A/N Wow…I didn't know there were so many people out there who wanted a lemon…well…we'll see. I like to see my fans happy. The pairings will be up to you…the most requested wins. So far I have 6 for Yami/Yugi, 1 for Jiichan/Pegasus (who's the henti that wants that one?) 3 for Jou/Seto, 4 for Jou/Yugi, 5 for Yugi/Yami/Bakura/Ryou (wow a foursome…interesting…) 2 for Crystalia/Sakuya (teme!), 2 for Anzu/Mai. 6 for Yami/Bakura, 4 for Yugi/Bakura, 3 for Bakura/Ryou, 2 for Malik/Bakura, 3 for Malik/Yugi and 1 for Sakuya/Yami…and those were just the ones left in my email! Well you guys decide who's first and I'll post it as a separate fic. I happen to enjoy suggestive talk…it's funny, but I doubt there will be much in this fic because it just doesn't fit…Anyway…like I said in my review, JennyLei is forbidden to read any lemons!!! I am serious and I am also not a major Anzu fan…so don't get mad at me if her part is small or if she just drops dead…well she won't drop dead…maybe…If you really hate Anzu but like Yugi/Yami relations with a bit of Seto jealousy then read Yugi's Little Secrets. I don't remember the author's name (gomen) but it is a damn good story. IF you want me to read your fic then just ask in your review, ok… all right then…on to the fanfic!
Disclaimer: *whisper whisper whisper*
Yami: What did you say?
Crystalia: I just did the disclaimer…
Yugi: No, You only typed whisper whisper whisper!
Crystalia: I don't want to say it!
Yami: Say what?
Crystalia: That I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh…oh no…hold on…damn! You tricked me!
Sakuya: *whisper whisper*
Yami: Now what did you say?
Sakuya: I called you a Seto-Lover!
Yami: It's not true
Sakuya: Why don't you tell the fans about what happened after Crystalia finished typing the last chapter?
Crystalia: Oh yeah! Someone got a booty call!!!!
Yami: Did not!!!
Yugi: So that's why you got home so late and were limping around all day…
Yami:…
Sakuya: Ha!!!
Crystalia:…never mind…can we start this fic please…
Sakuya: go ahead, aibou
Crystalia: And to all you lemon lovers out there…I don't like my yami that way so no Sakuya/Crystalia lemons…not now…not ever
Sakuya: …
Crystalia: Don't give me that sad look…the answer is no…not even in a fic…
Sakuya: I shall change your mind about that aibou!!! *runs off stage to put plot into motion*
Crystalia: Why must all the yamis always hook up with their hikaris…is it that they feel the only worthy of their love is themselves? Stop plotting Sakuya the answer is no!!!!!! I'm gonna have to talk to you yamis about this…it's not funny…the answer is still no and JennyLei get your mind out the gutter!!!!!
Chapter 7
Unwanted Emotions
Yugi was not happy. It was 5 in the morning and he was tired. Why was he awake at this ungodly hour? Who was responsible? Yami of coarse.
"In Egypt we always rose with the sun." Yami reasoned as he watched Yugi finish the last of his homework. He didn't totally want his hikari to go today, especially after yesterday, but Yugi was determined not to miss school.
"This is Japan Yami and it isn't right for a kid to have to get up before 8, even on a weekday." He said, closing the book he was working in. Luckily for him they hadn't had much work yesterday, so he was able to finish it all.
The events of last night were still somewhat clear in his mind. He remembered his father's desire for the Puzzle and Yami getting stabbed, but everything after that got a bit hazy. Not to mention the fact that Yami refused to answer his questions on what happened, which only made Yugi more nervous. Yugi was so wrapped up in his thoughts that he didn't notice that Yami was watching him very closely.
"Now," Yugi began, setting his bag down on his desk. "What about breakfast?"
"I don't eat." Yami said plainly, crossing his arms.
"Ok, well I do. Let's see…I have $2.85…that's not much…" Yugi said, looking to the older boy.
"Perhaps your grandfather left money here." Yami suggested.
"That's right." Yugi exclaimed, bolting from the room. Yami followed close behind, curious.
"Jiichan use to tell me he kept a stash of money hidden away for emergencies." Yugi explained, creeping towards his grandpa's bedroom door, but suddenly he hesitated and looked up at Yami with confused violet eyes. "Isn't this stealing?"
"It's not stealing if the person is no longer alive…" Yami said, unsure of what exactly to say. In Egypt when someone died no one mourned because that person was just going home to Ra, but people of this time had lost that faith along with other things.
Yugi looked to the floor. "I know this is going to sound really stupid, but I never really believed Jiichan died…" Yami looked at the boy with surprise. "I can't really explain it. I tried to tell dad, but he…only told me I was being stupid…" Yugi laughed but it was hollow and full of sadness. "I really must be stupid. If Jiichan were still alive then he'd have been there. He would have come back for me, right Yami?"
The other boy looked away. He couldn't stand to see such pain in those amethyst eyes. It hurt Yami to know his aibou was in so much pain, but it hurt him more to know there was nothing he could do about it.
