Confessions Part 2

Confessions
By Zephra85

The big day comes for Ryou and Yami Bakura to confess their love to Yugi and Yami Yugi. Will love prevail for the two? (Warning: Shounen Ai fic. Read with caution.)
Part 2 of 2
Characters are Copyright to Kazuki Takahashi. I own nothing, so don't sue me.

I pace back and forth, knowing that it will get me nowhere, but I keep pacing nonetheless. I glance at my watch for the hundredth time for the last hour. Two-forty-nine. It’s still early; I have no reason to be worried. So why am I such a panicky mess? I’ll tell you why. It’s because it’s been three days now since my Yami and I promised we would confess our feelings to the ones we love. A secret that I’ve harbored inside my heart for months now. I had arranged with the object of my affection, Yugi, to meet me in front of the Domino City mall at three o’ clock today. I’ve told no one what I’m planning. Yugi thinks we’re just going to hang out by ourselves and have a fun day out. He’s probably going to wonder why I seem so nervous and why I’m sweating so much.

The real surprise for me though is finding out that my Yami was in love with Yugi’s Yami. You never would have guessed it watching those two fight. Yami doesn’t get nervous or stutter, or blush, or anything when he’s around the Pharaoh. Not like me at all, I’m surprised that Yugi hasn’t figured it out, I’m so obvious. Who wouldn’t be around an angel like that? My stomach ties up in knots when I try to talk to him, and I nearly jump out of my skin every time we touch. Especially since he’s so affection with all his friends, it just makes it that much more difficult for me to hide how I feel.

In the distance, I see Yugi coming towards me. I start to let out a sigh of relief, but instead I let out a gasp of shock. Yugi has worn some pretty bold clothing before, but this one surely takes the cake. He’s wearing a very short leather top that cuts off just below his pectorals. It has no sleeves, just chain straps that circle around his arms, and look like they are meant to be decorative rather than beneficial. The belt he wears around his neck has been replaced with a dog collar, spikes and all! Instead of leather straps around his wrists are long fingerless leather gloves that reach all the way up his arms, and have small belts wrapped around the top holding them in place. He’s also wearing short shorts. VERY short shorts. So short they’re practically two inches away from being a thong. They cling to his skin like glue, and to top it off, they’re hip-huggers. There’s also two garter-type leather belts clasped from his top to his shorts. On his feet are wooden sandals, but they have a leather belt strap around the ankles, with a tiny chain from the ankle wrapped around the big toe. I just about faint when he approaches me.

“Hiya Ryou! Been waiting long?” He asks me. I’m so stunned; I can barely shake my head. I can’t stop staring at him. I squeeze my legs together when I notice I’m starting to swell down there. Damn it, get down! Yugi’s smile quickly dissipates. Oh no, don’t tell me he knows. I’ll just die if he guesses it right now!

“I know, it’s my outfit, isn’t it? I bought it on an impulse buy yesterday and I thought it looked me, but when I put it on today I knew it was WAY too shocking, but I was already starting to run late and it took so long to get into that I knew it would take forever getting out of it and I didn’t wanna keep you waiting and now I look like a cheap hooker! I’m so sorry you must be so embarrassed and-”

“Yugi, Yugi! Calm down!” I quickly grab his shoulders. Why is he acting so nervous? He looks worse than I do, which is saying a lot. I let go of him and smile.

“I think you look really great.” I tell him. His eyes widen and he starts to smile hopefully.

“Really?” He asks. I could live off that smile for years.

“Really.” I reply as sincerely as possible. He lets out a breath of relief as we start to head inside.

“The girls are gonna be all over you.” I say with a smile, but the thought of it makes my heart break. Yugi turns away.

“Well… it’s not really the girls I want all over me, if you know what I mean.” He says, blushing a bright pink. I nod with understanding. We both enter the mall and I start to look around.

“So, where do you want to go first?” I ask him.

“Um… there’s a new CD from the band Go Roku Shichi Hachi that I wanted to buy.” He says.

“Alright then, let’s go to the music place.” As we head over, I decide to talk keep talking. It will keep me from getting nervous and prevent awkward silences.

“So… what made you start liking boys to begin with? I remember that you used to like Anzu.” I asked. Yugi suddenly gets a pained look on his face. Uh-oh, maybe not a great topic to start with.

“Well… I’m not sure, really. I just did. And as for Anzu… you know the whole thing about why I stopped liking her.” He answers. I remembered.

Anzu was in love with the Pharaoh, but Yugi just couldn’t see it. The Pharaoh was really worried about Yugi, so he tested Anzu with Yugi watching from afar. He asked Anzu what she would do if her asked her out on a date. Of course, Anzu said that she would accept in a heartbeat. When the Pharaoh asked her ‘what about Yugi’, she told him that she was in love with the Pharaoh, and Yugi was just a friend. Yugi came over to my house after that because he didn’t know where else to go. He cried so much after he told me what happened. I didn’t know what to do, so I hugged him. He held onto me so tightly… I remember how wonderful it felt being in his arms… that’s when I started falling in love with Yugi. He and Anzu became friends again, but the Pharaoh didn’t really talk to her anymore after that. That was also when Yugi pretty much stopped being interested in girls.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have-”

“No, it’s okay, really.”

