Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Nightmare Before Christmas ❯ What's This? ( Chapter 3 )
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By: HikariandYami 
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 01.21.2009 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.6K | Visits: 297 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 01.21.2009 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.6K | Visits: 297 | Status: Work In Progress
…What’s This?...
It had been some time ago that Yami had wandered off into the woods with Zero at his side. At one point, he winded up in a part of the woods that he had never seen before. Spotting an opening up ahead, he beckoned Zero to follow him. It didn’t take that long for them both to arrive in the desired destination only to stop dead in their tracks when they realized the colored paintings on the surrounded trees.
Something in his mind snapped like a twig. Yugi…
Yesterday, when Yugi was telling him how he got here, he said that he was pushed in to a tree with a painting on it…just like the ones he was staring at right now.
“What is this?” Yami said aloud to himself. Zero gave a shrill bark but Yami paid him no mind. He looked to the side of him to see a tree with a large pink heart on it, then besides it, a tree with a four leaf clover. There was also a turkey and an egg on two other ones. However, what really caught his attention was the tree with another tree painted on it. This tree was different than any other he had ever seen in his like. It was a vibrant green color with several ornaments consisting of various shapes and designs. On top was a bright, yellow star. It was beautiful and fascinating…like Yugi.
Leaning over, Yami noticed the one of the gold ornaments wasn’t painted on the tree but was rather sticking out like a doorknob. Curiosity getting the better of him, he reached over and turned to knob and pulled only to realize that the whole painting was coming off like a door. Crimson eyes scanned the inside of the tree only to see what looked like a hollow tunnel. Turning to Zero, Yami shrugged his shoulders in confusion before feeling a breeze shoot out from the tunnel and embrace him.
Seconds later, the wind yanked him backwards, pulling him down into the dark tunnel and forcing the door close in the process leaving Zero all by himself.
Yami could barely see a thing and could only feel the force of gravity pulling him downwards. He felt another chilly breeze and shivered in response. After a few moments, he hit the ground with a thud but was relieved when he landed on a soft surface…not that he would have died though. You can’t kill what’s already dead.
Yami brought two hands up to rub his head and groaned. When he was able to open his eyes again, he fell back in awe when he saw he was surrounded with what he was sure was snow. Halloween Town had never gotten snow but he had read about it. What amazed him even more was when he spotted a small town in the distance filled with lights and what sounded like laughter.
Unable to control himself, Yami leaned over as far as he could on the hill he was perched on, only to loose his balance and roll down the steep hill until he stopped in the middle of the town, face-first in the snow.
Wiping his face off with his sleeves, he stood to his feet and grinned. He grabbed a falling snowflake and brought it close to his eyes.
“What's this? What's this? There's color everywhere. What's this? There's white things in the air,” he said to himself only to realize that he was standing in front of a snowman. He reached over to take off the scarf and hat and place it on himself. “What's this? I can't believe my eyes, I must be dreaming. Wake up, Yami, this isn't fair! What's this?”
When he heard a noise coming from beside him, Yami quickly hid behind the snowman and watched as a small sled machine drove by with very short people on it with pointy ears, all of them singing and waving as other small people passed by.
Yami raised an eyebrow. “What's this? What's this? There's something very wrong. What's this? There's people singing songs. What's this? The streets are lined with little creatures laughing. Everybody seems so happy. Have I possibly gone daffy? What is this?”
In a quick motion, Yami climbed up a telephone pole and placed his hand at the bottom of his forehead as he peered out into the small town. He was even more confused when he saw a group of kids playing in the snow. “There’s children throwing snowballs, instead of throwing heads. They're busy building toys and absolutely no one's dead.”
Jumping back down to the ground, Yami leaned up against a house and smiled. “There's frost on every window. Oh, I can't believe my eyes. And in my bones I feel the warmth that's coming from inside…”
He heard a noise come from inside the house he was leaning against and turned to see two of the small creatures, through the window on the door, hanging a small plant on top of a door frame. Yami pressed his face up to the glass in amazement. “Oh, look! What's this? They're hanging mistletoes. They kiss? Why that looks so unique. Inspired! They're gathering around to hear a story roasting chestnuts on a fire. What's this?”
