Asuka02RedEva
serenitymoon@lycos.com
disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi Oh! or any of the characters used in this story; however the story is mine so please do not steal.
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long time, ne? i've been very busy so my apologies. I hope that you will all enjoy this chapter of my story and I hope to get good reviews. thank you and enjoy.
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Yami sighed softly as he pushed back Yuugi's bangs away from his eyes as he slept peacefully.
'...You'll be alright without me, Aibou. Your wish was always to have friends, and I have made it so...but now your life will be threatened if I am to remain with you, and I just cannot take that chance.,' thought Yami as he sat on the edge of Yuugi's bed.
The moonlight shown in through the slits in the blinds, falling on the two and the bed. Yami sighed softly once more, only wishing to keep these feelings and the image of his Aibou carefree and happy.
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Anzu looked out her window at the night sky and the stars shining brightly.
'...I hope that Yami came home safely. I didn't hear anything from Yuugi, so I assume everything went well.'
She watched as a shooting star shot across the sky, only to disappear from her view. She went back to her bed and lay down on her side, resting her head on her pillow.
'...Will I ever tell him?,' she thought to herself before her eyes fell slowly.
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Yami sat on the window seat, looking at the deck he and Yuugi had made. He came across the dark magician and a half smile played on his lips.
'...You've always been there for me, my old friend...'
He continued to look through the remainder of the deck, only to have memories surface; each card held a special meaning to the two. The deck, after all, had both of their hearts in it.
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Morning soon came, as the sun light fell upon Yuugi's face and he rubbed his eyes, yawning. He looked around the room, once his eyes focused...
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"Grandpa?! Grandpa?!," Yuugi came flying down the stairs nearly tripping over his own two feet, he was so frantic.
Grandpa blinked, he had made pancakes and was getting out the plates to set the table. "What's wrong, Yuugi?"
"Grandpa! Have you seen my puzzle?!," he yelled, out of breath, as he ran into the kitchen.
"What? Isn't it in your room?" Grandpa set down the plates, knowing that the matter at hand was quite serious.
"No! It's just gone!" Tears started to swell up in his eyes. "...Yami..."
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'...I feel so terrible...to leave without saying a word...how must he feel now? Will he understand? ...Or will he think the worst? One thing is for sure, his friends will help him to forget...'
Yami continued at a steady pace as he put more distance between himself and the game shop. His boots made a soft clicking sound on the pavement as he walked; the deck he and Yuugi had worked so hard to make, resting in the side of his belt.
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Anzu, Honda, and Jou soon arrived at the game shop, all confused as to why Yuugi had called them and told them to come quickly.
'....Nothing could have happened, it just couldn't have...,' thought Anzu, trying to stay optomistic as she sat on the couch, playing with her hands nervously.
"Yuug, what's going on?," asked Jou as he could see how upset Yuugi was when he entered the livingroom.
"C'mon Yuugi, you can tell us anything.," stated Honda, taking a seat next to Jou.
Yuugi looked as if he had been broken into a million pieces, and no one could ever mend all the breaks. In reality, he was heart broken...
"...Yami's...gone...," he whispered, so quietly that the three almost did not hear his words.
"What?!," both Jou and Honda yelled, jumping out of their seats in disbelief.
Anzu felt her heart stop for a moment and her breath get caught in her throat. She couldn't have just heard Yuugi correctly; there had to be some mistake.
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Grandpa sighed softly listening as Yuugi told them all he knew. 'I sometimes wonder if I were wrong to have given the puzzle to Yuugi in the first place? ...Could it be that only pain and sorrow are to follow the owner of the puzzle?'
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Yami's reflection caught his attention as he walked past a shop window. It looked sad and lonely, broken just like Yuugi's. He looked away and sighed, walking down the side walk once more.
'...I remember feeling this way when I sealed the evil force with the shadow realm so long ago...utterly alone...'
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"...He's gone...and I don't know why. When I woke up both the Millennium Puzzle and my dueling deck were gone...," Yuugi whispered, tears running down his cheeks.
