Title: Choose Your Reality 2?
Author: Sorceress Fantasia
Pairings: Too many to write here; mainly YY/Y
Warnings: AU, slight angst, spoilers for YGO's ending, maybe an OC or two, humour
Archive: Finally Fantasia (my homepage)
Disclaimer: I would love to say I own Yu-gi-Oh, but sadly, I don't. I own only this plot.
Intro: They say that for every universe that exists, there would be another universe that runs parallel to it. But when Yami discovers that, he also finds himself faced with two Yugis: one who sees him as his best friend, and another who loves him more than life itself.
Note: Inspired by a short (one-shot, in fact) manga by Watase Yui, who is also the author for 'Fushigi Yugi' and 'Ayashi no Ceres.'
One moment, he was walking along the sakura avenues, his dishearten aura providing a sharp contrast to the cheery atmosphere of the showing flowers; the next moment, he was enveloped in darkness that was eating away at him.
He was floating in darkness again, much like how it was in the 5000 years that had passed. Doomed once again to endless drifting, eternally feeling the dark waters lapping at his body. It was no big deal, really. After all, he had endured 5 millenniums of this pitiful existence before; what were another 5, or even 10 millenniums? But it was different… this time, and he knew it.
Because this time… this time… he had tasted, for that scarce moment, the joys of love.
He would always remember how his heart swelled when on rainy days, his beloved would stand nervously by the threshold of his door, holding his pillow and biting his lips as he waited for permission to slip under the covers with him. The way the lightning flashed across the sky, casting an ethereal glow on his face and bringing out the sparkle in those amethyst eyes always made his heart beat faster.
And he would also remember how his world would quickly expand to encompass the entire universe and for that instant, believe that they were the only two existing in the world, whenever his little one wrapped his arms around his waist and leaned his head against his chest. The way his warm breaths whispered across his chest drove him crazy, but he would never give it up for anything else.
His beloved could set his heart on fire with just a gentle smile; give his heart the set of perfect wings with just one caring word!
But he would never know that.
Light… A beam of light… right in front of him. It was floating just there, the faint beams flickering. He reached out for it, feeling the darkness pulling him down. He wanted a bit of that light, a bit of that glow. But it eluded him, fading away like the dusty sands of the Egyptian deserts and his hands could feel nothing but a soft whisper. He gave up.
Then, in his crimson eyes, he spied another. Another beam of light. One much brighter than the one that was before him earlier, and it was right behind him. He spun around, the darkness loosening their grip temporarily. Quickly, he took the chance and swiped desperately at the light. Perhaps it was fate, for the light was in his immediate reach.
Suddenly, the light brightened, and it engulfed the world in its glory.
Someone was stroking his hand. Slim fingers locked with his own in a firm but gentle grip, and slowly, his hand was brought up to soft, pliant lips.
His eyes flew open, and all that greeted him was a sterile white ceiling and air that had been steeped in antibiotics. Feeling instantly out of place, he bolted up with a gasp. His heart was throbbing much too hard against his chest, and his throat too dry. Something wasn't right. Then, it came to him. He was in a hospital! The smell, the colour of the ceiling… he had seen and felt all those when his little aibou had gotten a high fever and was admitted into one. For days, he could only sit by Yugi's bed, memorizing every feature on that struggling face, while people dressed in stark whiteness shuffled in and out of the room.
The room. Probably the same damn place he was in right now.
"Yami!"
It was then that Yami turned to his side, noticing for the first time that he wasn't alone in the room. There, beside him on a stiff plastic chair, was Yugi holding his hand and smiling while pearl-like tears cascaded down his face. His expression spelt nothing but heartfelt relief.
"Yami, you're finally awake! Oh gods… You've finally woken up…" Yugi whispered into Yami's hand, which he still held despite the latter's sudden state of consciousness.
The ex-pharaoh was too surprised at the fact that Yugi, his secret love through all these years, had just kissed his hand to even register those words. Hesitantly, he reached out and with a gentle caress, wiped away the falling tears.
"Don't cry, hikari. Please don't cry."
Yugi responded with another tender kiss to his hand, sighing into it.
"I'm just too happy, Yami. I almost thought you were never going to wake up. Never going to wake up…" –he choked- "…and leave me in this world alone. You have no idea how scared I was when Jou told me he'd found you unconscious on the streets, and when I came here, the doctors couldn't tell me what exactly was wrong with you…"
Yami's mind finally broke out of the fogginess and he frowned.
