A/N: Well, sorry for the wait. ^_^' I've been sick, and had horrible writer's block. This chapter's a few pages
longer than usual, so maybe that'll make up for it... A little.
I'll open this by giving a piece of wisdom. Kanji is the devil's form of writing. *Sagely nod*
C.A: Yay! Glad you like it so much! *Was slightly worried the last chapter would be hated. O.o* Can't tell ya' what's with Yami... *Nods* Though it's not hard to figure out. Glad you liked Ryou in there. He's fun to write. ^_^ And don't worry about forgetting the guy's name, I hate it and am going to change it. Also, I will Email you again! Gah, my swimseason just ended, so I'll have more time.
Borath: Glad you liked the chapter. ^_^ Like I mention to C.A, I was worried that no one would like it. *Sweatdrop* Heh, having Yami B drag Yami to go swimming was so much fun. I'd been wanting to write that scene for six chapters.
Also, I'm especially happy you like the quirks of Yami's. The explanation you gave about Yami's fear of being alone is almost exactly what I'd been thinking. ^_^ And I've been in such an angst mood lately, there should be more of that. *Evil smirk at Yami*
Yami B'll work his pretty little head in this chapter, or maybe the next *Looks* The next. Silly, scatterbrained yamis. Glad you liked that line, too. And ya' know, it's kind of funny how much fun it is to torture Yami. Even people who he's not the favorite character of torture him. ^_^
Ashita: My cats and dogs are stupid... One of my cats stands on his head to rub on your feet, another walks on my keyboard, and the last won't use the litterbox and opts for the floor instead. -_-' And the dogs are thick headed and stand in your way on purpose. But I do love all my pets. *Hugs, as all the animals except Setsuna try to escape, who just deals with it*
Glad you like Yami's little quirks. I'm trying to get Yami B to show his, but he's being hard to get along with. *Sweatdrop* And very happy they're all not to OOC. I was worried about that... And having Yami B wake up Yami was so much darn fun. It was also fun to mess with their hair and let them bother each other. I actually drew a picture of Yami with his hair down (which I need to scan and post) and he looked so girly...
*Grin* Have you ever seen the manga where Yuugi's in the battleship and has to wake up because they're landing? He looks adorable, because his eyes aren't even open all the way and he just sits up, holding the puzzle in one hand.
The eyes for Yami are weird. *Sighs* Couldn't they just choose a color and stick with it? I'm happy you liked the color changing thing I added. I had heard it mentioned as a joke once and thought, hey, it would explain a lot. ^_^ Apparently, Yami's eyes are red in the first series, and violet (most of the time) in the second. In certain scenes, they change, like in Legendary Heroes they're much more indigo, and in the latest Japanese eps they're more red. And, in the manga, Yami's eyes have been violet, brown, blue, red, and green. Though by book 12 or so Yami's even out and are red all the time, and so are Yuugi's. Let's just say that Yami likes contacts. XD
And thanks a bunch for the title ideas! I'm gonna' use Fumetsu, cause I like how it sounds with Eien and Itsumo. ^_^ I'll make a special note when that story starts saying that it was your title. Also, thanks for the translation of hateshinai; my books didn't have it and it's in the song 'Warriors'. It's hard to translate when your dictionary doesn't have the words. -_-
Alright, onto normal notes.
*Looks* Yay! At the end of this chapter, not including all author's notes, this entire story is now 42,005 words! It's officially a novel! Also, I've revised chapter one. The new version should be up by the time this is.
I got my Yugioh CDs! I got 'Theme song single collection', which has all the openings and closings besides Warriors and Afureru along with kareoke tracks, 'BGM I', 'BGM II', and 'Sound Duel I'. *Very happy* I also got my Yugioh wall scroll! *Staring at Yuugi and Yami*
Also, for those of you who don't know what a super ball is it's one of those super bouncy little rubber balls, like the kind you use in jacks.
Warnings: Slight cursing.
Disclaimer, which I keep forgetting: I don't own Yugioh, it's CDs, super balls, coke, or anything else like that.
Summary of Last Time: Our dear yamis went swimming, made fun of each other a lot, scared away some annoying guy, and then since Yami forgot the key back to his room he went with Yami B to spend the night in his and Bakura's room.
Preview of this time: Yami is let back into his room with only the tiniest scolding from Yuugi, Ryuuji and Tristan annoy Joey, the group eats and heads to the airport, and Mokuba tells off a little kid. Plus a little more.
Japanese:
Ohayo (Gozaimasu) - Good Morning
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Eien; part 15
by: Amiasha
Yami B sat up stiffly, his eyes half-lidded, looking a lot like a zombie. He blinked a few times then yawned loudly, looking around for the clock. It read '5:39am'.
'Perfect timing.' Yami B thought to himself, swinging his legs out of the bed and standing up. He stretched, yawning again, and wondering why the back of his shirt was wet. 'Oh yes, my hair. I forgot about that.'
//Ryou?// Yami B asked through the link, somewhat bored sounding.
/... Meeble./
Yami B made a face and turned around to look at his other, who was huddled completly under the blankets. //What the hell is that supposed to mean?//
/It means 'yes, but I don't want to spend the effort to say that'./ Bakura said, appearing from under the covers with his hair sticking in random directions. He squinted at the clock. /Oh, it's time to get up isn't it?/ He realized, getting out of bed.
//Yes it is, our flight's at 9:00, I think.// Yami B answered, stepping over Bakura's bag to make his way to Yami. Said Pharaoh had managed to cocoon himself; the blankets were completly wrapped around him and the mattress was clear everywhere else. 'Well, that takes talent.' Yami B remarked in amusement, touching the other spirit on the shoulder. "Pharaoh? Hey, Pharaoh, wake up. It's almost 6:00."
Yami mumbled something inaudible and swatted at Yami B's hand. "I'm getting up..." He assured, beginning to detangle himself from the blankets.
Yami B rolled his eyes, placing his hands on his hips as Bakura grabbed clothes and ran to claim the shower first.
Yami sat up, looking pretty drowsy. Yami B wasn't all too pleased to see that the younger spirit hadn't regained any of his usual vitality, and in fact looked a little worse for the wear since the night before.
"Ohayo." Yami B said lazily. "You need to get up so we can go wake your other. My other has stolen the shower."
Yami stared at him blankly for a moment before shrugging.
"Not a morning person, are you." Yami B stated more than asked and took Yami's left arm, pulled him to his feet, and steadied him as he swayed. "Well, I see that hasn't gone away. Not pregnant, are you?"
