The screams and terrified shouts of the village below was all too loud and clear to Yami's ears, increasing his panic. Yugi had noticed this, and with haste, he tried to console the dragon as they flew through the air frantically, Yugi caressing Yami's hair. "Yami, hey, hey. Calm down, you're panicking." He whispered, trying to calm the dragon while flying.
"After them! They mustn't escape!!" A shrill voice rung out. Yami screeched and halted, pupils slitted and form tense as he turned to stare at the knights who were aiming their weapons up to Yami and Yugi.
Yugi's eyes widened. His friends, they were down there! What was Yami planning?! To the Magician of Black Chaos' horror, Yami began to hiss, form seemingly shifting and before Yugi's very eyes, he transformed fully into a red majestic sky dragon, with red scales and black underbelly, spurting double mouths that threatened to devour anyone who dare provoked it. For once, Yugi was terrified of Yami, clutched in the talons of the red dragon.
Ryou, a Change of Heart villager and one of Yugi's friends, stood there, mouth and eyes open wide, before he screamed. "THAT'S THE LEGENDARY SKY DRAGON!! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU ALL STARING AT?! RUN YOU FOOLS!!" Ryou screamed. Nobody moved.
Yami opened his mouth.
And roared.
Yugi's eyes went wide, a sudden pain erupting on the back of his head making him clutch the spot and scream in utter agony. Shit! His head...! It hurt so much! What was this massive power trying to over take his senses and magic?! "
The denizens all went ballistic, stampeding away from the now massive form once they had realized what they were up against. The legendary sky dragon was a beast not to be messed with, and if Ryou's words were true the--then--then they were all going to die!
Yami opened his mouth, something akin to a sound of a power drill being heard as Yami gathered his energy, preparing to fire. Anzu screamed. "Guys! Get out of here now! Hurry up! Get out get out get away!!!"
The crowds stampeded away, their echoing cries of mercy and horror mixing together making Yami tense more. He was so close to finishing the energy he was gathering.
Jonouchi hissed and stared at Yugi, sadness belying within honey dark eyes, shouting out to his friend. "YUGI! STOP HIM! IF NOT FOR THE PEOPLE FOR US!" He said.
Yugi's eyes snapped open. That voice... He knew that voice! Jonouchi! Whipping his head, he saw the Flame Swordsman Knight stare at him with unwavering hope and trust, it made Yugi want to cry that someone still had faith in him. Still trusted him enough not to scream at his face of horrible things.
Yugi pried himself free from the taloned grip of the now transformed dragon, he uttered a spell that could make him fly, the dark energy of his magic surrounding him. With haste, he flew up to Yami's face and spread his arms out, using his body as a shield. The magician knew it was pretty stupid, considering he was small, petite, and just look over all pathetic, hovering in front of the dragon who was four times his size. Yugi spoke in the calmest way he could possibly do.
"Yami stop.."
The dragon froze, it's form in the air, standing stock still, mouth with the crackling energy still held open, then growled. Yugi felt himself shake with anxiety as he stared at one golden eye who held no recognition.
Yugi took a very deep breath then raised his staff, closing his eyes and then chanting a spell, so huge and powerful it began to make the breeze pick up and the clouds darken. Yami roared and looked up at the sky in confusion, then back at Yugi, growling.
Yugi clenched his teeth and shouted in a commanding voice, free hand aimed at his heart and his staff aimed at the dragon. "EVENIO! TRANSPORT!"
There was a flash of lightning and a bout of thunder that had the people covering their ears and closing their eyes. A loud roar, and then the wind picked up more speed, the denizens all stumbling from the intensity of the air. As quick as it was casted, the winds halted to an immediate stop and there was no more noise.
The people opened their eyes and gasped. No dragon or magician in sight. Where had they gone?
XxXx
In another part of the world, a great dark swirling cloud opened a hole, spitting out Yugi and Yami, who were dazed and disoriented. The dragon had yet to transform back to his normal form, finding that there was no more noise that made him dizzy. Shaking his head and immediately righting himself, his wings spread out wide as he looked around for Yugi, screeching when he saw the magician was limp as a doll as he started to come near the ground.
