Mission: Can you win his heart

Shadow: Sorry for the long wait!

Specter: yeah, especially after that cliffie!!

Shadow: ^^; yeah. Oh well, R&R PLEASE!!!!!

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Yugi sat alone in the round room, on the large stone slab. He sniffed, raising a hand to wipe his tears away and noticing wires and cords coming out of various spots on the bare arm. He glared at it, bringing it back down by his side. He had been thrown into the room from his nightmares and stripped of his clothes. Once undressed, Varon had come in and plugged the cords into his body. Then they had left him alone...and he had been there alone for a few hours now. His stomach growled as time passed. //I'm so hungry...I miss Yami...I want to go home! I don't want my life to end like this!//

There was a knock on the door. The short teen looked up, hope in his eyes thinking that maybe it was Yami here to save him. Instead, it was the white haired man who had formerly introduced himself as Dartz. The teenager looked back down sadly. Dartz smirked, walking over to the boy, "I thought you might be hungry, so I brought up some food."

"Where?" Yugi asked, raising an eyebrow. Dartz wasn't carrying any food.

The older man clapped his hands and Varon appeared in the doorway, carrying a tray. He smirked, walking into the room, "well, well, little Yugi...we meet again. So where's lover boy when you actually need him?!" he sneered.

The little one looked up, tears in his eyes, "he'll come...just you wait."

The brunette rolled his eyes, placing the tray on the slab, "he doesn't even know you're gone."

Yugi bit his lip and stared down at the bowl of chicken and vegitable soup. Varon was right, he knew. Yami wouldn't be able to come because one: he didn't know the little one was gone, and two: even if he did, he didn't know where Dartz had hidden him.

"See? You even know that there is no hope for--"

Dartz raised a hand to stop Varon from talking. He put a smile on his face, "Now, now Varon...Yugi is our _guest_...we don't want to be tormenting him. That wouldn't be polite."

The short boy growled, yanking at one of the cords out of his arms, hissing slightly at the pain, "oh yeah? Well this isn't very polite either!" The white haired man's smile curled into a smirk as he sat on the slab and ran his hands over Yugi's bare body. The little one shied awaym "don't touch me!" he screamed.

"Hmph...how very, very rude, Yugi. Where are your manners?"

The youth shuddered...he was so scared of this place...of Dartz and of Varon. They were only there to hurt him, he knew that. "Pllease don't touch me. Just...please just let me go home." He whispered, tears falling from his eyes. "I wan't to go home with Yami..."

Dartz's eyes gleamed, "how touching. However, I'm afraid I mustrefuse your request. You're staying here and..." He looked at the gooey walls surrounding the dome, "it's almost time..."

Yugi's eyes widened and he trembled from the eeire look in the other's eyes, "t-time for...for what?" He stuttered.

Varon smiled wolfishly, "time for your end," he answered.

"W-what?"

Dartz smirked once more, "your life is almost done, little Yugi." He gripped the little one's shoulders, "now lay down..."

Yugi squirmed under the cold hands, "no! No, I don't want to die!" Ge blinked, crystaline teardrops leaking from underneath his dark lashes. "Please..."

"I'm afraid I'll have to say no...you see, you have to much power in you to go to waste....Therefore," Dartz paused and picked up the thick cord that plugged into Yugi's neck, "I'm afraid this is the end of the line for you, little one."

The amethyst eyed youth trembled, "n-no...I have to see Yami again...I can't leave him."

Dartz smirked, snapping his fingers to draw Varon's attention, "bring me the handheld picture telephone." The brunette raised an eyebrow questioningly. "I think Yugi deserves to give Yami a proper farewell." The servant smirked and left enclosed room. The tall man turned back to Yugi, "I'll let you see your precious Yami one last time..."

Yugi bit his lip, nodding sadly, "thank-thank you..."

Varon came back a few moments with the sqaure shaped screen phone. (Shadow: anyone seen Zenon, girl of the 21st century? It's kind of like those zap pads they use to communicate ^_^)

He threw it to Yugi who took it eagerly and called Yami's house. //Please answer...please be home, Yami...// He prayed inside his mind.

"Hello, you've reached the home of Yami Mutou..." The message machine sounded.

Yugi's heart sank. Yami wasn't there...he was never going to be able to see him or talk to him again.

"--I'm not available at the moment --"

"--Probably doing _something_ with your lover!!" Bakura yelled in the background. Yugi laughed a little. He didn't even know Bakura well...but he was gonig to miss him too. He sounded like a funny guy.

Yami chuckled, "yeah, probably. So anyways, please leave a message and I'll try to get back to you later!!"

There was a long beep and Yugi let out a sob. He wasn't there...he actually wasn't there. He would never be able to see or talk to his Yami again. Opening his mouth, he decided to at least leave a message to tell the other how much he loved him. "Yami...oh gods, Yami please pick up." He whispered. Taking a deep breath and closed his eyes, "They-they took me...oh Yami, they took me away! Yami I just want to tell you I love you so much and that you mean more to me than anything in the world. I'm so sorry I can't be strong and fight them..." he paused and let out a soft cry, "Yami please don't forget me. I love you so much and I just wanted to hear your voice one last time...but I guess that won't happen now."

Dartz reached out a hand, trying to take the phone away from Yugi, "time to go, little one."

"No!" The boy screamed, "no! Yami please pick up! Yami, please! I love you Yami, I love you so much!" He struggled to keep the zap pad in his grasp, "Yami where are you?! Please pick up the phone!"

The white haired man growled, "give me the phone, Yugi!"

"No!"

