Authors note:
Okay here's the new chapter I'm sorry it has taken me this long to update ^^' I really appreciate all of those lovely reviewers who understood why I postponed an update. I was really trying but if you haven't notices my chapters are always pretty long. not really but long enough. I did try and get it done sooner but I'm writing another fic simultaneously and it's my first year of college and I took too many classes and I was/ and still am under a lot of stress. I really was trying my hardest to get this fic done, I'm sorry that some of you didn't understand why.. And I just wanted to let you know that I appreciated that you understood my situation.
For that I made it a little longer than I usually did. ^^ As always thanks you very much and I will try and update again soon. The semester is almost over so I'll have more time, but as you will soon find out this fic is almost over anyway. But yours truly has another fic in mind and for that one I'll write a few chapters before I post so that I can just upload them regularly ^^
Now onward to the fic!!!!!!!!!!
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Version Six:
The warmth of the suns brilliant rays gently seeped through the blinds of the second story window of the turtle game shop, and seemed to dance on the walls as they glimmered and shined. The light slowly began creeping as the sun rose higher and higher in the sky and began to awaken the sleeping figure on the bed.
Yami's lips began to change into the shape of a mischievous grin as flashes from the day before flashed through his mind. "Man, yesterday was great. Now that I've had some fun, I think I've better get to the bottom of this."
Yami rubbed his eyes with his fists and looked around the room. It looked the same as it always did, clothes strewn everywhere, papers and books covered the desk top so much that you couldn't even tell what color it was unless you looked at the drawers.
Yami sighed softly as he got up from the bed and stretched and made his way towards the window. He slowly scratched the back of his head as he watched the world outside his window passing him by.
"I wonder how many times I've lived this day now.why is this happening? There has to be something that I've missed. What could it possibly be? Meanwhile all those people down there do the same things everyday, and have no clue what's really going on."
Yami sighed again as he watched a kid ride his bike down the street. He turned around and went to his closet and chose his clothes yet again having to wear the same outfit. "You know, having to wear the same thing everyday is really getting old." Yami smirked as he walked into the bathroom to take a shower.
A few minutes later Yami emerged out of the bathroom fully dressed with a smile on his face. His still slightly wet hair began to drip from the tips; the tiny droplets landing on his shoulders darkening any spot they touched.
"If I'm the only one who remembers this. then there has to be a reason why that is." Yami frowned in frustration. "What could it be?" Yami looked himself over in the mirror and made his way over to the cluttered desk.
"Okay, I have to figure out what exactly is causing this loop. and so I have to fix all the problems that have been going wrong because maybe one of those is what is causing this loop." Yami spoke as he sifted through the mess looking for his books, dropping papers and things off the desk and onto the floor.
"Ah... here are my books. now I." Yami spoke but was interrupted by a yell from downstairs. "YAMI YOUR GOING TO BE LATE TO SCHOOL!!!!" Sugoroku yelled.
"I'm COMING!!!!!" Yami yelled back as he gathered his things and made his way downstairs.
[Hey wait a minute Yugi is great with puzzles, maybe he can help me...] Yami thought as he climbed down the steps to the living room.
"Hey Gramps, did Yugi leave early this morning?" Yami asked as he walked into the kitchen and grabbed a bagel that was sitting on the kitchen counter. Sugoroku was busy washing some dishes with his back facing Yami.
"Yes, of course he did Yami. Unlike you, he actually goes to his class on time." Sugoroku smirked as Yami frowned.
"Okay, I'm gunna go now." Yami waved goodbye as he walked towards the door, "Oh and Gramps?" Yami smirked as Sugoroku turned from his kitchen duties to eat his bagel only to face an empty plate with a few crumbs on it.
"Thanks for the bagel" Yami munched on the bagel and laughed as he shut the door. "YAMI!!!!!!!!" Sugoroku yelled as Yami walked down the street eating Sugoroku's bagel.
Yami continued to walk down the street, lost in thought long after the bagel was gone. [Okay, why would the day loop like this? Something must have happened that shouldn't have to make this happen.hm.] Yami continued to think and didn't look where he was going and slammed right into a pole.
Yami fell to the ground with a thud and rubbed his head. A few people around him laughed and pointed until Yami showed them a death glare and they all quit laughing and walked away.
"Damn it this is going to hurt for a while" Yami stated as he rubbed his head with his hand." He picked up his books that he dropped and got up from the floor to face a small girl who was looking at him sadly.
Yami stared at the small girl as she stood in front of him and looked up. The tiny girl had misty blue eyes and had what looked like silver hair that was just above her shoulders. The younger girl seemed so sad and lonely. She wore a simple white dress that was just at her knees, and had a flowing back that reached the floor.
Her hands were behind her back as he cocked her head to the side to look at Yami. Yami furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, "Uh? Do I know you?" Yami stated as the girl smiled sadly.
"You do not. But I know you." The girl stated her voice was calm and gentle but had an undertone of sadness within it.
"Are you sure? Maybe you have me con..." Yami started but was interrupted by the voice of the young girl.
"You must search for the truth outside as well as within yourself Yami. For only you have the power to stop this." Tears began to fall from he young girl's eyes as she spoke. She brought her hands in front of her in a pleading gesture as Yami stood there dumb struck.
"I." Yami began as a sound from behind him distracted him and he turned away to look where it was coming from. Seeing it was nothing he turned back to speak to the young girl but there was nobody there.
"Where'd she. but she was just here." Yami looked around to wear the girl could have gone and spotted a storeowner sweeping the sidewalk in front of his shop.
"Hey, did you see where that little girl in white went?" Yami asked, as the shopkeeper looked at him confused.
"Um. what little girl? I didn't see anyone." The shopkeeper looked at Yami as if he was crazy.
"You know the little girl, the one I was talking to." Yami stated as he pointed to the place where he had been standing.
"Uh, I didn't see anyone, just you talking to yourself." The man stated as he went back into his shop.
Yami looked back to the spot where he had been standing and back in front of him with confusion. [I have got to fix this. Now I'm seeing things.] Yami thought as the form of the little girl flashed inside his mind.
He began to walk to school thoughts of what had happened, flashing through his mind as he began to formulate a plan to fix Monday once and for all.
As he turned the corner the ominous form of the school loomed in the distance and the sound of chattering students wafted in the wind. As he arrived at school he noticed that it was already lunchtime and that he had wasted most of the day walking there and thinking about his strange 'encounter'. He looked at his watch and noticed that lunch was almost over anyway.
He walked inside the gates slowly trying not to attract too much attention but most of the students noticed and started pointing at him and talking amongst themselves. At this point Yami could care less what they had to say.