Yami gave him a withering glare. "If I had more energy, I would slap you. In fact, I'm going to save that slap, and sometime when you least expect it I'll hit you." He decided.
Yami B smirked. "If it makes you happy." He said. He let go of and stepped away from Yami before the former Pharaoh could change his mind and take a swing at him anyway. Then the white haired thief set upon pulling his hair out of it's braid and brushing it. He pulled the brush through his hair a few times before stopping. "Hey, Pharaoh." Yami B said, thinking. "I just noticed something... I haven't been feeling the energy loss that come with staying out of my item, and I haven't been in it since the day before yesterday. Is that's what's wrong with you, or are you not feeling it either?"
Yami blinked a few times, considering. "Except for last time I had to return to the puzzle, I've not felt that drain at all. And I'm certain that it's not the cause of this new ailment of mine."
Yami B frowned in thought, absently returning to brushing his hair. "Then what the hell could it be?"
Yami shrugged, tapping into the link he shared with Yuugi. //Aibou?//
/I was wondering what had happened to you... I was about to call, but since it's not quite six I was waiting./ Yuugi answered, both relief and annoyance in his mental tone.
//Sorry to worry you, aibou.// Yami said. //I sort of forgot the key to the room.//
Yuugi snorted and burst out laughing. /I'm so... So... Unsurprised. Where did you stay, though?/
//With the tomb robber and Bakura.// Yami answered, messing with his still slightly damp hair.
/Oh, good. I was worried you were outside the whole time. Come to the door and I'll let you in, okay?/ Yuugi said.
//Alright.// Yami answered. He looked over at Yami B, who was grumbling something about chlorine and pulling strands of hair out of his brush. "Aibou is going to let me back in the room, so I'm going over." Yami told him.
Yami B nodded. "Do you want me to come with you?" He asked, frowning at another strand of hair.
"No, that's alright. But I appreciate the offer." Yami declined politely. "What should I do about your other's pajamas though?"
"When you change, just fold them up and give them back to him or I." Yami B said nonchalantly. "Ryou's not too picky about his clothes."
Yami nodded to show that he'd understood, and gathered up his usual clothes and his boots. He walked over to the door, opened it, and stepped out into the hallway.
Yami walked somewhat quickly and stiffly the few doors down to his, Yuugi's, and Sugoroku's room, and knocked. He rocked back and forth on his toes for a few moments, looking around while he waited.
Yuugi opened the door almost immediately to let his yami in, and then hugged him. "Hi." He said happily.
Yami smiled and hugged him back. "Hello to you too."
Yuugi looked up the few inches at Yami, and gave a face. "You smell like chlorine. And did you sleep with your hair wet?" He asked in an annoyed voice. "Yami, I've told you not to sleep with wet hair."
Yami almost laughed, and decided to change the subject before Yuugi could lecture him too much. "Where's jii-chan?" Yami asked, looking around the hotel room to see that Sugoroku wasn't in it.
"He went to see about the breakfast buffet while we took showers." Yuugi explained, trotting over to his bag. Yuugi was fully dressed, so Yami assumed he'd probably already taken his shower.
Yuugi pulled some clothes out that Yami recognized to be his. "Here. The shower's free." Yuugi said, handing the clothes to his dark.
Yami nodded, and went off into the bathroom.
Yuugi flopped back onto the hotel bed began throwing a super ball up and catching it. Soon, he had started another little game which involved throwing the ball, clapping once, and catching it. Every time he threw it, he had to add another clap.
So, by 7 claps, Yuugi was throwing the ball about to the ceiling. He tossed the super ball up again, and this time it hit the ceiling. Of course, it went rocketing around the entire room, bouncing off the end tables, walls, dresser, television, and anything else with a hard surface. Finally, with a crash, it smacked into the lamp and both it and the lamp fell to the ground. Mafdet lept about four feet into the air from where she had been sleeping, and searched for the source of the noise.
Yuugi cringed, and heard a voice come into his head. //Aibou? What was that?//
/Uh... Nothing, Yami, don't worry about it./
Yuugi felt Yami's suspicion leak purposefully through the link, but the spirit didn't say anymore. Yuugi went over to pick up the lamp, and was relieved to see that it wasn't damaged besides that the shade had fallen off, which was easily remedied. Yuugi picked up the super ball and replaced it in his bag just as his yami came out of the bathroom, giving glances around, with his hair again sopping wet.
Yami looked even funnier than at the pool with his hair down, since he was dressed in his usual blue pants, blue uniform jacket, black top, and multiple belts. Yuugi couldn't help but giggle, even though he'd seen his dark with his hair down many times before.
Yami put his hands on his hips, a lightly glared. "Is this about my hair again?" He asked, already knowing the answer.
Yuugi giggled and nodded, going to get a towel. "I'm sorry Yami, but it is kind of funny."
Yami just rolled his eyes, and sat down on the edge of the bed. Yuugi came back with a towel a moment later.
"Oh, good, I was going to ask you to sit down so I could dry your hair. Just don't move." Yuugi said cheerily, climbing up on the bed behind his yami and working on towel dying the spirit's hair.
After 10 minutes, and much help from Mafdet attacking the towel or Yami's bangs, Yami's hair was sufficiently dry enough for Yuugi and the younger boy threw the towel into the hamper. Just at that time, the door opened, and Sugoroku came in.
"Hello, Yuugi, Yami." He greeted. He looked at Yami. "I was wondering where you'd gone."
Yami gave a sheepish smile. "I forgot the key back into the room." He explained.
"Somehow I guessed that was it." Sugoroku said, smirking. "Are you boys ready to go get something to eat?"
"Yeah!" Yuugi said, bouncing off the bed. "I can't wait to get going! We're gonna' get to Egypt today!"
Yami gave a small smile, a mix of emotions rising. He was excited and anxious to see Egypt for the first time in thousands of years, and at the same time dreading it because then he would have to figure out what to do next. Suddenly, a stab of pain shot through his forehead. He flinched and pressed his fingers against it shutting his eyes.
"Yami!?" Yuugi asked in alarm, returning to his dark's side in an instant. "Yami, what's wrong? Are you okay?"
Yami opened his eyes to a squint, and saw Yuugi right next to him with Sugoroku hovering nervously a few steps away. "Yes, I'm fine." Yami answered. He opened his eyes the rest of the way slowly, and smiled at Yuugi. "I'm alright."
