Hikari no Yami Chapter 10: Hikari to Kage no, Futatsu no Kokoro, a yu-gi-oh fanfic

:…: Hikari to Yami

::Yami to Hikari::

Shonen-ai.

Yu-Gi-Oh! is owned and created by Kazuki Takahashi

The song "Fly" is sung by Manabu Oshio and published by Universal Records.

Chapter 10: Epilogue: Hikari to Kage no, Futatsu no Kokoro

:Why does it always end up like this?: The hikari reflected sadly. :Maybe it's my destiny… I'm not fated to be happy…:

Reaching for the sky so hard

You are trying to get up from everything

That's right, it always lies in your hands

"Yami!" Yugi cried out loud, his voice thick with emotion, shoving these depressing thoughts to the back of his mind. Something in his heart told him that his darkness and the others were in boiling water too. For one thing, he couldn't at all speak with his darkness—he felt completely empty, for one half of his soul had been taken.

Sinking to the cool ground, which was of a material that he had never felt before, he shut his eyes and began to think. The last time he entered his soul room, he had been locked inside and confronted by Akushiko. Would she be there once more? Feeling slightly apprehensive, the little light cracked his knuckles and focused.

:Why am I so afraid? It's MY soul room…:

Fighting for your life so hard

Someday you will see the light

Get ready for your life, burning your hope, your strength

Rubbing his eyes in disbelief, Yugi wondered if his eyes were playing tricks on him. It was all dark, and wasn't at all like his brightly-lit, airy soul room filled with toys. Once his eyes grew accustomed to the pitch-black darkness, he stretched out his arms, moving slowly, hoping to feel something solid. His fingers brushed against a wall, then a metal door handle, and he grasped it firmly. Just as the hikari expected, it did not budge. It seemed stuck fast.

:I don't ever want to be blind,: he shivered slightly, feeling a cold fear grip him. He felt uncomfortable in such an unknown darkness, especially when this was supposed to be his soul room.

I will fight and fight for me

I will show the world what I can do

If I had the wings I will fly high than anything, anyone

Ignoring the mysteriously locked door, Yugi continued his exploration of the area, not knowing what to expect anymore. His other hand touched another doorknob, just opposite of the other door, and tried it…

:OH! I know where I am!: the hikari squeaked excitedly, pleased. :I'm in the corridor between our soul rooms! But I can't get in either of them… Yami wouldn't lock me out… I think when our souls were torn away…:

Soon Yugi's quick mind formulated a logical explanation—since Akushiko had technically stolen his soul, he could not get into his soul room because he didn't have a soul.

:Then what am I, now?:

Fly so high, fly so high

I will prove what I can do, I will not give up I won't

Fly so high, fly so high

Till the day that I will die, I will raise and I will fight

For my life

Akushiko paused in her tracks, making Kaiba wonder what exactly she was doing. Nothing had moved, for quite a while. Why? But perhaps now his virus would have plenty of time to take effect. Glancing at his computer screen, he saw that the virus had almost finished transferring to the crazy apprentice.

Come on… Just one more percent… YES!! Now let's see what happens.

Most of the time the CEO forced him to keep his emotions in check, but he allowed himself a soft whoop before turning back to Akushiko.

I feel alone everyday

Sky of love, sky of tears

Glory and sadness, everybody feels the same

Yami groaned as he sat up, feeling like he'd been run over by a truck. And now everything was pitch-black. Not a thought about Akushiko crossed his mind. The darkness felt really weird, then recalled that he no longer had his lighter side with him. Even though their mind link had been almost closed in the beginning, when Yugi was somewhat corrupted by his despair, he had never felt so forlorn. The darkness found himself pining for his little hikari. ::So kawaii…:: he thought, a smile on his face. ::Especially when he smiles…::

::Aibou, will I ever get to see you again?::

I've been searching through the dark

If there's a light up ahead

And I will meet you, on top of the "Holy Sky"

Yugi paced up and down the musty corridor, feeling extra irritated at the whole situation. His patience had worn thin, due to walking round in circles for what felt like an infinity. Plopping himself down on the floor, he tried to calm himself down. Being trapped in such a tiny area for such a long time had given the hikari a splitting headache.

:I wanna see my Yami…: He grumbled. :MY Yami? I shouldn't be thinking about mou hitori no boku like that… It's impossible…:

I will fight and fight for you

I will do anything for you

If I had the power to fly high than anything, anyone

"YA-MIII!!" Yugi screamed, frustrated. "I won't give up until I find you! I promise!!"

Fly so high, fly so high

Wind is calling out your name, it is giving you the strength

Fly so high, fly so high

Look at yourself and try, rise now

For your life I will fly with you

A bright light resonated from deep within the hikari, and Yami emanated a fearful darkness.

:Wh- What's going on?:

The light and darkness converged to form a blinding image of the Millennium Puzzle, which exploded in a burst of radiance. It lit up the whole area, and the two found that they were standing side by side.

"I guess this is it," Yami gazed at his hikari, a sadness filling his heart.

Nodding, Yugi did not trust himself to speak, a lump was forming in his throat.

If you feel alone I will be there for you

Take my hand, we will now reach the shining star

So now come with me now, fly with me now, I will take you, yeah

There is only one sky to fly

The time has come so fly to your light

"M… Mou hitori no boku…" Yugi choked out softly between sobs. "Boku wa… I don't want you to go!"

"I… I'm sorry…" The darkness felt unchecked tears cascading down his cheeks like a broken string of pearls, but did not brush them away. Pulling his hikari towards him, he engulfed his light in an embrace. "Boku no aibou wa… Aishiteru…" ["My other half… I love you…"]

"Hontou ni…? [Really…?]" Yugi gazed up into the ruby eyes of his dark side, and hugged him back. "Aishiteru…" ["I love you too…"]

Fly so high, fly so high

I will prove what I can do, I will not give up I won't

Fly so high, fly so high

Till the day that I will die, I will raise and I will fight

Beneath the feet of the pharaoh and his lighter counterpart, Egypt was slowly fading away into nothingness. Akushiko and Akunadin vanished along with the past. Kaiba, and Ryou watched this in apprehension, not wanting to know what would happen if the place they were in disappeared.

Finally the last of the ancient land to which they did not belong vanished, while a Blue Eyes White Dragon soared high in the sky, weaving in between the clouds, until at last, it vanished.

Fly so high, for my life

I've been searching through the dark

I will fight and fight for you

Yugi took in the fact that he was standing in his bedroom, leaning in his Yami's arms.

:Mou hitori no boku…:

The darker looked up, and winced as the bright light stung his eyes. Glancing down at his hikari, he grinned contentedly as he realized that he was once more a translucent form. Which meant that he was going to be sharing his light's body once more, probably for a long time to come.

A particular hikari stood on tiptoe, and blushing, reached up to give his beloved Yami a gentle kiss…

Light and darkness had brought harmony to the dissonance, and neither could exist apart.

-=-THE END-=-

Authoress Notes: My first songfic chappie… Was that a songfic? I'm not all that sure myself… It sure has been fun writing this fic… It turned out more fantasy-ish than cyberpunk fiction, like I'd initially planned… And a tad more shonen-ai too… Hope you guys had as much fun reading as I had writing it [first time I experienced writer's block…] First time writing shonen-ai too… [though it's not very much…] There might be a sequel, I don't know, but I kind of have an idea for a Kaiba story which would be tied to this one. XD

Many thanks to: invisible-eyes, pharaoh's angel, and Azzie, [Thanks for reading and reviewing so constantly since the beginning!!] as well as all the people who read, reviewed, [or didn't review] XD