Mou Hitori no Boku: True Darkness
AN: -.- More shonen-ai, I'm afraid...
They landed with a splash in the middle of a lake. Ryou, Seto and Yugi could all swim; Yami couldn't. In Egypt, it is not a good idea to swim in the river, due to crocodiles and hippopotami, so Yami never learnt.
"Ooh... I had a bath before we left!" Seto exclaimed, angry that his best coat was now soaking wet. "I'd be more worried about your deck and Duel Disk, Seto." Yugi pointed out. Seto lifted his arm out of the water, and pressed a button on the underside. A clear glass shield slid out to protect his deck. "New feature. And my Duel Disks are made perfectly waterproof." Seto said smugly. Yugi and Ryou copied him.
"You okay, Yami?" Yugi asked.
No reply.
"Yami?" Yugi paddled himself around in the water, looking for the Pharaoh.
"Uh, Yugi? Neither Yami nor Bakura can swim..." Ryou pointed out. Yugi's eyes widened. "Shit. And he's not the kind of guy to ask for help!"
//Yugi...// a faint, distorted cry came.
/Yami, you idiot! You should have asked for help!/
//Yeah, well, now I am! HELLLLLLPPPPP!//
"Oh, Kami-sama..." Yugi muttered. He took a deep breath, and dived down below the clear water. /Yami, I can't see you./
//Look... f..r the... li...t// Yami's message became even more distorted and faint, due to lack of oxygen. Yugi looked around frantically, until he saw a triangular glow nearby. He swam towards it, seeing it was the Puzzle. He released most of the air from his lungs, as he wrapped the unconscious Yami's arm around his neck, and pulled him up towards the surface.
~oOOo~
"I hope he's okay..." Ryou said. There was another splash, as Seto dived down towards Yugi. Ryou sighed, and followed.
~oOOo~
Seto saw Yugi almost immediately, slowly losing air and sinking back. He couldn't tell what condition Yami was in. He took Yami's other arm, and tugged him upwards. Ryou grabbed onto Yugi. Quite quickly, they surfaced, and swam towards the banks.
Yugi was perfectly fine, having not been down there as long as his darker half. Yami's eyes were shut tight, and he wasn't breathing. Seto was looking displeased about the prospect of giving the Pharaoh mouth-to-mouth.
Yugi crawled over to Yami. "Wake up, please!" he said. Yami made no movement. Ryou thought back to his first aid training. "Take off his jacket and anything that will restrict his breathing." he instructed. Yugi slipped the Puzzle's chain off, and pulled Yami's jacket off, leaving them on the ground nearby. His small fingers undid the buckled choker about his darker's neck, thinking that Yami looked very unusual when he was unconscious.
"Someone will have to resuscitate him." Ryou said. Seto looked disgusted. Yugi looked at Ryou. "I can do it!" he said. Ryou appeared doubtful. "It's been a long time since we did first aid." he told Yugi. "Can you remember how to do it?" Yugi nodded. "I have to, to save Yami. It may be too late, but I'll be able to get into his mind while I do it." Yugi turned towards Yami. Seto stood up, and walked a little way off. Ryou laughed, and went to join the CEO.
"Please wake up, Yami..." Yugi took a deep breath, and leaned forwards.
~oOOo~
"Yami? Yami, where are you?" Yugi burst into the Pharaoh's Soul Room, looking about wildly for any sign of Yami. The room was dark, but as Yugi remembered. He rushed up the nearest flight of stairs, looking through doors, and in every corner for the Pharaoh's drowned soul.
Sighing, he left their minds to try again on Yami's body.
~oOOo~
No movement from Yami. Yugi shook his head, taking another deep breath.
~oOOo~
This time, entering the room, he noticed that it was getting lighter. "Let's try something else..." he muttered. He pulled out the Dark Magician, Yami's guardian card. Since this was a magical place, he summoned it to existence without his Duel Disk.
