MiMi: Hey MiMi here. This is my first fic on my own and I don't know too much Japanese slang so DON'T YELL AT ME! lol

MiMi: I figured I could start off with a short one.

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Imagine

Close your eyes for a minute and try to imagine a shadow that casts over you. A shadow that is even stronger at night. A shadow that never vanishes. Never leaves you alone. It lives in your mind and makes it so dark you can't see. You can't think. You can't move. All you do is sit there in the corner of your mind. You just sit there watching yourself be taken over by some form of darkness. A strange and unusual evil. A maniac. Imagine.

That's what a yami feels like.

An evil yami.

Ryou's yami.

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*Ryou's thoughts*

How did it get to be like this? I mean it just started out like there was this more assertive guy inside me, helping me, but now he wants to kill me! The only reason he hasn't is because he could risk killing himself in the process. I don't think I have much time though. He's getting smarter every second. There has to something I can do. He wants to get rid of Yugi and he saved me, so shouldn't I save him?

It's all so confusing. Now I really don't care if I come out of this mess alive. I would much rather die then go through an eternity with.

.him.

But how? HOW!? There has to be a way. Maybe I could try with the strength I have left to take over and get rid of us both. I mean sooner or later he's gonna find out how to get rid of me, so I want to leave a hero.

But would it work?

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Ryou decided that if he didn't do it now, it would never happen.

He focused all his energy into controlling his yami. He would have only a few seconds before his yami would take control. Well, here goes nothing.

He took control. He looked around for something that he could use to.

.you know.

There in an alley off in the distance he saw a shiny piece of a broken bottle.

"That might be sharp enough," Ryou whispered. He ran over toward the piece of glass when he felt pressure.

He knew didn't have time. Faster and faster he ran. Finally, he picked it up. He held it in his hand for a second. He then quickly struck it against his chest; his heart Before he could let out a scream, his yami came back, unaware of he trap he walked right into.

Within a second, he fell to his knees.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?"

His eyes closed.

He lost.

Or did he?

Meanwhile, Ryou lay in his mind room, dying. He knew he had to do this. At least his yami was dead too. He smiled at the thought of this and slowly closed his eyes.

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"You think you can get rid of me this easily?" a manic voice echoed. "Gwaa ha ha.

.I'll be back.

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