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Domo arigato to Shadowguardian, for being my 75th reviewer! *hugs* And thanks to all my other reviewers! *tosses pixie stix*
Inner World, Chapter Six: Festival
By Moonnymph
(I think I'll do a tiny recap)
~Recaption~
He began to move towards the tree. A force, almost like invisible hands, was drawing him to the center of this secret land.
//Come inside...// A whispery voice breathed. The barrier cracked, then shattered.
Yugi settled down in the center of the tree, leaning up against a branch. A figure jumped down from the concealment of the leaves, startling the younger one. Yugi relaxed, recognizing the darkness.
"Hi Yami."
~End Recaption~
~Yami's POV~
The little one stayed by my side until the shadows spread upon this desolate prairie.
He curled into my arms, burrowing into my side. He looked up at me with those alluring eyes.
"I don't understand why I can trust you so completely, but I do. Even if I didn't have to, I would."
I smile down at my light. He suddenly frowns. "Yugi? What is it?"
The chibi-form next to me shivers. "It's getting cold here."
I concentrate. The world disintegrates into a thick, choking fog. We reappear in the corridor between our soulrooms.
Yugi blinked. "Where were we, anyway?"
I stretch. "A million other worlds connect to the ones inside our mind. I can open the dimensions and modify them as I please."
"Oh..." Yugi ponders this fact. Suddenly, his eyes close, and he slumps against my side.
"Yugi? Yugi!" I exclaimed, already panicking.
He softly breathes, fast asleep. I smile and carry him into his soulroom.
~Sunday, Yami's POV~
A knock sounds at my door.
"You can come in, Yugi. You don't have to knock."
The door flies open, and hikari shoots into my room, not even noticing the darkness and Egyptian style. He tackles me to the ground, catching me by surprise.
"You seem..." I search for a word. "Energetic, aibou."
He beams at me. "Grandpa told me that Domino's having a festival tonight!"
"A what?" I'm confused. Modern celebrations are most likely different from the animal sacrifices and Nile rituals we used to have.
"A festival, Yami. It's when people go to a place where they can play games, and eat, and sometimes there's even rides!" He tells me excitedly.
I'm getting a faint mental image, but those are always different from the real thing.
"But...you don't have a body yourself, out in our world." It's directed as a question.
I shake my head. "No, I don't."
His face falls slightly, and I curse myself for bringing down his cheerfulness.
"I'm sorry you can't come Yami." His face shows the utter remorse and sincerity that he's feeling.
I ruffle his hair. "It's okay, hikari. I don't mind."
"Really?"
"Really really." I smile at him. (Shrek! Lol)
~Sunday Night, still in Yami's POV~
My door creaks open, more gently this time.
"Yami?" A little voice whispers.
"I'm awake, aibou. How was the festival?"
"Oh, it was amazing!"
I chuckle. If my aibou is happy, then I am too.
"I just wish you could have been there."
"I can, aibou."
"How?"
"Hold still and trust me, okay?"
"Okay."
~Normal POV~
Yami crossed his soulroom to greet Yugi. He put his hands on Yugi's face, and gently touched their foreheads together. The room began to shift and melt, before taking shape once again. The two parted, and Yami straightened up.
"This is...the festival grounds!" Yugi said in awe. He looked down at his clothes, and discovered he was wearing the same kimono he'd been wearing earlier. (um...the guy's kimono. ^^;;;) Yami was wearing an exact replica.
Yami smiled. "I recreated this from your memory. I can explore this place with you."
Yugi tackled-hugged Yami, who landed with an 'oomph' on a patch of grass. "I'm happy you could come too, Yami!"
A loud chuckle rose from Yami's throat. "C'mon, aibou. It's getting late, and you have that...prison to go to tomorrow."
"It's a school, Yami." He thought for a moment. "Actually, there is no difference."
Yami laughed, then abruptly focused on their agenda, a trait left over from his reign.
"Okay, aibou, show me what these modern celebrations are like." Yami gently commanded.
