AN: I don't own Yu Gi Oh...thanks for reading!
30. Heaven
"I love you, mou hitori no boku."
"...I know you do Yuugi."
"Yuugi,"Already he could feel his heart breaking. He swallowed harshly to rid himself of the lump forming in his throat.
"Do you...feel the same...about me?"
His spiritual half's eyes darted to avoid his pleading gaze. He looked so uncomfortable Yuugi almost regretted asking the question, his burning need for reassurance.
"Of course I do Yuugi, you know that." The reply ended hanging in the air.
"Isn't...isn't that enough mou hitori no boku?"
Yami no Yuugi moved his gaze away even further, as if to rid even the corners of his vision of Yuugi's sight. It was one of the simple gestures that spoke volumes of their fundamental differences: When Yuugi begged for something he looked into someone's eyes, when Yami no Yuugi did it he looked away.
"Please...Yuugi...don't make me answer that."
Yuugi forced his heart to stop from shattering. They just had very different definitions of heaven, and unfortunately, the love of his life's was much more literal than his own.
Thanks for reading! (I'll try to have some happier ones done soon!)