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One Shot about Yami and Yugi, and what happens when Yugi is left all alone to
cope with everything.. After the worst day in his entire life, he goes back
home to see that there's someone already inside… Can they help him? Or make his
life worse?
Warning: Y/YY!! So go back now if you don't like it! This is a Yaoi story, just
a warning! ^-^
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Yugi sat alone outside under an old
oak tree. He had gotten used to it by now, because every lunch hour he would
spend sitting there, just thinking. He never brought a lunch anymore. He'd
rather starve than waste his time eating when he could be doing other things.
Like listening to his 'old' friends talking to each other. They had ditched him
ever since they had started school again. He figured that he had been replaced
by the 'new' kid. Who's name he never learned, because he had never spoken to
her. He had never gotten the chance. The moment his friends had lain eyes on
her, they completely forgot about him, and the fact that he still existed. They
latched onto the new girl, and soon she replaced Yugi completely.
Yugi sighed inwardly and scratched the side
of his head subconsciously. He longed for friends again. But he knew that
they'd never accept him ever again. He looked down at the rich green grass, and
picked up a tiny stone that anyone would have overlooked but himself. He
noticed everything. He rotated it between his fingers. In many ways, he was
just like that rock. Alone, forgotten, small, and lonely. He set the rock back
down and suddenly frowned. Small. That was something he didn't want to think
about.
He had always been the shortest and
smallest person in his grade. He was reminded of that fact almost every day wherever
he was. People looked at him like he was a child. But he was already 15! He
wished people would see him for who he really was, and not his height,
but who he was inside!
He heard the bell signaling the end of the
lunch hour. Yes, the lunch hour. He had just spent an hour thinking
again.
He got up, and forced himself to walk
to his next class. Every step he took he felt closer and closer to his death.
Not a comfortable thing to be thinking about while at school. Or was it? Yugi
didn't know anymore. He stared at the ground as he walked to class, and someone
bumped into him, nearly knocking him to the ground.
"Watch out, you little runt!" A girl
squealed, and brushed off invisible dirt from her arms. Yugi could do nor say
anything as she walked away, and he was frozen in that place until a loud bell
brought him back to his senses. 'Oh no!' He cried out mentally, 'I'm
going to be late!'
He turned around, and ran down the
hall to his class, receiving glares from the teachers he passed by. He knew
running wasn't allowed, but he needed to get to class. He got to the door just
as it closed on his face. He frowned sadly, and knocked on the door, gulping.
He was terrified of what the teacher would do to him for being late.
The door opened slowly with a creak,
revealing the angry face of one of his teachers. He gulped, and opened his
mouth to speak, but the teacher beat him to it.
"You're late, Mr. Motou." She
spoke harshly, and her eyes narrowed.
"I – I – w-was… there was…" He began
and trailed off at the looked he was receiving from his classmates. He lowered
his gaze to the floor, and felt tears stinging his eyes.
"No excuses." She stepped
aside, and pointed to the desk at the very back of the class in the furthest,
darkest corner. He walked silently to his desk, fear and sadness threatening to
make him cry. He blinked back his tears as he barely listened to the teacher
droning on and on about something or other. He swallowed and felt a lump
growing in his throat, making it hard for him to breathe or do much else
besides sit there and stare off into the distance. 'I wish today would end.'
He listened to people nearby him speaking in whispers. He could tell that they
were talking about him, and he had to blink twice as hard to keep the tears
from spilling down his soft cheeks. 'I wish my life would end.' His
thoughts scared even himself. But they were true. He didn't feel the point of
living anymore.
After what seemed like an eternity, he
finally heard the bell ring. It was finally his last class of the day! He would
have been overjoyed, but that just wasn't something that he could feel at that
moment. He had a spare last. So he could go home without bruises from another
bully.
He slid out of his desk, grabbed his
bag, and walked slowly and silently to his next class. But he was careful to
watch where he was walking. He didn't want to be bumped into again and be late
for class, again.
He ran into his last class of the day, and
claimed his spot at the back of the class, in the corner. Like he always did.
At least he wasn't late this time. The teacher walked into the class, and
started to talk about some type of historical even. Yugi's eyes started to
cloud over, and his head drooped down, finally resting in his arms on his desk.
