Tuesday, January 31, 2017
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Monday, January 30, 2017
Natural Reality - Arc 1 - Chapter 5
It was another few weeks before Yami and Yugi were discharged from hospital. Seto had discovered that his rival’s home was destroyed and in a rare moment of kindness, repaired it to the way it looked before with extra rooms underground to make the whole place less cramped.
Yami was frustrated with the whole situation. He had not had a chance to talk to Yugi about his conversation with Heba and the moment they return home, Ryou and Malik take him to see Horakhty leaving him with Marik and Bakura.
“Did you just say Heba?” Bakura asked snapping Yami out of his thoughts. The three yami’s had been drinking when Yami murmured the name unexpectedly.
“I did?” Yami asked confused. One look to Marik confirmed that he had. With a sigh, Yami leaned back in his chair. “Heba spoke to me in the hospital while Yugi was asleep. He is… the complete opposite to my hikari.”
“Heba has… a lot of unresolved rage from when he was alive,” Bakura said carefully. “Yugi is his reborn self and I suppose that rage has filtered over to Yugi.”
“Unresolved rage?”
“You have a darkness blocking your voice,” Horakhty said softly after assessing Yugi. “I need to remove your core in order to find out where this darkness is coming from.” She indicated to Yugi to lay on a small circular mattress that was covered with soft fleece blankets.
Remove my core? Yugi asked lying down. Won’t that hurt?
“Not to you,” she looked up at Malik and Ryou. “You had better get your yami’s to restrain and distract Yami while I do this. He is going to feel a lot of pain.”
Yugi’s eyes widened and was about to refuse her when she touched his chest, drawing a large orb of light out.
‘Kura! Bakura fell off his seat as Ryou’s voice burst through his mind. A similar thump told him Marik had heard Malik as well. Yami looked at the two confused. Keep Yami busy.
Why?
Because Horakhty-sama is going to take Yugi’s core and it is going to hurt him! Yami clutched his chest, eyes widening in shock. He can’t come to Horakhty-sama’s domain without her permission!
How do you suppose we keep him busy? Bakura yelled as he jumped up at restrained one of Yami’s arms as Marik tried restraining the other.
I don’t know. Ryou cried. Bakura could sense he was afraid of what he was seeing before him. Just do what you normally do.
I’ll try. Bakura softened his tone. Will you be ok?
I think so…
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
“This is strange,” Horakhty mused as she probed Yugi’s core. “There is no darkness in here. But he isn’t completely here as well. It seems that part of his core is missing.”
Ryou watched as Horakhty returned to the bed where Yugi’s body laid motionless. His eyes vacant and staring up at the ceiling as she probed his body with her power. Clucking her tongue disapprovingly, she waved her hand over Yugi’s eyes.
“Heba…” Horakhty said softly waiting until the light vacant eyes darkened to the rich purple. “You should be merged with Yugi’s reincarnated soul. Why are you still separate?”
“I was tainting him,” Heba replied sitting up. “My rage was turning him dark. I had to separate from him to protect his light as a hikari…” He paused and then looked at the orb of light which pulsed in an irritated manner. “He’s getting angry. But not at me…” He glanced at Ryou and Marik who immediately blushed.
Horakhty stared at the three hikari before focusing her attention solely on Ryou and Malik. “What is going on?”
“Our yami’s are distracting Yami…” Malik said carefully. “And Yami is participating…” Horakhty looked annoyed at his evasiveness.
“They are having a threesome,” Ryou blurted out before going really red. “I don’t know how it evolved into that but I think Yugi is mad at his darkness.”
Heba nodded and then smiled. “I think Yugi will be difficult to subdue once you return his orb to his body.” He looked at Horakhty with a sneaky smile. “But I do have a suggestion on how to subdue it.”
Yami lay panting, his limbs entangled with Bakura’s and Marik’s. He knew that Yugi would be angry at his tryst with the other yami’s but he had lost himself to the lust of the other two. The tearing pain in his chest had died down and the lust had covered up the residual pain nicely.
Rolling over, he got up and pulled on some clothes. He turned to find the other two following suit. They were glad they had chosen that moment to get dressed as they suddenly found themselves sitting with their legs folded under them, their hands behind their backs, and held in place with golden chains.
Yami could see Yugi’s body lying on the mattress in front of them and beyond that was the other two hikari and an orb of light that pulsed angrily. Horakhty smiled at them in welcome.
Yami was frustrated with the whole situation. He had not had a chance to talk to Yugi about his conversation with Heba and the moment they return home, Ryou and Malik take him to see Horakhty leaving him with Marik and Bakura.
“Did you just say Heba?” Bakura asked snapping Yami out of his thoughts. The three yami’s had been drinking when Yami murmured the name unexpectedly.
“I did?” Yami asked confused. One look to Marik confirmed that he had. With a sigh, Yami leaned back in his chair. “Heba spoke to me in the hospital while Yugi was asleep. He is… the complete opposite to my hikari.”
“Heba has… a lot of unresolved rage from when he was alive,” Bakura said carefully. “Yugi is his reborn self and I suppose that rage has filtered over to Yugi.”
“Unresolved rage?”
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
“You have a darkness blocking your voice,” Horakhty said softly after assessing Yugi. “I need to remove your core in order to find out where this darkness is coming from.” She indicated to Yugi to lay on a small circular mattress that was covered with soft fleece blankets.
Remove my core? Yugi asked lying down. Won’t that hurt?
“Not to you,” she looked up at Malik and Ryou. “You had better get your yami’s to restrain and distract Yami while I do this. He is going to feel a lot of pain.”
Yugi’s eyes widened and was about to refuse her when she touched his chest, drawing a large orb of light out.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
‘Kura! Bakura fell off his seat as Ryou’s voice burst through his mind. A similar thump told him Marik had heard Malik as well. Yami looked at the two confused. Keep Yami busy.
Why?
Because Horakhty-sama is going to take Yugi’s core and it is going to hurt him! Yami clutched his chest, eyes widening in shock. He can’t come to Horakhty-sama’s domain without her permission!
How do you suppose we keep him busy? Bakura yelled as he jumped up at restrained one of Yami’s arms as Marik tried restraining the other.
I don’t know. Ryou cried. Bakura could sense he was afraid of what he was seeing before him. Just do what you normally do.
I’ll try. Bakura softened his tone. Will you be ok?
I think so…
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
“This is strange,” Horakhty mused as she probed Yugi’s core. “There is no darkness in here. But he isn’t completely here as well. It seems that part of his core is missing.”
Ryou watched as Horakhty returned to the bed where Yugi’s body laid motionless. His eyes vacant and staring up at the ceiling as she probed his body with her power. Clucking her tongue disapprovingly, she waved her hand over Yugi’s eyes.
“Heba…” Horakhty said softly waiting until the light vacant eyes darkened to the rich purple. “You should be merged with Yugi’s reincarnated soul. Why are you still separate?”
“I was tainting him,” Heba replied sitting up. “My rage was turning him dark. I had to separate from him to protect his light as a hikari…” He paused and then looked at the orb of light which pulsed in an irritated manner. “He’s getting angry. But not at me…” He glanced at Ryou and Marik who immediately blushed.
Horakhty stared at the three hikari before focusing her attention solely on Ryou and Malik. “What is going on?”
“Our yami’s are distracting Yami…” Malik said carefully. “And Yami is participating…” Horakhty looked annoyed at his evasiveness.
“They are having a threesome,” Ryou blurted out before going really red. “I don’t know how it evolved into that but I think Yugi is mad at his darkness.”
Heba nodded and then smiled. “I think Yugi will be difficult to subdue once you return his orb to his body.” He looked at Horakhty with a sneaky smile. “But I do have a suggestion on how to subdue it.”
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Yami lay panting, his limbs entangled with Bakura’s and Marik’s. He knew that Yugi would be angry at his tryst with the other yami’s but he had lost himself to the lust of the other two. The tearing pain in his chest had died down and the lust had covered up the residual pain nicely.
Rolling over, he got up and pulled on some clothes. He turned to find the other two following suit. They were glad they had chosen that moment to get dressed as they suddenly found themselves sitting with their legs folded under them, their hands behind their backs, and held in place with golden chains.
Yami could see Yugi’s body lying on the mattress in front of them and beyond that was the other two hikari and an orb of light that pulsed angrily. Horakhty smiled at them in welcome.
Sunday, January 29, 2017
Natural Reality - Arc 1 - Chapter 4
Yugi watched as Ryou and Malik paced his hospital room. They were afraid of the possibilities that there was another yami or even a monster so secretive that he couldn’t be found by their yami’s. The abilities of this thing was amazing considering it took out both Yami and Yugi in the space of a single night.
It’s not like it killed me. Yugi said for the fifth time through their hikari link. Once I’m healed we can try finding it hikari-style.
“Provided it doesn’t try to attack you both here,” Malik stressed running a hand through his platinum hair. “Both you and Yami can’t protect yourselves in this state.”
I have a knight. Yugi said before almost recoiling at the glare Ryou gave him. I know… One isn’t enough.
Yugi sighed and flopped back onto his bed. He smiled thinking about when he first realized Ryou and Malik were also hikari.
FLASHBACK
Yugi felt the stone ground when he landed hard. His perception of the people in the room was altered. Looking up, he felt the familiar light presence that he sensed from Horakhty.
Ryou and Malik were bent down offering him a hand up. “Umm… Thanks.” he said a little confused.
We are hikari as well. Ryou’s voice sounded in his head much like Yami’s through their mind link. Malik now looks after Egypt with Marik and I look after England with Bakura.
We have a lot of catching up to do. Malik added smiling at the increasing confusion on Yugi’s face. Hikari’s can talk to each other via a link of light. Just like how yami’s can via shadows.
Then is the bond between Yami and I still exist? Yugi asked a little worried.
It remains in place. Ryou assured him. We will teach you what we know. But you are also different from us. You are a reincarnation of a previous hikari. There may be things that only you can do.
Heba… Yugi said and then lifted his head when Malik gasped. What is it?
Heba? Malik blinked and then looked at his sister. “Isis, in the scriptures, there was a Heba mentioned, wasn’t there?”
“Heba?” Isis looked confused as to where that question had come from. “Heba was the Pharaoh’s lover. They were always together. But nothing was written other than that.” She looked at Yugi carefully before smiling, understanding where the question had come from.
“I think there is something you need to see.”
END FLASHBACK
“Yugi…” Malik’s face was close enough to kiss if Yugi had cared to try. “We have a serious situation here! You can’t zone out like that on us.”
Heba. Yugi said softly causing the Egyptian to jump at the name. I was just thinking. If Yami is the reincarnation of the Pharaoh then I would be the reincarnation of Heba. Interesting, don’t you think, that my name is similar to Heba’s?
“We never got a chance to look at what Isis wanted to show you,” Malik replied moving back to his chair with a smile. Ryou perched himself on the bed curious on the change in topic. “But it is interesting since ‘Heba’ means game in the old language.”
“Just where are you going with this Yugi?” Ryou asked curiously. “You wouldn’t of mentioned Heba unless it was connected to this situation in some way.”
Yugi nodded and closed his eyes. I was weakening from maintaining the barrier. Yami wanted to pull me into the puzzle to protect me but I became angry at that decision. I lost myself to a rage that consumed me. Next thing I know, I wake up in a hospital bed and hear that the house and shop were destroyed.
“You think that Heba is within you?” Malik asked curiously. “Reincarnated souls can’t be controlled by their past lives.”
I think something happened in the past to Heba before the situation with Zorc. Yugi opened his eyes and looked out the window. I remember being in the memory RPG and there was no sign of Heba. It was all from the eyes of the Pharaoh. Time also took a different turn as Zorc was subdued instead of sealed in the puzzle.
“I think we may need to pay a visit to Horakhty-sama,” Ryou said softly. He could sense darkness within Yugi which was growing stronger with every mention of Heba’s name. “You’ve mentioned black outs before whenever you were angry or in pain. I never thought that it might be because of an issue stemming from your past life.”
“I still maintain that a past life can’t interfere with a present one,” Malik stated flatly. “It’s just not possible.”
With humans… Yugi said catching Malik’s attention. But I’m a hikari. It might be different when it comes to us.
“Maybe…” Malik replied slowly. “Let me contact Marik and Isis. See what they think.”
Yami sat on the bed watching Yugi sleep. He could feel something was wrong with his little one ever since Ryou and Malik visited. Part of him wondered if the close proximity to other hikari’s had triggered something that the shadow cursed had left behind.
That night was a blur to Yami. He remembered yelling at Yugi to allow him to pull him into the puzzle for safety. Then, Yugi’s eyes changed from the usual light purple to a deep, rich purple before the explosion happened. He couldn’t understand what that was.
Aibou? He brushed the golden bangs away from Yugi’s eyes. Are you awake?
Once again, he was greeted by the rich purple eyes as they fluttered open. You don’t know when to leave well enough alone do you?
Yami recoiled at the harsh tone that filtered through their link. I don’t understand, aibou. Why are you acting this way?
Aibou… Yugi’s harsh voice laughed at the word. Atemu, you have really not changed a bit. Leave me to rest before I blast you out the window!
Yami was at a loss for words. Yugi had never called him ‘Atemu’. It took him a moment before he remembered the strange, disjointed conversation between Yugi, Malik, and Isis after they returned through the spirit doorway.
You’re Heba… He watched as a smirk played across Yugi’s face. How is this possible?
You’re a bright spark. Heba hissed back. I take it I am talking to Yami then instead of Atemu. Interesting. But still, I… Or more like we… Need our rest. The word was punctuated by a yawn. Just leave Yami. We don’t want to be disturbed.
It’s not like it killed me. Yugi said for the fifth time through their hikari link. Once I’m healed we can try finding it hikari-style.
“Provided it doesn’t try to attack you both here,” Malik stressed running a hand through his platinum hair. “Both you and Yami can’t protect yourselves in this state.”
I have a knight. Yugi said before almost recoiling at the glare Ryou gave him. I know… One isn’t enough.
Yugi sighed and flopped back onto his bed. He smiled thinking about when he first realized Ryou and Malik were also hikari.
FLASHBACK
Yugi felt the stone ground when he landed hard. His perception of the people in the room was altered. Looking up, he felt the familiar light presence that he sensed from Horakhty.
Ryou and Malik were bent down offering him a hand up. “Umm… Thanks.” he said a little confused.
We are hikari as well. Ryou’s voice sounded in his head much like Yami’s through their mind link. Malik now looks after Egypt with Marik and I look after England with Bakura.
We have a lot of catching up to do. Malik added smiling at the increasing confusion on Yugi’s face. Hikari’s can talk to each other via a link of light. Just like how yami’s can via shadows.
Then is the bond between Yami and I still exist? Yugi asked a little worried.
It remains in place. Ryou assured him. We will teach you what we know. But you are also different from us. You are a reincarnation of a previous hikari. There may be things that only you can do.
Heba… Yugi said and then lifted his head when Malik gasped. What is it?
Heba? Malik blinked and then looked at his sister. “Isis, in the scriptures, there was a Heba mentioned, wasn’t there?”
“Heba?” Isis looked confused as to where that question had come from. “Heba was the Pharaoh’s lover. They were always together. But nothing was written other than that.” She looked at Yugi carefully before smiling, understanding where the question had come from.
“I think there is something you need to see.”
END FLASHBACK
“Yugi…” Malik’s face was close enough to kiss if Yugi had cared to try. “We have a serious situation here! You can’t zone out like that on us.”
Heba. Yugi said softly causing the Egyptian to jump at the name. I was just thinking. If Yami is the reincarnation of the Pharaoh then I would be the reincarnation of Heba. Interesting, don’t you think, that my name is similar to Heba’s?
“We never got a chance to look at what Isis wanted to show you,” Malik replied moving back to his chair with a smile. Ryou perched himself on the bed curious on the change in topic. “But it is interesting since ‘Heba’ means game in the old language.”
“Just where are you going with this Yugi?” Ryou asked curiously. “You wouldn’t of mentioned Heba unless it was connected to this situation in some way.”
Yugi nodded and closed his eyes. I was weakening from maintaining the barrier. Yami wanted to pull me into the puzzle to protect me but I became angry at that decision. I lost myself to a rage that consumed me. Next thing I know, I wake up in a hospital bed and hear that the house and shop were destroyed.
“You think that Heba is within you?” Malik asked curiously. “Reincarnated souls can’t be controlled by their past lives.”
I think something happened in the past to Heba before the situation with Zorc. Yugi opened his eyes and looked out the window. I remember being in the memory RPG and there was no sign of Heba. It was all from the eyes of the Pharaoh. Time also took a different turn as Zorc was subdued instead of sealed in the puzzle.
“I think we may need to pay a visit to Horakhty-sama,” Ryou said softly. He could sense darkness within Yugi which was growing stronger with every mention of Heba’s name. “You’ve mentioned black outs before whenever you were angry or in pain. I never thought that it might be because of an issue stemming from your past life.”
“I still maintain that a past life can’t interfere with a present one,” Malik stated flatly. “It’s just not possible.”
With humans… Yugi said catching Malik’s attention. But I’m a hikari. It might be different when it comes to us.
“Maybe…” Malik replied slowly. “Let me contact Marik and Isis. See what they think.”
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Yami sat on the bed watching Yugi sleep. He could feel something was wrong with his little one ever since Ryou and Malik visited. Part of him wondered if the close proximity to other hikari’s had triggered something that the shadow cursed had left behind.
That night was a blur to Yami. He remembered yelling at Yugi to allow him to pull him into the puzzle for safety. Then, Yugi’s eyes changed from the usual light purple to a deep, rich purple before the explosion happened. He couldn’t understand what that was.
Aibou? He brushed the golden bangs away from Yugi’s eyes. Are you awake?
Once again, he was greeted by the rich purple eyes as they fluttered open. You don’t know when to leave well enough alone do you?
Yami recoiled at the harsh tone that filtered through their link. I don’t understand, aibou. Why are you acting this way?
Aibou… Yugi’s harsh voice laughed at the word. Atemu, you have really not changed a bit. Leave me to rest before I blast you out the window!
Yami was at a loss for words. Yugi had never called him ‘Atemu’. It took him a moment before he remembered the strange, disjointed conversation between Yugi, Malik, and Isis after they returned through the spirit doorway.
You’re Heba… He watched as a smirk played across Yugi’s face. How is this possible?
You’re a bright spark. Heba hissed back. I take it I am talking to Yami then instead of Atemu. Interesting. But still, I… Or more like we… Need our rest. The word was punctuated by a yawn. Just leave Yami. We don’t want to be disturbed.
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Natural Reality - Arc 1 - Chapter 3
Tea, Joey, and Tristan stared at what was once the game shop. Fire crews picked through the rubble pulling out the debris in their search for survivors.
"Umm... excuse me," Tea asked one of the firemen. "What happened here?"
"You live here?"
"A friend of mine does," She could see him start to give her his full attention. "We usually drop by to pick him up on the way to school."
"There was an explosion just past five this morning," The fireman said quickly. "It took us a while to put out the electrical fire." He looked at the rubble and then back at Tea. "How many were living here?"
"My friend and his partner." Tea replied trying to contain her emotions. "His grandfather is staying in America with a friend."
"We found a body!" Someone deep in the debris yelled. "Correction, Two!
The three waited anxiously until the first was extracted from the rubble. Yami looked bad and it was clear he was struggling to breathe. Yugi looked worse. The heavy white bandages were torn revealing the cuts on his arms which were bleeding freely. But unlike Yami, Yugi appeared lifeless. Only the tiniest movement of his chest told otherwise.
"We'll get to school and let the teachers know," Joey whispered in Tea's ear. His face was pale but relieved that they were alive. "You know more about Yugi than we do. Help the doctors out and make sure they live!"
