Chapter Eight: Yami's choice

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Yugi yawned and opened his eyes. The room was lit up by light as it pored in from the blinds. He sat up, rubbing his eyes. His mind raced for what had occurred the day before, and his eyes widened. 'What if it was a dream? What if Yami didn't come back?' he stood up, and tripped on his blankets. Yugi fell on his face. "Ow.." he muttered.

The bedroom door opened, and someone came and helped him up. Yugi looked up to see Yami helping him up. "Ohaiyo, Yugi." Yami said, and turned to leave the room.

"Yami!" Yugi said and went after him. Yami stopped and turned to him. Yugi saw that he had a much darker expression, and hurt buried in his eyes. Yugi felt the fear that he had felt when he first met Yami, rising up in him again. "…thank you."

"Whatever." Yami said darkly, and went down the hall.

Yugi ran after him, and saw Kero waiting down the stairs. "Nani?"

"You ready for breakfast, kid?" Kero asked. "You slept in pretty late."

"Gomen ne." Yugi sweat dropped and followed the guardian beast.

As they ate, Sakura watched the two. She often looked back and forth, trying to figure out an un-answered question. Sakura thought back to what her father had said earlier to them.

"Now listen, the both of you." Her father said. "I know what is going on, I even know how Yami returned. I am grateful he did, and now everything may be right."

"May!?" Sakura asked. "What do you mean, Papa?!"

 "Someone is doing this on purpose." He said. "I am not sure, but someone is out to kill the Egyptian Royal Family."

"What does this have to do with me?" Yugi asked.

"You are part of Yugioh, hai?" Papa said. "Well, therefore you might be killed as well."

"Syaoran-chan said something about them also wanting Triangle no Hikari." Sakura brought up.

"Yes." Papa nodded, and placed his newspaper down. "You all know who the holder of the Triangle of Light is. Well, since they have strong feelings for Yami, then well, something bad would have to happen."

"…but.." Sakura said. "It was spilt in two!"

"That new museum that opened up, as part of it." Yugi stated.

 "Oh, hai!" Sakura nodded.

"With that said, they just need to find the other piece." Papa said. "Then, they can summon the Triangle, and wreak vengeance upon those who have hurt them."

There was a silence and then Yami spoke up. "What was this about a Knife of Ice?"

"Oh, so you did hear about it in the Crystal World." Papa nodded again, and pushed his glasses up. "Well, here is the deal. If one is stabbed with the Knife of Ice, their soul shall be ripped from their bodies, and then frozen inside a crystal. This can only be preformed in the Crystal World, might I add." He paused. "This person wants to take this Knife, and kill every single one of you…to get this Triangle."

Sakura sighed, then saw Yami stand up. She looked over to see Yugi stand up as well.

"Yami?" Yugi asked.

Yami turned to him, and gave him a dark look. "What?"

"I…" Yugi felt himself shaking in fear. Yami's look could kill someone on the spot. "…I…"

"You what?" Yami barked.

"Yami!" Sakura hissed. "Be calm!"

"…I…..I…."

"Say it now, Yugi!" Yami demanded. He grabbed Yugi by the collar and slammed him into a wall, still holding him. "What is it!?"

Yugi was shaking. "…I……Yami…it hurts.." he whimpered as a pain went through his back. Yugi was dropped and he sat against the wall.

"Talk to me now, you runt!" Yami yelled at him.

"…I…." Yugi then screamed and whimpered as Yami punched him right in the face. Yugi touched his cheek, and looked up at him. Tears were falling down his face, and he was shaking. "..Yami.."

"Yugioh!!" Sakura gasped, and went to Yugi's aid. She turned to Yami. "How can you be this heartless!?" she felt like punching him right now. "After all he has done for you!?"

"Like what!?" Yami growled back. "Taking me for granet, then yelling at me for being his aibou? His Yami? I don't need this, from him OR you!" he turned around and ran out the front door.