"Someone must have stolen them, that's gotta be it!," encouraged Jou.
"He's right, Yuugi. I mean, there are lots of people who want your puzzle, we've just gotta find out who took it.," replied Honda.
"...No...," whispered Yuugi as he looked down at the carpet, "...he left me...and I don't know why...I must have done something wrong, he's been so distant lately."
"No!," yelled Anzu, quickly standing up, trying to hold back tears of her own. "You could never have done something wrong, Yuugi. Yami loves you! You're like a brother to him!," she looked away suddenly at her outburst. "...He wouldn't just leave you without a good reason...he's not like that..."
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'...Am I to constantly go through each life losing all that I hold dear? And for what? A greater good? ...Why must I give it all up? ...Is it selfish to want to remain with my Aibou, and his loved ones? His loved ones? ...No, my lov--...'
He shook his head, suddenly, to clear his mind of the thought...
'...What right do I have to think such things?'
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Everyone stood in silence for a moment, taking in what Anzu had said.
"...Anzu, I don't know what other reason Yami would have for leaving me. I thought he loved me as much as I love him, but I did something wrong and now---"
"Stop it, Yuugi! Just stop it!," yelled Anzu, tears streaming her face, "I won't let you say or even think things like that! It's not true! He must be trying to protect you, he must!"
"Protect him from what?," asked Jou, arching an eye brow.
"...I'm not sure...but he wouldn't just leave! He wouldn't do that!"
With that she ran out of the living room and out the front door, heading down the street in hopes of somehow finding him...
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"Anzu! Wait for --"
Grandpa held out his arm in front of Jou and Honda. "...Perhaps she merely needs some time to understand what has happened. It seems that she cares for Yami as well."
With that he went over to Yuugi and led him into the kitchen. "Come along, my boy. We must keep our minds occupied until Yami returns to us."
Jou and Honda both sighed, taking a seat on the couch.
"...This sucks!," yelled Jou, punching his fist in a couch cushion.
"...I can't believe this...it's just too much. Everything was finally getting better and BANG this has to happen... Maybe Yuugi is right, maybe Yami doesn't care and---"
"Shut up, Honda! I don't care what Yuugi thinks, I can't believe that Yami would just do this to him for no good reason. I mean, look at all the times Yami came to our rescue, and now to just leave? It doesn't add up."
"...I guess you're right, Jou. What can we do though?"
"....Just be here for Yuug...that's all we can do....," replied Jou with a sigh.
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Anzu hugged a tree trunk, as she found herself out of breath, and that she could no longer run.
'...Why? Why did you leave? ...What happened to you yesterday?," so many thoughts ran through her mind. '...You can't be gone, Yami...you just can't, I have to tell you...'
She closed her eyes tightly as her tears were mixed with memories. Her memories consisted of all the times Yami had been there for her, all the times he had never let her down, and all the times she had felt safe with him.
"...Please, Please," she whispered, "...come back..."
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'...I have no choice, I must leave...'
Yami recalled what Isis had told him...
~~Flash back~~
"Oh my Pharaoh, this new enemy will find you...he's coming for you even as we speak. This city is filling up with people who work for him.," whispered Isis, as she took his hands in hers.
"...So what you're telling me is that my host and his loved ones are in danger as long as I remain with them?," asked Yami, looking down at his hands in hers. He trusted her, yet he had no personal recollection of her from the past, he knew what she spoke was the truth.
"Yes, my Pharaoh. I am even in grave danger for having told you what I know. I cannot tell you how to live your life, only that the events of the past will happen once more. You now have the choice to spare the ones around you the great sorrow that will soon come..."
~~End of Flash back~~
'...I will not risk their lives in order to fill in a piece I lost so long ago...my happiness does not matter...perhaps it is merely fate that I am never to know true happiness.'
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Anzu had lost hope of finding Yami. She had wandered the city througout most of the day and there had been no sign of him.
'...He's really gone...," she thought, '...I guess the only thing left to do now is to go home...'
