In the Darkness
"I know you're thinking about earlier today, young one." The voice stated. The teen just grasped the lion and stared into the ray of light hovering above his lifeless body.
"If you ever want to see him again, you'll have to think about how important he is to you. What makes him so special. Why you want him to return your love. Why you want to return to your own world." The voice told Yugi. It truly wanted the boy to find happiness.
Yugi kissed the stuffed lion's forehead and closed his vacant eyes. He began to think. He thought about Anzu, Honda, Grandpa and all his other friends, but he mostly thought about Jou. About his dazzling smile, about the way his hair gracefully flew in the wind. He thought about the day he first met Jou, and how they had become friends. About all the times in the summer when he and Jou would hang out at the burger joint, and the day Yugi realized that he had fallen in love with him. He wished he could go back, to see Jou's shining face, and be greeted by his warm smile.
Even though the ray of light around his body was strong, he began to glow. The glow started at the teen's head and grew down to his feet.
"Good luck, Yugi." The voice said as the boy's body disappeared into strong glow. The voice rang in his head, along with its final words.
Yugi woke up to find himself lying on the ground. He was still at the oak tree near the school. It had started to grow dim out and the sky was losing it's light. It must have been around 6 or 7 o' clock. He began to sit up when he noticed his head was on something that didn't feel like grass.
He looked up to see Jou, looking down at him. His eyes seemed to tell Yugi that he was concerned for his friend's wellbeing. Yugi had his head on Jou's lap.
"Yugi?" Jou whispered, "Are you okay?"
"…yeah." Yugi sighed neverously, he had not forgotten Jou's response to his confession. The response that devastated his heart, but for some reason, didn't feel embarrassed.
Yugi began to sit up once again, but Jou's hand met Yugi's forehead gently and pushed his head back onto his lap.
"Jou?" Yugi asked wearily.
"You didn't let me finish before." Jou whispered as he placed his head close to Yugi's ear, "As I was saying…I'm sorry...I'm sorry I didn't get you a Valentine's Day gift."
Yugi lay paralyzed in his best friend's lap as he tried to comprehend what he had just heard.
"It's alright. So, you don't hate me…for loving you?" Yugi asked unsure of Jou's intention.
"Hate you?" Jou whispered into Yugi's ear with surprise. "Yugi…I'm far from hating you. It's completely opposite. Yugi…I love you too. I've loved you for sometime now, but I wasn't sure how to tell you. I wasn't sure how you would react. I didn't want you to reject me." Jou sighed with satisfaction, into his friend's ear.
Yugi was about to speak, but Jou leaned in further and met Yugi's lips with his own. His kiss was soft and gently, it made Yugi's heart beat with excitement. He wanted the moment to last forever, it felt like an eternity until, finally, Jou pulled back and placed his mouth against Yugi's ear, once again.
"Happy Valentine's Day, my little lamb." Jou whispered.