Author's Note: Whee, last chapter! Thank you so much for all the great reviews! Thanks again to Leigh for the great name, and I'll actually use it, finally! Just to remind you, 'Yukei' means 'tangible' in Japanese. This was a fun story, and now I have two more potential story ideas that will probably never be written. Oh well, it was nice writing this anyway! Endings aren't my strong point, but enjoy it anyway!
Escape to Reality
The light vanished suddenly and I was left blinking in the normal daylight.
"Well, did it work?" Yuugi asked eagerly. He came up and touched my arm. I was a little surprised to actually feel his small fingertips.
"Yay! Woohoo!! Yes!" Yuugi yelled, and went leaping all around the tiny park. His boundless energy constantly amazed me.
"I'm glad I could help you," Ryou said softly, smiling at me. He turned to Yami Yuugi. "And thank you so much for your help. I'd better get home now, they might be worried. I haven't been home since yesterday morning." And with a wave, he left.
Yuugi bounded back up to me. "Hey, now that you don't go right through things, have some chocolate!" he said, pulling another bag of chocolate out of his pocket. He pulled it open at the top and handed it to me. I ate a few, and was instantly in heaven. It was the most wonderful thing I'd ever experienced in my life.
Yami grinned at my suddenly blissful expression. "So, what do you plan to do with yourself now that you're real?" he asked.
I managed to snap you of the pure ecstasy that was chocolate long enough to answer. "Huh? Oh. Well, I don't really know. Before, I was planning on just being kind of wandering duelist. But now that I need to eat and such, I guess that isn't so smart. I don't imagine it pays very well."
"Well, until you think of something else, you could always enter official duelists' competitions," Yami said.
"Yeah!" agreed Yuugi. "Those big rich duelists and people like that are always holding tournaments and stuff. When we went to Pegasus's Duelist Kingdom, the prize money was three million dollars!! He didn't feed us until it was almost over, though. Most rich guys will make sure you're well-fed and everything."
"That sounds great!" I said, smiling. "But… I may need some new cards. I have a good deck, but I saw some really great cards in your shop. I have some money, and I'd like to build up my deck a bit before I duel the kind of people who enter in big competitions."
"Sure!" said Yuugi happily. "I might even be able to give you a discount, since you were a card! Oh, and that reminds me… You can't enter a contest as 'Dark Magician.' I mean, I guess you could, but people would look at you funny. You need a name."
"Oh," I said, finishing off the bag of chocolate and making it disappear, probably to somewhere deep in the Shadow Realm. "I suppose I do. Any suggestions?"
Yuugi shrugged. Yami thought for a minute. "Hmm… What was that I said yesterday? Real… tangible… What about Yukei?"
"Yukei?" I asked. It meant tangible. "Not very imaginative, but… I think I like it. It seems to fit me very well."
"Hmph… You dare to call ME unimaginative? I'll show YOU. After you get your cards, I challenge you to a duel. Pick whatever cards you want, they won't be able to save you!" Yami warned, grinning evilly at me.
"Ooh, Yami's trying to be scary!" Yuugi taunted. "You'd better watch out! He might poke you with the Sennen Puzzle! It's sharp!"
"Errg… Come here, hikari. I'll poke him with you head! That's pointier than any Sennen Puzzle!"
"Ha! Not as pointy as your head, Yami!! And you can't catch me anyway!"
"We'll see about that…!"
So I followed the pair back to the game shop. I had a real body a name of my own, and even some friends, it seemed. Being real might be hard at times, but I knew it would be a lot more interesting than being a card.
THE END!
Endnote: Well, it's over! You can all go home now! But not before you review! This time, I won't ask nicely. I'll demand it. You MUST review my story, or suffer my wrath!! And look at my other stories and poems and such too! They're really great! Thanks!
Escape to Reality
The light vanished suddenly and I was left blinking in the normal daylight.
"Well, did it work?" Yuugi asked eagerly. He came up and touched my arm. I was a little surprised to actually feel his small fingertips.
"Yay! Woohoo!! Yes!" Yuugi yelled, and went leaping all around the tiny park. His boundless energy constantly amazed me.
"I'm glad I could help you," Ryou said softly, smiling at me. He turned to Yami Yuugi. "And thank you so much for your help. I'd better get home now, they might be worried. I haven't been home since yesterday morning." And with a wave, he left.
Yuugi bounded back up to me. "Hey, now that you don't go right through things, have some chocolate!" he said, pulling another bag of chocolate out of his pocket. He pulled it open at the top and handed it to me. I ate a few, and was instantly in heaven. It was the most wonderful thing I'd ever experienced in my life.
Yami grinned at my suddenly blissful expression. "So, what do you plan to do with yourself now that you're real?" he asked.
I managed to snap you of the pure ecstasy that was chocolate long enough to answer. "Huh? Oh. Well, I don't really know. Before, I was planning on just being kind of wandering duelist. But now that I need to eat and such, I guess that isn't so smart. I don't imagine it pays very well."
"Well, until you think of something else, you could always enter official duelists' competitions," Yami said.
"Yeah!" agreed Yuugi. "Those big rich duelists and people like that are always holding tournaments and stuff. When we went to Pegasus's Duelist Kingdom, the prize money was three million dollars!! He didn't feed us until it was almost over, though. Most rich guys will make sure you're well-fed and everything."
"That sounds great!" I said, smiling. "But… I may need some new cards. I have a good deck, but I saw some really great cards in your shop. I have some money, and I'd like to build up my deck a bit before I duel the kind of people who enter in big competitions."
"Sure!" said Yuugi happily. "I might even be able to give you a discount, since you were a card! Oh, and that reminds me… You can't enter a contest as 'Dark Magician.' I mean, I guess you could, but people would look at you funny. You need a name."
"Oh," I said, finishing off the bag of chocolate and making it disappear, probably to somewhere deep in the Shadow Realm. "I suppose I do. Any suggestions?"
Yuugi shrugged. Yami thought for a minute. "Hmm… What was that I said yesterday? Real… tangible… What about Yukei?"
"Yukei?" I asked. It meant tangible. "Not very imaginative, but… I think I like it. It seems to fit me very well."
"Hmph… You dare to call ME unimaginative? I'll show YOU. After you get your cards, I challenge you to a duel. Pick whatever cards you want, they won't be able to save you!" Yami warned, grinning evilly at me.
"Ooh, Yami's trying to be scary!" Yuugi taunted. "You'd better watch out! He might poke you with the Sennen Puzzle! It's sharp!"
"Errg… Come here, hikari. I'll poke him with you head! That's pointier than any Sennen Puzzle!"
"Ha! Not as pointy as your head, Yami!! And you can't catch me anyway!"
"We'll see about that…!"
So I followed the pair back to the game shop. I had a real body a name of my own, and even some friends, it seemed. Being real might be hard at times, but I knew it would be a lot more interesting than being a card.
THE END!
Endnote: Well, it's over! You can all go home now! But not before you review! This time, I won't ask nicely. I'll demand it. You MUST review my story, or suffer my wrath!! And look at my other stories and poems and such too! They're really great! Thanks!