Hi, guys! Hmm, did you not like the last one? It only got two reviews... I'm not one to complain, I just noticed that quite a few of my regular reviewers didn't review, and I feel like the last chapter must've made you guys lose interest or something. Or did my last author's note make it sound like I didn't want any reviews? Ah, well. The point is, here's the next chapter. Finally, something dark! I drafted this out a few times because I couldn't find anything that sounded like a good miniplot. In the end, this is what I got. Enjoy, I guess.. Oh, and it's Puzzleshipping.

# 12 - Blood

Words - 500

"Where is he?"

An enraged scream, and a loud thumping noise as the boy hit the store's shutters with a violent clatter.

"What have you done to my Aibou?!"

Crimson eyes narrowed in rage and desperation, tears threatening to fall. No answer, simply fearful whimpers. A hand enclosed around the victim's neck, choking him, with no chance of escape.

"Please, Yuugi!" he choked in blind panic, "I don't know who you're taking about! I watched you leave a minute ago! P-please, let me go!"

"Don't lie to me!" 'Yuugi' screamed, his grip around the other's throat tightening. "You've taken him away! You've taken my Aibou away from me, Ryuzaki!

"N-no!" Ryuzaki barely had room to speak as 'Yuugi' clenched his throat, speech broken and only partially understandable. "D-... ...kill... ...-Yuugi...!"

An enraged shriek.

"You admit it! You killed my Aibou! My Yuugi!" Immediately, he lost control of his tears, which flowed down his face freely now, tormented with anger and regret. Words he'd desperately hopes weren't true rang through his head like a mantra. 'Hekilledhimhekilledhimhekilledhimhekilledhim.' Pinning the 'murderer' further against the shutters, he released the iron grip around his throat, withdrawing a knife from his blazer.

"I want to torture you..." he muttered, eyes blazing into a fearsome combination of ruby and amethyst not seen since Yuugi had first solved the puzzle, and protecting him was his only purpose.

Now, he'd failed him, and this way... This way, at least Yuugi's killer would die at his hands, as was fitting. He teased the blade over skin, forming beads of crimson. Ryuzaki gulped. "I want you to die as painfully as possible. It won't be enough to avenge him... But nothing will. He pulled me from the darkness, and with his absence, what will now?" Eyes shut, his free hand clasped over the Millennium Puzzle lovingly. His only remaining link to his Partner. /I will avenge you Aibou, love. Losing you is too much to bear, I can't lose you. Not again. He will pay. And then I will join you.../ He smiled to himself grimly. Life without his love was meaningless.

He smirked at the other's shriek of agony as steel met flesh, carving shallow grooves, enough to cause pain, to draw blood, but not kill. No, that mercy would be granted later.

Much later.

"MOU HITORI NO BOKU!"

By the Gods, would his Partner's voice constantly haunt him? It was as if he was really here...

"MOU HITORI NO BOKU! NO!"

/Please... Don't do this... Why are you so angry?! I heard what you said in the mind-link... But I don't understand!/

Mind... Link? NO, it was his imagination. Yuugi was dead! Ryuzaki would pay! NOW!

"STOP IT!"

Blood splattered all over the shutters and across The Other Yuugi's enraged face, grief filled eyes wanting nothing more than an end to the haunting voice of his beloved.

It was only as warm hands wrapped around his waist, and his shirt was soaked in not only blood, but tears, did he realize his mistake. Yuugi was alive and unharmed and-

/Oh, Kami, Aibou! What have I just done?!/

How was it? I'd really appreciate your opinions. The next one's probably my favorite so far, right next to Drunk and Random. Cya soon guys! x3

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