"…Yami.." Sakura whispered, and looked down at Yugi. "You had to push him last night.."

Yugi looked at her. "I just wanted to say, that I was sorry." He looked back at the door, and felt Yami standing outside the door. "Aishiteru, Yami!" he cried out.

Yami leaned against the door, and heard Yugi scream at him. He hung his head. 'No, aibou. You don't love me. The only one who has ever loved me was Sakura, but now I lost her too.' He turned around and began walking downtown.

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Yami walked, then stopped. A girl was standing in his path. She had black-red hair that came to her shoulders, and could blue eyes. She smiled evilly at him. "What do you want?" he barked.

"Oh, nothing," the girl said. "Except a game, Pharaoh!" she snapped her fingers. Then she smiled as a crystal room surrounded them.

Yami stared in shock. 'No! Not this place again!' he saw souls roaming around the crystal walls, and then a big pool in the middle. He saw that the girl reached her hand into the pool, and grabbed the crystal water. His eyes grew as he saw it shape into a bright knife. It gleamed like ice. "Koori no Knifou!" he cried.

 "Correct." She smiled. "You win the game, your soul isn't trapped in here forever. You lose, it is." She rolled her eyes. "I don't even know how she was able to summon enough strength to even bring you back."

"You know Summer-san!?" Yami gasped.

"Know her?" the woman laughed. "I have been in her body since she was five." She smiled. "Another thing, you win, and she explains everything."

"Fine!" Yami barked. "What is this "game?"

"Oh, don't say it like that, Pharaoh." She said. "It is very simple…" she snapped her fingers.

/…Yami!/ Yugi's voice came clear to him. Yami stood in shock as Yugi and Sakura where brought to the crystal room. They looked in wonder, and Yami glared at the woman. "What prank is this!"

"Oh, no prank." She said. Two boxes appeared, and then Sakura and Yugi were thrown into one, and then both boxes were closed. They disappeared, and re-appeared. "Guess."

"Guess what!?" Yami screamed.

"Guess which box contains your loves." She said. "The one with your light, the one with your tenshi. Guess now."

Yami frowned. "And if I chose wrong?"

She gleamed the knife. "They stay here."

Yami turned and looked at both boxes. He could not hear if they were calling to him.

"The game of love and trust." She said. "Or, have you forgotten those, Pharaoh?"

Yami began to take a step towards one, but stopped. The wails of the souls in the walls didn't stop, and his heart was pounding. Yami hesitated and then stopped.

"I know Yami.." Yugi's voice came to his head. "He knows we love him, doesn't he Sakura-chan? Doesn't he know that we would do anything for him? Even die?"

Yami felt chocked up, and nodded firmly. He turned to the woman and pointed to the box on the left. "I chose that one."

"You sure?" she asked. "Because, if you aren't, then they stay."

"I know that they trust me, and love me." Yami began angry. "I know that even if I guessed wrong, they would still love me."

"I forget to mention." She said. "If ones eternal soul is stuck here, they are never reborn. Which means, you chose wrong, you may never see Sak-ku-rah again."

Yami hesitated and closed his eyes. He looked down and saw the friendship bracelet that Yugi had given him for his "birthday". Yami looked up. "I am sure."

The box disappeared and they came falling out. Yugi ran to Yami, and wrapped his arms around him. "Yami, I am sorry for yelling at you…I didn't mean too. I was more upset, I guess, that you where taken from me."

Yami smiled and hugged him. "I am sorry too, aibou. I didn't mean to punch you."

Sakura turned to the woman. "Now, who are you!?"

The woman nodded, and snapped her fingers. They where on the street again, and this time she wore a red leather jacket and a black outfit, with black fingerless gloves.

Sakura, Yugi, and Yami stood in shock. "Sheila!?" they all screamed.

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translations:

aishiteru I love You

Doushite why

Nani what

Iie no

Hai yes

Gomen ne I am sorry

Domo Arigatou Thank you very much

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