Disclaimer (I have forgotten it in the first chapter): I do not own Yugioh!
(But I wish I would)
I also do not own the song "Close to the
flame", it's from HIM.
Chapter two
Pain
Yami had not slept very well. Too early the sunlight blinked trough the curtains and tickled his nose. He grunted and turned around to get a few more hours, when suddenly the door flung open and a hyper-agile Yugi stormed into his room. "Good morning Yami!!" the little one shouted. "Get up, breakfast is ready, I've made us pancakes." "Yugi, I'm..." "After breakfast we could clean the shop..." "Aibou, I've got a headache, let..." "And after cleaning you could do me a little favourr and help me with my homework and.." "AIBOU!!!!" Yugi startled at Yamis yelling and got silent immediately. Yami noticed the shocked expression on his Aibous face and added more friendly: "Look, Aibou. I've got a headache because I didn't sleep so well. I promise to come down in a minute, but give me a short time alone in the shower, ok?" "Sure, Yami, sure. I'll be waiting for you in the kitchen. Take as long as you need."
Yugi went downstairs. He was sad and scared. Yami had never yelled at him that way. He also hadn't had a good night himself. He stayed a long time sleepless thinking about his partner and making a plan for the other day. He had decided to cheer Yami up and ask him to tell something from ancient Egypt. Yugi had hoped so badly that his plan would work, but after Yamis reaction he was discouraged. The little Hikari sighed. "Maybe it is the best to leave Yami alone. Maybe I have to wait until he comes to me with his problems."
Yami closed his eyes when the hot water ran down his body. He knew his Aibou was worried about him, but he was not ready to talk to him yet. It was clear, that if Yami got ever the courage to tell somebody what oppressed him it was Yugi he would choose, but he needed time, more time. "I'm sorry Aibou..." the former Pharaoh whispered.
Friday and Saturday went by. Yugi neither started his homework, nor did he talk to Yami more than necessary. He was occupied with cleaning and running the shop and checking a few people who introduced themselves for the job in the Kame-Shop. Yugi didn't like one of them. He got more and more worried about his partner, but he accepted, that Yami wanted to have his silence. Yami spent most of the time in his room, sometimes he went downstairs to give Yugi a little company and talk to him about several unimportant things or new cards. Although he wasn't in the mood for small-talk he didn't want to trouble his Aibou more than he had already done.
It was already eleven o'clock on Sunday evening when Yugi slammed his hands onto his desk. He had tried to start his essay about Ancient Egypt, but he couldn't concentrate. It was impossible to banish Yami from his mind. "Maybe it's just me, maybe I just go on his nerves and he's fed up with me..." he thought and recognized not to his surprise that tears were welling up in his big violet eyes. "Doesn't Yami like me anymore? I'm going nuts if I don't ask him right now. Whatever Yami thinks about me, I can't stand that any longer. He has to give me a lot of answers I think."
Yugi clenched his fists and hopped from his chair, opening the door and heading across the floor towards Yamis room. He could see light shining under the door. Excellent! That meant Yami was still awake. He felt light anger rise up in his veins and quickly pushed the door open. What he found made him weak and stop in his motion immediately. There on the bed lay Yami, rolled up to a ball, fast asleep. Yugi stepped closer noticing a tear strained face and light sobs which Yami made in his sleep. Yugis gaze and expression went soft and caring. "Poor Yami, I wish I could help him. Whatever, tomorrow morning I will talk to you, even if the world would go under right after it." Carefully he took a blanket over Yamis body and switched the light off. "Good night!" he whispered silently to the sleeping figure and went to bed.
Monday morning brought more snow. Yugi's garden looked like it was made out of sugar. Nearly every twig of the trees blinked white or silver in the bright sunlight. Yami stared out of the window like he often did in the last weeks. The icy appearance of nature touched his heart. "As cold as I feel inside." When he thought of his Aibou he felt guilt crawling into his conscience. He knew, it was not fair how he treated little Yugi, but it was impossible for him to just go to his Aibou and say: "Hey Yugi. Sorry that I ignore you most of the time, but I'm sad about my past." No, Yugi would think in the end, that he, Yami, would have gone crazy. Suddenly he heard a soft knock on the door. "Come in!" Shyly, Yugis small face with the mess of a hair on it, poked through the door. "Oh, uhm, Yami. Can I ask you a little favor?" "Sure, Aibou. Come in!" Carefully Yugi stepped in carrying some paper and a pencil which made Yami wonder slightly. In the end a new bill for the shop?
