Hey!! I thought I'd go ahead and post chapter two!
I still don't own anything, so don't sue me!
Okay Without further adieu, here we go!!!
"Mr. Yami"
Yugi's mouth dropped open as amethyst met crimson in a look of bewildered confusion.
Shido's eyes darted back and forth from his gentle lover and the mirror -albeit taller and more dangerous- image on the other side of the room.
Joey's eyes lit up as he spotted Yami, as did the rest of the gang, who rushed over to him. Yugi, however, stood dumbfounded and a bit disgruntled beside Shido, who had looped a possessive arm around Yugi.
"Yugi….what…?" The crimson eyed boy began in bewilderment…he hadn't even known Yugi had swung that way…much less that he was…well, so comfortable with it. Yami blinked, unable to erase the image of Yugi in that…other boys arms from his memory.
Yami couldn't place the emotion, bordering on pain and rage boiling in his stomach, but he was quite certain that he'd never had the displeasure of it before.
Yugi smiled then, confident with who he had become since Yami had left.
"Hello Yami…It's been a while" Yugi smiled, warm, yet distant. "I figured you'd be away much longer than this…"
Yami balled his left hand into a fist, struggling to maintain his composure and keep from making a complete fool out of himself in front of the entire school
"Yes…I had….quite a good experience in my travels, and, decided to come back…for a while at least. So, I see you've….grown since I left."
That was the understatement of the year Yami thought to himself. When I left he was so shy…so…innocent….a lot of that is gone now…this Yugi…he's grown, very quickly…why do I feel so sad though…I told him to take care of himself, and I was planning on taking Tea out for dinner this evening… Yami mentally slapped himself and I still am.
Yami smiled and turned to Tea.
"Tea, I was wondering. If you're not busy after school….would you like to grab something to eat with me?"
Tea's eyes lit up and she smiled.
"Why of course!" she squealed "I'd love that!"
Yami nodded , satisfied with the answer and turned back to look at the boy beside Yugi. Yami walked up to the pair and extended his hand.
"The name's Yami. It's good to meet you….?"
Shido looked at Yugi and then to Yami, finally taking his hand.
"My Name is Shido Ishida. I'm Yugi's lover." Shido said it so casually, but his eyes held a fierce fire in them, as if to ensure that Yami knew who Yugi belonged to.
Yami casually withdrew his hand, as if he hadn't noticed, and smiled.
"Well, I'm glad to see he's making friends" Yami flashed a look of his own at Shido, a warning to watch his cocky mouth.. Yami's mood had soured the minute he had spotted Yugi with his new…..Yami, for some reason, could not get the word to get into his mind.
Joey made his way over, as though he was going to talk to Yugi. Shido's eyes darted to the other male, and his suave manner immediately switched to the fiery rage that always broke out.
"What do you want now baka?" Shido growled as the blonde approached.
Joey narrowed his eye. "Do I have to have a license to come talk to you guys? Why do you always snap at me anyways? You won't let me within ten feet of Yugi anymore-"
Shido growled. "You didn't even want anywhere near him till I came around. You completely ignored him after this one left!"
Yami looked to the gang at this. He was about to ask about it when Shido grabbed Yugi and the two of them left.
Yami looked at the empty spot where Yugi had been sitting. He then looked to the door where Yugi had disappeared, then to the gang.
"So, it would seemed I've missed…quite a bit in the span of 8 months…"
With Yugi and Shido
Shido and Yugi made it back to Shido's place, where Yugi tossed his stuff down and turned to Shido, who looked upset.
"You really don't like Joey, do you?" Yugi asked, his amethyst eyes surveying Shido.
Shido turned a sad eye to Yugi, though through the sadness, he could see hints of admiration behind those eyes.
"How do you….how can you just let them treat you like that…and then….you act like it's okay…you'll forgive him, won't you? You'll take him right back…no questions asked…even after he's done…all that to you? How can you do it? How is that possible…?"
