OMG! I just watched (again) the episode of YGO where the "evil kaiba" was
pitted against Yami. I just noticed how worried Kaiba and Yami were about
each other! Kaiba's all freakin' out that Yami will lose so he helps him.
And Yami, at the end, picks up Kaiba's deck and says his name sadly! It was
so loving! I love that episode.
Anyways, thanks for the reviews! Here's the next chapter!
Chapter 4
Yami was asleep when the healer came, but awake as soon as she was in his room. As soon as Yami was fully alert, he could see that the healer was wearing a white dress-like outfit with a pink piece of fabric going around one of her arms. From her back, sprouted two white, feathery wings. Her hair was short and blond, coming only to her ears and her eyes were a strange aqua-marine. On the top of her head was a small hat that bore the mark of a red cross. No doubt about it--- she was a Numinous Healer.
It was now that Yami noticed everyone else in the room. Water Omotics, One- Eyed Shield Dragon even, but, not Kaiba. Yami started to panic. "Where is Kaiba? Is he ok?"
Water Omotics took her place by the young Master, "Of course, he has already been healed, though I'm not sure where he is. He did say that he wanted to talk to you though."
"Oh, alright."
"Yami, Numinous Healer is here to help you. After today, you should be fine."
Yami said nothing more. He was just relieved that Kaiba was okay.
Numinous Healer walked over to Yami and sat down beside him. "Yami, this won't hurt a bit." She cupped her hands and almost immediately a soft golden glow began to form in her palms. The glow increased forming a small golden orb. The sphere lifted from her hands into the air and gently embedded itself into Yami's chest. His whole body began to take on the golden glow and in an instant, it was gone.
"Is that it?" Water Omotics asked.
The Numinous Healer looked at Yami strangely, "No, something went wrong. It never finished it's job."
"Why is that?"
"I don't know. It's never happened before. My magic has always worked on those of the Dragon Kingdom."
"Oh---," Water Omotics thought for a moment, "Only those of the Dragon Kingdom?"
"Pretty much, yes."
"Fine then, I guess there's nothing more you can do. I'm sure you can find your way out."
"Of course," She picked up her bag and exited the room.
Yami was really confused. "Dragon Kingdom?" his face became suspicious, "What do you mean by that?"
"Um, well, I meant the place where dragons come to find a humble abode."
"What? An abode?"
"Yeah, yeah, this place is sort of like a dragon refuge 'cuz Kaiba, he uh, yeah, he likes dragons."
"Oh, I suppose I understand what you mean." He sighed, "How much longer will I have to stay here?"
"A few more days, why? Don't you like it here?"
"Yes, I love it here, it's just that, there are people elsewhere that are missing me and wondering where I am."
"There are? Who are they?" she asked, but her question was answered instead by Kaiba.
"Don't you see Water Omotics? He's probably in love." Kaiba walked into the room.
Yami was quick to object, "No I'm not."
"Oh really? Then who are these people that you speak of? Who are all these people that are worrying about you?"
"Would you really like to know?" Yami asked.
"Yes, I would."
Water Omotics was very nervous. This was not supposed to happen--- yet. She knew it would eventually but not yet. Just not now. They hadn't even realized how they truly felt about each other. Water Omotics knew. She had seen it the first time she had seen them together. It was there plain as day.
Dragoness rushed into the room suddenly. "Lord Kaiba, there is a messenger for you downstairs."
Kaiba looked up at her, "Very well, I'm coming." He turned back to Yami. "Stay here. I'll be back in a moment." He left the room and went downstairs where a Little Swordsman of Aile sat waiting on his alligator.
The little boy stood up and bowed when Kaiba took his place in front of him. "Here Sir, this is a message from an unknown sender," he said and held out a piece of faded paper folded in half.
Kaiba took the letter. "Thank you."
The boy bowed once more and sat back down on his alligator as it walked out of the Castle.
"An unknown sender," he repeated as he unfolded the letter. It read:
'Kaiba, dear boy, I regret to inform you, (or I don't regret at all) that you have been disobedient. Deliberately disobeying me was a big mistake. For this, you are to be punished and I plan to hit you where your heart lies.'
Kaiba dropped the note to the ground. The letter was unsigned. Who had sent it?
A defiant smirk came to his lips, "so someone plans on killing me? I'd like to see them try."
--
Water Omotics stood right outside Yami's room. She needed to get those two together soon or it could result in utter chaos. But how? She needed a plan, a GOOD plan. "Hm--- let's see, I have myself, and this jar, most importantly though---," she smirked, "I have the dragons."
