Saving Myself from the Darkness
Rated: PG - 13 for violence and language
Chapter Created on: June 6, 2005
Finished Chapter on: June 9, 2005
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: Konichiwa Minna-san, I'm back. Sorry I didn't update earlier, I really wanted to update on Friday/Saturday, but I was at two sleepovers, one at my friend's house and one at my house. We were catching up on things since she came back after nine months from another place and we watched anime! Madlax-I gotta say was a great show, I still don't know what the plot is, but it's great. I'm going to hunt for the insert, opening, and ending theme of the anime.
Well enough about me, back to the story.
'thoughts'
"Speaking"
- - - Scene change, Flashbacks, or Dreams- - -
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 17- The Final Mission
"Oh man, what happened?"
I opened my eyes groaning while doing so, my head feels like it's been run over by a truck several times. Man do I need some Advil, unfortunately. I shudder at the thought of taking those vile things and tried to think more happy thoughts, but that wasn't working. After that I still felt like shit, maybe it's this place or maybe it's the aftermath of falling off my bed, whatever it was damn it to hell.
It was at that time I stood up. Even though it was pitch black I couldn't just wait here until something or someone finds me. I would be considered a chicken and I do not like being called a chicken, it's worse than being called a mutt, I think.
BOOM!
I jumped, it was only lightning.
"Damn...if I don't find a way out of here, I'm going to crack."
I grumbled to myself as I walked aimlessly without knowledge of where I was going. I think someone's watching me, but I'm not that sure though.
Suddenly the lights flickered on as I braced myself from the blinding light. I was just getting used to the dark and now I'm being blinded by light, what next lightning hitting me again? A few seconds later I opened my eyes and groaned.
What I saw made me curse to no end, you know why?
I'll tell you, I'm in the same freakin' hallway that the blob did me in the last time I saw it. That reminds me, I still need to ask Seto about redecorating the hallway. "Stupid hallway." I began grumbling angrily. "What is with this hallway? Is it sacred, is it special, or is it just a random place?"
Laughter roared throughout the hallway, mixtures of different kinds.
Great. I was trapped in some kind of look-a-like hallway and now, where am I supposed to go?
As if reading my thoughts, one of the doors slightly opened.
"Great, does the almighty hallway read minds too?"
I sigh, what more can happen anyway?
Glancing at all directions near the door, I walked into the room wondering why I was here and did it have something to do with Egyptian magic?
The door slammed shut with a loud slam, I swiftly turned around, but there was no door.
"Just my luck." I say to myself grumbling. "Whenever everything seems fine, this happens."
"Hello Katsu."
My ears perked up as I heard my nickname being called out to me. Alright, who's the wise guy that wants to get their head smashed? Slowly I turned around, only to barely dodge a-- yo-yo? "What the-" Who would use yo-yo's as their weapon of attack, wait. Can it be?
Before I was interrupted by the yo-yo, I glanced at my attacker and gasped.
"HIRUTANI!"(1)
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"Explain yourself now." Kaiba threatened glaring at Yami. Never mention the words: "Shadow Realm" to his face. You may end up with a broken nose, but in this case, he contained that anger by punching a nearby table. That calmed him down-a bit.
Yami sighed at the impatience of the former priest and ignored the glare. "As I was saying, I think it has to do with the Shadow Realm."
"Why Yami?"
"Well, remember what I told you about what I sensed that night?"
"But you said it was different than "Shadow Magic"." Yuugi blinked.
"I know, but this is different. The shadows are longing, longing for something or," Yami gasped. "someone to join it."
"Jounouchi!"
Kaiba growled. "What the hell are you saying damn it! What does this have to do with him?"
"Kaiba-kun. Well it's complicated."
"What? You don't think my life's complicated?"
"Yeah we do, but-"
"But what!"
That was when Yami decided to speak up. "Jounouchi's existence here is short."
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My eyes widened, but how could that be, I mean he's gone. Yami and I beat him with the yo-yo's and the next day I heard he was dead. So how can he be here?
"Surprise to see me?"
Hell yeah. "Why are you here?"
"To simply torture you, I've been here for how many years Katsu? How many years since the day Yuugi and yourself beat me to death?"
