Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Nightmare Before Christmas ❯ Obsession ( Chapter 5 )
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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: 2.2K | Visits: 312 | 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: 2.2K | Visits: 312 | Status: Work In Progress
Yuri: So, here's a new chapter. Not much to say. I'm really tired though. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy!
...Obsession...
The large bedroom was filled with miscellaneous items that Dr. Valon had been so gracious to lend him. Not that Yami knew exactly how to use half of them but he was sure he could figure out how to. Since he and Yugi had returned home, he had locked himself in his room and began his experiments. Not that Yami didn’t want Yugi around. It was just that Yugi was only going to serve as a distraction.
He ignored the small fists that were beating gently on his door and the sweet, addicting voice of his precious doll that shouted through the wooden barrier.
“Yami!” Yugi whined. “For the one millionth time, you can’t use experiments to try and decipher why people feel the way they do during Christmas. It isn’t like solving a math problem! It’s much more complicated than that!”
Yami winced when Yugi had mentioned math problems and stood straight up to stare at what he had just written on his chalk board.
‘(Chestnuts/Open fire) divided by bells multiplied by December 25 plus Sandy Claws = Christmas?’
Yami tilted his head to the side. That didn’t make much sense. But then again, there had to be a way. A simple solution.
Yugi had already explained everything he knew about Christmas to Yami but it wasn’t enough. Since Yugi wasn’t able to explain the true meaning of Christmas into an adequate description, Yami was forced to find the answer through these experiments. Yugi knew it was his fault too. He had never really had a Christmas before. Not one that he could remember anyways. And when Yami had asked him why people are happy during Christmas, Yugi just didn’t know the answer. Maybe it was because all of his Christmas’ were miserable since he was always alone.
After a few more failed attempts at trying to get Yami to listen to him, Yugi walked out to the front of the house with Zero by his side. He needed to get some air. He needed to get his thoughts straight.
He was happy that Yami was so interested in Christmas. But…he also missed the crimson-eyed youth. He worried that Yami was becoming a little too obsessive over this whole ordeal but he wanted Yami to be happy so he’d deal with it.
Taking in the fresh air in one, deep inhale, Yugi smiled, trying to let the worries of his mind evaporate into the night sky. He was starting to get used to Halloween Town and, at this point, he had no desire to find a way back home. It’s not like anyone missed him. And besides, here he had friends, a place to stay, and…Yami.
The main reason he didn’t want to go back is because he didn’t want to be without Yami. He never wanted to be without Yami. Never.
Spying a beautiful flower protruding out of the ground, Yugi bent down on his knees and placed it in between his fingers before plucking it gently at the root. He examined it curiously and squealed when it began to morph right in front of eyes. Zero began to bark but Yugi quickly hushed him and watched as the flower began to change into a small tree.
The braches grew and covered themselves in green leaves. A yellow star molded itself onto the top and several ornaments manifested onto the limbs from evidently thin air. Yugi awed at the breathtaking sight. It looked like a miniature Christmas tree.
And then it erupted into flames.
…
Yugi was surprised the next morning when Jou, Ryou, and Malik had showed up at the house. After much persuasion since Yugi was extremely reluctant to leave Yami alone, they had managed to get him out the house and they were all now taking a walk through the city square.
“So, Yugi, are you enjoying your time in Halloween Town?” Ryou asked politely.
“Well, it definitely is something new,” was Yugi’s sheepish reply.
“Are you enjoying your time with Yami?” Malik questioned, his tone full of amusement that matched the grin on his tan face.
“Malik!” Ryou admonished quietly at Yugi’s dark blush.
“How is he doing anyways?” Jou inquired suddenly. “He’s been quiet ever since the town meeting.”
Yugi sighed. “He’s still trying to figure out the meaning of Christmas.”
“Oh?” Ryou asked, interest seeping into his tone. “Do you know the meaning of Christmas?”
“It’s difficult to explain.”
“Well, we have the time,” Malik chimed in. “It looked pretty interesting at the town meeting.”
