Disclaimer: They aren't mine, but I wish they were.
AN: Beware the randomness that lurks within my brain. It's more romance - Yami/Yugi of course. Because I love them together. 'Tis just another oneshot, short and sweet and fluffy. I've been in a fluffy mood all week, which is rather weird considering how long and miserably the week dragged on... well, anyway, the first part is Yami talking, then it switches to Yugi. Enjoy.
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Let me hold you.
It's far too cold tonight. It's one of those times - you know these times as well as I. The darkness of forbidding forevermore lingers in the scent of the night, and it ghosts through the walls and curls around you with eagerly seeking fingertips.
It envies me.
It wants to tangle in your honey hair, melt into the shimmering amethyst of your eyes, wants you to breathe it in through your petal-soft lips, wants to caress every porcelain curve of your skin, wants to entangle itself within you and settle deep inside your soul.
I will not allow it.
Your eyes should see only heaven, your ears should hear only sweetness. Your lips are those of an angel, your hair eternity's wonder. Your body is a sacred temple upon which no filthy intruders should dare to trespass. Your soul - luminous and perfect - that I claim as mine and mine alone.
You are mine.
Every moment you draw breath you give me life; every moment your heart beats, my blood pulses anew; every moment your eyes gaze, this world opens before me. Every taste awakens memories anew, every thought a introduces a newer thrill, every word springs forth a new source of wonder. I have wandered every path of your dreams, I have drunk in every thought that flitters through your head, I have wrapped myself within your soul and found myself renewed.
I worship you.
An unassuming savior, your innocence a perfect counterbalance to the volatile darkness that lives within me, your seeming delicacy and frailness masking a determination and power unmatched by any other. Your small hands embrace the world with such tenderness and love - how can you possibly be real? Such purity should not exist - such gentleness should be a crime.
You are exquisite.
For you I clawed my way out of a dank pit of eternal maddening nothingness. For your light I fled from the very darkness that birthed me. For you I dared to feel again. For you - always and everything for you. I would give you the heavens - hang the stars so they would please you and settle the moon in your eyes. I would give you the world - conquer all the nations and have them bow at your feet if it would please you. I would give you everything should you want it all - grant you eternity for only the price of a smile.
I give you myself without regret.
You won me without intent - you enthralled me without the thought of doing so. Your softness and vulnerability - your need and desire - all was a wonder to an empty souul. Though the golden puzzle that contained my self tumbled into your fingertips, the golden puzzle of your soul tumbled into mine.
You fascinate me.
You're easily the most beautiful creature I have ever seen. Every quirk of your eyebrows, every pout, every wrinkled nose - the gods must have been envious when they crafted you. Your soul shimmers and sparkles, alluring and enthralling, the most intricate and delicate of any puzzle I have solved. Every thought, every careless word, every sensation and every doubt - you are all I think of. You are all I feel.
I want you.
The need for you consumes me - drives me to the brink of lunacy when we cannot sense each other. Every moment of every day I drown myself in you, and never have I looked back. I need you to keep me alive. You - you hold my self in the gentlest of bonds, and never will I leave your side. I could not bear it if I did. Without you I would go mad.
Yet you claim I never tell you?
My little hikari, my precious one - why would I? Words crumble into ashes as soon as they are spoken. And you know my soul. It does not lie to you - never could I manage such a thing. I offer you the truth. Why do you fear it so?
The darkness covets you like nothing else. I am the child of that darkness, and that desire dwells within me, stronger than anything else.
Take me. I know how much you want me - you cannot hide what lies in the pure crystal brightness of your soul. Let me take away the hurt - let me break those who caused you harm. Let me have you forever.
You granted me my freedom.
I grant you my soul.
The night desires you, my sweet one. But I am far too jealous to share.
Touch me, sweet koishii. Don't be afraid...
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You almost frighten me like this.
On these cold cold nights, when only the stars dare to glimmer in an ebony sky, and all the shadows are haunted... something strange slips into your eyes.
Your darkness - it swirls around you like a living thing, slow and sedate, but smoldering and hungry. Always hungry.
At times like this, your need for me almost overwhelms me - and I need you so badly it hurts. I don't know why it is - but everything about you thrills me. The sound of your voice sends shivers down my spine, the taste of your breath makes me shudder, and the thousand colors that flash in your eyes nearly drive me insane.
And the touch of your mind leads me to tears.
Why are you so beautiful? Why do you do this to me? What is it about our bond that makes me want you all the time?
I've seen the longing gazes of others drift over your perfect form and been struck with jealousy so strong it startled me. Every sly look, every heartbeat, every precious, rare smile - they all belong to me. Everything about you belongs to me. I refuse to share you with anyone.
You're mine.
I scare myself if I think about it too much. I've never wanted anyone this way. I've never needed anyone the way I need you. Your soul is so beautiful - dark as midnight and shining with the light of a thousand stars. I swear I've become addicted to your strength and passion, and I know I've fallen in love with the way you love me.
I only wish you could say it.
You offer me so much - so much that I don't know how to accept it. You share so much that I almost lose myself in you. God, but I want to. To just let it all go and sink into your delicious warmth - you have no idea how much you tempt me.
I love you. I love you madly.
You thrill me. I feel so right, so alive in your arms! Everything is a wonder when you share it with me, every thought a new discovery, every memory a new treasure, every breath a new beginning.
I need you. I need you to stay alive. I need to know that you need me.
I frighten myself on nights like this. But you'll save me, won't you? You always do. Forever and a day - I will hold you to that promise, my yami.
Touch me?
...yes, I know. No, don't say it - don't break your precious silence. I couldn't bear it if you did. But... yes.
Yes. Always and forever, yes.
I love you.
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-Fin.-
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