Yugi glanced over to the clock; he was deeply interested in this story. He still was unable to believe how Yami used to act. To him, it seemed like such a grand fairy tale, it even included the beautiful princess. He quickly pushed these thoughts out of his head, avoiding at all costs admitting to himself he felt a rather strong attraction to her. So, *she* is the 5000 year old princess of India. I thought she didn't look Egyptian. Obviously, from the look of shame upon her face, he decided he could wait till tomorrow night for the rest of the story. He realized she didn't have any clothes to wear to bed.
" Sapna, if you wish, you can sleep in my shirt..." Yugi said quietly, not trying to sound like a fetish-feigned pervert. He assumed she was his size, considering she was about as tall as he was.
" But don't you need your shirt on?" Sapna seemed to be very confused.
" Aha, no not this shirt, although I haven't don't laundry yet so if worse come to worse, you can borrow one of.. Er... Yami's shirts, but I doubt his boxers will fit you, so you can borrow some of mine." Yugi finished almost stuttering. Sapna smiled dreamily as they made eye contact. They both looked away else were too different sides of the room, blushing. A knock came to the door. Yugi glanced over to Sapna to see if she were still there. The utter terror and disgrace filled her facial features. She looked at the door with wide eyes. Yugi knew no matter what in this predicament; it was WAY better to have Yami come in. Considering his stature, he was knocking to come in to apologize, although it was clear Sapna wasn't in the mood, she was utterly scared beyond all wits. But Yugi did unfortunately have to take Yami's sudden mood swings into consideration; Yugi didn't want to take his hard-earned money to replace a door.
" Come in." He replied. Sure enough, it was Yami with the look of sorrow and sorry smeared all over his face. He sat next the Sapna. She flinched as he took hold of her hand.
" Sapna, I am sorry, I don't know how to say this, and I know for a fact you wouldn't believe me even in Ra were standing next to me..." Sapna's attitude seemed to have surprisingly toughened up. It was her turn to shock Yami, and hurt him although mentally.
" Yami, come our with it already." The princess spoke bitterly that of a queen.
" Sapna, I am sorry! Even in the past, I never got a chance to tell you, I get these powerful moments, were I get the urge to do something and I cant control my body or my anger. Sapna, I can't tell you how shockingly happy I was when I found out it was your card. I was in denial yes, but I didn't know what to do, whether I had to solve some puzzle to get you out of there. All at the same time, I was afraid I would hurt you again. I'm sorry." Yugi thought this just had to be the first time in all of the world he saw Yami hang his head in the presence of someone. Usually his stuck up attitude poked his nose in the air. She looked at him furiously.
" Yami, look what you have done!" She pointed at her stomach, which was clear to see. He looked at her stomach shamefully. He traced his fingers along the side of her face. His eyes seemed to gloss over with tears.
" Princess, I am to protect you-" Yami was interrupted.
" First you need to protect me from yourself you so called Pharaoh, I came here in search of you. Do you know what I have gone through to get here? It's not that great spending time in the shadow realm, and whatever realm they have until some one comes along. I am so lucky to have found Yugi, who found me, only to run into you along the way. I want to forgive you, but I just cant, I'm scared of getting hurt again, you understand, don't you?" Sapna's voice cracked with emotion. She snuggled her head into his hand, she closed her eyes as if to get away from the world.
" Sapna, please..." Yami seemed to beg this time.
" Yami, one more chance... please don't hurt me anymore..." Sapna said slowly, almost dutifully. Yami's eyes lit up of that of a thousand churches. He quickly got up, embracing Sapna as she groaned in pain. He held her tightly. She groaned again, this time more loudly. He slowly let go, gently setting her upon the bed as if she were a mere child. He smiled at her, allowing himself to leave, Yugi laughed to himself as he watched Yami almost skip out. Sapna smiled weakly.
" Well, lets get you some clothes." Yugi said, not wanting to talk about Yami and Sapna's relationship. He walked over to his load of laundry that his Grandfather had dumped upon the side of the room for him to fold and put away before he left. Digging through the heap, he finally found one of his shirts. He tossed it to her. She struggled to get up. Yugi paced over to her side. He put his arms around her, helping her sit up. He placed her arm around his shoulders, surprisingly to Sapna; he lifted her weight off the bed. She stood up, holding onto Yugi for support.
" Yugi, um, I don't think I an change holding up my own weight. I'm not sure how we are to do this. How about... um... you just turn your head?" Sapna's tan face now held a very red shade across it. Yugi on the other hand, had once again morphed into his usual tomato.
" Alright" Yugi said forcefully. Thus, he shifted his hand to around her waist, also shifting his head.
" Um, Yugi, could you untie the back of my top?" She asked praying she didn't sound like she really wanted him to do it. Yugi turned his head. Taking his free left hand, he slowly slipped it up her back, untying the soft silk strings with silver beads at the ends. With one tug, the top slid off her body to the floor. He looked at her, about the faint. His eyes went wide as though he had seen a ghost. Her body's curves seem to be never ending even above her waist. He looked away from her maroon lacey bra. He felt her body slowly move to bend a little. Before she could reach the shirt, he grabbed it, handing it to her still with out looking at her. He held her hip tighter when she lifted the shirt over her head. He turned his head, attempting not to look at her body. He pulled the shirt down. Luckily enough it fit her just like it fit him. It went to her knee' s being a little baggy. She turned to make eye contact with him.
" Well, you don't mind if I slept without the skirt on?" She asked shyly.
" I thought you weren't going to sleep without it anyway." Yugi enquired, allowing her to slip off her skirt. She blushed as she caught site of Yugi's embarrassed face. He slipped her body on the bed. Pulling the sheets around her, he finally let his voice come back.
