Author's Note - Okay, this story was made over the summer and is complete,
but I will update a chapter (total of 8 and an epilogue) everyday. Thanks
to the people who reviewed in the first hour. Oh, and I forgot to add a
disclaimer, so here it is.
Disclaimer : I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh and all the stuff associated with it (although I wish I did). *sighs*
Anyway, onward with the story!!
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Chapter 2 - "Trust In Me"
"Your brother is able to go home now. Just follow the directions on these papers and he'll be fine. Good luck and get well." Dr. Mazaki said to Yugi. Téa hugged her uncle and said "Thank you." and he left the room.
While Joey and Tristan took Yami's stuff to their car, Téa and Yugi escorted Yami to the lobby while Bakura and Mai discussed the procedure on Yami's care . Grandpa was out getting the car to the lobby already, leaving them alone to go downstairs by themselves.
"It's okay, guys. I can do this by myself." Yami said, referring to Yugi and Téa holding on to him.
"Nope. Not a chance. I'm not letting go of you. You think you can walk okay by yourself, but you can't because of the pain that lunatic caused you." Yugi said.
"But Yugi.."
"No."
"But."
"What did I say?!"
"Oh, all right. For a younger brother, you sure are bossy." Yami joked.
"I'm just doing this for your safety. Remember what I said.."
"Oh stop it, you two.." Téa said.
They both shut their mouths and said nothing until they got home. When they entered the living room, Yami sat down slowly on the couch. He pulled out something from his coat pocket and stared at it for quite some time while everyone else put things away. When Yugi finally noticed him, he walked over and sat down next to him.
"What are you reading?" Yugi asked.
"Oh, nothing. Just re-reading a note from long ago that someone gave to me 13 years ago."
"May I?" Yami hesitated and then gave the note to Yugi. He read it out loud.
"'Yami, I know what I'm planning to do with the puzzle is wrong, but I am not destined for it. You were not brought here to fulfill you duty to me. I only needed to explain the procedure. Little Yugi is the one who is destined for it. He is the one that you must guide, not me. I'm getting older and I already had my experiences. But Yugi is still very young. I know he'll need you when he's older, I can feel it. Just forgive me for this, but I must do what is right. Don't worry, I'm doing half your work for you. You have 13 years to wait, but it's better than aging and being 29 when you finally see him. I'm sorry. Sincerely, Sugoroku Muto'?" Yugi turned to face Yami. "Grandpa knew? He knew all these years and didn't tell me?"
"Yes, Yugi. I did know." Yugi turned to face his grandfather.
"But why."
"I had to. Yami needed to know what he was supposed to do."
"I still don't understand. Why did you do that?"
"Because your grandfather thought I would betray you when he had a vision that my evil memory would come back and the power I possessed long ago would come back to me. He thought I would harm you because of my ambition to take over the world. But I had known you too long to betray you. I love you like you were like my son, Yugi. Your connection to me was too strong, and that kind of connection can never be broken."
Yugi just stood speechless until he said, "Grandpa, I haven't asked you this for a long time, so please tell me the truth because I'm old enough now to understand. Who was that man that always came here when I was younger?" Yami was about to say "I already told you." but Yugi gave him a look and he didn't say anything.
"Well, Yugi, I guess it's time for you to know the truth since you already read my letter that I sent to Yami long ago. That man was Yami."
Yugi was not at all shocked. Instead, he just stared out of the window. "I already knew. Yami told me." he said quietly.
Grandpa looked at Yami. "You told?"
"Yes, Sugoroku, I told him yesterday. He wanted to know so badly." Grandpa understood his natural grandson's curiosity and said, "I'm sorry." and left.
"So why? Why are you here Yami?" Yugi asked, not at all pleased at what his grandfather had hid from him for 13 years and what Yami hid, too.
"I was destined to come here for you. You were destined to have the Millennium Puzzle and solve it to protect my memory about the Shadow Games to come back. You were destined to protect the world if any of my wrongdoing happened again. But none of that happened. You were always there for me and I am always here for you. If you want, I'll go now. I know you are mad at me, but don't forget what I'm telling you." Yami started to stand up slowly and go to the door.
'He loves me like I'm his son..he has been there for me all the time..even when I didn't want him to help me beat Mai in the Duelist Kingdom..' Yugi thought. He turned and said, "Yami!"
Yami turned around. "What is it?" he asked.
"I'm sorry. I didn't realize that you were always right. Even when I didn't let you help me to beat Mai, you still insisted that I let you help me. You always wanted to help in every single way you could. And yet you do it again, Yami. Thank you for answering my questions.again." Yami was emotionally unstable at the moment and sat down again. He just stared at the wall. Yugi walked over to him and sat down next to him.
"I don't know what to say to you, Yugi."
"I just don't want to lose your trust in me. Grandpa was right. I do need you, so don't leave me or scare me like that again." Yugi leaned on Yami while he hugged him tight. "And next time, remind me never to act this way again."
