Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Here With Me ❯ My Mistake ( Chapter 1 )
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Here…With Me
Ch1 - My Mistake
`It was just too much…I realize now I just couldn't handle it. The pressure was too great. I was putting my friends in danger just by being alive. So, I burst.'
`It all started back when Yugi and I first started playing duel monsters. At first, it was just a nagging feeling inside my head; I knew something was wrong, but I couldn't place it. So I just shrugged it off. Because that's what Jou Katsuya did. But now, everything has changed. It all changed the day the nagging feeling became something more…'
Jou sat outside Domino High School, lazily fidgeting with his uniform, which consisted of a white shirt, pants of a blue leather-like fabric, and a jacket, also blue.
`Man,' thought Jou, `This nagging's really starting to wear on me. I can sense a danger nearby, but I don't know what it is. Kinda like I know a tornado's comin', but I can't see it. I know the sirens will blow their deafening pitch any second now. But when it does hit, it just appears out of nowhere; the sirens never go off. And the worst part is, no one even knows it's there, `cause only I can see it. So all of the sudden the danger's very real to me, but everyone around me…They just don't have a clue.'
It was then that Jou saw the figure. The figure that haunted his dreams, that consumed his every thought. The figure with the red eyes and silky black hair that fell short of its waist. It was how Jou always saw this person; completely concealed by darkness except for the red eyes. They glistened and glowed with an evil fire, like that of a blood-thirsty animal.
The figure stepped out of the shadows. The figure was a young woman who appeared to be twenty-two or so. Her skin was a soft cream color that seemed to bask almost golden in the sun. She wore a black leather shirt that left her stomach exposed, the skin looking like a pool of creamed coffee just waiting to ripple out under another's touch. The top was, indeed, sleeveless and was randomly studded with rubies. Her skirt rode half-way up her thigh, exposing multitudes of shimmering skin. The skirt was, too, leather and fit nicely with a pair of worn leather shoes that contained no heel; they were more for comfort than show. She looked right at Jou with a gaze so cold and ruthless it made him squirm in his seat
“You,” the young woman said, her voice calm and sweet, even though Jou knew underneath it was evil and darkness. “You will do as I say and come with me. Now.”
“And what in hell makes you believe I'm gonna do that?” Jou challenged, rising from the bench.
“Because of this…” With a flick of her hand, darkness poured over the world like a spilled paint bucket.
“The Shadow Realm,” Jou breathed, unable to hide the fear in his voice.
“Exactly. And that's where everyone whom you hold dear to your heart will be going if you do not do as I say. Now come.”
Jou hesitated. He knew if he went with the woman, his days would be filled with darkness and pain, for that was what he always sensed in the nightmares that flooded his mind. But he would not hurt his family and friends. No, he would do anything for them, face any fear. So, Jou followed the red-eyed girl, praying that his world would not be filled with pain.
`It was…not a good choice on my part,' Jou silently thought, shifting uncomfortably in the carefully guarded cell. Jou sat against the wall, his wrists shackled with steel handcuffs. The floor was smooth, cold, concrete and the walls were of tarnished cobblestone.
`I burst…I am but a fraction of my former self. Nightmares, pain, and hunger constantly plague me. Everyone has given up hope on finding me…The small amount of news I do encounter says that I am dead…So no one will look for me now.'
`What I wouldn't give for a chance to play duel monsters, to be at school with my friends, or hear Kaiba's constant teasing. But, it was my mistake, and there's no going back. For months now I have sat in this `cell' with only bread and fruit once a day to keep me alive. My friends have abandoned me…How ironic. The very beings I do this for could care less. This was a mistake…a very bad one. And I can't back out now. No, now I'm bound to this fate. But, I now know this…I will never, ever let anyone come close to me again. No…That was my mistake.