Mijikai: Um...I know I took pretty long...and I'M SORRY! (cowers)
Yami: What ever, just get with the story!
Yugi: Yeah! I think we should move along now.
Mijikai: Right!
(Thank you for the Reviews everyone! I appreciate them more then I can ever express in words! ^_^ Oh, and by the way, if anyone is curious, the famous song that Yami gave to Yugi a long time ago is 'Dreamin of you' by Celine Dion.)
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Entry Seventeen (~(*~)
He was there.
I could see him kneeling upon the floor, his golden bangs falling into his face, masking his features that were twisted into agony.
Tears fell from his eyes and I watched, in stunned silence as it fell upon the pale face of...Tua.
He was dead, I know, I could tell with his ghastly pale face and still chest.
Blood ran down one side of his head and stained the Pharaoh's clothing, but he didn't care.
He didn't care about anything, but Tua.
Slowly, I fell to my knees, feeling myself trembling.
"Why?" I whispered and the Pharaoh started and jerked his face up, revealing his red puffy eyes and tears that left old trails and new.
He didn't speak as he stared at me.
"Why did we do it?" I whispered, my eyes blurring. "Why did we do this to them!"
He still stayed silent, but he rose, carrying Tua in his arms, cradling his head upon his shoulder, smearing blood upon rich silk clothing.
But did it matter?
"Who are you?" he demanded, sniffing, and glaring at me. "How did you get in here?"
I slowly stood up and stared at him with empathy.
"Tell me, why did we do it? Why did we do it, Atemu?" I whispered, and he looked away, but his grip tightened upon the body.
"I don't know why. And I regret it. Do you regret what you did?" he asked me.
"Yes."
His eyes rose and looked upon me again and he came towards me, then judged me with an emotionless mask.
"Who are you?" he asked. "And how do you know of...this?"
I glanced down at Tua, and my eyes nearly flooded with tears.
'Oh god! Oh god! Yugi was just going to end up like that, no, worse, he could have been broken in half!' I thought, keeping my emotions inside, then met the Pharaoh's eyes.
"I am...Yami Mutou. I am...you. Many millenniums from now."
"Ah," he said, nodding in understanding, then his eyes became sad. "Will I ever meet him again?"
I felt the sadness leave some what.
"Yes."
"But...will this happen again?"
My gut tightened and I closed my eyes, feeling a tear slid down my cheek and nodded.
"I feel for you," Atemu said.
"But he lives," I whispered, and Atemu's eyes widened a fraction. "He lives. Oh god, he lives. He's doesn't end up like your beloved Tua...he lives. But...I broke him!"
Now I lost control, and tears fell rapidly from my cheek.
Suddenly, I felt a hand upon my shoulder and looked up to see Atemu giving me a look.
A look...of hope?
"Then take this chance to make it up for him," he said firmly then stepped back and started bypassing me. "I may not be able to make it up to Tua now, but...at least I can do it...years beyond this time. Don't give up this chance, Yami."
~*~
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~Don't give up this chance, Yami. ~
My eyes slowly opened, the Pharaoh's last words lingering in my head, when I groaned, wiping sleep from my eyes and slowly sat up, looking around, a little disoriented.
"Where am I?" I asked, then everything hit me and a fresh wave of tears hit me.
It wasn't for a while till I took control of myself and scrambled into my closet, changing my clothing and starting out the door, to run into the arms of Reioko!
"Hey darling, nice sleep?" he asked and kissed me.
I was stunned, shocked, and his bright smile turned into a half.
"Something wrong love? You look like I just scared the wits out of you."
Flame, rage, humiliation, and hate was flashing through me right then.
Slowly, I smiled, and wrapped my arms around his neck.
"Hey, there's something I want to give you," I said feeling my eye twitching. "Something that I think you had coming...for a long time."
Reioko looked interested as I fingered his chest.
"Do you know what it is?" I whispered, and he shook his head.
"No."
"No? Well..." I said then punched him in the face so he fell back onto the ground, clutching his nose, while I wipe my mouth, spitting. "That you sick bastard!"
Reioko stared, utterly confused as he stood up.
"You...hit me?" he asked, stunned, and I smirked.
"No, really," I said sarcastically then glared. "Don't look so surprised. You deserved that and you know it. You knew Yugi and I had a relationship, you knew we were happy. And what do you do? YOU HIT ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A FUCKEN BAT AND GAVE ME ANMESIA! AND FURTHER MORE! YOU TOLD ME YOU WERE MY BOYFRIEND AND OF COURSE I WOULD BELIEVE YOU!"
Reioko's eyes narrowed.
"That little..." he growled, and I smacked him.
"Don't you dare talk about my koi like that," I hissed. "Listen and listen well, I want you to get out, and I don't ever want to see your face again!"
"Why do you even love him? He's short, stupid, and ugly!"
"How dare you insult my beloved like that! He's better then you'll ever be!"
"I can give you more then that shrimp!"
"He already did give me more then you'll ever give me to satisfy me! And I would never love anybody else in this world until he dies!"
He didn't answer, but then had a sickening insane gleam in his eyes.
"So, if I kill Yugi, there won't be a problem, will there?" he asked, and my eyes widened.
"You wouldn't!" I spluttered, and he laughed.
"If I can set up a rape attempt, I'm sure I can do a murder," he said coldly and bolted for the door.
"No!" I shouted running after him, but he slammed the door in my face, and I reeled back, my face literally feeling like it was flat.
Once the pain dulled down I wrenched the door open and ran down the stairs and burst out of the building just as Reioko drove off in a cab!
"Shit!" I nearly screamed and whistled loudly and a taxi screeched to a halt.
"Uh, where too?" the man asked, and I stumbled inside, nearly throwing the money at him.
"To the hospital now!" I shouted and he started, "Hurry please!"
"Sir, I'm sorry, but I must stay at the speed limit even if your wife is in labor..."
"Someone's going to kill my lover if you don't get me there!" I snapped and his eyes widened.
"Well, why didn't you say so," he said and stepped onto the pedal and I nearly smashed my forehead on the seats as we sped forward.
"Yugi..."
~*~
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My heart raced, no sped as we stopped in front of the hospital, and without stalling I opened the door and ran inside.
It was tricky trying to avoid hitting patients, doctor, and nurses, but somehow I had and ran into the elevator which thankfully shut before a scowling nurse could grab me.
'Must be telling me not to run around like a lunatic,' I thought with raw humor, but nothing could cover my turning stomach as the elevator hit the third floor.
Running out, I came to Yugi's room and opened the door.
Once the door opened, my heart nearly burst with hatred and anger as I saw Reioko strangling Yugi, the heart monitor going hay wire.
And Yugi wasn't even conscious to begin with!
"You fucken bastard!" I shouted, grabbing him from the back of the shirt and stabbed my nails into his arm.
Immediately his hands released Yugi, revealing dark purple bruises, and that really pissed me off.
My eyes narrowed and I squeezed my nails deeper into his skin drawing blood, and I felt pleasure as he winced.
"You know, you just had to intimidate me more when I was already angry with you, didn't you?" I asked quietly, and threw him to the ground, slamming my foot to his back, grinding my heel in the middle of the spinal cord. "You are the worst human to ever live. The Lord should punish you greatly from what you put us through! Both of us!"
I grabbed him by the hair, bringing him up and slamming him into the wall and smashing my fist into his face.
"That was for Yugi!" I shouted, and kneed him in the stomach.
"...Yami..."
My fist froze, and slowly I turned towards Yugi.
