Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ You Don't Want This ❯ The Truth Keeps Getting Stalled ( Chapter 5 )

The Truth Keeps Getting Stalled

As Yami ran all he could focus on was Yugi and the tone of voice he had used with him.

`He's never spoken to me or anyone else like that before. What happened to him that could've changed him so much?' Yami thought sadly as he blindly ran anywhere he could to get away from his light.

Before long Yami found himself in the park and he sat down on one of the swings in the little kids' playground. He let the tears come freely now more than ever, not caring if anyone saw him now since all he could feel was the pain …

The pain that he'd put through his light all these years. The pain that came to him when he thought Yugi wouldn't accept him if he told him how he felt. Everything.

`I've hurt him so much. Why am I so stupid? Is it my fault he turned out like this? Is it too late to change him? What have I done to him?' Yami asked himself all the questions and most of the questions he dreaded to be `yes' ended up being an undoubted `yes'.

When he felt a hand on his shoulder he slowly looked up into soft, brown eyes.

"Hey, Yami. What's wrong? You look terrible." Ryou asked sitting next to him in the neighboring swing.

"It's nothing, Ryou. I'm fine." Yami lied, looking away from him.

"Liar. I can tell you know. You can trust me, Yami. What's wrong?" He asked again.

Yami debated about it and decided things couldn't possibly get any worse if his light hated him. "It's Yugi."

Ryou hesitated before deciding to answer. He knew that if he said anything that sounded negative towards Yugi that Yami would angry. It was painfully obvious for him and the others to notice that the spirit of the Millennium Puzzle still had feelings for the light even after the time he'd spent away.

"What's wrong, Yami? What happened?"

"After you guys left I asked Yugi what had happened between you guys. I asked him as a yami and hikari's trust and he yelled at me. Everything he said was the truth too, everything, Ryou. I'm a traitor to him and he wished to never see me again. He told me to get out and I did, Ryou." Yami explained surprisingly calmly before breaking into tears and hiding his face in Ryou's warm chest.

Ryou let him and cradled the broken boy as he washed away all hope that was left to having Yugi as his own. The white haired boy was at a loss since he was used to Bakura only doing this stuff when he upset, but he did what he knew would help at least a little.

"There, there. It's going to be ok, Yami. I promise that you're no traitor. The other and I … we all know that you're crazy for Yugi and you'd never leave him without a good reason."

Yami tensed at what his friend had just said before unleashing another wave of tears.

"I just don't know what to do, Ryou. I know I love him, but he hates me now. I know he does." Yami whimpered into his shirt, having his muffle his voice a little bit.

"I know, Yami. We all do. Why don't you calm down and then we'll go find Bakura and them?" Yami nodded and breathed in deeply.

After calming down a little, the fallen spirit was led by Ryou to everyone else.

"Hey, Ryou, Yami. What's up?" Tristen waved.

Bakura looked up and smiled as he walked over to Ryou and wrapped his arms around his waist as he nodded towards Yami. He noticed the worried look on his partner's face and became concerned.

"Koi, what's wrong?"

"You guy's, something isn't right. Yugi told Yami to get out and that he never wanted to see him again."

Everyone gasped and Bakura tightened his hold on his boyfriend. "But why?"

"After we left Yami asked Yugi what had happened between us and him with a yami and hikari's trust and Yugi yelled at him about being a traitor and leaving him behind. After that he told him to get out and that he never wanted to see him again."

"I know, we can all go get some shakes. That always makes me feel better. What do you say, Yami?" Joey offered.

The dark one shook his head. "I can't Joey. I'd like to, really, but I left my money back in Yugi's room." He looked back at the ground at the mention of his light's name and felt more tears squeeze through his tired eyes.

Malik detached himself from his own koi and walked over to him. He lifted Yami's head and forced him to look into his own eyes as sad, broken looked back.

"Don't worry about it, Yami. Call it a treat because I'm sure you need it to take your mind off things. And don't even start think about paying me back when you can later. Is that understood?"

Yami gave him a watery smile in thanks as he nodded his understanding.

At their booth, everyone was trying, and in succession, cheering Yami up.

