A/N: Well another chapter for you! This one's to Backstreet Boys - Show me the meaning of being lonely. I know, it's old.

I shouldn't be listening to this crap. But it fit the chapter, so I thought "screw it, this works." Dont hate it cuz its

BSB. If your gonna hate it, hate it cuz its good. er.. anyways.. oh, btw, I'm hyper!!

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Innocence ch. 3

Loneliness

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*"Show me the meaning of being lonely"*

The song started on the radio as Yami drove to the old Kaiba Corp. building. He was happy it was playing. It suited his

mood. He never was lonely until now..

*"So many words for the broken heart

It's hard to see in a crimson love

So hard to breathe"*

Tears welled in Yami's eyes, and he wiped them away impatiently. He couldn't cry while driving. It was to hard to see

through tears, as the song said it was through a crimson love. Hard to breathe.. Yami thought about that.. He had almost

passed out last night, unable to breathe..

*"Walk with me, and maybe

Nights of light so soon become

Wild and free I could feel the sun

Your every wish will be done

They tell me"*

Walk.. Yugi couldn't walk with Yami.. Not like before.. When he was there, alive, cheerful.. Yami missed him so much..

Nights where Yugi would light up Yami's every dark thought, gone. Yami wiped more tears from his eyes. Wild and free..

That had been them. Free to do as they wish at night. Yugi's grandpa would let them out late at night, since everyone in

town knew better than to piss Yami off..

*~*Flashback*~*

Ushio grabbed Yugi from behind. "Alright Yugi, I have no idea how you put that illusion of money in my head, but you are

gonna pay for it, ya got that?" Yugi looked up at the bully fearfully. That was when yami stepped in. "Ushio. Long time, no

see." He said calmly. Ushio turned to look at Yugi's look alike, and his eyes widened. "Now, I suggest you put my hikari

down, for it was I, who put the illusion in your mind. You want revenge, come and get it." He dared, the wind blowing his

hair back, making a totally frightening effect. Ushio lunged at Yami, who stepped out of the way. Ushio went crashing down,

and Yami was about to give him another illusion but, "Yami, no!" Yugi cried, running over to Ushio, who looked up at Yami

in obvious fright. Yugi looked at Yami, begging him not to mess up Ushio's mind any more. Yami lowered his threatening

hand, gave Ushio a look that clearly said 'Don't mess with me, or my friends. You will regret it', and turned, saying to

Yugi "Your every wish, will be done." Yugi giggled. He loved it when Yami repeated song parts.

*~*end flashback*~*

*"Show me the meaning of being lonely

Is this the feeling I need to walk with

Tell me why I can't be there where you are

There's something missing in my heart"*

Yami wiped more tears from his eyes as he pulled into the makeshift parkinglot for the volunteers. The radio was still

playing faintly in the background as the mayor of Domino thanked all the volunteers, and they started to work. Yami looked

around, hoping to see one of his friends there, but they apparently hadn't seen the news last night, for he was the only

one there. He set to work at the place that used to be the front enterance. He was lonely, but the thought of maybe seeing

Yugi, even if he ws dead, made Yami work hard. He wanted to be with his aibou, alive or dead, it didn't matter. He would

prefer to be with him in the after-life, and actually tried to cause himself death once or twice, bu he always evaded. But

only barely. It wrenched him, that he would never hear Yugi's voice, yet here he was; looking for him..

*"Life goes on as it never ends

Eyes of stone observe the trends

They never say forever gaze

Guilty roads to an endless love

There's no control

Are you with me now

Your every wish will be done

They tell me

Show me the meaning of being lonely

Is this the feeling I need to walk with

Tell me why I can't be there where you are

There's something missing in my heart"*

'Yugi.. please be here..' Yami thought as he moved the rubble that was once Kaiba Corp. 'Please Yugi.. I must see your face

once more.. just once.. not in a photo, not on the news.. I need to see YOU.. I need to see you.. You are the true missing

piece of the Millenium Puzzle.. please.. I need you..'



*"There's nowhere to run I have no place to go"*

Yami kept working, though he had given up on looking for Yugi. Chances were, some one else found him already. He kept

working though. He had nothing better to do. Even as other volunteers faded away, Yami kept at it. THe mayor litterally had

to have him dragged away from the site, before he'd stop working.

*"Surrender my heart' body and soul"*

Yami threw himself to the floor of his room, hot tears stinging his cheeks. He clenched his fists, his teeth gritted. 'Why?

Why Rah, why did you have to take him away from me? How could you? After all I've done.. I gave up my life to protect you

and your puzzle! Is this my thanks? Why Rah? Why?!'



*"How can it be you're asking me to feel the things you never show"*

As he slept, Yami got a vision from Rah, whom he had prayed to earlier. "Because, little one. You need to learn loneliness.

Of all the lessons you have learned, loneliness was not one. Hatred, injustice, love, friendship, cruelty. All these you

have learned, adn now you need loneliness." Rah answered his earlier questions. Yami gaped at the God before him."How can

you ask that of me?!" He demanded, forgetting the respect for Gods he had been taught. "He was me! He was my other half! My

full-fillment! He was my heart." Yami glared up at Rah, his eyes screaming 'traitor'. Rah smiled down at him. "You have

learned betrayal, and defiance. Loneliness is still needed." The god told him, slowly fading. "How can you demand something

YOU don't feel of your closest follower?!" Yami screamed in more defiance. Then, he woke up..

*"You are missing in my heart"*

"Yugi, I need you back. You are missing from my heart. The piece of the puzzle, that is needed to show the true beauty.."

*"Tell me why I can't be there where you are

Show me the meaning of being lonely

Is this the feeling I need to walk with

Tell me why I can't be there where you are

There's something missing in my heart"*

Yami went back to volunteer the next day, and worked just as hard. But today, he felt different. Loneliness. That was what

it was. It had to have been. Loneliness beyond all pain.. Then, Yami heard something coming from under the rubble to his

left. 'A survivor?!' Yami thougth desperately. He moved over and started to dig through the dark rubble...

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A/N: Well? good ne? I think some of you know what I'm doing with this. Actually, I think you all know what I'm doing with

this by now. If you don't, you'll figure it out. But none of you know the ending. I guarantee it! Unless you happen to be

my best friend. Then you prolly know. But otherwise, it's unexpected. Anyways, see ya next time!

Sayonara!

~Alina~