Her attention was suddenly drawn to the pier. The sun was setting over the water and she remembered a time not so long ago when she and Yami had talked...now, however, it did feel as though a great chunk of time had past. For once in her life, she felt lonely...a piece of her was missing...
Feeling her vision starting to get blurry once more from tears, she sighed and started to pass the pier when something caught her attention. There, standing on the pier, was a lone figure, leaning up against the rail as if saying his final good byes...
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Yami sighed as he watched the sun set on the water; how the waves rippled, causing the sun set's reflection to blur.
'...Perhaps someday I shall return to this place, if fate so wishes it...but for now, I mustn't think of such false hopes. I must only know that my Aibou and his friends are safe from harm...'
As he turned around his eyes fell on a familiar face...
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Anzu let the tears flow as she quickly wrapped her arms around him. It felt so good to know that he was alright and that she could just hold him in her arms, if only for a little while.
"...I thought you left, I told Yuugi that you wouldn't just leave, I---"
She was cut short however when Yami gently pushed her away from him.
"I did leave, Anzu.," he whispered, looking away from her, the sight pained him, "...I was merely saying my good byes and hoping that I may some day come back to this place..."
Anzu couldn't believe what she had just heard, it was as if someone had shattered her heart, and she could hear every piece hit the floor and shatter before her very eyes.
"...No, no you can't mean that...You can't just leave. I won't let you!," she cried, moving forward to wrap her arms around him once more.
Yami sighed and shook his head. "No Anzu, this is good bye, you cannot stop me, and I will not allow you to shed tears for me. I am merely a burden for Yuugi and the rest of you..."
Anzu stared at him in disbelief. "You can't actually believe that! We don't think of you as a burden we lo--," she looked down. "....Yuugi loves you, Yami. ...and....so do...."
Yami knew what it was she wished to say, for it was as clear to him as a crystal pool. He brought his hand up to her cheek, carefully wiping away her tears. "No, Anzu.," he whispered, shaking his head, "...No, you don't...you don't know me...or what I am. You know nothing of what is to come if I do not leave you now."
"We mean nothing to you?," she asked, her voice cracking from her crying.
"...Quite the opposite...you mean so much to me that I will not watch each and every one of you die, when it is in my power to save you."
"Die? But I'm sure we could talk to the police or..." She knew it was just wishful thinking, her heart told her that much and that nothing she could do would change his mind. "...Why do you have to be so selfless? You should have told Yuugi! He thinks that you hate him!," she yelled, tears clouding her vision.
Yami's eyes widened, it felt as if someone had drove a knife through his heart. "...Aibou, thinks...I..."
"He doesn't understand, Yami. None of us do! We don't care about your past. We want to help you if something is coming to threaten you...we just want you to---"
She blinked as she was pulled into his arms. She realized then that he really didn't want to leave them at all, that he was merely doing what his heart told him was right...
Yami rested his chin on her shoulder and held her. It was true, leaving them would be one of the hardest things he had ever had to do...but watching them die would be even harder...
"...Gomen nasai, Anzu...I never meant to hurt you, Aibou, or the others..."
"...I know, Yami...," she whispered as she too rested her chin on his shoulder, her arms wrapped around him tightly. "...I know..."
"I would never have been able to leave if I had told Yuugi about my past. He would only worry about me...this way, I hope that in time he will be able to forget about me. Will you please help him for me?"
"...I can't!," she tried to yell in between tears, "He'll never forget you, never! ...And neither will I..."
"...Then please help him to understand, that you all mean so much to me that I will not risk your lives for my selfish ways..."
"...Oh, Yami. It's not selfish to want to be happy, or to have people who care about you."
"...You mean a great deal to me, Anzu; I will always cherish the times we shared together..."
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A light fog had begun to roll in, a summer storm on its way...
"Don't make it sound so final please."
He gently let go of her and moved back a ways so he could get a good look at her.
"You should get home now, Anzu. It looks like it's going to rain soon.," he stated with a small smile.