"Dark Magician, find Yami's soul!" he ordered the purple-robed magician, without daring to add 'if it's still here'. The Magician nodded, and floated off to search the room. Yugi once again left.
~oOOo~
He looked at the still, proud form before him. It seemed he had lost his best friend, and koi. He closed his eyes, holding back tears. Then he heard Yami's voice in his head.
//Don't.... give... up...//
"Yami!" he exclaimed, his eyes snapping open. The voice had been so faint, so far away, but he knew he had to try one last time. A deep breath, and he tried again, quickly returning to Yami's mind.
~oOOo~
The Dark Magician was waiting for him. "Master Yugi..." it said without moving it's mouth, like all Duel Monsters. "I have found Pharaoh Panseru's soul. Come, I will take you to it." The Magician placed it's hand on Yugi's shoulder, and in a flash, they were somewhere completely different in the labyrinth Soul Room. Yami's faint soul was lying before them, in a dark space underneath several stone stairs.
"Yami!" Yugi knelt down, supporting his koi's head. "Dark Magician, take us back! It's safer for Yami." The Magician complied, taking them down by the doors, before disappearing into it's card.
"Yami, come on, I'm here for you. Right here." Yugi said gently. Yami's crimson eyes slowly started to open. "Yugi... arigatou!" he said, sitting up. "I knew you'd save me."
A ripple of pleasure flew through Yugi's mind. Yami winked at him, smiling. Yugi's eyes widened, as he returned to the real world.
~oOOo~
Yami's arms were wrapped around his small Aibou's neck, pulling Yugi down onto him. What had been Yugi's attempt at resuscitation was now a deep, passionate kiss. Both pairs of eyes were shut tight, and Ryou, even with his back to them, had guessed. Seto hadn't, and Ryou was desperately trying not to let him face the pair.
Eventually, Yami let go, and sat up, Yugi putting his arms about Yami's waist. "You're okay, you're okay, you're okay!" he yelled happily, and repeatedly. Ryou sighed in relief, going over to check that Yami really WAS okay. Yami's eyes were half-closed; he looked tired, and short of breath. "Yugi, I think you should let go..." Ryou said. "I think Yami needs some rest."
"I feel like I swallowed half the Nile..." Yami commented quietly, as Yugi let go, and looked up at Yami. "Just lay down." Ryou said. "You don't want to tire yourself out too much." Yami reluctantly adhered, resting his head on his jacket, which Yugi had just folded up to make a pillow.
'I wish I had friends like that...' Seto thought. 'Who cares about all my money? The only thing I don't have is real friendship.'
"Who's there?" A girl's voice shouted. She was standing at the edge of a nearby wood. "Why were you in the Waters of Faith?" She pointed a longbow at them, carefully holding an arrow to the string. She wore a pale green coat, and had green eyes, but otherwise, she looked exactly like Imay.
"Imay?" Ryou said. The girl sneered. "No, of course not! I'm Maiy, the guardian of the Sixth Realm! And I want to know what you are doing here.
"Maiy, stop this now, we won't hurt you." Yami said, sitting up, and having to be supported by Yugi. "Pharaoh!" she exclaimed, dropping her bow, and running over. "Are you alright? What happened? Why are you here, and who are these others?" she said very quickly. "Maiy, slow down, please. I nearly drowned in the lake. We're here because we need to pass through all Seven Realms to find the new Master of the Shadow Realm. These others are Seto Kaiba," Yami said. Maiy nodded to Seto. "High Priest." she said. "Ryou Bakura," Yami continued. "TombRobber." Maiy said with a slight tone of disgust in her voice. Ryou rolled his eyes, quite annoyed at everyone calling him that. "And Yugi, my 'host' if that is the correct word. He released me from the Puzzle." Yami finished. Maiy smiled at Yugi. "Well, it would seem you all landed in the Waters of Faith. Come, I will take you my home, you need to dry off." Ryou picked up the articles of clothing that Yami had removed, while Yugi carried the Puzzle, and let Yami lean on him. They followed after Maiy into the woods.
