Chapter Three: Take this little pill and all life's problems float away

"You see, Yugi, you have MPS, or Multiple Personality Syndrome, as we call it."

The small amethyst eyes widened. "First of all, I am Yami, second of all, neither one of us have Multiple Personality Syndrome."

The doctor ignored the outburst. "Usually, a psychologist wold try to merge the two personalities together, but Sugoroku says that you, Yugi, are completely separate from this 'Yami' person. You apparently never had the traits that he displayed, and so he sent you here, to me, a psychiatrist. I can prescribe drugs that can help you." He almost spit the last sentience.

Yami sat down on the couch and closed his eyes, making a show of his conversation with Yugi. He sighed and slouched. Suddenly, he flattened his hair. Yami was Yugi again.

"I am offended by what you did. But even more so I can't believe that you'd expect me to take some messed up pill! Not on your life!"

"Yugi, it's what your grandfather wants."

"I'm sorry but I'm not going to take medication for a disease that I don't have."

"Can you wait in here for a moment?"

"Fine."

Dr. Tenoh left the room and walked down the hall to an area that was almost empty. The only person inhabiting the room was Sugoroku.

"He does have MPS, but he won't take the medication." The doctor looked at the old man helplessly, as though he was very sad.

"I will give it to him." The old man said. "He needs it."

"Are you sure?" he asked with a hopeful tint in his voice.

"Yes, after he lives life without Yami for a while, I think life will go back to normal."

"The way you say all this," the doctor said, "You make it sound like it's your fault he developed this problem."

"It is. Did Yugi tell you about Ryou? Ryou Bakura, who was also given a Millennium item? He developed a multiple personality, too. Another 'spirit,' the only difference was, Ryou's was murderous. Now that poor boy will spend the rest of his days in an asylum. They can't get rid of it. Apparently the drug that we are going to use on Yugi didn't affect Ryou's body. He was in the hospital on strong pain killers after 'Bakura' tried to kill Ryou, that was when they tried the drug."

Once again, the name changed his mood. "Oh, no, I've never hear of anyone named Bakura... ever." He paused, almost trying to gain composure, "you say he tried to kill himself?"

"No, 'Bakura' is the name the split personality calls himself. He threw himself in front of a car as means to kill Ryou."

Unexpectedly the doctor didn't seem surprised in the least. He almost grinned at the thought.

"You see, the Millennium items are cursed! It is my fault Yugi is like this!"

"Actually, in a case like this, multiple personalities are not all that rare. Yugi is weak and was picked on. It is the body's natural defense to create an alternate personality to protect itself. The only odd thing here is that he can communicate with his split."

"That's never happened before?"

"Oh, it has, I just haven't seen it. Now you ought to go home. Tomorrow is Saturday. If you give Yugi the medicine in the morning tomorrow and the day after, 'Yami' will be gone by Monday. Come back then for a follow-up and he should be back to school by Tuesday."

"What kind of medication will he be on?"

"Well, we already spoke about this. It's a new drug that goes directly to the part of the brain that creates this sort of defense mechanism and blocks out the split personality. He has to take the two initial doses and then once a week for two months should be enough. Wait, he hasn't taken any other drugs recently, has he?"

"He took some Advil yesterday."

"Make sure he doesn't take anything. We aren't sure how the drug will react to different OTC drugs, yet."

"No problem. I'm going to go get Yugi."

"Alright, and here you go." He handed Sugoroku an orange prescription bottle with ten capsules in it. He laughed at the irony of it all and wondered how many more 'mentally disturbed people' he would... help.

Yugi and his grandpa left the building and went home, talking about the trip.

"So I told him 'no way' when he asked," Yugi explained.

"Well, I wish that you would take the pill, but if you don't want to, I can't force you, can I?" The older man chuckled and Yugi laughed with him.

"Well, if it'll make you feel better I might... later. I don't want any freaky side effects. It's not like Yami's going anywhere!"

The next morning, Yugi came downstairs and had a bowl of cereal and sat in front of the television, watching some cartoons.

"Thanks," he said, grabbing a glass of orange juice that he was handed. He drank it all in one gulp. "Yuck! Grandpa, I think it's past the expiration again!"

"Oh, no," Sugoroku said, slightly dazed, "The date's just fine."

Yugi shrugged and continued watching his cartoon.

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Jinu