"Don't Say Goodbye"
Chapter Eleven
Yugi: WAAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!
Yami: (is still chasing Cherry)
Cherry: YAAAAAHHHH!!! HELP! HEEEEELLLLPPP!!!!!
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~Yami's POV~
I'm glad that it's Saturday. Aibou was up until nearly midnight before he cried himself to sleep. (Personally, I didn't know he could cry that much, as this is the second night in a row he's done it..)
Looking at him now, it's almost like he never stopped crying. There are tear stains down his cheeks, and his pillowcase is soaked. I have no doubt in my mind that his eyes are going to be redder than mine when he wakes up. I also suspect that Yugi will want to avoid me for a little while, but that's not a problem since I'm planning on going out.
I sigh and get up from where I'm sitting.
Talking to Kaiba will not be easy, but it must be done.
~*~*~
~No one's POV~
Yami headed down the staircase to speak with Sugoroku. He found him in the kitchen, making some breakfast.
"Yami, are you hungry?" he asked.
"No thanks," Yami answered. "I need to speak with you for a moment."
"Sure," Sugoroku said, turning off the stove. "Is it about Yugi?"
"Yes." Yami sighed. "I need a favor. I have a feeling that Yugi's friends will want to come and visit today. I need you to keep them away from Yugi for a while."
"Why?"
"Yugi is going through a very rough emotional crisis. I think it would be best if he's left alone for a time."
Sugoroku nodded. "Dare I even ask what happened?"
Yami sighed again. "I'll explain it when I get back. Right now I need to go see Kaiba."
Yami turned and left before the elderly man could ask why.
~*~*~
Mokuba watched his brother sadly as he worked at his computer, typing furiously. Mokuba knew Seto well enough to know that the speed with which he was typing was a sign that he was very upset about something, but he knew better than to ask, because Mokuba was sure that it had to do with Yugi Moto. Seto didn't realize it, but Mokuba was well aware of his brother's feelings towards his dueling rival. And now, Mokuba knew that in some way, Yugi had hurt Seto. Badly.
The doorbell rang suddenly, scaring the boy from his thoughts.
"I'll get it!" he said to Seto, receiving no response. Mokuba wondered for a moment if Seto even knew he was in the room.
When he opened the door, he nearly had a heart attack.
"YAMI?"
His yelp was loud enough for Seto to hear. Seto swiftly shut down his lap top and tried to hi-tail it to his bedroom, but Yami was at his study door before he could take two steps.
"We need to talk," Yami said bluntly.
Sighing, Kaiba sat down, motioning to a chair next to him. Yami took a seat as well.
"Let me guess. This is about Yugi, right?" Kaiba said gruffly.
Yami nodded. "I know this is going to sound bizarre coming out of me, but I need your help."
Bizarre was an understatement.
"MY help?" Kaiba yelled. "What do you need from me? Someone to clean up after you two have sex?"
"I'm serious," Yami said calmly, having expected such a response. After all, Kaiba had hated him already, and after the park incident the other day, that was bound to have increased tenfold. "I need for you to come and talk to Yugi."
"Why?"
"Because of what happened yesterday. Yugi told me that he was about to give you a gentle let down. . ."
"You mean dump me," Kaiba growled.
"If you must put it that way," Yami snapped, his patience being tested. "Anyway, he was about to break things off with you when I yelled out to him."
"So that's why he just suddenly took off like that," Kaiba mused.
"Hai. He obviously missed me much more than I thought he would, and took right off to come find me, forgetting that he hadn't broken up with you yet. You know full well that Yugi would rather die than hurt someone. I need for you to talk to him and make him understand that he wasn't responsible for what happened, because he won't listen to me. He's very upset, and he's hurting badly. He needs some comfort Kaiba, and though I hate to admit this, you're the best one for the job."
Kaiba seemed to mull this over. The way it sounded, Yugi had just become excited, and had not purposely left him hanging. And it was the pharaoh's fault that this had happened, not Yugi's. That made much more sense anyway. It was so out of Yugi's character to play with someone's heart.
Hold on a minute! If Yugi hadn't been playing with his heart, why had he gone out with him in the first place? Kaiba ran this question by Yami.
Yami was startled because, honestly, he didn't know the answer. He thought for a moment before Kaiba said, "Maybe we should both talk to him."
So they left the Kaiba mansion (after Kaiba scolded Mokuba for eavesdropping), and went to speak with Yugi.
