Hey again. I am apologizing right now for all the problem's I've been having lately. For some strange reason ff.net is not working right from my computer. I had chapter three done two days before I finally got it posted, but for some reason ff.net wouldn't upload the chapter. It took me TWO DAYS to get that one chapter up. But have no fear, that whole time I was working on this chapter, that's why it's out so soon.
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With that said I think it's time we proceed with this chapter…
My Immortal
CHAPTER FOUR: IF YOU'RE GONE
"I think I've already lost you
I think you're finally gone
I think I'm finally scared now
You think I'm weak-but I think you're wrong
I think you're already leaving
Feels like your hand is on the door
I thought this place was an empire
But now I relax-I can't be sure.
I think you're so mean- I think we should try
I think I could need- this in my life
I think I'm just scared- I think too much
I know this is wrong, it's a problem
I'm dealing.
If you're gone-maybe it's time to go home
There's an awful lot of breathing room
But I can hardly move
If you're gone- baby you need to come home
Cause there's a little bit of something me
In everything you.
I bet you're hard to get over
I bet the room just won't shine
I bet my hands- I can stay here
I bet you need- more then you mind.
I think you're so mean- I think we should try
I think I could need- this in my life
I think I'm just scared- I think too much
I can't relate and that's a problem
I'm feeling
If you're gone-maybe it's time to go home
There's an awful lot of breathing room
But I can hardly move
If you're gone- baby you need to come home
Cause there's a little bit of something me
In everything you.
~ If You're Gone- by: Matchbox 20~
"We've been all over Domino City and there's no sign of Yami anywhere!" Joey threw his hands up in the air. "That guy's the hardest thing I've ever had to search for!"
Tristan rolled his eyes and rubbed the back of his head. "Joey, the only thing you've ever searched for is the refrigerator."
Joey growled as Tristan and Tea burst out into laughter. Only Yugi remained oddly silent. He was wrapped up in his own negative thoughts.
Joey was right, Yami was impossible to find. It was almost as if he didn't want to be found. And maybe that was the case. His and Yami's last conversation hadn't been a pleasant one. He had been angry and Yami had been hurt. If Yami was gone with the intention of never coming back, maybe he should just give up and go home.
"Yugi, you coming?"
Tristan's voice snapped Yugi out of his dark thoughts. He noticed Joey and Tea had already ahead into the central park of Domino City leaving Tristan behind with his zoned out friend. Which was unusual. It was usually Joey or Tea helping Yugi out or giving him advice. But this change was a welcome one.
"Yeah Tristan." Yugi lifted heavy lidded eyes to glance at Tristan. Ever since Yami left, Yugi seemed to tire easier. The hike around the city had been torture to his tired body. "Yeah, I'm coming. I'm sorry, I was just thinking."
Tristan's brow creased in concern. He dropped to one knee beside his weakened friend.
"About what, Yugi?" He asked with genuine concern. "Cause whatever it is seems to have you in the dumps."
"I was thinking about Yami." Yugi's eyes filled with tears when he whispered Yami's name. "What if he doesn't want to come home? If that's the case, aren't we just wasting our time? We'll never find him, Yami will make sure of that. What if those papers read 'I'm sorry' because he's sorry that he had to leave, but he couldn't stay? What if he's sorry that his hikira had to be such a jerk!"
With each idea that Yugi thought of, his voice became more frantic and tears of panic poured down his face. Tristan grabbed him by the shoulders and forced his hysterical friend to look at him.
"Yugi, calm down!" He demanded, catching Yugi's attention. "Yugi, there had to be a reason why Yami just up and left. If what you said really happened, then Yami has no reason to stay mad. And if he is still upset, we will find him and knock some sense into his ancient Egyptian head!"
Yugi gave Tristan a half-smile and nodded. His friend made sense; Yugi had done worse to Yami. Like the time at duelist kingdom where he had blocked Yami and his powers out for fear of what he would do to win. And Yami hadn't held a grudge. What made Yugi think he would hold one over this? But if he wasn't, why hadn't he come back yet?
"You're right Tristan." He finally spoke. "I don't think Yami doesn't want us to find him. It's just, I've never been without him this long. I'm trying to deal with this the best I can.
"All right." Tristan stood back up. "Then let's catch up with the other two. Joey's now in search of a hot dog vender."
Yugi managed to giggle at that comment. He followed Tristan into the park after Tea and Joey. Maybe things would turn around for him now. The sun was bright and its rays were warm. And he could feel a presence stirring in the air. It wasn't Yam, not so far as Yogi could tell, but there was something there nonetheless. And it was something that he knew he had to find.
~*~
Yami walked in stride with Janie down the streets of Domino City. He had never noticed how big the place was. The only time he ventured down the streets was when Yugi let him have control. And even then he had Yugi's knowledge to help him understand things. This was the first time he was allowed to do something alone. And even with all the free space that he had, it felt as if the world were crashing down upon him.
Janie watched Yami as he stared wide-eyed at everything they passed. It seemed to the unknowing eye as though he had never walked the streets of his own town before. She had to smile at his childlike antics as he jumped back away from the curb when a car flew by.
"You know, they usually don't drive up on the sidewalk." She laughed when he turned his wide, crimson eyes on her. "For someone who's claimed to live here for a while, you don't seem to sure of your own town."
Yami straightened himself up and hoped to regain some of his lost dignity. He gave Janie a small smile and glanced back at the street filled with cars.