" Sapna, you need rest, along with your stomach. Um, call me if you need anything. I'm tired myself so, I'll let you sleep." Yugi said before exiting.
" You're not sleeping in here?" She asked, motioning to the recliner across the room.
" Er... no... why?" Yugi said, he was sweating bullets of nervousness.
" Oh, just curious, I just haven't slept on my own in a while, I haven't even slept like a real human in a while." She chuckled when she really thought about what she said.
" If you cant sleep on your own, please call me. I will come, I promise." Yugi said with a smile. He seriously didn't want to anger Yami anymore tonight, that's the last thing he needed. He flashed one more smile before murmuring goodnight.
" Good night my Lov...Lord!" Sapna whispered trying to hide what she was about to say.
" Good night, Princess." Yugi walked out with that.
** About an hour later***
I have been in love and been alone
I have traveled over many miles to find a home
there's that little place inside of me
that I never thought could take control of everything
but now I just spend all my time with anyone
who makes me feel the way she does
Yami lay in his bed wide-awake, while Yugi fast asleep next to him. He couldn't stop thinking about Sapna. Making his mind up, he got up carefully, succeeding not to wake the snoozing Yugi up. He tiptoed over to Sapna's room.
'Cause I only feel alive when I dream at night
every move she makes holds my eyes
and I fall for her every time
Silently opening her door, to find her breathing at a restful pace. He adjusted his shirt and boxers as he took hold of the thick blankets and many sheets. He shivered as his socked feet and legs were still exposed. Yugi's house had some how managed to get and stay abnormally cold at night.
I've so many things I want to say
I'll be ready when the perfect moment comes my way
I had never known what's right for me
till the night she opened up my heart and set it free
He adjusted the covers some more, causing Sapna to stir; he froze still, his serious violet eyes focused upon her face, as she turned her back to him. / Seems like even in sleep she refuses me/ she cuddled up to some blankets, pulling them lovingly to her chest, taking in the scent of Yugi.
Days have passed
and still no sign of us
not a hint of what used to be
when you lived in that part of me
Yami cuddled up to, but not to the blankets. He slowly and silently took her in his arms, tightly holding her around the waist. Yami closed every last gap between their bodies. Even though she was acting self-consciously, she leaned her body into Yami were the natural body heat radiated of off him, as if there were anymore space between them. The young Pharaoh rested his head upon the pillow, smelling her hair viciously. He hungrily held her tighter. The princess groaned in her sleep. He realized that was were her sore was, adjusting his grip lower.
This blinding silence
lives in every room
of what once was a happy home
now we're sitting here all alone
could this be that it was all a lie
and we're just afraid to say good-bye
Sapna's hands intertwined with Yami's as if to self-consciously thank him. Yami fell into the most peaceful sleep in 5000 years.
***
Sapna woke up to a grip she had not experienced since times of Egypt. She thought, for a split second, she would open her eyes to gold embroidered sheets, along with matching walls of gold hieroglyphics. Although she didn't open her eyes, realization of where she really was came to her. She kept her eyes closed as she turned to return the embrace of this man. Pressing her body forcibly into him, she ran her hands through his hair to reassure herself who it was. Running her long fingernails through his back made him shiver. She kept her eyes closed, still.
* Meanwhile in the Kitchen *
Yugi began preparing breakfast, pondering where Yami had disappeared to off in the morning. He decided to wake Sapna, even though she needed rest. He stopped before he turned into her opened door. // That's strange... I thought I closed her door before I left last night. // He pressed his back into the wall, as he heard voices. It wasn't like him to eavesdrop, but he was curious what was going on.
" I thought you wouldn't return last night" Sapna's voice was tired. And yet, her eyes still remained closed.
" I could never leave you by your self. You of all people should know that." Came Yami's voice. It sounded like Yugi's, his usual morning voice.
" What is this? You suddenly voice your feelings so easily. Why, last night... you couldn't even look at me, without blushing. And what's this with your embrace, I didn't know you thought of me like this? I doubt if I can go on like this... I'm so confused. Why are you two putting me through this?" Sapna questioned shyly. Yami cleared his throat. NOW his voice was a little back to normal. Sapna opened her eyes. They were wide with shock as she realized she was talking to Yami the whole time. But even she knew that screaming and running away with flailing arms like a little schoolgirl couldn't get her away from this. She would just have to play it off.
" What?" Yami questioned while staring into her beautiful eyes, gently removing some of her bangs from her eyes.
" Uhh... Nothing... I'm a bit hungry, I think I hear Yugi making breakfast downstairs..." With that, she quickly complemented herself for being what she would call 'slick'. Running down the stairs, not even noticing the shocked Yugi next to the door. She sat at the dining room table. Yugi made his appearance, looking slightly disappointed. He really needed to confess to Sapna what he heard. And to tell her he was sorry he eavesdropped upon her.
" Yugi, do you mind if you showed me the town this morning?" Sapna said in a hurry.
" Why? I mean I wouldn't mind but I really need to talk to you... about something." Yugi knew for a fact he couldn't have been more nervous.
" Well, I just need to get out of this place, for a brief few hours. If you wouldn't mind." Sapna still couldn't believe what she was saying. She did though, need to get her mind a little clear, some fresh air would help a lot to clear her mind. Within seconds, Yami appeared at the beginning of the dinning room looking very elated. He smiled at Sapna, then at Yugi. He seemed to have the same idea as Sapna.
" Yugi, why don't we go out to eat this morning, you should not have to make breakfast. I will reimburse you personally afterwards. How about... umm... I Hop?" Yami was in far a better mood than he had been in lately.
