Rebirth
Future Warning: This story has eventual graphic sex between Yami/Yuugi and Ryou/Bakura.
Chapter 1: A Sweet Surprise
The sound of soft footsteps echoed against the chamber walls. The dark, musty atmosphere surrounded him on all sides, blocking his view of anything beyond the walls and polished floors. It seemed strangely familiar, as if he'd seen it before, but he couldn't place it. He stopped suddenly, unsure of where to go. Yuugi blinked in the dim light, trying to see where he was going. The walls were lined with torches that gave off a dim, eerie glow. His bare feet felt cold against the polished floors and he was sure that the floors were transparent. It felt like he was walking on glass and he was almost afraid it would suddenly shatter, causing him to fall into the darkness below.
Yuugi shivered out of instinct and began moving again only faster to get away from the area he was in. He began running, afraid that he'd never reach his destination before something happened. His feet pounded against the cold, smooth marble as he kept running down the hallway. It seemed to keep going on with no end in sight. Yuugi was getting tired, his legs burning from exhaustion. His pace began to slow as a blue light began to shine through the darkness in front of him. Yuugi ran toward it as fast as he could before collapsing as his legs gave way beneath him.
He panted with exertion, sweat mingling at the back of his hairline as he tried to catch his breath. Slowly, he pulled himself to his knees and raised his head. He was in a gorgeous room that had blue light reflecting off the glass walls and tiles. It looked almost like a sanctuary of some sort, but there was a pool of water in the center of the room. The water was crystal clear blue and was overflowing slightly, trickling down upon the glass floor. Yuugi wasn't sure where the blue light was coming from. He thought perhaps some light, like the torches, were reflecting the blue tiles on the wall, or perhaps it was from the water. Yuugi stood up and looked around, unsure of where he was.
"Hello?" he called out softly. "Is anyone here? Where am I?"
His voice, however soft, echoed in the small room and faded away. He approached the pool of water curiously and peered down into it. He could see all the way to the bottom. He glanced up again, unsure of what to do in the room. There was nothing inside of it except the pool of water and no one was around. Taking a deep breath, Yuugi hesitantly dipped his toe into the water. Although his bare feet had been cold on the marble floor, for some reason the water didn't appear to be cold or warm. Frowning, He sat down on the edge of it and rolled up his pants, not noticing he was still wearing his pajamas, and dipped his legs into the water to see if he could better feel the temperature, but still he couldn't feel anything. He could feel the soft, caress of the liquid against his skin, but couldn't discern if the water was warm or cool.
It was then he noticed something peculiar. There seemed to be ripples on the surface of the pool nearby him, but he had not created them and there was no one else in the room. He glanced around nervously, swallowing the lump in his throat. His eyes traveled back down to the water and his eyebrows furrowed as he caught sight of something at the bottom. The bottom of the pool appeared to be moving, unless it was just a trick of his imagination. He leaned forward to get a better look and saw that it wasn't just moving, but the bottom of the floor appeared to be opening up. Before he could blink, a strong force pulled on his legs sucking him into the pool. Yuugi barely let out a gasp before he was submerged underwater and being pulled by a fast current toward the deep bottom that was now opening up into a large hole.
He couldn't scream unless he wanted a mouthful of water that would cause him to drown, not that it mattered since he was all alone in the strange place. He was being rapidly sucked toward the darkness and he shut his eyes, unable to watch as it pulled him down. He could feel the water that surrounded his body and felt the current guide his body swiftly until his stomach flipped from the feeling of being dropped as gravity brought him down a tunnel. Yuugi's lungs were near bursting with pain from holding his breath for so long. He was feeling light-headed and could feel himself losing consciousness. His body was suddenly pushed forward and he automatically lashed his arms out in front of his body to protect himself and felt his hands collide with solid ground.
He gasped loudly as he sucked in air, breathing harshly in order to fill his lungs with oxygen. The light-headed feeling began to dissipate, though his limbs felt shaky. Yuugi took deep breaths until he was sure he wasn't going to pass out. He weakly lifted his head in order to see where he ended up. It was another room, much more massive than any room he'd ever seen. In the center of the room there was a large structure that almost appeared in the shape a star, for it had many long slabs of marble jetting out of the sphere connected to it that was placed in the middle. The slabs were large enough to fit a person on it, and they were flat with strange symbols on the tips. Yuugi approached the structure, staring at it in awe. He traced his fingers along the sphere, marveling at how smooth and large it was. His fingers stopped at one of the long, smooth slabs and he caressed the symbol lying on the tip of it.
