Chapter 4 - I need some time.
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Yugi woke up well rested - for once. He yawned, and stretched. His muscles ached horribly, but he felt the need to get up and walk around. But when he got up, it felt to him like he was learning to walk again. He took a few steps towards his door, and finally grabbed the knob for support. He turned the door knob, and push the door open, still leaning against it for support. He found his way down the hall, and down the stairs, pressing his body against the wall. He tried to balance himself, but there was nothing to hold onto, and he fell down the stairs, face first.
"Ouch." Yugi knew that it was sort of funny that he fell down the stairs, but he couldn't laugh.
A loud *thud* woke Yami from his peaceful nap, and he jumped up, and looked around. He couldn't see anything wrong, and he stood up, and noticed that Yugi was trying to sit up on the ground. "Yugi? What's the matter?" Yami found himself a few feet away from the youngster, peering down at him curiously.
"I- I fell down the stairs." With that, Yami burst out laughing, he couldn't help it. "I'm sorry, Hikari. It's just that, you are supposed to be asleep. And then you fell down the stairs? Were you sleep walking?" Yami added at the look on Yugi's face.
"No, I just needed to walk around for a bit, that's all. But it feels like I've never walked before in my life." Yugi admitted, and took Yami's outstretched hand, and his darker half hauled him up.
"I'll take you back to your room." Yami was about to pick him up, but Yugi shook his head, and backed away from Yami, trying to stand up on his own.
"I need to. I need to do this on my own. And I don't think I can sleep anymore, I've been sleeping too much." He made the point final, and Yami sighed.
"At least let me help you to the couch, then?" Yami offered to him.
"No, I need to do this on my own." He made sure that he found his way to the couch alone, but Yami made sure that he was right behind his Yugi in case he lost his footing. Yugi almost did, but he recovered quickly from his loss of balance, and continued to the couch. When he got to the couch, he fell down into it's comfort, and smiled. Yami couldn't help but smile, too. Yugi was trying to be independent.
"Do you need anything?" Yami smiled down at his Hikari, as he leaned over the back of the couch.
"Well." Yugi was hesitant at first, he didn't want Yami to have to do anything, but then again, Yami didn't want Yugi to do anything, either.
"Water?" Yami tempted him, and Yugi smiled, and nodded. He closed his eyes for a few moments, and when he reopened them, Yami was sitting at the end of the couch, a glass of water held out in front of him.
"Thank you." Yugi took the glass, and drank all of the water. He stayed sitting up, and leaned himself against the couch, sighing. His muscle aches were slowly disappearing, and he was glad of that. It was what kept him from walking.
"No problem, Aibou." Yami watched his precious Yugi lean against the couch. He knew that the boy was in pain, but Yugi would not let him help. That is what bugged Yami a lot. But he could see that his Hikari was slowly coming back to the light, and was becoming happy again.
"I'm bored." Yugi's eyes snapped open, and he burst out suddenly.
"Well. what did you want to do?" Yami looked down at Yugi, who cocked his head at an angle, and shrugged.
"There's t.v., board games." Yugi paused, then continued. "That's all I can really think of right now." He smiled up at his Yami. Yami remembered how he had watched the television earlier, and how there were probably a few good shows on, but his Hikari should be the one to pick. And he did like board games, or just the ones Yugi had showed him.
"Whatever you want to do, Aibou, is fine with me." Yami smiled down at Yugioh, who just shrugged, and picked up the remote control, and turned on the t.v.. He found a good station that he really liked, and snuggled up against his Yami. They stayed like that for hours, Yami only half paying attention to the television. He kept glancing down at his Aibou. But Yugioh was too caught up in the shows to notice.
"Is there something you wanted?" Yugi finally noticed Yami staring down at him. He smiled up at his Yami, and Yami broke out of his trance. His cheeks turned a bright crimson red, and he looked away.
"G-Gomen." Yami stammered, and found himself staring at the floor as if it was very, very interesting. Yugi shook his head, and chuckled silently. He ignored Yami's suddenly uncomfortable gaze, and went back to watching his favourite shows. Yami finally got up, and went outside, he needed air. He didn't understand why he was staring at his Hikari for so long. And he hadn't even noticed.
When he got outside, he liked the fact the no one was around. They probably weren't there because everyone was at school, and he wasn't. He took in a deep breath.
"Yami-kun.?" Yugi opened the door, and watched Yami curiously. "Did I do something wrong?" Yugi cocked his head to the side again, and Yami shook his hid with a smile on his face.
"Iie[1]. No, you didn't." He turned around, and stared the opposite direction of Yugioh and the house.
"Did you not want to watch the television with me?" Yugi looked down at the ground in a discouraged manner. But when Yami looked back, he put the smiled back on his face.
"It's not that, Hikari." Yami stared at the ground, and kicked a small rock across the pavement. "You wouldn't understand."
"Really? Try me? What's wrong?" Yugi loved challenges, that's partly why he put together the millennium puzzle, because he had loved the challenge it brought. Hardly anything challenged him anymore.
"Not now, Aibou. I just need some time to think, that's all. Some fresh air." Yami walked down the sidewalk, leaving Yugi staring at him sadly. I'll tell you when I found out for myself, Yami thought to himself. He made sure that there was no mental link with his Hikari as he walked along the dark streets, alone in thoughts. He barely noticed the rain as it started to fall down on him and the rest of the area.