To say that Sugoroku was surprised when he saw Kaiba and Yami acting civil towards each other would have been like saying Kaiba was only slightly rich. He would have questioned, but Yami's expression did not invite speech. Instead he stood outside the door, listening anxiously as the boys spoke.
~*~*~
~Kaiba's POV~
The second I saw Yugi, I understood what Yami had been talking about. Yugi was a mess. There were tear stains on his face, his eyes were red and puffy, and his face was flushed. He looked miserable.
He looked shocked to see me; not that that surprised me. I was so cold to him at school yesterday that I might as well have given him frostbite. The poor boy went home in tears. I felt extremely guilty after that, but I couldn't make myself act any other way. Being cold is the only way I know to keep from getting hurt.
"K-Kaiba?" he whispered croakily. I guess his throat was sore from crying so much.
"Hai, it's me chibi ichi," I said softly, surprising myself with the use of the affectionate nickname.
Yugi sat up. "What are you doing here? I thought you hated me for what I did."
Yami sat down and put an arm around the boy's waist. (I wanted to attack him, but now wasn't the right time for jealousy.) "What would that be Aibou?" he cooed.
Yugi looked at him like he was crazy. "For stringing Kai. . ."
"Call me Seto," I interrupted, sitting down on his other side. He blinked at me.
"Okay then, for stringing Seto along like that. I mean, sure I did have feelings for him at one point. . ."
"You did?" Yami said sharply. Yugi looked guilty.
"I did, but it was before I fell in love with you." Then he stopped. "No, that's not right. I did still have feelings for him after I fell in love, but they just weren't as strong as before. I thought that maybe, just maybe, he could fill the space in my heart you left, Yami, but I was wrong. Very wrong." Yugi turned to me. "It has nothing to do with you, Kai-Seto. It was entirely me. I was trying to replace someone who was completely irreplaceable."
"So why try to replace him at all?" I asked. I had to know.
"Because Yami said to me before he left that he wanted me to try and move on. He wanted me to try and forget about him, because he was pretty sure he wasn't coming back, but he obviously did, and I ran to see him without breaking up with you first and I hurt you, and I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!"
Yugi started to cry again. I moved to hold him, but Yami stopped me. At first I thought it was because he didn't want me to touch his boyfriend, which was understandable, but then he said, "Aibou, have you been listening to yourself? You weren't stringing Kaiba along, you were honestly trying to move on. And it's really my fault that you forgot to break up with him, so don't beat yourself up about it. Right Kaiba?"
"That's right. I never really thought about what it must have been like for you to be separated from Yami like that. I mean, even if you two weren't together, that would have caused you some emotional confusion. I'm not upset with you, at least, not anymore." And to my very great surprise, I really wasn't. I truly understood now, and I couldn't stay upset at Yugi.
Yugi looked like a prisoner on death row who had suddenly been proclaimed innocent and free. "Do you mean that? Do you really mean that?" he asked hopefully.
I gave him a sincere smile. "I really mean that. I don't know how I could stay upset with someone as beautiful as you anyway."
Yugi blushed, but he gave me the most beautiful smile I have seen in my entire life. At least, until Yami said, "Now tell me Aibou, how many tears do you have stored away in there? I haven't seen so much water since the time we went to the water park!" Yugi then turned to glare at Yami, and then smacked him with a tear-soaked pillow.
"Shut up!" he yelled. Then, sadly, he caught me snickering. He then turned his fluffy weapon of doom upon me. "You too!"
Yami and I ran out of the room, almost hitting the old man. When Yugi saw that his grandfather had been listening at the door, he grabbed a second pillow and came after all of us.
And to be honest, I don't think I've had so much fun in my life as right then, running scared from a pillow-wielding Yugi.
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Yugi: (has a bright smile on his face) You actually fixed it! I thought this was unfixable! You made the problem go away!
Yami: I'm surprised that Kaiba understood. Ra knows how much of an asshole he is.
Cherry: Yeah, I know, but honestly how could anyone stay upset with Yugi for very long?
Yami: True, very true.
Cherry: Anyways, sorry for the long time between updates, but this was a tight little corner I backed myself into. There will be one more chapter after this one, then this story is finished.
Yugi & Yami: HOORAY!!!
Cherry: But I've got a sequel in the works, since I'm kinda leaving some things hanging.
Yugi & Yami: AAAAUUUUUUUGGGHHHH!!!
Cherry: No, no, boys, you won't be the prisoners next story! I promise!
Yugi: You mean that?
Cherry: Sadly, I do.
Yugi: THANK YOU!!! (kisses Cherry on the cheek)
Cherry: (faints)
Chapter Eleven
Yugi: WAAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!
