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What's My Goal?
Chapter 8
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Yami breathed out deeply as he returned back stage through the curtain. He saw his band mates silently celebrating beside their instruments, which made him grin and walk over to them,
"Hey guys! That was amazing! There's no doubt we'll at least get third place!" Yami laughed, as he received several pats on the back.
"No mate! YOU were amazing! It was as if you knew some of those people out there the way you were acting!" chuckled Josh. Yami froze and stared at the floor.
"Erm… yeah… but you know it was all for the performance you know…" Yami stuttered acting flustered. George folded his arms and raised one eye brow to his reaction to the not so tricky answer. Yami who was still attempting to act casual met George's gaze,
"Well… er… it doesn't exactly matter does it? The overall thing is that we did well…" said Yami, still watching George's suspicious face.
"All we can do now is wait for the results," finished Josh, before walking off the stage with the others, "…you not coming Yami?" he asked, as both he and George turned to look at him.
"Yeah…I'll be there in five…" he called to them, while disconnecting his guitar from the amp. When he was sure they'd gone, he sat down on the floor and pulled out his wallet which held a picture of him and Yugi. He sighed as he lay back onto the stage floor, holding the picture up to the light. He smiled slightly as he stared at the picture.
"Good times… good times…" he said to himself silently, attempting to hold back the tears he felt building up. "It's… a nightmare come true…" he paused as a single tear rolled down his cheek from his crimson eyes. "I'll… never be able to see you again after what I've said to you…" another tear formed and followed the trail of the previous one. "Even you who is the most forgiving person… can never forgive… forg… ive me…" he sobbed silently. The tears dripped onto the photo he was holding of Yugi, which he tenderly attempted to wipe off with his shaking fingers. Small splodges were the only things left from his tear drops. He clutched the photo to his chest, "I love you Yugi… and nothing in the world can change the way I feel …"
"Well why don't you just go tell him yourself?" Yami jumped at the familiar voice of Ryou, which caused him to drop the photo.
"Ryou… what are you… I didn't know you were here…" he sniffed slightly, attempting to wipe away the signs that he had been crying. This caused Ryou to frown slightly.
'I've never seen or known Yami to cry… he must really miss Yugi' he said to himself, before turning his attention back to Yami.
"Yami… why are you cry…"
"It's… it's not what you think…" Yami cut in, "…I've just got something in my eye… that's all…" Ryou grinned slightly,
"In both of them?" There was no reply from Yami. He walked over, knelt down beside Yami and put a hand on his shoulder "… fuck sake Yami! Why do always have to play the tough guy hmmm?..." More silence. Ryou sighed, "You just have to believe things will turn out alright…" he was interrupted by Yami standing up and turning his back on him.
"Yeah… as if that will work. As if that will ever work for me again…" he grumbled. Ryou scowled,
"Listen Yami… stop taking the negative side of everything… just trust fate and…"
"OOOOHHHHH…. Trust fate? Trust fucking fate?" he said mockingly, staring at Ryou, "… fate has definitely smiled down upon me these past few months! I could fucking leave and no-one would take notice…"
"Yami you have to…"
"NO BLOODY PERSON RYOU! Not even you or any of my trusting friends… not even Yugi would care if I went…" he said, raising his voice slightly.
"But Yami you're not listening to reason, if you just stop wasting your time with…"
"Stop wasting my time with what Ryou? Am I not allowed to have hopes and dreams like the next person here?" he began to walk away but stopped when he heard an upset sigh from Ryou. He closed his eyes and began to recite a phrase Yugi had told him once,
"Ryou… Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget… and Ryou you have truly been one of those people…" he paused, "…and I'm sorry for putting you through this… even though you have tried to help me…" Ryou gave a small smile.
"Thank you Yami…" He saw Yami nod before leaving the stage. Ryou looked down and noticed Yami had left his picture. He picked it up and looked at it before turning it over to read what was on the back. He gave a big grin before rushing off the stage, photo in hand.
There was a loud mumbling of voices throughout the hall, of people waiting to hear the announcement of the winners. Among the rabble was Yugi, who was still clutching the jacket which he had over his shoulders. The comfort of Yami's jacket was overwhelming and it made him feel safe and warm inside. These were the feelings he hadn't felt in months, the feelings of Yami in his presence. He longed for Yami's arms to embrace him and keep him safe from the world.
'How could he ever love me after all the things I said to him?' he thought, lowering his head and frowning sadly at the floor. At that point, Mr Adams' voice boomed over the speakers once again. Everyone's attention was drawn to the short figure of Mr Adams on the stage.
