Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Absence of Color ❯ Realizing Stupidity ( Chapter 5 )
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By: Black_Caracal 
Too late to say sorry...
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 11.15.2004 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.4K | Visits: 276 | Status: Completed
Too late to say sorry...
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 11.15.2004 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.4K | Visits: 276 | Status: Completed
Whoa...I’m sorry the haitus but I’ve been so busy with homework and band concerts that I haven’t had much time for writing. Not only that but I got a case of writers block. Ah well...I’ll write it off. Let’s see how it goes... BTW...in response to the questions I got...This will not be yaoi. Now, to clear it up, I have against yaoi and I even read yaoi stories. It’s just that I don’t have the imagination for it. I’m still thinking if this story is gonna have romance. If it does it will probably be Yami/Tea or Yami/Shizuka. Sorry if anyone dislikes those couples. And in addition, I don’t write lemons. Any one that does happen will be insinuated with no details, and the reader will be left up to his or her own imaginations as to what happens. So that’s my standing if you don’t like it then don’t read. Plain and simple...Now...on with the story.
“RUN!!! JUST GO AWAY!!!”
The voices where yelling at him; yelling to get away...yelling because they didn’t want him anymore.
Run...run from the pain. It’s the only way...
He ran until he couldn’t breathe. He ran until the ground shook under him...
“People this is your captain speaking. It appears we’ve hit a bit of turbulence...but it looks like we’ll be able to clear it and get to our destination safely. We should arrive at JFK International Airport in about 3 hours. Enjoy the rest of your flight.”
“Fuckin’ stupid plane,”
Yami laid his head back on the head rest. Despite the fact that he had three hours left until he got to the airport, he couldn’t get back to sleep. He wasn’t tired anymore.
He looked around his surroundings. Everyone was either sleeping, about to go to sleep or tired of sleeping. He looked at his watch. 8:36 Yami kept reassuring himself that what he was doing wasn’t a mistake.
“Heh...I need to get away. You can only stay in one place for too long...”
He looked out the window to see clouds and a full moon. Still, nothing amused him now. Actually nothing amused him anymore. Gently closing the window he put his seat back covered his face with the blanket and tried to sleep hoping that there wouldn’t be anymore turbulence.
Sogoroku got home to find just the person he wanted to see. Yugi. He was sitting on the couch watching T.V with remnants of soda cans all around him. As he got closer he saw that Yugi was actually asleep and drooling at the mouth.
He shut off the T.V. and grabbed a magazine and rolled it up.
Yugi felt something hard on his head that nearly made him fall sideways on the sofa.
“WHAT THE F...!!! WHA....GRANDPA WHAT YOU’D DO THAT FOR!!!”
“We need to talk.”
“Damn not even a hello...”
Sogoroku threw the magazine on the table and sat on the chair.
“What do want to talk about?”
“You tell me...”
“How am I supposed to know? You’re the one who got in here all mad...”
“I saw Yami today...”
Yugi rolled his eyes when he heard Yami’s name. Sogoroku saw this.
“Heh...probably mopin’ around and tryin’ to ruin someone else;’s life...”
Sogoroku did not like Yugi’s comment. But he intended to keep his cool. He already hit Yugi once and was feeling pretty bad about it. But the way Yugi was going he as plain asking for another smack.
“No...at the airport.”
Yugi was surprised.
“At the airport? Where was...where is he going?”
“New York”
“Why would he want to go there?”
‘Eh...he gave his reasons; trying to find a new life, getting to know new places; you.”
“Me? What did I do?”
“Come on Yugi don’t be so innocent! You know very well what you did! You pushed him away! YOU DILIBERATELY CHASED HIM AWAY! YOU NEARLY MADE HIM KILL HIMSELF!!!”
“Jeez!...I...Ok so I did. What do you care?”
