Saving Myself from the Darkness
Rated: PG - 13 for child abuse, violence, and language
Chapter Created on: Jan. 5 ,2004
Finished Chapter on: Jan. 25 , 2004
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh if I did I'd be a very rich middle school teen living in a beautiful mansion swimming in lots of cash and be Queen of Games.
A/N: Oi Minna-san! I'm alive and well and dodges vegies back with another chapter. Well hope ya like!
'thoughts'
"Speaking"
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Full Summery: Abuse and pain was always in the life of two particular teens, one escaped but is still being haunted by the memories and one is still living it. Now this teen is almost enveloped by the darkness that has haunted him everyday of his life, who would save him? No it's not Yuugi nor one of his friends, but a certain brunet with Cerulean eyes. What happens if that teen should be fully enveloped by the darkness? Would he kill himself to take away this pain or experience love in the process of it and be forever with his love? -takes place after Battle City- YAOI/SHONEN-AI pairings: Seto/Jou and Yami/Yuugi.
YAOI/SHONEN-AI: Boy/Boy or Male/Male relationships(don't like I suggest you run away and find a straight pairing fic!)
Chapter 9: The Confession Between Partners
The suspense dragged on. What happened? Was the question of the day so far. Mrs. Barg just sat there waiting for a response from the blonde duelist. There was none. Two minutes had gone by andsuddenly the said boy collapse on the floor. Whispers gone around the room as a gasp came from Yuugi.
'Please help me anyone, Seto!'
A cry for help sounded in the young duelist's mind, it surprised him a lot to hear his best friend crying for help just after he collapse. "Jounouchi!" He cried worriedly getting looks from everyone. He stood up and ran toward his best friend, worry filled his mind. 'Jounouchi please hang on.'
Everyone watched. Not a sound erupted from anyone's mouth as the young teen sat down and felt his forehead. "Holy shit! He's on fire!" Yuugi cried out, his eyes widening at the hotness that was felt.He didn'teven care thathe cursed in front of everyone. "Someone call a doctor!"
Noise erupted the quiet room once again.
"Oh Jounouchi,"He whispered sighing. "what the hell is happening with you?" That seemed to be the question of the day since the other just got answered. What was going on with the blonde? Only two people knew, but no one seemed to suspect anyone to be involved with this. Nor sense the whereabouts of the two.
It seemed to be a case of the common fever for a regular person, but if you have an ancient spirit or have any relation to magic, that wouldn't be the case. #Aibou..# Yami's comforting voice made itself known. #This is not a regular fever.#
Yuugi already knew that. /I know Yami, I felt something while he was giving the presentation. Like a familiar force coming to get him./
#I shall keep watch, so until then go take care of Mr. Katsuya.# Yuugi giggled mentally at the spirit as he called out Jou's nickname.
/Ok Yami./ The conversation or rather mind link cut off. Yuugi sighed, no one was calling a doctor. 'Man they must be stupid to just sit there and watch a student be "sick".'The youth thought emphasizing the last word while rolling his eyes. "OI MINNA-SAN!"He yelled at the top of his lungs, which caught the students and Mrs. Barg's attention. "We gotta help Jounouchi! Or are you cowards?!"
Kaiba smirked, unknowingly to everyone in the room. 'Finally, Yuugi Mutou developed a backbone. He should show it more often like my pup.' The CEO groaned softly after saying that line for the fifth time or soin his mind. 'Shit. I gotta stop thinking that.' He thought grumbling before hearing a childish laugh. 'Oh shit. Not you again.'
"Bad Seto, go help your puppy, come on. I've seen the looks you've been giving him." The Mokuba voice spoke giggling mockingly at the teen.
The youth growled softly so no one would question him. 'HELL NO!' He cried out mentally. More laughter just answered him. 'I would never and I repeat, N-E-V-E-R, help the pup in front of class.' Kaiba grumbled just slightly, the whole class just paying attention to Yuugi, preaching about helping other people such as his puppy.
