I finally got this chapter to work for me. I hope that it turned out all right.
Bold=Dream
Italic=Flashback
Enjoy!
Chapter 25- Yugi's Decision
Yami woke up and noticed that he was alone in the bed. He remembered what was going on and sighed.
Yami missed having Yugi in the bed with him. He missed waking up in the morning with him. He missed just having Yugi around period.
Yami climbed out of bed and went into the bathing chambers to take a shower. After showering and dressing, Yami had his breakfast sent up to his room.
Yami sat down to eat breakfast, planning to go to the healing chambers and seeing Yugi after he ate.
Heba was sitting in Yugi's office, rubbing his head. He was getting a headache. 'I'm beginning to see why Yugi needed to have alcohol in here. I have never had a headache like this one.' Heba thought.
There was a knock on the door.
"Enter!" Heba called.
The door opened, and Anzu walked in.
"Hey, Heba. How's it going?" Anzu asked.
"As far as rebuilding the palace and keeping the people calm from the war, fine." Heba said.
"But?" Anzu prodded, sensing that there was one coming.
"Everyone wants to hear it from Yugi. They all trust Yugi, and I don't know how to tell them that Yugi is in a coma, and that there is a good chance that he is going to die from the injuries he sustained during the war." Heba said.
Anzu sat down in the chair across from the desk. "Well, Yugi was a great leader. He still is. He always knew what to say. I guess that's what made him a great so well-liked and a great leader." Anzu said.
"Yeah. I also understand why Yugi keeps so much alcohol in here." Heba said.
"Have you been into it?" Anzu asked.
"Once, and it's only one glass. I need it to deal with this mess that I am in." Heba said.
"You know, if Yugi doesn't make it, you are going to be the one that is going to have to rule the kingdom from now on." Anzu said.
"I know." Heba said with a sigh.
"I don't mean to sound morbid, but you know that chances that Yugi is going to survive this are slim. Ishizu is the best healer that there is, so if he does die, you are the one that is going to have to take control." Anzu reminded him.
"I know, and I know that you don't wish for Yugi to die. I was thinking if Yami actually. I'm just wondering how he will handle it if Yugi doesn't survive. I think that it would kill Yami." Heba said.
"I see. I don't know what to tell you there." Anzu said.
"I know." Heba sighed. "I never thought I would be put in a situation like this." Heba said.
"Well, you just have to handle it the best you can." Anzu said.
"I know. I had better go and see how the repairs to the palace are going." Heba said.
"Sure thing." Anzu agreed.
Yami was sitting by Yugi's bedside. He was holding Yugi's hand. "Yugi, please wake up. You can't leave me and our child. We both need you." Yami said. He was fighting the tears that were threatening to fall. He had been crying a lot in recent days.
Atemu walked into the room and found Yami sitting beside Yugi. "Yami, are you okay?" Atemu asked.
Yami took a deep breath and let out a sigh. "Atemu, Yugi might never wake up. I might lose my mate. Our child will never get to know him. No. I am not all right." Yami said as the tears started to fall.
Atemu leaned down and wrapped his arms around his brother. "It's going to be okay, Yami. Everything will work itself out in the end." Atemu said.
Yami smiled. "Since when did you start quoting Mom?" Yami asked.
"Since most of what she said is starting to make sense." Atemu replied.
"Maybe things will work out in the end, but I'm worried." Yami said.
"You have every right to be worried, but you can't lose hope, Yami. If anyone can pull through something like this, I think that it's Yugi." Atemu said.
"I hope that you're right." Yami said.
Heba was talking to General Barash about the repairs.
"Everything is going according to plan." General Barash said.
"Good. I want this place repaired as soon as possible." Heba said.
"Prince Heba, if may ask, is the Emperor doing any better?" General Barash asked.
"He's still alive, but there's not much more that we know." Heba answered.
"Prince Heba, I don't mean to make things sound worse, but the people need to know what is going on. They want to hear from Emperor Yugi, and the longer we wait, the more suspicious people are going to become." General Barash said.
"I understand. I'll figure out what to do." Heba said.
"That would be advisable. I don't know how much longer we will be able to stall the people before they start demanding to know what is going on." General Barash told him.
"I understand." Heba said. He had known that he would have to tell the people sooner or later that Yugi may not live, but he was hoping to stall for as long as he possibly could.
"Is there anything else that we need to do?" General Barash asked.
"No. I'm handling everything. Just concentrate on rebuilding the palace." Heba said before he walked off.
Yami was still in the room with Yugi although he was alone with him again. "Yugi, you can't leave me. I do need you. I can't live without you." Yami said.
Yami squeezed his eyes shut. It hurt a lot to know that there was a chance that Yugi would not live much longer.
"Please wake up, Yugi. Don't leave me alone. I need you. So much." Yami said as the tears started to fall. He buried his face into Yugi's chest as he started to cry
~Dream~
Yugi looked around in confusion at the place that he was in. "Where am I? What is going on?" Yugi asked.
"You're at a point where you have to make a choice, my boy." a voice said.
Yugi turned and was shocked to come face-to-face with his grandfather, Sugoroku. "Grandpa, what are you doing here? I thought that you were dead." Yugi said.
