Can You Hear Me?
By
SMYGO4EVA
Joey….
Joey! Can you hear me? It's me, Téa….your friend. Are you still there?
Just now you were in that duel with Marik, and that was when the Winged Dragon of Ra attacked you, and then….you passed out. You haven't moved or spoken ever since. We're all here, Serenity, Yugi, Tristan, Duke, everyone, we're all here in you room because we're afraid that you are going to die.
Yes, you heard me right: you might die. You always seemed so strong and stubborn, and you thought revealing weaknesses wasn't how you were. Yugi, Tristan and I have helped you to be the duelist that you are today. You can't just shrug off any bad thing that happens to you, like it was nothing! I understand that you're dueling for the sake of saving Mai and Ryou from the Shadow Realm, but you don't have to kill yourself to do so. You just don't understand. Serenity is here and she's near you right now, praying for you to be ok. She's suffering, and I'm here with her.
I'm suffering because of you…
How soon would Yugi have to be in despair if you died? You'll probably never know; you are in your own world, in this life and the next. How soon would Serenity be a complete wreck if she lost her only brother? How soon would Tristan, Duke and me be in complete pain for you to come back?
Can you at least hear me? Through all this, all these setbacks, we can still get through this…
Ok, Joey? Joey….when you get through this. When you wake up, just know that you don't have to hide anymore. We're all here for you, and I'm here for you always.
(A/N: Takes place during Episode 128.)