As he walked across the yard he noticed the group sitting quietly under a tree all of them not speaking to each other. Yami figured they hadn't fixed their problems yet and wasn't going to say anything. [Ah what the hell, at least they could be happy for the rest of THIS Monday right?] Yami sighed as he quietly sat down and stared at them all.
Bakura was about to make one of his remarks when Yami interrupted him. "Okay Jou, Kaiba didn't cheat on you, the letter you found was written by him. He wanted to surprise you and send you roses with that letter in it to see if you knew it was from him. And you two should find out each other's schedules and work something out so you guys could see more of each other." Yami stated.
"How did" Jou began but was interrupted by Yami who began to speak again. "Ryou, Bakura has a problem with telling people his problems up front so it would be better if you gave him space to let him come to you with his problems instead of you bugging them out of him. And you Bakura should try to talk to Ryou, you don't have to tell him everything but let him know that you do care for him even though you may not show it all the time." Yami breathed again pausing a second to catch his breath.
Bakura furrowed his brows in confusion and tried to say something but Yami began to speak yet again, "and you Marik need to stop harassing people or at least lessen it because Malik doesn't like it and if you don't your going to lose him forever." Yami stated again looking at Marik and Malik who had their mouths hanging open.
Everyone stayed quiet in shock that Yami knew what had been happening when he wasn't even there the whole day. "Don't ask me how I know, I just do. And I advise you guys to make up because I'm sick of listening to you guys fight all the time it's really annoying." Yami stated everyone still quiet in shock.
"Yami, how did you know what we were arguing about? And we haven't been fighting all the time, we just had the argument today." Ryou stated still confused at what Yami meant by 'fighting all the time'.
"Believe me Ryou, you wouldn't believe me if I told you. And I've heard all of you guys fighting more than enough times, so just make up already and stop arguing." Yami stated as he sighed and looked around.
Yami got out one of his notebooks and began to furiously write down problems that he saw around him and the ones that he had already solved with his friends.
"Yami what are you doing?" Kaiba questioned as he saw Yami looking around and scribbling on the notebook.
"I'm writing down all the problems I have to fix because the day is repeating itself and I have to figure out a way to stop it before I go insane of frustration." Yami stated not looking at Kaiba and continuing to write things down.
"Uh, oookay... but Yami?" Kaiba questioned as Yami turned to look at him.
"If the day is repeating itself. then wouldn't what you have written down now not have happened yet the next time it repeats?" Kaiba questioned as realization hit Yami as he rolled his eyes and crumpled the piece of paper and tossed it over his shoulder.
"Hey have any of you guys seen Yugi?" Yami questioned as he asked everyone who seemed to have made up.
"Yeah, I saw him in the hall this morning he seemed a bit sad but other than that he was okay." Ryou stated as he hugged Bakura.
"Yeah I saw him too, he was looking for you this morning I guess he wanted to talk to you about the letter." Jou stated as he hugged Kaiba who had gotten out his laptop and had started to type something down.
"Letter?" Yami questioned as he looked at Jou curiously.
"Yeah, Yugi said he wanted to talk to you. Said it was important. He told me yesterday that he was going to give you a letter this morning and was going to talk to you about it later on today. Didn't you get the letter?" Jou questioned as he looked at Yami who was looking at the ground thinking quietly to himself.
[I have rarely seen him all these times that this day has repeated itself, and even the one time I did he seemed so off, and bothered about something... Jou and Honda said the same thing. I wonder why.] Yami sat quietly until Honda's voice shook him from his thoughts.
"Hey Yami did you know you had a note taped to your locker?" Honda sat down a bag of chips in tow.
"Huh?" Yami stated as he looked at Honda confused. "Yeah you have a note taped to your locker, I think it's from Yugi." Honda stated, opening his bag of chips. "I would have taken it but I didn't know if it was personal or not." Honda munched on some chips and Jou leaned over and grabbed the bag of chips from Honda. "Hey!!! Those are mine! Get your own!" Honda yelled as he reached over and tried to get his bag of chips back while everyone laughed.
"When did you see the note?" Yami asked Honda who was still struggling for the bag. "I saw it a few minutes ago while I was walking down the hallway." Honda stated, as he finally got his bag back and looked inside to find that half was gone already. Honda glared at Jou who had a fist full of chips and was munching happily leaning on Kaiba who was typing.
"Oh, okay then. I'm going to go see if it's still there I'll see you guys later." Yami began to get up but Honda stopped him. "Yami, when I saw Yugi last, he looked really worried about something." Honda stated as he looked at Yami. "I was really worried about him." Honda spoke and Yami nodded.
"I'll find out what's wrong." Yami got up and ran towards his locker. As he made his way trough the crowds the heard someone should his name and as he looked to where it was coming from. "Yugi?" Yami turned his head to look who it was and slammed into something and fell to the floor.
"Ouch! Why you little! Oh? Yami! Its you!" a voice spoke from underneath Yami. Yami shook his head and opened his eyes to come face to face with Anzu.
"Gah!" Yami quickly got up and dusted himself off. "Oh Yami if you wanted to hug me you should have just asked. I would have gladly accepted." Anzu smiled and walked up to Yami and grinned.
"Have you seen Yugi?" Yami asked his voice filled with annoyance and contempt.
"Oh that little brat? Yeah he was looking for you in the Lunchroom. Stupid brat!! Hahaha" Anzu laughed as her lackeys joined in.
"Yugi is not a stupid brat. That is you. You are an annoying slut that nobody likes. Including me." Yami pushed her aside and continued to run towards his locker leaving a shocked Anzu and company.
As he arrived at his locker he saw the paper taped to his locker. Yami grabbed it and saw the writing on the front.
To: Yami
From: Yugi
Yami stared at the note and quickly opened it and read its contents. The note read as follows:
Dear Yami,
I know what I made you decide was really hard. And I understand if you don't want it. It's okay I'll understand. If you feel the same way I do, then meet me by the fountain in the back of the school at lunch. If you don't show up I'll understand that you don't feel the same way, but I just wanted to say. thank you for everything. However this turns out.
Yours truly,
Yugi
[Feel the same way I do? What decision? I don't understand what is he... wait a minute... didn't Jou say something about Yugi wanting to give me a letter this morning? But how could he give me a letter if he has zero period in the morning.] Yami began to think to himself wondering what Jou could have meant.
Yami turned the paper in his hands as something clicked. [Wait a minute. the papers on my desk... I never even looked at them when I threw them all over the place for my books... I did that every time. wait.I have to read that letter it must be important. Maybe Yugi is still at that fountain.] Yami thought as he quickly ran down the hall towards the back of the school and the fountain in question.