He noticed another house nearby and peeked into it to see a bunch of other creatures surrounding a tree as they attempted to decorate it. Yami tilted his head to the side but couldn’t stop the bright smile that graced his lips. “What's this? In here they've got a little tree. How queer! And who would ever think and why? They're covering it with tiny little things, they've got electric lights on strings and there's a smile on everyone so, now, correct me if I'm wrong, this looks like fun. Oh, could it be I got my wish? What's this?”
Quickly, Yami made his way to the roof of one of the houses and silently opened up one of the windows before sneaking in. Beside him, Yami noticed were two beds filled with sleeping kids. He got to his knees to look under the bed and was shocked to see nothing but a few sweaters and shoes. “Oh my, what now? The children are asleep but look, there's nothing underneath. No ghouls, no witches here to scream and scare them or ensnare them, only little cozy things secure inside their dreamland.”
He sensed one of the children stirring and quickly disappeared back out of the window. He walked out on the very edge of the roof and smiled. “The monsters are all missing and the nightmares can't be found. And in their place there seems to be good feeling all around. Instead of screams, I swear I can hear music in the air.”
Hopping down skillfully, Yami landed right on the outside of the town. Without watching where he was going, Yami walked with long and determined strides back to the center of town. “The sights, the sounds! They're everywhere and all around. I've never felt so good before! This empty place inside of me is filling up, I simply cannot get enough. I want it, oh, I want it! Oh, I want it for my own; I've got to know what is this place that I have found? What. Is. This?”
And just like that, Yami walked head-on into a pole and immediately fell back into the comfort of the snow. His head was spinning from the harsh collision and, with blurry vision, Yami glanced up at the pole and noticed a sign on top of it. “Christmas Town?” Yami read off the sign. “Hmm...”
Suddenly, a door to a house nearby opened and the shadow of some sort of creature appeared on the snow. Yami scurried to his feet and, using the pole to hide himself, he looked around and peered at the creature with suspicious eyes.
…
Yugi laid in the bed with his eyes locked on the ceiling. Malik and Ryou had begged him several times already to get up but he refused. Yami had not come home last night, and to say that Yugi was worried was an understatement. Not to mention the whole town had lost their mind and were currently on a man-hunt for the crimson-eyed king.
Where was Yami? Why hadn’t he come home? Was it because of him? Did he do something wrong? These were all questions that plagued Yugi’s mind and apparently they had no intention of leaving him alone any time soon. He didn’t know why but something about not having Yami next to him was causing him to feel…depressed.
It was hard enough getting used to this new place already and, though Ryou and Malik were great friends now, it wasn’t the same without Yami; without the person who had taken him in and listened to his story. The person who he was starting to feel strangely connected to…it just wasn’t the same.
To get his mind off of the mysterious yet charming youth, Yugi let his mind wander back to his conversation with Ryou and Malik the night before.
Flashback
"Yugi, it's kind of hard to explain what a doll is. That's why Yami wanted me to show you," Ryou explained softly. "But listen to me first. A doll is a creature that is sewed together in different places. We don't bleed nor do we have any blood whatsoever in our system. Instead, we are filled with leaves."
Yugi nearly fell back in his chair. "What!?"
Malik chuckled at the other expression revealing his fangs in the process. Ryou only sighed. "Here, let me show you," he said and, before Yugi's eyes, Ryou pulled at the thread connecting his hand to his arm and, in mere seconds, Ryou's hand was sitting on top of the table with leaves sticking out of the bottom of it. Meanwhile, Ryou's arm was at his side, a few leaves falling from where his hand used to be on to the floor. "The best part is that you can control your fallen body parts," he said and Yugi gasped when Ryou's hand began to walk on the table with its fingers.
"Oh. My. God!" Yugi shouted in absolute shock. "Are you trying to tell me that I can do that too!?"