Jou nodded in agreement and Yugi was about to say something when he noticed a swarm of creatures lined up outside of Yami’s place. Both curiosity and fear flooding his mind, Yugi hurriedly ran over to the crowd with his three friends hot on his trail.
“What’s going on?” Jou asked a vampire when they had reached the crowd.
The vampire pointed up to Yami’s window. “Something's up with Yami.”
“He's all alone up there locked away inside,” another vampire added.
“Never says a word. Hope he hasn't died,” A corpse mused and Yugi felt his heart stop for a second until he noticed Yami in the window.
“Don’t worry, Yug. I’m sure he’s fine,” Jou assured, noticing the way Yugi tensed up at the last comment.
Yugi nodded before looking back up with worried eyes to see Yami pacing back and forth restlessly through the large window. The premonition from the previous night nagged at the back of his head. He had tried to pass the whole incident off as a figment of his imagination. But maybe he should tell Yami about it. Maybe it was some kind of warning. It would probably be for the best for him to tell the other…right?
While Yugi let himself get lost in his thoughts, inside the house Yami was resisting the urge to hit his head against the wall. He was so damn frustrated though. Why couldn’t he figure this out? Why was it so difficult?
With a defeated sigh, Yami collapsed in a chair and began to tap his fingers on his desk. “Christmas time is buzzing in my skull. Will it let me be? I cannot tell,” he whispered to himself.
His gaze locked onto Zero who had just awakened from his nap. “There are so many things I cannot grasp. When I think I've got it and then at last, through my fingers it does slip like a snowflake in a fiery grip.” Zero barked happily and watched as his master stood back up only to begin pacing again.
“Something's here I'm not quite getting, though I try, I keep forgetting like a memory long since past. Here in an instant, gone in a flash. What does it mean? What does it mean?”
Yami turned to look at the measuring cups that he had filled with water and small Christmas toys. It was part of one of his failed experiments to find the true meaning of Christmas. “In these little bric-a-bracs, a secret's waiting to be cracked. These dolls and toys confuse me so. Confound it all, I love it though.”
Yami picked up a doll and eyed it suspiciously. “Simple objects, nothing more but something's hidden through a door though I do not have the key. Something's there I cannot see. What does it mean? What does it mean?”
A frustrated growl escaping his lips, Yami tossed the doll to the side only for it to land in Zero’s small bed. Zero sniffed at the toy and barked before lying back down to watch Yami pick up a thin book and scan through the pages. He released another bark, sensing his master’s aggravation. Yami glanced at the dog and then back at the book.
“I've read these Christmas books so many times. I know the stories and I know the rhymes. I know the Christmas carols all by heart. My skull's so full, it's tearing me apart! As often as I've read them, something's wrong…so hard to put my finger on. Or perhaps it's really not as deep as I've been led to think. Am I trying much too hard?”
Yami dropped the book to the floor resulting in a small thud before striding over to the window. His eyes immediately locked on to two bright pools of amethyst that shined with worry and concern.
Yugi…
A small smile came to his face. Ever since he had met the angel-like doll, his world came to a screeching halt. Looking into those beautiful jewels, Yami wanted nothing more than to have Yugi to himself for the rest of his life. But…
Yami sighed. Yugi would never choose to stay here with him. He probably wanted to get back home as soon as possible. But Yami wanted more than anything for him to stay. Maybe if he could show Yugi how he felt…maybe if he could give Yugi something…like a present.
Yami’s eyes snapped open as realization struck him. “Of course! I've been too close to see the answer's right in front of me! It's simple really, very clear like music drifting in the air. Invisible, but everywhere. Just because I cannot see it, doesn't mean I can't believe it.”
Walking back over to the Christmas tree in the middle of his room, Yami stripped the tree of its lights, a smile coming to his face. “You know, I think this Christmas thing, it's not as tricky as it seems and why should they have all the fun? It should belong to anyone. Not anyone, in fact, but me! Why, I could make a Christmas tree. And there's no reason I can find, I couldn't handle Christmas time.”
Yami twirled the lights around an electric chair that sat in the corner of his room and turned the switch on making the lights shine blinding colors throughout the room. He looked back over at Zero and grinned.