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Yami smiled, walking into his apartment. He was a little worried about where Yugi might be, but let it slide, figuring the little one was probably out with his friends or something of that sort. He cocked his head to the side, hearing a crying voice fill the room. It was someone leaving a message. He rushed into his office and turned the phone tv on. The message was still going, and he recognized the sweet voice as Yugi's. //Yugi...I wonder what's wrong?// He wondered.

The screen flickered and Yugi's tear stained face appeared, "Yami! Yami, please pick up! They took me! They took me away!" His voice was panicked and crackling as he choked on his tears. "Please...please Yami, please be home! Please I just want to see you one more time!"

//See me one more time?//

"Give me the phone, little Yugi."

Yami's crimson eyes grew wide. He recognized that deep, sinister voice. "Dartz," he whispered to himself. "Dartz has Yugi..."

"No! He has to be there! I have to talk to him! Yami please! Please, don't forget me! I love you so much...I love you...Please...Don't forget me..." Yugi let out a loud cry, "no don't!" before the phone went dead.

Yami bit his lip, looking at the pain filled expression on Yugi's face on the screen, "Yugi...koibito...I've failed to protect you." He looked down in shame, clenching his fist, "I'll get you back. I'll make sure you're safe. I just hope I can make it on time."

He picked up his phone and dialed Bakura's number, telling him that Yugi was missing and that he was going after him.

"W-what?!" The white haired teen screamed on the other end. "You'll end up killed if you go by selfself!"

Yami sighed, "I know...but this is something I just have to do...alone. But thank you for everything you've done already." He hung up the phone. //Yugi...I'm coming for you. Don't worry.//


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Bakura hung up the phone, growling slightly, "By hell I'm letting you go there alone and die!" He turned to Ryou, "come on. We have a new mission to fulfill."

Ryou stood up from the bed and nodded, "right."

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Yugi sobbed, reaching out for the phone, "no please let me call Jonouchi and Anzu! I want to say goodbye to them too!"

Dartz rolled his eyes, "I'm getting impatient! I need my power now! You got to call Yami and that's it."

"But I have to say bye to them...they were my only friends in the world..."

The man man snarled, "forget it." He took the cord and held it to the boy's neck, "now this will be painful," he explained truthfully.

The petite youth screamed, "No! Don't! I don't want to die! Get that away from me!"

Dartz smirked and jammed the cord into the boy's neck. The short boy let out a bloodcurdling screech and slumped onto the bed, shaking furiously. The man grinned, "poor Yugi...I feel so bad for you. Out of everyone in the world, you had to have the power of Orichalcos inside you." He wiped the boy's tears away, trailing his finger's over the boy's pouty pink lips. "Now it wouldn't be right if I just let you die without tasting you just once..."

Yugi trembled, trying to get away, only finding that he was paralyzed from the neck down and couldn't move. He let out a soft whimper as Dartz's lips covered his. An unfamiliar tongue traced his lips, pushing through them and roaming his mouth. He felt so powerless...he couldn't do anything to stop the older man.

Dartz pulled away with a smirk, "now you can die knowing that the last one to tenderly kiss you was not your beloved Yami, but your murderer."

Yugi's eyes widened and he watched the tall man pull a lever. Electricity shot through his body and a bright green light flashed, lighting up his body. He felt as though he were on fire, and his energy was slowly being drained from him.

Varon plugged a cord into Dartz's back, seeing the green energy flow from the cord in Yugi's neck to the one in his master's. The taller male glowed a bright green while Yugi's form paled to a deathly white.

The short boy opened his mouth, Dartz's flavor still in there as he uttered his last words, "Yami...I love," he inhaled sharply, "Yami..." he whispered. And then his last once of strength was gone, his last breath leaving him.

Dartz laughed maniacally, turning to the boy and taking cords out of him. He smirked, form still glowing. He took out a white cloth and covered the lifeless teen's still form. He stared at it for a moment before turning to Varon, "you've served me well, slave."

"Master?"

The man grinned, raising out a hand. The seal of Orichalcos glowed brightly on his forehead, "but now I must test my new powers." Green light enveloped his hand, "and just before I kill you, I want you to know this..." His eyes glintedgerogerously as they focused on the scared shorter man, "I was the one who killed Amelda..."

Varon's eyes widened, "you monster!" He yelled, charging towards his boss.

Dartz laughed insanely, shooting the power at the brunette. "Burn in hell with your lost lover you fool!" He screamed, still laughing. The light shot right through the man's body. Varon wheezed, coughing up blood as his soul was stolen right from his body.

Varon's corpse slumped to the floor at Dartz's feet and the white haired male smirked, looking at the sky, "I know you're coming Yami...but it's too late. I'll destroy you, just like I did your weak lover!" He laughed loudly and strutted out of the room, pausing to pick up Yugi's body and carried him out of the cold room.

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Yami started the engine of his car, tearing out of the apartment parking lot and speeding down the highway. Tears partially clouded his vision and he wiped them away. Looking up at his mirror, he noticed a small picture of him and Yugi dangling from it from a string. He sniffed, trying to hold his sob back, "Yugi...I'll get you back, mark my words..."

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Shadow: [peeks out from behind Specter] are they all holding torches?

Specter: [looks at readers who have formed in an angry mobs, all holding pitchforks and torches] Yep...

Shadow: [cries] I'm sorry!! I'm sorry!!!! I'm sorry!!

Specter: uh...I think we better just run... [grabs Shadow and runs away from angry mobs]

Shadow: >_< R&R if you wan't me to make it better! And please, don't hate me!!