Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ You Don't Want This ❯ Found But Gone ( Chapter 2 )

Found But Gone

About two week later Yugi was still in search of his lost friend. He went through his quick schedule that became quite easy for him considering it went off as waking up, getting dressed, and then running off to search some more without taking anything to eat.

This time he planned on going back to downtown since he didn't get a real good of a search last time he went two weeks ago. He ran most of the way and then walked the last mile or so since cops liked to hang about and catch the criminals that hung out there. He didn't want to risk running there and right into one of them since his new wardrobe attire didn't consist of much innocence anymore. Instead he wore something more a gangster would wear. He had on tight jeans with a hole on one of the knees, a black tank top that had long sleeves once but when he was beaten up in it once bloodstains covered the sleeves and he cut them off. He still wore the puzzle around his neck but a chain necklace accompanied it as well as another chain coming out one of the pockets on his pants pockets and hanging out of the back pocket.

As he walked he thought about the last time he went downtown in search of Yami. He'd been still angry with his friends from the day before and spent most of his time thinking about it and venting his angry on stray alley cats and garbage cans that he'd found and hadn't really been looking too hard like he'd planned.

`I sure hope I can get a better look in this time. I miss him so much and I just want him to come back.' He wiped away the tear that had managed to get passed him.

"I won't cry. I need to be strong so I can find Yami. He might need me and I will find him no matter how hard it takes." He thought aloud as he entered the battered up neighborhood. "Besides, I'm running out of places to look and it's not like I really looked last time I checked. Baka Joey and everyone else … well, maybe not everyone else."

~Flashback~

Frantic knocks were heard on the door as Yugi lay on his bed, ignoring them. His Grandpa was out so it was either a matter of time before they either left or he got annoyed with them enough to answer to door.

"Yugi, please! We know you're in there so just open the door!"

`A British accent?' "Ryou!" Yugi shot up and ran down the stairs and yanked open the door.

"What're you guys doing here? I thought you were busy?"

"We were but it was a surprise. We were making posters so we could put them up around the city." Bakura answered.

Yugi nodded, surprised that there was actually someone making an effort to help him.

"Thanks you guys, that means a lot to me."

"No problem bud." Malik answered.

"Yeah, and we told Joey and them how you felt. Let's just say that their hearts must feel considerably heavier after hearing what we said." Marik smirked.

Ryou nodded. "They told us that they had no idea what you meant when you said it was your fault."

"They even feel guilty now because they realize that it was their faults too since they were dragging you everywhere." Bakura added.

"Still, I should've said something. I noticed that Yami wasn't having a good time and he wasn't really trying to keep up with us. He kept lagging behind and I didn't bother to turn around and holler for him to catch up. Or at least go back and walk with him."

"It was kind of hard when you're being pushed and pulled by somebody." Marik pointed out.

Yugi nodded. "I guess."

"Yugi, don't feel guilty ok. We'll go talk with Joey and everyone and we'll try to get them to help again if you want."

"That'll be good. Thanks you guys."

"No problem. We'll call you later."

Yugi nodded once more and closed to door to get ready to go downtown.

~End Of Flashback~

`Boy did that call change everything. Bakura called telling me that he and Ryou couldn't come because his dad wanted him to come to America and have that quality time together. His dumb dad chose now to spend time with his son. And Bakura naturally didn't let Ryou go there alone.' He thought angrily. `And then there's Malik. He called saying that something had come up with Isis and he and Marik had to rush over and take care of her.'

"Then there's Joey and them. Don't know what happened to them but all I got was that stupid note attached to my door. One word and they were sorry. That's all they wrote and I bet it didn't really mean anything. They weren't sorry for anything but at least I know Bakura and them did talk to them."

Yugi'd been searching every building and alley he could get into for the past few hours. His hopes were slowly reducing like they had so many times before.

`This is worse than having to duel for my Grandpa's soul back in Duelist Kingdom. At least then I knew where and what I had to do, but I feel like I'm looking for a needle in a million haystacks without so much as a hint or riddle or anything.' Yugi thought.

He started heading for the exit to go home and call it quits for the day and marking off his reducing map of places to look in. He didn't get very far though as he was grabbed and held from behind and his mouth was covered. He struggled the best he could but was getting tired out easily because of the lack of food and sleep he'd been taking in.