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Yugi woke up well rested - for once. He yawned, and stretched. His muscles ached horribly, but he felt the need to get up and walk around. But when he got up, it felt to him like he was learning to walk again. He took a few steps towards his door, and finally grabbed the knob for support. He turned the door knob, and push the door open, still leaning against it for support. He found his way down the hall, and down the stairs, pressing his body against the wall. He tried to balance himself, but there was nothing to hold onto, and he fell down the stairs, face first.
"Ouch." Yugi knew that it was sort of funny that he fell down the stairs, but he couldn't laugh.
A loud *thud* woke Yami from his peaceful nap, and he jumped up, and looked around. He couldn't see anything wrong, and he stood up, and noticed that Yugi was trying to sit up on the ground. "Yugi? What's the matter?" Yami found himself a few feet away from the youngster, peering down at him curiously.
"I- I fell down the stairs." With that, Yami burst out laughing, he couldn't help it. "I'm sorry, Hikari. It's just that, you are supposed to be asleep. And then you fell down the stairs? Were you sleep walking?" Yami added at the look on Yugi's face.
"No, I just needed to walk around for a bit, that's all. But it feels like I've never walked before in my life." Yugi admitted, and took Yami's outstretched hand, and his darker half hauled him up.
"I'll take you back to your room." Yami was about to pick him up, but Yugi shook his head, and backed away from Yami, trying to stand up on his own.
"I need to. I need to do this on my own. And I don't think I can sleep anymore, I've been sleeping too much." He made the point final, and Yami sighed.
"At least let me help you to the couch, then?" Yami offered to him.
"No, I need to do this on my own." He made sure that he found his way to the couch alone, but Yami made sure that he was right behind his Yugi in case he lost his footing. Yugi almost did, but he recovered quickly from his loss of balance, and continued to the couch. When he got to the couch, he fell down into it's comfort, and smiled. Yami couldn't help but smile, too. Yugi was trying to be independent.
"Do you need anything?" Yami smiled down at his Hikari, as he leaned over the back of the couch.
"Well." Yugi was hesitant at first, he didn't want Yami to have to do anything, but then again, Yami didn't want Yugi to do anything, either.
"Water?" Yami tempted him, and Yugi smiled, and nodded. He closed his eyes for a few moments, and when he reopened them, Yami was sitting at the end of the couch, a glass of water held out in front of him.
"Thank you." Yugi took the glass, and drank all of the water. He stayed sitting up, and leaned himself against the couch, sighing. His muscle aches were slowly disappearing, and he was glad of that. It was what kept him from walking.
"No problem, Aibou." Yami watched his precious Yugi lean against the couch. He knew that the boy was in pain, but Yugi would not let him help. That is what bugged Yami a lot. But he could see that his Hikari was slowly coming back to the light, and was becoming happy again.
"I'm bored." Yugi's eyes snapped open, and he burst out suddenly.
"Well. what did you want to do?" Yami looked down at Yugi, who cocked his head at an angle, and shrugged.
"There's t.v., board games." Yugi paused, then continued. "That's all I can really think of right now." He smiled up at his Yami. Yami remembered how he had watched the television earlier, and how there were probably a few good shows on, but his Hikari should be the one to pick. And he did like board games, or just the ones Yugi had showed him.
"Whatever you want to do, Aibou, is fine with me." Yami smiled down at Yugioh, who just shrugged, and picked up the remote control, and turned on the t.v.. He found a good station that he really liked, and snuggled up against his Yami. They stayed like that for hours, Yami only half paying attention to the television. He kept glancing down at his Aibou. But Yugioh was too caught up in the shows to notice.
"Is there something you wanted?" Yugi finally noticed Yami staring down at him. He smiled up at his Yami, and Yami broke out of his trance. His cheeks turned a bright crimson red, and he looked away.
"G-Gomen." Yami stammered, and found himself staring at the floor as if it was very, very interesting. Yugi shook his head, and chuckled silently. He ignored Yami's suddenly uncomfortable gaze, and went back to watching his favourite shows. Yami finally got up, and went outside, he needed air. He didn't understand why he was staring at his Hikari for so long. And he hadn't even noticed.
When he got outside, he liked the fact the no one was around. They probably weren't there because everyone was at school, and he wasn't. He took in a deep breath.
"Yami-kun.?" Yugi opened the door, and watched Yami curiously. "Did I do something wrong?" Yugi cocked his head to the side again, and Yami shook his hid with a smile on his face.
"Iie[1]. No, you didn't." He turned around, and stared the opposite direction of Yugioh and the house.
"Did you not want to watch the television with me?" Yugi looked down at the ground in a discouraged manner. But when Yami looked back, he put the smiled back on his face.
"It's not that, Hikari." Yami stared at the ground, and kicked a small rock across the pavement. "You wouldn't understand."
"Really? Try me? What's wrong?" Yugi loved challenges, that's partly why he put together the millennium puzzle, because he had loved the challenge it brought. Hardly anything challenged him anymore.
"Not now, Aibou. I just need some time to think, that's all. Some fresh air." Yami walked down the sidewalk, leaving Yugi staring at him sadly. I'll tell you when I found out for myself, Yami thought to himself. He made sure that there was no mental link with his Hikari as he walked along the dark streets, alone in thoughts. He barely noticed the rain as it started to fall down on him and the rest of the area.