Yuugi furrowed his eyebrows, a clear sign he didn't really believe the spirit. /Yami, please tell me the truth./
//Yuugi... I'm fine.// Yami said, feeling a little guilty about lying to his other. 'But it's just a cold or something.' Yami told himself. 'It's not anything to worry about.'
Yuugi wasn't convinced, but didn't press any more.
"Maybe you'll feel better after some breakfast. You haven't eaten since lunch yesterday." Sugoroku commented, still looking concerned.
"Possibly." Yami agreed, standing up carefully and holding onto the end table so as not to alert his sibling and grandfather to his dizziness.
"Then Yuugi, you need to grab your bag, I'll get Mafdet, and then we can go." Sugoroku said, glancing suspiciously at Yami. He then got Mafdet's catcarrier, and beckoned for the cat to get inside. Mafdet just looked at him like he was stupid.
"You do it for Yami..." Sugoroku muttered, going and picking up the kitten so he could place her in the carrier. Mafdet purred and meowed.
Yuugi grabbed his bag, and looked around the room to make sure they hadn't forgotten anything. Everything had been gathered, so the Motous made their way out into the hallway.
Ryuuji and Tristan were standing in the hallway, whispering and giggling to each other. They looked up when Yuugi, Yami, and Sugoroku joined them, and stopped their activities, looking around innocently.
Yuugi was about to ask, when he heard a yell from inside the room that Ryuuji, Tristan, and Joey had been sharing.
"WHAT THE HELL!? 'DIS IS CHOCOLATE SAUCE!" There was a pause. "TRISTAN! RYUUJI!" And suddenly, a sopping wet Joey wrapped in a pale blue-green towel stomped out of the room, with what looked like chocolate sauce on his head. "I'm gonna' kill ya' two!"
Ryuuji and Tristan sweatdropped, turned, and ran. An angry and wet Joey chased after them.
Yuugi blinked, looked at Yami who shrugged, and shook his head.
"Well." Sugoroku said. "I hope they manage to get ready by the time we have to leave for the airport." He started off for the stairs that led to the breakfast bar.
Yuugi and Yami followed along after him, and soon had made it to the lobby.
The breakfast bar was set up off to the side of the pool in it's own area. It had a purplish colored carpet, cream walls, and small café tables with matching chairs. About four could sit at a table if they really tried.
The buffet itself wasn't exceptionally big, but it had a good selection. The breakfast bar had a few young couples, but was otherwise empty besides the Motous, Bakuras, Kaibas, Mai, Tea, and Serenity.
The Mai and Serenity were chatting merrily and greeted Yuugi, Yami, and Sugoroku before returning to eating. Tea greeted them as well, but seemed to know that Yami didn't feel well. She frowned slightly, but went back to her meal as well.
Yami, slightly creeped out by Tea, made his way over to a table next to Bakura and Yami B, and sat down. He watched, with his chin in his hand, Yuugi perkily bounce off toward the buffet with Sugoroku (carrying Mafdet) in tow.
Yami B was munching on a bacon strip, and was intently watching one of the couples. He seemed to be plotting something devious, until Bakura glared at him. "Leave that couple alone."
"I wasn't going to do anything to them." Yami B answered innocently, ignoring the look his other gave him. "Honestly."
"I don't believe that for a moment. You're like a bloody attack dog." Bakura muttered, going back to his eggs while the tomb robber resumed his staring.
Yuugi came back to the table Yami was at, and set his plate of food down. He looked at Yami. "You haven't gotten anything." He remarked.
Yami shrugged slightly. "I'm not very hungry." He said. In reality, he was a little too dizzy to be thinking about eating.
Yuugi bit his lip, knowing that there was something wrong. "Come on, Yami." He said, almost pleading. "Eat something, even if it's not a lot." Yuugi held up a piece of bacon enticingly.
//Aibou, I'm not hungry.// Yami said firmly, leaning away from the food Yuugi offered him.
Frustrated, Yuugi placed the bacon back on his plate. /Yami, you really need to eat./ He insisted.
//I'll eat lunch, aibou. I promise.// Yami said.
This seemed to reassure Yuugi a little, and he nodded and started on his food as Sugoroku joined them.
Ryuuji appeared at the base of the stairs, walking calmly over to the group. He got some food, and sat down at an empty table like nothing had ever happened. Especially not something that had to do with a blond puppy dog and replaced shampoo.
After a little while Joey and Tristan both came as well, Joey fully dressed and without chocolate in his hair and Tristan surprisingly uninjured. Then, Joey proceeded to pile most of the buffet onto his plate and sat down next to Yami B, much to his disdain.
Twenty minutes later everyone had finished, made sure they hadn't forgotten anything, checked-out of the hotel, and were ready to head to the airport.
Seto drove one of the rental cars, Ryuuji drove another, and Sugoroku drove the last. The group almost split up almost evenly between them, Mokuba, Bakura, Tea, and Yami B with Seto, Tristan, Joey, Mai, and Serenity with Ryuuji, and Yami, Yuugi, and Mafdet with Sugoroku.
Yami stared out the window distractedly, feeling more than a little dizzy and oddly sleepy. He leaned his head against the glass, and shut his eyes.
Yuugi gently touched his yami on the shoulder, and was rewarded with a small glance and smile. Yuugi was a little concerned about the spirit's now obviously ailing health, but there wasn't much he could do besides watch out for him and do his best to get Yami to take it easy. Yuugi knew that was much easier said than done, having taken care of Yami when he'd broken his ankle and had to chase him around the house before managing to get him to stop walking on it. The teen wasn't exactly sure how his dark had run on a broken ankle, but sort of passed it off as another mystery of the spirit's.
Mafdet, up in the passenger's seat, loved cars and driving. She purred loudly from her cat carrier, and made a squirrel like chirping noise whenever she heard, smelled, or saw anything that seemed interesting to her. Sugoroku reached a hand out to pet the kitten through the bars in the cat door.
In ten minutes, they had parked at the rental car place just outside the airport terminal. Sugoroku got himself and Mafdet out, and Yuugi opened the door on his side of the car and climbed out. Yami managed to get out of the car too, just as Ryuuji's and Seto's cars pulled in next to them.
Yami B, who got rather carsick, stumbled drunkenly out of Seto's car and leaned on it. "Ra..." He muttered. "Damn..."
Bakura put one of his dark's arms around his shoulder. "I'm going to take him inside and get him something to drink." He told the others, beginning to led Yami B off to the airport. The group could hear Yami B saying something in a hopeful tone that sounded distinctly like, "What kind of drink are we talking about?"
