Crimson Pain
Author's Note: Guys, I would never give up on this story. I'm sorry it took a while, but I had to update Alternative Love because I have been neglecting it. So please, if you feel that I might give up on this story, I WILL NEVER EVER GIVE UP ON THIS FIC!!! So, yeah.
Special thanks: THANKS yessy FOR TELLING ME SOMETHING IMPORTANT!! THANK YOU REVIEWERS YOU ROCK!!
Disclaimer: I only own Kiari Shishori 'blah'=thoughts "blah"=speaking *blah*=italics
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Chapter 7: Remorse for my mistakes
~~General P.O.V~~
Yugi couldn't believe it. Grandpa was dead, and Yugi didn't even say good-bye. 'Why?' he thought. 'Why did Grandpa have to die, because of my choice? It's because of me, that he died. I know it is' Yugi looked down in shame.
"Oh Yugi." whispered Kiari, touching his shoulder. Kiari gasped. Crystal tears were silently falling down Yugi's perfect cheeks. Kiari couldn't blame him. 'He must be blaming himself for his grandfather's death. He rarely cries, even after meeting horror and death. Poor Yugi.' she thought. Kiari rushed over to the counters and got a tissue, then gently put it into Yugi's slender hand. Yugi grasped the tissue, but his didn't use it.
"Yugi, your grandpa died two years ago. I explained to him why you left, and he understood. He kept the shop the same for you so that you would have something to come home to. It's not your fault your grandpa died. If I hadn't ignored you, you wouldn't have left, and Grandpa's grief would never have come." Yami explained. Yugi looked at Yami with hurt and anger.
"No, it's my fault. If I hadn't left without telling him, this never wouldn've happened." he sobbed, allowing salty tears to drip. Kiari just watched Yugi's tears fall like rain, knowing all to well that Yugi needed to grieve. Kiari glared at Yami.
"Hey stop it!" she harshly commanded. Both Yugi and Yami looked at her in surprise. Yami just glared at her. "Don't tell me what to do." he simply said. Kiari scowled. "You're making Yugi suffer again! Yugi thinks that it's all his fault for his grandpa's death! First, you ignore your own hikari for absolutely no reason at all, and now you make him blame himself for something he didn't do!" she shouted.
"Shut up!" shouted Yami. "You shut up!" Kiari retorted. "Both of you shut up!" Yugi yelled, making both of them turning ot him. Yugi looked at both of them with tearful orbs. "I need some time alone right now, Kiari. Is that okay with you?" he asked gently. Kiari looked at him, then nodded. "Okay Yugi, I'll see you at home." she answered, with a sad smile. Yugi nodded, then walked out of the game shop.
Kiari turned to Yami. Yami had cobra venom in his eyes, and he shot them right at Kiari. "You two are living together?" he hissed. Kiari snorted. "Took you that long to notice? Yes, we're living together." she answered. Yami closed his eyes and his lips tighten. Kiari smirked at Yami's reaction. "You're jealous of me, aren't you?" she asked. Yami looked up at her. Kiari looked at Yami straight in the eye.
"It'll take a lot of convincing for Yugi to come back to you. Don't get me wrong, I'm just his friend. He loved you, you know. While he was staying with me, I could tell he was trying *very* hard to forget about you." she said.
~~Yami's P.O.V~~
I couldn't believe it. Yugi *loved* me? I knew he needed me but I never expected it to be that much. Now I feel really bad about how I acted three years ago. He loved me, and I just shut him out. I look at that female *friend* Yugi is currently living with. "Do you love him too?" I hissed. She just chuckled, then looked at me. "I love him like my own brother. We are not meant for each other, because I don't need a lover. But I will tell you this, Yugi is destined to be with someone, but no it isn't me." she answered.
Could it be me? Could it be that I'm supposed to be with Yugi? If it is, then I'll make it true. I know Yugi and I are meant for each other, and I'll prove it to him. "Don't get your hopes up." said that girl, Kiari. I glare at her. "Why not? And how did you know that I love Yugi? Did you read my mind?" I asked her. This girl is getting creepy. What is her motive? "I can read emotions. Not minds. Less stressful. But, if Yugi is destined to be with you, it won't be easy. Yugi might still love you, but right now, he greatly dislikes you with a passion. So, be careful what you do."