" Uh, yeah." Sapna said very awkwardly.
" Sure.. Guys. Let's get dressed first." Yugi motioned to Sapna for them both to get dressed. As they headed up the stairs together, Yugi decided to counter her with his confession.
" Uh, Sapna, how is your stomach doing?" Yugi asked concerned.
" Oh, it's a lot better!" Her cheer was here. Yugi smiled.
" That's good." They reached the guestroom were Yugi started rummaging through the clothes heap once again, as Sapna snapped her fingers, a suitcase appeared. Yugi looked at her puzzled, and very confused.
" What? You do have an advantage when living as a dual monster for quiet some time!" Sapna laughed. She was finally acting like she had when Yugi first met her. He found his usual outfit. He left her room to change in his room. When finished, he walked into the guestroom again, to find Sapna wearing what looked like her usual beautiful Indian Princess outfit, except this one was blue, like the one she described in her past. She was struggling to tie the back. Her back was to him, but that didn't stop Yugi from going to help her. His fingers grazed her back as he tied the strings. Sapna gasped.
" Eek! Yugi, is that you?"
" Yes." Yugi said simply. He was blushing like before.
" Oh, ok. Your fingers were cold." This caused Yugi to chuckle. Although now was his chance to tell her what he had heard this morning.
" Um, Sapna, I was coming to ask you what you wanted for breakfast, when I accidentally heard what you and Yami were talking about."
" Yugi... you want the truth?" Sapna turned around. Once again they were millimeters apart. Her wine lips seemed to make Yugi zone out somewhat.
" Sapna..." That urge was taking over Yugi again. For some reason, he had the urge to push Sapna's hips into his.
" Yugi, I thought it was you I was talking to. I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have come to bother the both of you." Sapna apologized, trying to ignore her sense of Yugi's lust. They stared at one anothers eyes a few lingering moments longer. The both agreed to themselves the defeat of each other's lust.
" No Sapna. Don't say that. Lets go out and have some fun today, okay?" Yugi watched as her eyes spread fire across them. Sapna drowned her self in Yugi's pools of velvet purple.
" If you... say so..." Sapna was fighting the urge to kiss Yugi. Yugi was the first to break their meditation between each other. The light added a small amount of pressure to her back, as she walked out of the room. They arrived in the kitchen with an impatient Yami waiting for them. They locked the doors, as they began their walk to I Hop.
Stares at Sapna, her beauty, and her outfit came every were. Man or women. Whether it was form jealousy, or envy to Yugi and Yami. The light and dark walked protectively in front of her when a group of rivals from school arrived. They had never seen Yami before, and Sapna, they still hadn't laid eyes upon from Yugi and Yami's barrier in from of her. They walked in front of Yugi, slightly afraid of Yami. They had some sluty looking girl with them.
" Yugi, so your going out with some guy that looks like you, eh?! HAHAHA! Look guys, little Yugi here still hasn't found a date!" The ugliest one exclaimed as the others laughed. Yami was about to use his tongue on them when Sapna pushed the two out of her way. She took hold of Yugi's hand, intertwining it with hers. She decided to use some of her charm upon the 'Ugly Crew'
" My Lord, is they're anything of the matter?" She said innocently. Yami was a little shocked of this, although he knew Sapna could get aggressive when provoked, obviously she was adapting to the modern era very quickly. Yugi, quickly catching on, decided to take it a bit further.
" Nothing. Just these fools in our way." The enemy's mouth's dropped to the cement walkway when they saw Sapna.
" Hey girl, obviously you don't know who your with... why don't you come over here, and see what a real man does to a woman!" The big ugly seemed to babble on again.
" Imbeciles!" Sapna stood up to them, slapping him on the face angrily. With a 'humph!' she walked away, latching arms with Yami and Yugi. Both seemed to be very stunned.
" Sapna I never knew you had it in you... what's with this sudden change of attitude?" Yami wondered.
" One must survive in this modern world, I guess I just felt like slapping that poor excuse for a youth, now my lords, shall we descend to our destination?" Sapna said proudly. Somehow, her attitude was changing very much. Upon attaining many more glances and stares, they arrived at I Hop. The waiter, who sat them down, was a blonde haired boy, about Yami's height. His hair reached his ears; he had many freckles, and glasses. And to top it all off, he had small circular glasses and a scratchy voice, clearly going through puberty. He stared at Sapna like he had never seen a female before. This caused Yami to smirk his trademark evil grin. Innocently, Sapna spoke, clearly not noticing the boys crush on her.
" Why is it so crowded here? Isn't this supposed to be a private place? Whatever happened to privacy for the Princess?" Sapna whispered to Yami, who chuckled.
" Table for three please." Yugi spoke out. The boy actually bowed to Sapna, as he lead them to their table walking backwards. He ran into another waiter with a huge plate of food, causing it to tumble every were. Sapna tried to warn him, but he wasn't out of his trance until he was smacked upside the head by the waitress. Yugi and Yami laughed at this, while Sapna was in utter rage at how her 'servant' was being treated. Although, her shyness crept up to her, for she was in a great deal of public. They sat, looking upon their menus. Sapna's eyes widened, as she didn't know what any of these items were.
" My Lords, what exactly is a, Moons over my hammy?" Sapna asked, sounding extremely formal. Yugi, who was drinking water that had been placed there with the arrival of their menus, spat his gulp back into his cup, bursting with laughter. Yami smiled. This was the best time he had, had in a while, for every one was happy. Including him for once. Sapna grew a little frown. Her wine lips looking rather funny. Her eyes grew into little slits. She glared at Yami, who sat across her, then at Yugi, who also sat across from her. Yugi looked as though he was ready to cry from laughing so hard. Yami Chuckled, trying hard not to burst like Yugi, he was afraid of getting slapped. Although he knew Sapna wouldn't do that.