Yami nodded. "I promise."
Disclaimer : I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh and all the stuff associated with it (although I wish I did). *sighs*
Anyway, onward with the story!!
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Chapter 2 - "Trust In Me"
"Your brother is able to go home now. Just follow the directions on these papers and he'll be fine. Good luck and get well." Dr. Mazaki said to Yugi. Téa hugged her uncle and said "Thank you." and he left the room.
While Joey and Tristan took Yami's stuff to their car, Téa and Yugi escorted Yami to the lobby while Bakura and Mai discussed the procedure on Yami's care . Grandpa was out getting the car to the lobby already, leaving them alone to go downstairs by themselves.
"It's okay, guys. I can do this by myself." Yami said, referring to Yugi and Téa holding on to him.
"Nope. Not a chance. I'm not letting go of you. You think you can walk okay by yourself, but you can't because of the pain that lunatic caused you." Yugi said.
"But Yugi.."
"No."
"But."
"What did I say?!"
"Oh, all right. For a younger brother, you sure are bossy." Yami joked.
"I'm just doing this for your safety. Remember what I said.."
"Oh stop it, you two.." Téa said.
They both shut their mouths and said nothing until they got home. When they entered the living room, Yami sat down slowly on the couch. He pulled out something from his coat pocket and stared at it for quite some time while everyone else put things away. When Yugi finally noticed him, he walked over and sat down next to him.
"What are you reading?" Yugi asked.
"Oh, nothing. Just re-reading a note from long ago that someone gave to me 13 years ago."
"May I?" Yami hesitated and then gave the note to Yugi. He read it out loud.
"'Yami, I know what I'm planning to do with the puzzle is wrong, but I am not destined for it. You were not brought here to fulfill you duty to me. I only needed to explain the procedure. Little Yugi is the one who is destined for it. He is the one that you must guide, not me. I'm getting older and I already had my experiences. But Yugi is still very young. I know he'll need you when he's older, I can feel it. Just forgive me for this, but I must do what is right. Don't worry, I'm doing half your work for you. You have 13 years to wait, but it's better than aging and being 29 when you finally see him. I'm sorry. Sincerely, Sugoroku Muto'?" Yugi turned to face Yami. "Grandpa knew? He knew all these years and didn't tell me?"
"Yes, Yugi. I did know." Yugi turned to face his grandfather.
"But why."
"I had to. Yami needed to know what he was supposed to do."
"I still don't understand. Why did you do that?"
"Because your grandfather thought I would betray you when he had a vision that my evil memory would come back and the power I possessed long ago would come back to me. He thought I would harm you because of my ambition to take over the world. But I had known you too long to betray you. I love you like you were like my son, Yugi. Your connection to me was too strong, and that kind of connection can never be broken."
Yugi just stood speechless until he said, "Grandpa, I haven't asked you this for a long time, so please tell me the truth because I'm old enough now to understand. Who was that man that always came here when I was younger?" Yami was about to say "I already told you." but Yugi gave him a look and he didn't say anything.
"Well, Yugi, I guess it's time for you to know the truth since you already read my letter that I sent to Yami long ago. That man was Yami."
Yugi was not at all shocked. Instead, he just stared out of the window. "I already knew. Yami told me." he said quietly.
Grandpa looked at Yami. "You told?"
"Yes, Sugoroku, I told him yesterday. He wanted to know so badly." Grandpa understood his natural grandson's curiosity and said, "I'm sorry." and left.
"So why? Why are you here Yami?" Yugi asked, not at all pleased at what his grandfather had hid from him for 13 years and what Yami hid, too.
"I was destined to come here for you. You were destined to have the Millennium Puzzle and solve it to protect my memory about the Shadow Games to come back. You were destined to protect the world if any of my wrongdoing happened again. But none of that happened. You were always there for me and I am always here for you. If you want, I'll go now. I know you are mad at me, but don't forget what I'm telling you." Yami started to stand up slowly and go to the door.
'He loves me like I'm his son..he has been there for me all the time..even when I didn't want him to help me beat Mai in the Duelist Kingdom..' Yugi thought. He turned and said, "Yami!"
Yami turned around. "What is it?" he asked.
"I'm sorry. I didn't realize that you were always right. Even when I didn't let you help me to beat Mai, you still insisted that I let you help me. You always wanted to help in every single way you could. And yet you do it again, Yami. Thank you for answering my questions.again." Yami was emotionally unstable at the moment and sat down again. He just stared at the wall. Yugi walked over to him and sat down next to him.
"I don't know what to say to you, Yugi."
"I just don't want to lose your trust in me. Grandpa was right. I do need you, so don't leave me or scare me like that again." Yugi leaned on Yami while he hugged him tight. "And next time, remind me never to act this way again."
Yami nodded. "I promise."