Yugi felt light-headed and weak, he could barely feel his body, too tired to even do so much as struggle. He was so drained.. he wanted to sleep so badly... He could only feel like he was floating. Did something happen to him? -"Yami..."- he unconciously called out, eyes shutting.
Yami roared in alarm and swiftly dived down, catching up to Yugi at a relatively fast pace, the magician was only a few meters from the ground, extending his talons, he prepared himself. -"YUGI!!"- He screamed in their link, the magician's mind brushing tiredly against his. He caught Yugi and immediately pressed him to his chest plate, his wings tucking by his sides as he crashed on the ground and leveled the trees. The sky dragon let out a rumble, groaning at the impact since he had used his body as a shield to protect Yugi. He stretched his neck and looked down upon Yugi, seeing him peacefully sleeping on his taloned grip, his staff nowhere in sight.
Yami began to shift back into his much normal and smaller form, human head, hands, and legs all there, the same as the first day that Yugi met him, clutching the magician in arms. He whimpered, feeling tears burn in his eyes. -"Y-Yugi... Don't leave me!"- he choked out, the first of the tears coming out.
Yugi did not answer, instead only opened his eyes and stared at the crying dragon. The magician shakily brought his torn leather gloves hand up to Yami's cheek. Yami snapping his eyes open at Yugi's labored breathing, spotting the hand reaching out for him, snatching it in his grip and immediately putting it on his cheek.
-"Stay with me, Yugi. Please, please.. stay with me... Don't fall asleep"- he pleaded and begged, tears splashing the magician's face, not knowing that he sounded scared, desperate, and terrified that Yugi would leave him. -"Don't leave me alone.. don't... You're all that everything that means to me.."- he whispered.
Yugi could not understand what Yami was saying, but he heard the hum of the dragon's magic in the back of his mind, a baritone voice that was familiar to him. Yugi leaned in on Yami's chest, and closed his eyes, feeling his fingers twitch and feel the skin of Yami's soft cheek. "-Yami...-" he replied in the link. "-Don't..cry..for..-" was all he could manage before Yugi's world faded into black, exhaustion making him pass out, body and fingers going lax.
Yami whimpered and held Yugi close, wanting to panic but could not, wanting to scream, yet finding a lump in his throat. Only Yugi did this to him, no one else. He searched frantically upon Yugi's mind, feeling it drained. Checking further, he breathed out a sigh of relief when he found that the Magician of Black Chaos was merely unconcious, the tinge of worry never left him, staying there as he lifted Yugi in his arms.
Looking around for a safe place, he dashed to a nearby mountain cave, opening his wings and swooping up, arriving to the cave in 5 seconds flat. When he had entered the cave, along with Yugi, he immediately put down the magician and curled up against him, sharing his body heat with the drained one who had saved him.
Yami felt his eyelids droop, curling his tail around Yugi and then following in the fitful embrace of slumber.
XxXx
A full week passed by, when Yugi woke up. The Magician of Black Chaos feeling his bones creak in protest. He let out a pained moan, shuddering slightly and looking around. Where was he? He's not dead is he? He had remembered what had happened clear as day, remembered the suffocating feeling of transporting someone as large and heavy as Yami. It was all so vividly imprinted.
Where was his dragon companion?
-"Are you alright, Yugi?"- a voice spoke out, making Yugi squeak and face the glowing gold eyes. He took a deep breath and nodded. "I'm fine Yami. Are you okay?" He asked back, the thought in the back of his mind telling him that there was something off with Yami's voice. Did it have a distinct echo and distortion there?
Yami made himself shown fully into the light, some jewelries hanging from his mouth, and a few of them dangling on his hand. There was a white fabric of something that Yami was clutching, and Yugi blinked in utter confusion. "What are all of these, Yami?"
