NEW RESPONSES:
Sherry-chan: Aishiteru = I love you. o.o
setokaiba: Yes, there *was* more... until my account was hacked into, so now I'm reposting. I have no idea what chapter I left off at, but I'll just repost as I find time to.
Mimiheart: Lol... yeah ^^ so here's more.
SecretSoul: XD Glad you loved it ^^;
Evilgoddess1990: Thanks ^^V
OLD RESPONSES:
To tefla: No... he just got hit really hard... ::shrugs::
To Wolfspeaker: Thankies ^_^V
To Pectus Draconis: ^.^ Of course not... Yami always has Yuugi on the brain ^_^
To Seventh Sage: Yep, that's the word I'd chose...
To Yami-Yugi: Thanks for reviewing ^.^
To rox: Tankies n_n
To I luv Yugi and Kurt so :p: XD ::pat pat:: We dun want you flooding the world. ::hands some kleenx::
To Kaiyo no Hime: ::bows to the angst:: it controls my life... o.o;;
To anime AndrAIa: ::hands pillow:: the keyboard can't be too comfy...
To Moonlitspire: ::nods:: They be very stubborn...
To Synchronized Love: Yep! "I luff angst, you luff angst, this is such an angsty fic......" maybe I should stop there... ^^;;
To moonnymph: LOL ::revives:: dun die on me, you have to read the rest ^^
To Devil Malik: Yes, I see you're hyper... ::gives some more sugar:: ____________________^
To BenevolentPharaoh: ::hands kleenx:: There, there...
Y-n-Y: Here's the next chappie!
Chapter 4
Ending Of a Friendship
The next day, Yuugi had cooled down a bit and was not angry anymore. Not to mention his stomach stopped hurting, which was a plus for him. He was very eager to settle things with Yami. /I gotta apologize for being so cruel to him last night./
Yuugi waited for the usual call from Yami. He would usually ask where they should duel and when. It was 11 o'clock, an hour after the usual time he would call. Yuugi decided to call him instead. /He's probably mad at me. Not that I don't blame him, I'd be mad at me, too./
"Hello?" a woman's voice answered.
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Yami heard the phone ring and begged his mom to say that he was not home. //I don't want to talk to him at all.//
"Hello?"
"Oh, it's you, Yuugi-chan."
"No, he's not here now."
"Yeah, usually you guys are gone by now."
"Uh-huh. Sure, I'll tell him you called."
"Bye."
Yami got up from where he was sitting. "Thanks a lot, mom."
"Why did you want me to tell him that? You guys in a fight or something?"
"Yeah or something..." Yami turned to leave.
"I'm telling you now, that will be the only time I'll do that, understand? You should be more mature and work out your problems, not run from them."
"Okay, Mom." He rolled his eyes. //Fine, next time I just won't be home.//
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After Yami left the room, his mom hung up the phone. 'Okay, Yuugi, I knew you heard that.'
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He did not know whether Mrs. Mutou was lying or not. While he still had the phone to his ear, in the background, he heard Yami's voice. /Yami? But Mrs. Mutou said... I see. You are avoiding me. Fine, I'm coming over./
He hung up the phone and ran off. /If that is how you want to be./
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Without any dueling that day, Yami wondered aimlessly around the house.
"Okaa-san, I'm bored. There's nothing to do," Yami complained.
She looked at her son. "Well, you could always give me hand in the kitchen- "
"Actually, I just remember I have to be somewhere." Yami took off out the door.
Yami sat down in front of his house. //Anything but cooking is what I meant to say.//
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/I understand that Yami lied because he was mad at me, but I can't stand this anymore./ Yuugi was on his way to Yami's house. /Oh, boy, what am I gonna say to him? I can't fix things by just talking. In fact, that could make him madder at me./ Yuugi saw Yami sitting at his front door.
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//It hasn't been twenty-four hours and I miss him already so badly. But I just have to stop thinking about him.// Yami put his elbows on his knees and rested his forehead on his hands. //I tried to talk to him. Even if he was that mad, he could've say "Talk to me later" and stormed off. He left the impression that he hated me. He probably does...// He was so engrossed with his thoughts that he failed to notice someone walking up to him.