Suddenly the lunch bell rang and Yami ran faster, his locker happened to be towards the front of the school. Yami continued to run when floods of students began to make their way inside the halls blocking his path.
"Hey!! I need to get through, move-out-of-the- WAY!" Yami yelled as he pushed and pulled his way through the crowds.
Yami finally reached the double doors to the back of the school and reached for them when they suddenly burst open and hit him in the face.
Yami fell to the floor with a thud his eyes closed in pain. The crowds began to thin out and the noises died down as Yami slowly opened his eyes and looked around, only To see two people talking trying to wake him up.
"Hey you okay?" one of the students said as he looked at Yami. Who suddenly realized he had to get to Yugi.
"Yeah, I'm fine thanks gotta go!" Yami slowly got up and wobbled a bit before opening the door and rushing out. Leaving the two students stunned.
[Gotta find Yugi, Gotta find Yugi, Gotta find Yugi.] Yami repeated as he rushed down the hall towards the fountain. Yami spotted the fountain and rushed towards it.
As he reached it he saw that there was no one there and Yugi was nowhere to be found. "Yugi." Yami stated as he looked around to see if his Hikari had just left but saw nothing.
Yami sighed softly as he sat on the edge of the fountain thinking. [Okay, I've got to think where would Yugi go. Maybe he's in his class? Shit what class does he have? .hm. oh yeah English room 112!] Yami got up and ran towards the building once more and opened the doors.
Yami got to the stairway and ran up the flight of stairs towards Yugi's classroom. As he reached the top of the stairs he paused to catch his breath and continued to run towards the classroom that was at the end of the hall.
[Finally room 112!] Yami sighed as he burst through the door surprising everyone in the room including the teacher who just stared at him.
"Can I help you?" The teacher spoke irratation clearly in her voice. Yami looked around the room to find Yugi but found he wasn't there.
"Uh, Yeah, is Yugi here?" Yami spoke the teacher annoyed. "No, Yugi is NOT here, he left a while ago said he was feeling bad and went home" The teacher spoke. "Now can I please continue my class." The teacher glared at Yami who cringed. "Ugh yeah sure. Sorry" Yami grinned and closed the door and retreated into the hallway.
"Did he go home?" Yami spoke as he looked at his clock. "Might as well find him." Yami spoke as he went towards the staircase and looked at them.[okay no way in hell I'm going down those steps again.] Yami thought just then a 'ding' was heard behind him. He turned around and remembered the elevators the school had for disabled students and staff. Yami grinned to himself.
[No one's here to see heh] Yami pushed the button for the elevator and stepped inside. A few minutes later he arrived on the first floor and walked out. [Now to find Yami] Yami ran down the deserted hallway as the ditching students looked at him oddly as if he was the only one who was doing something wrong.
Yami burst through the front doors and continued to run all the way home.
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Yami finally arrived at the turtle game shop to find Sugoroku working in the store straightening some things on a shelf. Yami quietly tried to walk past him unnoticed but it didn't work.
"Yami what are you doing home so early?" Sugoroku questioned, his back still turned to Yami, as Yami stopped dead in his tracks.
"Uh, I felt sick. I needed to get home before I threw up on somebody." Yami spoke as he turned to face Sugoroku.
"Right. well I suppose its okay" Sugoroku started but Yami interrupted. "Thanks gotta go bye!" Yami called as he rushed upstairs to Yugi's room.
Yami reached Yugi's room and opened the door. The room was empty, and Yugi was no where to be found.
"Man where could he be?" Yami put his hands on his hips as he contemplated where his little hikari could have gone.
"Wait! The letter!" Yami yelled as he realized that he had forgotten about the letter that he was supposed to read that morning. Yami quickly ran out of the room not bothering to close the door.
Yami bolted into his room and started searching for the lost letter. Yami searched everywhere from on and in his desk to all around the room but came up empty handed.
"Where could that damn letter be!" Yami yelled as he looked around all the mess that was already there, and the mess he had just made.
Yami continued to search but found nothing. [Okay, Yugi is smart about these things. He would have placed it somewhere that he knew I could find it. If it's not on the desk it has to be somewhere obvious.]
Yami looked around and saw nothing that helped then he saw his clock that still read 5:01. Yami glared at it and then turned away to his closet when suddenly it hit him. [Wait a minute. I always look at my clock, maybe..] Yami jumped on top of the bed and stepped off landing in front of his nightstand.
He looked on top of the nightstand and around the clock but found nothing. Then he felt something wet and cold on his knees and looked down and realized that he had forgotten about the leak in the bed and then he saw it.
"Oh no I forgot about the watch!" Yami picked up the watch and it was soaking wet... "Wait a minute, each time this day passes I knocked the nightstand and the watch falls. over." Yami's eyes widen as he looks underneath the nighstand and then something yellow catches his eye on the side of the nightstand.
That's when he saw it. A yellow envelop lying in between his nightstand and his bed. Yami slowly reached in between the gap and pulls out the letter that is half way wet from the water that had leaked, which thankfully wasn't much. Luckily the letter had fallen onto a patch of carpet that had not gotten that wet.
Yami slowly got up from the floor, letter in hand and sat on his bed. Yami looks at the letter, on the front it simply states Yami in Yugi's handwriting.
Yami opens the letter and unfolds the paper within it and begins to read its contents.
Dear Yami,
I know that by the time you read this, I'll be at school, and I did it this way on purpose because I wanted you to really think about what I have to say, without letting my emotions effect your decision. The truth is Yami; you have changed my life forever. You've protected me and cared for me ever since I solved the millennium puzzle. You are one of my best friends and you're like a brother to me, maybe even more than that. You've allowed me to be stronger, and stand up for myself. If it weren't for you and the puzzle, I wouldn't have the friends that I do. You mean the world to me Yami, and I could never live without you.
Yet, ever since I realized this, My heart hurt every time I saw you. Every time that you smiled at someone or hugged someone else, I wished that it was me that you smiled at, that I was the one you were hugging. I wanted so much to be with you Yami; I love you so much that it hurts to be around you because deep inside my heart I know the truth. That someone so beautiful as you could never love someone like me. But I can't help the way I feel I love you Yami. I have loved you from afar for so long, I don't even know how it began. It seems that I've always loved you. When I'm around you I feel complete, as if nothing in the world can touch me, that I could do, and be whatever I wanted.
