- Yugi's Pov-
Cold air and snow hit my face as ran through the forest on Akemi's back. Trees whet zooming by me, I had no idea where I was going. I heard a howl somewhere off to my right, I pulled on Akemi's rains and made him halt to a stop. I heard another howl, closer this time. A few minutes passed until I heard a growl in front of me. I looked and saw a wolf standing in front of me and Akemi. I started to make Akemi back up inch by inch. Then I heard another growl from behind me, I was scared. I stood there for a second looking into the wolves eyes. I then cracked the rains and made Akemi run to the left. We ran fast through the forest with the wolves at are heels, even more wolves where joining the chase. We ran across frozen water, we made it across but some of the wolves fell into the cold water. As we keep running a wolf jumped right in front of us and it scared me so much I feel off Akemi's back and his rains got caught on a tree branch. I stood up to find the wolves closing in around me and Akami.
"Go away!" I yelled at the wolves.
I kicked some snow at the wolves but they still moves forward. I pickup some snow, made a snowball and threw it at one of the wolves. He moved the snow out off his eyes then he jumped at me. I ducked down and the wolf missed me, then the others stated to jump at me. I tried my best to move out of the way of the wolves. As I moved sideways from one of the wolves one of his claws caught my right shoulder. I went on one knee and grabbed my shoulder as the pain, I lifted my hand to see blood on it. I was so scarred, I went on both knees and my one hand grabbed my shoulder as my other went on my head, I looked at the snow covered ground. As I was on the ground I then heard a load rawr. I lifted my head to see a monster with black fur grabbing one of the wolves and then throwing it on the ground. The monster then walked over to me and stood over top of me.
"It seems like he wants to protect me." I thought to myself.
I felt a little better, for some reason I thought I knew this monster, but I don't know how that could be because I have never seen it before.
The wolves jumped at the monster again. Jumping on its back, ripping its cape that was around him. Then monster threw the wolves off its back and on to the ground, trying everything to get them off of him. One wolf came from behind the monster and bit down on its front left arm, it let out a growl in pain. The monster then lifted its arm with the wolf still bitting it and slimmed the wolf against a tree, it got up and ran away yelping, then the other wolves followed in behind it. The monster turned toward me slowly, it was limping from the bit wound on its arm, red hot blood driping from it. His red eyes meet mine, for some reason I felt like I have seen them somewhere. Before I could do anything the monster fell to the ground in the snow. I turned away and ran to Akemi, who was still stuck by the tree. I got his rains unstuck and was about to get on his back until I realized something.
"I can't leave him here. He saved me and I think I need to save him now." I thought.
I let out a sigh and turned to where the monster fell, but when I turned around I did not find the monster but what I did find was Yami laying in the snow. It was then it hit me.
"I can not believe I did not see it before! Yami is the monster of the dark castle!" I screamed in my head.
I smacked my head because I felt so dumb. I then walked a little closer to Yami's unmoving body.
"I heard stories about the monster of the dark castle but I did not believe them, but now I know that its real." I whispered.
I got on one knee in front of Yami.
"Please be alive." I prayed.
I moved him onto his back and saw that he was not wearing a shirt and he only had the shorts he had on earlier. I blushed a little. I then place my ear against his chest and listened for his heart beat. I heard it, it was slow and uneasy.
"He's alive! But barely." I thought.
I lifted my head up and looked at his arm. There was no blood coming out of it now, only dried blood was on his arm, I put my hand on top of his arm. I looked at his face, he looked so peaceful, but I had to get him back to the castle and quickly. I tried to pick him up but he was to heavy plus my shoulder still hurt from the wolfs claw. I did not know what to do or how to get Yami back to the castle.
"Akemi! I could use some help over here." I said to him.
He walked over to me.
"Lay down and I will try to put Yami on your back, but try to help me if you can." I told him.
He notated his head and layed down. I dragged Yami by carrying him from under his arms and laid him against Akemi's side. I then picked up his arms and swung him around so his arms where on the other side of Akemi and his legs where on the other. I then shifted his legs and arms around so that he was sitting the normal way in the saddle, but laying up against Akemi's neck.
"Okay boy get up, but slowly." I told him.
Akemi got up slowly just as I told him, his back legs first then his front. I stayed beside him so Yami would not fall of his back.
"Good boy. Now we need to head back to the castle." I told him.
I grabbed his rains and we slowly walked through the forest, having no idea where we where going. About 20 minutes later we had found are way back to the castle we walked up the the big castle door and knocked. It was Kaiba that opened the door.
"Oh my god! What happed?" He asked.
"We got attacked by wolves, I got clawed on my shoulder from a wolf jumping on me. Then Yami found me and saved me, but he is badly injured from one of the wolves bitting his left arm." I told him.
"Oh boy. I will bring him inside I will take him into his sitting room. You go put your horse away." He said.
He walked over and grabbed Yami from under his arms and dragged him inside, I walked Akemi over to the stables.
"I hope he will be alright. I don't want anything bad to happen to Yami. I want to help in anyway I can." I said as I walked.
I opened the stable doors and walked Akemi to where I originally found him. I toke his saddle off and toke the bit out of his mouth and hanged them up.
"See you later boy." I told him.
I walked out of the stables and ran back to the front doors of the castle and walked inside. I then saw Shada and Mahad walk into Yami's sitting room. I walked over to the door and knocked on it.
"Come in." I heard a voice say, I sounded like Kaiba.
I opened the door and walked in. Shada, Kaiba, Mahad, Isis, and Joey where all there standing around a big chair.
"How is he?" I asked.
"Well, I tried my best with some of my spells to fix his wound but it will have to heal on its own, for now. Do you want me to fix your wound as well?" Isis said.
"Yes please, it really hurts." I told her.
"Okay. Stay still." Isis told me.
She was then speking in some language i did not know and then her hands began to glow and then my sholder felt alot better.
"There that should be good, but it will still be thereI need to bandage it up also." She said
She wrapped a bandage around my shoulder.
"Come see me later and I will check up on you." she said.
"Alright. Is he still knocked out?" I wondered.
"Yes, but he is just sleeping he should be waking up soon." Shada said.
"Will he be alright?" I asked.
"Yes he will be fine." Isis said.
"Thats good." I sighed.
I walked around the chair to see Yami sleeping soundly in the chair. He had his cape wrapped around him, plus a blanket. I grabbed his hand that was still a little cold.
"I'm glad you are alright." I said in my head.
"Yugi, you can stay here by the masters side if you want?" Kaiba said.
"Yes I do. I want to see if he is really okay, plus I need to apologize to him." I said.
Kiba notated and walked away, and so did the others. They all walked out the door and I was now alone with Yami, who was still sleep.
"This is both mine and your fault, but I will forgive you." I said.
I squeezed his hand and started to cry up against the arm rest of the chair.
"I'm so sorry." I said.
Then I fell asleep while crying and holding Yami's hand.
- End of Part 10-