Kiari then walked out of the store, slamming the door close while she was at it. I decided to close the shop early, I needed some time to think. I flipped the sign and went upstairs. I just let my feet drag me to any room. My feet stopped walking, and I looked up. Yugi's old room. Exactly the way it was before he left. His clothes were still here, the posters of the Dark Magician, his books, his bed, even undone homework was here.
Grandpa told me to keep Yugi's room exactly like this, to only move stuff around to clean it. Of course, for no reason remembered, I protested, saying that Yugi will be back in a day or two, that he's just over at Seto's mansion. But Grandpa refused to hear it, so I cleaned Yugi's room with disgust, until I finally realized that Yugi wasn't coming back.
Grandpa wanted to keep Yugi's room and the shop the same so Yugi could have something to come home to. I guess, after Grandpa died, I kept it the same because I wanted a memory of Yugi to stay.
~~Yugi's P.O.V~~
I walked the Domino streets, not caring where my feet decided to take me. With tears in my eyes, I trudged on without a care, a thought, or an emotion. I didn't care if people felt sorry for me, I just wanted to be alone.
I walked until I reached the park. I remember this park. It was where Grandpa and I would walk until the sun set, and we'd go home and just talk, play Duel Monsters, watch movies, or just laugh and have fun. I look up. I see many children with their parents or grandparents here, laughing, running around, just plain old having fun. I angrily walk away from the park, hoping that no one I knew saw me.
I kept dragging my feet along until I went into Battle City. I still remember what happened here. Seto's tournament, trying to save the world, dueling Marik, and all that. People just remember it as another tournament. But my Grandpa walked these city streets, once looking for me, then hanging around in the hospital where Marik tricked him. Why Grandpa? Why did you have to die? I knew why, because Grandpa didn't have anything else to live fore. I was the only thing he had in this entire world, and I left him.
I kept on walking around, occasionally sitting on a water fountain to rest, then get up and walk again. Taking my own guilt trip. I wish, that if there was one thing in my life I would change, it would be the time before I left. Yami said he understood, but he still had to grieve.
I finally reached the apartment where Kiari and I were staying, so I look at the sky. Wow, it's already night. The sun had set and I didn't even notice. Kiari must be worried about me. I go up the stairs and into the apartment.
Kiari already had dinner prepared, but she waited for me to come home before she even ate. "I'm home!" I announced. I walk into the kitchen and found Kiari waiting for me. "Hey Yugi, you hungry?" she asked gently. I nodded at her and smiled, and we both sat down to eat.
We didn't talk at dinner, and that was a little awkward, since we always chat like there's no tomorrow at dinner. I cleaned the table and washed the dishes as Kiari went up to her room. After I was done, I went up to my room and walked out to the balcony.
~~General P.O.V~~
Yugi was watching the beautiful night before him. Stars were shining bright, the moon was full, and the breeze was blowing just right. Kiari walked up to him, holding a small black bag. "Yugi?' she asked gently. Yugi turned to her and smiled. "Yes, Kiari?" he answered. Kiari held up her black bag.
"There's a little something my family made up. When a loved one is dead, everyone in the entire family gets shiny glitter, dubbed Stardust, and casts it into the night sky like this, because we know that our loved ones are shining in the stars." she explained. Yugi had to smile genuinely at that. Kiari always had cool beliefs like that.
Kiari poured some stardust into Yugi's hands, and got some in her own. Both teens threw their handful of stardust into the sky, seeing it being carried into the sky by the night wind. Yugi looked at the stars, that were sparkling, twinkling, and shining. Yugi grinned. "My grandpa is there, Kiari. He's smiling at me. He says that he's happy that I've finally come home." he whispered. Kiari looked at the stars with her beautiful peridot eyes, then looked at Yugi. "Is there anything you want to say to him?" she asked. Yugi nodded.
"Grandpa, I'm so sorry I left you. Please forgive me." he said, his eyes watering. Kiari put her hand on his shoulder. "Oh Yugi." she sighed. 'I know your grandfather has forgiven you. So please, don't grieve anymore." she begged. Yugi wiped his eyes, and looked at his best friend. "I'll be fine Kiari." he replied. Kiari smiled, and the two looked at the night sky.