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"...Please, Yami," she started, standing before him. "..Please promise you'll come back..."
He took her hand in his and watched her eyes. They seemed so afraid and confused, he wished there was a way to reassure her, but for now, one little lie could go unaccountable for...
"I promise I will come back. Back to Aibou and to you, you have my word.," he stated in a tone that was as optomistic and assuring as he could make it.
He would do anything to set her mind at ease; he only hoped that his statement would become the truth, but for now, it seemed hopeless.
Anzu looked up at him and smiled, squeezing his hand in hers. She leaned in to kiss his cheek, as a single stray tear rolled down her cheek.
Yami rested his cheek against hers, trying to hold onto the moment for only a little longer. To only remember the feeling of being cared about, and hoping that he would know that feeling again (that it wouldn't be a long time before he returned).
As he moved away from her, he leaned forward placing a gentle kiss on her forehead.
Anzu felt her cheeks grow warmer as she forced a smile, just for him.
"Take care of yourself, Anzu.," he whispered before walking past her. "...Good bye..."
She stood on the pier, her back toward the direction he just taken off in.
"Don't say good bye, Yami. Say 'see you later'."
However, she heard no reply. When she turned around to scold him, she found that the fog had rolled in and that his form had been completely concealed...
"...This isn't good bye...," she whispered before heading home in the fog, rain clouds forming over head.
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Yami, however, had heard her words. As he continued walking out of the city of Domino, he held his hand up and waved for a moment.
"...See you later, Anzu...I love you..."
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The End?
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That's it! I really hope that you enjoyed my story! Do you sense a sequel? Would you like to see a sequel in the fall? Let me know, and have a GREAT summer! I just want to say thank you to all my loyal readers, you mean the world to me, honest! Check out my Easter ygo fic if you like, for some humor, I've started a holiday set of ygo fanfics, I'm so mean to Yami. ^.^ As always, reviews are welcome, comments, etc. Good luck to everyone this summer and may God bless you and keep you safe. Ja Ne
serenitymoon@lycos.com
disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi Oh! or any of the characters used in this story; however the story is mine so please do not steal.
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long time, ne? i've been very busy so my apologies. I hope that you will all enjoy this chapter of my story and I hope to get good reviews. thank you and enjoy.
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Yami sighed softly as he pushed back Yuugi's bangs away from his eyes as he slept peacefully.
'...You'll be alright without me, Aibou. Your wish was always to have friends, and I have made it so...but now your life will be threatened if I am to remain with you, and I just cannot take that chance.,' thought Yami as he sat on the edge of Yuugi's bed.
The moonlight shown in through the slits in the blinds, falling on the two and the bed. Yami sighed softly once more, only wishing to keep these feelings and the image of his Aibou carefree and happy.
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Anzu looked out her window at the night sky and the stars shining brightly.
'...I hope that Yami came home safely. I didn't hear anything from Yuugi, so I assume everything went well.'
She watched as a shooting star shot across the sky, only to disappear from her view. She went back to her bed and lay down on her side, resting her head on her pillow.
'...Will I ever tell him?,' she thought to herself before her eyes fell slowly.
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Yami sat on the window seat, looking at the deck he and Yuugi had made. He came across the dark magician and a half smile played on his lips.
'...You've always been there for me, my old friend...'
He continued to look through the remainder of the deck, only to have memories surface; each card held a special meaning to the two. The deck, after all, had both of their hearts in it.
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Morning soon came, as the sun light fell upon Yuugi's face and he rubbed his eyes, yawning. He looked around the room, once his eyes focused...
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"Grandpa?! Grandpa?!," Yuugi came flying down the stairs nearly tripping over his own two feet, he was so frantic.
Grandpa blinked, he had made pancakes and was getting out the plates to set the table. "What's wrong, Yuugi?"
"Grandpa! Have you seen my puzzle?!," he yelled, out of breath, as he ran into the kitchen.
"What? Isn't it in your room?" Grandpa set down the plates, knowing that the matter at hand was quite serious.
