Title: Cats
Disclaimer: I don't own characters but the idea is mine..... If I'm wrong on any part of this let me know. If going on the assumption that Yugi's grandpa has never met Yami and only has a vague idea of who Yami is.
I dedicate this to my History teacher: Mr. Thompson. He inaddverently gave me the idea!
Yugi walked into his room with a sigh of relief.
'Longest day of my life! School was so boring and to top it off, had to walk home in knee-deep snow!'
Throwing off his wet clothing, he turned to his mirror and saw the sodden mop he called hair.
"Ack! Should have known this would happen." He searched for his brush oh his dresser and when he looked into the mirror again, he nearly jumped out of his skin.
Yami's clear, crimson eyes were staring at him via the reflection of the mirror.
//I'm sorry. I did not mean to scare you.// Noticing the mess his hikari's hair was in, he smiled broadly.
"What are you grinning about?" Yugi asked acidly as he attacked his hair with the brush.
//Nothing.//
"Yeah, sure." He paused brushing. "Just another thing to make my day more frustrating."
//Aibou, are you alright?//
"No, I'm not alright! I had a very boring day! And I'm freezing from walking home in the snow!" He replyed as he resumed tackling his locks.
'I wish I could keep him warm...' Yami sighed and continued to watch his love brush his hair.
Finally, he got up gracefully from his seat on Yugi's bed and stretched... more for Yugi's eyes then actual need (No need with no body! ///.^ ).
"Yugi! I brought home a gift!" Grandpa yelled from the stairs.
Yami disappeared just as the door opened and Sugoroku walked in with a carrier.
Curious, Yugi watched as his grandfather removed the lid of the carrier...
All hell broke loose.
Absolute terror blasted down the soul-link that Yami and Yugi shared.
//Get away!!// Yami screamed.
/What is it! What's wrong?!/ Yugi dropped to his knees and cradled his head, trying to calm his yami.
//You will not take me! I am not dead!//
Trying to keep from cowaring from the screaming in his head, Yugi asked his grandfather to take the cat out of the room, saying he had a headache and couldn't play with the cat just then.
Sugoroko gave him a strange look as he took the cat out with him and shut the door.
"Yami, it's alright! You can come out now, it's safe."
The young man's appearance sent a cold chill down Yugi's spine. Yami sat in the corner of the bed, knees to his chest, shuddering. Yami's eyes were wide with terror, his skin was ashen.
"Why did you freak out Yami? Why did the cat scare you so much?" Yugi's voice was soothing as he walked to the Pharaoh. Sitting on the bed, Yugi pulled Yami into his lap, rocking him in hopes to calm the spirit down.
//Guardians...// Yami whispered.
"Guardians? Guardians of what?"
//The Underworld. They keep the spirits from leaving....// Yami stopped and looked into Yugi's violet eyes. //Please don't let them take me!//
"You aren't going anywhere. I won't let anyone take you..." Yugi held him tighter. "You are my soul... No one will take you from me, not even a God! And if I won't let a God take you, then you have to fear a small kitten."
As Yugi started to stroke the shivering Pharaoh's hair, a revelation struck him like lightening.
"Yami? I have a question."
//Yes?// Yami had started to calm a great deal in his aibou's arms.
"Did you realize you have a corporeal body?" Yugi thought on this for a second, then asked, "How did you do that?"
//I don't know... I hope however, that this insn't temporary.//
/Why?/
//Because I feel safe here... in your arms. I never want to leave.//
/Then you never will./
They sat in silence, relishing the feel of being with each other.
//We'll have to tell your Grandfather... You realize this right?// Yami moved out of his hikari's arms and sighed.
"I don't see why!"
//Because he might find it sttrange when he came in here one day to find me and have no idea who I am?//
"Makes sense. I wonder... How much should we tell him?"
//I don't see why we can't tell him all of it.//
Yugi giggled. "Oh yeah, I can see it now. 'Grandpa, remember that puzzle you gave me? Well it had an Egyptian Pharaoh in it and that cat you brought home scared him so bad he became a physical being... Now, since he has no place to live and no money I was wondering if he could live with us?' Yeah that would go over real well."
"I might surprise you." Yugi and Yami turned to look at the older Motou in shock as he walked into the room. "I came back up to see if you were ok and ask what you wanted for lunch and I decided to come in after I heard your 'speech'."
