Chapter 14 - Sweet Cotton Candy
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Yugi woke up with a start. He had been having the most wonderful dream. He and Yami were at the fair, and they had found their friends. They were having the most wonderful time together. And then something happened, he wasn't sure, but something woke him up abruptly. He opened his eyes half way and noticed his window had blown open all the way. He shivered as he forced himself up, and closed the window. It shut with a snap, and he stared out the window for a moment. The trees were swaying in the cool night breeze, and the sky above was sparkling with beautiful stars.
After a few moments of staring at the beauty of the night, he sat back down on his bed, and looked over at his alarm clock.
"It's only 1 o'clock in the morning!" Yugi gasped, he felt wide awake, and he still had about five more hours to go before he needed to wake up. He sighed to himself as he got back under his covers, and tried to fall asleep.
\\ Yugi.? \\ Yugi heard the familiar voice through his mind link.
/ What is it, Yami? / He closed his eyes as he responded.
\\ I just wondered if there as anything wrong, I could sense that you were not asleep. \\ Yami's soothing voice relaxed Yugi, and he felt as though the stress was dissolving away.
/ Oh, I'm sorry if I woke you up, Yami. It's nothing. My window blew open, that's all. Go back to sleep, Yami. / Yugi turned over onto his side, and swore he heard Yami sigh from the next room.
\\ Alright, Aibou. Goodnight. \\ Yami's side of the mind link seemed close off a little as he fell asleep. Yugi's last thoughts were forgotten as he fell asleep once more.
In the morning, Yugi woke up bright and early for once, still full of the energy that he had felt the night before. He got dressed and ready for his last day at school for the week. He was a little anxious for the school day to be over, and to be able to go to the fair in the evening. His spirits fell as he remembered that he didn't have any money to go there in the first place. As he sat down at the kitchen table, and hand found its way to his shoulder.
"Hi, Yami." Yugi said without looking back.
"Am I that predictable?" Yami said with another rare smile in front of Yugi. He sat down, and they both ate some cereal. Yugi didn't bother to answer him, and they didn't speak until they left their home.
"Thank god it's Friday." Yugi whispered as they caught up with Tea, Tristan, and Joey. They walked in silence, except for Tea, who spoke about anything and everything to avoid the silence herself Yugi was starting to get a headache from Tea's voice droning on and on in its own perky way.
"Hey, Ryou." Joey said suddenly, and everyone looked up. Tea kept talking and talking about whatever it was she was talking about, but everyone else greeted Ryou. And surprisingly Bakura was with him, glaring at everything. He met Yami's gaze, and they both glared daggers at each other. Yugi could only laugh along with the others as they saw their reaction.
"I can't wait until tonight!" Ryou exclaimed, smiling. "I'm going to the fair, are any of you going as well?"
"I figure on going tonight, Tristan, Tea and I have it all figured out." Joey said from the front of the group.
"How about you, Yugi?" Ryou smiled down at his friend. "Are you going, too?"
"Well, we were thinking of going. And well we don't really have. I was going to." Yugi trailed off. He wasn't sure what to tell his friends. "I don't really have enough money to go, so I was just looking forward to watching the rides from far away."
"Well, you could come along with Bakura and I. I'd gladly pay for your tickets." Yugi's eyebrows raised slightly in shock and surprise.
"Tomb Robber's going?" Yugi looked at his Yami and glared at him for bothering to say anything
"We'd love to go." Yugi smiled warmly up at Ryou, and his spirits were lifted incredibly. Yami could sense it, and he didn't pursue the matter of who was going any further.
"Great!" Ryou managed to say just as they got to the school, and went their separate ways. Yugi waved to his friends, and led Yami to their first class. The whole school day seemed to be longer than anyone had ever remembered. Probably because everyone was anxious to go home and then to the fair in the evening.
"Come on, Yami." Yugi tugged at Yami's arm when the bell fro the end of the day rang. Yami laughed down at Yugi who looked like he was trying very hard to get him to budge.
"Alright, alright, Yugi." He allowed himself to be led out of the school. "But at least let me have my arm back." They both laughed, and Yugi finally let go. Yugi was glad that since Yami had started to go to school with him, the bullies had not even tried to pick on him once.
They were ready to go the fair long before they actually had to meet up with Ryou and Bakura. So they sat silently waiting until it was the right time to leave. Yugi's grandpa asked them where they were going to, and when they would come back. He nodded at their decision, and handed Yugi a small amount of change. Yugi was overjoyed, and couldn't stop smiling. Finally the time came, and Yami followed Yugi out to where they were to meet Ryou and Bakura.
"Hey, Yugi! Yami." Ryou exclaimed happily. They all greeted each other, and soon found themselves walking right in front of the carnival. Screams of excitement rang out in the background, as well as hundreds and hundreds of people's voices. They bought their tickets for the rides, and stood gazing around at the rides and crowds of people.