I can't sleep without thinking about you; you're everywhere to me. When I close my eyes I see your face smiling back at me. I love you Yami, and I hope that you love me too, but I understand if you don't feel the same way. I know this is hard for you I know it is, and I'm sorry I put you in this situation, but I can't stand being without you anymore. I'd give the world to be with you Yami, but all I ask is a simple answer of you. If you don't want to talk to me ever again, I'll understand. I just needed to tell you. Yami, if you do return the feelings then you'd make me the happiest person alive, if you do not then that's okay too. Please tell me how you feel today, I'll meet you at your locker at break. And no matter what happens Yami, Thank you for everything you have done for me.
Yours truly,
Yugi
Yami looked up from reading the piece of paper his eyes glistening with tears, tiny droplets rolled down his cheek and landed on the thin piece of paper smudging the pen marks.
"Yugi" Yami held the paper close to him and closed his eyes, as the tears continued to flow unhindered.
"Why didn't you tell me." Yami smiled as he looked at the paper. [Wait I still have to find him!]
Yami folded the paper back up and placed it in its envelop he looked at it once again before folding it and placing the letter in his pocket.
Yami walked out of the room and down the stairs as he made his way towards the door he heard Sugoroku's voice call to him.
"Yami where are you going I thought you were sick." Sugoroku questioned as he stood in the doorway to the kitchen.
"Uh, yeah, well I need to find Yugi and talk to him about something. I'll be right back kay?" Yami stated as he opened the door and stepped out.
Yami ran down the sidewalk looking around for where Yugi might have gone. [Where could he be. no wonder he felt bad, he wanted to talk to me all day and I never caught up with him. He must think I'm avoiding him.] Yami sighed as he continued to run, down the streets, going nowhere.
Yami continued to search for an hour but came up with nothing. [Where could he have gone to!! I have to find him!!] Yami yelled as he sat on a bench in front of a large park. HE stopped to catch his breath from running all over the streets of domino trying to find his Hikari.
Yami closed his eyes to think for a moment when something suddenly flashed into his mind. The vision of the little girl in white her eyes filled with tears "You must search for the truth outside as well as within yourself Yami. For only you have the power to stop this." Her words echoed inside his mind as he wondered what the girl could have meant.
"What did she mean?" Yami spoke as he closed his eyes once more. then another flash appeared in his mind only this time it was a smiling Yugi.
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"This is my favorite place in the world Yami, I come here when I want to be alone and think." Yugi spoke softly as he looked out at the pond.
"You don't like to think in your room?" Yami questioned as he too looked out onto the lake.
"No, its just here its more quiet and private." Yugi smiled as he looked at Yami.
"Can I come here and think too?" Yami questioned as he too looked at Yugi. Yugi blushed slightly and turned to look at the pond once again.
"Of course you can" Yugi smiled, as did Yami as they continued to stare at the pond and the swans that glided on the ponds still surface.
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"That's it! The pond!!!" Yami got up from the bench and turned around to face the large park and grinned.
Yami took off running into the tiny park branches scraped his face and arms as he rushed through the dense foliage. [Hold on Yugi I'm coming don't worry I'm coming] Yami continued to run until he burst through the trees into a large glade with an enormous pond in the center.
Beautiful white swans flew across the water and gently landed on the still surface. Yami looked around until his eyes fell upon a small figure sitting at the edge of the pond looking out at the swans ahead. Yugi's eyes held a look of sadness in them and from what Yami could tell he was holding on to something.
"Yugi." Yami spoke softly as he made his way towards the silent figure ahead of him.
Yugi noticed the disturbance in the silence and turned to where the noise was coming from and saw Yami walking towards him. Yugi's eyes widened in shock as Yami got closer and closer. Yugi froze in fear as Yami smiled and sat next to him.
"Y...Y... Yami?" Yugi spoke softly not trusting his voice.
"Yes, Yugi It's me." Yami smiled at Yugi who was still wide eyed. Yugi closed his eyes and tears began to our down his face in rivers.
"What's wrong Yugi?" Yami asked concerned as Yugi continued to cry.
"I'm sorry Yami, I'm sorry for making you decide... I'm sorry for the way I feel. I just... I just..." Yugi continued to cry, and his small form began to shake from the force of his sobs.
"Oh Yugi," Yami smiles as he pulls his little hikari into his arms. Yugi's head lying on His shoulder. Yami embraces Yugi tightly, as he speaks softly into his ear "You have nothing to be sorry for Yugi." Yugi continues to cry in Yami's arms.
"You see Yugi, I'm the one that should be sorry." Yugi looks up to see Yami's face tears still falling from his eyes.
"I should have to you this sooner but. Well, Yugi I love you too." Yami hugs Yugi tighter as Yugi stiffens in his hands.
"I tried... I tried to find you all day Yami, but you were always busy and I found you in the hall way. b.but you told me to go away..." Yugi sniffled as tears continued to fall from his face.
"Oh Yugi, I was trying to find you too, but everyone said they didn't know where you were. Then all these problems came up and .I didn't even see you in the hallway I was talking to stupid Yang who was trying to get me to help him with a prank in math class and he wouldn't leave me alone." Yami sighed as he hugged Yugi; the small boy shook harder as Yami hugged him.
"I'm sorry Yami, I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Yugi repeated as he shook his head to the side, burying his face in Yami's chest, holding Yami tightly with his hands.
"Yugi what's wrong? Why are you apologizing?" Yami questioned as Yugi continued to repeat the words over and over again.
"Please forgive me Yami, I love you." Yugi whispered softly as his body stops shaking and falls limp in Yami's arms.
"Yugi?" Yami questions as he notices Yugi stopped shaking in his arms. Yami pulled back to see Yugi's face and notices that he is no longer breathing.
"Yugi!!" Yami yells as he turns Yugi over, then notices something fall from Yugi's hand and roll onto the ground. Yami picks up the small vile and reads the label. Nightsbane followed by some fine print on the bottom.
"Oh no Yugi." Yami shakes the motionless body trying to wake Yugi up, tears falling down his eyes.
"Yugi wake up! You can't leave me, Yugi wake up!!!!" Yami hugs the limp form to his chest and cries. "Please don't leave me alone. Now that I've found you, I can't loose you." Yami closes his eyes a stream of tears flowing down his cheeks as he holds onto Yugi's still form. "All this time. All this time I never knew." Yami yelled, "Every time this damn day repeated itself you were hear thinking I hated you, and you ended your life because of it. That's why this day keeps repeating." Yami yelled as he held onto Yugi tighter.
"I'm sorry I should have told you sooner." Yami lies down with Yugi's body next to him and cries himself to sleep.
The sun begins to set in the sky illuminating the sky in brilliant warm colors, the water begins to sparkle in golden light as the sun begins to fall lower and lower in the sky.