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Well, how was that? Pretty good, sucked? Please tell me in your REVIEWS!! ^_^
Author's Note: Guys, I would never give up on this story. I'm sorry it took a while, but I had to update Alternative Love because I have been neglecting it. So please, if you feel that I might give up on this story, I WILL NEVER EVER GIVE UP ON THIS FIC!!! So, yeah.
Special thanks: THANKS yessy FOR TELLING ME SOMETHING IMPORTANT!! THANK YOU REVIEWERS YOU ROCK!!
Disclaimer: I only own Kiari Shishori 'blah'=thoughts "blah"=speaking *blah*=italics
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Chapter 7: Remorse for my mistakes
~~General P.O.V~~
Yugi couldn't believe it. Grandpa was dead, and Yugi didn't even say good-bye. 'Why?' he thought. 'Why did Grandpa have to die, because of my choice? It's because of me, that he died. I know it is' Yugi looked down in shame.
"Oh Yugi." whispered Kiari, touching his shoulder. Kiari gasped. Crystal tears were silently falling down Yugi's perfect cheeks. Kiari couldn't blame him. 'He must be blaming himself for his grandfather's death. He rarely cries, even after meeting horror and death. Poor Yugi.' she thought. Kiari rushed over to the counters and got a tissue, then gently put it into Yugi's slender hand. Yugi grasped the tissue, but his didn't use it.
"Yugi, your grandpa died two years ago. I explained to him why you left, and he understood. He kept the shop the same for you so that you would have something to come home to. It's not your fault your grandpa died. If I hadn't ignored you, you wouldn't have left, and Grandpa's grief would never have come." Yami explained. Yugi looked at Yami with hurt and anger.
"No, it's my fault. If I hadn't left without telling him, this never wouldn've happened." he sobbed, allowing salty tears to drip. Kiari just watched Yugi's tears fall like rain, knowing all to well that Yugi needed to grieve. Kiari glared at Yami.
"Hey stop it!" she harshly commanded. Both Yugi and Yami looked at her in surprise. Yami just glared at her. "Don't tell me what to do." he simply said. Kiari scowled. "You're making Yugi suffer again! Yugi thinks that it's all his fault for his grandpa's death! First, you ignore your own hikari for absolutely no reason at all, and now you make him blame himself for something he didn't do!" she shouted.
"Shut up!" shouted Yami. "You shut up!" Kiari retorted. "Both of you shut up!" Yugi yelled, making both of them turning ot him. Yugi looked at both of them with tearful orbs. "I need some time alone right now, Kiari. Is that okay with you?" he asked gently. Kiari looked at him, then nodded. "Okay Yugi, I'll see you at home." she answered, with a sad smile. Yugi nodded, then walked out of the game shop.
Kiari turned to Yami. Yami had cobra venom in his eyes, and he shot them right at Kiari. "You two are living together?" he hissed. Kiari snorted. "Took you that long to notice? Yes, we're living together." she answered. Yami closed his eyes and his lips tighten. Kiari smirked at Yami's reaction. "You're jealous of me, aren't you?" she asked. Yami looked up at her. Kiari looked at Yami straight in the eye.
"It'll take a lot of convincing for Yugi to come back to you. Don't get me wrong, I'm just his friend. He loved you, you know. While he was staying with me, I could tell he was trying *very* hard to forget about you." she said.
~~Yami's P.O.V~~
I couldn't believe it. Yugi *loved* me? I knew he needed me but I never expected it to be that much. Now I feel really bad about how I acted three years ago. He loved me, and I just shut him out. I look at that female *friend* Yugi is currently living with. "Do you love him too?" I hissed. She just chuckled, then looked at me. "I love him like my own brother. We are not meant for each other, because I don't need a lover. But I will tell you this, Yugi is destined to be with someone, but no it isn't me." she answered.
Could it be me? Could it be that I'm supposed to be with Yugi? If it is, then I'll make it true. I know Yugi and I are meant for each other, and I'll prove it to him. "Don't get your hopes up." said that girl, Kiari. I glare at her. "Why not? And how did you know that I love Yugi? Did you read my mind?" I asked her. This girl is getting creepy. What is her motive? "I can read emotions. Not minds. Less stressful. But, if Yugi is destined to be with you, it won't be easy. Yugi might still love you, but right now, he greatly dislikes you with a passion. So, be careful what you do."
