Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Broken Darkness ❯ Chapter 10 ( Chapter 9 )

Disclaimer: I don’t own Yu-Gi-Oh, alright?   A/N: Yep…it’s time for another chapter!  One more chapter for those of you on AFFN for a little smut, other people on Mediaminer.org and Fanfiction just will have to wait.  Thanks for all the reviews; it means a lot to me!   Broken Darkness   Chapter 10   Yugi        “Yugi, your friends are here!” Grandpa called and I jumped out of my chair and ran towards the doorframe.      “I’m coming, just a second!” I said and turned to Yami, who was relaxing along the couch, snoozing faintly.  He had taken a slight nap so he might be better refreshed to meet everyone but I guess it was time I awoke him.  I went to him and nudged him slightly to give him fair warning.      “I don’t wanna,” Yami murmured in his sleep and I smiled.  Either he heard me and was just complaining or he was truly asleep and dreaming.  If he was dreaming that was a good sign.  I think I read in a book once if you didn’t have your memories you didn’t dream because your dreams came forth from things in your memory and imagination, but I could be wrong.      “Yami, everyone is here, I think you’d want to be awake before you meet them,” I stated firmly and as an afterthought added, “Again.”      “Yugi…” he murmured, his eyes opening faintly to stare into mine.  I smiled at him brightly and he yawned in my face.      “Okay…you need a mint,” I said and he closed his mouth and regarded me with a puzzled expression on his face.      “Huh Aibou?” he asked.      “Never mind Yami, my friends are here and I just wanted to get you to wake up so they didn’t surprise you much,” I explained.      “Hey Yugi, gonna make us wait down here long?” Jou’s voice called, echoing into the room.      “COMING!” I shouted back and Yami blinked twice.      “Those them?” he asked and I smiled wider.  He had just used an incomplete sentence!  I found this a little amusing because it meant he was getting more comfortable as he remembered more.  I mean, more comfortable with whom he was and he was remembering he didn’t have to be formal all the time, even if he had been a pharaoh in the past.  We here in the present day weren’t formal like that…often.      “Yep, now just wait here…and try not to fall asleep or else they’ll startle you awake,” I said and went to go and greet my friends, hoping they wouldn’t go overboard with the news I was about to tell them.   …        “Were you thinking of making us wait a long time Yugi?” Anzu asked gently with a smile as I approached her.      “No, I just was…well, I’ll explain everything in a bit,” I said sheepishly, “Grandpa, would you make us some iced tea?”
     “Sure thing, I’ll bring it up when it’s ready,” he said and shuffled off into the kitchen with a grin on his face.      “So, what are we here for?” Jou asked, “You said it was important and we should come over and now we are so now what?”      “There’s someone I have to reintroduce to you guys, but be warned…he isn’t exactly how he used to be…he has amnesia and he’s only begun remembering things little by little.  Don’t pressure him or anything like that, alright?” I asked as looked up at them with pleading eyes hoping they’d understand.      “What do you mean?” Anzu and Honda asked at the same time.      “What’s wrong Yugi?” Jou asked seriously, gripping my shoulders and staring into my eyes.  It was hard not to laugh, but it escaped my lips and I actually felt relieved once I had laughed.      “Nothing Jou, well…never mind, you just have to come and see, alright?” I asked and everyone nodded, and I noticed that Ryou was even here, which both would be just fine and cause problems…although I don’t think Ryou wanted his Yami back no matter what.      “We’ll follow you up,” Ryou said with encouragement and a nod and I beckoned them after shrugging Jou off my shoulders to follow me towards the living room…and towards Yami.   …        “No fricken way Yugi,” Jou said the disbelief in his voice apparent.  Everyone circled around to see what Jou was staring at.      “This can’t be…we saw…I mean,” Honda stammered and I smiled nervously.      “Pharaoh?” Anzu asked in complete shock, “I don’t believe it.”
     “Yugi, what’s going on?” Ryou asked.  I sighed; it would be Ryou who wants to get right to the point.      “It’s a long story,” I began, “Can we all sit down?”  I smiled a little when I noted Yami’s face.  It was a mixture of confusion and recognition, as if he was now putting faces to names and memories to people!  He blinked a few times and regarded me with a raised eyebrow.  He really did know what to make of most of this and so I had a little explaining to do for him and a lot of explaining to do with my friends.      “Okay Yugi, spill, what’s going on?” Honda asked as we all sat down.  I sat down next to Yami and Anzu sat down in a chair, with Honda choosing to sit on the floor and Jou sitting on my other side.      “It’s a really long story, and I don’t even fully understand what’s going on yet…” I began.      “But you know more than we do,” Jou said.      “True…and Yami doesn’t know more than me either…he’s still trying to get his memories back.  He’s only been back for about a week,” I said, “But he’s getting his memories back now and he isn’t as sick as he was when we first brought him home.”
     “Back up buddy,” Jou said, “So you’re saying he’s been back a week?  And he’s been sick?  What the hell is going on?”