"And that folks was our last band for this evening, so it's now time to crown our winners." Loud cheers filled the hall, "… the judges have deliberated and have sorted our bands in 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions!" He walked across the stage to stand in the corner just in front of the curtains and continued his speech, "… we have the eager leaders of all our bands who have performed behind the scenes at this very moment. So when I call out the band and the leader's name, will the leader please step out from behind the curtain and claim their prize."
All the band leaders were lined up behind the curtain, eager to hear whether their band had won a prize. There was a silent murmur from the contestants as Yami stood silent with folded arms, looking about him admiring the coloured lights. He jumped as he felt a hand come down suddenly on his shoulder. He quickly turned round and found that it was Mik.
"Hey Yami, just to tell you that you were awesome out there. The rest of the band are fearing your competition!" he chuckled. Yami gave a smile,
"Thanks… I'm hoping we'll get a place!" he laughed
"Sure you will Yami…" Their conversation was finished by the voice of Mr Adams. Everyone went silent…
"And tonight… in 3rd place, we have…. 'Dark Force' leader Paul!" Paul beamed before stepping out onto the stage from behind the curtain to receive his prize…
"Next the 2nd place prize was extremely tricky to decipher… but the judges came to the decision that 2nd place will go to… Michael, leader of the band Phoenix!" Mik walked past Yami to centre stage to collect his prize. He paused in front of Yami and gave a thumbs up before walking onto the stage. A miraculous applause filled the entire hall, which made Yami smile slightly…
"And finally our 1st prize winner… was our new comers to this game! Your new crowned winner is the leader Yami from 'Dark Matter!" The loudest applause of the night rang throughout, as Yami was congratulated by his competitors. He eventually walked out to the front of the curtain with a huge smile on his face. He looked about him and laughed once more at what he and his band had finally achieved. Mr Adams made a gesture to walk over to him and receive the prize. He gladly obeyed and was handed a golden trophy -which was the height up to his thigh- and a check for £1000.
"Thank you…" beamed Yami to Mr Adams, who smiled back and shook his hand.
"You deserved it ma' boy!" he laughed back, as they began to have their photos taken by the local paparazzi. In the audience, Yugi was screaming and waving his arms.
"HE WON! HE WON!" he squealed in excitement, along with the others in the crowd.
'If only I could talk to him… or make him see me…' he thought to himself. Within no time, Yugi waded through the crowd of people in an attempt to get to Yami. But before he could get to him, Yami was ushered off the stage.
"SHIT! Noooooooo! I want to speak to him," but he wasn't heard over the amount of noise being made.
"Our champion will be back in 30 minutes to sing us another song for all of us to enjoy, so for the moment have a drink at the bar and by the time you are done, our winning band will be on the stage once again… till then folks, ENJOY!" Mr Adams said before he disappeared behind the curtains. Yugi squeezed back through the crowd and wandered over to his original table and sat down to wait for Yami's performance. He sighed at his lost efforts of getting Yami's attention and leant back further in his chair and attempted to relax. But at that point, Joey, Tea and Tristan pushed through the crowd and walked over to his table.
"Fucking hell! Did you see ho good Yami was!" shouted Joey excitedly
"And how good he sang and how he…. Erm…. Sorry Yug…" said Tristan. Yugi returned a fake smile,
"It's fine guys… I'm over it…" he replied. Tea frowned slightly,
"Did he see you? Does he know you're here?" she asked nicely. Yugi sighed and just shook his head.
"No… he didn't… I didn't want him to see me at first… but… I really miss him…" he said, fighting back the tears. Tea's expression softened,
"Well he looked like he was looking for you too…" she broke off as she noticed a small tear roll down his cheek. "Yugi… are you…" Yugi shook his head and wiped his cheek with the sleeve of Yami's jacket which was still over his shoulders.
"Yugi! You got his jacket!" squealed Joey. Yugi nodded slightly and finally put the jacket on properly. He breathed in Yami's scent once more as he huddled up in it. Suddenly, they saw Ryou running towards them with a small piece of paper…
"Guys! I finally found you!" he panted. "But I've got something to give Yugi…" he said smiling, handing over the paper. It was a photograph, but not just any photograph, it was him and Yami.
"Where…where… did you get this?" stammered Yugi.
Ryou beamed at them all,
"It's Yami's. Well… he dropped it so I thought I should give it to you…" he said still smiling.
"But it's Yami's!" said Tea, "You should have given it to him…"
"No-no-no Tea… Yugi… turn it over and read the back…" Yugi turned it over and noticed there was writing on it. He read to himself and felt more tears building in his eyes.
"Well Yug… what does it say?" asked Joey and Tristan in unison. Yugi took a deep breath and read,
'We could forget about our past, think about the present, look forward to the future, and believe it was meant to be… you and me'
Yugi began to cry.
"He loves me… he actually loves me…"
TBC…
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