His eyelids felt so heavy, and he couldn't ignore the cries coming from the
dream world. 'Come to us! Leave your godforsaken world! Come to us!' They
screamed out in his mind, and his eyes closed shut.
It's not like the teacher would have
noticed anyway, the teacher was an old man with graying hairs, and bad vision.
He was near sighted; he could only see things a few meters in front of him. And
technically, Yugi was at least five or six meters away, so he was safe. Halfway
through the class, there was a knock at the door. A knock Yugi never heard.
The teacher got to the door, and
pushed it open just a little ways, and ended up walking out of class. Everyone
who was still awake or still paying attention were quite interested in who was
there. But they never got a chance to find out, because the teacher walked back
in the class with a puzzled expression on his face. He closed the door with a
snap, and went back to teaching.
At the end of class, Yugi woke with a
start from someone 'accidentally' bumping into his head. He shook his head, and
rubbed his eyes as he got up to leave. Grabbing his bag to leave, he tripped on
a box, and all of its contents were nearly spilled all over the floor. He got
up, dusted himself off, and left the class with pain coursing through his body.
He ran from the school with only a few
thoughts running through his mind.
By the time he reached the game shop,
he thought it looked oddly brighter, somehow. But how could that be? He walked
towards it cautiously. He nearly lost his balance from being tired and the fact
that the pavement was uneven everywhere. He noticed a blue car parked very
close to the game shop. It was somehow familiar to him. He had probably seen it
parked there before.
With a sigh, he walked up to the door.
He was uncertain of what to do. He was sort of scared that someone was waiting
inside for him and was from his school or something like that. He pushed the
door, and it opened slightly. 'Oh great, someone's here…' Yugi pushed
the door open the whole way as quietly as he could, stepped inside, and was
greeted by a rush of warm air. Something he wasn't used to. Usually it was
freezing inside, even more so than outdoors. He walked in cautiously, and
walked to the back of the shop. He was about to open the door, when the door
swung open revealing a person several inches taller than himself. He froze in
shock at who stared back at him.
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Ha ha ha a cliffhanger! I'm evil… Although many of you MUST know who opened the
door, I mean, to me it's obvious. But then again, I am the author of the story…
*shrugs* Oh well! ^-^
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Back to the story! YAY! Sorry to keep you from the rest, but you know, everyone
needs a break now and then, and I think that it was good to make that a
cliffhanger! ^_^ So on with the story!
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Yugi was taken aback, and his eyes
grew wide as his violet eyes met dark, crimson eyes. Yugi's jaw dropped open,
and he dropped his bag to the floor. He felt as though the air had been ripped
out of his lungs, and he could feel the ground beneath him start to spin. But
despite the way he felt, he stayed still, frozen in the same spot.
"Yugi!" Yami's deep voice came from
the figure, and he smiled. Yugi was still too shocked to say anything. Yugi
swallowed, and closed his mouth, willing himself to say something. Anything.
But he couldn't even manage to get a sound out. "Nice to see you, too!" Yami
held out his hand, but Yugi didn't move an inch. He blinked and shook his head
as if breaking out of his thoughts. He opened his mouth to say something, but
still couldn't bring himself to speak.
Noticing Yugi's sudden state, Yami
grabbed Yugi by his arm, and dragged him inside. He closed the door behind
them. He led Yugi inside, and sat him down on the couch. Yugi looked around in
shock. He must be dreaming! Yami and his grandpa weren't supposed to be back
for a year or two! He brought his hands to his face, and rubbed his eyes a few
times.
A few minutes later, Yami came back
with a glass full of water. "You have a lot of explaining to do, Yugi." Yami
handed him the water, and sat down across from him with his eyebrows raised.
Yugi sipped a bit of it, and found his voice again.
"You – y – you and grandpa – and n-not
for a-another…" Yugi felt dizzy for a moment as things rushed through his mind
a little too quickly. He blinked a few times, and put down the glass in front
of him, nearly dropping it. But a strong hand steadied his own, and the water
was set down on the table carefully. Everything around him started to spin, and
he saw stars each time he blinked. He unwillingly allowed someone to push his
head down until his head was bent down in between his legs. His vision cleared
slightly as the blood rushed back to his head, and he closed his eyes.
