NEW RESPONSES:
crystalphoenix3: Thanks, I'm glad you like it ^^
Mimiheart: Lol, thankies ^^;
LiLaNiMeLuVeR: ::nods:: of course I will continue... I've just got one more chappie after this ^^;
Koishii No Tenshi: Hehe... for everyone whose read my stories, most are *very* angsty ^^; But I'm glad people like that genre.
Serry-chan: Um... why do I feel confused all of a sudden? @.@;
SecretSoul: Lol, glad you like the story ^^V
OLD RESPONSES:
To tefla: Coolies ^_^ Lazy, eh? Heheh... I really shouldn't be talking should I?
To Cyberkat: ::nods:: Very sad ;_;
To blah: lol... here are your seconds ^_^;;
To Black Magic: Thankies n_n
To Seventh Sage: ::nods:: Yeah, I realized after I read your review that the quote would be like a shortened version of this story... And yes, I love depressing stories... as long as they 'live happily ever after.' =)
To Moonlitspire: Thanks for reviewing ^^
To I luv Yugi and Kurt so :p: Yes, I did... sorry about that, but I've been wanting to write something really dark...
To Labannya: I am? o.o;; I guess I am... ^_^
To KaTyA: I won't leave 'em like that ^.^V
To kiyoko-chan: Yep... poor Yami *_* it's only for a year tho ^_^
To KawaiiBlackMoon: DUN DUN DUN! Stupid school... stupid university AHH!! I dun wanna grow up! ::cries::
To Vash The Stampede: I think you have a point when you said "And this whole YuugixYami thing is scary, it's like..screwing yourself" cuz technically Yuugi is Yami reincarnated o.o;; but all well ^_^V
To Digimagic: ::bows:: Thankies ^_^ Yay! Imma on your fav list ^___________^
To Synchronized Love: lol... yeah, I won't stop my fics... spent *way* too much time and I love writing too much to just quit... so, dun worry, I won't forget ^_^
To anime AndrAIa: YAY!!!!!! PIXIE STIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need more sugar!!!!!!!!!!!!
To moonnymph: ^.^ I *know* you couldn't wait for this chappie... u_u
To Jadesaber: Hmm... should I even *have* Yuugi put the puzzle together again?
Hanging By A Thread
Chapter 2
Much had happened in the year that went by ever so slightly. Yami spent his time floating in the dark void. Many times he felt like giving up; letting his very soul succumb to the darkness, but the promise Yuugi made kept him going. He had not taken his own advice and held onto the hope Yuugi would find a way to bring him to the real world.
Meanwhile Yuugi had done research. He tried to pry information out of Marik and Ryou about how their yamis became real, but all they had said was, "it just happened."
Yuugi found himself losing hope. He loved Yami still, with all his heart, but he understood why it would not be enough anymore. But he couldn't understand why it couldn't "just happen" as Marik and Ryou were lucky enough for.
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Finally, the fated day came. Yuugi starting working on the puzzle as soon as he woke, anxious to see his love again. One by one, the pieces snapped into their right place. "I'm almost done, Yami!" he said to the half completed puzzle.
In the late afternoon, Yuugi came down to the final piece. After kissing it once, for luck, he snapped it in place. As he did, he felt the other part of him open again. /Yami?/ He closed his eyes and drew himself into his soul room. He exited quickly and opened Yami's door. /Where are you, Yami?/ he called into the maze filled room.
It was completely dark. Then, in a corner, he saw a person curled up with his eyes closed. Yuugi ran over to him, knowing it was who he was looking for. He threw his arms around his other's neck.
//A-Aibou?//
Yuugi pulled back and nodded. /Yami... I missed you so much!/
Yami snaked his hands around his aibou. //Do you have good news?//
Yuugi pulled back and tears formed, knowing what he had to tell him. /Ryou and Marik told me "it just happened." Yami, I don't want to lose you again... it hurt so much.../
The dark one nodded. //I don't either... but, Yuugi, we can't go back. I can be nothing but your darker half. I can't live with anymore than that.//
The younger one pulled back. /Yami.../
//No, Aibou. We can't. I can't.// Yami pulled completely away from the shorter boy. //I'll be your friend, nothing more.//
/I guess I have to accept it then. I will never love anyone else./
//Yes, you will, Yuugi. Just give it time.//
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Yami barely survived the solitude he felt. Sure, Yuugi would visit almost everyday. But it was as if they were keeping a huge secret from each other. Yami knew Yuugi was restraining himself from jumping on Yami and eventually lead to them coming back together. Yami was doing the same thing, too. They both started, more frequently, to cut each other from their thoughts. Yami almost longed for complete solitude. Should he be thrown into darkness, he would not hesitate to welcome it.