Most of the group laughed, except Yami who looked somewhat sedated and, of course, Seto, who just sort of looked bored. Once the laughter had died down, Seto spoke up. "Come on, let's all go into the airport and get our bags checked." He said. "It's 7:00, and our flight leaves at 9:00. We're not on as lax of a schedule as we were before."
Sugoroku nodded. "Kaiba's right. We should get going." He picked up his bags and Mafdet, and motioned for Yuugi and Yami to follow him.
Yuugi picked up his two bags, holding them out of Yami's reach as the spirit tried to take them, and started off after his grandfather. Yami tailed after his other.
The group made it into the airport, where they met up with Bakura and Yami B and proceeded upstairs to the second floor and directly to the baggage check. Unfortunately, along the way, a huge class of children of about 1st grade age rushed past pushing carts of bags and giggling loudly. Also unfortunately, one of those little carts connected right with the side of Seto's right knee and the billionaire tripped, falling forward and landing in a somersault. He sat up, blinking absently, somwhat shocked.
Mokuba rushed over to check that his older brother was alright, and, seeing that he was, did something that surprised the rest of the group. He took off, chasing after the kid that had plowed into Seto intent on giving him a lecture he would never forget.
The entire group blinked. It was Sugoroku who broke the silence. "Well, Mokuba sure knows how to stick up for himself and his brother." He commented, though no one was quite sure whether it was positive or negative.
Seto got to his feet, staring off after his brother who seemed to be scaring the little boy to death without meaning to. Seto blinked a few times, and went to retrieve Mokuba.
Joey couldn't hold back anymore, and burst out laughing. "'Dat... 'Dat..." He stuttered happily, vaguely pointing at Seto. "'Dat was so funny..."
"Joey..." Yuugi chastised, poking the blond in the side. "Stop making fun of Kaiba."
"He makes fun a' me..." Joey protested, but shut up as Yuugi continued poking him.
Ryuuji, meanwhile, seemed to be the only one who could hold a thought in his head for more than a few seconds. He'd made it to the baggage check, and was waiting patiently in line. He gave a glance over his shoulder as the girls joined him, and then annoyedly beckoned the rest of the group over.
The people with bags went over to stand in line, leaving Yami and Yami B waiting a little ways back.
Yami B had a coke which he was happily slurping out of. "Ryou wouldn't let me get a scotch." He explained when Yami looked over at him.
Yami just rolled his eyes and went back to watching the group wait in line. He wanted them to get done so they go through customs and get on the plane, or at least to the gate. The spirit was beginning to feel much worse.
Yami B noticed this, and looked up from trying to drink the very last bit of coke out of the cup through his straw. "Pharaoh? You're not looking well." He commented, looking at Yami who, while still pale, had gained a soft red flush across his cheeks.
Yami sighed softly. "I know." He answered, shutting his eyes for a moment and then reopening them to try to fix the fuzziness of his vision. It didn't really work. Yami was almost to the point to tell his aibou that he wasn't doing alright.
"Seriously." Yami B insisted. "There's something wrong. And don't tell me again that it's just a cold. You look like death walking."
"No I don't." Yami protested, but as he did so he shrugged off his jacket, tying it around his waist. Even though the airport was well air-conditioned, Yami felt almost unbearably hot.
Yami B scowled and was about to respond when the group returned. He just growled and looked away.
"Come on, off to customs." Yuugi chirped, leading them all through the crowded airport towards the checkpoint.
They all managed to get through customs alright; only Joey beeped because he forgot to empty his change. Finally, they were into the second part of the airport after a few mini-adventures.
Like always, there were people bustling everywhere. It seemed a little busier than usual through. That may have been because the conveyors were out of order, and so no one was on them.
"Hm, let's see..." Mai said, holding her ticket. "Gate 32." She looked up, glancing around at the numbers over the gates. "Aha, this is gate 2. It'll be on this side... We just need to walk to the other side of the world."
Most of the group chuckled at her comment. Yami, however, was not too happy. He was getting dizzier by the second, and it almost felt like there was something in his chest, clenching his heart. That, however, didn't stop him from following along with the others as they began the journey to the correct gate.
He'd only gone a few gates when Yami knew that that was it; he couldn't walk anymore. He felt too weak to continue any longer.
Yuugi stopped, noticing that his Yami was no longer following. He turned around, wondering where the dark had gone, and saw him seemingly just standing a few meters behind them. "Yami?" He asked, walking back over to the spirit as the rest of the group stopped and also turned around.
Yami didn't respond. The world kept going black and then coming back sharply into focus, causing him to become badly disoriented. Yami blindly reached out to his left, trying to find something that would keep him up, something he could hold onto. His fingers brushed against the fabric of Yuugi's shirt, and he wound them into the cloth as Yuugi took his other hand, pulling Yami close enough for the slightly shorter boy to put his arms around the dark.
"Guys!" Yuugi called in alarm to the group, keeping his arms tightly around Yami as he lowered them both to the floor.
The rest of the group was there in an instant, talking worriedly to themselves and each other. Yami B looked horrified.
Sugoroku knelt down next to his grandchildren. "What's wrong?" He asked in concern, putting a hand on Yami's back and addressing the question to Yuugi.
"I don't know..." Yuugi said softly, stroking his dark's long hair with one hand. /Yami? Yami, what happened? Come on, can you talk to me?/ Yuugi asked worriedly.
//... Aibou... I'm so dizzy...//
/It's okay, Yami.../ Yuugi reassured him, continuing to pull his fingers through Yami's hair. /You'll be alright, just relax, okay?/
Yami shuddered, clutching Yuugi's black shirt tighter and tensing as pain shot through his head and chest. Yami buried his face deeper into Yuugi's shoulder, shivering. He had been so hot just a moment before, and now it felt like he was freezing to death.
He heard some of the group's voices, and an sharp order from Seto before they all shut up. Mafdet had begun crying and clawing at her catcarrier, and then apparently got out because Yami felt her claws on his leg as she kneaded.
Everything was fading though, getting fuzzier and farther away. The pinpricks of Mafdet's claws, the feeling of Yuugi's fingers in his hair, and the soft cloth of the huge coat that had been draped around his shoulders. Yami didn't really mind, though, and so he let himself be drowned in the darkness.
