Just a note to say thanks for all the great reviews I've been getting…and
this chapter is dedicated to two very important people who have influenced
the way I write, and encouraged me to go on, and for that I'm eternally
grateful:
Mel Meiko and Starflower aka Mizuriu
Téa swung her head away as the gun was fired, clutching at her chest as the shrill symphony of death sounded. She squeezed her eyes shut, and clung tightly to her body…before realising that nothing had happened. Her eyes were already moist with her terrified tears, before she heard a loud groan, and the sound of someone falling to the floor. She slowly turned her head around…only to see a pair of dark amethyst eyes gazing up into hers from the pavement. She gasped suddenly.
"Yugi NO!" she shrieked, cradling his limp body in her arms, noticing the dark velvety tinge of red smear across his blue jacket. His head was cocked back against her waist as he struggled to breathe, his body shuddering quietly as he fell into her embrace, moaning lightly to himself. Téa felt beneath his damp T-shirt, emerging with her hands covered in thick blood.
"Yugi…I'm so sorry…I'm so sorry," she cried mournfully to herself, rocking his limp body back and forth in her arms, holding him tightly. Yugi's eyes began to flutter, before opening fully…she could see the sense of terror in his eyes, his azure eyes darkening significantly as he attempted to utter something
"Téa…I" he stalled before coughing loudly, "It…it hurts so much…."
"I know Yugi…I love you, I love you I love you…don't let go…please!" she yelled, burying her head into his chest.
[Look into my Eyes
And you will see
What you mean to me]
Joey dusted himself up from the ground, and looked at Yugi's frail figure drooped in Téa's arms.
"Yugi…" he sighed remorsefully, before staring back at Mai, fire in his eyes.
"WHY MAI? WHY TAKE YUGI? HE'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS? HOW COULD YOU?"
Mai began to back away, never letting Joey out of her sight, her face an expression of deep regret
"He…he must've jumped in the way…I didn't see it," she uttered, choking back tears.
"I DON'T CARE! YUGI'S DONE NOTHING WRONG! WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE ME INSTEAD?!" Joey blurted out in a fury of rage, his face burning red. Yugi turned his head slightly to see him standing in front of Mai, arms outstretched…before he yelped loudly and retreated to the safety of Téa's warm arms. She could see the façade of pain on his face as he squirmed closer to her, closing his eyes again…before a familiar dark aura began to eminate from around them. Joey and Mai seemed to fade away as the shadow realm surrounded them, pulling them away from the outside world…before everything was quiet.
"Yugi…I'm so sorry for what I've done to you…"
[Look into my soul
And you will find
A peaceful state of mind]
"No Téa…it's not your fault…it's nobody's fault" Yugi said, breathing heavily. He looked away from her…he couldn't let her see him cry, not after he'd done this for her. Téa peered over at him, realising almost immediately what he was trying to do…
"It's OK Yugi, you're going to be fine…just hold on…" she said encouragingly, "You're going to make it…"
But Yugi simply peered deep into her eyes and sighed, crying softly to himself as the blood continued to flow from his frame…
"I wish I could believe you Anzu-chan…I really wish I could…"
[Don't tell me 'It's not worth fighting for'
You can't tell me 'It's not worth dying for"]
"Yugi, why did you take the bullet for me?" Téa asked, her pale, turquoise eyes awash with salty tears. Yugi rose his head a little from her arms, barely managing to part his lips:
"Because I love you Anzu-chan, you know that," he mumbled quietly, "How could I live in the knowledge of letting my heart be torn apart?"
Téa gripped his hand firmly, despite its cold disposition, and shook her head frantically.
"Can't you see Yugi?…you're doing the same thing to me…"
[You know it's true
Everything I do
I do it for you]
Yugi stared back down at his shirt, stained in the colour of his blood. His lips parted, as if to say something, before they closed again.
"But you still have a chance Anzu…you deserve so much more than this…"
"No Yugi, no-one deserves better than you…stop doing this to yourself…" Anzu shouted, allowing her graceful fingers to trail along Yugi's soft face, tracing every outline as she watched the intense closure of his eyes fade into a peaceful smile. She knew he was close now, as his features began to pale into a creamy white façade.