AN: -.- More shonen-ai, I'm afraid...
They landed with a splash in the middle of a lake. Ryou, Seto and Yugi could all swim; Yami couldn't. In Egypt, it is not a good idea to swim in the river, due to crocodiles and hippopotami, so Yami never learnt.
"Ooh... I had a bath before we left!" Seto exclaimed, angry that his best coat was now soaking wet. "I'd be more worried about your deck and Duel Disk, Seto." Yugi pointed out. Seto lifted his arm out of the water, and pressed a button on the underside. A clear glass shield slid out to protect his deck. "New feature. And my Duel Disks are made perfectly waterproof." Seto said smugly. Yugi and Ryou copied him.
"You okay, Yami?" Yugi asked.
No reply.
"Yami?" Yugi paddled himself around in the water, looking for the Pharaoh.
"Uh, Yugi? Neither Yami nor Bakura can swim..." Ryou pointed out. Yugi's eyes widened. "Shit. And he's not the kind of guy to ask for help!"
//Yugi...// a faint, distorted cry came.
/Yami, you idiot! You should have asked for help!/
//Yeah, well, now I am! HELLLLLLPPPPP!//
"Oh, Kami-sama..." Yugi muttered. He took a deep breath, and dived down below the clear water. /Yami, I can't see you./
//Look... f..r the... li...t// Yami's message became even more distorted and faint, due to lack of oxygen. Yugi looked around frantically, until he saw a triangular glow nearby. He swam towards it, seeing it was the Puzzle. He released most of the air from his lungs, as he wrapped the unconscious Yami's arm around his neck, and pulled him up towards the surface.
~oOOo~
"I hope he's okay..." Ryou said. There was another splash, as Seto dived down towards Yugi. Ryou sighed, and followed.
~oOOo~
Seto saw Yugi almost immediately, slowly losing air and sinking back. He couldn't tell what condition Yami was in. He took Yami's other arm, and tugged him upwards. Ryou grabbed onto Yugi. Quite quickly, they surfaced, and swam towards the banks.
Yugi was perfectly fine, having not been down there as long as his darker half. Yami's eyes were shut tight, and he wasn't breathing. Seto was looking displeased about the prospect of giving the Pharaoh mouth-to-mouth.
Yugi crawled over to Yami. "Wake up, please!" he said. Yami made no movement. Ryou thought back to his first aid training. "Take off his jacket and anything that will restrict his breathing." he instructed. Yugi slipped the Puzzle's chain off, and pulled Yami's jacket off, leaving them on the ground nearby. His small fingers undid the buckled choker about his darker's neck, thinking that Yami looked very unusual when he was unconscious.
"Someone will have to resuscitate him." Ryou said. Seto looked disgusted. Yugi looked at Ryou. "I can do it!" he said. Ryou appeared doubtful. "It's been a long time since we did first aid." he told Yugi. "Can you remember how to do it?" Yugi nodded. "I have to, to save Yami. It may be too late, but I'll be able to get into his mind while I do it." Yugi turned towards Yami. Seto stood up, and walked a little way off. Ryou laughed, and went to join the CEO.
"Please wake up, Yami..." Yugi took a deep breath, and leaned forwards.
~oOOo~
"Yami? Yami, where are you?" Yugi burst into the Pharaoh's Soul Room, looking about wildly for any sign of Yami. The room was dark, but as Yugi remembered. He rushed up the nearest flight of stairs, looking through doors, and in every corner for the Pharaoh's drowned soul.
Sighing, he left their minds to try again on Yami's body.
~oOOo~
No movement from Yami. Yugi shook his head, taking another deep breath.
~oOOo~
This time, entering the room, he noticed that it was getting lighter. "Let's try something else..." he muttered. He pulled out the Dark Magician, Yami's guardian card. Since this was a magical place, he summoned it to existence without his Duel Disk.
