Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ To Know Who You Are ❯ Chapter 11

Disclaimer: Don't own Yugioh or any other references. Wish I did though.

 

 

 

Chapter Eleven

 

 

Aten walked down the side walk using his arm as a shield to block the snow from his face. He looked around trying to catch any sight of Seto. The snow was well over his ankles as he continued to trudge on.

 

It was cold and the visibility was horrible. The weather was not letting up and just seemed to get worse. If he didn't find Seto soon he would have to head back to Yugi's.

 

No he wouldn't go back not without Seto, even though it seemed hopeless that he would find the CEO. He would not go back to Yugi's and face both him and Mokuba if Seto was not with him.

 

“This is hopeless I can't see a thing.” He growled in frustration as he stopped.

 

“SETO!” He yelled hoping that he would be close enough to hear him.

 

No answer.

 

“Shit!” He breathed as he continued walking.

 

He had already checked the park and the pier and still no sign of the CEO. He had been out for about an hour and still there was no sign of Seto or anybody for that matter.

 

“Where else have I not checked?” Aten stopped and thought for a minute as he rested his hands on his hips.

 

Then it hit him.

 

“You baka!” He smacked his head and began to run as best he could with all of the snow that had fallen.

 

 

 

 

Seto sat in the snow as he looked at Yami's grave.

 

“Well Yami I really messed up this time. I wish you were here and then none of this would have happened.” Seto sighed.

 

“Why do the gods seem to hate me? They have put me through so much in my life and it seems that they always have some terrible ending as a plan. I finally found someone to love and they take you away from me.” Seto said as he looked at his watch.

 

“Oh shit!” He didn't realize that it had already been about four hours since he left Yugi's. Mokuba would be worried sick.

 

Seto stood and finally after moments of staring at Yami's grave decided to leave.

 

He stopped when he heard the crunching of snow behind him.

 

“SETO!”

 

Seto turned when he heard that all too familiar baritone voice. Could it be? Was his love here to help him with all of his problems? Maybe take him away from the world of the living so that this torment would end.

 

“Yami” He breathed as he turned to see the familiar tri colored spiky hair and all too familiar crimson eyes.

 

“No…Aten.” He shook his head as he looked at the CEO.

 

“Why are you here?” Seto asked shielding his eyes from the snow.

 

“Mokuba came over to Yugi's house looking for you. He's really worried.”

 

Seto stared at Aten without saying a word. For once he had nothing to say.

 

“I told him I would go look for you.” Aten said as he stepped closer toward Seto.

 

“How did you know I was here?”

 

“Well after checking the park and pier I figured you might be here.”

 

Seto looked at the grave stone.

 

“Come on lets go.” Aten held out a hand for Seto.

 

“I…can't go with you not after what I did.”

 

“Seto come on we can talk about this at Yugi's.” Aten sighed as he motioned for Seto to take his hand.

 

Seto shook his head as he turned and started to walk away. He didn't want Aten's help. The last time any body cared for him and helped him they had lost their life in the process. He wasn't fast enough to save Mokuba and Yami stepped in and died because he was to far away.

 

No he had made up his mind on that fateful day that he would not let anyone help him or get close to him.

 

“Damn it Seto!” Aten yelled as he walked after him.

 

“I am not going back without you!” Aten said as he got beside of Seto.

 

“Well you're wasting your time!” Seto snapped.

 

“You are so stubborn!” Aten yelled.

 

“Hn” Was all Seto offered as a response.

 

“You picked a wonderful night to be an ass!” Aten yelled losing his temper.

 

Seto said nothing as he kept walking.

 

Aten shook his head and wrapped his arms around himself to try and stay warm as he followed Seto. He noticed that Seto was walking toward Domino Bay Bridge. He ran to catch up and as he stepped onto the bridge he slipped.

 

He fell backwards and winced in pain as his back hit hard. He slowly stumbled back up and noticed Seto standing at the edge.

 

He looked over the edge of the bridge and saw the dark foreboding water.

 

“Seto we are in the middle of a blizzard for Ra sake come on let's go!”

 

“Aten just leave me alone!” Seto whirled around and came face to face with Aten.

 

“NO!” Aten yelled.

 

Just then Aten's cell phone rang.

 

He sighed as he pulled it from his pocket. It always seemed to ring in the most inopportune time.

 

“Hello.” Aten answered as he placed one hand over his other ear to hear the person on the other end.

 

“Have you found Seto yet?” Yugi said on the other end.

 

“Yeah, but he won't come with me.”

 

“Why?”

 

“He is being stubborn.”

 

“Where are you?”

 

“We are at the Domino Bay Bridge.”

 

“Please Aten do what ever you have to do to get him to go with you and hurry the storm is getting worse.”

 

“I will.”

 

“………”

 

“Yugi?”

 

“………”

 

Aten pulled the phone away from his ear and saw that he was getting no signal.

 

“Damn cell phones.” He muttered as he placed it back into his pocket.

 

He turned to look at Seto and saw that he was facing away from him and looking at the water below.

 

“Come on Seto, Mokuba is worried about you. If you don't want to go to Yugi's then at least let's go to your house.” Aten tried to reason with him.

 

“Just leave!” Seto yelled once more.

 

“You know…..I have no idea why I came after you! Maybe it is because in some part of my heart I love you!” Aten blurted out as he turned and began walking away.

 

Seto's eyes went wide as he heard this. `How could he love me after what I did to him?'

 

`Has he forgiven me?'