Kiari then walked out of the store, slamming the door close while she was at it. I decided to close the shop early, I needed some time to think. I flipped the sign and went upstairs. I just let my feet drag me to any room. My feet stopped walking, and I looked up. Yugi's old room. Exactly the way it was before he left. His clothes were still here, the posters of the Dark Magician, his books, his bed, even undone homework was here.
Grandpa told me to keep Yugi's room exactly like this, to only move stuff around to clean it. Of course, for no reason remembered, I protested, saying that Yugi will be back in a day or two, that he's just over at Seto's mansion. But Grandpa refused to hear it, so I cleaned Yugi's room with disgust, until I finally realized that Yugi wasn't coming back.
Grandpa wanted to keep Yugi's room and the shop the same so Yugi could have something to come home to. I guess, after Grandpa died, I kept it the same because I wanted a memory of Yugi to stay.
~~Yugi's P.O.V~~
I walked the Domino streets, not caring where my feet decided to take me. With tears in my eyes, I trudged on without a care, a thought, or an emotion. I didn't care if people felt sorry for me, I just wanted to be alone.
I walked until I reached the park. I remember this park. It was where Grandpa and I would walk until the sun set, and we'd go home and just talk, play Duel Monsters, watch movies, or just laugh and have fun. I look up. I see many children with their parents or grandparents here, laughing, running around, just plain old having fun. I angrily walk away from the park, hoping that no one I knew saw me.
I kept dragging my feet along until I went into Battle City. I still remember what happened here. Seto's tournament, trying to save the world, dueling Marik, and all that. People just remember it as another tournament. But my Grandpa walked these city streets, once looking for me, then hanging around in the hospital where Marik tricked him. Why Grandpa? Why did you have to die? I knew why, because Grandpa didn't have anything else to live fore. I was the only thing he had in this entire world, and I left him.
I kept on walking around, occasionally sitting on a water fountain to rest, then get up and walk again. Taking my own guilt trip. I wish, that if there was one thing in my life I would change, it would be the time before I left. Yami said he understood, but he still had to grieve.
I finally reached the apartment where Kiari and I were staying, so I look at the sky. Wow, it's already night. The sun had set and I didn't even notice. Kiari must be worried about me. I go up the stairs and into the apartment.
Kiari already had dinner prepared, but she waited for me to come home before she even ate. "I'm home!" I announced. I walk into the kitchen and found Kiari waiting for me. "Hey Yugi, you hungry?" she asked gently. I nodded at her and smiled, and we both sat down to eat.
We didn't talk at dinner, and that was a little awkward, since we always chat like there's no tomorrow at dinner. I cleaned the table and washed the dishes as Kiari went up to her room. After I was done, I went up to my room and walked out to the balcony.
~~General P.O.V~~
Yugi was watching the beautiful night before him. Stars were shining bright, the moon was full, and the breeze was blowing just right. Kiari walked up to him, holding a small black bag. "Yugi?' she asked gently. Yugi turned to her and smiled. "Yes, Kiari?" he answered. Kiari held up her black bag.
"There's a little something my family made up. When a loved one is dead, everyone in the entire family gets shiny glitter, dubbed Stardust, and casts it into the night sky like this, because we know that our loved ones are shining in the stars." she explained. Yugi had to smile genuinely at that. Kiari always had cool beliefs like that.
Kiari poured some stardust into Yugi's hands, and got some in her own. Both teens threw their handful of stardust into the sky, seeing it being carried into the sky by the night wind. Yugi looked at the stars, that were sparkling, twinkling, and shining. Yugi grinned. "My grandpa is there, Kiari. He's smiling at me. He says that he's happy that I've finally come home." he whispered. Kiari looked at the stars with her beautiful peridot eyes, then looked at Yugi. "Is there anything you want to say to him?" she asked. Yugi nodded.
"Grandpa, I'm so sorry I left you. Please forgive me." he said, his eyes watering. Kiari put her hand on his shoulder. "Oh Yugi." she sighed. 'I know your grandfather has forgiven you. So please, don't grieve anymore." she begged. Yugi wiped his eyes, and looked at his best friend. "I'll be fine Kiari." he replied. Kiari smiled, and the two looked at the night sky.
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Well, how was that? Pretty good, sucked? Please tell me in your REVIEWS!! ^_^