"Yugi?" I whispered forgetting about Reioko and I hurried to his side. "Yugi?"
Nothing.
'Was it my imagination? I swore I heard Yugi say my name,' I thought with a frown, when immense pain exploded in my head and I collapsed upon Yugi's bed, my vision swimming, and cried out as Reioko nearly pulled my hair out of my head.
"Ow!" I shouted, and slammed my foot into his big toe and grabbed him by the arm and flung him over myself and he landed with a sickening crunch as he hit the wall.
I watched, defensive stance as Reioko slowly struggled to his knees, and looked at me with brown eyes gleaming with...pleasure?
"You're not so bad, Yami, though I'd prefer this in bed."
"I wouldn't sleep with you if you if my own life depended on it!" I shouted.
"Ha! You think that matters?" he asked, wiping blood from his mouth. "Tell me, Yami. How will you keep that promise if you lost your identity again with no Yugi there to help you? You would be helpless, and you would do exactly as I say. If I wanted to fuck you, I'd fuck you. And I'd fuck you hard!"
"Shut up! Shut up!" I shouted, not wanting to hear his sick desires anymore and ran towards him, fist brought back to give him a hard one right in the stomach, but then he did something that was unexpected.
Something fast and small went passed my face, and I came to an immediate stop as I slowly touched my cheek.
Sticky and wet.
Gulping, I looked at my fingers and they were covered with blood.
Slowly, I looked up and saw the gun Reioko had, and he aimed it right at my head.
'Damn it!'
"I've been letting this go on to long," Reioko hissed, as I started scrambling back, the gun still touching my forehead. "I was close, really close in having you, Yami, but you've once again slipped through my fingers. But that's okay, because if I can't have you, nobody can."
"You're insane," I spluttered as we stood facing each other.
"Insane? Now that's such a naughty word, how about madly in love?" Reioko suggested, and his finger lingered upon the trigger. "Good bye love."
Bang!
It happened so fast that I sometimes can't grip the scene fully.
All I can remember is that a small body knocked into Reioko's, the bullet hitting the ceiling and the shattering of the glass in the window, and the screams of Reioko as he fell.
My arms automatically opened as the small body filled them, collapsing in a heap, gasping for breath.
Stunned, I glanced down through the hole in the window as saw Reioko's body lying on the cement, blood spreading around him, his neck twisted at a very odd angle.
He was dead.
I could feel it, and so did my little Yugi.
Tearing my eyes away I looked down at Yugi and felt his small body trembling, his hands grasping my shirt.
"I...I...I killed...him..." he stuttered, tears spilling from his eyes. "I...ki...killed...h...him!"
"Yugi," I whispered, gently taking him in my arms.
But I felt his body flinch.
"I'm...sorry...don't....hate me..." Yugi sobbed, looking up at me.
I could only stare back.
"Ya...mi?" he whispered, reaching for my face.
Unconsciously, I flinched and regretted it as Yugi's eyes saddened, his hand dropping, before his eyes turned away.
"Yami...put me down."
Trying to be careful, I lifted him up, freezing as a small cry came from his lips.
"Yu..."
"Just put me down."
My heart hurt at the coldness of his voice and placed him upon the bed.
His eyes were closed, his breathing a bit labored, and it worried me that most of the machines and IV's weren't connected to him anymore.
I clicked the button for the nurse, before bending down and kissing Yugi gently upon the lips.
"I love you," I whispered before the door opened, and I had the "fun" in explaining the whole situation to her.
It was not pretty.
~*~
'Ow...what hit me?'
"Yugi, can you hear me?"
'Who is that? I know I've heard that soft voice before.'
"Yugi..."
"Leave it, Ryou, it must have been your imagination," came a harsh grunt.
'Oh, it's Ryou and Bakura!'
"No! I saw him move."
"Doesn't mean he's conscious."
'My head hurts.'
"Shut up!"
"Make me."
'Will they ever shut up?'
"Bakura, stop acting so childish!"
"More mature then you."
"I'm getting angry!"
"Well, then blow your top already!"
"You are so frustrating, you little white haired punk freak!"
"WHAT! You have white hair too!"
"Well at least I can tame it!"
"Neat freak!"
"Punk!"
"Little happy bi..."
"Will you be quiet!" I shouted, my eyes snapping open.
Silence.
"Thank you."
"Yugi? Are you alright?" Ryou asked, the anger melting into concern.
"Fine," I said in a dead voice, looking away.
"No, you aren't fine," Ryou said firmly, grabbing my hand. "Yugi, I'm your friend, you can tell me what's wrong."
'Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry...' I chanted to myself, and was able to keep from bursting into tears.
"Yugi..." Ryou said quietly, his arms around me.
I winced in pain, but I didn't pull away.
"Tell me what's wrong, Yugi."
"Or better yet...WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING YOU LITTLE FUCKEN SHIT!" Bakura shouted, anger burning in his blue eyes. "ARE YOU SO SELFISH THAT YOU COULDN'T THINK OF THE PEOPLE THAT CARED ABOUT YOU? Just think how your friends back home will feel when they hear about this! Didn't you even think about me, about Ryou? So Yami loves another, move on, big deal! Is it that big of a deal to kill yourself over!?"
"He...hates me..." I replied weakly, sinking into Ryou's arms, feeling scared.
My body trembled, and tears were forming.
"SO WHAT!"
I winced, and looked away.
"Bakura," Ryou said warningly.
"Stay out of this Ryou. I'm going to get this through this little bitch's skull, right now!"
"Bakura! Take a look at him. Do you think he's in any condition to take your scolding right now?"
Bakura became silent, and I heard him sigh, as he sat down.
"Sorry," he grunted.
"Yugi, Bakura doesn't mean anything. He was just worried about you," Ryou said, lifting my chin up so my eyes met his.
"I do not."
Ryou glanced towards his boyfriend, before looking at me again, a sad smile upon his lips.
I closed my eyes, resting my head on his shoulder as his fingers stroked my hair and felt relaxed.
"Yugi, what's wrong? Why did you do this to yourself? Did you really try to kill yourself because Yami loves another?" Ryou asked.
"No. But it did hurt, Ryou. It's just that...he hates me...he said so...he said he was going to kill me..." I forced out, my self control waning as tears started falling. "Oh god, I remember the hatred in his eyes."
"Shhhh, it's alright, everything's going to be alright."
"No it's not!" I shouted, pulling away from him, my breath hitching as pain seared through my torso. "Ryou you don't understand. You act like it's no big deal when it is! He doesn't love me! He hates me. He was going to kill me. And I... couldn't take it."
"Yugi..." Ryou whispered, his hand reaching for me, but I moved back.
"He doesn't love me, he now loves Reioko, but...I killed him. Oh god, I killed him!" I screamed. "I pushed him out of the window, and now he's dead. Just look at me Ryou! Don't you think I deserve to die? My body's tainted, I've killed someone, and my soul has shattered! What other reason shouldn't I die!"
Slap!
My eyes were wide, as I felt my cheek throbbing from the impact, and I stared, dazed, at Bakura.
"Whine, whine, whine, is that all you do?" he snarled. "You killed somebody, and it was Reioko. Well, you just did the world a great bit favor. You were raped, well, at least now you can actually show your next boyfriend how it's really done. (Ryou: Bakura you pervert!) Next, your soul is shattered. Well...find a new one."
"Bakura," Ryou said bluntly. "If that was suppose to be comforting, I don't think it worked."
"Then you try!"
"Yugi, nobody deserves to die. At least not you. Listen to me, was there a reason you killed Reioko?" Ryou asked.