“I bet I could improve it too and that's exactly what I'll do!”
A deep chuckle escaping his lips, Yami almost sprinted over to the window in his room before throwing it open and leaning out to peer out into the crowd of citizens that were all chatting restlessly outside his gate.
“Eureka!” Yami shouted, catching everyone’s attention. “This year, Christmas will be ours!”
“Oh boy,” Yugi muttered to himself over the cheering of the crowd. “That can’t be good.”
Saying a quick goodbye to his friends, Yugi made his way to the front door through the numerous creatures and slipped into the house. He turned only to be embraced by a pair of strong arms. For a moment, Yugi wanted to lean into the warmth of the other’s body. That was until he remembered why he had rushed into the house in the first place.
“Yami?” Yugi spoke softly.
“Hmmm?” Yami hummed in content. He had missed Yugi so much in the past few hours and was beyond happy that his little one was letting him hold him. Maybe there was hope.
“What did you mean about Christmas? About it being ours?” Yugi inquired curiously.
Yami reluctantly released Yugi and pulled back to look down into the soft purple eyes. “I decided we’d have a Christmas this year instead of Halloween.”
Yugi tilted his head. “But why? This is Halloween Town.”
Yami shrugged. “I’m tired of the same thing, Yugi. It’s time for some change. Now let’s get down to the town hall so that we can prepare.”
“But Yami, I had a pre–“
Yami raised a finger to Yugi’s lips to silence any further protests. “Don’t worry so much, little one. It’s going to work out wonderfully! Especially with you helping me.”
Yugi bit his lip. The smile on Yami’s face was bright and genuine. Yami really wanted this. And, more importantly, Yami wanted his help.
Maybe Yami was right. Maybe he was just worrying to much. Besides, what could possibly go wrong?
“Alright, Yami.”
The smile on the other’s face widened and Yami bent down to place a chaste kiss on Yugi’s forehead making the smaller blush a dark scarlet.
“Thank you, Yugi.” Yami took the other’s hand in his. “Now, let’s go.”
…TBC…
Yuri: Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! Reviews are appreciated as always.
Next time will be the appearance of two familiar characters!
...Obsession...
The large bedroom was filled with miscellaneous items that Dr. Valon had been so gracious to lend him. Not that Yami knew exactly how to use half of them but he was sure he could figure out how to. Since he and Yugi had returned home, he had locked himself in his room and began his experiments. Not that Yami didn’t want Yugi around. It was just that Yugi was only going to serve as a distraction.
He ignored the small fists that were beating gently on his door and the sweet, addicting voice of his precious doll that shouted through the wooden barrier.
“Yami!” Yugi whined. “For the one millionth time, you can’t use experiments to try and decipher why people feel the way they do during Christmas. It isn’t like solving a math problem! It’s much more complicated than that!”
Yami winced when Yugi had mentioned math problems and stood straight up to stare at what he had just written on his chalk board.
‘(Chestnuts/Open fire) divided by bells multiplied by December 25 plus Sandy Claws = Christmas?’
Yami tilted his head to the side. That didn’t make much sense. But then again, there had to be a way. A simple solution.
Yugi had already explained everything he knew about Christmas to Yami but it wasn’t enough. Since Yugi wasn’t able to explain the true meaning of Christmas into an adequate description, Yami was forced to find the answer through these experiments. Yugi knew it was his fault too. He had never really had a Christmas before. Not one that he could remember anyways. And when Yami had asked him why people are happy during Christmas, Yugi just didn’t know the answer. Maybe it was because all of his Christmas’ were miserable since he was always alone.
After a few more failed attempts at trying to get Yami to listen to him, Yugi walked out to the front of the house with Zero by his side. He needed to get some air. He needed to get his thoughts straight.
He was happy that Yami was so interested in Christmas. But…he also missed the crimson-eyed youth. He worried that Yami was becoming a little too obsessive over this whole ordeal but he wanted Yami to be happy so he’d deal with it.