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"Hey, Yami," Yuugi said walking up to Yami.
Yami jumped a little, surprised at the voice. He lifted his head from his hands. "Yuugi." Almost like he forgot something, and his mood changed. "Go away, Motou." He put his head back against his hands.
"What's with the formality?" Yuugi tried to sound light.
"I could have asked the same thing last night."
Yuugi exploded and lashed out with his words. "What do you want from me?! It feels bad to be ashamed of! You'd know! You talk about your dad not caring about you all the time! So what?! I don't HAVE a father! I had to wonder whether it was my fault that he wasn't there! I had no one to play even a small part in my life as a father figure! Whether he was a good one or not! I'd rather have a bad father then none! I love my grandpa, but it's not the same..." Yuugi felt a tear slide down his cheek. He wiped it away and calmed down a bit. "No. This is about YOU this time. Why are you mad at me?"
"Because I... I... Be-" Yuugi saw Yami's shoulders shake a little. "Because..." He lifted his head again, this time he had tears running down his cheeks from his crimson eyes. "Because you think I can be ashamed of someone I love! That's why!"
"If you weren't ashamed, than what were you? What else could be such a strong emotion?" Yuugi did not know if he was going too far.
"Fear," Yami said too soft to hear. "Fear can do that; of loving someone. If the wrong person knows, they might be ashamed of me! I don't need more than one person!"
Yuugi sat next to his friend. Yami keep looking forward and he saw tears running down his cheeks even more.
"Yami..." He put an arm around his friend's shoulders. "I'm sorry for getting on your case there. But I wanted to know why."
Yami did not seem to realize Yuugi sat next to him or put his arm around him. When he did, he immediately jumped up, knocking Yuugi's arm off. "Go," Yami said.
"Yami-" /What are you doing?/
"Go! Don't come back! I regret everything that happened between us! EVERYTHING! Hurry! Now!" More and more, tears came running out of Yami's eyes. "Sayonara!"
He started to walk away, but Yuugi grabbed his hand. "You can't mean that! Nee?! You're crying! Don't say that again!" Yuugi now felt his own tears on his cheeks as his mind exploded. "That's not right! This isn't right! You aren't thinking right! You're not thinking about what you're saying! You can't mean it! You're in too much pain to be serious! Can you honestly say that to me?! Yami, say something else! Just... don't say that again!"
"If that's what it will take." Yami wiped his eyes and stood up straight. He breathed in deeply and in a low voice, he said, "Aishiteru, demo. demo."
"NO!" Yuugi dropped the hand and turned around as he covered his ears. /No. It can't be true!/ "If you say it, then everything you have told me was a lie! I've never meant anything to you! Our friendship, everything was worth nothing to you!"
Yami paused for a while and Yuugi thought he changed his mind. A minute later, out of the corners of Yuugi's eyes, he saw Yami shake his head. "...sayonara," Yami said, his face was free of tears. "Please, go."
They both knew he heard the words. Yuugi uncovered his ears. He wanted to say more, he wanted to convince Yami to change his mind, but the fact that Yami was content, and not crying, with what happened prevented him to say anything that would make him cry or hurt him.
Yuugi slowly turned around and faced Yami. /I'm not going until I get the truth from you./ He walked up to him and stood in front of him. Yami looked at him straight in the eye, no tears. Yuugi grabbed his shoulders and kissed him.
Nothing. Yami did not kiss back or even acknowledge what happened. /So, this is how it ends for us? Yes, it is. But I know the truth./
"I see... Aishiteru, Yami. Zettai. Remember you're not the only one who will be hurting and missing someone who loves you. Say- iya... Jaa ne."
/What am I doing? He doesn't want to admit he loves me anymore. I'll be living in an illusion./ Yuugi, without looking back, running away, screamed, "SAYONARA, YAMI!"
His tears never stopped.
Y-n-Y: ::looks around:: Yep, that's it for this chappie ^_^ Review please?
