Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Be with you ❯ Be with you ( Chapter 1 )

Title: Be with you

Author: Jinhito

Summary: This is the sequel, in parts, to my previous fic "Beautiful." If you haven't read it yet, please do so understand this one... though it's not really necessary. It's been weeks since the incident... and Yugi's still waiting for Yami to finish what he started that day. But without a doubt, they know that deep down inside, they only want to be with one another.

Jinhito: Hey ho people! ^_^ I'm in an exceedingly good mood today! Thank you all so much for reviewing my fic "Beautiful!" This is a part of the asked for sequel. It's actually really long written out... and this is only part one!? Geez... and I'm not even in the middle of the song yet...

//.o Trowa: Yeah, tell me about it. I don't even think we reached the end of the first chorus! Oh well, long as you guys are happy, then we are too! //.n

Jinhito: Hai! Well, onto thanking reviewers personally and then the stupid disclaimer... and aw hell let's just start the thank you's!

Alona - Thank you for being the first reviewer! n.n If it wasn't for curious people like you to take a chance on a story, I'd probably never ever get reviews! Thank you for your nice comments on fluff. And I myself am not quite sure why angst fluff cheers people up... hm... very perplexing indeed.

Kitty - Thank you for reviewing! I'm glad you liked the story, and I can only hope you like this sequel to my first story.

ITSAME - lol Yes, I know what you mean! I kinda over used the word beautiful in this fic... hee hee ^.^;; I take it you noticed! lol Well, thank you for reviewing and for your nice comments!

stupid kid 04 - lol I know you from mediaminer.org! ^.^ Thanks for your review on my other fic... I'm glad you liked this fic too! And thank you for being one of the few people to review! @.@ I myself dun understand why some people can't review fics. Is it wrong say you enjoyed something?

Ying-Fa - Thank you for your nice comments! Glad you really enjoyed my story! n.n Hope this next part is up to your expectations. ^.~

KaTyA - Wow... my story was that good? ^.^ Well, I'm glad you were deeply touched by my fic! Thanks for your nice review and for adding my fic to your favorites list! I feel so special because of that... Thanks again, hope you like this new sequel part of my fic.

DemonSurfer - Thanks for reviewing! I'm glad you liked it! Here's your sequel! Enjoy!

Chibi - Thanks for reviewing! Hee hee.. fluffy yes, and a bit sappy, but oh well! This sequel will contain lots of that too and uhm... well, a little of me diving into my lime reserves... hee hee Mischief...

Gin Ryu-chan - ^.^ Thank you for your nice words! I feel great right now! Hope you like this part!

Amy - Thank you for your review! I'm glad this cheered you up! I hope this meets up to what you expect my work to be. Enjoy!

shadowfire - Thank you for responding back as promised... Sorry I kinda messed up on the first post up and what not, but I fixed it! It now says * * * Yami's POV * * * ^.^ So maybe it'll be easier to read? And thank you for your kind comments... They mean a lot... I hope you also continue to write more for your fics. ^.~ I'll review!

Yuggrl14 - lol Phonetic pronunciation! lol It always sounds right if you say it out loud! Dun worry about the spelling. I know what you mean, if it wasn't for my spell check, I'd be one very horrible speller myself. Damn dyslexia! Oh well, thank you for your review!

AngelicMouseGirl - Thanks for reviewing also! I'm pleased you enjoyed the fic! Hope you like the sequel you wanted just as much as, if not more than, the first!

Miraitrunksluvr - ^_^ Thank you for all your nice comments and high rating! I feel so special... yet again! I hope you like this new post of my first chapter of the sequel! (did that make sense? @.@)

Jadesaber - Hee hee, thanks for your wonderful comments! I agree completely! Yami would be an awesome singer! And uhm... I probably shouldn't give away any information yet regarding the third part for "Beautiful" that I'm already planning, but I think I'll make Yami sing again soon... very soon... just for you. ^.~

Jinhito: Well, that's now done. = \ Sorry that was kinda long... I just figured, if people can take the time to review my stuff, I should take the time to thank them all individually! ^.^ Thanks again you guys! Well, Trowa... now it's time for what I hate the most...

//.o : The disclaimer?

