YM: *from inside black bubble* Hi hi!! Here's your last chapter!!

Yami: *Fires something akin to black fire at YM's bubble* Come out here and fight like a man. Er, ah, woman!!

YM: Do you really think I'm that stupid? -_-'

EC: Yep.

YM: :-P Well la-di-freekn'-da. When did you ever think I wasn't an idiot?

EC: Uh, never?

YM: -_-' Well, this is the last chappie, I guarantee it!

Yami: You better bring my Aibou back, or I'll find a way in there you whacked out sugar high demon authoress!!

YM: ^_^ Yami, Hiei, do you hear him insulting me? I don't think it's very nice, considering I've only had *counts on fingers* 6 Hershey bars today. Teach him some manners for me?

Yami & Hiei: *woof*

YM: ^___________________________^

Yami: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!

EC: -_-' YM doesn't own YGO, but you probably already knew that, because there's a disclaimer in *every* effin' chapter before this!

YM: ^_^ On with the ficcie

Chapter 7: A Happy Ending

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"It is done. You will now return to the living world, Yami no Yuugi." said Anubis. Yami clutched Yuugi tighter, and as he felt himself being pulled through the veil between worlds, he kissed his light, softly and tenderly, a goodbye kiss, for he was certain he'd never see his light again. . . . . . . . .

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Yami hit the ground with a thud and a dull pain shot up his back. He didn't even notice. His light was gone. The truth crashed down on him tenfold. He had been about to die, and his light unconditionally gave himself to Anubis to save him. That was the worst part. He could have saved his light, but he didn't.

Yami laid his head in his hands and thought, Yuugi, I failed you. I-I'm so sorry. If I had been stronger, I wouldn't have been dying, and you wouldn't be gone now. And as the pharaoh shed tears for the first time in 5 millennia, he heard a voice in his head.

Yami no Yuugi, why are you crying?

It was distinctly feminine, and he knew it came from the spirit council. She was also the best chance he had at having his plight diminished.

My light, Yuugi, was taken instead of me to the after life. He gave his life unconditionally so that I could live, because he loved me so. Please Isis, is there anything that you can do?

Yami tried. He begged with all of his heart and soul. He could almost feel the merciful smile.

Well, perhaps, I will see Yami no Yuugi. I know how much you loved your light, and so I will try to make it right.

And then, her presence was gone. Yami hoped to every god he could think of that the council will favor him a second time. He was about to see if he could still enter his soul room-perhaps he could get lost in his memories-it seemed those were all he had left-but he noticed something in the far corner. It wasn't a shelf, or a pile of books, he was quite certain, but then, what was it? Surely that was all that was found in the basement of a library.

Dragging his feet over to it, he got within 3 feet of it and broke into a run. Lifting the tri colored head of his lover gently, he cradled it in his lap. Seeing his light again, even if he wasn't alive, was a blessing in itself. When one half died-light or dark, it doesn't matter-the other takes control of the body, and the one that died had none. So, how was Yuugi here now? Softly brushing his fingers against his light's forehead, pushing the bangs away, he gazed on his childlike light. He is so innocent. He looks like he's sleeping, Yami thought. But he knew the truth. His light was dead, and he blamed himself.

This brought on a whole new wave of tears that he didn't even fight; what was the point? He had all but given up ever seeing his light again, something he had never done before. But, what was the point in fighting, being strong, if there was no one to be strong for. Himself? He didn't care. All he had ever cared about was his light in this lifetime, and now that was gone.

Cradling his light's head against his chest, he pulled Yuugi into his lip and rocked slowly, gently, whishing with all his might that his perfect little light would be spared. That's how he fell asleep, or so it seemed, because when he awoke, he was being shaken by someone quite persistent.

Opening one eye, he saw that it was that assistant librarian, the one with the gum the night before. She was looking at them with a mix of emotions akin to shock, question, confusion, and something unreadable.

"Uh, hi. Were you here all night?" she asked, chewing her gum like a damn cow. Yami nodded; it was too early in the morning to deal with an idiot. She nodded and said after popping a bubble,

"Oh, well you have to leave. We don't open for another hour." Yami just looked at her. "Right then. I'll give you 10 minutes sir, then you have to leave with your, uh, brother." She said, looking at Yuugi, whom she obviously didn't know ceased to exist.

That struck a chord in Yami. He wanted to grab her, rip that damn gum out of her mouth and shove it up her ass, and then scream at her, HE'S NOT MY BROTHER, AND HE IS NO LONGER LIVING, YOU DOLT!!, but he didn't. He contained himself as she turned and walked back up the stairs and out the now open door. He looked back to his light, trying to think of what to do. He couldn't walk out with a lifeless body; that would be a bad thing.

He had just about given up on the idea of leaving when he noticed something. His light's chest was moving. Slowly, steadily, still in the grasp of sleep, but his light was *breathing*!!!! Leaning down, he placed his head softly against his light's chest and was euphoric to hear a steady even heart beating. He was too shocked for speech. Had the gods really given him his light back?! He got his answer as Yuugi blinked open his violet eyes groggily like he always did; first his right, then his left, then both, and smiled at Yami.

"Good morning Yami. I had the most interesting dream last night. It was about-Yami, why are you crying?!" He asked, alarmed as hot drops of water splashed onto his jacket. He didn't get an answer as Yami hugged him close to him and cried into his chest softly. Yuugi held him, not understanding, but not really caring either. If his other needed a shoulder to cry on, his was always open. Then, he heard something through their link that outright shocked him.

//Aibou, it wasn't a dream. You died.//

/What? But then, how am I . . . here?/

//Isis answered my prayers//

And they left it at that.

~Owari~

YM: Okay, it's over and I managed to *not* kill anyone. Or leave anyone dead, for that matter. Aren't you proud of me?!

Yami: HELP ME!!! ;_; *Puppies are ripping through the black shield he put up with fire and lightning attacks*

EC: I didn't know your dogs could do that.

YM: Well, they are the puppies of a goddess, so what did you expect?

EC: Uh, normal Dogs?

YM: Nope! ^_^ Oh, and I just wanted to tell you, it's not my fault this is a late chappie. I finished it 9/11, but I couldn't get on FF.net, so I couldn't post it 'till today -_-' Well, anyways, Bai bai, and as always, tell me if this chappie sucked!!

EC: Oh, yeah, I almost forgot. There's gonna be a sequel. The summary is gonna be 'Who's this strange new girl, and why does she look so familiar to Yuugi? Could she be the one that his Yami deemed worthy of him?' It's your job to figure out what I'm talking about! It has to do with this fic, so that's a give away right there!

YM: -_-' There's gonna be a sequel?

EC: Yep.

YM: Why wasn't *I* informed of this?

EC: Uh, I don't know.

YM: -_-'

Yami: Hey, isn't that the ficcie that you said was gonna use the dre-

Figure in Shadows: *Clamps hand over Yami's mouth* Shhhhhhhhhh!!!! You'll give it away

YM: Who're you?

FiS: Uh, I'm leaving *disappears in a cloud of black smoke*

EC: So, guess what the summary means, perhaps win a prize of your choice. Within reason, because my writer has to do it, and she's only a goddess ^_^ Leave it in the reviews, 'cause the authoress' E-mail is screwed up -_-' Other than that, R&R ^_^

YM: Bai Bai!! ^_^