The Dark Force

Chapter 5 Kindness means nothing

How long was it since my latest update? I think I managed to get this one out pretty quickly? Well eh, who cares. Anyway I read it through quickly but if there's any mistakes then please do tell.

And I don't think I need to say this but;

:::I do not own Yugioh or any of the characters in it. I've already said it in the first chapter but now I say it again cause I can!:::

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"Is he a freaking ninja or something 'cause this is ridiculous!" Joey said as he threw his arms in the air and loudly sat down on his chair. He and the others had been looking around for Yami all over school but couldn't find him anywhere and they knew he was there because they had seen him in the classroom. The only problem was that the moment the bell rang he was gone. They looked away for a few seconds and he vanished. This had happened three times now and Joey felt like ripping his hair of. How could someone just vanish like that?

"I wish Tristan was here, then more could look for him." He muttered to himself as he sighed deeply. Something had happened and Tristan had to go. No one knew what since he hadn't had the time to explain before he had to leave, but Joey would just call him later and force him to explain, it always worked.

Joey unconsciously turned his head towards the window, looking out at the other kids while they played basket or just simply talked to each other. His thoughts started to wander as he saw a familiar tree. He, Yugi, Anzu and Tristan always ate under that tree whenever they could. It was the place where they had all meet for the first time and, even though it wasn't the most pleasant of meetings, they all cherished it. Not many people liked to sit around there since it was placed in such an off place, but that's what made just that tree so special.

Joey blinked as he suddenly caught sight of a familiar hairstyle. Rubbing his eyes he tried to see who it was but he was to far away. The biggest chance was that it was Yugi, but it could be Yami or maybe it was neither and just someone else entirely. He was pretty far away and it was hard to tell person, or hair, thanks to the shadows being cast down upon the person from the tree.

Deciding that just sitting there and ponder about it wasn't going to give him any answers. Joey stood up and ran out of the room. He continued down the hallway until he got to the double doors leading to hell, or out to freedom. It all depend on which side of the door you were on and for him, it was freedom.

He moved his arms over his eyes to shield them from the blinding light before he continued his run towards the pink cherry tree.

"Aha!" The sudden voice made Yami jump as he dropped the phone he was holding. Bewildered he looked up to see Joey standing before him, panting heavily as if he had just run a marathon. The shock in his eyes quickly vanished as Yami realized what he had done and he shook his head to clear it from any other sign of emotion. Satisfied he turned his gaze back to Joey, his normal blank look back as his eyes showed nothing of what was happening inside his head.

"We've, I mean I, I mean..." Making a sound of frustration Joey straightened up as he pointed at Yami. "We've been looking all over for you!"

"We?" Yami asked casually as he picked up the phone from the ground and taking of his earphones.

"We as in me, Yugi and Anzu. Where have you been?"

"What, you're my mother or something?" Sighing in defeat Joey picked up his phone. He wrote something down before clicking send and tucking it back in his pocket.

"We wanted to talk to ya."

"Well now you have. Congratulations, can you leave me alone now?"

"You don't have to be so rude ya know." Joey pointed out as he sat down beside the other teen. "It doesn't work on me anyway. I used to talk like that before as well and there's always a reason. There's something bothering ya man?"

"No" Joey could almost feel the venom in the others voice. That such a simple word could have so much impact, he didn't know if he should be scared or amazed that Yami had managed such a thing without the slightest bit of effort.

"Well now I'm even more sure about it." The words sent a small chill of anger through Yami, but he quickly made it vanish. Reminding himself that feeling nothing was better than seeing the red that would paint the walls in it's horrifying, and yet beautiful colour.

"Finally we've been looking all over for you!" Yami looked up. Amethyst meeting amethyst as he looked into Yugi's gleeful eyes.

"Why is it that everyone looks for me?" Yami asked coldly though no one seemed to notice as Yugi and Anzu sat down beside him and Joey.

"We wanted to thank you!" Yugi said cheerfully and Yami let out a heavy sigh. He was annoyed, no doubt about it, but he couldn't show that. Annoyance usually lead to anger didn't it? Maybe it depends on the situation but from what he felt now, this annoyance definitely lead to anger.

Trying to calm himself down he looked down at his lap, his bangs shadowing his eyes as he made sure the others couldn't see the conflict going on inside his head. Why was it so hard to keep control of his emotions around these people? Whatever it was it was starting to get to him.

"Thank me for what? I haven't done anything"

"You helped me, remember?" Yugi asked as he moved closer to Yami, making their shoulders touch.

"So what? I was walking by and didn't feel like going home."

