With You

Yugi and the rest of the gang turned out to be great friends with Yami,
Bakura, and Marik




 

 

Yugi and the rest of the gang turned out to be great friends
with Yami, Bakura, and Marik. Ryou and Malik were the most excited about
meeting Bakura and Marik too, just like Yugi knew they would. The one thing
that freaked Yugi out the most though was the fact that he could fall in love
with Yami present time since he and the Yami of the past were so similar in so
many ways. Just by looking at Ryou and Malik proved that they felt the same. He
would’ve been able to figure out that out even without them having talking to
him about it earlier – a couple days after he introduced the three to the rest
of the gang.

 

Right now though Yugi was trying desperately not to stare at
Yami as they were waiting in line for movie tickets. Ryou and Malik were inside
getting the snacks with Bakura and Marik. Yami was trying to make small talk
with him, but he seemed to be losing his voice every time he was around Yami
now, and there was no doubt in his mind that Yami was starting to notice it and
get curious about it too.

 

“Yugi?” Yami called for the fifth time in two minutes.

 

Yugi started for a second before looking at Yami
questioningly.

 

“Are you okay? Did I do something wrong because lately it
seems like you don’t want to talk to me or something?” He asked.

 

Yugi tensed up before shaking his head, hoping Yami didn’t
notice his reaction to his question. ‘What did I say? I knew I should’ve acted
better around him inside of being afraid to get close to him. Yami did say to
not worry about him and that he no longer exists in my time, but reincarnations
definitely could.’ Yugi thought to himself. He figured Yami was getting sick of
just him looking at him though, so he decided to answer the question instead of
just shaking his head. “Of course not, Yami; why would anything be wrong? I’ve
just had a lot on my mind lately.”

 

“Oh. So…why do you think I’ll like this movie so much?” Yami
asked him.

 

Yugi smiled and was about to reply, “Because you loved it
before when you were the spirit of the Millennium Puzzle,” but he realized that
he would look like a freak so he racked his brain to think of something that
would make sense. Suddenly he remembered what Yami had told him a few days ago.
“Well, because you told me a while ago that you liked action/adventure with a
little bit of romance in it and I’ve read the reviews for this movie and it
sounded perfect.”

 

Yami nodded and stepped up to the ticket booth when the
person in front of him left and paid for his ticket. Yugi then stepped up paid
for his ticket, using the money that his friends had given him to get their
tickets as well.

 

“Let’s go see if they’ve gotten the snacks yet.” Yami
suggested as he held the door open for Yugi. Yugi nodded and stepped in.

 

It took only a minute to find them in front of the door for
their movie, waving them over. They walked over to them and exchanged the
tickets and food before walking in. They found some good seats in the middle
row while the advertisements were playing and quickly made their way over
before a group on the other side of the room to get them. Bakura sat on the end
with Ryou next to him, Malik sat next to him, Marik beside Malik, Yami next to
him, and then Yugi next to Yami.

 

The movie started shortly after they got situated and they
quieted down to watch, munching on popcorn and sipping their drinks.

 

When the part came to when the two lovers in the movie met
up secretly to arrange their plans to run away together since their parents
disapproved of each other, Yugi unconsciously snuggled up to Yami and sighed,
remembering that he did the same thing when he first watched the movie with the
spirit Yami.

 

Yami glanced at Yugi, slightly confused, but ignored it when
Yugi sat up quickly and apologized. He shook his head and turned back to the
movie.

 

Towards the middle of the movie though Yugi was trying to
force himself to stay in his seat. The two families were looking for their
children and were fighting each other, somehow thinking that yelling until
their throats were sore would bring their children back. The daughter of the
lower class family couldn’t take the screaming and finally showed herself from
where she hid with her lover, the boy from the rich family. Unfortunately, the
hiding place was on a high building and she was calling down to them to stop
fighting, hot tears streaming down her face. A large wind picked up and through
the girl off the building. The boy screamed and jumped after her. The part that
made Yugi jump from his seat and start sobbing into Yami’s jacket was when the
director went through all the trouble of actually showing what the lovers
looked like when they fell to the ground.

 

“Yugi, are you okay?” Yami asked, wrapping his arms
comfortingly around the shorter teen.

 

“Yami?” Yugi looked up and his eyes widened in shock and
realization. This wasn’t his Yami. This was the reincarnation of his Yami. The
Yami he was thinking of when he jumped into his arms was the Yami who loved him
back and knew the perfect thing to say at the right time. “I – Oh Gosh, Yami!
I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to – I just,” Yugi jumped from Yami’s lap and ran
from the theatre.

