I'M BACK!
OK, it feels weird writing these again, BUT IT FEELS SO GOOD!
My exams are now (finally) over, meaning I can come back to writing! Woohoo!
I couldn't stop thinking about this fic whilst my exams were on. It was constantly on my mind. I have so many ideas for how this can go. But because I spent so much time thinking about this fic, it means that I've most probably failed my exams…meaning I'll have to retake them…NOO!
Anyway… I want to thank these fabulous people:
Spicey Babe, Red.Eyes.Black.Dragon.2400, Darkyami7, spidy007, kingleby, spirit fire, AuroraTenchi, Yana5, Daikaio, Black-Dranzer-1119, unseen water, Kay B. Toyas, Evil Pharaoh Atem, Yami Kkwy, Sunwing, Spirit of the Moon, Harper.le.beau, GerardYuroshi, Princess Yali, Masami Mistress Of Fire, allaboutthegate.
Thanks so much guys. And thank you all for being so patient with me. I hope this chapter was worth the wait! And I hope this chapter makes up for the crappy 4Kids ending of YGO. It was aired here in the UK over a month ago, and I almost destroyed my TV when I saw the last 20 seconds. And I know I'm not the only one to feel this way, am I? But now we're having Capsule Monsters shown at the moment, and that's OK. Still doesn't make up for the horrible ending…
Now, lets start writing! (Or reading in your case!)
/Yami to Yugi through the mind link/
/Yugi to Yami in the mind link/
'Thoughts'
"Speaking"
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! or any of the characters. If I did, then I wouldn't have let 4Kids end it the way they did.
-I-
Rekindled Love
Chapter 10: Broken Hearts
-I-
SLAM
Yami didn't care if the whole hotel had heard him slamming the door. He didn't care what anyone thought of him then. Everything was over. His emotions rather than his brain were controlling his actions right now. And the fact that it had taken him fifteen minutes just to get his keys to open the door didn't help.
He stumbled as he tripped over his feet, slamming into the wall. He let out a groan, before picking himself up and staggering to the wardrobe. Pulling the doors open, he grabbed his suitcase and flung it onto the bed, the lid opening as it landed. He grabbed the clothes in the wardrobe, and threw them into the suitcase.
Once the wardrobe was empty, he made his way to the table next to it. He pulled open the draws, pulling out his belongings and chucking them over his head into the suitcase. He grunted and choked as he tried to hold back the fresh wave of tears that were building up.
As soon as the drawers were empty, he started to frantically pick up his belongings he had pilled up on the desk. But his hands were shaking too much, letting the small objects slip through his fingers. He cursed loudly as he became frustrated, trying to pick up the things he had dropped. But it all became to much. Now extremely frustrated, he threw whatever he was holding in his hands above his head, and yelled out his frustration. They fell to the floor with a loud clutter.
His breathing heavy, Yami placed his hands flat on the table, lowering his head as he tried to regain control. He glanced up at the large mirror in front of him and stared at his reflection. A painful bruise had appeared under his eye where Honda had punched him. The Millennium Puzzle hung lifeless around his neck, barely touching his still bare chest. The jumper Yugi had given him to borrow was ripped and dirty from his confrontation with Honda, but Yami refused to take it off.
Staring at his reflection, the painful memories of the incident between him and Yugi only thirty minutes ago was still fresh in his mind. They replayed over and over again. The smell of Yugi's sweet scent. The sight of his innocent gaze. The feeling of his warm skin. The taste of their kiss-
SMASH
Yami froze in the position he was now in. He didn't feel the pain. Although the shattered pieces of the mirror cut into his fist, he didn't feel it. He didn't feel the blood trickling down his hand and arm. The only pain he felt was the pain of a broken heart, and the pain of guilt.
He couldn't hold them any longer. Letting out a sob, Yami extracted his hand from the now broken mirror, the fresh set of tears slowly rolling down his face. He took a few staggering steps backwards, until his back collided with the wall. He slid down onto the floor. Bringing his knees to his chest, he wrapped his arms around his body, and wept.
'Yugi…'
-I-
"But I can't!" Yugi cried. "I can't! How can I tell Anzu-"
"Tell me what?" A new voice asked.
Yugi, Jonouchi and Honda stopped what they were doing and looked up at the source of the voice. They panicked when they saw a confused Anzu was standing in the doorway.
"Anzu…" Yugi gasped under his breath.
The room fell silent. No one moved.
Yugi felt his heart racing in his chest. What was he going to do? A part of him wanted to leave and find Yami, but another part told him to stay here with Anzu. He was torn. He couldn't move. He couldn't speak. He couldn't do anything.
It was Jonouchi who finally broke the silence.
"Anzu?" he asked the brunette cautiously. "What…What are you doing here?"
Anzu gave him a quick glare. "I live here," she answered shortly, dumping her sports bag on the floor. She slowly made her way past Honda and Jonouchi. "Unlike you two."
Jonouchi swallowed. This was not going to be pretty.
Anzu stopped in front of her fiancé. With his head lowered and his blonde bangs covering his amethyst eyes, she was unable to tell what was wrong with her love.
