Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Past of Love...The Future of Hope ❯ The darkness is back ( Chapter 3 )

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Chapter 3- The darkness is back

Ryou and Malik searched for what is seemed like hours. Though it was about only about a half and hour. Ryou and the blonde met up in a clearing in the woods. Each boy breathing heavily. They were soaked to the bone and the rain just kept coming harder.

"I can't find him anywhere!!" Malik yelled over the pouring rain. "How bout you!" Ryou shook his head.

"Nothing! Gods, where is he!?" Ryou whimpered. Malik looked around their clearing to a small path, hidden by the underbrush.

"Ryou…over there!" Malik said, running over to the one-man made path. Ryou looked under and crawled through.

"Malik…there's a trail of blood…." Ryou said slowly. Malik's eyes widened as he crawled through as well. Once the got out from under the bush, they took off down the small path, following the blood trail as well. Both of them ran for about five minutes when they came into yet another clearing. This one though, was right on the ocean. (A/N- or sea…cuz it's Japan…*shrugs*) The two young teens looked around the clearing for any sign that anyone was here. Malik suddenly gasped and ran across to an area in the shade of some tree's and bushes. Ryou was confused at first, but then he saw small patches of black and red tipped hair sticking out from the side of Malik's lap. Ryou sprinted over to see Malik picking Yugi up onto his knees. Ryou kneeled down next to, slowly reaching his hand out to check Yugi's pulse. It was slow…and slowing. Malik looked up and Ryou, concerned. They then checked his forehead. It was warm…to warm. Ryou's eyes traveled down Yugi's body, looking for any more injuries. When his eyes landed on Yugi's right leg, he immediately reached down to pull the pants up and see it better. The whole ankle was swollen up so much; it looked like you couldn't get it out of the sneaker. Ryou moved over, attempting to get it off before it could swell any more that it was. The albino untied the sneaker and tried pulling it off. Suddenly Yugi whimpered in pain. Malik looked over at him friend.

"Be careful Ryou…it's going to hurt Yugi if you do it to hard." Malik said. Ryou nodded and tried to ease it off as slowly as possible. Yugi whimpered again and Ryou pulled it all the way off. They looked at how swollen the ankle was, both their faces growing grim. Malik handed Yugi to Ryou and took the shoe, placing it in his bag. The white haired boy picked Yugi up and started running out of the woods. What they didn't know…was they had company coming.

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Down the main street of Domino, a young man was walking home from work. He was around his mid to early 20's and had the most exotic hair. It was tricolored, red, black and blonde. (A/N- guess who it is? ^.^) He had long blonde bangs that framed his face, and some interesting ones that spiked up along the red and blackness of his hair. Around his head were black spikes that were reddened at the tip. Yami Takeshi was his name. Once he walked out of the restart that he worked at, it started to rain. Yami groaned and ducked under the safety of a tree to get out his umbrella.

"Damn…this rain is ruining my leather…I knew I shouldn't have walked today…" Yami mumbled, opening his umbrella up. He came back out of the safety of the trees and kept on walking. Lightning and thunder cracked overhead as he was coming past the park. Yami glanced inside when the lighting flashed and he saw two figures running out on the path. Yami stopped walking and turned toward them, raising an eyebrow in confusion. Ryou and Malik were not looking where they were going and ran straight into Yami. Ryou and Yami's head collided and Malik ran into Ryou's back as he slides to a stop. All three fell back, and Yugi flew out of Ryou's arms, landing on the ground, tangled up like a rag doll. Ryou sat up rubbing his head, as did Yami. The older teen opened his eyes first and looked over at Ryou. He stood up and held out his hand to help him up.

"Hey…are you alright?" He asked. Ryou suddenly stopped rubbing his soar head.

`W-wait…that voice…!' Ryou thought. He quickly looked up to me staring into deep crimson eyes. `On my god…' Ryou thought, speechless. Yami held his hand out more in his face.

"Need some help getting up?" He asked. Ryou slowly took as Yami helped him up. Malik stood up as well next to Ryou. Both boys' eyes were wide. Yami looked at them questionably but then turned to look at the third person of their trio. Now it was his turn to stare. This…boy looked almost exactly like him. Yami bent down to touch Yugi's forehead. Before he could, though, a voice stopped him

"Y-you're…" Yami turned to the voice, which was Ryou's.

"…Oh…oh, I'm sorry! I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Yami Takeshi. What are your names?" Ryou coughed slightly.

"What do you mean!?" Malik exclaimed. "Don't you remember us!?" Yami turned around fully.

"Remember you!? I've never seen you before in my life," Yami said, thoroughly confused by how these two boys were acting. A whimper from the boy on the ground knocked him out of his thoughts. Yami leaned down to look at his look alike.

"What is his name?" He asked. Ryou came over next to him.

"Guess," he answered. Yami stared at him.

"I have no clue who you three are…so how will I know his name!?" Ryou smiled.

"Guess," he said again. Yami sighed.

`Fine…I'll play this little game…' Yami thought. He looked back to Yugi. He reached over and drew Yugi into his lap and thought. Suddenly a name swept into his mind, but it was like the boy was telling it to him.

`My name is Yugi…' Yami jumped slightly as this voice entered his head. It wasn't his own voice either. It was the boys.

`How did I know that was his voice…Yugi…that's his name…' Ryou stared at Yami as the man's eyes started to cloud over.

`Yugi…aibou… What!? Aibou!? Why…did I call him…that? G-gods…who is this boy…' Yami was lost in his thoughts when Ryou saw he should had thought enough.

"Do you know?" Ryou asked. Yami's eyes came back to the realities and he looked over at Ryou.

"His name…what's his name…" Yami slowly said, looking back to Yugi. "Yugi."

Ryou smiled. He saw Yami muttering other things under his breath. Ryou could just barley catch a couple of the old nicknames the pharaoh has had for his little hikari. Yugi slowly was waking up as Yami was determining his name. Yugi heard his muttering tried opening his eyes slowly, trying to see where the voice was coming from.

`T-that voice…so…so familiar…' Yugi thought. Everything in front of his was a blur, but he could just barley see a face of the person holding him. Nothing more than color though. The color of the mans eyes. The deep crimson eye color…of his lover's eyes. Yugi whimpered.

"Mou… h-hitori no boku…" he whispered slowly. Yami stared at him.

`…I-I've been called that before…' Yami thought slowly. `Once…someone used to called me that…someone…I just can't remember…who....' Yami placed a hand on his head trying to get ride of these confusing thoughts. Below him, Yugi shook in pain, as his fever got worse. Yami took his hand off of his own and gently put his hand onto Yugi's forehead. The red-eyed teen's face grew grim.

"His forehead is hot…we should get him out of this rain…" Yami placed his arms around Yugi and picked him up.

"We can go to my apartment…it's not to far away." Ryou and Malik nodded at this and stood up as well to follow Yami. Yugi moaned in pain again, and tried to open his eyes more.

"Do not open your eyes…you need rest little one…" Yami whispered. He actually saw a small smile grace the young teens lips.

"Ahh…" Yugi sighed, still smiling, falling into utter unconscious. Yami couldn't help but feel a deep twinge of protectiveness for Yugi. And even deeper feeling…like he met Yugi before once. A long time ago…like a long lost piece of his soul…finally found. Yami just grinned softly. This young teen…Yugi, made him feel whole. Yami picked his umbrella up and handed it to Ryou.

"Can you carry this for me?" He asked. Ryou nodded, putting it above their heads as all three of them started to run down the street, straight to Yami's apartment. But beware Ryou and Malik…Yami has roommates (A/N- ^-^)

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