"Don't Say Goodbye"
Chapter Eight
Cherry: (hides behind Yami) You'll protect me from the angry readers who have been waiting for updates, right?
Yugi: Oh, come on Cherry. It's not your fault your computer broke!
Cherry: I know, but still . . .
Yami: Grow up, stop sniveling, and do the chapter!
Cherry: (gets mad) Don't talk to me like that Yami!!! I don't care if you are a pharaoh!!!
Yugi: (sensing the continuation of the ongoing war) Chapter start!
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Jounouchi stared at his telephone that night, seriously considering calling Yugi. He knew that Yugi would definitely be home by now (Yugi had told his friends he had plans that night, and Jou made a guess at what those plans were), but he was having a difficult time mustering the courage. He'd never been afraid to call Yugi before, but that was before he accepted Kaiba as his boyfriend.
Think about that made Jou scowl deeply.
"I'm Yugi's best friend! I've always been the one who was there for him! What the hell could be possibly see in that asshole Kaiba? Is Yugi warped?" he fumed to himself. Then he sighed. "I want Yugi to like me that way . . ."
Jou had been crazy about Yugi ever since they became friends. At first, it was in a friendly way, but as time went on, Jou began to realize that his feelings of friendship were transforming into feelings of love. He snorted in sudden amusement.
"At least Kaiba has good taste . . ." he thought bitterly. "But what am I going to do? I could barely stand being around Yugi before, but now it'll be ten times worse, knowing that he's going out with the one guy I can't stand to be in the same room with!!"
Jou sighed as he laid down on his bed, pondering his next move. It sucked being in love with your best friend . . .
~*~*~
Tears . . .
He had to stop them . . .
He had to stop crying . . .
He couldn't make himself stop . . .
Yugi's eyes were a good bit red and puffy. He'd been crying ever since he got home from his date with Kaiba.
No. That wasn't true. He'd been crying since before he got home. The reason he had come home earlier than planned was because he'd been unable to prevent himself from breaking down. On their way out of the park, Yugi had just broken down and started weeping uncontrollably. He knew that he had scared the living daylights out of Kaiba, who had brought him back to the limo and offered to take Yugi to a doctor if he was feeling sick or something, but he had been completely unable to stop the torrent that poured from his very soul.
Yugi knew that he had made a mistake. He loved Yami more than humanly conceivable. What is the world had he been thinking, accepting Kaiba's offer?
He knew exactly what he'd been thinking.
He thought that maybe Kaiba could make his pain go away, or at least lessen. In a sense, Yugi had been trying to replace Yami with Kaiba. There was just one little problem with that.
Kaiba was not now, nor would he ever be, Yami.
Yugi needed to talk to someone. Collecting himself, he picked up the phone. He knew just who he could call.
~*~*~
"What the hell? Who would be calling at this time of night?" Jou grumbled as his phone rang. He was trying to figure out whether or not to call Yugi, and now his damned phone had to go and ring.
He received a fair shock when he heard the voice on the other end.
"Jounouchi?" Yugi said softly.
"Yug?" Jou replied. "Something the matter? You never call this late?"
"I hope I didn't wake you up or anything, but I really need to talk to someone, and I didn't know who else I could call."
"Okay, what's the matter?"
Jou was worried. Yugi was not one to burden others with his problems, so the fact that he was calling Jou about one had him scared.
After a moment of hesitation, Yugi poured out everything, from the night he'd slept with Yami to his date with Kaiba.
". . .and I know I was wrong to go out with Kaiba, but like I said, I do have some feelings for him, and I didn't want to hurt him, and, oh, I don't know what to do!" Yugi finished, crying once again. "I can't handle it! I can't!"
Jou was near ready to keel over and die. He had never heard such a complicated situation. He didn't know how Yugi had been able to handle it so far; he would have caved in the first second! "Yug, I don't know what to tell you. I have no idea how you can deal with this situation," Jounouchi answered honestly. He heard sniffles on the other end of the line.
"I didn't really expect that you would, Jou," Yugi said. "I just couldn't handle it anymore. I needed to talk to someone, and you're my best friend after all."