" I'm glad you two think this is very funny, because I don't." Sapna's eyes darted from the light to the dark.
" It's a nickname for a food here." Yami said. Yugi, wiping his eyes, looked at Sapna, then replied.
" Yeah, just look at the picture next to it."
Sapna almost growled at the obvious. She could have saved herself from the embarrassment. Then, moments later, three figures approached them.
" Hi Tea, Joey, and Tristin, and Bakura!!" Yugi said happily. Sapna gazed at each one of the new characters for her to meet. She and Yugi stood up to shake their hands.
" Sapna, this is Tristin." She shook his hand, but it was obvious he didn't want to let go. He went completely fuzzy and red. Yugi smiled nervously, moving on to the next of the friends.
" Joey, Sapna." Joey, went red to, although he was actually able to control himself, other than Tristin.
" And um.. Bakura..." Yugi half way finished. Bakura tripped over something, landing in poor Sapna's arms. She mumbled a short 'pleased to meet you' as he straightened himself up, moving so the last of them could meet her.
" And last but not least, Tea." Tea stood in front of her, some how, she obviously didn't like Sapna. She glanced at Yugi, who kept looking at Sapna, and frowned. When the Princess moved her hand to this new 'shaking hands' experience, Tea ignored it, and sat on the side Sapna was sitting at. All the guys crowded on the other side, facing Tea. Sapna stood there, watching the scene. Tristin, Joey, and Bakura hounding Yami and Yugi who Sapna was. She smiled as they huffed and told them the whole story. She looked on the other side of the table to find Tea, looking over at Yami and Yugi, who were both glancing at Sapna every few seconds, causing Tea to glare up at Sapna. Shrugging it off, the royal one sat next to Tea. The waiter came over handing them some more menus. Sapna looked up as everyone else gazed at their menu. She suddenly felt someone's foot caressing her bangle adorned one. It slowly slid up her leg, to her knee's. She looked up, to find everyone interested in the food. Cocking an eyebrow, she glanced back upon the menu. This time, the foot went back to its rubbing of her leg. It went farther up this time, up to her inner thigh... getting closer and closer. Getting rather agitated, she grabbed the foot, twisting the toes. This caused Yami to yelp out in pain. The others looked at them suspiciously. Tea looked rather angry.
" OW!! Sapna, what's the meaning of trying to break my toes?" Yami looked rather hurt. Sapna giggled. Obviously no one knew what they were talking about. she was glad actually. Something inside of her didn't want Yugi to know. After some looks at each other passed through out them, they began their search for food. Once again, she felt the foot. It was bold, pulling up her skirt, it moved around her thighs.
" Yami.." Sapna said angrily. He looked up at her with an evil glint in his eyes, he looked back down to the menu. But the foot didn't cease. Now it moved closer, she caught it again. This time, Tristin groaned in furious pain.
" Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!" Sapna almost yelled, furiously. The others laughed, exspecially Tea, who thought she was psycho. Every one went back to looking at their menus again. Once again Sapna had a problem, this time it was different. She felt eyes upon her. Frustrated, she thought it was Tristin, but to her shock, it was the shy one. Bakura. Even when she looked up, he didn't stop looking at her. She had seen this face before. Suddenly memories went through her mind.
** Flashback ***
"No!! Stop! I don't want this! Please! Head what I say! STOP!! HELP!!" She screamed with all her might. But, her skirt was ripped, without anyone to help her.
" You imbecile. No one can hear you. Your in the shadow realm. Not even your beloved Yami can hear you. Now shut up and take it like a good Princess." The dark, raspy voice grunted in laughter as he watched her squirm in her undergarments.
** End of Flashback ***
Sapna breathed heavily, gasping for air. She never wanted to relive that. Never. Yugi looked at her concerned.
" Sapna are you okay?" His voice was very serious.
" Yeah... I will be fine. Certain things from the past are creeping up with me."
" We can leave if you want." Yugi offered. Sapna remained quiet as she watched the others eat their food. She and Yugi were the only ones not eating. She glanced up at Yami.
" You wouldn't mind if I left?" She asked. She avoided the eyes of the staring Bakura.
" No, do what makes you comfortable." He said with ever so much care and concern in his voice.
" Okay, lets go Yugi, I bid everyone else farewell, even though our meeting was cut short today. I hope to meet you all very soon." She shook hands with everyone else, when it came time for her and Bakura to shake, he held her hand with both of his. That same raspy voice talking to her. It seemed his voice had changed since when he first said hi.
" Believe me, Princess. I look forward to seeing you again. And I am *very* sure we will see each other again." He looked at her body up and down before she took her clear shawl and wrapped in around her chest. Her small clinking told everyone she had left.
On their way home, the were silent. Completely. When they reached the house, Sapna immediately went into the guest room. Curling herself up into a ball on the bed.
" Sapna, what is the matter?" Yugi asked, calmly.
" Oh Yugi! I wished never to see a persons face for the rest of time itself. It is *he* who I lost Yami to. I thought I had run away from him forever. I had succeeded, for 5 millenias. Now hes here!" She hugged Yugi, resting her head upon his shoulder.
" Shh... there there Sapna. Everything will be fine. You have me and Yami to protect you now. There is no one, and I mean no one that can possibly hurt you. I promise that. Just, all I ask of you is to tell me what exactly happened. I know it will hurt to tell the rest of the story. But I must know what happened in order to piece together things and help work everything out." Yugi felt her lips rub into the crook of his neck. He almost emitted a purr from this. Although he knew now wasn't the time.
