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Antithesis in the Stars
Monday had finally come and no one was looking forward to it. Especially Yami. Suguroko came upstairs and pushed the door open. Yami was still asleep and appeared to be having a nightmare. Shaking his head, he walked over a shook the boy awake. Yami grumbled and his eyes opened. Suguroko apologetically explained that he should go to school. Yami sat up groggily and rubbed his eyes.
"Nande kuso…school?"
Grandpa didn't look at him. "Yuugi…isn't here anymore. I'm afraid you'll have to take his place..will you?"
It took him a while to register that. I can't not do this…Yuugi would've wanted it. I suppose it's morally right. "Yes…I think I should. What do I need?"
Grandpa handed him the backpack on the ground. "Yuugi's already done his homework. I think you can ask Anzu about the rest. School will start in an hour. This is the uniform. It should fit you." He gave the spirit the uniform as well.
Yami nodded. "Ok. I'll be down as soon as I take a shower." Grandpa smiled faintly before leaving. Yami lazily stood up and walked over to the bathroom. He turned on the water and undressed. Sighing, he stepped into the cascade of cool water. This is going to be one LONG day…I can't wait till it's over…ugh. But it is what Yuugi would've wanted so I'll do it. I just wish I could see him again… His muse continued on. Satisfied, he exited and toweled himself off. Looking at the uniform in disdain, he picked it up. "Blue..Hardly appropriate. Black would suit better. But then again, Yuugi's worn this before." He sniffed it. A faint smell of rose…beautiful. Yami dressed and walked out. The scent of fresh breakfast was already upstairs. Sauntering down the stairs lazily, he could see Suguroko already waiting for him. A frown was still on his face. Still hasn't smiled much. Well, I can say so for myself either.
"Ohaiyou Jii-chan. Thanks for cooking." Grandpa just nodded. The pharaoh rested his cheek on his left hand and toyed with the pancake with a fork. He'd barely eaten one. "Sorry..I'm really not hungry this morning.."
"I understand. You're lunch is on the kitchen counter." Yami brought his full dish into the kitchen and set it aside. He packed the lunch into the backpack. The door opened and a very sad looking Anzu stepped in. "We should get going…"
Sighing, the spirit nodded and walked out the door with the girl. "I'll see you later." Grandpa waved unenthusiastically.
Most of the trip was silent as both walked onward. The sky was gray, like it was sensing the sadness that hung around them. Thunder rumbled in the distance. To Yami, it was not even noticed. It had been raining the day since he had noticed the apparent sadness that developed in Yuugi. To know that he was the cause made him want to kill himself for it.
"Yami…did you find anything else?"
Yami looked at her. Pain showed through his eyes.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring it up." Yami shook his head and replied meekly, "No. It's fine. I just don't know what I'm going to do."
"Oh. Well, don't worry. Class is pretty easy."
"Hn." The journey was in complete silence. It hurt Anzu to see her friend like that. 'When will he be happy again? Is that even possible? No..he might as well remain saturnine for the rest of his life. This just isn't right. Yuugi didn't mean any harm but it's devastated us. I wish that I could see you again. You're the only one who can alleviate the pain. You're the only one who can make Yami smile… Domino high looked like a cemetery. Jounouchi ran up to them as soon as he spotted them. Slightly swollen eyes told Anzu that he had been crying as well.
"Yami…I'm sorry." He stooped and hugged the pharaoh lightly. Yami remained stiff and did not speak. Jou retreated a bit and looked and the form in front of him. Yami looked half-dead. "It hurts me too." Anzu pulled Jou up. "Jou-kun…don't take it as an insult that he won't talk to us. Yuugi's death hit him the hardest." Jou bit his lip and nodded. "Do you know how long he'll be like this?"
"Could be a few days…maybe a few years..maybe forever. He needs his time alone."
"I know but I wish that he'd at least talk to us." He wiped away a forming tear. "Come on, the bell's about to ring."
Yami did start walking. Math was the first subject. He avoided people as much as he could and they arrived at their classroom. Anzu led him to his seat. The math teacher collected all the homework and started his babble about equations. Yami was in his own world the whole time. Blue eyes watched him throughout the class.
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The lunch bell rang. Anzu and Jou looked at him. Yami's gaze was distant and he did not look talkative. Honda joined them. "I heard from Suguroko." He patted Yami on the shoulder. "I'm sorry." Jou shot Anzu a glance and pulled the sympathizing boy away. "Honda…he wants his time alone. You know Yuugi's death really hurt him."
"Oh, I should've known better than that."
"It's ok. Don't try to talk to him. He'll talk when he's ready." They walked into the lunch room where Yami and Anzu were already waiting. They both sat down and pulled out a lunch. Yami's lunch bag was open but he didn't appear to be eating anything. The rest ate their lunch in silence. To the silent yami, the rest of the day was slow as ever. The teachers rambled on and he received his homework. At the end of the day, Honda and Jou left and he and Anzu went back home. Little did he know that a certain someone had been watching him the whole time.
"Yami, I know you don't want to talk but…do you want to do your homework with me? I'm sorry we got so much."
"Sure…" He trailed off.
"Should we go to my house or yours?"
"Let's go to mine. Would your parents mind?"
"No." Yami nodded and arrived at the Kame game shop. Grandpa could be seen sitting on the counter, stoic face staring at nothing in particular. He looked up when the door opened.
"Oh Anzu-chan, come in. Are you here to do homework?"
"Yea. We'll be up in Yuugi's room."
