Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Stuck On You ❯ Chapter 18 ( Chapter 18 )

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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Yami's POV

My soul room seems so empty. The maze I had placed against intruders is long gone--it's
simply a plain room, white walls, a bed in a corner. The only decoration are the
photographs I have tacked on the metaphysical walls--Yugi, of course, a group picture
of Yugi's friends, and...

There's one of Marik too. It does nothing but make me angry right now, so I scowl and
make it disappear.

"Yami?"

Yugi has figured out that I've let him in and he stands uncertainly in the doorway.
Wearily I motion him in and sink onto my bed, patting a spot beside me. He jumps up and
watches his feet dangle for a few moments.

"Mou hitori no boku..." he says quietly, "are you mad at me?"

Well... Right now I am, yes. I am mad at Yugi for keeping secrets and at Bakura for
stealing my hikari's innocence and Marik for lying and Malik for being annoying and Ryou
for being so damn submissive all the time... I'm just angry at the world.

But Yugi doesn't need to hear that. It's not personal, after all.

"No, hikari..." I say with a sigh. "Just disappointed."

"I should have told you," he says quietly. His normally brilliant violet eyes are
troubled.

An upset Yugi on top of everything else I have to deal with... For a moment I am
resentful.

And then I feel like slapping myself. Why am I taking this so personally? So I was
with Marik and he lied to me. I shouldn't take my anger out on everyone else!!!

"I should have been supportive," I told the little one.

"Um... and I'm sorry. About the... about... you know. The cat thing."

Nice to know he feels remorse, at least. The tomb-robber hasn't stopped him from caring
about me.

"It's okay."

"Where have you been, Yami?" he asks innocently.

That's a hard question to answer, but I will keep no secrets between us. "...In a tree..."

"Yami?"

"I was... upset. About Yami Malik," I say with a sigh, looking away. A small hand finds
mine and squeezes sympathetically.

"What did he do?"

"He has lied to me, mou hitori no boku." It's been a long time since I've called Yugi
that. My other self, as close as a brother. Maybe we've been a little distant lately...
It's different now that I've found out how to materialize.

"Are you sure?"

I blink. "What?"

"Well, how do you know?"

"His hikari."

"Yami..." Yugi stares at his shoes, flushing a little. "Not that I don't trust the
Ishtars... but are you sure that his hikari wasn't just upset or maybe mistaken?"

"You think he's lying?"

He just gives me a look, as though he's almost embarrassed to suggest it. He still cares
so much about being kind to others...

Maybe Yami Bakura isn't as bad an influence on him as I thought.

"I don't know, Yami. But I think you should talk to Yami Malik about it."

So innocent, such a simple suggestion... But simplicity is good sometimes. I give my
hikari a hug and he stares at me wide-eyed--after all, I'm not one much for physical
affection.

"Thank you, Yugi," I say sincerely, and shutting my eyes I wish myself back to my former
placement. I'm going to go talk to Marik.