Chapter Eleven
"Yami. Don't leave me." Yugi whispered.
Without warning, a light erupted in front of Yugi, and for the second time, Anzu emerged.
"Yugi..." Her voice echoed softly.
Yugi looked up. His jaw dropped at the magnificent sight, from the angel's majestic wings to the glowing halo of light surrounding her head.
"Yugi. It is not Yami's time yet. He has not had a second chance of love. You must teach him to open his heart once again, teach him to be the person he once was. Please, Yugi. Do it for the sake of Yami, you, and your people. Especially him. He needs to free his heart, it has been in the ice for far too long."
Yugi answered uncertainly, "You...are Anzu?"
She nodded, smiling sadly. "I must say, I am a little jealous of you. You will have Yami's love and affection which is the best thing to hold. Good luck, Yugi." She disappeared.
Suddenly, Yami groaned, sitting up. Gasping, Yugi whirled around to face him.
"Yami!" He cried joyfully, hugging the older boy tightly.
"Ow, not so hard..." Yami moaned, wincing.
"Sorry." Yugi apologized.
"First, lets get out of here, then we can talk." Yami closed his eyes while keeping a tight hold onto Yugi.
He muttered the reverse spell for the Soul Invasion charm, and with a small popping noise, the two returned to their own dimension.
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"NO!" Jazella exclaimed, glaring hatefully at the two boys who returned from the Shadow Realm. "That Akido will pay for letting them return alive..." she snarled.
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When the two returned, they just stood there, the silence uncomfortable. Finally, Yami knelt down by Yugi with a serious face.
"Yugi, you must tell me. Why did you think I didn't care for you?" he asked.
Trembling from the experience, Yugi looked away, not wanting to remember the hurtful words he had heard.
"Yugi, tell me." the voice was strong and firm, yet still holding the tone that showed he cared.
"A p-person was there. He said that whatever kindness you showed me, it was only to h-hurt me. He said that the only reason you b-bothered to be nice was so you could ultimately hurt me in the end." Yugi squeezed his eyes shut tightly, trying hard not to cry.
"What did this person look like?"
"It was you!" Yugi cried out. "The person looked exactly like you!"
Yami answered sternly, "Yugi, listen to me. Whatever you saw there, was not what you think. The Shadow Realm is well known for it's decieving creatures and illusions. When I performed a spell on your body while your soul was with the Shadow Realm, I found a demon trapping your soul and mind. He must have taken on my form to convince you into believing what isn't true."
Yugi looked up with tearful eyes. "You really mean it? You really do love me?"
"Of course." Yami answered looking away. Fear of rejection was clearly evident in his crimson eyes.
"Really?"
Yami gasped as he felt himself be squeezed tightly as the slave hugged him again.
"Thank you so much, I thought you hated me! But I knew you didn't once you risked your life for me, I love you too, Yami!" The boy chattered happily.
Yami was relieved to have the other return his feelings. "Thank _you_, Yugi."
Before he could answer, Yugi felt warm lips on his own. Yami's kiss was gentle and full of passion, clearly showing the amount of love he felt for the slave.
Yugi giggled as he kissed back. When they seperated, Yugi giggled again and threw his arms around Yami's neck. Playing along, Yami grinned and began tickling the younger boy, causing him to squirm violently.
"Hee hee, stoppit Yami, that tickles, stop, please! Haaheeehe!"
Yami grinned wickedly. "Why should I, I take orders from no one!" Yami just continued harder.
Finally, the two stopped their playing and sat up.
Yami spoke up, serious again. "Yugi, we have to find out who did this. Whoever did wanted to hurt you, and they might try again. Do you have any idea who might have done this?" he asked.
Yugi thought hard. "Well, when that...demon...was with me, I overheard it whispering something. I didn't catch it all, but the one thing I'm sure I heard was the name Jazella. At first, I didn't think much about it, so I didn't remember until now."
Yami's eyes hardened. "Jazella. I should have known. She's always harassing you, no matter what I say. I don't know what's wrong with her, it almost seems like she's jealous of you!"
"Well, when she was, er, hurting me one time, she said that ever since I came, you've paid less and less attention to her. Maybe that's why." Yugi answered thoughtfully.
"I don't see why not, she's been spoiled way too much!" Yami stood up angrily, and stomped in the direction of Jazella's room.
"Wait, Yami!" Yugi cried as he ran to catch up to the pharoah. "You're not going to...kill her, are you?" He asked quietly.
"What if I am?" was the cold response.
Tears came again to Yugi's eyes. "Please don't Yami. Even if it is someone like Jazella, I don't like to get anyone hurt. Just banish her, or something, please?"
Yami's eyes softened at the sight of Yugi's tears. "Okay, I won't kill her. I'll take your advice."
"Thanks, Yami."