Yami: (is still chasing Cherry)
Cherry: YAAAAAHHHH!!! HELP! HEEEEELLLLPPP!!!!!
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~Yami's POV~
I'm glad that it's Saturday. Aibou was up until nearly midnight before he cried himself to sleep. (Personally, I didn't know he could cry that much, as this is the second night in a row he's done it..)
Looking at him now, it's almost like he never stopped crying. There are tear stains down his cheeks, and his pillowcase is soaked. I have no doubt in my mind that his eyes are going to be redder than mine when he wakes up. I also suspect that Yugi will want to avoid me for a little while, but that's not a problem since I'm planning on going out.
I sigh and get up from where I'm sitting.
Talking to Kaiba will not be easy, but it must be done.
~*~*~
~No one's POV~
Yami headed down the staircase to speak with Sugoroku. He found him in the kitchen, making some breakfast.
"Yami, are you hungry?" he asked.
"No thanks," Yami answered. "I need to speak with you for a moment."
"Sure," Sugoroku said, turning off the stove. "Is it about Yugi?"
"Yes." Yami sighed. "I need a favor. I have a feeling that Yugi's friends will want to come and visit today. I need you to keep them away from Yugi for a while."
"Why?"
"Yugi is going through a very rough emotional crisis. I think it would be best if he's left alone for a time."
Sugoroku nodded. "Dare I even ask what happened?"
Yami sighed again. "I'll explain it when I get back. Right now I need to go see Kaiba."
Yami turned and left before the elderly man could ask why.
~*~*~
Mokuba watched his brother sadly as he worked at his computer, typing furiously. Mokuba knew Seto well enough to know that the speed with which he was typing was a sign that he was very upset about something, but he knew better than to ask, because Mokuba was sure that it had to do with Yugi Moto. Seto didn't realize it, but Mokuba was well aware of his brother's feelings towards his dueling rival. And now, Mokuba knew that in some way, Yugi had hurt Seto. Badly.
The doorbell rang suddenly, scaring the boy from his thoughts.
"I'll get it!" he said to Seto, receiving no response. Mokuba wondered for a moment if Seto even knew he was in the room.
When he opened the door, he nearly had a heart attack.
"YAMI?"
His yelp was loud enough for Seto to hear. Seto swiftly shut down his lap top and tried to hi-tail it to his bedroom, but Yami was at his study door before he could take two steps.
"We need to talk," Yami said bluntly.
Sighing, Kaiba sat down, motioning to a chair next to him. Yami took a seat as well.
"Let me guess. This is about Yugi, right?" Kaiba said gruffly.
Yami nodded. "I know this is going to sound bizarre coming out of me, but I need your help."
Bizarre was an understatement.
"MY help?" Kaiba yelled. "What do you need from me? Someone to clean up after you two have sex?"
"I'm serious," Yami said calmly, having expected such a response. After all, Kaiba had hated him already, and after the park incident the other day, that was bound to have increased tenfold. "I need for you to come and talk to Yugi."
"Why?"
"Because of what happened yesterday. Yugi told me that he was about to give you a gentle let down. . ."
"You mean dump me," Kaiba growled.
"If you must put it that way," Yami snapped, his patience being tested. "Anyway, he was about to break things off with you when I yelled out to him."
"So that's why he just suddenly took off like that," Kaiba mused.
"Hai. He obviously missed me much more than I thought he would, and took right off to come find me, forgetting that he hadn't broken up with you yet. You know full well that Yugi would rather die than hurt someone. I need for you to talk to him and make him understand that he wasn't responsible for what happened, because he won't listen to me. He's very upset, and he's hurting badly. He needs some comfort Kaiba, and though I hate to admit this, you're the best one for the job."
Kaiba seemed to mull this over. The way it sounded, Yugi had just become excited, and had not purposely left him hanging. And it was the pharaoh's fault that this had happened, not Yugi's. That made much more sense anyway. It was so out of Yugi's character to play with someone's heart.
Hold on a minute! If Yugi hadn't been playing with his heart, why had he gone out with him in the first place? Kaiba ran this question by Yami.
Yami was startled because, honestly, he didn't know the answer. He thought for a moment before Kaiba said, "Maybe we should both talk to him."
So they left the Kaiba mansion (after Kaiba scolded Mokuba for eavesdropping), and went to speak with Yugi.
