Well, to all of you who like this story, here is chapter 4. The Third Day of Yami's Tragedy. I hope you all like it. And I had absolutely no idea on how I was going to have Yami get Kathos out of Yugi alone, so I had to bring in a little reinforcements. I hope you don't mind. And if you do, oh well. ^_^
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN YU-GI-OH! But I love Yugi and Yami and Bakura and Ryou. ^_^
NOTE: Bakura is known as Ryou, and Yami Bakura is known as Bakura. Get it? Got it? Doubt it. Oh well. ^_^
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Yami held Yugi close the whole night long, but he got no response from his Aibou. Yugi was still in his soul room, with no way to get out even if he wanted to. Yami had cried most of the night, even though Joey and Tea were there. Joey was amazed that Yami was actually showing his feelings. Usually, Yami didn't even show it when he was in a good mood, let alone when he was sad.

After a while, Yami got an idea. Bakura. He needed help, and maybe Bakura could help him to get rid of Kathos. After all, the last time he saw Bakura, he was being nice to not only Ryou, but to him and Yugi as well.

Joey, where is Ryou?

Oh, he went to visit his uncle in London. But he's supposed to be coming back soon. I think he's going to be back later today.

Really? Great, because I could really use his Yami's help here.

I thought that you had to do this by yourself.

I have to make Yugi sane by myself, but I can't destroy Kathos alone. Besides, Bakura can put souls away from where they are supposed to be, and once the soul is away, I can banish it to the shadow realm. But only if I have his help.

I'll call him and see if they're back yet. But even if they are back, I don't know whether or not he'll help.

Why wouldn't he? Isn't he still nice?

Oh yeah, Bakura's still nice, but he doesn't like you. At all. He always used to say that you're a hypocrite for hurting Yugi like you did.

It wasn't my fault! Honest!

Yeah, I know that, but it will take quite a bit of convincing to make Bakura believe that. You know that you had been telling him for a long time that he shouldn't hurt Ryou, and all of that sunk in. Then you go and disappear, leaving Yugi here really hurt. The way Bakura sees it, what you did to Yugi is ten times worse than what all of his beatings combined did to Ryou.

I know that by being dragged away from my angel hurt him, and that it was by far worse than anything Bakura could ever do to Ryou, but if I had had a choice in the mater, my Aibou wouldn't be like this.

Well, I hope Bakura and Ryou see it the way you do. And you will have to convince both of them. No matter what Bakura may think, if he agrees with you, if Ryou says no, then Bakura won't raise a finger to help. And it goes the other way, too. If Ryou agrees but Bakura doesn't, Ryou won't help you to convince him. You have to convince them both by yourself.

You'll help me to convince them, right?

No way, Yami. I really want you to get Yugi back here, but I'm not idiot enough to Bakura mad. I mean, he won't hurt Ryou, Yugi, or you, but he has a very short temper when it comes to the rest of us. Just ask Tristin.

What did he do to Tristin?

The question shouldn't be what did he do, it should be what didn't he do. Tristin tried to get Ryou to do his English home work, and Bakura kinda went off the deep end, if you know what I mean. It's like, Bakura has all of this built up anger in him, and he needs to let it out. The only way he can think of is to seriously hurt someone. So if someone even tries to take advantage of Ryou, they better look out.

Oh. Okay. So. Do you think he'll help?

Yami, have you been listening to a word I've been saying? He hates you!

Well, once I can get them to see that it wasn't my fault, he should have no reason to hate me.

Yeah, I guess. I'll call him and ask if he'll come over. I won't tell him about you until he gets here, though. It will be safer that way.

Joey went to the telephone and called Ryou's house. He wasn't expecting to get an answer, so when Bakura answered the phone, he started to stutter.

B-Bakura, h-hi! I-I was hoping that m-maybe you and R-Ryou could come over for a w-while. Is t-that o-okay?

Joey, why are you stuttering?

For r-reasons of my own. Will you p-please c-come?

Hold on for a little while. I'm going to ask Ryou if he wants to see you.

After a few minutes Bakura came back to the phone. Yeah, we'll come over soon. And when I get there, you better give me a good reason for your stutter.

A-All right. S-See you soon, Bakura. With that Joey hung up the phone.

Wow, Joey, I think you just flat out said that you were scared of him.

Well, wouldn't you be scared of someone who could and most likely would rip your arms off if you got him mad?

Only if he really could.

Well, he can. And he is going to be so mad at me when he finds out that I just wanted him to come here to se you. Now, excuse me while I prepare my death speech.

Joey, he won't kill you. I will make sure he doesn't. And Yami went back to holding Yugi in his arms.

After about an hour, Ryou and Bakura arrived at the game shop.

So, Joey, tell me why you were stuttering.

Umm, come with me, please, both of you.



Bakura, please don't ask me questions that I'm tempted to answer. You'll see soon enough.