“Yugi...I’ve raised you since you were a child. You may be my grandson but you’re also my son. Yami may not be my flesh and blood but I still care about him like he was my grandson and son. I have a right to care about what happens to him. He...he told me what you told him and how you acted and why you acted like you did.”
“And?...”
“I think it’s the stupidest, most selfish reason in the world. I mean, what makes you think that Yami is trying to steal your life?”
For the first time, Yugi couldn’t find the answer to his own motives. Why was he doing this? Yami is like his brother. Would he really push his brother away for the sake of his own happiness? It didn’t seem to make sense. But obviously, it made sense to Yugi. Or else why would he have done what he did?
“I...I don’t know I was mad...I was so happy that I finally had him out of my mind and body I wanted to see if I could make it on my own...I wanted to win a duel by myself for once...I mean why does he take the credit for everything I do? It’s my body. I mean he was always protecting me...I guess I was scared that now that he has his own body he would be hovering over me and trying to take credit for my stuff again.”
Sogoroku wanted to laugh...of all the reasons to hate someone.
“Ok Yugi I see your point. Yes you want your own life and try to fly by your own wings...But that still is no reason to chase him away. You could have just talked to him and explained how you felt, instead of chasing him away.”
Silence engulfed the room. In Yugi’s mind, he was questioning the relevance of his reasons and actions. They weren’t relevant. Hell, they weren’t even justified. Then something popped into his head. Something that Sogoroku had said during his outburst.
“Did...did you say that Yami tried to kill himself”
Yugi’s grandpa had his head in his hand and answered quietly.
“Multiple times - they day he fought Jounouchi and Seto was his second attempt. He...he showed me the cuts on his wrist. He had been hiding them under his cuffs. Not only that but he was cut, bruised and looked like he hadn’t eaten in a while. You hurt him Yugi.”
Yugi started to cry. It was finally setting in. He could no longer escape the lie he had created. He was wrong all along. Yami would never try to take over his life. What had he done? It all came back to bite him and he hated it. He despised it so much that he started to cry. He had lost not just a brother but a friend.
Sogoroku sat next to Yugi and put a hand on his shoulder.
“What do I do?”
“You can start by apologizing. Admit you where wrong.”
“What if he doesn’t listen?”
Sogoroku was silent for a moment but he gave his grandson the only solution he could.
“That’s up to you to resolve.”
Oy vey...This is getting hard. I hope it turned out ok. I’m pooped write now. It’s...O_O 11:21. I just got back from a band concert and an amusement park...*yawns* I think I’ll save the rest...for... -_- zzz
Black_Caracal
“RUN!!! JUST GO AWAY!!!”
The voices where yelling at him; yelling to get away...yelling because they didn’t want him anymore.
Run...run from the pain. It’s the only way...
He ran until he couldn’t breathe. He ran until the ground shook under him...
“People this is your captain speaking. It appears we’ve hit a bit of turbulence...but it looks like we’ll be able to clear it and get to our destination safely. We should arrive at JFK International Airport in about 3 hours. Enjoy the rest of your flight.”
“Fuckin’ stupid plane,”
Yami laid his head back on the head rest. Despite the fact that he had three hours left until he got to the airport, he couldn’t get back to sleep. He wasn’t tired anymore.
He looked around his surroundings. Everyone was either sleeping, about to go to sleep or tired of sleeping. He looked at his watch. 8:36 Yami kept reassuring himself that what he was doing wasn’t a mistake.
“Heh...I need to get away. You can only stay in one place for too long...”
He looked out the window to see clouds and a full moon. Still, nothing amused him now. Actually nothing amused him anymore. Gently closing the window he put his seat back covered his face with the blanket and tried to sleep hoping that there wouldn’t be anymore turbulence.
Sogoroku got home to find just the person he wanted to see. Yugi. He was sitting on the couch watching T.V with remnants of soda cans all around him. As he got closer he saw that Yugi was actually asleep and drooling at the mouth.
He shut off the T.V. and grabbed a magazine and rolled it up.