I growled, it wasn't my fault that he died-was it? No, Jounouchi don't think that, he's only trying to provoke you. "Four." The response was fast and simple.
"It's only been four? I thought it might have been ten."
"Shut it, what the hell are you in for?"
The dark blue haired teen just smirked. "I just wanted you to taste the pain of what I've suffered through."
"What?"
Then all of a sudden, yo-yo's advanced from all different sides, hitting me hard.
"The same pain I felt before I was sent here by your little friend."
"Yu-ugi." I managed to stutter out.
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"Yu-ugi."
Three glanced at the teen on the table, were they just hearing things or did the body just speak. Yuugi was the one that leapt off of the couch and ran off to Jounouchi's body. "Jounouchi?"
No response.
"Jounouchi!"
Still nothing.
"JOUNOUCHI!"
"Hiru-ta-ni."
It was the one word that the two yami/hikari gasped at. "Hirutani!"
"Am I missing something here?" Kaiba inquired raising an eyebrow in confusion.
"Yami?"
"Yes koi?"
"Did you send him to that place?"
"I did. Great, now Jounouchi's paying for what I've done."
"Yami it's not your fault, let's just hope for the best and he'll come out ok."
After he said those words, bruises appeared magically, even those that came from yo-yo's. "Aw shit." Yami cursed.
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Shit. I'm in real trouble right now, how can I dodge something I can hardly see. Then it hit me. I removed my Domino High jacket and all yo-yo's hit it instead. Then I saw a hole and decided to jump into it, but without a little partying gift of hundreds of yo-yo's hitting me square on.
"You'll never escape it Katsu!" Hirutani yelled as he disappeared from sight and sound.
I opened my eyes once again to see black. Great more black, by the rate this is going, I'm going to have black as my main color. Laughter again roared, but this time it sounded familiar. Wait a minute. It can't be!
"Well look what the shadows dragged in."
Yes it can.
The lights turned on and again I gasped, the surroundings were of the Death-T project and here was the final stage where it was Yami versus Seto. I hear clapping and clutched my side from the pain of moving as I glanced to see--Seto? No wait, it's the evil Seto(2) Yami banished.
"How have you been?"
"Pft. Better. Than you'll ever be." I wheezed out, geez who knew yo-yo's can be this destructive.
"Aw, is little Katsuya hurt?"
Why does everyone here call me by my given name?
"You want me to clean it up for you?" He smirked.
"No thanks."
"Blue Eyes come forth."
My eyes widened, I'd be most likely to be dead if this keeps going on. No, I have a life to live. "No." I say to myself as a blue and white colored dragon materialized next to the green haired version of Seto.
"Burst Stream!"
The said dragon opened it's mouth and out came the sparks which hit me as I screamed.
"That's right scream! Scream your lungs out! Nothing can save you!" There goes his annoying laugh, good thing it changed over the last few years. Damn, this isn't the time to think about that.
The pain grew with more velocity as it continued to fire, please don't let me die!
Damn it!
I'm not going to let this guy take me down!
By then, a finishing blow left me into nothingness.
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I opened my eyes and wheezed out as I felt like I've been holding my breath for far too long. I saw three faces gazing at me. Who were they, they seemmed familiar. A few seconds later I could make out their faces, it was Yami, Yuugi, and Seto. Was that all just a dream? I tried to move, but it felt like a thousand thunder bolts pinning me down like I was some kind of conductor. I groan a bit, what happened, that had to be a dream. It just had to. So why am I feeling pain?
"Jounouchi-kun."
"Mr. Katsuya."
"Katsuya."
I smile feebly.
"JOUNOUCHI!" Yuugi cried as he hugged me tightly as I wince. "Gomen Jou."
"Mr. Katsuya, I saved this for you." Yami spoke as he opened up his palm. It was my pendent! "I'm guessing you can't move so I'll just put it on for you." I was overjoyed, but then something mysterious happened.
As soon as Yami placed the pendent on my blonde hair, it hit him square on the face. Though that wasn't the weirdest part, I saw what had happened, a dark, black squishy thing whacked it away. Aw man, what is going on here?
"That was weird." Yuugi blinked as Kaiba chuckled a bit.