--
Yami stood up and out of bed. His legs had strengthened a lot, but, not enough. It still hurt to stand on them for very long, and walking was okay as long as, once again, he didn't do it for very long. He didn't want to stay here. He didn't want to be anywhere near Kaiba. Ok, that was a lie. He REALLY wanted to be around him.
Suddenly a Petit Dragon floated into the room. It was holding a small note in its mouth which it dropped into Yami's hands. Then it left. Yami sat back down and looked at the note and read aloud: "Yami, meet me by the fountains downstairs. From Kaiba." He looked up from the note. "Strange, oh well." He stood up and proceeded to the fountain room.
--
Kaiba had also received a note but it had read "Kaiba, we need to talk, meet me downstairs by the fountains. From Yami." He was already there and somewhat impatient. Yami was NOT supposed to be up and around as much as he was.
When Yami reached the fountains, he gasped. Kaiba was sitting the edge of the water basin and all around him, light seemed to appear. It was as if he was glowing.
Ok, the glowing was really courtesy of Hyozanryu's golden horn positioned carefully by Water Omotics so that it would shine just right. The dragon was easily hidden outside next to the castle.
Yami cleared his throat and spoke: "Kaiba, I suppose we're here to talk."
Kaiba looked at him strangely, "Yes, I suppose." He patted the spot next to him. "Please come sit."
Yami walked slowly over towards Kaiba. His heart was racing but, why? His thoughts were interrupted when he slipped on some water of the floor and would've fallen had not he been quickly supported by Kaiba. It ended up seeming like a hug. Yami's head rested on Kaiba's shoulder, and Kaiba, who was really confused, clutched onto Yami tightly not letting him fall.
Yami pulled back suddenly and looked at Kaiba, "Um, that was my fault."
Kaiba shook his head, "No it wasn't. Some water must've spilled out onto the floor from the fountain."
In reality, it was Water Omotics' doing. She had conveniently spilled some water from her jar onto the ground not really sure what the outcome would be. It had worked out to be quite an advantage.
Kaiba aided Yami to take a seat on the basin's edge, and took a seat next to him. "Yami, what do you want to talk about?" he asked, seeing as it was Yami who sent him the note.
"Me?" Yami looked at him strangely, partly because it was Kaiba who sent him the note in the first place. "Well," oh well, he did have a few things to say, "Kaiba, why did you do that?"
"Do what?"
"Risk your life to save mine?" he looked away, "You shouldn't have."
Kaiba's expression became troubled. "Yami, I already explained this."
"Yes, but," he turned toward him with angry eyes, "You could've been killed."
"I guess I'd be doing the world a favor then," he said, slightly smirking.
"Don't joke like that! Kaiba I care about a lot you so I don't want you to get hurt because of me!" He stopped. Crap. Crap, crap, crap! It was too late. He had just said it. He couldn't take it back.
Kaiba wasn't sure how to take that last comment, "Um, yeah, thanks."
Damn. Water Omotics was mad! 'Kaiba and his thick skull!' She wanted to yell out "Can't you see that Yami likes you?!" They were sooo close. She silently hopped into the castle and called over to the two guys, "Come on, lunch is ready," then disappeared into the dining room.
Both guys followed her and took a seat at the large table. It wasn't long before Kaiba noticed the strange new layout of the dining room. There were-- - candles. Candles everywhere! They all illuminated a soft glow that added a calming/romantic touch to the room. Kaiba would've questioned Water Omotics but she was gone.
Kaiba leaned across the table and whispered, "Does anything seem a little strange to you?"
Yami leaned in closer as well, "Sort of yes."
"What's with the candles?"
"I don't know, I kind of like them."
A moment later both boys' chairs were suddenly pushed farther in leaving their faces only inches apart. ((AN: I'm getting an interesting mental picture here ^^;;)) Yami was so close to kissing Kaiba it was scary. He was slowly backing away when Water Omotics stormed into the room.
She couldn't take it any more.
"Well, well, well, what's going on here?" She asked, a hint of sarcasm in her voice. She had ordered two Petit Dragons to push the chairs close enough together that they actually would kiss but that OBVIOUSLY didn't work out.
Kaiba and Yami sat back down in their chairs quickly. Kaiba was the first to speak, "Nothing."
"Oh really? It looked to me like I interrupted you two---" If she wasn't gonna come out and accuse them of having feelings for each other, she was gonna scare the feelings out of them!
Yami looked at her quizzically, "Interrupted us?"
Kaiba stood up, "Interrupted us from what!?"
Water Omotics smirked, "I don't know, you tell me? Were you two in the middle of something?"
Yami spoke up, "Uh, lunch."
She almost slapped her hand to her head. Yami? Thick-headed also?! No! It was too much for her. "Never mind! My Lord, I'm taking a long walk around the castle. Goodbye," she said abruptly and left.