"Oh yeah well..." The youth trailed off, obviously pondering on what to say for a comeback. "If you help your puppy I won't "accidently" freeze your computersat Kaiba Corp." The voice giggled as it heard the young CEO growl.
For Kaiba, it felt like he was being haunted by Mokuba, well the childish Mokuba not the mature Mokuba that washis brother. 'You wouldn't..' Kaiba trailed off, growling at being threatened by a childish Mokuba voice.
"Oh I will and I'll erase all your memory banks, computer memory, and the stocks." The voice concluded, very proud of itself that it threatened Seto Kaiba and lived to tell about it after hearing so much from his friends.
The CEO pondered on what to do. He couldn't risk all his work being deleted just like that, but he didn't want to help Jounouchi in front of all of the class. 'Damn it.' He cursed in his mind as the voice continued to giggle at his situation. The teen didn't even have any of his work on disk yet, so this may be a problem, but then he got an idea. 'How do I know that you're not lying?' He asked mentally to the voice.
"I'm quite serious Seto-kun." The voice giggled again as suddenly the laptop in front of his froze, just like that. There was no sign that the voice did it, but who knows, maybe magic exists. "Do you believe me now?" It questioned the teen still giggling madly.
Kaiba growled softly, hating the feeling that he was being threatened by a voice that sounded like his younger brother. 'Damn it.' He cursed again before turning off his laptop hating the fact he was outsmarted by a childish voice. 'You know. I hate you.' He commented to the voice as it gave a proud cheer.
"Aw..you don't hate me. I can sense it."
The CEO chuckled softly. 'You've been hanging out with Yuugi Mutou.' He thought before taking his cellphone and dialed a number. "Isono. It's Kaiba, come back to Domino High. Why? Well seems that Jounouchi Katsuya can't seem to get any more sicker right now. Oh and while you're at it, call Yume. I'll meet you at the front in five minutes tops." He spoke as the conversation ended for the two.
Kaiba quieted down, listening to hear if the voice was gone. 'Good that no good prankster is out of range.' He thought before packing up quietly, before standing up.
'Please help me anyone, Seto!'
The youth froze at the spot. 'Was that the pup?' He questioned himself before shaking his head. 'The stress must be getting to me.' He concluded and listened to what was left of Yuugi's speech.
"...And so, are you cowards or are you with me?!" Yuugi cried out concluding his wonderful speech that just came right out of his mouth without being rehearsed or nothing.
Kaiba clapped, causing everyone's attention to go from Yuugi to the CEO. "Inspiring speech Yuugi. Now if you'll excuse me," The youth said walking down the rows of desks to the spot where Yuugi stood. "I've got some business to attend to." He concluded picking up young Jounouchi and placed the teen on his shoulder. 'He really needs to eat more.' Kaiba noted to himself as everyone in the whole class were in a state of disbelief.
Gasps from the boys, shrieks of reject from the teen's fangirls, shocked faces on other girls, and cheering from the Shonen-ai/Yaoi fangirls. Well that was an awkward moment.
"Kaiba-kun.." Yuugi trailed off, not knowing what to say by this act he was doing.
The said teen glanced over at the other. "Yuugi, you too have business with this."
#Yuugi let me take over, I won't let Kaiba harm you. Well if he does.# The spirit spoke blushing at the end, butgoingby unnoticed as Yuugi blinked confusingly.
A bright light emitted from the puzzle to the whole room, causing the switch to take place. Yami stood there in place of Yuugi as the light dimmed down. "Lead the way Kaiba and don't try to do anything suspicious, or else you'll regret it." The spirit threatened at the other right in front of him.
Kaiba smirked. "I won't if you promise not to do anything."
"Deal." Yami said shaking hands with Kaiba, as whispers gone around the room about this.
The CEO started walking out the room with Yami right behind him, the class just watching from afar as the two closed the doors. "What just happened?" One of the students questioned the whole room. Everyone shrugged and just sat there recapping all the events that justtook place.