"I never really left my house too often." He decided that the half-truth was still the best policy. Every once and in a while, but it was always with my aib-"
Yami stopped himself quickly. He had almost told Janie. If she found out that he was nothing more then an ancient spirit who only stood in front of her because of the heart of a young boy, she would have him locked up before he could blink. He blushed furiously and ran a hand through his tri-colored hair.
"I never really left unless my friends were with me." He quickly found another half-truth to cover up his slip. "I guess you could consider me kind of like those crazy cat women."
Janie laughed and suddenly stepped off the curb and onto the road. Yami's eyes grew wide when he remembered that the curb was the only thing that kept the speeding cars from hitting him. He took a quick step forward, but stopped when his foot came to the edge of the curb.
"Janie, no!" He called after his new friend. "What about the cars?"
She turned and looked at him with blue eyes that twinkled with confusion and amusement. The sight before him was something that amazed Yami. Janie stood in the middle of two lines of cars. They were all stopped as though she had summoned them to.
'Maybe she has powers too.' Yami thought, as he wearily stepped off the curb and onto the street. 'Maybe she can control things.'
"Did I forget to mention that cars always stop at red lights?" Janie pointed upward at wires that held large yellow boxes. The boxes blinked with three different color circles; green, red, and yellow. At that moment the red blazed the brightest.
"Now come on." Janie grabbed Yami's hand and pulled him all the way across the street. "The light doesn't stay red forever, and drivers in the city are never very nice."
As soon as they stepped up on the curb on the other side of the street, the cars jumped back to life and roared by them. Yami stared in amazement. It was almost like magic.
"So one little light controls all of them?" He spoke softly to himself. "Amazing."
"Yeah, the light and the crosswalk control them." Janie's voice was gruff. "And the fear of a lawsuit. Pedestrians have the right away."
Yami nodded, but didn't say another word. He was still amazed by the fact that a whole army of metal boxes could be controlled by one tiny, red light. He numbly followed Janie as she pulled him away from the street corner.
"So Yami," She finally spoke to the stunned man. "What exactly was it that you had that those men wanted so badly? I mean, they did a number on you. It must have been something important."
Yami's face hardened into a mask of seriousness. This was a topic he would have been happy to have stayed away from, but he owed the person who saved him a slight explanation as to why she found him in the condition he was in. Some more of the half-truth would do.
"It is something very important." He looked around to make sure they weren't being pursued by anyone who could be preserved as being dangerous. "But I don't have it. My…younger brother holds it. I was protecting him by trying to catch the person who threatened him in the first place. But they got the better of me and now I fear my little brother's safety."
Janie watched him with sad eyes. "So why can't you go home?" She asked softly. "If you protected your little brother, then why wouldn't you be wanted back at home?"
Yami sighed heavily as Janie led them into Domino City's central park. He couldn't go back because Yugi hated what his presence had done to his life. Ever since Yami had shown up, Yugi's life wasn't the same. Sure their had been good changes, like the new friends he had made. But other then that, he had only brought trouble. He was nothing but a bother to his Light.
"Even though I protect him, my little brother hates me being around." Yami wasn't sure if this was a half-truth or the complete truth. "Me being there has created a dark shadow that he can't pull his life out of. He just doesn't want me around."
"I'm sorry." Janie whispered, feeling bad for having brought up such tender issues. She tried to help Yami enjoy their stroll through the park but she could tell his mind was elsewhere. Finally she sat the zoned out pharaoh on a park bench.
"Stay there." She demanded, though smiling. "I'll go get us something cold. Some water or an ice cream maybe."
Yami perked up. Yugi had given him ice cream once before and it turned out that the pharaoh had a sweet tooth. It had become a great joke for both hikira and yami, and Yugi had used it as a bribe on many occasions. Now it seemed like it would help sooth his problems.
He watched as Janie walked away and felt a stir in the air around him. Sitting up straight, Yami searched around him. Someone with great magic was in the area, and he sensed it was coming from behind him. Yami pulled himself to his feet and started to warily follow the presence. He knew it was something he had to find.
~*~
She had left the pharaoh alone, leaving him vulnerable. The shadow in the bushes watched him with intent eyes as he suddenly jerked to full attention. It stopped breathing, fearing that the ancient Egyptian had sensed it. But his eyes wandered else where from the bushes that concealed it. No, the pharaoh sensed a different magic. A growl rose in its throat.
"Cleopatra." It's voice came out a withering hiss. "Stay away from him, this is my chance for revenge, and nothing you do will stop me!"
Besides, it already had enough information to have thought up a perfect plan. Yami didn't have the puzzle on him, which wasn't surprising. It should have planned for the fact that the hikira would be holding it, which was the reason it had sent some mindless street thieves to retrieve it. But fate would have it its way. The hikira appeared to not be with the pharaoh, and there was anger and regret floating in their link. Whether or not it had access to the puzzle, it could still sense the disturbance.
Now all it had to do was find the hikira and it could activate its plan. All that needed to be done was hikira had to see yami. Then it could bring about their ends…
I hope you liked this chapter! I worked hard and it came out longer then I expected. I hope the end didn't confuse you. I tried to make it the least confusing I could.
I'm actually taking this break to ask a question. That eye that appears on Yami's forehead when he uses "mind crush", what is it called?!?! I've seen it called so many things and I need to know for this story. Please, if you know, let me know.
Anyway…review if you liked and I'll work on the next chapter!!
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