Sherry-chan: Aishiteru = I love you. o.o
setokaiba: Yes, there *was* more... until my account was hacked into, so now I'm reposting. I have no idea what chapter I left off at, but I'll just repost as I find time to.
Mimiheart: Lol... yeah ^^ so here's more.
SecretSoul: XD Glad you loved it ^^;
Evilgoddess1990: Thanks ^^V
OLD RESPONSES:
To tefla: No... he just got hit really hard... ::shrugs::
To Wolfspeaker: Thankies ^_^V
To Pectus Draconis: ^.^ Of course not... Yami always has Yuugi on the brain ^_^
To Seventh Sage: Yep, that's the word I'd chose...
To Yami-Yugi: Thanks for reviewing ^.^
To rox: Tankies n_n
To I luv Yugi and Kurt so :p: XD ::pat pat:: We dun want you flooding the world. ::hands some kleenx::
To Kaiyo no Hime: ::bows to the angst:: it controls my life... o.o;;
To anime AndrAIa: ::hands pillow:: the keyboard can't be too comfy...
To Moonlitspire: ::nods:: They be very stubborn...
To Synchronized Love: Yep! "I luff angst, you luff angst, this is such an angsty fic......" maybe I should stop there... ^^;;
To moonnymph: LOL ::revives:: dun die on me, you have to read the rest ^^
To Devil Malik: Yes, I see you're hyper... ::gives some more sugar:: ____________________^
To BenevolentPharaoh: ::hands kleenx:: There, there...
Y-n-Y: Here's the next chappie!
Chapter 4
Ending Of a Friendship
The next day, Yuugi had cooled down a bit and was not angry anymore. Not to mention his stomach stopped hurting, which was a plus for him. He was very eager to settle things with Yami. /I gotta apologize for being so cruel to him last night./
Yuugi waited for the usual call from Yami. He would usually ask where they should duel and when. It was 11 o'clock, an hour after the usual time he would call. Yuugi decided to call him instead. /He's probably mad at me. Not that I don't blame him, I'd be mad at me, too./
"Hello?" a woman's voice answered.
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Yami heard the phone ring and begged his mom to say that he was not home. //I don't want to talk to him at all.//
"Hello?"
"Oh, it's you, Yuugi-chan."
"No, he's not here now."
"Yeah, usually you guys are gone by now."
"Uh-huh. Sure, I'll tell him you called."
"Bye."
Yami got up from where he was sitting. "Thanks a lot, mom."
"Why did you want me to tell him that? You guys in a fight or something?"
"Yeah or something..." Yami turned to leave.
"I'm telling you now, that will be the only time I'll do that, understand? You should be more mature and work out your problems, not run from them."
"Okay, Mom." He rolled his eyes. //Fine, next time I just won't be home.//
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After Yami left the room, his mom hung up the phone. 'Okay, Yuugi, I knew you heard that.'
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He did not know whether Mrs. Mutou was lying or not. While he still had the phone to his ear, in the background, he heard Yami's voice. /Yami? But Mrs. Mutou said... I see. You are avoiding me. Fine, I'm coming over./
He hung up the phone and ran off. /If that is how you want to be./
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Without any dueling that day, Yami wondered aimlessly around the house.
"Okaa-san, I'm bored. There's nothing to do," Yami complained.
She looked at her son. "Well, you could always give me hand in the kitchen- "
"Actually, I just remember I have to be somewhere." Yami took off out the door.
Yami sat down in front of his house. //Anything but cooking is what I meant to say.//
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/I understand that Yami lied because he was mad at me, but I can't stand this anymore./ Yuugi was on his way to Yami's house. /Oh, boy, what am I gonna say to him? I can't fix things by just talking. In fact, that could make him madder at me./ Yuugi saw Yami sitting at his front door.
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//It hasn't been twenty-four hours and I miss him already so badly. But I just have to stop thinking about him.// Yami put his elbows on his knees and rested his forehead on his hands. //I tried to talk to him. Even if he was that mad, he could've say "Talk to me later" and stormed off. He left the impression that he hated me. He probably does...// He was so engrossed with his thoughts that he failed to notice someone walking up to him.
