Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ To Know Who You Are ❯ Chapter 16

Disclaimer: Don't own Yugioh or any other references.

 

Warnings: OOC for Bakura!! But he it's a fan fic so it's to be expected. Please no flames!

 

 

 

 

Chapter Sixteen

 

 

Every one stared in horror as they had just witnessed Yami, Yugi an Seto fall into the freezing cold water.

 

“NO SETO!” Mokuba yelled as he started to run to the edge of the lake when Honda held him back.

 

“NO LET ME GO! I NEED TO SAVE SETO!” Mokuba yelled as he tried to get out of Honda's grasp.

 

 

Bakura followed by Jou went racing toward the water and jumped in the only thing racing through their minds was the need to save their friends.

 

As the icy water hit them and they both surfaced and gasped as their bodies began to shake and they knew they had to find the three and fast.

 

“Please be careful you guys!” Ryou called out fear lacing every word.

 

Both Bakura and Jou nodded as they looked at their friends.

 

Everyone on the bank watched as they both dived down to try and find Seto, Yami and Yugi. All of them hoped that all five of them would come out of this all right.

 

Jou looked around and after what seemed like forever finally caught a glimpse of something shiny. He swam over as fast as he could and found it to be one of the many buckles adorning Yami's leather jacket. He grabbed Yami around he waist and looked into tired half lidded crimson eyes. Yami then pointed to the right of him. Jou looked at where Yami was pointing and found Yugi floating not too far away.

 

Jou saw that he had his eyes closed and looked like a limp doll slowly sinking. He knew he couldn't get both Yami and Yugi out and the reason why was because he was starting to feel numb all over. He knew that if he tried he would be unsuccessful and all three of them would drown. He looked back at Yami with confused eyes.

 

Yami seemed to sense Jou's doubt and looked pleadingly at him and then looked toward Yugi. Jou immediately got what Yami was trying to tell him as he closed his eyes wishing there was another way. He opened honey eyes and looked at pleading crimson orbs. He nodded his head once and saw Yami give a sad smile. Jou let go of Yami and quickly swam toward Yugi.

 

He took Yugi into his arms and looked at the pale face of the spiky haired teen. He knew he had to get himself and Yugi to the surface and quickly, but saving Yami was still eating away at his heart. He vowed to himself that once he got to the surface he would come back after Yami.

 

Once he had Yugi securely in his grasp he looked back at Yami who gave a small smile as he continued to descend into the black depths. Jou gave him a determined look that seemed to say hold on a little longer and with that he swam as quickly as he could toward the surface.

 

Bakura on the other hand had found Seto and looked into dull sapphire eyes. He could see the sadness within them and he knew why. Seto had failed to get to Yami and save him and that was weighing heavily on his heart.

 

Seto furrowed his eyebrows as he looked at Bakura trying to find any answers about Yami. Was he safe or was he still lost in the dark depths of the freezing water.

 

Bakura looked around to see if he could spot Yami anywhere and then turned back toward Seto and gave a pleading look. No words could be spoken, but none needed to be as the hurt in each others eyes seem to say everything.

 

Bakura gripped tighter to Seto and began to swim as fast as he could toward the surface that looked like it was miles away. Thoughts raced through his mind as he tried to look around to see if he could catch a glimpse of Yami.

 

Bakura was not going to give up though and knew that he had to find the Pharaoh. Even though they had been hated rivals for centuries, Bakura had come to know the Pharaoh and did not blame him for what his father and priests had done.

 

They were two 3,000 year old spirits now human in a world that they knew hardly anything about, but they had faced many challenges together. They knew they had to be there for each other and try to make sense of the new gift they were given, to be among the living once more.

 

In a way he loved the Pharaoh maybe as much as Seto did, but knew that Yami only had room in his heart for one person as a lover and that was given to Seto. Bakura knew that Yami loved him as a friend and someone to confide in. His heart still remained and belonged to Seto and Seth. Maybe if things had been different in Ancient Egypt they could have been together, but as fate would have it that did not work out.

 

He began to slow as he swam toward the surface. He was exhausted and freezing. He looked over when he caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye and saw that Jou had Yugi, but there was no sign of Yami anywhere. He knew though that no matter who reached Yami if it was Jou or himself the Pharaoh was still Yugi's guardian and would have sent them to save his hikari before himself.

 

Both Bakura and Jou surfaced with Yugi and Seto in their arms. Everyone ran forward to help them out of the water. Ryou and Anzu helped Jou and Yugi out of the water while Mokuba and Honda helped Bakura and Seto out.

