Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Lover's Duel ❯ Yugi's Confession ( Chapter 13 )

Told you I'd get it up fast. I always keep my promises, this update proves it. That and it shows how much time I seem to be having on my hands these days. How boring, but at least I can write. Yay! On with the fic!

Yugi's Confession

It was a week later when Yami finally removed the bandages from Yugi; the boy no longer felt any more pain from his injuries. He had small scars where he'd been ct, but Yami did his best to help Yugi forget about them and not to worry about them. Both had been happy and Yugi hadn't seen Bakura nor Malik, or anybody else for that matter, since Yami made sure of that.

It was the middle of the day when Yugi woke up, and not seeing Yami anywhere, he got up and pulled a loose shirt over his head for two reasons. 1) Yugi didn't want anybody to see that scars that danced all over his chest, stomach, and abdomen from the dagger except Yami. And 2) He didn't like looking at the scars anyway.

He left the room and walked down the deserted halls. It wasn't long before he ran into Malik and Bakura.

The two stepped away from him, not wanted to hurt him again. They easily came over it though as they saw Yugi's soft smile and glowing eyes, and also, through his loose and slightly undone shirt, could see the bandage was gone from his pale colored chest.

They walked over to him and gave him a hug.

"I'm sorry I dropped you before earlier, Yugi. I hadn't meant to." Bakura apologized.

"That's okay. I knew it was accident." Yugi easily stated.

"We better be heading back to our duties then." Malik explained bored, as the two advisors stood and began to walk away.

A question Yugi that had been nagging in his mind for a long while now and he stopped them as he pulled on Bakura's shirtsleeve.

"Wait, please. I have a question I'd like to ask." Bakura and Malik nodded for him to continue and Yugi's spirits lifted at finally be able to get an answer, even if it was the first time he asked it. "That monster that saved me before, it was dressed in purple armor with a staff and has blue eyes and lavender hair; where can I find him? I'd like to see him again and I forgot to get his name before. I'd like to ask him myself."

The two teens froze and stepped back, not sure if they should answer. Yami had told everyone who knew of the game room, which happened to be everyone in the palace, that Yugi wasn't to go in the room since it was dangerous, or to even know of its existence; but he obviously knew it was now that he'd been in it.

They were about to decline him the small request when Yugi frowned. "Fine, if you won't tell me than I'll find it without your help; that's a promise."

Knowing all the monsters except two that knew of Yugi, the Dark Magician and the Black Magician Girl, would hurt him if he managed to find the room, they agreed reluctantly as they saw the boy walking away in slightly irritated anger.

They led the boy, Bakura walking next to Malik who was carrying the teen, down to the dungeons and then past a stone door that blended with the walls except for the steel loop handle that, at Yugi's height, would easily be able to be seen. They walked in and stood a little in front of the door was as Malik set Yugi down.

At their master's presence, two monsters appeared with a third who recognized Yugi appeared. A monster that looked like a girl that was half of an angel and half of a demon or something of that sort appeared beside Bakura, smiling slightly. Next to Malik came a monster in a purple suit and matching hat and yellow tie. It had yellow blonde hair and red skin with pointed ear and white gloves on his hands.

Both kind of freaked Yugi out as he turned, frightened, to look at the third monster that had joined them as well. He smiled as he easily recognized it and pulled his hand free of Malik's and ran to hug the purple-robed monster happily, glad that he knew this one wouldn't hurt him and that it wasn't scary looking.

The mage, knowing his master wouldn't like it if Yugi was in here and also he'd been led by two people he was supposed to trust the most, picked Yugi up and held him close with one arm while the other held his staff.

After smiling slightly at the boy before the little one closed his eyes and rubbed his face softly in his chest, he looked accusingly at the other two mortals in the room.

Bakura was talking quietly with the half angel/half demon monster while Malik was smirking at the other monster that was next to him. Bakura was the first to notice they being glared at and looked up at the angry mage in front of them and gulped loudly as he realized the Dark Magician's bluish-green staff was pointing right at them and he picked at Malik's shirt until the other looked to see the staff pointing at them as well.

Both backed into the wall as the other purple-clad monster backed with his master while the other flew above them. Neither monster could fight the power of the third. The girl was a magic monster and had no attack points unless taking possession of another, and she wasn't about to either unless ordered by her master. The other was a good 1100 points weaker and would easily be destroyed.

It was then that the door burst open and Yami ran in.

The mage quickly lowered his staff at his master's entrance and walked over to him calmly.

Yami, seeing that Yugi was safe since he got a message from the magician that Yugi was in the game room, quickly passed the rest of the distance to him.

Yugi opened his eyes from his comfortable slumber that he had fallen into and looked into Yami's crimson eyes when he saw the mage looking at somebody in front of them. He smiled tired and looked at Yami with equally tired eyes.

Yami tore his eyes away from the beautiful violet pools and looked at the magician questionably. The mage looked up at the other two in a silent answer and Yami looked at his two friends angrily.

"What were you two thinking?! You brought Yugi into a place like! He could've gotten hurt, weren't you two thinking?! I thought I made myself clear when I told everyone that Yugi was to not know of this place or come in here and here you two are waltzing right in!"

Yugi had woken up fully now and listened curiously as to what Yami was yelling about. When he realized that he was yelling at Malik and Bakura for bringing him in there he began to cry. `Yami doesn't want me here? What if Yami didn't want me to be here in the palace at all?' His mind asked, turning Yami's words of being the game room into being inside the palace at all without his knowing.

The violet eyes teen struggled out of the mage's strong hold and walked quickly and sadly out of the room.

At seeing his lover walking away with his head down, Yami stopped yelling. "Yugi? Where are you going? What's wrong, you're crying and you weren't a minute ago?" He asked, concern dripping through his voice.

