DISCLAIMER: ll kairi ll does not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Nor any of its characters, just her own! ^^
Chapter twelve:
Out in the real world, there are nice people and rude people. The rude ones always ignore people running on the side of the road as they drive by, sometimes they'd glance at the person, but not always. Now the nice ones, if they were to see someone running on the sidelines of a busy road, would stop and ask them if they'd like a ride. Luckily for Yugi, a nice trucker pulled over and offered him a ride.
So now our favorite little teens was sitting in the passenger seat of a stranger's truck, kindly making small talk with the driver.
"Are you sure you're alright?" The trucker asked, glancing over at the kid. The teen was as pale as a blank sheet of paper, had watery eyes, and was uncontrollably shaking.
"Ye-yeah." Was all Yugi mumbled.
"Alright . . ." He looked back to the road. "I won't be able to get you that far into town because I'm supposed to go somewhere else, but I can get you close."
"That's . . . alright. I really appreciate you giving me a ride to begin with."
"Don't mention it. But, can I ask you what you were doing on the side of a busy highway?"
Yugi froze. 'I can't tell him the truth, then he'd think I was crazy and kick me out.' "Uh . . ." He stalled. "Me and my friends were having a bet . . ."
"A bet?"
"Y-yeah. The bet was to see who could get to Domino the fastest, using whatever came across your path."
"In all of my years of driving, I never heard of a bet like that."
Even though he was lying, Yugi let a small sigh of relief out that the driver was buying it. He felt bad though, after all the kindness the man was giving him, but it was for the best.
"I know, my friends always came up with the weirdest bets."
For the next few minute, Yugi talked to the truck driver about how life was going for him and stuff like that. Nothing too important to say, so I won't bore you to death.
After Yugi thanked the driver and hopped out of the truck when it stopped, he knew exactly where he was. Even being gone for a whole year, he remembered where he was – exactly a mile from home, and little bit less from the police station. But, thank Ra he was home.
He took a step forward and that was when things started to spin. The buildings around him started to get blurry and the colors started to swirl and mix together.
"Ugh . . ." Yugi moaned, grabbing his head with his hands. 'This must be what Cassandra was talking about.' The thought, remembering what the effects were.
'For the first like, two days, I'll be feeling sick . . .' He continued to think, 'Then . . . I'll get a high fever - - NO! I can't worry about the outcome. My only goal is to find the police and explain to them about Cassandra!'
Without another thought, he took off sprinting in the direction of the town. He ignored his body groaning and aching and kept on. Chanting was picked up, going on like, 'Gotta find the police, gotta find the police.'
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Tea, Joey, and Tristan all sat in a little booth next to a large window in the café. After a few minutes of coaxing, they managed to get Yami out of the puzzle, much to his dislike. ((If you were wondering, only them three plus Ryou could see Yami. I don't know why though. But, let's go with because they are very close to him!))
Tea sipped her water quietly from the straw. She glanced around at her friends. Tristan was sitting next to her on her right, while Joey and Yami sat across from the. Yami sat next to the window, same as her, while Joey and Tristan were next to the aisle. Like her, Joey was sipping at his Root Beer with a distant look to his expression; Yami was starring out the window, very deep in thought; and Tristan . . .
"Tristan, what're you doing?" She asked her friend who was digging around in his backpack.
"Um . . . I'm not really sure," the brunette replied.
Joey blinked his eyes as he came back into focus. "Then why are you digging?"
No answer.
"So, what are y'alls plans for this weekend?" Tea asked, wanting to start up a conversation. Anything but the silence that settled among them was better. Of course, if Yugi were here, then there'd never be silence . . . 'But he's not! So stop thinking of him of you'll start to cry again!' She thought, mentally shaking herself. She could already feel the tears threatening to form in her eyes just by thinking of their lost friend.
"The usual," Joey said with a shrug. This meant going out of town to visit his sister, Serenity, or go looking for Yugi in a different town.
Tristan looked up from his digging, "Have to babysit my little cousin." He said with a frown. "Which sucks."
The only female rolled her eyes in a playful manner. "Babysitting is not that bad."
"Yes it is! You've met my cousin, and you still say that!"
"That cousin?" Tea responded, remembering back when Kaiba had held the Death-T match for Yugi. Kaiba wanted a rematch, but Yugi had to first for through some hard obstacle courses. Lucky for him, herself, Tristan with his baby cousin, who is a pervert, and Joey were all there to help him get through it. ((A/N What is his little cousin's name? :|))
"Yeah, that one." Tristan grumbled.
