Dagger
Dear Readers,
What can I say? You guys all read my mind about the Joey getting a Yami thing... Interesting isn't it, in all my stories usually someone predicts what happens in the next chapter, you guys have done that twice so far.... Not that it's bad or anything.... Just that it shows me how well I am at reading what the people want before even they know. Anyway, here's Chapter 4.
Chapter 4
Joey sat the last of the boxes off to one wall, his yami had been right, he had gotten himself a job at a four- star restaurant, and in his first week's worth of wages and tips he'd made enough to pay the down- payment on a nice house. However, Joey was missing Sirus since he'd started working, he wasn't around as often as Joey would like but, that was what was needed. Yet, Joey couldn't help but notice that the dagger wasn't in any of the boxes they had packed when he unpacked everything. No matter how much his yami was working, he stayed the same. No exhaustion could keep him from talking to Joey during the free time from work he did have. He talked about his wanderings through the world, and time. He talked about traveling with one light through the jungles of Africa, looking for the kill that they would need to feed the tribe. About one that he dove into the icy waters of the ocean the night the Titanic sank and then how they swam to the nearest lifeboat and were pulled into it by a hearty man who had lost his wife, and child in the sinking. How the men took shifts of rowing while the women and children huddled together for warmth. How it was in the morning when the ship found them all and brought them aboard and passed out warm blankets and mugs of coffee. How he had seen both WWI and WWII. All were amazing stories about people broken by his own former yami, and how they all resided still with him. Tonight, Sirus was working late, Joey had tried to stay up late enough to see him come home, only he fell asleep on the couch.
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Sirus came home late again, he had been working hard to earn enough money to be able to give Joey things he hadn't been able to have when he'd lived with his father. However, it didn't seem like Joey was happy enough with everything else, just whenever Sirus was around. Sirus smiled at his currant hikari, who had fallen asleep on the couch while waiting for him to get home... Sirus pulled the blanket tighter over Joey, and gave him a loving glance before turning to get a shower in. "Good night, Jou.", Sirus whispered, before rounding the corner.
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Sirus watched as Joey woke, it was a Saturday, and surprisingly Sirus had called in sick for that day, however. "Sirus, didn't you have to go to work today?", Joey asked, sleepily.
"Not if I'm sick, I don't.", Sirus replied.
"You called in, but why?", Joey asked.
"Come on let's go hit the town, we can go together. I heard that there's an amusement park somewhere in the city.", Sirus said, holding up the tickets.
"Really? You mean that you and me just get to hang out together today?", Joey asked.
"Yes, and if you wanted to call up some of your friends and invite them too, I won't mind.", Sirus suggested.
"No, just you and me, dark and light.", Joey said, snatching the tickets from his hands, "I'm going to go get ready, then we can go.",
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The park was busy with bustling tourists, and the lines for the rides a little long, but not impossible. Joey dragged Sirus right to the tallest rollercoaster he could find. "Joey, are you sure this thing is safe?", Sirus asked.
"It is, just a basic concept of physics.", Joey replied, "You know gravity and stuff.",
"Really?", Sirus asked, unsure.
"That, and they have harnesses to hold you in your seat for sure.", Joey explained.
"Okay, if you say so.", Sirus replied.
"All right then, we're next.", Joey said all excited.
They had a whole day of fun, and talk, and then the two of them went home, and Sirus cooked a nice dinner for the two of them to eat together. Soon, the night came, and Joey fell asleep, and found himself in his soul room. He snuck out though, and soon found himself sneaking into Sirus's soul room. He walked right over to the desk, and opened a drawer and there lay the dagger. He wanted to hold it, feel it's weight in his hands, to feel the coldness of it's sharp blade against his throat..... Only he knew he shouldn't, so instead he sat it back in the drawer and turned to go. "I'm glad you knew you weren't ready to see it yet, Jou.", Sirus said behind him.
Joey turned, and seen his yami sitting on the bed with the dagger in his hand. "I will hide it deeper from you in my soul so you may never be able to find it. You can come and go from here as you wish.", Sirus said, quietly, "Come here.",
Joey did so, and Sirus gave him a tight hug, "Just remember that I wouldn't want you to hurt yourself, okay?", Sirus asked.
Joey nodded, before turning to go, finding himself feeling better than he ever had.
End Chapter: Next Chapter, Ryou makes his appearance into this story!