Jounouchi felt a sting in his heart.
"Yeah. I'm always there for you when you need me. I just wish that there was some way I could help you."
"You've already helped me a lot by just listening to me. Thanks. You're the greatest friend I've ever had."
Another sting.
"Thanks Yugi. Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
Jounouchi hung up the phone. Yugi was much further beyond his reach than he thought. Jounouchi had at least thought that if he could get Yugi to realize how much he cared about the chibi hikari, then maybe he would stand a chance, but now that he knew that Yugi was so wildly in love with Yami that he'd slept with him, something he'd vowed to never do until he found the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with, then Jounouchi knew that letting Yugi know that he was in love with him would only serve to make his best buddy uncomfortable around him, and that was something he would not do to Yugi, much less to himself. The embarrassment would be to great.
Jou flopped onto his back. No matter how much he wished it, he would never have Yugi Moto's heart.
~*~*~
Kaiba sat awake for nearly the entire night, trying to figure out what it was that could have caused his chibi ichi to break down in such a manner. Yugi had just dropped to his knees covered his face with his hands, and started sobbing. Kaiba had wanted to take him to see someone, maybe a doctor or suchlike, but Yugi had insisted that he be taken home.
The image of Yugi crying his soul out, pain clearly evident in his eyes, was one that Kaiba was not going to be able to get out of his mind very quickly.
He loved Yugi. He loved him so very deeply. And he could tell that Yugi liked some to some extent.
Then why had he had the feeling all night long that Yugi was wishing that he, Kaiba, were someone else?
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Cherry: Oh the joy of being able to write my stories again! I'm filled with happiness, that I am!
Yami: (clearly wants to yell at Cherry)
Yugi: You know what? I'm thinking that an isolation chamber would be good right now.
Yami: For whom, Aibou? Her, or me?
Yugi: FOR ME!! I CAN'T TAKE THE ARGUING!!!
Cherry: Calmness, Yugi! This isn't at all like you! (grins at the faintly embarrassed Yugi) You all know by now! Review my story and tell me what you think!!
Chapter Eight
Cherry: (hides behind Yami) You'll protect me from the angry readers who have been waiting for updates, right?
Yugi: Oh, come on Cherry. It's not your fault your computer broke!
Cherry: I know, but still . . .
Yami: Grow up, stop sniveling, and do the chapter!
Cherry: (gets mad) Don't talk to me like that Yami!!! I don't care if you are a pharaoh!!!
Yugi: (sensing the continuation of the ongoing war) Chapter start!
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Jounouchi stared at his telephone that night, seriously considering calling Yugi. He knew that Yugi would definitely be home by now (Yugi had told his friends he had plans that night, and Jou made a guess at what those plans were), but he was having a difficult time mustering the courage. He'd never been afraid to call Yugi before, but that was before he accepted Kaiba as his boyfriend.
Think about that made Jou scowl deeply.
"I'm Yugi's best friend! I've always been the one who was there for him! What the hell could be possibly see in that asshole Kaiba? Is Yugi warped?" he fumed to himself. Then he sighed. "I want Yugi to like me that way . . ."
Jou had been crazy about Yugi ever since they became friends. At first, it was in a friendly way, but as time went on, Jou began to realize that his feelings of friendship were transforming into feelings of love. He snorted in sudden amusement.
"At least Kaiba has good taste . . ." he thought bitterly. "But what am I going to do? I could barely stand being around Yugi before, but now it'll be ten times worse, knowing that he's going out with the one guy I can't stand to be in the same room with!!"
Jou sighed as he laid down on his bed, pondering his next move. It sucked being in love with your best friend . . .
~*~*~
Tears . . .
He had to stop them . . .
He had to stop crying . . .
He couldn't make himself stop . . .
Yugi's eyes were a good bit red and puffy. He'd been crying ever since he got home from his date with Kaiba.
No. That wasn't true. He'd been crying since before he got home. The reason he had come home earlier than planned was because he'd been unable to prevent himself from breaking down. On their way out of the park, Yugi had just broken down and started weeping uncontrollably. He knew that he had scared the living daylights out of Kaiba, who had brought him back to the limo and offered to take Yugi to a doctor if he was feeling sick or something, but he had been completely unable to stop the torrent that poured from his very soul.
