I'm Still Here
By: rox
Note: Angst! Yea! I chose...Yami, answer the reviewers!
Yami: Why should I?
rox: If ya don't I'll sic Suicune (my yami from the millennium dagger) on you!
Yami: -_-' Fine.
To QueenOfHearts: Yes, she does make quite a few evil cliffhangers. Work on your fic! And, you deserved to get the chapter dedicated to you!
To Adrienne-Lillian/plushies: I will protect my abiou no matter what! And for the bushes, you should be able to figure who it was by the end of this chapter.
To KaTyA: You're right about my hikari! And, we need to quit torturing Yugi! {rox: *glares*}
To Tk Macintosh: Who was in the bushes? You'll find out.
To Alina: And that was the happy chapter.
To Lady Blade WarAngle: We are dedicating this chapter to you and giving you pixie sticks. And rox say's thanks for the compliment.
To ShadowFire: Here's the update. The almighty authoress request that I say thank-you for her.
To angelic nightmare: Bakura and Joey? *nods* *gets hit* Ow! *glares at rox, sees Suicune, turns around quickly*
To Queen Ali B: Go away.
Yugi: Yami! Fine, I'll respond! Many people want to kill Yami, but you're correct. And why did you bring the freak into this?
To shitsumon: I am NOT soft! And, yes, Joey will be paring up with Yugi and myself later on, like in this chapter.
To Yugismpuzzle: Sorry for the long wait! And do we have to make Tristan nice? Well, we aren't. Thanks for all your reviews!
To Kyra Windwood: Lets just say it was.
To Calyia: The songs fit well, don't they. Thanks for the review!
To ACME-Rian: We did. *points above* See?
To K.C. Whitestar: Thanks! And thank-you for putting me on your favorites list! This chapter is also dedicated to you!
Yami: Happy?
rox: *nods* Great job Yam-boy! Also, this chapter is dedicated to QueenOfHearts, K.C. Whitestar, and Lady Blade WarAngle.
Yugi: rox doesn't own YuGiOh or any of the songs.
Suicune: The song here is 'sound the bugle Now' by Brian Adams.
rox: Onto the fic!
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Joey was running towards school. He was looking for Yugi, hoping that he was okay. That weird guy in the bushes could hurt Yugi and Joey felt kinda sorry for him, after hearing him talk to his...brother? `Whatever. That kid was really nervous, and as much as I hate to admit it, I feel kinda sorry for him. Maybe we could become friends...' Joey was startled from his thoughts by a cry of pain. He ran and saw Tristan beating up Yugi. He noticed two things as he ran over, Yugi wasn't putting up a fight, and that strange pyramid around his neck was gone. Joey reached and pulled Tristan away.
"What the hell is your problem, Wheeler?"
"Shut up, Tristan!"
"This doesn't concern you!"
"Yeah it does, now quit beating my friend up and leave.!"
"Fine Wheeler, I'll deal with you later." Tristan stated before he walked off. Joey quickly turned his gaze to the boy who was curled in a ball, sobbing.
~Sound the bugle now - play it just for me
~As the seasons change - remember how I use to be
Joey ran over and quickly examined him. "Hey...Yugi? You okay man?" The other teen finally, wining, sat up. Joey was really worried by now. "Yugi, what's wrong?"
"L-l-last night, this white-haired man, he, he took my puzzle! I lost Yami, I lost him..." his voice trailed off. "I'm just so, so, worthless. I lost my only friend. All my fault..."
~Now I can't go on - I can't even start
~I've got nothing left - just an empty heart
Yami was very worried. 'Yugi...please be okay! He was blaming himself for everything 'If I had come out...If only I had been there...' He paced up- and-down his soul room, desperately worried for his young charge. Finally he sat down. "Yugi...this is all my fault. I'll never escape...I may as well give up...
~I'm a solder - wounded so I must give up the fight
Joey was trying to get Yugi up. Finally, Yugi couldn't take it. "Leave me alone! I-I, I can't-" He started to cry, burying his head in Joey's shirt. Joey was surprised by this, then he started rubbing the boy's back, trying to get him to calm down. Finally Yugi did, and looked up at Joey.
"I'm sorry Joey, it's just-"
"I know..." Joey replied softly.
"It's all my fault." Yugi whispered mournfully.
Joey looked at him and sighed. "Lets go for a walk. It might help you calm down."
~There's nothing more for me - lead me away...
~Or leave me lying here
Joey and Yugi walked through the park, a peaceful silence settling over them. The silence was broken by a scream. Joey and Yugi's heads snapped up and both boys broke out in a run towards the sound. They saw a boy, probably 10, with long black hair and scared blue eyes trying to get away from three older boys.
As soon as Joey say what was going on he ran towards the boys, protecting the younger boy. It reminded Yugi of Yami and he started to cry. 'Yami...'