The man cocked his head and looked Yami over. "I thought something like this was going on... Strange. Oh well. Someday I expect a full explaination, but for now I trust he will cause no problems. As such, I will let him stay." He thought for a second. "One condition, however. I would like a name." Yugi opened his mouth to answer but his grandpa held up his hand.
"I know his name Yugi, gods know you've referred to him enough, but I would like to hear him say it." Grandpa waited for Yami to speak.
//I don't know if I can...// Yugi relayed this message to his Grandfather.
"How will you know unless you try?" Was the response.
Studdering, Yami said, "H-hh-hello... I'm Y-YYY-Yami."
"Hello Yami! I glad to finally meet you officially, and I hope your stay with us is comfortable. What would you like for luch?"
Yami looked at his hikari. //I don't know.//
Yugi shrugged.
"A-any-thing, I guess." Yami finally replyed.
"Do you care Yugi?"
"Nope!" Yugi smiled. "Make whatever you like Grandpa, we'll eat."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Twenty minutes later, the three men sat at the kitche table, eating chicken pieces in rice.
"I was curious, Yami, why are you afraid of cats?"
"Well, Mr. Motou," Yami began.
"Please call me Grandpa, all of Yugi's other friends do and if your living with us there's no reason to be formal."
"Alright... Grandfather. Cats are the Guardians of the Underworld. Since I am, was, a spirit, they could drag my soul into it."
"But you aren't you aren't anymore." Looking at Yugi he asked, "Why didn't you tell me all of this sooner? I think you should have at least told me that you were sharing a body."
"Well Grandpa, I didn't think you would believe me..."
"Don't worry about it. The million dollar question is where is Yami going to sleep."
"Actually, if you don't have any objection, I was wondering if you would allow Yami to take my bed. I can sleep on the floor... And who knows, I might start getting up on time!"
//Aibou! What are you doing?//
/Keeping you safe... within my sight.../ Yugi met his yami's eyes with a smile. /Don't worry./ Aloud he said, "That is, if Yami doesn't object either..."
"I have no reason to oject to such a kind offer... Grandfather?" Both looked at him waiting.
Grandpa sighed. Yes, he knew what was eventually going to happen, but he trustedhis grandson's judgements. 'Not like I have anyplace else for either of them to sleep anyways.'
"That's fine with me but clean your room."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"We're going to have to get you new clothes Yami..." The fact that Yugi was rummaging through his closet muffled his voice greatly.
"But Aibou... I don't need them... Can't I just wear yours?" Yami pleaded. He hated to shop, especially with Yugi around. Some of the "clothing" Yugi had tried on left nothing to the imagination! With that image (mmmm.... leather) came the warm trill up his spine that always came with thoughts of the young man digging through the closet.
"Here is a night shirt you can have them Yami..." Yami was looking at his again with hunger. "What?"
"Huh?" Yami stammered. "Oh! Nothing, just thinking."
"About?"
//You.// Yami's mind-voice was colored with something that set Yugi's body on fire.
"Oh." Silence stretched like a blade.
Yami grabbed the clothes out of Yugi's arms. "Thank you aibou... I'll go changed." Yami stepped into the bathroom, leaving the door slightly ajar.
Yugi couldn't resist the urge to glance... and saw, with help of the bathroom mirror, saw to his delight his yami pull off his shirt! 'Gods, he looks so good...'
//Thank you, Aibou.//
Startled at that comment, he went back to changing himself.
//Where are you sleeping?// Yami had walked out of the bathroom and seen Yugi start to lay blankets on the floor.
/The floor, like I said earlier. Why? Do you want to share the bed with me?/
//Well, at let that's what I had in mind... but if you don't want to, that's alright.//
/No! I'd be happy to share. But just so you know,I get really cold in winter so I'm gonna put extra blankets on./
//That's fine.//
"Good, now come to bed." Yugi pulled back the (count them) five comforters and got in.
Yami followed his lead and once he was in, Yugi pulled the blankets over them.
Immediately, Yami cuddled to the smaller man's chest. Yugi, in turn, wrapped his arms around his yami. Just as Yugi was about to drift into sleep, Yami acted on impluse. Grabbing the hikari's hand gently, he brought the palm to his lips and kissed it gently.
Touched by the sign of affection and respect, Yugi kissed the Pharaoh's nose gently with infinite tenderness.
/Goodnight Yami./
//Goodnight Hikari.//
Owari!!
Should I continue the series or leave it as a one shot or trash the whole fic? Please let me hear your opinions of my writing.... Flamers are welcome also!!