Taking in the fresh air in one, deep inhale, Yugi smiled, trying to let the worries of his mind evaporate into the night sky. He was starting to get used to Halloween Town and, at this point, he had no desire to find a way back home. It’s not like anyone missed him. And besides, here he had friends, a place to stay, and…Yami.
The main reason he didn’t want to go back is because he didn’t want to be without Yami. He never wanted to be without Yami. Never.
Spying a beautiful flower protruding out of the ground, Yugi bent down on his knees and placed it in between his fingers before plucking it gently at the root. He examined it curiously and squealed when it began to morph right in front of eyes. Zero began to bark but Yugi quickly hushed him and watched as the flower began to change into a small tree.
The braches grew and covered themselves in green leaves. A yellow star molded itself onto the top and several ornaments manifested onto the limbs from evidently thin air. Yugi awed at the breathtaking sight. It looked like a miniature Christmas tree.
And then it erupted into flames.
…
Yugi was surprised the next morning when Jou, Ryou, and Malik had showed up at the house. After much persuasion since Yugi was extremely reluctant to leave Yami alone, they had managed to get him out the house and they were all now taking a walk through the city square.
“So, Yugi, are you enjoying your time in Halloween Town?” Ryou asked politely.
“Well, it definitely is something new,” was Yugi’s sheepish reply.
“Are you enjoying your time with Yami?” Malik questioned, his tone full of amusement that matched the grin on his tan face.
“Malik!” Ryou admonished quietly at Yugi’s dark blush.
“How is he doing anyways?” Jou inquired suddenly. “He’s been quiet ever since the town meeting.”
Yugi sighed. “He’s still trying to figure out the meaning of Christmas.”
“Oh?” Ryou asked, interest seeping into his tone. “Do you know the meaning of Christmas?”
“It’s difficult to explain.”
“Well, we have the time,” Malik chimed in. “It looked pretty interesting at the town meeting.”
Jou nodded in agreement and Yugi was about to say something when he noticed a swarm of creatures lined up outside of Yami’s place. Both curiosity and fear flooding his mind, Yugi hurriedly ran over to the crowd with his three friends hot on his trail.
“What’s going on?” Jou asked a vampire when they had reached the crowd.
The vampire pointed up to Yami’s window. “Something's up with Yami.”
“He's all alone up there locked away inside,” another vampire added.
“Never says a word. Hope he hasn't died,” A corpse mused and Yugi felt his heart stop for a second until he noticed Yami in the window.
“Don’t worry, Yug. I’m sure he’s fine,” Jou assured, noticing the way Yugi tensed up at the last comment.
Yugi nodded before looking back up with worried eyes to see Yami pacing back and forth restlessly through the large window. The premonition from the previous night nagged at the back of his head. He had tried to pass the whole incident off as a figment of his imagination. But maybe he should tell Yami about it. Maybe it was some kind of warning. It would probably be for the best for him to tell the other…right?
While Yugi let himself get lost in his thoughts, inside the house Yami was resisting the urge to hit his head against the wall. He was so damn frustrated though. Why couldn’t he figure this out? Why was it so difficult?
With a defeated sigh, Yami collapsed in a chair and began to tap his fingers on his desk. “Christmas time is buzzing in my skull. Will it let me be? I cannot tell,” he whispered to himself.
His gaze locked onto Zero who had just awakened from his nap. “There are so many things I cannot grasp. When I think I've got it and then at last, through my fingers it does slip like a snowflake in a fiery grip.” Zero barked happily and watched as his master stood back up only to begin pacing again.
“Something's here I'm not quite getting, though I try, I keep forgetting like a memory long since past. Here in an instant, gone in a flash. What does it mean? What does it mean?”
Yami turned to look at the measuring cups that he had filled with water and small Christmas toys. It was part of one of his failed experiments to find the true meaning of Christmas. “In these little bric-a-bracs, a secret's waiting to be cracked. These dolls and toys confuse me so. Confound it all, I love it though.”
Yami picked up a doll and eyed it suspiciously. “Simple objects, nothing more but something's hidden through a door though I do not have the key. Something's there I cannot see. What does it mean? What does it mean?”
