Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Everything I've Ever Wanted ❯ Love Is A Battlefield ( Chapter 3 )
Frazzle: Ack! It's been almost a year and I haven't once updated!
Bakura: How dare you. You're evil.
Malik: Nice sarcasm there… -_-;
Frazzle: I apologize! I've been REALLY tied up with school, friends, family, and a bunch of other crap that I know you don't really care about. But school is more important. If I don't get good grades, it's adios to the internet for me.
Bakura: YES! *cough* Erm… I mean… Oh no. We can't possibly have that.
Malik: No, we CANNOT have that! You can't leave! …'Sides, you PROMISED I'd be in this chapter, anyways!! ^^
Frazzle: *anime fall*
Yami: And what about Seto and I? If you don't write, how would we know if we DIED or not?!
Seto: What he said! Wait… if we're dead… then how are we standing here…?
Yami: …Good question.
Mokuba: *makes ghost noises from off stage*
Seto and Yami: *scream like girls* AIIIIEEEEE!!!! A GHOOOOST!!!!
Mokuba: Heheheh… ^_^
Frazzle: …Uh-yeah. *cough* Anyways, here is the story. Please enjoy. And I'm sorry if it will suck. I've had one of *the* longest writer's block in the history of… um… err… in the History of my Yu-Gi-Oh! writing career. *nods*
\\ Yami's Thoughts \\
// Seto's Thoughts //
[[ Yugi's Thoughts ]]
SETOANDYAMISETOANDYAMISETOANDYAMISETOANDYAMISETOANDYAMI
The wind from the ocean's tide swirled around everyone in sight, picking up sand and dirt as it went. Joey, Tristan, Yugi, Ryou, Bakura, and Mokuba all stood still in complete shock.
Joey blinked once. "Was that… Kaiba who just dived in the water…?" The others had the same blank faces on as Joey did.
"I… I think it was, actually…" Tristan replied, followed by another wave of silence.
"This… This is all my fault…" Yugi trembled, clenching his fists as he stood frozen, eyes glued out on to the horizon. "Me and my STUPID complaints about the LITTLEST of things! My Yami's SAFETY is way more important than a stupid TOY, even IF I got it from my parents! I don't want Yami to get hurt because of me!" Suddenly, tears started streaming down the short boy's face, dropping down on to his mouth, as his voice cracked. He shut his lavender eyes, and made sniffling sounds through small hiccups.
"It's not your fault," Ryou added. "You couldn't know those waves would have pulled him under. I'm sure… Seto… as unimaginable as it may seem, will safely bring your Yami back to us." Placing a delicate hand on the small boys shoulder, Ryou smiled the sweetest smile he could conjure up. "Trust me."
Yugi nodded slowly. [[ I hope he's right… ]] he thought, eyes still closed, soaked with salty tears.
Mokuba's eyes narrowed into small slits upon hearing the silver hair boy speak. "...I can't... believe my big brother… did that…" Mokuba's voice stumbled with confusion, as he turned towards the rest of the group. "I mean, of all people… Seto! My big brother, the guy who hates the Pharaoh, goes to jump into the mighty deep ocean with turbulent currents to save him? I just don't understand why he would risk his own life to save someone he hates…" Mokuba trailed off, thinking of possible answers for this situation. "Unless…" Mokuba's lips suddenly curved into a sly smile. "Hmm…"
"…Hey wait! Look over there!!" Ryou blurted out, pointing out on the horizon, as ripples in the water started to form on the ocean's surface. Yugi's face immediately perked up, eyes still slightly glazed over. Everyone else turned their heads to where Ryou was pointing.
Suddenly, two bodies sprouted out of the water, one lying completely lifeless, and the other holding on tightly to his partner. The man conscious and awake, struggling against the large ocean waves was none other than the famous Seto Kaiba. He seemed to be a little dazed and tired as he struggled to carry both the Pharaoh's weight above water, and his. When Seto reached the part of the beach where the water was up to his waste, he picked up the former Pharaoh, holding him close to his chest as he waded gently to the shore, greeted by a mob of worried friends.