~Sound the bugle now - tell them I don't care
~There's not a road I know - that leads to anywhere
The bullies had run off, and Joey was now helping the boy up. "You okay kid? I'm Joey, Joey Wheeler, and that's my friend, Yugi um... Yugi um...Well, I don't remember his last name..."
"Thank-you for your help!" The kid looked at Yugi. "Why are you so sad?"
Joey answered for Yugi. "His friend and prized possession are gone. He's...well, blaming himself for it."
"Oh. Well, I gotta go! My brother will be worried! Thanks!" He yelled as he ran off.
~*~
Yugi could barley stand it. Yami had made his life so much better. 'Funny, his name means darkness but he is like a light to me, guiding and protecting me, keeping me safe. Yami, I miss you. I need you Yami; you're like my brother. Yami.' Yugi thought as tears crawled down his face.
~With out a light I fear that I will - stumble in the dark
~Lay right down - decide not to go on
"Yugi? Yugi! YUGI!" Joey shouted. Yugi looked up and Joey hit him. Not hard, just hard enough to make him fall on the ground, and, Joey hoped, back into reality. "Snap out of it man! I bet Yami's not sitting around giving up! (rox: well, actually...) He's probably fighting to get back to you! Ya can't give up pal, you can do it!"
Yugi was stunned, and then slowly smiled. "You're right Joey, lets go and find my puzzle and Yami!"
Joey smiled. "Yea, that's the spirit!"
~Then from on high - somewhere in the distance
~There's a voice that calls - remember who you are
~If you lose yourself - your courage soon will follow
~So be strong tonight - remember who you are
Yami suddenly remembered his promise to Yugi. "I swear Yugi, I will not submit to this darkness. I will not give up. I will continue fighting so that I may retune to you abiou. I swear it Yugi."
~You're a solder now - fighting in a battle
~To be free once more...
~Ya that's worth fighting for
Three figures watched Yugi and Joey's conversation, and Yami's vow. One of the figures was beaten and watching sadly. "No, please don't Bak-"
"Shut up you little bastard! I told you, if you must talk to me, call me master!" Here the figure began to beat the boy, delighting in his screams. At last he turned to the other figure, "This is going well, don't you think?"
"The boy ran his fingers through his brown hair. "Yea, but leave Wheeler to me, got it?"
"Of course." He replied, giving the pitiful figure on the ground another kick.
~*~*~
rox: Well? Can anyone figure out who the three are? You should be able to, but well...
Suicune: Please review!
By: rox
Note: Angst! Yea! I chose...Yami, answer the reviewers!
Yami: Why should I?
rox: If ya don't I'll sic Suicune (my yami from the millennium dagger) on you!
Yami: -_-' Fine.
To QueenOfHearts: Yes, she does make quite a few evil cliffhangers. Work on your fic! And, you deserved to get the chapter dedicated to you!
To Adrienne-Lillian/plushies: I will protect my abiou no matter what! And for the bushes, you should be able to figure who it was by the end of this chapter.
To KaTyA: You're right about my hikari! And, we need to quit torturing Yugi! {rox: *glares*}
To Tk Macintosh: Who was in the bushes? You'll find out.
To Alina: And that was the happy chapter.
To Lady Blade WarAngle: We are dedicating this chapter to you and giving you pixie sticks. And rox say's thanks for the compliment.
To ShadowFire: Here's the update. The almighty authoress request that I say thank-you for her.
To angelic nightmare: Bakura and Joey? *nods* *gets hit* Ow! *glares at rox, sees Suicune, turns around quickly*
To Queen Ali B: Go away.
Yugi: Yami! Fine, I'll respond! Many people want to kill Yami, but you're correct. And why did you bring the freak into this?
To shitsumon: I am NOT soft! And, yes, Joey will be paring up with Yugi and myself later on, like in this chapter.
To Yugismpuzzle: Sorry for the long wait! And do we have to make Tristan nice? Well, we aren't. Thanks for all your reviews!
To Kyra Windwood: Lets just say it was.
To Calyia: The songs fit well, don't they. Thanks for the review!
To ACME-Rian: We did. *points above* See?
To K.C. Whitestar: Thanks! And thank-you for putting me on your favorites list! This chapter is also dedicated to you!
Yami: Happy?
rox: *nods* Great job Yam-boy! Also, this chapter is dedicated to QueenOfHearts, K.C. Whitestar, and Lady Blade WarAngle.
Yugi: rox doesn't own YuGiOh or any of the songs.
Suicune: The song here is 'sound the bugle Now' by Brian Adams.
rox: Onto the fic!
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Joey was running towards school. He was looking for Yugi, hoping that he was okay. That weird guy in the bushes could hurt Yugi and Joey felt kinda sorry for him, after hearing him talk to his...brother? `Whatever. That kid was really nervous, and as much as I hate to admit it, I feel kinda sorry for him. Maybe we could become friends...' Joey was startled from his thoughts by a cry of pain. He ran and saw Tristan beating up Yugi. He noticed two things as he ran over, Yugi wasn't putting up a fight, and that strange pyramid around his neck was gone. Joey reached and pulled Tristan away.
