Title: Fading
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! If I own them, I would die a happy person.
Summary: After getting his memories back and his own body, Yami is experiencing intolerable headaches. Yugi asked Kaiba for help but can Kaiba really save Yami?
Rating: NC-17
A/N: My Dear Friend, hello there and how are you doing?
In the past days, weeks, or even months you had walked into a path that I've laid for you. Although there were times that you wanted to scold me and tell me that this wasn't supposed to happen… this should've happened and other rants that you weren't able to express because I asked you to be gentle with this fic.
I wanted to thank you for you willingly accepted this path even though there were some objections.
Especially these people who spent their time to read and review my story: Yami Val, starlight2005, dragonlady222, supernerd3333, Aoi-sora, Kintarly, BlackRoseTenshi, Rosenkruez, Yura Dark Angel of Death, neko edo-chan miauuu, Pharaohyamifan, -skittles-and-twix- and CuteBeyblader.
Thank you also to startlight2005 and Aruki-sama for correcting my grammar, sentence construction, for the ideas for the last chapter, and for patiently answering all my stupid (senseless, preposterous and the list goes on...) questions.
And with that, I believe that its time to show how I am very much thankful for the act you did.
If you still remember, my dear friend, I asked you to choose between A, B and C. Those letters represents the final chapter of the story, Fading. A and B will go together, and C is another way to end the story.
You can still change your choice if you like to, and with that; I leave the decision to you: on how your instincts would want to end the story.
I have to warn you though, that whatever path you chose, it may or may not contain the following: character death/s, abuse/rape (just like in other chapters), vulgar words and other things that might or might not offend you.
I'm sorry in advance, if I had disappointed you.
You are in this chapter because you chose A/B. I hope you will like this one. Thank you! (bows down)
This will be the final chapter.
Chapter 08: Fading
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To every life there's always an end; and I believe that end has finally come to me. I may be physically alive, but my soul has started to wander in the depths of darkness.
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Seto Kaiba leaned against the wall with a tired look on his face. His breathing was uneven that resulted him to gasp for air once in a while. He took out a box and placed a cigarette between his lips. He lit it up and inhaled a great amount of smoke, letting it travel through his trachea, towards his lungs to his alveoli and vice versa as he exhaled it slowly.
Yami was lying on the ground unconscious, his head on Kaiba's lap. Kaiba removed the blond bangs away from Yami's face in order to have a better view.
Yami's face was peaceful. He was smiling, as if he was having a good dream. But to Kaiba, his smile was the saddest smile he has ever seen.
By this time, he had finished one stick.
Kaiba once again placed another stick between his lips. As he repeated the process, he shifted his body to a more comfortable seat. Yami still was lying on his lap and he closed his eyes afterwards.
-Flashback-
Kaiba yelled at Yami to come back. Yami, who was being controlled by Gozaburo through the capsule, smiled as he saw Kaiba's reaction. Gozaburo slapped Kaiba's face a number of times.
"He will never come back," Gozaburo firmly said, "I've taken control of him, both mind and body."
"But never his soul." Kaiba answered back
Gozaburo's eyebrow twitched at what Kaiba said; and with that he once again kissed the brunette ferociously that made the CEO gasp in pain. Gozaburo didn't stop though; he continued his alternate kisses and bites towards Kaiba's navel. Gozaburo removed Kaiba's pants and started sucking the latter's length.
Kaiba gasped in horror as Gozaburo teasingly sucked his length. Kaiba restrained himself from anything that would make Gozaburo shout for pleasure but then, he wasn't able to control his body. He arched back as he lost his control over his body and Gozaburo gladly accepted victory.
"Kill me now..." Kaiba whispered as he lied on the ground.
"I was thinking about that now, Seto." Gozaburo said as he stood up and randomly selected to where he would go.
He decided that the cabinet near the bed would give him whatever he wanted.
He opened one of the drawers to look for something. He was certain that they placed that thing inside the drawer because his instincts told him so.
He threw all the unnecessary things inside the drawer so as to lessen the burden for searching that thing. After a few seconds, he saw what he wanted: a small rusted knife. He pulled it out, and observed its features. It's rusted but the blade's pretty sharp. Sharp enough to create a whole on the foam.