"Is he alright!? Is he breathing?! Someone wake him up!!" shouted little Yugi, lavender eyes growing huge with even more tears, if possible.
Seto placed Yami down on the golden sand, as his eyes were clouded over with total confusion. // Why in the hell… did I just save my worst enemy? I can't believe I jumped blindly into the ocean, swam in waters past my OWN height, to save THIS jackass! Although… he does look very pale… He probably still has water in his lungs… //
Joey jumped in front of the wailing Yugi. "Quick!" he shouted. "Someone breathe air into him!! We GOTTA wake him UP!"
No one in the group budged. Everyone looked at the person standing next to them, hoping they would be the ones to move in and do the job.
Seto looked at everyone's faces with sudden panic. // Oh shit. No one's going to do anything!? What the hell! Do they expect ME to do something, since I'm the one who saved him? Ugh, this silence is driving.me.NUTS!! I have to do something… // "Alright, stand back you cowering dogs! I'll do it!" Seto grumbled, still half dazed by his previous actions. Upon this, he received many questioning stares. "Look, just because I'm a rich jack ass doesn't mean I don't have the brains to breath oxygen into a man's lungs. I swear, sometimes I don't understand you fools."
"But… Kaiba…" Yugi began to speak, only to get a cold glare in return. "…Okay then…" Yugi sank back into the sand, watching Kaiba's every move intently. [[ Kaiba, of all people, is going to have to put his mouth on the one person he hates most in this world. Sure it's not a kiss, but still. This should be… interesting… Hopefully this works, though… Poor Yami… It's all my fault… ]]
Kaiba situated himself so that he was kneeling next to Yami. Half shaking with the nerves of finally touching his crush's lips with his own, and the fact he had no shirt on as it was tossed aside beforehand, slowly lowered his face so that it was mere centimeters away from the Egyptian's.
// Alright, Seto. Just take a deep breath… You can do this. You can place your lips on this guy, without hesitation. So what if he's your crush. Just concentrate on saving his life… Yeah… Concentrate… That will take a miracle. // Seto took in one last gasp of air, and quickly shut his crystal blue eyes, as his mouth connected with the Pharaoh's. Electric surges went pulsating throughout his body as he did so, starting at his lips where the two connected, then seeping back through the rest of his face, making him flush a deep crimson red.
// Breathe… // a voice in his head told him. At that instant, with realization dawning on him, he let out his own oxygen into Yami's slightly parted lips. After receiving no signs of movement from his unconscious lover, he snapped his eyes closed once again, continuing the procedure over and over, with each time feeling even warmer and dizzier than the next.
Everyone around him was quiet and still, watching Kaiba as he struggled. Little did they know it was affecting him internally much more than what appeared to their eyes. Yugi was biting on his nails, practically chewing them all off. Joey and Tristan were clinging to one another for dear life, eyes focused on Yami's still face. Bakura silently held Ryou, face showing barely any emotion, while his hikari was shaking slightly. Mokuba was sitting next to his brother, ready to help out if needed. Everyone waited what seemed like an eternity, until…
…All of a sudden small coughing sounds were made by the warm body under Seto Kaiba. Seto sprang up, falling back a little as he did so, staring at Yami's face in surprise. Yami was coughing up the water from his lungs, turning over onto his stomach as he tried to stabilize himself.
Yugi came rushing over to his Yami's side. "YAMI!!" he shouted, placing small hands on the Pharaoh's back. "Yami, are you alright!?" All Yami's response was were small choking sounds.
"Oh, thank the Gods…" Ryou whispered, leaning back onto Bakura's chest, who was now supporting him. Bakura just sighed heavily and gripped his hikari tighter, resting his face in Ryou's silver shimmering hair.
"What… happened…" Yami managed to spit out between gasping for fresh air.
"You were tossed under the water by a giant wave." Yugi cried as he huddled next to his Yami. "Seto… he… he saved you, Yami. He jumped in to save you!" Even as Yugi said it, there was a hint of confusion and surprise in his voice.