"Kaiba." Yami stated angrily.
"You have to be mindful of what you're doing you know."
The former pharaoh growled. "It's not my fault that it just suddenly flipped right off into my face."
"Correc-tion."
The three glanced over at me once more.
"Some-thing flic-ked it." I panted, just speaking is taking a lot of energy from me.
"Jounouchi." Yuugi spoke worriedly.
"Don't wo-rry."
"Stupid mutt, of course we'll worry, it's you after all."
Yami nodded. "Besides, I was afraid this would happen and I never intended to continue on with my theory. Jou I'm very sorry about what happened to you, I shouldn't have banished Hirutani and his gang of thugs to the shadow realm," He sighed. "I'm sorry that you got hurt most of all."
I nod, well sort of nod in reassuring the distressed pharaoh.
"Jounouchi-kun, please don't speak anymore, you'll get weaker than you are now, besides, we need a plan."
Seto raised his brow, he's confused and I am too. What is he talking about, wait a second.
"Come into the darkness Katsuya Jounouchi, you won't have to suffer anymore. Well little Katsu, you'll belong to us soon, oh how we waited for this day to get you. You'll never escape it Katsu!"
No way. That couldn't be true. No fucking way am I going to submit to them, we do need a plan.
"Mutou's, what are you talking about?"
Yuugi's head fell. I can tell that he had to tell Seto about this and it was going to be hard.
"Kaiba. I'm sorry, but Mr. Katsuya's time here is short. His life force is being drained as we speak, it's only a matter of two days until he'll be completely null(3) without a force to hold onto and well, disappear into the shadows."
It was Yami who spoke as Yuugi strolled out of their way. He sensed that Seto wasn't going to take this well, I second that, if only I could move.
"WHAT THE FUCK! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT YAMI! KATSUYA'S NOT GOING TO DISAPPEAR INTO SOME FUCKING SHADOW!"
I wince a bit, that might have been a tad too loud Seto.
"Kaiba. It's true, I'm sorry about this."
"Sorry? Fuck that. You're pathetic."
"Kaiba-kun."
"Yuugi, stay out of it!"
"Don't talk to him that way!"
"I can and I will."
"Not if I can help it."
"Oh yeah, go ahead, nothing's going to stop you."
Then all time stopped, well for me at least. I gazed at the ceiling, wondering how I was going to escape this whole escapade. I breathe a mental sigh, but then I heard a voice.
"Hello Katsuya."
Evil Seto. Damn it, where'd he come from. I stiffened on the spot, what was I to do, I still felt pain whenever I moved.
"Not much of a talker right now are you."
I kept quiet.
"I'll take that as a yes."
Damn, I wish I could just re-arrange his face. I wonder if that'll affect Seto? No, no. Stop that Katsuya, you're in trouble.
"I've come to take you. Don't worry, not all of you, just maybe half of your energy." He chuckled, damn it, I can't do anything. Of course Seto and the other's wouldn't know how.
'Fuck you.'
"Nah, I'd rather not. Well see you on the dark side Katsuya."
The voice disappeared, but then I felt a burning sensation. I felt more feeble, my eyelids were having trouble staying up, I couldn't fight it. "Se-to."
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A pang of pain hit Yuugi and he winced. "Jounouchi."
The CEO heard his name being called as he gazed to see the blonde unconscious again. "Damn. Katsuya."
"I was afraid of this."
The door opened as the three glanced to see Kaiba's uncle. "I'm back. Oh boy, it seems like drama hit here."
"Uncle."
"What is it Seto?"
"How long were you there?"
"Whatever do you mean."
"You heard everything didn't you?"
"Well not necessary everything."
"Do you have some kind of medicine that will help him?"
"No, I'm sorry I don't. This is the first time I've ever seen a case such as his. Though you better take care of those bruises, I don't know how they got there, but heavens they must be treated."
"I know, I'll get one of my-"
"I'll do it. Well, I know you guys have lots to discuss, I'll just drag Jounouchi-san to the next room." The blonde doctor strolled over to the table and rolled it out of the room.
Yami sighed. "Alright. Let's come up with a plan."