"Unconscious on the street?" he echoed. When he searched his mind, all he got was a blank. The last thing he remembered was carving the love umbrella on the sakura tree and then walking away… When had he blacked out?
…Blacked out?
Right… there had been lights. But what of them? Yami couldn't remember.
"And now, half the doctors here are convinced that you'd just over-exerted yourself, and the other half thinks you've gotten some strange, exotic disease. Luckily, they haven't gotten up the courage to make you their guinea pig since we're Kaiba's personal friends," Yugi said with a light chuckle, still sniffing. "I'll go get the doctor now and call everyone up. I bet they'll be just as ecstatic as I am to know that you've finally woken up."
"Wait!" Yami called out, leaning out to grab Yugi's wrist. "Don't go."
"But Yami, you need a doctor now…"
Yami had no idea what possessed him, but he silenced his hikari in the most delicious way possible. It was just a touch of lips, chaste and yet firm. Then, he felt an overwhelming urge overcoming his senses, burning his body. The spark of previously suppressed passion had finally been set loose, and Yami gave in. Pressing Yugi's body closer to his own, he took the chance when Yugi gasped and pushed his tongue inside the warm mouth.
A voice inside him told him that he could have just stolen his hikari's first kiss (he wasn't sure how far Yugi had already gone with Anzu), but instead of stopping the kiss, Yami intensified it. He reasoned that if he could not have his love, at least he wanted Yugi's first kiss and some memories of intimacy with him. Besides, if Yugi got mad, he could always claim confusion from just waking up.
However, it seemed that there was no need for that.
Having gotten past his initial shock, Yugi seemed entirely too enthusiastic and much too passionate for someone who was already attached and supposedly straight. Yugi's arms hooked behind Yami's neck in sweet caress, his body leaning in more and more until every inch of their bodies were pressed tightly together, his lithe tongue submitting in their intricate dance, and his moans! Oh, the way Yugi mewed and groaned… it sent more than a mere shiver down Yami's body. And he could tell. He could tell that Yugi was subduing his moans. If Yugi was truly moaning and whimpering in the privacy of their house, with no attempts at keeping quiet, Yami couldn't imagine how his body would react. Already, he was having problems finding even a shred of his usual self-control.
Not that he wanted to.
Yami's hands started to roam from Yugi's back, slowly, sensually, until they were deliciously caressing the younger boy's thighs. Even through the fabric, Yami could feel the softness of Yugi's thighs under his hand, and Yugi moaned again.
Sparks flew, fireworks lit up, fire engulfed their lips… but all that was so cliché, and didn't even begin to describe what the kiss was like.
Finally, as suddenly as it started, it ended. But their lips were still only an inch apart.
As Yami gazed into the clear violets of the boy he loved so deeply, however, the consequences of that kiss finally sank into his head. Contritely, he looked away.
Or at least tried to, because Yugi's hands that were cupping his cheeks held him in place.
"Yami… I love you too," he breathed, leaning in for a punctuating kiss before burying his face into Yami's chest.
It was an understatement to say that the older boy's jaws dropped, that his eyes widened, or that he slumped back into his bed in a boneless pile.
When Yami woke up again, it was to the sound of bottles clinking against each other and something metallic.
"Oh! You're awake!" someone, a young woman probably, exclaimed with no small amount of amusement in her voice.
Yami opened his eyes fully, blinking a few times before his vision cleared up. There, standing in front of his bed, was a blonde nurse holding a clipboard and smiling at him. Her nametag simply read 'Nancy. B.' Vaguely, Yami wondered if the 'B' in her name stood for 'Bouncy', for the women could hardly seem to stand still and her golden hair that ended in curls, were bouncing as she did.
"You know, as surprising as it can be when your boyfriend kisses you sometimes, you must be the only one to actually pass out from the shock. I guess that kiss must have been something, huh?" she teased. Then with a sigh, she added, "It just makes me so envious to see you two together. That sweet little boy. He's been waiting by your bedside since you were admitted, never leaving for much except school, and that's almost four days ago! You two are so, so sweet!"
He wasn't sure how to react at the way she was gushing, but he wasn't too concerned about that. What he was more concerned about was that he had blacked out again? And it was right after his kiss with Yugi. How embarrassing. Vaguely, he wondered if Yugi was insulted.