Ryou nodded. "Pretty much. Sometimes, the thread connecting different parts of your body becomes loose or worn so don't freak out if you randomly loose an arm," Ryou continued and, at the incredulous look on Yugi's face, he pulled a needle out that was tucked behind his ear. "I suggest that you keep a needle and a roll of thread with you at all times. It's really easy to sew your body parts back together once you get the hang of it," Ryou said and, as to demonstrate, the white-haired doll put a piece of thread through the needle and sewed his hand back to his arm in thirty seconds flat.
End of Flashback
Immediately after that conversation, Yugi had found a pin and an unused roll of thread and had stuffed it in his pants pocket. Yugi let a sigh escape his lips as he sat up in his bed with a sigh before leaning over to open his window and listen to what was going on outside. He instantly spotted Malik and Ryou talking with the blond ghost, Jou.
“This has never happened before!” Ryou spoke worriedly.
“It’s suspicious,” Malik added thoughtfully.
“It’s peculiar,” Jou agreed.
“It’s scary!” two vampires said while they were passing the talking trio.
“Stand aside!” came a demanding voice and they all turned to see Kaiba making his way over to the stage in the center of the city square.
“Here he goes again,” Jou sighed. Malik and Ryou just nodded in agreement.
Taking out a microphone, Kaiba beckoned for everybody to come forward. When they complied, the brunet ordered through clenched teeth: “We’ve got to find Yami! There’s only three hundred and sixty-five days till next Halloween!”
“Three hundred and sixty-four!” a disfigured wolf yelled out of the crowd.
Kaiba grimaced. “Is there anywhere that we’ve forgotten to check?”
“We checked everywhere,” Mai informed softly.
Anzu nodded. “We even checked in the pumpkin patch.”
By this time, Yugi had made his way outside and was now standing next to Malik, Ryou and Jou, who were, in all honesty, the only people that he trusted in the entire town. At least, they weren’t that scary. Yugi looked to the vampire beside him. Alright, so maybe Malik was but he was still a good guy all around.
Yugi’s ear perked when he heard a soft bark coming from the graveyard. “What’s that?” he whispered almost to himself.
“What’s what?” Ryou asked, looking down at the other.
“That,” Yugi repeated and this time Ryou had heard a bark as well.
“It’s Zero!” Ryou shouted happily and everyone turned to see the said dog floating into the city square followed by Yami who was carrying a large, white sack on his back.
“Yami’s back!” random creatures cheered and, Yugi kept himself in the back as the entire crowd circled around Yami.
"Move!" Kaiba hissed from behind the crowd and everybody immediately opened up to allow the Mayor direct access to Yami. "And just where have you been?" Kaiba inquired suspiciously.
Yami grinned. "Call a town meeting and I'll tell everybody all about it!"
"When?" Kaiba questioned, slightly intrigued.
"Immediately!" Yami replied and it wasn't seconds later that Kaiba was ordering everyone to proceed to the town hall.
As the crowd began to diminish, Yami spotted Yugi lingering in the back. Quickly, the latter walked over to him. "Yugi, I--"
"You didn't come home last night," Yugi interrupted and Yami noticed the sadness in the other's voice.
"I'm sorry," Yami apologized but suddenly smirked when something came to his mind. "Were you worried?" he asked softly.
Yugi instantly blushed. "Yes," the smaller one replied, looking down to hide his pink-tinted cheeks.
Yami smiled and with his finger tilted Yugi's face up so that the other's amethyst eyes locked with his crimson ones. "Thank you for your concern, little one. But as you can see, I am alright. Would you care to accompany me to the town meeting?"
Not trusting his voice, Yugi just nodded, trying to fight down the blush at having Yami's face so close to his own. Yami quickly grabbed on to Yugi's hand and led him towards the end of the city square while behind him Yugi was cursing himself for beginning to fall for someone that he barely even knew.
...TBC...