 

“Where's Yami?” Anzu asked as she looked at Jou and Bakura.

 

Jou bowed his head.

 

“I couldn't get both Yami and Yugi. I reached Yami first but he pointed to Yugi and…” Jou stopped as the tears formed in his eyes.

 

“So he's still down there!” Anzu wailed.

 

“We have to save him!” Ryou added as he looked toward Bakura.

 

Bakura had finished covering Seto with his coat and looked at everybody. His thoughts were right. Jou had reached the Pharaoh first, but he sent him away to save Yugi. He knew that yami and hikari bond and love all to well and he too would have made sure that his light was saved before himself.

 

He looked toward Jou and saw that he was shaking and breathing hard while leaning against Ryou with his hand to his chest. He didn't want anyone else risking their life to save Yami so his mind was made up and he would go after the former monarch himself.

 

“Get Seto and Yugi into the limo and keep them warm.” He said as he stood and looked at everyone letting his gaze linger on his hikari.

 

“Bakura…” Ryou stopped as he knew the answer before he even asked the question.

 

“I have to get the Pharaoh…I can't leave him.” Bakura said as he gave a small sad smile to his hikari.

 

“I know…just please be careful and come back to me.” Ryou said as a stray tear ran down his cheek.

 

Bakura walked forward and gave Ryou a kiss on the forehead. “I will…I won't leave you hikari.”

 

Without another word Bakura turned around and ran toward the freezing water once more and jumped in this time prepared for the harsh cold that was about to smother him.

 

Everyone got into the limo and huddled as close as they could to Seto and Yugi to try and keep them warm and get their body temperature up. They all looked out the window saying silent prayers and watching for any sign of Bakura and Yami.

 

 

Bakura frantically looked for any sign of Yami, but the further he swam down the darker it got. Finally after moments of searching he saw him. He swam quickly feeling the effects of the freezing water numbing him.

 

As he got closer he saw that Yami had his head down and arms spread out. He had reached the fallen angel which was the nickname he gave him after he had uncovered his feelings for the former monarch. Of course he never called him that to his face only in thoughts.

 

Bakura swam as fast as he could toward him and finally reached him. He lifted Yami's head up and looked into the monarchs face. His eyes were closed and his mouth was just barely open as his tri colored hair floated around his face and it looked almost picturesque. Bakura shook his head to get the morbid thought out and looped one arm around Yami's waist and placed a kiss on the monarchs' forehead as he began to head to the surface.

 

Yami was like carrying dead weight and that thought sent shivers through Bakura. He didn't want to think that about that. Yami…dead…no he couldn't be fate wouldn't be that cruel.

 

The gods couldn't be that cruel.

 

Two years were long enough for him not to be around and now that he was back and everyone had found out he couldn't be taken from them again.

 

 

Finally just as Bakura could no longer hold his breath and felt as though his lungs would explode he surfaced.

 

He swam over and laid Yami on the ice and slowly dragged himself out of the freezing water. He picked Yami up and stumbled as he slowly made his way to the limo.

 

Everyone saw him carrying the limp form of Yami toward them as Roland got out of the limo and stood holding the back door open for them. Bakura laid Yami down onto the empty seat and kneeled down in front of him.

 

He placed his ear to Yami's chest and closed his eyes.

 

Everyone watched as Bakura parted Yami's lips and began to administer CPR. Ryou and Anzu took off their jackets and carefully placed them over Yami as Bakura continued to blow air into his mouth and pump his chest.

 

“Roland get us to the hospital and fast!” Mokuba frantically told him as he scooted closer to his brother who had taken on a blue shade.

 

“Yes sir, Mr. Mokuba!” Roland answered as he drove off as quickly as possible.

 

 

Everyone was glad that neither Yugi nor Seto were conscious to see the horrific sight before them. Yami's skin was blue and his lips even a darker shade of blue and his gloved hand hung limply off the seat.

 

They all sat with tears in their eyes as they watched Bakura frantically trying to get Yami to breathe.

 

Jou seemed to be taking it worse than any of them for if any thing happened to Yami he would blame himself. If Yami died he would have been the last person to see him alive and he couldn't imagine living with that the rest of his life. The last thing he would remember was the sad somber look in those crimson eyes as he swam away with Yugi in his arms.

 

He looked to the other side of the limo where Bakura continued to try and get Yami to breathe. He once again placed his mouth over blue lips to try and breathe life back into the former Pharaoh.