Jinhito: Hai... spooty disclaimer...

//.u : *clears his throat* Ehem! Well, as we all know, Jinhito doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh, although I'm sure she wishes she did... *trails off as he waits for his authoress to start ranting*

Jinhito: ...

//.¬;; : Uhm... Jinhito? Where's the rant?

Jinhito: What? No... not today, I'm in a good mood! I really don't care right now if I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh... at least... not right now anyway... Prbably in an hour or two, but not now.

//.x : *dies*

Jinhito: O.O!? My muse died! Oh dear god! Call for assistance! Someone dial 911!!!!

Yugi: *pops out of nowhere* Uhm... I'll finish the disclaimer as Jinhito tries to revive Trowa... We also don't own the song "Be with you" or the lyrics to it which belong to Mandy Moore... We only own the idea of this fic and maybe an original character here or there that we add in. So yeah. Read ahead to the fic! *flashes a V for victory and a cute little wink*

Jinhito: Whoa... he's good. Hey Yugi? Wanna consider being a muse for me, since Trowa died?

Yugi: *chibi smile* ^_^ Sure!

//.ó : Hey! What about me!?

Jinhito: Aren't you supposed to be dead?

//.o;; : Oh yeah...

Part 1

Be with you

~ I try but I can't seem to get myself to think of anything... but you...~

* * * Yugi's POV * * *

I'm back in school now. But things are a little different... It's been a few weeks since I first got beat up again... I haven't really been bothered much lately, save the slight teasing and some minor name calling. Maybe it's because... no, of course it's because of Yami. He makes me feel... more confident now, even though I still don't allow him to come to school with me. Yet he insists on waiting for me after school so we have to walk home together. It's kinda embarrassing... but if it makes Yami happy, I'll endure it. But right now, I still have ten minutes before my last class ends and I get to walk home with my yami.

We haven't spoken about what happened since that day... and our relationship's still not as intimate as I would expect it to be at this point either... I mean, sometimes he'll fall asleep with me in my bed, but when I wake up... he's always gone. And he'll hold me close sometimes, and maybe we'll kiss a little, but it's never anything hot and heavy, hell, it's even more innocent than chaste! And in a way, it's kinda embarrassing... I mean, I'm sixteen, almost seventeen now, and I've never made out with someone... barely even kissed someone! I sigh and turn to look out the window. I can see Yami leaning against a tree. There's a light autumn playing with the golden blonde spikes of his hair. I can't help but find that a little sexy... I mean, come on, Yami's features basically scream sex! He just doesn't see it I guess...

* Be-ep! *

The bell just rang. I try to gather up my stuff quickly, but end up dropping more than I'm actually grabbing. The rest of the students have already made their way to the door. One or two of them knock over my stuff on purpose... but none of them any attempt to help me pick them back up. 'Why don't you just step on my hands?' I wonder as I find that I'm now the last person to leave the science room.

Stopping to sigh again, I look up all the flights of stairs that I must now climb to reach my locker. Having your locker on the third floor sucks... I cannot stress that enough... Walking up each step, I'm half suspecting someone to push or shove me down the stairs just to get a laugh. But that doesn't happen for once. I get away unscathed and dump all my books in my locker. I don't have any homework this weekend. I'm thankful for that, so now maybe I can spend more time getting to know my yami better? Ha! Who am I kidding? I'll probably end up staying in my room surfing the internet or reading a book at some point today. Hmph... I'm seriously only setting myself up for depression... Ugh... well, time to go downstairs and watch girls ogle over my yami. I swear, he's more naïve than me sometimes. How can he not notice all the girls that drool over him? Not that I'm jealous or anything... oh hell. I am jealous...

Slamming my locker shut, I try to forget those thoughts. After grabbing my less than empty book bag, I head back down the stairs. Mentally I make a little memo to remember. ' Note to self: steal an elevator key from the Dean's office so there will no longer be a need for stairs.' And that's how Yami saw me first coming out the school doors. Snickering quietly to myself as I pictured me and him sneaking in and stealing a stupid little key for an elevator. And not once did I look back towards school. I hate that place... it's like a prison...