Tea could only nod in reply, her eyes fixed on their unconscious bodies. She followed the paramedic into the back of the ambulance with Yugi in it and quickly relayed all she knew about Yugi's medical history.
"Do you know anything about the other young man?"
Other than that he is a 5000 year old pharaohs and Yugi's lover? she asked sarcastically before saying "No. Yugi knows everything about Yami. I haven't known him as long as I have known Yugi." She shook her head when asked about the other teen's family. "Yugi said he had no family living."
"How are they doing?" Joey asked Tea in the waiting room after school let out.
"Yugi is the worst hurt." Tea replied quietly. "They think he protected Yami from the explosion. They are suspicious about the long cuts along his forearms. They said they look self-inflicted." Tea gave Joey a half smile. "Yami woke up a little while ago. They took him for tests." She chuckled before adding "He refused to go anywhere without seeing Yugi first."
"Has he said what happened?" Tristan asked
"He said he was having a moment with Yugi and next thing he knew there was a lot of pain and then nothing." Tea replied. "They asked him about Yugi's cuts and he said that Yugi did attempt but he was trying to find out when it happened."
"Yug attempted suicide?" Joey's eyes looked curiously guarded. "He promised..." Shaking his head, he added "He has tried before when he was being bullied."
“Perhaps we should ask Yami about it when he returns,” Tea said softly looking down at her watch. “I better go. I have dance class soon.” She tapped Joey’s shoulder before dragging Tristan, who started protesting before seeing her pointed look, with her. “Your turn.”
It wasn’t long until Yami returned to find Joey waiting for him. “I know what you are going to ask…” He waited until the nurse left and closed the door behind her before continuing on. “Yugi hasn’t broken his promise to you. I just couldn’t tell them the truth of what happened.”
“So what did happen then?” Joey asked taking a seat at Yami’s side. “Those cuts look too straight for an accident.”
“Do you remember back to the ceremonial dual and how Yugi was pulled in after I went through?” Joey nodded and indicated for Yami to continue. “Well…”
FLASHBACK
"Just like Heba and myself," Atemu reappeared and gestured to an open door behind Yami. "If you will follow me."
Yami helped Yugi up and they followed Atemu through the door to a room that was perfectly half dark and half-light. They stared around the room in amazement. On the light side stood the Creator of Light, Horakhty, while on the dark side Zorc the Dark One stood. Both stood watching the three, and waited.
“Before the dawn of time, the World of the Beasts has existed side by side with the human world,” Atemu said softly. “I’m sure Mana told you this already.”
“She did,” Yugi replied sensing Yami was unable to speak from shock. “But that doesn’t explain now.”
“Over time, the creators of light and dark discovered that they needed those who embody those powers to administer and protect the two worlds,” Atemu raised a hand to his heart and smiled. “While I was ruling in Egypt, Heba and I was one such pair.” He waved his hand and a series of memories played where Atemu and Heba fought creatures side by side. “My beloved Heba, my light half, protected the humans of Egypt while I protected and controlled the Egypt that existed in the Shadow Realm. We existed like this until the balance was disrupted by a flux of darkness.”
“I still don’t understand,” Yugi said, partially wondering if Yami was unable to speak due to Atemu’s existence.
“It is their wish for you two to become the ruler of Japan.” Atemu laughed at Yugi’s expression. “Not in the sense you are thinking. Yugi, as hikari, you would keep the shadows balanced and away from the human world. While Yami, as a yami,” Yugi momentarily looked confused at this point. “Will manage the Shadow Realm.”
“Hikari and yami…” Horakhty said softly. “Light and dark.”
“Order and chaos,” Zorc continued. “Combined to protect and serve the nature of this world. Do you understand?”
Yugi glanced at Yami curiously. Seeing understanding and desire shimmering in his eyes, he looked back to Zorc and nodded.
“Then it shall be done,” Horakhty and Zorc intoned.
Yugi and Yami both yelped as they were picked up and thrown back through the door they walked through.
END FLASHBACK
“That’s when we were thrown back through the spirit door and it shut behind us,” Yami said softly. Joey looked shocked. “We…”
“We?” Joey asked before noticing the faraway look on Yami’s face. He had seen this on Yugi’s face before whenever he spoke to Yami through their mind link.
Yami…
You’re awake Aibou. How are you feeling?
Tired. These bandages are heavy and the one on my head is covering my eyes. Yugi sounded frustrated. The doctors are in here talking about my condition. They keep saying I won’t likely be waking up any time soon. Yami smothered a laugh at the whine in Yugi’s voice. But I am awake. I just can’t open my eyes.
I’ll send Joey in to you. Yami pulled out of their conversation to look at Joey. “Yugi’s upset because the doctors are telling each other he won’t wake up any time soon but he is awake.” He widened his eyes and quickly asked Yugi. Can you move?
My fingers. Yugi replied. Joey can be psychic for once. Yami laughed at the hysterics his hikari had gotten himself into.
Yugi paused in his mental laughter as the doctors examined his throat. “I don’t think we will hear why he tried to kill himself until he starts writing again.” Yugi’s body went cold in shock. “His vocal cords are damaged beyond repair.”
YAMI! Yugi sent panic through the link causing Yami to almost fall out of his bed as he reached for some water.
What is it, little one? He asked attempting to calm him down. Joey is on his way there.
I won’t be able to speak anymore… Yami could feel him crying in his mind. They said my vocal cords are damaged.
‘I won’t hear my hikari’s voice again…’ Yami thought before responding to Yugi. I will just have to play translator. He attempted to lighten the situation with humor. He could tell his hikari wasn’t taking this well. Is Joey there yet?
Yugi felt someone brush his hand before touching his face. “Yug, I’m here. Yami said you were awake.” Yugi moved his fingers, tracing the letters for Joey’s name on the bed. “I’m glad. Let me get the doctors so they know you’re awake.”
He is Yami.
He needs a ring. Yugi sent Yami a bundle of confused emotions at this statement. I told him about us. He thought you had betrayed him by attempting to commit suicide again. I didn’t want him to think that so I told him everything about us. Nothing yet about that night since I can’t name Bakura or Ryou until he is protected.
Oh… Yugi waited until the doctors were done re-bandaging his head so he could open his eyes. His vision was hazed with red. Wait a sec, Yami.
A board was placed under his right hand with the words ‘Yes’ and ‘No’. All he had to do was point at what he wanted to respond with.
“Can you see clearly?” No
“Blurred?” No
“So a clear image… Wrong colours?” Yes
“Streaks?” No
“Like a fog then?” Yes
“Are you in pain?” No
“Good. The last thing we want is you in pain and not be able to ask for relief.” The doctor paused and then asked softly. “Do you remember why you tried to kill yourself?” Yugi managed his best confused look at the doctor. “You have straight cuts on both arms stretching from your wrist to the inside of your elbow. They are too neat for accidental cuts.” He patted the boy’s shoulder. “Perhaps it is best you don’t remember what drove you to that extreme.” He gave a nod to Joey before leaving the room.
“Yugi…” Joey began to say before watching Yugi shake his right wrist from side to side. A faint rattle grew louder until a golden bracelet appeared. “What the!”
Yugi traced his fingers on the board. It took Joey a while to understand what Yugi was trying to say. Take a ring.
“What?”
Take a ring. You know about Yami and I. This is to protect you against the shadows. They will seek you out now because you have knowledge on us.
Joey pulled one of the rings off the bracelet. “Do I just put it on?”
Hold it in your palm. Then throw it up and catch it again before putting it on. Best to do it in the sunlight.
Joey walked over to the window and did what Yugi said, nearly dropping it when the ring grew in size to an armband. He glanced over to Yugi, who nodded, before sliding the ring up his arm until it sat comfortably around his bicep. He returned and sat near Yugi once more. He watched in fascination as the bracelet on Yugi’s wrist faded from view once again.
No one but those with the knowledge will see the ring. It will become warm if I am in danger. It will guide you to where I am when that happens.
“I’m glad Yami told me,” Joey said resting a hand on Yugi’s shoulder. “But he didn’t tell me how you got those cuts.”
He couldn’t mention another yami by name until you had my ring. Otherwise that yami would be forced to seek you out and kill you.
“As long as you didn’t do it to yourself,” Joey said fingering the band with curiosity. “I don’t want to ever see you do that again.”
"Umm... excuse me," Tea asked one of the firemen. "What happened here?"
"You live here?"
"A friend of mine does," She could see him start to give her his full attention. "We usually drop by to pick him up on the way to school."
"There was an explosion just past five this morning," The fireman said quickly. "It took us a while to put out the electrical fire." He looked at the rubble and then back at Tea. "How many were living here?"
"My friend and his partner." Tea replied trying to contain her emotions. "His grandfather is staying in America with a friend."
"We found a body!" Someone deep in the debris yelled. "Correction, Two!
The three waited anxiously until the first was extracted from the rubble. Yami looked bad and it was clear he was struggling to breathe. Yugi looked worse. The heavy white bandages were torn revealing the cuts on his arms which were bleeding freely. But unlike Yami, Yugi appeared lifeless. Only the tiniest movement of his chest told otherwise.
"We'll get to school and let the teachers know," Joey whispered in Tea's ear. His face was pale but relieved that they were alive. "You know more about Yugi than we do. Help the doctors out and make sure they live!"
Tea could only nod in reply, her eyes fixed on their unconscious bodies. She followed the paramedic into the back of the ambulance with Yugi in it and quickly relayed all she knew about Yugi's medical history.
"Do you know anything about the other young man?"
Other than that he is a 5000 year old pharaohs and Yugi's lover? she asked sarcastically before saying "No. Yugi knows everything about Yami. I haven't known him as long as I have known Yugi." She shook her head when asked about the other teen's family. "Yugi said he had no family living."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"How are they doing?" Joey asked Tea in the waiting room after school let out.
"Yugi is the worst hurt." Tea replied quietly. "They think he protected Yami from the explosion. They are suspicious about the long cuts along his forearms. They said they look self-inflicted." Tea gave Joey a half smile. "Yami woke up a little while ago. They took him for tests." She chuckled before adding "He refused to go anywhere without seeing Yugi first."
"Has he said what happened?" Tristan asked
"He said he was having a moment with Yugi and next thing he knew there was a lot of pain and then nothing." Tea replied. "They asked him about Yugi's cuts and he said that Yugi did attempt but he was trying to find out when it happened."
"Yug attempted suicide?" Joey's eyes looked curiously guarded. "He promised..." Shaking his head, he added "He has tried before when he was being bullied."
“Perhaps we should ask Yami about it when he returns,” Tea said softly looking down at her watch. “I better go. I have dance class soon.” She tapped Joey’s shoulder before dragging Tristan, who started protesting before seeing her pointed look, with her. “Your turn.”
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
It wasn’t long until Yami returned to find Joey waiting for him. “I know what you are going to ask…” He waited until the nurse left and closed the door behind her before continuing on. “Yugi hasn’t broken his promise to you. I just couldn’t tell them the truth of what happened.”
“So what did happen then?” Joey asked taking a seat at Yami’s side. “Those cuts look too straight for an accident.”
“Do you remember back to the ceremonial dual and how Yugi was pulled in after I went through?” Joey nodded and indicated for Yami to continue. “Well…”
FLASHBACK
"Just like Heba and myself," Atemu reappeared and gestured to an open door behind Yami. "If you will follow me."
Yami helped Yugi up and they followed Atemu through the door to a room that was perfectly half dark and half-light. They stared around the room in amazement. On the light side stood the Creator of Light, Horakhty, while on the dark side Zorc the Dark One stood. Both stood watching the three, and waited.
“Before the dawn of time, the World of the Beasts has existed side by side with the human world,” Atemu said softly. “I’m sure Mana told you this already.”
“She did,” Yugi replied sensing Yami was unable to speak from shock. “But that doesn’t explain now.”
“Over time, the creators of light and dark discovered that they needed those who embody those powers to administer and protect the two worlds,” Atemu raised a hand to his heart and smiled. “While I was ruling in Egypt, Heba and I was one such pair.” He waved his hand and a series of memories played where Atemu and Heba fought creatures side by side. “My beloved Heba, my light half, protected the humans of Egypt while I protected and controlled the Egypt that existed in the Shadow Realm. We existed like this until the balance was disrupted by a flux of darkness.”
“I still don’t understand,” Yugi said, partially wondering if Yami was unable to speak due to Atemu’s existence.
“It is their wish for you two to become the ruler of Japan.” Atemu laughed at Yugi’s expression. “Not in the sense you are thinking. Yugi, as hikari, you would keep the shadows balanced and away from the human world. While Yami, as a yami,” Yugi momentarily looked confused at this point. “Will manage the Shadow Realm.”
“Hikari and yami…” Horakhty said softly. “Light and dark.”
“Order and chaos,” Zorc continued. “Combined to protect and serve the nature of this world. Do you understand?”
Yugi glanced at Yami curiously. Seeing understanding and desire shimmering in his eyes, he looked back to Zorc and nodded.
“Then it shall be done,” Horakhty and Zorc intoned.
Yugi and Yami both yelped as they were picked up and thrown back through the door they walked through.
END FLASHBACK
“That’s when we were thrown back through the spirit door and it shut behind us,” Yami said softly. Joey looked shocked. “We…”
“We?” Joey asked before noticing the faraway look on Yami’s face. He had seen this on Yugi’s face before whenever he spoke to Yami through their mind link.
Yami…
You’re awake Aibou. How are you feeling?
Tired. These bandages are heavy and the one on my head is covering my eyes. Yugi sounded frustrated. The doctors are in here talking about my condition. They keep saying I won’t likely be waking up any time soon. Yami smothered a laugh at the whine in Yugi’s voice. But I am awake. I just can’t open my eyes.
I’ll send Joey in to you. Yami pulled out of their conversation to look at Joey. “Yugi’s upset because the doctors are telling each other he won’t wake up any time soon but he is awake.” He widened his eyes and quickly asked Yugi. Can you move?
My fingers. Yugi replied. Joey can be psychic for once. Yami laughed at the hysterics his hikari had gotten himself into.
Yugi paused in his mental laughter as the doctors examined his throat. “I don’t think we will hear why he tried to kill himself until he starts writing again.” Yugi’s body went cold in shock. “His vocal cords are damaged beyond repair.”
YAMI! Yugi sent panic through the link causing Yami to almost fall out of his bed as he reached for some water.
What is it, little one? He asked attempting to calm him down. Joey is on his way there.
I won’t be able to speak anymore… Yami could feel him crying in his mind. They said my vocal cords are damaged.
‘I won’t hear my hikari’s voice again…’ Yami thought before responding to Yugi. I will just have to play translator. He attempted to lighten the situation with humor. He could tell his hikari wasn’t taking this well. Is Joey there yet?
Yugi felt someone brush his hand before touching his face. “Yug, I’m here. Yami said you were awake.” Yugi moved his fingers, tracing the letters for Joey’s name on the bed. “I’m glad. Let me get the doctors so they know you’re awake.”
He is Yami.
He needs a ring. Yugi sent Yami a bundle of confused emotions at this statement. I told him about us. He thought you had betrayed him by attempting to commit suicide again. I didn’t want him to think that so I told him everything about us. Nothing yet about that night since I can’t name Bakura or Ryou until he is protected.
Oh… Yugi waited until the doctors were done re-bandaging his head so he could open his eyes. His vision was hazed with red. Wait a sec, Yami.
A board was placed under his right hand with the words ‘Yes’ and ‘No’. All he had to do was point at what he wanted to respond with.
“Can you see clearly?” No
“Blurred?” No
“So a clear image… Wrong colours?” Yes
“Streaks?” No
“Like a fog then?” Yes
“Are you in pain?” No
“Good. The last thing we want is you in pain and not be able to ask for relief.” The doctor paused and then asked softly. “Do you remember why you tried to kill yourself?” Yugi managed his best confused look at the doctor. “You have straight cuts on both arms stretching from your wrist to the inside of your elbow. They are too neat for accidental cuts.” He patted the boy’s shoulder. “Perhaps it is best you don’t remember what drove you to that extreme.” He gave a nod to Joey before leaving the room.
“Yugi…” Joey began to say before watching Yugi shake his right wrist from side to side. A faint rattle grew louder until a golden bracelet appeared. “What the!”
Yugi traced his fingers on the board. It took Joey a while to understand what Yugi was trying to say. Take a ring.
“What?”
Take a ring. You know about Yami and I. This is to protect you against the shadows. They will seek you out now because you have knowledge on us.
Joey pulled one of the rings off the bracelet. “Do I just put it on?”
Hold it in your palm. Then throw it up and catch it again before putting it on. Best to do it in the sunlight.
Joey walked over to the window and did what Yugi said, nearly dropping it when the ring grew in size to an armband. He glanced over to Yugi, who nodded, before sliding the ring up his arm until it sat comfortably around his bicep. He returned and sat near Yugi once more. He watched in fascination as the bracelet on Yugi’s wrist faded from view once again.
No one but those with the knowledge will see the ring. It will become warm if I am in danger. It will guide you to where I am when that happens.
“I’m glad Yami told me,” Joey said resting a hand on Yugi’s shoulder. “But he didn’t tell me how you got those cuts.”
He couldn’t mention another yami by name until you had my ring. Otherwise that yami would be forced to seek you out and kill you.
“As long as you didn’t do it to yourself,” Joey said fingering the band with curiosity. “I don’t want to ever see you do that again.”
Friday, January 27, 2017
Natural Reality - Arc 1 - Chapter 2
Yugi awoke to Yami sleeping on top of him. Heavy white bandages encased his forearms up to his elbows. He tried to wriggle out but found, quite quickly, that Yami had other ideas.
The dark spirit curled his right arm tightly around his waist. His left hand followed the contours of Yugi's arm to rest and wrap securely around his right wrist where it rested over Yugi's head.
He smiled and remembered back to the day of the ceremonial dual and the series of events that happened after that.
FLASHBACK
Before the door to the spirit realm closed, a gust of wind pulled him through. He felt like he was tumbling downwards until he landed onto something soft and warm.
"I guess Malik forgot to mention this bit," The deep voice that emanated from somewhere beneath him said. "You're not hurt are you Aibou?"
"I'm not," Yugi murmured sliding off Atemu's back. "Where are we?" He looked around at the cloudy expanse and then down at Atemu.
"I'm not sure Aibou," Atemu made a move to stand up but a something pushed him back down. "What!"
"Thank you for returning my name to the afterlife," Atemu felt like something was being ripped out of his heart. "That was your final task on my behalf. You will now be known by your other name, Yami." Warmth flooded his entire being. "Your journey is not yet done."
"What do you mean 'your journey is not yet done'?" Yami asked sitting up. "And why is Yugi dragged into this?" He could feel the young dualist staring at him.
"Yugi," A bronze skin version of Yami appeared before him, he gently cupped the Yugi's face. "The reincarnation of my beloved Heba. You know in your heart what you desire and you were pulled through to fulfil that desire." He smiled and pulled away to look at both of them. "I will return soon."
"Yugi..." Yami said with a sly smile. "What did Atemu mean when he said about 'your heart's desire'?" He watched Yugi's back stiffen. "And about 'fulfilling that desire'?"
"Uh... Well... You see," Yugi blushed a bright crimson. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Amethyst eyes opened and gazed into ruby eyes. "I love you, Yami. Ever since Dualist Kingdom and more so with every day after."
There was a silence growing between the two. Yugi held his gaze with Yami, tears threatening to form the longer the silence went. Yami moved forwards to envelope the young dualist in his arms.
"And I love you too, Yugi." Yami whispered in his ear. "You cannot imagine how happy I am to hear you say that to me."
Leaning forward, Yugi gave Yami a small kiss. He jumped when Yami pressed hard against him. It wasn't until Yami knocked him over that he felt the strong gust of wind and a deep disembodied laugh.