Sugoroku laughed. "I am dead, Yugi. That's the point." Sugoroku said.
Yugi looked confused. "Grandpa, I don't understand. What do you mea?" Yugi asked.
"Yugi, you are at a crossing point. You have to make a decision. You are in a place in between life and death." Sugoroku said.
"In-between? So, am I alive or dead?" Yugi asked.
"Both, in a way. You're body is alive. It is just in a coma. You're spirit is here. Now, you have to decide what you want. Do you want to come with me on to the afterlife and live in peace, or do you wish to return to your body and live out your life in the Millennial World? It's your choice." Sugoroku said.
"So, I can go on to the afterlife and not have to deal with anything anymore?" Yugi asked.
Sugoroku nodded. "If that is what you want." Sugoroku said.
Yugi almost said he would go with him until he thought about something else. "Yami. The baby." Yugi said.
"What are you talking about, my boy?" Sugoroku asked.
"Yami, my mate. He's pregnant. If I leave, then he'll lose me, and he'll have to raise out child on his own." Yugi said.
"Yes. He will." Sugoroku said.
Yugi sat down. "I don't know what to do, Grandpa." Yugi said.
"No one can make that choice except for you. You have to make that choice." Sugoroku said.
Yugi sighed. "I don't know what to do." Yugi said.
"Yugi, you have only a limited amount of time to make that choice before you are forced to go to the afterlife." Sugoroku said.
"I don't know, grandpa. I am tired of living wondering if the person near me is a traitor or if they're loyal to me. I'm tired of having to rule. But at the same time, I can't just leave Yami alone to raise a child." Yugi said.
"Yugi, I can give you one piece of advice." Sugoroku said.
Yugi looked up at him. "What?" Yugi asked.
"What does your heart tell you?" Sugoroku asked.
Yugi thought about what his grandfather had said and knew what he had to do.
~End Dream~
Yami had fallen asleep on the bed beside Yugi with his head resting on Yugi's chest.
Yugi groaned slightly before he opened his eyes slightly only to squeeze them shut again at the bright light. 'My head is killing me. I have never had a headache this bad.' Yugi thought. His head was throbbing and his body was sore.
Yugi turned his head to the side and opened his eyes. His vision was somewhat blurry. 'Why is there a weight on my chest?' Yugi asked himself. He looked down and noticed that Yami was fast asleep on his chest. Yugi started to say something, but his throat was too sore to say anything. /Yami./ Yugi said through the link.
Yami was sound asleep, and he didn't hear the voice in his head.
/Yami./ Yugi said again.
Yami still didn't react.
Yugi shifted, trying to move.
The suddenly jolt woke Yami up. "Huh? What?" Yami asked sleepily.
/Yami./ Yugi said through the link once more.
Yami rose up and looked down to see Yugi awake. "Yugi!" Yami exclaimed jumped up. "Are you all right?!" Yami asked.
/Yami, could you get me a glass of water?/ Yugi asked.
"Yeah. Sure thing." Yami said. He went and got the water before taking it back to Yugi.
Yugi took the glass and drank the water gratefully. "Thank you." Yugi said.
"Are you okay now?" Yami asked.
"I don't know. How long have I been out of it?" Yugi asked.
"Almost two weeks." Yami said.
"Two weeks?" Yugi repeated, surprised.
Yami nodded.
Yugi noticed the tears in Yami's eyes. "Yami, are you all right?" Yugi asked.
The next thing that Yugi knew, Yami had his arms wrapped around Yugi and his face buried in Yugi's chest.
Yami had started to try again. "I was so scared that you were going to die. I didn't think that you would wake up again." Yami said as he started to sob.
Yugi wrapped his arms around Yami and started to stroke Yami's hair. "It's all right, Yami. I'm fine." Yugi said, trying to calm Yami down.
Seeing Yami upset like this, Yugi knew that he had made the right choice when he decided to return and live in the Millennial World.
Neither heard it when the door opened.
"Yugi!"
The two looked to see that Ishizu was in the room.
"Hi, Ishizu." Yugi said.
The tiredness was in his voice.
"When did you wake up?" Ishizu asked.
"Only a few minutes ago." Yugi replied.
Yami, knowing that Ishizu needed to check over Yugi, reluctantly let go of Yugi.
After checking over him, Ishizu said, "Well, given that you take it easy for a while and rest, you should be fine, though I don't know how."
"What do you mean?" Yugi asked.
"After you're battle with Horhay, you collapsed. You have been unconscious since then." Ishizu said.
"I figured that. Who's been taking care of everything in the kingdom since then?" Yug I asked.
"Heba has." Yami replied.
"I'll go and get him." Ishizu said before she left.
"Yugi, are you sure that you're okay?" Yami asked as he sat down on the bed beside him.
"I think I'll be okay. I'm tired, but that'll pass as I recover." Yugi replied. He noticed how uneasy Yami was. He pulled Yami into his arms and Yami immediately wrapped his arms around Yugi.
"I was so scared that you would never wake up." Yami said.
"I'm going to be okay, Yami. You don't have to worry now." Yugi said. He then thought of something. "Yami, you have been taking care of yourself, haven't you?" Yugi asked.
