Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Breaking Barriers ❯ Default Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

Yami-no-Yugi: Nope, sorry… I don't own Yugioh… yet…

Yuugi: Yet? What does she mean by that?

Yami-no-Yugi: It means that I will one day own YOU! ::evil laughter::

Yami: Aibou belongs to me!

Yami-no-Yugi: Me!

Yami: Me!

Yami-no-Yugi: Me!

Yami: Me!

Yami-no-Yugi: Me!

Yami: Me!

Yuugi: Will you guys cut it out?

Both: NO!

Yami-no-Yugi: Um, I don't know much about Malik (mainly because he hasn't appeared on TV yet) expect he's some kinda maniac (well at least his Yami is) and it wouldn't really fit with my fic, so, he's gonna be a nice in this fic. Have fun reading!

Mini-Japanese Dictionary:

`jaa ne' = `bye'

`ne' = `hey'

`naze' = `why'

Chapter 3

"So, Yuugi, what brings you here?" Mai asked.

Yuugi looked away. "I was in prison and Yami freed me."

"How'd someone like you taken to prison? You seem too innocent for that."

"I was accused of being an assassin. The guards burnt down my town and I ran. They were looking for the real assassin and found me instead."

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Yuugi got off the ground and looked around. Flames poked out of every house.

"Yuugi!"

He turned around at the call and saw a blond run toward him. "Jounouchi! What are you doing? We have to go!"

His friend got closer to Yuugi and saw the two bodies on the floor. "Y-your parents?"

Yuugi nodded. "We must get out of here! The guards are coming!"

A thunderous sound of horses came towards the two boys. Yuugi took of his coat and laid it over his parents' heads. "Good-bye."

They started running.

*~*~*END OF FLASHBACK*~*~*

"Ah, so that's why Yami wanted us to find those guards," Mai observed.

"I don't know why he bothered. It won't change anything. My parents will always be dead. Killing more people won't solve anything."

"I don't think Yami would kill them," Seth spoke up.

"You must know that Yami doesn't control the guards-" Mai started.

"I already know. But he should be able to if he's so powerful."

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"It's time for a few things to change," Yami began. "You all have done something completely unlawful. Do any of you deny burning down a village?" Pause. "Do any of you deny throwing an innocent person in jail?" Pause. Yami smiled a little. "Good. Now that we are all in agreement, I have new rule for all of you. Any action of punishment must be told to me first. Anyone who refuses gets to spend some time in prison. Now that this is settled, continue on with whatever you were doing." The guards bowed and left.

"Well, that was nice. I figured you were going to send them to their deaths for harming a hair on Yuugi's head."

"Bakura, be quiet." Yami looked around. "Where'd Malik go off to?"

"He started to find your speech boring, so he went off to find Mai and Seth."

"Well, let's get back to them."

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"So, you and Jounouchi pulled that off?" Mai asked.

"Yeah, he talked me into it and I was glad he did. The look on my Grandpa's face was priceless when he thought there was an evil spirit roaming the house." Yuugi giggled a little.

"Seth, Mai!"

The two turned their heads as did Yuugi. "Who's that?"

"That's Malik," Seth spoke.

"I had to get away from Yami… he started on this really long speech that was putting me to sleep. Bakura stayed with him though," the blond haired lavender eyed explained.

"Poor Bakura," Mai commented.

Malik smiled easily. "He'll live." Malik turned his attention. "And who is this?"

"I'm Motou Yuugi." The younger boy bowed.

"Ahh! So you must be that `innocent person' Yami was rambling on about. You're quite lucky." Malik ruffled Yuugi's hair.

"Who's lucky?" Everyone's attention went to the owner of the voice. Yami walked up to them with Bakura behind him.

"Little Yuugi is," Mai supplied.

Yami smiled. //Of course he is.// He turned to Yuugi. "Ready to go?"

"Mm-hm."

"Mind if we join you, Yami?" Malik asked.

The Pharaoh turned to Bakura with `help' written all over his face. "Actually, Yami told me some work we have to do, so we don't have any free time right now." Bakura motioned them to follow him. "Jaa ne!"

Yami looked at them gratefully. //Four days until the end of the week.//

Yuugi looked at Yami. "What happened with those guards?"

"I just let them get used to a new rule."

"You didn't kill them?" Yuugi started at the Pharaoh, wide-eyed.

Yami looked surprised. "You thought I would sentence them to death?"

The smaller boy blushed and nodded. "Sorry."

Yami sighed. "You don't believe I'm not heartless?" He looked at Yuugi. "I'm still the monster that killed your parents?"

/He's right. I'm so quick to believe the worst of him. But that's all that I've heard about him./ He heard Yami start to walk away. "Wait, Yami! I didn't mean to offend you. But…"

"It's okay, Yuugi." Yami's eyes softened. "I know it's hard to face your parents' death and it's easy to place blame on someone."

"It just wanna go back home and let everything return to the way it was."

Yami physically felt his heart break. //He wants to go home. To be with his friends.//

Yuugi sat on one of the benches. "I wasn't even able to attend my parents' funeral." He put his head in his hands. "I miss them," he added almost to himself.

Yami saw a tear slide down the boy's cheek. He took a seat next to Yuugi. "I'm sorry, Yuugi."

