Disclaimer::  No, I do not own Yuugiou.

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Shitsumeishi

Chapter One:: Prologue


Yuugi ran down the streets of Domino, not caring about the odd looks he received from strangers. He just ran. Ran away from them. How could he be so foolish to think he could ever have friends? They just used him for Yami no Yuugi.... for his other.

He cut through the park, and ended up on another side of Domino. The busier side. Where all major buildings were, where teenagers roamed. Yuugi took a moment to catch his breath, before taking off again. He bumped into some strangers, and even got yelled at. It didn't matter. Not to him anyways.

He ran past the well-known arcade, where he used to hang out with his friends. Wait.. they weren't his friends. They were never his friends. Never his... He glanced into the translucent black-tainted windows, and skidded to a stop, when he made out four particular figures. It was them. Yami no Yuugi, Honda, Jounouchi, and Anzu. They were there. Laughing. They didn't notice anything, or anyone, was missing. Nothing was missing.

Isn't that logical though? If Yuugi was nothing, and nothing was missing, it would make Yuugi, who was nothing, missing. Perfect! A perfect way to describe himself. Nothing..

Crystalline tears formed in the corners of his amethyst orbs. They weren't bright, energetic, or shimmering with joy anymore. They were shimmering though. With tears. On the most part, they were dull, tired, plain, distanced.. empty. Empty without his soul, or heart. Dead.

He ran back. Wasted much energy running forward, yes, but this time, he had no choice. He couldn't run forward. Running forward would cause more pain. More pain than he could handle. His frail body wouldn't be able to cope. Weak, he is! He will never be strong.. He ran back to the Kame Game Shop. It, all of a sudden, started to rain. It battered against his like-porcelain skin. Beating on him. Because he's weak. More tears. Tears rolled down his cherubic face. Tears were.. everywhere.

He ran into the shop, the chimes signalling his entrance. Nobody was home, since his grandfather was on another excursion in Egypt. Perfect. What perfect timing to carry out his spur-of-a-moment plan. Running away. True, it would be a coward's way out, but it didn't matter. Nothing matters. Actually, Nothing doesn't matter, since nothing is Yuugi.

He quickly wrote his note, not caring if it was incoherent, and a bit indistinctive to read... He just had to go.

Mou Hitori no Boku,

You're probably wondering who I am. Who would be able to break into your Kame Game Shop, and write you this note? Who would want to anyways?

Well, it's Yuugi. That's right, Yuugi. Remember the person, if still a person, you promised to protect? no? Figures. Pharaoh's, after all, are thick-minded.

I highly doubt this, but remember the times it was just us? You and me.  We'd laugh, play games, watch movies.. throw popcorn around. We'd do everything that was fun! And, that was when you promised. Promised to protect me forever. Promised to be by my side for all of eternity?

What happened, Mou Hitori no Boku? What happened to those promises? What happened to you? What happened to me? What happen to us? You broke that promise, Yami. Along with that, you broke my heart.

If you even care, I shall be off. I'm not going to return here anymore. I highly doubt that we're even going to see each other. Maybe we will beyond the grave. Beyond the life we live in now. Maybe, just maybe, I shall come back… I may be the same, I may be unrecognizable. Only time will tell, ne?

- Yuugi.

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