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Chapter 11- Saying Goodbye
Téa ran down the white colored corridor, her dress flowing behind her. The heels of her shoes clicking loudly on the white tile floor. It didn't matter to her if she lost her balance and broke a heel off her shoe or an ankle. The only thing that mattered right now was getting to him. Come on! Come on! She urged herself mentally, her long legs pressing on furiously. Please let me get to him in time! She continued talking to herself mentally as she ran past a nurses' station.
"Hey no running in the hospital!" A nurse yelled outraged, watching her zoom by.
"Sorry!" She muttered apologetically through a breath, but she continued to run down the corridor. At last her feet felt heavy and her steps faltered when she reached a set of double doors. Trying to steady her rapid breathing she pushed open the doors that led to a small private waiting room. As soon as she stepped into the room a pair of somber faces looked up at her entrance.
"Is he still here?" Her words came out in a rush.
"He is." Joey told her as he rose from the chair he had been sitting in. Grandpa Motou sat silently next to Joey's now empty chair. His eyes were red, filled with tears and he seemed to be in shock over the whole situation. "He's barely holdin' on." Joey told her quietly.
She nodded her head in understanding, her eyes filling with unshed tears. Time wasn't on her side. "I want to see him." She told him urgently.
"I know Téa." He replied softly. "He's in there waiting for you." He looked toward another door near them. He put his arms around her and hugged her tightly. "Be strong." He told her encouraged, but his own voice wavered on his words and he released his hold on her. "He said he was only fightin' till he saw ya again." Joey told her, the tears flowing freely from his eyes now. "Only for ya, he's fightin'."
Téa understood. He was just trying to stay alive to see her one final time. She didn't have time to waste. She turned away from Joey and headed for the door to Yugi's room. She stood in front of the door and took a deep breath to steady herself. She wiped at her eyes and pushed open the door.
She had to grip the doorknob to keep from falling, when she saw his pale, frail form lying in the hospital bed. She stood motionless for a couple of seconds, breathing deeply as she gazed around the room, taking it all in. There were machines all around him, beeping, signaling that there was still life in that pale figure lying in the bed. He had an IV tube taped to the top of his hand, pouring medicine and nourishment into him. There was also a tube pressed into his nostrils, supplying him with oxygen.
Quietly she walked closer to the bed and gently took his IV taped hand. Her peach colored fingers were a sharp contrast to his pale fingers, as they intertwined. She bit back a sob, his fingers were barely warm.
"Téa." She heard her name, barely a whisper. Her blue eyes rose from his fingers and drifted toward his face. His expression was joyous and his dull amethyst eyes held affection briefly, before they grew dull looking again. "I'm glad you're finally here." He told her. "I need to ask for your forgiveness."
"Forgiveness? What for?" Téa told him gently, slightly confused.
"For coming back. I know that it caused some problems between you and Seto." He told her. "Believe me I didn't want that to happen. It was selfish of me to come back."
She shook her head. "No, you don't need my forgiveness. I'm glad that you came back." She told him. "Besides if anyone needs forgiveness, I need yours."
Now Yugi looked at her puzzled. He didn't understand why she wanted his forgiveness.
"I should have never gotten close to Seto. I should have waited for you. I should have told you how I felt all those years ago." She looked at his face and she didn't like that he looked so frail. "I'm sorry." She added and she lowered her eyes.
"Don't be silly." He told her. "I'm glad you have Seto." Téa looked up at him shocked at his words. "It gives me comfort to know that when I'm gone you won't be alone, especially since you're marrying him."
"Yugi, I don't want to hear you talk like this. Don't give up. You can still fight this." She told him. She didn't think it would be appropriate to tell him that, for the moment, the engagement was off.
He gave her a feeble smile. "I can't fight anymore." He told her. "I'm too tired." He released a tired sigh.
Her eyes watered and she gripped his hand tighter. "You can't go!" She said wretchedly. His amethyst eyes looked upon her anguished face compassionately. "I don't want you to die! I love you!" She said and she cried.
"I love you too Téa, so much," He told her silent tears rolling down his cheeks. "And I always will." He said softly. "I want you to be happy Téa. Promise me that you will."
She looked up at him. "I promise." She told him.
Yugi smiled at her words in relief and his eyes closed. "I'm glad to hear you s…" His words broke off and his hand loosened its grip on Téa's hand.
"Yugi?" Téa asked hesitantly. "Yugi!" Her voice rose slightly with panic as she grasped his hand with both of hers. "Yugi, wake up!" She screamed. The room was suddenly filled with a loud flat steady beep. Téa glanced over to the machine monitoring his heartbeat. It was flat lined. "No Yugi!" She said distraught as she collapsed on his chest crying.