Okay here's the new chapter I'm sorry it has taken me this long to update ^^' I really appreciate all of those lovely reviewers who understood why I postponed an update. I was really trying but if you haven't notices my chapters are always pretty long. not really but long enough. I did try and get it done sooner but I'm writing another fic simultaneously and it's my first year of college and I took too many classes and I was/ and still am under a lot of stress. I really was trying my hardest to get this fic done, I'm sorry that some of you didn't understand why.. And I just wanted to let you know that I appreciated that you understood my situation.
For that I made it a little longer than I usually did. ^^ As always thanks you very much and I will try and update again soon. The semester is almost over so I'll have more time, but as you will soon find out this fic is almost over anyway. But yours truly has another fic in mind and for that one I'll write a few chapters before I post so that I can just upload them regularly ^^
Now onward to the fic!!!!!!!!!!
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Version Six:
The warmth of the suns brilliant rays gently seeped through the blinds of the second story window of the turtle game shop, and seemed to dance on the walls as they glimmered and shined. The light slowly began creeping as the sun rose higher and higher in the sky and began to awaken the sleeping figure on the bed.
Yami's lips began to change into the shape of a mischievous grin as flashes from the day before flashed through his mind. "Man, yesterday was great. Now that I've had some fun, I think I've better get to the bottom of this."
Yami rubbed his eyes with his fists and looked around the room. It looked the same as it always did, clothes strewn everywhere, papers and books covered the desk top so much that you couldn't even tell what color it was unless you looked at the drawers.
Yami sighed softly as he got up from the bed and stretched and made his way towards the window. He slowly scratched the back of his head as he watched the world outside his window passing him by.
"I wonder how many times I've lived this day now.why is this happening? There has to be something that I've missed. What could it possibly be? Meanwhile all those people down there do the same things everyday, and have no clue what's really going on."
Yami sighed again as he watched a kid ride his bike down the street. He turned around and went to his closet and chose his clothes yet again having to wear the same outfit. "You know, having to wear the same thing everyday is really getting old." Yami smirked as he walked into the bathroom to take a shower.
A few minutes later Yami emerged out of the bathroom fully dressed with a smile on his face. His still slightly wet hair began to drip from the tips; the tiny droplets landing on his shoulders darkening any spot they touched.
"If I'm the only one who remembers this. then there has to be a reason why that is." Yami frowned in frustration. "What could it be?" Yami looked himself over in the mirror and made his way over to the cluttered desk.
"Okay, I have to figure out what exactly is causing this loop. and so I have to fix all the problems that have been going wrong because maybe one of those is what is causing this loop." Yami spoke as he sifted through the mess looking for his books, dropping papers and things off the desk and onto the floor.
"Ah... here are my books. now I." Yami spoke but was interrupted by a yell from downstairs. "YAMI YOUR GOING TO BE LATE TO SCHOOL!!!!" Sugoroku yelled.
"I'm COMING!!!!!" Yami yelled back as he gathered his things and made his way downstairs.
[Hey wait a minute Yugi is great with puzzles, maybe he can help me...] Yami thought as he climbed down the steps to the living room.
"Hey Gramps, did Yugi leave early this morning?" Yami asked as he walked into the kitchen and grabbed a bagel that was sitting on the kitchen counter. Sugoroku was busy washing some dishes with his back facing Yami.
"Yes, of course he did Yami. Unlike you, he actually goes to his class on time." Sugoroku smirked as Yami frowned.
"Okay, I'm gunna go now." Yami waved goodbye as he walked towards the door, "Oh and Gramps?" Yami smirked as Sugoroku turned from his kitchen duties to eat his bagel only to face an empty plate with a few crumbs on it.
"Thanks for the bagel" Yami munched on the bagel and laughed as he shut the door. "YAMI!!!!!!!!" Sugoroku yelled as Yami walked down the street eating Sugoroku's bagel.
Yami continued to walk down the street, lost in thought long after the bagel was gone. [Okay, why would the day loop like this? Something must have happened that shouldn't have to make this happen.hm.] Yami continued to think and didn't look where he was going and slammed right into a pole.
Yami fell to the ground with a thud and rubbed his head. A few people around him laughed and pointed until Yami showed them a death glare and they all quit laughing and walked away.
"Damn it this is going to hurt for a while" Yami stated as he rubbed his head with his hand." He picked up his books that he dropped and got up from the floor to face a small girl who was looking at him sadly.
Yami stared at the small girl as she stood in front of him and looked up. The tiny girl had misty blue eyes and had what looked like silver hair that was just above her shoulders. The younger girl seemed so sad and lonely. She wore a simple white dress that was just at her knees, and had a flowing back that reached the floor.
Her hands were behind her back as he cocked her head to the side to look at Yami. Yami furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, "Uh? Do I know you?" Yami stated as the girl smiled sadly.
"You do not. But I know you." The girl stated her voice was calm and gentle but had an undertone of sadness within it.
"Are you sure? Maybe you have me con..." Yami started but was interrupted by the voice of the young girl.
"You must search for the truth outside as well as within yourself Yami. For only you have the power to stop this." Tears began to fall from he young girl's eyes as she spoke. She brought her hands in front of her in a pleading gesture as Yami stood there dumb struck.
"I." Yami began as a sound from behind him distracted him and he turned away to look where it was coming from. Seeing it was nothing he turned back to speak to the young girl but there was nobody there.
"Where'd she. but she was just here." Yami looked around to wear the girl could have gone and spotted a storeowner sweeping the sidewalk in front of his shop.
"Hey, did you see where that little girl in white went?" Yami asked, as the shopkeeper looked at him confused.
"Um. what little girl? I didn't see anyone." The shopkeeper looked at Yami as if he was crazy.
"You know the little girl, the one I was talking to." Yami stated as he pointed to the place where he had been standing.
"Uh, I didn't see anyone, just you talking to yourself." The man stated as he went back into his shop.
Yami looked back to the spot where he had been standing and back in front of him with confusion. [I have got to fix this. Now I'm seeing things.] Yami thought as the form of the little girl flashed inside his mind.
He began to walk to school thoughts of what had happened, flashing through his mind as he began to formulate a plan to fix Monday once and for all.
As he turned the corner the ominous form of the school loomed in the distance and the sound of chattering students wafted in the wind. As he arrived at school he noticed that it was already lunchtime and that he had wasted most of the day walking there and thinking about his strange 'encounter'. He looked at his watch and noticed that lunch was almost over anyway.
He walked inside the gates slowly trying not to attract too much attention but most of the students noticed and started pointing at him and talking amongst themselves. At this point Yami could care less what they had to say.
