Note: read while listening to 'Glassy sky' from the Tokyo Ghoul anime. enjoy. (hope you can read it timed with the song)
He ran. He was small, and his legs could not carry him any further much longer, but he kept running nonetheless. He ran towards the white light in the darkness. It pierced the dark veil with a tender sharpness. The white light that seemed to come from a door that was slowly closing. The light that had taken away his best friend. He wanted his friend back. No, that was selfish. He wanted to be with his friend. So he kept running. Where was he? He had already lived so long without him. Couldn't he just... see him once?
wait...
He saw him! There! In the light! Tears ran across Yugi's face. He saw him!
No... the door was ... closing... He ran. But... instead, Yugi only seemed to get further and further away from the light. "Heh..." His friend's shadow smiled. "Sayonara Aibō."
A single tear ran past his face, before he turned and started to walk away. The shadow vanished in the light.
"Yami! No! Come back! Don't leave me! Ateeeemmm!"
Yugi shot up, panting... sweating... A dream. Again. He clutched the puzzle.
He had to do it without his friend now. He would have a life... Wait... was he crying? No... He couldn't, could he? He had to be strong until he saw his friend back. Till the end. He had to live now. For the both of them.
He wrapped his arms around his knees. Screaming...
Live the life his friend couldn't have. Love, something his friend hadn't been able to experience. ... Or... Maybe he did... The screaming became sobs...
He looked at the puzzle.
"We've been through a lot together, haven't we?"
An empty question.
... Silence followed... Yeah... They had...
"I just want to talk again... could be about anything... Maybe you can hear me...? ... Maybe I can't hear you... I hope you are listening... Mou hitori no ore."
Silence again.
...
"Do you remember the first time we met?" He smiled. He laughed.
"You took control every time I was in danger," a sad laugh, tears kept falling.
"I remember when the spirit of the ring had locked us into the figures of some silly game... You helped me and my friends... Then... everything seemed to go so fast... Kindumb... Battle shitty... Virtual stuff... Memory world..."
Sad memories... They... they were supposed to be happy...
...
Smile, Aibō.
"!" He looked up. And he did. He was there... All along! He's going to be strong!
He nodded. Sniffed.
"Just watch me, other me. I'll make you proud."
... I smiled. You already have.