Yami: Unseeing Eyes
Two weeks later, Yami went back into hospital. All the doctors did was remove the bandages, check that the wounds were healing, and send him home. Yami had asked Yugi not to come with him that time. He gave no reason, but Yugi agreed. The real reason was that Yami wanted to be the first (other than the doctors) to see what he looked like now. Now that he had seven mauve scars running in irregular lines across his face. Yugi had gone over to Joey's house for the afternoon, and Yami walked home alone, slowly, wondering why he wasn't going faster. The mirror was waiting for him, but he walked slowly, thinking over past events.
The last time he had seen himself, his face was a mess of blood and glass. By the time he got home, it had started raining, causing him to go a bit faster, but not much. As soon as he stepped through the door, he abandoned all composure, and kicked his boots off, before sprinting up the stairs, and into the bathroom.
He hesitated before looking in the mirror. Slowly, he looked into it, and stared into crimson eyes, which stared back. The longest scar ran across his forehead, almost horizontally. Five others were randomly placed across his face, and the seventh ran diagonally across his left eye. He was lucky, Yami thought. He had instantly closed his eyes when he saw the glass hurtling towards him. If he hadn't, he would now be half blind. For about five minutes, he stared into the mirror, thinking about the attack, and Kaiba, and finally, how different he looked.
//Yugi, I'm home now.// he said to his Aibou. He waited for the response. Yugi ALWAYS heard him, no matter where he was. But of course, Yugi had to finish off whatever he was saying to anyone else, before talking back to Yami, so sometimes it took a while.
/OK, Yami. Do you just want me to come back?/
//I don't mind. I would enjoy the company, especially since I can now talk without seven daggers stabbing me in the face.// He heard a mental laugh from Yugi. /Sounds like you're back to normal/ he said. //Of course. Well, as normal as I'm going to get now. I don't care who sees me like this, but keep Kaiba out of it for a while. You can bring the damn Tomb Robber, if you like, but not Kaiba.// /OK. I'll be there soon./
Yami half-jumped down the stairs, smiling happily for the first time in the last two weeks. Then, he had a thought, and raced back up the stairs, and into Yugi's bedroom. He quickly found a golden box, right where it always was. This, of course, was the box that originally contained the Puzzle, but now held Yugi's precious deck. He carried it back down the stairs with him, and then sat on the floor in the front room, and started playing with the cards. He messed around for a bit, trying to add up the total attack points of all the monsters, and then all the defence. After a while, he lost count, so he stopped.
Then, he heard the front door open, and Yugi walk in, with what sounded like five extra sets of feet. "Yami, we're back!" Yugi shouted. "Where are you?" "In here." said Yami, pausing for a moment, then bravely getting up, and going to the door of the front room which led into the hallway. He looked at the group of people there. He narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw Bakura, but made no move. Everyone was staring at him, at his face. "What do you think?" he asked in a joking manner. "Well... er...?" started Tea, but Yami just laughed. "Don't worry about it." He turned back into the room, and Yugi bounced in after him. Yugi looked at his Aibou questioningly, from seeing his deck spread out on the floor, but said nothing. Yami smiled back at him, slightly embarrassed, but happy. He quickly, but carefully, gathered up all the cards, and put them back into their box.
The silence was broken by Bakura. "How come nobody told me of this? I was hoping to do something like that to him myself!" he said, scowling. "Stupid Pharaoh." Everyone, even Yami laughed at this, and after a while, Bakura joined in. "But seriously, what happened?" Bakura asked. Of course, this meant that Yami had to explain everything all over again. After that, Joey decided that they were all getting way too serious, and he put a CD into the CD player. Very soon, a song that Joey called 'Wild Drive' blasted out of the speakers, and they were all dancing. Yami couldn't catch any of the words; it was very fast. The track changed, and the next one was called 'A Yell of Thirst'. Yami easily caught most of the words. He took most notice of the last line of a verse, and the chorus.
"At this moment, I am lost in the familiar streets, and created the other side of myself in the darkness.
