Ym:: Look! The second chapter! And it didn't take a month! Be proud!

Nm:: Well actually considering we've had the first chapter written for OVER a month it did.

Ym:: *twitches* They can still be proud man

Nm:: Whatever we won't waste time with author's notes much because it's too late

~Lyrics~

Warning and Disclaimer: same as before

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~It's Easier To Run

Replacing This Pain With Something Numb~

As the smallest of the three broken Hikari's ran, the rain fell harder to the point of being painful, but pain was nothing new to this unfixable puzzle of a shatter soul.

He stopped for a brief second, and turned his lifeless eyes up to the sky that was nothing more than a dark abyss, flecked with crimson like a tainted night. The rain became softer as it fell on the broken Hikari as if to sooth him and also to fill the place where his tears would have been, that is...if he had anymore to shed. A Faint smile crossed his face before he was quickly consumed by another nightmare of a memory and he forced himself once again to try and out run his past.

~*~Yugi's Pov~*~

I run. At least my body runs but I can feel myself slowly getting consumed by darkness. Every time I stop I can hear these voices. These horrible voices that yell at me, telling me things that aren't true...at least I hope they aren't. I don't really know anymore.

I can hear the voices even now. How can I? I'm running! They aren't supposed to be able to reach me!

Yet I can hear them.

Laughing.

They're laughing at me.

Telling me how weak I am now.

How weak I was then.

~It's Easier To Go

Then Face This Pain Here All Alone~

I stop and look at the screen and there I see him. The one stolen from me. The one I love. The cause of all my pain. Oh how I miss him so. I see Seto standing next to him. No. NO! Seto slowly walks up to my Yami, MY love, and wraps his arm around him.

~*~Normal Pov~*~ This was it. This is what finally broke the last piece that was keeping the little light from being fully consumed by the dark. The picture of Seto holding a slightly reluctant Yami was too much for his tattered and torn soul to take.

The picture froze on the screen as one crimson, bloody tear streamed down his face.

And through his non-seeing eyes and past the falling walls of his soul room, in the very back a door slowly opens with a menacing creak. An unwelcome light seeped through as two figures stood at the now clear opening.

"Yugi dear, we have something to tell you"

Yugi's eyes widened and he began to run. Faster and harder than before as one thing went through his mind.

"They're free...I have to run, yet I know I can't out run them...

But I have to try"

~Something Has Been Taken

From Deep Inside Of Me

A Secret I've Kept Locked Away

No One Can Ever See

Wounds So Deep They Never Show

They Never Go Away

Like Moving Pictures In My Head

For Years And Years They've Played~

~*~Yami's Pov~*~

I wander aimlessly, looking, searching for my Yugi. This storm is not helping for I cannot see anything ahead of me. For a brief second I thought I saw him, but quickly I realize it is nothing more than my mind playing tricks on me.

I stop in front of a store as a picture catches my eye. To my horror it is that of Seto and myself when we were in Egypt.

"As you can see this is the famous Seto Kaiba and his boyfriend Yami Mutou."

Why!? Why are they showing this now!? Don't they know what happened? Of course they don't know...

"Shortly after this Yami left..."

Of course I left. That bastard Kaiba only took me there to translate things for him. He saw me as nothing more than a tool! I believed him! I destroyed the most important thing for that...that fucker! If only I hadn't left. If only I hadn't caused him so much pain. If only I had noticed sooner, I could have stopped it all.

But if only's don't change anything.

"Mr. Kaiba's reputation after his boyfriend left, quickly collapsed and he was forced to leave Egypt. His currently whereabouts are unknown."

I smirk as I hear this. Finally Kaiba got what was coming to him...But now I need to find my precious light.

I look down and see a drop of blood, sparkling pure, like that of an angel's...where did it come from? I shake my head. I can't waste my time on things so trivial. I have to find Yugi and fix everything I've done.

~If I Could Change I Would

Take Back The Pain I Would

Retrace Every Wrong Move That I Made I Would

If I Could

Stand Up And Take The Blame I Would

If I Could Take All The Shame To The Grave I Would

If I Could Change I Would

Take Back The Pain I Would

Retrace Every Wrong Move That I Made I Would

If I Could

Stand Up And Take The Blame I Would

I Would Take All My Shame To The Grave~

~*~Normal Pov~*~

Yugi continued to run as fast as he could as the rain fell harder and harder behind him in an attempt to keep him from going that way. So he kept running forward, but e's not really there. He's nothing more than a lifeless body. Doing the only thing it can to escape the on coming slaughter of pain.

The rain parts as the quickly approached the park.

~*~Yami's Pov~*~

I find myself at the park again. Somewhere in the back of my mind I realize that the rain has let up a bit. I sit on a park bench and tilt my head back and close my eyes.

~*~Nomal Pov~*~

Yami lifted up his head as the sound of panting and the pattering of feet hitting the water covered pavement. Slowly a figure comes into view and Yami recognizes to form to be that of the one he's been searching for.

He jumps up and runs over to Yugi, when he finally gets close enough to touch him, Yugi instantly pushes him away.

"No! No! NO! I can't stop! Not even for you now! I just can't! They're coming! I can't let them get me! No I can't! Not again! Not ever again!"

Yami watches sadly as Yugi once again fades away.

~*~Yugi's Pov~*~

I can see them now. No no no leave me alone! Why!? Why must you torment me!? Please! Please just leave! I don't want to repeat what happened so long ago!

~Sometimes I Remember

The Darkness Of My Past

Bring Back These Memories

I Wish I Didn't Have

Sometimes I Think Of Letting Go

And Never Looking Back

And Never Moving Forward So

There Would Never Be A Past~

~*~Yami's Pov~*~

I fall to my knees as the tears I've been holding back finally fall. Oh Yugi...Why did I do that to you!? Why won't you let me help you!? I know it's my fault, but please...please let me fix it...

I slowly get up and head back to the game shop, now so lonely and cold.

~If I Could Change I Would

Take Back The Pain I Would

Retrace Every Wrong Move That I Made I Would

If I Could

Stand Up And Take The Blame I Would

If I Could Take All The Shame To The Grave I Would

If I Could Change I Would

Take Back The Pain I Would

Retrace Every Wrong Move That I Made I Would

If I Could

Stand Up And Take The Blame I Would

I Would Take All My Shame To The Grave~

~*~Yugi's Pov~*~

My body sits in the soft rain that washes over me. Unfortunately that is now where I am. I sit, huddled behind a door in my soul room. There are memories here as well, but I cannot make them out, they are clouded over, and yet I feel so safe around them.

Suddenly I hear feet come towards me. The yelling gets louder. Now they're at my door. Pounding relentlessly trying to get me.

~Just Washing It Aside

All Of The Helplessness Inside

Pretending I Don't Feel Misplaced

Is So Much Simpler Than Change~

A wall behind me falls away and I can escape...at least I can this time...

~It's Easier To Run

Replacing This Pain With Something Numb

It's So Much Easier To Go

Than Face All This Pain Here All Alone

It's Easier To Run

If I could Change I Would

Take Back The Pain I Would

Retrace Every Wrong Move That I Made I Would

It's Easier To Go

If I Could Change I Would

Take Back The Pain I Would

Retrace Every Wrong Move That I Made I Would

If I Could

Stand Up And Take The Blame I Would

I Would Take All My Shame

To The Grave~

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Ym:: We had better get some serious reviews out of this one. We worked too hard and it's too good for nothin'! I swear if we don't get any reviews we're just gunna take these off and only share them with our friends cause they actually care! And you'll all be loners!

Nm:: What she's basically saying is read and review please! ^-^