Shadows of Demons
Pan: Oh my Ra, it's a songfic chapter. For those of you who don't know me, this is what I do when I need time to work out what happens next (interesting things soon, need to figure out how it exactly happens.)
The song words are written in italics. Unfortunately for you, it's not just one song. It's different parts of songs that I happened to pick out. They include Kawaita Sakebi, Ano Hi no Gogo, Hitori Janai, Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku, Ore Dake no Kotoba de and Ashita Moshi Kimi ga Kowaretemo. Good for you, though, I wrote them out in English. Aren't I nice.
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Yami slowly blinked his eyes open as he woke up. It was very dark - must have been nearly midnight. He rubbed his eyes, and looked around. He was in his own room, in his own bed. He sighed thankfully, and pulled the sheets up around him. As he did so, he noticed Yugi curled up next to him, fast asleep. He smiled gently, and put one arm protectively over his young aibou's form, falling back into a dreamy sleep.
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Yami looked around. He was standing at the edge of a lake, surrounded by forest. The sky was deep pink, the sun casting red light out over all, reflecting from the clear water.
Together we cross countless sadness,
Never stopping, we seek that day, until we become apologetic
If the times were reset, we'd still meet somewhere
Until that day comes, never give up
A paper boat floated by Yami's feet. He bent down to pick it up. Closely examining it's clean white form, he sighed and sat down, looking out over the lake.
To be me as myself,
Recklessly only looking ahead
Without giving up the time
To notice you are being protected...
A second boat floated by, followed by another, and another, until an entire fleet was bobbing across the shimmering water. Yami looked up, to see Yugi nearby, surrounded by squares of white paper. Every so often, he would pick one up, deftly fold it into a boat, and set it one the water.
If you could shatter tomorrow,
I guess I'd keep wandering
Loving you, I discovered for the first time,
That fear of losing you.
Yugi held the last piece of paper in his hands. Sighing, he folded it, not into a boat this time, but into a small white bird. It rested lightly on the palm of his hand, nearly carried away by the breeze.
I'm no longer alone, I can have more freedom,
I can throw away things like pride and doubt
Having the pleasure of someone by my side,
I can finally understand that you must believe in people
Because I met you.
Yugi turned his sparkling eyes towards Yami and smiled. Slowly, he walked over, and sat next to the ex-Pharaoh. The sun sank below the horizon, and all became dark, save for the stars and moon twinkling over head. Distorted silver reflections were cast across the lake and the boats, but Yami and Yugi were in the shadows.
You see, when I met you,
I remembered the view that I had treasured as a child,
Won't you dance with me?
It's a winding road of light and shadows...
There are times when I felt I wanted to turn back,
But holding love, courage and pride, I shall fight.
Yugi rested his head on Yami's shoulder, placing the bird in his hand. Yami's eyes widened as the little paper bird became a dove, and flew away, even as it touched his hand. Yugi smiled, and giggled, watching the bird glide away across the night sky.
In words which are mine alone
I want to tell you,
That on the other side of sadness,
I can see light.
"Aishiteru..." Yugi said quietly. "Aishiteru..." Yami replied.
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When Yami awoke again, the dim light of dawn had illuminated the room. He smiled, remembering his strange dream. Rolling his eyes, he turned to look at Yugi.
A sweet little angel, fast asleep. 'MY sweet little angel...' Yami thought possessively. He felt Yugi's soft breathing tickle his face. Unable to resist, he kissed Yugi lightly, a kiss almost not there. He didn't want to wake his beautiful koi. The Puzzle glittered gently, resting on the bedside table. Yami's hand wandered to his own Puzzle, the one he could never take off. Most of the time he forgot about it; sometimes it just didn't seem to be there, despite knowing he didn't take it off. So strange that a piece of gold brought them together, but Yami didn't ask questions about it, for fear that if he doubted it, he would awake, and find himself in his homeland, in his home time, and find that everything was just a dream.
Still asleep, Yugi snuggled up closer to Yami, smiling contentedly. What were the shadows of a demon to the dreams of an angel?
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Pan: Cute. Forgive me if it takes a while for me to update. Some pretty drastic things have to happen soon - I know what has to happen, I'm just not sure how it will work. Thinking time.