- - -
"So where are we going Kaiba?" The youth questioned the typing teen, who was trying to unfreeze his computer.
The other growled at the piece of crap he called a laptop and pushed it to the side as he gave up on the piece. "We're going to the mansion Yuugi."
"And why is that I'm here?" Yami questioned as his eyebrow slightly rose. "Does it have to do with Mr. Katsuya-I mean Jounouchi-kun." The teen quickly corrected himself as the other blinked slightly. 'That was close.' He thought sighing.
Kaiba cleared his throat. "Well it has to do with the mutt as you succeeded on discovering, but I do have a question." The teen replied as this particular sentence intrigued him. "Did you happen to hear a voice like the mutt, I can't believe I'm asking this." The youth scoffed, now thinking thatthis was the worst day in his life.
"Yes I did happen to hear a voice that was Jou's. Do you think something happened to him?" Yami questioned the youth. 'I think he's finally embracing the magic he has.' The spirit thought, heaving a sigh of relief mentally. 'Finally.'
The limo stopped moving as the doors opened to reveal Isono; the Battle City Finals Judge. Kaiba picked up and placed Jounouchi or rather Mr. Katsuya onto his shoulder. "It might be just the common cold. Since you did curse, that his forehead was like a grilled heater." Kaiba replied to the other, adding a little simile at the end.
"I don't think it is Kaiba-kun, I sense an evil trying to get our ass' again." Yami said as they walked up the steps that still had dried blood on them. "Kaiba? Why is there dried blood on the stairs?" The spirit questioned looking at the blood with disgust.
Kaiba chuckled at the first saying. "You never quit on that "I sense an evil" speech do you? And I suggest you don't ask about the blood." The other replied as Yami pondered on the situation. 'When this mutt gets all better, I swear I'm going to feed him all the food we have. He's too light for the average teen.' Kaiba thought as they arrived at the doors.
The two teens stopped as Kaiba walked over and opened the gigantic doors of the Kaiba mansion. "This place always gets me curious." Yami spoke outlawed as they walked inside.
"Glad to know." The other stated without turning to look at the other.
They turned through hallways without speaking until they reached the medical room where Yume Yuki stood patiently. "Konichiwa Kaiba-kun." The lady said smiling at the too. "Now let's see what's happening with Jounouchi today." Kaiba smiled slightly which gone unnoticed by the other, who was by the way gaping on how lucky Kaiba was to have a room like this.
"Do you know the results Yume?" He questioned, not knowing that he showed worry about the blonde through his voice.
Yume smiled and walked over to her bag. "It's just the case of the common cold, nothing serious. Just let him rest and take medication, oh and soup." She said throwing him a bottle of medication, unknowing that the effects would become catastrophic in some time. "Oh and," She said turning back to Kaiba and winked. "We'll keep that as a secret as well." Yume chuckled slightly as Kaiba growled at himself. "Sayonara Kaiba-kun, till next time. Feel free to call me anytime." The crystal blue eyed girl smiled and walked out leaving the three boys alone in the room.
"Kaiba-kun?" A voice questioned behind him as he turned to see Yami in front of him. "Should we give Jou his medication now?"
Kaiba looked at the medication and nodded. "I'll get the glass of water." The teen said before walking out of the room leaving Yami alone with the teen.
"Well Mr. Katsuya, it's just you and me. Now why the hell did you collapse like that anyway?" Yami questioned the sleeping teen. "You made Yuugi worry," He said sighing. "though I forgive you for that." Yami closed his eyes for a short moment and sighed before opening them up. "I hope nothing's out to get you. You and Yuugi are the best friends I've ever had." He said smiling.
Speaking of Yuugi though, he was doing homework from when they dueled in Battle City, his Duelist Kingdom papers were already done, but back with Yami.