" Yugi, if that's what you want, then so be it." Sapna said, as she breathed in Yugi's cologne.
** R&R Please! *complains about being sick* ***
" Sapna, if you wish, you can sleep in my shirt..." Yugi said quietly, not trying to sound like a fetish-feigned pervert. He assumed she was his size, considering she was about as tall as he was.
" But don't you need your shirt on?" Sapna seemed to be very confused.
" Aha, no not this shirt, although I haven't don't laundry yet so if worse come to worse, you can borrow one of.. Er... Yami's shirts, but I doubt his boxers will fit you, so you can borrow some of mine." Yugi finished almost stuttering. Sapna smiled dreamily as they made eye contact. They both looked away else were too different sides of the room, blushing. A knock came to the door. Yugi glanced over to Sapna to see if she were still there. The utter terror and disgrace filled her facial features. She looked at the door with wide eyes. Yugi knew no matter what in this predicament; it was WAY better to have Yami come in. Considering his stature, he was knocking to come in to apologize, although it was clear Sapna wasn't in the mood, she was utterly scared beyond all wits. But Yugi did unfortunately have to take Yami's sudden mood swings into consideration; Yugi didn't want to take his hard-earned money to replace a door.
" Come in." He replied. Sure enough, it was Yami with the look of sorrow and sorry smeared all over his face. He sat next the Sapna. She flinched as he took hold of her hand.
" Sapna, I am sorry, I don't know how to say this, and I know for a fact you wouldn't believe me even in Ra were standing next to me..." Sapna's attitude seemed to have surprisingly toughened up. It was her turn to shock Yami, and hurt him although mentally.
" Yami, come our with it already." The princess spoke bitterly that of a queen.
" Sapna, I am sorry! Even in the past, I never got a chance to tell you, I get these powerful moments, were I get the urge to do something and I cant control my body or my anger. Sapna, I can't tell you how shockingly happy I was when I found out it was your card. I was in denial yes, but I didn't know what to do, whether I had to solve some puzzle to get you out of there. All at the same time, I was afraid I would hurt you again. I'm sorry." Yugi thought this just had to be the first time in all of the world he saw Yami hang his head in the presence of someone. Usually his stuck up attitude poked his nose in the air. She looked at him furiously.
" Yami, look what you have done!" She pointed at her stomach, which was clear to see. He looked at her stomach shamefully. He traced his fingers along the side of her face. His eyes seemed to gloss over with tears.
" Princess, I am to protect you-" Yami was interrupted.
" First you need to protect me from yourself you so called Pharaoh, I came here in search of you. Do you know what I have gone through to get here? It's not that great spending time in the shadow realm, and whatever realm they have until some one comes along. I am so lucky to have found Yugi, who found me, only to run into you along the way. I want to forgive you, but I just cant, I'm scared of getting hurt again, you understand, don't you?" Sapna's voice cracked with emotion. She snuggled her head into his hand, she closed her eyes as if to get away from the world.
" Sapna, please..." Yami seemed to beg this time.
" Yami, one more chance... please don't hurt me anymore..." Sapna said slowly, almost dutifully. Yami's eyes lit up of that of a thousand churches. He quickly got up, embracing Sapna as she groaned in pain. He held her tightly. She groaned again, this time more loudly. He slowly let go, gently setting her upon the bed as if she were a mere child. He smiled at her, allowing himself to leave, Yugi laughed to himself as he watched Yami almost skip out. Sapna smiled weakly.
" Well, lets get you some clothes." Yugi said, not wanting to talk about Yami and Sapna's relationship. He walked over to his load of laundry that his Grandfather had dumped upon the side of the room for him to fold and put away before he left. Digging through the heap, he finally found one of his shirts. He tossed it to her. She struggled to get up. Yugi paced over to her side. He put his arms around her, helping her sit up. He placed her arm around his shoulders, surprisingly to Sapna; he lifted her weight off the bed. She stood up, holding onto Yugi for support.
" Yugi, um, I don't think I an change holding up my own weight. I'm not sure how we are to do this. How about... um... you just turn your head?" Sapna's tan face now held a very red shade across it. Yugi on the other hand, had once again morphed into his usual tomato.
" Alright" Yugi said forcefully. Thus, he shifted his hand to around her waist, also shifting his head.
" Um, Yugi, could you untie the back of my top?" She asked praying she didn't sound like she really wanted him to do it. Yugi turned his head. Taking his free left hand, he slowly slipped it up her back, untying the soft silk strings with silver beads at the ends. With one tug, the top slid off her body to the floor. He looked at her, about the faint. His eyes went wide as though he had seen a ghost. Her body's curves seem to be never ending even above her waist. He looked away from her maroon lacey bra. He felt her body slowly move to bend a little. Before she could reach the shirt, he grabbed it, handing it to her still with out looking at her. He held her hip tighter when she lifted the shirt over her head. He turned his head, attempting not to look at her body. He pulled the shirt down. Luckily enough it fit her just like it fit him. It went to her knee' s being a little baggy. She turned to make eye contact with him.
" Well, you don't mind if I slept without the skirt on?" She asked shyly.
" I thought you weren't going to sleep without it anyway." Yugi enquired, allowing her to slip off her skirt. She blushed as she caught site of Yugi's embarrassed face. He slipped her body on the bed. Pulling the sheets around her, he finally let his voice come back.
" Sapna, you need rest, along with your stomach. Um, call me if you need anything. I'm tired myself so, I'll let you sleep." Yugi said before exiting.
