Chibi: HA! No one shall smite me today! I got my next chapter up! And
within a week!! ^_^ *really proud* All of you can thank my 80min American
Political Thought class for this *nods head* Yup, I sit in there and write
my story ^_^ *nervous laughter* I know! I'm bad! But at least I still don't
sleep!
Disclaimer: My professor says it's impossible for me to just wake up and own something that's not mine, such as YGO! *rubs hands maniacally* So she thinks! Mwhahahahahaha!!
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Yami and Yugi slowly approached the ICU as they stalked down the halls. Anticipation grew within both boys as their destination neared. Fear, hope, sorrow, joy, all sorts of emotions ran wild.
Yugi looked up at his dark and felt another pang of sorrow. His friend had been through so much, had tried so hard to protect and care for Anzu. Yet, due to their bond, Yugi knew that Yami must be blaming himself right now for all that has happened.
This just wasn't fair. How could fate be so cruel? This wasn't a game, this was real life. This pain wasn't brought on by a fearsome enemy or magical creatures, this was brought on by two seemingly normal boys. The boys down the street, the next-door neighbor. People like those aren't supposed to be evil. It's just not right!
Yugi looked up at the clock on the wall and saw that it was well into the early morning hours. 'Her birthday's over,' Yugi thought sadly as room 230 came into sight. 'How could this have happened? Will she be ok?' Questions ran rampant throughout his head as he slowly began to hyperventilate from all the stress he was feeling. This was just too much to take.
Yugi quickly placed his hand on Yami's shoulder to bring him to a halt. "I....I can't do this Yami."
"What?" Yami questioned as he turned around.
"I can't go in there," Yugi leaned against the cold wall and slid down to sit on the floor.
"Why?" asked Yami as he sat down next to Yugi.
"I'm afraid. I'm afraid of what I'll find in there."
"It's just Anzu."
"No. No it's not. In there with Anzu is the truth. The truth that evil exists everywhere. Even at our homes, our neighborhoods, hurting our friends and family. I don't want to know that."
"Well, wanting to or not, you already seem to know that. Ignoring that isn't going to help."
"Ignorance is bliss," he quipped.
"Do you honestly believe that?" Yami's face became slightly stern. "You're not stupid Yugi. Listen to yourself. You know just as well as anybody what's going on here. Evil did strike and hurt all of us. But the only way to remedy this situation is to realize the truth. To work with your knowledge of the truth and better the situation. We're all scared right now and know we know evil exists everywhere, but now we can protect ourselves. For yourself, for Anzu, you have to remember that."
"You're right," Yugi sighed and looked up at Yami, "but I still don't think I'm ready to see Anzu. I just need to know she's ok."
"Then you may stay here. I'll check on her and tell you how she is."
Yugi nodded, "I'd like that."
Both boys stood up and walked a few more feet. Yugi stopped and turned towards a few chairs along the wall. "I'll stay here and wait for you."
Yami nodded and stepped up to the door. He took in a deep, shaky breath and turned the handle.
He walked in and shut the door behind him. His eyes took a moment to adjust to the dark room. Something didn't seem right. Yami's sixth sense kicked into overdrive as he studied the room. It was quite. Too quite.
Yami knew that Anzu was on life-support a system that, from what he was told, is rather noisy. He looked over to Anzu's bed, a body lay still in the center as the machinery and equipment around her were unmistakably shut off.
'No!' Yami thought as he ran towards her bed, his eyes wide. He tried to feel for a pulse, to listen for any breathing, but there was nothing.
Frantically, he began to search for a switch to turn on the life-support, but all of this technology was foreign to him.
He finally decided to make a mad dash for help, but before he could take one step away from the bed something caught his attention. A sound. The same sound that saved him when he was trapped in that cold, dark room. This sound was a miracle, it was beauty, it was life. This sound, it was someone breathing.
Before he knew what he was doing, Yami was leaning over the bed looking into Anzu's face. Slowly, her eyes fluttered open and focused on the sight before her.
"Yami?" her voice was barely audible, raspy at best.
"Yes, how do you feel?"
"Fine, I guess. Where am I?"
"You're at the hospital. Don't you remember?
"I remember....pain. I remember feeling lots of pain and fear." Anzu was utterly confused as she tried to remember something that her mind just didn't seem to want to let her know.
Yami was crushed at this news. 'Her mind has repressed all of her memories of what has happened. But for how long?' Yami ignored his thoughts for now as he still felt that all of this was his fault. He believed he was the cause for all of the pain that Anzu remembers feeling. His eyes closed as he tried to think of how to tell Anzu that it was his entire fault.
Yet Anzu knew that something was wrong as she sensed Yami's unsettled feelings. "Yami? What's wrong?"
He looked up at her, a small trickle of tears running down his face. "I am so sorry Anzu." He quickly sat on her bed and leaned over to embrace her. To hold her as he cried over his grief. This felt oddly familiar to Anzu as she reached out to hold Yami. Suddenly a flash washed across her as her memories of the past day's events returned.
