Light Dark

by Kurohi Tatsaki

Chapter Eight: Chitty-Chat-Chat

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! You can't sue me cuz I have no money!

Summary: A boy who is hated by his parents, and hunted by Rare Hunters on a nightly basis, flees to Domino City, which he has spent unsuccessful time with Battle City Tournament. Two people he meets changes his life, how he views it, and learns the full meanings of friendship and... love...?

Pairings: OC's yami/OC, Seto/Jonouchi, Yami/Yugi, Bakura/Ryou, Marik/Malik, & Anzu bashing!

"speech" [thoughts] /Hikari to Yami/ //Yami to Hikari// (author notes)

Yugioh-Freak - I'm a girl, who likes Yaoi, Shounen Ai, Straight fanfics, and tolerates Yuri fanfiction, but has a mild interest in its doujinshi. I guess I won't be seein' your reviews on any of my other fanfics, because right now, they're ALL Yaoi. I plan on posting a Pokemon straight one, but some of it still needs fixing and won't be up for a while. (Plus, it's a Mewtwo/female OC pairing) Yaoi & Shounen Ai are so kawaii! You should try looking up some Yuri fanfics if ya don't like Yaoi - they're actually pretty good. (I ran into an NC17 Final Fantasy VII doujinshi once! Tifa/Yuffie.)

Anime the Fallen Angel - That's the plan! Yami/Yugi, Seto/Jonouchi, Marik/Malik, Bakura/Ryou, and Shirokoori/Kurohi. 'Sokay to be hyper - It's ********LOADS******** better than people who diss the Yaoi pairings! POWER TO THE FANFIC WRITERS!! WE WRITE WHAT WE DAMN WELL LIKE AND NO ONE CAN STOP US!! Mwahahahahaha!... and to think, I haven't even eaten breakfast yet! (It's 1:04PM, June 20th) Oh well, at least mom's makin' muffins! Yippee! Chocolate ones!!

SepirothsGoddess - Let's see how far this thing goes til the end, shall we? This is my best Yu-Gi-Oh! fic that I've done solo on.

GemGemJoo - Cuteness!! It sure as hell beats those sappy OLD fics I used to write! Nowadays, I try to make ALL my stories enjoyable.. the only problem is when writers block hits me in the face...

Teddybear - I don't allow anonymous reviews cuz I wanna see what stories they write and so I can notify them about things going on with my fics VIA fanfic review! Teddysnake - I'll e-mail a picture of Kurohi. Most say he's very kawaii. I just hope we get a working scanner soon so I can show you how he looks when I draw him without the mouse. Teddycat - About the dragons... from this fic or the clone dragons 10 Years of Waiting? I have a few "blueprints" of the Blue-Eyes Black Dragon and his multiple fusions on lined paper, but I never got to scan them. I'll have to draw them through Adobe Photoshop, which could take a few hours if I'm on a roll, or perhaps a day or two. Dragons using a mouse aren't my strong points, but using pencil, paper and later, drawing ink, *are* my strongest. After all, I AM a Tan Dragon! Gosh, now where was that website that told you what kind of dragon you were...? If I type in the "title" of the site, maybe I can find it... It think it was "Reveal your Inner Dragon!" or something like that. *checks ur Profile* ? No e-mail? Hmmm. I wonder if your site has one? Ah- hah! You DO have an e-mail! Okies! I'll send the pic to ya!! ^_______^ Expect two e-mails.

I'll try to include the other Yu-Gi-Oh! cast as much as I can without getting sidetracked by Kurohi's or Shirokoori's view on things, kay?

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I walked through the halls in silence. Even if anyone strained their hearing, they wouldn't hear me. After all, I was a spirit of the Seikinen Armlet. I had once had a crush on Yami, but my hikari has dulled all those feelings to a point where they don't really matter.

Yes, I loved my hikari.

But, did he love me in return?

...I could have sworn I saw him alive again when I pinned him to the wall like that.

Life... That's what my hikari's eyes have been missing lately! Life!

My strides slow from a walk to a trudge. Now that I knew this new information, what could, what would, I do about it? Surely, I wouldn't ignore him or push him away like many have done to him. After all, he never took a girlfriend, but when he had wanted a friend, they pushed him away because of how different he was to the rest of this small world called Japan.

Those fools... they had wounded my hikari!

...I keep on calling him "boku no hikari"... "my light"...

My trudging ceased, and I leaned against a colorless wall, and closed my eyes.

I would do anything to get the light of life back into my hikari's eyes.

Childish blue eyes, a delicate body with strength hidden for who knows how long - oooh, I felt myself drooling - ...simply, beautiful. Gods, he is so magnificent... Oooh, and that tail of his! It swishes like feline, but grabs things like a monkey's... It has sooo many uses...

So caught up in my thoughts, I almost didn't sense the light near me, but it was not *my* light. I forced my eyes open and concentration *off* my growing, throbbing desire and locked my golden orbs onto the angelic light of Bakura.

"Hai, Ryou?"

"Nothing," he says. "I'm just curious why you are not with Kurohi. Whenever *I'm* around, you two are inseparable. Why the change?"

Because I need to think. Because his looks drive me over the edge. Because his attitude is so fucking delicious. Because his scent is intoxicating and inviting all at once. Because his presence drives me wild. Because I can't stand the fact that all this time I've been draining his energy by defending his life. Because I love him too much to risk our relationship, but that has never stopped me before.

