Separation
Chapter 4 Separation...
~Yugi~
Yami and I merged while clinging to Marik's back for dear life.
"Sorry about that Mutuo." Marik shouted above the wind.
By this point I was getting used to Yami's voice coming out of my mouth. "That's fine." We answered. "I want to get there fast." Ryou let out a whoop of joy, leaning into the wind.
"You've obviously done this before." I shouted above the wind.
"Yeah, only I was the one clinging for dear life!" Ryou shouted back. "Its kind of... nice you know..." Ryou's wicked smirk told me just how nice it was.
We clattered into the hospital parking lot. Tristan came running out. "Hey! Nyassa went down that alley there! I think she's got some kind of moped or something that she parked there."
"A MOPED?" Marik threw back his head and laughed. "I can out pace a moped any day. I think we can catch her!" We turned and blazed down the alley. I had to hang on tightly or risk losing an arm. But sure enough, we caught up to her in an alleyway two blocks down.
Nyassa was walking her moped down the alley, sniffing. I kind of felt sorry for her. And I would have, except for what she did when Ishtar and Bakura blew it.
Nyassa whirled. "PHAROH!" She exclaimed. A look of shock and fear crossed her face, before it twisted into a guarded smile.
"Why did you break into the museum?" Ishtar demanded.
Bakura smirked, tossing a knife, nonchalantly into the air. "I'm a thief by nature and even I can't get by modern security systems. Come on, a thief to a thief, you can tell me."
"That's enough you two!" Yami growled. "You're scaring her. What I want to know, is why you're running from us."
Nyassa held up the glove. "I was the disciple of an Eliminator on Duelist's Kingdom. Surely that accounts for a reason to hide? After what happened to Panik?" Her millennium item began to glow. "And as the keeper of the Millennium Crystal, I knew that the Tomb Robber would want it eventually. I was hoping to meet you all separately." Nyassa's voice steadily grew deeper. Silver streaks were slowly spreading through her hair. Her blue eyes became lighter, almost silver blue, like ice. "But, being cornered, I am forced to protect myself."
//A MILLENIUM SPIRIT!// I cried. //YAMI WATCH OUT!// I wasn't sure why, but I was panicking worse than when I'd faced any of the evil duelists I'd ever met.
//Its alright Aibuo, I know.// Yami's mental voice was tense.
"Pharaoh, your strength comes from your bond with your hikari, but when that bond is eliminated or lessened, then so does your power. I really wish I didn't have to do this to you, but..." Nyassa's body was enveloped in silver light. "SEPARATE!"
I felt a shock run through us, heart wrenching, all consuming, such terrible pain. I screamed, it felt like my soul was being torn apart. Nearby, Marik and Ryou were screaming as well. I could hear them, but they were screaming with two voices. Impossible!
My heart pounded, my soul was wrenched one last time. Then everything went black.
~Joey~
Seto and Otogi followed me, Mai, and Tea in his Escalade. Tristan rode on his motor cycle, searching for Yugi, Ryou, and Marik. Tristan pulled to a stop with a screech. "Here they are!"
Dreading what I might find, I followed Mai and Tea. Seto and Otogi followed me to the entrance to the alleyway.
"YUGI!" Tea cried.
"Gods." Seto stated.
Yugi, Yami, Ryou, Bakura, Marik and Ishtar were sprawled unconscious on the ground, and separate from each other. "How on or off the earth?" I demanded.
"Yugi's alive." Tea said, taking his pulse, "But his heartbeat is irregular."
"It would be." Otogi said softly. "He's lost part of himself." He nodded to Yami on the ground.
"We can't bring them to the hospital." Tristan said, slightly panicked. "Mom would run a backround check."
Seto nodded. "We can bring them to my mansion. There's more than enough room for them there."
We had another problem. There was just enough room in Mai's mustang to put Yugi in, but when we tried to put them in separate cars, Yugi moaned in pain and writhed so much that Tea was afraid he'd hurt himself. So Otogi joined us instead and we all followed Seto to the mansion. I was absolutely relieved when we made it into Seto's house and had Yugi and Yami safely in bed. As I watched them in the bed, Yugi snuggled closer to Yami and settled down with a sigh.
Seto came to the door. "Ryou and Marik have fevers, and Tristan says that they're in real distress. How long have they had their other halves?"
"Ryou's had his ring since he was probably about 11 or 12." I answered. "And Marik probably had his younger."
Seto nodded. "Time... They're probably reacting based on how long they've been attached."
I shivered. "Yugi seems to be alright. But I think that will only last as long as he's asleep."
"Yes, but his Yami will probably be conscious to sound the alarm." I followed Seto down to the living room and flopped onto the couch. Seto flopped into a chair and covered his face with his hands, he ran his fingers through his hair. "Ra, I never thought that Yami, of all people... he seemed so strong... and to see him like that... it just hurts, you know? I want to throttle that girl, and you can bet it was her who did it."