"Yugi," she said softly. "What's wrong?"
Yugi gave no answer. So many thoughts were rushing to his head, but he couldn't bring himself to speak them.
"What can't you tell me?" Anzu asked. "You can tell me what it is, Yugi. I'll understand."
'No you won't,' a voice in Yugi's head said. But again, the words did not reach his lips.
"Yugi, please," Anzu pleaded softly. "Talk to me. I love you."
Those last three words caused Yugi to flinch. How could she love him, after the things he had done? And did he still love her? Or did he truly love Yami? How could he decided who he loved?
Jonouchi couldn't take the silence anymore. The tension in the room was suffocating. If someone didn't tell Anzu soon, he wasn't sure he'd be able to handle the situation. He knew Yugi was confused about his emotions right now, but he had to tell Anzu what was going on. He can't keep lying to her like he has done the past two weeks. Otherwise, who knew what would happen to their friendship.
"Anzu," he said, stepping forward. "I'll tell you. You see-"
"No, Jou," Yugi's voice cut through like a knife. "I should be the one to tell her. Not you. It's my fault this has happened."
"What are you talking about?" Anzu asked warily. She gazed round at Honda's and Jou's saddened and troubled faces. "W-What's going on?"
Yugi swallowed. This wasn't how he wanted to break the news to her. But a part of him knew he should have told her earlier. He only had himself to blame.
Without making eye contact, he spoke. "Anzu, there's something I've been meaning to tell you…"
"And, what's that?" Anzu asked when Yugi drifted off.
Yugi braced himself. "Yami's back."
Anzu covered her mouth with her hands to stop herself from vomiting. She felt the world she once knew crumbling around her. Two words, two small, simple words, and everything had changed. Betrayal stabbed through her heart like a knife.
Yugi slowly glanced up at Anzu's face, and felt his heart break. From the look on her pale face, he could tell she was heart broken, and that she felt betrayed. He watched as she lowered her head, her brown hair partially covering her face. 'This is all my fault….'
"Anzu?" Jonouchi asked, taking a step towards her. "Are you okay?" He mentally cursed himself for the idiotic question.
"Anzu?" Yugi said tentatively when she gave no answer to Jou. His fiancée gave no answer to him either. "Anzu, please, say something!"
Anzu could only mutter five words: "How long have you known?"
Yugi visibly faltered.
"Anzu," Honda said before Yugi could answer. "Don't be so hard on him. He's confused and-"
"Shut up Honda!" Anzu snapped. She glared back at Yugi. "How long, Yugi?"
Yugi lowered his gaze. "He appeared in person two weeks ago, but he's been here for longer than that. He was the one that was "prank calling" us."
"So you saw him two weeks ago? And that was it?"
"No." Yugi couldn't look at her. "I started seeing him two weeks ago…"
Another suffocating silence filled the room. Yugi knew he had hurt Anzu. He could tell by the tone of her voice. He had hurt both Anzu and Yami. Everything was his fault. And it was time for him to pay the price.
Jonouchi looked from Yugi, to Anzu, then back at Yugi again. Two of his best friends, who were due to get married in only a few months, we both hurting because of one person; a former idiotic Pharaoh that couldn't leave them alone. As much as he wanted to kill Yami at that moment, he couldn't leave his friends. He had to help them. Or at least try.
He took a step forward. "Guys-"
"Get out." Anzu cut in.
Jonouchi froze. "What?"
"Get out, Jou," Anzu spat. "You too, Honda. This is between me and Yugi."
Jonouchi couldn't grasp what Anzu was saying. "But-"
"Come on, Jou," Honda mumbled, dragging Jonouchi by the arm. "This has nothing to do with us."
"Yes it does!" Jonouchi protested. "How can you say that Honda? Their our friends! We have to-"
"NO!" cried Honda. "It isn't our place to interfere. This is something they have to do themselves."
And without another word, Honda dragged a protesting Jonouchi out the front door of Yugi's house, slamming the door behind him.
The tension instantly grew between the couple. Yugi knew he had to say something, but what? What was he suppose to say in a situation like this? And every moment he stood here in silence Yami was preparing to leave Domino forever. But he couldn't just leave Anzu. 'What should I do?'
Shaking, and taking a deep breath, he looked up at Anzu. "Anzu, I'm sorry. The only reason I didn't tell you sooner is because I wanted to protect y-"
SLAP
Yugi stumbled from the force of the slap, but quickly regained his footing. Bringing his hand up to his sore cheek, he turned his head towards Anzu.
"How dare you," spat Anzu. Her fists were now clenched at her sides, shaking violently. "How dare you keep this a secret from me."
"But I only did it to protect you-"
"Bullshit!" Anzu interrupted. "How can keeping Yami's return a secret protect me?"
"I…" Yugi began, unable to find an answer. "I…I don't know. I-I thought that…if I didn't tell you…I'd…You'd-"
"You'd protect Yami," Anzu sneered.
"No!" Yugi protested. "No! It's just, I know how you feel about him. How much you hate him-"
"You knew how much I hated him and you still went behind my back to see him? Why Yugi?"
Yugi flinched at Anzu's tone of voice. He couldn't bring himself to answer.