My eyes squeezed shut.
"He had a gun to Yami's head. I...I think he was going to kill him, so I..."
"See, you killed out of self defense. And it isn't your fault that you were...raped. It just happened. And...Yami doesn't hate you. How can he?" Ryou asked, and I opened my eyes again to look at him.
"Then where is he? Why isn't he in here with me?" I asked, and Ryou flinched.
"Just because he isn't here today, doesn't mean he won't come some other time..." Ryou tried weakly.
"Ryou...I don't think your helping," Bakura muttered, and Ryou glared at him before looking at me again.
"Yu..."
"Just leave me alone Ryou!" I shouted.
Ryou's brown eyes were filled with hurt, but I was to angry then to notice.
He slowly pulled away and tugged Bakura's arm.
"We should be going," Ryou said quietly and I closed my eyes.
'What does Ryou know? He has somebody who loves him. Me? I have nobody.'
"Damn selfish," I heard Bakura mutter before the door shut.
'...'
~*~
"Mr. Mutou! You're awake!" came the voice of the cheerful nurse.
I suppressed a groan and did my best to smile politely.
"Yes, and I'm feeling a lot better."
"Aw, that's good," she cooed, and my eyes widened as she placed _two_ vases filled with flowers. "These just came in for you as did this. All these get well cards. I guess they're from your school. Here you are. Oh, and before I forget, these also came for you."
I read all the students cards passively.
They didn't mean it.
They just wrote these out of sympathy, or because they were told too.
Then I ripped open the two cards that came with the vases.
~Yugi,
I'm sorry to hear what happened, and I and my boyfriend hope you get better soon. It's so lonely without you Yugi. I hope the flowers will cheer you up. Oh and don't get to bored!
From you friends,
Nefer and Spike.~
The next card.
~Yugi,
We sent you flowers in hopes you'll recover quickly. Though we haven't made much contact lately and we've had some...bad experiences with each other, we still wish you speedy recovery, and if you're up to it, maybe you'd like to hang with us sometime.
Best wishes,
Malik and Marik.~
A smile tugged upon my lips, and I had to ask the nurse to open the package for me.
She did, and she was excited as a little girl on Christmas day as she pulled out a glass statue of an angel.
My breath hitches as she placed it on my nightstand and my eyes widened as I drank in every detail.
The angel was female (of course) with the usual flowing gown with a piece of rope tied around her waist.
She was sitting upon a stone, her arms hugging around herself, her wings wrapping around her.
But what intrigued me the most was her expression.
It was the expression of someone in love.
Tears were starting to form, but I quickly wiped them away before turning back towards the nurse.
"Who...who is it from?" I asked.
"That's the odd part. I just found it on the desk and it was addressed to you. No card, or indication who the person was."
I nodded in understanding.
Hospital life was so boring I'm not even going to bother writing my day, except that all I mostly did was sleep and watch TV.
But when night fell and the full moon's light fell from my window, I couldn't help but stare as the statue glowed with mysterious beauty.
Sighing, I closed my eyes, having beautiful dreams of a young angel who was in love.
~*~
"Mr. Mutou, mail call!" The nurse announced coming in at ten o'clock.
I looked up from watching TV and my eyes widened at the two vases in her hands and...was there something in her apron pocket?
"These just came in this morning," she said, a big smile on her plump face, placing the gifts down. "My, at this rate, we'll need to bring in another night stand."
I nodded absently and eagerly read the cards the nurse handed to me.
~Yugi,
They say that white roses represent purity, and there is an old flower legend that if a tainted soul were to touch the petals of a flower, it would immediately wither and die. Maybe this will help you in some decisions, ne (huh) Yugi?
Yugi, I would like to apologize for yesterday. And you don't need to apologize for anything. You were hurt and the death had shaken you quite a bit. No blame is held on you Yugi, and I am still your friend that you can confide in anytime. Hmmm, knowing you that may not be enough. So, to show no hard feelings, I'll be dropping by after school as much as I can, and definitely on the week ends. I'll give you some gossip, so you won't be low on the school updates. ^_~ And don't worry about Bakura. In his own weird way, he's only been trying to show he cares. He really does care, other wise he would have stayed silent on his visit and only glare at you. Anyway, I'll see you soon Yugi, and I hope you'll figure for yourself that you are worth a lot to many people, including myself, and it would be heartbreaking if you chose the path of death.
Your friend,
Ryou.
P.S: If I find you dead next visit, I'll find some way to bring you back and kill you again. Bakura~
For a moment, I stayed silent, letting everything sink in before I chuckled, then laughed.
'Thanks Ryou. Thank you Bakura. Though...you scare me badly,' I thought before opening the other card.
~Dear Mr. Yugi Mutou,
I hope you're recovering well. My God child has been very quiet lately, which would be a good thing, if it didn't worry me so much. Anyway, I hope you have a quick recovery and feel better soon.
Your teacher,
Mr. Mahado~
'I bet he's being quiet because I killed his lover (twitch, twitch),' I thought and blinked as the nurse opened a small package.
"What is it?" I asked, actually curious. "Whose it from?"
"From your anonymous admirer," she teased and her eyes went wide. "My, my, they got you a cell phone!"
I blinked.
A...cell phone?
Suddenly, the door opened, and Ryou's head poked into the room.
"Greetings," he said with a wink. "Oh! You received the flowers! Good. Did you touch them yet?"
"No."
"Oh, well go on!" he said, coming inside, pulling up a chair and sitting. "Bakura! You can put the ward away, he's a live!"
I smothered a snicker as Bakura came in, tucking something in his pocket before standing behind Ryou.
"Hello," the nurse said, smiling, handing me the cell phone, and I looked over it.
It was white with red roses painted on it.
It was pretty.
"Hello, I'm Yugi's friend Ryou Bakura, and this is Bakura."
"Friends!" she shouted, happily. "This is good. All patients should have their friends near by! And aren't you a cute one."
Bakura rolled his eyes, as Ryou politely smiled.
"Oh, don't look so grumpy," she said in a gushing voice a woman would use on a three year old, pinching Bakura's cheeks.
Ryou snickered.
"Oh, dear, I best be going," she said, hurrying for the door. "I'll see you tomorrow Mr. Mutou."
Once the door shut, Bakura stuck up his middle finger at the door.
"That little happy bubbly bitch!" he hissed, and Ryou sweat dropped as he grabbed Bakura's arm.
"Calm down, love," he whispered, and like magic, Bakura immediately relaxed. "So, Yugi, what's with the cell phone?"
"My "secret admirer" gave it to me," I said, and felt panic fly through me as Bakura picked up my angel statue. "Be careful with that!"
Bakura glared.
"I'm not going to break it, I'm just looking at it. Hey, I saw this in the store just a day ago. Really expensive, and there was a little sign with it that said it represented a young angel that was in love. Unfortunately, she was an angel and could not love...."
"Love who, Bakura?" Ryou asked, interested.
"A demon."
There was silence, before gloom hit me.
"I get it."
"Hm? Get what, Yugi?" Ryou asked, placing a hand on my shoulder.
"I should have known. The statue's from Yami, and he's telling me. He really does hate me."
"Now, Yugi, I think you have it all backwards," Ryou said.
"Can't you see, Ryou," I said. "The angel is me. He knows I still love him, but he's telling me it's forbidden."
"Talk some sense into him, will you," Bakura mumbled into Ryou's ear and he nodded.
"Yugi, there's something you should know."
"Hm?"