"If you're in some sort of trouble, you know who to ask. And I don't mean just Yuugi and I, but Kaiba as well. I can tell he's quite fond of you." He said chuckling. "Oh and here," Yami reached into his pocket and pulled out a pendent. "it's a magic pendent, forgot I had it. Well it was in my soul room, it took me a month to get some of my exploring done, but I'm getting off topic." He said as he placed the pendent over his friend's neck. "It'll protect you, I sense you'll need it. Good luck, Mr. Katsuya." The youth said chuckling at the little nickname. "I still crack myself up."
It was then Kaiba arrived in the room with the glass of water. "Seems like you had a great talk with him." The CEO gave the pill and the water to the youth in front of him and sighed. "Why is it, that the mutt gets in some kind of trouble everyday?"
"Well, he's protected his sister from becoming blind, endured a lot in Battle City and Duelist Kingdom, shall I go on?" Yami replied to the teen.
Kaiba scoffed. "No I think you've said enough."
- - -
Three hours went by, but still no sign of the young duelist waking up soon. Yami sighed, his hand to his chin. He wondered why he took over Yuugi's body in the first place, but oh well. Kaiba was trying to unfreeze his laptop again; with no success so far. The CEO growled and almost threatened the damn thing to hell. "Stupid piece of crap." He muttered to himself, regretting the events from earlier.
Who knew that a voice that could be as childish as Mokuba could manipulate his laptop. Which is now facing the wrath of Seto Kaiba. "What are you doing?" Yami questioned, glancing over at the teen. "You've been growling at that laptop for over an hour, just take a break already." The youth sighed, paying attention to the blonde in front of him.
#Yuugi?#
The said shonen glanced up from doing his homework; which was almost done. /Yeah Yami?/ Yuugi replied smiling to hear the other's voice.
#When do you think we should switch?# The spirit asked sighing; mostly from boredom.
/I don't know, I'll finish up my homework that I missed and I'll get back to you./ The teen answered chuckling at the answer he gave the other.
#Very funny.# A sigh. #Well continue on doing whatever you're doing, I'll just sit here and hear Kaiba growl at his laptop.#
/Okie dokie Yami, make sure to let me hear what everything's going on. It's getting too quiet in here./ Yuugi said chuckling. /I hope Kaiba-kun isn't that mad at a simple laptop./
#Trust me he is. If he accepted his powers as a High Priest, I bet he'd banish it to the Shadow Realm by now.# Yami said also chuckling. #Well, good luck on finishing the tests also.#
A groan reached Yami ears; a stressful one in fact. /You just had to remind me huh?/
#Whoops. Gomen aibou.# The ex-pharaoh said closing mind link that just was about to get some colorful words. That was if he let it stay open longer.
"Damn this piece of shit." Kaiba cursed the laptop that still wouldn't unfreeze. 'That brat messed it up, damn it!' The teen said combing his hair with his left hand. "This is going to take forever."
Yami sighed. "Then take a rest and stop complaining. What the hell is wrong with you today?" The teen questioned the other glancing up again from Jou to his suppose "rival". "You're so out of it today. It's not even funny."
'It's all because of the stupid mutt. It's no wonder people had effects of hanging out with him. Wait did I just think "hanging out" with the mutt? I need to save my sanity.' The CEO concluded as he sighed. "Shut up Yuugi."
Again the ex-pharaoh sighed; this time from the stubbornness of the teen. "You really are hardheaded, such as what a Scorpio(1) would be." The youth said wondering why he chose the time to talk about the Zodiac at a time like this.
"And how do you know I'm a Scorpio?" Kaiba asked raising a brow.
Yami chuckled smiling. "Miho(2) used to tell us all about the celebrities she'd love to marry. That list including you. It's amazing how you could get information from a girl in love."
"Really?" He said not even caring about this information.
Yami smiled at the other. "Well, I just succeeded on getting you off the laptop for a little bit."
"Yuugi.." A familiar voice ranged in the ears of the too.
The CEO and ex-pharaoh glanced over to see that the lips of the blonde moved. "Jounouchi." Yami said in disbelief.
