One Night A Day
One Night A Day
Author’s
Opening Notes:
Hello everyone… Josh here… Wait you already knew that. Anyways…
This is a new fanfic… It wasn’t planned… And I think it’s kind of sad… It’s
another Song-Fic… Anyone else notice I do these a lot? I wanted to get out a
story by Christmas for my koi Eric but it didn’t happen… and this isn’t good
enough to be his late Christmas present… Now the disclaimers… I don’t own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Though I do own a bunch of the cards and two games… I also don’t own the song
“One Night A Day” but Garth Brooks. I do own all of Garth Brooks’ albums… Yes
I’m a dork… But hell I own over 300 CDs… I have something from like every style
of music, except blues or jazz. I think that’s about it… Oh and a bit of a
warning… Seto is out of character and Yugi’s depressed… Yadda, Yadda, Yadda…
Just read the story now!
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It had been a year
since Yugi and Yami parted ways; Yami finally being able to rest in peace after
3,000 years and Yugi able to return to his magic free life, or that was what was
suppose to happen. Yami did in fact go to the after life, Yugi on the other hand
couldn’t go back to a normal life.
Anzu, and even Seto attempted for weeks to get back the old Yugi. But all any of
them got was half hearted reactions. Yugi’s grandfather even tried to take him
to Egypt to visit with Isis, Malik, and Rishid Ishtar. All he got from Yugi was
a: “It’s just a waste of time and money,” and resulting in Yugi locking himself
in his room for two months. Once during
school Ryou asked Yugi to duel him. Yugi just went threw the duel like a robot
and didn’t even so much as look at his cards. And even if he won a match, he
acted as though he had lost. Six months into
the attempts Yugi’s friends called Rebecca to see if maybe she could get the old
Yugi back. She took him to the arcade where he refused to play any games and
just stared at his feet the whole time they were there, after that she took him
to the pizza parlor where he just played with the cheese on his slice of pizza
and stared out the window only answering questions with a yes or a no or a few
other words. Finally she took him to the docks to watch the sun set and all he
did was stare at the horizon not uttering a word, and when it got dark and he
walked off without even a good bye or a thank you for the day out. When his
friends weren’t trying to get him out of the depression he was in, Yugi sat in
his room and stared at the ceiling while laying on his bed. Sometimes starting a
conversation with the spirit who was no longer in his mind, or just telling Yami
about his day, even though he was pretty sure the ancient pharaoh couldn’t hear
him. There’s
not a lot of things to do
I wouldn’t rather do with you
Guess I’m funny that way
Lately I
just sit and stare
I talk to people who aren’t there
To get through one night a day When his
friends went out at night or on the weekends Yugi would stay in and stay locked
up in his room. Sometimes listening to the radio. He would even find himself
singing along to a song, but would stop when he caught himself then start
staring at the ceiling once more. One night
a day
One step away
From leaving you behind I sit up
with the radio
Sing along with the ones I know
To get through one night a day One night
a day
One step away
From leaving you behind Christmas was
the worse. Jou and his father had gone to visit his mother and sister, Honda was
going to the mountains with his grandparents, Anzu and her mother were going to
New York City, and his Grandpa had to fly to America to see an old friend who
was dieing and had left Yugi behind in the care of Ryou, who’s father was in
England and wouldn’t make it home for the holiday. On Christmas Eve Yugi had
finally had enough and when Ryou fell asleep he snuck off to the highest cliff
in the area. He had every intention of jumping, to falling to his death by the
pointed rocks below, to finally be with Yami once more. But before he could push
off the guard rail he heard a voice from behind him. “He wouldn’t
have wanted you to kill yourself, to continue to torment yourself over his
memory. He would have wanted you to live a full and happy life.” He didn’t utter
a sound as the person who the voice belonged to pulled him away from the rail
and the edge of the cliff. As the person lead him to a cabin, he had failed to
notice on his way to the cliff, Yugi looked up to see who had saved him. He
looked into the deep icy blue eyes of Seto Kaiba, his dueling rival was now his
savior. Yugi noticed then that the CEO was bare-footed, had no shirt on, and
only wore black silk pajama pants. He also noticed the snow on the ground and
the flakes gently falling. When he looked to the cabin door he seen Mokuba
holding a giant teddy bear, wearing blue feetie pajamas, he also has tears
falling down his face. Yugi then realized that Ryou must have found the note he
had left, a simple:
I’ll be with you soon Yami
he thought, must have called everyone of our friends looking for me. He
felt himself shoved through the door of the small one room cabin and pushed onto
a couch before he felt a blanket wrap around his shoulders. Yugi pulled the
blanket tightly around himself while toeing off his wet sneakers, he then felt
his eyes burning and then a salty taste on his lips. Great, he thought,
now I’m so weak I can’t help but cry like a baby. He was full out
crying, whimpering, and saying Yami when Seto pulled him into his lap and told
him it was all okay, to get it all out. Yugi didn’t need to be told twice and
clung to Seto crying into his bare chest. He felt Mokuba climb up beside him and
Seto and hug them both. Then he felt his tears stop, like they wouldn’t come
anymore no matter how much he tried. Seto handed him
a phone and told him to start calling all his friends to tell them he was okay.