Yuugi was no better off. He couldn't bring himself to tell Yami about his feelings anymore, as most of the time it involved his love for the former Pharaoh. No more heart-to-heart conversations, no more cuddling. No more kisses on his nose or cheek, just for being cute. He missed it all. He, too, would gladly welcome the darkness.
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Months later, Yami fell into a tough predicament. Yuugi had told him the he's beginning to have feelings for someone else. Yami supported him. He even insisted to be left home when Yuugi went out with him.
One night, Yami begun to worry, as his hikari wasn't back and it was past one in the morning. //Aibou, where are you?// Yami* sulked around his soul room, knowing what must had happened.
Around a half hour later, he felt himself being reconnected with Yuugi and he immediately felt his emotions. He dashed into Yuugi's soul room and found him crying on the bed. Yami felt his heart sink. He walked over to the bed and put a hand on Yuugi's back. The smaller boy looked up and leaped into Yami's arms.
//What happened, Yuugi?//
/I couldn't... I kept imagining you there.../
The spirit felt awful. //I'm sorry.//
/No, Yami, it's not your fault!/ Yuugi buried his head in Yami's neck. /No matter how hard I try, I can't love anyone but you./
Yami sighed and held Yuugi close. //Yuugi...//
/Can't we try again? Please, Yami?/ Yuugi pleaded with his darker self.
Yami pulled away a little. //Even you admitted it wasn't enough.//
/What about you? Was this enough?/
//Yes. Only because this is where I live, Yuugi. I don't inhabit your world, so I don't need the things you do.//
/Then it's okay for me, Yami. I can learn to live with it! Please, don't leave me again!/ Tears kept rolling off his soft cheeks. /Please?/
Yami remained silent, torn between two decisions. //Yuugi, I... I want to love you, too... but I fear I'll be holding you back.//
/No, you wouldn't! Yami, the year I couldn't be around you was so painful. And even worse when I tried to forget you last night./ Yuugi pulled Yami into a gentle kiss. It shook the spirit of all his reason and remaining self-control when he found himself kissing him back hungrily. He realized what he was missing the time when they were apart.
//Aibou...// Yami whispered when his lighter half snaked his arms under his shirt.
/Yami, I want you tonight./
The Pharaoh pulled away from the kiss and nodded.
Y-n-Y: Wee! Imma done with the chappie! ^______________^ Please review ^.^V
*A one point was a typo.. "Tami" ... just pointing this out for Tefla's benefit...
crystalphoenix3: Thanks, I'm glad you like it ^^
Mimiheart: Lol, thankies ^^;
LiLaNiMeLuVeR: ::nods:: of course I will continue... I've just got one more chappie after this ^^;
Koishii No Tenshi: Hehe... for everyone whose read my stories, most are *very* angsty ^^; But I'm glad people like that genre.
Serry-chan: Um... why do I feel confused all of a sudden? @.@;
SecretSoul: Lol, glad you like the story ^^V
OLD RESPONSES:
To tefla: Coolies ^_^ Lazy, eh? Heheh... I really shouldn't be talking should I?
To Cyberkat: ::nods:: Very sad ;_;
To blah: lol... here are your seconds ^_^;;
To Black Magic: Thankies n_n
To Seventh Sage: ::nods:: Yeah, I realized after I read your review that the quote would be like a shortened version of this story... And yes, I love depressing stories... as long as they 'live happily ever after.' =)
To Moonlitspire: Thanks for reviewing ^^
To I luv Yugi and Kurt so :p: Yes, I did... sorry about that, but I've been wanting to write something really dark...
To Labannya: I am? o.o;; I guess I am... ^_^
To KaTyA: I won't leave 'em like that ^.^V
To kiyoko-chan: Yep... poor Yami *_* it's only for a year tho ^_^
To KawaiiBlackMoon: DUN DUN DUN! Stupid school... stupid university AHH!! I dun wanna grow up! ::cries::
To Vash The Stampede: I think you have a point when you said "And this whole YuugixYami thing is scary, it's like..screwing yourself" cuz technically Yuugi is Yami reincarnated o.o;; but all well ^_^V
To Digimagic: ::bows:: Thankies ^_^ Yay! Imma on your fav list ^___________^
To Synchronized Love: lol... yeah, I won't stop my fics... spent *way* too much time and I love writing too much to just quit... so, dun worry, I won't forget ^_^
To anime AndrAIa: YAY!!!!!! PIXIE STIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need more sugar!!!!!!!!!!!!
To moonnymph: ^.^ I *know* you couldn't wait for this chappie... u_u
To Jadesaber: Hmm... should I even *have* Yuugi put the puzzle together again?
Hanging By A Thread
Chapter 2
Much had happened in the year that went by ever so slightly. Yami spent his time floating in the dark void. Many times he felt like giving up; letting his very soul succumb to the darkness, but the promise Yuugi made kept him going. He had not taken his own advice and held onto the hope Yuugi would find a way to bring him to the real world.