A frustrated growl escaping his lips, Yami tossed the doll to the side only for it to land in Zero’s small bed. Zero sniffed at the toy and barked before lying back down to watch Yami pick up a thin book and scan through the pages. He released another bark, sensing his master’s aggravation. Yami glanced at the dog and then back at the book.
“I've read these Christmas books so many times. I know the stories and I know the rhymes. I know the Christmas carols all by heart. My skull's so full, it's tearing me apart! As often as I've read them, something's wrong…so hard to put my finger on. Or perhaps it's really not as deep as I've been led to think. Am I trying much too hard?”
Yami dropped the book to the floor resulting in a small thud before striding over to the window. His eyes immediately locked on to two bright pools of amethyst that shined with worry and concern.
Yugi…
A small smile came to his face. Ever since he had met the angel-like doll, his world came to a screeching halt. Looking into those beautiful jewels, Yami wanted nothing more than to have Yugi to himself for the rest of his life. But…
Yami sighed. Yugi would never choose to stay here with him. He probably wanted to get back home as soon as possible. But Yami wanted more than anything for him to stay. Maybe if he could show Yugi how he felt…maybe if he could give Yugi something…like a present.
Yami’s eyes snapped open as realization struck him. “Of course! I've been too close to see the answer's right in front of me! It's simple really, very clear like music drifting in the air. Invisible, but everywhere. Just because I cannot see it, doesn't mean I can't believe it.”
Walking back over to the Christmas tree in the middle of his room, Yami stripped the tree of its lights, a smile coming to his face. “You know, I think this Christmas thing, it's not as tricky as it seems and why should they have all the fun? It should belong to anyone. Not anyone, in fact, but me! Why, I could make a Christmas tree. And there's no reason I can find, I couldn't handle Christmas time.”
Yami twirled the lights around an electric chair that sat in the corner of his room and turned the switch on making the lights shine blinding colors throughout the room. He looked back over at Zero and grinned.
“I bet I could improve it too and that's exactly what I'll do!”
A deep chuckle escaping his lips, Yami almost sprinted over to the window in his room before throwing it open and leaning out to peer out into the crowd of citizens that were all chatting restlessly outside his gate.
“Eureka!” Yami shouted, catching everyone’s attention. “This year, Christmas will be ours!”
“Oh boy,” Yugi muttered to himself over the cheering of the crowd. “That can’t be good.”
Saying a quick goodbye to his friends, Yugi made his way to the front door through the numerous creatures and slipped into the house. He turned only to be embraced by a pair of strong arms. For a moment, Yugi wanted to lean into the warmth of the other’s body. That was until he remembered why he had rushed into the house in the first place.
“Yami?” Yugi spoke softly.
“Hmmm?” Yami hummed in content. He had missed Yugi so much in the past few hours and was beyond happy that his little one was letting him hold him. Maybe there was hope.
“What did you mean about Christmas? About it being ours?” Yugi inquired curiously.
Yami reluctantly released Yugi and pulled back to look down into the soft purple eyes. “I decided we’d have a Christmas this year instead of Halloween.”
Yugi tilted his head. “But why? This is Halloween Town.”
Yami shrugged. “I’m tired of the same thing, Yugi. It’s time for some change. Now let’s get down to the town hall so that we can prepare.”
“But Yami, I had a pre–“
Yami raised a finger to Yugi’s lips to silence any further protests. “Don’t worry so much, little one. It’s going to work out wonderfully! Especially with you helping me.”
Yugi bit his lip. The smile on Yami’s face was bright and genuine. Yami really wanted this. And, more importantly, Yami wanted his help.
Maybe Yami was right. Maybe he was just worrying to much. Besides, what could possibly go wrong?
“Alright, Yami.”
The smile on the other’s face widened and Yami bent down to place a chaste kiss on Yugi’s forehead making the smaller blush a dark scarlet.
“Thank you, Yugi.” Yami took the other’s hand in his. “Now, let’s go.”
…TBC…
Yuri: Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! Reviews are appreciated as always.
Next time will be the appearance of two familiar characters!