Bakura whispered something to Ryou, and he nodded with a smile on his face.
"We're going to go on the roller coaster. We'll meet you at the entrance of the fair later on. But if you'd rather, we could just walk home separately." Ryou smiled thoughtfully.
"It would probably be easier if we let them go wherever they want, and leave whenever they want." Bakura whispered into Ryou's ear, barely loud enough for his hikari to hear.
"I agree." Yugi said, and laughed at the looks on both of their faces. "I have pretty good hearing. And I agree with Bakura. Thank you very much for paying our way in. I feel in debt to you, and if there is any way that we can possibly repay you, don't hesitate to ask." Yugi smiled warmly up at his friends and his friend's Yami.
"Alright. We'll see you. The next time we see you!" Ryou laughed as he shrugged his shoulders, and they parted ways.
"So, Yami, where do you want to go first?" Yugi turned to Yami, who was looking around with a shocked look on his face. "Play a game? Go on a ride?" Yugi smiled warmly up at Yami who couldn't help but smile back at his hikari, glowing with love and happiness.
"It's up to you, Aibou." With that, Yugi dragged Yami onto a few rides, the tilt-a-whirl (the rides that spin around while they go around on an already spinning platform.), the drop of doom [Yami didn't really like that one, it was much too fast and too high for his tastes], and the smaller of the two roller coasters. The line ups for each ride were so long that it took them nearly two hours for just those rides alone. After getting tired of waiting for such a long time for each ride, they went over to a few booths, where there were games. Yugi especially loved the balloon game, where he threw the dart and hit a balloon each time. He was surprisingly good at it, and won a few small stuffed animals. Yami was even more skilled at tossing the rings, and shooting the bulls eyes. He won two medium sized stuffed animals, and gave one to an overjoyed Yugi, who danced around him with a huge smile on his face. They spent a few more hours at the fair, going on rides, and playing games, until they finally got a little hungry.
"What should we have to eat?" Yami was looking from place to place seeing the different kinds of foods available.
"Cotton Candy!" Yugi exclaimed, and ran happily over to the cotton candy stand, and got in line. Yami stood beside him, and watched as the people ordered in front of them. At last, it was their turn, and Yugi happily ordered two bags of cotton candy. They walked away, and Yugi handed Yami one of the bags. Yami eyed it suspiciously, and watched as Yugi slipped a few blue and pink pieces into his mouth. A look of pure contentment passed over his face as it dissolved slowly in his mouth.
"Try some!" Yugi urged Yami to do so, and reluctantly he did. He tried to chew it, but it started to dissolve in his mouth, and he enjoyed the taste as well as the way it seemed to melt. He smiled as he ate a bit more. Yugi grabbed his arm, and pulled him over to a very short line for the Ferris Wheel. They got on after a few minutes of waiting, and Yugi leaned over the side as they slowly went up. Yami's heart was beating faster and faster as they were nearly at the very top of the wheel. Yami was sort of scared for Yugi, who was leaning even further over the side, enjoying the view. It sure was breathtaking. Yugi finally leaned back, and enjoyed the view from a safe area. When the ride was finally over, they waited until they were given the chance to hop out, and they left the fair. As they walked away, it grew smaller and smaller in the distance, like a light show against the dark night sky. They found their way to the park, and sat down on the bench, Yugi still eating his cotton candy.
*Warning: Yaoi*
"Yugi. I - I have been meaning to tell you something." Yami started off awkwardly.
"Me too." Yugi turned to Yami, and put down his bag of cotton candy. He looked up into Yami's dark, crimson eyes.
"Well. The truth is that I-" Yami started, but Yugi cut him off with a serious look on his face.
"I love you." Yugi suddenly leaned up to Yami's face, and before either of them could say another word, he captured Yami's lips, and they shared their first kiss. It seemed to last forever, like time stopped just for them and that special moment. Yugi drew away, blushing, and looked down with a look of embarrassment.
"I love you, too." Yami leaned down, and kissed Yugi one last time before he drew him into a hug. Yugi smiled, and licked his lips. Yami's mouth taste good to him, just like Cotton Candy. He smiled as he hugged Yami. They stayed that way for a few minutes until they started to go back. It was late, after all. They walked hand in hand all the way home, with a new sense of hope and love.
*~*The End*~*
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I'm sorry that it took so long to update and finally finish this story. I just got sick again, so I'm not feeling well enough to really write too much. So that's it, this is the end of this story, "Everybody's Got their Problems." Well, I hope you enjoyed this story. And I dedicate to my loyal readers, and reviewers of course, because you are the ones who have inspired me to write this far! I'll be working on a lot more of my stories, and of course I have more Yugioh stories to work on now.
