Author's Note: Thanks to DBZ Warrior1, DJ Rodriguez, Silver Moon Phoenix, Depressed pixie and Magicman/Smokegirl for reviewing, To Magicman/Smokegirl if you want to find out what made Yami so evil the answer is in the original story I'll Fly Away, and thanks to Depressed pixie for one of the lines that will be used in the chapter, The End now…

Epilogue – Fighting for Love

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Mai Valentine walked down the corridor of Domino Hospital carrying some flowers for Téa's room having heard that she had come out of surgery and was going to recover, Mai was relieved partly because Téa was one of her best friends, and mostly because Yugi loved Téa deeply and Yugi didn't deserve to lose anyone else that he cared about to darkness or death.

As Mai approached Téa's room a sobbing mess of a blur flashed past almost knocking Mai over, she realized that it was Yugi and immediately ran into Téa's room to find the girl in tears.

"Téa what's wrong?" Mai asked concerned the girl collapsed into Mai's arms sobbing uncontrollably gripping something tightly in her hand.

"Téa its ok." Mai said trying to sooth the younger woman.

"But, but it's not ok Mai." Téa whispered letting Mai prop her back up onto the pillows a very concerned look in her violet eyes for Téa.

"What's happened, why did I see Yugi sprinting out of the room?" Mai asked trying not to sound demanding.

"He said, he said." Téa began but stopped trying to hold back her tears.

"Just tell me?" Mai requested.

Téa nodded, "He said that he loved but that we couldn't be together because it causes too much pain." Téa whispered sadly.

"He didn't mean it Téa." Mai tried to assured her friend.

"No Mai, he did." Téa said sadly holding up Yugi's wedding band.

Mai closed her eyes, "So what are you going to do now?" Mai asked.

"Maybe he's right, maybe its better we don't be…" Téa started but Mai's head snapped up immediately cutting Téa off in mid sentence.

"Stow that line of crap Téa." Mai snapped.

"Mai…" Téa questioned shocked.

Mai grabbed Téa's hands holding them in her own, "Listen to me Gardener and listen good, you and Yugi have a special bond, your love is special don't ever forget that, you've got to fight, you were so close to getting together finally you can't let that ginger bitch stop you from tying the knot with the guy you love now, promise me you'll fight Téa." Mai pleaded Téa was taken aback she'd never seen Mai like this in all the years of knowing the blonde.

"Mai, what's gotten into you?" Téa questioned surprised.

"I lost my true love to the darkness years ago, I don't want to see you loss your true love because of the darkness." Mai explained wiping tears from her eyes.

"Ok, I promise Mai." Téa said giving Mai a hug.

"What does that make Kaiba then?" Téa asked.

Mai smiled, "That makes Seto the man I love." She answered.

"I don't know what you see in him." Téa said shaking her head.

"He grows on you." Mai commented.

"Yeah, like mould." Téa grumbled, Mai smiled and gave her a wink.

"Mai, could you get a priest for me?" Téa requested, Mai nodded and left.

Later

Yugi sat in the café of the hospital staring down at his drink, he was totally zoned out and depressed, he felt like crying again but he didn't want to, he felt better now knowing that Téa at least was safe without him around she wouldn't get hurt, because that's all Yugi ever did, get people hurt.

'I can live happy knowing Téa's safe.' Yugi thought smiling grimly.

'I guess I should get my stuff out of Mai's, I'm a nuisance and I'd probably end up getting Mai hurt to, where will I go, I've heard Russia's nice.' Yugi thought.

"Yugi we've got to talk." A voice said.

"I don't want to talk Seto." Yugi responded quietly.

Kaiba, Ryou and Yami Bakura sat down with Yugi watching him intently, "We do." Ryou said from Yugi's right.

"What did you say to Téa?" Bakura demanded.

"I told her the truth." Yugi said sadly.

"Baka mortal, you hurt her." Bakura said angrily.

"It's better this way." Yugi said quietly.

"How?" Kaiba demanded.

"She won't get hurt because of me." Yugi responded.

"Yes she will." Ryou said.

"How?" Yugi asked still not looking at any of them.

"YOU'RE HURTING HER RIGHT NOW!?" Ryou exclaimed.

"She'll get over it." Yugi said quietly.

"That I doubt Mortal." Bakura said.

"If I stayed around she'd only get hurt again, what if this time she got killed." Yugi argued.

"Oh please spare us mortal." Bakura groaned rolling his eyes.

"It's true every time I'm around Téa she gets hurt." Yugi said.

The three men rolled there eyes standing up,

"HEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Yugi protested as Kaiba, Ryou and Bakura grabbed him.

"We're doing this for your own sake mortal, because we care about you, even me." Bakura answered grabbing Yugi's still injured right arm.

"We're your friends Yugi." Ryou agreed taking his legs.

"And we want you to be happy." Kaiba confirmed everyone looked at him surprised.

"WILL YOU STOP DOING THAT?!" Kaiba yelled grabbing Yugi's left arm as the three men carried him to Téa's room.

