An owl's golden eyes peered down into Yugi's room, watching him tousle in
his bed, sweat rushing down his face. It's wet surface shone against the
moon's light, his eyes squeezing shut from an unseen pain. He was biting
his lip hard, making it tremble from the pain and slowly starting to bleed.
A drip of sweat moved down his forehead and to the tip of his mouth,
washing a drop of blood away. Slowly the lips started to move, struggling
and trembling from the effort. His mouth gapped open and shut, hoarsely
making words.
...Hi.. Hika...
He gripped the sheets tightly, wrenching them around in his grip. Slowly he started to raise his trembling left hand. The fingers moved, pulling as far as they could, reaching desperately into the blackness.
...Hiii... Hikari... HIKARI!!
Yugi shot up, sending sweat flying forward and dropping onto his sheets.
Except there was one problem.
It wasn't Yugi
A young girl with hair the color of a sunset red stared blankly around the room. Her hair was in large spikes, her bangs golden that hung from her forehead to the back of her head. Her eyes shifted from blue to purple as she turned her head. Her hands, still tightly cuffed on the sheets, began to shake uncontrollably. Her sore lip trembled as her mouth began to gape open and shut.
"Hi... Hiiii...Hika- HIC!" Her upper lip curled. Roughly she plowed her face into her hands, trembling from head to toe, sobbing and hick upping. She tried to wipe her face, but. she couldn't open her right hand. Her fingers stay clenched together in a fist. She could feel something inside, but her fingers wouldn't budge. "Hi.*HIC* Hikari..." she slowly mumbled, straining each word. "Where did you *hic* go... what happened... Hikari..." She sobbed out her eyes, mumbling out to herself, releasing everything that had been trapped inside of her for so long. Over time her hiccups become softer, her sobs quieter. Finally, with red, soaked eyes she tried to calm herself completely. She forced her hiccups away and brushed her face roughly on the sheets, still tightly grasped in her left-hand grip. Shakily she lifted her head and tried to take a look around her. Her eyes were still foggy with tears, and she strained to make them focus. But the pitch black of night wouldn't allow her to see anything. The chilling emptiness in the room created a sobbing sensation to her throat, but she fought to keep it contained. Taking a breath, she slowly crept away from the safety of the sheets surrounding her and ventured out into blackness. Her hand, steady on the spot right in front of her, came across the edge of the bed. She slowly inched her foot over, then, carefully, touched the ground. Before she lost her nerve, she quickly flung the rest her body off the bed, stepping a few times to catch her balance, then stopped abruptly in the middle of the room. Her body stayed tense, eyes tightly shut. She could feel the emptiness of the room all around her, causing her hair to stand on end.
"Hikari... I'm scared..."
Her own voice gave her a jolt of courage. Sucking up an arising sob, she loosened her eyes and peered out around her. Moonlight was spilling through a window, lighting the room just enough to let her see what was around her. A wall was close enough, giving her a slight reassurance that the room wasn't as large as it seemed. Slowly turning to the right, she saw a mirror. She stopped. Her eyes widened and sweat started flowing down her face once more. Terrified, she flew backgrounds, stumbling to the ground. She saw before her the red head girl.
"But... but..." Her entire body shook. She was trembling from head to foot, sweat creating a damp surface underneath her.
"But. that's not me!!"
It was too much for her. Everything went black, and she passed out on the floor.
On the tree, the owl hooted curiously, lost interest, then flew off.
...Hi.. Hika...
He gripped the sheets tightly, wrenching them around in his grip. Slowly he started to raise his trembling left hand. The fingers moved, pulling as far as they could, reaching desperately into the blackness.
...Hiii... Hikari... HIKARI!!
Yugi shot up, sending sweat flying forward and dropping onto his sheets.
Except there was one problem.
It wasn't Yugi
A young girl with hair the color of a sunset red stared blankly around the room. Her hair was in large spikes, her bangs golden that hung from her forehead to the back of her head. Her eyes shifted from blue to purple as she turned her head. Her hands, still tightly cuffed on the sheets, began to shake uncontrollably. Her sore lip trembled as her mouth began to gape open and shut.
"Hi... Hiiii...Hika- HIC!" Her upper lip curled. Roughly she plowed her face into her hands, trembling from head to toe, sobbing and hick upping. She tried to wipe her face, but. she couldn't open her right hand. Her fingers stay clenched together in a fist. She could feel something inside, but her fingers wouldn't budge. "Hi.*HIC* Hikari..." she slowly mumbled, straining each word. "Where did you *hic* go... what happened... Hikari..." She sobbed out her eyes, mumbling out to herself, releasing everything that had been trapped inside of her for so long. Over time her hiccups become softer, her sobs quieter. Finally, with red, soaked eyes she tried to calm herself completely. She forced her hiccups away and brushed her face roughly on the sheets, still tightly grasped in her left-hand grip. Shakily she lifted her head and tried to take a look around her. Her eyes were still foggy with tears, and she strained to make them focus. But the pitch black of night wouldn't allow her to see anything. The chilling emptiness in the room created a sobbing sensation to her throat, but she fought to keep it contained. Taking a breath, she slowly crept away from the safety of the sheets surrounding her and ventured out into blackness. Her hand, steady on the spot right in front of her, came across the edge of the bed. She slowly inched her foot over, then, carefully, touched the ground. Before she lost her nerve, she quickly flung the rest her body off the bed, stepping a few times to catch her balance, then stopped abruptly in the middle of the room. Her body stayed tense, eyes tightly shut. She could feel the emptiness of the room all around her, causing her hair to stand on end.
"Hikari... I'm scared..."
Her own voice gave her a jolt of courage. Sucking up an arising sob, she loosened her eyes and peered out around her. Moonlight was spilling through a window, lighting the room just enough to let her see what was around her. A wall was close enough, giving her a slight reassurance that the room wasn't as large as it seemed. Slowly turning to the right, she saw a mirror. She stopped. Her eyes widened and sweat started flowing down her face once more. Terrified, she flew backgrounds, stumbling to the ground. She saw before her the red head girl.
"But... but..." Her entire body shook. She was trembling from head to foot, sweat creating a damp surface underneath her.
"But. that's not me!!"
It was too much for her. Everything went black, and she passed out on the floor.
On the tree, the owl hooted curiously, lost interest, then flew off.