Tea and the others came in. "I never thought that I'd see Bakura so distraught. He's just as badly off as Ryou, for all that he claims not to care."
"We should contact Isis." Otogi said, taking the loveseat opposite. "She's his sister. And she has a Millennium Item too. Maybe she'd know how to take care of him."
"I got the impression that Isis didn't exactly like Marik too much." Seto said thoughtfully. "Why don't we wait for them to wake up and take it from there?"
"Yeah." Otogi said thoughtfully. "Tristan, my place is closest. Why don't we spend the night there and we'll be on standby."
"Tea you can stay with me." Mai offered. "I'm about a block away from Otogi, Seto, here's my cellphone."
"And mine." Tristan handed Seto his.
"What about you mutt?" Seto asked, I didn't feel like punching his lights out about now.
"I don't have anybody waiting for me. My dad's a drunken ass, he won't notice that I'm gone." I sighed. I didn't like admitting that in front of Seto, but I might as well. Considering that he's an orphan he'd probably understand.
"Stay here then." Seto sighed. "I'll bring a cot up to my room. This is going to be a long night."
That was when we heard the wail from upstairs.
~Yugi~
An almost painful sense of emptiness woke me. My eyes fluttered open. My heart was hammering against my chest. I had sweat dripping down my forehead. But the pain! The loss! It was incredible!
Then I saw why. Yami was lying next to me on the bed. Yami was... here? But... Yami was supposed to be inside of me! He was supposed to be part of me! Tears of pain and confusion filled my eyes. I couldn't hold them back. The realization hit me, we weren't able to duel as one anymore. It would have to be him or me. I had lost one of the greatest thrills of my life, the Shadow Games. I could not hold back my scream.
Yami woke out of a sound sleep. "YUGI!" He cried. He barely had time to assimilate what had happened when I heard the pounding of feet on the stairs.
"Yugi!"
"Are you alright?"
"What's wrong?"
They didn't understand. They didn't know... the emptiness... incredible... impossible! I was so empty, and robbed of the one thing that had completed my life. I clung to Yami, sobbing hysterically, trying, and failing, to remerge with him.
"Aibuo, aibuo... shhh... I've got you." Yami held me, stroking me, trying to comfort me.
//That... that horrible... how could she... she has one too... how...//
//We cornered her Yugi...// Yami whispered. //We scared her and she reacted... shhhh... we'll make it throught.// "I've got you Yugi, it will be alright."
"Yugi are you okay?" Tea asked frantically. "What's wrong?"
Yami spared me having to answer. "He's frantic because we were separated. And for some reason we can't remerge." Yami told her. "Its like..." Tears were filling his eyes now. "He feels like he was robbed of something... so empty." Yami shivered, wrapping his arms around me and nuzzling me gently. "Shhhh... Aibuo, I've got you."
"I think Yami can take care of it. Tea, if suddenly you lost the use of your legs, and you weren't able to dance, how would you feel?"
"I... I didn't think of that." She said softly. "I'm sorry..." She said, putting a gentle hand on my back.
I drew away from her. I didn't want her. I wanted Yami inside of me again. Nothing Tea did could help that. My mind was whirling in confusion and clinging to sanity. I think, only Yami's arms around my waist kept me from breaking down completely. I snuggled closer to him.
They left. I snuggled against Yami. Some part of me wanted to be with him. Wanted him to do more than hold me. I leaned upward, looking into his eyes. He really didn't look like me. Yami's face was... delicate, almost sculpted from clay. So beautiful.
I did it... maybe it was love, maybe out of sheer yearning, I reached up and placed my lips to his. Yami jumped, then shivered as he leaned into the kiss. Pleasure rolled through me, both of ours. It was not the comforting words of my friends that calmed me down. It was this connection with Yami, and his mental caress of affection that saved me. It awakened something in me, a fire I'd never felt before, not even towards Tea.
//Yugi you...// Yami gasped.
//This fire...// I pulled back only for air. Leaning upward again.
//I couldn't do this to you.// Yami knew what I wanted.
//Yami I need you... Its not like I'm some kind of child. I'm almost 15.// I slipped my tongue into his mouth, twining it with mine, begging him.
//Aibou...// Yami purred.
I didn't resist when he pushed me gently onto my back. Gods I needed what he was about to give. I wrestled out of my t-shirt as Yami teased my neck. //Take me Yami.// I whispered.
//Gladly.// I felt his whisper in my mind. It slipped through my soul, penetrating my confusion and filling me with love. //Yugi... I wanted you so long... you pulled me out of darkness. For you, I can only do the same...//
~tbc~
Chapter 4 Separation...
