Difinity: The last chapter was short but effective!
Summary: Yugi and Yami enter Yugi's home where Yami is prepared to tell Yugi all that has been going on. Yugi can see that Yami is clearly very upset and thinks that perhaps it is best if he should not know what is going on and what the mysterious, Trinity has to do with Yami's life in Egypt. Yugi shakes the idea from his mind, and Yami begins with his story....
Difinity:....I'll be doing the disclaimer this time since this chapter will be very serious. Once again, I do NOT own any Yu-Gi-Oh character featured in this story with the exception of Trinity who is © me. It sounds stupid but in the mind of Yami, may he be a fictional character, this is a very sensitive subject. I tend to try to put emotions in my stories, and I treat the characters as if they were real people. And for Yami, this is no easy task...
Note: Most of the chapter is in Yami's point of view, until around the end. The story begins with Yami speaking....
Chapter 4: Yami's Confession......
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" For as long as I can remember...life was never easy. I might have ranked with the best of them, and I might have had everything I ever needed, but still something was missing from my life that I could never quite put my finger on. Everyone was happy, but I was a bitter kid, no doubt about it. I never knew why I never joked around, or why I hardly ever laughed. But that was the way I was, I was Yami, the Pharaoh of Egypt.
"When I was still a prince, I looked up to my father as any other young boy would do. I would follow him around and asking stupid questions, many, that not even my own father understood. It was perplexing but I was raised in a different matter than the other children. I was taught by a private teacher so I would not have to go to a normal school, were I would be forced to mingle with lower class children. I hated them because the were worse than me and my family. I truly regret that now...
" I would walk around the palace, admiring all the wonderful things my family owned. Golden pots with authentic paint on them. Books made out of solid gold with artistically drawn hieroglyphics. Through it all, it took me a while to realize that I was spoiled in the worst ways. I thought I was much better than others my age, if not the best.
" I'd accompany my father when he would go out and see the progress of the pyramids he had instructed to be built as a tomb for when he would pass away into the other world. When I asked my father about this, he only chuckled and responded...."
~*Flashback*~
" Yami, listen, there will be a time when I will depart this world for another. I will be buried in the pyramid, as will your mother and yourself. I will be a place only for us. Were we can rest in peace for eternity, but we could rest together. You and your mother are all the family I have. And it's all I want to have..."
~*End Flashback*~
My father's words stuck in my mind. A place just for us. Me, Mom and Dad. Forever. Too bad it never came to be like that. It's just Mom and Dad. Not me...."
Yami took a deep breath and Yugi noticed that his eyes were shining. But with tears. Still, Yami chose to continue...
" At times I would wander on my own, looking about the town, searching for something to explore and to study. I was curious yet, but many times I would just stare at all the slaves doing the work, and I wondered why didn't any of the High Priests help the slaves? I then realized why that was, so I put that question behind me. But, I wouldn't always think that way. No, there came one fateful night when I was out wandering around and, well, my life changed."
"I was walking around on an old hill, which overlooked the river. There was a full moon and this spot was very beautiful, because it was the only place around that had grass growing there. I was alone...or so I thought. Soon enough I saw a very, very pretty girl sitting on a rock, and she was gazing out at the river, which sparkled with moonlight. She didn't smile, but she didn't frown. She just...looked at the river, with a look of longing. She seemed to be about my age,which at the time was 7 years old, but not of my class. She was just an ordinary daughter of a slave, nothing more. If that's all she was, why couldn't I stop staring at her? For an odd reason I couldn't seem to take my eyes off of her. She was so beautiful..."
~* Flashback*~
" You can stop staring, now. I know your there." she said.
" I wasn't staring."
~* End Flashback*~
" I could feel my face turn crimson red, but I was glad it was night so she wouldn't be able to tell." Yami said, with a smile of remembrance as he touched his face.
~*Flashback*~
" Yes you were. And don't think that I can't see you blushing because I can." the odd girl said.
~*End Flashback*~
" Obviously I was horribly embarrassed. I was the son of the Pharaoh, and here I was blushing like an idiot over some slave girl. It didn't make any sense to me. None at all."
~* Flashback*~
" Why are you out so late, Prince Yami?" she asked, addressing me formally. " A prince isn't meant to be out at this hour, you know. You might get in trouble!"
" I won't. I can do whatever I want. Besides, my parents don't know I'm out here." She giggled for no reason.
" What? What's so funny?" I asked
" Oh, it's just funny that the Prince of Egypt is mingling with a commoner." She flashed me a gorgeous smile. For no reason I felt my heart skip and I grew nervous.
