Shadows of Demons
Yugi closed his eyes, his form melting into the Puzzle, and he found himself in the long, dark corridor that ran between his soul room and Yami's. His own door was welcomingly ajar - just as always. But Yami's... Yami's was tightly bolted shut. Yugi reached up, and touched one of the heavy locks, a loud click as the bars slid back, and the padlock dropped onto the floor. Yugi proceeded to touch each lock in turn, each one clicking and breaking the silence that rang down the hallway. The final padlock clattered onto the floor, and Yugi slowly pushed the door open.
He knew that this room was dark, but now, the darkness blinded him, making him unable to see anything. As he stepped in, the door swung shut behind him with a clang - he was firmly shut in. And he was beginning to understand why Yami hated being in the dark too long - that's what five- thousand years in a Puzzle can do to you.
He stood still for a while. If he moved, he might get caught in one of Yami's rogue mid traps, ones that had not quite been eradicated, and didn't care whether Yugi was part of their owner or not. Yugi sighed, knowing that nothing would happen if he did nothing, so he began to move around. He had walked into walls countless times, before he found that now, the only door was the one he had entered by. He returned to what he imagined to be the centre of the room, and sat down. "Oh, Yami-koi, where are you?" he murmured, his voice reasonably loud in the dark silence. He closed his eyes, suddenly wishing that he had the Ring's locating power.
A tiny ray of light fell from some unknown place above, and reflected off of a highly polished metal surface. It reflected straight into Yugi's eyes, and for a few moments, he was half-blinded by the sudden illumination. As her recovered, he got up and walked towards the metal it reflected off. He drew very close, before...
"OUCH!" he yelled, the sound reverberating around the room, as he had tripped over something. "By Ra, what was that? Did I just say that? I really HAVE been around Yami too long..." he murmured. He got up again, attempting to find out what he had tripped over. "Damn, it's too dark..."
He looked to his Puzzle. "You work for Yami, onegai, work for me!" He focused his mind on the Puzzle, trying to make it light so that he could see what he was doing. After a few moments of desperately willing the golden item to do what he wanted, it glowed brightly, and lit up everything nearby. Within seconds, it was answered by another glow, right in front of Yugi. The metal had been the Millennium Puzzle itself, lying on the floor next to it's sleeping owner. Yami looked almost comfortably asleep, as if he had been in bed, at home, but for the heavy shackles around his wrists. From what Yugi could see, the shackles were attached to long chains that connected to the wall, a few metres above him. The Puzzle lay by his side, glowing as it reacted to Yugi's.
"Yami-koi, finally..." Yugi said, kneeling down. "Come on, wake up!" The darkness around them loomed in, and Yugi's muscles tensed in fear of what could be waiting, however unlikely. He ran a finger over the sleeping Pharaoh's cheek, brushing away the golden bangs from his face. "Yami, please wake up! Youkai's not here, he's trapped somewhere, come on!" Tears rolled slowly down Yugi's face, falling soundlessly onto the floor.
'He really is beautiful when he sleeps...' Yugi thought. His hands gently stroked Yami's calm features, begging the older boy to awaken. 'Shame he has to live forever in the shadow of a demon...' The tears began to fall quicker. "Oh, Yami! Why did you choose to suffer for me?!" Yugi leaned forward, sobbing onto Yami's chest. "Why am I the cause of everything that goes wrong for you?! Maybe it shouldn't have been me who put the Puzzle together, you've suffered for me so much! You weren't supposed to feel more sorrows like this! Why... why...?"
"Kara... aishiteru..." a voice replied. Yugi opened his eyes and looked up, happy and saddened at the same time, to see Yami's crimson eyes full of a pained expression. The elder struggled to sit up, and shook his head as if to get rid of the sleepiness. Yugi carefully threw his arms around Yami, hugging him tightly. "I'm so glad you're alright!" he said brightly. Yami smiled softly. Pushing Yugi aside gently, he tried to pull his arms free from the heavy metal rings. A few minutes of trying, to no avail, and Yami rested against the wall. "It's no use..." he said. "I can't get free." Yugi frowned slightly, lifting one of Yami's wrists to examine the shackle more closely. It was very heavy, and strong, despite looking ancient. "Can't you return your mind to your body?" he asked. Yami shook his head. "No; not until I'm free here. Even if I'm conscious, the purpose of these shackles is to keep me here, without letting me wake up in my body." he explained. Yugi sighed. "If you can't break them, I can't, but what about the Puzzle?" Yami cast his eyes to the ground. "I seriously doubt it." he said quietly. "You may just have to wait until the next new moon comes."
Yugi shook his head violently. "I'm not leaving you here for a month!" he said firmly. "I'm not leaving until you're coming with me!" Yami smiled gently, but sadly. "Your courage and determination have always been admirable, but this time you may have to give in." he said. "It is only a month." "Even an hour without you seems like an eternity." Yugi said, tears running freely over his cheeks. "How would I cope for a month?"
