Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Trapped Without Sight ❯ Change in Appearance Equals More Questions ( Chapter 8 )

Chapter 8: Change in Appearance Equals More Questions       Skyla backed away from the place that she heard his voice and said shakily,   “Sorry, you’ve got the wrong girl.” “I don’t believe that; Skyla, why won’t you look at me?” Yami asked with a hurt tone. “Maybe because my eyes are bandaged.” She answered, somewhat coldly. “Then let me remove them.” Yami requested. “I can remove them myself thank you.” Skyla said curtly, removing the bandages slowly.   As soon as she finished removing the bandages, she tried to get away once again, looking toward the ground.   “Wait, Skyla, look at me.” Yami said, grabbing her and lifting her chin so that she was looking at him.   Skyla tried pulling away and fought to get away before he found out that she was blind once again. It didn’t work however, as she was discovered when he made it so she couldn’t turn away. She couldn’t see the shock on his face, or the hint of sadness that was in his eyes, but his sudden silence told her all she needed to know before she collapsed to her knees and started crying.   “I’m sorry Yami, I was too weak to stop them, and now I’m a blind freak.” She sobbed. “Shh, Skyla, that’s not true. I’ve loved you for a long while, this doesn’t change anything.” Yami soothed. “That’s not true?! Yami, look at me! I’m a freak, and to make matters worse, I can’t see anymore! How am I supposed to continue living when I’m nothing but a useless cripple?!” Skyla yelled.   Yami was surprised at her outburst, but he still held her close; hoping, and praying to comfort her in some way. Skyla leaned into him and was slowly starting to calm down. Yami comforted her until he realized that she dozed off. Yami smiled sadly and picked her up; putting her back on the bed and waiting for her to wake up once again. This time, she wasn’t out for long, and she woke a half an hour later.   “Yami, why don’t you go to bed yourself? I mean, your bed is big enough for both of us. That is, unless you want me to go back to my pillows.” She stated. “No, no, that’s quite alright, you can stay here, on the bed. I’ll just lie down next to you.” Yami said gently, smiling when he saw the faint blush that dusted her cheeks. “I never thought that you’d be willing to be near a freak like me.” She said softly. “You’re not a freak Skyla.” Yami stated sternly. “Yes I…” Skyla started, but didn’t get to finish as Yami put a finger to her lips. “Don’t finish that sentence; please, Skyla, I don’t want to hear you put yourself down; you’re better than that.” Yami stated, kissing her on the forehead. Skyla managed to smile a bit before cuddling into his chest and causing him to blush.   “Am I interrupting something?” The sound of Ishtar’s voice reached her ears and Yami immediately squashed the blush to his cheeks.             “No…What can I do for you Ishtar?” Yami asked. “Nothing, I just thought you two looked so cute together.” He teased, snickering. He shut the door quickly though, when Yami threw a pillow at him.   Skyla let out a few giggles at what she heard.   “Yami, you really need to loosen up.” She commented. “First things first, we need to talk about how you got kidnapped in the first place.” Yami stated sternly. “I’d rather not talk about it.” She stated quietly. “Come on Skyla, I want to know; how did you get kidnapped?” Yami asked. “Well…I kinda…wandered out of the palace…on my own.” She answered quietly, refusing to look at him. “YOU WHAT?!” Yami demanded. “What were you thinking Skyla?!!” He asked incredulously. “I…I just wanted to explore the town. I guess I lost track of where I was…and what I was doing…while I was in a depressed state.” She explained quietly, moving away from Yami. She’d already felt the effects of making him angry, and since she couldn’t see, it gave him an advantage. Yami sighed, “Well, you better make sure to tell Rojo to keep an extra close eye on you from now on; we couldn’t heal your eyes, the damage is permanent.” He stated quietly, barely concealing his anger, before walking out of the room to cool down. “What?! No! It can’t be!” Skyla stated startled, before she collapsed on the bed, and burst into tears. “Master?” She heard a voice off to her left. “What is it Rojo?” She asked. “Is there anything I can do?” He asked. “Not unless you can turn back the clock to prevent something from happening.” She stated sadly. “Time Wizard can do that.” Rojo stated. “Not from what I’ve heard; he can only turn back time by one thousand years each time.” Skyla commented.   Rojo frowned, his master had such a good heart, and she didn’t deserve any of the horrible things that had happened to her. He didn’t understand what made the Gods so upset that they wouldn’t help her out; just this once.   “Rojo, I want to go take a walk to the gardens, would you mind escorting me there?” She asked. “Of course master.” He stated with a faint smile, although she didn’t see it.   They got to the garden, and since Rojo could sense that his master needed some time alone, he walked to a corner of the room so that he could keep an eye on her. ‘I hope Master doesn’t just mope around from now on; I fear I’d miss her happy expressions, and her spunky attitude if she did.’ He thought.              ;  Meanwhile, as Yami was doing his usual business, he remembered that he had yet to ask how it was that she became a hanyou to begin with. He headed back to his room, but when Rojo sensed he was heading back, he told him mentally that she was in the garden. He also stated that it might not be best for him to talk to her at the moment, as she did seem to be feeling down.   //Master, I’d suggest you tell her how you feel, and soon; if she gets any worse, she could          end up digging her own grave.// Dark said telepathically. /What ever gave you the idea that I cared for her as more than just a friend?! And how is it that she would end up digging her own grave? / Yami demanded. //It’s written all over your face milord; and I must remind you that her feelings of worthlessness, may lead to her refusing to eat.// Dark explained. /Is it really that obvious?!/ Yami asked shocked, before commenting about her not eating. /She won’t starve herself, if I have to feed her like a mother bird feeds her young!/ //I did not need to know that master.// Dark commented with a sigh.   Before Yami knew it, he was right outside the door to the gardens and his conversation with Dark ended abruptly. He walked in and knew in the back of his mind that if he didn’t come out and tell her his feelings soon, it may be too late. He quietly opened the door, and walked in; he closed the door and walked over to Skyla until he was standing right in front of her.   “Skyla?” He asked, only to frown as she looked up at him with an almost dead look to her blind eyes.   He realized that his confession couldn’t wait any longer and before she could do anything, he leaned down and kissed her passionately on the lips. Skyla’s eyes went wide with shock before she relaxed into the kiss and let him lay her back on the bench, until he pulled away.   “Skyla, I have a confession to make; I love you, more than life itself.” He stated gently, watching as her eyes slowly started to glimmer with unshed tears. “But Yami…I’m a monster, how could you love me?” She asked as a few tears fell. Yami brushed them away before answering, “I’ve loved you for a while, and though your outside appearance has changed, it’s still you on the inside.” More tears fell as she started to feel her heart opening up to him “But…” She tried before he kissed her again as if such an action would erase all the negativity from her mind. “No buts about it Skyla, I love you and that’s final.” He said, with a slight teasing to his tone. The dam had finally broken and she was crying freely, before she threw herself into his arms and admitted, “I love you too Yami; I have for a while, but I didn’t know how to tell you. And I didn’t want to get hurt if you didn’t feel the same way.” Yami smiled, kissing her on the forehead before he asked gently, “How did you change on the outside anyway?” “The bandits who kidnapped me…they threw some dust made from herbs on me…and when I awoke after passing out…they showed me a mirror…and this is what I became.” She explained, as she started to regain her composure. “That reminds me, I have to sentence those bandits that I imprisoned. I may as well sentence them to death after what they did to you.” Yami stated, only to have Skyla smile.   The next day, the bandits were sentenced to death; and soon after their deaths were carried out, Yami explained that all hanyous have a night of weakness. Which he soon found out that Skyla’s was on the full moon. A month after all the tragedy, Yami proposed to Skyla; and a year later they were wed. Rojo was at the wedding, as were some other monsters that had new masters. Skyla made sure that Yami knew that he’d have to wait till she was ready to have any ‘fun;’ much to his dismay. In fact, she made him sleep on the floor a couple times for getting too frisky.   Ishtar and Malik got along well, so well, that they became a couple, as did Ryou and Bakura. Yugi, on the other hand, got to work with a new healer that he got along with.       The End         I know it was kinda short; but I still have one more story to finish, and I might make a sequel to this one…not sure yet. I figured that since my muses have returned, I may as well take advantage of it; who knows how long they’ll stay this time.