Yuugi gasped and pulled his hand back as the symbol began to glow as if some bright light was reflecting on it. He stumbled back several steps as the sphere began to turn slowly. Yuugi watched with wide eyes as part of the sphere began to open up, like a small compartment. Something began sliding out of it onto the slab with the symbol he had just touched. His mouth felt dry and his heart was pounding in his chest as a rectangular glass structure came out of it, lying on the slab and sliding until it reached the tip. It appeared to be full of the same water that Yuugi had been drenched in: crystal clear-blue water. The sphere stopped spinning and the compartment closed up returning it to its original state. Yuugi approached the slab that now had the large rectangular object made completely out of glass, so it appeared, lying on it. Being careful not to touch anything, he stepped up to it and examined it. Yuugi let out a small shriek as he covered his mouth with his hands, his eyes wide with terror. Inside the water-filled, glass compartment, was what looked like Ryou, wearing nothing except his Millennium Ring.
"Ryou! Ryou!" Yuugi screamed, banging on the rectangular glass box.
His eyes were brimming with tears as he fought to get his friend out. He searched around for a weapon or tool or some sort but couldn't find anything. He didn't understand what Ryou was doing inside of the structure, or how he got there in the first place. He banged again on the glass to no avail. His shoulders shook with each sob as he knelt to the ground beside the slab. A sound caught his attention, and Yuugi raised his head slowly and turned around. He didn't see anything at first because of the dim light, but soon he understood exactly what he was hearing. He backed away until he hit the large structure blocking his way. The sound of rushing water met his ears seconds before he saw the water rushing toward him from where he had come from.
Yuugi immediately wheeled around and ran in the opposite direction, trying to find another way out of the room. The room wasn't too large and he was quite certain there was enough water to fill the entire room. And with no windows or doors that he could see, he would drown for sure. He ran to the end of the room searching for a door or opening that he could climb to, but there was nothing…except the spherical structure with the many slabs with symbols engraved into them, one of which held his friend Ryou. Yuugi pounded his fists onto the marble wall, panic consuming him. It felt like the first time he had entered Yami's tomb when the door had shut on him and he thought he'd be trapped alive…
This time, however, Yami was no where in sight and the water had now reached him, spraying him and surrounding his body as it began to fill the room. He screamed loudly for help, but his screams only echoed against the walls and disappeared into the darkness. Tears were streaming down his face and he was sure that he would end up like Ryou. The water was rushing in too fast. He was all ready nearly submerged in it, trying to keep afloat. It was rapidly reaching the ceiling and even Ryou, who was trapped in a glass rectangular compartment, was also underwater with the large structure with the sphere in the center.
"Help me! Yami, where are you?" Yuugi screamed, clawing at the ceiling as he tried to push himself higher for oxygen.
He took one last deep breath as the water came up over his face, filling in where the last space of oxygen used to be. Yuugi struggled underwater, searching frantically for some way out. He couldn't even see the place where the water had rushed in from. His body slowly sank back down to the floor and he reached out toward Ryou. His lungs began to burn again and he felt his head spinning. He closed his eyes, allowing his body to succumb to the feeling until everything went dark.
Yuugi screamed and rolled over, falling off the bed with a loud thud. He took deep breaths and looked around, finding that he was in his bedroom. He sighed with relief, realizing that it was just a nightmare. With ease, he untangled himself from his sheets and sat back down on his bed. He had had meaningless nightmares before, but none that had felt so real. Perhaps he was worried about Ryou since he had talked to him, or maybe it wasn't even about Ryou at all. Maybe it was a sign that he felt lonely and vulnerable without Yami around. That he was sure of. Yami had been a kind of comfort that he had never even imagined.
With Yami around, he felt so strong and safe and without him his normal life seemed almost dull, or at least unchanging. Every day for school he'd wake up, meet his friends and go through the day. When he came home, he'd help his grandpa with the game shop and selling cares, help clean up, have dinner and go to bed. It was all mechanical and repetitious, but with Yami he had been in a completely different world and each day had been a new adventure.