Yami tilted his head and furrowed his eyebrows, speaking in their link and scaring the shit out of Yugi, when he figured out that Yami was not speaking in human tongue but the language of the dragons. -"It's a...it's a gift... For you, Yugi.."- he explained. -"I thought you need it and well... You've been sleeping with that clothing of yours for a week..."- the dragon explained, blushing furiously as he looked away.
Yugi screamed, shooting upright and then landing on his bum, pointing accusingly at Yami, eyes wide. "Y-you...! I can--I can understand you!!" He screamed. Holy shit! What the--how-how'd he-- what?!
Yami's eyes widened, his tail and wings going limp before he blinked and shook his head, eyes brightening as he stalked over to Yugi. -"You can understand me? That's great!"- he cheered, feeling happy.
However, Yugi was not. He was shell shocked. "I ah...gahh.. guhh..wha..." Was all he managed to utter. Snapping his mouth shut and then continuing in a very small, very weak voice. "...I'm being dumb aren't I?"
Yugi tilted his head and shook his head, smiling and taking away the gold that was hanging from his lips and hands, offering it to Yugi with a nervous look. It was like he was going to a woman asking for her hand in marriage or something, with all the blushing it made his face match with the other parts of his body. -"Here.. it's for you.. please accept this?"- he said in a small voice and also laid down the white garment, which Yugi got a full look and saw that it was a tunic.
Yugi blinked and took the tunic. Smiling down at it, and then at Yami, reaching out his hand and patting the dragon's head, earning him a purr in return, the gold glinted infront of Yugi's kneeled position. "Thank you, Yami... They're very lovely.. where'd you get the gold and the tunic?"
Yami turned embarrassed and fidgeted with his hands, tail thumping on the rocky edge of the cave. -"Oh, ah.. the tunic was handed to me by a Sphyria and a Mystical Elf. There are many other duel monster knights here that are kind Yugi, they would not even touch you for they respect my wishes that I did not want you to be touched. As for the gold,"- he blushed. -"There were travelers that had carelessly dropped this and they did not care so I snatched it."- He blurted out.
Yugi frowned. "Yami..." He was about to reprimand the dragon but Yami cut him off with a whine. -"I know, I know! I'm sorry, Yugi! But I did it for you! Honest! They didn't look back nor did they even care that they dropped the gold!"- He explained.
Yugi paused and considered Yami's words, letting it sink in his head then sagging slightly as he clutched the tunic to his chest. His boobs were still there... He sighed. "Alright, alright. Calm yourself down there," he chuckled. "They're lovely. I'll accept them." He then perked up.
"Hey if I have given you the nickname of Yami since I don't know who you really are..." He paused. "What is your name?"
Atem blinked and sat up straight, biting his thumb and the looking at Yugi shyly, his face turning red. -'My name is something that cannot be deciphered by human tongue but I am called as "Atemshepsut Aknamkanon" known and Osiris the Sky Dragon by humans.. but.. I prefer being called Atem."- he said, abashedly, his tail thumping and his wings fluttering.
Yugi raised a brow and grinned, leaning into Yami now known as Atem, resting his head on the sky dragon's shoulder. Atem obviously tensed but relaxed soon enough and hesitantly wrapped his tail around them both, arms coming up to wind around Yugi.
"Atem, huh? I like it. Atem.." Yugi tested the name, finding that the foreign feeling of speaking the dragon's name fitted on his tongue. He smiled and chuckled, even though his heart ache of what had happened ever present.
Yugi rather felt than saw Atem's sincere smile through the link, their minds brushing against each other in a comforting gesture. -"Thank you, Yugi.."-
Yugi hummed. "You're welcome Atem... For also trying to save me.."
Atem replied, his hold around Yugi tightening. -"I should be the one thanking you... You stopped me from wrecking havoc to your village.."- he said, regret in his voice, golden eyes turning dad. Yugi only shook his head. "It's understandable, Atem... Just don't blame yourself.."
They fell silent, holding each other, and comforting amidst the pain that they were experiencing through the event that had taken place a week ago.