Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ That Devil ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

“I-I-I don't know.”

 

Marik sighed exasperatedly, and sat down, placing Jou in his lap.

 

“You always jump to conclusions, Katsuya. Learn to get all the facts right before claiming something's true. It'll only mess you up later in life.” he lectured, taking his arm out from under Jou's knees and draping it over his hips. Jou was silent as Marik situated him in his lap. He was blushing, and the tears were still falling.

 

“…M-Marik...?” Jou muttered shyly. Marik pulled Jou closer and looked at him.

 

“Yes, Little Jounouchi?”

 

Jou swallowed.

 

“I-I…I'm s-sorry…”

 

Marik smirk widely, and kissed Jou's neck.

 

“I forgive you. Now, what would you like to do?”

 

Jou looked at Marik weirdly, and using the back of his hand wiped his tears away.

 

“I dunno.” he admitted, rubbing his eye. Marik took his wrist into his grasp, lowering the hand. Leaning forward, he licked away the tears on his face and kissed the ones surrounding his eyes. Jou blushed, speechless.

 

“You sure? I can only stay for so long.” Marik told him, a tinge of regret in his voice. Jou gasped, not exactly sure why.

 

“Why?” he whispered. Marik gave him a look; a look Jou couldn't decipher, but it made him feel bad inside.

 

“I can only stay in this form in the darkness. And, as you can see, Ra is about to awaken.” Marik said, waving his arm out as if to introduce a guest, only he guided his fingertips along the horizon, where a light shone in one line. Jou felt the tears about to come again, and he held onto Marik, suddenly not wanting him to leave.

 

“No…”

 

“I'm afraid so, Jounouchi.”

 

Jou opened his eyes in Marik's shoulder, and stared at the darkness behind them.

 

“Y'….y' can call meh Katsuya….i-if y' wanna….”

 

Marik smirked, and held Jou tighter.

 

“Alright, Katsuya. I will.”

 

Jou looked up from Marik's shoulder, and gave him a lopsided smile.

 

“Cool.”

 

Marik looked at Jou a bit quizzically.

 

“I know my personality's cold, but I don't think my body's cold.”

 

Jou's smile cracked into the widest grin Marik had seen. Then, the most melodic laughter rang in his ears. Marik smirked at the sound, finding it pleasant.

 

“No! I mean tha' y' callin' meh Katsuya was cool.”

 

Marik cocked an eyebrow.

 

“How can me calling you by your given name be of a low temperature?”

 

Jou laughed again, shocked at how clueless Marik seemed.

 

“No, Marik! When people say `cool' now, they don't always mean cold. I' means somethin' like `awesome' or somethin'.” he explained. Marik blinked at him, and gave a small nod and a smirk.

 

“Well, that's interesting.” he observed. Jou smiled brightly at him, happiness glistening in his chocolate eyes. Marik felt his heart skip a beat or two. But…he smirked back…it was almost a smile…just a bit wider and it would be so. “So, what do you wish to do while I am still here?”

 

Jou saddened at the thought of Marik leaving.

 

“Well…” he muttered. Straightening up slightly, he turned in Marik's lap, sitting on him with his back to the see-through chest. “We can watch the sunrise. It's always pretty.” he offered. Marik smirked again, wrapping his arms lovingly around Jou's waist, taking his legs from under him so that Jou could sit on the ground. Jou had yelped when he fell that short distance, and Marik had chuckled and kissed Jou's neck.

 

“Alright, Katsuya. Whatever you wish.” he agreed, folding up his legs a bit on each side of Jou. Jou smiled, and watched. He was trying to make Marik's leave as painless as possible by watching the sunrise instead of fearing it.

 

As the sun rose, Marik's warmth began to fade even more. Jou panicked when he could no longer feel him, and when he turned, Marik's head was barely there.

 

“Marik!” he cried out. Marik looked at him, a bit of confusion on his face. Seeing the forming tears in love's eyes, he looked at his knee, and couldn't see it without squinting. He gave a small, rueful smile.

 

“Looks like I'm fading away again…” he noted sadly. Jou shook his head vigorously, and lunged himself at Marik, putting his arms around his neck. He hid his face in the disappearing chest, sobbing.

 

“I-I don't want you to leave!”

 

Marik held Jou closely, tightening his grip as if to absorb the feeling as much as possible. He kissed Jou's ear.

 

“Trust me, Katsuya. I don't want to leave either.” Marik assured.

 

Jou only sobbed a bit more, and stared at Marik.

 

“Will I ever see ya again?” he asked desperately. Marik grinned.

 

“Every night. I'll come visit you every night. And maybe in time, your love will make me whole. Complete. And when I do,” he smiled a real smile, “I'll never leave your side, Katsuya.”

 

Jou beamed up at Marik, the tears still lingering in his eyes.

 

“Really?!”

 

Marik laughed.

 

“Yes, really.”

 

Jou crashed his lips down on Marik's from sheer happiness alone. Marik was taken aback for a moment, but he kissed back, running his evanescing fingers through Jou's hair, making it messier than it already was. They broke away slowly, savoring whatever feeling they had extracted from it.

 

“Marik…” Jou breathed.

 

Marik gave Jou another kiss.

 

“Yes, Katsuya?”

 

Jou smiled at the barely-there Marik.

 

“I think I'll be able t' love ya one day.”

 

Marik grinned.

 

“That makes this yami very happy.”

 

Jou laughed.

 

“And this human even happier.”

 

Marik gave Jou a longing kiss, feeling himself closer to vanishing completely.

 

“Goodbye, Katsuya. I'll see you tonight.” he whispered.

 

Jou sighed, and smiled sadly.

 

“It's a date.”

 

Marik gave Jou another seemingly chimera kiss, this time with more passion. Jou could scarcely feel it, but he tried. Soon, the feeling was completely gone, and the sun shone proudly upon Jou's form. Jou blinked and stared in front of him. Keeping his gaze a bit longer, he thought about everything that had just happened. Eventually, Jou sighed and smiled, standing up.

 

My first date wit' Marik's t'night. And ev'ry night after.