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Chapter 4 - Bad News
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Yugi woke up with a feeling of warmth inside. He looked down to see his Yami's arms around his waist. Yugi wriggled out of the warm embrace, and shivered slightly as he got up and walked to his door. He turned back to see Yami's face full of noticeable happiness. Yugi smiled to himself as he walked out of his room, and down the hall to the bathroom. He slipped into the shower, and turned on the water and felt the lukewarm water soothe his body. He spent nearly twenty minutes merely standing in the shower thinking about what had happened the night before. He didn't even hear his grandfather call out to him and bang on the bathroom door several times.
As the water started to become cooler and cooler, Yugi finally came back to reality, and turned it off. He grabbed a towel, and dried himself off until he was almost too dry. He was still stuck in his own thoughts even as he left the bathroom, and returned to his own room. Until someone grabbed his arm, and he tried to cry out in protest, but something covered his mouth. The he was turned around, and looked right into Yami's face.
"You're jumpy today." Commented Yami as he removed his hand from his aibou's mouth.
"Sorry, I was a little pre occupied, that's all." Yugi smiled warmly to prove his point.
"Preoccupied with what?" Yami cocked his head to one side, and frowned with a look of confusion on his face.
"Just with some things." Yugi smiled, and laughed at the way Yami looked when he was confused. Yami simply nodded at him, and walked past him and into the hall, probably back to his own room or to the bathroom.
Yugi changed into some fresh clean clothes from his closet, and stood in the mirror for a few moments, staring back at his reflection. His face had much more color than the last time he had seen himself in a mirror. But he had grown more, too. Many things really had changed.
"For the better, too." Yugi commented as he walked away from his now grinning reflection.
He walked down the stairs, which creaked with every step, and was greeted in the kitchen by his grandfather, who was sitting in a chair, looking exhausted.
"You okay, grandpa?" Yugi stared down at the elder man very seriously.
"Fine, Yugi. Or so I thought." His grandpa picked up a piece of paper from the table, and handed it to Yugi. "Sit down, Yugi. And please don't worry."
Yugi sat down with the letter held tightly in his right hand. He read the first paragraph. Obviously it was a letter full of comments written down by a doctor, because they were in point form, and small notes were written down on the sides. By the last paragraph, he was shocked, shaking, and had to hold the letter with both hands to keep himself from dropping it to the ground.
'We have concluded that Mr. S. Motou has cancer of the lungs (lung cancer). The results are from the many tests and the background of the patient in question. Estimated time until death: Hard to say, months, maybe weeks. Symptoms: They may worsen, but perhaps not until the final few days. We will have to let the cancer run its course. The patient is too old, and would probably pass away from all of the operations we would have to do. We truly are sorry.'
Yugi felt a single tear fall down his face, and it dropped onto the paper. He let the paper float down to the table as he stared down at it. His face was full of anger and sadness. He could not lift his head to look towards his grandfather.
"Is it true? Are you going to die?" Yugi dropped his hands to his side, and looked up. He blinked, and stared at the wall for a moment before lowering his gaze again.
"Yes." His grandfather trailed off.
"Did you get any more opinions? They could be wrong, and-" His grandpa cut him off.
"There were three doctors, Yugi. They weren't wrong." His grandpa could say no more.
Yugi was speechless. He couldn't move a muscle anymore, he felt paralyzed from all the shock. He didn't say a word as his grandpa got up from the table, and walked upstairs to go up to his room. He felt as though his world was crashing down all around him, like the walls that were there to keep out the evil were crumbling before his very eyes.
Yugi's eyes closed shut, and he buried his head in his arms on the kitchen table. He could only cry, no other emotions ran through his heart like poisoned arrows. After what seemed like forever, a hand found its way through the darkness and onto his shoulder, where it spread the warmth of love and caring. It broke the spell from the sadness for a mere few seconds. Long enough for Yugi to lift his head briefly and stare deep into Yami's crimson eyes.
As Yami's eyes dances with worry for Yugi, and understanding for why Yugi was crying, Yugi buried his head back into his arms. Yami tried to calm him by rubbing his back soothingly, and whispering soothing words into his ears. Yami even placed a small kiss on the side of Yugi's head once, trying to coax him out of his sadness.
"I just need to be alone, Yami. Just for a little while." Yugi pushed away his Yami, who looked slightly hurt. But he completely understood. He had heard the whole conversation. He sighed and left Yugi to wallow in his sadness.