"Oh, in case you're wondering, he's getting lunch at the canteen. We threatened to force feed him if he didn't go."
Yami blinked.
"We?"
"Well, me and the other nurses. Yugi is just too sweet. You should see how we fuss over him," she said, snickering. "He should be back in half an hour more. He just left, you know? So yeah, probably half an hour more."
"Nancy, how many time do I have to tell you to leave the patients in peace? You're probably giving him a headache."
Yami turned to his right, where a frowning nurse was strutting in. Her black hair contrasted sharply with the pink uniform, and she had a posh air around him that made him think of an arrogant poodle. If she was a poodle, then Nancy was probably a Chihuahua.
"Oh, Vicky!" Nancy squealed, jumping into the other woman who caught her with little hassle like she had fully expected the action. Then, to Yami's utter shock, the two women promptly engaged in a kiss that could probably rival his kiss with Yugi. What in the world were they doing? Kissing in full view of the public? Did they have a death wish or something? Ryou's sad brown eyes flashed across his mind.
When the kiss ended, Vicky snapped at him, "What are you gawking at? You've got your own boyfriend to kiss."
"But you two… both of you are… women!" he answered, pointing almost shakily at them.
"Of course we are. See our boobs and our pink uniform?" Vicky said, rolling her eyes. "And no, we cannot afford sex change operations."
"Dear, I think he'd knocked his head too hard. He got admitted here because he was found unconscious on the streets," –Nancy pointed at the clipboard- "Remember? He must have hit his head, and now he's getting confused…"
"But to forget how to differentiate between men and women?"
"No! Not that!" Nancy answered, flailing her fists cutely. "He was shocked at how we, two women, were kissing. Maybe you forgot… that… you know?" Then, she turned to Yami.
"Okay, let me ask you this… Who's supposed to get together? A man and another man, or a man and a woman?" she asked, anxiously holding her breath for an answer.
Yami blinked.
"A man… and… a woman?"
When Nancy started to whine and Vicky slapped her forehead, Yami regretted answering at all.
"Nancy's right! You did hit your head too hard! And to think all that hair didn't cushion your fall at all!" the brunette yelled. Then, she gripped his shoulders, forcing him to look into her dark brown eyes.
"Listen to me carefully, and remember everything I'm going to say. By laws of nature, a man and a woman cannot -I repeat- cannot be together! It's not just immoral. It's also illegal. You can get arrested for saying things like that!"
Yami cocked his head in utter confusion.
"By laws of nature? But there's no way you can procreate that way, unless you do it artificially. So how is that natural?"
"That's just a turn of phrase. And yes, we have babies through artificial insemination. But you don't have to worry about all those details yet. You don't look old enough to get married. Economically speaking, at least," –she shrugged- "The important thing now is for you to know that men are supposed to be with other men, and women are supposed to be with other women. No way around that. It's law. It's naturally. It's the way things have been for… well, since the beginning of time!"
Nancy was nodding furiously beside her.
There was something inherently wrong with Vicky's words, but Yami couldn't quite put his finger on it. It wasn't anything grammatical…
"Isn't that why you have a boyfriend? Little Yugi?"
Ah, that was what was wrong. As far as he could remember, men did not marry another men. Neither did women marry another women. But according to what he had been blasted with for the last ten minutes, what he always thought was true wasn't true. At least, not anymore. Suddenly, it sank, like all the other revelations he had earlier, like lead in water.
"WHAT?"
"Oh, shut it," the brunette barked.
Nancy, apparently, knew when it was to steer the conversation away.
"I think Yami needs his rest now. Vicky, let's go. I want that back massage you promised me just now," she whined, already pushing her girlfriend out of the room. Before the door swung close, she shot another playful wink at the patient, and Yami was left gaping after them. Yup, she was a Chihuahua alright.
Slowly, he laughed nervously. Just where was he? Surely this wasn't where he remembered. Or had he simply, like Nancy said, hit his head too hard? But why did he pass out at the roadside? Something must have happened to him in the span of time between leaving the sakura tree and ending up in the hospital. But what?
Spying the television set nearby, it gave him an idea. Quickly, he switched it on.
A few minutes later, he switched it off, horrified by what he had just seen. Yet, in his mind, the words of the newscaster were still echoing.
'In entertainment news, actress Kinoshita Kaneko has just announced her engagement to her longtime girlfriend! Her manager says that the wedding has been set to be later this year, and arrangements for the wedding feast have already started. Kinoshita's ex-girlfriend, singer Minamino Sakura, expressed her happiness at seeing the couple tie the knot.