Wingstar
Disclaimer: I don't own characters but the idea is mine..... If I'm wrong on any part of this let me know. If going on the assumption that Yugi's grandpa has never met Yami and only has a vague idea of who Yami is.
I dedicate this to my History teacher: Mr. Thompson. He inaddverently gave me the idea!
Yugi walked into his room with a sigh of relief.
'Longest day of my life! School was so boring and to top it off, had to walk home in knee-deep snow!'
Throwing off his wet clothing, he turned to his mirror and saw the sodden mop he called hair.
"Ack! Should have known this would happen." He searched for his brush oh his dresser and when he looked into the mirror again, he nearly jumped out of his skin.
Yami's clear, crimson eyes were staring at him via the reflection of the mirror.
//I'm sorry. I did not mean to scare you.// Noticing the mess his hikari's hair was in, he smiled broadly.
"What are you grinning about?" Yugi asked acidly as he attacked his hair with the brush.
//Nothing.//
"Yeah, sure." He paused brushing. "Just another thing to make my day more frustrating."
//Aibou, are you alright?//
"No, I'm not alright! I had a very boring day! And I'm freezing from walking home in the snow!" He replyed as he resumed tackling his locks.
'I wish I could keep him warm...' Yami sighed and continued to watch his love brush his hair.
Finally, he got up gracefully from his seat on Yugi's bed and stretched... more for Yugi's eyes then actual need (No need with no body! ///.^ ).
"Yugi! I brought home a gift!" Grandpa yelled from the stairs.
Yami disappeared just as the door opened and Sugoroku walked in with a carrier.
Curious, Yugi watched as his grandfather removed the lid of the carrier...
All hell broke loose.
Absolute terror blasted down the soul-link that Yami and Yugi shared.
//Get away!!// Yami screamed.
/What is it! What's wrong?!/ Yugi dropped to his knees and cradled his head, trying to calm his yami.
//You will not take me! I am not dead!//
Trying to keep from cowaring from the screaming in his head, Yugi asked his grandfather to take the cat out of the room, saying he had a headache and couldn't play with the cat just then.
Sugoroko gave him a strange look as he took the cat out with him and shut the door.
"Yami, it's alright! You can come out now, it's safe."
The young man's appearance sent a cold chill down Yugi's spine. Yami sat in the corner of the bed, knees to his chest, shuddering. Yami's eyes were wide with terror, his skin was ashen.
"Why did you freak out Yami? Why did the cat scare you so much?" Yugi's voice was soothing as he walked to the Pharaoh. Sitting on the bed, Yugi pulled Yami into his lap, rocking him in hopes to calm the spirit down.
//Guardians...// Yami whispered.
"Guardians? Guardians of what?"
//The Underworld. They keep the spirits from leaving....// Yami stopped and looked into Yugi's violet eyes. //Please don't let them take me!//
"You aren't going anywhere. I won't let anyone take you..." Yugi held him tighter. "You are my soul... No one will take you from me, not even a God! And if I won't let a God take you, then you have to fear a small kitten."
As Yugi started to stroke the shivering Pharaoh's hair, a revelation struck him like lightening.
"Yami? I have a question."
//Yes?// Yami had started to calm a great deal in his aibou's arms.
"Did you realize you have a corporeal body?" Yugi thought on this for a second, then asked, "How did you do that?"
//I don't know... I hope however, that this insn't temporary.//
/Why?/
//Because I feel safe here... in your arms. I never want to leave.//
/Then you never will./
They sat in silence, relishing the feel of being with each other.
//We'll have to tell your Grandfather... You realize this right?// Yami moved out of his hikari's arms and sighed.
"I don't see why!"
//Because he might find it sttrange when he came in here one day to find me and have no idea who I am?//
"Makes sense. I wonder... How much should we tell him?"
//I don't see why we can't tell him all of it.//
Yugi giggled. "Oh yeah, I can see it now. 'Grandpa, remember that puzzle you gave me? Well it had an Egyptian Pharaoh in it and that cat you brought home scared him so bad he became a physical being... Now, since he has no place to live and no money I was wondering if he could live with us?' Yeah that would go over real well."
"I might surprise you." Yugi and Yami turned to look at the older Motou in shock as he walked into the room. "I came back up to see if you were ok and ask what you wanted for lunch and I decided to come in after I heard your 'speech'."