Yuri: As I was writing this, I was realizing how much of a psycho stalker Yami was beginning to sound like. I was laughing so hard with him creeping into people's houses. Anyways, I hope all of you have a Merry Christmas or Happy Holiday! Talk to you guys soon! Review Please!
It had been some time ago that Yami had wandered off into the woods with Zero at his side. At one point, he winded up in a part of the woods that he had never seen before. Spotting an opening up ahead, he beckoned Zero to follow him. It didn’t take that long for them both to arrive in the desired destination only to stop dead in their tracks when they realized the colored paintings on the surrounded trees.
Something in his mind snapped like a twig. Yugi…
Yesterday, when Yugi was telling him how he got here, he said that he was pushed in to a tree with a painting on it…just like the ones he was staring at right now.
“What is this?” Yami said aloud to himself. Zero gave a shrill bark but Yami paid him no mind. He looked to the side of him to see a tree with a large pink heart on it, then besides it, a tree with a four leaf clover. There was also a turkey and an egg on two other ones. However, what really caught his attention was the tree with another tree painted on it. This tree was different than any other he had ever seen in his like. It was a vibrant green color with several ornaments consisting of various shapes and designs. On top was a bright, yellow star. It was beautiful and fascinating…like Yugi.
Leaning over, Yami noticed the one of the gold ornaments wasn’t painted on the tree but was rather sticking out like a doorknob. Curiosity getting the better of him, he reached over and turned to knob and pulled only to realize that the whole painting was coming off like a door. Crimson eyes scanned the inside of the tree only to see what looked like a hollow tunnel. Turning to Zero, Yami shrugged his shoulders in confusion before feeling a breeze shoot out from the tunnel and embrace him.
Seconds later, the wind yanked him backwards, pulling him down into the dark tunnel and forcing the door close in the process leaving Zero all by himself.
Yami could barely see a thing and could only feel the force of gravity pulling him downwards. He felt another chilly breeze and shivered in response. After a few moments, he hit the ground with a thud but was relieved when he landed on a soft surface…not that he would have died though. You can’t kill what’s already dead.
Yami brought two hands up to rub his head and groaned. When he was able to open his eyes again, he fell back in awe when he saw he was surrounded with what he was sure was snow. Halloween Town had never gotten snow but he had read about it. What amazed him even more was when he spotted a small town in the distance filled with lights and what sounded like laughter.
Unable to control himself, Yami leaned over as far as he could on the hill he was perched on, only to loose his balance and roll down the steep hill until he stopped in the middle of the town, face-first in the snow.
Wiping his face off with his sleeves, he stood to his feet and grinned. He grabbed a falling snowflake and brought it close to his eyes.
“What's this? What's this? There's color everywhere. What's this? There's white things in the air,” he said to himself only to realize that he was standing in front of a snowman. He reached over to take off the scarf and hat and place it on himself. “What's this? I can't believe my eyes, I must be dreaming. Wake up, Yami, this isn't fair! What's this?”
When he heard a noise coming from beside him, Yami quickly hid behind the snowman and watched as a small sled machine drove by with very short people on it with pointy ears, all of them singing and waving as other small people passed by.
Yami raised an eyebrow. “What's this? What's this? There's something very wrong. What's this? There's people singing songs. What's this? The streets are lined with little creatures laughing. Everybody seems so happy. Have I possibly gone daffy? What is this?”
In a quick motion, Yami climbed up a telephone pole and placed his hand at the bottom of his forehead as he peered out into the small town. He was even more confused when he saw a group of kids playing in the snow. “There’s children throwing snowballs, instead of throwing heads. They're busy building toys and absolutely no one's dead.”
Jumping back down to the ground, Yami leaned up against a house and smiled. “There's frost on every window. Oh, I can't believe my eyes. And in my bones I feel the warmth that's coming from inside…”
He heard a noise come from inside the house he was leaning against and turned to see two of the small creatures, through the window on the door, hanging a small plant on top of a door frame. Yami pressed his face up to the glass in amazement. “Oh, look! What's this? They're hanging mistletoes. They kiss? Why that looks so unique. Inspired! They're gathering around to hear a story roasting chestnuts on a fire. What's this?”
