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Yugioh or any of its characters.
I Know
Chapter Three:
A small shape flitted from shadow to shadow. So far he had managed to stay one step ahead of his pursuers, sometimes narrowly missing capture. But that was not who he was running from. He was trying to escape the one thing that he could not ever find haven from, for no matter how far he ran or where he sought refuge, he could not hide from himself.
He darted from shelter to shelter, sometimes running into busy stores just to stay out of sight. He had been running for almost a week and a half. The hunters had not given up yet. They hunted him like the hounds of hell seeking the purest of souls, relentlessly wearing their prey down till it could evade them no longer. Why were they blaming him? He still didn't know how they could think it was him that had killed Ryou. If he had committed the crime, wouldn't he at least remember doing it?
They had cornered him a few hours earlier at a bus stop, effectively cutting off his only route of escape. He had no choice but to flee into the busy, overcrowded streets of Domino City. He was now on the outskirts of town and was faced with a foreboding forest, rising up before him. He ran towards them, entering the still, quiet woods. Tall trees rose up on either side of him like sentinels, guarding the peaceful haven the forest provided. He stumbled over gnarled roots and pebbles littering the ground. The branches snagged at his clothing and hair, like fingers trying to grasp at him and hold him back. He heard someone else enter the forest behind him, and there was the sound of a small landslide as the hunter almost fell, sending a waterfall of rocks down towards him.
"Yugi! Stop!" He knew that voice. He had heard it every day of his life, and had longed to hear it again. But not like this. So the others had managed to turn Yami against him too? His foot caught on a hidden root and pitched him forward. He closed his eyes waiting for the impact, but it never came. Instead warm arms wrapped around his tiny waist, preventing him from falling, but also preventing his escape. "Let me go!"
"No. Listen to me first." Yugi struggled fiercely, twisting and turning, but Yami's hold would not loosen. After Yugi's attempts to get free died down, Yami loosened his hold ever so slightly, though not enough for his captive to break free. "Are you going to calm down and listen to me now?" He asked softly.
"No!" Yami was forced to tighten his hold to stop one of Yugi's particularly violent escape attempts. Eventually his struggles faltered, and Yami took that opening to force Yugi to the ground. He pinned his light's hands above his head and trapped Yugi's legs with his own.
"Aibou listen to me." When Yugi stopped trying to throw Yami off of him, the former pharaoh continued. "Hikari, why did you run?"
"I had to get away. He was eating away at me. I just couldn't stay. Especially if it meant I was a danger to all my friends." Yugi shook with silent tears.
"Who? Bakura?"
"N-no. The voice in-inside of me. He tells m-me things I don't w-want to believe. He says I'm w-worthless to ev-everyo-one. He tells m-me to do th- things. I-I have t-tried to get r-rid of him, but n-nothing works," Yugi cried, starting to sob loudly now.
Yami remained silent, but got off of the smaller teen and cradled him in his arms, trying to comfort him. Was Yugi hearing things? Was he going crazy? Or was there really someone else within his head besides just Yami? Yugi trembled and shook as he cried. He buried his face in Yami's shoulder; seeking the comfort that only Yami could give him.
Yugi sobs slowly began to subside, and he raised his tear-streaked face to look at his darker half. He drew in a long shuddering breath before saying, "You don't believe me, do you? You think I've gone insane. Even I think I've gone nuts, but help me. Onegai?"
"Of course, chiisai tenshi. I couldn't not help you. You're my Hikari, its what I do." Yami stiffened as he heard Bakura, Malik, and Marik calling to him. Yugi began to quake, terrified that Bakura would hurt or even kill him.
"Y-yami?" He pleaded. Yami quickly got to his feet. He set Yugi on his feet.
"I'm trusting you to stay here while I go talk to them." He turned and disappeared into the underbrush without waiting for an answer. Several minutes later there was the sound of something shoving through the foliage. Yugi ducked behind a tree as Bakura stormed into the clearing.
"Where is he?" The tomb robber roared. Yami, Malik, and Marik followed. Yami scanned the clearing, his face falling when he didn't see Yugi there.
(Yami? I'm still here. I'm.just hiding.)
(Thank you, Aibou. I knew you wouldn't betray me.) Yami visibly brightened and he allowed a small smile to take over his features. He turned and beckoned to the two psychotic members of the four. He led them aside, whispering to them while Bakura continued trying to find Yugi.
"Come out pharaoh's light! I know your hear." He circled the clearing, peering into the surrounding brush. Yugi had to duck down to avoid discovery. "You cannot hide forever, you murderer!" While Yugi was ducked down, he didn't see Malik slip away silently. He also didn't hear him coming up behind him. The next thing Yugi knew, a hand had clamped down over his mouth, stifling any noise Yugi would have made otherwise.
"Shhh. It's me, Malik. Come on and follow me. Yami told us what you said." With that he let his hand drop away from the smaller hikari's mouth. Yugi stood up and turned to face Malik.
"I didn't-" But he was cut off by a gesture from Malik. The Egyptian then motioned for him to follow him, which he did without question. Malik led him around Bakura, who had moved further into the surrounding woods. Yugi and Malik walked over to where Marik and Yami were waiting.
Unfortunately, Bakura spotted Yugi and leapt at him, drawing a dagger from his side. He tackled Yugi, pressing the dagger into his throat. A thin trickle of blood seeped out from the pressure of the dagger. "You die now Yugi."
Bakura is gonna kill Yugi? Well I don't know, I'm just the author.we have no power nowadays. Well R&R or you'll never find out what happens. Onegai? I wanna know too.