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A/N: So... Yeah. *Scuttles off*
Anyway, I'll start work on the next chappie right away! (That is, if anyone still wants me to continue. *Sweatdrop*) Please review and make me happy! ^_^
I'll open this by giving a piece of wisdom. Kanji is the devil's form of writing. *Sagely nod*
C.A: Yay! Glad you like it so much! *Was slightly worried the last chapter would be hated. O.o* Can't tell ya' what's with Yami... *Nods* Though it's not hard to figure out. Glad you liked Ryou in there. He's fun to write. ^_^ And don't worry about forgetting the guy's name, I hate it and am going to change it. Also, I will Email you again! Gah, my swimseason just ended, so I'll have more time.
Borath: Glad you liked the chapter. ^_^ Like I mention to C.A, I was worried that no one would like it. *Sweatdrop* Heh, having Yami B drag Yami to go swimming was so much fun. I'd been wanting to write that scene for six chapters.
Also, I'm especially happy you like the quirks of Yami's. The explanation you gave about Yami's fear of being alone is almost exactly what I'd been thinking. ^_^ And I've been in such an angst mood lately, there should be more of that. *Evil smirk at Yami*
Yami B'll work his pretty little head in this chapter, or maybe the next *Looks* The next. Silly, scatterbrained yamis. Glad you liked that line, too. And ya' know, it's kind of funny how much fun it is to torture Yami. Even people who he's not the favorite character of torture him. ^_^
Ashita: My cats and dogs are stupid... One of my cats stands on his head to rub on your feet, another walks on my keyboard, and the last won't use the litterbox and opts for the floor instead. -_-' And the dogs are thick headed and stand in your way on purpose. But I do love all my pets. *Hugs, as all the animals except Setsuna try to escape, who just deals with it*
Glad you like Yami's little quirks. I'm trying to get Yami B to show his, but he's being hard to get along with. *Sweatdrop* And very happy they're all not to OOC. I was worried about that... And having Yami B wake up Yami was so much darn fun. It was also fun to mess with their hair and let them bother each other. I actually drew a picture of Yami with his hair down (which I need to scan and post) and he looked so girly...
*Grin* Have you ever seen the manga where Yuugi's in the battleship and has to wake up because they're landing? He looks adorable, because his eyes aren't even open all the way and he just sits up, holding the puzzle in one hand.
The eyes for Yami are weird. *Sighs* Couldn't they just choose a color and stick with it? I'm happy you liked the color changing thing I added. I had heard it mentioned as a joke once and thought, hey, it would explain a lot. ^_^ Apparently, Yami's eyes are red in the first series, and violet (most of the time) in the second. In certain scenes, they change, like in Legendary Heroes they're much more indigo, and in the latest Japanese eps they're more red. And, in the manga, Yami's eyes have been violet, brown, blue, red, and green. Though by book 12 or so Yami's even out and are red all the time, and so are Yuugi's. Let's just say that Yami likes contacts. XD
And thanks a bunch for the title ideas! I'm gonna' use Fumetsu, cause I like how it sounds with Eien and Itsumo. ^_^ I'll make a special note when that story starts saying that it was your title. Also, thanks for the translation of hateshinai; my books didn't have it and it's in the song 'Warriors'. It's hard to translate when your dictionary doesn't have the words. -_-
Alright, onto normal notes.
*Looks* Yay! At the end of this chapter, not including all author's notes, this entire story is now 42,005 words! It's officially a novel! Also, I've revised chapter one. The new version should be up by the time this is.
I got my Yugioh CDs! I got 'Theme song single collection', which has all the openings and closings besides Warriors and Afureru along with kareoke tracks, 'BGM I', 'BGM II', and 'Sound Duel I'. *Very happy* I also got my Yugioh wall scroll! *Staring at Yuugi and Yami*
Also, for those of you who don't know what a super ball is it's one of those super bouncy little rubber balls, like the kind you use in jacks.
Warnings: Slight cursing.
Disclaimer, which I keep forgetting: I don't own Yugioh, it's CDs, super balls, coke, or anything else like that.
Summary of Last Time: Our dear yamis went swimming, made fun of each other a lot, scared away some annoying guy, and then since Yami forgot the key back to his room he went with Yami B to spend the night in his and Bakura's room.
Preview of this time: Yami is let back into his room with only the tiniest scolding from Yuugi, Ryuuji and Tristan annoy Joey, the group eats and heads to the airport, and Mokuba tells off a little kid. Plus a little more.
Japanese:
Ohayo (Gozaimasu) - Good Morning
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Eien; part 15
by: Amiasha
Yami B sat up stiffly, his eyes half-lidded, looking a lot like a zombie. He blinked a few times then yawned loudly, looking around for the clock. It read '5:39am'.
'Perfect timing.' Yami B thought to himself, swinging his legs out of the bed and standing up. He stretched, yawning again, and wondering why the back of his shirt was wet. 'Oh yes, my hair. I forgot about that.'
//Ryou?// Yami B asked through the link, somewhat bored sounding.
/... Meeble./
Yami B made a face and turned around to look at his other, who was huddled completly under the blankets. //What the hell is that supposed to mean?//
/It means 'yes, but I don't want to spend the effort to say that'./ Bakura said, appearing from under the covers with his hair sticking in random directions. He squinted at the clock. /Oh, it's time to get up isn't it?/ He realized, getting out of bed.
//Yes it is, our flight's at 9:00, I think.// Yami B answered, stepping over Bakura's bag to make his way to Yami. Said Pharaoh had managed to cocoon himself; the blankets were completly wrapped around him and the mattress was clear everywhere else. 'Well, that takes talent.' Yami B remarked in amusement, touching the other spirit on the shoulder. "Pharaoh? Hey, Pharaoh, wake up. It's almost 6:00."
Yami mumbled something inaudible and swatted at Yami B's hand. "I'm getting up..." He assured, beginning to detangle himself from the blankets.
Yami B rolled his eyes, placing his hands on his hips as Bakura grabbed clothes and ran to claim the shower first.
Yami sat up, looking pretty drowsy. Yami B wasn't all too pleased to see that the younger spirit hadn't regained any of his usual vitality, and in fact looked a little worse for the wear since the night before.
"Ohayo." Yami B said lazily. "You need to get up so we can go wake your other. My other has stolen the shower."
Yami stared at him blankly for a moment before shrugging.
"Not a morning person, are you." Yami B stated more than asked and took Yami's left arm, pulled him to his feet, and steadied him as he swayed. "Well, I see that hasn't gone away. Not pregnant, are you?"
