I'm going back to short chapters! x.X Sorry... ' It's just I don't know how to make each one any longer? ' Oh wells! Enjoy! (Woot! Document Manager is finally working! XD YESH!)
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I loves you peoples! Thank you for your kind reviews! /sniffles/ ' (So close to hitting the 100 mark! X.X /dies of utter happiness/)
Akai Tenshi The Lovable Psyco : Woot! You think it's funny! Thanks! ' Yep. This story needs more fluff, away from all that angst. ' Gah, it gets more angsty but fluffy! ' But I hope you still keep reading my story! '
Pharaoh Atemu's Angel : ' Ehehehehe.... well, I promised I'd update and here I am! ' I don't know why I included the track team. Seems kind of pointless but eh. ' XD Still good! XD
Mafdet-TK : O.o;; Are you okay? I hope you didn't hurt yourself falling off that chair. ' XD Thank you for the wonderful review... I didn't think it was that brilliant but okay! ;
Anime Crazed : Update chapter nine? I'm confused... but oh well. School teachers? You're having school!? Oh me gosh, it's summer here. Where do you live? Yay! You like Maru-chan! (Psst... shh... this is a secret. Maru-chan is the name of a noodle. ' I didn't notice it until my friend pointed it out to me... tee hee.)
lookingatglass : ' Ehehehehehe... wow... thanks. That's... wow. I'm... sort of... speechless. ' Strange... to have someone bow down to me. ' But you don't have to. As long as you think my story's good and you keep reading it. ' XD Thanks!
Lily Maxwell The Dark Angel : WOW! Brazil?! And your English ish really good! Lucky you! In America, we walk around with heavy backpacks that can break your back and we move around in the heat of California (where I live). ' But oh well. Eh? Oh the other couple.. it was just a mention kind of thing. I'm not gonna say anything added to it. XP But of course in my next story I'll have other couples. ' Heh.
Oh... plot problems? Well, you're a great author! You'll come up with something! . Nice story? XD YAYNESS! Have you read the top? I said that it's a total of sixteen chapters. It'll end soon, since I update very quickly. XP But of course... Tange (Pharoah Atemu's Angel) updates quicker than me. XP ish horrible. So many good Yugioh stories I've read are not there anymore! I was really disappointed and depressed... Oh well.
Junsui-san : Sorry but no. I do have a Seto/Jou story but it's horribly written and I plan to revise it soon. Ryou and Bakura? Oh they're gonna be in my next story. Or did you mean Malik and Marik? They'll also be on the same story. Tee hee. XD Wowie, you love my story! Thank you thank you thank you! I can't thank you enough.
P.S. I'd love to see the world turned into a giant fishbowl. XD Bunnies are taking over zee world!
Angel Reaper : Aw, how sad. Another Anzu hater? Oh well. I don't like Anzu myself but I don't dislike her. ' I'm okay with her as long as she's not with Yuugi or Yami. XD Yesh! Everyone must bow down to the cuteness of Yuugi's third person ness! Nope... I was born in Vietnam (I don't really like my background... X.x) and I came to America. I live in California! XD YOU? '
SoulDreamer : I don't mind! As long as you're still reading my story, I'm happy! Yep yep.
animestargirl : Yep! Maru-chan rocks! XD Eh... I have interesting teachers myself. ' But I don't want to go on about it ... unless you want me to talk about my English teacher who likes to threaten his students with throwing a brick at them. ' Oh... not something else. ' I'll let your read it yourself. XD
verdragon : Aw... you can't criticize me? /whines/ Oh wells! XD Yesh, the comic relief was really needed. After all that angst... ' Oh, I'll try not to ruin their date. XD
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Ldy Pucca and Krabbie : Speechless? WOW! Is it that surprisingly for a serious story to go on that long? O.o;; I didn't know that.... ' You've read my other stories!? Wow.... ' Thank you!