A yell of thirst, as if piercing the heart already filled with depression. I want to invite you to see this world with me. Inside my heart are answers that no-one else has. Find the crucial key, FLY AT HIGHER GAME!"
Both songs seemed very familiar to Yami, but he didn't know why. //Yugi, it's getting late.// he pointed out, after he had tried himself out. Yugi nodded, and said something to the others. They all smiled (except Bakura) and left.
"Something wrong, Yami?" asked Yugi, dropping himself down onto the sofa next to Yami. "I'm alright. But the sooner we get to the bottom of this, the better." Yugi smiled, and slowly reached one of his hands out to Yami's face, and touched one of the scars. Yami winced a bit, they were still quite painful, but Yugi's touch was so carefully gentle, he didn't mind. "Yami, I know you've always been there for me, and I've never been quite sure if you knew that I've always been here for you." Yugi said quietly, snuggling up against his aibou. "I've always known it, Yugi. Ever since the first time you let me out of the Puzzle, right after you solved it. Of course, you had no idea that I was there, all you knew was that you felt different. Braver. And then, I knew we were destined to be partners." Yami said, smiling. "Destined... you always seem to talk about destiny a lot. Why is that?" Yugi said, looking up. "The Egyptians of my time had a very firm belief in destiny. Unfortunately, the councillors, and the High Priest (That was Kaiba, damn sod) believed it was their destiny to kill me, and that's how I ended up in the Puzzle. Not because they killed me, but because I was too afraid. I was ashamed for being such a coward, and I promised myself, that when I got out of the Puzzle, I would be brave, and I would protect whoever solved it. Lucky for me, that was you."
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Author's notes: Those songs should seem very familiar to Yami! They're both Japanese opening themes to Yu-Gi-Oh! There's also another one called Voice, which was the theme for Duellist Kingdom. Wild Drive (I think) was for Battle City, and A Yell of Thirst, better known as Kawaita Sakebi, I'm not sure about. I love Wild Drive, it's brilliant, but try singing along to it!
Two weeks later, Yami went back into hospital. All the doctors did was remove the bandages, check that the wounds were healing, and send him home. Yami had asked Yugi not to come with him that time. He gave no reason, but Yugi agreed. The real reason was that Yami wanted to be the first (other than the doctors) to see what he looked like now. Now that he had seven mauve scars running in irregular lines across his face. Yugi had gone over to Joey's house for the afternoon, and Yami walked home alone, slowly, wondering why he wasn't going faster. The mirror was waiting for him, but he walked slowly, thinking over past events.
The last time he had seen himself, his face was a mess of blood and glass. By the time he got home, it had started raining, causing him to go a bit faster, but not much. As soon as he stepped through the door, he abandoned all composure, and kicked his boots off, before sprinting up the stairs, and into the bathroom.
He hesitated before looking in the mirror. Slowly, he looked into it, and stared into crimson eyes, which stared back. The longest scar ran across his forehead, almost horizontally. Five others were randomly placed across his face, and the seventh ran diagonally across his left eye. He was lucky, Yami thought. He had instantly closed his eyes when he saw the glass hurtling towards him. If he hadn't, he would now be half blind. For about five minutes, he stared into the mirror, thinking about the attack, and Kaiba, and finally, how different he looked.
//Yugi, I'm home now.// he said to his Aibou. He waited for the response. Yugi ALWAYS heard him, no matter where he was. But of course, Yugi had to finish off whatever he was saying to anyone else, before talking back to Yami, so sometimes it took a while.
/OK, Yami. Do you just want me to come back?/
//I don't mind. I would enjoy the company, especially since I can now talk without seven daggers stabbing me in the face.// He heard a mental laugh from Yugi. /Sounds like you're back to normal/ he said. //Of course. Well, as normal as I'm going to get now. I don't care who sees me like this, but keep Kaiba out of it for a while. You can bring the damn Tomb Robber, if you like, but not Kaiba.// /OK. I'll be there soon./
Yami half-jumped down the stairs, smiling happily for the first time in the last two weeks. Then, he had a thought, and raced back up the stairs, and into Yugi's bedroom. He quickly found a golden box, right where it always was. This, of course, was the box that originally contained the Puzzle, but now held Yugi's precious deck. He carried it back down the stairs with him, and then sat on the floor in the front room, and started playing with the cards. He messed around for a bit, trying to add up the total attack points of all the monsters, and then all the defence. After a while, he lost count, so he stopped.