"Gomen Nasai, Anzu-chan…" Yugi uttered, choking slightly. His hands frailly drooped around her neck as his body collapsed inside hers…
"No Yugi, you're going to pull through this, you can't die," Anzu yelled, burying her head into his stomach. She could hear the faint beating of his heart as she wept against the blood flowing through her hands…
"You can't…"
…Before all was still.
Téa's eyes rose to meet the serene glow of Yugi's eyes…as they closed for eternity. His friendly smile eroded into a melancholy sentiment of death.
"I'll never forget you Yugi…"
[Would you dance
If I asked you to dance?
Would you run
And never look back?
Would you cry
If you saw me crying?
And would you save my soul tonight]
Téa gazed onwards as the shadow realm faded from around them, dying almost as Yugi had. She appeared back on the road, still clutching his body, her divine tears flowing freely onto the floor. Her hair fell across her face, the thin strands of auburn becoming entangled upon her moist cheeks. She thought she felt a hand brush them away, but upon looking up realised that it was the wind. She cupped her hands around her face, allowing Yugi's limp body to fall gently to the concrete below, and started to shout his name aloud again:
"Yuuuugiiiiii!! Yuuuugiiiiii!!"
[Would you tremble
If I touched your lips?
Would you laugh?
Oh please tell me this:
Now would you die
For the one you love?
Then hold me in your arms, tonight]
Her head dropped as she shuddered against the cold night breeze…Anzu noticed that Joey and Mai were nowhere to be seen.
The moon shone through the encompassing darkness that surrounded them, as Anzu picked up the frail figure of the young man beneath her again, carrying him back down the street towards her house…at least there she could protect him from everyone around…and never let him go…
[Well I can be your hero, baby
I can kiss away the pain
And I will stand by you forever
You can take my breath away]
Like I said, it isn't over yet…just be patient…I only got back from Paris a few days ago, and I've been away for a while…sorry if you've been waiting a long time for this!
~Yugi Muuto~
Mel Meiko and Starflower aka Mizuriu
Téa swung her head away as the gun was fired, clutching at her chest as the shrill symphony of death sounded. She squeezed her eyes shut, and clung tightly to her body…before realising that nothing had happened. Her eyes were already moist with her terrified tears, before she heard a loud groan, and the sound of someone falling to the floor. She slowly turned her head around…only to see a pair of dark amethyst eyes gazing up into hers from the pavement. She gasped suddenly.
"Yugi NO!" she shrieked, cradling his limp body in her arms, noticing the dark velvety tinge of red smear across his blue jacket. His head was cocked back against her waist as he struggled to breathe, his body shuddering quietly as he fell into her embrace, moaning lightly to himself. Téa felt beneath his damp T-shirt, emerging with her hands covered in thick blood.
"Yugi…I'm so sorry…I'm so sorry," she cried mournfully to herself, rocking his limp body back and forth in her arms, holding him tightly. Yugi's eyes began to flutter, before opening fully…she could see the sense of terror in his eyes, his azure eyes darkening significantly as he attempted to utter something
"Téa…I" he stalled before coughing loudly, "It…it hurts so much…."
"I know Yugi…I love you, I love you I love you…don't let go…please!" she yelled, burying her head into his chest.
[Look into my Eyes
And you will see
What you mean to me]
Joey dusted himself up from the ground, and looked at Yugi's frail figure drooped in Téa's arms.
"Yugi…" he sighed remorsefully, before staring back at Mai, fire in his eyes.
"WHY MAI? WHY TAKE YUGI? HE'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS? HOW COULD YOU?"
Mai began to back away, never letting Joey out of her sight, her face an expression of deep regret
"He…he must've jumped in the way…I didn't see it," she uttered, choking back tears.
