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Warning: No lemon in this chapter, because it's so short!
A/N: This is gonna be short, I bet! It's all uphill from here... unless... hehehe! (Maybe or maybe not, I haven't decided what to do with this, but I'm sure you don't care what this says, you want to know what's up with Yugi!)
Chapter Four: If He Had Only Knew...
Yami jumped into the water, following his light. He saw the look of terror on his eyes as he fell, and knew that he was rethinking his choice. As he splashed into the water, he had called his name, which had surprised the Game King.
He swam down, following Yugi, as he plummeted through the water. //Hold on Yugi,// he called desperately.
He was sinking so fast, that it almost didn't seem natural. The little one's eyes shot open, as he tried to focus on him, to no avail.
Then Yami saw it, Yugi buckled. He couldn't hold his breath anymore, and he released his air. Bubbles flew up, to the surface of the lake. /I don't want to die, even if I am being selfish,/ Yugi said to him.
//Yugi, God! Don't die on me!// he cried, as he watched the small one's eyes flutter shut. He couldn't believe what Yugi had just said.
//Yugi!// he begged. // Open your eyes and fight!// There was no response.
Yugi's body began to float up slightly, and Yami quickly retrieved it. //Hang on, aibou!// He was soon swimming quickly to the top of the lake. Yami, himself, was also running out of breath, and he knew that Yugi's time was running out.
After what seemed like an eternity, Yugi and Yami were back on solid ground, and Yami was over him. He felt for a pulse. Nothing. He felt again. Still nothing. With a desperate look in his eyes he checked again. Tears were threatening to fall, and as he was about to move his hand to the other arm, he felt something. A weak pulse.
But Yugi wasn't breathing, and his time was running out. Yami didn't have too much of a clue on CPR, so he thought back. Yugi used to watch all kinds of TV shows. He couldn't remember where to pump his hand, but he did remember something else.
He held his light's nose and breathed deeply into his mouth. He tried again, to no avail. People who had seen Yami drag him out were running around, calling for help. Oddly enough, Seto arrived on the scene and ran over to Yami.
"What happened?" Seto asked, an obvious concern in his voice.
"He jumped, I couldn't get to him quick enough. He has a faint pulse, but he isn't breathing," Yami said barely holding it together. It was the most frantic he had ever been before in his life.
"Aren't you doing chest compressions?" Seto said calmly.
"I don't know how many to do, so I'm just trying this." He breathed in Yugi's mouth again.
Seto almost sighed, but started chest compressions. He thanked God that he had taken that optional CPR course in Gym the previous year. He counted to ten, pushing on Yugi's chest hard as he said each number, and then had Yami try the mouth-to-mouth again, for ten seconds at a time.
Each time Yami came up, it was all he could do to keep from crying. He looked into his aibou's face. It was pale, almost white, and his lips were a slight shade of purple. His hair was bogged down from the water, and his golden bangs were plastered to his face. He looked almost ghastly.
A young girl walked up to the two, who were hard at work attempting to save Yugi. She gasped looking down at him.
"Mister are you okay?" she cried.
"What?" Seto asked, as Yami began, "Who are you?"
"Amai."
Yami got up, "What are you doing here, little girl."
Amai looked to the ground and started to cry. "I told him! I told him not to play too close to the edge; I told him it was dangerous! Why didn't he listen?"
She began to cry as Yami went back to his aibou. Seto tried to comfort her, but she was already on the ground crying. Her mother arrived, and it was obvious that she didn't trust strangers in the least.
"What are you doing Amai?"
"That's the boy I told not to play near the edge!"
"Get over here, now!"
"Okay, mommy," she replied, looking down. She dried her eyes and stood up, rather depressed. "Good luck she whispered," as she went to her mother.
Amai's mom saw the concern in her eyes, and so she let her stay and watch the two worked on the half-dead boy. She was scared her daughter wouldn't witness a miracle-but a tragedy.
It seemed like a lifetime until something happened. People began to crowd around the heroes and the boy. They all looked down and watched the two trying so desperately to save the little one's life.
Seto counted off his compressions again, "Four. Five. Six-" suddenly Yugi's body jeered and convulsed. He began coughing, and gagging.
Yami helped turn him on his side, and patted his back, aiding him in coughing out all of the water in his lungs. A crowd began to cheer, as Yugi sat up. Amai sighed and her mother smiled.
"Guys?" he asked in a raspy voice.
"We're here for you," Seto answered with an unusual kindness about him.
"Oh aibou, we were so worried."
"Ya- Yami -"
"You are okay!" a little girl cried, interrupting his thought.
"Hey, it's you," Yugi said, looking at the little girl. "I guess you were right!"
"Yeah!" she replied, a big smile on her face. She rubbed her eyes and looked up at her mother.
