Hey! SCHOOL IS CANCLED! ^__^ ah another day of wonderful fic writing! And reading all of your updated ones of course!
elisey: that's ok, everyone had days when their brain stops working once in a while.wait.actually I have that kind of day every day!! ^__^ and as always when you get to read these little notes, here is the next chapter!
Nadia Kaiba-Elf Jedi: *bows* why thank you! let me know when you post your story! Sounds cool! It's nice to know that someone will look at my other stuff if I ever get it up! ^-^
PokeGirl: Yeah, I know it is. I'm kind of wondering what I'm going to do with my spare time once I finish. T_T thanks for the review! *huggles computer*
Hiei Dragon Girl: Oh thank you! *beams* Yami and Yugi plushies! *dances around huggling them* thank you! and you put me on your favorites too! Wow! *grins* I feel so loved! And it's no problem to review your story is so cool! I'm looking forward to the next chap!! ^-^
Destiny's Dragon, Solo_girl, Hutchy, DarkPixie4: What happened to you guys?? *sniff* ah well, I didn't really give you a lot of time to review that last chapter, just promise to review next time if you're still reading ok? *makes chibi eyes* Pretty please? ^-^
^_____^ What would I do without you guys?
Bakura: You could pay attention to important things, like me.
Sorry baka, but I don't think you fall under that category. *points at reviewers* They do. ^-^
Chapter 15 (The last chapter *sniff*.at least I think it is, unless I do an epilogue which knowing me I probably will so, the 2nd to last chapter! Sorry I lied in the last chap!)
Yami's face was set as the last brick was sealed in place. They stood outside the closed wall of the small tomb branching off from the pharaoh's. "The other game king." Yami looked again at the hieroglyphs he had read, it seemed, so long ago. "Safe journey Yugi," he whispered, and turned from the room, sweeping through the palace back to his chamber. The pharaoh leaned back against the door, his heart crying in sorrow and regret. He opened his crimson eyes, only to have them fall on the golden puzzle beside the bed, and lying next to it was the last piece, the one Yugi had given him. Yami walked slowly toward it and picked up the puzzle remembering when Yugi had held it also. He choked back the tears threatening to spill over. 'Why did he do it?' he thought in agony. 'His heart was to great, but he still shouldn't have sacrificed himself for us.'
With that thought still ringing in his mind Yami pressed the final piece of the puzzle into the center. It glowed with the familiar golden sheen, welcoming Yami back into the world of souls. He found himself standing in a darkened hallway. Behind him he saw the door leading to his own room of twisting staircases and hidden passages. And across the passageway was a small door, familiar in its appearance but he almost refused to believe it was truly there. He reached out a hand, and cautiously pushed the door open. The floor inside was bear, clean, unlike the clutter of toys and games that had been spread across it the last time he had entered the room. But then, in one corner, he saw a small figure huddled on a wooden chest, its knees drawn up to its chest, a huge grin written over the tiny features.
Yugi jumped up and ran to Yami, throwing his arms around the taller boy. Yami stared in shock for a moment before wrapping his arms around the smaller. He knelt down so they were eye level. Yugi drew back, his amethyst eyes swimming with tears of happiness.
"It took you so long to get here," Yugi said, rubbing his eyes madly. "I was afraid you would never come." Yami didn't speak, he only looked at the form of the little boy, a great longing, joy, and sadness all expressed on his face at once.
"You can't come back can you?" he asked, he voice catching slightly. Yugi smiled sadly.
"No, not like I was before at least," he said softly the sorrow easy to hear in his quiet voice. "You two have to live your own lives," he said. "You were before I came, and you can keep going after I've gone." Yami shook his head.
"You changed life to much for it to go back to the way it was," he said squeezing the smaller boy's shoulders. "You have to come back!"
"If I could," the little one said, "Have no doubt in your mind that I would be there. But this was my decision, and I gave you two the chance to live." He paused looking at the puzzle inYami's hand before continuing. "It is better to only be able to watch you live your lives with out me, than to actually live it with you, but to have to spend it in constant sorrow for the loss of someone else."
"Yugi!" Yami cried. "We are in constant sorrow! For you!" The little boy smiled one last time.
"For now maybe," he said, "but you'll move on, even if you never completely forget." He pulled away from Yami slowly. "Sayonara[1] Yami, but not forever." Yami felt the tears fall from his eyes and slide down his cheeks as the room around him grew hazy. Yugi's face slowly faded away, his bright eyes shedding their own remorse, until they simply were not there any longer.
Yami found himself kneeling beside the table on which the puzzle had sat. It glistened in the sunlight, complete and final. Yami pulled the string over his head, letting the solid weight of the puzzle pull against his neck, and its warm surface beat against his chest as he stood up.
The pharaoh strode across the courtyard, cape billowing behind him, the golden pyramid at his neck shining as brightly as the sun. Yami stared out over his country, wondering how so many people could be unaware that an extraordinary person had been lost, and would never be coming back. Keturah came up behind him, slipping her copper hand into his. He turned his head to look at her, eyes lingering on the scar forming on her throat.
As they stood, from the temple where the monster slates were kept, came three shining streams of light, all coming to rest infront of the pharaoh. The Black Magician stood before his master, along with his female counterpart, and between them was the final magician who had appeared to stand with them before. Maha Vailo bowed low to the pharaoh before straightening to look into Yami's eyes. As he stared back, Yami felt the same innocent spirit and heart beating within the monster that he had felt inside Yugi's soul room. Yugi had sent his ka, to come back to them just not in the way he had been before, as he had promised. Yami stood facing the monster before, his friend's soul come back to him, and then he did something unthinkable for the pharaoh of Egypt. He bowed. He bowed before the magician, bending low to signify his respect and gratitude for the boy whose spirit it contained. When he straightened the magician smiled softly, nodding its head in understanding at Yami's gesture before turning away with the two spell casters at his side, and vanishing back to where they came.
Yami gazed out into the sky, the clouds skimming across it. And as he looked on, he saw the clouds take on a familiar shape, a face with one eye closed, and a smile on the lips beneath the amethyst eyes.
[1] Sayonara: Japanese for "goodbye."
Well, I'll try to put up the epilogue soon, but it's probably not going be as long as a normal chapter just so know. *glances outside* NO! IT STOPPED SNOWING! Now I'll have to go to school tomorrow. -_- dang. Well, we'll see about that epilogue, okay? I'll do my best. Now *nervously looks at angry mob running over* .YUGI!
Yugi: *eating candy* Yup?
*hiding behind him* Would you please assure these kind people that you're still alive before the rip off my head?
Yugi: Will you give me chocolate?
What?
Yugi: Will you give me CHOCOLATE! *crazed expression in eyes*
I don't know if that such a good.*mob about 5 inches away* OK! I'LL GIVE YOU CHOCOLATE JUST TELL THEM!
Yugi: *skips over* Don't worry I'm alive! *smiles cutely*
Mob: Awwwwww! *Disperse looking pleased*
What is it with being cute that gets people to do that? -_- IT'S NOT FAIR! T_T Ah well, I'll just put on a Yugi costume every time I want something. ^-^
Yugi: Where's my chocolate!? Huh huh? Where is it? *peering around*
Uh yes, well I have to go get it, hold on. *sprints away*
Yugi: I don't see any chocolate! YOU LIAR! *runs madly in the same direction*
(from the distance) Please review! It will give me something to look forward to after being destroyed by Yami for telling Yugi he could have my non-existent chocolate!
Yami: YOU LIED TO AIBOU!! DIE!
HEEEELP!!
Review please!! ^_______^