*************Somewhere in the darkness and evil of the world.****************
"I knew we could pull this off by using that little disease called 'cancer'!" Wizard laughed hysterically as he nearly rolled of his chair. A woman sat opposite of him, and glared at him.
"Of course you could. It was my idea." She snapped, and sighed. "You are stupid sometimes, even for a Wizard."
"Say that again." Wizard growled suddenly, and leaned forward in his chair, staring directly at the woman. He couldn't look into her eyes.
"I can't take you seriously. Not unless you look me in the eyes. Do it. It would do me a good favor." Carelessly, she knocked down a glass of wine from the side of the armchair next to her, angering the one occupant of that particular chair.
"Ivy!" The voice from the occupant was low and almost threatening as he breathed the words in barely more than a whisper.
"I'm sorry, Master. Forgive me!" She didn't look at the man, instead she kneeled down on the ground, and bowed her head. "I beg your forgiveness."
"Oh, but this may be the last time you say that. You are too clumsy for your own good, Ivy." With those words, Ivy bit her lip. She knew how the Master would kill the unwanted servants. Or at least torture them until they begged to die.
"But you must accept my forgiveness. I am truly sorry. Please! Please, master, please!!!!" She sobbed into the red carpeted floor.
"Hmm. I don't know. Wizard, what do you think?" The voice directed itself towards the old man in the chair.
"I don't like Ivy. She is a disgrace to us, and should be disposed of. And immediately."
"Very well."
"What? No! You can't listen to him! He just wants all the power for himself! He will betray you! He will!"
"Guards," The voice spoke rather lazily. "Take her away. Get rid of her. Use one of the new dungeons. Either the fire pit or the one with all those delightful little creatures just starving for a meal. The choice is yours, humble servants." There was a deep laugh, and the guards dragged the screaming and pleading lady away. Her cries could be heard still as they dragged her away, even hours later. The two men merely laughed as though they never even missed her presence.
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Okay, I'm sorry for the long wait (. I've been really sick. Sick since Saturday. so for. six days now. I even passed out twice!
Anyway, I think I feel a lot better now, so I was able to write this much. Don't worry, I'm writing more now! So it won't be too long till I post up some more.
And now! For the thanks! Thanks to ALL of the reviewers who reviewed! I feel so loved! And I'm sorry that you all had to wait a long time for the next chapter. Hopefully you'll forgive me! ^-^
Angel Reaper: Thanks a lot for the review! ^-^ Thanks, I tried, and it was a hard first lemon, I can tell you that much. Yeah, I hope that Wizard and Drake will soon reveal to everyone their plans! But, alas, I have to add some plot to the story first! And yup, as you thought, I had a little more curiosity added to their characters. Who is Master? Who knows? Except me, hee hee. I hope you keep reading the story! Thanks again! ^-^
rox-the-chaotic-one: Thanks for reviewing! ^-^ I try to make the story as good as I can. Hope you liked this chapter, too! ^-^ I'll try and keep it up!
Chibi Chibi Tenshi: Thanks for the great review ^-^ I got a little help from 'Chaotic Vampire Goddess' but it was still hard. I know, I know, it wasn't a good lemon, but it WAS my first. Yeah, I got the idea for the title from a song, but I'm betting it wasn't the same song. The one I got it from was entitled 'Fly On The Wings Of Love' and I thought the three last words of the title would be a nice title for my story. But a while after, I heard a song with the words 'Wings of Love' in it, so I think maybe that's the one you're referring to? Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter! ^-^
Megan: Uh huh, I know. Anyone could have done better. But you have to remember it was my first try at one. After writing a few I'll eventually get the hang of it. You'll see.
Shinomorikrazd: Thanks! And thanks for reviewing, I always love reviews!
hitori no hikari: Thanks for the vote of confidence! ^-^ But I'm sure yours was MUCH better than mine. Hmm. I'll just have to read it for myself, won't I? Don't worry, I'm going, I can't seem to stop writing ^-^ Thank you very much for the review!
Chaotic Vampire Goddess: Thanks ^-^ That means a lot. I tried to follow some of what you said, so it really helped me. I'm still not familiar to all the 'terms' you know? That's what makes it kind of hard for me to make it better. It's kind of embarrassing, heh heh. I'll try to improve with time! ^-^ Hopefully I really will! I'll keep your tips in mind! They'll probably help. Hope ya liked this chapter! I hope the story gets more interesting as time passes! ^-^
So thanks to everyone who reviewed! :D It means SO MUCH to me! ^_^
I'll make sure to get writing the next chapter now so you won't have to wait as long! ^-^
Yugi woke up with a feeling of warmth inside. He looked down to see his Yami's arms around his waist. Yugi wriggled out of the warm embrace, and shivered slightly as he got up and walked to his door. He turned back to see Yami's face full of noticeable happiness. Yugi smiled to himself as he walked out of his room, and down the hall to the bathroom. He slipped into the shower, and turned on the water and felt the lukewarm water soothe his body. He spent nearly twenty minutes merely standing in the shower thinking about what had happened the night before. He didn't even hear his grandfather call out to him and bang on the bathroom door several times.