Ryou, do you sense that? It seems that Yugi's Yami is back. Well, Joey? Is that the reason you asked us to come?

Yes, as a matter of fact, it is. And he wants to talk to the two of you. He needs your help, Bakura. For Yugi's sake.

What does he care about Yugi? He's the one who left. He's the one who made Yugi go crazy.

Just wait till you see him. Okay, Bakura?



When they got to Yugi's room, Yami was gently rocking back and forth with Yugi still in his arms. If anyone still believed that Yami didn't care about Yugi, they were at least convinced that he was a great actor.

Yami looked up and saw that Ryou and Bakura were both staring at him.

What? Don't you care about Ryou? If you were forcibly taken away from him and he went crazy, just like my Yugi, Wouldn't you be acting like I am once the two of you were reunited?

What do you mean, forcibly taken?

I did not leave my angel. I was taken away from him. And I told him that it would happen, but he didn't believe me. But then again, why would someone believe a nightmare, no matter who told it to you?

You had a nightmare?

I thought Yami's don't have dreams.

Dearest Ryou, we don't. That is why this is strange.

Oh. Okay. Well, maybe he's telling the truth, then. Maybe he didn't have a choice but to leave.

I could either leave, or watch my Yugi die. Those were my only choices. I didn't want to leave, but I also didn't want to watch him die. I thought that he would be able to go on with a normal life if I left. I didn't realize that he would ache for me so much that when a spirit pretending to be me came to him he would believe the spirit.

What spirit?

Do you remember the myth of Kathos? Bakura, I only just remember it. I was not taught most of the myths, and I think you remember them more clearly.

Kathos? Hmm, I think I remember that one a little. Wasn't he the guy that lost his wife, daughter, and also his body?

Yes, that was him.

He was sentenced by the gods to live in the realm of people for the rest of eternity with out his body.

Yes, that is exactly right. And now he has found a way to get to my precious angel. He is the spirit that is making Yugi stay in his soul room. I tried to make him come out, but he won't. Or, to be more correct, he can't.

Kathos trapped him in there?

Yes. And I need your help. I have to destroy him if I can have any hope at all of getting to my darling Aibou. I need you to get the spirit away from Yugi's body. Your Ring should be able to do it.

And once I do that? What then?

I am not sure. I think I can banish him to the shadow realm, but not unless he is out of Yugi's body. Can you do that, Bakura?

I don't know. Ryou? Should I?

Well, if it will help get Yugi back to normal, then yes. I think you should.

All right. Pharaoh, I will help you with this, but if it doesn't work, you better start praying to the gods for a miracle.

This is my miracle, Bakura. I get one chance to save my angel. That's it. If I don't succeed, then they will kill him.

Hmm. Then this had better work.

You're telling me. I want to get through to Yugi that I had no choice but to leave him. But as long as Kathos is in his head, I can't get through to him.

Then I will help you. So. When do we start?

Now. Try to separate Kathos from my Yugi. Then I'll throw him into the shadow realm.

I kinda need to be able to see him in order to separate them.

What? Oh, man, I have to get Kathos to show himself? All right. I can do that. Hold on a few minutes, Bakura.

Yami went into Yugi's soul room and looked around. Everything was just like it was the last time he saw it. Trashed. But he saw Yugi in a corner. And Yugi was watching him closely.

Why is it that every time I tell you to leave, you come back?

Because, Aibou, I love you! I love you so much. I love you. Nothing can ever come between my love for you. That's how much I love you.

You better get out of here before I call my yami. He'll make you get out. Yami! The guy is back!

When Yugi called to him, Kathos appeared. And he did not look happy.

Pharaoh, I thought that I told you not to get in my way. Didn't I?

Yeah, you might've said something like that. But I don't remember details very well.

Then get out of here. And I might let you live a little longer.

Hmm. Choices, choices. How about no?

Get the hell out of Yugi's soul room! And Kathos blasted Yami out and when he blasted out of Yugi, he landed right on top of Bakura.

Get off of me, Pharaoh!

And then Bakura noticed that Yugi's face was animated. He was looking at them.

So, Pharaoh, you brought Ryou to see me? What can Ryou do? He can't do a thing to stop me.

You're right. Ryou can't. But I am not Ryou. I am Bakura.

Oh shit.

And with that, Bakura's ring started to glow. Yugi's body fell back onto the bed, and Kathos had his own body. Not a real body, but a shell for his spirit. And then he noticed that Yami's puzzle was glowing. And then all he could see was blackness. He was floating. And he was in the shadow realm.

Well, Pharaoh, I think you got him to the shadow realm with out much trouble.

Now to see if Yugi will believe me when I say that I am the real Yami.

But Yugi didn't. He thought that Yami had destroyed his yami. And there was no talking him out of that little belief. Yami still had a lot of work laid out ahead of him before he had Yugi back to to normal.

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So. Didja like it? I hope so. R&R and I'll put out another chapter. ^_^;