Yugi stood in front of the bed now. "Do you mind if I sit down?" "What a question. Of course sit down Aibou." "He's nervous", Yami thought, "I can sense it." Yugi looked shyly at his partner. "Uhm Yami, you see. My history teacher gave me homework for the weekend. I have to deal with an Ancient culture and write an essay about it. She chose Egypt for me, and you see...since you was the Pharaoh....Yami! Could you tell me the story of your past? I know you're oppressed and maybe I understand if you..." But Yugi couldn't finish his sentence. By mentioning of Ancient Egypt a sudden pain shot right trough Yamis heart and made him looking shocked and angry at his Aibou.
"How dare you! Nobody can understand my pain. Nobody can imagine what pain I have gone through, not even YOU!" he shouted. Yugi winced in fear. "Yami, Don't shout at me. Maybe if you would tell me I could..." "You can nothing Yugi. Leave me alone. This is not of your business. Did I make myself clear?!!" A great sob let Yami realize what he had just done. "I'm you're partner Yami, I'm your light! I would understand if you just shared your pain with me. But tell me? Why do you hate me?!!" Yugi shouted under tears and stormed out of the room leaving a guilty Yami. "Ra, what have I done? "He hopped from his bed, taking the pencil and paper with him.
He found Yugi downstairs in the living-room, crawled up on the sofa sobbing. Yami sat down behind his little Aibou and gently stroked through his hair. "Shh Aibou. I'm sorry for being so rude to you. Of course I do not hate you, Yugi. I trust you. So please, stop crying now and take your paper. I'll tell you. I'll tell you everything and maybe you can understand me." Yugi turned around and looked at him with big watery eyes. "You'll tell me? Really?" he sniffed. "Really Aibou. But stop crying, ok?" Yugi whipped away the tears with his hand and took paper and pencil. "Yami?" "Hmm?" "Before you start, thank you." "What for?" "For trusting me." Yami smiled. The first time since weeks. "Ok, Aibou. And now I will tell you my story, the reason for my suffering of the last weeks. I'll tell you about the only year I really started to live and died. The year when I experienced true love and the power of darkness."
End of chapter two.
I hope you liked it. Please review now.
I also do not own the song "Close to the
flame", it's from HIM.
Chapter two
Pain
Yami had not slept very well. Too early the sunlight blinked trough the curtains and tickled his nose. He grunted and turned around to get a few more hours, when suddenly the door flung open and a hyper-agile Yugi stormed into his room. "Good morning Yami!!" the little one shouted. "Get up, breakfast is ready, I've made us pancakes." "Yugi, I'm..." "After breakfast we could clean the shop..." "Aibou, I've got a headache, let..." "And after cleaning you could do me a little favourr and help me with my homework and.." "AIBOU!!!!" Yugi startled at Yamis yelling and got silent immediately. Yami noticed the shocked expression on his Aibous face and added more friendly: "Look, Aibou. I've got a headache because I didn't sleep so well. I promise to come down in a minute, but give me a short time alone in the shower, ok?" "Sure, Yami, sure. I'll be waiting for you in the kitchen. Take as long as you need."
Yugi went downstairs. He was sad and scared. Yami had never yelled at him that way. He also hadn't had a good night himself. He stayed a long time sleepless thinking about his partner and making a plan for the other day. He had decided to cheer Yami up and ask him to tell something from ancient Egypt. Yugi had hoped so badly that his plan would work, but after Yamis reaction he was discouraged. The little Hikari sighed. "Maybe it is the best to leave Yami alone. Maybe I have to wait until he comes to me with his problems."
Yami closed his eyes when the hot water ran down his body. He knew his Aibou was worried about him, but he was not ready to talk to him yet. It was clear, that if Yami got ever the courage to tell somebody what oppressed him it was Yugi he would choose, but he needed time, more time. "I'm sorry Aibou..." the former Pharaoh whispered.
Friday and Saturday went by. Yugi neither started his homework, nor did he talk to Yami more than necessary. He was occupied with cleaning and running the shop and checking a few people who introduced themselves for the job in the Kame-Shop. Yugi didn't like one of them. He got more and more worried about his partner, but he accepted, that Yami wanted to have his silence. Yami spent most of the time in his room, sometimes he went downstairs to give Yugi a little company and talk to him about several unimportant things or new cards. Although he wasn't in the mood for small-talk he didn't want to trouble his Aibou more than he had already done.