Several Minutes Later

"LET GO OF ME?!" Yugi exclaimed struggling in their grips as they approached her room.

The three carried Yugi into Téa's room, Yugi saw Téa's parents and a priest waiting for them, 'NO, I guess I was right after all…' Yugi thought thinking immediately that Téa had died.

"You three can put him down now." Téa's voice said from the bed inside the drawn curtains.

The three unceremoniously dropped Yugi to the ground; Yugi immediately got up and was grabbed onto on the shoulders by Bakura and Kaiba to prevent him from running off anywhere.

"Yugi, could I talk to you for a second in private?" Téa requested Yugi slowly approached Téa's bed as the rest of the people in the room left.

"Téa…" Yugi tried to protest but Téa cut him off.

"Yugi promise me you'll hear me out?" Téa requested Yugi nodded.

"I promise Téa." Yugi agreed quietly.

Téa stroked Yugi's cheek affectionately smiling trying to find the right words to express how she felt, "Yugi you know I love you right?" She asked.

"Yeah of course." Yugi said.

"You know you're my true love." Téa said Yugi looked up.

"I, I am?" Yugi asked surprised.

"Yes, Yugi I love you with all my heart, you're kind, gentle and decent, and I never want that to change, I know that I've gotten a bit banged up being around you but I wouldn't have it any other way Yugi, and you know why?" Téa asked.

"Why?" Yugi asked.

"Because I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you no matter what may come next, it doesn't matter if I get a bit battered and bruised from time to time because of a few lunatics that want to carry on an old grudge because I know those injures will heal, the only thing that wouldn't mend is my heart if you went away, please don't do that Yugi, please don't go away." Téa pleaded with tears in her eyes.

Yugi stared into Téa's eyes not sure what to say, he closed his eyes and listened very carefully to his heart, Yugi opened his eyes and wiped away Téa's tears, "Don't cry Téa I'm here, I promise I won't go away, I love you to much to do that." Yugi said now smiling Téa wrapping her arms around him crying happily.

"You don't have to cry." Yugi said.

"You dope people always cry on there wedding day." Téa said laughing waving everyone to come in.

"Yugi this is a priest that is the Chaplin of the Hospital church, he's agreed to marry us." Téa explained as the priest nodded.

"But don't you want a big fancy wedding?" Yugi asked surprised.

Téa sighed, "I have you, and I have my Parents and my friends that's all I want." Téa said smiling.

Yugi nodded and indicated that the priest should begin.

"I think you've gotten through most of it so I'll get straight down to business do we have the rings?" The priest asked.

Yugi and Téa held up there rings and the Priest nodded, "Yugi Motou do you take Téa Gardener to be your lawfully wedded wife, in sickness and in health, for as long as you both shall live?" The priest asked.

"I do." Yugi responded placing the ring on Téa's finger.

"Téa Gardener do you take Yugi Motou to be your lawfully wedded husband in sickness and in health for as long as you both shall live?" The Priest asked again, the gang looked around to make sure that there was no gun toting whack job about to interfere before Téa answered.

"I do." Téa responded placing the ring on Yugi's finger.

"Then I declare you very happily husband and wife congratulations, you may kiss the bride Yugi." The priest said smiling broadly.

Yugi took Téa in his arms and kissed her passionately as everyone looked on cheering Mai was dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief as was Bakura while Ryou tried to suppress his laughter at the sight of Bakura becoming teary eyed at a wedding.

Yugi and Téa broke there kiss looking into each other's eyes, "Hello Mr. Motou." Téa said smiling.

"Hello Mrs. Motou." Yugi responded before descending into another kiss.

Somewhere else,

A man with Crimson eyes sat in a prison cell in Domino Japan; he'd heard that Serenity his girlfriend was recovering from her wounds in Domino Hospital.

'I'll get you someday Hikari.' Yami vowed angrily.

'I'll wait, and then I'll be back and I'll take it all away from you.' Yami thought smiling.

'Because if there is one thing I have learnt in five thousand years…' Yami thought looking out the window of his small cell.

'Patience is a virtue.'

THE END

Author's Note: That's it folks all over now, thanks to, DJ Rodriguez, Depressed Pixie, dragonballgirl, Silver Moon Phoenix, DBZ Warrior1, Me-Ik's my Yami, SilverTiger-GoldenPhoenix, hatori obsesser, BEWD Kisara, Larien, anime-ruthless v.1, lost in reality, yumi-la-oscuridad-uno, YO!, Dragon2900, Magicman/Smokegirl, kai-ba, White Ninja Spy, nikki32nix, Shadowcat and Prideth for reviewing this story, I'm very happy that so many writers that I have a lot of respect for with regard to their writing ability such as Silver Moon Phoenix, DJ Rodriguez, DBZ Warrior1, SilverTiger-GoldenPhoenix and Magicman/Smokegirl just to name a few actually like this story I am honoured ::Bows in respect::, Until Next Story, Goodbye and Good Health, Cya.