Yugi felt something hard on his head that nearly made him fall sideways on the sofa.
“WHAT THE F...!!! WHA....GRANDPA WHAT YOU’D DO THAT FOR!!!”
“We need to talk.”
“Damn not even a hello...”
Sogoroku threw the magazine on the table and sat on the chair.
“What do want to talk about?”
“You tell me...”
“How am I supposed to know? You’re the one who got in here all mad...”
“I saw Yami today...”
Yugi rolled his eyes when he heard Yami’s name. Sogoroku saw this.
“Heh...probably mopin’ around and tryin’ to ruin someone else;’s life...”
Sogoroku did not like Yugi’s comment. But he intended to keep his cool. He already hit Yugi once and was feeling pretty bad about it. But the way Yugi was going he as plain asking for another smack.
“No...at the airport.”
Yugi was surprised.
“At the airport? Where was...where is he going?”
“New York”
“Why would he want to go there?”
‘Eh...he gave his reasons; trying to find a new life, getting to know new places; you.”
“Me? What did I do?”
“Come on Yugi don’t be so innocent! You know very well what you did! You pushed him away! YOU DILIBERATELY CHASED HIM AWAY! YOU NEARLY MADE HIM KILL HIMSELF!!!”
“Jeez!...I...Ok so I did. What do you care?”
“Yugi...I’ve raised you since you were a child. You may be my grandson but you’re also my son. Yami may not be my flesh and blood but I still care about him like he was my grandson and son. I have a right to care about what happens to him. He...he told me what you told him and how you acted and why you acted like you did.”
“And?...”
“I think it’s the stupidest, most selfish reason in the world. I mean, what makes you think that Yami is trying to steal your life?”
For the first time, Yugi couldn’t find the answer to his own motives. Why was he doing this? Yami is like his brother. Would he really push his brother away for the sake of his own happiness? It didn’t seem to make sense. But obviously, it made sense to Yugi. Or else why would he have done what he did?
“I...I don’t know I was mad...I was so happy that I finally had him out of my mind and body I wanted to see if I could make it on my own...I wanted to win a duel by myself for once...I mean why does he take the credit for everything I do? It’s my body. I mean he was always protecting me...I guess I was scared that now that he has his own body he would be hovering over me and trying to take credit for my stuff again.”
Sogoroku wanted to laugh...of all the reasons to hate someone.
“Ok Yugi I see your point. Yes you want your own life and try to fly by your own wings...But that still is no reason to chase him away. You could have just talked to him and explained how you felt, instead of chasing him away.”
Silence engulfed the room. In Yugi’s mind, he was questioning the relevance of his reasons and actions. They weren’t relevant. Hell, they weren’t even justified. Then something popped into his head. Something that Sogoroku had said during his outburst.
“Did...did you say that Yami tried to kill himself”
Yugi’s grandpa had his head in his hand and answered quietly.
“Multiple times - they day he fought Jounouchi and Seto was his second attempt. He...he showed me the cuts on his wrist. He had been hiding them under his cuffs. Not only that but he was cut, bruised and looked like he hadn’t eaten in a while. You hurt him Yugi.”
Yugi started to cry. It was finally setting in. He could no longer escape the lie he had created. He was wrong all along. Yami would never try to take over his life. What had he done? It all came back to bite him and he hated it. He despised it so much that he started to cry. He had lost not just a brother but a friend.
Sogoroku sat next to Yugi and put a hand on his shoulder.
“What do I do?”
“You can start by apologizing. Admit you where wrong.”
“What if he doesn’t listen?”
Sogoroku was silent for a moment but he gave his grandson the only solution he could.
“That’s up to you to resolve.”
Oy vey...This is getting hard. I hope it turned out ok. I’m pooped write now. It’s...O_O 11:21. I just got back from a band concert and an amusement park...*yawns* I think I’ll save the rest...for... -_- zzz
Black_Caracal