"Well...I...we...talked to Yami today...and he was crying."
"...I can see why..."
"No! You don't understand...not like that. The reason he was crying was because..."
Ring. Ring. Ring.
All eyes went to the cell phone, and I slowly held it up, a sweat drop falling from my head.
(I mean, how odd is it that you receive a cell phone and then suddenly it rings. That's kind of creepy if you ask me!)
I looked at Ryou, but he was just as confused, so I placed it to my ear and clicked talk.
"Hello?"
"...."
"Hello?"
"...."
"Hm...guess wrong number..."
"Hi."
I stopped and I almost dropped the phone.
"Hello? Who is this?"
"...Me."
"Me? I'm sorry, but who is me?"
"Yami."
My heart started pounding and I stared at Ryou, who looked curious, then stared at my lap, tears starting to form.
"O...Oh," I stammered, trying to keep the trembling from my voice. "H...hi. What's up?"
"Nothing much," he said, a bit distantly. "Um...you doing okay?"
"Fine. Hurts a little, but I'll heal in no time."
"That's good."
There was an awkward silence.
"Yami?"
"Yes."
"...Did you send me the statue?"
"...Yes."
"Why?"
"Because it's true," he said. "You _are_ an angel, and I know you love me...but...you can't love me...because I'm a demon. A heartless demon. I've hurt you so much Yugi...so much. Long ago, I made you promise that if anybody hurt you, including myself, you'd tell me. You did, and what makes it worse is that the person who was hurting you was me! I shouldn't have done that Yugi."
"A...a...aren't you mad at me?" I asked, stunned.
"Why? Why, should I?" he asked, his voice surprised.
"Because," I whispered, lips trembling as I took a shuddering breath. "I killed him. I killed someone you loved with all your heart..."
"No!" he shouted. "No...Yugi, you don't understand. I don't love Reioko, I love you."
"W...what? But...you said..."
"I said that because I didn't know," he whispered. "Yugi...I love you."
My heart fluttered, but only for a moment, tears running down my cheeks.
He didn't hate me.
Now I felt like a fool.
I've been welling up in self pity, thinking Yami hated me, when he didn't.
Not at all.
Now I felt bad for snapping and being so hard on poor Ryou.
But...then why didn't he ever come to visit me?
"Then why haven't you come? If you loved me...if you really remembered, you would be here with me."
"I...I...didn't want to."
My breath caught in my throat.
"Yami," I said quietly. "Please, stop going in circles. What is going on? You say you love me, but...you don't want to be here with me? What are your real feelings?"
"...Yugi...you don't need someone like me. I've broken so many promises, I've hurt you so much. You can be happy, find someone who can make you smile, make you laugh, and never make you cry," he said, and I heard crying. "That's what I want. It pains me as I remember what I did to you, and how I loved Reioko. I wish the memories would disappear and I couldn't remember those moments, but I do. And I'll be living with them for the rest of my life. I can't stand it Yugi. You don't need..."
"How do you know what I need and what I don't!" I shouted. "Yes, it hurt when you lost your memory, but it's over. It's over and done with! But...what you're doing right now...is more painful then anything. I want to see your face, and I want you to be by my side. The angel, you sent me, she's alone, but in love. Do you want me to be alone, but pining for love?"
"Yugi...I..."
"I want to see you Yami, I love you. Please, I don't care what you did in the past anymore, I just want you by my side. To hold me like you used to. Kiss me, and tell me everything is going to be okay. Is it going to be okay? Is everything going to be alright? Will you hold me, and tell me this? Or...are you going to stay away from me because of some stupid misunderstanding? For a while Yami, I've hated myself because I've murdered someone, and my body is tainted. My soul was shattered because I thought you hated me. But...now I don't know. Do you really love me Yami, or are you just saying it?"
There was no answer, and I slowly placed the phone down, staring blankly at my lap.
"Of course I love you, I love you more then anything in the world, and I mean that."
My head snapped up and my eyes went wide.
The door was open and there in the door way was Yami, red cell phone to his ear.
"Y...Yami!"
Yami only tucked away his cell phone, but his eyes continued to lock with mine.
"Yugi."
The silence shattered as Bakura grabbed him and shook him roughly.
"You bastard!" he shouted. "Do you know what you've done to this poor kid? He's been suffering because of you and burying himself in self hatred and pity! Now, if you really care about him, then get your ass over there, and make up with him!"
Ryou blinked, then chuckled.
"You have such a soft heart Bakura," he said, with a smile.
Bakura glanced at him, a sneer on his lips, but his cheeks turned red, and he threw Yami, causing him to stumble, towards me.
"No I don't," he muttered. "I just don't like it when wimps cry. It's pathetic."
My ears tuned out for the rest of the conversation as my eyes followed Yami, as he slowly came towards me.
We stared at each other, before Yami broke eye contact.
"Yugi...I'm..."
"Say, sorry and I'll smack you!" Bakura snarled.
"Bakura!" Ryou shouted, and we both winced as Ryou whacked him on the head. "Don't interrupt!"
Yami shook his head, rolling his eyes before looking at me.
"Yugi, I know I haven't been a very good boyfriend...no don't speak," he said, when I was about to open my mouth. "Listen, I've made a lot of mistakes in my life. And all of them has effected you as badly me. I...I sometimes wonder if it's even worth it? No, that's not right. I sometimes wonder if _you_ think it's worth it being with me."
'Yami.'
"Remember a long time ago, when I gave you that ring? The one with koi written on it?"
I nodded, stroking the ring on my forefinger.
"I said that I couldn't express my love one hundred percent, and I still can't. But...if...if you don't hate me, I'd like..." he said and he opened his right palm, revealing...the engagement ring. "to make it all up to you, in our years to come."
My breath caught, and I stared at Yami, wondering if this was just a dream.
Then, I placed my right hand over Yami's palm, clasping his hand, ring in-between our palms, and pulled him towards me.
"You better," I teased, chuckling and Yami blinked before a smile broke his face, and his arms wrapped around me.
"(Sigh) How come you nothing this romantic ever happens to us, Bakura?"
"Humph, this is so sick. I think I'm going to retch."
"Bakura! Can you be anymore insensible?"
"..."
"Bakura?"
"..."
"Are you...blushing?"
Okay, I had to see that!
Yami and I both turned out heads and Yami nearly cracked up at the shade of red that painted Bakura's cheeks.
"Why are you blushing?" Ryou asked, eyebrow raised.
"Well...um...Ryou...um...well..." he stammered. "Oh hell with it!"
Ryou 'eeped' as Bakura suddenly grabbed him and kissed him passionately.
"Ryou, baby, I love you, marry me."
Ryou's eyes went wide, before he hugged Bakura tightly.
"How can I ever say no!" Ryou asked, and Yami and I looked at each other, both of us smiling.
Then, Yami leaned towards me, and for a moment when our lips touched.
He became Atemu, and I became Tua.
But only for a moment.
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Mijikai: Okay, I know it's ridiculous for Yami to still be in love with Reioko if he has a gun to your head. But Yugi was depressed and not thinking.
Yugi: And so the Win Him Back saga comes to a closing.
Yami: Yes!
Mijikai: Don't get to excited yet, baka! (hits Yami over the head with a fraying pan) (clears throat) Okay, for starters, I'm terribly sorry for making people wait. Let's just say for a moment I was having a Hiei/Kurama obsession. But don't worry, I'm back on track now, and hopefully I can get the last chapter of this up.
One more thing before you review.
WOULD ANYBODY MIND IF I ADD ANOTHER STORY TO THIS SAGA?