As he walked across the yard he noticed the group sitting quietly under a tree all of them not speaking to each other. Yami figured they hadn't fixed their problems yet and wasn't going to say anything. [Ah what the hell, at least they could be happy for the rest of THIS Monday right?] Yami sighed as he quietly sat down and stared at them all.
Bakura was about to make one of his remarks when Yami interrupted him. "Okay Jou, Kaiba didn't cheat on you, the letter you found was written by him. He wanted to surprise you and send you roses with that letter in it to see if you knew it was from him. And you two should find out each other's schedules and work something out so you guys could see more of each other." Yami stated.
"How did" Jou began but was interrupted by Yami who began to speak again. "Ryou, Bakura has a problem with telling people his problems up front so it would be better if you gave him space to let him come to you with his problems instead of you bugging them out of him. And you Bakura should try to talk to Ryou, you don't have to tell him everything but let him know that you do care for him even though you may not show it all the time." Yami breathed again pausing a second to catch his breath.
Bakura furrowed his brows in confusion and tried to say something but Yami began to speak yet again, "and you Marik need to stop harassing people or at least lessen it because Malik doesn't like it and if you don't your going to lose him forever." Yami stated again looking at Marik and Malik who had their mouths hanging open.
Everyone stayed quiet in shock that Yami knew what had been happening when he wasn't even there the whole day. "Don't ask me how I know, I just do. And I advise you guys to make up because I'm sick of listening to you guys fight all the time it's really annoying." Yami stated everyone still quiet in shock.
"Yami, how did you know what we were arguing about? And we haven't been fighting all the time, we just had the argument today." Ryou stated still confused at what Yami meant by 'fighting all the time'.
"Believe me Ryou, you wouldn't believe me if I told you. And I've heard all of you guys fighting more than enough times, so just make up already and stop arguing." Yami stated as he sighed and looked around.
Yami got out one of his notebooks and began to furiously write down problems that he saw around him and the ones that he had already solved with his friends.
"Yami what are you doing?" Kaiba questioned as he saw Yami looking around and scribbling on the notebook.
"I'm writing down all the problems I have to fix because the day is repeating itself and I have to figure out a way to stop it before I go insane of frustration." Yami stated not looking at Kaiba and continuing to write things down.
"Uh, oookay... but Yami?" Kaiba questioned as Yami turned to look at him.
"If the day is repeating itself. then wouldn't what you have written down now not have happened yet the next time it repeats?" Kaiba questioned as realization hit Yami as he rolled his eyes and crumpled the piece of paper and tossed it over his shoulder.
"Hey have any of you guys seen Yugi?" Yami questioned as he asked everyone who seemed to have made up.
"Yeah, I saw him in the hall this morning he seemed a bit sad but other than that he was okay." Ryou stated as he hugged Bakura.
"Yeah I saw him too, he was looking for you this morning I guess he wanted to talk to you about the letter." Jou stated as he hugged Kaiba who had gotten out his laptop and had started to type something down.
"Letter?" Yami questioned as he looked at Jou curiously.
"Yeah, Yugi said he wanted to talk to you. Said it was important. He told me yesterday that he was going to give you a letter this morning and was going to talk to you about it later on today. Didn't you get the letter?" Jou questioned as he looked at Yami who was looking at the ground thinking quietly to himself.
[I have rarely seen him all these times that this day has repeated itself, and even the one time I did he seemed so off, and bothered about something... Jou and Honda said the same thing. I wonder why.] Yami sat quietly until Honda's voice shook him from his thoughts.
"Hey Yami did you know you had a note taped to your locker?" Honda sat down a bag of chips in tow.
"Huh?" Yami stated as he looked at Honda confused. "Yeah you have a note taped to your locker, I think it's from Yugi." Honda stated, opening his bag of chips. "I would have taken it but I didn't know if it was personal or not." Honda munched on some chips and Jou leaned over and grabbed the bag of chips from Honda. "Hey!!! Those are mine! Get your own!" Honda yelled as he reached over and tried to get his bag of chips back while everyone laughed.
"When did you see the note?" Yami asked Honda who was still struggling for the bag. "I saw it a few minutes ago while I was walking down the hallway." Honda stated, as he finally got his bag back and looked inside to find that half was gone already. Honda glared at Jou who had a fist full of chips and was munching happily leaning on Kaiba who was typing.
"Oh, okay then. I'm going to go see if it's still there I'll see you guys later." Yami began to get up but Honda stopped him. "Yami, when I saw Yugi last, he looked really worried about something." Honda stated as he looked at Yami. "I was really worried about him." Honda spoke and Yami nodded.
"I'll find out what's wrong." Yami got up and ran towards his locker. As he made his way trough the crowds the heard someone should his name and as he looked to where it was coming from. "Yugi?" Yami turned his head to look who it was and slammed into something and fell to the floor.
"Ouch! Why you little! Oh? Yami! Its you!" a voice spoke from underneath Yami. Yami shook his head and opened his eyes to come face to face with Anzu.
"Gah!" Yami quickly got up and dusted himself off. "Oh Yami if you wanted to hug me you should have just asked. I would have gladly accepted." Anzu smiled and walked up to Yami and grinned.
"Have you seen Yugi?" Yami asked his voice filled with annoyance and contempt.
"Oh that little brat? Yeah he was looking for you in the Lunchroom. Stupid brat!! Hahaha" Anzu laughed as her lackeys joined in.
"Yugi is not a stupid brat. That is you. You are an annoying slut that nobody likes. Including me." Yami pushed her aside and continued to run towards his locker leaving a shocked Anzu and company.
As he arrived at his locker he saw the paper taped to his locker. Yami grabbed it and saw the writing on the front.
To: Yami
From: Yugi
Yami stared at the note and quickly opened it and read its contents. The note read as follows:
Dear Yami,
I know what I made you decide was really hard. And I understand if you don't want it. It's okay I'll understand. If you feel the same way I do, then meet me by the fountain in the back of the school at lunch. If you don't show up I'll understand that you don't feel the same way, but I just wanted to say. thank you for everything. However this turns out.
Yours truly,
Yugi
[Feel the same way I do? What decision? I don't understand what is he... wait a minute... didn't Jou say something about Yugi wanting to give me a letter this morning? But how could he give me a letter if he has zero period in the morning.] Yami began to think to himself wondering what Jou could have meant.
Yami turned the paper in his hands as something clicked. [Wait a minute. the papers on my desk... I never even looked at them when I threw them all over the place for my books... I did that every time. wait.I have to read that letter it must be important. Maybe Yugi is still at that fountain.] Yami thought as he quickly ran down the hall towards the back of the school and the fountain in question.
