tisks under his breath, when he realized that they had already sense his presence and that there is no need for him to stay here any longer. He silently glided on top of the stairs as he easily phased through the door to his host's room and stood beside his host's bed.
He crossed his arms as he silently watched his young host sleep, waiting for him to rise from the bed. He had heard a little bit of the conversation between the two adults as they talked about someone by the name of Tsu-kun or Tsuna-kun. Curious as he was when he heard the loud, girlish squeal from downstairs even through the confines of his puzzle Yami no Yuugi or Yami appeared from the puzzle as he investigate the strange phenomenon, clearly amazed of his little light to sleep right through the noise of his overexcited mother.
The question is what is so exciting about someone by the name of Tsuna-kun?
Yami contemplates about it for a long time and before he knows it the door to his host's room opens to reveal the woman-Yuuna, who pokes her head and check to see if her son is still asleep. Seeing this she smiled fondly and silently went towards her slumbering child.
"Yuu-chan? Yuu-chan wake up or you will be late for school." Yuuna was about to walk towards her son when she felt the same dark and cold presence already taken residence in her son's room, the same presence that she felt it in her kitchen. She froze a bit when she felt the change in temperature and now noticing the room looks a bit dark, despite the sunlight penetration, the darkness still persists on not being deterred or overshadowed by the light of the sun.
She started to sweat slightly despite the room being freezing cold when her fear and uncertainty forces her legs to remain still. She swallowed the feeling down her throat as she moves forward, ignoring her surroundings and went straight to the window to spread the curtains apart to let the sunlight in. Yami noticed her discomfort, finding it amusing before he took mercy on her as he disappears into the puzzle.
Feeling the atmosphere lightens and the light of the sun shines through the window and into the bed, scaring the shadows away, Yuuna breathe out in relief.
She then walks to the bed where her angel lays, still asleep.
"Yuu-chan wake up, you are going to be late for school it's already seven o'clock." She shook her son on the shoulder.
"Mm… five more minutes mom, five more minutes." Yuugi murmurs under his blue blanket, still buried in his comforters where you can see a mass of spiky hair pokes out from the blanket.
Yuuna chuckles as she bends down to kiss her son lightly on the hair and walk out from her son's room, letting him sleep for just a little bit, knowing that her son had been playing video games and watching Live Duel Monsters all night long with his friend Jounouchi-kun.
When the door silently closed Yami appears again as he sat on the side of the bed where his partner's sleeping form lay unmoving.
"Yuugi…"
Yuugi continues to sleep ignoring his darker-half's voice that whispered in his mind which is hazy with sleep and traces of his dream is still playing in his subconscious. He snuggles closer to the cold chill of his partner's incorporeal form as he murmurs something quietly.
"Yuugi time to wake up…"
"Mm… Yami?"
"Yes Yuugi, you should wake up now."
Yuugi groans softly as he buries his face into his soft warm pillow. Yami chuckles darkly at the adorable sight as he continues to probe Yuugi through their link, trying to get him to wake up. Finding that he could no longer fell back in to sleep anymore, thanks to the voice that was persistent on him to stay awake, Yuugi willed his eyes open to reveal dark indigo eyes starring off into space, clearly his mind was not fully awake yet.
"Mmm… what time is it Other me?" Yuugi turns his head to the side as he tries to read his star-shaped alarm clock over his bed side table.
"It is now seven fifteen; you have forty-five minutes till school starts, partner." Yami said as he watched Yuugi sat up straight, ruffling his hair, making it now messy than it usually is.
Yuugi sat there silently as he suddenly felt cold and uncomfortable. He shivers slightly at the feeling, knowing what it is, Yuugi turn his legs to the side and placed his feet on to the carpet floor starring at it in deep thought.
Seeing this, Yami frowns darkly as he turned his head to the side, blaming himself for his partner's condition. Right after the battle with the Great Leviathan and Dartz Yami's darkness didn't completely left him instead they stayed with him, lingering in his black heart, as a reminder on what happened to him and what he did to Yuugi.
He clenches his fist feeling the all too familiar anger within him, like poison, as it surge into his mind startling the slowly repairing link that connects their minds and heart, catching Yuugi's attention. Yuugi whipped his head in alarm to see his darkness trying to control his dark anger.
Yuugi watched as the dark aura slowly envelopes the spirit's form. Worried and frighten, Yuugi reach out with no hesitation as he touch the transparent wrist of his darker-half, startling him from his self-hate to stare at the soulful eyes of his partner that gaze at him with dark understanding.
It is not only him who suffered what the magic of the orichalcos did to him but also Yuugi. Yuugi too, had suffered the after-effects as a puppet to the evil light of the orichalcos. The separation between them that took place in California made them expose to such power causing their darkness to be awakened and released from its confines.
The cold Separation of the Soul, it is when their souls got separated from one another and was exposed to the dark light magic of the Seal, shattering the only link that they had to connect and communicate with each other were the Seal creates as a barrier between them, forever apart.
Those were dark times that they both have to face, alone.
