Seshafi: O.O Suddenly, everyone loves this story. I think the other one will go on hiatus for a while…
Yami Seshafi: It's your ADD again, Sesha.
Seshafi: I do NOT have ADD! I'm just- oooh! Look! My hands are sparkly!
Yami Seshafi: rolls eyes Sparkly?
Seshafi: Yes! Look!
Ryou: Actually, they are…
Yami Seshafi: sweat drops Uh… while you're distracted, I'll start the story? SESHAFI DOESN'T OWN SO DON'T SUE…. But why bother?
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Beep. Click. Hiss.
Beep. Click. Hiss.
"YAMI!"
Yugi's eyes shot open. He realized that once again he had broken out into a cold sweat. And why was it so bright?
Once Yugi adjusted to the new light, he realized that he was no longer in the bathroom, much less the Kame Game Shop. He was in the hospital.
"What's going on?" Yugi asked to no one in particular.
"I could ask you the same thing, my boy," came the comforting voice of Jii-chan.
"I-I don't really remember anything…" Yugi said slowly. That was partially a lie. He did remember seeing 'Yami', but didn't want to speak of that event just in case Jii-chan thought him crazy.
"Well, tell me what you do remember. Everything." Jii-chan raised his eyebrows in a suspicious manner, making Yugi feel as if Jii-chan could read his mind.
"Well, I remember taking an aspirin and then being attacked by this… thing that looked like Yami. It whispered something to me… I don't remember right now what exactly it said. Then I took a shower because the thing disappeared. Just as moved the shower curtain, I saw that figure reappeared; only it looked just like a shadow on the ground, but it still had Yami's shape. But its eyes…. they were…. glowing… red eyes. Then it jumped at me and we collided. I don't know where it went after that. But I was thrown backwards into the wall. And that's where my memory stops." Yugi recalled.
"And that's where I found you," Jii-chan finished. "Your head had cracked open and you were bleeding profusely. It was any grandparent's nightmare."
"Thank you, Jii-chan. For saving me," Yugi said.
Jii-chan laughed. "Anytime, Yugi. Just don't plan to do this again any time soon."
"YUGI!" Both Malik and Ryou's voices echoed in the room. The next thing that Yugi knew, A flash of white and tan were jumping onto his bed, causing the small boy to bounce into the air.
"Jii-chan called us soon after you were hurt-"
"-so we rushed over here-"
"-and we heard the whole story from the doorway-"
"-and we were so worried-"
"-and we love you!"
Yugi blinked at the last sentence.
"What?" Malik said. "We do, don't we?"
"Yes," Ryou replied. "But why did you… never mind. Anyways. Yugi, how are you feeling?"
"Much better, thanks," Yugi said. Then he noticed something.
"Oh, Ra! My nails grew even more!" Yugi exclaimed quietly. (Seshafi: Is that even possible?)
It was a true statement. Yugi examined the fingernails on his left hand. They had grown to a sharp point at about seven centimeters long. His nails were now starting to look like claws! Yugi was a bit disturbed by this; he had never heard of someone's fingernails becoming talons.
But beside the fact of them being long and sharp, there was also one other fact about his nails that slightly scared Yugi. They had turned black. Yugi blinked several times, just in case he was seeing things. But no, his eyes were working just fine.
"Um, Yugi?" Malik asked a little nervously.
"Yeah?" Yugi responded, still a bit perturbed by his hands.
"What happened to your eyes?" Malik asked.
"My eyes?" Yugi responded, confused.
Ryou put his hand underneath Yugi's chin and used it to lift his face up. Ryou's own chocolate-brown eyes widened in shock. He let out a stream of air that reminded Yugi of a snake.
"Wow…" Ryou said.
"WHAT?!" Yugi cried in exasperation.
"Your eyes…" Malik said. "They're… black."
Yugi let that one settle in.
"No, not entirely," Malik pronounced thoughtfully. "They have… crimson in them too. Only if you look in the light. Otherwise, they're black. Midnight. Ink. What else can I use?" he ended with a laugh.
Ryou knocked him upside the head.
"This isn't funny, you idiot! People's eyes just don't randomly change color!"
Yugi was silent during this whole conversation. Could that shadow thing have something to do with this? He thought.
"Well, how is Mr. Yugi doing today?" A man had appeared in the doorframe. He reminded Yugi a lot of the American Christmas spirit, Santa Claus. He had white hair and a white goatee, and was also sporting a large belly.
"You gave us quite a scare, Yugi." Yugi sighed inwardly. How many times are doctors going to say that before they get punched? "But we had you fixed up in no time. You're actually free to go any time you'd like."
"Mr. Motou?" the doctor hand turned to Jii-chan. "May I speak with you for a moment?"
"Sure," Jii-chan replied.
They stepped out into the hall, leaving Yugi with his friends.
"Mr. Motou, I'm worried about Yugi. We had to do an ultrasound on Yugi's brain, just to make sure there was no damage. However, there was something out of place."
"Out of place?" Jii-chan asked, not quite following the doctor.
"Yes. There was a strange brain pattern being created. We tried to measure his brainwave activity, but the system repeatedly said there was no activity to monitor. We used a special magnetic machine that converts brain waves into sound to try and listen in on the waves, but all we heard was a noise that sounded like a million souls were talking at one time. They were speaking some unknown language to me and my colleagues."
"What do you want me to do about this?" Jii-chan asked. He was astounded by what the doctor had told him. Yugi could be in serious danger!
"Watch him. Make sure nothing odd happens." The doctor responded.
"I'm on it," Jii-chan replied.
Jii-chan said goodbye to the doctor, then walked back into the room. He put on a smile and said,
"Let's get you home, Yugi!"
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Seshafi: Ok, that's chapter number three!
Yami Seshafi: So when is the next one coming?
Seshafi: Whenever the readers want another one!
Yami Seshafi: That better be soon!
Seshafi: Oh! And there will be a surprise appearance in the next chapter!
Yugi: Who is it?!
Seshafi: You'll find out with everyone else!