~ Your breath on my face, your warm gentle kiss I taste... the truth... I taste the truth...~

* * * Yami's POV * * *

I can feel small hands roaming the planes of my body. I can't help but let a moan escape my lips. It feels so good... My eyes are closed, but whoever it is knows me very well from the feel of things. Heh. Reaching up, I slowly run my palms down their lithe sides. The muscles beneath are firm but soft in feel, so they probably aren't visible... But it's not like I mind... I can hear someone's quiet laughter, they're trying to hide it but are failing greatly. I'm about to open my eyes and see my little tease when I feel a hand cover my eyelids.

"No peeking!" the person laying on me squeals. Now I'm sure I know who it is...

"Can't I just...?" I beg, tugging lightly on the hand that obscures my view, but not with a lot of force. I don't need to see them to know who they are.

"Nope." they reply, "No seeing..."

"But how can I-?" I interject playfully.

"Just feel." they whisper in my ear, lingering there a moment longer than necessary just to little shivers up and down my spine. A trail of butterfly-like kisses makes it's way from my ear to the edge of my lips.

'So close... I'm going insane!' I breathe in their scent and turn my face to brush our lips against one another. A little gasp is my reward before they pull away. Guess I wasn't supposed to do that huh?

"That's cheating Yami." I hear them say as they shake their head and smile. I may not be able to see it, but I sure as hell can feel it.

"And you're teasing." I mumble. They simply laugh and uncover my sight. I'm greeted with the vision of my hikari straddling my waist, his hands resting gently on my chest, and a look of amusement on his face. I lean up and cup his face in my hands. A light pink is dusting his cheeks. Innocent amethyst eyes look up at me in confusion.

"I'm teasing?" he asks timidly. I chuckle and nod, leaning forward to press our foreheads together.

"And you know..." I whisper, our lips just barely brushing. His eyes widen as he waits patiently for me to finish my thought. I watch his features relax, his mouth's now slightly agape. It's so tempting... I just can't pass this chance up... taking advantage of the situation, I close the space between us and steal a sweet kiss from my aibou's lips. He doesn't seem to mind though, as he leans into it. But I make sure to keep things chaste. Maybe a little foreplay when he's older... We pull apart and I can finally finish my sentence. "It's not nice to tease..." I say kissing his nose while he just enjoys the moment between us. His blush deepens and he laughs a little. [1]

* Be-ep! *

And suddenly I'm no longer with my hikari... 'What's going on?' I wonder. I look around and find myself leaning on a tree outside Yugi's school. 'Must've fallen asleep waiting for aibou...' I conclude shifting my weight evenly so I can stand upright.

A sudden torrent of noise reaches and I focus my attentions elsewhere. School must have just let out. 'So that's what woke me up... and my very pleasing dream...' I add quite ruefully. A bunch of students walk past me, too absorbed in their own lives to notice me. I can overhear some of their conversations.

"Yeah! I know! She's such a slut..."

"So it's at my house on Saturday then? Awesomeness!"

"Yeah, me and a bunch of friends are going ddring later, you wanna come too?"

"Did you hear about Lisa and Mike!? I know! Total disaster waiting to happen!"

"Wanna hang out later?"

And it's not really like I care... the less attention, the better. I really don't need people giving myself or my aibou a hard time. Asking about things you just can't understand don't usually get good answers.

I look around the groups of students and try to locate my other self. He's nowhere to be found out here. Maybe he's still getting his things? Yes. That's it... he must still be busy. I can wait. Trying to keep my thoughts off of my other self, I turn to watch his peers. Most are either walking home while conversing with their friends or boarding those big yellow machines called... buoses? Buses? I don't remember.. High pitched giggling is coming from behind me... but who from? I turn and am greeted with the sight of three teenage girls. For some reason they keep whispering amongst themselves and pointing at me. Giddsh laughter follows shortly after. What...? I'm so unused to these new times and their weird customs... then they all nod simultaneously and one begins to approach me. I quirk an eyebrow in confusion. She comes up to me and smiles kindly.

"Hi... my name's Crystal. I've never seen you around here before..." her voice is sickeningly sweet. I almost wanted to retch it was that bad. Her voice was too sugar coated to be real... I've met people like her throughout my lifetime... People like her usually only want to use someone for something. Those types make horrible companions...

