Alrighty, well urm, I got one review from last time. Okie-dokie...*on the
verge of crying*. Hrrmm.well, here's your Tristan plushie, Toki. *throws
Toki a brutally abused Tristan plushie* It's dead. Anyways, this is the
last chappy, so have fun reading it.^^
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Bakura's eyes slammed shut as his heart beat a hundred miles a second. Small droplets of sweat trickled down his forehead as a sharp whirring sounded. He could feel the presence of the scythe inches away and a rush of terror washed over as his life passed before him. A few seconds passed, but ,strangely, nothing happened. Bakura peered over his shoulder to see that behind him stood only thin air.
"Huh?" a befudled Bakura gasped.
"What happened?" Yugi asked, knowing neither of them knew the answer.
"I-I'm not sure. It's like they were never there."
A few moments of awkward silence filled the air before Yugi cleared his throat.
"We've got to get out of here," a strong aura filled Yugi's voice as he struggled to stand up.
"True," Bakura agreed, steadying Yugi with his hands.
The two carefully made their way back toward the window, shielding their eyes from the new golden sunset glistening in their eyes.
They had survived the night. But at what cost? They had lost the rest of their friends, they were the only two left. Never again would they be able to see or speak to the others. And how would they explain this to everyone else when they got home? Yugi forced these thoughts out of his mind and entered the room after Bakura.
They walked slowly through the house, down the stairs, and into the living room in utter silence, staring only at the floor, their minds blank. Both felt hot tears welling up in their eyes as they walked, but blinked them away. They looked up once they reached the living room to collect their belongings, but a sudden shock filled them. A warm comforting shock that made them want to shed tears of joy and sent their heart pounding with happiness. Before Yugi and Bakura sat all of their friends staring with expressions of relief.
"Y-yugi?" stuttered Joey. His mouth gaped wide open.
Yugi's jaw dropped and he continued to stare unbelievingly at his friends.
"Joey?" whispered Bakura, "Tristan, Tea?"
"Joey!" Yugi yelled in a loud voice filled with relief.
Yugi rushed toward Joey, embracing him tightly in his arms, then did the same with Tea and Tristan.
"I'm so glad you all are alright," smiled Yugi.
"Uhhh, why wouldn't we be?" Tristan questioned.
"What on Earth do you mean 'why wouldn't we'?" Bakura exclaimed, "We thought you all died. Well, all of you but Joey. And Kaiba...where's Kaiba!?"
"Kaiba?" Tea looked at the others, "I don't think Kaiba's here."
"Bakura," Yugi said to his white haired friend, "I think we need to talk in the next room." He looked at the others. "We'll be back in a second." Yugi and Bakura walked out into the hall while Joey, Tristan and Tea gave each other peculiar glances.
"Bakura," whispered Yugi, "What on Earth is going on?"
"I'm not sure," Bakura said unsurely under his breath, "But I think I may have an idea as to what's happened." He waited for Yugi to give a quick nod before continuing. "Those people up there who we thought were our friends...maybe they weren't really them."
"You're saying that what was happening this past night," Yugi said slowly, "Was an illusion?"
"Or they could have been..." Bakura's voice trailed off.
"Spirits," finished Yugi. He thought for a minute before asking, "But at what part of the evening could have they switched places with the real Joey, Tristan and Tea?"
"Remember when we were in the dining room and the lights flashed out?"
"It must've been some kind of an illusion."
"Is it that, or are they all just playing a joke on us?"
"I guess...I guess we'll never know, will we?"
"I guess not."
Yugi and Bakura gave eachother mischevious grins and decided to head back to the living room. They both received concerned smiles from Joey, Tristan and Tea.
"Are you two alright?" Joey asked, "We've been lookin' for ya'll everywhere tonight, by the way."
Yugi and Bakura smiled at eachother.
"We've been looking for you guys also," said Yugi.
"Well," announced Tea, standing up, "The night's over and I think it's time for Joey to hand over the money he promised."
"Eheheh," chuckled Joey and he backed away in his seat, "The, uh, money?"
"Yes," frowned Tea with a devilish glare, "Where is it?"
"Well, see, I~"
"You don't have it, do you?" Tristan said dryly.
"M-maybe..."
"I can't believe this!" exclaimed Tea with a frustrated groan, "Well I shouldn't have believed it in the first place. I mean, Joey's always like this. He's always making up fibs and~"
"Tea," Yugi interrupted. "Give it a rest, will you?"
"Oh ho ho!" Tristan grinned, "You tell her, Yug'."
"Thanks, Tristan," Yugi smiled. He scanned the room, looking at all of his friends, thankful that they were all with him. "Let's go home now."
Yugi and his friends made their way out of the castle and out into the barren, once-thriving meadow surrounding it. They left without speaking while different thoughts rolled in their heads. Yugi stopped abruptly and looked back up wonderingly at the mansion. As he stared at one of the windows, he could have sworn he caught a glimpse of the pale face of a woman with short orange hair staring back down at him.
'Nami,' Yugi thought.
He looked away, and continued to walk with his friends, grateful that they were now all together, and would be for as long as the Gods saw fit.