Kaiba shook his head and sat down. "She gets weirder and weirder every day." Then his mind began to wonder, 'Was she right? No, she couldn't have been. There is NOTHING between us besides friendship.' He sighed, 'ok, so the fact that Yami is VERY attractive may make things a bit different but there's NOTHING else---right?'
Yami was equally "lost." 'Of course she didn't interrupt us, what would she had interrupted us from anyways? Nothing. I only think of Kaiba as a very good, and very eye-catching guy. Nothing more. Then why am I constantly thinking about him?' Why, why, why? Things couldn't get any worse.
Outside, a light pitter-patter of rain began to fall. It started out slow, then began to pour.
"Rain? Now?" Kaiba mused. He looked out the window at the heavy rain that had quickly started.
Yami looked from the rain to Kaiba, "Is something wrong?"
"It never rains here. Ever."
"Really?"
"Hm-Yami, I'll be right back. When you're finished, go to your room and wait for me there." He got up from his seat and left the dining room while quickly making his way up the staircase and to the balcony. Once there, Kaiba walked out into the rain which had begun flooding the balcony.
There was something about the rain. It wasn't really coming down like rain at all. It was coming down like it was out of a faucet or something with no intention of stopping. As Kaiba looked down at the land he began to realize something: The land was far too dry to soak up the water, which was already beginning to rise, and that meant one thing--- it would flood.
And it definitely had begun to flood. The water had already risen about 3 inches from the ground. This was not good. Someone had to be doing this. Rain just didn't fall like this. Heck, it didn't fall at all.
--
Yami was on his way up the stairs to go to his room when Kaiba suddenly stopped him. "Yami, I want you to go to the very top of the Castle and stay there. There's going to be a bad flood so you should be as high away from the ground as possible."
Yami nodded and asked, "Where will you be?"
"I have to go make sure all of the dragons are ok. Just hurry!" he said and ran down the stairs.
Yami was worried about Kaiba, but he didn't want to disobey him so he did as he was told.
Meanwhile, Kaiba rushed through all of the rooms making sure that nothing 'living' was left behind. Thunder began to sound and the sky darkened, giving the interior of the castle an eerie look. Once all of the lower level rooms were inspected, Kaiba proceeded to the next floor.
On the Castle roof, Yami was drenched. The water was rapidly flooding and had strangely reached halfway up the castle walls already! This had to have been some kind of strong magic. Yami moved to look over the edge of the castle and that's when he saw it--- a dark figure standing in the water but not being touched by it! It was as if there was an invisible 'bubble' around him that was repelling the water. The figure looked up almost immediately and in one leap, was sent heading in Yami's direction!
Meanwhile, Kaiba was speeding towards the castle roof. All of the bottom floors had been evacuated. As he reached the ceiling door, he quickly opened it and was almost immediately covered with water. He practically had to fight his way onto the roof. It was as if some unknown force didn't want him there. Whatever it was wasn't going to stop him though. Shielding his eyes didn't help him a bit. The rain was thick, and the dark sky only increased his limited vision. He still heard well though, and the next sound he heard was a strangled cry then a splash. Kaiba inhaled sharply as he barely whispered one word: "Yami."
He rushed to the edge of the Castle top and looked down. It was impossible to tell if he was down there. One thing was for sure, he definitely wasn't up there anymore. Kaiba discarded all logical thought and jumped.
He hit the water hard and fast, quickly sinking almost to the bottom. If it was hard to see on the castle roof, it was almost impossible in the water. Kaiba swam back to the surface and looked around. He couldn't see anything and he was starting to panic.
A flash of lightning brightened up the dark sky for a split second allowing Kaiba to catch sight of something floating in the water not too far from him. He didn't waste any time. He raced toward the entity ignoring the burning pain in his arms practically screaming at him to stop and take a break. When he reached it he almost screamed out with joy--- and pain. It was Yami but--- he wasn't moving.
Kaiba grabbed ahold of Yami's limp body and swam quickly towards the castle wall. As luck would have had it, the water had risen level to one of the windows. He slammed it open and pushed Yami through first, then himself. He practically fell onto the ground panting, but he couldn't lay there forever. He quickly sat up and pulled Yami into his lap.
"Yami, wake up! Please! Yami open your eyes!" He had half a mind to slap him, but something told him that wouldn't help. He pulled Yami closer and realized something: Yami wasn't breathing.
Kaiba quickly laid Yami back on his back and covered his mouth with his own. ((AN: I know that he probably wouldn't know CPR at the time this story is set, but for the sake of this moment, he does!)) He pushed onto Yami chest a few times and proceeded on giving him air, but it didn't seem to be working. He pushed on his chest more, and finally after about the fifth time, he began to hear a soft gurgling sound. He tilted Yami's head to the side and after that, there was a lot of coughing, spitting, and groaning.