Yuugi looked up at him, tears running freely. The boy threw his arms around Yami, who was completely surprised by the action. //He's so small and vulnerable. An image of innocence.// Yami put his arms around Yuugi and let him sob on his chest. //I can't deny him his right to go home if he wants to. But I WILL have the rest of the week with him.// "Okay, Yuugi. Cheer up." Yami wiped a couple tears away. "Remember, in four days you can go home if you want."

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The Pharaoh's words drew Yuugi back into reality. /Four days? Four days to be with Yami. And forget falling in love… I AM in love. But I can't just forget my friends. I won't let my judgment be swayed because I'm in love./ Yuugi looked into Yami's crimson eyes and Yami to his. He saw something flicker in them, like Yami just realized something. "You know I'm not going to stay, don't you?"

Yami looked shocked for a second. "Yes, Yuugi, I know this." Yami turned his head away. "Let's go eat, you must be hungry." The Pharaoh got up and Yuugi followed silently, wiping his eyes from the threat of more tears.

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"Mmm! Yami, this is delicious!" Yuugi said as he took the first bite.

Yami laughed. "I'm glad you like it."

"What is this? Do I hear the Pharaoh laughing?"

Yami rolled his eyes. "Bakura… what brings you here?"

"Well, we we're going to go to the city and figured Yuugi might want to join us."

"If Yuugi wants to…"

"Actually, I'd rather not." Everyone looked at Yuugi. "Maybe later… I'm a little tired." /Liar. You just want to be around Yami./

"Then perhaps you want to go with us, Yami?" Bakura asked. Three other people appeared behind Bakura. Yuugi recognized them as Seth, Mai and Malik.

/Well, if Yami was going…/

"I don't want to leave him here alone."

"Then I'll go, too." Yuugi looked embarrassed. "I don't want to be a burden to be worried about. So, if Yami wants to go, I'll go, too."

Malik and Mai exchanged looks. They knew something was up with Yami and Yuugi.

"Are you sure, Yuugi?" Yami asked.

Yuugi nodded. "If you want to go." The smaller boy looked up at the Pharaoh.

"Let's go then."

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Bakura, Seth, Mai, Malik, Yuugi and Yami walked down the streets. They had disguised themselves so people wouldn't recognize them in the city. For hours, Yuugi looked at all the shops and was amazed with what he saw. Jewels and fine clothing decorated the streets. They didn't buy much, except food for lunch.

As Yuugi walked by a stand, a golden box caught his eye. /It's like that one in my dream!/ He ran over to it.

"Yuugi, where are you going?" the disguised Pharaoh asked as he followed the boy.

Yuugi pointed to the box. "I saw that in my dream once. I dreamt it the same day you found me."

"And it has the symbol of the Pharaoh on it," Bakura added.

"May I help you?" the shopkeeper asked.

"Yes, where did you find that gold box?" Yami asked.

"Oh, that? It was brought in to trade for money. I don't ask many questions, but I did find out that it once belonged to the Pharaoh's family. That's why it has that symbol on it."

"You risk a lot by having that in your store," Yami said.

The shopkeeper smiled. "What are the chances of the Pharaoh coming into my store?" Then he walked away.

Everyone smiled and Yuugi started giggling at the irony. "Little does he know," Mai said.

"Well, I say we buy it. If it does belong to `the Pharaoh's family' Yami should have it, right?" Bakura said. "Hey, you!" He got the shopkeepers attention. "How much for it?"

The shopkeeper named off his price and the group left the store with the golden box. Yami was looking thoroughly at the box not saying anything.

"I think Yami likes his new toy," Bakura teased.

Yami still didn't respond.

"I think we should get back," Seth said. Everyone nodded as the walking had taken its effect on the group.

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They made it back to the palace and Yuugi followed Yami to his room while the others went their separate ways. Yami settled on a seat by the window and Yuugi on the bed. "Ne, Yami, what happened to your parents?"

Yami kept looking out the window. "They were killed. Assassinated."

"What happened?"

The Pharaoh sighed. "I was about eight when it happened, but I didn't learn about it until I was fourteen. By that time I had settled myself quite well as Pharaoh. All I've heard was that it was at night while they were outside in the garden."

"The garden?"

"Yes, I allow very few people there for that reason. That's also why it's one of the quietest places to be." They were silent for a while. "The guards never caught the assassin." Yami turned to look at Yuugi and nodded as if answering an unspoken question. "The person that tried to kill me was the same person that killed my parents." He sighed. "I had given all my guards strict orders to follow. Especially with assassination attempts. I think that is why you got caught. The guards thought only someone linked to the assassination would have ran."

"But they still didn't have to destroyed the whole village," Yuugi protested.

Yami nodded and picked up the box to look at it again. "You said you saw it in your dream?" Yuugi nodded. The Pharaoh got up and went to Yuugi. "Here." He held out the box. "Take it."

"Naze?"

"Because if you aren't going to stay then I want you to have something to remember me, not as a Pharaoh, but a friend."

Yuugi hesitantly took the box. "Thank you, Yami." /Even if you didn't give me this box, there'd be no way I could forget you. You never forget the ones you love, right?/