"Just like Heba and myself," Atemu reappeared and gestured to an open door behind Yami. "If you will follow me."
END FLASHBACK
Yugi sighed and poked Yami in the side. His yami groaned and slid slightly. Getting an idea, Yugi poked him repeatedly until Yami had slid off him completely.
He got up and made his way to the kitchen. Pouring himself an orange juice, he sat in the lounge on the couch near the window. The sky was still dark but an orange glow began to peek through between the buildings in the distance.
He was enjoying his quiet moment until a familiar feeling began to creep up on him. Without so much as a blink, he sent his fiery light around the house to raise a shield.
Yami! Yugi screamed through their link. Shadow cursed! He put the glass on the window sill and raised his hands palm out to focus his energy into the shield.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Yami, who was still asleep at the time of Yugi's scream, rolled off the bed and land with shock on the floor. The mauve light from his hikari's shield filtered through the skylight of their bedroom.
Aibou. Yami called as he pulled on a pair of pants and raced downstairs. How many?
"Many!" cried Yugi. His small frame looking slightly larger with his pale amethyst glow illuminating the lounge. "They keep touching my shield! There's more than I can manage on my own."
Yami pulled Yugi off the couch and held him tight against his chest. He waited until Yugi was standing stably before extending his right hand so it grasped Yugi's right wrist.
Immediately, the shield changed from the mauve to a marble of red and purple. Yami could feel the amount of shadow cursed trying to break down the shield. His anger flowed through the link to Yugi.
"I don't know if we can last this time," Yugi murmured. He could feel his magic draining fast even with Yami's assistance. "I'm not yet healed from the other night."
"What were you doing down here anyway?" Yami asked before noticing the glass on the window sill. "I didn't notice you get up."
"You were dead to the world when I got up," Yugi teased. "I was wondering if I was going to need a horn or some sort of explosion to wake you up."
"Your voice is all I need," Yami purred in his ear. "Hikari, we need to cleanse the area."
The dark spirit curled his right arm tightly around his waist. His left hand followed the contours of Yugi's arm to rest and wrap securely around his right wrist where it rested over Yugi's head.
He smiled and remembered back to the day of the ceremonial dual and the series of events that happened after that.
FLASHBACK
Before the door to the spirit realm closed, a gust of wind pulled him through. He felt like he was tumbling downwards until he landed onto something soft and warm.
"I guess Malik forgot to mention this bit," The deep voice that emanated from somewhere beneath him said. "You're not hurt are you Aibou?"
"I'm not," Yugi murmured sliding off Atemu's back. "Where are we?" He looked around at the cloudy expanse and then down at Atemu.
"I'm not sure Aibou," Atemu made a move to stand up but a something pushed him back down. "What!"
"Thank you for returning my name to the afterlife," Atemu felt like something was being ripped out of his heart. "That was your final task on my behalf. You will now be known by your other name, Yami." Warmth flooded his entire being. "Your journey is not yet done."
"What do you mean 'your journey is not yet done'?" Yami asked sitting up. "And why is Yugi dragged into this?" He could feel the young dualist staring at him.
"Yugi," A bronze skin version of Yami appeared before him, he gently cupped the Yugi's face. "The reincarnation of my beloved Heba. You know in your heart what you desire and you were pulled through to fulfil that desire." He smiled and pulled away to look at both of them. "I will return soon."
"Yugi..." Yami said with a sly smile. "What did Atemu mean when he said about 'your heart's desire'?" He watched Yugi's back stiffen. "And about 'fulfilling that desire'?"
"Uh... Well... You see," Yugi blushed a bright crimson. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Amethyst eyes opened and gazed into ruby eyes. "I love you, Yami. Ever since Dualist Kingdom and more so with every day after."
There was a silence growing between the two. Yugi held his gaze with Yami, tears threatening to form the longer the silence went. Yami moved forwards to envelope the young dualist in his arms.
"And I love you too, Yugi." Yami whispered in his ear. "You cannot imagine how happy I am to hear you say that to me."
Leaning forward, Yugi gave Yami a small kiss. He jumped when Yami pressed hard against him. It wasn't until Yami knocked him over that he felt the strong gust of wind and a deep disembodied laugh.
"Just like Heba and myself," Atemu reappeared and gestured to an open door behind Yami. "If you will follow me."
END FLASHBACK
Yugi sighed and poked Yami in the side. His yami groaned and slid slightly. Getting an idea, Yugi poked him repeatedly until Yami had slid off him completely.
He got up and made his way to the kitchen. Pouring himself an orange juice, he sat in the lounge on the couch near the window. The sky was still dark but an orange glow began to peek through between the buildings in the distance.
He was enjoying his quiet moment until a familiar feeling began to creep up on him. Without so much as a blink, he sent his fiery light around the house to raise a shield.
Yami! Yugi screamed through their link. Shadow cursed! He put the glass on the window sill and raised his hands palm out to focus his energy into the shield.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Yami, who was still asleep at the time of Yugi's scream, rolled off the bed and land with shock on the floor. The mauve light from his hikari's shield filtered through the skylight of their bedroom.
Aibou. Yami called as he pulled on a pair of pants and raced downstairs. How many?
"Many!" cried Yugi. His small frame looking slightly larger with his pale amethyst glow illuminating the lounge. "They keep touching my shield! There's more than I can manage on my own."
Yami pulled Yugi off the couch and held him tight against his chest. He waited until Yugi was standing stably before extending his right hand so it grasped Yugi's right wrist.
Immediately, the shield changed from the mauve to a marble of red and purple. Yami could feel the amount of shadow cursed trying to break down the shield. His anger flowed through the link to Yugi.
"I don't know if we can last this time," Yugi murmured. He could feel his magic draining fast even with Yami's assistance. "I'm not yet healed from the other night."
"What were you doing down here anyway?" Yami asked before noticing the glass on the window sill. "I didn't notice you get up."
"You were dead to the world when I got up," Yugi teased. "I was wondering if I was going to need a horn or some sort of explosion to wake you up."
"Your voice is all I need," Yami purred in his ear. "Hikari, we need to cleanse the area."
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Natural Reality - Arc 1 - Chapter 1
Crimson eyes opened up only to quickly close once again, shutting out the morning sunlight. The usual warmth that he had become accustomed to was missing.
Aibou? He called through his link to his other half. Faintly, he could hear the shower running. Getting up, he walked to the bathroom and peeked in.
He watched the small teen through the frosted glass. His hair, which normally defied gravity, was now cascading as a black waterfall past his shoulders. He held his hands up to his collarbone, eyes closed, as if in praise to the water tumbling down his small frame.
Hmm? A young voice responded to his call, unaware that the older now was watching him. What is it Yami? He could feel contentment through their bond. But something felt off. Something that Yami couldn't put his finger on.
I woke up without you there. He replied, knowing his voice contained the same tone as their conversation the previous night. I was afraid you would reject me again this morning. He could hear him audibly sigh. We were apart for too long, little one.
FLASHBACK
He pushed his hikari down onto the bed. He needed him to listen. Being like this had pushed him past his breaking point.
Yami.
He could feel his little hikari's body trembling under his own despite his mental voice sounding strong. He pulled his hikari's hands from where they pushed against his chest and held them by the wrists against the bed on either side of his hikari's shoulders.
Yami...
His hikari was starting to sound angry but the emotions relayed pain and fear. He brought his lips down, kissing him forcefully.
I can't keep waiting for you to tell me what is wrong.
Can you control yourself if I tell you? His hikari challenged. I can't root out the traitors in our precinct if you can't.
He broke the kiss and looked down at his little hikari confused. "Explain."
"Only if you let go," His audible voice was also challenging. Yami released his hold on his hikari's wrists and propped himself up with his arms instead. "Not going to get off me?" Yami shook his head. He was willing to let go of him partially.
His hikari gave an exasperated sigh. "There is a traitor in the school who is preying on the weak. To get them all, I have been..." Yami didn't like that pause. Usually that meant his little one was trying to make the situation sound less than it was. "Monitoring the situation personally."
END FLASHBACK
No Yami... He turned off the water and stepped out of the shower. You showed me last night that leaving you too long makes you difficult. His amethyst eyes glared at his morning audience before firmly shutting the bathroom door.
I had no choice Yugi. Yami replied with a hurt tone. I could feel you hurting. I'm sure that was only the tip of what you are holding back. Someone or something was hurting my hikari and I needed to know what.
I can handle things on my own Yami. He sounded annoyed. Remember that you and I rule Domino City, my darkness. You manage the mirror city in the Shadow Realm where the beasts dwell and I manage the humans in this realm.
I know Aibou... He sounded almost stubborn to Yugi. Please make sure you call me if you get hurt.
I will, my love. Yugi could feel the relief through their link. That I can promise you.
Yugi sat with his friends at lunch. His role as ruler of Domino City was hidden even from them and that is exactly how he liked it.
"What cha thinking Yug'?" The blond Yugi fondly knew as Joey asked. "You seem out of it today."
"I bet I know what it is," The girl named Tea teased. "Yami is behind that faraway look." Yugi blushed in spite of himself. "I knew it!"
"Another argument?" The last young man of their group named Tristan asked. "You two seem to be doing that a lot lately."
"Overprotective," Yugi murmured. His friends looked at each other for a moment and then burst into fits of laughter. Yugi looked startled. "What?"
"He has always been that way ever since Dualist Kingdom," Tea said wiping away tears. "He can't help it. He is literally your other half." Yugi blushed but didn't care to respond to it knowing they would laugh further.
School went quickly after this. It wasn't until the bell rang that Yugi began to tense. He knew his duties were now to begin.
"Are you ready, sacrifice?" A voice hissed in his ear. "Tonight is the night. Come alone or I will find another helpless soul to use."
Yugi mentally rolled his eyes. 'I'm anything but helpless, shadow cursed.' He reached out along his link.
Yami?
What is it, Aibou?
Can you come to school? I'll need your assistance. But follow what I say or we won't get them all.
I'm coming.
Yami watched from a distance at the request of Yugi. His anger spiking frequently as he watched. It took Yugi's constant reminder and reassurance to keep him at bay.
Yugi yelped as he was thrown into the small stone amphitheatre the school used for clubs and performances. He came to a stop against a stone table which Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs engraved around the sides.
Yami recognized it as a sacrificial altar used before his time to sacrifice slaves to Ra so he would bring forth the sun. 'What do they plan to call forth with that.' Yugi's scream brought him out of his curiosity.
Aibou!
Wait Yami. Yugi's voice was strained. The pain of being beaten reverberated through their link. They aren't all here. I don't want the humans to be affected by these shadow cursed.
Shadow cursed... Yami suddenly realized the importance of getting them all. Shadow cursed humans spread from contact with a delinquent monster from the Shadow Realm or from another yami causing trouble in their borders. I think Bakura is causing trouble again for us.
He felt Yugi nod mentally. Ryou warned me his yami was up to something. He didn't want me to tell you yet.
Yugi...
Then the shadow cursed appeared. They threatened the lives of those who are like I was. I pretended to be the same and they said I was the perfect sacrifice. I've been beaten almost daily in their attempt to make me submissive.
Yugi! Why?
I needed to get them all to prevent further infection to susceptible humans. Yami felt his voice waver in pain as they pulled him taut over the table. We need to get them all, my love.
Yugi sensed the darkness becoming whole around him. The last piece made his entrance with an ornate ivory blade.
They are all here now. Yugi felt pain from the link. Yami?
"Look who we found," Two of the humans dragged Yami into amphitheatre and threw him against the table. "It looks like we have a hikari sacrifice."
"Yami!" Yugi cried, now very fearful of their situation. "Yami!"
My sweet hikari. Yami's voice was strong in his mind. Pretend to be afraid for me. I allowed this to happen. He felt pain, fresh and sharp, flowed through their link.
Yugi screamed as the blade followed the length of his forearm. His blood spilled over the edge of the table, some dripping onto Yami's head. Yami! I can't pretend anymore. He could feel Yami's power enveloping the arena and sealing everyone within. Yami!
Aibou... Yami stood slowly. The eye of the Sennen Puzzle glowed bright on his forehead. "You creatures of the lowest order, how dare you harm my hikari." His shadows sliced through the air, dragging the shadow cursed souls into the Shadow Realm.
The shadow cursed screamed and ran. Their hands pounding on Yami's barrier before being dragged away. Only one didn't move...
Yugi's scream drew Yami's attention behind him to the albino that was now perched on the table. His blade gently attempting to widen the cuts.
"Bakura," Yami hissed. "You knew all along that my hikari was your sacrifice." He threw the yami back with his shadows. "You purposefully used your hikari to lure my hikari here."
"You did the same to me first," spat Bakura as he picked himself up off the floor. "There were shadow cursed in our precinct who injured Ryou. They claimed to be sent by you."
"Yami didn't do that." Yugi whispered faintly. He felt betrayed by Ryou. "Ryou and I are friends. I wouldn't agree to such a thing to happen. Yami wouldn't hurt me intentionally."
Bakura stared at the little hikari. It wasn't in their nature to lie outright. They were Masters of the Truth. What is said by a hikari might not always be what you think you heard.
But there was no mistaking what the little hikari had said. It gave him pause. Who then lured his hikari into so much pain that he still was feeling the reverberations through their link whenever his hikari dreamed or remembered.
Yami watched Bakura thoughtfully. Someone or something hurt his hikari and blamed it on a yami he knew. Perhaps there was a bigger plot unfolding than he first thought.
"Bakura," Yami said releasing his shadows. "Perhaps a meeting of yami's is needed." He used the last of his shadows to slice through the ropes that held Yugi, painfully aware his hikari needed medical attention.
"At my palace," Bakura semi-offered. "We need to get to the bottom of this." He watched Yami pick Yugi up. "Once your hikari has been tended to."
"Tomorrow night," Yami said grateful that Yugi was unconscious. "With or without our hikari's?"
"With," Bakura replied. "We won't believe each other otherwise."
Yami nodded and left Bakura alone to his thoughts.
Aibou? He called through his link to his other half. Faintly, he could hear the shower running. Getting up, he walked to the bathroom and peeked in.
He watched the small teen through the frosted glass. His hair, which normally defied gravity, was now cascading as a black waterfall past his shoulders. He held his hands up to his collarbone, eyes closed, as if in praise to the water tumbling down his small frame.
Hmm? A young voice responded to his call, unaware that the older now was watching him. What is it Yami? He could feel contentment through their bond. But something felt off. Something that Yami couldn't put his finger on.
I woke up without you there. He replied, knowing his voice contained the same tone as their conversation the previous night. I was afraid you would reject me again this morning. He could hear him audibly sigh. We were apart for too long, little one.
FLASHBACK
He pushed his hikari down onto the bed. He needed him to listen. Being like this had pushed him past his breaking point.
Yami.
He could feel his little hikari's body trembling under his own despite his mental voice sounding strong. He pulled his hikari's hands from where they pushed against his chest and held them by the wrists against the bed on either side of his hikari's shoulders.
Yami...
His hikari was starting to sound angry but the emotions relayed pain and fear. He brought his lips down, kissing him forcefully.
I can't keep waiting for you to tell me what is wrong.
Can you control yourself if I tell you? His hikari challenged. I can't root out the traitors in our precinct if you can't.
He broke the kiss and looked down at his little hikari confused. "Explain."
"Only if you let go," His audible voice was also challenging. Yami released his hold on his hikari's wrists and propped himself up with his arms instead. "Not going to get off me?" Yami shook his head. He was willing to let go of him partially.
His hikari gave an exasperated sigh. "There is a traitor in the school who is preying on the weak. To get them all, I have been..." Yami didn't like that pause. Usually that meant his little one was trying to make the situation sound less than it was. "Monitoring the situation personally."
END FLASHBACK
No Yami... He turned off the water and stepped out of the shower. You showed me last night that leaving you too long makes you difficult. His amethyst eyes glared at his morning audience before firmly shutting the bathroom door.
I had no choice Yugi. Yami replied with a hurt tone. I could feel you hurting. I'm sure that was only the tip of what you are holding back. Someone or something was hurting my hikari and I needed to know what.
I can handle things on my own Yami. He sounded annoyed. Remember that you and I rule Domino City, my darkness. You manage the mirror city in the Shadow Realm where the beasts dwell and I manage the humans in this realm.
I know Aibou... He sounded almost stubborn to Yugi. Please make sure you call me if you get hurt.
I will, my love. Yugi could feel the relief through their link. That I can promise you.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Yugi sat with his friends at lunch. His role as ruler of Domino City was hidden even from them and that is exactly how he liked it.
"What cha thinking Yug'?" The blond Yugi fondly knew as Joey asked. "You seem out of it today."
"I bet I know what it is," The girl named Tea teased. "Yami is behind that faraway look." Yugi blushed in spite of himself. "I knew it!"
"Another argument?" The last young man of their group named Tristan asked. "You two seem to be doing that a lot lately."
"Overprotective," Yugi murmured. His friends looked at each other for a moment and then burst into fits of laughter. Yugi looked startled. "What?"
"He has always been that way ever since Dualist Kingdom," Tea said wiping away tears. "He can't help it. He is literally your other half." Yugi blushed but didn't care to respond to it knowing they would laugh further.
School went quickly after this. It wasn't until the bell rang that Yugi began to tense. He knew his duties were now to begin.
"Are you ready, sacrifice?" A voice hissed in his ear. "Tonight is the night. Come alone or I will find another helpless soul to use."
Yugi mentally rolled his eyes. 'I'm anything but helpless, shadow cursed.' He reached out along his link.
Yami?
What is it, Aibou?
Can you come to school? I'll need your assistance. But follow what I say or we won't get them all.
I'm coming.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Yami watched from a distance at the request of Yugi. His anger spiking frequently as he watched. It took Yugi's constant reminder and reassurance to keep him at bay.
Yugi yelped as he was thrown into the small stone amphitheatre the school used for clubs and performances. He came to a stop against a stone table which Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs engraved around the sides.
Yami recognized it as a sacrificial altar used before his time to sacrifice slaves to Ra so he would bring forth the sun. 'What do they plan to call forth with that.' Yugi's scream brought him out of his curiosity.
Aibou!
Wait Yami. Yugi's voice was strained. The pain of being beaten reverberated through their link. They aren't all here. I don't want the humans to be affected by these shadow cursed.
Shadow cursed... Yami suddenly realized the importance of getting them all. Shadow cursed humans spread from contact with a delinquent monster from the Shadow Realm or from another yami causing trouble in their borders. I think Bakura is causing trouble again for us.
He felt Yugi nod mentally. Ryou warned me his yami was up to something. He didn't want me to tell you yet.
Yugi...
Then the shadow cursed appeared. They threatened the lives of those who are like I was. I pretended to be the same and they said I was the perfect sacrifice. I've been beaten almost daily in their attempt to make me submissive.
Yugi! Why?
I needed to get them all to prevent further infection to susceptible humans. Yami felt his voice waver in pain as they pulled him taut over the table. We need to get them all, my love.
Yugi sensed the darkness becoming whole around him. The last piece made his entrance with an ornate ivory blade.
They are all here now. Yugi felt pain from the link. Yami?
"Look who we found," Two of the humans dragged Yami into amphitheatre and threw him against the table. "It looks like we have a hikari sacrifice."
"Yami!" Yugi cried, now very fearful of their situation. "Yami!"
My sweet hikari. Yami's voice was strong in his mind. Pretend to be afraid for me. I allowed this to happen. He felt pain, fresh and sharp, flowed through their link.
Yugi screamed as the blade followed the length of his forearm. His blood spilled over the edge of the table, some dripping onto Yami's head. Yami! I can't pretend anymore. He could feel Yami's power enveloping the arena and sealing everyone within. Yami!