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Chapter Eleven
Friday came quite quickly, and the two look alikes were on their way home to get ready. As usual, the elder held his smaller version by the hand, glaring at strangers who dared to look at them. And as usual, the young one would blush shyly, glancing between the ground and his boyfriend, dodging the possessive yet gentle look that he'd receive from the elder.
As they passed by a bakery, Yuugi's stomach gave out a loud roar telling him that he was hungry. Blushing, he held his stomach, wishing the sound away. His concentration slipped when he felt himself being tugged inside the bakery. Once inside, his stomach gave out another roar, this one a bit squeaky.
"It's my treat," Yuugi smiled, walking over the displays choosing a simple croissant. He handed it to Yami, who in turn walked over to the cashier to pay. The cashier lady smiled, happy to have a customer in her small bakery. She gazed at her customer, noting his expression, clothes, and other details. Gaping at him, she reached out her hands to catch his face gently.
"I've found you... at last I've found you," she said. Yami blinked. He only came to pay for the croissant but instead he got a strange lady who was looking at him like a lost son.
"I'm sorry but you've got the wrong person," he said, trying his best not to be angry. Only Yuugi was allowed to touch him like that, and maybe Sakura in her motherly moods. He slapped the hand gently away, not wanting to scare the poor lady.
"No... no. Please listen..." Yami hesitated, but remained rooted to his spot. Maybe he'd give the lady a chance to explain herself. "I had a child a while back. He's about as old as you would be now. Seventeen, isn't it? You have the same hair as he does... you have the same rare eye color as he does. I was... afraid then... and I abandoned him..."
Yuugi heard everything she said. Cautiously, he walked over and placed a hand on his boyfriend's shoulder. He flinched, noticing how Yami was shaking. No one would have realized he was shaking from up close. It was amazing how his boyfriend's interior was well hidden.
"I'm sorry.. but you just... look so... much like him." Sighing, she stopped talking.
"Like who?" The lady jumped back a bit upon seeing Yuugi.
"You... but he..." she pointed to Yami, who was still silent from the shock. Taking a deep breath to calm herself, she sat down. "You look like him too... except you've got different eyes..."
Yuugi walked closer to her, leaving behind Yami. "Who?"
"I don't know who!" she yelled vehemently, "It's been so long... so long. I shouldn't have left him there at that orphanage..."
"Orphanage..." whispered Yami softly under his breath. Having snapped out of his shock, he leaned over the counter, an air of intimidation around him.
"Yami..." Yuugi glanced worriedly at his boyfriend, apprehension rising up from within him.
"Tell me," the teen weakly spoke, "What orphanage."
"The local one. There is only one in this city."
That was all he needed to know. Immediately, Yuugi was back to his side, hugging him. Orphanage. The lady before him was his mother.
"No....you can't be my mother! You can't!" he screamed, losing control over his emotions, "You can't..."
Yami sat on the bench, underneath the shade of an old tree. Yuugi was away buying them a little snack. They hadn't gotten the croissant he had wanted. Yami felt guilty for running out on his love like that. He didn't mean to, but it was too much to handle. One moment he was happy, about to go on a date with his boyfriend. The next moment, he found his mother. A bitter smile graced his lips and he let out a small sigh. Raising his head, his gaze met his running boyfriend's eyes. Putting on a smile, he waved, greeting the short teen.
Yuugi stopped and sat down beside Yami, handing him an ice cream. He looked up at the sky, watching the clouds pass by. A small frown found its way to his facial features, giving him a slight angry and sad look. "You don't have to smile... if you don't want to. It's not good to hide your emotions, Yami."
"I want to. For you, I'll smile," he urgently said.
"No." Yuugi stomped his feet, standing up.
"What?"
The teen gave a frustrated sigh and hugged Yami. "It's okay. You don't have to smile..."
"But..." he trailed off, no excuse left for him to go to.
"No buts. It's okay to cry, Yami." He couldn't stop the tears that began to flow down his face, dropping his ice cream. All the hurt, pain, and things that he went through came rushing back after Yuugi said those things.
"Yuugi..."