When he reopened his eyes, he was lying down
on the couch with a damp cloth being pressed against his forehead. He looked
around, and tried to sit up, but was pushed back down. Yami was kneeling beside
him, with a worried expression on his face.
"What happened?" Yugi spoke quietly,
trying to remember, but with not much luck.
"I believe you passed out. You worried me
for a moment." Yami pressed the cool cloth against Yugi's warm skin, but
suddenly pulled it away. "I guess I should tell you why I have returned." Yami
said with a thoughtful look on his face.
"Y-yeah…" Yugi said weakly, and turned
his head so that he was looking Yami straight in the eyes.
"Only if you promise to answer a few
questions I have." Yugi nodded slowly at him, and Yami continued. "Alright.
Well, we were on an excavation in Egypt. You know that already. But I learned
all that I needed to from reading the ancient hieroglyphics on the walls of
some of the pyramids. I was no longer needed there, so your grandfather sent me
back. I wanted to come back, too. I missed you, and the trip was no fun without
you there." He paused, and looked at Yugi's face. Yugi was frowning sadly as if
thinking about something. "Your grandpa won't be coming back for a while. He is
still working there. But he was pleased that someone could come back to be with
you. I know how lonely it can be with no one around for a few years. And just
think, it's only been a half a year!" Yami smiled and put his hand on Yugi's
shoulder gently.
"B-but you could have stayed a-and
learned more… You didn't have to come back…" Yugi closed his eyes for a moment.
When he reopened them, Yami was frowning.
"But I'm glad that I did come back.
Why is there no food around? Where is it? And why was the heat not on? It's
cold around here. It's freezing!" Yami watched Yugi's eyes carefully. His
mental link with Yugi had not been working ever since he had left Yugi. And he
was anxious for it to return.
Yugi sat up slowly, and stared at the
ground. He shrugged his shoulders, and looked around uncomfortably.
"And what's that." Yami pointed to a
bruise on Yugi's left arm. Yugi pulled his sleeve over it, and blushed. "Who
did it to you?"
"No one." Yugi said quietly.
"You expect me to believe that?" Yami
frowned, and sat down beside Yugi. "We'll have to get you fixed up, then." Yami
took the cloth, and pressed it against the bruise on his arm, and Yugi flinched
at the sudden cool feeling on his arm. It only stung slightly. "Where else?"
Yami folded his arms, and watched Yugi squirming under his gaze.
"No where?" Yugi suggested, and looked
down at the ground with a sad look on his face. He didn't want Yami to worry
about him any more than he already did.
"Show me where. And if you don't,
you'll have to sit on the couch for the rest of your life." Yami watched as
Yugi sighed in defeat. Yugi blushed as he lifted up his shirt, revealing a long
and deep cut that was only just starting to heal. Yami was shocked, used some
of the water from Yugi's glass, and he pressed it against Yugi's chest. When he
pulled it away, it was covered with spots of blood. Yami sighed. "Come on, I
can't help you here." Yami stood up, offered his hand to Yugi, and pulled Yugi
up to his feet. Yami pulled him up the stairs, and into the bathroom.
Yugi looked at him with a terrified
expression on his face. Yami simply ran the bath water until it was really
warm, and filled it up nearly to the top. He turned off the tap, and looked at
Yugi.
"Well, come on, we haven't got all
day. Don't be embarrassed, we know each other already." Yami turned around, and
stared at the wall in front of him. "Tell me when you're ready."
"A-alright." Yugi said shyly as he
finished pulling off the last of his clothes, kept his head down, and his gaze
to the floor.
Yami turned around, and helped Yugi
into the water. Yugi's body was covered in scars, cuts and bruises. Yami was
shocked, and looked sadly at his Hikari.
"This is horrible, Aibou." Yami said
as he took a cloth, and washed the cuts all down Yugi's back.
"Tell me about it." Yugi mumbled, and
kept his eyes glued onto the tap in front of him.
Yami cleaned all of his wounds in a
short amount of time, and helped him out of the bathtub. He handed Yugi a
towel, and Yugi wrapped it around himself. He felt odd at that moment. It was
like Yami was mothering him. He pushed aside the thoughts, dried himself off,
careful to not hit his cuts or bruises, and when he was done, he followed Yami
out into the hall. Yami handed him some pajamas.