Aibou... Yami stood slowly. The eye of the Sennen Puzzle glowed bright on his forehead. "You creatures of the lowest order, how dare you harm my hikari." His shadows sliced through the air, dragging the shadow cursed souls into the Shadow Realm.
The shadow cursed screamed and ran. Their hands pounding on Yami's barrier before being dragged away. Only one didn't move...
Yugi's scream drew Yami's attention behind him to the albino that was now perched on the table. His blade gently attempting to widen the cuts.
"Bakura," Yami hissed. "You knew all along that my hikari was your sacrifice." He threw the yami back with his shadows. "You purposefully used your hikari to lure my hikari here."
"You did the same to me first," spat Bakura as he picked himself up off the floor. "There were shadow cursed in our precinct who injured Ryou. They claimed to be sent by you."
"Yami didn't do that." Yugi whispered faintly. He felt betrayed by Ryou. "Ryou and I are friends. I wouldn't agree to such a thing to happen. Yami wouldn't hurt me intentionally."
Bakura stared at the little hikari. It wasn't in their nature to lie outright. They were Masters of the Truth. What is said by a hikari might not always be what you think you heard.
But there was no mistaking what the little hikari had said. It gave him pause. Who then lured his hikari into so much pain that he still was feeling the reverberations through their link whenever his hikari dreamed or remembered.
Yami watched Bakura thoughtfully. Someone or something hurt his hikari and blamed it on a yami he knew. Perhaps there was a bigger plot unfolding than he first thought.
"Bakura," Yami said releasing his shadows. "Perhaps a meeting of yami's is needed." He used the last of his shadows to slice through the ropes that held Yugi, painfully aware his hikari needed medical attention.
"At my palace," Bakura semi-offered. "We need to get to the bottom of this." He watched Yami pick Yugi up. "Once your hikari has been tended to."
"Tomorrow night," Yami said grateful that Yugi was unconscious. "With or without our hikari's?"
"With," Bakura replied. "We won't believe each other otherwise."
Yami nodded and left Bakura alone to his thoughts.
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Dreams of the Undead - Arc 1 - Chapter 8: The Tournament - Atemu's POV
I cannot believe my partner is biting my cousin willingly! I can't hear what they are talking about but they seem to be very happy biting each other. How could Yami do this to me? First our Donator becomes defiant and now my partner, my beloved, is betraying me!
I jumped to the tree outside Heba's bedroom and looked down at him asleep on the bed. A dark bruise marked his right cheek. His lips also looked bruised. The rest of his body was hiding under the blankets but I knew it was also thoroughly bruised from what I had done. I took my Donator as a vampire in my position has the right to do… but why does it hurt so much?
All humans really need to survive is air, water, food, and sex. Heba didn't smell like he was getting the last anywhere else. I don't want Heba to die… That sounded like an excuse when I said that. Focusing back on the bedroom, I watched as the door opened and both the traitors walked in. Yugi's bedroom window was slightly ajar so I could hear everything they said.
"Seth…" Yami looked like he was going to cry. "You sure he'll be a doll again this time after last time?" He looked like he was pleading Seth to say he wasn't sure. "I can't believe a family member would do something like that to him when he was young."
Seth glanced out the window. We made eye contact before he looked back at Yami. "Yugi is going to be reliving the abuse and rape he suffered at the hands of his Uncle. I doubt we will be able to break through into his mind until he is ready to let us. Atemu opened a jar of old wounds that Yugi had sealed so tightly within himself." I knew Seth was saying that for my benefit. I understood what they were doing now. Seth showed Yami the memories of Heba's that either Seth had or that Heba had given him. "If you excuse me, I have to arrange a press conference to manage what has happened here." He placed a hand on Yami's shoulder. "I won't say that Atemu did it or anything about vampires. I will treat this as a human crime and we are searching for the perpetrator."
I watched him give me a pointed glare as if to say 'stay away' before leaving the room. I didn't feel like intruding. I felt sick. I had made Heba remember his painful past. I had turned my Donator into something worse than dead. I've turned him into a lifeless doll. I watched as Yami sat on the bed and brushed Heba's hair from his face.
"Yugi…" Yami sounded broken as well. "I'm so sorry. I couldn't help you when you needed me the most." Tears were falling down Yami's face. My chest felt like a sword had been driven through it. "You were pleading. I could see it in your eyes. But Atemu is much stronger than me… still… I couldn't help you."
Heba opened his eyes. They were dull and glassy. Lifeless. Not even the childlike sparkle was retained. He moved his hand and gently rested it on Yami's arm causing him to jump before bursting into more tears. Silence passed between them before Yami appeared to be shocked into silence.
"You didn't…" Yami leaned down as if to feel Heba's breath pass through his mouth as he spoke. Yet he didn't opened it to speak. "You did! I can hear you!" Yami touched the sides of his forehead in shock. "I didn't do anything to deserve hearing you in my head."
Silence passed between them. Jealously rose in me. Yami could hear Heba's voice just like we could hear each other's. A vampire-donator bond is suppose to create a mind link but it didn't with Heba. I thought that was because of the angel blood in Heba but perhaps I was mistaken.
"Trigger?" Yami watched Heba's eyes. Other than Yami's movement causing him to move as well, Heba was lifeless, just like a large doll. "Theory?"
Silence stretched again as Yami reached down and enclosed one of Heba's hands in his. "You think so? I suppose it does make sense. As you say, you don't have a mind link to Atemu. If that is the trigger for it developing between us then I am glad. It is strong too. Perhaps dependant on the trigger? In any case, I can sense everything about you." He stood up and moved to the door. "I'll be back with some pain medication and water." He waggled his finger at Heba. "Don't tell me you're fine. I can feel that you aren't."
I watched as Yami left the room. Lightly, I jumped from the tree to the window and sat on the ledge. Heba looked afraid when he noticed me. His eyes were filled with fear and pain. Tense silence ran rampant in the room.
"Why is it that whenever you are around I feel things that I shouldn't?" I asked him quietly. His eyes took on a confused look. "As our Donator, I have a right to do whatever I want to you. But why does it hurt when I do?" I wasn't expecting an answer. Heba had locked himself within his mind. He could be talking to Yami for all I know but I needed to get my thoughts out. I felt it was important to talk to Heba. "It hurt when you left us the first time… When you killed yourself, we wanted to bring you back with magic. But Ra said you were to be punished for taking your life." I pulled a leg up so I could lean on my knee. "We searched for you for so long. We needed you with us." I sighed. I had never opened up to anyone, not even Yami, like this. I don't know what was compelling me to open up to Heba. "Please don't let what I did to you, seal you away. We need you and, while I didn't do the best thing to bring you back to us, I didn't want you to become like this." I could feel tears falling. "Yell at me like you usually do. Scream, cry, anything! Just don't be a doll…"
Anniversary… I looked up at Heba in surprise. It's almost my brother's anniversary. I won't be a doll for his anniversary.
"Heba?" I noticed his eyes looking fiery. "What anniversary?"
My twin… Heba's eyes softened, tears escaped his eyes. It hurts to be called by his name, Atemu. I want you to see me as me.
"Your twin was named Heba?" I was shocked. Heba's… I mean Yugi's… twin. I was slightly confused. There was a soft click sound. I looked up to see Yami looking at me curiously. "He told you?" Yami nodded and set the tray he was holding on the bed.
"You can hear his voice?" It was my turn to nod. "What did you say to him to gain that?" I flinched. There was a cold note in Yami's voice.
Don't fight… We both looked at Yugi in surprise. He was hurt the most by what I did to him but here he was trying to get us to get along. Talk to each other. I know there is so much hurt but you both need to understand each other… and me.
I looked away. "I was selfish. I wanted Yugi so badly that I took him by force. I wasn't listening to either of you…" I felt Yami's hand on my arm. "I let you down again Yami."
"You did the same thing before, remember?" I thought back to when we ruled the humans and the last time I hit Yami so hard. He only voiced his opinion to me and I backhanded him. Back then, I thought only my opinion counted because I was Pharaoh. He was the one that brought Heba into our lives.
"Have I really gone back to what I was?" I asked quietly. I was afraid of the answer.
"You have."
"How long… have I…" I couldn't bring myself to look at Yami.
"The last few years…" Yami's voice sounded like it had lost its cold edge. "You've been getting progressively worse, Atemu."
"Why didn't you say something?"
"I tried," That made me look at Yami in shock. "You refused to acknowledge that you were slipping back to your old ways." Both Yami and I jumped. A small hand touched mine, fingers drifted over my fingers and knuckles softly. Yugi was trying to comfort me.
I sighed and tried to steer the conversation away from its current vein. "So how do we get you from being a doll? You don't seem so bad that you would intentionally lock yourself away."
There's a part of me that doesn't want to be here. I may talk to you now but how do I know that you aren't going to do this again to me. Also I am seeing, hearing, even smelling what happened to me with my Uncle. You're distracting me from it but it doesn't last. The revelation shocked me. Because of my thoughtless and cruel actions, he was suffering. All because of me. Don't think that! I can feel your emotions clearly and you didn't know. You acted in a way that you saw fit. You didn't understand human culture or emotions as you've been neglecting to keep abreast of changes in the world since your own change. Perhaps now is time to learn that not everything stays the same.
"Seth being an example of this I suppose," Yami said with a slight smirk. I could tell he knew that I wasn't use to being told off. Particularly by someone not of the same or higher status than me. I couldn't help but smile. Only Heba in the past had the courage to talk to him in such a way despite their difference in stature.
There is no difference here. Yugi's voice made me look at him in surprise. This was true in his current life. The King of Games, as he is called, has the admiration and adoration of thousands of followers. He's not royalty by blood but still…
I moved off the windowsill and laid down next to Yugi. I gently pulled his hand up and held it to my heart, pulling myself closer to his right side. Yami copied me on Yugi's left. We both entangled our legs with one of Yugi's legs holding him close to us. We could feel his emotions calming with our presence. His body still remained limp but we knew he would, at least tonight, have a settled sleep.
"We aren't leaving," I whispered in his ear. "And we will do whatever it takes, however long it takes, to make you alive again."
I was rudely awoken the next morning by a hand pulling me by the collar and dragging me out of the room. Once I finally managed to clear the sleep from my eyes, I was greeted by a very angry and irate Seth.
"Morning…" I said with a yawn. I could hear a surprised squawk from Yami behind me before Seth growled angrily in response.
"Wait Seth!" Yami placed a hand on Seth's trying to make him loosen his grip on me. "We had a chat last night… The three of us." Seth looked less irritated. "Yugi wants you to teach Atemu about the modern world and humans. Then he will forgive Atemu for acting how he use to in Khemet."
Yugi said no such thing. I cried through our link. It must of shown on my face as Seth was smiling that creepy sinister smile of his when he is going to thoroughly enjoy himself.
No I didn't… Yugi's pause caused the hairs on my back rise. But I admit it is a very good idea. I would like you to do this. So you come up to speed with how the world is now.
Yugi… I couldn't help myself but whine causing the both of them to giggle through the link. Why?
"Yugi said that you were feeling guilty and even I can feel you trying to guilt yourself even now," Yami said with a ill-concealed smile. Even he was enjoying my discomfort. "So think of it as your punishment. Grin and bear it, Atemu."
Neither seemed to want to budge on the topic. I sighed defeatedly "Fine…"
"It will be my pleasure," Seth looked like the cat that stole the cream and enjoyed every bit of it. I was going to be in for a rough time.
I jumped to the tree outside Heba's bedroom and looked down at him asleep on the bed. A dark bruise marked his right cheek. His lips also looked bruised. The rest of his body was hiding under the blankets but I knew it was also thoroughly bruised from what I had done. I took my Donator as a vampire in my position has the right to do… but why does it hurt so much?
All humans really need to survive is air, water, food, and sex. Heba didn't smell like he was getting the last anywhere else. I don't want Heba to die… That sounded like an excuse when I said that. Focusing back on the bedroom, I watched as the door opened and both the traitors walked in. Yugi's bedroom window was slightly ajar so I could hear everything they said.
"Seth…" Yami looked like he was going to cry. "You sure he'll be a doll again this time after last time?" He looked like he was pleading Seth to say he wasn't sure. "I can't believe a family member would do something like that to him when he was young."
Seth glanced out the window. We made eye contact before he looked back at Yami. "Yugi is going to be reliving the abuse and rape he suffered at the hands of his Uncle. I doubt we will be able to break through into his mind until he is ready to let us. Atemu opened a jar of old wounds that Yugi had sealed so tightly within himself." I knew Seth was saying that for my benefit. I understood what they were doing now. Seth showed Yami the memories of Heba's that either Seth had or that Heba had given him. "If you excuse me, I have to arrange a press conference to manage what has happened here." He placed a hand on Yami's shoulder. "I won't say that Atemu did it or anything about vampires. I will treat this as a human crime and we are searching for the perpetrator."
I watched him give me a pointed glare as if to say 'stay away' before leaving the room. I didn't feel like intruding. I felt sick. I had made Heba remember his painful past. I had turned my Donator into something worse than dead. I've turned him into a lifeless doll. I watched as Yami sat on the bed and brushed Heba's hair from his face.
"Yugi…" Yami sounded broken as well. "I'm so sorry. I couldn't help you when you needed me the most." Tears were falling down Yami's face. My chest felt like a sword had been driven through it. "You were pleading. I could see it in your eyes. But Atemu is much stronger than me… still… I couldn't help you."
Heba opened his eyes. They were dull and glassy. Lifeless. Not even the childlike sparkle was retained. He moved his hand and gently rested it on Yami's arm causing him to jump before bursting into more tears. Silence passed between them before Yami appeared to be shocked into silence.
"You didn't…" Yami leaned down as if to feel Heba's breath pass through his mouth as he spoke. Yet he didn't opened it to speak. "You did! I can hear you!" Yami touched the sides of his forehead in shock. "I didn't do anything to deserve hearing you in my head."
Silence passed between them. Jealously rose in me. Yami could hear Heba's voice just like we could hear each other's. A vampire-donator bond is suppose to create a mind link but it didn't with Heba. I thought that was because of the angel blood in Heba but perhaps I was mistaken.
"Trigger?" Yami watched Heba's eyes. Other than Yami's movement causing him to move as well, Heba was lifeless, just like a large doll. "Theory?"
Silence stretched again as Yami reached down and enclosed one of Heba's hands in his. "You think so? I suppose it does make sense. As you say, you don't have a mind link to Atemu. If that is the trigger for it developing between us then I am glad. It is strong too. Perhaps dependant on the trigger? In any case, I can sense everything about you." He stood up and moved to the door. "I'll be back with some pain medication and water." He waggled his finger at Heba. "Don't tell me you're fine. I can feel that you aren't."
I watched as Yami left the room. Lightly, I jumped from the tree to the window and sat on the ledge. Heba looked afraid when he noticed me. His eyes were filled with fear and pain. Tense silence ran rampant in the room.
"Why is it that whenever you are around I feel things that I shouldn't?" I asked him quietly. His eyes took on a confused look. "As our Donator, I have a right to do whatever I want to you. But why does it hurt when I do?" I wasn't expecting an answer. Heba had locked himself within his mind. He could be talking to Yami for all I know but I needed to get my thoughts out. I felt it was important to talk to Heba. "It hurt when you left us the first time… When you killed yourself, we wanted to bring you back with magic. But Ra said you were to be punished for taking your life." I pulled a leg up so I could lean on my knee. "We searched for you for so long. We needed you with us." I sighed. I had never opened up to anyone, not even Yami, like this. I don't know what was compelling me to open up to Heba. "Please don't let what I did to you, seal you away. We need you and, while I didn't do the best thing to bring you back to us, I didn't want you to become like this." I could feel tears falling. "Yell at me like you usually do. Scream, cry, anything! Just don't be a doll…"
Anniversary… I looked up at Heba in surprise. It's almost my brother's anniversary. I won't be a doll for his anniversary.
"Heba?" I noticed his eyes looking fiery. "What anniversary?"
My twin… Heba's eyes softened, tears escaped his eyes. It hurts to be called by his name, Atemu. I want you to see me as me.
"Your twin was named Heba?" I was shocked. Heba's… I mean Yugi's… twin. I was slightly confused. There was a soft click sound. I looked up to see Yami looking at me curiously. "He told you?" Yami nodded and set the tray he was holding on the bed.
"You can hear his voice?" It was my turn to nod. "What did you say to him to gain that?" I flinched. There was a cold note in Yami's voice.
Don't fight… We both looked at Yugi in surprise. He was hurt the most by what I did to him but here he was trying to get us to get along. Talk to each other. I know there is so much hurt but you both need to understand each other… and me.
I looked away. "I was selfish. I wanted Yugi so badly that I took him by force. I wasn't listening to either of you…" I felt Yami's hand on my arm. "I let you down again Yami."
"You did the same thing before, remember?" I thought back to when we ruled the humans and the last time I hit Yami so hard. He only voiced his opinion to me and I backhanded him. Back then, I thought only my opinion counted because I was Pharaoh. He was the one that brought Heba into our lives.
"Have I really gone back to what I was?" I asked quietly. I was afraid of the answer.
"You have."
"How long… have I…" I couldn't bring myself to look at Yami.
"The last few years…" Yami's voice sounded like it had lost its cold edge. "You've been getting progressively worse, Atemu."
"Why didn't you say something?"
"I tried," That made me look at Yami in shock. "You refused to acknowledge that you were slipping back to your old ways." Both Yami and I jumped. A small hand touched mine, fingers drifted over my fingers and knuckles softly. Yugi was trying to comfort me.
I sighed and tried to steer the conversation away from its current vein. "So how do we get you from being a doll? You don't seem so bad that you would intentionally lock yourself away."
There's a part of me that doesn't want to be here. I may talk to you now but how do I know that you aren't going to do this again to me. Also I am seeing, hearing, even smelling what happened to me with my Uncle. You're distracting me from it but it doesn't last. The revelation shocked me. Because of my thoughtless and cruel actions, he was suffering. All because of me. Don't think that! I can feel your emotions clearly and you didn't know. You acted in a way that you saw fit. You didn't understand human culture or emotions as you've been neglecting to keep abreast of changes in the world since your own change. Perhaps now is time to learn that not everything stays the same.
"Seth being an example of this I suppose," Yami said with a slight smirk. I could tell he knew that I wasn't use to being told off. Particularly by someone not of the same or higher status than me. I couldn't help but smile. Only Heba in the past had the courage to talk to him in such a way despite their difference in stature.
There is no difference here. Yugi's voice made me look at him in surprise. This was true in his current life. The King of Games, as he is called, has the admiration and adoration of thousands of followers. He's not royalty by blood but still…
I moved off the windowsill and laid down next to Yugi. I gently pulled his hand up and held it to my heart, pulling myself closer to his right side. Yami copied me on Yugi's left. We both entangled our legs with one of Yugi's legs holding him close to us. We could feel his emotions calming with our presence. His body still remained limp but we knew he would, at least tonight, have a settled sleep.
"We aren't leaving," I whispered in his ear. "And we will do whatever it takes, however long it takes, to make you alive again."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I was rudely awoken the next morning by a hand pulling me by the collar and dragging me out of the room. Once I finally managed to clear the sleep from my eyes, I was greeted by a very angry and irate Seth.
"Morning…" I said with a yawn. I could hear a surprised squawk from Yami behind me before Seth growled angrily in response.
"Wait Seth!" Yami placed a hand on Seth's trying to make him loosen his grip on me. "We had a chat last night… The three of us." Seth looked less irritated. "Yugi wants you to teach Atemu about the modern world and humans. Then he will forgive Atemu for acting how he use to in Khemet."
Yugi said no such thing. I cried through our link. It must of shown on my face as Seth was smiling that creepy sinister smile of his when he is going to thoroughly enjoy himself.