At upon hearing this, Yami's eyebrows quirked up and his eyes widened, as he turned his head to face Seto. "…What?"
"Yeah… that's right, he DID save Yami. But the question is, why?" Joey said after moving closer to the CEO. "I thought you hated Yami! What the hell made you do that?" Yami's eyes looked over Seto's face, trying to make some sense of this whole situation.
Seto now stood up, face turning from lustful to hard and grim in a matter of seconds. After all he went through to save the former Egyptian Pharaoh, THIS is how they were treating him? "I didn't have to do a damn thing." Seto hissed, eyes narrowing into small slits and focusing on the blonde haired boy with the New York accent. "I didn't have to save your bastard friend. I could of let him die… die like the low-life dog he is." Even as Seto said those words to defend himself, he cringed. He didn't know why he spoke so rudely about the one person he wanted, but he knew it had something to do with covering his ego. "You should be THANKFUL I saved your poor excuse of a Yami's ass. Peh. That's the LAST time I ever look your way, Pharaoh. The LAST." Seto whipped around quickly, and started heading over back to his beach spot. "Mokuba, come. We're leaving." He called back in a low and annoyed tone of voice.
"But big brother…" Mokuba looked over at Seto in question and sighed. "Fine…" he muttered under his breath, and turned his head quickly towards the group of teens. "Take care, Yami. I'm glad you're okay. I'm sorry about my brother… You know how he is…" He then ran over to the side of his older sibling and walked silently beside him.
"Yeah. A hard ass mother f-" Joey couldn't continue, as Yugi cut in.
"Joey, I know Seto can be really nasty at times, but think about it. He's the one who saved my Yami. Not you, not me, but HIM. I believe… perhaps, we SHOULD be grateful that he did what he did. …Don't you, Yami?" Yugi turned to his darker half, smiling slightly.
But Yami's attention was not on that of Yugi. His amethyst eyes were strongly focused on the bare-chested Seto Kaiba, who was so reluctantly stomping away from the group. Confused as hell and head throbbing constantly, Yami managed to find his voice. "How… exactly did Kaiba save me? Other than bringing me out of the water, I mean…"
That's when Yugi so hesitantly answered, "He gave you mouth to mouth."
Upon hearing this, the Egyptian's mouth hung open, and his mind became fuzzy. While shutting his eyes slowly, he fell backwards onto the sand, where the world around him faded out.
Meanwhile behind a convenient nearby ice cream stand, a sandy color haired, tanned skinned boy was snickering pleasurably yet insanely, holding a small black digital camera in his hands. "This is gonna be good…" he chuckled with his somewhat deep voice, violet eyes looking down at the most previous photo he took. And the photo was none other than Seto Kaiba giving mouth to mouth to the Egyptian Pharaoh.
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Crickets began to chirp as darkness slowly progressed to cover up the sun like a gigantic blanket. The sun, battling the darkness, streaked light of luminous colors across the evening sky. The rays of gold, maroon, and tango made its way through the large glass windows of Seto Kaiba's bedroom chamber, shining its gorgeous light onto the scarlet sheets that he lay on presently. Sighing, he put a hand to his head and began to massage his left temple.
// Why is it that whenever I am around him I let my darker side out? I curse and I criticize, and for what, huh? To make him hate me more? By the Gods, I must have been cursed to keep doing this to him. I wonder if my words ever hurt him… I'm not talking about Joey or Yugi or the others you fool. I am talking about… the Pharaoh. But when I first saw that Yami had been pulled under those waves, I… I panicked. I didn't think about the consequences. I didn't think about the others standing around, or how they would react, if I was successful - in which I was. I didn't think about what they'd say to me after I'd revive Yami from his unconscious state. And I sure as hell didn't think I would actually be touching his lips to breathe life back into him. No… I didn't think at all, and that's just the point. I'm going utterly insane. I finally did something to publicly humiliate myself. And I have this bad feeling it's going to cost me greatly. Whew… It's getting too hot in here… //
Seto breathed out heavily, and sat up straight enough in his bed to where he easily took his black tank top off once again, depositing on the floor as if it were completely useless.
