A/N: Thank u for all who reviewed. Even though I'm updating on the 12th
this was written on the 11th. Please take a moment to remember those lost
on that day two years ago; if are not American, remember that that affected
the entire world, it was not only American's that died. Once again, thank
you to all reviewers.
Dog Tags
Ryou didn't have time to aim carefully; he was firing in random directions, and was being either very skillful at it or very lucky. Ryou did not like the killing, no he was not enjoying this one bit but it had to be done, it was his mission now. Yugi, however, was an entirely different matter.
He wasn't even moving or trying to defend himself, he just stood there motionless. Welcoming death, possibly. Yugi was human, he feared death as much as the next man but the thing he feared more then death was killing. 'I've got to get him to move!' Ryou thought as he continued firing randomly. 'I have to get him out of there!' Taking a risk, Ryou jumped onto Yugi pushing him to the ground.
"Yugi, you have to get out of here now!" Ryou looked around nervously, luckily they were protected by a wall of other humans. "You need to crawl back towards the camp, don't get yourself trampled, now get out of here before you end up dead!"
"But, Ryou, how will I-" Yugi began to ask.
"There's no time, if you want to live, go!" Ryou stood up again and headed towards the front of the group. Yugi, taking his advice began to wiggle on the grounds towards the direction of the hidden camp.
He sighed sadly as he had finally made a good enough distance between himself and the raging battle. "I shouldn't be here." he said aloud to no one. "I don't belong here with all of this fighting and killing.it's not right. It's only been one battle and I've seen enough..to.to." he broke down sobbing and could no longer stand straight and fell into a shaking heap on the side of the road.
'I heard that man talking in the tent next to mine and Ryou's last night." he thought bitterly as the tears continued. 'He had a family, people who cared, and depended on him. He had kids, a wife, a sick parent living with him.' he shuddered. 'And I saw him die today! He's gone, along with so many others.how many children don't' have fathers anymore? How many wives are widows? How many parents childless?'
He cried for a long while there in the isolated quiet. How long he was there, he didn't know. Yugi stood up and wiped the last tear remaining on his cheek away. Hearing footsteps behind him, he whirled around. Crying was the last thing he wanted to be found doing in this place.he knew it would not be pretty if the Sergeant or Lieutenant were to find him here.
He was very relieved when Ryou stalked out from the shadows. "Ryou." Yugi breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank God it's just you." Ryou continued striding toward him, a concerned yet determined and serious look in his eye. He tightly gripped Yugi's shoulders, attempting to tell him something but Yugi beat him to speech with a small gasp. "Ryou, what happened here?" there was a large, bloody gash across Ryou's already very pale face.
"War, Yugi. War is what happened. It can't be avoided unless you have the courage to avoid it."
"Ryou, what are you talking about? I-" Ryou cut off further speech with a small shake.
"Yugi, take my advice and run. Get out of here while you still can and do it before the rest of the troops catch up with me. There should be an airport that is still running about fifty miles north," Ryou pointed in the direction of North. "try and get back home from there. Now go."
Yugi nodded numbly, not quiet having taken in all of what Ryou had just said. But he trusted him and so he obeyed. "Wait! Give me your dog tag," Ryou removed the tag from around Yugi's neck and watched him scramble through the jungle towards what was hopefully home. 'Good Luck Yugi.I hope you make it back." Ryou looked sadly at the last rays of sunlight cutting through the darkness. 'Because right now I have a sinking feeling that I might not make it here.and I don't think I'm brave enough to leave like you did."
He clutched Yugi's dog tag in his fist and let a tear fall down his cheek. Hearing his Sergent's voice from behind him, he walked up to him, saluting with one hand and holding out Yugi's dog tag in the other. "Sir! I would like report someone Missing In Action."
END CHAPTER THREE
A/N: Ok, that chapter obviously focused around Yugi and Ryou, the chapter will rotate between the groups. Sorry this was so short.
Also, Yugi will come back into this plot line; I'm not through with him yet.
Dog Tags
Ryou didn't have time to aim carefully; he was firing in random directions, and was being either very skillful at it or very lucky. Ryou did not like the killing, no he was not enjoying this one bit but it had to be done, it was his mission now. Yugi, however, was an entirely different matter.
He wasn't even moving or trying to defend himself, he just stood there motionless. Welcoming death, possibly. Yugi was human, he feared death as much as the next man but the thing he feared more then death was killing. 'I've got to get him to move!' Ryou thought as he continued firing randomly. 'I have to get him out of there!' Taking a risk, Ryou jumped onto Yugi pushing him to the ground.
"Yugi, you have to get out of here now!" Ryou looked around nervously, luckily they were protected by a wall of other humans. "You need to crawl back towards the camp, don't get yourself trampled, now get out of here before you end up dead!"
"But, Ryou, how will I-" Yugi began to ask.
"There's no time, if you want to live, go!" Ryou stood up again and headed towards the front of the group. Yugi, taking his advice began to wiggle on the grounds towards the direction of the hidden camp.
He sighed sadly as he had finally made a good enough distance between himself and the raging battle. "I shouldn't be here." he said aloud to no one. "I don't belong here with all of this fighting and killing.it's not right. It's only been one battle and I've seen enough..to.to." he broke down sobbing and could no longer stand straight and fell into a shaking heap on the side of the road.
'I heard that man talking in the tent next to mine and Ryou's last night." he thought bitterly as the tears continued. 'He had a family, people who cared, and depended on him. He had kids, a wife, a sick parent living with him.' he shuddered. 'And I saw him die today! He's gone, along with so many others.how many children don't' have fathers anymore? How many wives are widows? How many parents childless?'
He cried for a long while there in the isolated quiet. How long he was there, he didn't know. Yugi stood up and wiped the last tear remaining on his cheek away. Hearing footsteps behind him, he whirled around. Crying was the last thing he wanted to be found doing in this place.he knew it would not be pretty if the Sergeant or Lieutenant were to find him here.
He was very relieved when Ryou stalked out from the shadows. "Ryou." Yugi breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank God it's just you." Ryou continued striding toward him, a concerned yet determined and serious look in his eye. He tightly gripped Yugi's shoulders, attempting to tell him something but Yugi beat him to speech with a small gasp. "Ryou, what happened here?" there was a large, bloody gash across Ryou's already very pale face.
"War, Yugi. War is what happened. It can't be avoided unless you have the courage to avoid it."
"Ryou, what are you talking about? I-" Ryou cut off further speech with a small shake.
"Yugi, take my advice and run. Get out of here while you still can and do it before the rest of the troops catch up with me. There should be an airport that is still running about fifty miles north," Ryou pointed in the direction of North. "try and get back home from there. Now go."
Yugi nodded numbly, not quiet having taken in all of what Ryou had just said. But he trusted him and so he obeyed. "Wait! Give me your dog tag," Ryou removed the tag from around Yugi's neck and watched him scramble through the jungle towards what was hopefully home. 'Good Luck Yugi.I hope you make it back." Ryou looked sadly at the last rays of sunlight cutting through the darkness. 'Because right now I have a sinking feeling that I might not make it here.and I don't think I'm brave enough to leave like you did."
He clutched Yugi's dog tag in his fist and let a tear fall down his cheek. Hearing his Sergent's voice from behind him, he walked up to him, saluting with one hand and holding out Yugi's dog tag in the other. "Sir! I would like report someone Missing In Action."
END CHAPTER THREE
A/N: Ok, that chapter obviously focused around Yugi and Ryou, the chapter will rotate between the groups. Sorry this was so short.
Also, Yugi will come back into this plot line; I'm not through with him yet.