The two wandered about, trying to see everything there was. They sat down underneath a cluster of willow trees, gazing up at the night sky.
"It's so peaceful here, Yami." Yugi said, stretching out on the grass.
Yami nodded. "Too bad we just can't stay here for eternity."
Yugi just shut his eyes, blissfully sinking into a doze.
Yami rested beside his counterpart, falling asleep as the crickets chirped and the fireflies twinkled their lightshow above.
~*~
Response to Reviews-
Yami-no-Yugi: Patience, patience.
firedraygon97: No, it's better if you don't. ^^
anime AndrAIa: *is burned out* Ya, all my chapters are short.
Celestial Magician: I personally don't know. I'll keep using my way for now.
Hari ng Laro: Cool, you registered!
PanDora: Finally, someone doesn't mind that the romance is slow! ^___^ Have a Yugi plushie.
Mistykasumi: I suppose it could be fluff-worthy. ^^V And yes, technology is evil.
Sakura- Arigato!
Princess Strawberry: ^^V It's okay, Strawberry. ^^
Babygurl: Don't mind little ol' me. ^^ I thought contacts would be unusual, and Ryou must be kinda lonely. Seriously, he's always sweeping!
Ninetales122: n_n Thanks, Ninetales.
Queen of Eternal Darkness: That's what I'm doin', and I don't plan to stop now!
Ly the werewolf: Lol, I reread it, and it was creepy to me too.
Kittywriter: ^^;;; Sorry I took so long.
Merodi no Yami: Thanks! ^^ I didn't know how to pronounce cliché until recently. XD Don't mind me, I'm insane. Tell me when you update!
Starkiss: 'Bout time! XP jk, jk. I liked the contacts. *pouts*
Shadowguardian: I don't know, honestly.
Girasol: WAZ UP, GIRA?! Lol. I got the tree from YYH. XD It seemed lonesome to me. I'm NO BAKA! XP
~*~
Phew! That gets longer every time. ^____________^ Thanks to everyone!
Domo arigato to Shadowguardian, for being my 75th reviewer! *hugs* And thanks to all my other reviewers! *tosses pixie stix*
Inner World, Chapter Six: Festival
By Moonnymph
(I think I'll do a tiny recap)
~Recaption~
He began to move towards the tree. A force, almost like invisible hands, was drawing him to the center of this secret land.
//Come inside...// A whispery voice breathed. The barrier cracked, then shattered.
Yugi settled down in the center of the tree, leaning up against a branch. A figure jumped down from the concealment of the leaves, startling the younger one. Yugi relaxed, recognizing the darkness.
"Hi Yami."
~End Recaption~
~Yami's POV~
The little one stayed by my side until the shadows spread upon this desolate prairie.
He curled into my arms, burrowing into my side. He looked up at me with those alluring eyes.
"I don't understand why I can trust you so completely, but I do. Even if I didn't have to, I would."
I smile down at my light. He suddenly frowns. "Yugi? What is it?"
The chibi-form next to me shivers. "It's getting cold here."
I concentrate. The world disintegrates into a thick, choking fog. We reappear in the corridor between our soulrooms.
Yugi blinked. "Where were we, anyway?"
I stretch. "A million other worlds connect to the ones inside our mind. I can open the dimensions and modify them as I please."
"Oh..." Yugi ponders this fact. Suddenly, his eyes close, and he slumps against my side.
"Yugi? Yugi!" I exclaimed, already panicking.
He softly breathes, fast asleep. I smile and carry him into his soulroom.
~Sunday, Yami's POV~
A knock sounds at my door.
"You can come in, Yugi. You don't have to knock."
The door flies open, and hikari shoots into my room, not even noticing the darkness and Egyptian style. He tackles me to the ground, catching me by surprise.
"You seem..." I search for a word. "Energetic, aibou."
He beams at me. "Grandpa told me that Domino's having a festival tonight!"
"A what?" I'm confused. Modern celebrations are most likely different from the animal sacrifices and Nile rituals we used to have.