Yuugi's eyes suddenly lit up, "I know! I'll write Yami a letter. At least we can keep in touch by writing until we see each other again, which hopefully will be sooner than summer. It's not even Christmas yet."
He grabbed some paper and a pen and began writing:
Dear Yami,
How are you? I'm sorry if I'm writing this too soon. I know Isis said to wait because you were still recovering but I just need to know if you're all right. I've been having nightmares lately, nothing you need to worry about but I wish you were here. My friend Ryou says he's been getting weird feelings, and he said he had a dream about his Millennium item. I was just wondering if that's normal. Please write back to me soon, I miss you a lot.
Yuugi
He folded up the paper and slipped it inside an envelope and crept downstairs to where his grandpa kept the mail and placed it with the envelopes his grandpa was going to bring to the post office the next day. Yuugi glanced at the clock noting that it was only four in the morning. The next day was Sunday so at least he'd get to sleep in. He walked back into his room and lie down in bed, staring up at the ceiling. Very soon, his eyes began to close until he was sound asleep.
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"Yuugi, are you up?"
Groaning, Yuugi cracked his eyes open, feeling like he hadn't gotten much sleep at all. His grandpa knocked on the door before opening the door and peering inside.
"Yuugi, remember you have to keep a watch on the shop this morning."
"I know grandpa," Yuugi mumbled sleepily. "I'll be up in a minute."
"Okay," Sugoroku replied, closing the door.
Yuugi sighed heavily and forced himself to get out of his warm, comfortable bed. He put on comfortable stretch jeans and a loose tank top, not caring about looking his best. Five minutes later he trudged down the stairs for breakfast as his grandpa was packing up his briefcase. Sugoroku turned and smiled at him.
"Rough night, Yuugi?"
"Hmm?"
"You look tired," Sugoroku observed.
Yuugi raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't understand how his grandpa could sleep through so much, especially when he had nightmares. Usually he was very vocal, but that never seemed to reach through his grandpa's deep sleep.
"I'm fine," Yuugi replied, not up to explaining his nightmare.
His grandpa usually told him to drink chamomile tea or something as the solution and sometimes even said dreams meant something, but that never helped the nightmares go away. He really wanted Yami to be there, but that, at the moment, wasn't possible.
"Well, I'm off to Tokyo so I'll see you around dinnertime."
Yuugi nodded and waved as his grandpa left. Sighing, he lay his head down on the counter hoping that no one would come into the shop. He was too tired to pay any attention to customers. The only thing that kept him going as he was watching the shop was the thought that Yami might write back to him in a day or two, or at least one of his viziers to tell him he was recovering nicely. Sometimes, Yuugi felt fear consume him at the thought that he may never see nor speak to Yami again; that now that he has once again become human and able to rule Egypt he'll have no need to be friends with Yuugi.
No! Yami would never use me like that. He cares about me, as do his viziers. Everyone there in Egypt is so kind-hearted even to foreigners.
Sighing again, he went back to organizing the new cards that had just arrived and placed them neatly out in the front. Throughout the day, people came and went, but luckily Sunday's weren't very busy. He cleaned up and packaged cards for later use and put some that they were running low on in the back. The day was slow, but it went by and soon it was time to close up the shop. He was too tired to wait for his grandpa, so he made dinner and left some in the fridge. He began walking toward the stairs and stopped, his eyes settling on the vase full of the gorgeous flowers that he still didn't know who they were from. He was beginning to think they were for his grandpa, probably from Arthur in thanks for helping him with the Orb project. That made the most sense. He half wished they were for him, but he shook his head, smiling as he bent down to smell them. They were certainly exotic, like nothing he had ever seen, which meant they were most likely imported from somewhere.
He was just about ready to climb the stairs when the phone began to ring. Quickly, he jumped back down the steps and ran for the phone that was in the kitchen.
"Hello?"
"Yug? It's Jou," the voice replied.
"Hi Jou! How are you?" Yuugi said, his happiness returning at the sound of his friend's voice.
"I'm fine, Yug, but eh…something's happened."
Yuugi blinked, not missing the worry in his tone. "What's wrong? Is it Shizuka?"
"No, my sis is fine. It's Ryou…He's in the hospital, Yug."
