A Little Winter Miracle
Pan: Right, if you're interested, then the midi of 'Miracle' will be available from my website www.yami-no-yuugi.co.uk.tt soon, probably at the weekend. There will be a special notice for anyone wishing to download it. The tune is just over a minute long, and isn't really very good, you can't hear the two different parts very well, but it's there. Yayness. The song in this chapter is also 'Miracle' but the words aren't in the midi, and they're in Japanese. The lines alternate, so one person sings one line, and the other sings the next, then the first person again, and so on.
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Yami lowered his flute in frustration. For the seventh time that morning, he had tripped over a set of semi-quavers near the middle of 'Miracle'. If he got the note correct, then the rhythm was wrong, and if the rhythm was right, then he missed the note.
"I'm sure you'll get it soon," Yugi said encouragingly. Yami sank into a chair. "I know..." he said sadly. "It's just annoying." Yugi nodded, and smiled. "Practice makes perfect. And you have been at it all morning. Maybe you should take a break." Yami sighed. "I suppose." He got to his feet, laying his flute on a shelf next to Yugi's. "What do you suggest we do then, koibito?" he asked, smiling brightly. "Um...." Yugi thought for a moment. "How about we go watch TV? Bakura's out with Seto shopping this morning, so he won't be using it." "Ok." Yami said. "Hang on - Seto trusts Bakura to go shopping?" Yugi nodded, standing up. "Of course. He's very sneaky - tends to figure stuff out about us that Seto wouldn't normally know, so Bakura can get him to buy things we like." "Oh." Yami thought it over. "I... think that makes sense. Come on, I'm hungry, I haven't eaten all morning!" He picked Yugi up, and trotted down the corridors towards the lounge, before placing him carefully on the sofa.
Yugi picked up the remote.
"Documentary, documentary..." he said, flicking through the channels. "Cartoon, soap, a documentary on... sex?! Hmm..." He glanced sideways at Yami, who was giving him the most confused look ever. "Just kidding. News..." He flicked past it. "Wait!" Yami said suddenly. "Go back." Yugi pressed a button, and it went back a channel.
"The three teenagers accused of attacking, and causing serious bodily damage to another teen have attended their first day of court. Throughout the courtroom though, there is a feeling that the lack of evidence may let these three go free. In other news, the world's first flying monkey was created..." the cheery newsreader said.
"Lack of evidence?" Yugi said. "But... it's not fair... oh Yami, I couldn't bear it if they went free!" Tears formed in his eyes. Yami held Yugi close in a tight embrace. "It's okay, koi, shhh..." he said soothingly. "They wouldn't come after you again..." He rested his head on top of Yugi's. "There's no need to worry..." "I know, I know, it's just knowing they're out there..." Yugi said, burying his head in Yami's chest.
"Koibito, please cheer up..." Yami said softly. "I can't bear to see you so sad..." Yugi looked up at him, eyes shining.
Kiseki, kiseki,
Mirakuru...
Yami leaned down and kissed him gently on the lips. Yugi sighed, half-closing his eyes.
Boku no namae, ogoe de iu,
Boku ni kokoro wo ataeru,
Kiseki...
"Yami..." Yugi murmured. "Hmm?" Yami said dreamily. "When did you decide you loved me?" Yugi asked.
Aishiteru, eien, shitte iru (shitte iru)
Murasakiiro no me (rubii no me)
densetsuki na hitotsu...
Yami frowned, slightly thinking. "That morning, when I found that letter..." he began. "And when I gave it to you, you were more worried about me than yourself. That's when." Yugi smiled. "OK then..." He reached up for another kiss, a deeper one.
Kiseki,
Mirakuru,
Yume dake,
Ai dake,
Kimi dake eien
Kokoro wo ataeru
Kiseki...
"What about you?" Yami asked. Yugi's eyes shimmered for a moment. "When I first saw you unconscious by the side of the road." he replied. "Love at first sight, ne?" Yami laughed.
Nichibotsu (hi no de) no shita ni
'Koibito' ni kimi no adana wo tsukeru,
Hora!
Ki ni shinaide, kudasai
Aishiteru, izure ni seyo...
Yami kissed Yugi a third time, their lips meeting passionately, with all their love behind them. Yugi's small, flautist's fingers fluttered against Yami's back, his eyes shut lightly.
Kiseki, kiseki,
Mirakuru,
Boku no namae ogoe de iu,
Boku ni kokoro wo ataeru
Kiseki,
Kiseki!
"Hey, hey, break it up!" Bakura's voice called brightly. "Seto needs you to help bring in the groceries." The couple reluctantly parted, eyes holding promises of similar meetings. "Bakura chooses the worst times." Yami murmured as he got to his feet. Yugi giggled, running outside to help with the shopping.
"A Miracle Alive..." Yami hummed.
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Pan: Pan is happy. Pan wrote her song, yay. It translates (roughly) as this:
Miracle, miracle
Miracle,
Call out my name,
Take my heart,
My Miracle...
I love you, forever, you know that,
Violet Eyes (Ruby Eyes)
A mystical secret...
Miracle,
Miracle,
My dream,
My love,
You, forever mine
Take my heart,
My Miracle...
Under the sunset (sunrise)
'Sweetheart' the nickname I gave you,
Hey!
Never mind, hm?
I love you anyway...
Miracle, miracle,
Miracle,
Call out my name
Take my heart,
Miracle,
My Miracle,
A Miracle Alive!
Most of it's probably messed up - I'm in the process of learning Japanese, and have just aquired a Japanese dictionary, which I'm pleased about.
Thank you very much for all your kind reviews. I don't often write review replies (I hate stories where you have to scroll through endless review replies) but I may do some next chapter, so if you want to ask any questions, please do.