And he hates it. Being separated from his light knowing that the darkness will surely controls him, he will fight whoever stands in his way in order to get his light back. If worse comes to worse then he will not hesitate to take a life of another in order to reach his captive light from his own kind.
This time he will not let anyone separate them, he will do anything in his power to keep his light safe and to stay by his side, no matter what.
"Yami… it's alright." Yuugi stood up, still holding his darker-half's wrist as he walks over the still form of the spirit. He stared at those bright crimson eyes that were filled with anguish and self-loathing that Yuugi couldn't help but feel the sharp pain in his chest. Seeing his darker-half is suffering from his past sins, his heart aches as loneliness slowly eats its way up inside him.
Already knowing what happened between them.
"I forgive you for what you did to me; it was my choice, my choice." Yuugi slowly wrapped his arms around the transparent shoulders of his darker-half, burying his face at the crook of his neck.
"Your choice? But I am the one who pushes you to take that choice." Yami hissed the last part as he wraps his transparent arms around his precious person, holding him as if his eternal life depends on it.
"Yuugi… I can't take it anymore! The darkness is so cold, so cold I can't find your warmth anymore… it's all my fault!" Yami's face twisted into pure suffering as he held his precious light into his arms more tightly, afraid that Yuugi will disappear like before.
"Hush Yami, I am here, I am not leaving you, I am here… I am here. It is not your fault, never your fault it was the Seal that did this to us. It is not your fault." Yuugi reached out through their sensitive link to soothe the fear, the hate and the guilt of his darker-half, banishing the upcoming darkness that slowly wrap their tendrils around his mind.
Feeling the warmth of his light and his emotions of affection, understanding and assurance; Yami felt safe and at ease once more. He nuzzles his face into Yuugi's hair of tri-colors, so alike of his own, wanting to stay in this position a bit longer, not wanting to end.
But alas, Fate had other plans for these two.
"Yuu-chan, time to wake up! Breakfast is ready!"
The sudden sound of Yuugi's mother startles them both from their moment of peace. Yami whimpers slightly at the loss of his light's warmth that he so desperately needed when Yuugi broke the embrace between them. But a soft brush of their link was the only reassurance that he had to calm himself and regain his composure.
He will not lose to Yuugi to anyone ever again. He vowed to himself to that, as he took a one good penetrating look at his partner before he disappears into the puzzle.
Their bond of trust shattered along with their link when Yami played the wrong move as he used the card and sealing their fates for good. This caused Yuugi to sacrifice his soul to the Seal, protecting his darker-half from the Seal's spell and stopped Dartz for ever trying to take the soul of the Nameless Pharaoh. Yami blames himself for losing Yuugi, once. They got separated from each other after that, scarring them for life as the loneliness and the darkness slowly consumed them both, never finding the right balance that they needed.
The scars in their hearts will take time to heal.
"Hai, Okaa-san! I'll be down there in a jiffy!" Yuugi called to his mother.
And Yami forgot to mention to his partner about a boy name Tsuna-kun.
The whole day Yuugi spent his time in his school with his friends. He ignores the coldness that envelopes his whole frame as he concentrate the lessons that his teacher spoke off. His darker-half sensed the darkness started to make its move on his light, brought up a protective mental shield around his partner's mind and soul to protect him from the upcoming shadows.
The shadows hissed at their master but reluctantly back away when their master snarls at them, daring them to harm what was his.
The class continues in relative peace with no mishaps, except his illness that he needs to go through with it and hide it from prying eyes but this doesn't go unnoticed with his friends.
Yuugi stood up to turn his seat when the class bell rings announcing it is lunch time. His friends Jounouchi Katsuya, Hiroto Honda, Mazaki Anzu and Bakura Ryou went to Yuugi's table were they all gather around to eat their lunch.
"Hey Yuug' are ya' feeling cold?" Jounouchi spoke when Yuugi couldn't control his shivers causing Jounouchi and the others to notice him.
"I am fine Jounouchi-kun." Yuugi gave his friend a bright smile but only Ryou could see right through it and not saying a word.
"If you're sure then…" Jounouchi instantly noticed the forced smile that plastered on Yuugi's face but didn't force the matter anyway, knowing his little friend, he will soon have to talk to him and the others on what's bothering him when he is ready.
After lunch, Anzu noticed her small friend's quietness and the way he rubbed his arms around himself as if he was cold despite the warm afternoon sun, brought concern into her cerulean blue eyes. She glanced behind her friend to see Jounouchi who catches their friend's slight movements as he continues to rub his arms, he too looked concern.
Their eyes lock for a brief moment as they both thought the same thing and went to watch Yuugi silently, wondering at their small friend.
Honda, seeing the two of them eyeing Yuugi made him turned to look at him and to his confusion Yuugi looks a bit under the weather. Yuugi started to shiver a few times and coughs softly.
The three friends had noticed all this since the day they came back from California and they all thought that it was just a cold that Yuugi was having. But the strangest thing was that when they asked about it Yuugi just shook it off and said that he is fine and that he doesn't have a fever.