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Throughout the two days that were estimated until Jou's -disappearance-, the three teens tried as they might to come up with a plan. Saki reported to them that Jou was getting worse by the hour. Kaiba growled and almost killed a cat that just happened to walk by mysteriously and with a gun might I add. Yami and Yuugi winced as they figured nothing was ever going to be accomplished with only such short amount of days to prepare. They were afraid.
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Rays of sunlight poured through closed blinds, strips of light can be shown. A certain brunet watched as the blonde teen slept with an angelic expression. He couldn't believe that this was the day they've all been dreading-except for Seto since he didn't believe the two teens-, they still haven't come up with a plan yet. It infuriated him that he couldn't do anything but sit and admire the beauty in front of him until he was gone or so they say. He cursed it. He cursed that they couldn't come up with a successful plan and -he- was Kaiba Corp's president. "Katsuya." Kaiba whispered as he sat on the said shonen's bed, stroking those sunflower petal bangs of his.
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Oh god, what happened, I feel like a thousand trucks have gone and plummeted me to the ground. I cracked open an eye to see Seto's worried face as he stroked my hair. "Se-to."
He gasped. "Katsuya, please don't speak."
I hear laughter at the back of my head.
"I'm sor-ry."
"Please don't."
"I lo-ve y-ou."
"No damn it. I know what you're pulling now stop saying goodbye, you're staying."
I couldn't, I wanted to say that, but I didn't have the heart too, I knew I had to go, I couldn't fight it no longer. It was draining me, I think Yami's right. I've become null, the binding force has left me to waste. "Good-bye Se-to."
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A dark substance-much more like a blob-then engulfed the youth as it disappeared back to whence it came from. Kaiba saw the whole thing and was speechless until he let out a seemingly dying cry.
"KATSUYA!"
End of Chapter 17
Next Chapter: Mission Start
A/N: Another cliffhanger, we're getting close to the end folks, I say it's been a blast. Poor Katsuya, he feels so null, let's see what happens on the next installment of SmftD. Notes and review replies coming up next. (Whooo, I can edit my story again! cheers)
NOTES FOR CHAPTER 17
1) Hirutani is Jounouchi old gang leader and from Series one, apparently he's been defeated and sent to the shadows after Jounouchi -with glass in his eye- kicked him from a rooftop. To see the yo-yo's in action, see Series 1 Ep. 9 or in the manga. My friend downloaded it for me as a favor and after we finished Ep. 185(Yuugiou) she might send it to me. It's 224 MB I think, so that's going to be a really long time to send, darn it.
2) Bwahahaha. Green haired Seto Kaiba's back from Series 1! Beware the green hair. (First appearance: Series 1 Ep. 3)
3) Null: Having no legal or binding force.
I learned a new word from watching Yuugiou - DM in Japanese with English subs. Ep. 181 to be exact. I really loved the word so I decided to place it here, poor Jou-kun.
REVIEW REPLIES FOR CHAPTER 16
Sakusha Saelbu
Oh French. Whoops. I'm going to be taking Spanish next year-even though I intendedto getArt, which I didn't get- Ooh thank you, how many languages have you taken? Gives Noir DVDs volumes 1 - 7
Red Eyes White Dragon
You bet I updated. Isn't it grand? Too bad this chapter had another cliffie. Whoo I'm not alone, someone didn't log in that day. Whee. gives Madlax Vol. 1 DVD
Anime-Blade
Really? I've lost you? Mew... gives Seto and Yami plushie
mandapandabug
Though your ranting's give your review humor and I love comedy. Yeah poor Jou, he just can't take a break from fate. Heyyy that rhymed, I think. History's not my subject, I just think it's so boring, but maybe you're right about the teacher part. I think in the next or the next, next chapter you'll find out the reason to why it chose Jou. gives two more medals for "Reviewer of the year"
REVIEW REPLY FOR CHAPTER 15
Anime-Blade
Wow you read it at school? I'd never have the time to do that. Yup Yami and Seto are funny when they're pissed off.
REVIEW REPLY FOR CHAPTER 4
Growing Pain
Thank you. gives plushies
Well thanks for reading Chapter 17 minna! Ja ne! And thank you readers who have yet to review my story. runs to do chapter 18