REVIEW!
Yami: What ever, just get with the story!
Yugi: Yeah! I think we should move along now.
Mijikai: Right!
(Thank you for the Reviews everyone! I appreciate them more then I can ever express in words! ^_^ Oh, and by the way, if anyone is curious, the famous song that Yami gave to Yugi a long time ago is 'Dreamin of you' by Celine Dion.)
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Entry Seventeen (~(*~)
He was there.
I could see him kneeling upon the floor, his golden bangs falling into his face, masking his features that were twisted into agony.
Tears fell from his eyes and I watched, in stunned silence as it fell upon the pale face of...Tua.
He was dead, I know, I could tell with his ghastly pale face and still chest.
Blood ran down one side of his head and stained the Pharaoh's clothing, but he didn't care.
He didn't care about anything, but Tua.
Slowly, I fell to my knees, feeling myself trembling.
"Why?" I whispered and the Pharaoh started and jerked his face up, revealing his red puffy eyes and tears that left old trails and new.
He didn't speak as he stared at me.
"Why did we do it?" I whispered, my eyes blurring. "Why did we do this to them!"
He still stayed silent, but he rose, carrying Tua in his arms, cradling his head upon his shoulder, smearing blood upon rich silk clothing.
But did it matter?
"Who are you?" he demanded, sniffing, and glaring at me. "How did you get in here?"
I slowly stood up and stared at him with empathy.
"Tell me, why did we do it? Why did we do it, Atemu?" I whispered, and he looked away, but his grip tightened upon the body.
"I don't know why. And I regret it. Do you regret what you did?" he asked me.
"Yes."
His eyes rose and looked upon me again and he came towards me, then judged me with an emotionless mask.
"Who are you?" he asked. "And how do you know of...this?"
I glanced down at Tua, and my eyes nearly flooded with tears.
'Oh god! Oh god! Yugi was just going to end up like that, no, worse, he could have been broken in half!' I thought, keeping my emotions inside, then met the Pharaoh's eyes.
"I am...Yami Mutou. I am...you. Many millenniums from now."
"Ah," he said, nodding in understanding, then his eyes became sad. "Will I ever meet him again?"
I felt the sadness leave some what.
"Yes."
"But...will this happen again?"
My gut tightened and I closed my eyes, feeling a tear slid down my cheek and nodded.
"I feel for you," Atemu said.
"But he lives," I whispered, and Atemu's eyes widened a fraction. "He lives. Oh god, he lives. He's doesn't end up like your beloved Tua...he lives. But...I broke him!"
Now I lost control, and tears fell rapidly from my cheek.
Suddenly, I felt a hand upon my shoulder and looked up to see Atemu giving me a look.
A look...of hope?
"Then take this chance to make it up for him," he said firmly then stepped back and started bypassing me. "I may not be able to make it up to Tua now, but...at least I can do it...years beyond this time. Don't give up this chance, Yami."
~*~
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~Don't give up this chance, Yami. ~
My eyes slowly opened, the Pharaoh's last words lingering in my head, when I groaned, wiping sleep from my eyes and slowly sat up, looking around, a little disoriented.
"Where am I?" I asked, then everything hit me and a fresh wave of tears hit me.
It wasn't for a while till I took control of myself and scrambled into my closet, changing my clothing and starting out the door, to run into the arms of Reioko!
"Hey darling, nice sleep?" he asked and kissed me.
I was stunned, shocked, and his bright smile turned into a half.
"Something wrong love? You look like I just scared the wits out of you."
Flame, rage, humiliation, and hate was flashing through me right then.
Slowly, I smiled, and wrapped my arms around his neck.
"Hey, there's something I want to give you," I said feeling my eye twitching. "Something that I think you had coming...for a long time."
Reioko looked interested as I fingered his chest.
"Do you know what it is?" I whispered, and he shook his head.
"No."
"No? Well..." I said then punched him in the face so he fell back onto the ground, clutching his nose, while I wipe my mouth, spitting. "That you sick bastard!"
Reioko stared, utterly confused as he stood up.
"You...hit me?" he asked, stunned, and I smirked.
"No, really," I said sarcastically then glared. "Don't look so surprised. You deserved that and you know it. You knew Yugi and I had a relationship, you knew we were happy. And what do you do? YOU HIT ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A FUCKEN BAT AND GAVE ME ANMESIA! AND FURTHER MORE! YOU TOLD ME YOU WERE MY BOYFRIEND AND OF COURSE I WOULD BELIEVE YOU!"
Reioko's eyes narrowed.
"That little..." he growled, and I smacked him.
"Don't you dare talk about my koi like that," I hissed. "Listen and listen well, I want you to get out, and I don't ever want to see your face again!"
"Why do you even love him? He's short, stupid, and ugly!"
"How dare you insult my beloved like that! He's better then you'll ever be!"
"I can give you more then that shrimp!"
"He already did give me more then you'll ever give me to satisfy me! And I would never love anybody else in this world until he dies!"
He didn't answer, but then had a sickening insane gleam in his eyes.
"So, if I kill Yugi, there won't be a problem, will there?" he asked, and my eyes widened.
"You wouldn't!" I spluttered, and he laughed.
"If I can set up a rape attempt, I'm sure I can do a murder," he said coldly and bolted for the door.
"No!" I shouted running after him, but he slammed the door in my face, and I reeled back, my face literally feeling like it was flat.
Once the pain dulled down I wrenched the door open and ran down the stairs and burst out of the building just as Reioko drove off in a cab!
"Shit!" I nearly screamed and whistled loudly and a taxi screeched to a halt.
"Uh, where too?" the man asked, and I stumbled inside, nearly throwing the money at him.
"To the hospital now!" I shouted and he started, "Hurry please!"
"Sir, I'm sorry, but I must stay at the speed limit even if your wife is in labor..."
"Someone's going to kill my lover if you don't get me there!" I snapped and his eyes widened.
"Well, why didn't you say so," he said and stepped onto the pedal and I nearly smashed my forehead on the seats as we sped forward.
"Yugi..."
~*~
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My heart raced, no sped as we stopped in front of the hospital, and without stalling I opened the door and ran inside.
It was tricky trying to avoid hitting patients, doctor, and nurses, but somehow I had and ran into the elevator which thankfully shut before a scowling nurse could grab me.
'Must be telling me not to run around like a lunatic,' I thought with raw humor, but nothing could cover my turning stomach as the elevator hit the third floor.
Running out, I came to Yugi's room and opened the door.
Once the door opened, my heart nearly burst with hatred and anger as I saw Reioko strangling Yugi, the heart monitor going hay wire.
And Yugi wasn't even conscious to begin with!
"You fucken bastard!" I shouted, grabbing him from the back of the shirt and stabbed my nails into his arm.
Immediately his hands released Yugi, revealing dark purple bruises, and that really pissed me off.
My eyes narrowed and I squeezed my nails deeper into his skin drawing blood, and I felt pleasure as he winced.
"You know, you just had to intimidate me more when I was already angry with you, didn't you?" I asked quietly, and threw him to the ground, slamming my foot to his back, grinding my heel in the middle of the spinal cord. "You are the worst human to ever live. The Lord should punish you greatly from what you put us through! Both of us!"
I grabbed him by the hair, bringing him up and slamming him into the wall and smashing my fist into his face.
"That was for Yugi!" I shouted, and kneed him in the stomach.
"...Yami..."
My fist froze, and slowly I turned towards Yugi.
"Yugi?" I whispered forgetting about Reioko and I hurried to his side. "Yugi?"