"Tell me!" Yugi yelled, causing his yami to wince slightly. For a moment Yugi's eyes darkened dangerously but after a moment pain and sorrow pushed all anger aside. "Yami…please tell me that he would have come back…that my father did love me…that I'm not alone…onegai…"
Yugi wrapped his arms around himself and fell to his knees as he cried. Yami wasted no time reaching his light's side, where he wrapped his arms around the young boy comfortingly.
"I can't tell you lies Yugi, not even half truths…" Yami said softly after Yugi's sobs had subsided. "I can tell you this though and it comes with all the honesty my soul can muster. You are not alone. I and here and nothing can separate us short of Ra himself."
Yugi looked up at him with tear streaked eyes that cause Yami's heart to ache. "Y-you…really won't leave me?"
"I promise aibou." Yami whispered. Yugi smiled and hugged his other half. "Now we have to go or else you'll be late for school and you won't get breakfast."
Yugi nodded and stood up, wiping away the last of his tears. Yami smiled as he watched Yugi enter the room. The boy was strong and would get over the pain of the loss of his family one day, or at least Yami hoped he would.
When Yugi returned holding a thick green candle Yami crossed his arms and frowned slightly. "Surely the times haven't changed to where candles are used as money?"
Yugi laughed, shaking his head. "Yami, there's money in here."
"I knew that…" he replied, a bit indignantly.
Yugi turned the candle upside down revealing a pop off bottom. Inside they found $75 and a gold watch. Yugi returned the watch and put the candle back to its proper place. After Yami had returned to the Puzzle Yugi left for school, a feeling of guilt in the pit of his stomach.
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Crystalia woke up very slowly. She was starting to get use to this, but something was different this time. She couldn't remember what she had done or where she had gone after school yesterday. She didn't even remember getting home. To make matters worse Sakuya was alseep and didn't seem to be waking up anytime soon.
'Maybe I'm losing my mind…' she thought to herself as she got ready for school. She was still pondering what could have caused her recent memory lapse when a sudden pain shot across her head. Crystalia closed her eyes as the pain intensified. A voice suddenly became clear in her mind and the lights around her seemed to dim.
"You killed me…it's your fault…" a male voice whispered.
Crystalia covered her mouth in shock as a figure appeared before her. It was a man, but he looked as if he had been burned alive. Skin hung from his scorched body and his head seemed to be detaching from his neck. The only thing about the man that seemed in somewhat normal was his eyes. They were a deep blue color and were staring right at her, full of rage and torment.
"I'm coming for you…" he continued, his voice raspy. "I shall get my revenge…for what you did to me…"
Crystalia screamed as the figure lurched forward, his blood covered hands reaching for her throat. She struggled against his grip, but he was still slowly cutting off her air.
/Sakuya! / Her mind screamed.
She was surprised when her yami did appear, anger vivid on her face. She grabbed Crystalia's attacker and pushed him aside. She gave Crystalia a quick look over before turning back to the threat, but he was gone.
"What the hell?" she yelled angrily.
Crystalia was shaking violently and Sakuya visibly paled. It couldn't have been her imagination because Crystalia still had red marks on her neck from where she had been choked.
"Who was that?" Crystalia asked shakily.
Sakuya didn't answer her. 'That couldn't have been him…' she thought to herself. 'He couldn't have returned…no…this can't be…'
Crystalia could sense her yami's distress and confusion. "What's wrong?" she asked worried.
"Nothing." She snapped, making her hikari step back. Instantly she felt bad for yelling, but right now she was feeling jumpy. "We can't stay here…"
"Huh?" Crystalia asked. "What about school?"
"Not today…I need to talk to Anastu…or something…" Sakuya muttered.
Crystalia didn't like to see her yami so upset. It made her feel nervous. "Alright…just as long as we don't have to go back to the Shadow Realm…"
Sakuya only nodded. "Let's just go…"
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"Yo Yugi!"
"Hello Yugi!"
Yugi looked up surprised to see Anzu and Jou standing by the front door to their school.
//They're waiting for you aibou. //
/I know Yami…I'm just surprised…/
Yugi smiled as he walked over to his friends. He wasn't really sure what to do since friends weren't something he had a lot of experience with.
"Hello Anzu, Jou! How are…" he greeted only to be cut off by Jou's sniffing around his backpack.
"Please tell me that's sugar bread in there." Jou said, drooling. "Sugar…bread…"
(A/N Just to let you know, sugar bread is one of my favorite things for breakfast. It's this small little roll of bread that has powdered sugar sprinkled over it. I use to get 3 rolls every morning from this bakery near my house…until I got a cavity…but I still sneak one every once in a while…Oh and I decided to give Anzu a chance. I'll never forgive her for the way she treated Yugi and Jou at the restaurant and I still think she's annoying as a bullet wound…but I have to give her some dialogue…no matter how much it hurts…and it hurts a lot…)
Yugi and Anzu sweat dropped.
"I just gave him the last of my cinnamon bun…" Anzu whispered. "How can he still be hungry?"
"Anzu I'm surprised. I would have thought that you would understand that breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day. A growing boy needs a certain amount of sugar to survive. Right Yugi?"
