Found this on an old file in storage! I just touched it up a little and hey-presto! It's here for you to read.
Hope you like it Aqua Girl 007 - who requested a spiderman-upside-down-kiss, with puzzleshipping!
Why does that sound so much like a takeaway order?
Anyway, I did this extra quick because I already had this written from like a year ago, and just went over it a few times (which is really quick and easy to do) to edit out the mistakes and update it to my style. I'm not likely to write anymore for a bit, got my main stories to write, but please leave a comment!
Yugi watched as Eye-of-Timaeus beat up five thugs, easily!
Those men had followed Yugi out from his work at the bar, after he had said goodbye to his childhood friend and neighbour Yami. His sweet friend had offered to take him out for a late night snack before they parted ways, Yugi refused as he had been working for a long time and just wanted his bed, now he wished he had taken him on that offer.
After about two streets he realised he was being followed. They looked shady, all in black and their faces covered in the rain. They were joined by a third guy who blocked an alleyway to the main road, and Yugi decided then that he should run. No matter how fast ran and changed direction they followed him. Soon Yugi had been cornered. A fourth appeared in front of him, and another jumped down a fire escape!
Yugi backed against the wall and surrendered his wallet at once, but it wasn't money they were after…
His coat was on the floor and his belt hung undone, but they hadn't gotten any further. Even without screaming someone had heard him.
The men were flung backwards by shadowy chains and a dark vigilante materialised from the shadows with his gold, glowing third eyes glowing threateningly.
If Eye-of-Timaeus hadn't appeared when he had, Yugi was sure he wouldn't have survived unscathed, or at all.
He shivered in the rain, watching as the short, yet powerful being fought those men and won.
Eye-of-Timaeus raised the final thug, he was unconscious and at least a foot taller than his saviour but he was lifted as if he was hollow. The darkly dressed saviour looked about ready to knock his head off, but his face turned to see Yugi watching. Yugi had been staring with wide eyes, despite all the violence he had felt safe, this man was defending him yet again; however the dark aura that had been growing as he fought on made him worry, he was going beyond knocking them out; he was purposely hurting them
Yugi felt a small trace of fear.
The vigilante hesitated … then threw the large, unconscious man to the other side of the road, before darting down a narrow alley.
Yugi gasped and followed "Wait…" he called.
He peered around the corner of the alley, but there wasn't a sign of Eye-of-Timaeus. Yugi looked around again, the place was deserted apart from the unconscious men on the ground, each bound and incapacitated, one stuffed deeply in a trash can. The alley was a dead end and the rain made it impossible to hear any retreating footsteps, not that he needed to walk anywhere.
Had he vanished already?
A voice chuckled behind him "You have a knack for getting in trouble."
Yugi gasped, turning around quickly, before the intended scream turned into a relieved laugh. He smiled at the man who was standing, upside down, on a fire escape floor grate.
He was dressed in a tight black outfit like a ninja's, but he wore a blue waist wrap like a ninja belt, and he had several gold pieces on his body. He had some sharp, wing styled clasps on his shoulders, there were golden upper arm bands used as armour, and wrist bracelets, and ankle bracelets, all tight to the skin like armour. There were shadows floating in the air around him, like a cape that only appeared when he was still, when he moved the shadows not touching him dissolved. Mysterious.
His face was covered in magical shadows. Like the ones that they had gone to study for physics, the history museum revealed how long people had known about then, but this man was the first in centuries to have rediscovered how to command them and manipulate them. They distorted the eyes that looked at him, they saw his face, but not any features; they saw a black face with a nose, mouth and ears, but nothing specific. You couldn't see his eyes, the shadows hid them, so the face appeared eyeless; the perfect poker face.
He had a golden Egyptian eye glowing on his forehead, promoting his name Eye-of-Timaeus after the mythical man who had created an army of shadows to defend Atlantis to his dead. Finally his hair was seemingly pined backwards and down by shadows, it looked shoulder length, but it had a lot of bounce so Yugi suspected it either had a lot of volume or was gravity defying. The shadows were going to great lengths to hide his identity and anything that could be used against him.
Yugi moved past his awe inspiring appearance and replied to his statement "You have a knack for saving my life," he returned, this being the second time he'd been directly saved by the mysterious hero. Yugi raised an eyebrow "I think I have a superhero stalker," he teased, remembering that this wasn't the first time he had been individually saved by this man.
Timaeus shrugged "I was in the neighbourhood," he said, playing it cool, his voice has a pleasant drawl to it.
