My One True Friend
Author's Notes: I'm back! Yeah... I thought this would be a one shot. But a couple of reviewers actually asked me to continue the story. OO I'm glad people like my work. =P I will work very hard to make sure I finish this fic since I've decided to be nice and continue. Katsuya and Yuugi is my, by far, latest obsession.
Oh, in this story, Yuugi and Katsuya have known each other since they were like, 8. Since I thought it would make it look better if they'd known each other a long time. Also, Yuugi and Katsuya has a past life in Egypt in this fic. They didn't originally have a past life in the show... right? I'm so confused... x.x...
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or any of its characters. Don't sue me, because you'll end up with a slap on the face instead of money.
[Remember the key listed in Chapter One!! Something to add for this chapter, if you see {words} OR /words/ it means that a yami or hikari are talking to their hikari or yami through a mind link from a long distance apart. {words} is a yami, /words/ is a hikari.]
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Katsuya and Yuugi arrived at the Game Shop together. The blonde didn't want to leave his Yuugi, but even so, he knew had to. He let go of the smaller's legs, which he'd been holding protectively so he wouldn't fall off. Smiling, Katsuya got on his hands and knees in a somewhat camel-like matter and allowed his crush to step off safely. "I love you Katsu-kun... thanks for the ride! Bye!" With that, he wrapped his arms around his other's neck and kissed him on the cheek before hastily retreating into his home in boiling excitement.
Truth be told, Katsuya's heart was beating wildly after he'd given the petite duelist a piggy-back ride home. Living with his abusive, constantly-drunk father, he was not fond of being touched by other people. On rare occasions, maybe... but this was a piggy-back ride! A very intimate gesture by what Katsu was used to. Not to mention this was his beloved that he'd just carried all the way home.
Maybe I should thank Batiers for makin' me read my poem... he thought for a moment. Naaahhh.
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Yuugi ran through the door anxiously and didn't stop when his grandfather greeted him. "Hello, Yuugi! How was school?"
"Hey Grandpa it was great but I don't have time to talk about it right now okay bye!" he sputtered out in one jumbled mess, making a record-time run to his room, where Yami sat on his hikari's bed snickering. Ever since the Puzzle Spirit had gotten his own body, he'd learned to make himself right at home.
"Welcome home Yuugi..." he continued to chuckle in obvious amusement.
"Huh?" Yuugi lowered one eyebrow and raised the other in a perplexed, confused stare. "What's so funny, Yami?"
"You are..." When the violet-eyed didn't change his expression, the dark continued. "You left our mind link open again, Yuugi... I saw everything that happened at school, and I heard everything you thought..."
The light's cheeks heatened, intensifying with red. "What? You knew I liked Katsu-kun, Yami. We'd talked about it a thousand times before..."
"We'd argued about it a thousand times before, if that's what you mean, hikari. Every time I brought up you and Katsuya's relationship, you'd try to avoid the subject. Did I not tell you that he had feelings for you?" He sat in silence triumphantly.
Odd. It's not like Yami to bask in his victories like this. thought the mortified Yuugi. The blushed ceased to leave his face. "You did, Yami." he complied.
"And did we not argue about you having feelings for Katsuya? You denied it, but I knew it all along." he paused to snicker some more. "You were so hopelessly in love with him that you were worried about your own embarassment. Am I correct?"
Too bad he's wise or he wouldn't be humiliating me like this... "We did, Yami... but I barely knew it! All those feelings just came up at once. People always say it's hard to tell when you're really in love with someone the first time it happens..."
"But Yuugi," protested Yami, not letting his hikari have the upper hand of this discussion for a minute. "we both DID know there was at least a physical attraction involved. Need I remind you of the time you, as usual, carelessly left your mind link open while around Katsuya when you two went for a swim at the community pool? What was it... I heard something like... 'Wow! He's really muscular... I'm surprised he doesn't work out...'"
The smaller Mutou couldn't have turned more crimson if someone had given him a paint job with a big red paint-covered brush. Noticing his discomfort and pitying him a little, the yami threw him a pillow in which Yuugi could hide his blushing face. The newly-infatuated boy took advantage at the pillow given to him and did just that, flopping limp onto his bed.
"Don't worry light, I'm just teasing. Actually, I'm very happy for you." He patted him on the back, which was exposed since Yuugi was laying on his stomach.
"Thanks Yami," came a muffled voice from the more innocent teen. "Tell me what I was thinking... I was so caught up in the moment that I kind of forgot about my thoughts..."