"Whatever your intention for helping me was doesn't matter. You still helped and I want to thank you so either accept it or I'll follow you everywhere until you do"

"Don't you already." It was more of a statement than a question. He didn't want an answer to it and he didn't want a thank you for something as ridiculous as that. He saved him, he helped him so what? Yami couldn't save the thousand of other people who've already died. What did it matter if he saved one?

Besides even if Yugi was alright now, how long would it last? How long until he falls back into that same hospital bed, dying because of- The sound of the school bell snapped Yami back from his thoughts and he looked up before he stood up and without a word left the others behind. If he couldn't tell them to leave him alone then he would force them to.

"I'm home!" Yugi yelled as he closed the front door behind him before walking into the living room and dropping is back on the couch. He then walked into the kitchen, opened the fridge, took out a small package of juice and walked back out to the living room where he flopped down on the couch with a deep sigh.

His grandpa stood in the doorway of their shop and watched his grandson with a concerned look before he closed it behind him and sat down in the chair opposite of the couch.

"Is there something bothering you Yugi?" He asked and, before Yugi could utter a single word be continued. "And don't say nothing, I know you." Which got answered by a deep sigh as Yugi covered his face with his hands. His juice forgotten on the table where he had placed it.

"I don't know." Removing his hands from his face he looked thoughtfully at the wall, trying to collect his thoughts as best he could before he sighed in frustration and let his head fall back on the couch with his face facing the roof.

"Talk to me Yugi. Is there anything I can do?"

"Maybe." Yugi moved into a more comfortable position and faced his grandpa. His eyes looked dull, as if he wasn't really there but somewhere else deep inside his own mind. "Let's say you're in a pickle and then this person comes from nowhere and helps you. You want to thank him but he refuses to accept it and when you try to be friendly with him he just pushes you away. What would you do, would you leave him alone or continue trying to, you know try and be friends with him?" Yugi asked his grandpa. He knew the story sounded, weird but he needed answers and there was no other way of explaining his problem.

"I'm not sure. Maybe he doesn't want to have friends or be one with you and that's okay. Not everyone will like you Yugi. That's unfortunately how the world works." His grandpa answered and Yugi groaned. This wasn't helping at all. "I think I would've just let him be. There's no point being with someone who doesn't want to."

"Maybe." Yugi looked down at the floor for a quick second before his eyes flashed with an unknown feeling that his grandpa couldn't really place, and stood up. "Thanks grandpa." He said before he ran up to his room leaving a confused and bewildered old man behind him.

Once in his room Yugi closed and locked the door before falling down on his bed. Looking at the white roof he let his thoughts wander. Should he leave Yami alone? Maybe he really wanted to be alone just like grandpa said, or maybe he doesn't.

Yugi moved to the side, resting his head on his arm. Yami was a complicated person from what Yugi had seen. He had a good heart and he cared about others but he didn't show it and if someone tried to thank him for the kindness he showed then he would push them away. That, Yugi learned today.

But that wasn't all. The first time Yugi saw Yami he looked, dead like nothing even mattered to him anymore. He almost looked like the kind of guy who could watch a puppy get beaten to death without so much as a flinch, but that same day he had proved Yugi wrong when he helped him from getting beaten up. That proved that while Yami looked like he didn't care about the world anymore, he did and he proved that point even more when he helped Yugi after he, again got beaten up.

A strong light suddenly shined up the whole room and Yugi blinked slowly before he the realization hit him. The first time he saw Yami had he looked dead but now he didn't. Sure Yami still didn't show much, he still looked pretty cold but still. Something had changed in his eyes he remember seeing it today when they were talking near the cherry tree.

Yami had acted strange, well stranger than usual. He looked down a lot and just seemed more, alive.

Yugi wasn't sure what the cause for all this really was but, Yami certainly hadn't acted like himself today in school which must mean that he wasn't as cold as he wanted to show right?

Yugi got snapped back from his thoughts by his grandpa's voice. It sounded faint, which meant he was still downstairs but Yugi could still hear what he said.

"Goodnight!" He yelled back before turning the lights off and rolling over so he was now facing the window. He was still wearing his school uniform but, he had slept in it before it wouldn't hurt doing it again and he was to tired to care anyway.

His new discovery about his "friend" however kept him awake and after thinking more closely about the whole situation Yugi realized the reason of why he thought something was behind Yami's strange behavior, rather than thinking that maybe it was just the way he was and let it go like any other normal person would've done.

He was reading too many books.

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I've already started writing on chapter 6 so we'll see when that one comes out. Shouldn't be too long but at the same time, I know myself it's either gonna be a few weeks or about a month.

Oh and the name of some of the chapters may change, I'm just writing what I see fit but, they're not the best.