~Yugi~
Yami and I merged while clinging to Marik's back for dear life.
"Sorry about that Mutuo." Marik shouted above the wind.
By this point I was getting used to Yami's voice coming out of my mouth. "That's fine." We answered. "I want to get there fast." Ryou let out a whoop of joy, leaning into the wind.
"You've obviously done this before." I shouted above the wind.
"Yeah, only I was the one clinging for dear life!" Ryou shouted back. "Its kind of... nice you know..." Ryou's wicked smirk told me just how nice it was.
We clattered into the hospital parking lot. Tristan came running out. "Hey! Nyassa went down that alley there! I think she's got some kind of moped or something that she parked there."
"A MOPED?" Marik threw back his head and laughed. "I can out pace a moped any day. I think we can catch her!" We turned and blazed down the alley. I had to hang on tightly or risk losing an arm. But sure enough, we caught up to her in an alleyway two blocks down.
Nyassa was walking her moped down the alley, sniffing. I kind of felt sorry for her. And I would have, except for what she did when Ishtar and Bakura blew it.
Nyassa whirled. "PHAROH!" She exclaimed. A look of shock and fear crossed her face, before it twisted into a guarded smile.
"Why did you break into the museum?" Ishtar demanded.
Bakura smirked, tossing a knife, nonchalantly into the air. "I'm a thief by nature and even I can't get by modern security systems. Come on, a thief to a thief, you can tell me."
"That's enough you two!" Yami growled. "You're scaring her. What I want to know, is why you're running from us."
Nyassa held up the glove. "I was the disciple of an Eliminator on Duelist's Kingdom. Surely that accounts for a reason to hide? After what happened to Panik?" Her millennium item began to glow. "And as the keeper of the Millennium Crystal, I knew that the Tomb Robber would want it eventually. I was hoping to meet you all separately." Nyassa's voice steadily grew deeper. Silver streaks were slowly spreading through her hair. Her blue eyes became lighter, almost silver blue, like ice. "But, being cornered, I am forced to protect myself."
//A MILLENIUM SPIRIT!// I cried. //YAMI WATCH OUT!// I wasn't sure why, but I was panicking worse than when I'd faced any of the evil duelists I'd ever met.
//Its alright Aibuo, I know.// Yami's mental voice was tense.
"Pharaoh, your strength comes from your bond with your hikari, but when that bond is eliminated or lessened, then so does your power. I really wish I didn't have to do this to you, but..." Nyassa's body was enveloped in silver light. "SEPARATE!"
I felt a shock run through us, heart wrenching, all consuming, such terrible pain. I screamed, it felt like my soul was being torn apart. Nearby, Marik and Ryou were screaming as well. I could hear them, but they were screaming with two voices. Impossible!
My heart pounded, my soul was wrenched one last time. Then everything went black.
~Joey~
Seto and Otogi followed me, Mai, and Tea in his Escalade. Tristan rode on his motor cycle, searching for Yugi, Ryou, and Marik. Tristan pulled to a stop with a screech. "Here they are!"
Dreading what I might find, I followed Mai and Tea. Seto and Otogi followed me to the entrance to the alleyway.
"YUGI!" Tea cried.
"Gods." Seto stated.
Yugi, Yami, Ryou, Bakura, Marik and Ishtar were sprawled unconscious on the ground, and separate from each other. "How on or off the earth?" I demanded.
"Yugi's alive." Tea said, taking his pulse, "But his heartbeat is irregular."
"It would be." Otogi said softly. "He's lost part of himself." He nodded to Yami on the ground.
"We can't bring them to the hospital." Tristan said, slightly panicked. "Mom would run a backround check."
Seto nodded. "We can bring them to my mansion. There's more than enough room for them there."
We had another problem. There was just enough room in Mai's mustang to put Yugi in, but when we tried to put them in separate cars, Yugi moaned in pain and writhed so much that Tea was afraid he'd hurt himself. So Otogi joined us instead and we all followed Seto to the mansion. I was absolutely relieved when we made it into Seto's house and had Yugi and Yami safely in bed. As I watched them in the bed, Yugi snuggled closer to Yami and settled down with a sigh.
Seto came to the door. "Ryou and Marik have fevers, and Tristan says that they're in real distress. How long have they had their other halves?"
"Ryou's had his ring since he was probably about 11 or 12." I answered. "And Marik probably had his younger."
Seto nodded. "Time... They're probably reacting based on how long they've been attached."
I shivered. "Yugi seems to be alright. But I think that will only last as long as he's asleep."
"Yes, but his Yami will probably be conscious to sound the alarm." I followed Seto down to the living room and flopped onto the couch. Seto flopped into a chair and covered his face with his hands, he ran his fingers through his hair. "Ra, I never thought that Yami, of all people... he seemed so strong... and to see him like that... it just hurts, you know? I want to throttle that girl, and you can bet it was her who did it."