Yami gave him a withering glare. "If I had more energy, I would slap you. In fact, I'm going to save that slap, and sometime when you least expect it I'll hit you." He decided.
Yami B smirked. "If it makes you happy." He said. He let go of and stepped away from Yami before the former Pharaoh could change his mind and take a swing at him anyway. Then the white haired thief set upon pulling his hair out of it's braid and brushing it. He pulled the brush through his hair a few times before stopping. "Hey, Pharaoh." Yami B said, thinking. "I just noticed something... I haven't been feeling the energy loss that come with staying out of my item, and I haven't been in it since the day before yesterday. Is that's what's wrong with you, or are you not feeling it either?"
Yami blinked a few times, considering. "Except for last time I had to return to the puzzle, I've not felt that drain at all. And I'm certain that it's not the cause of this new ailment of mine."
Yami B frowned in thought, absently returning to brushing his hair. "Then what the hell could it be?"
Yami shrugged, tapping into the link he shared with Yuugi. //Aibou?//
/I was wondering what had happened to you... I was about to call, but since it's not quite six I was waiting./ Yuugi answered, both relief and annoyance in his mental tone.
//Sorry to worry you, aibou.// Yami said. //I sort of forgot the key to the room.//
Yuugi snorted and burst out laughing. /I'm so... So... Unsurprised. Where did you stay, though?/
//With the tomb robber and Bakura.// Yami answered, messing with his still slightly damp hair.
/Oh, good. I was worried you were outside the whole time. Come to the door and I'll let you in, okay?/ Yuugi said.
//Alright.// Yami answered. He looked over at Yami B, who was grumbling something about chlorine and pulling strands of hair out of his brush. "Aibou is going to let me back in the room, so I'm going over." Yami told him.
Yami B nodded. "Do you want me to come with you?" He asked, frowning at another strand of hair.
"No, that's alright. But I appreciate the offer." Yami declined politely. "What should I do about your other's pajamas though?"
"When you change, just fold them up and give them back to him or I." Yami B said nonchalantly. "Ryou's not too picky about his clothes."
Yami nodded to show that he'd understood, and gathered up his usual clothes and his boots. He walked over to the door, opened it, and stepped out into the hallway.
Yami walked somewhat quickly and stiffly the few doors down to his, Yuugi's, and Sugoroku's room, and knocked. He rocked back and forth on his toes for a few moments, looking around while he waited.
Yuugi opened the door almost immediately to let his yami in, and then hugged him. "Hi." He said happily.
Yami smiled and hugged him back. "Hello to you too."
Yuugi looked up the few inches at Yami, and gave a face. "You smell like chlorine. And did you sleep with your hair wet?" He asked in an annoyed voice. "Yami, I've told you not to sleep with wet hair."
Yami almost laughed, and decided to change the subject before Yuugi could lecture him too much. "Where's jii-chan?" Yami asked, looking around the hotel room to see that Sugoroku wasn't in it.
"He went to see about the breakfast buffet while we took showers." Yuugi explained, trotting over to his bag. Yuugi was fully dressed, so Yami assumed he'd probably already taken his shower.
Yuugi pulled some clothes out that Yami recognized to be his. "Here. The shower's free." Yuugi said, handing the clothes to his dark.
Yami nodded, and went off into the bathroom.
Yuugi flopped back onto the hotel bed began throwing a super ball up and catching it. Soon, he had started another little game which involved throwing the ball, clapping once, and catching it. Every time he threw it, he had to add another clap.
So, by 7 claps, Yuugi was throwing the ball about to the ceiling. He tossed the super ball up again, and this time it hit the ceiling. Of course, it went rocketing around the entire room, bouncing off the end tables, walls, dresser, television, and anything else with a hard surface. Finally, with a crash, it smacked into the lamp and both it and the lamp fell to the ground. Mafdet lept about four feet into the air from where she had been sleeping, and searched for the source of the noise.
Yuugi cringed, and heard a voice come into his head. //Aibou? What was that?//
/Uh... Nothing, Yami, don't worry about it./
Yuugi felt Yami's suspicion leak purposefully through the link, but the spirit didn't say anymore. Yuugi went over to pick up the lamp, and was relieved to see that it wasn't damaged besides that the shade had fallen off, which was easily remedied. Yuugi picked up the super ball and replaced it in his bag just as his yami came out of the bathroom, giving glances around, with his hair again sopping wet.
Yami looked even funnier than at the pool with his hair down, since he was dressed in his usual blue pants, blue uniform jacket, black top, and multiple belts. Yuugi couldn't help but giggle, even though he'd seen his dark with his hair down many times before.
Yami put his hands on his hips, a lightly glared. "Is this about my hair again?" He asked, already knowing the answer.
Yuugi giggled and nodded, going to get a towel. "I'm sorry Yami, but it is kind of funny."
Yami just rolled his eyes, and sat down on the edge of the bed. Yuugi came back with a towel a moment later.
"Oh, good, I was going to ask you to sit down so I could dry your hair. Just don't move." Yuugi said cheerily, climbing up on the bed behind his yami and working on towel dying the spirit's hair.
After 10 minutes, and much help from Mafdet attacking the towel or Yami's bangs, Yami's hair was sufficiently dry enough for Yuugi and the younger boy threw the towel into the hamper. Just at that time, the door opened, and Sugoroku came in.
"Hello, Yuugi, Yami." He greeted. He looked at Yami. "I was wondering where you'd gone."
Yami gave a sheepish smile. "I forgot the key back into the room." He explained.
"Somehow I guessed that was it." Sugoroku said, smirking. "Are you boys ready to go get something to eat?"
"Yeah!" Yuugi said, bouncing off the bed. "I can't wait to get going! We're gonna' get to Egypt today!"
Yami gave a small smile, a mix of emotions rising. He was excited and anxious to see Egypt for the first time in thousands of years, and at the same time dreading it because then he would have to figure out what to do next. Suddenly, a stab of pain shot through his forehead. He flinched and pressed his fingers against it shutting his eyes.
"Yami!?" Yuugi asked in alarm, returning to his dark's side in an instant. "Yami, what's wrong? Are you okay?"
Yami opened his eyes to a squint, and saw Yuugi right next to him with Sugoroku hovering nervously a few steps away. "Yes, I'm fine." Yami answered. He opened his eyes the rest of the way slowly, and smiled at Yuugi. "I'm alright."