“Let’s talk about something else.”

“Okay… oh! Have you read the new Jump this month? The segment of Shaman King is really awesome!”

And the day went on like that. We must have gone through every store in the mall. After that, we went to the arcade and played a few games, then we went to a game shop downtown and bought some Duel Monsters cards. I decided to pick up a few supplies for my Monster World board. After that we were getting pretty hungry, so we stopped to have lunch at a fast food restaurant. When we finished eating, we decided to splurge and get some ice cream cones for our dessert. I was having so much fun with Yugi, I completely forgot why I asked him to come with me today. When I remembered on our way home, my stomach began to churn just thinking about it. I looked over at Yugi. He was licking at his ice cream so contently I could’ve melted just watching him. He’s just so cute! I didn’t want this day to end. When he had just about finished it, he popped the remaining half of the cone in his mouth and turned to me.

“Do you want to head back now? It’s starting to get late.” He said. I looked over at the horizon. It was getting late, the sun was starting to go down… wait! That’s it! I had an incredible idea right then. I took his free hand and started to run.

“Hey! What’s the rush?” He called out after me.

“There’s something I’ve got to show you! Come with me!” I exclaimed happily.

We ran all the way to the park we had our picnic at three days earlier. (It wasn’t that far from where we were before.) I took him through the sumomo trees and across several different paths. Yugi began to complain that he doesn’t run too well on a full stomach and asked why we couldn’t slow down. I told him that we were almost there, and he would understand when we got there. I could only pray that no one else was there. We reached the top of a long hill with a park bench on top. Good, no one was here. Yugi collapsed on the bench, struggling to catch his breath. I sat down next to him.

“Now can… you tell me… why we had… to run?” He gasped.

“Sorry about that, but I didn’t want to miss… that!” I said, pointing out in front of us. Yugi looked up, and gasped. We had the most gorgeous view of the city from our spot, and the sun was setting right behind it. There were a few clouds by the sun, and the light had turned them all sorts of pink and orange colours. Yugi smiled widely and his eyes lit up so much, I could have died right there and have no regrets.

“I didn’t want to miss the sunset, I’m sorry.” I said sheepishly. He shook his head.

“Oh no! You’re right, this is… absolutely beautiful!” He cried out. I couldn’t stop staring at him. I realized that it’s now or never.

“I’ve seen something even more beautiful.”

“What could possibly be more beautiful than this?” I took a deep breath.

“You.”

Yugi froze. He slowly turned towards me, his face in complete shock. Neither of us moved for a moment, before I put my hand on his.

“Yugi… I… I love you.” My heart stopped beating for a moment when the words escaped my lips. I held my breath as I waited to see his reaction. Yugi stared at me for the longest time before he did anything. Then his eyes began to water.

“Really?” He asked. He looked… so hopeful! Did I actually have a chance? I squeezed his hand a little.

“Really.” I replied. Tears began to stream down his face. Then, he threw his arms around my neck and hugged me as tightly as ever. I hugged him back.

“I… I can’t believe it! Ryou…” He pulled away slightly so that our eyes could meet.

“I… I love you too! I’ve loved you for ages! I just… never knew how to say it.” I felt my heart stop again as Yugi said those words. Suddenly, I remember what Yami had said to me.

“I WAS going to kill him, but then he gave me some information. I couldn’t kill him after that. Then he made me promise not to tell. I wanted to tell you, especially after I found out that you loved little Yugi, but then I realized that I shouldn’t tell you, because you would find out yourself if you would just have the courage to confess your feelings.”

The Pharaoh had told Yami that Yugi loved me! I couldn’t believe it! Now I’m beginning to cry. I held onto Yugi even tighter than before.

“Yugi… I love you… so much…”

“I love you too Ryou…”

******

As we walk hand in hand down the street under the star lit sky, we begin to talk about what’s going to happen.

“So, what should we do now?” I ask.

“Well… I have to go home tonight, Grandpa needs my help with the store.”

“Okay then… why don’t I come over to your place tomorrow? We could set up our first official date.”

“Alright! That sounds great!”

We stopped then. Our houses were in different directions from this point on. I turn to Yugi and smile. He smiles back at me, and then we hug.

“Goodnight, Ryou.”

“Goodnight Yugi.”

We eventually let go of eachothers hands and part ways. I don’t really remember walking home; it felt more like floating to me. Before I knew it, I was in my bedroom, lying down on my bed, recollecting the entire day. I was so happy I couldn’t wait for tomorrow to come. I look over at my alarm clock. Six-forty-five.

