Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Sometimes you can't have everything ❯ Something starts ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3: Something starts

 

The darkness was everywhere. He felt trapped without any chance for escape. It wasn't that he would feel in pain or something like that. Just sad and lonely. He wanted to see light. Feel sun and wind on his face. He wanted to see someone who would lead him out of this cold and sad place. From his eyes started to fall tears and disappeared into nothing.

 

Voice.

 

He could hear it! Something so gentle and beautiful that he didn't know to what he could compare it. It was impossible to catch the voice clearly but he tried again and again. He wanted to melt in that heaven sound. He wanted to do anything what would grand him the honour to stay near that voice.

 

Light.

 

From nowhere appeared shining light and gently touched his face. The tears disappeared and left only warmness. It was like a soft touch of a loving mother. It was gentleness of a beloved lover.

 

Who are you? Where I can find you?

 

There was a little flickering. It looked as if the was pulled away from him by something evil. The light was dying from lack of protection against world around it. He wanted … No he must protect it. He didn't want to loose the light, which were getting away from him.

 

My light. My beautiful light, come to me!

 

Desperately he reached for the source of life, which was so close yet so far away from him. He wanted to embraced the light and hide in that comforting warmness. But he couldn't reach! It was so distant from him now. Like a grey cover of death was an abyss of time and space between them. He didn't care. The only thing he wanted to do was hold that light in his arms and protect it till the rest of his life.

 

Come to me, light of my soul! Please, come to me!

 

The light stopped. He wasn't sure but maybe the light heard him! He prayed to Gods it would be true. He couldn't loose it! It was like finally find the other part of his soul. The last missing step to happiness and understanding. He would give up on everything just to have this light. To have the feeling of whole soul. He wasn't afraid of darkness. They were people who called him like that. Truth to be told he was afraid of that sad feeling he had more and more often.

 

Beautiful light. I need you. Please, come to me!

 

It was tiring to speak in this emptiness like that but he didn't know what to do else. Something was forcing him back and he wanted to scream at it to leave him alone. It was as if someone tied strong chains around his body and with force dragged him back. And mostly … away from that beautiful light. Another pull and the light disappeared before he could reach for it. Another pull and he woke up.

 

“Well, it was almost time!” the sour voice of the high priest Seth made Yami almost snap. He clenched teeth and roll over so his back was now facing the blue-eyed man.

 

“What the hell do you want?”

 

One eyebrow above the blue eye rose up at the highly disappointed voice of Yami. “I thought it would be for the best to wake you up!”

 

His pharaoh growled in frustration. So much he longed to touch that light. “And what exactly made you think so?”

 

“You were crying in your sleep!” pointed Seth at Yami's cheek. The ruler of Egypt didn't realize it. His hand shoot up and he touched the wet cheeks. With disbelieving surprise he looked at the remaining wetness on his fingers. That dream was so vivid and felt so real. With the back of his hand Yami wiped the tears.

 

“That wasn't reason to wake me up, Seth!” snapped the pharaoh. “How long I was sleeping?”

 

“Since yesterday morning. Now is afternoon. What happened?”

 

“That's something I would like to ask you! Where the hell have you been? You know that after every vision I faint again so you should be here to hear it!”

 

Seth murmured something incoherent and looked away.

“Excuse me? I didn't get that part?” asked Yami dangerously. His mood was dangerously low since he was forced away from that beautiful light. There was definitely no reason for him to be nice. Not even to his cousin, friend and high priest in one person.

 

“The healers said it was from exhaustion. I didn't know that you had a vision. I'm sorry for that, pharaoh.”

 

“Are you kidding me? How could I faint from exhaustion ten minutes after I woke up? What were you thinking?”

 

“I guess I should not believe everything the healers say. I'm sorry.”

 

“You can be such an idiot sometimes. Did you know that, Seth?”

 

“Are you going to bitching at me or do you want to know what your vision was about?”

 

“Whatever.” Yami turned away from Seth and moodily started facing the opposite wall. Seth sighed. Sometimes, his pharaoh could act like a spoiled brat and it was starting get on his nerves.

 

“Yami, what's the matter?”

“Let's just say that you didn't wake me up in the best time. Now tell me what my vision was about.”

 

Seth nodded and quickly told his pharaoh the vision. When he finished Yami sat up and silently thought about it. “And the rest?” Seth shook his head. “I'm sorry, but you fainted before you could finish.”

 

“Light!” murmured Yami. “Just like in my dream. I was dreaming about a beautiful light.” He frowned at Seth. “But some idiot woke me up.”

 

“Get over it already! Nothing else from that dream couldn't be related to your vision?”

 

“I don't think so. But than again I don't remember my vision after I faint again.” Yami shrugged but Seth knew him too well. The high priest was looking at him firmly. “What are you not telling me, Yami?” The pharaoh looked caught out of guard by this. He stayed silent for a moment.

 

“Before I had the vision I was dreaming about a beautiful tree. I could smell the wonderful smell. It was like something familiar yet strange. In this dream it was same. The feeling from that light was familiar yet strange. I can't tell you what it was because I don't know. But, Seth, I want to feel that way again. I would give on my crown if I could feel it again.”

 

Seth looked at Yami surprised. The old spirit of his ruler was back. As if the missing piece of him was suddenly back. With rarely seen smile Seth took Yami into his arms. The obviously surprised man looked at him curiously. “It's alright, Yami! I will help you find that light. I swear it to Ra!” said Seth as he lowered his head and let it rest on Yami's shoulder.

 

“Thank you, Seth!”