It was already eleven o'clock on Sunday evening when Yugi slammed his hands onto his desk. He had tried to start his essay about Ancient Egypt, but he couldn't concentrate. It was impossible to banish Yami from his mind. "Maybe it's just me, maybe I just go on his nerves and he's fed up with me..." he thought and recognized not to his surprise that tears were welling up in his big violet eyes. "Doesn't Yami like me anymore? I'm going nuts if I don't ask him right now. Whatever Yami thinks about me, I can't stand that any longer. He has to give me a lot of answers I think."
Yugi clenched his fists and hopped from his chair, opening the door and heading across the floor towards Yamis room. He could see light shining under the door. Excellent! That meant Yami was still awake. He felt light anger rise up in his veins and quickly pushed the door open. What he found made him weak and stop in his motion immediately. There on the bed lay Yami, rolled up to a ball, fast asleep. Yugi stepped closer noticing a tear strained face and light sobs which Yami made in his sleep. Yugis gaze and expression went soft and caring. "Poor Yami, I wish I could help him. Whatever, tomorrow morning I will talk to you, even if the world would go under right after it." Carefully he took a blanket over Yamis body and switched the light off. "Good night!" he whispered silently to the sleeping figure and went to bed.
Monday morning brought more snow. Yugi's garden looked like it was made out of sugar. Nearly every twig of the trees blinked white or silver in the bright sunlight. Yami stared out of the window like he often did in the last weeks. The icy appearance of nature touched his heart. "As cold as I feel inside." When he thought of his Aibou he felt guilt crawling into his conscience. He knew, it was not fair how he treated little Yugi, but it was impossible for him to just go to his Aibou and say: "Hey Yugi. Sorry that I ignore you most of the time, but I'm sad about my past." No, Yugi would think in the end, that he, Yami, would have gone crazy. Suddenly he heard a soft knock on the door. "Come in!" Shyly, Yugis small face with the mess of a hair on it, poked through the door. "Oh, uhm, Yami. Can I ask you a little favor?" "Sure, Aibou. Come in!" Carefully Yugi stepped in carrying some paper and a pencil which made Yami wonder slightly. In the end a new bill for the shop?
Yugi stood in front of the bed now. "Do you mind if I sit down?" "What a question. Of course sit down Aibou." "He's nervous", Yami thought, "I can sense it." Yugi looked shyly at his partner. "Uhm Yami, you see. My history teacher gave me homework for the weekend. I have to deal with an Ancient culture and write an essay about it. She chose Egypt for me, and you see...since you was the Pharaoh....Yami! Could you tell me the story of your past? I know you're oppressed and maybe I understand if you..." But Yugi couldn't finish his sentence. By mentioning of Ancient Egypt a sudden pain shot right trough Yamis heart and made him looking shocked and angry at his Aibou.
"How dare you! Nobody can understand my pain. Nobody can imagine what pain I have gone through, not even YOU!" he shouted. Yugi winced in fear. "Yami, Don't shout at me. Maybe if you would tell me I could..." "You can nothing Yugi. Leave me alone. This is not of your business. Did I make myself clear?!!" A great sob let Yami realize what he had just done. "I'm you're partner Yami, I'm your light! I would understand if you just shared your pain with me. But tell me? Why do you hate me?!!" Yugi shouted under tears and stormed out of the room leaving a guilty Yami. "Ra, what have I done? "He hopped from his bed, taking the pencil and paper with him.
He found Yugi downstairs in the living-room, crawled up on the sofa sobbing. Yami sat down behind his little Aibou and gently stroked through his hair. "Shh Aibou. I'm sorry for being so rude to you. Of course I do not hate you, Yugi. I trust you. So please, stop crying now and take your paper. I'll tell you. I'll tell you everything and maybe you can understand me." Yugi turned around and looked at him with big watery eyes. "You'll tell me? Really?" he sniffed. "Really Aibou. But stop crying, ok?" Yugi whipped away the tears with his hand and took paper and pencil. "Yami?" "Hmm?" "Before you start, thank you." "What for?" "For trusting me." Yami smiled. The first time since weeks. "Ok, Aibou. And now I will tell you my story, the reason for my suffering of the last weeks. I'll tell you about the only year I really started to live and died. The year when I experienced true love and the power of darkness."
End of chapter two.
I hope you liked it. Please review now.