I suddenly remembered Yami. I wonder how his confession went with the Pharaoh? He was going to go over to Yugi’s house after Yugi left so that he could be alone with the Pharaoh. He’s not back yet, so he’s probably still there. It must have gone well. I couldn’t wait for him to get back and tell me all about it. I also couldn’t wait to tell him what happened today. I kept trying to find things for me to do so that I wouldn’t be so anxious. I made myself a sandwich for dinner, I cleaned the kitchen, I did my homework, assembled my new Monster world parts, I sorted my Duel Monsters cards, I watched TV, I did everything I could think of. It was nearly midnight now and Yami still wasn’t home yet. I realized it must have gone incredibly well for him to be out this late. I’m so happy for him! But it was getting pretty late for me, I wanted to get up early so I could see Yugi right away tomorrow, so I decided to head to bed for the night. I changed into my pyjamas and brushed my teeth. I snuggled into the covers, hoping that Yami would wake me up when he got back so I could hear all about it right away. I slowly drifted off do sleep, dreaming about Yugi’s smile, Yugi’s touch, Yugi’s smell…

******

As I awoke the next morning, I sat up, yawned, and stretched. For a moment I wondered if it was all a dream… but I quickly realized it wasn’t a dream. I confessed my love to Yugi! And it turns out, he loves me too! I was so excited to see him, I leapt out of bed and quickly headed to the shower. I bathed, dressed, managed to eat breakfast, (I just shoved a piece of toast in my mouth.) And started to head out the door when I stopped. I should bring Yugi something on my way over. I quickly scanned the room, trying to think of something. I started to search through the kitchen cupboards when I came across a bag of chocolate covered peanuts. I remember my father bought me some before he left on one of his trips because he knew I liked them. Well, I happen to know that Yugi is chocolate crazy, he’ll love them! I shuffled through the arts and crafts drawer when I found some pink plastic ribbon. I quickly tied it around the bag and practically ran out the door and all the way to Yugi’s house.

By the time I got to Yugi’s house, I was completely out of breath. I took a few moments to catch my breath before I knocked on the door. Yugi’s grandpa answered.

“Oh! Hello Ryou! Yugi’s been expecting you, he’s in the living room.” He grinned in a way so that I knew Yugi told him everything. I’m sure that I blushed.

“Thank-you, Mutou-san.” I replied, bowing before I entered the shop. As soon as I entered the living room, Yugi came out of nowhere and glomped me.

“RYOU! I thought you’d never come!”” He yelled, almost knocking me over.

“Yugi, it’s not even ten o’ clock yet!” I say, laughing. I pulled out the chocolates from my shirt pocket.

“These are for you.” I handed him the chocolates. He squealed with delight as he took them, and kissed me on the cheek.

“Domo Ryou, they look delicious!” He quickly opened the bag and started popping them in his mouth when the Pharaoh came out.

“Hello, Ryou.” He says to me, smiling.

“Ohayo, Pharaoh.” I reply, bowing. He approaches us, and then he notices the chocolates that Yugi is eating.

“I can see that you’re already beginning to spoil my Hikari.” He chuckled. Yugi blushed profusely, and I followed. Then his face turned serious.

“May I speak with you alone for a moment?” He asks me. I glance over at Yugi, who nods while stuffing more chocolates in his mouth.

“Sure.” I answer. We both start to head outside. I realized he must want to give me a ‘big brother’ type talk, warning me not to hurt Yugi. I never would in a million years anyway, but I’ll tell him that regardless.

He quietly shuts the door behind him, then turns to me with a look of concern and a slight look of… embarrassment? That doesn’t seem like the Pharaoh.

“Ryou, is your Yami alright?” He inquires. I become somewhat puzzled.

“Why are you asking me? Isn’t he with you-” I stop myself. I suddenly realize that Yami is in the Ring. I was so distracted about seeing Yugi I didn’t even notice. How long has he been there, since… since I woke up? A cold chill runs through my spine when I begin to think about it. Yami stays out very late last night, comes into the Ring without speaking to me at all, the Pharaoh asking if he’s alright…

“Oh-no…” I gasp, realizing what happened. I quickly turn to the Pharaoh.

“Pharaoh, may I please speak with him a moment?” I ask franticly. He nods slowly, and I retreat my mind into the Ring.

I quickly run towards his soul room and thrust the heavy metal door open.

“Yami?!” I cry out, desperately looking for him. I run from room to room, screaming his name until I find him. He’s sitting in a corner, his arms wrapped loosely around his legs, his head down. I dash to the corner and kneel down next to him, touching his arm.

“Yami?” I gently shake him. He slowly lifts his head up, his face seemingly emotionless. He stares at me a moment, as if he’s trying to remember who I am. Then he smiles weakly.

“Hello, Hikari. How did it go with little Yugi yesterday?” He asks quietly. My eyes begin to water, and I throw my arms around him.

“Oh Yami, why didn’t you tell me what happened?” I sob. I pull away to look at him. His weak smile is still in place, but tears begin to stream down his face.

“Well, when I got back last night, you looked so peaceful sleeping, I didn’t want to wake you. You were smiling in your sleep and hugging your pillow, so I knew it must have been successful with little Yugi.”

I can’t contain myself any longer. I burst into tears and hug Yami tightly. I felt his arms slowly wrap around my waist.

“Oh Yami… I’m so sorry…”


The End


Author's Note: Yes, I know that was really sad, but with such a corny romance scene, I had to do something to balance it out! Anyways, I hope you liked it.