HELLOOOOOOOOOO. Here's the next update! Hmm... Last chapter got... 6 reviews, I think? My gmail's being difficult; it used to stack reviews for the same chapters, but now it sometimes stacks them with other chapters, or not at all. I'm curious to know if I've lost any readers for one reason or another, but I've gained some nevertheless, so I can't really complain. And from tose who reviewed, thanks for the positive feedback! *0*
This one was... Odd. No idea what happened. I had quite a few ideas, and this thing was the end product. Hinted Puzzleshipping, set post-canon. It's the second drabble in first person POV to make the collection. It was odd to write... Usually if I write in first person, it's from a girl's POV *cough*Anzu*cough* or it's written weirdly, like the previous one.
Please enjoy! ^^
#21 - Rain
Words: 600
Warning/s: Swearing
Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh does not belong to me, but to Kazuki Takahashi.
"Ah! Fuck!"
I swore loudly as a nearby car drove through a puddle next to the sidewalk, leaving me sopping wet. Just my luck!
I'd had an awful day! I was late to college again, and got detention because of it! Then, on top of that, I missed the chance to speak to my childhood best friend!
Her name is Anzu, and she moved to America to persue her dancing career the year previous. She didn't get much time away from her dance school and well-paid part time job, but we arranged to have a video call at half past four that day.
...Only for me to miss out because of the detention. It's funny, I used to have a crush on her... But for some reason, that ended some time over the past few years. Strangely enough, they've been a blur to me. I can't remember anything that's been very memorable about them. At all.
And then there were the dreams.
I'd had one that morning, one of the reasons I was late. They'd occured a lot over that year, and often involved a card game... Duel Monsters. Not that surprising, really; I played it all the time. But there was... Magic. Shadows. Danger.
One feature of my dreams that stuck out to me was a pair of enticing crimson eyes. The owner of said eyes was in practically every dream, the only constant other than myself. But I didn't understand... Why? I don't remember seeing anyone like that before. He looked like me a little, yes, but he was clearly his own person. Anyone who actually paid attention could tell.
After all, since did my bangs defy gravity so much? Since when were my eyes such a beautiful shade of crimson instead of violet?
Since when did I look as sexy as him?
'Gah! What are you thinking?! Bad Yuugi, bad. Weird thoughts! Stop them right now!' I mentally scolded myself, flustered by my own thoughts. This was some random guy from a dream! He didn't even exist!
And did I mention 'GUY from a dream'?!
I recalled my dream from that night. Dream Me and the crimson-eyed teen were dueling, and I won. But for some reason... I wasn't happy to win. Dream Me was crying, and I was receiving mixd emotions from the victory; guilt, devastation... Some pride, and some form of happiness, with a feeling of content.
There was a door. He was walking to it, and me and my friends could only watch, upset.
He walked through that door, and it closed behind him. It's hard to explain, but... I felt... Lonely.
And now, I was completely soaked, even more so than before. 'Nice one, Yuugi. You've been stood in the same place for ages! Get home, damn it!'
I ran for cover.
It was a free feeling. The rain began to feel good, liberating. An escape from my thoughts, an escape from my bad day.
I didn't notice as I bumped into someone, and I fell to the floor with a surprised yelp.
Rubbing my head, I looked up at said person. They were about my height, and wearing a black jumper and a pair of jeans. This person's hair was also drenched, hanging limply by their shoulders.
Their eyes were a crimson red, and I gasped.
It was the guy from my dream. But... How..?!
"Aibou..." The voice said softly, and my mind was sent into overdrive. Memories... True memories drifted back to me.
This was Yami. My Mou Hitori No Boku. My secret love. I remembered.
"Mou... Mou Hitori No Boku..?"
I wasted no time, charging at him and pulling him into a huge hug.
I laughed joyfully. "I missed you..."
"And I you, Aibou."
Meh, I don't know if the dream part turned out any good. Feedback, guys? The whole memory thing was totally unexplained, I know... And I honestly don't know. I've had an idea since, but... It doesn't fit in with what's written. And a few parts sound repetitive, but the damage is done and it's already 600 words, so I can't really change it now. Unless you see any obvious mistakes; if so, please tell me.
Thanks to Scaehime for pointing out a couple of contractions I missed last chapter, they're fixed. And thanks to everybody who reads this. Just... All of you. It's an awesome feeling, knowing I'm actually writing something that can cure people's boredom for about two minutes every four days! /shot But seriously, I appreciate it.
Next chapter... I dunno, when you see the theme listed at the bottom of this note, you'll understand why I'm stumped. There's a really obvious roue to take it in, but it's really NOT original... So I wanna write something that WILL be. Not to mention the fact that I had an awesome plot bunny for the one after it, skipped the next one, and rushed into that first. ._.
Oh! And there's some stuff I wanna write. I'll be finishing the commission, then doing another oneshot for IHIYA, but then... I havetwo ideas; a crackfic, and a horrorfic. The crackfic will be Anzu-centric, and SORT OF Anzu-bashing, but at the same time not. The main pairing will be Puzzleshipping. My other idea, the horrorfic... That one will be Yuya-centric (Yuya from Arc V, couldn't resist using him in something ^.~), and the main pairing is Dark-Puzzleshipping. What do you guys want first? x3
Super-long-author's-note over. When you review, I'd appreciate your opinions of the chapter, and maybe your opinion of what I should write next out of the two fics at the bottom of your comments. But I'll put up a poll on my profile, too, for anyone who can't be bothered reviewing/putting at the bottom. Power to the lazy people! Written with you in mind.
...What the hell is wrong with me today..?
Next Drabble - #22 - Don't go