Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Creature Comforts ❯ Surrounded By Your Glory ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: Yes, this thing has shown up again because I need to give credit to an idea that is not mine. The idea of Yami not being able to sense Yugi unless he was dead or in a realm that blocked their contact belongs to Miss Sera. Thank you very much for the idea since my own ideas either suck or don't make sense. o^.^o

Author's Notes: ARGH! Too..short....must...learn...to...write...more...and to stop speaking like Captain Kerk....o^.^o;; The beginning and ending words are from Bush's "Communicator", as song just as short as this chapter.

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dream sequence

Creature Comforts

Chapter Three: Surrounded By Your Glory

Yugi awoke to a painfully empty stomach and something warm next to him. And arm was draped around his waist and he could hear the peaceful breathing of a sleeping person. He turned over to see the Dark Magician settled next to him and in a deep sleep. The magician was without his armor and dressed in purple silk pajamas, and the boy's heart skipped a beat when he saw the mage next to him. He looked magnificent, even though indigo-colored strands of hair hung down across his face. Yugi gently pushed the silken locks away and admired the magician.

'I wish I was as handsome as he is...' the boy thought, then looked around. The lantern's candle's flame had been extinguished and all was relatively dark. His stomach once again reminded him that he had not eaten in a while and Yugi sighed. He hated to wake the Dark Magician, but he gently shook his shoulder anyway. Blue eyes fluttered open and the magician rubbed the sleep from his eyes, then looked at Yugi.

"Yes?"

"Um...I'm a little hungry..."

"Alright." the mage said with a smile, patting the boy's head affectionately. He had grown fond of the child, as anyone would. Slowly he sat up and stretched before sliding off the bed and going to the tome once more. Yugi stared after him, admiring the taller man. (He was sure he was human and not simply a "Duel Monster".) He opened the book to a bookmarked page and read the words once more. He backed away and took a breath before murmuring something in a language the boy could neither hear nor understand, though what little he heard sounded suspiciously like Latin. The air felt warmer for a moment and Yugi felt something appear next to him. A tray of delicious looking food was there and his stomach growled once more at the sight. The Dark Magician smiled as the short teenager nearly inhaled the food, occasionally stopping between bites to thank him. He was going to like having this boy around for however long he was going to stay.

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Yugi's grandfather sat on his grandson's bed with his hands folded in his lap. Had he been too harsh on the young man yesterday? Yugi would never leave without the puzzle, and yet the thing sat next to him, almost radiating sadness.

Inside the puzzle in his Soul Room, Yami was closer to tears than he had ever been in a very long time. Where had his light gone? He couldn't sense the boy anymore, but if he had killed himself or gotten killed he would have been alerted by the child's soul. It felt like he was in a safe place with someone to be trusted, but Yami didn't know where. Something kept repeating in his mind, however:

Safe inside the heart of a card.

He had no idea what it meant, but it was a little comfort in the least.

And what neither Yugi's grandfather nor Yami noticed was that the Dark Magician card was laying on the floor next to Yugi's bed with a slightly different picture. Behind the magician and just barely visible in the shadows was a small boy with spiky, tri-colored hair.

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How did I get here?

You wished it. Magic doesn't always come in the form of spells.

Why am I here?

You wanted a friend and you have received one. I wanted someone here with me and now I have someone. You.

Why did you want me here?

It wasn't exactly you that I wanted. Just about anyone would have done nicely. I get so lonely sometimes...

I'm sorry.

That's alright. You're here, are you not? You're the light in my darkness.

That's what Yami used to say...

You miss him.

Yeah...but he's probably still mad at me.

Probably not. They are all probably very sad that you are not there. You are a bright light of hope for anyone you come across.

.....Thank you.

You're very welcome.

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Yami awoke with a start. Yugi's grandfather had left and Yami had appeared to curl up in the bed and sadly remember Yugi. He'd now just had the strangest dream of Yugi talking to someone unknown but somehow familiar. He hadn't seen anything, just heard voices, but he had the strangest feeling that the child was about to come home.

~~~Somewhere, Sometime

All Things Will Be Fine~~~