The man cocked his head and looked Yami over. "I thought something like this was going on... Strange. Oh well. Someday I expect a full explaination, but for now I trust he will cause no problems. As such, I will let him stay." He thought for a second. "One condition, however. I would like a name." Yugi opened his mouth to answer but his grandpa held up his hand.
"I know his name Yugi, gods know you've referred to him enough, but I would like to hear him say it." Grandpa waited for Yami to speak.
//I don't know if I can...// Yugi relayed this message to his Grandfather.
"How will you know unless you try?" Was the response.
Studdering, Yami said, "H-hh-hello... I'm Y-YYY-Yami."
"Hello Yami! I glad to finally meet you officially, and I hope your stay with us is comfortable. What would you like for luch?"
Yami looked at his hikari. //I don't know.//
Yugi shrugged.
"A-any-thing, I guess." Yami finally replyed.
"Do you care Yugi?"
"Nope!" Yugi smiled. "Make whatever you like Grandpa, we'll eat."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Twenty minutes later, the three men sat at the kitche table, eating chicken pieces in rice.
"I was curious, Yami, why are you afraid of cats?"
"Well, Mr. Motou," Yami began.
"Please call me Grandpa, all of Yugi's other friends do and if your living with us there's no reason to be formal."
"Alright... Grandfather. Cats are the Guardians of the Underworld. Since I am, was, a spirit, they could drag my soul into it."
"But you aren't you aren't anymore." Looking at Yugi he asked, "Why didn't you tell me all of this sooner? I think you should have at least told me that you were sharing a body."
"Well Grandpa, I didn't think you would believe me..."
"Don't worry about it. The million dollar question is where is Yami going to sleep."
"Actually, if you don't have any objection, I was wondering if you would allow Yami to take my bed. I can sleep on the floor... And who knows, I might start getting up on time!"
//Aibou! What are you doing?//
/Keeping you safe... within my sight.../ Yugi met his yami's eyes with a smile. /Don't worry./ Aloud he said, "That is, if Yami doesn't object either..."
"I have no reason to oject to such a kind offer... Grandfather?" Both looked at him waiting.
Grandpa sighed. Yes, he knew what was eventually going to happen, but he trustedhis grandson's judgements. 'Not like I have anyplace else for either of them to sleep anyways.'
"That's fine with me but clean your room."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"We're going to have to get you new clothes Yami..." The fact that Yugi was rummaging through his closet muffled his voice greatly.
"But Aibou... I don't need them... Can't I just wear yours?" Yami pleaded. He hated to shop, especially with Yugi around. Some of the "clothing" Yugi had tried on left nothing to the imagination! With that image (mmmm.... leather) came the warm trill up his spine that always came with thoughts of the young man digging through the closet.
"Here is a night shirt you can have them Yami..." Yami was looking at his again with hunger. "What?"
"Huh?" Yami stammered. "Oh! Nothing, just thinking."
"About?"
//You.// Yami's mind-voice was colored with something that set Yugi's body on fire.
"Oh." Silence stretched like a blade.
Yami grabbed the clothes out of Yugi's arms. "Thank you aibou... I'll go changed." Yami stepped into the bathroom, leaving the door slightly ajar.
Yugi couldn't resist the urge to glance... and saw, with help of the bathroom mirror, saw to his delight his yami pull off his shirt! 'Gods, he looks so good...'
//Thank you, Aibou.//
Startled at that comment, he went back to changing himself.
//Where are you sleeping?// Yami had walked out of the bathroom and seen Yugi start to lay blankets on the floor.
/The floor, like I said earlier. Why? Do you want to share the bed with me?/
//Well, at let that's what I had in mind... but if you don't want to, that's alright.//
/No! I'd be happy to share. But just so you know,I get really cold in winter so I'm gonna put extra blankets on./
//That's fine.//
"Good, now come to bed." Yugi pulled back the (count them) five comforters and got in.
Yami followed his lead and once he was in, Yugi pulled the blankets over them.
Immediately, Yami cuddled to the smaller man's chest. Yugi, in turn, wrapped his arms around his yami. Just as Yugi was about to drift into sleep, Yami acted on impluse. Grabbing the hikari's hand gently, he brought the palm to his lips and kissed it gently.
Touched by the sign of affection and respect, Yugi kissed the Pharaoh's nose gently with infinite tenderness.
/Goodnight Yami./
//Goodnight Hikari.//
Owari!!
Should I continue the series or leave it as a one shot or trash the whole fic? Please let me hear your opinions of my writing.... Flamers are welcome also!!
Wingstar