"No! It's just gone!" Tears started to swell up in his eyes. "...Yami..."
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'...I feel so terrible...to leave without saying a word...how must he feel now? Will he understand? ...Or will he think the worst? One thing is for sure, his friends will help him to forget...'
Yami continued at a steady pace as he put more distance between himself and the game shop. His boots made a soft clicking sound on the pavement as he walked; the deck he and Yuugi had worked so hard to make, resting in the side of his belt.
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Anzu, Honda, and Jou soon arrived at the game shop, all confused as to why Yuugi had called them and told them to come quickly.
'....Nothing could have happened, it just couldn't have...,' thought Anzu, trying to stay optomistic as she sat on the couch, playing with her hands nervously.
"Yuug, what's going on?," asked Jou as he could see how upset Yuugi was when he entered the livingroom.
"C'mon Yuugi, you can tell us anything.," stated Honda, taking a seat next to Jou.
Yuugi looked as if he had been broken into a million pieces, and no one could ever mend all the breaks. In reality, he was heart broken...
"...Yami's...gone...," he whispered, so quietly that the three almost did not hear his words.
"What?!," both Jou and Honda yelled, jumping out of their seats in disbelief.
Anzu felt her heart stop for a moment and her breath get caught in her throat. She couldn't have just heard Yuugi correctly; there had to be some mistake.
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Grandpa sighed softly listening as Yuugi told them all he knew. 'I sometimes wonder if I were wrong to have given the puzzle to Yuugi in the first place? ...Could it be that only pain and sorrow are to follow the owner of the puzzle?'
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Yami's reflection caught his attention as he walked past a shop window. It looked sad and lonely, broken just like Yuugi's. He looked away and sighed, walking down the side walk once more.
'...I remember feeling this way when I sealed the evil force with the shadow realm so long ago...utterly alone...'
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"...He's gone...and I don't know why. When I woke up both the Millennium Puzzle and my dueling deck were gone...," Yuugi whispered, tears running down his cheeks.
"Someone must have stolen them, that's gotta be it!," encouraged Jou.
"He's right, Yuugi. I mean, there are lots of people who want your puzzle, we've just gotta find out who took it.," replied Honda.
"...No...," whispered Yuugi as he looked down at the carpet, "...he left me...and I don't know why...I must have done something wrong, he's been so distant lately."
"No!," yelled Anzu, quickly standing up, trying to hold back tears of her own. "You could never have done something wrong, Yuugi. Yami loves you! You're like a brother to him!," she looked away suddenly at her outburst. "...He wouldn't just leave you without a good reason...he's not like that..."
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'...Am I to constantly go through each life losing all that I hold dear? And for what? A greater good? ...Why must I give it all up? ...Is it selfish to want to remain with my Aibou, and his loved ones? His loved ones? ...No, my lov--...'
He shook his head, suddenly, to clear his mind of the thought...
'...What right do I have to think such things?'
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Everyone stood in silence for a moment, taking in what Anzu had said.
"...Anzu, I don't know what other reason Yami would have for leaving me. I thought he loved me as much as I love him, but I did something wrong and now---"
"Stop it, Yuugi! Just stop it!," yelled Anzu, tears streaming her face, "I won't let you say or even think things like that! It's not true! He must be trying to protect you, he must!"
"Protect him from what?," asked Jou, arching an eye brow.
"...I'm not sure...but he wouldn't just leave! He wouldn't do that!"
With that she ran out of the living room and out the front door, heading down the street in hopes of somehow finding him...
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"Anzu! Wait for --"
Grandpa held out his arm in front of Jou and Honda. "...Perhaps she merely needs some time to understand what has happened. It seems that she cares for Yami as well."
With that he went over to Yuugi and led him into the kitchen. "Come along, my boy. We must keep our minds occupied until Yami returns to us."
Jou and Honda both sighed, taking a seat on the couch.
"...This sucks!," yelled Jou, punching his fist in a couch cushion.