Meanwhile Yuugi had done research. He tried to pry information out of Marik and Ryou about how their yamis became real, but all they had said was, "it just happened."
Yuugi found himself losing hope. He loved Yami still, with all his heart, but he understood why it would not be enough anymore. But he couldn't understand why it couldn't "just happen" as Marik and Ryou were lucky enough for.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Finally, the fated day came. Yuugi starting working on the puzzle as soon as he woke, anxious to see his love again. One by one, the pieces snapped into their right place. "I'm almost done, Yami!" he said to the half completed puzzle.
In the late afternoon, Yuugi came down to the final piece. After kissing it once, for luck, he snapped it in place. As he did, he felt the other part of him open again. /Yami?/ He closed his eyes and drew himself into his soul room. He exited quickly and opened Yami's door. /Where are you, Yami?/ he called into the maze filled room.
It was completely dark. Then, in a corner, he saw a person curled up with his eyes closed. Yuugi ran over to him, knowing it was who he was looking for. He threw his arms around his other's neck.
//A-Aibou?//
Yuugi pulled back and nodded. /Yami... I missed you so much!/
Yami snaked his hands around his aibou. //Do you have good news?//
Yuugi pulled back and tears formed, knowing what he had to tell him. /Ryou and Marik told me "it just happened." Yami, I don't want to lose you again... it hurt so much.../
The dark one nodded. //I don't either... but, Yuugi, we can't go back. I can be nothing but your darker half. I can't live with anymore than that.//
The younger one pulled back. /Yami.../
//No, Aibou. We can't. I can't.// Yami pulled completely away from the shorter boy. //I'll be your friend, nothing more.//
/I guess I have to accept it then. I will never love anyone else./
//Yes, you will, Yuugi. Just give it time.//
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yami barely survived the solitude he felt. Sure, Yuugi would visit almost everyday. But it was as if they were keeping a huge secret from each other. Yami knew Yuugi was restraining himself from jumping on Yami and eventually lead to them coming back together. Yami was doing the same thing, too. They both started, more frequently, to cut each other from their thoughts. Yami almost longed for complete solitude. Should he be thrown into darkness, he would not hesitate to welcome it.
Yuugi was no better off. He couldn't bring himself to tell Yami about his feelings anymore, as most of the time it involved his love for the former Pharaoh. No more heart-to-heart conversations, no more cuddling. No more kisses on his nose or cheek, just for being cute. He missed it all. He, too, would gladly welcome the darkness.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Months later, Yami fell into a tough predicament. Yuugi had told him the he's beginning to have feelings for someone else. Yami supported him. He even insisted to be left home when Yuugi went out with him.
One night, Yami begun to worry, as his hikari wasn't back and it was past one in the morning. //Aibou, where are you?// Yami* sulked around his soul room, knowing what must had happened.
Around a half hour later, he felt himself being reconnected with Yuugi and he immediately felt his emotions. He dashed into Yuugi's soul room and found him crying on the bed. Yami felt his heart sink. He walked over to the bed and put a hand on Yuugi's back. The smaller boy looked up and leaped into Yami's arms.
//What happened, Yuugi?//
/I couldn't... I kept imagining you there.../
The spirit felt awful. //I'm sorry.//
/No, Yami, it's not your fault!/ Yuugi buried his head in Yami's neck. /No matter how hard I try, I can't love anyone but you./
Yami sighed and held Yuugi close. //Yuugi...//
/Can't we try again? Please, Yami?/ Yuugi pleaded with his darker self.
Yami pulled away a little. //Even you admitted it wasn't enough.//
/What about you? Was this enough?/
//Yes. Only because this is where I live, Yuugi. I don't inhabit your world, so I don't need the things you do.//
/Then it's okay for me, Yami. I can learn to live with it! Please, don't leave me again!/ Tears kept rolling off his soft cheeks. /Please?/
Yami remained silent, torn between two decisions. //Yuugi, I... I want to love you, too... but I fear I'll be holding you back.//
/No, you wouldn't! Yami, the year I couldn't be around you was so painful. And even worse when I tried to forget you last night./ Yuugi pulled Yami into a gentle kiss. It shook the spirit of all his reason and remaining self-control when he found himself kissing him back hungrily. He realized what he was missing the time when they were apart.
//Aibou...// Yami whispered when his lighter half snaked his arms under his shirt.
/Yami, I want you tonight./
The Pharaoh pulled away from the kiss and nodded.
Y-n-Y: Wee! Imma done with the chappie! ^______________^ Please review ^.^V
*A one point was a typo.. "Tami" ... just pointing this out for Tefla's benefit...