The Monarch and the Innocent
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You've got to take him back . . . or all of destiny will collapse.
Yami stared helplessly out of the window and at the glowing stars. Then he let out a weary sigh; he couldn't sleep and he really didn't want to anyway. Besides, one special person to the prince was more valuable than sleep, and that person was going to walk out of his life forever. He didn't know what to do. Should he take him home and never see his face again, or keep him and face the dire consequences? Yami's mind was in a tumult of sadness and confusion, and a touch of utter anger. He slowly turned around in bed, and dependently looked at the face of the sleeping toddler.
Yugi . . . What should I do?
Little Yugi was sound asleep, and a peaceful smile was on his face. He was holding his 'guardian' close to him, knowing that he would always be there to defend him, and accept every warm hug he had to give. Yami knew that there were those days when Yugi was filled with hugs, and how he would adorably say all of his sweet remarks. Suddenly, devastating thought hit him, with a cold slap of mercilessness, and left him cringing and crippled mentally and subconsciously.
What if Yugi said: Goodbye Yami. . . And Dark Magician says Goodbye?
Yami shivered. He probably couldn't take that coming from Yugi. After all Yugi was so kind, and innocent, and. . .
"Yami?"
Yami immediately turned all of his attention to the little voice he heard beside him. Yugi was half awake, but his amethyst colored eyes glistened brightly in the moonlight.
"Yes Yugi?"
"Can I tell you someting?"
"Sure. What is it?"
"When I firwst come here, I no twust no one. And Dawk Magician no like them either. I want to stay wiff you, because I twust no one but you!"
"I wish that you could stay with me forever, but you have to go home eventually."
"Otay."
Yugi knew what Yami was trying to say, and he felt all the sorrow that lied hidden inside him. He could hear the despondency in the midst of his voice. He could only hope that he would feel as cheerful as the morning sun tomorrow. But for now, Yugi snuggled closely to Yami and held on to him. Yami returned the 'hug' and closed his strong crimson eyes.
"Yami?"
"Yes?"
"I love you."
Yami's eyes widened when he opened them again. To his surprise, Yugi had gone back to sleep in that short period of time. Yami smiled to himself and closed his eyes again. His mind was at rest now and the clamor of feeling subsided. Since Yugi was half awake, he will probably not remember what he said. Everything came from his heart.
The spirit of a child loved an heir.
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It was now the sweet, blissful afternoon in the land of Egypt. Among all of the activity going on in the palace, Yugi and Yami were exploring every square inch of the golden tile and they gazed at the alabaster statues that they came to in the cool of the day. Obviously Yami wasn't exploring anything; he lived in the palace all of his life. He knew every step of every room of every section, and there was not one room that he hadn't walked in before. In one room for the remainder of the afternoon, Yami began to teach Yugi hieroglyphics. They sometimes visited towns and built sand objects. The two look alikes walked hand in hand everywhere they went. At the end of the day, they came to a fountain that was controlled by magic: the Fountain of Hope. The fountain was ever springing with hope and dreams, and they were shown as bubbles. The ones that Yugi popped came back eventually.
"Wowies Yami. Egypt fun to 'member you by."
"Yeah."
Yami sat down on the marble rim of the Fountain, and Yugi casually crawled into his lap. Yugi gave Yami a hug and his guardian one too. He was so full of warm, loving embraces, and Yami always returned them.
"Yami?"
"Hmm?"
"After today, we see e'chother again right?"
"I don't know Yugi. I'm sorry."
"I know we will! We will! And Dawk Magician says so too! I pwomise we will!"
"You're right Yugi. Even though we will be far apart for a while, and even if we are separated by the bowels of time, Destiny will bring us back together someway. Somehow. Because no one or nothing keeps you from me!" Yami said playfully.
Yugi's eyes began to light up in delight and he gave a lighthearted smile. Yami began to play with Yugi's hair and surprisingly began to tickle Yugi! He must have had this planned!
"Hahaha! No Yami! 'Top it!"
"No one gets away from the tickle monster! Muahahahahahaha!"
Yugi got out of Yami's grasp and began to run from him. Yami began to chase him and the both began to laugh happily for the first time together. There was no mean, sword wielding guards, no high mages, and no boundaries. It was just the two of them, alone and content, to enjoy the rest of the day without any obstacles. This was the happiest day of Yami's life.
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(Night)
" . . .And then Celtic Gawdian tries to eat Fewal Imp's food, but Dawk Magician say no. I protect you! And the Magician of Black Chaos says it important to share wiff friends and then Dawk Magician save the day again! Hooray! Cheese for everyone!"