"...I can't believe this...it's just too much. Everything was finally getting better and BANG this has to happen... Maybe Yuugi is right, maybe Yami doesn't care and---"
"Shut up, Honda! I don't care what Yuugi thinks, I can't believe that Yami would just do this to him for no good reason. I mean, look at all the times Yami came to our rescue, and now to just leave? It doesn't add up."
"...I guess you're right, Jou. What can we do though?"
"....Just be here for Yuug...that's all we can do....," replied Jou with a sigh.
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Anzu hugged a tree trunk, as she found herself out of breath, and that she could no longer run.
'...Why? Why did you leave? ...What happened to you yesterday?," so many thoughts ran through her mind. '...You can't be gone, Yami...you just can't, I have to tell you...'
She closed her eyes tightly as her tears were mixed with memories. Her memories consisted of all the times Yami had been there for her, all the times he had never let her down, and all the times she had felt safe with him.
"...Please, Please," she whispered, "...come back..."
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'...I have no choice, I must leave...'
Yami recalled what Isis had told him...
~~Flash back~~
"Oh my Pharaoh, this new enemy will find you...he's coming for you even as we speak. This city is filling up with people who work for him.," whispered Isis, as she took his hands in hers.
"...So what you're telling me is that my host and his loved ones are in danger as long as I remain with them?," asked Yami, looking down at his hands in hers. He trusted her, yet he had no personal recollection of her from the past, he knew what she spoke was the truth.
"Yes, my Pharaoh. I am even in grave danger for having told you what I know. I cannot tell you how to live your life, only that the events of the past will happen once more. You now have the choice to spare the ones around you the great sorrow that will soon come..."
~~End of Flash back~~
'...I will not risk their lives in order to fill in a piece I lost so long ago...my happiness does not matter...perhaps it is merely fate that I am never to know true happiness.'
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Anzu had lost hope of finding Yami. She had wandered the city througout most of the day and there had been no sign of him.
'...He's really gone...," she thought, '...I guess the only thing left to do now is to go home...'
Her attention was suddenly drawn to the pier. The sun was setting over the water and she remembered a time not so long ago when she and Yami had talked...now, however, it did feel as though a great chunk of time had past. For once in her life, she felt lonely...a piece of her was missing...
Feeling her vision starting to get blurry once more from tears, she sighed and started to pass the pier when something caught her attention. There, standing on the pier, was a lone figure, leaning up against the rail as if saying his final good byes...
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Yami sighed as he watched the sun set on the water; how the waves rippled, causing the sun set's reflection to blur.
'...Perhaps someday I shall return to this place, if fate so wishes it...but for now, I mustn't think of such false hopes. I must only know that my Aibou and his friends are safe from harm...'
As he turned around his eyes fell on a familiar face...
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Anzu let the tears flow as she quickly wrapped her arms around him. It felt so good to know that he was alright and that she could just hold him in her arms, if only for a little while.
"...I thought you left, I told Yuugi that you wouldn't just leave, I---"
She was cut short however when Yami gently pushed her away from him.
"I did leave, Anzu.," he whispered, looking away from her, the sight pained him, "...I was merely saying my good byes and hoping that I may some day come back to this place..."
Anzu couldn't believe what she had just heard, it was as if someone had shattered her heart, and she could hear every piece hit the floor and shatter before her very eyes.
"...No, no you can't mean that...You can't just leave. I won't let you!," she cried, moving forward to wrap her arms around him once more.
Yami sighed and shook his head. "No Anzu, this is good bye, you cannot stop me, and I will not allow you to shed tears for me. I am merely a burden for Yuugi and the rest of you..."
Anzu stared at him in disbelief. "You can't actually believe that! We don't think of you as a burden we lo--," she looked down. "....Yuugi loves you, Yami. ...and....so do...."
Yami knew what it was she wished to say, for it was as clear to him as a crystal pool. He brought his hand up to her cheek, carefully wiping away her tears. "No, Anzu.," he whispered, shaking his head, "...No, you don't...you don't know me...or what I am. You know nothing of what is to come if I do not leave you now."