The door to his room flew open and a doctor and nurses came into the room. There was a franticness of moment in the room. Someone pulled Téa off of Yugi, but she fought back, not wanting to leave his side. Another pair of hands grabbed her and took her out of the room as she cried hysterically. They let her go and immediately someone else was holding her as she cried against them.
"Téa, what happened?" Joey asked her.
"His heart stopped!" She said through her sobs, latching on to him. "He's gone!"
"Yug." Joey said sadly, fresh tears in his eyes.
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The following morning the sky was a dark grey; there was a threat of rain in the ominous black clouds. The grassy knolls of Domino Cemetery were peacefully quiet. Yugi's funeral had ended just a few minutes ago and most of the mourner's were gone. Only Téa, Joey and Yugi's Grandpa still stood at the freshly covered grave, all of them with somber expressions on their faces.
Téa still held a white rose in her hand. She couldn't find enough brain function to kneel down and place the rose on the loose dirt covering Yugi's grave. Everything seemed unreal, like a living nightmare. She didn't really want to do anything. Now as she stood at the place where Yugi would rest forever she didn't want to leave it.
"Téa," Joey came over to her and wrapped an arm around her. "Yugi's Grandpa isn't feelin' so well, I'm takin' him home. Are ya comin'?"
Téa shook her head. "No, I want to stay here a while longer." She told him, her eyes looking at Yugi's grave.
Joey sighed. He knew that would be her answer, but he couldn't let her stay here. It wouldn't be good for her to just stand here all day long. "Téa, let's go. It's goin' to rain." He told her.
"I don't care Joey." She told him. "I just want to stay here a little while longer. I promise I won't stay too long."
"A'right." Joey said reluctantly. He released her and he headed back to Yugi's Grandpa. Téa turned slightly to look as they walked away. As soon as they were gone, she squeezed her eyes shut and hot tears fell from her eyes. She wiped at her cheek, surprised that she still had tears to cry. She had cried so much the night before that she didn't think it was possible for her to cry again, but the newly fresh tears told her otherwise.
There was a loud boom in the sky and a few seconds later giant rain drops began to fall down onto the earth. Téa didn't care; she wasn't going to leave, not until she was ready. The rain quickly drenched her hair and her black clothes. The rain soon combined with her tears, making her unsure whether rain or her tears cascaded down her face. She was angry that Yugi was gone. It simply wasn't fair that he was gone. A loud sob escaped her lips and she turned her face up so that rain completely landed on her face as she mentally cursed at the sky. She fell down to her knees and stared at Yugi's gravestone.
"I'll never forget you Yugi." She said aloud, hoping that wherever Yugi was he could hear her. She kissed the white rose and placed it on his grave. She stayed kneeling letting the rain drench her, but suddenly the rain stopped. She looked up to see a black umbrella over her head. She rose to her feet and turned around to see Seto.
He was dressed all in black with a long black trench coat. He gazed at her, his eyes impassive. He knelt down close to her and placed some yellow roses on Yugi's grave beside Téa's white rose. He rose to his feet and then he turned to look at Téa. "I'm sorry for your loss." He told her. "He was a great guy, a great rival. I'm sure he will be missed by many people."
Téa nodded. "Yes, he will." She told him. "I'm sorry about last night."
"It's all right." He told her. "Just forget about what happened. Yugi was your friend and that made him more important." His voice was very neutral. There was no blame or resentment in his voice. He turned around to leave.
Téa heard Yugi's voice in her mind. I want you to be happy Téa. Promise me that you will. There was her happiness about to walk away and she just stood there numbly. Was she going to let him walk away? Don't let him go. She heard her mental voice tell her. Just as she was going to call out to him Seto turned back around. "Seto, I don't want you to go." Téa told him quietly.
He lowered the umbrella and wrapped his arms around her, letting the pouring rain fall on them both. In a matter of minutes Seto was just as soaking wet as Téa.
"I'll never leave you." He told her, still hugging her. "Never." They broke apart slightly and Seto placed the umbrella over them.
"I don't ever want you too." Téa said as she grasped his hand and held it tightly. Together they walked away from Yugi's grave and into Seto's car. A transparent Yugi sat on his gravestone with a smile on his face and as the car drove off he vanished.
~The End~
Sorceress of Midnight Skies: There ya go the final chapter! The story is over! ;_; I hope you guys enjoyed it. Please review! Everyone have a safe and great weekend! ^_^