They all know that he was telling the truth, when they asked him about it again, Yuugi instantly went to visit the nurse's office to have himself checked in order to ease the worry of his friends and to find out that he was fine and not suffering a fever had brought their worries to the side… for now.
Ryou on the other hand is the only person who knows the truth. His warm chocolate eyes glanced sideways at the small group of friends that are now shooting concern looks at Yuugi, though either Yuugi didn't noticed it or just ignore them was a mystery to Ryou.
He understood what Yuugi was going through for he alone had felt the same way since Battle City, where he and the spirit got separate from each other thanks to the attack of Yami no Yuugi. He let his eyes moved to look at the black board as he mulled over his thoughts.
He couldn't understand what his other self did back then. Ryou's mouth quiver slightly as he thought about Yami no Bakura. Since the day he got that accursed item he though his life will forever be a living hell for him and only for him and the spirit will surely bring misery on his pathetic excuse for a life.
He always thought the spirit was evil and never known true kindness towards him, very different from Yuugi's other self, who Yuugi taught his own darkness the true meaning of kindness and compassion beside the madness and the hate. But back in Battle City his other self protected him, shielding him from the blow that will surely kill him.
This confuses him since that day.
He knows that his spirit doesn't know kindness let alone mercy for him, but the way he protected him from being harm especially from the attack… that was what yamis would do to their hikaris.
Protection.
His darkness felt protective over him and since then his feelings of hatred and fear towards the spirit changed into something more confusing. And since that battle, his darkness was banished from the Shadow Realm as penalty, leaving him in peace and alone.
Alone.
How he grown to hated it.
He too suffered the Cold Separation of the Spirit once and he still is but thanks to Yuugi, who noticed his slight change since three days after the Battle City, helped him cooped up with the loneliness and the coldness of the shadows that slowly started to consumed his light.
If it weren't for Yuugi, his soul will no longer be present and the shadows will take his vessel (body) as theirs.
And it was Yuugi who understood what he was going through at that time and not judge or abandon him. This time it is his turn to help him go through his illness.
Ryou bits his lower lip thinking about Jounouchi and the rest knowing that they don't know what was really wrong with their friend but he knows that it is not his place to say and he respected his friend's wishes when he said not to tell them when they don't actually understand the condition that they (Yuugi and Ryou) were in.
He glanced up to see the clock that read two-thirty.
Ryou prepared to gather his things when the class bell rang again, signaling them to go to their next class. He heard soft footsteps walking towards him and he already knew who they belong too. He and Yuugi both shared the same class and only just the two of them without their friends present gives them time to talked about their so-called illness alone.
"Ryou-kun, are you ready for our next class?" Yuugi asked quietly ignoring the burning stares from his friends.
"Hai Yuuig-kun I'm ready." Both of the two hikaris or lights left the room leaving their friends alone with questions roaming around their heads.
"It's best for them to stay in the dark for now." Ryou softly said this when Yuugi remains uncharacteristically silent, noticing the stares of their friends.
Ryou nervously nibbles his lower lip, "Yuugi-kun I-"
"Thank you Ryou-kun for being there for me when I needed someone who understand this." Yuugi clenches his English book tightly in his hands already feeling another wave of ice wash over him, causing him to shiver harshly.
Alarmed Ryou wrapped his small friend around the shoulders as they continue their trek to their next class.
"Yuugi-kun I will do anything for you, you know that. You helped me too, remember? When I thought I was alone to suffer from this and yet you helped me even though what the spirit of the ring had done to you and your friends, you stayed with me despite what he had done to you and to me." Ryou lowered his head a little to let his snowy-white bangs cover his eyes, not seeing the look that Yuugi gave him and said; "you still think of me as a friend and I thank you for that."
"Ryou-kun." Yuugi softly said this as he placed his small hand on top of his shoulder. "You will always be my friend for you are a very precious person to me and to all of our friends."
"Yuugi-kun…" Ryou stared at Yuugi with watery chocolate brown eyes, touched by his small friend's words. Despite everything the evil spirit had done to him and his friend he still saw him as an important person to him.
"Yami no Bakura maybe evil," Hearing the name Ryou flinches as Yuugi continues to say, acknowledging the way how Ryou reacted to the name of his darker-half. "But he is still your yami Ryou-kun and you are his hikari. I saw what he did to you at Battle City; he protected you from Osiris's attack. Despite his madness he will always be your yami Ryou-kun."
"You saw…?"
"I did."
"Do you think so Yuugi-kun?" Ryou's face was expressionless. "That my other self will be the yami that he was suppose to be? Just like your spirit?"
"He is your yami, he will always be your yami it is in his nature." Yuugi said this with such sureness that Ryou felt assured by those words.
'I hope so Yuugi-kun.' Ryou thought as they headed towards their next class.
R&R
Goshdarnit it took me ages to post this up (though in reality it took me two weeks) and I am running out of ideas... so any time now you guys I am waiting for you suggestions.
-E.U.M