"We mean nothing to you?," she asked, her voice cracking from her crying.
"...Quite the opposite...you mean so much to me that I will not watch each and every one of you die, when it is in my power to save you."
"Die? But I'm sure we could talk to the police or..." She knew it was just wishful thinking, her heart told her that much and that nothing she could do would change his mind. "...Why do you have to be so selfless? You should have told Yuugi! He thinks that you hate him!," she yelled, tears clouding her vision.
Yami's eyes widened, it felt as if someone had drove a knife through his heart. "...Aibou, thinks...I..."
"He doesn't understand, Yami. None of us do! We don't care about your past. We want to help you if something is coming to threaten you...we just want you to---"
She blinked as she was pulled into his arms. She realized then that he really didn't want to leave them at all, that he was merely doing what his heart told him was right...
Yami rested his chin on her shoulder and held her. It was true, leaving them would be one of the hardest things he had ever had to do...but watching them die would be even harder...
"...Gomen nasai, Anzu...I never meant to hurt you, Aibou, or the others..."
"...I know, Yami...," she whispered as she too rested her chin on his shoulder, her arms wrapped around him tightly. "...I know..."
"I would never have been able to leave if I had told Yuugi about my past. He would only worry about me...this way, I hope that in time he will be able to forget about me. Will you please help him for me?"
"...I can't!," she tried to yell in between tears, "He'll never forget you, never! ...And neither will I..."
"...Then please help him to understand, that you all mean so much to me that I will not risk your lives for my selfish ways..."
"...Oh, Yami. It's not selfish to want to be happy, or to have people who care about you."
"...You mean a great deal to me, Anzu; I will always cherish the times we shared together..."
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A light fog had begun to roll in, a summer storm on its way...
"Don't make it sound so final please."
He gently let go of her and moved back a ways so he could get a good look at her.
"You should get home now, Anzu. It looks like it's going to rain soon.," he stated with a small smile.
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"...Please, Yami," she started, standing before him. "..Please promise you'll come back..."
He took her hand in his and watched her eyes. They seemed so afraid and confused, he wished there was a way to reassure her, but for now, one little lie could go unaccountable for...
"I promise I will come back. Back to Aibou and to you, you have my word.," he stated in a tone that was as optomistic and assuring as he could make it.
He would do anything to set her mind at ease; he only hoped that his statement would become the truth, but for now, it seemed hopeless.
Anzu looked up at him and smiled, squeezing his hand in hers. She leaned in to kiss his cheek, as a single stray tear rolled down her cheek.
Yami rested his cheek against hers, trying to hold onto the moment for only a little longer. To only remember the feeling of being cared about, and hoping that he would know that feeling again (that it wouldn't be a long time before he returned).
As he moved away from her, he leaned forward placing a gentle kiss on her forehead.
Anzu felt her cheeks grow warmer as she forced a smile, just for him.
"Take care of yourself, Anzu.," he whispered before walking past her. "...Good bye..."
She stood on the pier, her back toward the direction he just taken off in.
"Don't say good bye, Yami. Say 'see you later'."
However, she heard no reply. When she turned around to scold him, she found that the fog had rolled in and that his form had been completely concealed...
"...This isn't good bye...," she whispered before heading home in the fog, rain clouds forming over head.
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Yami, however, had heard her words. As he continued walking out of the city of Domino, he held his hand up and waved for a moment.
"...See you later, Anzu...I love you..."
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The End?
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That's it! I really hope that you enjoyed my story! Do you sense a sequel? Would you like to see a sequel in the fall? Let me know, and have a GREAT summer! I just want to say thank you to all my loyal readers, you mean the world to me, honest! Check out my Easter ygo fic if you like, for some humor, I've started a holiday set of ygo fanfics, I'm so mean to Yami. ^.^ As always, reviews are welcome, comments, etc. Good luck to everyone this summer and may God bless you and keep you safe. Ja Ne