Yugi looked at him sadly before looked away and to the ground. "I know when I'm not wanted, Pharaoh." He said just loud enough that everyone could hear him and left by running out of the room.

This surprised Yami. 'How could Yugi could've gotten such an idea that I didn't want him? I only said this room was dangerous and I didn't want him to get hurt. I wanted Yugi to understand that; what if he was hurt or even worse: killed? I wouldn't be able to live with myself.'

He looked at his friends pleadingly.

Bakura nodded and looked up. "Change of Heart, fly after Yugi and bring him back, but try not to scare him and don't hurt him." He summoned. The card was determined and flew as fast as she could out of the room.

Malik also nodded and looked to the monster by his side. "Witty Phantom, do the same." (1) The purple-clad fiend nodded and faded into the wall.

The Dark Magician, not needing to be ordered verbally, flicked out of the room as well after the boy.

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Yugi skidded to a halt as he saw the half and half monster flying towards him and he turned sharply into another room. He was stopped there when he saw the pointed eared monster stepping out of the walls as he passed through it.

The violet-eyed teen gasped and forced himself to breathe as he turned into another door and right into the arms of the purple-clad magician. He struggled and cried to get away but froze when he felt the other two were also there watching him and realized that even if he did get loose the other two could easily hold him back.

The mage took the opportunity he could and held the boy closer to him as he kneeled down. Yugi let the monster pick him up and found it a weird sensation of moving extra fast when the monster flicked back to the game room he first ran from.

Yami ran over to them and held Yugi close once the mage let him go. "It's okay, Yugi." He whispered to the boy. "You needn't be scared of these monsters, they're friends and would never hurt you. We merely asked them to bring you back. Yugi, I never meant for it to sound like it did to you when you heard me yelling. It's just this room is dangerous and you could be killed without mercy. Please, calm down my little Yugi."

The other two monsters came in and waited by their respected masters and watched as the boy cried and tried once more to get out, obviously not really listening to Yami's words.

Bakura easily noticed he was pulling away and towards the door. "Change of Heart, stay in front of the door and catch Yugi if he does get away." The girl nodded and flew in front of the door.

After what seemed like hours Yugi finally calmed down and didn't struggle in Yami's grasp and longer, though he did continue to cry silently into the other's chest.

Yami looked up at his loyal monster and smiled sadly at him. "Thank you, Dark Magician, for your help. I very much appreciate it. Could I ask you and the other two to leave though? I wish to speak to Yugi alone."

The mage nodded and the three monsters faded away.

"Malik, Bakura, could you two leave as well?"

"Sure, Yami." Malik answered as him and Bakura walked out of the room, closing the door behind them.

After another couple of minute Yami moved so he was looking Yugi straight in the face. "I wasn't upset with you, Yugi. I was upset that Malik and Bakura brought you in here and I told everyone I didn't want you in here because it's dangerous and you could've been killed. I wouldn't be able to live without you, Yugi. I love you too much that I need you with me." He explained calmly.

Yugi looked away from the other once more as tears fell from his eyes in guilt. "It wasn't their fault, it was mine." He choked out. "I told them I was going to either look on my own or they could show me where the room was. The thought hadn't even occurred to me that as to why you never showed me the room before since I just wanted to see it again." He admitted.

Yami understood. To make Yugi feel better, he too admitted something to the younger. "I was very curious about the room before when I was younger. I hadn't been allowed inside until a monster accepted me so I had protection; the Dark Magician being that monster. But, unlike you, I had known of the room and where it was so I could've gotten hurt if I ventured in without another person who did have a monster's protection.'

A thought crossed Yugi's mind, but he wasn't sure if Yami would accept to it or not since Yami had just told him why he didn't really want Yugi to be in the room at all.

Yami sensed Yugi's curiosity of something. "What's on your mind, my Yugi?"

"C-could I have monster, Yami?" At the Pharaoh's shocked look, Yugi quickly explained. "B-because I feel lonely whenever you're in the main hall watching another be punished and Bakura and Malik are in there too and they have Ryou and Marik in their rooms all the time, and Kyra's only free in the early mornings and sometimes evenings. I-if I had a monster t-to talk to then I wouldn't be lonely."

Yami was surprised and thought for a minute. He didn't like the idea of Yugi coming in here, especially alone, but he didn't like the fact that Yugi felt alone when he couldn't be with his lover more.

Yami came up with an idea. "I'll think about it, Yugi." With that he pushed Yugi out the door. "It's going to be dark soon, my Yugi. Don't want to be out and about, do you?"

Yugi shook his head. "Thank you for thinking about it, Yami." He thanked before he quickly scuttled out the door.

Yami smiled and then turned back around as he silently summoned his dark mage back.

Should I be evil and make you people wait to I update again to see what Yami says, or should I be nice and continue a little bit longer? Nah, I'll be nice. But for how much longer?

He ordered the magician to get a specially chosen monster that he had in mind that he was sure Yugi could do something with.

The dark monster was surprised by the order but retrieved the monster nonetheless as he was told to.

A few minutes later the mage returned with a very reluctant monster that looked as if he was bored out of his mind.

Yami still wasn't all that thrilled about this, but knew that if Yugi really wanted a monster that one would have to accept him as their master first and since this one didn't really listen to anybody he'd already met…then maybe Yugi could do something about it since he had been able to change Yami all that time ago.

He nodded his approval. "Dark Magician, fill him in on what's going on." He told his purple-clad friend before turning and walking out of the room.

Mmm, wonder who the monster is. I bet some of you wonderful readers can guess though. The first person who can guess right I'll dedicate the next chapter to. Not much of a prize, but it'll be for only you so that's something to be proud of, right? Either way, let's see how many can guess right.