A/N: Thank you again to all of my reviewers! Here's chapter three!

Disclaimer: I do not own Yuugiou or any of its characters. That is only a pathetic dream of mine. Or something.

Chapter Three: It's Raining on the Inside

Yami… I wanted to believe what he had said, but how could I be so sure? I couldn't. That was just it. And it was just so stupid. I wanted to hear his voice tell me that it would be alright, that everything would turn out just fine…like he always told me. But this time I couldn't do that. Because I was crying about him. I was lost without him, but he caused my confusion… If only I hadn't gone with Kaiba-kun. If only I hadn't gone to school that day. If only I hadn't let Kaiba-kun in the house last night. If only I had lied the white lie… It all goes back to that. It always does.

I know I shouldn't dwell on the past so much, but how can I do that when it is the basis of all my problems? How can I forget about something like this? It's just too hard… It's one of those things that no matter how hard you try to forget, or how long you place it out of your mind, there will always be a scar somewhere inside of you where the gash was first sliced into your heart… It can never be erased.

I checked my watch. Lunch hour was almost over… "If I can't pick myself up before next hour…" I sighed to myself. I didn't want anyone to see me like this, but I couldn't just go home… And I needed to get back to the lunchroom. My friends were probably getting worried by now. If I went back now, though, they'd be even more worried and ask what was wrong… 'But I don't want to tell them. I don't want them to have to deal with my foolish problems… They shouldn't have to get involved… Though, it'd be nice to have someone to talk to…'

"Yugi? Yugiii!" I heard a faint voice call. It got louder and louder, and quickly, I figured whom it was. My first friend had come for me. He had come to look for me. I half smiled to myself. I was happy my friends cared so much about me. I knew it wouldn't be a very nice thing to do to just let him pass by, so I quickly wiped a few stray tears and poked my head out of the bathroom gingerly.

"I'm over here, Jonouchi-kun," I called to my friend in an almost whisper.

"Oh!" Jonouchi-kun darted his eyes around for a moment, spotted my untraditional hairstyle, and dashed over to the bathroom. "Yugi, what's goin' on?… Where'd Kaiba-kun go?"

"He's gone…" I avoided Jonouchi-kun's eyes in fear that he may notice my own eyes' redness.

"Oh… What did he want with you, anyway?"

"He um…" I groped for an excuse. "He um…he was um…"

Jonouchi-kun's eyes got big. "Yugi! He didn't!"

I flinched. "Whaa-no!" I shook my arms. "He just told me that he," I blurted out the first thing that came to mind, "he wasn't going to be able to come over for dinner tonight! He has a, a business meeting!" I couldn't tell him the real truth.

Jonouchi-kun raised an eyebrow at me.

'Oh no! He's suspicious!'

"No need to get so worked up, Yugi," the blonde said with a laugh, and patted me on the back. "Actin' like I'm the police or something." He smiled at me jokingly.

'Or not.'

"Well, let's go. Class is gonna start," Jonouchi-kun said. "You know what fourth period on Friday means…"

"Aww," I whined.

"Yeah, I know," Jonouchi-kun agreed, "but we gotta hurry back to class. C'mon."

"Ookaaay," I moaned.

I groaned quietly to myself. I wasn't good at algebra. This quarter was going alright for me so far (I managed to bring my grade up to a high C), but I was dreading our preparations for the upcoming test next week. This chapter had made no sense to me… I hated dealing with it, but I knew that in order to pass, I had to work hard. Which meant it was pretty necessary to go to class this week to prepare… 'Now I really can't just go home,' I thought. 'But then again…'

"Actually…you go on ahead, Jonouchi-kun."

"Huh? You sure?"

"Yeah…"

"If you say so…" My friend patted me on the back and with a wink, left the bathroom.

As soon as Jonouchi-kun left, I burst out into a spasm of flowing tears. I cried and whimpered to myself, "Oh, m-mou hitori no boku… Why has it come to this?" I felt so pathetic crying in a bathroom and at school no less. But the tears poured out of me as though every droplet that dribbled down my cheek made everything a little bit better, cleansed me a little more. It felt good. So I cried. And I cried.

I blew my nose a couple of times with toilet paper, cried more, and was surprised that the bathroom wasn't doused with my salty sadness. My eyes were soon bloodshot and puffy, my nose stuffed up, my face wet with rivulets of tears. I finally let out a long sigh.