Yuugi furrowed his eyebrows, a clear sign he didn't really believe the spirit. /Yami, please tell me the truth./
//Yuugi... I'm fine.// Yami said, feeling a little guilty about lying to his other. 'But it's just a cold or something.' Yami told himself. 'It's not anything to worry about.'
Yuugi wasn't convinced, but didn't press any more.
"Maybe you'll feel better after some breakfast. You haven't eaten since lunch yesterday." Sugoroku commented, still looking concerned.
"Possibly." Yami agreed, standing up carefully and holding onto the end table so as not to alert his sibling and grandfather to his dizziness.
"Then Yuugi, you need to grab your bag, I'll get Mafdet, and then we can go." Sugoroku said, glancing suspiciously at Yami. He then got Mafdet's catcarrier, and beckoned for the cat to get inside. Mafdet just looked at him like he was stupid.
"You do it for Yami..." Sugoroku muttered, going and picking up the kitten so he could place her in the carrier. Mafdet purred and meowed.
Yuugi grabbed his bag, and looked around the room to make sure they hadn't forgotten anything. Everything had been gathered, so the Motous made their way out into the hallway.
Ryuuji and Tristan were standing in the hallway, whispering and giggling to each other. They looked up when Yuugi, Yami, and Sugoroku joined them, and stopped their activities, looking around innocently.
Yuugi was about to ask, when he heard a yell from inside the room that Ryuuji, Tristan, and Joey had been sharing.
"WHAT THE HELL!? 'DIS IS CHOCOLATE SAUCE!" There was a pause. "TRISTAN! RYUUJI!" And suddenly, a sopping wet Joey wrapped in a pale blue-green towel stomped out of the room, with what looked like chocolate sauce on his head. "I'm gonna' kill ya' two!"
Ryuuji and Tristan sweatdropped, turned, and ran. An angry and wet Joey chased after them.
Yuugi blinked, looked at Yami who shrugged, and shook his head.
"Well." Sugoroku said. "I hope they manage to get ready by the time we have to leave for the airport." He started off for the stairs that led to the breakfast bar.
Yuugi and Yami followed along after him, and soon had made it to the lobby.
The breakfast bar was set up off to the side of the pool in it's own area. It had a purplish colored carpet, cream walls, and small café tables with matching chairs. About four could sit at a table if they really tried.
The buffet itself wasn't exceptionally big, but it had a good selection. The breakfast bar had a few young couples, but was otherwise empty besides the Motous, Bakuras, Kaibas, Mai, Tea, and Serenity.
The Mai and Serenity were chatting merrily and greeted Yuugi, Yami, and Sugoroku before returning to eating. Tea greeted them as well, but seemed to know that Yami didn't feel well. She frowned slightly, but went back to her meal as well.
Yami, slightly creeped out by Tea, made his way over to a table next to Bakura and Yami B, and sat down. He watched, with his chin in his hand, Yuugi perkily bounce off toward the buffet with Sugoroku (carrying Mafdet) in tow.
Yami B was munching on a bacon strip, and was intently watching one of the couples. He seemed to be plotting something devious, until Bakura glared at him. "Leave that couple alone."
"I wasn't going to do anything to them." Yami B answered innocently, ignoring the look his other gave him. "Honestly."
"I don't believe that for a moment. You're like a bloody attack dog." Bakura muttered, going back to his eggs while the tomb robber resumed his staring.
Yuugi came back to the table Yami was at, and set his plate of food down. He looked at Yami. "You haven't gotten anything." He remarked.
Yami shrugged slightly. "I'm not very hungry." He said. In reality, he was a little too dizzy to be thinking about eating.
Yuugi bit his lip, knowing that there was something wrong. "Come on, Yami." He said, almost pleading. "Eat something, even if it's not a lot." Yuugi held up a piece of bacon enticingly.
//Aibou, I'm not hungry.// Yami said firmly, leaning away from the food Yuugi offered him.
Frustrated, Yuugi placed the bacon back on his plate. /Yami, you really need to eat./ He insisted.
//I'll eat lunch, aibou. I promise.// Yami said.
This seemed to reassure Yuugi a little, and he nodded and started on his food as Sugoroku joined them.
Ryuuji appeared at the base of the stairs, walking calmly over to the group. He got some food, and sat down at an empty table like nothing had ever happened. Especially not something that had to do with a blond puppy dog and replaced shampoo.
After a little while Joey and Tristan both came as well, Joey fully dressed and without chocolate in his hair and Tristan surprisingly uninjured. Then, Joey proceeded to pile most of the buffet onto his plate and sat down next to Yami B, much to his disdain.
Twenty minutes later everyone had finished, made sure they hadn't forgotten anything, checked-out of the hotel, and were ready to head to the airport.
Seto drove one of the rental cars, Ryuuji drove another, and Sugoroku drove the last. The group almost split up almost evenly between them, Mokuba, Bakura, Tea, and Yami B with Seto, Tristan, Joey, Mai, and Serenity with Ryuuji, and Yami, Yuugi, and Mafdet with Sugoroku.
Yami stared out the window distractedly, feeling more than a little dizzy and oddly sleepy. He leaned his head against the glass, and shut his eyes.
Yuugi gently touched his yami on the shoulder, and was rewarded with a small glance and smile. Yuugi was a little concerned about the spirit's now obviously ailing health, but there wasn't much he could do besides watch out for him and do his best to get Yami to take it easy. Yuugi knew that was much easier said than done, having taken care of Yami when he'd broken his ankle and had to chase him around the house before managing to get him to stop walking on it. The teen wasn't exactly sure how his dark had run on a broken ankle, but sort of passed it off as another mystery of the spirit's.
Mafdet, up in the passenger's seat, loved cars and driving. She purred loudly from her cat carrier, and made a squirrel like chirping noise whenever she heard, smelled, or saw anything that seemed interesting to her. Sugoroku reached a hand out to pet the kitten through the bars in the cat door.
In ten minutes, they had parked at the rental car place just outside the airport terminal. Sugoroku got himself and Mafdet out, and Yuugi opened the door on his side of the car and climbed out. Yami managed to get out of the car too, just as Ryuuji's and Seto's cars pulled in next to them.
Yami B, who got rather carsick, stumbled drunkenly out of Seto's car and leaned on it. "Ra..." He muttered. "Damn..."
Bakura put one of his dark's arms around his shoulder. "I'm going to take him inside and get him something to drink." He told the others, beginning to led Yami B off to the airport. The group could hear Yami B saying something in a hopeful tone that sounded distinctly like, "What kind of drink are we talking about?"