Gozaburo walked back to Kaiba who lied lifeless on the ground. He kneeled down and pulled the brunette through his hair to make their faces of equal level.
"Your wish is granted, my dear stepson." Gozaburo hissed and positioned his hand with the knife to the air, ready to strike anytime.
Kaiba closed his eyes. This will be the end. He waited patiently for the knife to sink in his body. That very knife will soon pass his skin and tear his muscle fibers thus releasing tons of blood. As for the rust, it will infect his nervous system, that will cease all the activities of his brain and even his heart; and with that he will die.
But the knife didn't come. He waited again, but it never came.
He slowly opened his eyes to see what had happened to Gozaburo.
And he saw those crimson orbs once again.
"Yami!" Kaiba cried and hugged the smaller man.
Yami was panting hard and his body was trembling. He looked from his hands to Kaiba and back to his hands. His whole body was full of sweat that Kaiba wipe them away by using his hands. Yami stared at Kaiba for a while, his eyes were full of words that the ex-Pharaoh can't even express. The knife was just beside Yami's leg.
"Seto…" Yami whispered to his ear, "I have a request."
Kaiba stiffened at what Yami whispered.
"No! Yami I can't do that!" Kaiba protested, "I can't… I can't kill you!"
"We don't have any choice, Seto!" Yami answered back, "He's still inside and trying his best to control me once again.
"Seto…" Yami whispered to his ear, "I love you so much… please release me from this pain. It hurts you know."
"And did you…" Kaiba didn't finish his statement.
Yami eye color is changing once again. Yami pleaded to Kaiba once again but the CEO's answer was firm: "I will not kill you Yami!"
"You have to Seto," Yami said, "Or else…"
"Or else, I will kill you, Seto!" Gozaburo has taken control of Yami's body once again.
Gozaburo grabbed the knife and attacked Kaiba. Kaiba dodged it, Gozaburo, however attacked once again, causing Kaiba to have a small cut on his waist.
Gozaburo continued his attacks until Kaiba felt the wall against him. Gozaburo stepped forward with a sly smile on his face and aimed Kaiba's chest.
Kaiba's reflexes commanded him to stand firm and captured Yami's wrist in a firm grip. He didn't release the smaller man's wrist not until Yami lost contact with the knife.
Afterwards, Kaiba pushed Yami away from him, making him land near the bed.
Kaiba picked the rusted knife and walked very slowly to where Yami is while his thoughts raced in his mind.
With his final step, he tightened the grip onto the knife in his hands and lifted his arms and stabbed Yami on the chest.
Blood spilled over Kaiba's face as Gozaburo screamed to death for he failed once again. And just like a psychopath killer, Kaiba pushed the knife more as if he wanted to see the other end at Yami's back.
Gozaburo screamed for the last time and Yami's body landed on the floor.
Kaiba stepped back. He stared at his blood-stained hands in disbelief. If this is a nightmare, he prayed for him to wake up now!
But no matter what he did, Yami still lied on the floor, soaked in blood, unconscious. Kaiba felt his eyes were wet and wipe them out with his hands.
-End of Flashback-
Kaiba remained in his position as he had consumed seven cigarette sticks. He lit another stick.
"Yami…" Kaiba whispered and he got no response.
Kaiba let out a big sigh and remained silent. Some of the blood on his face, hands had been wiped out, except of course, the floor.
Kaiba stared at the smoke as it ascends to the ceiling. He placed it between his lips, inhaled a great amount of smoke and exhaled it very, very, slowly.
"Yami…" Kaiba said in a low voice, "Will you wait for me?" He caressed Yami's cold cheek with the back of his palm. "I need to fulfill my promise to Mokuba. So I won't be able to join you for a few months or even years."
Kaiba didn't expect Yami to respond.
"I'll go wherever you are now, whether its heaven or hell. Or you're just wandering around." Kaiba squeezed the cigarette against the floor.
"I promise…"
-THE END-
A/N: Thank you so much:D (bows down)