"Okay, Amai, it's time to go home," her she told her daughter, and they both left.
The crowd disbanded rather quickly, after many people thanked God, and patted Seto and Yami on their backs. Soon the three were alone.
"How'd you know I was here, Yami, and how did you get here in time?" Yugi asked, coughing a little more.
"You shouldn't talk..." His dark replied, then he sighed, "When you said 'bridge,' I figured out where you were. I got here quickly by traveling through the Shadow Realm. I willed myself to you, by focusing on your pain."
Yugi looked at him, "Wha-," he asked.
"It's a long story."
"Oh," was all that the little one said, before closing his eyes.
"Yugi?" Yami asked, frightened.
"He's just asleep, Yami. I don't blame him, he was so close to dying before we got him back. Seems like a miracle."
"I thought we had lost him, Seto."
"Me too, but now I know why you feel the way you do."
"If only I had told him sooner, none of this would have happened. He would have known that at least we cared."
"How could either on of us have known?"
"I don't know..." Yami replied. He knew that Seto was right, but something inside of him said 'It's all your fault!'
Suddenly they heard sirens, and without warning, Yami grabbed Yugi.
"What are you doing? That's just an ambulance!"
"Yugi's okay now, isn't he?" Yami asked with some suspicion in his voice.
"Well, yeah, but they might want to take them to the hospital..."
"Yeah, where they'll ask him how he wound up in the lake."
"What? What do you mean?"
"Seto, Yugi's honest, he'll say that he was trying to kill himself, then, not only will everyone find out, but he'll have to go to a doctor!"
"I guess you are right," Seto replied, "Come one, I'll give you a ride home. Will I be seeing you tonight?"
"If you do, it will be me and him," Yami said, motioning his finger towards Yugi.
"Good, I'm sure that would do him a world of good," Seto replied, never with any type of voice but a kind one.
They got in the car, Yami in the back holding Yugi as they drove off. His color was not good, but it was far from bad, and he was alive. Who could ask for anything more?
***~***
Did you honestly think I would KILL Yugi? Shame on you! (Wow, that wasn't too short!) The next chapter is an uplifting one, attempting to wrap up all of the problems Yugi had with his friends. I don't know how far it will go after I lemon it. It could either be long or short, I haven't decided. It will probably depend on the amount of Homework I get in the next few weeks. I also may take more time updating now, because there's no impending death to worry you with!
~J
Warning: No lemon in this chapter, because it's so short!
A/N: This is gonna be short, I bet! It's all uphill from here... unless... hehehe! (Maybe or maybe not, I haven't decided what to do with this, but I'm sure you don't care what this says, you want to know what's up with Yugi!)
Chapter Four: If He Had Only Knew...
Yami jumped into the water, following his light. He saw the look of terror on his eyes as he fell, and knew that he was rethinking his choice. As he splashed into the water, he had called his name, which had surprised the Game King.
He swam down, following Yugi, as he plummeted through the water. //Hold on Yugi,// he called desperately.
He was sinking so fast, that it almost didn't seem natural. The little one's eyes shot open, as he tried to focus on him, to no avail.
Then Yami saw it, Yugi buckled. He couldn't hold his breath anymore, and he released his air. Bubbles flew up, to the surface of the lake. /I don't want to die, even if I am being selfish,/ Yugi said to him.
//Yugi, God! Don't die on me!// he cried, as he watched the small one's eyes flutter shut. He couldn't believe what Yugi had just said.
//Yugi!// he begged. // Open your eyes and fight!// There was no response.
Yugi's body began to float up slightly, and Yami quickly retrieved it. //Hang on, aibou!// He was soon swimming quickly to the top of the lake. Yami, himself, was also running out of breath, and he knew that Yugi's time was running out.
After what seemed like an eternity, Yugi and Yami were back on solid ground, and Yami was over him. He felt for a pulse. Nothing. He felt again. Still nothing. With a desperate look in his eyes he checked again. Tears were threatening to fall, and as he was about to move his hand to the other arm, he felt something. A weak pulse.
But Yugi wasn't breathing, and his time was running out. Yami didn't have too much of a clue on CPR, so he thought back. Yugi used to watch all kinds of TV shows. He couldn't remember where to pump his hand, but he did remember something else.
He held his light's nose and breathed deeply into his mouth. He tried again, to no avail. People who had seen Yami drag him out were running around, calling for help. Oddly enough, Seto arrived on the scene and ran over to Yami.
"What happened?" Seto asked, an obvious concern in his voice.
"He jumped, I couldn't get to him quick enough. He has a faint pulse, but he isn't breathing," Yami said barely holding it together. It was the most frantic he had ever been before in his life.
"Aren't you doing chest compressions?" Seto said calmly.
