[fic] Change of heart - Yugioh, AtemuxYugi, G, angst, theme 066 (100 chances)
Theme: 066 - Change of heart; for 100_chances
Author: Chey (duelist_gurl163)
Genre: Angst
Rating: G
Pairings: Atemu/Yugi
Archive: Here
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Summary: He would give it all up for just one more day.
Disclaimer: Still not mine.
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Having been in his bed when he went to sleep the night before, it came as a shock to Yugi to wake up and find himself, not in his bed, but in his soul room. And it came as an even bigger shock when he materialized beside Atemu to discover that they somewhere he didn’t recognize. Sitting on a bench on what looked like a busy street in the early morning light; a street that definitely wasn’t in Domino.
“Atemu…” he said slowly, looking around. “Where are we?”
“I don’t know.”
“You don’t know? But you brought us here. How did we get here?”
“We’re at the end of the train line.”
“The end of the…” Yugi stared at him in horror. “What time is it?”
“I don’t know.”
“We’re supposed to be at the airport at ten!” He looked around again, voice rising. “And it looks like it’s already well into morning!”
Atemu lowered his head to his hands, palms pressed to his eyes.
“Atemu…” Yugi kept staring at him. “What did you do?”
“I just…didn’t want to go. I didn’t think about it. I went to the train station, I bought a ticket, I didn’t care where to, I just wanted to be on the train and gone.”
“But we can’t,” Yugi said desperately. “We can’t be here, everyone is probably worried sick about where I’ve vanished off to, we have to go back…let me back in control, I’ll find an ATM and take care of this. We might be able to make it back before the flight.”
He didn’t answer. Yugi planted himself firmly in front of him. “Atemu, either give up control, or I’ll take it from you.”
Atemu reached out, grabbing his sleeve, not even noticing that to the rest of the world it looked as if he was just reaching out pointlessly. His head was down, bangs hiding his eyes, but Yugi saw tears suddenly run down his cheeks and drip to the ground.
“Please, Aibou…one more day.”
Yugi’s expression softened.
“Atemu, no,” he whispered.
“Why.” It was too weak to even be a question.
“Because one more day will turn into two more days, and that will turn into a week, and…it can’t be that way. We have to go. You wanted this, remember? This was your goal.”
“Then I changed my mind! I don’t want my memories. I don’t want a place to go back to. I don’t want any of it. Throw it all away, I don’t want it anymore!”
“Atemu…” He sat down beside him. “You chose this path. You can’t just back out of it now. We have to go back home.”
“I…I know.” His teeth pressed down upon his bottom lip. “I knew that when I left. I just wanted…one more day.”
Yugi stared at him. He had never seen Atemu look so miserable before. He was stronger than this, he never allowed himself to fall apart, but after what had happened…what other explanation for taking off was there? He knew his responsibilities and never let anything get in the way. So for him to do this…what must he be feeling inside?
Slowly, Yugi placed his hand over Atemu’s.
“One more day,” he said softly.
Atemu looked up wordlessly. Yugi nodded, leaning his head against his shoulder. His other self smiled shyly, gripping his hand back, his eyes still wet with tears, but the anguish in them wasn’t so intense. He gently leaned his head back against Yugi’s, neither of them speaking, neither moving, just sitting together one last time.
X - X - X
Notes: I apologize for the longer-than-usual wait...I'm having massive writer's block on theme 068, so I've been putting off 066 and 067 as long as possible!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Author: Chey (duelist_gurl163)
Genre: Angst
Rating: G
Pairings: Atemu/Yugi
Archive: Here
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Summary: He would give it all up for just one more day.
Disclaimer: Still not mine.
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Having been in his bed when he went to sleep the night before, it came as a shock to Yugi to wake up and find himself, not in his bed, but in his soul room. And it came as an even bigger shock when he materialized beside Atemu to discover that they somewhere he didn’t recognize. Sitting on a bench on what looked like a busy street in the early morning light; a street that definitely wasn’t in Domino.
“Atemu…” he said slowly, looking around. “Where are we?”
“I don’t know.”
“You don’t know? But you brought us here. How did we get here?”
“We’re at the end of the train line.”
“The end of the…” Yugi stared at him in horror. “What time is it?”
“I don’t know.”
“We’re supposed to be at the airport at ten!” He looked around again, voice rising. “And it looks like it’s already well into morning!”
Atemu lowered his head to his hands, palms pressed to his eyes.
“Atemu…” Yugi kept staring at him. “What did you do?”
“I just…didn’t want to go. I didn’t think about it. I went to the train station, I bought a ticket, I didn’t care where to, I just wanted to be on the train and gone.”
“But we can’t,” Yugi said desperately. “We can’t be here, everyone is probably worried sick about where I’ve vanished off to, we have to go back…let me back in control, I’ll find an ATM and take care of this. We might be able to make it back before the flight.”
He didn’t answer. Yugi planted himself firmly in front of him. “Atemu, either give up control, or I’ll take it from you.”
Atemu reached out, grabbing his sleeve, not even noticing that to the rest of the world it looked as if he was just reaching out pointlessly. His head was down, bangs hiding his eyes, but Yugi saw tears suddenly run down his cheeks and drip to the ground.
“Please, Aibou…one more day.”
Yugi’s expression softened.
“Atemu, no,” he whispered.
“Why.” It was too weak to even be a question.
“Because one more day will turn into two more days, and that will turn into a week, and…it can’t be that way. We have to go. You wanted this, remember? This was your goal.”
“Then I changed my mind! I don’t want my memories. I don’t want a place to go back to. I don’t want any of it. Throw it all away, I don’t want it anymore!”
“Atemu…” He sat down beside him. “You chose this path. You can’t just back out of it now. We have to go back home.”
“I…I know.” His teeth pressed down upon his bottom lip. “I knew that when I left. I just wanted…one more day.”
Yugi stared at him. He had never seen Atemu look so miserable before. He was stronger than this, he never allowed himself to fall apart, but after what had happened…what other explanation for taking off was there? He knew his responsibilities and never let anything get in the way. So for him to do this…what must he be feeling inside?
Slowly, Yugi placed his hand over Atemu’s.
“One more day,” he said softly.
Atemu looked up wordlessly. Yugi nodded, leaning his head against his shoulder. His other self smiled shyly, gripping his hand back, his eyes still wet with tears, but the anguish in them wasn’t so intense. He gently leaned his head back against Yugi’s, neither of them speaking, neither moving, just sitting together one last time.
X - X - X
Notes: I apologize for the longer-than-usual wait...I'm having massive writer's block on theme 068, so I've been putting off 066 and 067 as long as possible!
Happy Valentine's Day!