Yami Adritha: Ok, this came to me during third period (Spanish 2 of all things!). It also came with a fan art idea, which I'm trying to draw. Anyway, I'll have my Hikari, Kristy do the disclaimers.

Kristy: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Also, this fic has mentions of yaoi, semi- AU, and character death. Wait… charrie death! Who? Why!

Yami Adritha: I know, it hurt to write it. tear I can't believe I did that to 'em.

Kristy: But why, Adri, why? And who gasps wide- eyed don't tell me you killed !

Yami Adritha: Read and you will find out! P.S.: Yami has is own body, so… yeah. I'll shut up and let you read.

Falling

Yami P.O.V.

I feel like I'm falling.

Falling through the darkness that has surrounded me for thousands of years. I've grown accustomed to it now. The silence, the shadows, even the absence of light; it's nothing new to me. Of course, that wasn't entirely true for a while. A few years ago, I was brought back into this world. The reason: to save the Earth from the evils that threatened it. It was then that I met my Hikari; my light half, Yugi. We were an unrepeatable team; we went through a lot together. We always thought even if everyone leaves, we would always be there for each other Man, were we wrong…

The Battle City Tournament had ended a few months ago. Everyone had gone his or her separate ways. Tea had finally saved enough money to go to New York City and study dance. Tristan and Duke still fought over Serenity's affections. Kaiba kept trying to defeat me in Duel Monsters; which he would always loose miserably, and Joey and Mai had begun dating. It was raining that day. Yugi and I had just left the movie theater when the downpour began. "Crap! We're going to get soaked!" my hikari said, covering his spiky hair with his blue jacket. "The shortest way back to the Game Shop is through the park. Come on!" I said, leading the way.

The park was dark, except for the streetlights that lined the path every few feet. "This is getting creepy." Yugi commented as we ran through the park. Just then, loud shouting and splashing came from ahead. Loud bangs rang through the air, making us stop. "Y-Yami…" I turned to my hikari beside me. My eyes widened and I was paralyzed with fear. Blood was staining his shirt, and his skin was turning pale. "Yugi!" I cried as he fell to the ground. I looked up in time to see three shadowed figures running in the opposite direction. Even from here, I could tell who those figures were: Bandit Keith, Ushio, and Insector Haga. I watched as they disappeared into the rainy night, swearing to myself that I would get revenge on them once Yugi was safe. "Hold on aibou. You're going to be all right." I said, looking around for someone to help us. "Yami…" Yugi muttered, smiling slightly.

Footsteps sounded from behind me. I glanced over my shoulder to see Seto Kaiba. He knelt down, examining Yugi's injury. Giving me a sideways- glance he muttered in his usual low tone. "I've already called an ambulance." I was taken aback by this; Kaiba hardly ever did anything nice, why is he starting now? The sirens of the ambulance screeched through the air as it pulled up to the entrance to the park. The doctors took my hikari away on a stretcher. I tried to go with them, but they said there was no more room in the ambulance. Kaiba offered me a ride over to the hospital; I accepted without a second thought.

I dashed through the double doors leading into the ER, Kaiba close behind. All I could think about was my aibou. "Please Ra, let him be all right. Don't let anything happen to Yugi." I thought as I reached the nurse's desk. I told the nurse there what had happened, and she directed me to the waiting room. Kaiba and I had only been there a few minutes (but it had felt like hours) when the doctor called out, "Yami Mouto?" "Yes?" I answered, approaching the doctor. Kaiba stood beside me, anxiously awaiting the news about Yugi. "Is Yugi going to be O.K.?" I asked, trying to get an answer before I totally lost it. He sighed, looking down at the floor. If being Pharaoh five thousand years ago taught me one thing, it was how to read body language and facial expressions.

I would have fallen to the floor in shock if Kaiba hadn't been standing right next to me. He placed a comforting arm around me as tears began to make their way down our faces. I couldn't believe it. Why Yugi? Why did such a bright and innocent being have to… I only heard bits of what the doctor was saying.

"… lost too much blood…"

"… ripped the side of his heart…"

"… pneumonia might have set in due to rain…"

"… five minutes ago…"

"…Sorry."

The doctor then walked away. Kaiba led me into a small side room, where we both took a seat on one of the sofas that lined the bleak walls. I couldn't control myself anymore: I buried my face in Kaiba's shoulder and cried. Cried, for one of the first times in my life. Light had just left my world. The one who solved the Millennium Puzzle, thus reawakening my soul, was gone forever. I felt a pair of arms wrap around me, giving this dark spirit what comfort it could.

I think I fell asleep at some point in time. I had the strangest dream. I was walking down a dark hallway. Up ahead was a light. My light. Yugi's back was to me, and he was walking away. I tried calling his name; he didn't react. As he walked father and farther away from me, the more he faded out of sight. I tried running, hoping to catch Yugi and keep him from leaving me in the darkness. As I got within arms reach of my little hikari, he turned, said 'Aishiteru, Yami', and then vanished. I fell to my knees, cursing those who took my aibou away from me.

When I woke up, Kaiba was still next to me. "You fell asleep." He commented. I nodded. "So," he said, "Are you going to go after the bastards that did this?" I nodded, "Of course I am." There was no way I was going to just let them get away with killing Yugi. I stood up and walked to the door. "Wait." Kaiba called, standing up to face me. "Where are you going?" I turned and looked into those blue eyes. "I'm getting revenge." I answer as I went out of the room, down the clean hallways of the hospital, and out onto the street. As I began walking down the sidewalk, one thought was in my head, "Those three will be shown no mercy. They will pay with their own lives."

That was a year ago. Since then I have been able to find and deal with Insector Haga. I had cornered the bastard in an alleyway, and ordered him to tell me everything: their motive to kill Yugi, where Ushio and Keith could be found, that kind of stuff. According to him, Keith was the little 'ringleader,' but has been missing for six months. He refused to tell me anything else. His soul is now being tortured in the depths of the Shadow Realm, his body disposed of in the trash.

I feel like I'm falling. The question is… will anyone catch me and bring light into my dark world?

Kristy: … glares at Adri.

Yami Adritha: Well, what did ya think, Kristy?

Kristy: …

Yami Adritha: Do you want to explain Insector Haga?

Kristy: …

Yami Adritha: Do you want to ask our lovely readers for reviews?

Kristy: …

Yami Adritha sigh All right. Since my hikari is currently not speaking to me, (why, I don't know. She did all the disclaimers. She knew what was going to happen) I'll do ending comments. Please review and tell us what you think! Should I continue this, or is it good as a one shot? Tell me!

PS: Insector Haga is the name of Weevil Underwood in the Japanese version of Yu-Gi-Oh! Also, Aishiteru is Japanese for I love you. Until the next chapter… maybe…