"I don't know how many to do, so I'm just trying this." He breathed in Yugi's mouth again.
Seto almost sighed, but started chest compressions. He thanked God that he had taken that optional CPR course in Gym the previous year. He counted to ten, pushing on Yugi's chest hard as he said each number, and then had Yami try the mouth-to-mouth again, for ten seconds at a time.
Each time Yami came up, it was all he could do to keep from crying. He looked into his aibou's face. It was pale, almost white, and his lips were a slight shade of purple. His hair was bogged down from the water, and his golden bangs were plastered to his face. He looked almost ghastly.
A young girl walked up to the two, who were hard at work attempting to save Yugi. She gasped looking down at him.
"Mister are you okay?" she cried.
"What?" Seto asked, as Yami began, "Who are you?"
"Amai."
Yami got up, "What are you doing here, little girl."
Amai looked to the ground and started to cry. "I told him! I told him not to play too close to the edge; I told him it was dangerous! Why didn't he listen?"
She began to cry as Yami went back to his aibou. Seto tried to comfort her, but she was already on the ground crying. Her mother arrived, and it was obvious that she didn't trust strangers in the least.
"What are you doing Amai?"
"That's the boy I told not to play near the edge!"
"Get over here, now!"
"Okay, mommy," she replied, looking down. She dried her eyes and stood up, rather depressed. "Good luck she whispered," as she went to her mother.
Amai's mom saw the concern in her eyes, and so she let her stay and watch the two worked on the half-dead boy. She was scared her daughter wouldn't witness a miracle-but a tragedy.
It seemed like a lifetime until something happened. People began to crowd around the heroes and the boy. They all looked down and watched the two trying so desperately to save the little one's life.
Seto counted off his compressions again, "Four. Five. Six-" suddenly Yugi's body jeered and convulsed. He began coughing, and gagging.
Yami helped turn him on his side, and patted his back, aiding him in coughing out all of the water in his lungs. A crowd began to cheer, as Yugi sat up. Amai sighed and her mother smiled.
"Guys?" he asked in a raspy voice.
"We're here for you," Seto answered with an unusual kindness about him.
"Oh aibou, we were so worried."
"Ya- Yami -"
"You are okay!" a little girl cried, interrupting his thought.
"Hey, it's you," Yugi said, looking at the little girl. "I guess you were right!"
"Yeah!" she replied, a big smile on her face. She rubbed her eyes and looked up at her mother.
"Okay, Amai, it's time to go home," her she told her daughter, and they both left.
The crowd disbanded rather quickly, after many people thanked God, and patted Seto and Yami on their backs. Soon the three were alone.
"How'd you know I was here, Yami, and how did you get here in time?" Yugi asked, coughing a little more.
"You shouldn't talk..." His dark replied, then he sighed, "When you said 'bridge,' I figured out where you were. I got here quickly by traveling through the Shadow Realm. I willed myself to you, by focusing on your pain."
Yugi looked at him, "Wha-," he asked.
"It's a long story."
"Oh," was all that the little one said, before closing his eyes.
"Yugi?" Yami asked, frightened.
"He's just asleep, Yami. I don't blame him, he was so close to dying before we got him back. Seems like a miracle."
"I thought we had lost him, Seto."
"Me too, but now I know why you feel the way you do."
"If only I had told him sooner, none of this would have happened. He would have known that at least we cared."
"How could either on of us have known?"
"I don't know..." Yami replied. He knew that Seto was right, but something inside of him said 'It's all your fault!'
Suddenly they heard sirens, and without warning, Yami grabbed Yugi.
"What are you doing? That's just an ambulance!"
"Yugi's okay now, isn't he?" Yami asked with some suspicion in his voice.
"Well, yeah, but they might want to take them to the hospital..."
"Yeah, where they'll ask him how he wound up in the lake."
"What? What do you mean?"
"Seto, Yugi's honest, he'll say that he was trying to kill himself, then, not only will everyone find out, but he'll have to go to a doctor!"
"I guess you are right," Seto replied, "Come one, I'll give you a ride home. Will I be seeing you tonight?"
"If you do, it will be me and him," Yami said, motioning his finger towards Yugi.
"Good, I'm sure that would do him a world of good," Seto replied, never with any type of voice but a kind one.
They got in the car, Yami in the back holding Yugi as they drove off. His color was not good, but it was far from bad, and he was alive. Who could ask for anything more?
***~***
Did you honestly think I would KILL Yugi? Shame on you! (Wow, that wasn't too short!) The next chapter is an uplifting one, attempting to wrap up all of the problems Yugi had with his friends. I don't know how far it will go after I lemon it. It could either be long or short, I haven't decided. It will probably depend on the amount of Homework I get in the next few weeks. I also may take more time updating now, because there's no impending death to worry you with!
~J