At that same moment Yami was walking down the street and he heard laughing from somewhere ahead. He recognized the laughter as a gang that lived nearby that tormented people for fun.

`I wonder who the unfortunate soul those dorks of the neighborhood decided to pick on today.' Yami thought as looked up to take a look.

When he saw the familiar spike of hair and the sparkle of hold from the Millennium Puzzle around the boy's neck he shot forward and punched the jerk that dared to harm his hikari. He kicked him in the gut to show just how much he didn't like it and then watched as the boys ran off back to their run down office building.

Once out of sight, Yami turned around to look back to the boy he ran away from. The usual emotions of excitement and love that always arose within his body that swelled whenever he looked or thought of him, as well as the heartache that he could never have him.

He shook those thoughts away and breathed in deeply so he wouldn't break apart and show just how nervous he was about seeing him again before walking over to him.

He helped him off the ground while the smaller was still in a daze and helped dust him off a bit at being thrown to the ground.

When Yugi got his composure again and got his head to stop spinning he looked to his rescuer to thank him. His amethyst eyes widened and he became dizzy all over again from seeing the familiar face of his other half.

"Yami?" He whispered quietly as he looked at the boy he'd been looking for.

He defiantly looked different to him. His hair was darkened with dust and dirt from being unable to wash it in a long while. His shirt was a mess and a bit of grease and dirt was smudged over it and it even had a few holes in it. His pants were also dirty and didn't hold its usually leathery shine. His shoes were looked also as if they were wearing out and Yugi wouldn't be surprised if it too had holes starting to come in.

Yami was also surprised when he saw how different Yugi had gotten in just a couple of weeks. His attire was completely different from the innocence his clothing always gained on him. Even his violet eyes seemed to have hardened a bit and didn't show his usual emotions that the boy always felt.

After a moment of silence between them Yugi broke out into a smile like a little kid going to Disneyland for the first time.

"Yami!" He yelled out in joy before throwing himself at the yami and cried silent, joyous tears into the others ruined, tattered shirt.

"Yami, please," he cried. "Please, please come back home. I need you to come back with me. I miss you so much!"

At hearing the boy's cries, Yami resisted the urge to do what he wanted since he didn't want to go through the pains at being close to something that wouldn't need him much loner. He didn't let go of Yugi but he kept reminding himself that if he didn't and went home with him than he'd get hurt and might something he'd terribly regret later on. He didn't want that for Yugi nor did he want Yugi to be pained in any way.

Unwillingly, he pushed the boy away and shook his head sadly.

"I'm so sorry Yugi." He whispered just as sadly. He turned around and started to walk away. "It's better this way." He told himself. "For Yugi … and myself."

Yugi felt the tears weld up in his eyes as he watched his darker half, whom he tried so hard to find for so long, walked away from him. Confusion and sadness as well as rejection swallowed him up. He didn't understand what Yami was doing or what he was trying to prove. He wanted Yami to come back, was he just trying to be stubborn because he'd hurt him or was he really doing this for a good reason.

`Sure he is. It's a good reason because I rejected him. It's only fair that he does the same to me. Make the punishment fit the crime some people say.' He shook his head to get rid of those thoughts. `No, I won't let him do this. He's got to come back with me, he's just got to.

He got up and ran over to grab his arm. "What do you think you're doing Yami? I want you; I need you to come back. It hurts so much when you aren't there. I'm sorry for what I did. I really am, I didn't mean to do it. Please, please come back; I'm begging you, Yami, please." He cried as more tears came sliding down his face.

Yami stared at the boy, refusing to cry because he still felt that he needed to be strong in front of him. If he didn't do this then he would break down right there and tell Yugi everything and then he'd have to watch as Yugi stared him with disgust before running away from him. He calmly removed the boy's hand from his arm and shook his head slowly and backed away from him.

He turned around and let the tears come freely as he heard the other behind him cry as well before hearing the fading steps as he ran away.

"I'm so sorry, Yugi." He whispered into the winds. "I love you so much."

He too started to run back to his own home; his new home that was so cold and lonely without anyone there but himself to keep as company.