     “Watch your language Jou, I’m sure there’s an explanation for this, and a reasonable one at that,” Anzu said, “You have to tell us Yugi…what’s going on?”      “I’ll start at the beginning then,” I said as Grandpa walked in with the ice tea and set it down before leaving to go mind the shop, “I got a call last week…”   …        “That’s odd Yugi,” Anzu stated, “I can see where this is really confusing.”      “You can?  That’s good,” I replied, “I’m probably more confused than you though and I’ve been dealing with this for more time than you have.”      “No, I believe Yami is the most confused,” Jou said pointedly, “He’s the one with the lack of memory.”
     “That’s right,” Anzu agreed, “So…Yami, what do you remember?”      “Not much but it’s returning faster now,” Yami said, “And it’s only today I’ve really been able to put names to faces and things like that with you coming over.”      “So…do you remember me?” Jou asked.      “A little,” Yami said, “You’re a really good friend, right?”      “I’d hope I am,” Jou said, glancing towards me with a playful smile, “After all, I am Yugi’s best bud, and yours too if you still want to be friends.”      “Is there any reason why we wouldn’t be friends anymore?” Yami asked and Jou looked at him curiously.      “No, not at all, and don’t let anyone tell you differently,” Jou said with a wide smile and practically leapt over me to give Yami a hug and then pulled away, realizing he was crushing me and realizing he had probably surprised Yami more than was necessary at the time.  I had warned him that Yami was still recovering from whatever illness had plagued him when he first arrived.      “I find it odd though Yugi, that your Yami came back and mine didn’t…not that I’m complaining about that of course but still it doesn’t seem right,” Ryou said, cocking his head to one side examining Yami as best as he could.      “I get what your saying Ryou,” I said, “I don’t fully understand it either.”      “I suppose more answers will come with time,” Ryou said and looked at his watch, “It’s getting late guys…it may still be a weekend but we should get going before it gets pitch black outside.”      “What time is it?” Anzu asked, looking at her own watch as well, “Oh, yeah, I better get going to!  We’ll have to meet up later then Yugi, I have things to do tomorrow!”      “What?” I asked curiously.      “I uh…well…I’ve started taking some dance lessons, they’re pretty basic right now but I can’t miss a class…” she said with a slight blush.      “That’s wonderful Anzu,” I said with a smile, “I don’t want to keep you if you have things to do.  I’m actually tired right now myself.”      “I ain’t, not much anyways but I do have a little homework I should do if I want to pass high school,” Jou said.      “You never bothered much with homework before why start now?” Honda asked teasingly and I smiled.      “Hey, I want to graduate just like everyone else,” Jou said as he defended himself, “Don’t go picking a fight with me!”  Honda raised up his arms in mock defense.      “All right, I won’t,” Honda said, “I have homework too you know.”      “We all do,” Ryou said, “Yugi, keep us informed though about all this, all right?  Please don’t keep us in the dark anymore.”  I looked at him with a small look of shame on my face, for a moment I had felt bad for keeping them in the dark about Yami and then I remembered why I did it in the first place, so Yami could recover without any distractions and could get better.      “I agree with Ryou on this one,” Jou said, “We’re your friends, we only want to help.”      “I know that,” I said, “but in my defense I just was looking out for Yami.”      “I understand,” Anzu said gently, “You didn’t want him to get sick over anything else, you wanted to give him time to get better and he is now.  Just keep us informed if something big happens or you and the pharaoh find out why he’s back.”      “I’d really like to know that,” Ryou said as he stretched himself out as he stood up, “I’m just curious because my Yami isn’t back, but like I said before, I’m still not complaining.”      “We’re here for you pal!” Jou exclaimed and we all laughed a little at Jou’s persistence to affirm that the others and he would be there for me and for Yami.      “Thanks guys,” I said with a smile, “I’ll see you all out, alright?”      “That would be nice,” Anzu said, “Good luck regaining your memory Yami!”      “Uh…thanks?” Yami asked and I smiled inwardly, I don’t think he knew exactly how to respond to that one.      “Bye Yami, see you later,” Honda and Jou said in unison and I saw all of them out of the house, waving them off cheerfully and then running back inside.  I went into the living room and heard a slight snoring, so I walked around to the couch side and began to laugh slightly.  Yami was lying on the couch, fast asleep.  He looked to cute to move so I ran back to my room to grab a pillow and an afghan and went back out, placing the pillow gently beneath his head and spreading the blanket over his body so he wouldn’t get cold.      “Goodnight Yami,” I whispered and before I could stop myself, I kissed him lightly on the cheek.  When I realized what I just did, I ran back to my room and shut the door.  Oh god, he better be asleep, what would he think if he realized what I just did?  Why am I such an idiot?   TBC   A/N: So…do you like it?  Be sure to review and let me know, I have over one hundred reviews now, Yay!  I’m so happy!  Just don’t flame me, you know I don’t like flames.  You know the drill, review please!