Yuugi nearly dropped the phone, feeling his heart pounding a mile per minute. Images from the dream flashed into his mind as Jou's words cut into him. A cold chill crawled up his spine, causing him to inwardly shiver. His breathing was becoming irregular and deeper as he tried to grasp what had been said. It was as if his nightmare was beginning to come true, but that wasn't possible, was it? It had just been a nightmare. Ryou was in a hospital, not some chamber in a glass case full of water—water that hadn't even had a temperature.
"Yug? Yug, you all right?"
"Sorry Jou," Yuugi finally replied, blinking out of his daze. His throat felt dry, but he managed to get enough words out. "What happened? Is he all right? It isn't serious is it?"
"Calm down, Yug. I'm not sure of anything right now. I just found out from Anzu and she found out from Ryou's parents. I was just about to head out there right now, if you want I can stop by the game shop and we'll both catch the bus to the hospital."
Yuugi nodded to himself for reassurance, "All right, that sounds good."
"See ya in about ten minutes."
"Bye," Yuugi managed to whisper before he hung up the phone and set it gently on the kitchen counter. He licked his lips and shakily sat down, his mind trying to think of reasons why Ryou would suddenly be in the hospital after he had just seen him the previous day. Nothing good came to mind, and no matter how hard he tried he couldn't get the image of his friend's unmoving body in the glass compartment…It had felt so real and now his friend was in the hospital.
It's just a coincidence! I know it is…but I still felt the same feeling in the dream that I do now. I really hope Ryou is all right. Maybe I should bring him something. Oh, I know!
Yuugi got up from his seat and approached the vase. He was sure his grandpa wouldn't mind if he just took one flower from the ten or so that were in the vase. Whatever was wrong with Ryou, he needed something to make him feel better. Yuugi grasped one of the stems gently and brought the flower to his nose. He wished he knew the name of the flower, but decided that it wasn't important at the moment. Wringing his hands nervously, he paced around the room until he heard the sharp knock at his door. He ran to it and opened it open.
Jou appeared flushed and breathless from running the couple blocks from his house. Without a word, Yuugi locked the game shop and followed Jou toward the bus stop. Luckily, they got there just as the bus was pulling up and managed to get on quickly. The bus ride, although no more than five minutes long, felt like forever to Yuugi. He was worrying about what was wrong with Ryou and he knew that Jou was too. They had never been silent together before, but they hadn't said a word the entire time.
They practically jumped off the bus and raced toward the hospital doors. Yuugi was having a more difficult time keeping up with Jou, but he managed to stick pretty close. He kept chanting to himself that everything was fine and that Ryou probably just had a minor thing, like a broken arm or something. By the time they got to the front desk, Yuugi was panting for breath. He was grateful that Jou was doing all the talking to the nurses, asking which room Ryou was in. Yuugi followed quickly behind Jou, keeping his eyes focused straight ahead and not allowing himself to think about anything horrible. Finally they reached the room and Jou opened the door. Yuugi took a deep breath and followed him inside.
His eyes immediately traveled to the hospital bed where Ryou was lying. Yuugi took a shaky breath and approached the bed to stare closely at his friend. He looked a bit paler than usual but his breaths were coming in even increments. Yuugi twirled the flower in his hand before settling it on the bureau beside the bed. He then grasped Ryou's hand in his own, securely wrapping his fingers around his friend's.
"That's a pretty flower, Yug," Jou said finally, glancing at the flower before sitting down on the other side of the bed. "Where did you get it?"
Yuugi turned to glance at him, "It was in a vase on the counter. It's been there since yesterday. I'm not sure who sent it but it's probably to my grandpa from Arthur, since he just recently finished up that Orb project for him, and he's helping him with something else."
Jou nodded, "Dat makes sense, especially after what happened with the Orb. Man, I'd send more den flowers."
Yuugi smiled, "Well, it is exotic-looking isn't it? And it smells wonderful!"
Jou smiled serenely, "I remember when Shizuka was in da hospital for her eye operation. I wanted to find da perfect flowers. I ended up getting lilacs cuz they've been her favorite flowers as long as I can remember."
"Yeah…I remember going with you to several different flower shops," Yuugi smiled in remembrance. "Oh, Jou, I was wondering something. Do you know anything about the tournament coming up?"
Jou blinked and nodded, "Yeah, I know dat it's going to take place after Christmas break. They've changed da dates several times all ready, but I think it's still taking place mid-January. I think you can go to Kaiba's new Tournament building to practice with his high-tech equipment," Jou glared out at nothing. "But if I was you I'd just recommend on us helping you out."
