Theme: 11 Savior
Title: Introduction
Word Count: 414
Summary: It's him — only not.
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Someone is watching him.
Yuugi doesn't dare open his eyes, but he knows someone is there. Who could have snuck into his bedroom in the dead of night, he doesn't know, but he is terrified. Are they here to rob? Kill him? Steal the Puzzle?
"Open your eyes."
The voice is familiar, and deeper than his own, and oddly compelling. Yuugi obeys, blinking in the gloom of his bedroom, and looks over at the person sitting in the chair next to his bed, leaning over him.
It's him — only not. Red eyes, and an arrogant smirk that would look out of place on his face, and ankh-shaped cuff links.
"I thought I would introduce myself properly." The other him says, and Yuugi shivers again at the sound of his voice. Not because he is afraid — this person has gone out of their way to protect him — but because the other him's tone is almost seductive.
"I'm Yuugi."
The other him laughs. "I know who you are." He leans in even closer, and lays one of his hands over Yuugi's, where it lies on the bedspread. Though the other him is a little transparent, his hand feel solid and warm. "You're the one who saved me."
"No, you're the one who saved me." Yuugi protests. His brow furrows. "But — the way you do it…" He swallows. "You hurt people. I don't like it."
"They don't have any qualms about hurting you."
"Even so." Yuugi mumbles. The other him strokes the back of his hand. "You're too harsh. I don't like it."
"I would hate to displease you." The other him says. "Fine, then. I'll try to control my temper."
"Really?" He's too loud and too excited. "Thank you." He takes a deep breath. "What's your name?"
The other him shrugs elegantly. "I do not have one. Call me whatever you like."
"Then…can I call you 'other me'? If it's not too weird."
The other him nods. Yuugi yawns abruptly, and he grins sheepishly as the other him strokes his hand again. He is relieved that this conversation has gone so well, and that the other him has turned out to be much different than Jounouchi described him. He doesn't seem scary at all, now that Yuugi has spoken to him.
"Go back to sleep." He orders.
"Thanks for saving me." Yuugi says, but he is compelled by the sound of the other him's voice again, and he is asleep before he can hear his answer.
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