Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Sweet as Ice ❯ It Hurts ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter three: It Hurts

By: Tuki Mutou *~

Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh. Kazuki Takahashi does okies? ^_^

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Yugi just lay there. He was broken both emotionally and physically. The attacker had left him there to suffer alone…in the frigid rain. He was numb all over. He thought he might as well die there on the spot. His hair was dripping with water. A lonely cricket hopped over onto his nose and began exploring his face. This made Yugi feel kind of itchy but the only thing he could do was wriggle his nose and hope he would leave him alone.

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Yami was still looking for his aibou. After he had called Ryou, they decided to meet at The Game Shop where they would call Joey, Tristan and Tea. Although Yami wasn't too pleased to know that Bakura would be helping them find Yugi, he was grateful that the tomb robber had enough decency to even come along with them. *~*~*

" Hey Yami! I thought you would never get here! Bakura and I were just about to call the others." " Sorry about that, Ryou…I was still looking for Yugi." Ryou gave Yami a sympathetic smile. Bakura just stood there, with his arms firmly crossed on his chest. He did not attempt to comfort the former Pharaoh, but instead, decided to call all of Yugi's friends. This surprised both Yami and Ryou.

" Ryou, thank you so much for helping me find my aibou. I just feel that I let Yugi down in some way." Ryou sat down beside Yami on the sofa. " Yami…is there something you haven't told me about?" Yami's eyes widened. " What do you mean?" " I'm sure you know perfectly well what I mean Yami. Do you honestly think that I haven't noticed your lack of enthusiasm? Your little interest in almost everything? Call me crazy, but those are the signs of a broken heart."

Yami closed his eyes. A single tear made its way down his cheek. Ryou was right. His heart was broken.

Before Ryou could say anything else, Yami got off the sofa and ran upstairs to Yugi's room. He couldn't look at Ryou in the eye. He knew if he did, then he wouldn't be able to hold back any more tears.

Yami let himself fall on the bed. He buried his face in the pillow and let the soft fabric muffle out his painful sobs.

" What's gotten into the Pharaoh? He looked as if he had something shoved up his rear." " Bakura!! How can you say something like that?! Can't you see Yami's in pain? I'll go check out what's the matter. You stay here and wait for Joey and Tristan to arrive ok?" "Whatever" came the response from Bakura.

Ryou ran up the stairs towards Yugi's room. He gently opened the door. Seeing Yami cry made him wince. "Yami?" his voice came out in a faint whisper. " Ryou…he'll never love me now…I let him get hurt…this is all my fault." Yami was surprised when he was pulled into a loving embrace. "No Yami, this incident couldn't be stopped. There was nothing more you could have done. Let's just hope Yugi is stronger then what we give him credit for."*~*~*~*~*~*~*

" Well, Well what do we have here? Well if it isn't little Yugi! I see you've finally found your place in this world…face first in the dirt!! HA! You have no idea how long I've waited to see this day." Yugi painfully looked up to see who was talking to him. " T-Tea?" *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Tuki- wow…I can't believe I actually got a review…that was unexpected…O.0 people are actually reading this? Hmmmm…I wonder what Tea is planning to do with Yugi? If I get just one more review, I'll continue this story and update tomorrow. Then you'll know Yugi's fate… - Tuki Mutou *~