No I didn't… Yugi's pause caused the hairs on my back rise. But I admit it is a very good idea. I would like you to do this. So you come up to speed with how the world is now.
Yugi… I couldn't help myself but whine causing the both of them to giggle through the link. Why?
"Yugi said that you were feeling guilty and even I can feel you trying to guilt yourself even now," Yami said with a ill-concealed smile. Even he was enjoying my discomfort. "So think of it as your punishment. Grin and bear it, Atemu."
Neither seemed to want to budge on the topic. I sighed defeatedly "Fine…"
"It will be my pleasure," Seth looked like the cat that stole the cream and enjoyed every bit of it. I was going to be in for a rough time.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Dreams of the Undead - Arc 1 - Chapter 7: The Tournament - Yami's POV
"I don't know if this is such a good idea," I watched Atemu as he perched on the tree branch and watched Yugi asleep through the window. "Seth made it quite clear that we are to give Yugi space until he returns to Domino."
"I don't care what Seth wants," he hissed at me. "I know what I want. Heba is not going to stay away from me for so long without consequences. Besides, I don't understand this King of Games title he has. He doesn't have royal blood. It's treasonous to claim a royal title if you have no lineage!"
"Please don't do anything rash," Atemu shot a glare at me. "We're going to push Yugi away more if you hurt him." We were both drawn to the rapid knocking on Yugi's bedroom door.
"What the hell…" Yugi awoke with a jump and got up to open the door. "What?"
"Did I wake you?" Seth asked stepping into the room.
"What do you think?" Yugi replied sarcastically. "What is so damn important that you had to wake me up?"
"Tea and Tristan told me the two aren't in Domino anymore."
There was silence between them before Yugi said "And there's no chance they would go anywhere else but here?" Seth nodded. Yugi began to pace the room. "I won't be able to do the championship duel if they decide to kidnap me from here."
"If you are agreeable," Seth said softly. "I'd like to set cameras up in here. Here and the bathroom are the only places you are alone in. Any other time, you are either with me or the other duelists. The window to the bathroom is too small for them to get in and get you out of. But the window here is big enough for them to easily take you in your sleep."
"So for my safety?" Yugi stopped pacing and looked at Seth. "But that leaves me with no privacy."
"It will only be me looking at the cameras unless I deem it necessary to show others," Yugi gave Seth a look I had never seen before. It was almost a cross between love and friendship. I wonder what their relationship was. Atemu was growling like an irate cat next to me. I knew he saw the look as well. "Nothing you can show me will be new to me since both Joey and I took full care of you after the incident. But I will only put cameras in here if you are agreeable to it."
"You never really explained to me what exactly you two did…" Yugi looked like he was troubled with his thoughts. "To me post the incident." Atemu and I looked at each other. Neither of us knew what 'the incident' was that they were talking about.
"You was basically a life-sized doll," Seth replied with a sigh. "Joey and I had to do everything for you as you wouldn't respond to anything. Even pain. We agonized for a long time before deciding that it was better for your health if we undressed you to bathe you rather than try to wash around your clothes. It pained me so much to see you like that. Joey was crying most nights because he couldn't bear another day seeing you unresponsive to us." I bit my lip. It had to of been something really bad to make Yugi like that. "It was almost a full year before we even started to see signs of you coming back to reality."
"What I do remember is you both started to introduce me to Duel Monsters," Yugi smiled and sat next to Seth. "Teaching me to duel and strategies. It distracted me from my thoughts. It became my lifeline. I became the King of Games because of it." He rested his hand on Seth's knee. "I'm grateful to the both of you for pulling me out of my head and back into reality." Seth stroked Yugi's hand comfortingly causing Atemu to start growling again beside me. "Put the cameras up."
Seth nodded and ruffled Yugi's hair before leaving him in the room alone to gather his thoughts. I watched Yugi flop back onto his bed and rest a hand over his eyes. I had seen him do this before after a stressful day at school. Something about us being here stressing him?
Atemu gripped the branch under him and sighed. "We need to find out about this incident. I don't like thinking that something happened to our Heba that made him retreat into his head. Seth looked sad when I spoke of him being a life-sized doll."
I nodded. "So tonight we watch from afar. Perhaps we will learn what him being the 'King of Games' really means."
I sat on one of the lights that watched over the stadium. Yugi was down below with a white thing strapped to his arm. I could hear the cheers of the crowd calling to him to 'kick the Life Stealer's ass'. Atemu was watching Seth set the cameras up so I decided to watch Yugi.
"I summon the Dark Magician!" Yugi yelled causing the crowd to cheer loudly. "And I activate this!" A holographic card flipped up in front of him. "Diffusion Wave Motion! Dark Magician take down all of Rebecca's monsters!"
The scream in the stadium was deafening. Yugi may not have the lineage but he had people who follow him. A true king cares for his people by pleasing them and assisting them. He wins card battles to please them and he assists those learning how to battle with cards. Election by adoration. I sighed. Atemu wouldn't accept someone who is elected by adoration. Lineage means everything to him.
He held out his hand to a blonde haired girl, who promptly bypassed it to hug his arm. "You beat me again, darling!" I raised an eyebrow at this. Yugi clearly was not happy with her holding him so tightly. It seemed the crowd felt the same as they called for the girl to let go of the King of Games.
"The cameras have been set up," Atemu said sitting down and leaning back against me. "Seth is leaving nothing to chance." He looked down at the stadium in time to see Yugi retrieve his arm from the girl and rub it to get feeling back. "Learn anything here?"
"Yugi is well loved by the people here," I replied with a sigh. "He's been elected by those here as their King. Not in the true sense of the word but more like a challenge to others to beat him. But still, it is an election by adoration. They adore him when he battles against opponents with his cards and they listen to him when he teaches them to do the same."
"Yugi-chan!" A chinese girl practically jumped him and wrapped her arms around his small frame. "You going to duel me?"
"If I do," Yugi said causing the stadium to go quiet. "You'll lose your place in the finals. I'm taking challenges today but those in the tournament who challenge me and lose will be out. You really want to challenge me?"
"Of course I do!" She let him go and held her hand out for his cards to shuffle. He obliged and took hers to do the same.
"I hope you don't regret it," Yugi smirked and I almost fell off the light. Yugi… Smirking… I had never seen him do that before. He took his cards back and handed the girl hers before walking to where he stood when he battled the blonde girl. "Let's duel!"
I glanced at Atemu. He was watching Yugi battle intensely against the girl. But even he almost fell off the light when we both heard Yugi call out one of his moves during the battle.
"I sacrifice Jack's Knight, King's Knight, and Queen's Knight to summon Slifer the Sky Dragon!" Atemu and I stared at the red dragon that seemed very comfortable being summoned by Yugi. "Slifer! Attack her Dragon Lady and obliterate her life points!"
"Heba can call Osiris…" Atemu looked faint. "How? How is the red dragon of Osiris here? What sort of battles are these?"
"Atemu…" I placed a hand on his shoulder. There was no easy way to break this to him. "Yugi summoned Mahad and Mana in the previous battle also." Atemu stared at me incredulously. We both knew Mahad and Mana became their ka monsters when they died. "I saw both Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl in the previous battle."
"Not possible!" Atemu was in denial. Our Donator seemed to have more power than us in this moment. Atemu was a royal by lineage and I was one by marriage… Yet, this commoner who was elected by adoration, could summon our old friends and a God of Egypt. How was this possible? Only Atemu should be able to summon the three Gods of Egypt.
We turned back to the battle in time to see Yugi win once again. The girl almost strangled him to death before he detached himself from her with a look of disgust on his face. I snuck a glance at Atemu. His eyes were darkening. He was going to do something rash and someone was going to get hurt very soon. I hoped that he wasn't going to do what I thought he might do.
After observing Yugi for a few days, we began to notice he had a routine. In the morning, he would have an early breakfast then he would be teaching his people to battle with cards. He'd be there for six hours before heading to lunch. After lunch, he would spend two hours in the stadium taking challengers who wish to attempt to bypass the tournament. Of course, he would win every time and knock people out of the finals. Then he would spend time on his own until dinner. He would meet up with his friends during dinner and spend some time with them before going to bed for the night.
"The best time to capture him is when he is on his own," Atemu whispered watching from his branch as Yugi won another duel and knocked another hopeful competitor out of the finals. "So later today, we will strike."
"What if Seth is there again?" I asked. At times, Seth would join Yugi during his free time. I think to ward us off from attacking Yugi. "Unless you plan on using the shadows…"
Atemu nodded and he summoned a shadow that looked like Seth's modern version appeared beside him. "We'll use dear Seth here to take Heba for a walk onto the grounds and lead him away from the tournament." His voice was growing very dark. "We will Heba right where we want him then."
I had misgivings about this plan as I watched Yugi go for a walk with Seth around the forested areas of the tournament grounds. Atemu had waited until his shadow Seth took Yugi deeper into the forest before making him vanish completely.
I had misgivings when Atemu swooped down and pinned Yugi to the ground and began kissing the screaming boy senseless. Yugi hadn't of expected us to use his trust and friendship in others to attempt to harm him.
But I was completely against Atemu when he had stripped Yugi and began to attempt to rape him. "Atemu! We can't!" I may touch Yugi's bare skin, kiss him forcefully, but I would never go so far as rape him. I was raped when I was human and I remember how dirty and broken I felt afterwards for a long time.
"DO NOT TELL ME WHAT I CAN AND CAN'T DO!" Atemu backhanded me hard enough to send me backwards into a tree. Yugi was crying in pain at this point and I couldn't do a thing to help him. "If you aren't going to do this with me then don't stop me." He was growling and lost in his lust for our little Donator.
My head was fuzzing. I must of hit the tree harder than I thought. Yugi's eyes were on me. He was pleading. I have to help him get away from Atemu. I have to…
I opened my eyes slowly. They watered at the scene before me.
Yugi laid on the ground covered in blood, bruises, and semen. His arms rested over his head. His eyes were open, full of tears, and dulled. He looked so lifeless… so helpless. I could hear movement coming from behind me and I leapt into the tree to watch from afar. Atemu was nowhere in sight.
"Darling!" The blonde girl from earlier was approaching.
"Yugi-chan!" The chinese girl must be with her. Better they find Yugi. They can get Seth and render Yugi more assistance than I could. I was so useless! I couldn't help him in the moment he needed me most.
Twin screams brought my attention back to the scene below. I could hear Yugi faintly talking. He was forcing himself to respond to them. He was being shaken by the girls who were close to hysterics.
"Kaiba…" Yugi tried to fix the chinese girl with one of his commanding stares but failing. "I need you to get Kaiba. He'll know what to do…. Please Vivi-chan." This seemed to snap the chinese girl into awareness.
"You've never called me by my nickname," she said watery before nodding. "Don't you worry! Vivi-chan will be back with Kaiba before you notice I am gone." And she sped off towards the stadium.
"Yugi…" The blonde sounded like she was calming as well. Her hands were covered in blood from shaking him. She had located his jacket and placed it over his lower half before easing his arms down so his hands could rest comfortably on his chest. "Should I tell Grandpa?"
"Professor Hawkins?" The blonde nodded. "I think so, Becca. He will be able to get my Grandpa out here." Tears flowed from his eyes. "I'm sorry, Becca. I didn't want you or Vivian to see me like this."
"It's alright, Yugi." The blonde… Becca, I think was what Yugi called her but it has got to be a nickname… replied, gently stroking one of Yugi's golden bangs. ""It's not your fault." She looked up at what sounded like a bulldozer charging through the trees. "Here comes Kaiba."
Seth looked directly up at me in the tree and I raised my hand in apology and mouthed 'I need to see you later' before he looked back down and wrapped Yugi in a blanket. I jumped from tree to tree following him as he took Yugi back to the stadium and away from where I could follow safely.
I made my way to the tree outside Yugi's bedroom and waited. I couldn't sense Atemu anywhere close by. I hoped that he fled after regretting his actions with both Yugi and myself. But I knew in my heart it was a false hope. Atemu won't regret, just brush away his wrongdoings without saying sorry.
"So what did you want to talk about?" Seth sounded like he was tightly holding his anger. "I already know Yugi's condition is because of the two of you. Nothing you can really say to me will change that."
"Then bite me," I wasn't trying to be sarcastic or rude. A way vampires can see memories is by biting another. Vampires always see the memories of other vampires. Otherwise the ability is split when it comes to other species. Like how I could sense Yugi's emotions where as Atemu could see his memories.
Seth looked a little shocked at the offer. It was taboo to bite another vampire as it was an invasion of their memories. I nodded and felt Seth's gentle touch on my cheek before he held me tight to bite my neck. A shiver ran up my spine. Atemu was near. He'll be able to sense someone has bitten his partner and will come here.
"Seth…" I whispered softly. A muffled note from him told me he could sense Atemu as well. But since we started, he might as well finish. I could feel the memories of earlier flash through my mind. My refusal, Atemu's attack, me passing out and then coming too to find Yugi in that state.
"I see…" Seth licked my neck and let me go. "It seems my cousin is growing wild with his loss of control on the world. He took it out on the two people, in the whole world, who could love him unconditionally…" Seth motioned for me to sit on the bed next to him. "I want you to bite me. I want to show you the memories Yugi gave me of the incident. I want you to see what made him a broken doll. He is on the verge of becoming a doll once again."
I nodded, took Seth into my arms, and sank my fangs into his neck. Unbeknownst to us, Atemu was watching us intently outside.
"I don't care what Seth wants," he hissed at me. "I know what I want. Heba is not going to stay away from me for so long without consequences. Besides, I don't understand this King of Games title he has. He doesn't have royal blood. It's treasonous to claim a royal title if you have no lineage!"
"Please don't do anything rash," Atemu shot a glare at me. "We're going to push Yugi away more if you hurt him." We were both drawn to the rapid knocking on Yugi's bedroom door.
"What the hell…" Yugi awoke with a jump and got up to open the door. "What?"
"Did I wake you?" Seth asked stepping into the room.
"What do you think?" Yugi replied sarcastically. "What is so damn important that you had to wake me up?"
"Tea and Tristan told me the two aren't in Domino anymore."
There was silence between them before Yugi said "And there's no chance they would go anywhere else but here?" Seth nodded. Yugi began to pace the room. "I won't be able to do the championship duel if they decide to kidnap me from here."
"If you are agreeable," Seth said softly. "I'd like to set cameras up in here. Here and the bathroom are the only places you are alone in. Any other time, you are either with me or the other duelists. The window to the bathroom is too small for them to get in and get you out of. But the window here is big enough for them to easily take you in your sleep."
"So for my safety?" Yugi stopped pacing and looked at Seth. "But that leaves me with no privacy."
"It will only be me looking at the cameras unless I deem it necessary to show others," Yugi gave Seth a look I had never seen before. It was almost a cross between love and friendship. I wonder what their relationship was. Atemu was growling like an irate cat next to me. I knew he saw the look as well. "Nothing you can show me will be new to me since both Joey and I took full care of you after the incident. But I will only put cameras in here if you are agreeable to it."
"You never really explained to me what exactly you two did…" Yugi looked like he was troubled with his thoughts. "To me post the incident." Atemu and I looked at each other. Neither of us knew what 'the incident' was that they were talking about.
"You was basically a life-sized doll," Seth replied with a sigh. "Joey and I had to do everything for you as you wouldn't respond to anything. Even pain. We agonized for a long time before deciding that it was better for your health if we undressed you to bathe you rather than try to wash around your clothes. It pained me so much to see you like that. Joey was crying most nights because he couldn't bear another day seeing you unresponsive to us." I bit my lip. It had to of been something really bad to make Yugi like that. "It was almost a full year before we even started to see signs of you coming back to reality."
"What I do remember is you both started to introduce me to Duel Monsters," Yugi smiled and sat next to Seth. "Teaching me to duel and strategies. It distracted me from my thoughts. It became my lifeline. I became the King of Games because of it." He rested his hand on Seth's knee. "I'm grateful to the both of you for pulling me out of my head and back into reality." Seth stroked Yugi's hand comfortingly causing Atemu to start growling again beside me. "Put the cameras up."
Seth nodded and ruffled Yugi's hair before leaving him in the room alone to gather his thoughts. I watched Yugi flop back onto his bed and rest a hand over his eyes. I had seen him do this before after a stressful day at school. Something about us being here stressing him?
Atemu gripped the branch under him and sighed. "We need to find out about this incident. I don't like thinking that something happened to our Heba that made him retreat into his head. Seth looked sad when I spoke of him being a life-sized doll."
I nodded. "So tonight we watch from afar. Perhaps we will learn what him being the 'King of Games' really means."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I sat on one of the lights that watched over the stadium. Yugi was down below with a white thing strapped to his arm. I could hear the cheers of the crowd calling to him to 'kick the Life Stealer's ass'. Atemu was watching Seth set the cameras up so I decided to watch Yugi.
"I summon the Dark Magician!" Yugi yelled causing the crowd to cheer loudly. "And I activate this!" A holographic card flipped up in front of him. "Diffusion Wave Motion! Dark Magician take down all of Rebecca's monsters!"
The scream in the stadium was deafening. Yugi may not have the lineage but he had people who follow him. A true king cares for his people by pleasing them and assisting them. He wins card battles to please them and he assists those learning how to battle with cards. Election by adoration. I sighed. Atemu wouldn't accept someone who is elected by adoration. Lineage means everything to him.
He held out his hand to a blonde haired girl, who promptly bypassed it to hug his arm. "You beat me again, darling!" I raised an eyebrow at this. Yugi clearly was not happy with her holding him so tightly. It seemed the crowd felt the same as they called for the girl to let go of the King of Games.
"The cameras have been set up," Atemu said sitting down and leaning back against me. "Seth is leaving nothing to chance." He looked down at the stadium in time to see Yugi retrieve his arm from the girl and rub it to get feeling back. "Learn anything here?"
"Yugi is well loved by the people here," I replied with a sigh. "He's been elected by those here as their King. Not in the true sense of the word but more like a challenge to others to beat him. But still, it is an election by adoration. They adore him when he battles against opponents with his cards and they listen to him when he teaches them to do the same."
"Yugi-chan!" A chinese girl practically jumped him and wrapped her arms around his small frame. "You going to duel me?"
"If I do," Yugi said causing the stadium to go quiet. "You'll lose your place in the finals. I'm taking challenges today but those in the tournament who challenge me and lose will be out. You really want to challenge me?"
"Of course I do!" She let him go and held her hand out for his cards to shuffle. He obliged and took hers to do the same.
"I hope you don't regret it," Yugi smirked and I almost fell off the light. Yugi… Smirking… I had never seen him do that before. He took his cards back and handed the girl hers before walking to where he stood when he battled the blonde girl. "Let's duel!"
I glanced at Atemu. He was watching Yugi battle intensely against the girl. But even he almost fell off the light when we both heard Yugi call out one of his moves during the battle.
"I sacrifice Jack's Knight, King's Knight, and Queen's Knight to summon Slifer the Sky Dragon!" Atemu and I stared at the red dragon that seemed very comfortable being summoned by Yugi. "Slifer! Attack her Dragon Lady and obliterate her life points!"
"Heba can call Osiris…" Atemu looked faint. "How? How is the red dragon of Osiris here? What sort of battles are these?"
"Atemu…" I placed a hand on his shoulder. There was no easy way to break this to him. "Yugi summoned Mahad and Mana in the previous battle also." Atemu stared at me incredulously. We both knew Mahad and Mana became their ka monsters when they died. "I saw both Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl in the previous battle."
"Not possible!" Atemu was in denial. Our Donator seemed to have more power than us in this moment. Atemu was a royal by lineage and I was one by marriage… Yet, this commoner who was elected by adoration, could summon our old friends and a God of Egypt. How was this possible? Only Atemu should be able to summon the three Gods of Egypt.
