Sam's POV
"Astral is gone. But, I'm still here." I said. I-I can't belive he's gone. I mean, I knew he would leave someday but, he's gone. And, due to the connection we have, shouldn't I be gone? "I shouldn't be here, I shouldn't be here." I said as tears started to well up.
Alit's POV
"S-Sam..." I said as I appeared in my Barian form. "Sam, are you alright?"
No reply.
"Sam-chan, please. Tell me you are all right."
"I-I'm not, how could I be? Astral is gone. Yet, I'm still here." Came a soft reply.
"Sam." I sighed. "Can you just, move on? You're here, that's all that matters. He sacrificed himself to save you and Yuma."
"I, I can't." Sam said.
I was about to say something when.
"I can't be a regular human." Sam said.
Sam's POV
"N-Nani?" Alit said in shock.
"I, I just can't go back to being a normal human being. You don't know how it was like for me. I had no special talents, no special abilities, nothing. Well, besides being able to see duel monster spirits outside of battle." I said.
"W-what do you mean then?" Alit asked.
"I think you know what I mean." I whispered.
"I-" Alit began to say. After a few minutes, a shocked expression crept upon his face.
"No." Alit said. "No, that will not happen."
"Yes, it will happen." I said. "It has to happen and it will happen."
"No, I will not let you ruin-" Alit said before I cut him off.
"My life is already ruined. I don't care what happens now, but. This HAS to happen." I said coldly.
"But, you, it just can't..." Alit trailed off.
"I'm no longer a half Astral being." I said as my eyes and voice became that of Astral's(the voice has a feminine touch, though. Sounds more like a females).
"Anything can happen now." Then, the eyes and voice were gone.
"Anything can happen." I whispered.
"You don't know what you're getting into." Alit muttered.
'I know what I'm getting into. It has to happen.' I said to him.
Later, In the "Queen's Key"
I'm actualy kinda surprise we're still able to go in here. I mean, the key is...
"What is it?" A familiar voice said.
"Durbe." I said as I turned around to face said alien.
"She wants to..." Alit trailed off as he gestured to me.
"Barian." I whispered.
"Sam." Durbe said as his eyes widened a little.
"I-if you want..." Durbe sadly said.
"D-Durbe-?!" Alit began to protest.
"If it's what she wants." Durbe said as he hung his head low.
"B-but..." Alit said quietly.
"Please?" I said.
"I, I..." Alit said.
"Please?" I pleaded.
"F-fine." Alit said quietly.
"Alit, would you-" Durbe began.
"Fine." Alit muttered.
"C'mon." Alit said as he grabbed my hand.
"Uh..." I said as blushed.
"C'mon." Alit said a little impatient as he "dragged" me over to a spot in the "key".
"Sit down." Alit said as he pointed to a spot on the ground.
"hhh?" I said.
"Sit. Down." An impatient Alit repeated.
"Um, ok." I said as I did as I was told.
"Good." Alit said.
"Now, lie down.
"Uh-" I began.
"Lie down." Alit repeated.
"O-ok." I said as I lied down.
Alit then sighed.
And, I swear I heard Durbe chuckle.
"Durbe." Alit gowled.
"Now what?" I asked.
To answer my question, Alit lied down, facing the opposite direction of me with his head close to mine.
"H-hold my hand." Alit said as I blushed.
"Um, ok." I said as I grabbed his hand.
"On the count of three, you two close your eyes." Durbe said.
"Ok." I whispered.
"1...2...3." Durbe said as me and Alit colsed our eyes.
'This is going to hurt." Alit said.
"Hu-" I began. Just then, a wave of energy swept over me. It hurt like hell.
I tired my best not to scream like crazy. But, it seriously hurt.
"How...much...longer..." I managed to say.
"Just a little more. Hang on." Alit said.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" I screamed as the pain intensified.
"I'm sorry, Sam-chan." I heard Durbe say.
I just gritted my teeth.
Sometime later.
After some time. It was over. It was finaly over.
"Sam, sorry." Alit said as he helped me up.
"Ow..." I mumbled as I got up.
"Sam-chan." Alit said as he hugged me tightly.
"Unf." I said as I was caught in the embrace.
"I'm sorry." Alit said softly.
"Ahem." Durbe said as he pointed at my wrist.
"Hu?" I said as I looked at it. On my wrist was a barialapse. It looked liked Alit's but, it had a small flame "design" and, a tinted blue gem in the middle.
"Woah." I muttered as I looked at it.
"Yeah." Alit said softly.
"You're happy?" Durbe said.
"Y-yes." I said with a faint smile.
Durbe just sighed.
"Whatever." He said before he disappeared via a portal.
"We should probaly go..." I said.
"Alright." Alit said.
There was then a flash of light and, human Alit was standing infront of me.
"Heh." Alit said with a smile.
"Missed you." I whispered.
"Missed you." Alit whispered.
We then left the portal.
Later in Sam's room
"Arito." Yuma said as me and Alit/Arito appeared.
"Y-Yuma." I said as I hid my hands behind me.
"Sam?" Yuma said as he tilted his head to the side.
"No-nothing." I said nervously.
"Imouto, are you hidding something from me?" Yuma said as I got really nervous.
'Why does he call me that? Sure, it's a "pet name" he gave me but, *sighs* does he have to call me that?' I thought.
"Imouto." Yuma said as he crossed his arms.
"S-sorry, nii-sama." I said with a shy voice.
'Sam, don't.' Alit said to me.
'I-I have to.' I said.
"I-I, i'm sorry." I said.
"Sorry? For what?" Yuma asked.
"Sam, she couldn't be a normal human so, even though I didn't agree with it. She, became." Alit said.
"What?" Yuma asked.
To answer Yuma's question, Alit pointed to himself.
"Barian." I whispered.
"S-Sam..." Yuma said with a betrayed look on his face.
"I-it had to happen. I'm sorry, nii-sama. I just, I just..." I trailed off.
"Sam..." Yuma said.
"I just can't be a normal human being!"
I said as Yuma widened his eyes.
"I just couldn't be a normal human being, I just can't.
You don't know how it's like having a special ability, something no one else has. I just, I just couldn't give that up." I said as tears started to well up.
"I-it's ok." Yuma said, shocking me and Alit.
"Nani?!" We said, shocked.
"It's ok, Sam-chan." Yuma said.
"N-nii-sama." I said.
I then ran to Yuma and hugged him.
"Arigato." I said.