Yami strutted through the streets with anger burning in his eyes. He hated Genki with a burning passion and he was ready to kill him for what he had done to Yuugi. He walked briskly, not too sure how long Yuugi would be out for. He spotted Genki right by the alleyway and a devious grin spread across Yami's features. "So, you ready to fight?" Genki asked. "Sure, but, why don't we make this a little more interesting?" Yami asked as he pulled out two dice from his pocket. Genki blinked and stared at the two dice.
"The hell!" Genki growled. "It's simple. You roll one dice and I roll the other when I count to three. The man who has the higher number on their dice gets to decide the others fate. But, you can't cheat to win in any way. Sound good?" Yami asked. "Sounds fine. If I win, I'm gonna skin your ass alive!" Genki snarled as he pulled out a blade. "If I win, you'll be forced to enter a world where you're the person who's always picked on." Yami said as he tossed Genki a dice. Genki caught the small cube and waited for Yami to signal when to throw.
"One…two…THREE!" Yami cried as he threw his dice. Genki threw his own and purposely hit Yami's dice as it was about to land on a "6". Genki watched Yami's dice spin and turn around until it stopped on a "2". "HAHA! A TWO! NO WAY A CAN LOSE!" Genki screamed. "Oh? Look at your own dice." Yami said, crossing his arms. Genki's eyes grew wide as he realized his dice had landed on a "1". "W-what! How! It can't be!" Genki cried out. "You cheated by throwing my dice off. In this game, cheaters never win!" Yami said as a third eye started to glow on his forehead and he raised a hand. Genki started to run, but felt a pulsation throughout his entire body which made him freeze. "Penalty! 'Thousand Curses'!" Yami cried out as a dark aura exited through Yami's hand and entered into Genki's mind.
Genki started to scream as his numb body returned to normal and he fell to the ground, curled into a tight ball and screaming loudly. Yami looked at Genki and disgust and walked away. "Y-you…!" Genki screamed as he picked up his knife and threw it at Yami. Yami stopped when the knife skidded past his cheek and he felt a light trail of blood started to escape from the cut. Yami turned around sharply and an aura surrounded his entire being. He put out both hands and sent out another wave of magic, but this time Genki didn't move at all. Yami blinked at looked at his own hands, not realizing he could do such a thing. He took a few steps back before running off and back into the shop.
He ran into the bathroom and cleaned the cut as best as he could. He growled when the blood finally stopped, but the cut was there. He put a bandage over the wound and walked into Yuugi's room and sat on the bed, letting his jacket slip off of his shoulders. He had no idea how he was going to tell Yuugi what happened with Genki. He ran a hand through his hair and lied down, letting Yuugi take over as he started to fall asleep.
Yuugi's eyes started to open as he sat up. He rubbed his eyes and felt some of the bandage brush against his fist. He blinked in shock and ran into the bathroom, examining the bandage. 'How did this get here…?' Yuugi thought with a confused look on his face. 'The last thing I remember was mou hitori no boku saying he'd protect me and then…wait, did he fight Genki!' Yuugi was extremely alarmed as he ran back in his room and lied down, closing his eyes and pretending to be asleep. He quickly went into his own soul room, praying Yami was alright.
He ran into his other's room and looked everywhere for him. "Mou hitori no boku!" Yuugi cried out, looking in a couple rooms. He blinked when he found a door wide open and peeked inside. He found Yami was lying on a bed, a linen sheet covering his body. The spirit was sleeping soundly, his chest rising and falling gracefully. Yuugi was filled with relief to see Yami was alright as he tiptoed over to the spirit, sitting beside him carefully. Tender fingers moved the golden hair that was gently falling over slightly parted lips. Yuugi giggled to himself, adoring how Yami looked as he slept. He gave the spirit a gentle kiss on his cheek and stood to leave. Yami shifted and turned on his other side, a bandage covering the same cheek as Yuugi's.
Yuugi spotted it and walked back over to Yami. He kneeled beside the bed and touched his other's injured cheek gently. Yami hissed a bit and shifted again. Yuugi snapped his hand back, wondering how Yami could've possibly got that injury. A million thoughts started to run through Yuugi's mind as he watched Yami carefully. Yami shifted a few more times before finally opening his eyes and turning his head to look at Yuugi. "Aibou…" The spirit yawned and stretched a bit. "…What are you doing here?" "I was worried about you." Yuugi said as he sat on the bed. "Why would you be worried about me?" Yami questioned. "The cut." Yuugi simply said, touching his own cheek.
Yami got very quiet and averted eye contact with Yuugi. A look of guilt spread onto Yami's face and he couldn't bear to tell Yuugi what happened. Yuugi watched the spirit for a while before finally speaking, "You fought with Genki, right?" Yami's eyes quickly looked at Yuugi, his mouth slightly agape. "How did…?" Yami began. "I knew that was it when I blanked out and you said you'd protect me once I hung up with Genki." Yuugi shook his head. "So, what happened?" Yami couldn't say another word. "Mou hitori no boku, please tell me. I want to know how you got hurt." Yuugi said quietly.
"We…played a game and he cheated…he got mad when I won and he threw a knife at me…" Yami said, waltzing around a lot of tender details. "Anything else?" Yuugi tilted his head, wondering why Yami still looked like he was hiding something. Yami started to speak, but couldn't bring himself to say it. He put a pillow over his head as his chest started to shiver. Alarm filled Yuugi's being as he desperately tried to get Yami to calm down. "Mou hitori no boku, please, calm down. I'm not gonna get mad. You don't need to hide anything from me. I'm your aibou, remember? You can tell me anything because I love you." Yuugi murmured as he rubbed Yami's chest.
Yami slowly lowered the pillow and stared at Yuugi gently for a little while. "I gave him a penalty game…he was supposed to see the error of his ways and never harm anyone again, but it backfired and he cut me with his knife…I got so angry…and I…I think I…" Yami swallowed and whispered. "I think I killed him…" Yuugi looked at Yami in shock, unable to grasp what his other had just said. Yami looked away and squeezed his eyes shut, "I-I really didn't mean to overreact! It just happened! I-I don't know if I killed him or not b-but still…!" Yuugi had a solemn expression on his face as he gently touched Yami's chin and turned his head. Crimson eyes started to open and locked onto gentle amethyst eyes. "I understand that you were trying to protect me, but you shouldn't kill someone. It's never right to take someone's life." Yuugi said sternly as he kissed Yami's nose gently. Yami nodded in understanding.
"Promise me you won't ever go that far again?" Yuugi asked. "I promise, aibou. I promise." Yami said as he pulled Yuugi into a hug. Yuugi squeaked a bit and snuggled close to Yami, deeply inhaling Yami's spicy scent. Yami buried his face into Yuugi's shoulder, his lungs being filled with a vanilla air. The two boys eventually fell asleep in each other's embrace peacefully, never letting the other go the entire night.