// That's better. // he thought, as he looked up at his creamy colored ceiling. The corners of his mouth began to droop with a sense of guilt. // But… It's not like I didn't enjoy being connected to him, you know… When our lips met, it was like a bolt of electricity dashed through me. It caught me greatly by surprise, but the more I stayed positioned on his lips, the more I wanted the feeling. And with each breath I gave him, hoping he would soon revive, I wanted more. I know it was wrong, because he wasn't awake, nor was he in stable condition. But what does it matter? I was, beyond any doubt, kissing him. // Upon thinking about the last two words, he shivered both physically and emotionally. // …I want him. That's the truth. // The CEO turned over in his bed, and wrapped the silk scarlet sheets around his smooth pale body, cuddling into its touch. A small smirk slowly crept its way up to his lips, as he shut his eyes slowly. // It's what I crave. // He thought distantly. // And Seto Kaiba always gets what he wants… //
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Morning birds chirped as a pale yellow light seeped its way through Yugi Mouto's kitchen window and onto his counter top. Little Yugi was sitting at his kitchen table, munching on a bowl of Cheerios, when he noticed a random newspaper lying next to a stack of boxes. Picking it up out of boredom, he began to read the header.
"Hmm… This is today's newspaper," Yugi said to himself as he continued munching on the golden honey O's they call Cheerios. "Let's see… Top News… I wonder what's going on in the world o-" Yugi's voice got caught in his throat, as he dropped his spoon that he was previously holding into his bowl, causing tens of little Cheerios to go flying all over his clothes and face. "Oh… my….God…"
Yami lay soundlessly on Yugi's bed upstairs, emitting soft, long breaths as he slept. Suddenly, a loud wailing could be heard from downstairs, which abruptly woke the slumbering Pharaoh from his sleep. Bolting straight up, he groggily plopped himself off of the bed, and made his way stumbling down the stairs. Upon reaching the kitchen where the loud gasping was coming from, Yami stood clenching on to the wall for support. "Yugi, what is it?!" he slurred. "Are you alright?!"
Yugi, face slightly flushed, stood absolutely still as his shaky hands clenched the newspaper at hand. "Y-Yami…" he said with a struggling voice. "It's… It's awful…" His hoarse voice was strained. Yami's eyes widened, as he noticed the newspaper in his light's hands.
"What is it? Did someone die or something?" Yami asked, now getting impatient yet uneasy at the look on young Yugi's face.
Yugi took his time answering, "…No. It's not- " But he couldn't finish, as his darker half snatched the paper out of his hands and began to scan it over.
And there, on the front cover of Sunday's Newspaper, was a photograph. But not just any photograph. It was a picture "caught live" as it stated under the image, of a former Priest and a former Pharaoh on the beach, exchanging mouth to mouth. And the title abruptly said in big, bold letters across the top, Rich CEO Finds Lover At Last.
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Yami: AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! NOW EVERYONE IN THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD WILL THINK WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP!!!!!
Seto: *shrieks and faints* @_@
Bakura: I don't see why you two are complaining. I thought you fancied one another.
Seto: …Oh yeah. ^_^
Malik: Hey! Lame-brain! I thought you said I was going to be in this chapter! This is NOT what I get paid for, you know!
Frazzle: Calm down, Malik-chan. Besides, what do you mean you're "not in this chapter"? *sly grin* Don't you remember the guy with the camer-*gets clonked on the head with a frying pan*
Joey: NOW look who's giving away spoilers!!
Frazzle: *steams* Why you…
Joey: Eep! *runs*
Malik: So… that was me who-
Frazzle: *covers Malik's mouth* Eh heh… ^^; Enough said. Please read and review, and I'll keep updating. I already started the 4th chapter. But I won't put it up until I get enough reviews. Thanks to all who reviewed in the past. YOU GUYS ROCK! ^_^ Ja ne!
Malik: *face turns blue* X_X
Frazzle: Uh oh… I killed him… O.O
