Prologue
What Yami didn't know when he went to the after-life is that "after-life" is literal. His after-life is Yugi's "Present-life". He is confined as a spirit, able to see Yugi in his world from afar, but unable to interact with him. Minor YxYY, all from Yami's POV.
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One hour after leaving.
I arrived in the after-life. What a joke. The gods promised me an after-life. What a shock to find myself dropped 3000 years into the future; right into Yugi's hotel room, although I do not immediately recognize it. I am shocked, I do not understand. Why would I be here? As I stand to ponder this question, I move to sit down on the bed, in shock still, unknowing that I am but a spirit, and this is all a nightmare. When I fall to the floor, I realize. And I begin to cry. After all, I do not know where I am, but this is torture. Where is my family? Have I failed? Have the gods left me cursed on this earth? I do not know.
I hear footsteps outside the closed door. Slow, shuffling footsteps. As the steps get closer, I hear a muffled sound. I rise to my feet, unsure of who or what is coming. Perhaps the gods are coming to me, to explain what is happening. Maybe this IS what the afterlife is.
But then, the door opens slowly. It's Yugi! And he is crying! Oh god, what has happened to him? I walk quickly over to him, arms outstretched to wrap him in a hug.
And he walks right through me.
Too stunned for words, for feelings, I watch helplessly as Yugi drags himself over to the bed, and collapses on his stomach, and begins to sob. It breaks my heart, and even more as I know I cannot touch him, hug him, comfort him. I open my mouth to speak, but even before the words come out of my mouth, I know that it is hopeless.
"Yugi…?"
Yugi freezes. I catch my breath, unaware of the fact that I don't even need to breathe. He turns his head to look around the room, tears streaking down his face, pain in those deep amethyst eyes. Even as my hope is raised, it comes crashing down again, as I realize that again I hear the name called "Yugi…?"
It is his friends. He cannot hear me. He cannot sense me. He cannot feel me. But I can feel all of his pain. Why? Why have I been cursed like this?
Yugi tells them he is okay, then buries his head in his pillow again. His wracking sobs tear at the very fibers of my nonphysical heart. Oh gods, why am I here? What have I done? Is this hell for me? I need answers but who can give them to me? I just want to bury my head and cry too. But I can't let him see me like this…
…he can't see me. Who am I kidding? I am so tired, so confused, and now…so sad. What has happened to him? Why is he so sad? He let me go. I knew it'd be hard, but I wanted to go. And he knew that. He always wanted the best for me. But this…I can't bear this. This hell is not worth his heartache. We're both worse off, both trapped in hell, so close, but millions of dimensions away.
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There will be more later. This is more like a prologue than anything. Hoped you enjoy!