I checked my watch. Ten minutes into fourth period. I found myself shouting abruptly. "I'm going home!" Narrowing my eyes angrily and wiping the last bit of my tears, I stormed out of the bathroom.

Class was in session. The halls were empty. Not a teacher or staff member in sight. I could hear the echoing sounds of my footsteps as I walked briskly to the doors of the school, glancing around every now and then. Absentmindedly, I didn't even bother to go into the office to tell them I was leaving. But to tell you the truth, if I had noticed at first, I wouldn't have even cared. I wanted to get home right away. I wanted to leave the school and forget about Kaiba-kun's icy words. I wanted to yell at my dark side right in his face. Home, home.

Exasperated and emotionally drained, I forcefully yet weakly shoved the school doors open and hurried out, the scene of the bathroom still replaying in my mind like a catchy tune stuck in my head. Only it wasn't catchy or a tune. It was an eerie noise. Had I been right the whole time? Yami really had lied to me? I couldn't believe it!

Outside spring had sprung, the sakura trees beginning to bloom, the sun illuminating the city with its sweet, citrus rays. The grass was getting greener and the sky was getting bluer. The clouds were white, not gray, and a gentle breeze calmed the town. But I was immune to all of it, all of its charms and wonder and awe that I normally treasured. I didn't see it. I was colorblind with disappointment, regret, anger. Right now I couldn't find the beauty in spring. I hastily moved along the sidewalk to home, barely acknowledging the chirping birds that flew overhead.

I ran up to the game shop, slammed open the front door, my eyes flashing here to there. There was no one in sight. "Yami!" I shouted. "Yami where are you!"

My almost-reflection rushed to the scene. I could see his eyes were confused. He knew I wasn't supposed to be home yet…and I was yelling at him.

"Ai-Aibou?" the ex pharaoh perplexedly said. "What are you doing home so early? Is anything wrong?"

"Wrong?" I said, rolling my eyes. "Something's wrong, alright! You lied to me!" I pointed at him.

"Lied to you? Hikari, I thought I told you that-"

"-That was a lie, mou hitori no boku! A lie!"

"What are you talking about? Aibou, listen-"

"-NO!" I lashed out. "YOU LISTEN!" I stopped for a moment to catch my breath. I panted, a single tear dropping down onto the ground. "You said that you and Kaiba-kun did not have sex! So I believed you! Because we're friends, and that's what friends do! So I come to find out that you lied to me!" I paused. Yami said nothing. "FRIENDS! They TRUST each other! And if you don't have trust, you don't have anything! I TRUSTED you! I trusted you, and I was wrong! It was because of YOU, YAMI! YOU!"

By now fresh tears had budded and were rapidly streaming down my face. I brushed them away, but it didn't help. They just kept coming along, like an endless shower. My eyes were so swollen it was hard to keep them open, my nose was running, and my mouth was salty and dry. I felt as though I were going to collapse.

"What in Ra's name are you talking about, Yugi?" Yami said.

I looked up. Yami walked closer to me and tried to pull me into a hug, but I pushed him away.

"You LIED! Didn't you hear me at ALL?"

Yami shook his head. "Yugi, I didn't lie to you!"

"Now you're lying again! Stop it! You don't have to hide it anymore, Yami! You did what you did and you can't ever take it back, so stop denying it!"

"I didn't," the other me insisted. "Why do you think I lied to you?" My dark side's voice remained calm.

"Kaiba-kun told me!" I sneered.

"What?"

"Kaiba-kun!" I sniffled. "He told me loud and clear, so stop lying!" There was an awkward silence before I continued. "You know Yami, you were always the one helping me out in situations, but this time, you are the situation! I never thought this would happen, but I guess I was wrong about that, too!" I panted more, my heart racing faster than it ever had before. I looked Yami right in the eyes.

"Why does it even matter to you anyway, Hikari?" my alter ego suddenly said, changing the subject, his voice still deep and calm. "You can't be…jealous…because you don't love me that way…so why does it matter what Seto and I do privately? It needn't be of your concern, Yugi…"

I looked away. There was that question again: 'Why does it even matter?'

"It doesn't matter!" I yelled.

"Then…why are you so mad?" The other me dwindled his fingers, staring at the door in back of me.

I couldn't answer.

A/N: Oh dearrrr.

Key

Mou hitori no boku- "The other me". I'm not sure if you capitalize this, but I don't think you do. Correct me if I'm wrong. : )