"Wow Yugi. What an interesting story!"
Yami was watching intently as Yugi came up with stories using the key chains and his Dark Magician. For some reason, Yugi was good at telling interesting stories at his age; a normal three year old wouldn't be able to do that at all! Each story seemed to have a hidden meaning. Suddenly, they heard the sound of footsteps coming near the door of Yami's room. They both looked up at the same time, and the saw a recognizable figure: Simon Muran. He came in with a face filled with despondency.
"Hello Simon Muran!"
"Hi Mr. Simon Muran! And Dawk Magician says hello!"
"Hello there. Um, Prince Bel Um Fal, I need to talk to you in person."
Yami slowly got up, and followed the blue-eyed Egyptian. His mauve colored cape began to wave along with the breeze that passed through. They walked into the room of rituals in order to discuss one sad conversation, and the topic was Little Yugi.
"My prince . . .I know that this will be hard to take, but it is time for the young one to leave."
"What? Now??"
"Yes. I'm sure that he has his family wondering where his is right about now. How long has he been here?"
Yami looked at the floor in sadness. He knew he had to tell him, or he would not be a very trustworthy person. But if he kept the right amount of time to himself, there would be a flaw in getting him home. He decided to tell him the bitter truth.
"Yugi has been here for five days now . . ."
"You see? His parents must be worried sick about him in the future. The only way he could stay here is if he was your child, but he isn't. Instead, he is your destiny. It is up to you to decide his fate. The two of you together and the future collapsing, or you two apart, and not only does the future stays intact, but Yugi gets to be reunited with his parents. Follow your heart Yami, and it will tell you what is best for him."
"I . . . understand. I will take him home immediately."
Yami began to walk back into his room. Yugi's eyes lit up in joy and he ran to Yami and gave him a hug.
"Yami! Yami! I'm so glad to see you again!"
Yami knelt to the cheerful toddler, and gave him a long, warm, affectionate hug. He began to stroke his hair and Yugi enjoyed every moment. In fact, he enjoyed almost any kind of hug. Suddenly, as the world seemed to fade away, Yugi could hear light sobbing. Was Yami. . . Actually . . .crying?
"Yami? What's the matter?"
"You have to go back home now, Yugi."
"But why? I don't wanna leave you Yami!"
"I don't want to leave you either. But you have to go home. Your parents are looking for you right now so you can't stay here."
Yugi looked at Yami as he looked away. He lightly tapped Yami on the shoulder and he looked up. Yami gasped in surprise; what he saw was Yugi holding out his Dark Magician to him! Yugi was giving Yami his Dark Magician??
"Have Dawk Magician. He help you 'member me."
Yami slowly took the plushie and held him close to him. Then they gave each other their final hug. Yami took Yugi's hands and the both stood at the same time; their eyes, strong crimson and soft amethyst met for a final time. As a beam of moonlight came into the window around them both, the Millennium Symbol appeared on Yami's forehead. The moonlight seemed to get brighter and brighter. The light was so bright, that Yugi couldn't see anything; he could only hear Yami's last goodbye.
"Goodbye . . . my beautiful beloved angel . . ."
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Yugi realized that he was in his bed at home. Was that whole thing a dream? He crawled out of bed and then he walked into his parents' room. They were asleep in their warm, comfortable bed. They must have not been looking for him after all, or were they. Yugi walked back into his room and saw an outfit neatly folded; he picked it up and gasped. It was the same outfit he wore in Egypt that looked exactly like Yami's! Inside, he saw a real golden bracelet, and an ankh necklace made of silver. It had hieroglyphics inscribed on it. Yugi looked hard and tried to decipher the code.
Love Always from Yami
Yugi's eyes lit up in delight. Yami was real, and none of it was a dream! But, how was he going to see him again? Yugi could only hope. He opened the window and looked at the North Star. He changed a part of what his mother used to sing to him.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, help me find someone afar
Guide him all the way to me
Yami's whom I want to see
And we shall be together
Hugs and kisses forever
As the nights went by, Yugi began to sing this song every night. He would sing to the North Star, praying that Yami would come back to him. He would pray the next night, and the next night, until eventually he lost all hope and Yami faded away from his mind as he got older each year. But the memories of them together will always remain in the heart of time.
Destiny will bring us back together . . .someway . . .somehow . . .
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Well, that's the end of The Monarch and the Innocent. I hope you enjoyed it! Just because this story is over doesn't mean that Yami and Yugi will never be seeing each other again! I'm starting the sequel to this story right now! It is called The Monarch and the Innocent II: The Ties of Destiny! I'll update an excerpt either tomorrow or the next day. Until then, see you later!