Yami quickly regained his composure, only to be shocked by the sight before him as he looked at Anzu. There she sat, crying yet again, but this time was different. Her face wasn't tortured, yet calm. She didn't wail and trash about, merely wept silently.
Even with this change of demeanor, Yami still felt worried. "Anzu, please don't cry."
She lifted her eyes to look at him as a faint smile slowly traced upon her lips. "It's ok Yami," she reached out, grabbed his hand and brought it to her cheek for warmth. "I'm not upset."
"Huh?"
"Not all tears are spawned from grief."
"Then why are you crying?"
"Because I'm happy. I'm happy that we're both alive and sitting here together."
Yami gently stroked her face with the hand she placed there, then used this thumb to wipe some tears that fell across her cheeks.
"You remember what happened now?"
"Yes, I do. But what happened to....them?"
"They're gone. Dead. They'll never hurt you or anyone else again."
Anzu took a deep breath in and sighed out her relief. Yami reached out and pulled Anzu closer to him. He placed his forehead on hers as both sat there just listening to their breathing. He pulled away form her and looked into her eyes. He saw nothing but undivided love for him within them.
That was all he needed, he leaned over and lovingly pressed his lips to Anzu.
A bit shocked at first, she didn't move an inch, but soon found herself falling into the kiss. Her hands moved up and around his neck and into his hair.
Yami's tongue brushed across her lips, begging to be let in. She slowly opened her mouth and found herself engaged in the battle of passion.
To both of their disappointment, their moment of ecstasy was cut short as a faint yelling could be heard out in the halls. Soon more voices could be heard and then Yugi's voice clearly rang throughout the argument.
"Don't go in there!" His voice was flustered and could barely be heard through the door. Soon two nurses and a doctor ran into the room trailed by Yugi. All four of the new visitors stood shocked. Not only was Anzu awake and seemingly well, but also caught ending her kiss with Yami.
Yugi blushed as he turned around in embarrassment.
Yami could only chuckle slightly at his amusement with his Abiou's childish behavior.
"I think there is some explaining to do." The doctor stated as he turned on the lights in the room, to clearly reveal the loving couple before them.
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Chibi: Did I mention how proud I am that I got this up as early as I did?! ^_^ And ya wanna know who I really have to thank for it, not my APT class.........ALL OF YOU!!! My lovely readers!!! *huggles* Thanxs!!! Keep on reviewing my pretties *evil witch laughter* And Happy belated Halloween!!!
Disclaimer: My professor says it's impossible for me to just wake up and own something that's not mine, such as YGO! *rubs hands maniacally* So she thinks! Mwhahahahahaha!!
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Yami and Yugi slowly approached the ICU as they stalked down the halls. Anticipation grew within both boys as their destination neared. Fear, hope, sorrow, joy, all sorts of emotions ran wild.
Yugi looked up at his dark and felt another pang of sorrow. His friend had been through so much, had tried so hard to protect and care for Anzu. Yet, due to their bond, Yugi knew that Yami must be blaming himself right now for all that has happened.
This just wasn't fair. How could fate be so cruel? This wasn't a game, this was real life. This pain wasn't brought on by a fearsome enemy or magical creatures, this was brought on by two seemingly normal boys. The boys down the street, the next-door neighbor. People like those aren't supposed to be evil. It's just not right!
Yugi looked up at the clock on the wall and saw that it was well into the early morning hours. 'Her birthday's over,' Yugi thought sadly as room 230 came into sight. 'How could this have happened? Will she be ok?' Questions ran rampant throughout his head as he slowly began to hyperventilate from all the stress he was feeling. This was just too much to take.
Yugi quickly placed his hand on Yami's shoulder to bring him to a halt. "I....I can't do this Yami."
"What?" Yami questioned as he turned around.
"I can't go in there," Yugi leaned against the cold wall and slid down to sit on the floor.
"Why?" asked Yami as he sat down next to Yugi.
"I'm afraid. I'm afraid of what I'll find in there."
"It's just Anzu."
"No. No it's not. In there with Anzu is the truth. The truth that evil exists everywhere. Even at our homes, our neighborhoods, hurting our friends and family. I don't want to know that."
"Well, wanting to or not, you already seem to know that. Ignoring that isn't going to help."
"Ignorance is bliss," he quipped.
"Do you honestly believe that?" Yami's face became slightly stern. "You're not stupid Yugi. Listen to yourself. You know just as well as anybody what's going on here. Evil did strike and hurt all of us. But the only way to remedy this situation is to realize the truth. To work with your knowledge of the truth and better the situation. We're all scared right now and know we know evil exists everywhere, but now we can protect ourselves. For yourself, for Anzu, you have to remember that."