Anzu continued. "I'll never forgive Yami for what he did. Never. And do you know why, Yugi? Do you?"
Again, Yugi didn't answer.
"Because it was because of him you almost committed suicide!" Anzu screamed, tears streaming down her face. "I'll never forget that day almost six years ago when I found you unconscious after you had taken those piles. If I hadn't had come round that day, you could've died, Yugi. How do you think that makes me feel?"
"I'm…I'm sorry…" Yugi whispered, his own tears now starting to fall.
"Sorry?" Anzu questioned. "You're sorry? You son of a bitch! You're not sorry! If you were sorry, you wouldn't have seen Yami without telling me!"
"I didn't tell you because I knew how you'd react."
"What kind of pathetic excuse is that?" Anzu yelled. "If you had told me sooner, I bet I wouldn't be this angry. Sure, I would have been pissed off. But not as much as this. And what really gets to me is the fact that Jonouchi and Honda knew before me-"
"Now hold on!" Yugi interrupted. "Honda only just found out today when Yami was here. And Jonouchi found out by accident the first time he came round when he was about to kiss me-"
Yugi covered his mouth. He had no idea what he was saying. He didn't know why he was telling Anzu this. But somehow, he couldn't stop himself.
If possible, Anzu's face went paler. "You…you kissed?"
"I…er…I-I-" Yugi stuttered.
"You've brought Yami here," Anzu said slowly, in shock. "Into this house, and you kissed him?"
"Anzu, I-"
"And what's this?" Anzu demanded, only know noticing the mark on his neck. She grabbed his neck, turning his head to the side and examined the mark. "Is this…a love bite?"
Yugi pulled himself away from Anzu's grip, keeping his face hidden from her.
"It is, isn't it?" Anzu asked in a shocked whisper. She screamed, "You bastard!"
Anzu slapped him again.
"Did you go all the way?" Anzu sneered. "Did you two fuck each other? In this very house? In our bed? Did you? Did you!"
"No!" Yugi yelled. "We didn't. I stopped him before it got out of hand."
"And you think this isn't out of hand? You've been having an affair with Yami for two weeks-" Anzu paused. A thought just came to her head. She gave a twisted laugh. "Now I get it. It all makes sense…"
"What are you talking about?" Yugi asked warily.
Anzu gave another laugh. "Why didn't I see it before!" She spun around to face Yugi. "Last week, I accused you of having an affair with another woman. I came back thinking I was wrong. But I wasn't, was I? You weren't having an affair with another woman. You were having an affair with a man." She spat out the name, "Yami."
"It wasn't an affair," Yugi said calmly. "We…We were rebuilding the friendship we used to have, before….before-"
"Before he walked out on you," Anzu sneered. "Before he claimed that he didn't love you. And now, after six years, he comes waltzing back into your life and you forgive like that." She snapped her fingers.
"No! Anzu, please, you have to believe me. I didn't forgive him at first. It took time for me to forgive him for walking out on me."
"Bullshit! You've never loved me Yugi. And after what you did, you deserve to be alone!"
Spinning around, Anzu grabbed her sports bag and stomped upstairs. Worried, Yugi followed her up the stairs and into their bedroom. He watched from the doorway as she open the wardrobes and drawers and began stuffing her belongings into her already half full bag.
"Anzu, what are you doing?"
Anzu continued packing, refusing to speak to Yugi. A wave of deja vu rushed over him, and it was not comforting.
"Anzu?" He asked again. He felt himself beginning to panic. Flashbacks of the tragic night six years ago began to play in his mind. "Anzu, did you hear me?"
Anzu zipped up her bag, being that she couldn't fit anything else into it. Refusing to look at Yugi, she marched past him and out of the room, heading down the stairs.
Yugi suddenly realised what Anzu was doing. Yami had done it before. He rushed down after her.
"Anzu! Wait!" He cried. "Please don't do this!"
Anzu didn't listen. With tears still streaming down her face, she reached the bottom of the stairs and headed towards the door.
"Anzu! Stop! Please don't leave me!"
She opened the door, giving a quick glance back at Yugi. Yugi stopped at her gaze. Her face, she looked so broken. And he was the one that had done this to her. It was his fault that this was happening. He had caused all this madness by keeping secrets from his friends.
"Please," he pleaded. A tear rolled down his cheek.
Anzu gave him one final, painful look, before walking out the door and slamming it behind her.
And that was it.
It was over.
Everything was over.
Yugi fell to his knees. The tears began to stream down his eyes. His chest heaved as he let out the loud sobs.
He was alone.
Yami, Anzu, Jou, Honda; they'd all gone.
He was completely and utterly…alone.
-I-
Aww! Poor Yugi :huggles Yugi: I'm sorry I had to hurt you like that! I promise things will get better…just not any time soon…
And I really made Anzu sound like a bitch, didn't I? Which is weird, because Anzu is on of my favourite characters. But then again, most of you hate her. So I guess making her a bitch makes you a little happy, right?
Or not considering she partly responsible for the pain Yugi's feeling right now…
Anyway, please R&R so I know what you think! The next chapter will be up asap!