I Know
Chapter Three:
A small shape flitted from shadow to shadow. So far he had managed to stay one step ahead of his pursuers, sometimes narrowly missing capture. But that was not who he was running from. He was trying to escape the one thing that he could not ever find haven from, for no matter how far he ran or where he sought refuge, he could not hide from himself.
He darted from shelter to shelter, sometimes running into busy stores just to stay out of sight. He had been running for almost a week and a half. The hunters had not given up yet. They hunted him like the hounds of hell seeking the purest of souls, relentlessly wearing their prey down till it could evade them no longer. Why were they blaming him? He still didn't know how they could think it was him that had killed Ryou. If he had committed the crime, wouldn't he at least remember doing it?
They had cornered him a few hours earlier at a bus stop, effectively cutting off his only route of escape. He had no choice but to flee into the busy, overcrowded streets of Domino City. He was now on the outskirts of town and was faced with a foreboding forest, rising up before him. He ran towards them, entering the still, quiet woods. Tall trees rose up on either side of him like sentinels, guarding the peaceful haven the forest provided. He stumbled over gnarled roots and pebbles littering the ground. The branches snagged at his clothing and hair, like fingers trying to grasp at him and hold him back. He heard someone else enter the forest behind him, and there was the sound of a small landslide as the hunter almost fell, sending a waterfall of rocks down towards him.
"Yugi! Stop!" He knew that voice. He had heard it every day of his life, and had longed to hear it again. But not like this. So the others had managed to turn Yami against him too? His foot caught on a hidden root and pitched him forward. He closed his eyes waiting for the impact, but it never came. Instead warm arms wrapped around his tiny waist, preventing him from falling, but also preventing his escape. "Let me go!"
"No. Listen to me first." Yugi struggled fiercely, twisting and turning, but Yami's hold would not loosen. After Yugi's attempts to get free died down, Yami loosened his hold ever so slightly, though not enough for his captive to break free. "Are you going to calm down and listen to me now?" He asked softly.
"No!" Yami was forced to tighten his hold to stop one of Yugi's particularly violent escape attempts. Eventually his struggles faltered, and Yami took that opening to force Yugi to the ground. He pinned his light's hands above his head and trapped Yugi's legs with his own.
"Aibou listen to me." When Yugi stopped trying to throw Yami off of him, the former pharaoh continued. "Hikari, why did you run?"
"I had to get away. He was eating away at me. I just couldn't stay. Especially if it meant I was a danger to all my friends." Yugi shook with silent tears.
"Who? Bakura?"
"N-no. The voice in-inside of me. He tells m-me things I don't w-want to believe. He says I'm w-worthless to ev-everyo-one. He tells m-me to do th- things. I-I have t-tried to get r-rid of him, but n-nothing works," Yugi cried, starting to sob loudly now.
Yami remained silent, but got off of the smaller teen and cradled him in his arms, trying to comfort him. Was Yugi hearing things? Was he going crazy? Or was there really someone else within his head besides just Yami? Yugi trembled and shook as he cried. He buried his face in Yami's shoulder; seeking the comfort that only Yami could give him.
Yugi sobs slowly began to subside, and he raised his tear-streaked face to look at his darker half. He drew in a long shuddering breath before saying, "You don't believe me, do you? You think I've gone insane. Even I think I've gone nuts, but help me. Onegai?"
"Of course, chiisai tenshi. I couldn't not help you. You're my Hikari, its what I do." Yami stiffened as he heard Bakura, Malik, and Marik calling to him. Yugi began to quake, terrified that Bakura would hurt or even kill him.
"Y-yami?" He pleaded. Yami quickly got to his feet. He set Yugi on his feet.
"I'm trusting you to stay here while I go talk to them." He turned and disappeared into the underbrush without waiting for an answer. Several minutes later there was the sound of something shoving through the foliage. Yugi ducked behind a tree as Bakura stormed into the clearing.
"Where is he?" The tomb robber roared. Yami, Malik, and Marik followed. Yami scanned the clearing, his face falling when he didn't see Yugi there.
(Yami? I'm still here. I'm.just hiding.)
(Thank you, Aibou. I knew you wouldn't betray me.) Yami visibly brightened and he allowed a small smile to take over his features. He turned and beckoned to the two psychotic members of the four. He led them aside, whispering to them while Bakura continued trying to find Yugi.
"Come out pharaoh's light! I know your hear." He circled the clearing, peering into the surrounding brush. Yugi had to duck down to avoid discovery. "You cannot hide forever, you murderer!" While Yugi was ducked down, he didn't see Malik slip away silently. He also didn't hear him coming up behind him. The next thing Yugi knew, a hand had clamped down over his mouth, stifling any noise Yugi would have made otherwise.
"Shhh. It's me, Malik. Come on and follow me. Yami told us what you said." With that he let his hand drop away from the smaller hikari's mouth. Yugi stood up and turned to face Malik.
"I didn't-" But he was cut off by a gesture from Malik. The Egyptian then motioned for him to follow him, which he did without question. Malik led him around Bakura, who had moved further into the surrounding woods. Yugi and Malik walked over to where Marik and Yami were waiting.
Unfortunately, Bakura spotted Yugi and leapt at him, drawing a dagger from his side. He tackled Yugi, pressing the dagger into his throat. A thin trickle of blood seeped out from the pressure of the dagger. "You die now Yugi."
Bakura is gonna kill Yugi? Well I don't know, I'm just the author.we have no power nowadays. Well R&R or you'll never find out what happens. Onegai? I wanna know too.