" W-well, it isn't....uh..unusual. And besides....who cares?" I looked at the floor an shuffled my feet. She bent down and tried to look at my face.
" I've gone an embarrassed you, haven't I Prince? I'm sorry." she said sincerely. But I saw mischief glowing in her emerald eyes. On impulse, I felt my face burn with embarrassment.
" Uh...you don't have to call me Prince you know. J-Just call me Yami." I said. I was surprised at the fact the she began blushing too.
" Oh...okay....Yami..." she said,giggling. But her face quickly took on a sad look. " But, what good will it do to call you Yami? You're the Prince! And..." She lowered her head.
" And what?" Without thinking, I reached over and lifted her chin up with my fore finger. She looked shocked and she began to blush harder. But then again, I did too.
" And...um...I'm not royalty. Your parents wouldn't approve of me seeing you. If my parents found out, what would they think?" she told me with a worried face. I thought for a bit. An idea struck me and I didn't know why I wanted to see this girl again.
" Why don't we keep meeting here? At around the same time? We'll figure out something to tell our parents about us being friends." I told her. The pretty girl's eyes went wide as saucers.
" Friends? Us...friends?" her expression turned warm. " All right then. Til tomorrow night, Yami..." Suddenly, without warning, she leaned forward and gave me a huge kiss on my right cheek. She blushed redder than me and started to skip off. But it was then when I still didn't know her name.
" But wait! What's your name?" I called out to her. She stopped and looked at me, her eyes filled with joy, and something else I couldn't explain at that moment.
" Trinity!" she called back. " My name's Trinity! Bye Yami!" She then ran back to town. I ran enough just to see her go down to town. Her chestnut hair flowing behind her, her laughter filling the air, and my heart.
" Trinity..." I said to myself with a large smile on my face. That girl was special, that was for sure. Already she changed me. I never smiled like this for no reason before, and I found out that it felt good.
" Trinity.." I repeated her name again. For one odd reason, I felt as if that name was very important. One thing though, I knew that her name was going to be a name I would cherish, love and keep in my heart forever.....
~*End Flashback*~
Yami sat back forward, with a sweet smile on his lips. Yami noticed that Yugi was staring at him with a surprised expression and then Yugi smiled.
"What, Aibou?" Yami asked obviously confused by his light's reaction. Yugi came closer and smiled even wider.
" Yami...even though you may deny it," Yugi paused and took a deep breath. "....You love her."
Yami gave his light a blank stare. Do I? He wondered. He felt a blush creep up his cheeks and he looked outside. Now, his heart ached for what he said to her, and wished he hadn't. He got up and walked over to the window and looked out wondering where she was now. He knew deep inside his heart he didn't want her to leave, but the shock of seeing someone you loved so dearly after a millennia is a hard thing to face. Even more so when you thought you'd never see them again.
He caught himself and realized he had said in his thoughts that he loved her dearly. He face turned bright red, but his blush disappeared when he hear a shriek from not to far. Yugi was immediately on his feet. He too, had heard the cry.
" What was that?" Yugi rushed over to Yami, whose eyes widened. He heard the same cry again, but this time, it was loud and the person seemed to be in more fear. Without a second thought he quickly rushed outside, with Yugi not to far behind him. Both ran out into the harsh rain, following the screams of the young girl.
" Somebody help me!!" the girl screamed. " Help!! Get off of me!!" Her screams echoed and triggered another piece of Yami's memories....
~* Flashback*~
Yami had disappeared for a few days, and knowing Trinity, he knew his girlfriend would be sick with worry. Upon his prediction, he heard her scream out his name from atop the hill where they met for the very first time.
" Yami!!" he heard her scream, he wasn't that far behind her, but he knew she was terrified. " Yami!!" Yami came up from behind her and tapped her shoulder. She jumped and he saw that her face was soaked with tears.
Lightning fast, she punched his arm hard, and he winced in pain. She smiled a bit and began to cry on his shoulder.
" Why would you go off and leave like that, Yami? You know how worried I get!" she said between sniffs. " Don't go scaring me like that!" She wrapped her arms around him tightly and buried her face in his neck. He wrapped his arms around her waist and held her close to him.
" I wouldn't leave forever, you know that," Yami told her calmly.
" I know, it's just...," she trailed off.
" Tell you what, we'll make a promise. I won't EVER leave you alone. Where ever I am, you'll be there, right by my side. Okay?" her pulled back and held her face between his hands.
" Okay. Promise?"
" Promise." Yami kissed her forehead, wrapped him arm around her waist and led her back to town...