Yami fought back tears of his own. 'A love so deep... this is what I am destined for." he thought. Yugi's arms suddenly wrapped around him, pulling him away from his thoughts. Smiling, he returned the hug as best he could. The room seemed to get warmer, and slightly lighter while they were so close. Yami's eyes widened slightly. 'This is a strange twist...' he thought. 'Yugi's love woke me up, the love we share is warming and lighting this room... so maybe my love can get us out of here...'
Carefully, Yami put his left hand on Yugi's cheek, making him look up, trusting eyes glistening with tears. Yami's softened eyes reassured the younger boy, as he leaned forward, his lips brushing Yugi's petal soft ones. Yugi sighed quietly, his eyes sliding half-shut, reaching up to kiss Yami again. The Pharaoh leaned forward into the kiss, his love for his little angel forever flowing through his body, heart and mind, and into Yugi's. He pulled Yugi closer to him, kissing him gently, yet more passionately, so much so that he didn't notice the bright eye light up on his forehead, golden light streaming around the pair, shattering the chains. Eventually, the glow engulfed them, and both re-awoke in the real world.
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Yugi sighed happily, pulling his hand away from the Puzzle. He looked at the sleeping form before him with concern, until Yami's crimson-red eyes opened, and he sat up, rubbing his head. Marik, Bakura and Ryou stood nearby. "Hello, Pharaoh." Marik said, smiling. "How was your siesta?" Yami looked up, seeming a little out of it. "Depends what a siesta is..." he said slowly. Yugi laughed. "Now, will someone please explain to me what is going on?" Marik asked. "Have I got to explain again?" Yami said, rubbing his eyes. "Go ask Bakura. HE understands it." Bakura smirked. "You look like you're drunk." he said carefully. Yami adopted a sarcastic expression. "Yes, Bakura. For the past however long, I've been sitting somewhere in the depths of my mind, drinking." he said. "I could do with a REAL nap now..." Yugi smiled. "Come on then. You'd better go to bed." he said, helping his dazed koi up. "Bakura, tell Marik what's going on. If there's any questions, wait until Yami's normal again."
"What's normal?" Yami said with a yawn, halfway up the stairs.
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Pan: I like that chapter. What about you? Anyways, I got my website online ^-^ it's at www.yami-no-yuugi.co.uk.tt if you're interested. I'm making a list of fanfic authors there too, so if you want you name on the list, go check it out.
Yugi closed his eyes, his form melting into the Puzzle, and he found himself in the long, dark corridor that ran between his soul room and Yami's. His own door was welcomingly ajar - just as always. But Yami's... Yami's was tightly bolted shut. Yugi reached up, and touched one of the heavy locks, a loud click as the bars slid back, and the padlock dropped onto the floor. Yugi proceeded to touch each lock in turn, each one clicking and breaking the silence that rang down the hallway. The final padlock clattered onto the floor, and Yugi slowly pushed the door open.
He knew that this room was dark, but now, the darkness blinded him, making him unable to see anything. As he stepped in, the door swung shut behind him with a clang - he was firmly shut in. And he was beginning to understand why Yami hated being in the dark too long - that's what five- thousand years in a Puzzle can do to you.
He stood still for a while. If he moved, he might get caught in one of Yami's rogue mid traps, ones that had not quite been eradicated, and didn't care whether Yugi was part of their owner or not. Yugi sighed, knowing that nothing would happen if he did nothing, so he began to move around. He had walked into walls countless times, before he found that now, the only door was the one he had entered by. He returned to what he imagined to be the centre of the room, and sat down. "Oh, Yami-koi, where are you?" he murmured, his voice reasonably loud in the dark silence. He closed his eyes, suddenly wishing that he had the Ring's locating power.
A tiny ray of light fell from some unknown place above, and reflected off of a highly polished metal surface. It reflected straight into Yugi's eyes, and for a few moments, he was half-blinded by the sudden illumination. As her recovered, he got up and walked towards the metal it reflected off. He drew very close, before...
"OUCH!" he yelled, the sound reverberating around the room, as he had tripped over something. "By Ra, what was that? Did I just say that? I really HAVE been around Yami too long..." he murmured. He got up again, attempting to find out what he had tripped over. "Damn, it's too dark..."
He looked to his Puzzle. "You work for Yami, onegai, work for me!" He focused his mind on the Puzzle, trying to make it light so that he could see what he was doing. After a few moments of desperately willing the golden item to do what he wanted, it glowed brightly, and lit up everything nearby. Within seconds, it was answered by another glow, right in front of Yugi. The metal had been the Millennium Puzzle itself, lying on the floor next to it's sleeping owner. Yami looked almost comfortably asleep, as if he had been in bed, at home, but for the heavy shackles around his wrists. From what Yugi could see, the shackles were attached to long chains that connected to the wall, a few metres above him. The Puzzle lay by his side, glowing as it reacted to Yugi's.
