Title: before the dawn
Author: jz_l0ves-Atemu
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh!
Pairing: Yami no Yugi/Anzu Mazaki
Rating: Older Teens
List and theme: 30kisses, #20 the road home

Summary: On a cold and rainy night, Anzu has an unexpected visitor

Notes: Atemu is in the afterlife, and Anzu wants to join him there

She stared out the window into the rainy darkness. She didn't fear it, after all she had gone through in these past few years this stormy darkness was nothing. Her heart still was broken, not even being accepted to Juliard could lift her spirits. As she packed her bags to go, Anzu stopped, noticing something moving in the darkness.

She closed the suitcase laying on her bed and strode over to the window. The rain pounded against the glass like someone typing furiously at a computer. She opened the window, not caring that her room would soon be flooded.

"Is anyone there?" she asked, her voice becoming lost within the storm. The moving figured swooped in behind her.

"Don't be scared" he whispered into her ear as he drew her into an embrace. His voice a rich regal baritone seduced her. She gasped as she recognized the voice.

"How, how can this be?" she asked "we saw you walk through the door into the afterlife!" tears started to trickle down her cheeks.

Yami enfolded the crying woman within his wings. His amethyst orbs met her cerulean ones as his lips met hers.

"The gods allow me to leave the afterlife and stay with one that I love." Yami replied. "However, I can only stay at night, my love. I will return there at dawn."

She turned from him, so that he couldn't see her tears.

"Will I ever see you again?" she asked. "I cried for weeks after you left. No one could mend the ache in my heart. Yami, I wish Joey hadn't stopped me from following you into the afterlife. I love you." She cried.

Yami turned her to where she faced him, he retracted his wings from her and folded them against his back. She closed the window, shivering as the wind stopped. They kissed again, "I love you too, Anzuko. My spirit is torn between wanting to take you with me and be my queen, and wanting you to live out the rest of your life and fulfill your dreams." He said seeing the tearstained looks she gave him. He could tell she wanted him to stay, atleast the night.

"I've missed you." She cried, not willing to leave him. "I just have a secret that even Yugi doesn't know." She whispered.

He looked at her shocked, "What is it, Anzu?"

"I'm dying." She replied, "I'm not just saying this because I want to be with you, but coming back from Egypt I contracted an unknown disease."

He held her close as she wept, his hands rubbing circles on her back. "Takemeflyingwithyouplease" she wept.

"I couldn't hear you." Yami replied "What did you say?"

Anzu shook her head "Take me flying with you please!" she repeated.

He nodded, helping her to dress warmly. After she was dressed warmly enough in his mind, he opened up the windows, casting a spell on her belongings so that the water wouldn't damage them. He carried her bridal style using shadow magic to secure her to him so that even if she let go of him she wouldn't fall to her doom.

In her mind she knew that she would disappear at dawn when he did. Unbeknownst to him the magic he used responded to her desire and sealed her soul to his binding them together for eternity.

Stepping up to the window sill Yami kissed her again. "Ready?" he asked. She nodded.

Satisfied with her answer he leapt into the air, his multi-colored wings flapped the first down beat.

She gasped as the cold air flew past them. Upwards they soared, passed the clouds until the clouds were nothing but a soft grayish comforter blanketing the earth.

"It's beautiful," she whispered in awe gazing out at the surrounding stars. Yami nodded, kissing her lightly "it is", he replied holding her close.

Together they flew, enjoying sights that could only be seen in the sky. As they flew she felt something growing on her back. She let go of him as her new wings flapped for the first time. Yami closed his eyes knowing what Anzu was going to do. By her having her own wings, Anzu was going to pass with him come dawn.

Wrap your legs around my hips Anzuko, Yami sent chuckling slightly at her furious blush. And flap your wings with mine, he added The sun was rising and soon she was no more for the pharaoh took her.

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