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You've got to take him back . . . or all of destiny will collapse.
Yami stared helplessly out of the window and at the glowing stars. Then he let out a weary sigh; he couldn't sleep and he really didn't want to anyway. Besides, one special person to the prince was more valuable than sleep, and that person was going to walk out of his life forever. He didn't know what to do. Should he take him home and never see his face again, or keep him and face the dire consequences? Yami's mind was in a tumult of sadness and confusion, and a touch of utter anger. He slowly turned around in bed, and dependently looked at the face of the sleeping toddler.
Yugi . . . What should I do?
Little Yugi was sound asleep, and a peaceful smile was on his face. He was holding his 'guardian' close to him, knowing that he would always be there to defend him, and accept every warm hug he had to give. Yami knew that there were those days when Yugi was filled with hugs, and how he would adorably say all of his sweet remarks. Suddenly, devastating thought hit him, with a cold slap of mercilessness, and left him cringing and crippled mentally and subconsciously.
What if Yugi said: Goodbye Yami. . . And Dark Magician says Goodbye?
Yami shivered. He probably couldn't take that coming from Yugi. After all Yugi was so kind, and innocent, and. . .
"Yami?"
Yami immediately turned all of his attention to the little voice he heard beside him. Yugi was half awake, but his amethyst colored eyes glistened brightly in the moonlight.
"Yes Yugi?"
"Can I tell you someting?"
"Sure. What is it?"
"When I firwst come here, I no twust no one. And Dawk Magician no like them either. I want to stay wiff you, because I twust no one but you!"
"I wish that you could stay with me forever, but you have to go home eventually."
"Otay."
Yugi knew what Yami was trying to say, and he felt all the sorrow that lied hidden inside him. He could hear the despondency in the midst of his voice. He could only hope that he would feel as cheerful as the morning sun tomorrow. But for now, Yugi snuggled closely to Yami and held on to him. Yami returned the 'hug' and closed his strong crimson eyes.
"Yami?"
"Yes?"
"I love you."
Yami's eyes widened when he opened them again. To his surprise, Yugi had gone back to sleep in that short period of time. Yami smiled to himself and closed his eyes again. His mind was at rest now and the clamor of feeling subsided. Since Yugi was half awake, he will probably not remember what he said. Everything came from his heart.
The spirit of a child loved an heir.
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It was now the sweet, blissful afternoon in the land of Egypt. Among all of the activity going on in the palace, Yugi and Yami were exploring every square inch of the golden tile and they gazed at the alabaster statues that they came to in the cool of the day. Obviously Yami wasn't exploring anything; he lived in the palace all of his life. He knew every step of every room of every section, and there was not one room that he hadn't walked in before. In one room for the remainder of the afternoon, Yami began to teach Yugi hieroglyphics. They sometimes visited towns and built sand objects. The two look alikes walked hand in hand everywhere they went. At the end of the day, they came to a fountain that was controlled by magic: the Fountain of Hope. The fountain was ever springing with hope and dreams, and they were shown as bubbles. The ones that Yugi popped came back eventually.
"Wowies Yami. Egypt fun to 'member you by."
"Yeah."
Yami sat down on the marble rim of the Fountain, and Yugi casually crawled into his lap. Yugi gave Yami a hug and his guardian one too. He was so full of warm, loving embraces, and Yami always returned them.
"Yami?"
"Hmm?"
"After today, we see e'chother again right?"
"I don't know Yugi. I'm sorry."
"I know we will! We will! And Dawk Magician says so too! I pwomise we will!"
"You're right Yugi. Even though we will be far apart for a while, and even if we are separated by the bowels of time, Destiny will bring us back together someway. Somehow. Because no one or nothing keeps you from me!" Yami said playfully.
Yugi's eyes began to light up in delight and he gave a lighthearted smile. Yami began to play with Yugi's hair and surprisingly began to tickle Yugi! He must have had this planned!
"Hahaha! No Yami! 'Top it!"
"No one gets away from the tickle monster! Muahahahahahaha!"
Yugi got out of Yami's grasp and began to run from him. Yami began to chase him and the both began to laugh happily for the first time together. There was no mean, sword wielding guards, no high mages, and no boundaries. It was just the two of them, alone and content, to enjoy the rest of the day without any obstacles. This was the happiest day of Yami's life.
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(Night)
" . . .And then Celtic Gawdian tries to eat Fewal Imp's food, but Dawk Magician say no. I protect you! And the Magician of Black Chaos says it important to share wiff friends and then Dawk Magician save the day again! Hooray! Cheese for everyone!"
"Wow Yugi. What an interesting story!"