"A festival, Yami. It's when people go to a place where they can play games, and eat, and sometimes there's even rides!" He tells me excitedly.
I'm getting a faint mental image, but those are always different from the real thing.
"But...you don't have a body yourself, out in our world." It's directed as a question.
I shake my head. "No, I don't."
His face falls slightly, and I curse myself for bringing down his cheerfulness.
"I'm sorry you can't come Yami." His face shows the utter remorse and sincerity that he's feeling.
I ruffle his hair. "It's okay, hikari. I don't mind."
"Really?"
"Really really." I smile at him. (Shrek! Lol)
~Sunday Night, still in Yami's POV~
My door creaks open, more gently this time.
"Yami?" A little voice whispers.
"I'm awake, aibou. How was the festival?"
"Oh, it was amazing!"
I chuckle. If my aibou is happy, then I am too.
"I just wish you could have been there."
"I can, aibou."
"How?"
"Hold still and trust me, okay?"
"Okay."
~Normal POV~
Yami crossed his soulroom to greet Yugi. He put his hands on Yugi's face, and gently touched their foreheads together. The room began to shift and melt, before taking shape once again. The two parted, and Yami straightened up.
"This is...the festival grounds!" Yugi said in awe. He looked down at his clothes, and discovered he was wearing the same kimono he'd been wearing earlier. (um...the guy's kimono. ^^;;;) Yami was wearing an exact replica.
Yami smiled. "I recreated this from your memory. I can explore this place with you."
Yugi tackled-hugged Yami, who landed with an 'oomph' on a patch of grass. "I'm happy you could come too, Yami!"
A loud chuckle rose from Yami's throat. "C'mon, aibou. It's getting late, and you have that...prison to go to tomorrow."
"It's a school, Yami." He thought for a moment. "Actually, there is no difference."
Yami laughed, then abruptly focused on their agenda, a trait left over from his reign.
"Okay, aibou, show me what these modern celebrations are like." Yami gently commanded.
The two wandered about, trying to see everything there was. They sat down underneath a cluster of willow trees, gazing up at the night sky.
"It's so peaceful here, Yami." Yugi said, stretching out on the grass.
Yami nodded. "Too bad we just can't stay here for eternity."
Yugi just shut his eyes, blissfully sinking into a doze.
Yami rested beside his counterpart, falling asleep as the crickets chirped and the fireflies twinkled their lightshow above.
~*~
Response to Reviews-
Yami-no-Yugi: Patience, patience.
firedraygon97: No, it's better if you don't. ^^
anime AndrAIa: *is burned out* Ya, all my chapters are short.
Celestial Magician: I personally don't know. I'll keep using my way for now.
Hari ng Laro: Cool, you registered!
PanDora: Finally, someone doesn't mind that the romance is slow! ^___^ Have a Yugi plushie.
Mistykasumi: I suppose it could be fluff-worthy. ^^V And yes, technology is evil.
Sakura- Arigato!
Princess Strawberry: ^^V It's okay, Strawberry. ^^
Babygurl: Don't mind little ol' me. ^^ I thought contacts would be unusual, and Ryou must be kinda lonely. Seriously, he's always sweeping!
Ninetales122: n_n Thanks, Ninetales.
Queen of Eternal Darkness: That's what I'm doin', and I don't plan to stop now!
Ly the werewolf: Lol, I reread it, and it was creepy to me too.
Kittywriter: ^^;;; Sorry I took so long.
Merodi no Yami: Thanks! ^^ I didn't know how to pronounce cliché until recently. XD Don't mind me, I'm insane. Tell me when you update!
Starkiss: 'Bout time! XP jk, jk. I liked the contacts. *pouts*
Shadowguardian: I don't know, honestly.
Girasol: WAZ UP, GIRA?! Lol. I got the tree from YYH. XD It seemed lonesome to me. I'm NO BAKA! XP
~*~
Phew! That gets longer every time. ^____________^ Thanks to everyone!