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"Yami. Don't leave me." Yugi whispered.
Without warning, a light erupted in front of Yugi, and for the second time, Anzu emerged.
"Yugi..." Her voice echoed softly.
Yugi looked up. His jaw dropped at the magnificent sight, from the angel's majestic wings to the glowing halo of light surrounding her head.
"Yugi. It is not Yami's time yet. He has not had a second chance of love. You must teach him to open his heart once again, teach him to be the person he once was. Please, Yugi. Do it for the sake of Yami, you, and your people. Especially him. He needs to free his heart, it has been in the ice for far too long."
Yugi answered uncertainly, "You...are Anzu?"
She nodded, smiling sadly. "I must say, I am a little jealous of you. You will have Yami's love and affection which is the best thing to hold. Good luck, Yugi." She disappeared.
Suddenly, Yami groaned, sitting up. Gasping, Yugi whirled around to face him.
"Yami!" He cried joyfully, hugging the older boy tightly.
"Ow, not so hard..." Yami moaned, wincing.
"Sorry." Yugi apologized.
"First, lets get out of here, then we can talk." Yami closed his eyes while keeping a tight hold onto Yugi.
He muttered the reverse spell for the Soul Invasion charm, and with a small popping noise, the two returned to their own dimension.
***************
"NO!" Jazella exclaimed, glaring hatefully at the two boys who returned from the Shadow Realm. "That Akido will pay for letting them return alive..." she snarled.
*****************
When the two returned, they just stood there, the silence uncomfortable. Finally, Yami knelt down by Yugi with a serious face.
"Yugi, you must tell me. Why did you think I didn't care for you?" he asked.
Trembling from the experience, Yugi looked away, not wanting to remember the hurtful words he had heard.
"Yugi, tell me." the voice was strong and firm, yet still holding the tone that showed he cared.
"A p-person was there. He said that whatever kindness you showed me, it was only to h-hurt me. He said that the only reason you b-bothered to be nice was so you could ultimately hurt me in the end." Yugi squeezed his eyes shut tightly, trying hard not to cry.
"What did this person look like?"
"It was you!" Yugi cried out. "The person looked exactly like you!"
Yami answered sternly, "Yugi, listen to me. Whatever you saw there, was not what you think. The Shadow Realm is well known for it's decieving creatures and illusions. When I performed a spell on your body while your soul was with the Shadow Realm, I found a demon trapping your soul and mind. He must have taken on my form to convince you into believing what isn't true."
Yugi looked up with tearful eyes. "You really mean it? You really do love me?"
"Of course." Yami answered looking away. Fear of rejection was clearly evident in his crimson eyes.
"Really?"
Yami gasped as he felt himself be squeezed tightly as the slave hugged him again.
"Thank you so much, I thought you hated me! But I knew you didn't once you risked your life for me, I love you too, Yami!" The boy chattered happily.
Yami was relieved to have the other return his feelings. "Thank _you_, Yugi."
Before he could answer, Yugi felt warm lips on his own. Yami's kiss was gentle and full of passion, clearly showing the amount of love he felt for the slave.
Yugi giggled as he kissed back. When they seperated, Yugi giggled again and threw his arms around Yami's neck. Playing along, Yami grinned and began tickling the younger boy, causing him to squirm violently.
"Hee hee, stoppit Yami, that tickles, stop, please! Haaheeehe!"
Yami grinned wickedly. "Why should I, I take orders from no one!" Yami just continued harder.
Finally, the two stopped their playing and sat up.
Yami spoke up, serious again. "Yugi, we have to find out who did this. Whoever did wanted to hurt you, and they might try again. Do you have any idea who might have done this?" he asked.
Yugi thought hard. "Well, when that...demon...was with me, I overheard it whispering something. I didn't catch it all, but the one thing I'm sure I heard was the name Jazella. At first, I didn't think much about it, so I didn't remember until now."
Yami's eyes hardened. "Jazella. I should have known. She's always harassing you, no matter what I say. I don't know what's wrong with her, it almost seems like she's jealous of you!"
"Well, when she was, er, hurting me one time, she said that ever since I came, you've paid less and less attention to her. Maybe that's why." Yugi answered thoughtfully.
"I don't see why not, she's been spoiled way too much!" Yami stood up angrily, and stomped in the direction of Jazella's room.
"Wait, Yami!" Yugi cried as he ran to catch up to the pharoah. "You're not going to...kill her, are you?" He asked quietly.
"What if I am?" was the cold response.
Tears came again to Yugi's eyes. "Please don't Yami. Even if it is someone like Jazella, I don't like to get anyone hurt. Just banish her, or something, please?"
Yami's eyes softened at the sight of Yugi's tears. "Okay, I won't kill her. I'll take your advice."
"Thanks, Yami."
~~~~~~~~` Not much action but I'm getting there!