As the water started to become cooler and cooler, Yugi finally came back to reality, and turned it off. He grabbed a towel, and dried himself off until he was almost too dry. He was still stuck in his own thoughts even as he left the bathroom, and returned to his own room. Until someone grabbed his arm, and he tried to cry out in protest, but something covered his mouth. The he was turned around, and looked right into Yami's face.
"You're jumpy today." Commented Yami as he removed his hand from his aibou's mouth.
"Sorry, I was a little pre occupied, that's all." Yugi smiled warmly to prove his point.
"Preoccupied with what?" Yami cocked his head to one side, and frowned with a look of confusion on his face.
"Just with some things." Yugi smiled, and laughed at the way Yami looked when he was confused. Yami simply nodded at him, and walked past him and into the hall, probably back to his own room or to the bathroom.
Yugi changed into some fresh clean clothes from his closet, and stood in the mirror for a few moments, staring back at his reflection. His face had much more color than the last time he had seen himself in a mirror. But he had grown more, too. Many things really had changed.
"For the better, too." Yugi commented as he walked away from his now grinning reflection.
He walked down the stairs, which creaked with every step, and was greeted in the kitchen by his grandfather, who was sitting in a chair, looking exhausted.
"You okay, grandpa?" Yugi stared down at the elder man very seriously.
"Fine, Yugi. Or so I thought." His grandpa picked up a piece of paper from the table, and handed it to Yugi. "Sit down, Yugi. And please don't worry."
Yugi sat down with the letter held tightly in his right hand. He read the first paragraph. Obviously it was a letter full of comments written down by a doctor, because they were in point form, and small notes were written down on the sides. By the last paragraph, he was shocked, shaking, and had to hold the letter with both hands to keep himself from dropping it to the ground.
'We have concluded that Mr. S. Motou has cancer of the lungs (lung cancer). The results are from the many tests and the background of the patient in question. Estimated time until death: Hard to say, months, maybe weeks. Symptoms: They may worsen, but perhaps not until the final few days. We will have to let the cancer run its course. The patient is too old, and would probably pass away from all of the operations we would have to do. We truly are sorry.'
Yugi felt a single tear fall down his face, and it dropped onto the paper. He let the paper float down to the table as he stared down at it. His face was full of anger and sadness. He could not lift his head to look towards his grandfather.
"Is it true? Are you going to die?" Yugi dropped his hands to his side, and looked up. He blinked, and stared at the wall for a moment before lowering his gaze again.
"Yes." His grandfather trailed off.
"Did you get any more opinions? They could be wrong, and-" His grandpa cut him off.
"There were three doctors, Yugi. They weren't wrong." His grandpa could say no more.
Yugi was speechless. He couldn't move a muscle anymore, he felt paralyzed from all the shock. He didn't say a word as his grandpa got up from the table, and walked upstairs to go up to his room. He felt as though his world was crashing down all around him, like the walls that were there to keep out the evil were crumbling before his very eyes.
Yugi's eyes closed shut, and he buried his head in his arms on the kitchen table. He could only cry, no other emotions ran through his heart like poisoned arrows. After what seemed like forever, a hand found its way through the darkness and onto his shoulder, where it spread the warmth of love and caring. It broke the spell from the sadness for a mere few seconds. Long enough for Yugi to lift his head briefly and stare deep into Yami's crimson eyes.
As Yami's eyes dances with worry for Yugi, and understanding for why Yugi was crying, Yugi buried his head back into his arms. Yami tried to calm him by rubbing his back soothingly, and whispering soothing words into his ears. Yami even placed a small kiss on the side of Yugi's head once, trying to coax him out of his sadness.
"I just need to be alone, Yami. Just for a little while." Yugi pushed away his Yami, who looked slightly hurt. But he completely understood. He had heard the whole conversation. He sighed and left Yugi to wallow in his sadness.