Yugi smiled, feeling a little shy, and special since he had decided to stick around and speak to him. surely he had other things to do rather than this, and yet here he was. Yugi felt a blush appear on his cheeks when he realised that Timaeus actually wanted to talk to him!
Yugi gulped slightly and admitted something "You're amazing," he had been thinking it for so long.
Timaeus looked down, up really from his perspective, the gesture was sad. "Some people don't think so …" he confided softly, his voice was shadowy too, but in a good way. Yugi wasn't sure if it was a disguise or his true voice.
Yugi nodded slightly, the city's most popular newspaper was making Timaeus look like a villain, Yugi knew he wasn't; after being saved by him twice, being comforted so gently while in danger, he knew that this man was nothing short of a hero or guardian angel.
"But you are," he stressed, feeling a slight blush appear across his face. "Newspapers are full of bullshit, if they could just see you in action then they'd know how wrong they are." What was with him? Pouring his heart out to a stranger?
He could trust him, he knew that he could be trusted. This stranger was safe.
Timaeus's white teeth were shown in a smirking smile, startling against the black of his shadowy disguise "Nice to have a fan," he teased back roughly. Clearly he still held some doubts, but had accepted Yugi's comments.
Yugi smiled and didn't deny it "Do I get to say 'thank you' this time?"
Timaeus tilted his head curiously.
Yugi took a step closer, so close that it was almost intimate. He reached up and cupped each side of Timaeus's upside-down head, holding him still for his 'thank you'. The shadows that hid his skin didn't change it, it still felt like skin, he felt angular cheekbones and unblemished skin. Amazing …
Timaeus's muscles moved under his skin, Yugi got the impression his eyes were widening. "Wait …" he protested, but it sounded so half-hearted Yugi ignored it. After a second to judge his reaction he moved in.
Finally he captured the hero's lips with his own. His first kiss was given to his saviour …
Their lips just brushed at first, then they gained confidence and kissed each other properly.
Timaeus's hands reached for Yugi's face and he kissed back. Those same hands that had punched those men into submission were now gently caressing Yugi's cheeks, holding him steady while he took control and took Yugi's lips as they were offered.
Yugi moaned slightly, it was weird kissing him upside down, but special too. He wouldn't change a thing. This contact was comforting, sweet, and was making him breathless and his entire body shiver and electrify with hormones and emotions.
Timaeus broke away for a second to jump back upright, and, with his feet on the pavement, pulled Yugi back into their kiss.
Yugi's hands went into the man's hair and didn't mind as the man pressed his smaller frame into the backstreet wall. He was warm, the shadows against his skin tingled like static, even the chill of wind and rain wasn't enough to ruin the moment. Timaeus held him steady as he melted, both hands cradling his jaw to stop him escaping, as if he wanted to! The passion in him made Yugi's knees weak, but a hand around his waist and a back against the wall prevented any embarrassing collapses.
Their deep kiss slowly lessened to a few butterfly touches before Timaeus moved away. Yugi was reluctant to let him go, his heart was still racing, and it ached when his fingertips left his shoulders. They were both breathing faster than normal, both equally effected.
Timaeus was smiling widely. He nodded his head and whispered "You're welcome," and vanished, as he normally did after an appearance. He seemingly melted into the shadows around him.
Yugi panted, touched his lips and felt the urge to giggle like a fan girl. He smiled to himself, the rain made him cold, the wind was awful, he'd get ill later but … the content smile refused to leave his face. That was Amazing!
Yugi picked up his bag, and, in the rain, began to make his way home. His step was noticeably lighter and his thoughts in the clouds to such a degree that he took a wrong turn twice before getting back on track.
He shook his head to try and clear it once again, what would his Grandfather say if he turned up on his doorstep with a dizzy-dreamer for a head?
Eye-of-Timaeus smiled and jumped, or teleported, from rooftop to rooftop, determined to walk his little one home. He got into trouble too often to be healthy, just as he said previously. So he would keep an extra special eye on him while he was in costume. When Yugi was safely in his own home, the Kame Game Shop, Timaeus vanished again, to materialise next door.
The shadows fled from the man at his mental command and soon Yami, in his average, every day, ordinariness was left. His superhero identity placed away for another time.
He put a hand to his mouth and grinned again. He had just kissed his lifelong love! He felt a slight jealousy towards his alter ego for taking Yugi's admiration, but at least he had Yugi's first kiss. He smiled as he moved to watch Yugi get home, he looked out of his window into his neighbours.
I'll treasure your first Yugi. He thought with a content smile.
I hope you like Aqua Girl 007.
NO REQUESTS WILL BE TAKEN UNLESS THEY ABIDE BY THE RULES. See chapter one for the rules.