Small steps. Just one foot in front of the other as I slowly make my way to school. Glancing to the side I look at the empty desk you used to sit in, and my heart fills with pain. The others know it too, though they don't know what happened to you. They don't know that you aren't just gone on a sick day.
//Do not be discouraged.// Just hearing the voice of the other me in my mind comforts me. He always knows what to say… what to do… how to win the day. //We will bring him back.// He continues with a heavy air of confidence in his voice. //Keep your chin up, and by Ra I'll find a way to bring him back!//
//Yes, you will, but what can I do? I am only a shadow that sits in the back of your mind as you do everything for me.//
My yami is shocked to hear this! //Aibou, never say that! You are much more to me than a shadow! Bakura may treat Ryou as only a vessel for him to travel in, but I do not agree with him. You are my light Yugi, part of my soul, part of my very essence! I could not live without you.// He smiles with confidence and confirmation, never once doubting in me.
//Thank you Yami…// I smile and hold my chin up as you said, strength already pouring into my weak limbs.
The rest of the school day passes slowly by, but I forge onward with newfound strength. As my sneakers hit the sidewalk outside the school, I walk on with determination. Small steps. Just one foot in front of the other as I slowly make my way to you.