Tea and the others came in. "I never thought that I'd see Bakura so distraught. He's just as badly off as Ryou, for all that he claims not to care."
"We should contact Isis." Otogi said, taking the loveseat opposite. "She's his sister. And she has a Millennium Item too. Maybe she'd know how to take care of him."
"I got the impression that Isis didn't exactly like Marik too much." Seto said thoughtfully. "Why don't we wait for them to wake up and take it from there?"
"Yeah." Otogi said thoughtfully. "Tristan, my place is closest. Why don't we spend the night there and we'll be on standby."
"Tea you can stay with me." Mai offered. "I'm about a block away from Otogi, Seto, here's my cellphone."
"And mine." Tristan handed Seto his.
"What about you mutt?" Seto asked, I didn't feel like punching his lights out about now.
"I don't have anybody waiting for me. My dad's a drunken ass, he won't notice that I'm gone." I sighed. I didn't like admitting that in front of Seto, but I might as well. Considering that he's an orphan he'd probably understand.
"Stay here then." Seto sighed. "I'll bring a cot up to my room. This is going to be a long night."
That was when we heard the wail from upstairs.
~Yugi~
An almost painful sense of emptiness woke me. My eyes fluttered open. My heart was hammering against my chest. I had sweat dripping down my forehead. But the pain! The loss! It was incredible!
Then I saw why. Yami was lying next to me on the bed. Yami was... here? But... Yami was supposed to be inside of me! He was supposed to be part of me! Tears of pain and confusion filled my eyes. I couldn't hold them back. The realization hit me, we weren't able to duel as one anymore. It would have to be him or me. I had lost one of the greatest thrills of my life, the Shadow Games. I could not hold back my scream.
Yami woke out of a sound sleep. "YUGI!" He cried. He barely had time to assimilate what had happened when I heard the pounding of feet on the stairs.
"Yugi!"
"Are you alright?"
"What's wrong?"
They didn't understand. They didn't know... the emptiness... incredible... impossible! I was so empty, and robbed of the one thing that had completed my life. I clung to Yami, sobbing hysterically, trying, and failing, to remerge with him.
"Aibuo, aibuo... shhh... I've got you." Yami held me, stroking me, trying to comfort me.
//That... that horrible... how could she... she has one too... how...//
//We cornered her Yugi...// Yami whispered. //We scared her and she reacted... shhhh... we'll make it throught.// "I've got you Yugi, it will be alright."
"Yugi are you okay?" Tea asked frantically. "What's wrong?"
Yami spared me having to answer. "He's frantic because we were separated. And for some reason we can't remerge." Yami told her. "Its like..." Tears were filling his eyes now. "He feels like he was robbed of something... so empty." Yami shivered, wrapping his arms around me and nuzzling me gently. "Shhhh... Aibuo, I've got you."
"I think Yami can take care of it. Tea, if suddenly you lost the use of your legs, and you weren't able to dance, how would you feel?"
"I... I didn't think of that." She said softly. "I'm sorry..." She said, putting a gentle hand on my back.
I drew away from her. I didn't want her. I wanted Yami inside of me again. Nothing Tea did could help that. My mind was whirling in confusion and clinging to sanity. I think, only Yami's arms around my waist kept me from breaking down completely. I snuggled closer to him.
They left. I snuggled against Yami. Some part of me wanted to be with him. Wanted him to do more than hold me. I leaned upward, looking into his eyes. He really didn't look like me. Yami's face was... delicate, almost sculpted from clay. So beautiful.
I did it... maybe it was love, maybe out of sheer yearning, I reached up and placed my lips to his. Yami jumped, then shivered as he leaned into the kiss. Pleasure rolled through me, both of ours. It was not the comforting words of my friends that calmed me down. It was this connection with Yami, and his mental caress of affection that saved me. It awakened something in me, a fire I'd never felt before, not even towards Tea.
//Yugi you...// Yami gasped.
//This fire...// I pulled back only for air. Leaning upward again.
//I couldn't do this to you.// Yami knew what I wanted.
//Yami I need you... Its not like I'm some kind of child. I'm almost 15.// I slipped my tongue into his mouth, twining it with mine, begging him.
//Aibou...// Yami purred.
I didn't resist when he pushed me gently onto my back. Gods I needed what he was about to give. I wrestled out of my t-shirt as Yami teased my neck. //Take me Yami.// I whispered.
//Gladly.// I felt his whisper in my mind. It slipped through my soul, penetrating my confusion and filling me with love. //Yugi... I wanted you so long... you pulled me out of darkness. For you, I can only do the same...//
~tbc~