 

Ryou and Malik exchanged glances before they started running
after Yugi, Bakura and Marik close on their heels. Yami sat back in the theatre
in complete shock.

 

‘Why did Yugi look so terrified? That couldn’t have just
been for the movie that he was crying? And why would he apologize for being
scared?’ The questions ran through Yami’s head until the lights turned on and
he realized that he was still sitting in the theatre while the others were
probably comforting Yugi and finding out what was wrong by now. He jumped from
his seat and shoved his way out of the theatre and ran down the street towards
the game shop, hoping that Yugi had run there instead of the opposite
direction.

 

He was gasping for breath when he reached the shop and was
surprised when he saw Ryou and Malik knocking at the doors.

 

“Where’re Bakura and Marik?” He asked.

 

“They went around to the back door in case Yugi tried
getting out that way. He’s really upset, Yami, and he won’t let us in.” Ryou
explained sadly.

 

Malik cried out in frustration and suck to his knees, his
pounding on the door ceasing to small knocks.

 

Yami looked around and saw a tree leading over to a window.
“Is that window Yugi’s room?” He asked, pointing.

 

Malik turned to look and nodded slowly. “Yeah…”

 

Before Malik could finish his sentence Yami ran to the tree
and started to climb up it. He reached the window and had to balance on a shaky
limb before he could knock at the window.

 

Yugi looked up from where he sat in the corner of his
bedroom. Had he heard wrong or was there somebody knocking at his window? He
wiped his eyes and stretched his neck up to see, his eyes widening at what he
saw.

 

He stood on shaky legs and walked over to his window,
unlatching it and stepping back so Yami could get in.

 

The least expected thing happened. Yami pulled him over
after getting in the bedroom and pulled him into a hug. “Yugi, what’s wrong
with you? You had us all worried.” He explained to the shorter teen. “I wasn’t
mad at you just because you jumped into my lap. There has to be more than what
it seems and I’m guessing that Ryou and Malik know it too. Tell me, Yugi, you
can trust me.”

 

Yugi ed aed and stepped back, wiping the tears from his eyes
once more. He went on to explain that he had a lover once, not telling who or
what gender in case Yami was disgusted by that sort of thing, and explained
that he had seen that movie before with them and got scared by the same parts.
Not long after they’d seen the movie they saw an accident occur on the way home
and it turned out that the two teens that were involved in the crash and died
had also been lovers. He’d got spooked by it and he hadn’t been able to get
over it.

 

“Oh, Yugi.” Yami pulled Yugi back into his arms. “We’re
friends, Yugi, and we’re supposed to look out for each other. I wouldn’t be
upset with you just because you got scared.”

 

Yugi nodded and went to sit on the bed. “I’m sorry I acted
that way. I seem so childish now.”

 

“Don’t worry about it.” He headed for the door. “I’m going
to go let the others in. I’m sure they’re tired of pounding on the door if
Malik is anything to go by.” He chuckled a little before leaving.

 

Minutes later all six friends were crowded in Yugi’s bedroom
playing a board game and deciding to ignore the strange occurrence that had
happened only half an hour before.

 

The game was one they had created on their own before they
had met Yami, Bakura, or Marik. It didn’t really have an object to it, just for
laughs and basically hanging out. You went into partners and one couple asked
another a question and if they got it right they got a point.

 

It was Bakura and Ryou’s turn to draw a card and ask a
couple. They looked at the question and simultaneously agreed that it would be
Yugi and Yami’s question since they had asked Malik and Marik before.

 

“Yami, what’s Yugi’s favorite color?”

 

Yami looked over at Yugi and then around the bedroom for any
sort of clue before realizing that it was useless. There were all sorts of
colors in Yugi’s bedroom. Finally he shrugged and said blue.

 

Yugi smirked, but nodded anyways.

 

The older teen sighed in relief that he hadn’t gotten
something completely off.

 

“Okay, Yugi,” Ryou started, “This might be a bit hard.
What’s Yami’s favorite pastime to do?”

 

Yugi looked at the floor and didn’t notice the small blush
that had appeared on Yami’s face. Finally Yugi decided to just guess with stuff
he knew about the spirit Yami. “Having long bubble baths while listening to
soft music?”

 

Yami’s jaw dropped and the blush spread over his cheeks. “T-that’s
right. How did you know that?”

 

Yugi’s eyes widened and he stared at Yami in disbelief. He
knew that his Yami and this Yami were similar, but now it was starting to get
ridiculous. Luckily, Ryou decided to save him.