He noticed another house nearby and peeked into it to see a bunch of other creatures surrounding a tree as they attempted to decorate it. Yami tilted his head to the side but couldn’t stop the bright smile that graced his lips. “What's this? In here they've got a little tree. How queer! And who would ever think and why? They're covering it with tiny little things, they've got electric lights on strings and there's a smile on everyone so, now, correct me if I'm wrong, this looks like fun. Oh, could it be I got my wish? What's this?”
Quickly, Yami made his way to the roof of one of the houses and silently opened up one of the windows before sneaking in. Beside him, Yami noticed were two beds filled with sleeping kids. He got to his knees to look under the bed and was shocked to see nothing but a few sweaters and shoes. “Oh my, what now? The children are asleep but look, there's nothing underneath. No ghouls, no witches here to scream and scare them or ensnare them, only little cozy things secure inside their dreamland.”
He sensed one of the children stirring and quickly disappeared back out of the window. He walked out on the very edge of the roof and smiled. “The monsters are all missing and the nightmares can't be found. And in their place there seems to be good feeling all around. Instead of screams, I swear I can hear music in the air.”
Hopping down skillfully, Yami landed right on the outside of the town. Without watching where he was going, Yami walked with long and determined strides back to the center of town. “The sights, the sounds! They're everywhere and all around. I've never felt so good before! This empty place inside of me is filling up, I simply cannot get enough. I want it, oh, I want it! Oh, I want it for my own; I've got to know what is this place that I have found? What. Is. This?”
And just like that, Yami walked head-on into a pole and immediately fell back into the comfort of the snow. His head was spinning from the harsh collision and, with blurry vision, Yami glanced up at the pole and noticed a sign on top of it. “Christmas Town?” Yami read off the sign. “Hmm...”
Suddenly, a door to a house nearby opened and the shadow of some sort of creature appeared on the snow. Yami scurried to his feet and, using the pole to hide himself, he looked around and peered at the creature with suspicious eyes.
…
Yugi laid in the bed with his eyes locked on the ceiling. Malik and Ryou had begged him several times already to get up but he refused. Yami had not come home last night, and to say that Yugi was worried was an understatement. Not to mention the whole town had lost their mind and were currently on a man-hunt for the crimson-eyed king.
Where was Yami? Why hadn’t he come home? Was it because of him? Did he do something wrong? These were all questions that plagued Yugi’s mind and apparently they had no intention of leaving him alone any time soon. He didn’t know why but something about not having Yami next to him was causing him to feel…depressed.
It was hard enough getting used to this new place already and, though Ryou and Malik were great friends now, it wasn’t the same without Yami; without the person who had taken him in and listened to his story. The person who he was starting to feel strangely connected to…it just wasn’t the same.
To get his mind off of the mysterious yet charming youth, Yugi let his mind wander back to his conversation with Ryou and Malik the night before.
Flashback
"Yugi, it's kind of hard to explain what a doll is. That's why Yami wanted me to show you," Ryou explained softly. "But listen to me first. A doll is a creature that is sewed together in different places. We don't bleed nor do we have any blood whatsoever in our system. Instead, we are filled with leaves."
Yugi nearly fell back in his chair. "What!?"
Malik chuckled at the other expression revealing his fangs in the process. Ryou only sighed. "Here, let me show you," he said and, before Yugi's eyes, Ryou pulled at the thread connecting his hand to his arm and, in mere seconds, Ryou's hand was sitting on top of the table with leaves sticking out of the bottom of it. Meanwhile, Ryou's arm was at his side, a few leaves falling from where his hand used to be on to the floor. "The best part is that you can control your fallen body parts," he said and Yugi gasped when Ryou's hand began to walk on the table with its fingers.
"Oh. My. God!" Yugi shouted in absolute shock. "Are you trying to tell me that I can do that too!?"
