Kinsako- Hmmm, well I'm back now. And for anyone who cares, I'm am now residing in a completely different province, but don't worry! I still have a lot of computer access, so all of my adoring fans out there can still read my fantastic works of art.

Tonde- *Cough* Fans? *Cough* Works of art?!...Hehehehehehehehehe rolls around on the ground laughing

Kinsako- sticks out tongue Bite me, evil cat thing!

Tonde - YAY!!!!!

Kinsako- AHHHH!!! It BIT me!!!!

Tonde- Well, you did tell me to.

Kinsako- Raggghhhh!!!!!!



This is a story about a Yami and Hikari of my own creation, and was done pretty much on a dare, cause certain people kept telling me my writing is too "normal" and "cutesy".



*Warning* This story contains Yuri, or a girl on girl couple. Don't like it, don't read it. It's that simple. Flames will be used to set fire to spare soul cards. This story is rather angsty, and there is quiet a bit of violence and unrequited love and such. Oh, and other couples mentioned in this story but not really expanded upon are: Yami/Yugi, and some mentions of Marik/Malik. I love Yami/Hikari relationships, so check for future stories on them. I'm going to do some Bakura/Ryou, and Seto/Joey fluff too.

Oh, and one more note,



Marik=Hikari, and Malik= Yami, and I use the character's dubbed names, just cause they're shorter.

Kinsako- And, as always, copyrighted items, me. not. own.

Tonde- Good. For. You.

Kinsako- /…/ is Hikari to Yami

//…// is Yami to Hikari

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Shadow's Light- Chapter 4

Dark Sky

I yawned widely, and stretched out slightly on my desk. I sighed, and laid my head on my arms.

/Why?/ I sulked silently to Akasha.

She restlessly in her soul room. //Why what?//

I grinned and propped my chin up on my elbows. /Why does my last class of the day have to be Math?

Akasha chuckled. //You're anxious to get out of here and hang out with that group, aren't you?//

I glanced across the room, and grinned sheepishly. /I just... well, it's kind of nice to have friends Kash./ I blushed slightly and sat up. /You know, you were the first real friend I ever had, and I guess I'm just not used to it yet./

Akasha smiled warmly. //Kay, sometimes I wonder about you.// She laughed. //And besides, you had better get used to having friends, because I'm not going anywhere anytime soon!//

(A/N- Ahahaha! Foreshadowing!!!)

I grinned, and glanced up at the clock. /All right!/ I said happily. /The bell's gonna.../

I was interrupted by a loud buzzer, almost immediately followed by a collective cheer from the rest of the class. I stood up quickly, and began stuffing everything on my desk into my bookbag.

"Ready to go?" Said Tea with a smile? I nodded, and followed her and Joey out of the classroom.

"All right!" Said Joey, and stretched his arms. Tea rolled her eyes, and ducked under his arm. I smiled, Joey yawned, and linked his hands behind his head.

//He's about to into a wall.// Said Akasha suddenly.

I blinked. /What?/

Akasha yawned lazily. //It's just a feeling I have. Within the next minute or so, he's going to run smack into a wall.//

I sighed. "Joey, you should watch..."

A door directly in front of Joey suddenly swung open, and caught him straight in the face. He grabbed his nose, and sank to the floor. Tristan calmly walked through the door with Ryou and Marik, and blinked at Joey. "Sorry man, I didn't see you there."

Joey jumped to his feet, and began yelling loudly at Tristan. I sighed and shook my head.

//Told you so.// Said Akasha smugly.

I grinned. /Actually, you said a wall. He ran into a door./

Akasha laughed. //Go with your friends. I think the white haired one just broke up the two idiots.//

I nodded slightly, and followed them out of the school. I glanced around. "Where's Yugi?" I asked the others.

Ryou and Marik smiled strangely. "Oh, he has last class off." Said Ryou in his soft English accent. "He usually goes to the game shop and hangs out with some other friends of ours."

Marik laughed. I blinked. I knew there was something more to it than that, but I decided not to pursue it. I shivered as I followed them down the streets, and glanced up at the sky. It was growing darker by the minute, and the clouds threatened rain.

"Oh dear," sighed Ryou. "I hope we all don't get soaked."

I shivered again and wrapped my arms around my self. Something... was wrong. I felt the strangest sense of foreboding, and the air all around me felt a lot colder than it should be. I shook my head slightly, and tried to clear my head as we rounded the corner.

Several people who had been standing on the front step of a store turned to greet us. I blinked at them. Strange, two of them looked a great deal like Marik and Ryou, except with wilder hair, a bit taller, different faces, and they were in stranger clothes. The other person, who had been talking to Yugi when we approached, turned and smiled at us.

A sudden wordless, incoherent snarl erupted from Akasha, and something slammed into my chest, and knocked me over backwards.