Nothing.
'Was it my imagination? I swore I heard Yugi say my name,' I thought with a frown, when immense pain exploded in my head and I collapsed upon Yugi's bed, my vision swimming, and cried out as Reioko nearly pulled my hair out of my head.
"Ow!" I shouted, and slammed my foot into his big toe and grabbed him by the arm and flung him over myself and he landed with a sickening crunch as he hit the wall.
I watched, defensive stance as Reioko slowly struggled to his knees, and looked at me with brown eyes gleaming with...pleasure?
"You're not so bad, Yami, though I'd prefer this in bed."
"I wouldn't sleep with you if you if my own life depended on it!" I shouted.
"Ha! You think that matters?" he asked, wiping blood from his mouth. "Tell me, Yami. How will you keep that promise if you lost your identity again with no Yugi there to help you? You would be helpless, and you would do exactly as I say. If I wanted to fuck you, I'd fuck you. And I'd fuck you hard!"
"Shut up! Shut up!" I shouted, not wanting to hear his sick desires anymore and ran towards him, fist brought back to give him a hard one right in the stomach, but then he did something that was unexpected.
Something fast and small went passed my face, and I came to an immediate stop as I slowly touched my cheek.
Sticky and wet.
Gulping, I looked at my fingers and they were covered with blood.
Slowly, I looked up and saw the gun Reioko had, and he aimed it right at my head.
'Damn it!'
"I've been letting this go on to long," Reioko hissed, as I started scrambling back, the gun still touching my forehead. "I was close, really close in having you, Yami, but you've once again slipped through my fingers. But that's okay, because if I can't have you, nobody can."
"You're insane," I spluttered as we stood facing each other.
"Insane? Now that's such a naughty word, how about madly in love?" Reioko suggested, and his finger lingered upon the trigger. "Good bye love."
Bang!
It happened so fast that I sometimes can't grip the scene fully.
All I can remember is that a small body knocked into Reioko's, the bullet hitting the ceiling and the shattering of the glass in the window, and the screams of Reioko as he fell.
My arms automatically opened as the small body filled them, collapsing in a heap, gasping for breath.
Stunned, I glanced down through the hole in the window as saw Reioko's body lying on the cement, blood spreading around him, his neck twisted at a very odd angle.
He was dead.
I could feel it, and so did my little Yugi.
Tearing my eyes away I looked down at Yugi and felt his small body trembling, his hands grasping my shirt.
"I...I...I killed...him..." he stuttered, tears spilling from his eyes. "I...ki...killed...h...him!"
"Yugi," I whispered, gently taking him in my arms.
But I felt his body flinch.
"I'm...sorry...don't....hate me..." Yugi sobbed, looking up at me.
I could only stare back.
"Ya...mi?" he whispered, reaching for my face.
Unconsciously, I flinched and regretted it as Yugi's eyes saddened, his hand dropping, before his eyes turned away.
"Yami...put me down."
Trying to be careful, I lifted him up, freezing as a small cry came from his lips.
"Yu..."
"Just put me down."
My heart hurt at the coldness of his voice and placed him upon the bed.
His eyes were closed, his breathing a bit labored, and it worried me that most of the machines and IV's weren't connected to him anymore.
I clicked the button for the nurse, before bending down and kissing Yugi gently upon the lips.
"I love you," I whispered before the door opened, and I had the "fun" in explaining the whole situation to her.
It was not pretty.
~*~
'Ow...what hit me?'
"Yugi, can you hear me?"
'Who is that? I know I've heard that soft voice before.'
"Yugi..."
"Leave it, Ryou, it must have been your imagination," came a harsh grunt.
'Oh, it's Ryou and Bakura!'
"No! I saw him move."
"Doesn't mean he's conscious."
'My head hurts.'
"Shut up!"
"Make me."
'Will they ever shut up?'
"Bakura, stop acting so childish!"
"More mature then you."
"I'm getting angry!"
"Well, then blow your top already!"
"You are so frustrating, you little white haired punk freak!"
"WHAT! You have white hair too!"
"Well at least I can tame it!"
"Neat freak!"
"Punk!"
"Little happy bi..."
"Will you be quiet!" I shouted, my eyes snapping open.
Silence.
"Thank you."
"Yugi? Are you alright?" Ryou asked, the anger melting into concern.
"Fine," I said in a dead voice, looking away.
"No, you aren't fine," Ryou said firmly, grabbing my hand. "Yugi, I'm your friend, you can tell me what's wrong."
'Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry...' I chanted to myself, and was able to keep from bursting into tears.
"Yugi..." Ryou said quietly, his arms around me.
I winced in pain, but I didn't pull away.
"Tell me what's wrong, Yugi."
"Or better yet...WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING YOU LITTLE FUCKEN SHIT!" Bakura shouted, anger burning in his blue eyes. "ARE YOU SO SELFISH THAT YOU COULDN'T THINK OF THE PEOPLE THAT CARED ABOUT YOU? Just think how your friends back home will feel when they hear about this! Didn't you even think about me, about Ryou? So Yami loves another, move on, big deal! Is it that big of a deal to kill yourself over!?"
"He...hates me..." I replied weakly, sinking into Ryou's arms, feeling scared.
My body trembled, and tears were forming.
"SO WHAT!"
I winced, and looked away.
"Bakura," Ryou said warningly.
"Stay out of this Ryou. I'm going to get this through this little bitch's skull, right now!"
"Bakura! Take a look at him. Do you think he's in any condition to take your scolding right now?"
Bakura became silent, and I heard him sigh, as he sat down.
"Sorry," he grunted.
"Yugi, Bakura doesn't mean anything. He was just worried about you," Ryou said, lifting my chin up so my eyes met his.
"I do not."
Ryou glanced towards his boyfriend, before looking at me again, a sad smile upon his lips.
I closed my eyes, resting my head on his shoulder as his fingers stroked my hair and felt relaxed.
"Yugi, what's wrong? Why did you do this to yourself? Did you really try to kill yourself because Yami loves another?" Ryou asked.
"No. But it did hurt, Ryou. It's just that...he hates me...he said so...he said he was going to kill me..." I forced out, my self control waning as tears started falling. "Oh god, I remember the hatred in his eyes."
"Shhhh, it's alright, everything's going to be alright."
"No it's not!" I shouted, pulling away from him, my breath hitching as pain seared through my torso. "Ryou you don't understand. You act like it's no big deal when it is! He doesn't love me! He hates me. He was going to kill me. And I... couldn't take it."
"Yugi..." Ryou whispered, his hand reaching for me, but I moved back.
"He doesn't love me, he now loves Reioko, but...I killed him. Oh god, I killed him!" I screamed. "I pushed him out of the window, and now he's dead. Just look at me Ryou! Don't you think I deserve to die? My body's tainted, I've killed someone, and my soul has shattered! What other reason shouldn't I die!"
Slap!
My eyes were wide, as I felt my cheek throbbing from the impact, and I stared, dazed, at Bakura.
"Whine, whine, whine, is that all you do?" he snarled. "You killed somebody, and it was Reioko. Well, you just did the world a great bit favor. You were raped, well, at least now you can actually show your next boyfriend how it's really done. (Ryou: Bakura you pervert!) Next, your soul is shattered. Well...find a new one."
"Bakura," Ryou said bluntly. "If that was suppose to be comforting, I don't think it worked."
"Then you try!"
"Yugi, nobody deserves to die. At least not you. Listen to me, was there a reason you killed Reioko?" Ryou asked.