He did as he was told calling Anzu first, who was sleeping. She told him she was
glad he was okay and then yelled at him for one: scaring her, and two: for
waking her up. After that he called Honda and left a message saying not to worry
about him. Finally he called Jou and got a teary eyed talking to from his blonde
friend. Jou telling him that even though he misses Yami he shouldn’t try to kill
himself to be with him because then he’d have tons of people upset. After that
he called Ryou who answered on the first ring almost having a heart attack. Yugi
told him that Seto had found him and he was okay and that he would be home when
he could. Seto ended up
giving Yugi a ride home and repeated his earlier statement. Yugi thanked him and
hurried inside finding Ryou sitting on the couch with coco ready. He smiled and
joined his white haired friend. They stayed up until dawn talking about their
pasts, family, friends, and what their darker halves were doing, before Yugi
pasted out he wrote a note for Yami, and then setting it on the table to be
burned and set to the afterlife tomorrow morning. The note reading:
Everyone always asks ‘what do you want for
Christmas’ normally I’d say ‘nothing I’m happy with what I have’ and I’d always
get duel monster cards or something to do with the game. This year is different.
If I could have anything I want for Christmas it would be to have you back Yami.
I miss you. I hope you are happy where every you are. Merry Christmas Yami.
Love always and forever
Your small innocent light
Yugi
PS. If you see Bakura tell him Ryou misses him
too, he’s just to shy to admit it!
I’m
calling every friend I’ve had
Wake ‘em up, and make ‘em mad
Let ‘em know that I’m OK
I used to sit and talk to you
They’re all just a substitute
To get through one night a day
a day
One step away
From leaving you behind New Years Eve
found Yugi once more alone. All of his friends had stayed with their families,
his grandfather was still in America, and Ryou had gone only a few days prior to
be with his father. So Yugi sat on the sofa in his living room with a bottle of
champagne watching the late, late shows New Years Eve special. The host had just
innocence the count down started and Yugi sat up holding the bottle in a toast.
“10”
corner of his eye Yugi noticed a flash of bright yellow light coming from the
direction of the kitchen.
“9”
The light
dimmed a bit to a dull white and Yugi shrugged it off as having had to much to
drink.
“8”
The light
started to grow to a darker shade of white, then started to fade to a gray, Yugi
started to wonder if maybe he had left the back porch light on and the bulb was
going dead, or if it was some neighbor setting off fireworks.
“7”
The gray was
starting to turn to a light purple and Yugi sunk into the couch bringing his
legs up off the floor and hopping he was just seeing things.
“6”
He faintly
heard something that sounded like feet landing on the kitchen floor, like
someone had just jumped.
“5”
Yugi gulped and
turned around knelling on the couch and peering over the back of the couch at
the kitchen the bottle clutched tightly in his hand.
“4”
Soft foot steps
came from the kitchen and the sound of someone falling against the kitchen
table.
“3”
Yugi jumped to
his feet and snuck around the couch preparing to attack whoever or whatever was
in the kitchen.
“2”
A tall darkfigure stumbled into the door way leading into the living room the fire that
Yugi had going softly lighting the mans crimson eyes and soft face.
“1”
The bottle Yugi
was holding crashed to the floor and exploded sending shards of glass and
champagne all over Yugi’s pajama pants and the wooden floor.
Aibou.” Yugi ran and
wrapped his arms around the taller man’s waste crying softly into his bare
chest. The man lifted Yugi’s head up so he could look into the deep purple eyes
he had missed so much “How?” Was all Yugi
could say before he felt soft lips on his own and strong arms wrap around him. A
soft material falling over his shoulder. To quickly for Yugi’s liking the kiss
was ended and Yugi noticed that his darker half was dressed like the ancient
pharaoh he was. Yugi was brought out of his admiring by a soft whisper in his
ear. That one whisper making all the loneliness that had clouded his heart for
the past year, disappear. The emptiness in his mind that nothing could fill,
fulfilled. The depression he had sunk himself into had vanished. “Your Christmas
wish. I’m sorry it was late.” Yugi smiled his
bright smile, the one which made his eyes shine and make any heart melt. The old
Yugi was back, and so was Pharaoh Atem.
I stay up with the
late, late show
Just another way I know
To get through one night a day
To get through one night a day
THE END!
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Author’s Ending Notes:
I forgot a few things… One in a duel there are
three matches… So when Ryou asked Yugi to duel they when through three different
matches… Best of the three wins the duel… It’s from the Trading Card Game… Real
the rule book if you want to know more… I’m not the rule book… Also another
note… The note burning thing… Lots of other fanfics have Ryou writing letters to
his sister or mother and burning them or taking them to their graves. I don’t
know what culture, I think there is something in Wicca that says that if you
burn a note for someone that is death they will get the note… I’m not sure if
it’s true or not… But it works. Also if anyone noticed Yugi is drinking on New
Years Eve… no he’s not old enough to drink… As far as I know he is only 16 at
the end of the series… But it’s a holidays… So let the kid drink. Oh and I want
to know if people would like something like this for Ryou… Minus the song… I was
thinking about doing it for him anyways… But it all depends on what my readers
thing… Please let me know in your reviews… DON’T FORGET TO REVIEW… The button’s
at the bottom of the page… Just freaking click it! It’s not that hard… Trust me…
I’ve done it before! IT WILL NOT KILL YOU! If it does… Well you can come back
from the grave and haunt me.