Suddenly the lunch bell rang and Yami ran faster, his locker happened to be towards the front of the school. Yami continued to run when floods of students began to make their way inside the halls blocking his path.
"Hey!! I need to get through, move-out-of-the- WAY!" Yami yelled as he pushed and pulled his way through the crowds.
Yami finally reached the double doors to the back of the school and reached for them when they suddenly burst open and hit him in the face.
Yami fell to the floor with a thud his eyes closed in pain. The crowds began to thin out and the noises died down as Yami slowly opened his eyes and looked around, only To see two people talking trying to wake him up.
"Hey you okay?" one of the students said as he looked at Yami. Who suddenly realized he had to get to Yugi.
"Yeah, I'm fine thanks gotta go!" Yami slowly got up and wobbled a bit before opening the door and rushing out. Leaving the two students stunned.
[Gotta find Yugi, Gotta find Yugi, Gotta find Yugi.] Yami repeated as he rushed down the hall towards the fountain. Yami spotted the fountain and rushed towards it.
As he reached it he saw that there was no one there and Yugi was nowhere to be found. "Yugi." Yami stated as he looked around to see if his Hikari had just left but saw nothing.
Yami sighed softly as he sat on the edge of the fountain thinking. [Okay, I've got to think where would Yugi go. Maybe he's in his class? Shit what class does he have? .hm. oh yeah English room 112!] Yami got up and ran towards the building once more and opened the doors.
Yami got to the stairway and ran up the flight of stairs towards Yugi's classroom. As he reached the top of the stairs he paused to catch his breath and continued to run towards the classroom that was at the end of the hall.
[Finally room 112!] Yami sighed as he burst through the door surprising everyone in the room including the teacher who just stared at him.
"Can I help you?" The teacher spoke irratation clearly in her voice. Yami looked around the room to find Yugi but found he wasn't there.
"Uh, Yeah, is Yugi here?" Yami spoke the teacher annoyed. "No, Yugi is NOT here, he left a while ago said he was feeling bad and went home" The teacher spoke. "Now can I please continue my class." The teacher glared at Yami who cringed. "Ugh yeah sure. Sorry" Yami grinned and closed the door and retreated into the hallway.
"Did he go home?" Yami spoke as he looked at his clock. "Might as well find him." Yami spoke as he went towards the staircase and looked at them.[okay no way in hell I'm going down those steps again.] Yami thought just then a 'ding' was heard behind him. He turned around and remembered the elevators the school had for disabled students and staff. Yami grinned to himself.
[No one's here to see heh] Yami pushed the button for the elevator and stepped inside. A few minutes later he arrived on the first floor and walked out. [Now to find Yami] Yami ran down the deserted hallway as the ditching students looked at him oddly as if he was the only one who was doing something wrong.
Yami burst through the front doors and continued to run all the way home.
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Yami finally arrived at the turtle game shop to find Sugoroku working in the store straightening some things on a shelf. Yami quietly tried to walk past him unnoticed but it didn't work.
"Yami what are you doing home so early?" Sugoroku questioned, his back still turned to Yami, as Yami stopped dead in his tracks.
"Uh, I felt sick. I needed to get home before I threw up on somebody." Yami spoke as he turned to face Sugoroku.
"Right. well I suppose its okay" Sugoroku started but Yami interrupted. "Thanks gotta go bye!" Yami called as he rushed upstairs to Yugi's room.
Yami reached Yugi's room and opened the door. The room was empty, and Yugi was no where to be found.
"Man where could he be?" Yami put his hands on his hips as he contemplated where his little hikari could have gone.
"Wait! The letter!" Yami yelled as he realized that he had forgotten about the letter that he was supposed to read that morning. Yami quickly ran out of the room not bothering to close the door.
Yami bolted into his room and started searching for the lost letter. Yami searched everywhere from on and in his desk to all around the room but came up empty handed.
"Where could that damn letter be!" Yami yelled as he looked around all the mess that was already there, and the mess he had just made.
Yami continued to search but found nothing. [Okay, Yugi is smart about these things. He would have placed it somewhere that he knew I could find it. If it's not on the desk it has to be somewhere obvious.]
Yami looked around and saw nothing that helped then he saw his clock that still read 5:01. Yami glared at it and then turned away to his closet when suddenly it hit him. [Wait a minute. I always look at my clock, maybe..] Yami jumped on top of the bed and stepped off landing in front of his nightstand.
He looked on top of the nightstand and around the clock but found nothing. Then he felt something wet and cold on his knees and looked down and realized that he had forgotten about the leak in the bed and then he saw it.
"Oh no I forgot about the watch!" Yami picked up the watch and it was soaking wet... "Wait a minute, each time this day passes I knocked the nightstand and the watch falls. over." Yami's eyes widen as he looks underneath the nighstand and then something yellow catches his eye on the side of the nightstand.
That's when he saw it. A yellow envelop lying in between his nightstand and his bed. Yami slowly reached in between the gap and pulls out the letter that is half way wet from the water that had leaked, which thankfully wasn't much. Luckily the letter had fallen onto a patch of carpet that had not gotten that wet.
Yami slowly got up from the floor, letter in hand and sat on his bed. Yami looks at the letter, on the front it simply states Yami in Yugi's handwriting.
Yami opens the letter and unfolds the paper within it and begins to read its contents.
Dear Yami,
I know that by the time you read this, I'll be at school, and I did it this way on purpose because I wanted you to really think about what I have to say, without letting my emotions effect your decision. The truth is Yami; you have changed my life forever. You've protected me and cared for me ever since I solved the millennium puzzle. You are one of my best friends and you're like a brother to me, maybe even more than that. You've allowed me to be stronger, and stand up for myself. If it weren't for you and the puzzle, I wouldn't have the friends that I do. You mean the world to me Yami, and I could never live without you.
Yet, ever since I realized this, My heart hurt every time I saw you. Every time that you smiled at someone or hugged someone else, I wished that it was me that you smiled at, that I was the one you were hugging. I wanted so much to be with you Yami; I love you so much that it hurts to be around you because deep inside my heart I know the truth. That someone so beautiful as you could never love someone like me. But I can't help the way I feel I love you Yami. I have loved you from afar for so long, I don't even know how it began. It seems that I've always loved you. When I'm around you I feel complete, as if nothing in the world can touch me, that I could do, and be whatever I wanted.