My eyes squeezed shut.
"He had a gun to Yami's head. I...I think he was going to kill him, so I..."
"See, you killed out of self defense. And it isn't your fault that you were...raped. It just happened. And...Yami doesn't hate you. How can he?" Ryou asked, and I opened my eyes again to look at him.
"Then where is he? Why isn't he in here with me?" I asked, and Ryou flinched.
"Just because he isn't here today, doesn't mean he won't come some other time..." Ryou tried weakly.
"Ryou...I don't think your helping," Bakura muttered, and Ryou glared at him before looking at me again.
"Yu..."
"Just leave me alone Ryou!" I shouted.
Ryou's brown eyes were filled with hurt, but I was to angry then to notice.
He slowly pulled away and tugged Bakura's arm.
"We should be going," Ryou said quietly and I closed my eyes.
'What does Ryou know? He has somebody who loves him. Me? I have nobody.'
"Damn selfish," I heard Bakura mutter before the door shut.
'...'
~*~
"Mr. Mutou! You're awake!" came the voice of the cheerful nurse.
I suppressed a groan and did my best to smile politely.
"Yes, and I'm feeling a lot better."
"Aw, that's good," she cooed, and my eyes widened as she placed _two_ vases filled with flowers. "These just came in for you as did this. All these get well cards. I guess they're from your school. Here you are. Oh, and before I forget, these also came for you."
I read all the students cards passively.
They didn't mean it.
They just wrote these out of sympathy, or because they were told too.
Then I ripped open the two cards that came with the vases.
~Yugi,
I'm sorry to hear what happened, and I and my boyfriend hope you get better soon. It's so lonely without you Yugi. I hope the flowers will cheer you up. Oh and don't get to bored!
From you friends,
Nefer and Spike.~
The next card.
~Yugi,
We sent you flowers in hopes you'll recover quickly. Though we haven't made much contact lately and we've had some...bad experiences with each other, we still wish you speedy recovery, and if you're up to it, maybe you'd like to hang with us sometime.
Best wishes,
Malik and Marik.~
A smile tugged upon my lips, and I had to ask the nurse to open the package for me.
She did, and she was excited as a little girl on Christmas day as she pulled out a glass statue of an angel.
My breath hitches as she placed it on my nightstand and my eyes widened as I drank in every detail.
The angel was female (of course) with the usual flowing gown with a piece of rope tied around her waist.
She was sitting upon a stone, her arms hugging around herself, her wings wrapping around her.
But what intrigued me the most was her expression.
It was the expression of someone in love.
Tears were starting to form, but I quickly wiped them away before turning back towards the nurse.
"Who...who is it from?" I asked.
"That's the odd part. I just found it on the desk and it was addressed to you. No card, or indication who the person was."
I nodded in understanding.
Hospital life was so boring I'm not even going to bother writing my day, except that all I mostly did was sleep and watch TV.
But when night fell and the full moon's light fell from my window, I couldn't help but stare as the statue glowed with mysterious beauty.
Sighing, I closed my eyes, having beautiful dreams of a young angel who was in love.
~*~
"Mr. Mutou, mail call!" The nurse announced coming in at ten o'clock.
I looked up from watching TV and my eyes widened at the two vases in her hands and...was there something in her apron pocket?
"These just came in this morning," she said, a big smile on her plump face, placing the gifts down. "My, at this rate, we'll need to bring in another night stand."
I nodded absently and eagerly read the cards the nurse handed to me.
~Yugi,
They say that white roses represent purity, and there is an old flower legend that if a tainted soul were to touch the petals of a flower, it would immediately wither and die. Maybe this will help you in some decisions, ne (huh) Yugi?
Yugi, I would like to apologize for yesterday. And you don't need to apologize for anything. You were hurt and the death had shaken you quite a bit. No blame is held on you Yugi, and I am still your friend that you can confide in anytime. Hmmm, knowing you that may not be enough. So, to show no hard feelings, I'll be dropping by after school as much as I can, and definitely on the week ends. I'll give you some gossip, so you won't be low on the school updates. ^_~ And don't worry about Bakura. In his own weird way, he's only been trying to show he cares. He really does care, other wise he would have stayed silent on his visit and only glare at you. Anyway, I'll see you soon Yugi, and I hope you'll figure for yourself that you are worth a lot to many people, including myself, and it would be heartbreaking if you chose the path of death.
Your friend,
Ryou.
P.S: If I find you dead next visit, I'll find some way to bring you back and kill you again. Bakura~
For a moment, I stayed silent, letting everything sink in before I chuckled, then laughed.
'Thanks Ryou. Thank you Bakura. Though...you scare me badly,' I thought before opening the other card.
~Dear Mr. Yugi Mutou,
I hope you're recovering well. My God child has been very quiet lately, which would be a good thing, if it didn't worry me so much. Anyway, I hope you have a quick recovery and feel better soon.
Your teacher,
Mr. Mahado~
'I bet he's being quiet because I killed his lover (twitch, twitch),' I thought and blinked as the nurse opened a small package.
"What is it?" I asked, actually curious. "Whose it from?"
"From your anonymous admirer," she teased and her eyes went wide. "My, my, they got you a cell phone!"
I blinked.
A...cell phone?
Suddenly, the door opened, and Ryou's head poked into the room.
"Greetings," he said with a wink. "Oh! You received the flowers! Good. Did you touch them yet?"
"No."
"Oh, well go on!" he said, coming inside, pulling up a chair and sitting. "Bakura! You can put the ward away, he's a live!"
I smothered a snicker as Bakura came in, tucking something in his pocket before standing behind Ryou.
"Hello," the nurse said, smiling, handing me the cell phone, and I looked over it.
It was white with red roses painted on it.
It was pretty.
"Hello, I'm Yugi's friend Ryou Bakura, and this is Bakura."
"Friends!" she shouted, happily. "This is good. All patients should have their friends near by! And aren't you a cute one."
Bakura rolled his eyes, as Ryou politely smiled.
"Oh, don't look so grumpy," she said in a gushing voice a woman would use on a three year old, pinching Bakura's cheeks.
Ryou snickered.
"Oh, dear, I best be going," she said, hurrying for the door. "I'll see you tomorrow Mr. Mutou."
Once the door shut, Bakura stuck up his middle finger at the door.
"That little happy bubbly bitch!" he hissed, and Ryou sweat dropped as he grabbed Bakura's arm.
"Calm down, love," he whispered, and like magic, Bakura immediately relaxed. "So, Yugi, what's with the cell phone?"
"My "secret admirer" gave it to me," I said, and felt panic fly through me as Bakura picked up my angel statue. "Be careful with that!"
Bakura glared.
"I'm not going to break it, I'm just looking at it. Hey, I saw this in the store just a day ago. Really expensive, and there was a little sign with it that said it represented a young angel that was in love. Unfortunately, she was an angel and could not love...."
"Love who, Bakura?" Ryou asked, interested.
"A demon."
There was silence, before gloom hit me.
"I get it."
"Hm? Get what, Yugi?" Ryou asked, placing a hand on my shoulder.
"I should have known. The statue's from Yami, and he's telling me. He really does hate me."
"Now, Yugi, I think you have it all backwards," Ryou said.
"Can't you see, Ryou," I said. "The angel is me. He knows I still love him, but he's telling me it's forbidden."
"Talk some sense into him, will you," Bakura mumbled into Ryou's ear and he nodded.
"Yugi, there's something you should know."
"Hm?"
"Well...I...we...talked to Yami today...and he was crying."