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"Hey, Yami," Yuugi said walking up to Yami.
Yami jumped a little, surprised at the voice. He lifted his head from his hands. "Yuugi." Almost like he forgot something, and his mood changed. "Go away, Motou." He put his head back against his hands.
"What's with the formality?" Yuugi tried to sound light.
"I could have asked the same thing last night."
Yuugi exploded and lashed out with his words. "What do you want from me?! It feels bad to be ashamed of! You'd know! You talk about your dad not caring about you all the time! So what?! I don't HAVE a father! I had to wonder whether it was my fault that he wasn't there! I had no one to play even a small part in my life as a father figure! Whether he was a good one or not! I'd rather have a bad father then none! I love my grandpa, but it's not the same..." Yuugi felt a tear slide down his cheek. He wiped it away and calmed down a bit. "No. This is about YOU this time. Why are you mad at me?"
"Because I... I... Be-" Yuugi saw Yami's shoulders shake a little. "Because..." He lifted his head again, this time he had tears running down his cheeks from his crimson eyes. "Because you think I can be ashamed of someone I love! That's why!"
"If you weren't ashamed, than what were you? What else could be such a strong emotion?" Yuugi did not know if he was going too far.
"Fear," Yami said too soft to hear. "Fear can do that; of loving someone. If the wrong person knows, they might be ashamed of me! I don't need more than one person!"
Yuugi sat next to his friend. Yami keep looking forward and he saw tears running down his cheeks even more.
"Yami..." He put an arm around his friend's shoulders. "I'm sorry for getting on your case there. But I wanted to know why."
Yami did not seem to realize Yuugi sat next to him or put his arm around him. When he did, he immediately jumped up, knocking Yuugi's arm off. "Go," Yami said.
"Yami-" /What are you doing?/
"Go! Don't come back! I regret everything that happened between us! EVERYTHING! Hurry! Now!" More and more, tears came running out of Yami's eyes. "Sayonara!"
He started to walk away, but Yuugi grabbed his hand. "You can't mean that! Nee?! You're crying! Don't say that again!" Yuugi now felt his own tears on his cheeks as his mind exploded. "That's not right! This isn't right! You aren't thinking right! You're not thinking about what you're saying! You can't mean it! You're in too much pain to be serious! Can you honestly say that to me?! Yami, say something else! Just... don't say that again!"
"If that's what it will take." Yami wiped his eyes and stood up straight. He breathed in deeply and in a low voice, he said, "Aishiteru, demo. demo."
"NO!" Yuugi dropped the hand and turned around as he covered his ears. /No. It can't be true!/ "If you say it, then everything you have told me was a lie! I've never meant anything to you! Our friendship, everything was worth nothing to you!"
Yami paused for a while and Yuugi thought he changed his mind. A minute later, out of the corners of Yuugi's eyes, he saw Yami shake his head. "...sayonara," Yami said, his face was free of tears. "Please, go."
They both knew he heard the words. Yuugi uncovered his ears. He wanted to say more, he wanted to convince Yami to change his mind, but the fact that Yami was content, and not crying, with what happened prevented him to say anything that would make him cry or hurt him.
Yuugi slowly turned around and faced Yami. /I'm not going until I get the truth from you./ He walked up to him and stood in front of him. Yami looked at him straight in the eye, no tears. Yuugi grabbed his shoulders and kissed him.
Nothing. Yami did not kiss back or even acknowledge what happened. /So, this is how it ends for us? Yes, it is. But I know the truth./
"I see... Aishiteru, Yami. Zettai. Remember you're not the only one who will be hurting and missing someone who loves you. Say- iya... Jaa ne."
/What am I doing? He doesn't want to admit he loves me anymore. I'll be living in an illusion./ Yuugi, without looking back, running away, screamed, "SAYONARA, YAMI!"
His tears never stopped.
Y-n-Y: ::looks around:: Yep, that's it for this chappie ^_^ Review please?