"Is Kaiba going to compete?"
"I thought he was, but it turns out the coward is just one of the big guys hosting it. Anyway, who'd want him to compete! He's such a cold hearted ass—"
"Yuugi…?" the soft, somewhat raspy voice broke Jou off suddenly.
"Ryou! You're awake!" Yuugi smiled gratefully, squeezing his hand. "How are you feeling?"
Ryou smiled weakly, "Tired, but I'm all right. Hello Jou," he turned to him.
Jou smiled widely, "Hey buddy, we was worried about you!"
"What did the doctors say?" Yuugi asked.
"Just that I need to get some rest and make sure I have the right nutrients in my body. They gave me vitamins and such to take," Ryou answered.
"What was wrong?" Yuugi asked with concern, still holding onto his hand securely.
Ryou sighed, "They're not sure. I felt extremely weak like all my energy had suddenly been drained for my body. And I collapsed. Luckily I was at home, but my parents got worried and sent me straight here. The doctors say that for some reason all the nutrients had left my body so that's why they've given me vitamins."
Yuugi's eyebrows furrowed, "Well that's strange…You seemed fine yesterday."
"I was, but then I had trouble sleeping again and I woke up with a fever. Then the next morning I could barely move I felt so exhausted and weak, like I hadn't eaten in days or something. It was strange," Ryou said. "And it almost felt like…," he trailed off, shaking his head.
"It almost felt like what?" Yuugi asked quietly, urging him to continue.
"Well, you know the dream I told you about?"
Yuugi nodded.
"It felt like when I was traveling through the desert, I know that sounds really strange. I really felt that weak and exhausted though and I'm not sure if maybe I got food poisoning from lunch or something," Ryou said.
"Maybe," Yuugi said quietly, frowning.
"Eh…I'm lost," Jou glanced between them.
Ryou laughed softly, "It's fine Jou, there's nothing to worry about. I just need to get a good night's rest is all."
"Yeah, you should probably stay home from school tomorrow then," Jou suggested. "I kinda wish I was in your place…I have a math exam tomorrow," he muttered.
"I'll get your homework for you," Yuugi said, squeezing Ryou's hand tightly before releasing it. "You just get some rest now like the doctors said."
Ryou nodded with a small smile as he rested his head more comfortably on the pillow. His eyes darted up to the bureau and he blinked, momentarily surprised.
"What a beautiful flower! Is it for me?"
Yuugi smiled sheepishly, "Yeah, sorry I didn't have time to put it in a vase or anything. It was kind of a spur-of-the-moment thing."
Ryou shook his head gently, a soft smile on his face, "It's beautiful, Yuugi, thank you. Thank you both for coming to see me, but I promise you I'm going to be fine. Tell the others for me, please."
"You bet," Jou winked, crossing his arms behind his head as he walked out.
Yuugi sent Ryou one last comforting smile before leaving him to get some rest. Jou decided that they stop by an ice cream store on the way back to the game shop and Yuugi heartily agreed. He had some spare change from his lunch money and decided that treating himself once in a while wouldn't hurt.
On the way home, they talked about random events and occurrences, feeling more comfortable knowing that Ryou was going to be okay.
"Don't worry about the math test, Jou, I'm sure you'll pass," Yuugi smiled brightly.
Jou glared, "Yeah…Well, I'm kinda behind and all because of the Orb thing. I only wish I could somehow write a note to excuse myself from missing a bit."
Yuugi nodded solemnly, "Sorry about that. I'm sure that if Yami had known we'd miss school he would've done something about it."
Jou dismissed it with a wave and a big smile, "Naw, it was a cool adventure. Besides, I wouldn't have done my homework anyway."
Yuugi smiled and shook his head, "Well, I'll see you tomorrow then."
Jou winked and waved, "See ya, Yug!"
Yuugi watched him leave before opening the game shop. He walked in to find his grandpa, who immediately hung up the phone as he turned around.
"Yuugi! I was just about to call the hospital. I heard about Ryou, is he all right?"
"He's fine. He just needs a bit of rest and to take better care of himself," Yuugi said gently, throwing the small bit that was left of his ice cream crone in the trash.