" You're not sleeping in here?" She asked, motioning to the recliner across the room.
" Er... no... why?" Yugi said, he was sweating bullets of nervousness.
" Oh, just curious, I just haven't slept on my own in a while, I haven't even slept like a real human in a while." She chuckled when she really thought about what she said.
" If you cant sleep on your own, please call me. I will come, I promise." Yugi said with a smile. He seriously didn't want to anger Yami anymore tonight, that's the last thing he needed. He flashed one more smile before murmuring goodnight.
" Good night my Lov...Lord!" Sapna whispered trying to hide what she was about to say.
" Good night, Princess." Yugi walked out with that.
** About an hour later***
I have been in love and been alone
I have traveled over many miles to find a home
there's that little place inside of me
that I never thought could take control of everything
but now I just spend all my time with anyone
who makes me feel the way she does
Yami lay in his bed wide-awake, while Yugi fast asleep next to him. He couldn't stop thinking about Sapna. Making his mind up, he got up carefully, succeeding not to wake the snoozing Yugi up. He tiptoed over to Sapna's room.
'Cause I only feel alive when I dream at night
every move she makes holds my eyes
and I fall for her every time
Silently opening her door, to find her breathing at a restful pace. He adjusted his shirt and boxers as he took hold of the thick blankets and many sheets. He shivered as his socked feet and legs were still exposed. Yugi's house had some how managed to get and stay abnormally cold at night.
I've so many things I want to say
I'll be ready when the perfect moment comes my way
I had never known what's right for me
till the night she opened up my heart and set it free
He adjusted the covers some more, causing Sapna to stir; he froze still, his serious violet eyes focused upon her face, as she turned her back to him. / Seems like even in sleep she refuses me/ she cuddled up to some blankets, pulling them lovingly to her chest, taking in the scent of Yugi.
Days have passed
and still no sign of us
not a hint of what used to be
when you lived in that part of me
Yami cuddled up to, but not to the blankets. He slowly and silently took her in his arms, tightly holding her around the waist. Yami closed every last gap between their bodies. Even though she was acting self-consciously, she leaned her body into Yami were the natural body heat radiated of off him, as if there were anymore space between them. The young Pharaoh rested his head upon the pillow, smelling her hair viciously. He hungrily held her tighter. The princess groaned in her sleep. He realized that was were her sore was, adjusting his grip lower.
This blinding silence
lives in every room
of what once was a happy home
now we're sitting here all alone
could this be that it was all a lie
and we're just afraid to say good-bye
Sapna's hands intertwined with Yami's as if to self-consciously thank him. Yami fell into the most peaceful sleep in 5000 years.
***
Sapna woke up to a grip she had not experienced since times of Egypt. She thought, for a split second, she would open her eyes to gold embroidered sheets, along with matching walls of gold hieroglyphics. Although she didn't open her eyes, realization of where she really was came to her. She kept her eyes closed as she turned to return the embrace of this man. Pressing her body forcibly into him, she ran her hands through his hair to reassure herself who it was. Running her long fingernails through his back made him shiver. She kept her eyes closed, still.
* Meanwhile in the Kitchen *
Yugi began preparing breakfast, pondering where Yami had disappeared to off in the morning. He decided to wake Sapna, even though she needed rest. He stopped before he turned into her opened door. // That's strange... I thought I closed her door before I left last night. // He pressed his back into the wall, as he heard voices. It wasn't like him to eavesdrop, but he was curious what was going on.
" I thought you wouldn't return last night" Sapna's voice was tired. And yet, her eyes still remained closed.
" I could never leave you by your self. You of all people should know that." Came Yami's voice. It sounded like Yugi's, his usual morning voice.
" What is this? You suddenly voice your feelings so easily. Why, last night... you couldn't even look at me, without blushing. And what's this with your embrace, I didn't know you thought of me like this? I doubt if I can go on like this... I'm so confused. Why are you two putting me through this?" Sapna questioned shyly. Yami cleared his throat. NOW his voice was a little back to normal. Sapna opened her eyes. They were wide with shock as she realized she was talking to Yami the whole time. But even she knew that screaming and running away with flailing arms like a little schoolgirl couldn't get her away from this. She would just have to play it off.
" What?" Yami questioned while staring into her beautiful eyes, gently removing some of her bangs from her eyes.
" Uhh... Nothing... I'm a bit hungry, I think I hear Yugi making breakfast downstairs..." With that, she quickly complemented herself for being what she would call 'slick'. Running down the stairs, not even noticing the shocked Yugi next to the door. She sat at the dining room table. Yugi made his appearance, looking slightly disappointed. He really needed to confess to Sapna what he heard. And to tell her he was sorry he eavesdropped upon her.
" Yugi, do you mind if you showed me the town this morning?" Sapna said in a hurry.
" Why? I mean I wouldn't mind but I really need to talk to you... about something." Yugi knew for a fact he couldn't have been more nervous.
" Well, I just need to get out of this place, for a brief few hours. If you wouldn't mind." Sapna still couldn't believe what she was saying. She did though, need to get her mind a little clear, some fresh air would help a lot to clear her mind. Within seconds, Yami appeared at the beginning of the dinning room looking very elated. He smiled at Sapna, then at Yugi. He seemed to have the same idea as Sapna.
" Yugi, why don't we go out to eat this morning, you should not have to make breakfast. I will reimburse you personally afterwards. How about... umm... I Hop?" Yami was in far a better mood than he had been in lately.
" Uh, yeah." Sapna said very awkwardly.
" Sure.. Guys. Let's get dressed first." Yugi motioned to Sapna for them both to get dressed. As they headed up the stairs together, Yugi decided to counter her with his confession.