"You're right," Yugi sighed and looked up at Yami, "but I still don't think I'm ready to see Anzu. I just need to know she's ok."
"Then you may stay here. I'll check on her and tell you how she is."
Yugi nodded, "I'd like that."
Both boys stood up and walked a few more feet. Yugi stopped and turned towards a few chairs along the wall. "I'll stay here and wait for you."
Yami nodded and stepped up to the door. He took in a deep, shaky breath and turned the handle.
He walked in and shut the door behind him. His eyes took a moment to adjust to the dark room. Something didn't seem right. Yami's sixth sense kicked into overdrive as he studied the room. It was quite. Too quite.
Yami knew that Anzu was on life-support a system that, from what he was told, is rather noisy. He looked over to Anzu's bed, a body lay still in the center as the machinery and equipment around her were unmistakably shut off.
'No!' Yami thought as he ran towards her bed, his eyes wide. He tried to feel for a pulse, to listen for any breathing, but there was nothing.
Frantically, he began to search for a switch to turn on the life-support, but all of this technology was foreign to him.
He finally decided to make a mad dash for help, but before he could take one step away from the bed something caught his attention. A sound. The same sound that saved him when he was trapped in that cold, dark room. This sound was a miracle, it was beauty, it was life. This sound, it was someone breathing.
Before he knew what he was doing, Yami was leaning over the bed looking into Anzu's face. Slowly, her eyes fluttered open and focused on the sight before her.
"Yami?" her voice was barely audible, raspy at best.
"Yes, how do you feel?"
"Fine, I guess. Where am I?"
"You're at the hospital. Don't you remember?
"I remember....pain. I remember feeling lots of pain and fear." Anzu was utterly confused as she tried to remember something that her mind just didn't seem to want to let her know.
Yami was crushed at this news. 'Her mind has repressed all of her memories of what has happened. But for how long?' Yami ignored his thoughts for now as he still felt that all of this was his fault. He believed he was the cause for all of the pain that Anzu remembers feeling. His eyes closed as he tried to think of how to tell Anzu that it was his entire fault.
Yet Anzu knew that something was wrong as she sensed Yami's unsettled feelings. "Yami? What's wrong?"
He looked up at her, a small trickle of tears running down his face. "I am so sorry Anzu." He quickly sat on her bed and leaned over to embrace her. To hold her as he cried over his grief. This felt oddly familiar to Anzu as she reached out to hold Yami. Suddenly a flash washed across her as her memories of the past day's events returned.
Yami quickly regained his composure, only to be shocked by the sight before him as he looked at Anzu. There she sat, crying yet again, but this time was different. Her face wasn't tortured, yet calm. She didn't wail and trash about, merely wept silently.
Even with this change of demeanor, Yami still felt worried. "Anzu, please don't cry."
She lifted her eyes to look at him as a faint smile slowly traced upon her lips. "It's ok Yami," she reached out, grabbed his hand and brought it to her cheek for warmth. "I'm not upset."
"Huh?"
"Not all tears are spawned from grief."
"Then why are you crying?"
"Because I'm happy. I'm happy that we're both alive and sitting here together."
Yami gently stroked her face with the hand she placed there, then used this thumb to wipe some tears that fell across her cheeks.
"You remember what happened now?"
"Yes, I do. But what happened to....them?"
"They're gone. Dead. They'll never hurt you or anyone else again."
Anzu took a deep breath in and sighed out her relief. Yami reached out and pulled Anzu closer to him. He placed his forehead on hers as both sat there just listening to their breathing. He pulled away form her and looked into her eyes. He saw nothing but undivided love for him within them.
That was all he needed, he leaned over and lovingly pressed his lips to Anzu.
A bit shocked at first, she didn't move an inch, but soon found herself falling into the kiss. Her hands moved up and around his neck and into his hair.
Yami's tongue brushed across her lips, begging to be let in. She slowly opened her mouth and found herself engaged in the battle of passion.
To both of their disappointment, their moment of ecstasy was cut short as a faint yelling could be heard out in the halls. Soon more voices could be heard and then Yugi's voice clearly rang throughout the argument.
"Don't go in there!" His voice was flustered and could barely be heard through the door. Soon two nurses and a doctor ran into the room trailed by Yugi. All four of the new visitors stood shocked. Not only was Anzu awake and seemingly well, but also caught ending her kiss with Yami.
Yugi blushed as he turned around in embarrassment.
Yami could only chuckle slightly at his amusement with his Abiou's childish behavior.
"I think there is some explaining to do." The doctor stated as he turned on the lights in the room, to clearly reveal the loving couple before them.
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Chibi: Did I mention how proud I am that I got this up as early as I did?! ^_^ And ya wanna know who I really have to thank for it, not my APT class.........ALL OF YOU!!! My lovely readers!!! *huggles* Thanxs!!! Keep on reviewing my pretties *evil witch laughter* And Happy belated Halloween!!!