Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Unconditional Love - Yugioh ❯ The Argument ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter Three:

A refreshed Yami came out of the shower. He whipped up a towel from the flower and wrapped it around him.

//Yugi…//

/Are you going to tell me now?/

//No, but you already know, right?//

/No. Bakura didn't tell me anything./

//Listen; meet me under the tree outside.//

/What? Okay. Why?/

//I want to talk to you.//

/Okay./

Yami stepped out of the room, clutching his towel nervously. He made a dash to his room and settled on wearing a violet sweater and black jeans. He quickly dressed himself and fixed his limp hair. (AN: You thought his hair ALWAYS stayed like that? Weirdo!) Looking in the mirror, he thought, 'Perfect, I'm sure to get a compliment from Yugi in this.' Checking his hair once again, fixing any flyaways, he grabbed a bottle of cologne from his 'secret' drawer. 'A little won't hurt,' he thought. Quickly, he dabbed it on his wrists and stuffed it back into the drawer. Then he left the room, feeling somewhat better. Yami went outside to find Yugi under the tree, distracted by a little deermouse "standing" beside his hand.

"Hello Yugi," Yami greeted, somewhat coldly.

"Hi," was his reply. "So what were you meaning to tell me about?"

"I just wanted to apologize for everything."

"Hell, why are you sorry? You didn't do a thing!" Yugi paused. "Except for having your arms around me," he added.

'Damn, why did he have to bring that up?'

"Well, for one thing, I did do it to make sure I would know if something traumatic happened."

"The other reason being?"

"Uh…well…I was cold…and you were warm…so I decided it would be okay if I warmed up a bit…"

"Oh, really?" said Yugi, raising an eyebrow. "Then why do I recall you felt absolutely boiling while I thought I was cold?"

'Because I love you, I want you,' Yami wanted to say, but he thought better of it.

"Why do you care anyway?"

"I care because I don't think you should be having your arms around another man, ESPECIALLY in bed. You could have been keeping me still so you could fuck me!"

"Oh god Yugi do you honestly think that I would do such a perverted pedophilic thing?"

"Actually, YES, because I think you would do anything to hurt me!!!"

"Yugi…WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? If I recall, wasn't I the one worried about you last night?"

"Yeah but only since you were worried you would lose your personal sex toy!"

Now Yami was in tears.

"Can't you see that I am going through a hard time right now that accusing me of such ludicrous things are making me feel a hell of a lot worse? I don't have any sick desire to hyrt you, I never have and never will. But it seems YOU do!!!"

"I don't want to hurt you…"

"Then quit accusing me of such bullshit!"

Yugi had been standing up for the whole argument, and now he fell to his knees.

/I'm sorry…/

//…//

/I said sorry!/

//You're giving me a headache! Shut up.//

/Yami!/

//Shut up…//

/Look why can't you accept that I am sorry?/

//Because you obviously think that saying everything you said and taking it back is going to fix everything! Well news, it DOESN'T!//

/Quit being a lunatic./

//What did you say?//

/I said nothing./

//You bastard. You have no idea how much pain you're causing. Shut the fuck up, leave me the hell alone, and go rant to somebody else.//

/Look…/

//Shut the fuck up and get the hell out of my head!//

It was a sight to see. Yugi was sobbing uncontrollably on the ground while Yami was stalking away to the house, angry and hysterical. He was obviously pissed and hurt at Yugi for being so thick and ignorant but he still loved the kid to bits. So he went back, turning on his heel. He patted Yugi on the back and apologized for being a prick and a self defensive freak. Yugi just stopped crying and cracked up like a nutshell after Yami said that.

"You are so funny…where would I be without you?"

"You would be a lot less rich."

"And to think I thought you were funny!" Yugi drawled.

"You deny that I am a comic? How dare you! For this you get…" Yami stated dramatically, then ruffled Yugi's hair.

"Hey, you DO know that is unfair! I don't stick my hair up with gel…so mine is a hell of a lot easier to mess up."

Yami simply turned around again and walked to the house, pretending to pout.

"Yami, I'm not MAD at you…Yami, don't be sad…" Yugi put his hand on the other's shoulder.

Yami started giggling like a sissy schoolgirl.

"You fell for it. You totally fell for it! I was just seeing how you'd react. You're such a trusting kid. That's why you're my aibou and not Bakura's or Téa's. They would probably have freaked if all of a sudden they a felt a spirit inside of them that felt like their own but wasn't. But you, on the other hand, took it quite calmly and could tell I wouldn't hurt you. But I did. Today, I did hurt you." Yami looked away. "I promise never to hurt you again. Every time I hurt you, an imaginary blade pierces my heart and I feel like I am going to shatter into pieces and die. Then, you recover from the hurt and save the villain from his death. Me. And that is why I also promise never to leave you. Then, when the time comes, I will be there to rescue you. What are friends for, anyway?" Yami smiled after having that off his chest. He would rather have said "What are lovers for, anyway?" but he didn't want to scare Yugi away. He wanted Yugi to be as close to him as possible, not to turn away from him because of unwanted feelings. Even if it meant being just friends. "I want you to know that I will always be there for you, whether you have that puzzle or not. The bond we have is so strong, we will be together forever." 'I will love you forever, too, my aibou.'

"Yami…do you really care about me that much? I mean, two months isn't long, but I guess things like this can happen…"

"Yes, they can. When you're stuck with me for a yami, anything can happen." Yami thought for a second. Was it worth it? He was risking his friendship with Yugi by doing it, as well as his trust and care. Yes. It IS worth it. "Like this," he said, lowering himself to Yugi and closing the gap between them. Their faces were almost touching when…

"Yug! Come check out this kick ass new card I got!" yelled Joey from over the fence.

'Peace never lasts around here,' Yami and Yugi thought.