"It's good that they're getting married. I was wondering when they would do it! Sigh, it's really wonderful how this world is. Women getting married to women, and men to men. It's so right!"
And in other news…'
Darn, Yami thought. Just where in the world was he? More importantly, was he even in his world?
tbc-
Challenge: This was something I initially meant for the ML only, but since no one managed to answer it (or did nobody bother to? P), I'm moving the challenge here to give my readers a chance. It's simple. Just tell me the name of the movie the two nurses (Vicky and Nancy. B) are from. Yup, if you're hyper sensitive, you'd probably have noticed their names sounds familiar. Truth be told, i ripped them off from one of my favourite movies. However, it's just the names.
Now, the clues:
1) Nancy does not use this name until near the end of the show. She uses an alias that starts with a B in the movie.
2) Hair colours for the two nurses are correct. Although Nancy has a tendency to change her hair colour, she was a blonde for the most part.
3) This is a Hollywood, romantic comedythat went to cinemas in 2003, but the show is set the 60s or the 50s. Nancy is the female lead, and is played by a Hollywood actress whose initials are R.Z. (I think that's a dead giveaway) and plays opposite the male lead whose initials are E.M. Vicky is something like Nancy's sidekick cum best friend.
4) Remember: I took only the names and not the personality! That means that Nancy is so /not/ an airhead in the movie, and Vicky is hardly so cool and aloof.
I know it's very difficult, so the prizes are good. The first person who gives me the correct answer gets one of the three following as a prize:
1) A part in the fic 'Choose Your Reality'. I need at least one more OC, and I suck at coming up with names. Don't worry, no Mary-Sues, and this character will interact with Yami.
2) A fic dedicated to you, which means you get to choose the next fic I write from the ones I'm already writing.
3) A fic written especially for you, provided it's a one-shot and under 3000 words. You get to give me the plot-bunny too, of course.
Replies to reviews:
Yamishadowcat22 - Well, after reading this chappie, do you think Yami's wish has come true/sniggers/
luvingYAMI - I hope the 'son' was a typo for 'soon'! Ha... Anyway, I don't see how anyone could NOT fall in love with Yami either, so here it is! A love-stuck Yugi! You'll get to see why in the next chappie!
Master Elora Dannan - If you've read my other fics, you'll see that I'm not one who writes a lot of angst. I usually go for the happy stuff, and that is reflected in what i write. But somehow, i'm not too sure about this fic. I'm not sure if you'd categorize it fluffy happy or sad happy. But it is happy, i assure you. /winks/
Masaka1 - Thank you! Is this chappie fluffy enough to make you feel better/chuckles/
citrus luver - Well, now Atemu's in the parallel universe already. Any idea how he got there? Cuz i'm not telling until the final chappie! It's the mystery! Bwa ha ha... Okay, i feel like Godzilla on rampage now. Thanx for the C&C!
anon - After reading this chappie, i hope you like it. The... well, suggestion, you gave me is one of the things i had considered when i was writing it, but technically... hmm, i don't know how to explain it. I actually need the sudden shift to get the story flowing. Erm, you'll understand what i mean by the end of this fic, if you're still reading by then. But i did base this fic on a one-shot manga by Watase Yuu, so...
Lily Maxwell The Dark Angel - Thank you sooo much! I wanted to find out the name of the love umbrella, but i had no idea where to check it up! Thank you thank you! Anyway, I am quite sure that Anubis is the one who does the weighing, but Osiris is the lord of the underworld who will sort of precede over the weighing. And thanks for telling me the name of the feather! My encyclopedia just didn't list out the item Anubis weighed the heart against! Thanx again!
xamosy - Himeno! My exams are over now! Thank you!
tati1 - Erm... I won't go there... That's too dramatic. Ha... This fic is not exactly very Egyptian; I only brought in the thing about Anubis to show the sacrifice Yami had made to stay with Yugi. But there's actually very little supernatural elements here, so no worries. /winks/
Sansi - Thank you/blushes/ I've no idea what to say except a very big thank you and a bear hug!
DarkRemembrence - New chappie up now! Thank you!
Genki Birdie - Hope this chappie lived up to your expectations! Thank you!
KNT - Really/passes Kleenex over/ Did this chappie make you feel happier? I hope it did!