Author's Notes: Okay, here's chapter five, which I consider to be the end of the story. However, I might change that if I get an idea for a better ending, so…
Anyhow, here's chapter five!
Chapter 5: Comfort
Yami instantly turned away from the Dark Magician, wiping furiously at his tears.
'He saw… oh gods, he saw me crying…' the boy turned towards the mage slowly, amethyst eyes cautiously peering at him through bangs of gold. Yami felt his heart still as he saw the magician's eyes; they held not the disgust he'd expected. Instead, he saw compassion there, and tears blurred his vision once more.
"Majutsushi," he whispered, barely audible, "have I failed him?"
The Dark Magician looked startled. "Failed who?" he asked in confusion. 'Surely he doesn't mean…'
"Yugi. Have I failed my aibou?"
"No." The Dark Magician's voice was firm. "My Pharaoh, you could never fail that boy."
"But I'm responsible for-"
"You're not." The mage's gaze pierced Yami's own. "You are not obligated to protect the boy. You do so merely because you wish him to be safe." 'That is why I protect you, as well,' he added to himself.
Yami bowed his head silently, shame radiating from his being.
"I'm being selfish," his voice was hoarse. "I only entered this tournament to try and regain my memory… I should never have dragged Yugi into it…" The spirit lapsed into silence, shaking. The Dark Magician hesitated for a moment before laying his hand gently on the boy's shoulder. Yami looked up at him, startled.
"Majutsushi… what…?"
The spirit looked at the mage, his eyes full of three millenniums' worth of pain and sorrow.
And the Dark Magician embraced the former-Pharaoh; Yami sobbed quietly into the mage's violet robes.
And they understood, in that moment, why they had been reunited after 3,000 years.
'I will protect you, Yami. Always."
~*Owari… maybe…*~
End Notes: If ANYONE'S got any ideas for things they think should happen, please leave them in a review. Nothing may come of it, however, I'm not thrilled with how abruptly this ended, but I know not how else to go about it. Suggestions are welcome, as are any other reviews/flames/etc. Thanks for reading my fic. ^_^