*************Somewhere in the darkness and evil of the world.****************
"I knew we could pull this off by using that little disease called 'cancer'!" Wizard laughed hysterically as he nearly rolled of his chair. A woman sat opposite of him, and glared at him.
"Of course you could. It was my idea." She snapped, and sighed. "You are stupid sometimes, even for a Wizard."
"Say that again." Wizard growled suddenly, and leaned forward in his chair, staring directly at the woman. He couldn't look into her eyes.
"I can't take you seriously. Not unless you look me in the eyes. Do it. It would do me a good favor." Carelessly, she knocked down a glass of wine from the side of the armchair next to her, angering the one occupant of that particular chair.
"Ivy!" The voice from the occupant was low and almost threatening as he breathed the words in barely more than a whisper.
"I'm sorry, Master. Forgive me!" She didn't look at the man, instead she kneeled down on the ground, and bowed her head. "I beg your forgiveness."
"Oh, but this may be the last time you say that. You are too clumsy for your own good, Ivy." With those words, Ivy bit her lip. She knew how the Master would kill the unwanted servants. Or at least torture them until they begged to die.
"But you must accept my forgiveness. I am truly sorry. Please! Please, master, please!!!!" She sobbed into the red carpeted floor.
"Hmm. I don't know. Wizard, what do you think?" The voice directed itself towards the old man in the chair.
"I don't like Ivy. She is a disgrace to us, and should be disposed of. And immediately."
"Very well."
"What? No! You can't listen to him! He just wants all the power for himself! He will betray you! He will!"
"Guards," The voice spoke rather lazily. "Take her away. Get rid of her. Use one of the new dungeons. Either the fire pit or the one with all those delightful little creatures just starving for a meal. The choice is yours, humble servants." There was a deep laugh, and the guards dragged the screaming and pleading lady away. Her cries could be heard still as they dragged her away, even hours later. The two men merely laughed as though they never even missed her presence.
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Okay, I'm sorry for the long wait (. I've been really sick. Sick since Saturday. so for. six days now. I even passed out twice!
Anyway, I think I feel a lot better now, so I was able to write this much. Don't worry, I'm writing more now! So it won't be too long till I post up some more.
And now! For the thanks! Thanks to ALL of the reviewers who reviewed! I feel so loved! And I'm sorry that you all had to wait a long time for the next chapter. Hopefully you'll forgive me! ^-^
Angel Reaper: Thanks a lot for the review! ^-^ Thanks, I tried, and it was a hard first lemon, I can tell you that much. Yeah, I hope that Wizard and Drake will soon reveal to everyone their plans! But, alas, I have to add some plot to the story first! And yup, as you thought, I had a little more curiosity added to their characters. Who is Master? Who knows? Except me, hee hee. I hope you keep reading the story! Thanks again! ^-^
rox-the-chaotic-one: Thanks for reviewing! ^-^ I try to make the story as good as I can. Hope you liked this chapter, too! ^-^ I'll try and keep it up!
Chibi Chibi Tenshi: Thanks for the great review ^-^ I got a little help from 'Chaotic Vampire Goddess' but it was still hard. I know, I know, it wasn't a good lemon, but it WAS my first. Yeah, I got the idea for the title from a song, but I'm betting it wasn't the same song. The one I got it from was entitled 'Fly On The Wings Of Love' and I thought the three last words of the title would be a nice title for my story. But a while after, I heard a song with the words 'Wings of Love' in it, so I think maybe that's the one you're referring to? Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter! ^-^
Megan: Uh huh, I know. Anyone could have done better. But you have to remember it was my first try at one. After writing a few I'll eventually get the hang of it. You'll see.
Shinomorikrazd: Thanks! And thanks for reviewing, I always love reviews!
hitori no hikari: Thanks for the vote of confidence! ^-^ But I'm sure yours was MUCH better than mine. Hmm. I'll just have to read it for myself, won't I? Don't worry, I'm going, I can't seem to stop writing ^-^ Thank you very much for the review!
Chaotic Vampire Goddess: Thanks ^-^ That means a lot. I tried to follow some of what you said, so it really helped me. I'm still not familiar to all the 'terms' you know? That's what makes it kind of hard for me to make it better. It's kind of embarrassing, heh heh. I'll try to improve with time! ^-^ Hopefully I really will! I'll keep your tips in mind! They'll probably help. Hope ya liked this chapter! I hope the story gets more interesting as time passes! ^-^
So thanks to everyone who reviewed! :D It means SO MUCH to me! ^_^
I'll make sure to get writing the next chapter now so you won't have to wait as long! ^-^