Have a great day! ^-^
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Yugi woke up with a start. He had been having the most wonderful dream. He and Yami were at the fair, and they had found their friends. They were having the most wonderful time together. And then something happened, he wasn't sure, but something woke him up abruptly. He opened his eyes half way and noticed his window had blown open all the way. He shivered as he forced himself up, and closed the window. It shut with a snap, and he stared out the window for a moment. The trees were swaying in the cool night breeze, and the sky above was sparkling with beautiful stars.
After a few moments of staring at the beauty of the night, he sat back down on his bed, and looked over at his alarm clock.
"It's only 1 o'clock in the morning!" Yugi gasped, he felt wide awake, and he still had about five more hours to go before he needed to wake up. He sighed to himself as he got back under his covers, and tried to fall asleep.
\\ Yugi.? \\ Yugi heard the familiar voice through his mind link.
/ What is it, Yami? / He closed his eyes as he responded.
\\ I just wondered if there as anything wrong, I could sense that you were not asleep. \\ Yami's soothing voice relaxed Yugi, and he felt as though the stress was dissolving away.
/ Oh, I'm sorry if I woke you up, Yami. It's nothing. My window blew open, that's all. Go back to sleep, Yami. / Yugi turned over onto his side, and swore he heard Yami sigh from the next room.
\\ Alright, Aibou. Goodnight. \\ Yami's side of the mind link seemed close off a little as he fell asleep. Yugi's last thoughts were forgotten as he fell asleep once more.
In the morning, Yugi woke up bright and early for once, still full of the energy that he had felt the night before. He got dressed and ready for his last day at school for the week. He was a little anxious for the school day to be over, and to be able to go to the fair in the evening. His spirits fell as he remembered that he didn't have any money to go there in the first place. As he sat down at the kitchen table, and hand found its way to his shoulder.
"Hi, Yami." Yugi said without looking back.
"Am I that predictable?" Yami said with another rare smile in front of Yugi. He sat down, and they both ate some cereal. Yugi didn't bother to answer him, and they didn't speak until they left their home.
"Thank god it's Friday." Yugi whispered as they caught up with Tea, Tristan, and Joey. They walked in silence, except for Tea, who spoke about anything and everything to avoid the silence herself Yugi was starting to get a headache from Tea's voice droning on and on in its own perky way.
"Hey, Ryou." Joey said suddenly, and everyone looked up. Tea kept talking and talking about whatever it was she was talking about, but everyone else greeted Ryou. And surprisingly Bakura was with him, glaring at everything. He met Yami's gaze, and they both glared daggers at each other. Yugi could only laugh along with the others as they saw their reaction.
"I can't wait until tonight!" Ryou exclaimed, smiling. "I'm going to the fair, are any of you going as well?"
"I figure on going tonight, Tristan, Tea and I have it all figured out." Joey said from the front of the group.
"How about you, Yugi?" Ryou smiled down at his friend. "Are you going, too?"
"Well, we were thinking of going. And well we don't really have. I was going to." Yugi trailed off. He wasn't sure what to tell his friends. "I don't really have enough money to go, so I was just looking forward to watching the rides from far away."
"Well, you could come along with Bakura and I. I'd gladly pay for your tickets." Yugi's eyebrows raised slightly in shock and surprise.
"Tomb Robber's going?" Yugi looked at his Yami and glared at him for bothering to say anything
"We'd love to go." Yugi smiled warmly up at Ryou, and his spirits were lifted incredibly. Yami could sense it, and he didn't pursue the matter of who was going any further.
"Great!" Ryou managed to say just as they got to the school, and went their separate ways. Yugi waved to his friends, and led Yami to their first class. The whole school day seemed to be longer than anyone had ever remembered. Probably because everyone was anxious to go home and then to the fair in the evening.
"Come on, Yami." Yugi tugged at Yami's arm when the bell fro the end of the day rang. Yami laughed down at Yugi who looked like he was trying very hard to get him to budge.
"Alright, alright, Yugi." He allowed himself to be led out of the school. "But at least let me have my arm back." They both laughed, and Yugi finally let go. Yugi was glad that since Yami had started to go to school with him, the bullies had not even tried to pick on him once.
They were ready to go the fair long before they actually had to meet up with Ryou and Bakura. So they sat silently waiting until it was the right time to leave. Yugi's grandpa asked them where they were going to, and when they would come back. He nodded at their decision, and handed Yugi a small amount of change. Yugi was overjoyed, and couldn't stop smiling. Finally the time came, and Yami followed Yugi out to where they were to meet Ryou and Bakura.
"Hey, Yugi! Yami." Ryou exclaimed happily. They all greeted each other, and soon found themselves walking right in front of the carnival. Screams of excitement rang out in the background, as well as hundreds and hundreds of people's voices. They bought their tickets for the rides, and stood gazing around at the rides and crowds of people.