THE END
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Well, there you have it! The end. And what a soggy ending it is. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed it because I've had a really fun time writing it up. Please review and tell me your final thoughts.
Atonohou! -^_________________^-
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Bakura's eyes slammed shut as his heart beat a hundred miles a second. Small droplets of sweat trickled down his forehead as a sharp whirring sounded. He could feel the presence of the scythe inches away and a rush of terror washed over as his life passed before him. A few seconds passed, but ,strangely, nothing happened. Bakura peered over his shoulder to see that behind him stood only thin air.
"Huh?" a befudled Bakura gasped.
"What happened?" Yugi asked, knowing neither of them knew the answer.
"I-I'm not sure. It's like they were never there."
A few moments of awkward silence filled the air before Yugi cleared his throat.
"We've got to get out of here," a strong aura filled Yugi's voice as he struggled to stand up.
"True," Bakura agreed, steadying Yugi with his hands.
The two carefully made their way back toward the window, shielding their eyes from the new golden sunset glistening in their eyes.
They had survived the night. But at what cost? They had lost the rest of their friends, they were the only two left. Never again would they be able to see or speak to the others. And how would they explain this to everyone else when they got home? Yugi forced these thoughts out of his mind and entered the room after Bakura.
They walked slowly through the house, down the stairs, and into the living room in utter silence, staring only at the floor, their minds blank. Both felt hot tears welling up in their eyes as they walked, but blinked them away. They looked up once they reached the living room to collect their belongings, but a sudden shock filled them. A warm comforting shock that made them want to shed tears of joy and sent their heart pounding with happiness. Before Yugi and Bakura sat all of their friends staring with expressions of relief.
"Y-yugi?" stuttered Joey. His mouth gaped wide open.
Yugi's jaw dropped and he continued to stare unbelievingly at his friends.
"Joey?" whispered Bakura, "Tristan, Tea?"
"Joey!" Yugi yelled in a loud voice filled with relief.
Yugi rushed toward Joey, embracing him tightly in his arms, then did the same with Tea and Tristan.
"I'm so glad you all are alright," smiled Yugi.
"Uhhh, why wouldn't we be?" Tristan questioned.
"What on Earth do you mean 'why wouldn't we'?" Bakura exclaimed, "We thought you all died. Well, all of you but Joey. And Kaiba...where's Kaiba!?"
"Kaiba?" Tea looked at the others, "I don't think Kaiba's here."
"Bakura," Yugi said to his white haired friend, "I think we need to talk in the next room." He looked at the others. "We'll be back in a second." Yugi and Bakura walked out into the hall while Joey, Tristan and Tea gave each other peculiar glances.
"Bakura," whispered Yugi, "What on Earth is going on?"
"I'm not sure," Bakura said unsurely under his breath, "But I think I may have an idea as to what's happened." He waited for Yugi to give a quick nod before continuing. "Those people up there who we thought were our friends...maybe they weren't really them."
"You're saying that what was happening this past night," Yugi said slowly, "Was an illusion?"
"Or they could have been..." Bakura's voice trailed off.
"Spirits," finished Yugi. He thought for a minute before asking, "But at what part of the evening could have they switched places with the real Joey, Tristan and Tea?"
"Remember when we were in the dining room and the lights flashed out?"
"It must've been some kind of an illusion."
"Is it that, or are they all just playing a joke on us?"
"I guess...I guess we'll never know, will we?"
"I guess not."
Yugi and Bakura gave eachother mischevious grins and decided to head back to the living room. They both received concerned smiles from Joey, Tristan and Tea.
"Are you two alright?" Joey asked, "We've been lookin' for ya'll everywhere tonight, by the way."
Yugi and Bakura smiled at eachother.
"We've been looking for you guys also," said Yugi.
"Well," announced Tea, standing up, "The night's over and I think it's time for Joey to hand over the money he promised."
"Eheheh," chuckled Joey and he backed away in his seat, "The, uh, money?"
"Yes," frowned Tea with a devilish glare, "Where is it?"
"Well, see, I~"
"You don't have it, do you?" Tristan said dryly.
"M-maybe..."
"I can't believe this!" exclaimed Tea with a frustrated groan, "Well I shouldn't have believed it in the first place. I mean, Joey's always like this. He's always making up fibs and~"
"Tea," Yugi interrupted. "Give it a rest, will you?"
"Oh ho ho!" Tristan grinned, "You tell her, Yug'."
"Thanks, Tristan," Yugi smiled. He scanned the room, looking at all of his friends, thankful that they were all with him. "Let's go home now."
Yugi and his friends made their way out of the castle and out into the barren, once-thriving meadow surrounding it. They left without speaking while different thoughts rolled in their heads. Yugi stopped abruptly and looked back up wonderingly at the mansion. As he stared at one of the windows, he could have sworn he caught a glimpse of the pale face of a woman with short orange hair staring back down at him.
'Nami,' Yugi thought.
He looked away, and continued to walk with his friends, grateful that they were now all together, and would be for as long as the Gods saw fit.
THE END
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Well, there you have it! The end. And what a soggy ending it is. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed it because I've had a really fun time writing it up. Please review and tell me your final thoughts.
Atonohou! -^_________________^-
