Chapter: 7
Fire
"Uh... uh..." Yami stammered, taking Seto's hand with his own shaking one. Indeed, he was cold, and he sniffled a few times as his nose ran. Yami clutched his arms to keep himself warm. 'Damn... I should have brought a jacket. But I guess I was just in too much of a hurry...'
Seto just looked at him with narrowed eyes. The person he had grown anger for in a matter of minutes was standing on front of him. His sullen look cracked into a small smile.
"... you're going to get sick, silly." Seto said calmly, slipping off his jacket and draping it over Yami's shoulders and bare arms. Yami just stared up at him confused, not knowing what his reaction would be. He had thought the elder Kaiba was still upset... he didn't know he would be... smiling.
"Um... t-thank you." He sputtered gratefully, clutching the jacket. He didn't want to be rude... but he was freezing, and the jacket was offered.
"So... Seto...um- how are you?" Yes, he sounded stupid, but what else was there to say? He was standing there, in the pouring rain, wearing his former lover's jacket.
Seto just responded with a smirk. Yami eyed him as the rain droplets cascaded down his smooth skin, his hair plastered against his flawless face. 'God he is so damned sexy..' Yami thought, not even realizing. With no response to his question, he was at a loss for words.
The elder Kaiba put a hand on Yami's shoulder. "I'm doing fine, how about you? What are you doing out here in this weather? Shouldn't you be inside?"
Yami sniffled again and realized his gravity defying hair was starting to lose its balance under the rain. "Yes.. well.. I actually didn't block the mind connection this time... and he kind of.. found out everything. I couldn't face him so I ran out."
At this Seto's eyes widened considerably. His hand clenched around Yami's shoulder, making him wince in pain. 'Oh Hyne... no... they COULDN'T have found out!'
*****
Yugi sat on his bed bewildered, with Mokuba fast asleep.
"What should we do?" Bakura questioned his vertically challenged friend, wondering about Yami's safety.
Yugi let out a deep sigh. ".. I don't know. I hope he's alright."
They both sat, staring out the window, hoping to see Yami come running home.
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"Wh.. what did you just say..?" Seto ripped the jacket off of his shoulders and out it back on.
Yami resumed rubbing his arms. He squinted his eyes at Seto, his form still only half visible in the downpour. "I uh.. I'm sorry.."
"You're sorry, are you? Well- sorry isn't going to help -me-, now is it?" He pulled the confused Yami up by his shirt and stared him in the eyes. "You ruined my life." His voice cracked. "I gave you everything and you threw it away. How does saying 'I'm sorry' help any? You think that pain is just going to go away? I still love you!!"
Yami's lip quivered as he looked into Seto's hurt eyes. No matter how much he tried to cover it up with anger... Yami knew he was devastated.
But rejection was part of life- and no matter how high and mighty Seto thought he was, bad things were going to happen to him sooner or later.
Seto's teeth clenched and he slowly lowered Yami down to the ground. He didn't have the strength to strike his revenge anymore. He wasn't mad at Yami. He was mad at himself. He let go of his ex-lover's shirt and tried to bite back the tears that threatened to fall.
Yami just stood there, shocked, as he watched Seto break down again.
"...."
Seto sank to his knees, causing little splashes of water to come up around him. His hands balled into fists and his silent sobs were strangled. 'I can't let myself cry again.. I can't let Yami know that he's affected me.'
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"..that's it." Yugi said sternly, rising from the bed and putting on his coat.
"What are you doing? You can't go out there, it's pouring! You'll get sick!"
Yugi looked Ryou in the eye. "I love him, Bakura. I can't just let him wander off by himself."
With that, Yugi left and slammed the door behind him, leaving a very confused and surprised Bakura in his wake.
*****
With a death glare in his eyes, Seto got up and turned on his heel away from Yami. Seto whispered to him before turning and walking away, disappearing into the rain.
"...somehow, I will make you feel the pain I do."