Yami was watching intently as Yugi came up with stories using the key chains and his Dark Magician. For some reason, Yugi was good at telling interesting stories at his age; a normal three year old wouldn't be able to do that at all! Each story seemed to have a hidden meaning. Suddenly, they heard the sound of footsteps coming near the door of Yami's room. They both looked up at the same time, and the saw a recognizable figure: Simon Muran. He came in with a face filled with despondency.
"Hello Simon Muran!"
"Hi Mr. Simon Muran! And Dawk Magician says hello!"
"Hello there. Um, Prince Bel Um Fal, I need to talk to you in person."
Yami slowly got up, and followed the blue-eyed Egyptian. His mauve colored cape began to wave along with the breeze that passed through. They walked into the room of rituals in order to discuss one sad conversation, and the topic was Little Yugi.
"My prince . . .I know that this will be hard to take, but it is time for the young one to leave."
"What? Now??"
"Yes. I'm sure that he has his family wondering where his is right about now. How long has he been here?"
Yami looked at the floor in sadness. He knew he had to tell him, or he would not be a very trustworthy person. But if he kept the right amount of time to himself, there would be a flaw in getting him home. He decided to tell him the bitter truth.
"Yugi has been here for five days now . . ."
"You see? His parents must be worried sick about him in the future. The only way he could stay here is if he was your child, but he isn't. Instead, he is your destiny. It is up to you to decide his fate. The two of you together and the future collapsing, or you two apart, and not only does the future stays intact, but Yugi gets to be reunited with his parents. Follow your heart Yami, and it will tell you what is best for him."
"I . . . understand. I will take him home immediately."
Yami began to walk back into his room. Yugi's eyes lit up in joy and he ran to Yami and gave him a hug.
"Yami! Yami! I'm so glad to see you again!"
Yami knelt to the cheerful toddler, and gave him a long, warm, affectionate hug. He began to stroke his hair and Yugi enjoyed every moment. In fact, he enjoyed almost any kind of hug. Suddenly, as the world seemed to fade away, Yugi could hear light sobbing. Was Yami. . . Actually . . .crying?
"Yami? What's the matter?"
"You have to go back home now, Yugi."
"But why? I don't wanna leave you Yami!"
"I don't want to leave you either. But you have to go home. Your parents are looking for you right now so you can't stay here."
Yugi looked at Yami as he looked away. He lightly tapped Yami on the shoulder and he looked up. Yami gasped in surprise; what he saw was Yugi holding out his Dark Magician to him! Yugi was giving Yami his Dark Magician??
"Have Dawk Magician. He help you 'member me."
Yami slowly took the plushie and held him close to him. Then they gave each other their final hug. Yami took Yugi's hands and the both stood at the same time; their eyes, strong crimson and soft amethyst met for a final time. As a beam of moonlight came into the window around them both, the Millennium Symbol appeared on Yami's forehead. The moonlight seemed to get brighter and brighter. The light was so bright, that Yugi couldn't see anything; he could only hear Yami's last goodbye.
"Goodbye . . . my beautiful beloved angel . . ."
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Yugi realized that he was in his bed at home. Was that whole thing a dream? He crawled out of bed and then he walked into his parents' room. They were asleep in their warm, comfortable bed. They must have not been looking for him after all, or were they. Yugi walked back into his room and saw an outfit neatly folded; he picked it up and gasped. It was the same outfit he wore in Egypt that looked exactly like Yami's! Inside, he saw a real golden bracelet, and an ankh necklace made of silver. It had hieroglyphics inscribed on it. Yugi looked hard and tried to decipher the code.
Love Always from Yami
Yugi's eyes lit up in delight. Yami was real, and none of it was a dream! But, how was he going to see him again? Yugi could only hope. He opened the window and looked at the North Star. He changed a part of what his mother used to sing to him.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, help me find someone afar
Guide him all the way to me
Yami's whom I want to see
And we shall be together
Hugs and kisses forever
As the nights went by, Yugi began to sing this song every night. He would sing to the North Star, praying that Yami would come back to him. He would pray the next night, and the next night, until eventually he lost all hope and Yami faded away from his mind as he got older each year. But the memories of them together will always remain in the heart of time.
Destiny will bring us back together . . .someway . . .somehow . . .
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Well, that's the end of The Monarch and the Innocent. I hope you enjoyed it! Just because this story is over doesn't mean that Yami and Yugi will never be seeing each other again! I'm starting the sequel to this story right now! It is called The Monarch and the Innocent II: The Ties of Destiny! I'll update an excerpt either tomorrow or the next day. Until then, see you later!