Yami Amythest: slight?*clears throat*
R Amythest: oh, fine. A great amount. Happy?
Yami Amythest: *crosses arms* yes.
Ryou: *hugging Malik*
Malik: *hugging Ryou*
R Amythest: *sweatdrop* um. . . you two can do that later, okay?
Ryou and Malik: OKAY! ^___________^
R Amythest: YAY! *glomps Ryou* on with the fic!
Italics show read print, emphasis, and/or a dream Emphasis during dream'thoughts'
*~*~* = lapse of time and/or change of scene
Yugi to Yami over soul link
Yami to Yugi over soul link
[Ryou to Bakura over soul link]
]Bakura to Ryou over soul link[
{Malik to Ishtar over soul link}
}Ishtar to Malik over soul link{
*~*~*
Ryou, after regaining control of his body, made his way through the crowd. When he finally reached the site, Ryou nearly fell over in shock.
Yugi was lying on the pavement, unconscious, and the Millennium Puzzle was shattered.
The sound of police/ambulances/fire trucks approached in the distance. ]Come on, you pathetic hikari! Get the pieces! Snatch it![
[Why?!]
]Do you want the police to take it and throw it away?[
[Guess not.] Ryou bent down and, in one quick movement, removed the chain with the top piece over Yugi's head. His eyes fluttered open for a moment, wide in shock. "Yugi, it's me, Bakura. I'm going to take it for a moment, so the police don't throw it away or anything. I'll give it back to you later," Ryou reassured him. Relieved, Yugi's eyes closed again. 'Why'd these pieces have to be so bloody?!' Ryou thought as he picked the last part of the millennium puzzle up
"Everyone, aside! Ambulance coming through!" a nurse shouted. The crowd stepped aside so there was a pathway for the nurse. She hoisted Yugi on the stretcher and carried him away. On the stretcher, Yugi was unconscious. And he was having the strangest of dreams.
"Yami?" Yugi asked as the spirit appeared in front of him.
"You're. . . back?"
Yami nodded. "But only for a while. I needed to tell you
a few last things. . ."
"What?" Yugi asked, hastily. "What?"
"The shadow realm is being escaped from. . . I will no longer be able to guide you. . . Go to your friend, Bakura, and he'll have to help. You need a millennium item to defeat the real monsters that are being release," Yami informed him.
"Oh. . ." Yugi took a breath. "And what's the second?"
Yami hesitated. "I. . . I love you, hikari." And with that, he faded away.
Yugi's eyes shot open, and his heart was beating quickly. The thrill of the dream was over. He was back in the hospital. Tubes and needles were stuck all over his body, and it hurt. Bad.
"Are you okay, Yugi?" a quiet voice asked. Yugi turned around to see Ryou, Bakura, Malik, and Ishtar sitting by his bed. The Yamis were looking bored because Ryou wouldn't allow them to talk about world domination.
"Yeah, I guess," Yugi replied. "They're all here for me?" Yugi gestured at Bakura, Malik, and Ishtar.
Bakura growled. "No. Ishtar and I are here to discuss the shadow games and Malik's here only because Ryou is. (Ryou scowled at this comment, and Malik blushed.) Ryou's the only one here for your sake."
"Oh," Yugi replied flatly. He had been secretly hoping Malik and the Yamis decided to be good and decent for a day. Maybe it was too much to hope for.
"But Tea left you these," Ryou added, seeing the disappointment on his face. He handed him a small bouquet of flowers.
Yugi took it and smelled it. To him, it smelled like Tea
herself. "Thank her for me," he told Ryou. Then he realized something. "Um, why
aren't the others here?"
"Joey and Tristen have a soccer game," Ryou explained.
"No, I mean Tea."
"Oh, her?" Ryou hesitated. "She's with Ryouji, at his game shop."
*~*~*
"I still think you're wasting your time. You know my opinion of you is not going to change, so why bug me?" Ryouji grumbled. He typed on his computer. 'Curses,' he thought. 'The personalized dice system is also more than I can afford!'
"Ryouji. . . I still think you're hiding your feelings," Tea begged.
"Well, then, I hide them. So what? Maybe I'm hiding my opinion of you being an ugly hag!" Ryouji growled.
Tea's eyes welled up with tears, but she did her best to
hide them. "Ryouji. . . why don't you understand?"
"I understand you're another flirtsy cheerleader. Now go!" he barked.
She stood there in shock. "Go," he repeated. Without casting another glance behind her, she spun around and left, leaving a crystalline trail of tears.
*~*~*
"Tea, why didn't you come and visit me earlier?" Yugi asked, eyes closed, but obviously upset. Tea was clutching his hand in hers. Yugi was feeling exhausted, and the stress of Tea, his girlfriend/friend, going to another guy didn't make that any better. Especially since that guy was a former enemy. And he is now. Tears threatened to come out of his eyes.
"Yugi. . . I was. . . busy," Tea replied softly, playing with his bangs a little.
"Busy. . .with whom?" Yugi dared.
Tea hesitated. 'He must've heard. . . I knew I shouldn't have told anyone, including Bakura, who is usually. . . quiet. I wonder what made him tell this time.' She looked over to the nightstand where the flowers she bought for Yugi stood. She had picked out a variety of them, including some that she knew the short boy loved. "With. . . Ryouji," Tea said, saying the name with obvious distaste. She'd given up on trying to unveil his soft spot. He was just as stubborn and cold as Kaiba.
"Tea. . ." Yugi's hand tightened around hers. "Why?" The tears started to wriggle their way out. They slid down his cheek and disappeared into the pillow. Yugi opened his amethyst eyes and looked, betrayed, at the girl in front of him.
'Should I tell him? Will he forgive me or will he reject me more?' Thoughts swarmed in Tea's head. "I. . . Had to. . . um. . . improve my deck?" She said the statement more like a question than a statement.
"Tea, don't lie to me. I already asked Bakura and he told me that you were trying to date him," Yugi sniffled, tears slipping down his face. "What I want to know is. . . Why? Why did you date him? Am I not good enough for you?"
"No, Yugi, I didn't think that!" Tea cried. She brought Yugi's hand up to her face.
Yugi curtly slipped his hand out of hers. "Just leave," he choked, with damp eyes. "Leave me alone."
*~*~*
R Amythest: Oo, Tea's in deep love trouble.
Tea: NOOOO!!!!! YUGI! I DIDN'T MEAN THAT! R AMYTHEST MADE ME!
Yugi: *sniffles* I actually forgave Tea. Can't I be with her?!
R Amythest: sorry, little guy. Main pairing is Ryouji/Tea. But you can be with your Yami.
Yugi: but he's gooooooone! *cries*
Yami Amythest: What?! My precious Yami-chan's GONE?!
R Amythest: I think I'll leave before I get killed. . .