Kaiba was very relieved. Yami would be all right.
Outside, the rain seemed to lessen, though it still did not stop, and the sky took on a deep lavender and crimson color.
Kaiba loomed over Yami inspecting him to make sure he was okay. "Yami, everything's fine now," he assured him.
Yami looked up, a bit dazed, at Kaiba. "You saved my life again."
Kaiba smiled, "I couldn't let you die."
Suddenly, what was right and wrong to Yami didn't matter. His emotions were taking control of him and at this point, he was letting them. He leaned up and kissed Kaiba with all the pent up passion and desire that he felt for him.
Kaiba went stiff at first, in shock of the sudden movement. He didn't back away though. He was suddenly afraid. He didn't want to do the wrong thing, and yet, he wanted to do something. He used one of his hands to pull Yami closer while at the same time deepening the kiss.
Yami's lips hesitantly parted allowing Kaiba's invasive tongue to whiz in and meet Yami's. Kaiba couldn't get over how soft Yami's lips were. It was like falling into a good dream and yet, wanting to stay awake. Kaiba's mind had abandoned all rational consideration as well and all he was 'focused' on was Yami.
Yami felt like putty in Kaiba's hands. He wanted to feel more of his touch, his body was practically crying out for him. His hands roamed the taller boy's chest as he grabbed the material and pulled trying to bring them even closer.
Kaiba wasn't going to complain. He leaned down closer, causing any space between them to diminish, as he continued to explore his zeal, but also making sure not to crush the smaller boy.
The stage that had been set was perfect. A beautiful sky, the calming pitter-patter of rain outside, and best of all--- they had each other.
A moment later, everything was ruined. A large, bellowing roar sounded through the sky and seemed to echo through the mountains and hills. Startled, Kaiba pulled back quickly and looked out the window. He saw a flash of black and then it was gone, disappeared into the clouds.
Kaiba looked at Yami for a moment, but had to look away. He knew that if he stared for too long, there would be a repeat of the past few moments. But, isn't that what he wanted? To gather Yami up into his arms and whisper sweet words into his ear; uttering promises he intended to keep and desires he wanted to fulfill?
Yes! That was exactly it!
So then, what was stopping him?
Kaiba knew. He had known all his life. He was afraid. He was scared, no, terrified of how good life might be. He had grown up all of his life being taught that there was nothing good in the world; that everything in life was distant and cold. He had believed it too---
---Until Yami came along.
Water Omotics rushed into the room, followed by Dragoness. "Oh my goodness, my Lord, are you alright?"
Kaiba nodded. "I'm fine."
Water Omotics looked from Kaiba to Yami and frowned. "What happened?"
"Nothing happened Water Omotics," Kaiba said. He looked for only a second at Yami, who only looked back sadly. But, in an instant, all emotion had disappeared from his face and was gone.
Water Omotics looked to Yami, hoping for a different answer.
"He's right, nothing happened," Yami said as Dragoness helped him to stand.
"Master Kaiba, look," Dragoness pointed out the window.
All of the water was spiraling up from the ground, and seemed to vanish into an invisible void. In mere seconds, it was gone, taking with it, the figure that had tried to kill Yami.
Kaiba gasped, "It was Umi![1] And the monster that attacked Yami was a Deepsea Warrior." Then everything made sense. The anonymous letter that had stated that it would hit him where his heart was--- they didn't mean they would kill Kaiba, they meant they would kill whoever Kaiba cared about most.
Yami.
Water Omotics motioned to Kaiba, "Come Lord Kaiba, we're going to get you two into some dry clothes. We shouldn't worry about the problem now." Now that was lie and a half.
"All right," Kaiba said, as he followed her out of the room.
Something was on his mind though. That black flash of something that eluded into the sky---
It was a dragon.
---TBC---
[1]- Umi: It's a magic card that changes the field to water, but in this story it can control the element of water. Cool huh? (Deepsea Warrior is a monster card that is powered up by Umi.)
Ok, I know you probably didn't like the whole 'interruption' thing with Kaiba/Yami but that's why I like new chapters!
===Next Chapter: Awkward time for Kaiba/Yami, a surprising confession from Water Omotics, A LOT of restless magicians, and a two desperate guys who can't stay apart any longer. *tear*
Hah! Yes, there's a lot of happiness and fluffy goodness in the next chapter. Be happy. Did I mention: HIGH LIME WARNING!!!-----ok, maybe it's not THAT bad, I dun know, you tell me. Let's just say it's *a lot* more descriptive and not as 'edited' as what you just witnessed between Kaiba and Yami ^ ^;;
Thanks for reading! I reeeeeeally appreciate it *tear*
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Anyways, thanks for the reviews! Here's the next chapter!