To say that Sugoroku was surprised when he saw Kaiba and Yami acting civil towards each other would have been like saying Kaiba was only slightly rich. He would have questioned, but Yami's expression did not invite speech. Instead he stood outside the door, listening anxiously as the boys spoke.
~*~*~
~Kaiba's POV~
The second I saw Yugi, I understood what Yami had been talking about. Yugi was a mess. There were tear stains on his face, his eyes were red and puffy, and his face was flushed. He looked miserable.
He looked shocked to see me; not that that surprised me. I was so cold to him at school yesterday that I might as well have given him frostbite. The poor boy went home in tears. I felt extremely guilty after that, but I couldn't make myself act any other way. Being cold is the only way I know to keep from getting hurt.
"K-Kaiba?" he whispered croakily. I guess his throat was sore from crying so much.
"Hai, it's me chibi ichi," I said softly, surprising myself with the use of the affectionate nickname.
Yugi sat up. "What are you doing here? I thought you hated me for what I did."
Yami sat down and put an arm around the boy's waist. (I wanted to attack him, but now wasn't the right time for jealousy.) "What would that be Aibou?" he cooed.
Yugi looked at him like he was crazy. "For stringing Kai. . ."
"Call me Seto," I interrupted, sitting down on his other side. He blinked at me.
"Okay then, for stringing Seto along like that. I mean, sure I did have feelings for him at one point. . ."
"You did?" Yami said sharply. Yugi looked guilty.
"I did, but it was before I fell in love with you." Then he stopped. "No, that's not right. I did still have feelings for him after I fell in love, but they just weren't as strong as before. I thought that maybe, just maybe, he could fill the space in my heart you left, Yami, but I was wrong. Very wrong." Yugi turned to me. "It has nothing to do with you, Kai-Seto. It was entirely me. I was trying to replace someone who was completely irreplaceable."
"So why try to replace him at all?" I asked. I had to know.
"Because Yami said to me before he left that he wanted me to try and move on. He wanted me to try and forget about him, because he was pretty sure he wasn't coming back, but he obviously did, and I ran to see him without breaking up with you first and I hurt you, and I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!"
Yugi started to cry again. I moved to hold him, but Yami stopped me. At first I thought it was because he didn't want me to touch his boyfriend, which was understandable, but then he said, "Aibou, have you been listening to yourself? You weren't stringing Kaiba along, you were honestly trying to move on. And it's really my fault that you forgot to break up with him, so don't beat yourself up about it. Right Kaiba?"
"That's right. I never really thought about what it must have been like for you to be separated from Yami like that. I mean, even if you two weren't together, that would have caused you some emotional confusion. I'm not upset with you, at least, not anymore." And to my very great surprise, I really wasn't. I truly understood now, and I couldn't stay upset at Yugi.
Yugi looked like a prisoner on death row who had suddenly been proclaimed innocent and free. "Do you mean that? Do you really mean that?" he asked hopefully.
I gave him a sincere smile. "I really mean that. I don't know how I could stay upset with someone as beautiful as you anyway."
Yugi blushed, but he gave me the most beautiful smile I have seen in my entire life. At least, until Yami said, "Now tell me Aibou, how many tears do you have stored away in there? I haven't seen so much water since the time we went to the water park!" Yugi then turned to glare at Yami, and then smacked him with a tear-soaked pillow.
"Shut up!" he yelled. Then, sadly, he caught me snickering. He then turned his fluffy weapon of doom upon me. "You too!"
Yami and I ran out of the room, almost hitting the old man. When Yugi saw that his grandfather had been listening at the door, he grabbed a second pillow and came after all of us.
And to be honest, I don't think I've had so much fun in my life as right then, running scared from a pillow-wielding Yugi.
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Yugi: (has a bright smile on his face) You actually fixed it! I thought this was unfixable! You made the problem go away!
Yami: I'm surprised that Kaiba understood. Ra knows how much of an asshole he is.
Cherry: Yeah, I know, but honestly how could anyone stay upset with Yugi for very long?
Yami: True, very true.
Cherry: Anyways, sorry for the long time between updates, but this was a tight little corner I backed myself into. There will be one more chapter after this one, then this story is finished.
Yugi & Yami: HOORAY!!!
Cherry: But I've got a sequel in the works, since I'm kinda leaving some things hanging.
Yugi & Yami: AAAAUUUUUUUGGGHHHH!!!
Cherry: No, no, boys, you won't be the prisoners next story! I promise!
Yugi: You mean that?
Cherry: Sadly, I do.
Yugi: THANK YOU!!! (kisses Cherry on the cheek)
Cherry: (faints)