Yami switched back into "Teasing Mode" and grinned. "Hmmm... well, first of all. When you heard that Katsuya's poem was indeed intended for you, you repeatedly thanked Hathor, Egyptian goddess of love. And I noticed that before you kissed him, you were nervous as all hell, your heart was probably going to explode soon due to overwhelming rythms it was performing. And then when he put you up on his shoulders... I forgot what exactly you were thinking, but damn it, were you loving it!" He thought a moment, recalling back a while, then continued on. "I don't think I've ever seen you as happy as when he kissed you back and carried you home."
Now little Yuugi giggled. "I don't think I've ever been so happy in my entire life!" he admitted, now forcing the blush down, smiling widely and removing his face from the pillow. "It's wierd. It's so sudden, practically out of no where... and yet I feel like I've longed for this with Katsu-kun my entire life."
Yami scanned his hikari's words through his mind a few times before answering him. "You never know, Yuugi. Maybe you have."
When the innocent of the two look-alikes gave his "what-are-you-talking- about" look, Yami decided that he'd better explain to him. "You see Yuugi, you and Katsuya both had past lives in ancient Egypt. Because of that, you two have been close for thousands of years. Forget eight years: you two met at an early age in the past. But you two transcended time together because of your wonderful bond. That is how you two were fortunate enough to be reborn in the same part of the world, same country... the same city! I believe... you may have even been in love back then. But, just like earlier this morning... you didn't realize it at all."
Yuugi blinked. "Wow, Yami... how do you know all this?"
Because that's exactly what happened to me and someone else, Yuugi... he thought through a closed mind link. He said nothing about that, however. Just shrugged and gave a light smile. "You know what? If you're happy now, why don't we set up a date for you two sometime this week?"
Insert blush command, mumbled the pharoah practically inaudibly, smirking. Surely enough, Yuugi's sweet little blush returned. "Thanks Yami, that sounds like fun! I'll call him n--"
The darkness of the two cut him off before he could finish his statement. "You will talk to him tomorrow, Yuugi. I know you're anxious, but just wait until tomorrow at school! This is too much excitement for you, hikari. Go to sleep and we'll think about it tomorrow, okay?"
Now he rose off of Yuugi's bed and walked around the end of it, getting into his own bed. The short tri-color haired boy got changed and went to sleep as well. For an hour minimum, he laid there contemplating his day and how wonderful everything was for him now. And, just as Yami had expected... Yuugi's mind link was left wide open.
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The next afternoon at school, it was now the final period of the day, one of the few classes in which he was lucky enough to have Katsuya in his prescence. They'd been in two other previous classes before, but all this time he'd been working up the courage to ask him out.
During poetry class, Katsu-kun squirmed uncomfortably in his chair. Yuugi wasn't sure if that was because of Batiers-sensei or something else. Probably Mrs. Batiers.
"... so, in this tally I took... 3 out of 30 of you actually did your homework. What an improvement!" she said sincerely, but not truly satisfied. "Mr. Jounouchi, I would l--..."
Katsuya's honey-brown orbs shot open wide, and the rainstorm of nervous sweatdrops began once more. "N-no!" he rasped out, making his voice a dry, weak crack. "I-I can't... I got a major sore throat... it idn't contagious or anythin', but I can't read out loud today..." Not a very smooth lie, but hey, the baka sensei would believe anything from her favorite student.
"Well, a poem isn't a poem if it's not coming from the writer. Get well, Mr. Jounouchi. So, as I was saying, 3 in 30 people did what I asked them to. That's 1 in 10 people... blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah blah..."
It was a good thing teachers didn't know when their students weren't listening. Because 0 in 30 people were actually even pretending to care about what the sensei was saying.
Katsuya and Yuugi sat there, slouching back daydreamingly in their chairs, both in their own world.
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Poetry Class had dragged on like a nightmare... no, worse than a nightmare, since nightmares were interesting. Anyway, poetry class had dragged on like a nightmare, and there was an aura of relief as soon as the teacher dismissed them to their lockers to pack up. Students rushed through the narrow door frame like a stampede of wild animals being chased by a predator.
Katsuya stood with his backpack, shakily closing the locker door. He had to grasp his wrist paifully tight to stop it from trembling. Chill out Katsuya. You can do dis, c'mon... he thought, and as he saw the object of his desire draw closer, he had to reassure himself more and more. Huh? Yuug' seems nervous too... s'goin' on?
"Ahhh... uhhh-... hey Katsu-kun..."
"H-hey, Yuugi." Katsu struggled to say. What the hell's wrong with me?
"I wanted t--" they both began in unison at the exact same time, cutting themselves off at the same time as well.
"No, you go ahead." said Yuugi politely.
"Oh. Okay..." he stopped for a few moments. "I was jus' wonderin' if you're doin' anything tamorrow..."
Is he asking me out on a date?! shouted Yuugi's thoughts.
{Of course he is, Yuugi. He loves you. You were about to ask him out, too.}came the sound of Yami's thoughts from the confinements of his bedroom.