Chapter 4
Yami was asleep when the healer came, but awake as soon as she was in his room. As soon as Yami was fully alert, he could see that the healer was wearing a white dress-like outfit with a pink piece of fabric going around one of her arms. From her back, sprouted two white, feathery wings. Her hair was short and blond, coming only to her ears and her eyes were a strange aqua-marine. On the top of her head was a small hat that bore the mark of a red cross. No doubt about it--- she was a Numinous Healer.
It was now that Yami noticed everyone else in the room. Water Omotics, One- Eyed Shield Dragon even, but, not Kaiba. Yami started to panic. "Where is Kaiba? Is he ok?"
Water Omotics took her place by the young Master, "Of course, he has already been healed, though I'm not sure where he is. He did say that he wanted to talk to you though."
"Oh, alright."
"Yami, Numinous Healer is here to help you. After today, you should be fine."
Yami said nothing more. He was just relieved that Kaiba was okay.
Numinous Healer walked over to Yami and sat down beside him. "Yami, this won't hurt a bit." She cupped her hands and almost immediately a soft golden glow began to form in her palms. The glow increased forming a small golden orb. The sphere lifted from her hands into the air and gently embedded itself into Yami's chest. His whole body began to take on the golden glow and in an instant, it was gone.
"Is that it?" Water Omotics asked.
The Numinous Healer looked at Yami strangely, "No, something went wrong. It never finished it's job."
"Why is that?"
"I don't know. It's never happened before. My magic has always worked on those of the Dragon Kingdom."
"Oh---," Water Omotics thought for a moment, "Only those of the Dragon Kingdom?"
"Pretty much, yes."
"Fine then, I guess there's nothing more you can do. I'm sure you can find your way out."
"Of course," She picked up her bag and exited the room.
Yami was really confused. "Dragon Kingdom?" his face became suspicious, "What do you mean by that?"
"Um, well, I meant the place where dragons come to find a humble abode."
"What? An abode?"
"Yeah, yeah, this place is sort of like a dragon refuge 'cuz Kaiba, he uh, yeah, he likes dragons."
"Oh, I suppose I understand what you mean." He sighed, "How much longer will I have to stay here?"
"A few more days, why? Don't you like it here?"
"Yes, I love it here, it's just that, there are people elsewhere that are missing me and wondering where I am."
"There are? Who are they?" she asked, but her question was answered instead by Kaiba.
"Don't you see Water Omotics? He's probably in love." Kaiba walked into the room.
Yami was quick to object, "No I'm not."
"Oh really? Then who are these people that you speak of? Who are all these people that are worrying about you?"
"Would you really like to know?" Yami asked.
"Yes, I would."
Water Omotics was very nervous. This was not supposed to happen--- yet. She knew it would eventually but not yet. Just not now. They hadn't even realized how they truly felt about each other. Water Omotics knew. She had seen it the first time she had seen them together. It was there plain as day.
Dragoness rushed into the room suddenly. "Lord Kaiba, there is a messenger for you downstairs."
Kaiba looked up at her, "Very well, I'm coming." He turned back to Yami. "Stay here. I'll be back in a moment." He left the room and went downstairs where a Little Swordsman of Aile sat waiting on his alligator.
The little boy stood up and bowed when Kaiba took his place in front of him. "Here Sir, this is a message from an unknown sender," he said and held out a piece of faded paper folded in half.
Kaiba took the letter. "Thank you."
The boy bowed once more and sat back down on his alligator as it walked out of the Castle.
"An unknown sender," he repeated as he unfolded the letter. It read:
'Kaiba, dear boy, I regret to inform you, (or I don't regret at all) that you have been disobedient. Deliberately disobeying me was a big mistake. For this, you are to be punished and I plan to hit you where your heart lies.'
Kaiba dropped the note to the ground. The letter was unsigned. Who had sent it?
A defiant smirk came to his lips, "so someone plans on killing me? I'd like to see them try."
--
Water Omotics stood right outside Yami's room. She needed to get those two together soon or it could result in utter chaos. But how? She needed a plan, a GOOD plan. "Hm--- let's see, I have myself, and this jar, most importantly though---," she smirked, "I have the dragons."
--
Yami stood up and out of bed. His legs had strengthened a lot, but, not enough. It still hurt to stand on them for very long, and walking was okay as long as, once again, he didn't do it for very long. He didn't want to stay here. He didn't want to be anywhere near Kaiba. Ok, that was a lie. He REALLY wanted to be around him.