Yami pulled away to look at him. "What do you mean?" Yami asked.
"Yami, you haven't let yourself go without eating or sleeping, have you?" Yugi asked.
"No. I haven't. Atemu and the others wouldn't let me." Yami said.
"That's good to know. It wouldn't have done you or the baby any good if you hadn't eaten right or not gotten any sleep." Yugi said.
"I know. They made sure that I ate right and that I slept. Heba threatened to put a sleep spell on me if that's what it took to make me sleep." Yami said.
"I'm glad to hear that. You wouldn't have needed to endanger your life or the baby's because of me." Yugi said.
"I know." Yami said.
Heba was sitting in the office, writing on a pad. He was tiring to figure out how he would tell the people that Yugi was dying.
Heba suddenly slammed the pad and the pen down. "Damn it! I don't have a clue how I am supposed to tell them all that!" Heba growled angrily.
The door suddenly slammed open.
Surprised, Heba looked up and saw Ishizu.
"Heba, come quickly." Ishizu said.
"Why?" Heba asked.
"It's Yugi. He's awake, and he's going to make a full recovery." Ishizu said.
"He's what?!" Heba exclaimed.
"He just woke up. I don't know how, but he is going to be all right." Ishizu said.
Heba came out from behind the desk. "Does Yami know yet?" Heba asked.
"Yes. He was in the room when Yugi woke up. He was the first one to know." Ishizu said.
Heba ran past Ishizu and headed for the healing chambers with Ishizu behind him.
When the two arrived, they found that Atemu was in there as well.
"Hey, Heba." Yugi said.
"You nearly die on us, and that's all you can say?" Heba asked.
"What do you want me to say?" Yugi asked.
"I have no idea." Heba said.
"It's a miracle." Atemu said.
"That's all that it can be." Ishizu stated.
"You've certainly given us all a lot of worry, Yugi. We thought that you were going to die on us." Heba said.
"So I've been told. Ishizu, just out of curiosity, when I can I leave here?" Yugi asked.
"Well, as long as you promise to rest and take it easy, I can let you go now." Ishizu said.
"I promise that I will take it easy. You have no worry about that. I don't think I could do anything right now as it is." Yugi said.
Yugi had gone to his room with Heba's help as he was pretty weak.
Yugi and Yami were now alone in the room.
"Yugi, I'm glad that you're okay." Yami said.
"Yeah. I can tell. How much were you in the healing chambers with me?" Yugi asked.
"Most of the time, actually. I just couldn't bring myself to leave." Yami said.
"That I believe." Yugi said. He then took hold of Yami's arm and pulled Yami to him.
Yami was surprised when Yugi suddenly kissed him. He closed his eyes and kissed Yugi back.
Yugi brought his hands up to tangle in Yami's hair as Yami wrapped his arms around Yugi's neck.
Yugi ran his tongue over Yami's bottom lip, and Yami opened his mouth, letting Yugi in. Yugi roamed around the inside of Yami's mouth.
When Yugi knew that Yami needed to breathe, he broke the kiss.
Yami was panting from the lack of air.
Yugi watched Yami for a moment. He had to admit that Yami was very beautiful, and he had already seen how kind and compassionate that Yami was.
Yugi reached up a hand and ran a finger down Yami's cheek. "I love you, Yami." Yugi said.
Yami looked down at him in surprise, thinking that he had heard wrong. "W-what?" Yami said.
Yugi smiled at him. "I love you, Yami. It may have taken me a while to realize that, but I do love you." Yugi said.
Yami felt tear fill his eyes. "You do?" Yami asked, praying that he wasn't dreaming.
Yugi smiled. "Yes, Yami. I do." Yugi said.
"Yugi, I-I love you, too." Yami said.
"I know." Yugi said.
Yami curled up beside Yugi, unbelievably happy to know that Yugi loved him. It wasn't long before Yami fell asleep.
Yugi smiled down at Yami.
~Flashback~
"Grandpa, I can't go to the afterlife. I need to go back. I need to be there for Yami and our child." Yugi said.
"What about the kingdom?" Sugoroku asked.
"The hell with the kingdom! Right now, I don't give a damn about that. Grandpa, I have to go back to Yami. I have to be there for him. I-I love him, Grandpa." Yugi said.
Sugoroku looked at Yugi in surprise. "After what happened with Horhay, I didn't think that you would ever love again." Sugoroku said.
"I hadn't planned on it. Yami somehow managed to find his way into my heart. I can't leave him, Grandpa. Going back and being with Yami and our child is what my heart is telling me." Yugi said.
Sugoroku smiled. "Then go back." Sugoroku said.
~End Flashback~
'Thanks, Grandpa. Without you, I might have lost what I really love.' Yugi thought.
Yami had his head resting on Yugi's chest as he slept, a content smile on his face.
Yugi wrapped his arms around Yami and settled back down to sleep. 'I wouldn't give Yami up for anything. He means too much to me for me to give him up.' Yugi thought as he slowly fell asleep.
Hope you liked it.
Next: Yugi takes back command of the kingdom, and Horhay is dealt with.
R&R.