Sugoroku sighed with relief, "That's good. I was concerned that something serious might have happened."
Yuugi nodded, "How did it go in Tokyo?"
"Oh, Arthur and I might have found something that could interest those bounty hunters. It's not guaranteed yet, but it's a start. I'm actually hoping they've forgotten about Arthur, but chances are they haven't," Sugoroku said wearily.
Yuugi nodded again, trying to suppress his yawn, "Well, I think I'm off to bed. I hope everything works out for him, but I understand if we have to give them the Orb."
Sugoroku smiled fondly at him, "Thank you, Yuugi. I knew you'd understand."
Yuugi smiled reluctantly and climbed the stairs and headed for his room. The truth was he didn't want to give the Orb away, not only because of what it represented, but because it was important to Yami. He really wished he could find the piece that might belong in it, if there was a piece. He'd have to ask Yami about it, once he replied of course. Hopefully he was recovering nicely from the previous events. From what he had gathered from Isis before leaving, Yami had used up a great deal of power that had weakened both his mind and body. She hadn't seemed overly concerned so Yuugi hoped everything worked out all right. Feeling even more exhausted than he had earlier, Yuugi crept into bed and almost immediately fell asleep.
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The next morning was a bit more peaceful, though Yuugi just barely made it to school on time. The first class he had was history and luckily they weren't learning anything too intense or boring. Jou was practically snoring on his desk but that was always expected. Honda kept throwing small paper-airplanes trying to hit Jou in the face. Yuugi just shook his head and concentrated on the class, feeling a little bit excited that Yami might have received his letter all ready.
He made sure to pick up Ryou's homework as well in between classes. Mondays were usually relatively calm since everyone had just come back from the weekend so there wasn't too much homework. At lunch, Yuugi even played a couple practice duels against Jou and Honda, feeling even brighter after he defeated the both of them even though he was a tad rusty. Anzu cheerfully clapped for him and of course Jou blamed everything on Honda.
Finally, the end of school drew near and the last bell rang to signal the end of the day. They had midterms coming up before Christmas vacation so Yuugi had agreed that they all have a study group over at Anzu's house during the next week since midterms were the week after. Waving goodbye to his friends, since he had to stop at his locker to pick up the rest of his books anyway, Yuugi made his way down the hall.
His locker was conveniently right by his classroom so it wasn't too far to walk. Setting down his book bag and Ryou's papers, he turned the combination until it clicked open. A strong and intoxicating aroma filled his nostrils and caught him off guard. He leaned back a bit, blinking out of a daze before peering into his locker. There atop his other books were three of the same exotic flowers that were in the vase on the counter in the game shop. His mouth opened slightly as he picked them up, noticing that the three were tied with a dark purple ribbon in a fancy bow. He smelled their fragrance, feeling warmth seep through him as he did so. It was a comforting smell that relaxed him and the flowers were again gorgeous. This time, there was a hot pink one, a white one and a yellow one. (1) Each one was so bright with each of the many petals settled so perfectly together; their vibrant colors so extravagant that Yuugi just couldn't help but stand there holding them and stare.
He finally grabbed his books and closed his locker, still holding the flowers close to him. Obviously the flowers were meant for him, since they were at his house and now in his locker, but who had sent them? There was no note saying who they were from, and in fact, they weren't even addressed to him. But the only other person who was at the game shop was his grandpa and the person surely wouldn't put flowers for his grandpa in his locker. Feeling mystified, he carried the flowers carefully in his hands so that they wouldn't get damaged by the wind on his way home. Hopefully he'd find out who sent the flowers soon, but for the moment he had to get to Ryou's house in order to give him his homework assignments.
TO BE CONTINUED…
I can't tell you all what type of flowers these are yet, since Yuugi doesn't know yet, but you'll find out soon! However, I will post pictures of these flowers and link them in my profile for you to see!
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I WILL be updating more frequently from now on! Sorry about the wait! Next chapter will up: November 17! And as promised, here's another preview to the next chapter.