 

`Probably or he wouldn't be out in this you baka!' Seto's mind screamed.

 

“Aten wait!” Seto turned but as he did his foot slipped on the ice and he stumbled backwards.

 

“Shit!” Seto yelled as he toppled over the rail.

 

“SETO!” Aten rushed over and slid to the ground as he grabbed onto Seto's wrist. Seto was struggling to keep his grip on one of the many rails on the side, but soon it slipped luckily Aten had a hold of his wrist.

 

Aten could feel his body start to slide on the ice as he held onto Seto with both hands.

 

“Aten…please let go!”

 

“No I won't let you fall!”

 

“Damn it Aten let go or you will fall with me!”

 

“Seto…” Aten stopped as he felt his body slide further.

 

He gasped as he felt himself being pulled by Seto's weight and the ice wasn't helping matters any.

 

“No, no, no….this is not happening after all I went through to come back!” Aten yelled as he gripped tighter to Seto's wrist.

 

 

Seto looked at Aten dumbfounded at what he had just said. He was about to voice his confusion when Aten spoke again.

 

“Seto can you try and pull yourself up?”

 

Seto tried but noticed that Aten slid farther toward the edge.

 

“I can't…I won't risk your life too.”

 

“If you don't try I will hold onto you till the very end.”

 

Seto saw the determination in Aten's crimson eyes and knew he was telling the truth.

 

“Just please try and reach up with your other arm and grab the ledge.”

 

Seto looked and noticed that he was not to far from it. He knew he could reach it but may cause Aten to slide further.

 

“Please…Seto.” Aten pleaded as he tried to keep his grip on Seto's wrist.

 

“Alright just brace yourself.” Seto warned.

 

He pulled himself up using Aten as leverage and grabbed the side of the bridge with his left hand only to have it slip. As he did this Aten felt himself slide further toward the edge.

 

“Seto try once more.” Aten said fear evident in his voice.

 

Seto looked at Aten and saw the fear that laced his features. He tried to reach one more time and tugged harder on Aten to help with some leverage to reach. As he did this Aten slid further to where the only part of him that was still on the bridge was his waist and legs.

 

Seto quite trying to reach as he felt himself slid further down meaning Aten had slid once more. He would not risk having Aten drown as well.

 

Aten could feel his grip slipping from around Seto's wrist and knew if Seto did not try once more he would fall into the freezing water below.

 

“Come on Seto try again.” Aten said as he clenched his eyes shut.

 

Seto heard the strain in Aten's voice as he looked at the man above him. He knew he had to risk Aten falling to try and save them both. His decision was made.

 

“Alright just brace yourself.” Seto said as he looked at Aten who still had his eyes clenched shut.

 

Seto reached up and grabbed the rail, but as he did he felt Aten release his other hand and out of instinct used that hand to grab the edge as well.

 

For a brief moment Seto was frantic knowing that either Aten had somehow backed away from the ledge or fell. His question was answered when he felt a tug at his leg. He glanced down and saw Aten hanging on for dear life.

 

Seto could feel his grip slipping and knew he had to pull himself and Aten up quickly or surely they would drown.

 

“Aten try and hold on and I will try to pull us up.”

 

Aten did as he was told and held onto Seto tightly. Seto tried to pull himself and Aten up but found it more difficult than he first thought. He stopped pulling and felt his grip beginning to slip.

 

“Aten I can't pull us up. The weight is causing me to lose my grip.”

 

“Seto I am going to try and climb up as easy as I can. Maybe I can get onto the bridge and help pull you up since you have a better grip.”

 

Aten slowly began to climb and as he hung onto Seto around the neck he saw the pain in Seto's face. In that moment he knew it was either him or both of them.

 

He breathed out before he spoke. This was going to be hard and he knew not only for him, but for Seto as well.

 

“Seto…I am sorry.”

 

Seto turned his head and looked at Aten who had his face next to his. Aten stared ahead not able to look Seto in the eyes.

 

“What? Aten what are you talking about?” Seto's sapphire eyes got wide as he realized what was going to happen.

 

Images of Yami dying flashed through his mind and he couldn't let Aten die like Yami had.

 

“Just know that I love you…my priest.” With that Aten let go.

 

“ATEN…NO!!” Seto yelled.

 

“ATEN!” Seto yelled as he heard the splash.

 

He suddenly found the strength to pull himself up onto the bridge. All he could think of was Aten as he ran as quickly as he could off of the bridge and to the bank.

 

He frantically looked around the dark water until he saw familiar tri colored hair. Without a second thought he took of his trench coat and dived into the water. It was icy cold and he knew that hypothermia would set in quickly so he had to get to Aten and fast.

 

As he swam toward Aten he could feel the weight of his arms and legs dragging him down. After what seemed like hours he finally reached Aten and grabbed him so that his head was above the water.

 

Then as tough as it was Seto began swimming toward the bank.

 

`Almost there.' He thought as he looked back to make sure that Aten's head was still above the water.

 

Suddenly his legs and arms quite moving or so he thought as he could no longer feel them.

 

`No it can't end like this, not here.'

 

“SOMEBODY HELP!” He yelled at the top of his lungs.

 

He looked around and saw that Aten had his eyes closed. He knew that if he did not get to the shore and quickly both of them would be swallowed into the black depths of the water.

 

“PLEASE SOMEBODY…HELP US!” He yelled once more hoping and praying to whatever gods could hear him that someone happened to be around.

 

“Aten hang in there.” He whispered as he started to shake uncontrollably.

 

 

Tbc…