"Dark Magician, find Yami's soul!" he ordered the purple-robed magician, without daring to add 'if it's still here'. The Magician nodded, and floated off to search the room. Yugi once again left.
~oOOo~
He looked at the still, proud form before him. It seemed he had lost his best friend, and koi. He closed his eyes, holding back tears. Then he heard Yami's voice in his head.
//Don't.... give... up...//
"Yami!" he exclaimed, his eyes snapping open. The voice had been so faint, so far away, but he knew he had to try one last time. A deep breath, and he tried again, quickly returning to Yami's mind.
~oOOo~
The Dark Magician was waiting for him. "Master Yugi..." it said without moving it's mouth, like all Duel Monsters. "I have found Pharaoh Panseru's soul. Come, I will take you to it." The Magician placed it's hand on Yugi's shoulder, and in a flash, they were somewhere completely different in the labyrinth Soul Room. Yami's faint soul was lying before them, in a dark space underneath several stone stairs.
"Yami!" Yugi knelt down, supporting his koi's head. "Dark Magician, take us back! It's safer for Yami." The Magician complied, taking them down by the doors, before disappearing into it's card.
"Yami, come on, I'm here for you. Right here." Yugi said gently. Yami's crimson eyes slowly started to open. "Yugi... arigatou!" he said, sitting up. "I knew you'd save me."
A ripple of pleasure flew through Yugi's mind. Yami winked at him, smiling. Yugi's eyes widened, as he returned to the real world.
~oOOo~
Yami's arms were wrapped around his small Aibou's neck, pulling Yugi down onto him. What had been Yugi's attempt at resuscitation was now a deep, passionate kiss. Both pairs of eyes were shut tight, and Ryou, even with his back to them, had guessed. Seto hadn't, and Ryou was desperately trying not to let him face the pair.
Eventually, Yami let go, and sat up, Yugi putting his arms about Yami's waist. "You're okay, you're okay, you're okay!" he yelled happily, and repeatedly. Ryou sighed in relief, going over to check that Yami really WAS okay. Yami's eyes were half-closed; he looked tired, and short of breath. "Yugi, I think you should let go..." Ryou said. "I think Yami needs some rest."
"I feel like I swallowed half the Nile..." Yami commented quietly, as Yugi let go, and looked up at Yami. "Just lay down." Ryou said. "You don't want to tire yourself out too much." Yami reluctantly adhered, resting his head on his jacket, which Yugi had just folded up to make a pillow.
'I wish I had friends like that...' Seto thought. 'Who cares about all my money? The only thing I don't have is real friendship.'
"Who's there?" A girl's voice shouted. She was standing at the edge of a nearby wood. "Why were you in the Waters of Faith?" She pointed a longbow at them, carefully holding an arrow to the string. She wore a pale green coat, and had green eyes, but otherwise, she looked exactly like Imay.
"Imay?" Ryou said. The girl sneered. "No, of course not! I'm Maiy, the guardian of the Sixth Realm! And I want to know what you are doing here.
"Maiy, stop this now, we won't hurt you." Yami said, sitting up, and having to be supported by Yugi. "Pharaoh!" she exclaimed, dropping her bow, and running over. "Are you alright? What happened? Why are you here, and who are these others?" she said very quickly. "Maiy, slow down, please. I nearly drowned in the lake. We're here because we need to pass through all Seven Realms to find the new Master of the Shadow Realm. These others are Seto Kaiba," Yami said. Maiy nodded to Seto. "High Priest." she said. "Ryou Bakura," Yami continued. "TombRobber." Maiy said with a slight tone of disgust in her voice. Ryou rolled his eyes, quite annoyed at everyone calling him that. "And Yugi, my 'host' if that is the correct word. He released me from the Puzzle." Yami finished. Maiy smiled at Yugi. "Well, it would seem you all landed in the Waters of Faith. Come, I will take you my home, you need to dry off." Ryou picked up the articles of clothing that Yami had removed, while Yugi carried the Puzzle, and let Yami lean on him. They followed after Maiy into the woods.