Yugi knew that he had made a mistake. He loved Yami more than humanly conceivable. What is the world had he been thinking, accepting Kaiba's offer?
He knew exactly what he'd been thinking.
He thought that maybe Kaiba could make his pain go away, or at least lessen. In a sense, Yugi had been trying to replace Yami with Kaiba. There was just one little problem with that.
Kaiba was not now, nor would he ever be, Yami.
Yugi needed to talk to someone. Collecting himself, he picked up the phone. He knew just who he could call.
~*~*~
"What the hell? Who would be calling at this time of night?" Jou grumbled as his phone rang. He was trying to figure out whether or not to call Yugi, and now his damned phone had to go and ring.
He received a fair shock when he heard the voice on the other end.
"Jounouchi?" Yugi said softly.
"Yug?" Jou replied. "Something the matter? You never call this late?"
"I hope I didn't wake you up or anything, but I really need to talk to someone, and I didn't know who else I could call."
"Okay, what's the matter?"
Jou was worried. Yugi was not one to burden others with his problems, so the fact that he was calling Jou about one had him scared.
After a moment of hesitation, Yugi poured out everything, from the night he'd slept with Yami to his date with Kaiba.
". . .and I know I was wrong to go out with Kaiba, but like I said, I do have some feelings for him, and I didn't want to hurt him, and, oh, I don't know what to do!" Yugi finished, crying once again. "I can't handle it! I can't!"
Jou was near ready to keel over and die. He had never heard such a complicated situation. He didn't know how Yugi had been able to handle it so far; he would have caved in the first second! "Yug, I don't know what to tell you. I have no idea how you can deal with this situation," Jounouchi answered honestly. He heard sniffles on the other end of the line.
"I didn't really expect that you would, Jou," Yugi said. "I just couldn't handle it anymore. I needed to talk to someone, and you're my best friend after all."
Jounouchi felt a sting in his heart.
"Yeah. I'm always there for you when you need me. I just wish that there was some way I could help you."
"You've already helped me a lot by just listening to me. Thanks. You're the greatest friend I've ever had."
Another sting.
"Thanks Yugi. Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
Jounouchi hung up the phone. Yugi was much further beyond his reach than he thought. Jounouchi had at least thought that if he could get Yugi to realize how much he cared about the chibi hikari, then maybe he would stand a chance, but now that he knew that Yugi was so wildly in love with Yami that he'd slept with him, something he'd vowed to never do until he found the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with, then Jounouchi knew that letting Yugi know that he was in love with him would only serve to make his best buddy uncomfortable around him, and that was something he would not do to Yugi, much less to himself. The embarrassment would be to great.
Jou flopped onto his back. No matter how much he wished it, he would never have Yugi Moto's heart.
~*~*~
Kaiba sat awake for nearly the entire night, trying to figure out what it was that could have caused his chibi ichi to break down in such a manner. Yugi had just dropped to his knees covered his face with his hands, and started sobbing. Kaiba had wanted to take him to see someone, maybe a doctor or suchlike, but Yugi had insisted that he be taken home.
The image of Yugi crying his soul out, pain clearly evident in his eyes, was one that Kaiba was not going to be able to get out of his mind very quickly.
He loved Yugi. He loved him so very deeply. And he could tell that Yugi liked some to some extent.
Then why had he had the feeling all night long that Yugi was wishing that he, Kaiba, were someone else?
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Cherry: Oh the joy of being able to write my stories again! I'm filled with happiness, that I am!
Yami: (clearly wants to yell at Cherry)
Yugi: You know what? I'm thinking that an isolation chamber would be good right now.
Yami: For whom, Aibou? Her, or me?
Yugi: FOR ME!! I CAN'T TAKE THE ARGUING!!!
Cherry: Calmness, Yugi! This isn't at all like you! (grins at the faintly embarrassed Yugi) You all know by now! Review my story and tell me what you think!!