" Uh, Sapna, how is your stomach doing?" Yugi asked concerned.
" Oh, it's a lot better!" Her cheer was here. Yugi smiled.
" That's good." They reached the guestroom were Yugi started rummaging through the clothes heap once again, as Sapna snapped her fingers, a suitcase appeared. Yugi looked at her puzzled, and very confused.
" What? You do have an advantage when living as a dual monster for quiet some time!" Sapna laughed. She was finally acting like she had when Yugi first met her. He found his usual outfit. He left her room to change in his room. When finished, he walked into the guestroom again, to find Sapna wearing what looked like her usual beautiful Indian Princess outfit, except this one was blue, like the one she described in her past. She was struggling to tie the back. Her back was to him, but that didn't stop Yugi from going to help her. His fingers grazed her back as he tied the strings. Sapna gasped.
" Eek! Yugi, is that you?"
" Yes." Yugi said simply. He was blushing like before.
" Oh, ok. Your fingers were cold." This caused Yugi to chuckle. Although now was his chance to tell her what he had heard this morning.
" Um, Sapna, I was coming to ask you what you wanted for breakfast, when I accidentally heard what you and Yami were talking about."
" Yugi... you want the truth?" Sapna turned around. Once again they were millimeters apart. Her wine lips seemed to make Yugi zone out somewhat.
" Sapna..." That urge was taking over Yugi again. For some reason, he had the urge to push Sapna's hips into his.
" Yugi, I thought it was you I was talking to. I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have come to bother the both of you." Sapna apologized, trying to ignore her sense of Yugi's lust. They stared at one anothers eyes a few lingering moments longer. The both agreed to themselves the defeat of each other's lust.
" No Sapna. Don't say that. Lets go out and have some fun today, okay?" Yugi watched as her eyes spread fire across them. Sapna drowned her self in Yugi's pools of velvet purple.
" If you... say so..." Sapna was fighting the urge to kiss Yugi. Yugi was the first to break their meditation between each other. The light added a small amount of pressure to her back, as she walked out of the room. They arrived in the kitchen with an impatient Yami waiting for them. They locked the doors, as they began their walk to I Hop.
Stares at Sapna, her beauty, and her outfit came every were. Man or women. Whether it was form jealousy, or envy to Yugi and Yami. The light and dark walked protectively in front of her when a group of rivals from school arrived. They had never seen Yami before, and Sapna, they still hadn't laid eyes upon from Yugi and Yami's barrier in from of her. They walked in front of Yugi, slightly afraid of Yami. They had some sluty looking girl with them.
" Yugi, so your going out with some guy that looks like you, eh?! HAHAHA! Look guys, little Yugi here still hasn't found a date!" The ugliest one exclaimed as the others laughed. Yami was about to use his tongue on them when Sapna pushed the two out of her way. She took hold of Yugi's hand, intertwining it with hers. She decided to use some of her charm upon the 'Ugly Crew'
" My Lord, is they're anything of the matter?" She said innocently. Yami was a little shocked of this, although he knew Sapna could get aggressive when provoked, obviously she was adapting to the modern era very quickly. Yugi, quickly catching on, decided to take it a bit further.
" Nothing. Just these fools in our way." The enemy's mouth's dropped to the cement walkway when they saw Sapna.
" Hey girl, obviously you don't know who your with... why don't you come over here, and see what a real man does to a woman!" The big ugly seemed to babble on again.
" Imbeciles!" Sapna stood up to them, slapping him on the face angrily. With a 'humph!' she walked away, latching arms with Yami and Yugi. Both seemed to be very stunned.
" Sapna I never knew you had it in you... what's with this sudden change of attitude?" Yami wondered.
" One must survive in this modern world, I guess I just felt like slapping that poor excuse for a youth, now my lords, shall we descend to our destination?" Sapna said proudly. Somehow, her attitude was changing very much. Upon attaining many more glances and stares, they arrived at I Hop. The waiter, who sat them down, was a blonde haired boy, about Yami's height. His hair reached his ears; he had many freckles, and glasses. And to top it all off, he had small circular glasses and a scratchy voice, clearly going through puberty. He stared at Sapna like he had never seen a female before. This caused Yami to smirk his trademark evil grin. Innocently, Sapna spoke, clearly not noticing the boys crush on her.
" Why is it so crowded here? Isn't this supposed to be a private place? Whatever happened to privacy for the Princess?" Sapna whispered to Yami, who chuckled.
" Table for three please." Yugi spoke out. The boy actually bowed to Sapna, as he lead them to their table walking backwards. He ran into another waiter with a huge plate of food, causing it to tumble every were. Sapna tried to warn him, but he wasn't out of his trance until he was smacked upside the head by the waitress. Yugi and Yami laughed at this, while Sapna was in utter rage at how her 'servant' was being treated. Although, her shyness crept up to her, for she was in a great deal of public. They sat, looking upon their menus. Sapna's eyes widened, as she didn't know what any of these items were.
" My Lords, what exactly is a, Moons over my hammy?" Sapna asked, sounding extremely formal. Yugi, who was drinking water that had been placed there with the arrival of their menus, spat his gulp back into his cup, bursting with laughter. Yami smiled. This was the best time he had, had in a while, for every one was happy. Including him for once. Sapna grew a little frown. Her wine lips looking rather funny. Her eyes grew into little slits. She glared at Yami, who sat across her, then at Yugi, who also sat across from her. Yugi looked as though he was ready to cry from laughing so hard. Yami Chuckled, trying hard not to burst like Yugi, he was afraid of getting slapped. Although he knew Sapna wouldn't do that.