We turned back to the battle in time to see Yugi win once again. The girl almost strangled him to death before he detached himself from her with a look of disgust on his face. I snuck a glance at Atemu. His eyes were darkening. He was going to do something rash and someone was going to get hurt very soon. I hoped that he wasn't going to do what I thought he might do.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After observing Yugi for a few days, we began to notice he had a routine. In the morning, he would have an early breakfast then he would be teaching his people to battle with cards. He'd be there for six hours before heading to lunch. After lunch, he would spend two hours in the stadium taking challengers who wish to attempt to bypass the tournament. Of course, he would win every time and knock people out of the finals. Then he would spend time on his own until dinner. He would meet up with his friends during dinner and spend some time with them before going to bed for the night.
"The best time to capture him is when he is on his own," Atemu whispered watching from his branch as Yugi won another duel and knocked another hopeful competitor out of the finals. "So later today, we will strike."
"What if Seth is there again?" I asked. At times, Seth would join Yugi during his free time. I think to ward us off from attacking Yugi. "Unless you plan on using the shadows…"
Atemu nodded and he summoned a shadow that looked like Seth's modern version appeared beside him. "We'll use dear Seth here to take Heba for a walk onto the grounds and lead him away from the tournament." His voice was growing very dark. "We will Heba right where we want him then."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I had misgivings about this plan as I watched Yugi go for a walk with Seth around the forested areas of the tournament grounds. Atemu had waited until his shadow Seth took Yugi deeper into the forest before making him vanish completely.
I had misgivings when Atemu swooped down and pinned Yugi to the ground and began kissing the screaming boy senseless. Yugi hadn't of expected us to use his trust and friendship in others to attempt to harm him.
But I was completely against Atemu when he had stripped Yugi and began to attempt to rape him. "Atemu! We can't!" I may touch Yugi's bare skin, kiss him forcefully, but I would never go so far as rape him. I was raped when I was human and I remember how dirty and broken I felt afterwards for a long time.
"DO NOT TELL ME WHAT I CAN AND CAN'T DO!" Atemu backhanded me hard enough to send me backwards into a tree. Yugi was crying in pain at this point and I couldn't do a thing to help him. "If you aren't going to do this with me then don't stop me." He was growling and lost in his lust for our little Donator.
My head was fuzzing. I must of hit the tree harder than I thought. Yugi's eyes were on me. He was pleading. I have to help him get away from Atemu. I have to…
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I opened my eyes slowly. They watered at the scene before me.
Yugi laid on the ground covered in blood, bruises, and semen. His arms rested over his head. His eyes were open, full of tears, and dulled. He looked so lifeless… so helpless. I could hear movement coming from behind me and I leapt into the tree to watch from afar. Atemu was nowhere in sight.
"Darling!" The blonde girl from earlier was approaching.
"Yugi-chan!" The chinese girl must be with her. Better they find Yugi. They can get Seth and render Yugi more assistance than I could. I was so useless! I couldn't help him in the moment he needed me most.
Twin screams brought my attention back to the scene below. I could hear Yugi faintly talking. He was forcing himself to respond to them. He was being shaken by the girls who were close to hysterics.
"Kaiba…" Yugi tried to fix the chinese girl with one of his commanding stares but failing. "I need you to get Kaiba. He'll know what to do…. Please Vivi-chan." This seemed to snap the chinese girl into awareness.
"You've never called me by my nickname," she said watery before nodding. "Don't you worry! Vivi-chan will be back with Kaiba before you notice I am gone." And she sped off towards the stadium.
"Yugi…" The blonde sounded like she was calming as well. Her hands were covered in blood from shaking him. She had located his jacket and placed it over his lower half before easing his arms down so his hands could rest comfortably on his chest. "Should I tell Grandpa?"
"Professor Hawkins?" The blonde nodded. "I think so, Becca. He will be able to get my Grandpa out here." Tears flowed from his eyes. "I'm sorry, Becca. I didn't want you or Vivian to see me like this."
"It's alright, Yugi." The blonde… Becca, I think was what Yugi called her but it has got to be a nickname… replied, gently stroking one of Yugi's golden bangs. ""It's not your fault." She looked up at what sounded like a bulldozer charging through the trees. "Here comes Kaiba."
Seth looked directly up at me in the tree and I raised my hand in apology and mouthed 'I need to see you later' before he looked back down and wrapped Yugi in a blanket. I jumped from tree to tree following him as he took Yugi back to the stadium and away from where I could follow safely.
I made my way to the tree outside Yugi's bedroom and waited. I couldn't sense Atemu anywhere close by. I hoped that he fled after regretting his actions with both Yugi and myself. But I knew in my heart it was a false hope. Atemu won't regret, just brush away his wrongdoings without saying sorry.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"So what did you want to talk about?" Seth sounded like he was tightly holding his anger. "I already know Yugi's condition is because of the two of you. Nothing you can really say to me will change that."
"Then bite me," I wasn't trying to be sarcastic or rude. A way vampires can see memories is by biting another. Vampires always see the memories of other vampires. Otherwise the ability is split when it comes to other species. Like how I could sense Yugi's emotions where as Atemu could see his memories.
Seth looked a little shocked at the offer. It was taboo to bite another vampire as it was an invasion of their memories. I nodded and felt Seth's gentle touch on my cheek before he held me tight to bite my neck. A shiver ran up my spine. Atemu was near. He'll be able to sense someone has bitten his partner and will come here.
"Seth…" I whispered softly. A muffled note from him told me he could sense Atemu as well. But since we started, he might as well finish. I could feel the memories of earlier flash through my mind. My refusal, Atemu's attack, me passing out and then coming too to find Yugi in that state.
"I see…" Seth licked my neck and let me go. "It seems my cousin is growing wild with his loss of control on the world. He took it out on the two people, in the whole world, who could love him unconditionally…" Seth motioned for me to sit on the bed next to him. "I want you to bite me. I want to show you the memories Yugi gave me of the incident. I want you to see what made him a broken doll. He is on the verge of becoming a doll once again."
I nodded, took Seth into my arms, and sank my fangs into his neck. Unbeknownst to us, Atemu was watching us intently outside.
Monday, January 23, 2017
Dreams of the Undead - Arc 1 - Chapter 6:The Tournament - Yugi's POV
It has been a trying week. Yami and Atemu haven't exactly been happy with my new protectors. Every lunch, I am escorted by one of the three so I can feed the two. More often than not, I get molested in the process and need to be rescued. Joey's werewolf form scared the crap out of me when he threw Yami at Atemu before picking me up and bounding down the stairs before I had a chance to heal.
Kaiba told me he would have a chat with the two vampires. Scarily enough, he is part of the same vampire council that they are. He goes by the name Seth on the council. He said that he wouldn't let anything happen to his 'King of Games'. He was a big help for me after the incident and I owe Kaiba a lot. Which reminds me…
"Kaiba…?" The CEO sat with his fingers laced together in front of his face looking deep in thought. I was sitting in his office because Kaiba had given me a place to stay in his mansion to protect me from the two wayward vampires. My friends trust him, Joey more so than the other two, for which I am grateful. I've been keeping his brother, Mokuba, company most evenings while he works.
"Hmm?" He barely lifted his head to look at me. Think he might be thinking on what I am about to ask. "What is it, Yugi?"
"I'm going to be in Tokyo for a month for the tournament,"
"Yes." Kaiba finally lifted his head to look up at me.
"Then won't that drive the two mad because they can't feed?"
"Not my problem," I looked at Kaiba a little shocked. I had learnt that Kaiba was the Priest, Seth, in Atemu and Yami's time and was subservient to them before. He had become more modernized as time went on.
"They may get antsy without me there to feed them…" I trailed off because I know Kaiba is hearing the worry in my voice. I think he knows I'm worried about being kidnapped by them mid-tournament. It's not good for Kaiba Corp to lose their star performer, the King of Games.
"I'll think of something…" Kaiba's gruff voice didn't sound reassuring. "I've booked hotel rooms for you and your three friends to stay for the duration of the tournament. Pup wanted to enter… for once. He said he wanted to go up against you again."
"That sounds like Joey," I agreed with a smile. "I'm sorry for putting you through so much trouble, Kaiba."
"It's no trouble at all." Kaiba waved his hand dismissively at me. "My cousin needs to get with the times and stop living in the past. I've been trying for centuries but it hasn't sunk in. I'm just lucky you knew me before meeting them. I think you would be suspicious of my motives if I offered this out of the blue."
"I'm suspicious regardless," I deadpanned. Kaiba laughed at that. He knew I was playing with him. "Seriously tho. I don't understand about Heba. Why are they so insistent that I am him?"
"Everything about you screams Heba!" Kaiba replied softly. "Heba was a very gentle soul that managed to soften Atemu's rough personality. He covertly made everything better for Egypt by making Atemu see he was harming his people rather than helping. The two were shocked to say the least when Heba killed himself."
"They told me how and why briefly…"
"I think that you are Heba as well," Kaiba explained. "But I also think that you don't have your memories because Heba doesn't want to be near them as a lover until he was certain they truly love him. From what you've told me, how you feel being near them, it makes sense. Yami and Atemu have warped their sense of love and think that because you are Heba they can continue where they left off. But the soul of Heba within you wants them to see you for you not for who you once was."
"I think I understand…" I was actually very confused. I am me, no one else. Of course I would want someone I'm with to see me as me. Isn't that the case for everyone? "Umm… Do they know about my past?"
"As in the incident?" Kaiba asked. I nodded and he shook his head. "Not unless you want them to." I shook my head. "I know how you feel. They won't listen to why you need the distance. All they want is Heba." He sounded pissed off when he said that last sentence. Part of me agreed with the sentiment.
I love tournaments. It gives me the chance to help beginners improve their game and provides the best distraction against unwanted memories… And I have a lot of those at the moment… The Incident... The Vampires… My Twin Brother… Why is it that the bad memories seem to want to make themselves known more than the good?
"Yugi," Kaiba hand taken my hand and was guiding me towards the tournament arena. "Pup is dueling. I thought you'd like to watch." He waited until I caught up with him before adding "You looked like you was lost in your thoughts."
"The anniversary is coming up," I reminded him softly. He let go of my hand and gave me an affirming grunt. "We will be back in Domino before it, right?"
"Yes. Unless something happens to severely delay the tournament, we will definitely be back in time for the anniversary." I could tell Kaiba was looking at me sympathetically. "You still don't say his name. Does it hurt still?"
"He was taken from me," I choked, trying to keep my emotions from spilling out of my eyes. "It hurts to hear his name from those two so often."
"I found it interesting too," I looked up at him curiously. "You and your twin. Yugi and Heba. Both your names meaning game in two different languages. Yet out of the two of you, the divine aura was strongest in you. Also out of the two of you, Yami and Atemu's slave lover's aura is strongest in you. At times I wonder if your twin was a part of the Heba from the past."
"What do you mean?" I was only just keeping up with the confusing conversation.
"Well… Like I mentioned before, the Heba of the past probably doesn't want to be with or even near the two unless he was certain that they truly loved him. It is possible that before he was reincarnated, he decided to split his soul to ensure that at least a part of himself is protected."
I looked away trying to think of another topic to get away from this one. My eyes fell on the mini practice arena. Mai Valentine, another pro-duelist, was working the room. Part of my association with Kaiba Corp is my employment as a duelist teacher. During tournaments run by Industrial Illusions, Kaiba Corp, or Schroeder Corp; they have mini practice arenas where rookie duelists come to learn tips, tricks and strategies from pro-duelists. There's currently eight of us hired and there is always one manning the room 24/7 in six hour shifts. Mai, Joey, Rebecca, Leon, Vivian, Malik, Ryou, and myself. Kaiba doesn't bother teaching rookies. He usually has his hands full with managing tournaments and his company.
Mai Valentine is a blonde American duelist who is known as the Mistress of the Harpy in dueling circles. She's the top ranked duelist in America. She's kind of like a big sister to me. Joey's known as the Underdog. He's able to pull spectacular saves and luck out of his ass when it looks like all is lost.
Rebecca Hawkins and Vivian Wong are two duelists that I don't particularly like. Both have a tendency to try and amputate my arm whenever they see me. Rebecca is the youngest regional champion in America but she is always outmatched by Mai. She's also the granddaughter of my Grandpa's best friend. Vivian, on the other hand, is the top ranked duelist of China. They both seem to want me to be their partner… Like an official Queen of Games by extension of dating the King of Games… Not happening. Incase you are curious, Rebecca's duelist title is Life Stealer/Healer depending on who you talk to and Vivian's title is Lady of Martial Arts.
Leon von Schroeder is the top duelist of Russia and younger brother to Zigfried von Schroeder, whom is CEO of Schroeder Corp. He's known as the Storyteller due to his fairytale deck. He's about Rebecca's age and is attracted to her. I hope she notices his feelings soon. He is the reason Industrial Illusions, Kaiba Corp, Schroeder Corp, and Black Clown Industries have a business alliance when it comes to Duel Monsters. Because of the size of the project, he suggested a division of management between the four major companies rather than fight with each other.
Industrial Illusions manages all card creations and game balance. Kaiba Corp manages all the technical work such as tweaking the holographic arenas for the tournaments and player management including histories and deck designs. Schroeder Corp manages the merchandise production, so everything from the portable gaming systems to plushies and stationary. Lastly, Black Clown Industries manages and creates offshoot games from Duel Monsters. The two hits currently are Capsule Monsters and Dungeon Dice Monsters.
Just so you know, Duke Devlin is the CEO if Black Clown Industries. He tends to run mini tournaments for Capsule Monsters and Dungeon Dice Monsters. He doesn't usually run the big card tournaments. He does have a mini rooms at the big tournaments at times to introduce people to the offshoot games. But I've jumped from where I was…
Malik is called the Tomb Keeper, I suppose due to where he lives, and is the top ranked duelist of Egypt. Ryou's got the title Tomb Raider, I don't know why his fans chose that, and is the top ranked duelist of England. They are like my brothers in gaming. Whenever there is a tournament, Kaiba ensures the three of us have a hotel room together. This tournament would be the first that I am across the hall in a room with Kaiba… Don't know how I would explain if one of my vampires decided to kidnap me in the middle of the night.
Then there is me, The King of Games. I sometimes get called Dark Magician as he is one of my Trump Cards. Kaiba's title is Master of the Blue Eyes due to his deck holding three Blue Eyes White Dragons… Kaiba doesn't like anyone calling him by his first name. He told me that it reminds him too much of his past.
The titles were something that pro-duelists receive when they rise to fame and popularity. Mine is the only official title. The rest are fan given and utilized when promotions are run for Duel Monsters related events. The four companies thought that if a duelist is given a fan title then there was no reason not to use it to its full potential.
"Yugi!" Speaking of my brothers, a platinum blonde and an albino were walking next to me and trying to get my attention.
"Sorry Malik," The platinum blonde looked relieved I answered him. "I was thinking of things that are back in Domino."
"Ryou and I are going to be staying with you before we head home," he informed me. "Kaiba has arranged for us to spend a month holiday after the tournament." He lowered his voice and added "He felt you might want some company after the anniversary. He alluded to some issues in Domino that may make trouble."
"Yeah…" I sighed. Like me, both Malik and Ryou are part angel. Unlike me, they have their wings. Malik has soft golden feathers while Ryou had one white and one black… Almost like his favourite Change of Heart card. "A pair of vampires have claimed me as theirs." I touched my collar lightly. "They don't take no or even listen to my wishes. I constantly feel like I am a blood bag and a sex toy around them." Both Malik and Ryou grabbed my arms in shock forcing me to stop walking. Kaiba took a few more steps ahead before turning back to watch us.
"Sex toy?" Ryou asked quietly. "The full deal or molesting?"
"Mainly molesting," I replied with a defeated sigh. "Tho Atemu has come close to taking me by force at least twice. Yami always refuses to touch me when Atemu starts trying."
"You never told me that, Yugi." Kaiba said sternly. "My cousin cannot break the King of Games. You'll become a lifeless doll again. It was difficult to bring you back the first time. I don't want to find out how hard if it happens again."
Little did I know I would become a doll again so soon...
Kaiba told me he would have a chat with the two vampires. Scarily enough, he is part of the same vampire council that they are. He goes by the name Seth on the council. He said that he wouldn't let anything happen to his 'King of Games'. He was a big help for me after the incident and I owe Kaiba a lot. Which reminds me…
"Kaiba…?" The CEO sat with his fingers laced together in front of his face looking deep in thought. I was sitting in his office because Kaiba had given me a place to stay in his mansion to protect me from the two wayward vampires. My friends trust him, Joey more so than the other two, for which I am grateful. I've been keeping his brother, Mokuba, company most evenings while he works.
"Hmm?" He barely lifted his head to look at me. Think he might be thinking on what I am about to ask. "What is it, Yugi?"
"I'm going to be in Tokyo for a month for the tournament,"
"Yes." Kaiba finally lifted his head to look up at me.
"Then won't that drive the two mad because they can't feed?"
"Not my problem," I looked at Kaiba a little shocked. I had learnt that Kaiba was the Priest, Seth, in Atemu and Yami's time and was subservient to them before. He had become more modernized as time went on.
"They may get antsy without me there to feed them…" I trailed off because I know Kaiba is hearing the worry in my voice. I think he knows I'm worried about being kidnapped by them mid-tournament. It's not good for Kaiba Corp to lose their star performer, the King of Games.
"I'll think of something…" Kaiba's gruff voice didn't sound reassuring. "I've booked hotel rooms for you and your three friends to stay for the duration of the tournament. Pup wanted to enter… for once. He said he wanted to go up against you again."
"That sounds like Joey," I agreed with a smile. "I'm sorry for putting you through so much trouble, Kaiba."
"It's no trouble at all." Kaiba waved his hand dismissively at me. "My cousin needs to get with the times and stop living in the past. I've been trying for centuries but it hasn't sunk in. I'm just lucky you knew me before meeting them. I think you would be suspicious of my motives if I offered this out of the blue."
"I'm suspicious regardless," I deadpanned. Kaiba laughed at that. He knew I was playing with him. "Seriously tho. I don't understand about Heba. Why are they so insistent that I am him?"
"Everything about you screams Heba!" Kaiba replied softly. "Heba was a very gentle soul that managed to soften Atemu's rough personality. He covertly made everything better for Egypt by making Atemu see he was harming his people rather than helping. The two were shocked to say the least when Heba killed himself."
"They told me how and why briefly…"
"I think that you are Heba as well," Kaiba explained. "But I also think that you don't have your memories because Heba doesn't want to be near them as a lover until he was certain they truly love him. From what you've told me, how you feel being near them, it makes sense. Yami and Atemu have warped their sense of love and think that because you are Heba they can continue where they left off. But the soul of Heba within you wants them to see you for you not for who you once was."
"I think I understand…" I was actually very confused. I am me, no one else. Of course I would want someone I'm with to see me as me. Isn't that the case for everyone? "Umm… Do they know about my past?"
"As in the incident?" Kaiba asked. I nodded and he shook his head. "Not unless you want them to." I shook my head. "I know how you feel. They won't listen to why you need the distance. All they want is Heba." He sounded pissed off when he said that last sentence. Part of me agreed with the sentiment.
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I love tournaments. It gives me the chance to help beginners improve their game and provides the best distraction against unwanted memories… And I have a lot of those at the moment… The Incident... The Vampires… My Twin Brother… Why is it that the bad memories seem to want to make themselves known more than the good?
"Yugi," Kaiba hand taken my hand and was guiding me towards the tournament arena. "Pup is dueling. I thought you'd like to watch." He waited until I caught up with him before adding "You looked like you was lost in your thoughts."
"The anniversary is coming up," I reminded him softly. He let go of my hand and gave me an affirming grunt. "We will be back in Domino before it, right?"
