Chapter: 8
Escape
Kaiba stopped suddenly. What was he doing? 'Here I am, alone, on a table, on top of Yami, kissing him. When did this...?'
Yami lay there, half open mouth, red flushed cheeks, panting heavily. And he couldn't help but wonder... 'why did he stop?' And then he realized he was digging his nails into Kaiba's back, probably poking holes in his most prized jacket.
Kaiba looked into Yami's eyes, studying them hard. With one quick movement he pushed himself off of Yami, picking him up by the collar once again and throwing him onto the floor. "You....! You're doing it again! Toying with my mind!" Kaiba's held his head as if he was in pain, and knelt down on the table, terribly confused by what had just happened.
Yami put a hand to his back, supporting himself as he sat up, in a bit of pain from the impact. "Toying? You were the one who started it! You - you... pounced on me!"
Kaiba glared daggers at Yami. "And you responded!" Kaiba clutched his head again, silent tears falling again, and he lay down on the table. He wrapped his hands around him, his eyes seemingly glued open.
Yami got up and looked at Kaiba with utter confusion. 'Okay, one minute he makes all of these moves on me, and then the next minute he goes hysterical.' Yami put a hand to his head. 'Sometimes I wonder what goes on in that guy's head.'
"Goes on in whose head, Yami?"
Yami's widened. 'Yugi, is that you?' Yami felt relieved to hear his young Aibou's happy, cheery voice.
"Yeah! What's going on, where are you?"
'I uh - I got held up somewhere. How can you talk to me?'
"I'm feeling much better, and now that my head is clear I can make a good connection with you. I woke up to find Téa next to me, and she said you went to the library and said you'd be right back. Are you at the library, Yami?"
'Yes little one, I'm stuck at the library, locked in. With Kaiba.'
"Kaiba?! Oh man, that must be horrible to put up with!"
'It's not that bad.' Yami smirked.
"Well, when will you be back?"
'I won't be able to return until Monday.' Yami thought a second, then his eyes sparkled with hope. 'That is, unless you want to help me get home sooner.'
"Of course, what can I do?"
'Well, since you're all better, I can return to my spirit room through teleportation.'
"Oh yeah! That's great! So, do you want to come back now?"
'In a second little one. Hold on a moment.'
Yami walked up to Kaiba, who was lying on the table, and he had fallen asleep. Yami shook him gently trying to wake him up. Kaiba rolled over, creaking his eyes open to see Yami standing in front of him. "What do you want." Kaiba glowered, obviously mad - or maybe even frightened.
"I'm leaving." Yami simply responded.
Kaiba raised an eyebrow and sat up. "And just how are you going to do that?" Kaiba said sarcastically, not even thinking that Yami could return though the power of the Millennium Puzzle. Yami couldn't help but let out a little chuckle.
"I can return by teleportation, through the Millennium Puzzle, and back to my spirit room. So, I bid you farewell, Seto Kaiba, and I'm sorry that you have to wait until Monday." Yami took a moment to glance over that the clock at that moment. It was 2 am and he was tired.
Kaiba was dumbstruck. He couldn't believe that he had *actually* found a way out of here. Without him. I mean sure, that stunt that Yami pulled about the bet was a little bit out of character, but he never expected Yami to abandon somebody. Someone who needed him, no less. Kaiba hated to admit it, but he needed Yami. A lot.
Yami turned his back to Kaiba to leave. "Goodbye."
Kaiba's eyes bulged. It was really happening. Yami was leaving him. Leaving *us*. What did he expect him to do? Then it hit him. He was so cold and unnerving, and Yami was kind. They weren't alike. Kaiba only cared for himself, Mokuba, and winning. Yami had all of his friends to fall back on, and so many things to live for. It was times like this that made Kaiba want to kill himself. Times when he found he wasn't wanted, even though he already somewhat knew this. But he refused to cry again, refused it. Yami had put too much burden on him, and he was just going to let him go and forget about him.
Forget about Yami.
Yami stood in the front corridor with his eyes closed. 'Ok, this is it. I'm leaving now. Leaving Kaiba. ...Kaiba.'
"Ready Yami?"
Yami gave one last glance at Kaiba. I hate to leave you, but.... No. I must go. 'I'm... ready, my Aibou.'
He was stuck alone. In a library. With Kaiba. Of course he wanted to get out, didn't he? I mean, being alone with a person like Kaiba was torture, wasn't it? Being ordered around and yelled at, but at the same time feeling happy.
Yami shook his head from the thought. 'Yugi, now!'
*****
Téa took a step back as Yugi instructed. Yugi closed his eyes and concentrated on the Millennium Puzzle. Suddenly he was surrounded by a bright white light, and his clothes and air wavered upward. "YU-GI-OH!!!!!" Yugi shouted, giving his best effort to bring his Yami back home.
*****
Yami stood, sweat beading on his forehead. He felt the light consume him, and he clenched his fists. He was going home, finally.
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Mountain Blue: Gotta love those cliffhangers dontcha! Well, wait till you see what I have in store for you for the *next* chapter! And remember, reviews-are-good! E-mails too! ^_~
Escape
Kaiba stopped suddenly. What was he doing? 'Here I am, alone, on a table, on top of Yami, kissing him. When did this...?'