"I DON'T CARE! YUGI'S DONE NOTHING WRONG! WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE ME INSTEAD?!" Joey blurted out in a fury of rage, his face burning red. Yugi turned his head slightly to see him standing in front of Mai, arms outstretched…before he yelped loudly and retreated to the safety of Téa's warm arms. She could see the façade of pain on his face as he squirmed closer to her, closing his eyes again…before a familiar dark aura began to eminate from around them. Joey and Mai seemed to fade away as the shadow realm surrounded them, pulling them away from the outside world…before everything was quiet.
"Yugi…I'm so sorry for what I've done to you…"
[Look into my soul
And you will find
A peaceful state of mind]
"No Téa…it's not your fault…it's nobody's fault" Yugi said, breathing heavily. He looked away from her…he couldn't let her see him cry, not after he'd done this for her. Téa peered over at him, realising almost immediately what he was trying to do…
"It's OK Yugi, you're going to be fine…just hold on…" she said encouragingly, "You're going to make it…"
But Yugi simply peered deep into her eyes and sighed, crying softly to himself as the blood continued to flow from his frame…
"I wish I could believe you Anzu-chan…I really wish I could…"
[Don't tell me 'It's not worth fighting for'
You can't tell me 'It's not worth dying for"]
"Yugi, why did you take the bullet for me?" Téa asked, her pale, turquoise eyes awash with salty tears. Yugi rose his head a little from her arms, barely managing to part his lips:
"Because I love you Anzu-chan, you know that," he mumbled quietly, "How could I live in the knowledge of letting my heart be torn apart?"
Téa gripped his hand firmly, despite its cold disposition, and shook her head frantically.
"Can't you see Yugi?…you're doing the same thing to me…"
[You know it's true
Everything I do
I do it for you]
Yugi stared back down at his shirt, stained in the colour of his blood. His lips parted, as if to say something, before they closed again.
"But you still have a chance Anzu…you deserve so much more than this…"
"No Yugi, no-one deserves better than you…stop doing this to yourself…" Anzu shouted, allowing her graceful fingers to trail along Yugi's soft face, tracing every outline as she watched the intense closure of his eyes fade into a peaceful smile. She knew he was close now, as his features began to pale into a creamy white façade.
"Gomen Nasai, Anzu-chan…" Yugi uttered, choking slightly. His hands frailly drooped around her neck as his body collapsed inside hers…
"No Yugi, you're going to pull through this, you can't die," Anzu yelled, burying her head into his stomach. She could hear the faint beating of his heart as she wept against the blood flowing through her hands…
"You can't…"
…Before all was still.
Téa's eyes rose to meet the serene glow of Yugi's eyes…as they closed for eternity. His friendly smile eroded into a melancholy sentiment of death.
"I'll never forget you Yugi…"
[Would you dance
If I asked you to dance?
Would you run
And never look back?
Would you cry
If you saw me crying?
And would you save my soul tonight]
Téa gazed onwards as the shadow realm faded from around them, dying almost as Yugi had. She appeared back on the road, still clutching his body, her divine tears flowing freely onto the floor. Her hair fell across her face, the thin strands of auburn becoming entangled upon her moist cheeks. She thought she felt a hand brush them away, but upon looking up realised that it was the wind. She cupped her hands around her face, allowing Yugi's limp body to fall gently to the concrete below, and started to shout his name aloud again:
"Yuuuugiiiiii!! Yuuuugiiiiii!!"
[Would you tremble
If I touched your lips?
Would you laugh?
Oh please tell me this:
Now would you die
For the one you love?
Then hold me in your arms, tonight]
Her head dropped as she shuddered against the cold night breeze…Anzu noticed that Joey and Mai were nowhere to be seen.
The moon shone through the encompassing darkness that surrounded them, as Anzu picked up the frail figure of the young man beneath her again, carrying him back down the street towards her house…at least there she could protect him from everyone around…and never let him go…
[Well I can be your hero, baby
I can kiss away the pain
And I will stand by you forever
You can take my breath away]
Like I said, it isn't over yet…just be patient…I only got back from Paris a few days ago, and I've been away for a while…sorry if you've been waiting a long time for this!
~Yugi Muuto~