"...I can see why..."
"No! You don't understand...not like that. The reason he was crying was because..."
Ring. Ring. Ring.
All eyes went to the cell phone, and I slowly held it up, a sweat drop falling from my head.
(I mean, how odd is it that you receive a cell phone and then suddenly it rings. That's kind of creepy if you ask me!)
I looked at Ryou, but he was just as confused, so I placed it to my ear and clicked talk.
"Hello?"
"...."
"Hello?"
"...."
"Hm...guess wrong number..."
"Hi."
I stopped and I almost dropped the phone.
"Hello? Who is this?"
"...Me."
"Me? I'm sorry, but who is me?"
"Yami."
My heart started pounding and I stared at Ryou, who looked curious, then stared at my lap, tears starting to form.
"O...Oh," I stammered, trying to keep the trembling from my voice. "H...hi. What's up?"
"Nothing much," he said, a bit distantly. "Um...you doing okay?"
"Fine. Hurts a little, but I'll heal in no time."
"That's good."
There was an awkward silence.
"Yami?"
"Yes."
"...Did you send me the statue?"
"...Yes."
"Why?"
"Because it's true," he said. "You _are_ an angel, and I know you love me...but...you can't love me...because I'm a demon. A heartless demon. I've hurt you so much Yugi...so much. Long ago, I made you promise that if anybody hurt you, including myself, you'd tell me. You did, and what makes it worse is that the person who was hurting you was me! I shouldn't have done that Yugi."
"A...a...aren't you mad at me?" I asked, stunned.
"Why? Why, should I?" he asked, his voice surprised.
"Because," I whispered, lips trembling as I took a shuddering breath. "I killed him. I killed someone you loved with all your heart..."
"No!" he shouted. "No...Yugi, you don't understand. I don't love Reioko, I love you."
"W...what? But...you said..."
"I said that because I didn't know," he whispered. "Yugi...I love you."
My heart fluttered, but only for a moment, tears running down my cheeks.
He didn't hate me.
Now I felt like a fool.
I've been welling up in self pity, thinking Yami hated me, when he didn't.
Not at all.
Now I felt bad for snapping and being so hard on poor Ryou.
But...then why didn't he ever come to visit me?
"Then why haven't you come? If you loved me...if you really remembered, you would be here with me."
"I...I...didn't want to."
My breath caught in my throat.
"Yami," I said quietly. "Please, stop going in circles. What is going on? You say you love me, but...you don't want to be here with me? What are your real feelings?"
"...Yugi...you don't need someone like me. I've broken so many promises, I've hurt you so much. You can be happy, find someone who can make you smile, make you laugh, and never make you cry," he said, and I heard crying. "That's what I want. It pains me as I remember what I did to you, and how I loved Reioko. I wish the memories would disappear and I couldn't remember those moments, but I do. And I'll be living with them for the rest of my life. I can't stand it Yugi. You don't need..."
"How do you know what I need and what I don't!" I shouted. "Yes, it hurt when you lost your memory, but it's over. It's over and done with! But...what you're doing right now...is more painful then anything. I want to see your face, and I want you to be by my side. The angel, you sent me, she's alone, but in love. Do you want me to be alone, but pining for love?"
"Yugi...I..."
"I want to see you Yami, I love you. Please, I don't care what you did in the past anymore, I just want you by my side. To hold me like you used to. Kiss me, and tell me everything is going to be okay. Is it going to be okay? Is everything going to be alright? Will you hold me, and tell me this? Or...are you going to stay away from me because of some stupid misunderstanding? For a while Yami, I've hated myself because I've murdered someone, and my body is tainted. My soul was shattered because I thought you hated me. But...now I don't know. Do you really love me Yami, or are you just saying it?"
There was no answer, and I slowly placed the phone down, staring blankly at my lap.
"Of course I love you, I love you more then anything in the world, and I mean that."
My head snapped up and my eyes went wide.
The door was open and there in the door way was Yami, red cell phone to his ear.
"Y...Yami!"
Yami only tucked away his cell phone, but his eyes continued to lock with mine.
"Yugi."
The silence shattered as Bakura grabbed him and shook him roughly.
"You bastard!" he shouted. "Do you know what you've done to this poor kid? He's been suffering because of you and burying himself in self hatred and pity! Now, if you really care about him, then get your ass over there, and make up with him!"
Ryou blinked, then chuckled.
"You have such a soft heart Bakura," he said, with a smile.
Bakura glanced at him, a sneer on his lips, but his cheeks turned red, and he threw Yami, causing him to stumble, towards me.
"No I don't," he muttered. "I just don't like it when wimps cry. It's pathetic."
My ears tuned out for the rest of the conversation as my eyes followed Yami, as he slowly came towards me.
We stared at each other, before Yami broke eye contact.
"Yugi...I'm..."
"Say, sorry and I'll smack you!" Bakura snarled.
"Bakura!" Ryou shouted, and we both winced as Ryou whacked him on the head. "Don't interrupt!"
Yami shook his head, rolling his eyes before looking at me.
"Yugi, I know I haven't been a very good boyfriend...no don't speak," he said, when I was about to open my mouth. "Listen, I've made a lot of mistakes in my life. And all of them has effected you as badly me. I...I sometimes wonder if it's even worth it? No, that's not right. I sometimes wonder if _you_ think it's worth it being with me."
'Yami.'
"Remember a long time ago, when I gave you that ring? The one with koi written on it?"
I nodded, stroking the ring on my forefinger.
"I said that I couldn't express my love one hundred percent, and I still can't. But...if...if you don't hate me, I'd like..." he said and he opened his right palm, revealing...the engagement ring. "to make it all up to you, in our years to come."
My breath caught, and I stared at Yami, wondering if this was just a dream.
Then, I placed my right hand over Yami's palm, clasping his hand, ring in-between our palms, and pulled him towards me.
"You better," I teased, chuckling and Yami blinked before a smile broke his face, and his arms wrapped around me.
"(Sigh) How come you nothing this romantic ever happens to us, Bakura?"
"Humph, this is so sick. I think I'm going to retch."
"Bakura! Can you be anymore insensible?"
"..."
"Bakura?"
"..."
"Are you...blushing?"
Okay, I had to see that!
Yami and I both turned out heads and Yami nearly cracked up at the shade of red that painted Bakura's cheeks.
"Why are you blushing?" Ryou asked, eyebrow raised.
"Well...um...Ryou...um...well..." he stammered. "Oh hell with it!"
Ryou 'eeped' as Bakura suddenly grabbed him and kissed him passionately.
"Ryou, baby, I love you, marry me."
Ryou's eyes went wide, before he hugged Bakura tightly.
"How can I ever say no!" Ryou asked, and Yami and I looked at each other, both of us smiling.
Then, Yami leaned towards me, and for a moment when our lips touched.
He became Atemu, and I became Tua.
But only for a moment.
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Mijikai: Okay, I know it's ridiculous for Yami to still be in love with Reioko if he has a gun to your head. But Yugi was depressed and not thinking.
Yugi: And so the Win Him Back saga comes to a closing.
Yami: Yes!
Mijikai: Don't get to excited yet, baka! (hits Yami over the head with a fraying pan) (clears throat) Okay, for starters, I'm terribly sorry for making people wait. Let's just say for a moment I was having a Hiei/Kurama obsession. But don't worry, I'm back on track now, and hopefully I can get the last chapter of this up.
One more thing before you review.
WOULD ANYBODY MIND IF I ADD ANOTHER STORY TO THIS SAGA?
REVIEW!