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Bakura and Ryou were still having their heated conversation about the oddities Yuugi had encountered. Yuugi sat on the table looking at a marble. 'This is odd. I can't feel rain dropping on my skin yet I can hold a marble? Why am I semi-solid? I'm an angel…a phantasmal one. I'm only here to remind myself of how much I love him… When he came out of his thoughts, Ryou and Bakura were staring at him.
"Wh..wha..what?" He shakily asked. Bakura gaped while Ryou tried to answer. "That…that marble. You're able to pick it up and hold it?"
"Yea…is something wrong?" Ryou reached his hand out towards the boy. Yuugi flinched and shifted back. "Yuugi, I not going to hurt you. I just want to see your hand." Hesitantly, he drifted forward. Ryou took his hand in his. Ryou was mumbling something like "Odd…how really odd."
"Ryou-kun, what are you doing?"
"Yuugi..can you feel the warmth of my hand?" The seraph looked at him strangely but proceeded to think. "Umm..yes..I feel it. A barely touchable heat…you're hand is warm!"
Ryou breathed out incredulously. "Amazing..this is nothing like I've seen before..this could mean more than it seems. Yuugi can I see if you have a pulse?" Still stunned, he nodded slightly. Ryou's nimble hands deftly found where his pulse would have been. Ryou shook his head.
"Damn…so close. There's no pulse…besides..you're hands are cold, but they're definitely solid."
"Does that mean something?"
Ryou shook his head. "No. There's nothing as of now.." he trailed off so Yuugi couldn't hear him. "yet…"
Bakura looked very thoughtful the whole time. "Yuugi-kun…I'm going to borrow Ryou for a moment. Do you mind." Yuugi replied no.
/Bakura…do you know what this means?/
//All I know is that this is out of the ordinary…//
/Y'think he has a chance of becoming alive again?/
//Bloody hell, yes! Albeit the slimness of the chance…there is a hope.//
/How is the question. I can't think of a single way he could come back./
//Me neither. I've never heard of something like this. He's solid and he can feel more emotions. Yet, he's like any other fallen seraph…unable to express his feelings when he feels them..poor kid. Baka no pharaoh. I'll give him an earful.//
/Bakura…if you do that. Please don't hint anything about Yuugi. The angel will appear to him…when he's ready./
//Feh. Insinuations will have to do for now..won't they.//
/Aisuru, as long as you don't tell him the whole thing./ Forgetting Yuugi was there, Bakura pulled Ryou in for a kiss. For the second time, Yuugi was red as a tomato. He turned away. Sensing this, Ryou pulled back. "Bakura…not in front of Yuugi." Bakura frowned cutely. "Not fair."
Yuugi peeked over his left shoulder.
"It's ok. You can watch now." Making sure he was safe, he slowly turned to face the couple.
"Yuugi, would you want to come back to life?"
Taken aback, he shifted slightly. "Yes…I do. I want to be with Yami…" Yuugi was talking when he suddenly realized something. Was there a way??? Could his dream truly come true? "Ryou…is…" He sat forward. "Is there possibly…a way to come back?"
Ryou managed to smile weakly. "Yuugi.." He cupped the angel's cheek in one hand. "I..I don't know if there is a way..But it seems that you are different from any other seraph."
"Oh…I'm not sure though. It hurts so much to see Yami. I don't know if I could handle it..I'm not sure even why."
"Yuugi-kun…you did, after all, die because you loved him that much. It would make sense but I still don't know why you felt that pain. The process of becoming a fallen seraph takes away your heart and you should not be able to feel it, physically…" Yuugi remained silent and only stared.
'If that is so..it must mean that I can come back! Maybe I'll be able to return to being alive somehow! I make it up to Yami…I promise…I won't let you down! I love you too much. If only there was a way…I'll find it. Even if it takes me forever, I'll never leave you. I'll find a way to make it back to you.
Ryou looked indifferently at the taciturn angel. He felt sorry for the boy but was still mad because he had not said something earlier. Yuugi had been through a lot. Knowing this, he probably needed sometime with a friend. It was then when he decided to say something. "Since you have no real home to go to, you can stay with me, Yuugi. Do you want to?" The saddened angel nodded. "If it's not too much trouble."
Ryou's smile grew wider. "I'd be honored to have you here. We all love you and I'll try and find a way for you to come back."
Yuugi smiled for the first time since he was dead. He leapt up and clung to Ryou with a hug. "Arigato gozaimasu!!!!!" Bakura watched in jealousy.
"Hey, how come Yuugi gets to hug you but I can't even kiss you?" Both sweatdropped and gaped at the yami.
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The next day was no better for Yami. He remained silent the whole day and didn't eat anything. Anzu and Jou were starting to get worried about him on the third day. It was already Wednesday and he hadn't spoken more than a word to them. The pharaoh came to school, did his homework and that was about it. The funeral was on Saturday and it was getting close. He had to say something by then. 'Yuugi, where are you now? You left us when you were needed the most…Now you've left more than one of us devastated. Please let Yami know you love him…somehow.'
Anzu sat in her room, looking out at the shiny streets of the grey Domino City. The weather was still dark and showed no signs of letting up. Not wanting to watch anymore of the dull sight, she fumbled with the shades and let them down.
"Yuugi, if you're out there, please let Yami know that you love and care about him." Though he isn't suicidal, she thought, his detriment will surely come by sadness.
~Owari~
Hehe…not a very happy story. I wonder if the ending will be happy? Or will it merely end as a tragedy? That I have yet to plan. Tell me what you think! Flamers aren't welcomed. I'll write the next chapter as soon as I can! Lol, I just realized that I've been using incorrect grammer. ^_^ I may fix it one day.