I can't sleep without thinking about you; you're everywhere to me. When I close my eyes I see your face smiling back at me. I love you Yami, and I hope that you love me too, but I understand if you don't feel the same way. I know this is hard for you I know it is, and I'm sorry I put you in this situation, but I can't stand being without you anymore. I'd give the world to be with you Yami, but all I ask is a simple answer of you. If you don't want to talk to me ever again, I'll understand. I just needed to tell you. Yami, if you do return the feelings then you'd make me the happiest person alive, if you do not then that's okay too. Please tell me how you feel today, I'll meet you at your locker at break. And no matter what happens Yami, Thank you for everything you have done for me.
Yours truly,
Yugi
Yami looked up from reading the piece of paper his eyes glistening with tears, tiny droplets rolled down his cheek and landed on the thin piece of paper smudging the pen marks.
"Yugi" Yami held the paper close to him and closed his eyes, as the tears continued to flow unhindered.
"Why didn't you tell me." Yami smiled as he looked at the paper. [Wait I still have to find him!]
Yami folded the paper back up and placed it in its envelop he looked at it once again before folding it and placing the letter in his pocket.
Yami walked out of the room and down the stairs as he made his way towards the door he heard Sugoroku's voice call to him.
"Yami where are you going I thought you were sick." Sugoroku questioned as he stood in the doorway to the kitchen.
"Uh, yeah, well I need to find Yugi and talk to him about something. I'll be right back kay?" Yami stated as he opened the door and stepped out.
Yami ran down the sidewalk looking around for where Yugi might have gone. [Where could he be. no wonder he felt bad, he wanted to talk to me all day and I never caught up with him. He must think I'm avoiding him.] Yami sighed as he continued to run, down the streets, going nowhere.
Yami continued to search for an hour but came up with nothing. [Where could he have gone to!! I have to find him!!] Yami yelled as he sat on a bench in front of a large park. HE stopped to catch his breath from running all over the streets of domino trying to find his Hikari.
Yami closed his eyes to think for a moment when something suddenly flashed into his mind. The vision of the little girl in white her eyes filled with tears "You must search for the truth outside as well as within yourself Yami. For only you have the power to stop this." Her words echoed inside his mind as he wondered what the girl could have meant.
"What did she mean?" Yami spoke as he closed his eyes once more. then another flash appeared in his mind only this time it was a smiling Yugi.
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"This is my favorite place in the world Yami, I come here when I want to be alone and think." Yugi spoke softly as he looked out at the pond.
"You don't like to think in your room?" Yami questioned as he too looked out onto the lake.
"No, its just here its more quiet and private." Yugi smiled as he looked at Yami.
"Can I come here and think too?" Yami questioned as he too looked at Yugi. Yugi blushed slightly and turned to look at the pond once again.
"Of course you can" Yugi smiled, as did Yami as they continued to stare at the pond and the swans that glided on the ponds still surface.
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"That's it! The pond!!!" Yami got up from the bench and turned around to face the large park and grinned.
Yami took off running into the tiny park branches scraped his face and arms as he rushed through the dense foliage. [Hold on Yugi I'm coming don't worry I'm coming] Yami continued to run until he burst through the trees into a large glade with an enormous pond in the center.
Beautiful white swans flew across the water and gently landed on the still surface. Yami looked around until his eyes fell upon a small figure sitting at the edge of the pond looking out at the swans ahead. Yugi's eyes held a look of sadness in them and from what Yami could tell he was holding on to something.
"Yugi." Yami spoke softly as he made his way towards the silent figure ahead of him.
Yugi noticed the disturbance in the silence and turned to where the noise was coming from and saw Yami walking towards him. Yugi's eyes widened in shock as Yami got closer and closer. Yugi froze in fear as Yami smiled and sat next to him.
"Y...Y... Yami?" Yugi spoke softly not trusting his voice.
"Yes, Yugi It's me." Yami smiled at Yugi who was still wide eyed. Yugi closed his eyes and tears began to our down his face in rivers.
"What's wrong Yugi?" Yami asked concerned as Yugi continued to cry.
"I'm sorry Yami, I'm sorry for making you decide... I'm sorry for the way I feel. I just... I just..." Yugi continued to cry, and his small form began to shake from the force of his sobs.
"Oh Yugi," Yami smiles as he pulls his little hikari into his arms. Yugi's head lying on His shoulder. Yami embraces Yugi tightly, as he speaks softly into his ear "You have nothing to be sorry for Yugi." Yugi continues to cry in Yami's arms.
"You see Yugi, I'm the one that should be sorry." Yugi looks up to see Yami's face tears still falling from his eyes.
"I should have to you this sooner but. Well, Yugi I love you too." Yami hugs Yugi tighter as Yugi stiffens in his hands.
"I tried... I tried to find you all day Yami, but you were always busy and I found you in the hall way. b.but you told me to go away..." Yugi sniffled as tears continued to fall from his face.
"Oh Yugi, I was trying to find you too, but everyone said they didn't know where you were. Then all these problems came up and .I didn't even see you in the hallway I was talking to stupid Yang who was trying to get me to help him with a prank in math class and he wouldn't leave me alone." Yami sighed as he hugged Yugi; the small boy shook harder as Yami hugged him.
"I'm sorry Yami, I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Yugi repeated as he shook his head to the side, burying his face in Yami's chest, holding Yami tightly with his hands.
"Yugi what's wrong? Why are you apologizing?" Yami questioned as Yugi continued to repeat the words over and over again.
"Please forgive me Yami, I love you." Yugi whispered softly as his body stops shaking and falls limp in Yami's arms.
"Yugi?" Yami questions as he notices Yugi stopped shaking in his arms. Yami pulled back to see Yugi's face and notices that he is no longer breathing.
"Yugi!!" Yami yells as he turns Yugi over, then notices something fall from Yugi's hand and roll onto the ground. Yami picks up the small vile and reads the label. Nightsbane followed by some fine print on the bottom.
"Oh no Yugi." Yami shakes the motionless body trying to wake Yugi up, tears falling down his eyes.
"Yugi wake up! You can't leave me, Yugi wake up!!!!" Yami hugs the limp form to his chest and cries. "Please don't leave me alone. Now that I've found you, I can't loose you." Yami closes his eyes a stream of tears flowing down his cheeks as he holds onto Yugi's still form. "All this time. All this time I never knew." Yami yelled, "Every time this damn day repeated itself you were hear thinking I hated you, and you ended your life because of it. That's why this day keeps repeating." Yami yelled as he held onto Yugi tighter.
"I'm sorry I should have told you sooner." Yami lies down with Yugi's body next to him and cries himself to sleep.
The sun begins to set in the sky illuminating the sky in brilliant warm colors, the water begins to sparkle in golden light as the sun begins to fall lower and lower in the sky.