- - -
"Jounouchi!" Yuugi cried out as he heard the voice of his best friend from his mind room. Strange. Though anything's possible. "I'm coming! Yami I'll take over now."
- - -
A flash of light emitted from the puzzle once again. This time Yuugi appeared in the ex-pharaoh's place. The teen opened his amethyst eyes and glanced over at his best friend. "Jounouchi?"
"Yuugi. I'm sorry that I've worried you." The said teen replied not even opening his eyes.
Seto scoffed. "It's a false alarm Yuugi. He's just sleep talking, seen it happening with Mokuba some time ago." The youth said the focused teen in front of him.
"Darn.." The youth pouted a bit at the news.
Jounouchi smiled. "And I'm really sorry that I read your diary two week ago."
"You what?!" Yuugi cried out in more disbelief than he's ever been in his life. "Jounouchi!!!!" The youth pouted even more. "I can't believe you!"
Kaiba listened carefully. The subject interested him a bit.
"The writing in it was great. First time I looked at it I was wondering if it was the right one. It's great that you've found someone to love. You better commit, you're in way deep." The blonde continued in his sleep talking trance.
Yuugi blushed in ten different shades of red, hoping that Yami didn't hear. Of course though, the other had heard and listened carefully. "Jou..." The youth still pouted and glanced back at the other teen behind him. "Kaiba-kun, what was in that stuff."
"Don't know. I'll check, though this is amusing."
Yuugi blushed even more. "Kaiba-kun!"
The said teen smirked and took out the bottle as he glanced at the ingredients made inside of it. "Glucose..uh huh, uh huh.-" The youth said before his eyed widened a bit. "shit. Truth serum."
"Aw man," Yuugi groaned slapping himself in the forehead. "When is it going to wear off."
Kaiba smirked even more. "About an hour more."
"WHAT?!!!!!" The youth cried out and jumped up to yell some colorful words at the other. "You fucking jerk! You're here torturing me! Give me that!" Yuugi snatched the bottle from the CEO's hand and glanced at it. "Shit. You weren't lying. Aw man..now what?"
Kaiba shrugged. "Maybe sit here and wait until it wears off." The teen suggested to this type of situation.
"Guess that's that only reason that we have right now." Yuugi said sighing, tempting to hit himself if the blonde ever said anything to reveal his feelings to Yami.
So the two listened on; surprised about how Jou read all the journal entries. Yuugi was the one who was most surprised. "Interesting." Was the only thing the CEO could say at the moment.
"Make him stop!" Yuugi cried still blushing at all this. Though Yami was the one blushing even more. "How many more minutes?"
Kaiba smirked at the other. 'Seems Yuugi has a lot of dirty thoughts in his diaries.' The teen mental noted in his mind. "About one minute more."
"And the only thing that I advise you on this...is to tell Yami how you feel." The blonde concluded before going silent all over again.
Yuugi's eyes widened; very surprisingly. "Oh hell no." Was all he said before leaving the room and hit his head for being such an idiot.
"Well that was sure interesting." Kaiba said as the teen left the room. "Guess it's just you and me mutt.
- - -
Yuugi stood on a balcony, thinking over what Jounouchi had said about his diary. It's been two minutes that he stood there glancing at the view. "Guess you have something to say to me don't you, Yami?"
A spectral form became visible, though then it became solid. "I sure do Yuugi."
"Well then. Get over it already, I can take it." Yuugi spoke. The feeling of rejection rising up to his heart and to his eyes as he held back his tears.
Yami sighed; very nervously. "This is going to be the toughest thing I've ever said to you. Ever." The youth took a breath before continuing. "I hope it'll be work out between us." He spoke as he didn't have the courage to continue.
"It's ok Yami. You can just say it and get it over with already." The teen sniffled as he said that. The tears were threatening to fall at this moment, but he held them back. He couldn't show weakness to his crush. Since now he was going to be rejected anyway. "Just say it already. Please."