Bakura whispered something to Ryou, and he nodded with a smile on his face.
"We're going to go on the roller coaster. We'll meet you at the entrance of the fair later on. But if you'd rather, we could just walk home separately." Ryou smiled thoughtfully.
"It would probably be easier if we let them go wherever they want, and leave whenever they want." Bakura whispered into Ryou's ear, barely loud enough for his hikari to hear.
"I agree." Yugi said, and laughed at the looks on both of their faces. "I have pretty good hearing. And I agree with Bakura. Thank you very much for paying our way in. I feel in debt to you, and if there is any way that we can possibly repay you, don't hesitate to ask." Yugi smiled warmly up at his friends and his friend's Yami.
"Alright. We'll see you. The next time we see you!" Ryou laughed as he shrugged his shoulders, and they parted ways.
"So, Yami, where do you want to go first?" Yugi turned to Yami, who was looking around with a shocked look on his face. "Play a game? Go on a ride?" Yugi smiled warmly up at Yami who couldn't help but smile back at his hikari, glowing with love and happiness.
"It's up to you, Aibou." With that, Yugi dragged Yami onto a few rides, the tilt-a-whirl (the rides that spin around while they go around on an already spinning platform.), the drop of doom [Yami didn't really like that one, it was much too fast and too high for his tastes], and the smaller of the two roller coasters. The line ups for each ride were so long that it took them nearly two hours for just those rides alone. After getting tired of waiting for such a long time for each ride, they went over to a few booths, where there were games. Yugi especially loved the balloon game, where he threw the dart and hit a balloon each time. He was surprisingly good at it, and won a few small stuffed animals. Yami was even more skilled at tossing the rings, and shooting the bulls eyes. He won two medium sized stuffed animals, and gave one to an overjoyed Yugi, who danced around him with a huge smile on his face. They spent a few more hours at the fair, going on rides, and playing games, until they finally got a little hungry.
"What should we have to eat?" Yami was looking from place to place seeing the different kinds of foods available.
"Cotton Candy!" Yugi exclaimed, and ran happily over to the cotton candy stand, and got in line. Yami stood beside him, and watched as the people ordered in front of them. At last, it was their turn, and Yugi happily ordered two bags of cotton candy. They walked away, and Yugi handed Yami one of the bags. Yami eyed it suspiciously, and watched as Yugi slipped a few blue and pink pieces into his mouth. A look of pure contentment passed over his face as it dissolved slowly in his mouth.
"Try some!" Yugi urged Yami to do so, and reluctantly he did. He tried to chew it, but it started to dissolve in his mouth, and he enjoyed the taste as well as the way it seemed to melt. He smiled as he ate a bit more. Yugi grabbed his arm, and pulled him over to a very short line for the Ferris Wheel. They got on after a few minutes of waiting, and Yugi leaned over the side as they slowly went up. Yami's heart was beating faster and faster as they were nearly at the very top of the wheel. Yami was sort of scared for Yugi, who was leaning even further over the side, enjoying the view. It sure was breathtaking. Yugi finally leaned back, and enjoyed the view from a safe area. When the ride was finally over, they waited until they were given the chance to hop out, and they left the fair. As they walked away, it grew smaller and smaller in the distance, like a light show against the dark night sky. They found their way to the park, and sat down on the bench, Yugi still eating his cotton candy.
*Warning: Yaoi*
"Yugi. I - I have been meaning to tell you something." Yami started off awkwardly.
"Me too." Yugi turned to Yami, and put down his bag of cotton candy. He looked up into Yami's dark, crimson eyes.
"Well. The truth is that I-" Yami started, but Yugi cut him off with a serious look on his face.
"I love you." Yugi suddenly leaned up to Yami's face, and before either of them could say another word, he captured Yami's lips, and they shared their first kiss. It seemed to last forever, like time stopped just for them and that special moment. Yugi drew away, blushing, and looked down with a look of embarrassment.
"I love you, too." Yami leaned down, and kissed Yugi one last time before he drew him into a hug. Yugi smiled, and licked his lips. Yami's mouth taste good to him, just like Cotton Candy. He smiled as he hugged Yami. They stayed that way for a few minutes until they started to go back. It was late, after all. They walked hand in hand all the way home, with a new sense of hope and love.
*~*The End*~*
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I'm sorry that it took so long to update and finally finish this story. I just got sick again, so I'm not feeling well enough to really write too much. So that's it, this is the end of this story, "Everybody's Got their Problems." Well, I hope you enjoyed this story. And I dedicate to my loyal readers, and reviewers of course, because you are the ones who have inspired me to write this far! I'll be working on a lot more of my stories, and of course I have more Yugioh stories to work on now.
Have a great day! ^-^