Preview to next chapter: Yuugi's mysterious secret admirer still remains anonymous even as he tries to figure out why he keeps having strange, vivid dreams that seem too real to be dreams. As Christmas nears, Yuugi worries that he won't hear from Yami and that begins to spoil his Christmas mood, until something very unexpected happens…
To Reviewers:
Towairaito Zoon: bows apologetically I am SO sorry I haven't been keeping up-to-date with updating this. I've just been so busy and I know I was supposed to send this to you BEFORE posting it, but since I'm a day late with posting it I decided to once again post it. I suppose that means less work for you till next time, right? grins X-X Anywhoo, I will be updating more frequently since my midterms are over. I hope you'll forgive me for the wait. I know you don't like reviewing the chapter after reading it so do you just want me to send you chapter 2 early next time (like I should be doing)? Or do you still want this chapter to go over? Just let me know! Sorry again! Give me any suggestions you have!
MisseyAwww, thanks! Yeah, it was frustrating but I'm glad I finally have Microsoft Word on my computer. I needed it anyway for homework, so it's good I bought it, but thanks! I'm sorry this took FOREVER to be updated. It should be more frequent now. Yes, there is more to the prophecy, but this time it's not just the prophecy that's going to make things interesting…cackles I'm actually planning on this one being even more suspenseful than The Lost Pharaoh, it just needs to get up to that point. I know the first few chapters are just the introduction so hopefully I will live up to more suspenseful standards. And I'll leave it up to you to tell me how I'm doing!
Amber Eyes23: Muahahaha! Near death experiences? Tehehehe….Those are one of my favorites too. It definitely adds to the suspense, but I won't say anymore. The prophecy is important again, but not so much. This time it's something else. And fear not, there will be major fluff to come! It'll balance out the suspense.
Metallicbubbles: Awwwww! Thanks so much! It was frustrating, but everyone has a bad day or week even, right? Besides, I'm happy I have Microsoft Word! And I did take a short mental break from writing since school was stressful, but now I'm back and pumped to write again! There should be frequent updates now. But you made me feel a lot better, thanks! Yeah, I know what you mean about fluff getting too sweet. I mean, there's only so much you can handle. But trust me when I say the fluff will be balanced out with the suspense/action so hopefully it won't go past your limit.
Zephyr-Sombra: blushes That's such a great compliment, thank you! I'm glad you like my stories; that makes me very happy that I'm not writing for just myself. x-x I'll be updating more frequently now, so sorry about the wait!
RussaWell, you'll have to see about the bounty hunters. No, Professor Hawkins isn't working with them, so that you don't have to worry about. And fear not, Yami will appear very shortly. And fluffiness will commence!
Inuyasha0001: Thank you! That means so much to me! Yes, it will be Y/Y and NO it will not be S/J. The only other pairing in this, that will be very mild, is a bit of Ryou/Bakura, otherwise no one else because this mainly revolves around Yuugi and Yami in the first place, though Ryou will play a more important role this time around. Sorry for the long wait, there should be regular updates from now on!
SilverWing147: Sorry about the wait! I should be updating more frequently now and I usually make my deadlines that I post on my profile, but I did have a midterm this week. Anywhoo, yes, poor Ryou! You'll find out more later on...tehehe…
U-U: Thank you! I'll try to make this even more suspenseful than The Lost Pharaoh! Sorry for the wait too, I should be updating more frequently now.
Skuld-himeThank you! Sorry for the delay in this chapter, I should be updating regularly now!
Yana5: grins Thank you! I'll be updating more frequently so I won't make you wait long for the next chapter!
Mom, Baby, Officer: Tehehehe….that was too amusing! X-x I'm sorry for the delay in updating, I'll be updating regularly from now on.
Power Sailors scout #1: Aww, thanks, I'm glad you're still reading this. I promise you it's nothing too much more than what the fluff was in The Lost Pharaoh, only a bit more so. Nothing intimate at all. It still focuses mainly on the suspense/action so hopefully the fluff will only be a nice relief to balance everything else out. But I promise it's not going to REALLY be yaoi…trust me when I say I don't write this much at all. But there will be fluffiness. Thanks again, by the way! Sorry for the wait. I will be updating frequently again!
Deathscythe custom: Thanks! I hope this one will be even more suspenseful than The Lost Pharaoh. So we'll see…Let me know, k?
LucidscreamerUm, I think it's supposed to be specks but see with my Microsoft Word for some reason if I spell it either "spec" or "specks" it doesn't underline either one so I figured it didn't matter which way to write it. Does it? Anyway, sorry for the long delay in this chapter! I needed a mental break. Hehe…But I will be updating more frequently now. Thanks for being patient! -