I gasped for breath, and struggled to sit up. Akasha stood directly in front of me, her hands balled into hard fists, and glaring daggers at someone, who appeared to be a taller version of Yugi.

"Pharaoh!" she growled through clenched teeth. "You Anubis damned son-of-the-gods, so we meet again!"

His eyes widened, and he pushed Yugi behind him. "Akasha! How did you..."

"That is NONE of your concern Pharaoh Yami!" She snarled, and took a step towards him. " After all this time, after a tortured death, and a millennia of darkness, I finally get my hands on you!" The air around her crackled dangerously with shadow energy.

"What do you intend to do Akasha?" He said through gritted teeth.

Akasha barred her teeth in a smile. "Exactly what you deserve." She hissed. The shadow energy around her began to expand, and purple-black fire of the shadow realm glowed around her.

I stood up shakily, and took a deep breath. I had to find out what she was doing, and find a way to stop he. I closed my eyes, gritted my teeth, and forced my way past Akasha's mental shields. A wave of anger and hate rolled over me through our link, and I gasped in pain.



"Baka Anubis damned Pharaoh! If I ever got my hands on him, I swear I'd shred his soul!"



Akasha's words surfaced in my mind, and my eyes snapped open.

"No..." I choked. "Akasha, you can't!"

But she could, and she was going to. She was lost, so consumed by hate and pain that right now, nothing else existed to her but the spell of the forbidden magic, and a thirst for revenge over 5,000 years old. I shook uncontrollably, and tears burned in the corner of my eyes.

"NO!" I screamed. Everyone but Akasha and Yami turned to stare at me. It didn't matter what Yami had done in the past, no one deserved a fate like this!

I rushed forward, knocking Joey and Tristan out of my way. I couldn't let her do this! It would destroy her, vengeance brings nothing but more hate and pain. I felt Akasha's power reach it's limits, and her eyes snapped open. I slid to a halt in front of Yami, and spread my arms.

"Akasha!" I cried. "Please stop this! I know you can hear me, I won't let you do this! I know you don't want to hurt me!"

I swallowed thickly, and squeezed my eyes shut. I sensed the pattern of the spell begin to form around her. I had to stand my ground. I had to stop her!

"AKASHA!" I screamed, and opened my eyes.

Her face twitched slightly, and then her eyes widened in horror.

"Kayore!" she cried, and I felt her desperately trying to hold the spell back. "Move! I can't stop this spell!"

I gritted my teeth, and tears streamed down my face. "No! I can't let you do this Akasha!"

She squeezed her eyes shut, and tried, with all her power to stop the spell, but suddenly it snapped free, she screamed, and the spell rushed at me.

I brought my arms up to block my face, and tried to brace as it hit me, but the tremendous force of the shadow energy smashed into me, and knocked me backwards. I screamed as I fell. I screamed as my very soul was ripped from me, and I was filled with a darkness so cold it burned, and I screamed for what seemed like an eternity.




And then suddenly, it was gone, and I fell roughly to the ground. I felt someone shaking me, and I opened my eyes slowly. I sensed her Akasha through our fading link, but when I opened my eyes, all I could see above me is the dark sky. Dark sky. Rain. My thoughts were quickly slipping away from me, and I felt like I was falling into some kind of heavy sleep.

"Akasha?" I said slowly, my voice sounding faraway and strange to my ears. Tears streaked down my face. "Akasha, I'm so sorry …I couldn't let you do that to him, Kash. No one deserves a fate like that. Please don't be angry."

"Hikari…Kayore, please don't try and talk, you have to save your strength. I have to try and save you, I have to help…"

She trailed off. I knew it didn't matter. Nothing could break the forbidden magic, and the spell was taking effect too fast to counteract. I looked up. I wish I could see her one last time... I felt myself starting to lose consciousness, but I struggled to hold on. I had to tell her, I couldn't leave without letting her know the truth.

"Akasha," I said soflty. "I love you, my yami. I don't care if you don't feel the same way. I've cared about you for the longest time…I…hope you don't hate me for that…" My voice broke, and I fought to stay above the darkness that threatened to pull me down.

/Aishiteru Akasha/, I whispered through our mind link. I closed my eyes, and the deathly cold rushed in and swallowed me. I wish... I could stay here with her. I wish she could help me get warm. I wish...

... that I didn't have to die...




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And, so there you have it. The other point of view to the epilogue, and the explanation behind it. Don't worry, this isn't the last chapter, there are a few more yet to come.

I know this scene has a really depressing and melodramatic ending, but I was listening to "Bring me to life" by Evenesence, and it usually makes me sad. Anyway, don't get too discouraged if you love my characters, I've still got some plot twists to in the near future that might surprise you. So check back! And review, dammit!

Thanks to everyone who read this, even if you didn't like it, you're still all awesome for reading it! :) Vanilla Coke and Starbursts for all!