Yugi pulled them on, and walked out of
his room to see Yami looking at him sadly. Yugi felt embarrassed that his Yami
had just seen him naked! And he was wearing pajamas when it wasn't even supper
time yet! Yugi blushed, and walked down the stairs, Yami close behind him.
"So, how was your day?" Yami asked
suddenly out of the blue, shaking Yugi out of his thoughts. They sat down on
the couch, and Yugi wasn't sure what to say.
"The same as every day. Only today I
got to come home early." Yugi said slowly, trying to keep the information on
him to a limit. "How was your trip?" Yugi said as he pulled his knees up to his
chest, and wrapped his arms around them.
"Almost completely uneventful. Unless
you count Bakura making a complete fool of himself several times." He said and
chuckled as he remembered every single incident where Bakura had been
embarrassed.
"How is he? And Ryou? How's Ryou?"
Yugi said anxiously. Ryou was his only friend that hadn't completely ignored
him, but who had been gone for a along time.
"He and Bakura are fine. They may be
returning soon, as to not miss too much school." Yami watched as Yugi's face
lit up somewhat. "How are the others?"
"Oh…" Yugi said and lowered his gaze,
his eyes suddenly full of tears. "Th-they're fine." He mumbled, and looked back
up at his Yami.
"Oh? Why so sad?" Yami felt something
at the back of his mind, and he scratched his head. Yugi looked slightly
confused, and he was scratching his head, too.
// The mind link! // Yami cried out in
joy through their mind link. // It has been renewed! // Yami smiled one of his
rare smiles.
"The – the what?" Yugi looked confused
for a moment, but his eyes grew wide when he remembered. "Oh!" \ It's been a
while since I've used it… \ Yugi said quietly through their link. He looked
back at Yami. Yami suddenly felt a rush of emotions coming from Yugi's side of
the link as he tried to control them. Yami placed his hand on Yugi's shoulder,
and as if to try to help, he retreated to their shared soul room. He found Yugi
there, sitting on the ground in the middle of the room, crying. Yami rushed to
his side, and rubbed his back gently.
"What's wrong?" Yami said with concern
melting over him.
"Everything…" Yugi frowned, tears still sliding down his cheeks.
"Tell me, then." Yami said as he sat
down beside his lighter half.
"Tell you what?" Yugi said, confused.
"Everything." Yami replied, and he
pulled Yugi into his lap for more comfort.
"Well… When you left, everyone – they
turned their b-back on m-me." Yugi started off, stumbling on his words from his
crying. "They only hung around me because you were there. And I haven't made
enough money in the shop to buy food. Hardly any business at all. And the
heater wouldn't work… I don't know why… It was really cold at night. And
everyone at school hates me. They don't like me at all. All the teachers think
I'm a joke." Yugi paused to catch his breath, and to wipe his eyes. "And you
and grandpa left me, everyone left me. Only the bullies paid any attention to
me at all. And not the greatest kind of attention, either." He looked down at
his arms where the scars still were. Yami pulled him closer. Yugi could feel
the warmth emanating from him, even in their soul room.
"Well it's going to be okay now." Yami said as he ruffled Yugi's hair. Yugi felt something right then and there, something he hadn't felt before. Well, something he hadn't felt for a long time. It was something different… It was an emotion, a feeling in the pit of his stomach. A want, a need; something important… Was it… love? Yugi's cheeks burned as he tried not to think about it. Both of them retreated from their soul rooms at the same time, and Yami pulled Yugi into a big hug. Something that made Yugi feel happy. Something he hadn't felt for a long time, either.
Suddenly Yami pulled away, an odd
expression on his face. It was something Yugi had never seen before. Never on his
face. It wasn't an angry look… No… It was more of a confused look… He felt like
asking him why, but couldn't bring himself to do it.
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He sat there, beside me, with the oddest
look on his face. I couldn't put my finger on it, but I think I had an idea of
why he looked that way. I tried to keep my emotions under control. But it was
getting harder and harder. He looked down at me, and I looked down at the
ground. I could feel my skin burning, and I wasn't sure whether or not it was because
I was blushing.
I opened my mouth to say something.
Anything. But I just couldn't. I suddenly felt weak and light headed, not to
mention a little warmer than I was a few moments before.
