Make it real
make me feel
turn the wheel
flip my hourglass
Another life
another chance
another puberty
well that's a rip off
What do I love
directionless traveling
I make it known above all
I'm just gaming
Destiny
is such a hoax
a cruel lifelong joke
no one needs me
What do I love
directionless wandering
I make it known above all
I'm just gaming
No one needs me
Yugi pressed the last item into the stone, letting out a sigh of relief. Finally the task was done. Yami could finally move on. He turned to look at his other's face. The expression was stony with concentration Yami blinked, looked at Yugi, and the stony expression melted instantly to one of concern.
"Aibou, you're... crying,"
Yugi gasped, and quickly moved a hand to wipe away the tears. And indeed it got his fingers wet.
"I'm just, I don't want you to go," Yugi whispered. He'd grown used to the gentle, yet strong presence in the back of his mind. Yugi didn't want to remember the emptiness. The loneliness.
A pained, indecisive look crossed Yami's face. A bright gold light flooded over the pair as the thick stone slid over. Yami nodded.
"I don't want to go either," he whispered, and walked into the light.
o O o
It was weeks later. Yugi was curled up sobbing on the couch. Used tissues surrounded him, a picture Tea had taken of Yami clutched in his hands. Yugi was right. The emptiness was overwhelming.
"Aibou,"
It was a single word, two syllables. It meant partner, and it was the one word Yugi had truly longed to hear for all these days. He stopped sobbing, sat up, and stared around. Yami was standing in the doorway, smiling sadly.
"Yami!" Yugi shouted, jumping up and running over. Yugi gave Yami a huge hug, and Yami lightly ruffled Yugi's spiky hair.
"They're giving me a second chance,"Yami explained simply. Yugi was just happy Yami was back, nuzzling his ace into the new, warm body.
Yami never explained who 'they' were, but Yugi never asked questions. And the emptiness didn't go away, just gnawed away at him, taunted him. Was it self-centered to wish Yami still needed him?
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I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh but DO own the poem at the start of the chapter. Likey? No likey? Two updates in one day! Yay your specialness!