Most of the group laughed, except Yami who looked somewhat sedated and, of course, Seto, who just sort of looked bored. Once the laughter had died down, Seto spoke up. "Come on, let's all go into the airport and get our bags checked." He said. "It's 7:00, and our flight leaves at 9:00. We're not on as lax of a schedule as we were before."
Sugoroku nodded. "Kaiba's right. We should get going." He picked up his bags and Mafdet, and motioned for Yuugi and Yami to follow him.
Yuugi picked up his two bags, holding them out of Yami's reach as the spirit tried to take them, and started off after his grandfather. Yami tailed after his other.
The group made it into the airport, where they met up with Bakura and Yami B and proceeded upstairs to the second floor and directly to the baggage check. Unfortunately, along the way, a huge class of children of about 1st grade age rushed past pushing carts of bags and giggling loudly. Also unfortunately, one of those little carts connected right with the side of Seto's right knee and the billionaire tripped, falling forward and landing in a somersault. He sat up, blinking absently, somwhat shocked.
Mokuba rushed over to check that his older brother was alright, and, seeing that he was, did something that surprised the rest of the group. He took off, chasing after the kid that had plowed into Seto intent on giving him a lecture he would never forget.
The entire group blinked. It was Sugoroku who broke the silence. "Well, Mokuba sure knows how to stick up for himself and his brother." He commented, though no one was quite sure whether it was positive or negative.
Seto got to his feet, staring off after his brother who seemed to be scaring the little boy to death without meaning to. Seto blinked a few times, and went to retrieve Mokuba.
Joey couldn't hold back anymore, and burst out laughing. "'Dat... 'Dat..." He stuttered happily, vaguely pointing at Seto. "'Dat was so funny..."
"Joey..." Yuugi chastised, poking the blond in the side. "Stop making fun of Kaiba."
"He makes fun a' me..." Joey protested, but shut up as Yuugi continued poking him.
Ryuuji, meanwhile, seemed to be the only one who could hold a thought in his head for more than a few seconds. He'd made it to the baggage check, and was waiting patiently in line. He gave a glance over his shoulder as the girls joined him, and then annoyedly beckoned the rest of the group over.
The people with bags went over to stand in line, leaving Yami and Yami B waiting a little ways back.
Yami B had a coke which he was happily slurping out of. "Ryou wouldn't let me get a scotch." He explained when Yami looked over at him.
Yami just rolled his eyes and went back to watching the group wait in line. He wanted them to get done so they go through customs and get on the plane, or at least to the gate. The spirit was beginning to feel much worse.
Yami B noticed this, and looked up from trying to drink the very last bit of coke out of the cup through his straw. "Pharaoh? You're not looking well." He commented, looking at Yami who, while still pale, had gained a soft red flush across his cheeks.
Yami sighed softly. "I know." He answered, shutting his eyes for a moment and then reopening them to try to fix the fuzziness of his vision. It didn't really work. Yami was almost to the point to tell his aibou that he wasn't doing alright.
"Seriously." Yami B insisted. "There's something wrong. And don't tell me again that it's just a cold. You look like death walking."
"No I don't." Yami protested, but as he did so he shrugged off his jacket, tying it around his waist. Even though the airport was well air-conditioned, Yami felt almost unbearably hot.
Yami B scowled and was about to respond when the group returned. He just growled and looked away.
"Come on, off to customs." Yuugi chirped, leading them all through the crowded airport towards the checkpoint.
They all managed to get through customs alright; only Joey beeped because he forgot to empty his change. Finally, they were into the second part of the airport after a few mini-adventures.
Like always, there were people bustling everywhere. It seemed a little busier than usual through. That may have been because the conveyors were out of order, and so no one was on them.
"Hm, let's see..." Mai said, holding her ticket. "Gate 32." She looked up, glancing around at the numbers over the gates. "Aha, this is gate 2. It'll be on this side... We just need to walk to the other side of the world."
Most of the group chuckled at her comment. Yami, however, was not too happy. He was getting dizzier by the second, and it almost felt like there was something in his chest, clenching his heart. That, however, didn't stop him from following along with the others as they began the journey to the correct gate.
He'd only gone a few gates when Yami knew that that was it; he couldn't walk anymore. He felt too weak to continue any longer.
Yuugi stopped, noticing that his Yami was no longer following. He turned around, wondering where the dark had gone, and saw him seemingly just standing a few meters behind them. "Yami?" He asked, walking back over to the spirit as the rest of the group stopped and also turned around.
Yami didn't respond. The world kept going black and then coming back sharply into focus, causing him to become badly disoriented. Yami blindly reached out to his left, trying to find something that would keep him up, something he could hold onto. His fingers brushed against the fabric of Yuugi's shirt, and he wound them into the cloth as Yuugi took his other hand, pulling Yami close enough for the slightly shorter boy to put his arms around the dark.
"Guys!" Yuugi called in alarm to the group, keeping his arms tightly around Yami as he lowered them both to the floor.
The rest of the group was there in an instant, talking worriedly to themselves and each other. Yami B looked horrified.
Sugoroku knelt down next to his grandchildren. "What's wrong?" He asked in concern, putting a hand on Yami's back and addressing the question to Yuugi.
"I don't know..." Yuugi said softly, stroking his dark's long hair with one hand. /Yami? Yami, what happened? Come on, can you talk to me?/ Yuugi asked worriedly.
//... Aibou... I'm so dizzy...//
/It's okay, Yami.../ Yuugi reassured him, continuing to pull his fingers through Yami's hair. /You'll be alright, just relax, okay?/
Yami shuddered, clutching Yuugi's black shirt tighter and tensing as pain shot through his head and chest. Yami buried his face deeper into Yuugi's shoulder, shivering. He had been so hot just a moment before, and now it felt like he was freezing to death.
He heard some of the group's voices, and an sharp order from Seto before they all shut up. Mafdet had begun crying and clawing at her catcarrier, and then apparently got out because Yami felt her claws on his leg as she kneaded.
Everything was fading though, getting fuzzier and farther away. The pinpricks of Mafdet's claws, the feeling of Yuugi's fingers in his hair, and the soft cloth of the huge coat that had been draped around his shoulders. Yami didn't really mind, though, and so he let himself be drowned in the darkness.
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A/N: So... Yeah. *Scuttles off*
Anyway, I'll start work on the next chappie right away! (That is, if anyone still wants me to continue. *Sweatdrop*) Please review and make me happy! ^_^