"… And that's when she slapped Joey in the face. It was really a sad sight to see, but at the same time we couldn't help but laugh at him." Tristen ended his story.

"I thought my ribs were going to burst from all the laughing I was doing. It hurt like crazy but I couldn't stop." Marik added.

All Joey could do was blush as his embarrassing story of getting slapped by a girl he just asked out in public.

Yami laughed as well and was enjoying hearing what everyone had been up to more detailed.

Then Bakura and Marik huddled up and started whispering things as everyone watched them confusedly. The separated and nodded with serious faces.

Yami had a feeling this wasn't going to be anything he wanted to hear.

"Yami, I think it's time we told you the truth about Yugi." Marik started.

"It's something you really ought to know." Bakura added.

Yami looked down and nodded slightly.

"Well, it started when …" Bakura cut himself off as he saw the subject of their started conversation walk in through the door.

Yugi glanced over at them and didn't bother to show the surprise when he saw Yami was sitting with them.

As Yugi watched his `friends' beside Yami and then noticed that sad look his yami was staring at him with.

`Oh no!' He thought. `What if he knows? What if those jerks told him my secrets? Now Yami's going to leave me just like they did when I told them I could do as I wanted and it wouldn't matter to anybody. I know it won't.' At this thought his eyes hardened as he continued to stare at the group.

At seeing his love's eyes widen he looked away and everybody just glared back at him before sneering out the window to only watch his reflection without the boy's knowing.

At getting his shake Yugi left quickly and Yami chose then to look up since he wouldn't chance being looked at with his hardened eyes.

When he did look up though he saw that everyone in the building had someone to talk with and laugh and joke around with while Yugi was the only one who was all by himself and alone.

Yami blinked as he saw a small boy rush past where he was sitting and over to two other kids looking at the gumball machine. They looked around and looked at the third angrily.

One was a boy with blond hair and emerald green eyes. The boy who ran over to them had jet-black hair; at least in the lighting it looked that way, and had midnight blue eyes. The girl at short hair that didn't even go past her shoulders and was a creamy brown with matching eyes only a little lighter.

The black haired boy held out a flower to the girl. "I'm sorry I called you a boy in a dress and pushed you." In his other hand he held out a small toy fire truck. "And I'm sorry I broke your truck too. I tried to fix it the best I could and my daddy helped me."

The little girl was the first to break and she smiled at the other boy. She took the flower and gave him a small peck on the cheek as a thank you. At this the second boy smiled to and took his truck back.

"I'm sorwy I cawled you a dummy, Timmy." The girl said shyly as she held the flower closer to her. "Tank you for the flower; it's my favorwit." Yami guessed from the way she spoke that she wasn't really four; maybe close but it was clear she was three.

"I'm sorry too, Timmy, for yelling at you. I didn't mean it when I said I hated you." The blond replied back.

All three children hugged and laughed as they went back to playing with the gumball machine with each other.

Yami felt more tears come to his eyes, as he knew what he had to do now.

"Guys, I have something important I have to do." He rushed out as he picked up his discarded jacket before their conversation could pick up where it left off.

"But what about Yugi's secret, Yami. It's important and you have to hear it." Joey called after him.

Yami stopped short of the door. "I'll come back in a few minutes. It's really important and I promise when I'm done I'll come back and listen to whatever you want to tell me." He hollered back as he finished slipping on his jacket and rushed out.

`I'm going to apologize until my face turns blue if that's what it takes. I swear on Ra that I will. And if he asks why I'm going to tell him my own secret. Why I left and why I came and why I keep asking what's going on between him and Joey and everyone else.' Yami thought as he ran closer and closer to the game shop.

He stopped in front of the door though as he saw a half empty cup from the shake parlor he just came from.

`It must be Yugi's, but why is it half empty and thrown on the ground?' Yami thought.

He went inside and looked around. Not seeing anyone he wandered the rest of the downstairs. Not finding him anywhere there he ascended the stairs and started to go for Yugi's bedroom when he noticed the bathroom door was closed.

He went over and knocked on the door. His answer was silence so he tried again only louder.

Again being answered by silence he tried the knob to find it unlocked. He opened it and was shocked and worried at what sight met him. Yugi lie on the floor unmoving and obviously unconscious as well.