Yugi walked over to Shido, wrapping his arms around him, pulling Shido into a hug.
"It's because, we really were friends. He was….very close to me…that's how. I won't, can't forget all he did for me. Besides, what's the point of living, if you can't give people second chances. I know that given the same situation, I would want, at least one chance to redeem myself. I would give anyone a second chance, and maybe even a third. Because people change. People can change. You've proved that to me."
Shido pulled back and looked at Yugi, the question in his eyes.
Yugi smiled.
"You proved to me that, even the weakest of people can become strong, as long as there's at least one other person who has faith in them, and who cares for them. You were a complete stranger, yet you took the time out of your day and talked to a lonely boy, that you might well not of seen again, about his problems. You helped a complete stranger feel better about himself, and then you went on to make him the luckiest boy on the planet. You gave him a place to belong. You took him into you're arms and you quieted his fears, and dispelled his tears. You returned me to a state of wholeness. In the end. You were the one who saved me. After knowing you, I have more confidence now. I believe in myself, and I actually have the guts to stand up to a lot of the people who tormented me. People can change, given the chance, and I want to do for someone else, much like you did for me."
Shido's eyes were sparkling by this time, lit up. The enormity of all that Yugi had just laid upon him didn't even bother him. The weight of that thanks…and the knowledge that he had made a difference in someone's life. Even though it was only one life.
It was, Shido thought, the only life he cared about.
Yami and Tea
Yami and Tea sat in their booths, talking about light subjects over dinner. Yami had taken Tea out like he had promised, and Tea was much the same as when he had left…only now….she had the distasteful side of a hypocrite to her, which Yami had to admit he was not fond of…Actually, Yami had discovered soon into the evening that the feelings he had once held for Tea when he had left were no longer there.
Tea had told Yami about the separation of Yugi from the group after Yami had left, and Yami had been, and still was frankly, enraged that the group would leave his aibou alone. Yami growled when Tea had said that the were 'still friends, but they just….grew apart.'
Joey had felt the guiltiest. He and Yami had taken a walk shortly after Yugi and Shido had left. He told Yami how bad he felt, and how he had tried to apologize to Yugi, but Shido wouldn't let him within six feet of the boy. Joey had cried. And Yami knew that those tears had been real. They weren't for show, Joey was truly missing the special friendship they had shared before he had carelessly let it slip away.
Yami had to say though, that he didn't approve of Shido chasing the gang away every time they tried to get close to Yugi. Yami could understand Shido wanting to keep his treasure from getting hurt again and punishing the ones who had hurt him so severely in the first place. But this was just taking it too far, especially when Joey had genuinely wanted to apologize.
Then there were Yami's own feelings, which he didn't presently care to analyze cause he had no clue what they were and was afraid to find out right now.
Snapping himself out of it, he turned his attention back to Tea. He had to finish out this evening before he had time for anything else. Tea was talking animatedly about how things had changed with Yugi and how he had even had the audacity to snap at Tea.
"Well I don't blame him" Yami finally snapped, annoyed with the stupidity of one he had once thought was more intelligent that this. "You were the one who pushed him away, I would snap at you too if you suddenly wanted to act like everything was okay again without so much as an apology!"
Tea was visually dumbfounded by Yami's uncharacteristic snap.
Yami was about to say something else when he saw none other than his aibou walking down the street, presumably on his way home. He was about to turn back to Tea when he notice two more shadows following Yugi, that Yami didn't recognize as Shido or one of the gang. Grabbing his jacket in a haste, Yami darted out the door after the young boy.
That's it for chapter two boys and girls! Please please please review! It means a lot!!
let me know if you're still interested in chapter three. And yes, I know, it's starting slow, but it should be picking up soon. Be aware that there will be a few lemons throughout the series. One with Shido and a few with Yami. If you don't like it, then you probably should let me know ahead of time. They won't be coming for a while now, so you should be good on that note.