Ryou nodded. "Pretty much. Sometimes, the thread connecting different parts of your body becomes loose or worn so don't freak out if you randomly loose an arm," Ryou continued and, at the incredulous look on Yugi's face, he pulled a needle out that was tucked behind his ear. "I suggest that you keep a needle and a roll of thread with you at all times. It's really easy to sew your body parts back together once you get the hang of it," Ryou said and, as to demonstrate, the white-haired doll put a piece of thread through the needle and sewed his hand back to his arm in thirty seconds flat.
End of Flashback
Immediately after that conversation, Yugi had found a pin and an unused roll of thread and had stuffed it in his pants pocket. Yugi let a sigh escape his lips as he sat up in his bed with a sigh before leaning over to open his window and listen to what was going on outside. He instantly spotted Malik and Ryou talking with the blond ghost, Jou.
“This has never happened before!” Ryou spoke worriedly.
“It’s suspicious,” Malik added thoughtfully.
“It’s peculiar,” Jou agreed.
“It’s scary!” two vampires said while they were passing the talking trio.
“Stand aside!” came a demanding voice and they all turned to see Kaiba making his way over to the stage in the center of the city square.
“Here he goes again,” Jou sighed. Malik and Ryou just nodded in agreement.
Taking out a microphone, Kaiba beckoned for everybody to come forward. When they complied, the brunet ordered through clenched teeth: “We’ve got to find Yami! There’s only three hundred and sixty-five days till next Halloween!”
“Three hundred and sixty-four!” a disfigured wolf yelled out of the crowd.
Kaiba grimaced. “Is there anywhere that we’ve forgotten to check?”
“We checked everywhere,” Mai informed softly.
Anzu nodded. “We even checked in the pumpkin patch.”
By this time, Yugi had made his way outside and was now standing next to Malik, Ryou and Jou, who were, in all honesty, the only people that he trusted in the entire town. At least, they weren’t that scary. Yugi looked to the vampire beside him. Alright, so maybe Malik was but he was still a good guy all around.
Yugi’s ear perked when he heard a soft bark coming from the graveyard. “What’s that?” he whispered almost to himself.
“What’s what?” Ryou asked, looking down at the other.
“That,” Yugi repeated and this time Ryou had heard a bark as well.
“It’s Zero!” Ryou shouted happily and everyone turned to see the said dog floating into the city square followed by Yami who was carrying a large, white sack on his back.
“Yami’s back!” random creatures cheered and, Yugi kept himself in the back as the entire crowd circled around Yami.
"Move!" Kaiba hissed from behind the crowd and everybody immediately opened up to allow the Mayor direct access to Yami. "And just where have you been?" Kaiba inquired suspiciously.
Yami grinned. "Call a town meeting and I'll tell everybody all about it!"
"When?" Kaiba questioned, slightly intrigued.
"Immediately!" Yami replied and it wasn't seconds later that Kaiba was ordering everyone to proceed to the town hall.
As the crowd began to diminish, Yami spotted Yugi lingering in the back. Quickly, the latter walked over to him. "Yugi, I--"
"You didn't come home last night," Yugi interrupted and Yami noticed the sadness in the other's voice.
"I'm sorry," Yami apologized but suddenly smirked when something came to his mind. "Were you worried?" he asked softly.
Yugi instantly blushed. "Yes," the smaller one replied, looking down to hide his pink-tinted cheeks.
Yami smiled and with his finger tilted Yugi's face up so that the other's amethyst eyes locked with his crimson ones. "Thank you for your concern, little one. But as you can see, I am alright. Would you care to accompany me to the town meeting?"
Not trusting his voice, Yugi just nodded, trying to fight down the blush at having Yami's face so close to his own. Yami quickly grabbed on to Yugi's hand and led him towards the end of the city square while behind him Yugi was cursing himself for beginning to fall for someone that he barely even knew.
...TBC...
Yuri: As I was writing this, I was realizing how much of a psycho stalker Yami was beginning to sound like. I was laughing so hard with him creeping into people's houses. Anyways, I hope all of you have a Merry Christmas or Happy Holiday! Talk to you guys soon! Review Please!