Suddenly a Petit Dragon floated into the room. It was holding a small note in its mouth which it dropped into Yami's hands. Then it left. Yami sat back down and looked at the note and read aloud: "Yami, meet me by the fountains downstairs. From Kaiba." He looked up from the note. "Strange, oh well." He stood up and proceeded to the fountain room.
--
Kaiba had also received a note but it had read "Kaiba, we need to talk, meet me downstairs by the fountains. From Yami." He was already there and somewhat impatient. Yami was NOT supposed to be up and around as much as he was.
When Yami reached the fountains, he gasped. Kaiba was sitting the edge of the water basin and all around him, light seemed to appear. It was as if he was glowing.
Ok, the glowing was really courtesy of Hyozanryu's golden horn positioned carefully by Water Omotics so that it would shine just right. The dragon was easily hidden outside next to the castle.
Yami cleared his throat and spoke: "Kaiba, I suppose we're here to talk."
Kaiba looked at him strangely, "Yes, I suppose." He patted the spot next to him. "Please come sit."
Yami walked slowly over towards Kaiba. His heart was racing but, why? His thoughts were interrupted when he slipped on some water of the floor and would've fallen had not he been quickly supported by Kaiba. It ended up seeming like a hug. Yami's head rested on Kaiba's shoulder, and Kaiba, who was really confused, clutched onto Yami tightly not letting him fall.
Yami pulled back suddenly and looked at Kaiba, "Um, that was my fault."
Kaiba shook his head, "No it wasn't. Some water must've spilled out onto the floor from the fountain."
In reality, it was Water Omotics' doing. She had conveniently spilled some water from her jar onto the ground not really sure what the outcome would be. It had worked out to be quite an advantage.
Kaiba aided Yami to take a seat on the basin's edge, and took a seat next to him. "Yami, what do you want to talk about?" he asked, seeing as it was Yami who sent him the note.
"Me?" Yami looked at him strangely, partly because it was Kaiba who sent him the note in the first place. "Well," oh well, he did have a few things to say, "Kaiba, why did you do that?"
"Do what?"
"Risk your life to save mine?" he looked away, "You shouldn't have."
Kaiba's expression became troubled. "Yami, I already explained this."
"Yes, but," he turned toward him with angry eyes, "You could've been killed."
"I guess I'd be doing the world a favor then," he said, slightly smirking.
"Don't joke like that! Kaiba I care about a lot you so I don't want you to get hurt because of me!" He stopped. Crap. Crap, crap, crap! It was too late. He had just said it. He couldn't take it back.
Kaiba wasn't sure how to take that last comment, "Um, yeah, thanks."
Damn. Water Omotics was mad! 'Kaiba and his thick skull!' She wanted to yell out "Can't you see that Yami likes you?!" They were sooo close. She silently hopped into the castle and called over to the two guys, "Come on, lunch is ready," then disappeared into the dining room.
Both guys followed her and took a seat at the large table. It wasn't long before Kaiba noticed the strange new layout of the dining room. There were-- - candles. Candles everywhere! They all illuminated a soft glow that added a calming/romantic touch to the room. Kaiba would've questioned Water Omotics but she was gone.
Kaiba leaned across the table and whispered, "Does anything seem a little strange to you?"
Yami leaned in closer as well, "Sort of yes."
"What's with the candles?"
"I don't know, I kind of like them."
A moment later both boys' chairs were suddenly pushed farther in leaving their faces only inches apart. ((AN: I'm getting an interesting mental picture here ^^;;)) Yami was so close to kissing Kaiba it was scary. He was slowly backing away when Water Omotics stormed into the room.
She couldn't take it any more.
"Well, well, well, what's going on here?" She asked, a hint of sarcasm in her voice. She had ordered two Petit Dragons to push the chairs close enough together that they actually would kiss but that OBVIOUSLY didn't work out.
Kaiba and Yami sat back down in their chairs quickly. Kaiba was the first to speak, "Nothing."
"Oh really? It looked to me like I interrupted you two---" If she wasn't gonna come out and accuse them of having feelings for each other, she was gonna scare the feelings out of them!
Yami looked at her quizzically, "Interrupted us?"
Kaiba stood up, "Interrupted us from what!?"
Water Omotics smirked, "I don't know, you tell me? Were you two in the middle of something?"
Yami spoke up, "Uh, lunch."
She almost slapped her hand to her head. Yami? Thick-headed also?! No! It was too much for her. "Never mind! My Lord, I'm taking a long walk around the castle. Goodbye," she said abruptly and left.
Kaiba shook his head and sat down. "She gets weirder and weirder every day." Then his mind began to wonder, 'Was she right? No, she couldn't have been. There is NOTHING between us besides friendship.' He sighed, 'ok, so the fact that Yami is VERY attractive may make things a bit different but there's NOTHING else---right?'