"Yes. Unless something happens to severely delay the tournament, we will definitely be back in time for the anniversary." I could tell Kaiba was looking at me sympathetically. "You still don't say his name. Does it hurt still?"
"He was taken from me," I choked, trying to keep my emotions from spilling out of my eyes. "It hurts to hear his name from those two so often."
"I found it interesting too," I looked up at him curiously. "You and your twin. Yugi and Heba. Both your names meaning game in two different languages. Yet out of the two of you, the divine aura was strongest in you. Also out of the two of you, Yami and Atemu's slave lover's aura is strongest in you. At times I wonder if your twin was a part of the Heba from the past."
"What do you mean?" I was only just keeping up with the confusing conversation.
"Well… Like I mentioned before, the Heba of the past probably doesn't want to be with or even near the two unless he was certain that they truly loved him. It is possible that before he was reincarnated, he decided to split his soul to ensure that at least a part of himself is protected."
I looked away trying to think of another topic to get away from this one. My eyes fell on the mini practice arena. Mai Valentine, another pro-duelist, was working the room. Part of my association with Kaiba Corp is my employment as a duelist teacher. During tournaments run by Industrial Illusions, Kaiba Corp, or Schroeder Corp; they have mini practice arenas where rookie duelists come to learn tips, tricks and strategies from pro-duelists. There's currently eight of us hired and there is always one manning the room 24/7 in six hour shifts. Mai, Joey, Rebecca, Leon, Vivian, Malik, Ryou, and myself. Kaiba doesn't bother teaching rookies. He usually has his hands full with managing tournaments and his company.
Mai Valentine is a blonde American duelist who is known as the Mistress of the Harpy in dueling circles. She's the top ranked duelist in America. She's kind of like a big sister to me. Joey's known as the Underdog. He's able to pull spectacular saves and luck out of his ass when it looks like all is lost.
Rebecca Hawkins and Vivian Wong are two duelists that I don't particularly like. Both have a tendency to try and amputate my arm whenever they see me. Rebecca is the youngest regional champion in America but she is always outmatched by Mai. She's also the granddaughter of my Grandpa's best friend. Vivian, on the other hand, is the top ranked duelist of China. They both seem to want me to be their partner… Like an official Queen of Games by extension of dating the King of Games… Not happening. Incase you are curious, Rebecca's duelist title is Life Stealer/Healer depending on who you talk to and Vivian's title is Lady of Martial Arts.
Leon von Schroeder is the top duelist of Russia and younger brother to Zigfried von Schroeder, whom is CEO of Schroeder Corp. He's known as the Storyteller due to his fairytale deck. He's about Rebecca's age and is attracted to her. I hope she notices his feelings soon. He is the reason Industrial Illusions, Kaiba Corp, Schroeder Corp, and Black Clown Industries have a business alliance when it comes to Duel Monsters. Because of the size of the project, he suggested a division of management between the four major companies rather than fight with each other.
Industrial Illusions manages all card creations and game balance. Kaiba Corp manages all the technical work such as tweaking the holographic arenas for the tournaments and player management including histories and deck designs. Schroeder Corp manages the merchandise production, so everything from the portable gaming systems to plushies and stationary. Lastly, Black Clown Industries manages and creates offshoot games from Duel Monsters. The two hits currently are Capsule Monsters and Dungeon Dice Monsters.
Just so you know, Duke Devlin is the CEO if Black Clown Industries. He tends to run mini tournaments for Capsule Monsters and Dungeon Dice Monsters. He doesn't usually run the big card tournaments. He does have a mini rooms at the big tournaments at times to introduce people to the offshoot games. But I've jumped from where I was…
Malik is called the Tomb Keeper, I suppose due to where he lives, and is the top ranked duelist of Egypt. Ryou's got the title Tomb Raider, I don't know why his fans chose that, and is the top ranked duelist of England. They are like my brothers in gaming. Whenever there is a tournament, Kaiba ensures the three of us have a hotel room together. This tournament would be the first that I am across the hall in a room with Kaiba… Don't know how I would explain if one of my vampires decided to kidnap me in the middle of the night.
Then there is me, The King of Games. I sometimes get called Dark Magician as he is one of my Trump Cards. Kaiba's title is Master of the Blue Eyes due to his deck holding three Blue Eyes White Dragons… Kaiba doesn't like anyone calling him by his first name. He told me that it reminds him too much of his past.
The titles were something that pro-duelists receive when they rise to fame and popularity. Mine is the only official title. The rest are fan given and utilized when promotions are run for Duel Monsters related events. The four companies thought that if a duelist is given a fan title then there was no reason not to use it to its full potential.
"Yugi!" Speaking of my brothers, a platinum blonde and an albino were walking next to me and trying to get my attention.
"Sorry Malik," The platinum blonde looked relieved I answered him. "I was thinking of things that are back in Domino."
"Ryou and I are going to be staying with you before we head home," he informed me. "Kaiba has arranged for us to spend a month holiday after the tournament." He lowered his voice and added "He felt you might want some company after the anniversary. He alluded to some issues in Domino that may make trouble."
"Yeah…" I sighed. Like me, both Malik and Ryou are part angel. Unlike me, they have their wings. Malik has soft golden feathers while Ryou had one white and one black… Almost like his favourite Change of Heart card. "A pair of vampires have claimed me as theirs." I touched my collar lightly. "They don't take no or even listen to my wishes. I constantly feel like I am a blood bag and a sex toy around them." Both Malik and Ryou grabbed my arms in shock forcing me to stop walking. Kaiba took a few more steps ahead before turning back to watch us.
"Sex toy?" Ryou asked quietly. "The full deal or molesting?"
"Mainly molesting," I replied with a defeated sigh. "Tho Atemu has come close to taking me by force at least twice. Yami always refuses to touch me when Atemu starts trying."
"You never told me that, Yugi." Kaiba said sternly. "My cousin cannot break the King of Games. You'll become a lifeless doll again. It was difficult to bring you back the first time. I don't want to find out how hard if it happens again."
Little did I know I would become a doll again so soon...
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Dreams of the Undead - Arc 1 - Chapter 5: A Few Weeks Later
Joey paced in front of Tea and Tristen. The three had begun to notice Yugi starting to become more withdrawn and tired. Ever since he started wearing the black outfits, he had a change in his personality to the point that they wondered where their friend went and who this was in his place. They had tried to remove the collar and cuffs from Yugi who became very defensive and angry at them. A yelling match ensued causing the three to apologise to keep the peace between them and the very unstable Yugi.
"Do you think he is self harming?" Joey asked quietly as they waited for Yugi to appear from wherever he disappeared to for half of lunch. "I can't think of any other reason why he is wearing long sleeves all the time as well as the collar and cuffs."
"Before I would say no," Tea said spotting Yugi running over to them. "But now, I'm not so sure. Tomorrow, we follow him to see what is going on." The boys agreed before happily falling into random banter with their previously missing friend.
"I'll see you guys soon," Yugi called as he dashed out of the classroom the next day. The three nodded to each other and followed after Yugi as he made his way up the stairs to the roof. They snuck behind the storage shed up there and watched as Yugi set himself down against the fence but facing the doorway to the roof as if waiting for something.
They didn't have to wait long. The three looked worried as the Sennens made their way over to Yugi with a very unsettling look on their faces. But that was the least of their worries.
"You're late for once," Yugi called reaching up to touch his collar. "It's not often I have to wait on you two."
"Oh shut it," Atemu said pressing a finger on Yugi's collar as he knelt at Yugi's right side. "We got held up by the teacher." He undid Yugi's collar and without a second thought, Yami and he sank their fangs into Yugi's neck. Yugi's eyes widened. No matter how many times they did this, the sensation was one Yugi didn't think he would ever get use to. They licked his neck and waited.
"I'm hazing again," Yugi said softly. "Maybe the both of you at once is not such a good idea… It's like pins and needles but in my head. You sure doing this isn't killing brain cells?"
"Isis assured us that us feeding from you in this way won't cause lasting harm to humans," Yami replied rubbing circles on Yugi's back. "Hazing starting to go?"
"Slowly," Yugi replied. He tried to stand but sat back down hard. "Yeah… Not safe to move…" Atemu put the collar back around Yugi's neck. "How often are you supposed to feed?"
"If we did it proper and took the usual 2 pints… Well… You remember what happened the first time we did that…" Yugi nodded and Atemu continued. "Twice a week with the 2 pints but if you don't replenish it quickly enough, we could make you very sick."
"And making me hazy every day isn't as bad?" Yugi asked with a disbelieving snort. "You two just want an excuse to touch me more often rather than less often. I share a bed with the two of you at night, isn't that enough?"
"You know the answer to that, Yugi." Yami replied patiently.
Yugi bristled at the tone. It's like they are talking to a child who is having a temper tantrum. I'll show them temper tantrum. He stood up unsteadily but didn't fall back down. "And if I don't like that answer?"
"You can't do anything about it, Akhu." Atemu said reaching out to try and pull Yugi back down but instead received a slap on the wrist from Yugi. "You are Heba. We told you we are never going to let go of you."
"Other than remembering an ancient tune and how to play the flute without learning, I know nothing about Heba's life with you." Yugi spun on his heel to face them, his eyes flashing angrily. "I tolerate this because you promised me it wouldn't interfere with my life. The tournament is next week and I'll be in Tokyo. Were you going to stop me going because you don't want to let me go? All because of your old memory of a slave lover that I have no memories of? I'm tired of being kissed. I'm tired of being touched and molested by you two as soon as I step into that mansion. And most of all, I am tired of having to lie to my friends about everything!" His voice had risen to the point that he was now screaming at Yami and Atemu. "I'M NOT HEBA! I don't want to be touched unless I say it is ok to." He lowered his voice again before saying. "I feel like all I am to you two is a blood bag and a sex toy. If I'm not that then please give me space. I won't forget to feed the both of you but I want to come to love the both of you and feel comfortable being touched by the both of you in my own time…." He turned and took a few steps towards the door before looking over his shoulder. "Please think about what I'm saying to you this time…"
Yami and Atemu were up and holding onto Yugi's arms before he could take another step. "You are Heba!" Atemu insisted pulling Yugi down to hold him in his lap. Yami knelt down and leaned forward to capture Yugi's lips with his own. Atemu's hands made their way into Yugi's top.
Yugi's cry allowed Yami to push his head back until it was trapped against Atemu's shoulder. Atemu lowered his head to nibble Yugi's neck as the youngest of the three squirmed in their grasp trying to get free. Yami moved his knee closer, settling it right between Yugi's legs.
Joey fought hard to contain a growl at the scene before them. Yugi had told them exactly what he thought and they brushed it away like a fly. To make things even worse, they were touching him a lot.
Yugi's cries snapped him out of his thoughts. "Enough! Let me go!" They were once again muffled by Atemu catching him in a lip lock and forcing him to slide from his position against his chest to the ground. Yami moved and traced Yugi's hips with his fingers before teasing his bare waist.
Joey turned to give his friends a pointed stare that almost screamed They're going to rape him if we don't do something! They nodded to each other before stepping out from their hiding spot. "Stop molesting my best friend!" He yelled angrily at the two.
All three jumped and Yugi took the chance to escape and skitter his way to hide behind his friends. He panted heavily, tears falling freely down his face. Never before had the vampires tried to touch him like that at school. Usually it was being bitten, recovery, then return to where his friends were waiting.
"How long have you been there?" Atemu growled as he got up from the ground. His eyes piercing into Joey's. "You don't know what we do to humans who catch us feeding."
"You can't do anything to us," Tea replied strongly. Her arms were around Yugi, trying to soothe him. "You cannot hurt another supernatural no matter how powerful you think you are."
"Supernaturals, ehh?" Yami asked with a smirk. "So you know what Yugi is then?"
"We've always known," Tristan said. He stood next to Joey as they both stood like a barrier between the vampires and Yugi. "We were asked by his Grandpa to watch over him." Yugi made an indignant squawk sound behind him. Tristan turned slightly to whisper. "He was worried that dark creatures would attack you and, without your wings, you would be defenceless."
"So you three know about me being an angel descendant," Yugi asked before sighing. "So what are you three?"
"We want to know that too," Atemu commanded with his arms folded. Yami kept a steady hand on his back trying to remind Atemu to keep his anger in check.
With a smirk, Tea leaned over and whispered in Yugi's ear. "I'm a succubus. All three of us are full blood not part and your Grandpa had your best interests at heart when he asked us to do this. He wanted you to have protectors who were also your close friends."
Yugi gave her a small smile. "You did that on purpose." he said in a mock accusing tone. Tea placed a hand on her heart with a shocked expression on her face. "But why didn't you use it on me? It would keep me closer to you."
"I don't like to use it on someone I truly like," Tea replied with a smile. They both heard Atemu growl. "Besides, you would be immune to it I think." She switched places with Tristan.
Tristan gave Atemu a smirk before leaning forward to whisper in Yugi's ear. "I'm a kelpie." Yugi's expression must of displayed a lot of confusion because he laughed and added. "Kelpies are water spirits that take the form of horses."
"Is that why you and Joey get along so well?" Yugi asked poking out his tongue in jest. "I have a feeling I know what Joey is."
"You should Yug," Joey replied with a laugh. "I've used it enough times to help you out of tight spots."
"And explains why Kaiba calls you 'pup' whenever he sees you," Yugi teased making Joey blush bright red. His smile faded away. "When did Grandpa ask you to look after me?"
"After the incident when you were about seven," Tea replied softly. Yugi's eyes flashed darkly for a second before he tilted his head curiously at her. "He felt that after that incident, you needed protection. He said your divine aura was strong for a quarter blood and you'd attract all sorts of creatures to you."
"I see…" Yugi replied softly lowering his head. "Thankyou."
Atemu and Yami watched the interaction between Yugi and his friends before asked in a loud voice. "This is all well and good that you are his protectors, however, that does not mean we can let him go."
"So we have a proposition for you," Tea said calmly. Yugi looked nervously up at his friends. He didn't want them getting hurt.
"And what is that?" Atemu asked, his arms folded. He didn't want to lose his chance to be with Yugi no matter how much the little one denied being Heba. He believed that one day Yugi would remember his past life. Part of him was concerned about the incident Tea mentioned. Yugi looked momentarily upset about it. He'd get the story from him sooner or later.
"We wish to remain with Yugi as his protectors," Joey said bluntly, earning an odd gasp/groan from Yugi. "Which means wherever he goes, we go."
"We know Yugi's wishes better than anyone other than himself," Tristan said with a smile. "We are going to keep our promise to his Grandpa to keep an eye on Yugi's safety."
"And you don't trust us to protect him?" Atemu asked angrily. "We are better able to protect him than you three are."
"I don't," Yugi said in a soft voice. It was loud enough for everyone to look at him. His friends smiled while the two vampires stared at him in shock. "I don't trust either of you as it has been made painfully clear to me that I will need protection from the both of you." Yugi stood up unsteadily and rested his hand on Joey's arm. "Can we leave now? I need to contact Kaiba about the tournament."
"As you wish, Yug." Joey replied. The three guided Yugi to the door and sent him through first, using themselves as a shield against the two vampires. "Don't come near Yugi again until he wishes it." he warned before closing the door to the roof with a slam.
"Do you think he is self harming?" Joey asked quietly as they waited for Yugi to appear from wherever he disappeared to for half of lunch. "I can't think of any other reason why he is wearing long sleeves all the time as well as the collar and cuffs."
"Before I would say no," Tea said spotting Yugi running over to them. "But now, I'm not so sure. Tomorrow, we follow him to see what is going on." The boys agreed before happily falling into random banter with their previously missing friend.
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"I'll see you guys soon," Yugi called as he dashed out of the classroom the next day. The three nodded to each other and followed after Yugi as he made his way up the stairs to the roof. They snuck behind the storage shed up there and watched as Yugi set himself down against the fence but facing the doorway to the roof as if waiting for something.
They didn't have to wait long. The three looked worried as the Sennens made their way over to Yugi with a very unsettling look on their faces. But that was the least of their worries.
"You're late for once," Yugi called reaching up to touch his collar. "It's not often I have to wait on you two."
"Oh shut it," Atemu said pressing a finger on Yugi's collar as he knelt at Yugi's right side. "We got held up by the teacher." He undid Yugi's collar and without a second thought, Yami and he sank their fangs into Yugi's neck. Yugi's eyes widened. No matter how many times they did this, the sensation was one Yugi didn't think he would ever get use to. They licked his neck and waited.
"I'm hazing again," Yugi said softly. "Maybe the both of you at once is not such a good idea… It's like pins and needles but in my head. You sure doing this isn't killing brain cells?"
"Isis assured us that us feeding from you in this way won't cause lasting harm to humans," Yami replied rubbing circles on Yugi's back. "Hazing starting to go?"
"Slowly," Yugi replied. He tried to stand but sat back down hard. "Yeah… Not safe to move…" Atemu put the collar back around Yugi's neck. "How often are you supposed to feed?"
"If we did it proper and took the usual 2 pints… Well… You remember what happened the first time we did that…" Yugi nodded and Atemu continued. "Twice a week with the 2 pints but if you don't replenish it quickly enough, we could make you very sick."
"And making me hazy every day isn't as bad?" Yugi asked with a disbelieving snort. "You two just want an excuse to touch me more often rather than less often. I share a bed with the two of you at night, isn't that enough?"
"You know the answer to that, Yugi." Yami replied patiently.
Yugi bristled at the tone. It's like they are talking to a child who is having a temper tantrum. I'll show them temper tantrum. He stood up unsteadily but didn't fall back down. "And if I don't like that answer?"
"You can't do anything about it, Akhu." Atemu said reaching out to try and pull Yugi back down but instead received a slap on the wrist from Yugi. "You are Heba. We told you we are never going to let go of you."
"Other than remembering an ancient tune and how to play the flute without learning, I know nothing about Heba's life with you." Yugi spun on his heel to face them, his eyes flashing angrily. "I tolerate this because you promised me it wouldn't interfere with my life. The tournament is next week and I'll be in Tokyo. Were you going to stop me going because you don't want to let me go? All because of your old memory of a slave lover that I have no memories of? I'm tired of being kissed. I'm tired of being touched and molested by you two as soon as I step into that mansion. And most of all, I am tired of having to lie to my friends about everything!" His voice had risen to the point that he was now screaming at Yami and Atemu. "I'M NOT HEBA! I don't want to be touched unless I say it is ok to." He lowered his voice again before saying. "I feel like all I am to you two is a blood bag and a sex toy. If I'm not that then please give me space. I won't forget to feed the both of you but I want to come to love the both of you and feel comfortable being touched by the both of you in my own time…." He turned and took a few steps towards the door before looking over his shoulder. "Please think about what I'm saying to you this time…"
Yami and Atemu were up and holding onto Yugi's arms before he could take another step. "You are Heba!" Atemu insisted pulling Yugi down to hold him in his lap. Yami knelt down and leaned forward to capture Yugi's lips with his own. Atemu's hands made their way into Yugi's top.
Yugi's cry allowed Yami to push his head back until it was trapped against Atemu's shoulder. Atemu lowered his head to nibble Yugi's neck as the youngest of the three squirmed in their grasp trying to get free. Yami moved his knee closer, settling it right between Yugi's legs.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Joey fought hard to contain a growl at the scene before them. Yugi had told them exactly what he thought and they brushed it away like a fly. To make things even worse, they were touching him a lot.
Yugi's cries snapped him out of his thoughts. "Enough! Let me go!" They were once again muffled by Atemu catching him in a lip lock and forcing him to slide from his position against his chest to the ground. Yami moved and traced Yugi's hips with his fingers before teasing his bare waist.