Then, he heard the front door open, and Yugi walk in, with what sounded like five extra sets of feet. "Yami, we're back!" Yugi shouted. "Where are you?" "In here." said Yami, pausing for a moment, then bravely getting up, and going to the door of the front room which led into the hallway. He looked at the group of people there. He narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw Bakura, but made no move. Everyone was staring at him, at his face. "What do you think?" he asked in a joking manner. "Well... er...?" started Tea, but Yami just laughed. "Don't worry about it." He turned back into the room, and Yugi bounced in after him. Yugi looked at his Aibou questioningly, from seeing his deck spread out on the floor, but said nothing. Yami smiled back at him, slightly embarrassed, but happy. He quickly, but carefully, gathered up all the cards, and put them back into their box.
The silence was broken by Bakura. "How come nobody told me of this? I was hoping to do something like that to him myself!" he said, scowling. "Stupid Pharaoh." Everyone, even Yami laughed at this, and after a while, Bakura joined in. "But seriously, what happened?" Bakura asked. Of course, this meant that Yami had to explain everything all over again. After that, Joey decided that they were all getting way too serious, and he put a CD into the CD player. Very soon, a song that Joey called 'Wild Drive' blasted out of the speakers, and they were all dancing. Yami couldn't catch any of the words; it was very fast. The track changed, and the next one was called 'A Yell of Thirst'. Yami easily caught most of the words. He took most notice of the last line of a verse, and the chorus.
"At this moment, I am lost in the familiar streets, and created the other side of myself in the darkness.
A yell of thirst, as if piercing the heart already filled with depression. I want to invite you to see this world with me. Inside my heart are answers that no-one else has. Find the crucial key, FLY AT HIGHER GAME!"
Both songs seemed very familiar to Yami, but he didn't know why. //Yugi, it's getting late.// he pointed out, after he had tried himself out. Yugi nodded, and said something to the others. They all smiled (except Bakura) and left.
"Something wrong, Yami?" asked Yugi, dropping himself down onto the sofa next to Yami. "I'm alright. But the sooner we get to the bottom of this, the better." Yugi smiled, and slowly reached one of his hands out to Yami's face, and touched one of the scars. Yami winced a bit, they were still quite painful, but Yugi's touch was so carefully gentle, he didn't mind. "Yami, I know you've always been there for me, and I've never been quite sure if you knew that I've always been here for you." Yugi said quietly, snuggling up against his aibou. "I've always known it, Yugi. Ever since the first time you let me out of the Puzzle, right after you solved it. Of course, you had no idea that I was there, all you knew was that you felt different. Braver. And then, I knew we were destined to be partners." Yami said, smiling. "Destined... you always seem to talk about destiny a lot. Why is that?" Yugi said, looking up. "The Egyptians of my time had a very firm belief in destiny. Unfortunately, the councillors, and the High Priest (That was Kaiba, damn sod) believed it was their destiny to kill me, and that's how I ended up in the Puzzle. Not because they killed me, but because I was too afraid. I was ashamed for being such a coward, and I promised myself, that when I got out of the Puzzle, I would be brave, and I would protect whoever solved it. Lucky for me, that was you."
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Author's notes: Those songs should seem very familiar to Yami! They're both Japanese opening themes to Yu-Gi-Oh! There's also another one called Voice, which was the theme for Duellist Kingdom. Wild Drive (I think) was for Battle City, and A Yell of Thirst, better known as Kawaita Sakebi, I'm not sure about. I love Wild Drive, it's brilliant, but try singing along to it!