I open my mouth to tell her I'm not interested in whatever it is she's trying to offer me. Even if it is just friendship, I don't need it from her. But at that moment, out of the corner of my eye, I see Yugi exiting the school's doors. He's snickering quietly to himself as he walks to our regular meeting spot. I've recently taken up walking with my aibou home to keep him safe. I don't ever want to be scared like I was that day long ago... never again...

Acting like that little five year-old in me, I rush quickly over to my aibou. I grab his hands and silently thank him for my rescue through our mental link.

//Thank Ra you're here!//

/But, uh... I didn't do anythin-/ he tried to respond back but was cut off when one slightly huffy looking Crystal ran up to us. Guess she's not used to being ignored for more than a few seconds.

"Excuse me! But, I was kinda talkin' to you. Like over there!" she says pointing back towards the tree where her other friends are laughing at her. She places her hands on her hips and glares at both me and my aibou. Yugi turned back to me and gives me a confused look. His eyes are searching for an answer to an unasked question. I just shake my head and try to tell him not to ask, and from the looks of it, he understands.

"I was talkin' to you! Hello!?" the girl, Crystal, is starting to get on my nerves... I simply turn to her and shrug.

"My name is Yami. And I'm not from around here. But I'm leaving now. Good bye, Crystal." I almost sneer at her. But for Yugi's sake I just tug him along after me as I walk away from her. Laughter from her two friends near the tree ensues. But I'm completely ignoring them now. Crystal's probably more than upset now, but what do I care? I have my aibou and we're going home now. And that's all that matters as we walk back towards the game shop.

~ We know what I came here for... so I won't ask for more... ~

* * * Yugi's POV * * *

Oh my God... I can't believe of all the people to try and hit on my yami... Crystal!? I'm sooooo dead on Monday... Yami, my yami, just blew off the most popular girl in school!? Oh man... She looked so pissed! Ugh... my ass is grass... [2]

//Is something wrong aibou? You seem... uneasy inside.// I guess you could say that... But that's really more of an understatement... I stop walking due to the irony of the uneasiness comment. How the hell am I gonna explain to Yami that I'm, from now, going to get beat up on a permanent basis by her guy friends? I mean, telling someone you're going to die on Monday isn't an easy thing to do...

/.../ My response is silence. A good choice if I do say so myself. He stops also and looks at me with concern in his crimson eyes. Worry isn't a good look for him. He kneels down before me and asks once more for an answer. I really can't do much more than say I'm fine and not to worry so much. But he probably sees right through that lie. I'm such a horrible liar... Grandpa told me that. I guess it's not his problem he doesn't understand... /Why were you talking with Crystal?/ I ask him trying to avoid the subject of my concern. It's a sad form of bait but Yami takes it regardless.

//I'm not sure, she just kind of came up to me and began talking while I was looking for you. She wouldn't happen to be a friend of yours would she?// he asks with innocent curiosity. I really hate it when he's in control of the questions... he always gets his answers... while I, on the other hand, am always left out in the dark of uncertainty... I just shake my head and continue walking again with renewed vigor. I've moved my pace past dragging, and am now watching the pavement disappear beneath my sneakers as I walk forward. /She's the most popular girl in high school Yami. Why would she waste her time talking to a nerd like me?/ I'm in control of the questions now... but I'm sure this won't last for long. Yami always hates it when I tell him some of the names people have called me. And I can see now, from the corner of my eye, that he's frowning.

//You're not a 'nerd' Yugi.// he states flatly in his serious monotone. A pause follows soon after. //... Did she call you that?// his tone is full of malice and some kind of hatred I've never felt before. All of this I can feel in the back of my mind. Since we have a bond; a shared link, whatever he feels, I feel some of it too.

/Yami, everyone besides my friends calls me a nerd, or a loser, or some other name. I mean, even they, at some point in their life, called me one too. It's not a big deal anyway... I am a loser.../ I say worthlessly as we continue to walk. 'Almost there.'

//Aibou... you're not a loser... don't say that...// he whispers through our link. I just quirk my face weirdly to signify that I heard him, but am not really gonna change my opinion on that subject. We're home now, and I'm just about to open the front door of the game shop and hear the happy jingles of the bells at the top, when Yami's hand comes up to rest on my shoulder. He stops my entry.