/YAMI! Wh--/
{Left the mind link open...} chimed Yami in a sing-song type voice.
Yuugi was just about to close it off, but instantly stopped when he realized he had to answer Katsuya's question. "N-no... why?... Do you want to do something?"
"If you do." answer Katsuya nervously. Well, he was nervous, but less and less nervous with every time he spoke. "The other day you were telling me about dat carnival dat comes ta downtown Domino every year. Ya wanna go there?"
The smaller of the two smiled up at Katsu. "That'd be great!"
They continued on making plans and setting times and places to meet. He wanted to ask me out as much as I wanted to ask him out! thought Yuugi, ecstatic.
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Their meeting place, Yuugi's home, was accompanied by two sophomore boys at the planned eleven AM. They were all set to go, but Katsuya refused to allow his Yuugi to walk: so, like the other day, he gave him a piggy-back ride, and Yuugi giggled the entire time.
As soon as the two paid their entrance fees to get inside, the tri-color haired boy was anxious to do everything at once. Katsu was getting a bit weak from holding Yuugi up, and the smaller of the two could somewhat sense it. "Hey! Do you want me to get off? You must be getting tired..."
"No, no, no, s'okay." protested Katsuya, even though he would have gladly set him down if he didn't have a conscience. "So Yuug', ya got a choice. Food, games, or rides!"
Yuugi, a calm, logical thinker, thought a moment, sorting things out. "Well... I say we save the rides for last, since they're the most fun. We can buy lunch first. We do the games second. Is that okay with you?"
"I'll do whateva' ya want, Yuugi. So, what looks like a stand with edible food?"
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Three hours later, Yuugi and Katsuya had experienced almost every ride. It wouldn't have taken three hours if the lines weren't so huge. There was the Scrambler, the Tempest, the Zipper [1], the G-Force, and the Hurricane. There was only one ride left (that looked legally safe), and that was the classic Ferris Wheel.
Now, most people would say that Katsu was supposed to be the brave, fearless of the two boyfriends. And, as you may assume, there were few things in life that he really feared. He usually never let things get to him.
But, among the very scarce things he was afraid of, heights was one of them. Of course, he couldn't let Yuugi know that. It was terribly embarassing. I mean, whenever he'd get into arguements with Seto Kaiba, he'd always struggle to make this "tough-guy" image for himself. And now, here he was with his tiny, innocent lover, and he could barely keep from shaking. Good thing Yuugi was on his own two feet instead of on Katsu's shoulders, because then he'd feel him trembling with a bit of nervousness, even if his face didn't show it. Besides, he didn't want to spoil his other's fun!
When they boarded at last (Katsu on the right, Yuugi on the left), the boy with messy, blonde hair averted his head toward the sky. If he didn't look down, he wouldn't be able to see how high up he was. He immdediately turned to face Yuugi when he felt his arm lightly being tapped. "Yea?" he asked, smiling.
"Don't worry Katsu-kun, I know about your little fear. It doesn't bother me or anything."
Damn, why does he have ta be so smart... he thought a bit angrily. He couldn't let allow him to let the idea of his fear of heights stay in the other's mind. "What are you t--"
"You don't have to lie about anything. I know these things about you. Eight years, not two days, right?" the shorter said with a laugh. Katsuya also laughed, majorly sweat-dropping.
"Eh heheheheh, RIGHT..." He decided to change the subject. "So, did ya hear dat rumor? Baka sensei and da otha' school staff are thinkin' of some new way ta motivate da students ta concentrate an' work harder."
"Oh Ra... I bet it's going to be something really boring." answered Yuug', groaning and closing his eyes. The wheel had just wound over the top and was now bringing the two of them down to the ground. Katsu-kun took in a deep, shaky breath, and his muscles momentarily relaxed at being near his rightful place: the ground.
He leaned back carefully and closed his eyes. It was getting easier and easier to stay oblivious the feeling of being lifted up into mid-air. He didn't want it to seem like he was ignoring Yuugi, though, so he wrapped his left arm around his waist. The teen with red, black, and blonde hair sighed peacefully at the contact, and leaned inward against Katsu.
He closed his eyes as well, and planted a soft kiss on Katsuya's cheek. "I love you, Katsu-kun..."
At this point, both of the blonde's arms were wrapped around Yuugi. "I love ya too, Yuugi." he replied before turning his head to meet his boyfriend's soft, warm lips.
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[End Chapter Two]
[1] If you didn't know, "the Zipper" is a carnival ride where you sit locked in a chamber and this giant beam swings you upright, vertically, while the chamber spins upside-down. It's really fun!
So, tell me what you thought. Just consider yourself lucky that I'm so nice....
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