 

“Come on Pharaoh I'm not giving up on you! Do you hear me damn it?! I will save you!” Bakura exclaimed as he once again pumped Yami's chest.

 

Everyone just stared at the white haired man before them tears that were once only in their eyes were now rolling down their cheeks. All of them wished that soon Yami would cough up the water in his lungs and open his eyes revealing those beautiful crimson irises.

 

 

 

Finally after what seemed like eternity they arrived at the hospital. Bakura was the first one out and running toward the emergency room doors carrying Yami in his arms.

 

Ryou and Anzu followed as they draped each of Yugi's arms over their shoulders and began carrying him toward the entrance. Jou and Honda followed carrying Seto in a similar fashion with Mokuba following closely at Jou's side.

 

Once inside the doctors rushed Yami, Yugi and Seto off to begin treating them for hypothermia. Jou and Bakura were taken to be checked out while Ryou, Honda, Anzu and Mokuba remained in the waiting area.

 

About thirty minutes had passed and Bakura and Jou walked in to join their friends.

 

“Any word yet?” Jou asked as he looked at the tired and somber faces of his friends.

 

“No not yet.” Mokuba said as he looked down.

 

“Don' worry I'm sure they will all be fine.” Anzu said. She always had a positive outlook on things.

 

Everyone nodded as Bakura and Jou sat down.

 

 

 

Two hours later everyone started to get worried and frustrated. Why had no one come in to tell them the status of Yami, Seto and Yugi?

 

It was clear to everyone that Mokuba, Bakura and Jou were starting to get even more worried as they seemed not to be able to hold still for any longer than a few minutes.

 

Bakura was just about to go out and yell at one of the nurses to tell him what the hell was going on when a doctor with long auburn hair tied in a pony tail walked in and looked at the people before her.

 

“Hello I am Dr. Kamuzu are you here for Mr. Kaiba and Mr. Motou?”

 

Everyone nodded as they looked at her with tired eyes.

 

“Well they are awake and asking for all of you.” She smiled as she motioned for the six to follow her.

 

They walked into the room and noticed Seto and Yugi who were lying in their beds sit up and smile slightly.

 

“Seto I'm glad that you are okay!” Mokuba said as he rushed to his brother's side.

 

Jou, Honda, Anzu and Ryou rushed over to Yugi smiling and hugging him.

 

Bakura hung back as thoughts ran through his mind. He was glad that Seto and Yugi were alright, but his thoughts were mostly on Yami who wasn't in the room with them.

 

“So how are they? I mean are they alright?” Anzu asked as she looked at the doctor.

 

“Yes they will be fine. They just need to rest” She smiled as she turned to Seto and Yugi.

 

“You two have some very brave and wonderful friends. You are very lucky to have friends such as these. Be grateful they don't come around to often.” She smiled again as she went over to Yugi and took his temperature.

 

After a few moments it beeped.

 

She looked at both Seto and Yugi. “Good both your body temperatures seem to be rising to about normal so you should be able to get out of here tonight or tomorrow.”

 

“Well I'll leave you all alone for awhile. If you need anything don't hesitate to ask one of the nurses.” With that she left the room closing the door behind her.

 

“We are so glad that you two are alright.” Anzu smiled as she gave Yugi another hug.

 

“So how do you feel?” Mokuba asked Seto as he sat on his bed.

 

“Cold, tired and weak, but other than that okay I guess.” Seto said as he gave his brother a smile.

 

“Same here.” Yugi yawned.

 

“I'm glad you're okay Yuge.” Jou said as he laid his hand on Yugi's shoulder.

 

“Yes you gave us a real scare.” Ryou said as he gave Yugi a small smile.

 

“Sorry.” Yugi said as he looked over at Bakura who was standing by the door leaning against the wall.

 

Yugi looked around the room trying to spot his darker half, but when he didn't see him he started to worry as he remembered why he was in the hospital to begin with. Before he could voice his question Seto beat him to it.

 

“Where's Yami?” Seto asked as tired sapphire eyes surveyed the room.

 

“Yeah is he alright?” Yugi asked as he looked at each of his friends.

 

Bakura spoke up before anyone had a chance to tell them anything.

 

“I am sure he is fine. He's probably just in another room. I'll go ask the doctor where he is.” Bakura then walked out of the room.

 

He shut the door behind him and looked up and down the hall. He wanted to know if Yami was alright, but something told him that he might not like the answer he got.

 

Tbc….