A/N Happy Halloween, you guys!!!! Ok, I am SO sorry for the crappy
chapter last time. I promise it won't happen again. ^^;
Ok, well...This chapter is good. (I hope.) ^^;;
Anyway, please read and review. Thank you.
OHH!! And stuff in ~*~ blah ~*~ form is a memory. ^_^ just an FYI
~*~Chapter Ten~*~
"The one thing missing...was you."
Yami's heart skipped a beat, almost choking on the swelling emotion swirling through his chest. "...Yugi?"
Yugi gave a tired sigh of relief and sank lower into the soft, white pillow. He had finally told Yami what he had been feeling inside his heart for so long; he put it all out in the open. There was no turning back now.
Yami's deep crimson eyes searched the little one's confusedly. "...Yugi....you-"
Sugoroku suddenly came in, interrupting the two's silent inner struggle of mind over heart.
"Yami, may I speak to you for a moment?" he asked hastily.
The tri-color hair teen turned around awkwardly. "Uh...sure..."
***
The two left Yugi's room, shutting the door quietly behind them. Yami uncertainly followed the elderly man all the way to the end of the hall, near the front desk. There, Sugoroku stopped, and turned to face the tri-color haired teen.
"Yami...don't."
"...excuse me?" the tri-color haired teen asked confused.
"He's already been through so much. Don't make it worse."
"Wait...what?"
Sugoroku sighed deeply, placing a heavy hand over Yami's shoulder. "I overheard you two talking....But whatever you do, don't go back in there. His body is fading, Yami. Don't do the same to his heart."
Yami stared at the elderly man incredulously. "But-"
"Don't argue with-"
"No, you don't-"
"Can't you see that-"
"Yugi is-"
"YUGI IS DYING!" Sugoroku roared, the echoes reverberating through the narrow, tiled hallway. The nurses who were traveling busily in the halls came to a halt to stare. The white-haired man panted heavily, angry tears forming in his tired eyes. "Don't play around with his feelings.... Yugi is dying. Don't hurt him more than he already is."
***
Yami stood alone, outside Yugi's door, an inner battle raging as if there was no tomorrow. Never had he felt his heart ache this way. He reached for the doorknob, but then quickly brought it back.
~*~'Don't play with his feelings. His body is fading, Yami. Don't do the same to his heart.'~*~
The tri-color haired teen balled up his fists in frustration. Yugi didn't deserve this. Nobody did.
~*~ "Can...can I consider you...as a friend?" Yugi asked shyly, looking away from Yami's face...~*~
Yami bit his lip at the memory, his heart beating painfully in his chest. Why did it have to be this way? Yami leaned back against the wall, bringing his head up to the ceiling; as if to send a silent prayer up to the heavens above. Could he be wrong about this?
~*~"Yami...I wanted to say thank you..." ~*~
Yami's eyes stung for a moment as he slid from the wall to the floor, burying his head into his hands. Yugi....
The nurses continued their journey through the long hallways, just as Yami searched the endless corridors within himself for the answer to the question that he knew had no right answer.
***
Yugi looked up from his bed as the door opened once moor. And in stepped Yami. His expression was unreadable, but his eyes held an emotion that scared Yugi. It chilled him from the core. 'Oh my God....'
The taller of the two walked over to the side of the bed, still silent.
"...Yami..."
Yami flinched at the sound of his name coming from those sweet lips. 'I can't believe it's ending this way.' A wave of guilt swept up against him, making him falter as he searched for the right words.
Finding he was unable to say anything, Yami's hand found Yugi's soft, pale ones instead, allowing their fingers to intertwine. It was like a spark traveling from one to the other, reveling in the feeling of their touch.
Yugi fought for breath as the softest blush spread across his cheeks. And then, their eyes met..... Sparkling violet with intense crimson. Yugi's eyes trembled in uncertainty as he became lost in the crimson orbs that burned with a hurt, pained emotion. The little one could almost see into the other's soul....
Yami smiled softly, using his other hand to tuck a strand of Yugi's hair behind his ear. 'I can't do this...'
"Yami ..."
Yami let out a soft sigh, his eyes becoming shiny as tears formed behind his eyes. "I'm sorry, Yugi." He finally spoke.
He leaned over, placing a soft, brushing kiss on Yugi's forehead, almost immediately pulling back. "I can't stay here with you."
Yugi gaped in panic as the other tri-color haired teen released his hand, retracting slowly so that their hands still touched for the briefest moment.
"...wait....I don't understand." Yugi choked out, looking up at Yami.
"I can't be just your friend anymore."
Each word was like a dagger through both their hearts.
Tears began pooling in Yugi's eyes. "But-"
Yami stood up and turned to go. Inside, he was hurting more than he ever thought possible. 'It's for Yugi's own good....'
"Yami! Wait!"
The said teen paused near the door, his voice wavering. "I'm sorry....I'm really sorry Yugi. I didn't think it was going to be like this."
Yugi fought back his tears in vain; they cascaded down his face like the snow that was now pouring from the velvet sky.
"Yami! Please, wait!" Yugi reached out a shaking hand as if to stop the other teen.
Yami showed no signs of stopping.
Yugi's eyebrows contorted in the feeling of intense pain, hurt, and infinite desolation. 'No.....no....this can't be happening..'
It took everything Yami had in him to make it to the door. With an icy cold hand, he reached for the door knob.
"YAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Yugi cried, unable to contain his emotions any longer.
The door slammed shut.
Yugi slowly brought his outstretched hand to his chest and broke down in sobs, his tears staining the thin material of his blanket.