"Yugi..." he speaks aloud. I try to search for the rest of that thought in his eyes, but he lowers them from my view in form of what seems like submission. //Someone wise once told me... "You're only as good as you think you are." So really, you're only a nerd, or a loser, or whatever else they may call you, if you think you're one... It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks... just what you know and hold true. But if it means anything... I think you're everything other than those nasty names they call you.// Yami offered kindly. Such sweet words from my yami. I couldn't help but blush a bit... do I honestly mean so much to him? ... at least it seems someone cares for me other than grandpa...

/... A-arigato Yami... For... for believing in me.../ [3]

//How can I not aibou? My other little self... my hikari... My aibou... Love you...// he says tenderly through our link. He looks up to finally meet my gaze, but it's now my turn to close my eyes in submission to him. He reaches his hand up and runs his thumb over my lower lip. The rest of his fingers are laying sprawled against my left cheek. I feel a shiver race up my spine at his touch. And it's no surprise that the loud ringing of bells, from the door, causes me to get jumpy as I'm thrown from my fantasy world into reality. I open my eyes and watch as Yami holds the door to let us in. He must have stood without me noticing...

"Shall we...?" he asks. I smile, a real smile just for him, for the first time today.

"Yeah..." I stepped forward, about to enter, when his cheerful voice rings in my head.

//Hikari's first.// Yami chuckles as he bows regally for me, sweeping his free arm to the side gracefully to the side to let me in. I couldn't help but snicker a bit at that. This is one thing I'll never understand about Yami... His odd and somewhat spastic, sometimes crude and cruel, yet somehow tasteful, humor. But I wouldn't trade him for anything in the whole wide world...

~ I wanna be with you. If only for a night.

To be the one who's in your arms, who'll hold you tight...~

Jinhito: ^_^ Sweetness! I got the first part typed up!*does the happy dance* I hope this is to your liking everyone! I'm having a lot of fun writing this!

Yugi: O.o You're making me look like a manic-depressive who needs to be on prozac and constantly monitored. Am I seriously like that?

Jinhito: Eh heh ó.ò;; Funny you should say that... Let's just call it artistic liscene.

Yugi: I see... but why the hell am I so depressed!? I'll cry! *tears start to well up*

Jinhito: >.-;; No! Anything but that... look things will cheer up in the next part. I swear! And you'll thank me for the third part of this sequel or whatever this is.

//.n : Way to go... you wrote this and you don't even know it's name? Oh well, least you're posting...

Jinhito: Hey... aren't you still dead?

//.¬;; : *dryly* I was kidding...

Jinhito & Yugi: Oh...

Yugi: Do I still get the muse job?

Jinhito: Sure. Why not?

Yugi: *jumps up and down like he he's on sugar* Alright!

//.ò : What about me?

Jinhito: You're still here aren't you? Well, ask for reviews...

//.^ : Well, now that we're done with this part, we hope you guys like this fic so far! Please review us with comments or constructive criticism. We greatly appreciate both! Well, ja ne for now!

Jinhito: *yawns* Yep... I'm tired now, so ja ne minna-san! ^_^ Hope you enjoyed this!

Yugi: Hai! And tell her to stop making me a manic-depressive who needs prozac and-

Jinhito: >.-;; Look... I told you already, I'll make things happy sappy and fluffy again in the second part! Get off my case till I get sleep! Gah!!!! *runs upstairs*

Yugi: *runs after her* Then let me at least know what's going on!?!?

//.o; : That was... interesting...?

[1] Digging into my lime reserves! Third part, that I'm still planning out, might actually have a lemon in it! My first I might add. What do you guys think of my little display of skills? Any good? Should I write a lemon? Or am I a failure and should I just stick to limes?

[2] A famous phrase used by me and a good friend named Wally! lol We always say this when we a - do something stupid before anyone finds out about it, b - forget to do something really important, or c - just goof up on something people are expecting us to do. Great phrase though when you want laughs.

[3] This literally means 'Thank you' in Japanese. I just decided to make it easier for the people who've never heard these terms before.