Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh. I do, however, own the angel in this chapter.

Author's Notes: I have a beta-reader now! Everyone please welcome Hyatt Insomnia to the fic! *Round of applause.*

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\ Yugi to Yami \

\\ Yami to Yugi \\

Warnings: Mild violence and language, so far.

Listening With The Heart

Chapter Four: Share it With Me

Yami found himself in a dark corridor. He looked around, confused. One moment he was trying to comfort his aibou, the next...he was here. Wherever "here" was.

"Well, hello there! Could you please help me out with Joey here?"

"What?" Yami gasped. Standing in front of him was what appeared to be a young girl and behind her was Joey.

"Joey!" Yami cried.

"We've got a little problem here. Joey doesn't want to go back."

"Go back? Go back where?"

"Where do you think?'

Suddenly Yami somehow knew what she was talking about. He clenched his fists. "Are you preventing him from going back? Because if you are, so help me, I'll...."

"No, no, you're not listening to me. I said, he doesn't want to go back! I have no power to force him to do anything, and neither do you. This is his choice to make. I am only asking you to help him make that choice."

Yami blinked and looked around in confusion. "This...this isn't the Shadow Realm....." he murmured.

"You're right, it's not." The angel smiled.

"Then where....?"

"Wouldn't you like to talk to Joey now?"

"Joey...." Yami looked over at his friend.

"I.....I'm sorry...." Joey replied, casting his eyes downward.

"Joey...you have to go back....you can't stay here...."

"I'm s-sorry." Joey repeated, refusing to look Yami in the eye.

"Please, Joey. Don't you realize what you're saying??"

"I know exactly what I'm saying. I'm not that stupid, ya know!" Joey shot back, still looking downward.

"That's not what I meant!"

"Yeah...well.....it was nice knowing ya......"

"Joey! What the hell is wrong with you??" Yami was starting to get angry now.

"Nothing. I'm just not goin' back, is all. I gotta get going now. I'll see you around."

"Is the your final decision, Joey?" the angel asked him softly.

He turned to look at her. "Yes, it is." Anything so that he didn't have to look at his friend. He just couldn't bear it.

She sighed. "Very well, then, follow me."

Yami stepped in front of her. "You think I'm just going to let you walk away with him, just like that??"

"I told you this wasn't your choice to make."

Suddenly Yami found himself directly behind Joey. He reached out to grab him....and his hand hit some sort of invisible barrier. "Follow me, Joey," the angel beckoned. He started to follow her down the corridor.

"Joey!" Yami cried. He pounded against the barrier with all his might. "Joey! Stop! Joey!" He pounded again. It was no use. They were moving farther and farther from him. Soon he wouldn't be able to see them at all. "JOEY! DON'T GO!! PLEASE!! DON'T LEAVE MEEEEE!!!" Yami screamed, something he rarely did. He screamed from depths of his being in pure agony at the thought of losing his treasured companion. Joey abruptly turned around. He hated hearing his friend in such pain. Yami quickly took his chance. "Joey...Do you remember...the trip to Duelist Kingdom...how you risked your life to save my cards?"

"I sure do...how could I forget?"

Tears were starting to trickle down Yami's cheeks by this time. He didn't care. "And the warehouse fire...you risked your life then, too....to get me out...and all the other times you've put your life on the line for me..."

Joey wanted to say something , but no words would come out.

"I know I have no right to....but I have to ask you to risk your life for me one more time, my friend. Only this time, I'm not asking you to risk dying for me. I'm asking you to risk living."

"Risk living?" Joey echoed back.

"Yes," Yami replied, "Risk living. Please, Joey....if you can't go back for yourself...then go back for me. Go back for everyone that loves and cares about you. Yes, there will be pain and suffering. But there also will be joys and victories. Please... be there to share them all with me. I...I....need you there..."

Joey's eyes widened. "I...I don't kn-know what to say...."

"Say yes."

Joey was silent for a moment. "Alright. Yes."

The angel clapped her hands together in delight. "Good! Now everyone can go back!" She clapped her hands again.

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Yami found himself back in his puzzle. He heard his aibou calling for him frantically.

\\ Yugi? \\

\ Oh, there you are, Yami! What happened? For a second there, I couldn't feel you! It....it was as if you had left me...\

\\ Um...I'm not quite sure, aibou...how long did it last? \\

\ Well, it was only a couple of seconds, but it was scary.\

\\ Hmm...interesting.\\

\ What happened, Yami? \

\\ Nothing you need concern yourself with, aibou. \\

\ When you say that, it usually is something that I should be concerned about! \

Yami chuckled. \\ Don't worry, aibou. I have a feeling that everything's going to be all right. \\

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