"Shh... just cry, Yami. Cry..." he sniffed, holding Yami closer, dropping his ice cream to let it melt with Yami's ice cream. "You don't deserve this pain Yami... you've never done anything wrong..."
"I..." he began, not really knowing what to say.
"It's not your fault..." he held Yami even closer, unwillingly to let go. "Don't think it's your fault..."
Without anything left to say, Yami found himself snuggling into Yuugi, his pain being washed away by his tears and the comforting words of his love. For a long time, they held each other, Yami slowly opening himself again. They finally parted, Yami's eyes red and puffy from the tears, Yuugi blushing brightly with a hint of a smile on his face.
"Promise Yuugi you won't hurt yourself?" The elder was hesitating. Without Yuugi, he depended on his knife. He was with Yuugi now and that was all that mattered. He didn't care anymore.
"Promise."
Yuugi ran, tugging Yami along. They were late to meet Sakura and Maru-chan. Once arriving before the theater, both panted for air. The other couple was there waiting for them at the entrance, Sakura waving their tickets in the air. The elder started to walk, but a hand on his arm stopped him. He turned around to face his boyfriend, his expression hidden.
"Are you sure? We can always... go on a date another day. After all..."
"It's okay." He placed a hand on Yuugi's reassuringly.
"But tomorrow..." the small one tried to reason.
"Tomorrow can wait." Calmly, he pulled Yuugi along, making their way over to the impatient couple.
"Tomorrow is... when you'll meet her again. You're really giving her a second chance?" The lady, Miss Hatsu, had pleaded Yuugi to give Yami a message. She wanted the young man to give her a chance to explain herself, to get to know her better. She also wanted to get to know him better. Tomorrow, at the park, at three in the afternoon was when she wanted to meet.
"Yes." He pulled Yuugi away from the crowd to the waiting couple.
"You're late!" Sakura practically yelled at the two. "But that's okay... as long as you're both safe. Come on! Let's go!"
Pulling the two inside, she noticed the slight depression in their eyes. She knew they'd never tell her, but was glad that they always had each other for that. Dejectedly, she handed them their tickets. Maru-chan and Sakura began to head the opposite direction from where Yuugi and Yami were going, stopping to turn around, remembering that the two had never been to a theater.
"Look," she pointed, "Your movie is over there... and we... are going to this side."
"We're not watching the same movie?" the small one whimpered.
"Nope! Have fun you two," she walked off, not before giving them a wink.
Yuugi was confused. What had that wink meant? Gruffly, Yami began to lead them to their theater room, his hand never leaving Yuugi's. Inside it was dark, partially lit up by the several lights hanging along the wall. Careful not to trip, Yuugi held on to Yami's hand as they walked up the stairs to the middle of the room. Picking two seats at the end of the row, they sat down, Yami on the outside and Yuugi on the inside. They looked around to see what other people were around, that being their first time inside a theater.
Yuugi's eyes landed on the couple in front of them, both holding some sort of refreshment. His stomach growled. Unfortunately, during their rush, the two had forgotten to stop and buy something to eat and drink. Yami got up to go and get them something to chew on, telling Yuugi to save his seat. When he returned, he found Yuugi trying his best to guard the seat from another person twice his height. Upon instinct, he tapped the guy's shoulder, pointing to the seat as his.
The guy backed away, afraid that Yami might hurt him. The way those red eyes glowed in the barely lit room gave him an almost eerie look. Smiling comfortingly at Yuugi, he sat down, handing Yuugi two Skittles bag and a coke. Chewing slowly on the Skittles, they stared at the big screen, trying their best to ignore the couple behind them who were busy making out. Yami was getting ticked off at them because of the fact they were causing his boyfriend to get all jittery.
He turned around and told them to get a room. Taking the coke and placing it on his armrest, he pulled the armrest between him and Yuugi up, giving him more access to the one beside him. He scooted closer to Yuugi, putting an arm around him in an embrace. That seemed to calm the young one a bit, but he still remained tense. Sighing inwardly, he kissed Yuugi's cheek to calm the young one. Instead of calming his boyfriend, he had excited him, causing him to blush. Giving up, Yami placed Yuugi's head on his shoulder, ignoring the faint whimpers and complaints. Finally, the movie started.