The other nodded, still very much nervous as too what Yuugi might think of this. Yami already knew that he had feelings for him, but what if Jounouchi ruined that for them? He just couldn't do it. Go figure that the ex-pharaoh of Egypt would be afraid to even tell Yuugi that he loved him.
It was very much all new to him though, since he didn't have a lover in Egypt, or what he assumed it to be. He wondered and wondered what he should do. Yami couldn't stay quiet forever since the other awaited for his answer. This was the most rigorous thing he had to do, all the things he's done were all pint sized to him.
He just didn't know what to do.
"Yami are you going to say something or not?" Yuugi said, already tears forming and falling freely from his eyes.
Yami opened his mouth and closed it again. This was going to affect his whole life with Yuugi. So what if he said the wrong thing and Yuugi didn't ever speak to him again? Or what if he said the right thing and Yuugi doesn't return his feelings even though he knew that he loved him.
It was a difficult predicament to say the least.
The ex-pharaoh took a deep breath, ready for anything with fear growing in his heart of the mysterious outcome. "Aibou, I have something to tell you that I've been wanting to do for a long time." He paused before continuing. "I...well...I...love you."
There he said it.
The three words that would affect the outcome of this predicament. He awaited the words of reject to flow out of the other's mouth. He just wanted it to be over. Over, done, finished. The more he waited, the more he wished this day never happened. Though what did happen surprise him to the very least.
The spirit's eyes closed shut, just waiting for the pain to come.
What surprised him though, was a pair of soft lips kissed him on the lips passionately, as if the other had wanted to do that for a long time. Yami's eyes opened as they both parted from their first kiss of their entire lifetime. Yuugi smiled at the other as his sparkling tears fell gracefully down his face to the ground. It was the happiest moment of their lives.
"I've waiting for you to say that Yami. I love you too." As soon as the other spoke that, their lips once again met for another kiss.
End of Chapter 9
Next chapter: The Hateful Revenge
A/N: Yay! Another chappie down! I can't believe I wrote that scene.points up above Wahoo! I did it! I did it! Well onto the notes and review replies! smiles
NOTES ON CHAPTER 9
1) I've heard that Scorpio's are hardheaded and stubborn. I'm a Scorpio too, my mom always lectures me that I'm stubborn and hardheaded.
2) Miho! Well she's Honda Hiroto's first crush! Can't you believe it! He's been crushing on another girl besides Shizuka. Well she's from the first series of Yuugiou though in the Yuugiou - DM series they had to cut her. Oh well.
REVIEW REPLIES FOR CHAPTER 8
xamosy
Yup Jou with a flu. Hope you like this chappie. smiles and gives Seto and Jou pushies.
Kumori Sakusha formerly Saelbu
It was great talking to you online during those days. Hope my belated-ness hasn't affected you. gives Yuugiou DVD's
mandapandabug
Cool. Is knitting real hard? Hoped you like this chappie also. gives a knitted jacket of Seto and Jou
DemonSurfer
Wow you wanted Seto sick? But anyways thanks for the candy! eats candy and gives a manga book of Yuugiou
Sami
Thank you Sami, I just love to give gifts to everyone who loves this story. And for a belated Kurisumasu present here you go. gives Seto pushie
Flame Swordswoman
Wow you love Angst that much and your characters sick? Wow.. well here's your gift for today. gives Jou pushies
Anime-Blade
Hope you like this chappie and hope it clears it up. gives pictures of Jou and Seto
Seme Riku
So you want more eh? Well here ya go more! chuckles and gives you Jou keychains
HellsEternalFlame
Thanks for the compliment and hoped this chapter satisfied you. And on an off topic note, I have a friend named Mae also. smiles and gives Seto and Jou keychains
REVIEW REPLIES FOR CHAPTER 7
DemonSurfer
That's ok. I don't mind you missing a couple chapters to review. smiles
Well thanks for reading Chapter 9 minna! Ja ne! And thank you readers who have yet to review my story. runs to do chapter 10