Yami's POV:
Yami listened to his friends chatter, but mostly ignored them. He was watching the street of Domino with a bored look in his eyes. He knew why Tea, Tristan, and Joey brought him out, but wish they didn't. Being out of the puzzle and with Yugi's - - their friends, always reminded him that he failed at protecting his light.
'Gotta find the police, gotta find the police.' A random voice popped up in the back of his head.
Not paying any attention that a strange voice entered his brain, he rested his head on his raised palm; his eyes slowly scanning the street.
'Why?' He thought back.
'I have to tell them something . . . and it's very important.' It replied.
Yami nodded to himself. 'Well, if you need them that bad, they're across the street.' Which was true. Standing on the other side of the empty road were two police officers. They were leaning against a building, talking with each other.
The voice paused, then asked, 'What street?'
'The street 'United' with the little café on it.'
"Yami, are you okay?" Tea asked. She and the other two were so deep in their conversation, she just realized their transparent friend frowning and starring more intensely out the window.
Instead of answering her, he ignored her. Something about this random voice didn't seem so random at all. In fact, it seemed rather familiar.
'I . . . know that street!' The voice came stronger now. 'I'm . . . actually just around the corner from it!'
Yami's eyes doubled in size as he realized who the voice belonged to.
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The random voice gave Yugi the street name just as he saw the street.
'I . . . know that street. I'm . . . actually just around the corner from it!' He thought. Good thing too, because he could feel himself wanting to pass out. Everything, his surroundings, was spinning and his body hurt and ached. He couldn't even describe what he was feeling because it hurt so badly.
Within seconds, the young, tired boy turned the corner and, sure enough, the two police were there. They were both a few yards away, talking with each other.
Yugi's eyes started to get heavy so he quickened his pace. A couple of minutes, the small boy ran up to the police, and as he tried to hold on to consciousness, he gasped out, "My . . . name . . . Yugi Mutou. I . . .-," He never got to finish his sentence as his tired, shaking body collapsed right beneath him.
One of the officers, though very confused, caught the falling boy just as the other started talking into his walkie-talkie, requesting for an ambulance.
Just as the officer finished his request, a yell filled the air, "YUGI!"
Yami's POV:
Right as he realized who the voice belonged to, a small boy ran around the corner. He was dressed in dark jeans, a gray hoodie, surprisingly no shoes, and tri-colored hair.
Yami straightened his back and gasped out, "Yugi!"
The three friends were already looking at him because he wasn't answering them, but right as he said the name, they frowned.
"Yugi?" Tristan asked.
"Where?" Tea added.
Before the name-less pharaoh could respond, Joey leaned towards the window and looked out. Sure enough, the friend they hadn't seen in over a year was running to where two police were standing.
The fastest Tea or Tristan had ever seen Joey move, was when it was sloppy joe day in the school's cafeteria; he was always first in line. Except for today. Before they could even blink, Joey was already up and running towards the door. Some of the café's customers were startled by the suddenness, but didn't say anything. Tea and Tristan got to their feet, seeing his reaction, but wasn't quiet as fast as their blond friend.
"Joey!" tea called. She, along with Tristan, raced out of the shop, excusing themselves to the people in the shop.
"Yugi!" Joey shouted. Out of the shop, he watched to his horror as his friend suddenly collapsed, having one of the police catch him before his skull could come in contact with the cement. "Yugi!"
Yami had become invisible again to his friends when Joey had left the shop. All that would be able to see him would be Yugi. He ran alongside with his blond friend.
"Yugi!"
Tea and Tristan yelled in unison as they made it outside. They started to run after their blond friend.
Joey was only a few feet from his friend and the two police before half falling, half sliding the rest of the way. "Yugi," he whispered. The officer had gently laid him on the ground, but Joey picked up his friend and cradled him in his arms.
Yugi was definitely unconscious. His breathing was coming in short pants and he was deathly pale. That and his whole body was uncontrollably shaking.
"—yes, can we get an ambulance over here at - -," Joey heard one of the government people say into his walkie-talkie, but he didn't pay him much more attention.
"Yuge, c'mon, wake up!" The blond pleaded. The fast beating of his heart told Joey that Yugi was still alive, but he didn't [really] care about that. He just wanted to see the amethyst eyes that always held a warm glow to the, the eyes he had missed for so long.
Off in the distance, the wailing of an ambulance came closer.
