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What's My Goal?
Chapter 9
Yami was greeted by his band when he appeared from in front of the curtains to back stage. He beamed at them before being bombarded with excited voices.
"Fuck sake!! We WON!!! WE WON!!!" everyone cheered in unison, while admiring the huge golden trophy.
"We certainly did!" Yami chuckled, "And we've only got half an hour to get ready for the finale." He said, turning to George who smiled back at him.
"Don't worry, I've just received a phone call from Mai who's bringing the backing singers… They'll be here in 10 minutes so relax until then…" said George, brandishing his phone. Yami sighed.
"Good…" he breathed slightly, "Well I'm off to get ready for the performance then," he finished, before turning to walk off the stage and to his room. Once he reached his door he opened it and went in. The lights flicked on automatically as he lay down on the bed, still holding the trophy and giant cheque. He placed them carefully on the bed side cabinet before releasing a long sigh.
"Well… I did it… I've achieved my goal… I think…" he said aloud. He put his hand in his pocket and brought out his wallet to look at the picture of him and Yugi. But when he opened it, the picture wasn't there.
"That the?... SHIT! I've lost it!" he yelled, scrambling around the room to locate the missing picture. There was no sign of it. "DAMN! I must have lost it on the stage when I was talking to Ryou!" he shot up quickly and rand out of the room, slamming the door behind him.
'How could I have lost it? It's the only thing I have left of Yugi…' he thought to himself, as he rushed onto the stage. His eyes scanned around the floor. Nothing. Yami kicked the wall behind the drop curtains in anger.
"How the fuck could I have lost it!!?? I've lost everything to do with him!!!... I'm so stupid!!!" he cursed, the signs of tears forming in his eyes.
Yugi stood silently in the wings of the stage with Ryou, watching Yami kicking over things in the search of his lost picture which he had in his hands.
"I cant stand seeing Yami like this… we cant just leave him like this…" said Yugi sadly. Ryou nodded.
"Let's get you two reunited then shall we??" smiled Ryou. Yugi gave an excited grin and a nod. "Just wait here Yugi…" Ryou walked onto the stage, just in time to prevent Yami kicking the bass drum in.
"Ehhem…" coughed Ryou, which made Yami freeze with one foot in the air, still within kicking range of the drum. He lowered his foot shamefully before quickly turning to get off the stage. Ryou ran in front of him and blocked his way.
"Get out of my way Ryou… seriously I'm not in the mood…"
"You're always in a mood these days Yami…" said Ryou abruptly. He watched Yami lower his head sadly before continuing, "Well… I've got something to make it all better…" he smiled.
"What's that then… a new car??" he replied sarcastically. In the wings Yugi chuckled. He had missed Yami sarcasm for the past while. Ryou smiled and shook his head,
"Nope… even better…" he chuckled. Yami raised his head and looked Ryou in the eye.
"Well I'm sorry but I'm not accepting a no on this one. It's either a new car or nothing at all," a sly smile appeared on his face when he noticed Ryou becoming exasperated.
"Quit messing around Yami… This is important…" said Ryou through gritted teeth. Yami noted the sound of frustration in Ryou's voice and smiled.
"God sake Ryou, I thought you were the patient one… heaven help us when the day comes when I am more tolerant than you!!" he chuckled deeply. Ryou angrily shoved his hands on Yami's shoulders .
"Look Yami… I'm the most tolerant person in this room but that's not the point…" Yami pushed Ryou's hands off his shoulders, "Look, just get out of my way Ryou… I need to get ready…"
"But Yami…"
"Listen… I've been through too much and I just want to forget about it all…" Ryou's face saddened.
"So you're going to forget about it all are you? Fine then…run away from your problems…" Yami kept walking, "… forget about Yugi… forget about everything you have to do with him…" Yami stopped, "… sooner or later you're going to regret leaving everything behind and the one person who you thought was special…" Ryou stopped for a breath.
"…Yugi…" whispered Yami, as tears trickled down his cheeks. He turned to face Ryou… "My picture… it was the only thing I had left of Yugi…and I've lost it…I don't deserve anything… and I don't deserve Yugi's friendship." He wiped his face with his arm before turning and walking away quickly off the stage. Ryou stared at the spot where Yami was standing sadly and turned to Yugi and shook his head. Yugi frowned
'How am I going to gat him back now?' he sighed.
10 minutes later…
Yami sat slumped in the black chair in his dressing room. He sighed as he looked at the empty photo pocket in his wallet. He sadlt stared at it, wishing that his photo waould magically appear inside it. Yami eventually snapped…
"BLOODY HELL!" he yelled, ah he threw the wallet across the room, "how could I fucking loose it!!??" he screamed, standing up in frustration. He began pacing up and down the room, attempting to calm himself down. He ran his fingers through his hair letting out a deep breath, closing his eyes. After a few minutes he opened them slowly and stared into space.