Yami was equally "lost." 'Of course she didn't interrupt us, what would she had interrupted us from anyways? Nothing. I only think of Kaiba as a very good, and very eye-catching guy. Nothing more. Then why am I constantly thinking about him?' Why, why, why? Things couldn't get any worse.
Outside, a light pitter-patter of rain began to fall. It started out slow, then began to pour.
"Rain? Now?" Kaiba mused. He looked out the window at the heavy rain that had quickly started.
Yami looked from the rain to Kaiba, "Is something wrong?"
"It never rains here. Ever."
"Really?"
"Hm-Yami, I'll be right back. When you're finished, go to your room and wait for me there." He got up from his seat and left the dining room while quickly making his way up the staircase and to the balcony. Once there, Kaiba walked out into the rain which had begun flooding the balcony.
There was something about the rain. It wasn't really coming down like rain at all. It was coming down like it was out of a faucet or something with no intention of stopping. As Kaiba looked down at the land he began to realize something: The land was far too dry to soak up the water, which was already beginning to rise, and that meant one thing--- it would flood.
And it definitely had begun to flood. The water had already risen about 3 inches from the ground. This was not good. Someone had to be doing this. Rain just didn't fall like this. Heck, it didn't fall at all.
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Yami was on his way up the stairs to go to his room when Kaiba suddenly stopped him. "Yami, I want you to go to the very top of the Castle and stay there. There's going to be a bad flood so you should be as high away from the ground as possible."
Yami nodded and asked, "Where will you be?"
"I have to go make sure all of the dragons are ok. Just hurry!" he said and ran down the stairs.
Yami was worried about Kaiba, but he didn't want to disobey him so he did as he was told.
Meanwhile, Kaiba rushed through all of the rooms making sure that nothing 'living' was left behind. Thunder began to sound and the sky darkened, giving the interior of the castle an eerie look. Once all of the lower level rooms were inspected, Kaiba proceeded to the next floor.
On the Castle roof, Yami was drenched. The water was rapidly flooding and had strangely reached halfway up the castle walls already! This had to have been some kind of strong magic. Yami moved to look over the edge of the castle and that's when he saw it--- a dark figure standing in the water but not being touched by it! It was as if there was an invisible 'bubble' around him that was repelling the water. The figure looked up almost immediately and in one leap, was sent heading in Yami's direction!
Meanwhile, Kaiba was speeding towards the castle roof. All of the bottom floors had been evacuated. As he reached the ceiling door, he quickly opened it and was almost immediately covered with water. He practically had to fight his way onto the roof. It was as if some unknown force didn't want him there. Whatever it was wasn't going to stop him though. Shielding his eyes didn't help him a bit. The rain was thick, and the dark sky only increased his limited vision. He still heard well though, and the next sound he heard was a strangled cry then a splash. Kaiba inhaled sharply as he barely whispered one word: "Yami."
He rushed to the edge of the Castle top and looked down. It was impossible to tell if he was down there. One thing was for sure, he definitely wasn't up there anymore. Kaiba discarded all logical thought and jumped.
He hit the water hard and fast, quickly sinking almost to the bottom. If it was hard to see on the castle roof, it was almost impossible in the water. Kaiba swam back to the surface and looked around. He couldn't see anything and he was starting to panic.
A flash of lightning brightened up the dark sky for a split second allowing Kaiba to catch sight of something floating in the water not too far from him. He didn't waste any time. He raced toward the entity ignoring the burning pain in his arms practically screaming at him to stop and take a break. When he reached it he almost screamed out with joy--- and pain. It was Yami but--- he wasn't moving.
Kaiba grabbed ahold of Yami's limp body and swam quickly towards the castle wall. As luck would have had it, the water had risen level to one of the windows. He slammed it open and pushed Yami through first, then himself. He practically fell onto the ground panting, but he couldn't lay there forever. He quickly sat up and pulled Yami into his lap.
"Yami, wake up! Please! Yami open your eyes!" He had half a mind to slap him, but something told him that wouldn't help. He pulled Yami closer and realized something: Yami wasn't breathing.
Kaiba quickly laid Yami back on his back and covered his mouth with his own. ((AN: I know that he probably wouldn't know CPR at the time this story is set, but for the sake of this moment, he does!)) He pushed onto Yami chest a few times and proceeded on giving him air, but it didn't seem to be working. He pushed on his chest more, and finally after about the fifth time, he began to hear a soft gurgling sound. He tilted Yami's head to the side and after that, there was a lot of coughing, spitting, and groaning.