"I just, became bored of routine. I *am* a little more rebellious than Yami, you know," I said quietly.

"Oh, all right," he replied cheerfully.

Gosh, he is SO nice for buying my big, fat, ug-uh-ly, in-your-face lie!

"But promise me to tell me the truth when you get your predicament settled, okay?" he asked with concern.

Damn. So much for him KEEPING THE KNOWLEDGE that it's a lie TO HIMSELF!

"...All right. I'll tell you once I set things right once and for all with my hikari," I said, showing him that he won this argument.

A short silence ensued. Ryou stared at me with his gentle chocolate eyes. As much as I liked him, I wasn't drawn into those pools like I always was with Kurohi. Looking up slightly at me, he utters, "You really love him, don't you, Shirokoori?"

I nod dumbly, whispering an affirmative. My body feels like lead. Fortunately, I have willed my desire to leave me for a while until I could go somewhere private to take care of it.

"You should tell him how you feel."

"As much as I'd like to, the words never come and my traditional way of showing it was interrupted by Yugi. However, he was only alerting us to wake."

"Oh! You *didn't*..."

I nod once. "Yes, I DID try to sleep with him."

"What he frightened of you?"

"He *should be,* but instead, he was encouraging my behavior. He WANTED me to take him, or at least, he wanted to take me."

"Bakura's ALWAYS on top when it comes to him and I."

I raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, we DID 'get it on' a few months before your arrival."

I blinked and growled softly in frustration. RYOU was getting some and I wasn't! Not fair!

"What, you really want to... with, Kurohi, huh?"

"Baka Yugi-chan," I muttered crossing my arms behind my head and leaning against the wall. "Koinu-me shounen no baka."

(A/N: baka. Means "idiot". Pronounced: bah-kah.)

(A/N: koinu. Means "puppy". Pronounced: koh-ee-noo)

(A/N: me. Means "eye". Pronounced: meh.)

(A/N: shounen. Spelt "shonen". Means "male" [around 16 years of age]. Pronounced: shohh-nehn)

(A/N: no. Means "at", "for", "in", "of", "on", or "from". Pronounced as it looks.)

(A/N: koinu-me shounen no baka. Should mean "puppy-eye boy is an idiot". I am still learning how to do the "tenses".)

"Yes, I know he can do the 'puppy-eye' technique. But the only one called 'mutt' or 'puppy' should be Jou, but only Kaiba can say that."

I chuckled with Ryou at the mental image, and we were later accompanied by a third voice. My desire immediately returned as I heard my hikari's laughter. In the corner of my eye, I saw him reach up to ruffle my hair, but I snagged his wrist in a gentle, firm grip. I heard my hikari gasp as the contact and the innards of the limb went slack.

The other light conveniently left, and I was alone with my light. I brought the intruding limb down near my face and stared at my light's eyes.

"...Did you hear... our conversation?"

He nods once, and I realize that me gripping his arm isn't helping him breathe normally. I slowly release his hand but he clasps my fingers shut against his own wrist. He reaches up and touches my cheek. His digits feel warm against my cooled face, but that is soon changing. Hm. I now have another reason.

Because his touch makes me wanna melt and drown in it for the rest of my life.

"H-hikari..."

He chuckles under his breath, eyes slightly closed in a lazy fashion. "You like?"

I snort good-naturedly. "Me like."

Making sure his wrist is still in my grasp, he leads me to another room and closes the door behind him. He sits me down on the bed and perches in my lap. He leans against chest and left shoulder and turns his head to face me through at minimum, one eye.

"Shirokoori?"

"Hmmm?"

"Did you still need to speak to me?"

"Ah... yeah..." I mutter. I don't want him to leave me for being so blind to what was happening to him. "You know.. how you kept on falling into slumber every time I saved your life from those damn Rare Hunters?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry for being so blind. I had been draining your energy every time those bastards came and I defended you with your own essence. It turns out, that in order for that to stop, we have to have a more solid and open relationship... but with you blocking me out all the time..."

"...I have been, haven't I?"

I remain silent and look away from his ocean-blue gaze.

"I'm sorry."

"Oi! I'M the only one who should be apologizing!"

"Yes, but if **I** hadn't been blocking you out of me all the time, you wouldn't drain my energy! **I'M** the main reason why that happened!!" he shot back. Suddenly, he paused and shifted in my lap. He chuckled and caught my eye. "Damn, man. You're haaaarrrrrd."

"Yeah. Guess who?" I asked huskily. "Guess who makes me feel like this."

"Aaaaahhhh... Me?" he asked, pointing to himself.

"Bingo!" I pulled him off me and placed him near the head of the bed. I crawled on top of him again and Kurohi snorts at this.

"What, you think I can help you with that-" He points at the "tent" in my jeans. "-if I'm on the bottom? I don't want you to crush me."

I blink. "Eh?"

"Don't act like that, ding-dong," he replied. One thing I noticed, was that he had life in his eyes again. "YOU got to be on top last time!" He then growled sweetly, "My turn, koibito."

(A/N: koibito. Means "lover", "boyfriend" or "girlfriend". Pronounced: Koh- ee-bee-toh.)

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Finished: 6/20/03

Translations added: 7/6/03