"WHAT'S THE POINT???!!!" he yelled, kicking over the bin which caused rubbish to fly in all directions. A random apple core hit him squarely in the fore head, which gave him a fright and sent him stumbling backwards and fall onto the black chair. There was a knock on the door.
"Arrgghh… come in…" called Yami angrily, struggling to get up of the chair. Both Josh and George walked in and then suddenly stopped at the site before them. Yami gave up struggling when he saw the bemused faces of his friends. He coughed,
"I was doing some cleaning up…" he lied, "and it all just got a bit out of hand." He said, motioning to the mess all around them. Josh sniggered,
"Oh… aye… cleaning…" he chortled, "THEE YAMI ATEM CLEANING??"
"Another angry spurt pal?" asked George, holding out a hand to help Yami up. Yami nodded slightly as he was pulled back up onto his two feet.
"I think it's just all the stress that's built up…" he sighed. George raised and eye brow to his reply.
"Er… OK… But isn't it time for you to get ready? Only 20 minutes till the performance," said George. Yami shook his head to bring himself back to reality.
"Oh yeah… I better do that eh?" he said huriedlt as he took his costume into the bathroom to get changed, "I'll be ready in five…"
"Five hours… or actually the five minutes you've said??" called Josh. Yami opened the door, his face appeared round the door and he stucjk his middle finger up at Josh. They all laughed.
15 Minutes later…
"Cheer up Yugi! We'll get you to speak to Yami some how…" said Tea, placing her hand on Yugi's shoulder.
"Do you want me to get Joey and Tristan to try and get past the bouncers again?" asked Ryou, looking over at the pair. His smile was returned with scowls.
"Don't push your luck…" growled Joey, rubbing his arm.
"Man! This is going to hurt in the morning…" said Tristan, rubbing his sore eye. Yugi sighed and shook his head.
"There's nothing we can do guys…I …I give up…" he sniffed. Everyone looked at him with concern.
"What happened to the Yugi who I knew?" asked Ryou
"Who believed in never giving up?" said Tea.
"Who fought for what he believed?" said Joey.
"And who told us to believe in ourselves with our hearts?" finished Tristan. Yugi closed his eyes,
"He's gone… without Yami he doesn't exist." A single tear rolled down his cheek. He opened his eyes again to look at the picture he was still holding with him and Yami in it. He turned it over to Yami's writing on the back, "Anyway… he doesn't love me… not the way I love him…" he gulped through sobs. Ryou let out a laugh,
"Doesn't love you??!!" Ryou erupted, slamming his fists down on the table which startled Yugi, "Why would he have kept that picture and written that message if he didn't care??"
"I…I…" sniffed Yugi.
"Why would he throw a tantrum over loosing a small photo of YOU?"
"… …"
"And why would he cry when he told me that he missed you??" Ryou's face saddened, "If that's not feelings of love… then I don't know what is…" Everyone looked at Ryou.
"Y…Yami was crying?" sniffed Yugi. His question was returned with a nod.
"Yami…I've never heard or seen him crying…" said Tea sadly. Ryou sighed.
"Well you wouldn't have wanted to see him this evening, that's all I can say…" he replied. Yugi began wiping his tears with the sleeve of Yami jacket.
"I'm not worth crying over…" sniffed Yugi. Once again Ryou laughed.
"Bloody hell! You certainly are to Yami. Don't you get it? He LOVES YOU!!" said Ryou. Joey stared at the floor and let out a sigh.
"I never realised he felt that way about you Yug…" he said sympathetically. Tristan walked over to Yugi amd placed his hand on Yugi's shoulder.
"We all want the best for you pal…and it's about time we helped you out with something…" Tristan smiled. Yugi finally showed a smile.
"Thanks guy…this means a lot to me. But if you're still thinking its Yami's fault for this happening, you're wrong." They all smiled at Yugi before flinching at the squeak from the microphone over the speakers.
"Sorry about that folks… Right, in five short minutes our winning band 'Dark Matter' will be back on stage to sing us the final song of the night and of their own choice. We will also get the chance to hear a comment or two from the leader Yami Atem before they begin to sing…" there were loud cheers from the audience, "… so when our band is ready to start I will once again introduce them to you… I'll be back in five minutes." The speakers were switched off.
'This will be my last chance to speak to Yami after his performance…if I don't try…I may never see him again. Now I have a goal Yami… to get you back…'
TBC…
Well I hope you liked it! Please read and review and I'll hopefully have the next chapter up by the weekend:0)