Kaiba was very relieved. Yami would be all right.
Outside, the rain seemed to lessen, though it still did not stop, and the sky took on a deep lavender and crimson color.
Kaiba loomed over Yami inspecting him to make sure he was okay. "Yami, everything's fine now," he assured him.
Yami looked up, a bit dazed, at Kaiba. "You saved my life again."
Kaiba smiled, "I couldn't let you die."
Suddenly, what was right and wrong to Yami didn't matter. His emotions were taking control of him and at this point, he was letting them. He leaned up and kissed Kaiba with all the pent up passion and desire that he felt for him.
Kaiba went stiff at first, in shock of the sudden movement. He didn't back away though. He was suddenly afraid. He didn't want to do the wrong thing, and yet, he wanted to do something. He used one of his hands to pull Yami closer while at the same time deepening the kiss.
Yami's lips hesitantly parted allowing Kaiba's invasive tongue to whiz in and meet Yami's. Kaiba couldn't get over how soft Yami's lips were. It was like falling into a good dream and yet, wanting to stay awake. Kaiba's mind had abandoned all rational consideration as well and all he was 'focused' on was Yami.
Yami felt like putty in Kaiba's hands. He wanted to feel more of his touch, his body was practically crying out for him. His hands roamed the taller boy's chest as he grabbed the material and pulled trying to bring them even closer.
Kaiba wasn't going to complain. He leaned down closer, causing any space between them to diminish, as he continued to explore his zeal, but also making sure not to crush the smaller boy.
The stage that had been set was perfect. A beautiful sky, the calming pitter-patter of rain outside, and best of all--- they had each other.
A moment later, everything was ruined. A large, bellowing roar sounded through the sky and seemed to echo through the mountains and hills. Startled, Kaiba pulled back quickly and looked out the window. He saw a flash of black and then it was gone, disappeared into the clouds.
Kaiba looked at Yami for a moment, but had to look away. He knew that if he stared for too long, there would be a repeat of the past few moments. But, isn't that what he wanted? To gather Yami up into his arms and whisper sweet words into his ear; uttering promises he intended to keep and desires he wanted to fulfill?
Yes! That was exactly it!
So then, what was stopping him?
Kaiba knew. He had known all his life. He was afraid. He was scared, no, terrified of how good life might be. He had grown up all of his life being taught that there was nothing good in the world; that everything in life was distant and cold. He had believed it too---
---Until Yami came along.
Water Omotics rushed into the room, followed by Dragoness. "Oh my goodness, my Lord, are you alright?"
Kaiba nodded. "I'm fine."
Water Omotics looked from Kaiba to Yami and frowned. "What happened?"
"Nothing happened Water Omotics," Kaiba said. He looked for only a second at Yami, who only looked back sadly. But, in an instant, all emotion had disappeared from his face and was gone.
Water Omotics looked to Yami, hoping for a different answer.
"He's right, nothing happened," Yami said as Dragoness helped him to stand.
"Master Kaiba, look," Dragoness pointed out the window.
All of the water was spiraling up from the ground, and seemed to vanish into an invisible void. In mere seconds, it was gone, taking with it, the figure that had tried to kill Yami.
Kaiba gasped, "It was Umi![1] And the monster that attacked Yami was a Deepsea Warrior." Then everything made sense. The anonymous letter that had stated that it would hit him where his heart was--- they didn't mean they would kill Kaiba, they meant they would kill whoever Kaiba cared about most.
Yami.
Water Omotics motioned to Kaiba, "Come Lord Kaiba, we're going to get you two into some dry clothes. We shouldn't worry about the problem now." Now that was lie and a half.
"All right," Kaiba said, as he followed her out of the room.
Something was on his mind though. That black flash of something that eluded into the sky---
It was a dragon.
---TBC---
[1]- Umi: It's a magic card that changes the field to water, but in this story it can control the element of water. Cool huh? (Deepsea Warrior is a monster card that is powered up by Umi.)
Ok, I know you probably didn't like the whole 'interruption' thing with Kaiba/Yami but that's why I like new chapters!
===Next Chapter: Awkward time for Kaiba/Yami, a surprising confession from Water Omotics, A LOT of restless magicians, and a two desperate guys who can't stay apart any longer. *tear*
Hah! Yes, there's a lot of happiness and fluffy goodness in the next chapter. Be happy. Did I mention: HIGH LIME WARNING!!!-----ok, maybe it's not THAT bad, I dun know, you tell me. Let's just say it's *a lot* more descriptive and not as 'edited' as what you just witnessed between Kaiba and Yami ^ ^;;
Thanks for reading! I reeeeeeally appreciate it *tear*
Next chapter should be up sometime next week! Plz Review!
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