"Er…I guess so…"
"See Yugi agrees with me!"
"It's hopeless…" Anzu muttered.
"Well I did buy a lot so there's enough for everyone, if you want some that is?" Yugi asked unsure.
He soon realized he didn't need to ask. Jou held his hands out expectantly and began to whimper. Anzu also looked as if she wanted one.
"Oh…hold on. I thought you just ate a roll." Jou teased.
"Shut it up!"
They stayed outside and talked until the bell rang signaling the beginning of classes. Yugi was so busy not paying attention that he almost missed his teacher call his name.
"Yugi Motou?"
"Here."
"Crystalia Chriko?"
*silence*
"Crystalia Chriko…absent."
Yugi felt a shiver run down his spine. Everytime he heard her name he felt a sort of nostalgia. It was almost as if he knew her from somewhere, but that wasn't possible…was it? Now that he thought about it, he didn't remember seeing her until this year.
//Yugi, what's wrong? // Yami asked, sensing his confusion.
/Crystalia's absent. /
//and..//
/I don't know. Something about her is familiar, but I don't remember seeing her before this year…/
//I see…Crystalia doesn't sound Japanese to me…maybe she moved here. //
/…. /
Yugi couldn't deny it. Yami's logic made sense. Crystalia could have transferred here and perhaps he never noticed her because he never talked to anyone. But that still didn't explain the feeling of dread he got whenever he saw her.
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After school Yugi brought enough food to last himself for a while. As he made his way back to the shop he spotted a familiar figure across the street.
/Yami that's her. /
//Her who? //
/Crystalia…I think…/
//Aibou aren't you a bit young to be looking for a mate? //
/Yami! /
//Well you keep bringing her up! //
/…. /
Yugi watched as Crystalia stopped dead in her tracks and turned and stared right at him. For a moment she looked as if she was going to cross the street, but at the last minute she turned and ran down the block and around the corner.
/That was weird…/
//No that was rude! //
/Maybe she was late for an appointment? /
//Maybe she has no manners! //
/Yami! /
//Normal people don't run away like that! //
Yugi only shrugged his shoulders and continued home with new questions on his mind.
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Crystalia kept running until she reached her house. It scared her how close Sakuya had come to taking over but she couldn't. Her yami was already upset because Anastu seemed unable to explain what or who that man was, but Sakuya seemed to know, but she wasn't telling either. Crystalia stopped short when she saw her mother's car in the driveway. It wasn't that she wasn't happy to see her mom, it's just that the woman had certain hobbies that Crystalia couldn't stand.
Sighing she entered the house, to find her mother lying on the couch watching TV. Everything looked normal, but you could never tell.
"Hi mom…" she said, looking at the woman very carefully. "I didn't expect you back so soon…"
"Yeah…our project got cancelled. Budgets and all, you know." She said, looking up at her daughter. "I see you got your birthday present."
'You mean the gift from hell?' she thought to herself. "Yes…it's very nice…."
Crystalia looked into her mother's eyes/ They weren't gray like hers, but an emerald green and they sparkled when she smiled. They didn't even have the same hair. Hers was long and straight while her mother's was a vibrant auburn and was curly and short. Despite all their differences though Crystalia loved her mother but was at a loss as to how to help her. She didn't realize she was staring until her mom sighed.
"I'm sober! You don't have to police me!" she said.
"Gomen nasai…" Crystalia muttered.
"You know I can take care of myself." She yelled. "I'm the mother and you're the child."
"If you're the mom then act like one." Crystalia retorted. "They have clinics out there…why won't you let me help you?"
"Because I don't need help. If I did I would have gotten it! You don't know how hard it is…"
"Save it mom! You're making excuses and you know it!"
Crystalia hated it when they fought like this, but she was worried. Her mom didn't understand just how much her drinking hurt her.
"I wish dad was still here…" she whispered.
She did realize she had been slapped until she felt the sting in her cheek. Tears instantly sprung to her eyes. Her mother never hit her. Is this what alcohol caused? Pain? Why did she have to hurt again?
Her mother looked at her hand in disbelief, as if it didn't belong to her, before running it through her hair.
"Crystalia…honey…you don't understand…" she muttered.
"No…I understand perfectly…" she whispered. "You don't care that I don't want to bury another parent…"
Crystalia turned and shuffled towards her room. She cringed when she heard the front door open and close behind her. Suddenly she couldn't hold it in any more. She ran to her room and collapsed on her bed and cried her heart out.
Sakuya waited until her hikari's sobs had stopped before leaving the bell. She looked at the girl with pity. Crystalia was curled up and had cried herself to sleep. With surprising gentleness Sakuya slipped into the bed next to her and gently pet her head. She didn't know why she cared, but she couldn't help it. She understood what it felt like to care for someone but be unable to help them in any way. Sakuya stayed by Crystalia's side all night and returned to the bell early in the morning before the girl woke up.
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A/N Well a tender moment between a yami and her hikari…plus some much need Yugi angst. What will happen next? Well I'll tell you…Bakura's coming!!!!!!!! But what's this ominous shadow threatening his life? R&R to find out. Sorry that this note is so short, but it's late and I have to go. See ya soon!