"What the hell is your problem, Wheeler?"
"Shut up, Tristan!"
"This doesn't concern you!"
"Yeah it does, now quit beating my friend up and leave.!"
"Fine Wheeler, I'll deal with you later." Tristan stated before he walked off. Joey quickly turned his gaze to the boy who was curled in a ball, sobbing.
~Sound the bugle now - play it just for me
~As the seasons change - remember how I use to be
Joey ran over and quickly examined him. "Hey...Yugi? You okay man?" The other teen finally, wining, sat up. Joey was really worried by now. "Yugi, what's wrong?"
"L-l-last night, this white-haired man, he, he took my puzzle! I lost Yami, I lost him..." his voice trailed off. "I'm just so, so, worthless. I lost my only friend. All my fault..."
~Now I can't go on - I can't even start
~I've got nothing left - just an empty heart
Yami was very worried. 'Yugi...please be okay! He was blaming himself for everything 'If I had come out...If only I had been there...' He paced up- and-down his soul room, desperately worried for his young charge. Finally he sat down. "Yugi...this is all my fault. I'll never escape...I may as well give up...
~I'm a solder - wounded so I must give up the fight
Joey was trying to get Yugi up. Finally, Yugi couldn't take it. "Leave me alone! I-I, I can't-" He started to cry, burying his head in Joey's shirt. Joey was surprised by this, then he started rubbing the boy's back, trying to get him to calm down. Finally Yugi did, and looked up at Joey.
"I'm sorry Joey, it's just-"
"I know..." Joey replied softly.
"It's all my fault." Yugi whispered mournfully.
Joey looked at him and sighed. "Lets go for a walk. It might help you calm down."
~There's nothing more for me - lead me away...
~Or leave me lying here
Joey and Yugi walked through the park, a peaceful silence settling over them. The silence was broken by a scream. Joey and Yugi's heads snapped up and both boys broke out in a run towards the sound. They saw a boy, probably 10, with long black hair and scared blue eyes trying to get away from three older boys.
As soon as Joey say what was going on he ran towards the boys, protecting the younger boy. It reminded Yugi of Yami and he started to cry. 'Yami...'
~Sound the bugle now - tell them I don't care
~There's not a road I know - that leads to anywhere
The bullies had run off, and Joey was now helping the boy up. "You okay kid? I'm Joey, Joey Wheeler, and that's my friend, Yugi um... Yugi um...Well, I don't remember his last name..."
"Thank-you for your help!" The kid looked at Yugi. "Why are you so sad?"
Joey answered for Yugi. "His friend and prized possession are gone. He's...well, blaming himself for it."
"Oh. Well, I gotta go! My brother will be worried! Thanks!" He yelled as he ran off.
~*~
Yugi could barley stand it. Yami had made his life so much better. 'Funny, his name means darkness but he is like a light to me, guiding and protecting me, keeping me safe. Yami, I miss you. I need you Yami; you're like my brother. Yami.' Yugi thought as tears crawled down his face.
~With out a light I fear that I will - stumble in the dark
~Lay right down - decide not to go on
"Yugi? Yugi! YUGI!" Joey shouted. Yugi looked up and Joey hit him. Not hard, just hard enough to make him fall on the ground, and, Joey hoped, back into reality. "Snap out of it man! I bet Yami's not sitting around giving up! (rox: well, actually...) He's probably fighting to get back to you! Ya can't give up pal, you can do it!"
Yugi was stunned, and then slowly smiled. "You're right Joey, lets go and find my puzzle and Yami!"
Joey smiled. "Yea, that's the spirit!"
~Then from on high - somewhere in the distance
~There's a voice that calls - remember who you are
~If you lose yourself - your courage soon will follow
~So be strong tonight - remember who you are
Yami suddenly remembered his promise to Yugi. "I swear Yugi, I will not submit to this darkness. I will not give up. I will continue fighting so that I may retune to you abiou. I swear it Yugi."
~You're a solder now - fighting in a battle
~To be free once more...
~Ya that's worth fighting for
Three figures watched Yugi and Joey's conversation, and Yami's vow. One of the figures was beaten and watching sadly. "No, please don't Bak-"
"Shut up you little bastard! I told you, if you must talk to me, call me master!" Here the figure began to beat the boy, delighting in his screams. At last he turned to the other figure, "This is going well, don't you think?"
"The boy ran his fingers through his brown hair. "Yea, but leave Wheeler to me, got it?"
"Of course." He replied, giving the pitiful figure on the ground another kick.
~*~*~
rox: Well? Can anyone figure out who the three are? You should be able to, but well...
Suicune: Please review!