"Yugi…" Yami's voice calmed me down
somewhat, and I looked back up at him. "Are you alright?" There was genuine
concern in his voice. I opened my mouth to respond again, but nothing came out.
"Yugi…?"
"Sorry… I'm fine." I choked out, and
stood up. I needed air, I could hardly breathe! I started to panic, and Yami,
who noticed the state I was in, got up, and grabbed both of my arms. (A/N: I
know how he feels, I can't breathe right now! Eep!)
"Are you sure?" Yami looked into my
eyes, and I could feel his mind brush along my own, trying to figure out what
was wrong.
"I-" I stopped myself before I said
anything too stupid, and looked at him, a frown on my face. I couldn't
understand what was wrong with me. "I don't know." Yami frowned. "I don't
know." I repeated, trying to figure out for myself what was wrong with me.
"Yugi, I – I need to tell you
something. I know now may not be the best time to, but…" Yami trailed off, took
his arms off my shoulders, and suddenly looked quite uncomfortable. He
hesitated for a moment, unsure of whether or not to continue.
"Yami?" I asked when he leaned
forward, and towards my face.
"Please forgive me, even if you hate
me afterwards I'll be glad that I did this at least-" He interrupted himself by
pushing my against the wall, and closed the gap between us.
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Yami pressed is lips against Yugi's,
and kissed him almost forcefully, something quite unlike his usual self. At
first Yugi was too shocked and startled by the actions to pull away or respond.
But after a few moments, he felt something deep inside his heart, body and
soul, and he kissed Yami back.
When they parted, they gasped slightly
for air, Yami looked like he was on the verge of tears.
"I'm sorry-" Yami backed up, and
turned to go upstairs, when Yugi surprised himself by catching Yami by his arm,
and looking him in the eyes. Yugi leaned upwards, and pressed his lips against
Yami's gently, and pulled away after a moment. A faint tinge of pink found its
way to his cheeks, and he looked down at the ground.
"Yami…" Yugi searched for the right
words, but none seem to come to mind. He settled for something that he knew
Yami would understand. "Aishiteru."
"Aishiteru, Yugi." Yami wiped the
tears from his eyes, and he wrapped his arms around Yugi protectively.
"Will you promise me, something,
Yami?" Yugi looked up suddenly, a pleading look in his eyes.
"Hai, Yugi, anything you want." Yami
tightened his grip on Yugi.
"Promise me that you'll never leave me
alone again?" Yami nodded, and Yugi found himself smiling. Something he hadn't
done in a long time.
Soon he found himself being dragged up
the stairs, and into his room. He lay down in bed, and before Yami left, he
grabbed the back of his shirt.
"Stay?" Yugi pleaded.
"Alright." Yami grinned, and climbed
into the bed, lying beside Yugi. He wrapped his arm around Yugi's waist, and
the two fell into peaceful slumbers.
The following morning, Yugi woke up,
feeling quite content and warm. He sighed when he realized that he was probably
late for school again. He had just had the most wonderful dream of his entire
life. And it had felt so real… Too real. He was about to get out of bed when he
noticed someone's arm draped over his waist, and turned his head to see Yami
sleeping behind him, a smile on his face.
Yugi smiled, and no longer felt the
need to worry. He felt safe and protected just lying there. He shifted his
position in bed so that he was facing Yami, and played with one of the bangs
covering Yami's face, a smile still on his face. He leaned forward, and kissed
Yami on the tip of his nose, hoping that everything that had happened the other
night wasn't all just a dream.
Yami's eyes opened slowly at the
sudden contact between the two, and he looked at Yugi curiously.
"I had the most wonderful dream… You
were in it." Whispered Yugi.
"Mm, really?" Yami leaned forwards and
captured Yugi's lips with his own for a few moments before pulling back, and
smiling. "Aishiteru, Yugi… Go back to sleep, it's early yet."
Yugi sighed. 'It wasn't a dream
after all!' he thought to himself. He closed his eyes and fell asleep, but
not before whispering a soft "Aishiteru" to his new koi.
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Yay! I finished this one shot! And in good time, too! I should really get to
bed now, it's quite late. It was hard finishing this one, though, considering I
had so many other stories to finish and update. .
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It's here:
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