Yami lay there, half open mouth, red flushed cheeks, panting heavily. And he couldn't help but wonder... 'why did he stop?' And then he realized he was digging his nails into Kaiba's back, probably poking holes in his most prized jacket.
Kaiba looked into Yami's eyes, studying them hard. With one quick movement he pushed himself off of Yami, picking him up by the collar once again and throwing him onto the floor. "You....! You're doing it again! Toying with my mind!" Kaiba's held his head as if he was in pain, and knelt down on the table, terribly confused by what had just happened.
Yami put a hand to his back, supporting himself as he sat up, in a bit of pain from the impact. "Toying? You were the one who started it! You - you... pounced on me!"
Kaiba glared daggers at Yami. "And you responded!" Kaiba clutched his head again, silent tears falling again, and he lay down on the table. He wrapped his hands around him, his eyes seemingly glued open.
Yami got up and looked at Kaiba with utter confusion. 'Okay, one minute he makes all of these moves on me, and then the next minute he goes hysterical.' Yami put a hand to his head. 'Sometimes I wonder what goes on in that guy's head.'
"Goes on in whose head, Yami?"
Yami's widened. 'Yugi, is that you?' Yami felt relieved to hear his young Aibou's happy, cheery voice.
"Yeah! What's going on, where are you?"
'I uh - I got held up somewhere. How can you talk to me?'
"I'm feeling much better, and now that my head is clear I can make a good connection with you. I woke up to find Téa next to me, and she said you went to the library and said you'd be right back. Are you at the library, Yami?"
'Yes little one, I'm stuck at the library, locked in. With Kaiba.'
"Kaiba?! Oh man, that must be horrible to put up with!"
'It's not that bad.' Yami smirked.
"Well, when will you be back?"
'I won't be able to return until Monday.' Yami thought a second, then his eyes sparkled with hope. 'That is, unless you want to help me get home sooner.'
"Of course, what can I do?"
'Well, since you're all better, I can return to my spirit room through teleportation.'
"Oh yeah! That's great! So, do you want to come back now?"
'In a second little one. Hold on a moment.'
Yami walked up to Kaiba, who was lying on the table, and he had fallen asleep. Yami shook him gently trying to wake him up. Kaiba rolled over, creaking his eyes open to see Yami standing in front of him. "What do you want." Kaiba glowered, obviously mad - or maybe even frightened.
"I'm leaving." Yami simply responded.
Kaiba raised an eyebrow and sat up. "And just how are you going to do that?" Kaiba said sarcastically, not even thinking that Yami could return though the power of the Millennium Puzzle. Yami couldn't help but let out a little chuckle.
"I can return by teleportation, through the Millennium Puzzle, and back to my spirit room. So, I bid you farewell, Seto Kaiba, and I'm sorry that you have to wait until Monday." Yami took a moment to glance over that the clock at that moment. It was 2 am and he was tired.
Kaiba was dumbstruck. He couldn't believe that he had *actually* found a way out of here. Without him. I mean sure, that stunt that Yami pulled about the bet was a little bit out of character, but he never expected Yami to abandon somebody. Someone who needed him, no less. Kaiba hated to admit it, but he needed Yami. A lot.
Yami turned his back to Kaiba to leave. "Goodbye."
Kaiba's eyes bulged. It was really happening. Yami was leaving him. Leaving *us*. What did he expect him to do? Then it hit him. He was so cold and unnerving, and Yami was kind. They weren't alike. Kaiba only cared for himself, Mokuba, and winning. Yami had all of his friends to fall back on, and so many things to live for. It was times like this that made Kaiba want to kill himself. Times when he found he wasn't wanted, even though he already somewhat knew this. But he refused to cry again, refused it. Yami had put too much burden on him, and he was just going to let him go and forget about him.
Forget about Yami.
Yami stood in the front corridor with his eyes closed. 'Ok, this is it. I'm leaving now. Leaving Kaiba. ...Kaiba.'
"Ready Yami?"
Yami gave one last glance at Kaiba. I hate to leave you, but.... No. I must go. 'I'm... ready, my Aibou.'
He was stuck alone. In a library. With Kaiba. Of course he wanted to get out, didn't he? I mean, being alone with a person like Kaiba was torture, wasn't it? Being ordered around and yelled at, but at the same time feeling happy.
Yami shook his head from the thought. 'Yugi, now!'
*****
Téa took a step back as Yugi instructed. Yugi closed his eyes and concentrated on the Millennium Puzzle. Suddenly he was surrounded by a bright white light, and his clothes and air wavered upward. "YU-GI-OH!!!!!" Yugi shouted, giving his best effort to bring his Yami back home.
*****
Yami stood, sweat beading on his forehead. He felt the light consume him, and he clenched his fists. He was going home, finally.
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Mountain Blue: Gotta love those cliffhangers dontcha! Well, wait till you see what I have in store for you for the *next* chapter! And remember, reviews-are-good! E-mails too! ^_~