 

“I think we should play a different game now. How bout
Monopoly?” He suggested.

 

Everyone except Yugi agreed. He went downstairs to the
kitchen and poured himself a cold glass of water, downing it in one gulp. He
nearly choked on it though when he heard Yami call his name from behind him.

 

“Yugi, I don’t know how you know what my favorite pastime is
and all that; I mean, even Marik and Bakura didn’t know that and they’d be the
first people I would tell, but this is just getting weird. You know a lot of
stuff about me and I don’t about you.”

 

“Listen, Yami that was just a guess. Remember my lover I
used to have? Their favorite pastime was sitting in a warm bubble bath and
listening to soft music too so I just said that because I couldn’t think of
anything better.”

 

“And what’s with you calling your lover them and they and
all that. Doesn’t she have a name or don’t you want me to meet them?”

 

At this point Ryou and everybody else who’d been waiting
upstairs was watching the two’s conversation from the foot of the stairs. Ryou
and Malik didn’t like where it was going and Bakura and Marik were just curious
as to why the two were fighting when they usually got along very well.

 

“Because you just wouldn’t understand it!” Yugi shouted
angrily, turning his back to Yami and blinking the tears out of his eyes. He
wouldn’t cry, he couldn’t. Ryou and Malik didn’t cry for their lovers so he
shouldn’t cry for his. It was over and that’s that.

 

“How wouldn’t I understand? Did she move away or dump you?
It can’t be as bad as you’re making it seem!” Yami shouted back.

 

Just when it had come to shouting, the two didn’t know. They
weren’t even sure why they were arguing in the first place. It had just been a
simple statement after all and now they were on about who Yugi’s lover was and
why he was talking about them the way he was.

 

“You don’t get it, do you? I never had a she, Yami!”

 

Yami fell silent and Ryou and Malik gasped to themselves.
Before they realized it or could stop him, Yugi had practically ripped his
pocket apart pulling his wallet out and he opened it to the first picture,
thrusting it into Yami’s hands. By then the two hikaris on the stairs got out
of the shock and had just seen what Yugi had done.

 

“Yugi, wait!”

 

“Don’t, Yugi!”

 

Curious and also suspicious as to how they were acting about
a simple picture, Yami brought to picture into his sight and looked at it for a
second before his eyes widened. For some reason he couldn’t pull his eyes away
from the people in it. For a minute Yami just had this surprised look on his
face before something like disgust and realization dawned on his face. His
crimson eyes turned to Yugi with repulsion and hurt in them. “Yugi, there’s
something wrong with you.” He whispered, his voice seeming unable to get any
louder.

 

Yugi took a step back and looked at Yami with confusing
before his eyes turned to the ground where his picture of him and his Yami were
sitting on a bench at school; Yugi with his arms and Yami’s neck and was
kissing him on the cheek and winking at the camera at the same time.

 

“I’ve had lots of admirers, Yugi, but this is wrong.”

 

“What is?” Yugi asked confused. He was talking about his
Yami, didn’t this Yami get that?

 

Ryou turned to look at Bakura when he was tapped on the
shoulder.

 

“Did you know Yugi was like that?” He asked.

 

Ryou glanced at Malik for a second before looking back at
Bakura. “Like what?”

 

“Like what?” Marik asked in disbelief. “A stalker for crying
out loud!” He whispered back.

 

Ryou and Malik’s eyes widened in shock, now they understood
it. The pharaoh Yami and present-time Yami looked exactly alike. Why would
anyone who saw a picture of one not think it to be the same person they were
thinking about rather than another?

 

“Marik, Bakura, let’s leave.” Yami called to them when he
noticed them waiting on the stairs. “You two can join us if you want.” He added
to Ryou and Malik, backing away from Yugi without turned his back.

 

“I don’t understand what you mean though!” Yugi called back
when they were at the door. Obviously, he still didn’t get what they were
trying to say.

 

“Stalking, Yugi. I never in my life ever had a stalker, only
admirers. I thought you were my friend, Yugi. Now it makes sense how you know
so much about me. Especially my favorite pastime, which my best friends didn’t
even know. And throwing yourself at me in the movie theatre. You never had a
lover,” he accused, “you were just saying that as an excuse.” He threw his
hands up in frustration. “I guess you shouldn’t always look at first
impressions when you meet someone new.” Yami whispered just loudly enough for Yugi
to hear, sadness laced in his voice before he closed the front door behind him.

 

Glancing at the stairs, Yugi felt an unbelievable amount of
sadness and betrayal when he saw that Ryou and Malik were no longer there and
they had obviously gone with Yami and the others.