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“Wait a little, Jou! You are too quick for me right now!” Yugi rubbed his forehead and tried to not laugh at the sight of Jounouchi who sat in front of him with the expression of a dog. Only ears and tail were missing otherwise the image would be perfect.

 

Yugi woke up a few hours ago and was utterly surprised. Instead of dark and cold back alley he was in a small room full of sunshine. He didn't know what time at day it was but the air was too hot for Domino city. First he thought that person who took him there just abnormally liked warm, but he was corrected when he looked at the widely opened window. Another shock was that all his wounds were gone. All the purple bruises and cuts were gone and left only flawless skin. And that wasn't end of surprises.

 

The tall Egyptian boy was only beginning of absurdities and nonsense. It took a few hours of embarrassing misunderstandings but after that Yugi was able to tell what possibly happened. First of all the place behind the pole back in Domino city was one of the places he was usually hiding before bullies. It was open gap between two different parallel worlds. But this time instead of quick return back he stayed here where was found by Jounouchi and taken care of. The facts about this parallel world he found out later when he started talking with the other boy.

 

Everything looked like if he was in ancient Egypt. Even though the time line was same like in his own world there were mirror differences. There was still Egyptian kingdom under the rule of pharaoh. The Italy wasn't Italy but Romanian kingdom and America wasn't discovered by Columbus but by Phoenician's merchants. The more they both spoke to each other the more they liked the other one. When Yugi started feel sad because of his grandfather's death Jounouchi immediately embraced him and started comforting him. It was something new to Yugi. The warm feeling on someone who cared. The small boy felt comfortable with Jounouchi who brought him to his room and found a healer for his wounds. It never happened before that somebody completely strange started care about him.

 

Yugi couldn't help but think about his next step in his life. Truthfully he saw it pointless to return back to Domino city. There was nothing left for him. The only thing he could find there was another beating from the bullies. Another hours of loneliness and never-ending fear. He found his first friend and it felt too good to just let it go and never return to it again. But it was hard to leave everything he knew. After all, this place `was' strange. Jounouchi who saw all these worries in Yugi's eyes decided to convince his little friend to stay.

“So you are telling me that I could stay here with you?”

 

“Sure! I will tell Azizi that you will work with me. It's no problem. You can live here with me. Besides you told it by yourself that you don't really need to return back to your world.”

 

Yugi thought about it. It was true. There was nothing left for him. So why bother. But still…

 

“Okay! I will stay.” He gave to Jounouchi a huge smile. “How could I leave a friend!” The tall boy returned the smile and hugged him again. Personally he saw it as a great start in their friendship.

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Later that day, Jounouchi was called to Azizi and got another task. The middle-aged man didn't mind another boy who would work for him and let Yugi stay. Jounouchi made sure that Yugi was changed into some of his clothes, which may not be the nicest but at least were not so warm. After that he grabbed the box and hurried to the palace. While he was passing houses and streets the boy sighed. Another thing to the hands of the `oh so wonderful' high priest. Silently, he cursed his bad luck. Holding tightly the golden box in his hands Jounouchi speed up his steps. It would be stupid to let the priest wait longer that it was necessary needed. Otherwise he was asking for death. And he couldn't die now when he got Yugi to take care of. Jounouchi grinned. There was something about the boy that made him happier.

 

The gate of the palace appeared in front of him. With a deep sigh and undoubtedly depression Jounouchi walked in. The guards didn't even look at him. He was wearing the crest of the Azizi's servant and they knew that he was usually delivering things to the palace. It was strange but in spite of how many times he was in the palace he still loved that place. Never before he saw something so beautiful. The architecture of the place was impressive. The people living inside were rightly proud. They had to be. Jounouchi would never ever dreamed about living in a place like this. So big but still it made him feel warm and welcome.

 

In no time he was standing in front of the high priest chambers. For a second Jounouchi considered the chance that the blue-eyed nightmare will be at the temple right now. He seriously doubted it. With his luck that day, the priest would be in the chambers and waited for the opportunity to spitefully hissing at him. With bravery Jounouchi walked into the room behind massive door. In the library was no one. With relieve he stepped inside and put the box he was holding in his hands on the desk. When he turned around the world disappeared in deep blue.

 

Startled, Jounouchi made one step back and slipped on one of many scrolls freely lying on the floor and started falling … but he never felt. Two strong arms grabbed him tightly for shoulders and supported him. With a surprised blink the blonde boy looked at the priest who was still holding him. It looked like Seth had no idea what and why did he do that. Letting hastily go from Jounouchi the high priest murmured something about stupid dogs. The blond could feel his blood went up in his face.

 

“Hell, I'm not a dog!!”

“Too bad, you sure acting like one!”

 

Jounouchi wasn't sure what made him more mad; the fact that Seth called him a dog or the bored and spiteful tone he said it. It took him a real effort to calm down. In spite of people's belief Jounouchi wasn't an idiot. He didn't want to get himself into trouble for yelling at that jerk.

 

“High priest, if you WOULD excuse me. I need to go.” Without waiting for reply Jounouchi started walking towards the door. He was half way from Seth when the priest caught his breath. The blue-eyed man was extremely offended by the servant's behaviour. Turning around with eyes dangerously darkened with anger Seth was about to yell when the door opened and Yami walked in. Jounouchi stared with eyes wide open. The man looked just like Yugi. The only thing that stopped him from calling him like that was the royal crown and emblems of pharaoh.

 

“My pharaoh? What brings you here?” managed Seth got out of his throat. Jounouchi said the only intelligent thing he could think of.

 

“Huh?!”

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Murail