She sighed, twirling the straw of her untouched soft drink in between her fingers.
Yugi stared at the ceiling unable to watch his friend in her depressed state any longer.
Joey and Tristan would joke about them being on a date if they would see the two like that.
But it wasn't a date. Not on her side at least.
Cause he was in love with her. Since the day he first met her even.
She was in love with Atem. The one person who looked like him but wasn't him obviously.
She had fallen for a pharaoh. Someone great that Yugi could never be.
It was his turn to sigh.
"Yugi?"
She called out to him and he looked back at her. He could see a question in her eyes.
But she hesitated. And he gave her an encouraging look, saying to her: "Yes Tea?".
"Do you think I can ever love again?"
Yugi found himself a bit taken aback by that question. He'd counted on anything but that. But he didn't need to think about answering her. He already knew what he wanted to tell her. What he secretly wished for his friend. And for himself.
"I'm sure you will. One day your heart will fall in love again." he told her gently yet sure.
'And I hope you'll fall in love with me.' remained unsaid in his mind.