Joey turned to give his friends a pointed stare that almost screamed They're going to rape him if we don't do something! They nodded to each other before stepping out from their hiding spot. "Stop molesting my best friend!" He yelled angrily at the two.
All three jumped and Yugi took the chance to escape and skitter his way to hide behind his friends. He panted heavily, tears falling freely down his face. Never before had the vampires tried to touch him like that at school. Usually it was being bitten, recovery, then return to where his friends were waiting.
"How long have you been there?" Atemu growled as he got up from the ground. His eyes piercing into Joey's. "You don't know what we do to humans who catch us feeding."
"You can't do anything to us," Tea replied strongly. Her arms were around Yugi, trying to soothe him. "You cannot hurt another supernatural no matter how powerful you think you are."
"Supernaturals, ehh?" Yami asked with a smirk. "So you know what Yugi is then?"
"We've always known," Tristan said. He stood next to Joey as they both stood like a barrier between the vampires and Yugi. "We were asked by his Grandpa to watch over him." Yugi made an indignant squawk sound behind him. Tristan turned slightly to whisper. "He was worried that dark creatures would attack you and, without your wings, you would be defenceless."
"So you three know about me being an angel descendant," Yugi asked before sighing. "So what are you three?"
"We want to know that too," Atemu commanded with his arms folded. Yami kept a steady hand on his back trying to remind Atemu to keep his anger in check.
With a smirk, Tea leaned over and whispered in Yugi's ear. "I'm a succubus. All three of us are full blood not part and your Grandpa had your best interests at heart when he asked us to do this. He wanted you to have protectors who were also your close friends."
Yugi gave her a small smile. "You did that on purpose." he said in a mock accusing tone. Tea placed a hand on her heart with a shocked expression on her face. "But why didn't you use it on me? It would keep me closer to you."
"I don't like to use it on someone I truly like," Tea replied with a smile. They both heard Atemu growl. "Besides, you would be immune to it I think." She switched places with Tristan.
Tristan gave Atemu a smirk before leaning forward to whisper in Yugi's ear. "I'm a kelpie." Yugi's expression must of displayed a lot of confusion because he laughed and added. "Kelpies are water spirits that take the form of horses."
"Is that why you and Joey get along so well?" Yugi asked poking out his tongue in jest. "I have a feeling I know what Joey is."
"You should Yug," Joey replied with a laugh. "I've used it enough times to help you out of tight spots."
"And explains why Kaiba calls you 'pup' whenever he sees you," Yugi teased making Joey blush bright red. His smile faded away. "When did Grandpa ask you to look after me?"
"After the incident when you were about seven," Tea replied softly. Yugi's eyes flashed darkly for a second before he tilted his head curiously at her. "He felt that after that incident, you needed protection. He said your divine aura was strong for a quarter blood and you'd attract all sorts of creatures to you."
"I see…" Yugi replied softly lowering his head. "Thankyou."
Atemu and Yami watched the interaction between Yugi and his friends before asked in a loud voice. "This is all well and good that you are his protectors, however, that does not mean we can let him go."
"So we have a proposition for you," Tea said calmly. Yugi looked nervously up at his friends. He didn't want them getting hurt.
"And what is that?" Atemu asked, his arms folded. He didn't want to lose his chance to be with Yugi no matter how much the little one denied being Heba. He believed that one day Yugi would remember his past life. Part of him was concerned about the incident Tea mentioned. Yugi looked momentarily upset about it. He'd get the story from him sooner or later.
"We wish to remain with Yugi as his protectors," Joey said bluntly, earning an odd gasp/groan from Yugi. "Which means wherever he goes, we go."
"We know Yugi's wishes better than anyone other than himself," Tristan said with a smile. "We are going to keep our promise to his Grandpa to keep an eye on Yugi's safety."
"And you don't trust us to protect him?" Atemu asked angrily. "We are better able to protect him than you three are."
"I don't," Yugi said in a soft voice. It was loud enough for everyone to look at him. His friends smiled while the two vampires stared at him in shock. "I don't trust either of you as it has been made painfully clear to me that I will need protection from the both of you." Yugi stood up unsteadily and rested his hand on Joey's arm. "Can we leave now? I need to contact Kaiba about the tournament."
"As you wish, Yug." Joey replied. The three guided Yugi to the door and sent him through first, using themselves as a shield against the two vampires. "Don't come near Yugi again until he wishes it." he warned before closing the door to the roof with a slam.
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Dreams of the Undead - Arc 1 - Chapter 4: Monday Morning
Yugi sighed as the two vampires bit into his neck for their daily feed. The entire weekend had been a comedy of errors from the admission to his Grandpa that he had been bitten, to the two vampires learning to only take half a pint each to prevent Yugi from collapsing due to low blood pressure. Tomorrow was Monday meaning going to school with the two vampires in tow.
How was he going to explain this one to his friends?
He had taken to wearing darker clothes as the first few attempts of being bitten and them moving around as normal caused the temporary seals on the bite marks to break open. He knew that if they bit him at school that he would not have the luxury of staying still long enough for his skin to seal completely.
After they had their drink, he remained still while the two fussed around their bedroom. Yugi mentally sighed. Yes, he now shared the bedroom and even the same bed as the two vampires. They were determined to return things to how they were 5000 years ago. But Yugi didn't know if he was really willing to jump into a physical relationship that had barely even a few days to it. Not that the two gave him really much choice.
The vampires did promise him something. That they wouldn't pressure him into having sex with them like he use to back in Ancient Egypt. The most they talked him into were intense makeout sessions with them which usually left Yugi both breathless and very hot.
Yugi rolled his eyes. He expected, being a descendant of the divine, that he would have a happy life with his friends. Dark creatures just complicate everything. He briefly wondered what his Grandma and his Dad would say once Grandpa sends his weekly letter to them to update them on how he is going. They will both murder him for allowing vampires to bite him!
He was quickly brought to the present by a very rough kiss. A cold hand touched his abdomen causing him to yelp before the kiss became more intense. Yugi took the tan colouring in his vision to mean it was Atemu who decided now was a good time to kiss him. He waited, not returning the kiss. Returning it, as he found out very quickly, was the same as asking outright for the two vampires to molest him thoroughly. When Atemu moved his kisses down his neck, Yugi glanced up at the clock before mentally sighing. He was in for a long night.
The next morning, Yugi battled a yawn as he pulled on his black leather pants, black tank top, and black leather duster jacket. He picked up his black boots before creeping out of the bedroom where the two vampires still slept. He had to get out of the mansion and at least part way to school before they woke up.
"Master Yugi?" He jumped at the sound of the voice before seeing a small shadow faerie pulling on his collar. "Pharaoh Atemu and Queen Yami won't be pleased you left without them this morning. They asked everyone to stop you if you try."
"I know and I'm sorry, Sidhe." Yugi replied softly pulling the faerie off his jacket and setting her on the coffee table in the lounge. "I have morning duties and they both promised me that if I was to become their Donator that they wouldn't impede on my usual day-to-day activities. They have taken my weekend away already. I will not allow them to continue to break their promise to me."
Sidhe bowed her head. "Would you like me to express your displeasure when they awake?"
"Please do," Yugi said with a nod and a bright smile. "Also relay to them that I will meet them on the roof at lunch." He fingered his collar. "They will be needing me by then, I'm sure."
"As you wish, Master Yugi."
It was about half an hour later that both Yami and Atemu awoke from their slumber to find Yugi missing. After a frantic search of the mansion, they received the message Yugi left for them from Sidhe. They both sighed and got ready for school.
We did promise it. Yami said gently trying to simmer Atemu's anger down. And we did eat up his weekend when he normally spends it with his friends. He's probably worried about how he is going to explain his inability to do so without revealing what we are. Yami dried his hair while Atemu took his turn in the shower. He didn't trust Atemu to shower with him when he was angry.
But he's Heba! Our beloved! Atemu bit back. His anger not dissipating in the slightest. He shouldn't be worried about others. We are his masters! The warm water heated his skin gently. It helped him keep a tight reins on his emotions. He didn't want to break anything, let alone hurt his Queen again.
Not in this current lifetime of his. Yami reminded him. Yugi is a reincarnation of Heba. He didn't grow up knowing that he has to obey the Pharaoh. He grew up in this modern world as a free spirit. We made a promise and we need to keep it. Yami was getting dressed when Atemu got out of the shower.
You're not hurt by this? Atemu asked pinning his partner with a hard stare. We waited for him for so long only to be treated like this!
I am, my love. Yami cooed still attempting to soothe his anger. But I am also seeing it from Yugi's point of view. Remember Atemu? Yugi… Not Heba… Reincarnation… Not actual. He could feel Atemu starting to come down from his thundercloud.
And we promised Yugi that we would not impede on his life if he became our Donator. Yami nodded encouragingly. Atemu looked at his partner thoughtfully. Then all we need to do is to entice him back to remain at our side.
Exactly! Yami smiled finally feeling Atemu's anger fully dissipated.
Yami and Atemu entered the classroom and were immediately greeted by Yugi's laughter. There was their amethyst eyed Donator surrounded by his friends and laughing so hard he was almost falling off the table he had perched himself on.
"You seriously thought I had been kidnapped?" Yugi laughed taking note that the two vampires had entered the room and were sitting in his direct line of sight. "I may have been absent all weekend but even I have some secret places I need to be."
"Well from the looks of this," Joey said running a hand down Yugi's duster jacket. "Wherever you went over the weekend gave you a boost in fashion and a new warped personality!"
"Just what are you insinuating Joey?" Yugi asked, mock hurt at his friend's words. "I thought I've always had style."
"You did," Joey said with a smirk. "For the King of Games. You have to admit that gaming is a geek's hobby. But now you look more punk and that is almost a 360 to what you normally wear."
"Point taken." Yugi said raising his hands in defeat. Yami and Atemu looked shocked. They didn't know about Yugi's title nor what it entailed. It wasn't something they researched about their little one.
"When's the next tournament, Yugi?" Tea asked curiously. "I need to make sure my schedule is open so that I can come cheer you on." Notes of agreement from the others made Yugi laugh a bit.
"Next month," Yugi replied softly. "Mokuba told me Kaiba is arranging a tournament that is bigger then Battle City. I haven't spoken to Kaiba yet on the details of the tournament so I don't know how long it is going to go for. But as the title holder, I have to go to ensure the title lives on either through me or another."
"I bet you will keep the title until the day you die," Tristan said with a laugh. "You're undefeatable. Every time we think you're screwed, you pull out exactly what you need."
"Thanks for the vote of confidence." Yugi deadpanned before rolling his eyes. "Basically you're saying I'm good at pulling things out of my ass at the last moment."
"Not at all," Tristan defended in partial shock that Yugi had thought of the word ass let alone actually say it. "I just mean that you have enough luck to make the Irish jealous." Yugi's look made Tristan shiver before he quickly changed the topic. "You not going to let us in on your mysterious activities over the weekend?"
"If I said I got bitten, would that get you off my back?" Yugi asked curiously.
"Bitten?" Joey asked curiously. "By what?"
"Goodness knows," Yugi replied. "Something poisonous. It gave me a new personality and clothing. Then dropped me here to screw with all of your heads." It took his friends a few minutes before they realised Yugi had just told them that they weren't going to learn squat about his weekend. They laughed at his evasiveness and took their seats for the first period.
Yugi waved to his friends and promised them that he will catch up with them before the end of lunch before making his way up to the roof. He hadn't of taken three steps through the door before two pairs of hands pinned him to the ground.
"We've been waiting all day to touch you, Akhu." Atemu purred in Yugi's right ear. "You cannot imagine how hungry we were watching you with your friends."
"But if you want to get back to them before they suspect something," Yami purred into his left ear. "Then we better make this quick."
Yami undid the collar and let it lay beneath Yugi's neck. A nod from Atemu and the two sank their fangs into either side of his neck causing Yugi to gasp at the sudden sharpness. He wasn't use to both biting him at the same time. The shock sent his mind into a spin. He curled his hands up to gently touch their backs and stroked them gently. The two licked his neck and sat on either side of him as they waited.
"Was that for my benefit or yours?" Yugi asked curiously as he tried to stay conscious. "And please warn me next time you two do that… My head is spinning."
"As you wish, Aibou." Yami replied. The two smirking at each other, not bothering to answer Yugi's first question as he faded out into darkness.
How was he going to explain this one to his friends?
He had taken to wearing darker clothes as the first few attempts of being bitten and them moving around as normal caused the temporary seals on the bite marks to break open. He knew that if they bit him at school that he would not have the luxury of staying still long enough for his skin to seal completely.
After they had their drink, he remained still while the two fussed around their bedroom. Yugi mentally sighed. Yes, he now shared the bedroom and even the same bed as the two vampires. They were determined to return things to how they were 5000 years ago. But Yugi didn't know if he was really willing to jump into a physical relationship that had barely even a few days to it. Not that the two gave him really much choice.
The vampires did promise him something. That they wouldn't pressure him into having sex with them like he use to back in Ancient Egypt. The most they talked him into were intense makeout sessions with them which usually left Yugi both breathless and very hot.
Yugi rolled his eyes. He expected, being a descendant of the divine, that he would have a happy life with his friends. Dark creatures just complicate everything. He briefly wondered what his Grandma and his Dad would say once Grandpa sends his weekly letter to them to update them on how he is going. They will both murder him for allowing vampires to bite him!
He was quickly brought to the present by a very rough kiss. A cold hand touched his abdomen causing him to yelp before the kiss became more intense. Yugi took the tan colouring in his vision to mean it was Atemu who decided now was a good time to kiss him. He waited, not returning the kiss. Returning it, as he found out very quickly, was the same as asking outright for the two vampires to molest him thoroughly. When Atemu moved his kisses down his neck, Yugi glanced up at the clock before mentally sighing. He was in for a long night.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The next morning, Yugi battled a yawn as he pulled on his black leather pants, black tank top, and black leather duster jacket. He picked up his black boots before creeping out of the bedroom where the two vampires still slept. He had to get out of the mansion and at least part way to school before they woke up.
"Master Yugi?" He jumped at the sound of the voice before seeing a small shadow faerie pulling on his collar. "Pharaoh Atemu and Queen Yami won't be pleased you left without them this morning. They asked everyone to stop you if you try."
"I know and I'm sorry, Sidhe." Yugi replied softly pulling the faerie off his jacket and setting her on the coffee table in the lounge. "I have morning duties and they both promised me that if I was to become their Donator that they wouldn't impede on my usual day-to-day activities. They have taken my weekend away already. I will not allow them to continue to break their promise to me."
Sidhe bowed her head. "Would you like me to express your displeasure when they awake?"
"Please do," Yugi said with a nod and a bright smile. "Also relay to them that I will meet them on the roof at lunch." He fingered his collar. "They will be needing me by then, I'm sure."
"As you wish, Master Yugi."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
It was about half an hour later that both Yami and Atemu awoke from their slumber to find Yugi missing. After a frantic search of the mansion, they received the message Yugi left for them from Sidhe. They both sighed and got ready for school.
We did promise it. Yami said gently trying to simmer Atemu's anger down. And we did eat up his weekend when he normally spends it with his friends. He's probably worried about how he is going to explain his inability to do so without revealing what we are. Yami dried his hair while Atemu took his turn in the shower. He didn't trust Atemu to shower with him when he was angry.
But he's Heba! Our beloved! Atemu bit back. His anger not dissipating in the slightest. He shouldn't be worried about others. We are his masters! The warm water heated his skin gently. It helped him keep a tight reins on his emotions. He didn't want to break anything, let alone hurt his Queen again.
Not in this current lifetime of his. Yami reminded him. Yugi is a reincarnation of Heba. He didn't grow up knowing that he has to obey the Pharaoh. He grew up in this modern world as a free spirit. We made a promise and we need to keep it. Yami was getting dressed when Atemu got out of the shower.
You're not hurt by this? Atemu asked pinning his partner with a hard stare. We waited for him for so long only to be treated like this!
I am, my love. Yami cooed still attempting to soothe his anger. But I am also seeing it from Yugi's point of view. Remember Atemu? Yugi… Not Heba… Reincarnation… Not actual. He could feel Atemu starting to come down from his thundercloud.
And we promised Yugi that we would not impede on his life if he became our Donator. Yami nodded encouragingly. Atemu looked at his partner thoughtfully. Then all we need to do is to entice him back to remain at our side.
Exactly! Yami smiled finally feeling Atemu's anger fully dissipated.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Yami and Atemu entered the classroom and were immediately greeted by Yugi's laughter. There was their amethyst eyed Donator surrounded by his friends and laughing so hard he was almost falling off the table he had perched himself on.
"You seriously thought I had been kidnapped?" Yugi laughed taking note that the two vampires had entered the room and were sitting in his direct line of sight. "I may have been absent all weekend but even I have some secret places I need to be."
"Well from the looks of this," Joey said running a hand down Yugi's duster jacket. "Wherever you went over the weekend gave you a boost in fashion and a new warped personality!"
"Just what are you insinuating Joey?" Yugi asked, mock hurt at his friend's words. "I thought I've always had style."
"You did," Joey said with a smirk. "For the King of Games. You have to admit that gaming is a geek's hobby. But now you look more punk and that is almost a 360 to what you normally wear."
"Point taken." Yugi said raising his hands in defeat. Yami and Atemu looked shocked. They didn't know about Yugi's title nor what it entailed. It wasn't something they researched about their little one.
"When's the next tournament, Yugi?" Tea asked curiously. "I need to make sure my schedule is open so that I can come cheer you on." Notes of agreement from the others made Yugi laugh a bit.
"Next month," Yugi replied softly. "Mokuba told me Kaiba is arranging a tournament that is bigger then Battle City. I haven't spoken to Kaiba yet on the details of the tournament so I don't know how long it is going to go for. But as the title holder, I have to go to ensure the title lives on either through me or another."
"I bet you will keep the title until the day you die," Tristan said with a laugh. "You're undefeatable. Every time we think you're screwed, you pull out exactly what you need."
"Thanks for the vote of confidence." Yugi deadpanned before rolling his eyes. "Basically you're saying I'm good at pulling things out of my ass at the last moment."
"Not at all," Tristan defended in partial shock that Yugi had thought of the word ass let alone actually say it. "I just mean that you have enough luck to make the Irish jealous." Yugi's look made Tristan shiver before he quickly changed the topic. "You not going to let us in on your mysterious activities over the weekend?"
"If I said I got bitten, would that get you off my back?" Yugi asked curiously.
"Bitten?" Joey asked curiously. "By what?"
"Goodness knows," Yugi replied. "Something poisonous. It gave me a new personality and clothing. Then dropped me here to screw with all of your heads." It took his friends a few minutes before they realised Yugi had just told them that they weren't going to learn squat about his weekend. They laughed at his evasiveness and took their seats for the first period.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Yugi waved to his friends and promised them that he will catch up with them before the end of lunch before making his way up to the roof. He hadn't of taken three steps through the door before two pairs of hands pinned him to the ground.
"We've been waiting all day to touch you, Akhu." Atemu purred in Yugi's right ear. "You cannot imagine how hungry we were watching you with your friends."
"But if you want to get back to them before they suspect something," Yami purred into his left ear. "Then we better make this quick."
Yami undid the collar and let it lay beneath Yugi's neck. A nod from Atemu and the two sank their fangs into either side of his neck causing Yugi to gasp at the sudden sharpness. He wasn't use to both biting him at the same time. The shock sent his mind into a spin. He curled his hands up to gently touch their backs and stroked them gently. The two licked his neck and sat on either side of him as they waited.
"Was that for my benefit or yours?" Yugi asked curiously as he tried to stay conscious. "And please warn me next time you two do that… My head is spinning."
"As you wish, Aibou." Yami replied. The two smirking at each other, not bothering to answer Yugi's first question as he faded out into darkness.
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