" I'm glad you two think this is very funny, because I don't." Sapna's eyes darted from the light to the dark.
" It's a nickname for a food here." Yami said. Yugi, wiping his eyes, looked at Sapna, then replied.
" Yeah, just look at the picture next to it."
Sapna almost growled at the obvious. She could have saved herself from the embarrassment. Then, moments later, three figures approached them.
" Hi Tea, Joey, and Tristin, and Bakura!!" Yugi said happily. Sapna gazed at each one of the new characters for her to meet. She and Yugi stood up to shake their hands.
" Sapna, this is Tristin." She shook his hand, but it was obvious he didn't want to let go. He went completely fuzzy and red. Yugi smiled nervously, moving on to the next of the friends.
" Joey, Sapna." Joey, went red to, although he was actually able to control himself, other than Tristin.
" And um.. Bakura..." Yugi half way finished. Bakura tripped over something, landing in poor Sapna's arms. She mumbled a short 'pleased to meet you' as he straightened himself up, moving so the last of them could meet her.
" And last but not least, Tea." Tea stood in front of her, some how, she obviously didn't like Sapna. She glanced at Yugi, who kept looking at Sapna, and frowned. When the Princess moved her hand to this new 'shaking hands' experience, Tea ignored it, and sat on the side Sapna was sitting at. All the guys crowded on the other side, facing Tea. Sapna stood there, watching the scene. Tristin, Joey, and Bakura hounding Yami and Yugi who Sapna was. She smiled as they huffed and told them the whole story. She looked on the other side of the table to find Tea, looking over at Yami and Yugi, who were both glancing at Sapna every few seconds, causing Tea to glare up at Sapna. Shrugging it off, the royal one sat next to Tea. The waiter came over handing them some more menus. Sapna looked up as everyone else gazed at their menu. She suddenly felt someone's foot caressing her bangle adorned one. It slowly slid up her leg, to her knee's. She looked up, to find everyone interested in the food. Cocking an eyebrow, she glanced back upon the menu. This time, the foot went back to its rubbing of her leg. It went farther up this time, up to her inner thigh... getting closer and closer. Getting rather agitated, she grabbed the foot, twisting the toes. This caused Yami to yelp out in pain. The others looked at them suspiciously. Tea looked rather angry.
" OW!! Sapna, what's the meaning of trying to break my toes?" Yami looked rather hurt. Sapna giggled. Obviously no one knew what they were talking about. she was glad actually. Something inside of her didn't want Yugi to know. After some looks at each other passed through out them, they began their search for food. Once again, she felt the foot. It was bold, pulling up her skirt, it moved around her thighs.
" Yami.." Sapna said angrily. He looked up at her with an evil glint in his eyes, he looked back down to the menu. But the foot didn't cease. Now it moved closer, she caught it again. This time, Tristin groaned in furious pain.
" Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!" Sapna almost yelled, furiously. The others laughed, exspecially Tea, who thought she was psycho. Every one went back to looking at their menus again. Once again Sapna had a problem, this time it was different. She felt eyes upon her. Frustrated, she thought it was Tristin, but to her shock, it was the shy one. Bakura. Even when she looked up, he didn't stop looking at her. She had seen this face before. Suddenly memories went through her mind.
** Flashback ***
"No!! Stop! I don't want this! Please! Head what I say! STOP!! HELP!!" She screamed with all her might. But, her skirt was ripped, without anyone to help her.
" You imbecile. No one can hear you. Your in the shadow realm. Not even your beloved Yami can hear you. Now shut up and take it like a good Princess." The dark, raspy voice grunted in laughter as he watched her squirm in her undergarments.
** End of Flashback ***
Sapna breathed heavily, gasping for air. She never wanted to relive that. Never. Yugi looked at her concerned.
" Sapna are you okay?" His voice was very serious.
" Yeah... I will be fine. Certain things from the past are creeping up with me."
" We can leave if you want." Yugi offered. Sapna remained quiet as she watched the others eat their food. She and Yugi were the only ones not eating. She glanced up at Yami.
" You wouldn't mind if I left?" She asked. She avoided the eyes of the staring Bakura.
" No, do what makes you comfortable." He said with ever so much care and concern in his voice.
" Okay, lets go Yugi, I bid everyone else farewell, even though our meeting was cut short today. I hope to meet you all very soon." She shook hands with everyone else, when it came time for her and Bakura to shake, he held her hand with both of his. That same raspy voice talking to her. It seemed his voice had changed since when he first said hi.
" Believe me, Princess. I look forward to seeing you again. And I am *very* sure we will see each other again." He looked at her body up and down before she took her clear shawl and wrapped in around her chest. Her small clinking told everyone she had left.
On their way home, the were silent. Completely. When they reached the house, Sapna immediately went into the guest room. Curling herself up into a ball on the bed.
" Sapna, what is the matter?" Yugi asked, calmly.
" Oh Yugi! I wished never to see a persons face for the rest of time itself. It is *he* who I lost Yami to. I thought I had run away from him forever. I had succeeded, for 5 millenias. Now hes here!" She hugged Yugi, resting her head upon his shoulder.
" Shh... there there Sapna. Everything will be fine. You have me and Yami to protect you now. There is no one, and I mean no one that can possibly hurt you. I promise that. Just, all I ask of you is to tell me what exactly happened. I know it will hurt to tell the rest of the story. But I must know what happened in order to piece together things and help work everything out." Yugi felt her lips rub into the crook of his neck. He almost emitted a purr from this. Although he knew now wasn't the time.
" Yugi, if that's what you want, then so be it." Sapna said, as she breathed in Yugi's cologne.
** R&R Please! *complains about being sick* ***