After thirty minutes into the movie, Yuugi was clinging to Yami madly, as if his life depended on it. Glaring at the screen, he watched in horror as the evil spirit crept closer to one of the main girl characters. Turning away, he hid himself from the horrid view. Sakura hadn't told them that the movie she picked out would be a horror one. She clearly told them that it was a good movie. Yami frowned, mentally making a note that he'd have to get Sakura back later as he comforted Yuugi.
Several minutes later, Yuugi found his way onto Yami's lap, his face pale and sweaty from apprehension and anticipation. Turning back to the screen, Yuugi tried to not turn away because of his fear. He wanted to face his fear but as the evil spirit pulled out a knife, he returned to hiding. Looking up at the theater ceiling, Yami whispered to Yuugi that they didn't have to stay and watch.
"No... Yuugi wants to stay... and watch with you," he said stubbornly.
"It's okay, Yuugi. I don't like horror movies either," he stated, noting that the goosebumps on himself. What kind of crazy people wanted to watch movies where someone gets their head chopped off? Really...
Yuugi nodded, swallowing the lump in his throat. Together they exited the theater room and entered the main lobby. There, they sat on one of the chairs, Yuugi sitting on Yami's lap numbly nibbling on a Skittle. They waited for Sakura and Maru-chan to come out from their theater room, Yami ready to strangle her from scaring his little Yuugi.
When they came out, Yami put on his most threatening glare, directing it at Sakura. She nervously laughed a bit too loudly as she got closer to the two. "You didn't tell us it was a horror movie," he hissed vehemently. "Have you forgotten how easily scared Yuugi gets?"
Blushing in remembrance, Sakura apologized. She really was sorry. She had never meant for her plan to get that out of hand. All she wanted to do was to help the two get closer. It really wasn't her fault and the two look alikes knew that, secretly forgiving her, but not telling her that they did, just to spite her for a while.
"Well, that's it for tonight you two! See ya! Me and this stupid fool next to me needs to get home! Bye!" With a wave, the strange couple was gone. Then again, two males was a strange enough couple already.
"Yami, do we go now?" The little one twiddled his fingers, nervously looking around the lobby.
"I... guess we do..." Taking Yuugi's hand, he led the two outside, the fresh night air rushing to meet them.
Walking alone on the streets, Yami kept Yuugi close to him, afraid that some crazy kidnapper might try to take his precious love away. He kept him so close that it was hard for the both of them to walk, every few steps tripping over one another's feet. Silently, they walked, happy with the tranquility and their little moment of privacy. Unfortunately, their peace was interrupted by the shrill cries of sirens. The funny thing was they seemed awfully close, just ahead of them by a couple of blocks.
Turning a corner, the two stopped, bewildered by what lay in front of them. Two cars had crashed, glass pieces and some car pieces lying near the scene. Feeling his heart suddenly start a weird, fast beat Yuugi's grip on his boyfriend's hand intensified. What was wrong with him? Why was seeing two cars making him feel so sick? Both passed by the scene, trying to get the image out of their heads.
"What is the cause? And please describe the victims," one of the officers asked a witness and one of the emergency nurses.
"Drunken driving, sir." Yuugi's heart began to beat faster, their voices becoming hardly audible to him.
"A young male of twenty four, brown eyes, black hair. A female of eighteen, green eyes, brown hair." Their voices became mere whispers and the teen found himself slight dazed. Yuugi didn't understand it but he felt himself falling, falling into a red light. So bright, so cold. Not knowing what was happening to him, he collapsed into a world of darkness.
'Sakura...... Maru-chan......'
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A/N : Heh, this chapter was interesting... right. Anyways, the usual! As always. REVIEW AND CRITICIZE! I NEED IT! /sighs/ How many times have I said that? (Oh! Anyone know Yuugi's mother's name? If not, I'll just call her Mrs. Mutou.)