Chapter 10: Yami's Plea

Tea's Hospital Room

Tea stared at the ceiling from her bed, thinking about all she'd overheard. From where she stood with Bakura and Tristan, she'd heard nearly everything Joey and Mai had said, even though they were trying to keep it quiet. Since Tristan and Bakura were having a conversation of their own (something about Duel Monsters, of course), she knew they hadn't heard Mai and Joey. Do they really think Yugi's going to die? Neither one of them actually said it, but with the way they kept talking about him in the past tense...She picked up the Millenium Puzzle from around her neck. What does it all have to do with this thing? As she stared at it, she suddenly heard Yugi's voice echo through her head.

*Hello, Tea.*

"KYAAAAHHHH!!!!" Tea shrieked and nearly fell off her bed, *Yugi, is that you? What's going on?!*

* Please don't scream like that again. You're going to bring the nurses in. Besides, I'm not Yugi." There was an ironic laugh in her head. *Technically, anyway.*

*What?* she asked as she righted herself, *How do you sound like him, then?*

*To those who know of me (and that's a very short list, trust me), I'm Yami Yugi, but you can call me Yami for short. We've met before, yet we've never been formally introduced.*

*OK...Yami. What on God's green earth is going on here?*

*I decided to contact you because I think some things are in need of straightening out.*

*Um, right. Such as?*

*Look, I know this is a lot to take in, but there's much more that you need to understand.*

*Peachy.* Tea rubbed her head. Her headache was returning. *All right, first question, then. How am I doing this? I've never been telepathic before.*

*And you won't be after this conversation is over, that is, unless I decide to talk to you again. This happens to be the easiest way for me to talk.*

*Where are you, anyway?*

*Well I don't suppose you'll like this too much, but, for all intents and purposes, I'm sitting on your chest.*

*Say WHAT?!* She bolted upright.

*My spirit, for the moment, is in the Millenium Puzzle, which you seem to be wearing.* She started to remove it. *Please, don't take it off. It's the only way I'm able to communicate with you, and there are some things you need to understand.*

*Um...sure. Like what?*

*For starters, I need your help. He's on life-support, Tea, and it's failing. Yugi's dying.*