"Yami-koi, finally..." Yugi said, kneeling down. "Come on, wake up!" The darkness around them loomed in, and Yugi's muscles tensed in fear of what could be waiting, however unlikely. He ran a finger over the sleeping Pharaoh's cheek, brushing away the golden bangs from his face. "Yami, please wake up! Youkai's not here, he's trapped somewhere, come on!" Tears rolled slowly down Yugi's face, falling soundlessly onto the floor.
'He really is beautiful when he sleeps...' Yugi thought. His hands gently stroked Yami's calm features, begging the older boy to awaken. 'Shame he has to live forever in the shadow of a demon...' The tears began to fall quicker. "Oh, Yami! Why did you choose to suffer for me?!" Yugi leaned forward, sobbing onto Yami's chest. "Why am I the cause of everything that goes wrong for you?! Maybe it shouldn't have been me who put the Puzzle together, you've suffered for me so much! You weren't supposed to feel more sorrows like this! Why... why...?"
"Kara... aishiteru..." a voice replied. Yugi opened his eyes and looked up, happy and saddened at the same time, to see Yami's crimson eyes full of a pained expression. The elder struggled to sit up, and shook his head as if to get rid of the sleepiness. Yugi carefully threw his arms around Yami, hugging him tightly. "I'm so glad you're alright!" he said brightly. Yami smiled softly. Pushing Yugi aside gently, he tried to pull his arms free from the heavy metal rings. A few minutes of trying, to no avail, and Yami rested against the wall. "It's no use..." he said. "I can't get free." Yugi frowned slightly, lifting one of Yami's wrists to examine the shackle more closely. It was very heavy, and strong, despite looking ancient. "Can't you return your mind to your body?" he asked. Yami shook his head. "No; not until I'm free here. Even if I'm conscious, the purpose of these shackles is to keep me here, without letting me wake up in my body." he explained. Yugi sighed. "If you can't break them, I can't, but what about the Puzzle?" Yami cast his eyes to the ground. "I seriously doubt it." he said quietly. "You may just have to wait until the next new moon comes."
Yugi shook his head violently. "I'm not leaving you here for a month!" he said firmly. "I'm not leaving until you're coming with me!" Yami smiled gently, but sadly. "Your courage and determination have always been admirable, but this time you may have to give in." he said. "It is only a month." "Even an hour without you seems like an eternity." Yugi said, tears running freely over his cheeks. "How would I cope for a month?"
Yami fought back tears of his own. 'A love so deep... this is what I am destined for." he thought. Yugi's arms suddenly wrapped around him, pulling him away from his thoughts. Smiling, he returned the hug as best he could. The room seemed to get warmer, and slightly lighter while they were so close. Yami's eyes widened slightly. 'This is a strange twist...' he thought. 'Yugi's love woke me up, the love we share is warming and lighting this room... so maybe my love can get us out of here...'
Carefully, Yami put his left hand on Yugi's cheek, making him look up, trusting eyes glistening with tears. Yami's softened eyes reassured the younger boy, as he leaned forward, his lips brushing Yugi's petal soft ones. Yugi sighed quietly, his eyes sliding half-shut, reaching up to kiss Yami again. The Pharaoh leaned forward into the kiss, his love for his little angel forever flowing through his body, heart and mind, and into Yugi's. He pulled Yugi closer to him, kissing him gently, yet more passionately, so much so that he didn't notice the bright eye light up on his forehead, golden light streaming around the pair, shattering the chains. Eventually, the glow engulfed them, and both re-awoke in the real world.
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Yugi sighed happily, pulling his hand away from the Puzzle. He looked at the sleeping form before him with concern, until Yami's crimson-red eyes opened, and he sat up, rubbing his head. Marik, Bakura and Ryou stood nearby. "Hello, Pharaoh." Marik said, smiling. "How was your siesta?" Yami looked up, seeming a little out of it. "Depends what a siesta is..." he said slowly. Yugi laughed. "Now, will someone please explain to me what is going on?" Marik asked. "Have I got to explain again?" Yami said, rubbing his eyes. "Go ask Bakura. HE understands it." Bakura smirked. "You look like you're drunk." he said carefully. Yami adopted a sarcastic expression. "Yes, Bakura. For the past however long, I've been sitting somewhere in the depths of my mind, drinking." he said. "I could do with a REAL nap now..." Yugi smiled. "Come on then. You'd better go to bed." he said, helping his dazed koi up. "Bakura, tell Marik what's going on. If there's any questions, wait until Yami's normal again."
"What's normal?" Yami said with a yawn, halfway up the stairs.
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Pan: I like that chapter. What about you? Anyways, I got my website online ^-^ it's at www.yami-no-yuugi.co.uk.tt if you're interested. I'm making a list of fanfic authors there too, so if you want you name on the list, go check it out.