Fire
"Uh... uh..." Yami stammered, taking Seto's hand with his own shaking one. Indeed, he was cold, and he sniffled a few times as his nose ran. Yami clutched his arms to keep himself warm. 'Damn... I should have brought a jacket. But I guess I was just in too much of a hurry...'
Seto just looked at him with narrowed eyes. The person he had grown anger for in a matter of minutes was standing on front of him. His sullen look cracked into a small smile.
"... you're going to get sick, silly." Seto said calmly, slipping off his jacket and draping it over Yami's shoulders and bare arms. Yami just stared up at him confused, not knowing what his reaction would be. He had thought the elder Kaiba was still upset... he didn't know he would be... smiling.
"Um... t-thank you." He sputtered gratefully, clutching the jacket. He didn't want to be rude... but he was freezing, and the jacket was offered.
"So... Seto...um- how are you?" Yes, he sounded stupid, but what else was there to say? He was standing there, in the pouring rain, wearing his former lover's jacket.
Seto just responded with a smirk. Yami eyed him as the rain droplets cascaded down his smooth skin, his hair plastered against his flawless face. 'God he is so damned sexy..' Yami thought, not even realizing. With no response to his question, he was at a loss for words.
The elder Kaiba put a hand on Yami's shoulder. "I'm doing fine, how about you? What are you doing out here in this weather? Shouldn't you be inside?"
Yami sniffled again and realized his gravity defying hair was starting to lose its balance under the rain. "Yes.. well.. I actually didn't block the mind connection this time... and he kind of.. found out everything. I couldn't face him so I ran out."
At this Seto's eyes widened considerably. His hand clenched around Yami's shoulder, making him wince in pain. 'Oh Hyne... no... they COULDN'T have found out!'
*****
Yugi sat on his bed bewildered, with Mokuba fast asleep.
"What should we do?" Bakura questioned his vertically challenged friend, wondering about Yami's safety.
Yugi let out a deep sigh. ".. I don't know. I hope he's alright."
They both sat, staring out the window, hoping to see Yami come running home.
*****
"Wh.. what did you just say..?" Seto ripped the jacket off of his shoulders and out it back on.
Yami resumed rubbing his arms. He squinted his eyes at Seto, his form still only half visible in the downpour. "I uh.. I'm sorry.."
"You're sorry, are you? Well- sorry isn't going to help -me-, now is it?" He pulled the confused Yami up by his shirt and stared him in the eyes. "You ruined my life." His voice cracked. "I gave you everything and you threw it away. How does saying 'I'm sorry' help any? You think that pain is just going to go away? I still love you!!"
Yami's lip quivered as he looked into Seto's hurt eyes. No matter how much he tried to cover it up with anger... Yami knew he was devastated.
But rejection was part of life- and no matter how high and mighty Seto thought he was, bad things were going to happen to him sooner or later.
Seto's teeth clenched and he slowly lowered Yami down to the ground. He didn't have the strength to strike his revenge anymore. He wasn't mad at Yami. He was mad at himself. He let go of his ex-lover's shirt and tried to bite back the tears that threatened to fall.
Yami just stood there, shocked, as he watched Seto break down again.
"...."
Seto sank to his knees, causing little splashes of water to come up around him. His hands balled into fists and his silent sobs were strangled. 'I can't let myself cry again.. I can't let Yami know that he's affected me.'
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"..that's it." Yugi said sternly, rising from the bed and putting on his coat.
"What are you doing? You can't go out there, it's pouring! You'll get sick!"
Yugi looked Ryou in the eye. "I love him, Bakura. I can't just let him wander off by himself."
With that, Yugi left and slammed the door behind him, leaving a very confused and surprised Bakura in his wake.
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With a death glare in his eyes, Seto got up and turned on his heel away from Yami. Seto whispered to him before turning and walking away, disappearing into the rain.
"...somehow, I will make you feel the pain I do."