~* End Flashback*~
He ran faster, and quickly stopped at the park entrance. There by the walkway, next to a pond, a group of guys were trying to carry Trinity off, but being the fighter that she was, she gave them a tough fight, but they seemed to be wearing her down by punching and kicking her, hard. They showed no mercy. She looked battered and beat, and Yami wondered, Why doesn't she use her power? Why doesn't she use her powers to get them off of her? But then realized, that in doing so, they might try even harder to kidnap her.
She glanced over at Yami and yelled, " Yami help!"
" Let her go," Yami ordered then men. All of them stopped and walked towards Yami who held his ground.
" What if we don't wanna?" the biggest replied to Yami's command.
" Yami stop. We're out numbered 6 to 2. We'll get creamed and they'll get away with Trinity!" Yugi advised his dark.
" Aibou, you're wrong. You will go help Trinity and led her somewhere safe. It's me they'll deal with," Yami said without flinching.
" What?!" Yugi yelled. " That's worse Yami! It'll be 6 to 1! You won't stand a chance! I'm not gonna let you do this!"
Yami looked at his worried little aibou and gave him a sympathetic smile.
" If you trust me, you will do as I say," he looked back at his foes. " Now go Yugi!"
" But Yami-"
" GO!"
Yugi darted past the men and quickly took Trinity to somewhere safe. Yami stood alone and his enemies laughed at him.
" You think you're beat of us by yaslef? You're outta your mind!" The group of men laughed. Yami laughed at them and grinned wickedly.
" When will you learn...," he shook his head. Lighting fast Yami darted at two men and in the blink of an eye, both men were on the ground. A few seconds passed and soon both men were cowering in pain. Both men's arms were twisted backwards, and no one saw Yami do anything to them. The rest showed fear, but did not back down.
A jab to the left, a jab to the right, Yami effortlessly disposed of each man. When one was left standing, Yami made his move, but was thrown back by a hard punch to the stomach.
" Yami!!" both Trinity and Yugi cried. Yami stood, and he grabbed his stomach. He struggled to stand.
" Yami!" Trinity cried, trying to free herself from Yugi's grasp.
" Trinity, no! You'll get hurt!" Yugi demanded, but Trinity would not listen.
" Yami!!" she continued to cry out. Yami continued to be tossed like a rag doll, but he would not back down. He stood and held out his hand which seemed to freeze time.
" The Shadow Powers!! Yami no!!" Trinity cried in her mind. Yami lunged at his foe and punched him hard in the face, and grabbed his arm, twisted it backwards until the crack of the bones was louder than the beating of the rain against the concrete.
Time flowed normally and each man lay knocked out on the floor, some knocked out. Yami found a pay phone and called the police, reporting an attempted kidnapping. Before the ambulance and police could arrive, Yami raced over to his friends.
" Are you both all right?" he asked Yugi and Trinity. Yugi nodded by Trinity's eyes were wide.
" The Shadow Powers...you used them..," she said in shock. He patted her shoulder.
" I only use them when it's absolutely necessary," he assured her. She snapped right back and Yami carried her back home. She looked at him adoringly, as he carried her through the cold rain.
" Thank you, Yami," she whispered to him. He looked down and smiled at her.
" I couldn't let anything happen to you. Besides, remember our promise: Where ever I am, you'll be right there by my side, remember?" he told her.
She closed her eyes and felt trails of warm tears run along her cheeks. She nestled closely to him while he gathered her more protectively with his arms. Yugi looked over at them and smile at his dark.
" I told you Yami," Yugi said with a grin, both completely unaware that Trinity was still listening. " I told you, you still loved her."
Yami nodded and looked at his love in his arms, with a soft smile on her rosy lips.
" You were right, Aibou," he said, giving him a loving glance. " Perhaps some things should be remembered."
Yugi nodded and smiled at his dark, who smiled back. Side by side, they both walked to Yugi's home. Yugi, carrying the feeling that both Trinity and Yami were never going to be broken apart, and Yami carrying someone he loved more than life itself.....
Difinity: Thank you all who have been reviewing. This chapter is close to my heart, seeing as how I put everything I have into creating the origin of this lost love. I did my best on this chapter and I worked all day, hour after hour creating Yami's past and his life with Trinity. Although, I know I'm not 100% accurate on the information on Yami's past, I tried very hard to create a past for the lost king. Coming soon will be chapter five. I will hopefully start on that tomorrow, seeing as I wrote three chapters today. Please Read and Review and be on the look out for the continuation of 'Forgotten Angel'. Thanks.
Yami: Well said, Difinity. Well said....
Difinity: Thanks, Yami.