Constants
One shot
Disclaimer: Not mine. Yaoi. Homophobics can go fuck themselves.
Yugi lay on his bed, staring at the shadows that swirled over his ceiling. It was five in the morning and he was still wide-awake. This wasn't very surprising. He'd been suffering insomnia ever since that last duel. His yami had been sent back to his own time. Or at least that was what he said would happen. He found he couldn't believe it. That would alter everything, and nothing that had happened since he had first finished the puzzle would have occurred. He wouldn't even have his memories.
But he still did, and many new ones since as well. His friends had gotten on with their lives. Anzu had lived her dream and gone to Julliard, Otogi and Kaiba teamed up to create the ultimate dueling company, Honda and Shizuka were married and living happily in Osaka and Ryou had moved back to England. Oh yes, and Malik had returned to Egypt, but now planned on joining Anzu at Julliard, as it turned out he was also a fantastic dancer. Or so he had said in his last letter.
Not to mention their wedding plans. Who would have thought it? Anzu and Malik!
Everything may have changed over the last seven years, but he still had one constant thing in his life. Jounouchi.
Speak of the devil and he shall appear, in walked the blonde. He sat on next to Yugi's pillow, brushed a bang of hair away from his cheek and held up a cup of coffee. Squinting up at him, Yugi smiled. 'Coffee!'
Jounouchi smiled. 'Good morning to you too, sleepy head.' He joked as he rubbed the black marks under his lover's eyes that came with the insomnia. Yugi groaned.
'Coffee… Coffee?' Joey sighed.
'Yeah, yeah, coffee. You want it, you come get it.' With what he made to seem like a huge effort, he pulled himself over Joey's lap and reached for the steaming mug that was dangled just out of his reach. 'Coffee!'
As it seemed that was the only word he was going to get out of him, Jounouchi sighed again and passed him the mug before standing up and walking back to the kitchen. Yugi drank down the strong liquid greedily.
As the drink brought him some of his strength back, he returned to his musings.
So maybe his yami was gone, but his life was pulling itself back together and his depression was fading. He actually managed to sleep for a few minutes last night. All thanks to his shining star, his only constant. Jounouchi.
He licked his lips and thought that over, then corrected himself.
Thanks to his two constants, Jounouchi and coffee.
Just a random little plot bunny inspired by a picture. Written on April 3rd 2005, edited and re-posted 16th October 2005.
For fated-shadows, until I can write out the one I promised for you.