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Yami opened his crimson colored eyes. He was in the middle of his soul room. "What am I doing in here?" He asked himself aloud. Last thing he remembered was crouching next to Joey, but he couldn't be seen nor be heard from the blond which was weird.
Suddenly, snapping the pharaoh out of his thoughts was a low moan. Instinctively, Yami knew know that was and bolted towards his soul room door.
"Hold on, Yugi!" He yelled as he threw open the door. He didn't stop to gawk at the door that stood before him, he charged into his Light's room with determination.
His heart nearly stopped pumping as he stood in the door way to his hikari's room. Even though he hasn't seen it in over a year, he never thought that it would change.
Yugi's soul room was always filled with toys, games, light, and innocence. But now, it wasn't. I mean, it still had a bit of his normal innocence and a few white spots, but not by much. His room was, how should I put this? Destroyed. The stuffed animals were now torn and its remains scattered across the floor. The walls were dyed black and purple with small, small white splats. Some of the toys were cracked and destroyed and the games were broken and the cards ripped apart.
Yami cautiously walked into the room, his mouth slightly a jarred and his eyes widened in horror and anger.
"Yugi?" He called out, scanning the changed room.
Movement was made, catching the pharaoh's attention. He quickened his pace and ran to the spot.
Lying in an unconscious heap on the floor, was his Aibou.
"Yugi!" Yami suddenly found himself on his hands and knees next to him. Quickly, he pulled Yugi into his arms and cradled him against his chest. "Yugi," he whispered. ((Reminder: NOT YAOI!))
The young boy slowly opened his eyes. "Y-Yami?" His voice cracked and it sounded sick.
"Yes, Yugi, it is me." The older boy could feel tears in his eyes.
"Yami?" Suddenly forgetting about being hurt, the hikari threw himself at his dark, hugging the startled pharaoh. "I missed you so much!" He cried.
Recovering from his shock, he hugged his partner back tightly. "I know and I am so sorry, Yugi. I-I didn't mean for any of this to happen. It's my fault you were kidnapped!" He tightened his embrace.
"Not . . . your fault." Yugi choked out.
"Yes it is!" Yami argued. "I am your protector. How am I supposed to protect you when I let you get kidnapped?"
Yugi didn't reply, he just sighed. "I'm fine now though . . ." He slightly pouted in only the way he could pull off. He could also feel his other sigh.
"Can I ask you what happened while you were gone?" He was going to pull back so that he could look Yugi in the eyes, but his light held onto his like a monkey, tighter and not wanting to let go.
Yugi didn't reply. Yami opened his mouth to repeat his question when their surrounding started to shirt. Instead of it being Yugi's soul room, it was now a black room. Even though it was as black as night, you could still see clearly.
Yami closed his mouth just as these memories he's never seen before started to play like a TV. It played in the background like you were at a movie theater. It started off on the night Yugi was kidnapped. Then the memories started to play different scenes, each one lasting no longer than five seconds. Somehow, even under the quick time, Yami absorbed everything like he was there.
As the flashbacks continued to fly by, Yugi buried his head in Yami's shoulder, not wanting to relive his past.
When the memory of Yugi getting his mark, Yami's hold tightened. So quietly, that Yugi almost missed it, he muttered, "So that's what I felt . . ."
"You felt that?" Yugi asked, even though his voice was muffled.
Yami nodded. "Yes, I remember this horrible burning sensation on my left palm . . . and at that point, I heard you scream." Yugi nodded as the memory stream continued after it had paused for a second.
Memory after memory, Yami watched in silence. He would gasp or growl at the appropriate time and just watch in disbelief at what was happening. Now he knew why his hikari's soul room was different.
The memory ended off at Yugi finding the police. For a year and some odd months, Yami was informed in less than seven minutes with every detail included.
"It . . .was horrible there . . .I don't . . . want to go back," Yugi sobbed as tears slide down his cheeks.
Yami slowly rubbed his light's back in small, smooth circle motions. "You won't have to. Not while I still live [on earth]. But, this time, I'll make sure to protect you. I promise."
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THE END! …..
Lisa: …
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Lisa:…
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Lisa: Well, aren't you gonna tell them?
Tell them what?
Lisa: That that ain't the end, that there's another chapter after this?
o.o LISA! You just ruined the fun!
Lisa: oops….. my bad.
Suuuuuuuuure, your bad!... *Looks around* Where is that chainsaw? I can now put it to good use! :)
Lisa: o.o Gotta go! *leaves*