A/N Ok, yeah. You guys thought it was lame, didn't you!? -________-
Please read and review! Ohh!! And I drew a picture of Bakura dressing up as Inuyasha. If u wanna see, the link is the deviantart one in my profile thing. ^_^
Ok, well...This chapter is good. (I hope.) ^^;;
Anyway, please read and review. Thank you.
OHH!! And stuff in ~*~ blah ~*~ form is a memory. ^_^ just an FYI
~*~Chapter Ten~*~
"The one thing missing...was you."
Yami's heart skipped a beat, almost choking on the swelling emotion swirling through his chest. "...Yugi?"
Yugi gave a tired sigh of relief and sank lower into the soft, white pillow. He had finally told Yami what he had been feeling inside his heart for so long; he put it all out in the open. There was no turning back now.
Yami's deep crimson eyes searched the little one's confusedly. "...Yugi....you-"
Sugoroku suddenly came in, interrupting the two's silent inner struggle of mind over heart.
"Yami, may I speak to you for a moment?" he asked hastily.
The tri-color hair teen turned around awkwardly. "Uh...sure..."
***
The two left Yugi's room, shutting the door quietly behind them. Yami uncertainly followed the elderly man all the way to the end of the hall, near the front desk. There, Sugoroku stopped, and turned to face the tri-color haired teen.
"Yami...don't."
"...excuse me?" the tri-color haired teen asked confused.
"He's already been through so much. Don't make it worse."
"Wait...what?"
Sugoroku sighed deeply, placing a heavy hand over Yami's shoulder. "I overheard you two talking....But whatever you do, don't go back in there. His body is fading, Yami. Don't do the same to his heart."
Yami stared at the elderly man incredulously. "But-"
"Don't argue with-"
"No, you don't-"
"Can't you see that-"
"Yugi is-"
"YUGI IS DYING!" Sugoroku roared, the echoes reverberating through the narrow, tiled hallway. The nurses who were traveling busily in the halls came to a halt to stare. The white-haired man panted heavily, angry tears forming in his tired eyes. "Don't play around with his feelings.... Yugi is dying. Don't hurt him more than he already is."
***
Yami stood alone, outside Yugi's door, an inner battle raging as if there was no tomorrow. Never had he felt his heart ache this way. He reached for the doorknob, but then quickly brought it back.
~*~'Don't play with his feelings. His body is fading, Yami. Don't do the same to his heart.'~*~
The tri-color haired teen balled up his fists in frustration. Yugi didn't deserve this. Nobody did.
~*~ "Can...can I consider you...as a friend?" Yugi asked shyly, looking away from Yami's face...~*~
Yami bit his lip at the memory, his heart beating painfully in his chest. Why did it have to be this way? Yami leaned back against the wall, bringing his head up to the ceiling; as if to send a silent prayer up to the heavens above. Could he be wrong about this?
~*~"Yami...I wanted to say thank you..." ~*~
Yami's eyes stung for a moment as he slid from the wall to the floor, burying his head into his hands. Yugi....
The nurses continued their journey through the long hallways, just as Yami searched the endless corridors within himself for the answer to the question that he knew had no right answer.
***
Yugi looked up from his bed as the door opened once moor. And in stepped Yami. His expression was unreadable, but his eyes held an emotion that scared Yugi. It chilled him from the core. 'Oh my God....'
The taller of the two walked over to the side of the bed, still silent.
"...Yami..."
Yami flinched at the sound of his name coming from those sweet lips. 'I can't believe it's ending this way.' A wave of guilt swept up against him, making him falter as he searched for the right words.
Finding he was unable to say anything, Yami's hand found Yugi's soft, pale ones instead, allowing their fingers to intertwine. It was like a spark traveling from one to the other, reveling in the feeling of their touch.
Yugi fought for breath as the softest blush spread across his cheeks. And then, their eyes met..... Sparkling violet with intense crimson. Yugi's eyes trembled in uncertainty as he became lost in the crimson orbs that burned with a hurt, pained emotion. The little one could almost see into the other's soul....
Yami smiled softly, using his other hand to tuck a strand of Yugi's hair behind his ear. 'I can't do this...'
"Yami ..."
Yami let out a soft sigh, his eyes becoming shiny as tears formed behind his eyes. "I'm sorry, Yugi." He finally spoke.
He leaned over, placing a soft, brushing kiss on Yugi's forehead, almost immediately pulling back. "I can't stay here with you."
Yugi gaped in panic as the other tri-color haired teen released his hand, retracting slowly so that their hands still touched for the briefest moment.
"...wait....I don't understand." Yugi choked out, looking up at Yami.
"I can't be just your friend anymore."
Each word was like a dagger through both their hearts.
Tears began pooling in Yugi's eyes. "But-"
Yami stood up and turned to go. Inside, he was hurting more than he ever thought possible. 'It's for Yugi's own good....'
"Yami! Wait!"
The said teen paused near the door, his voice wavering. "I'm sorry....I'm really sorry Yugi. I didn't think it was going to be like this."
Yugi fought back his tears in vain; they cascaded down his face like the snow that was now pouring from the velvet sky.
"Yami! Please, wait!" Yugi reached out a shaking hand as if to stop the other teen.
Yami showed no signs of stopping.
Yugi's eyebrows contorted in the feeling of intense pain, hurt, and infinite desolation. 'No.....no....this can't be happening..'
It took everything Yami had in him to make it to the door. With an icy cold hand, he reached for the door knob.
"YAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Yugi cried, unable to contain his emotions any longer.
The door slammed shut.
Yugi slowly brought his outstretched hand to his chest and broke down in sobs, his tears staining the thin material of his blanket.
A/N Ok, yeah. You guys thought it was lame, didn't you!? -________-
Please read and review! Ohh!! And I drew a picture of Bakura dressing up as Inuyasha. If u wanna see, the link is the deviantart one in my profile thing. ^_^
