Yugi backed away, shaking his hands foolishly infront of him, quaking with unsuspected fear. What would he do without his Yami? Yami had helped him through such tough times, it was so hard to believe that he would be leaving him forever...alone. "
Why...?" Was the only question Yugi could get out of his tight throat without choking.
"Yugi..." The voice called from Tea, who was emotionless, but with a hidden pain. Yugi stared back, his neck feeling heavier and his large eyes welling with tears that he had never knew existed. Joey was still frozen in the corner, arms crossed, his eyes staring at Tea.
"Yugi, didn't you know?" Yami's calm, deep voice continued...It was calming before, but now it was a scary, evil voice that emitted from Tea's mouth, flowing out like poison would pulse through the veins of the victim bitten.
"K-Know what? I don't understand..." Yugi felt so helpless, so unconfident, that Yami almost felt sorry for this poor, blundering boy spouting tears infront of him...But not sorry enough.
"Yugi, I'm a gambler. I play with people's minds, their lives...Then I give it all back. I give back their lives and once they've grown to trust me, they can't live without me. You took a chance in putting together the puzzle. The day you put it together, I never knew that we would live this way--You can me, battling side-by-side against the toughest of opponents...It wasn't the way this was all meant to be. It was supposed to be a trick for fools...Believe it or not, I've put your life on the line along with so many others..." Yami's voice cracked.
"But Yugi, you didn't realize this...you didn't understand. To you, it was just another selfless act to save the world. But guess what? I'm a Pharoah, not a valiant hero trying to save the world from danger. I've never sacrificed myself for anyone until I met you and found myself in you. I was a confused Pharaoh, completely unsteady and always failing my people. It was how you felt. Always feeling like you were in-debt to others around you. You're not, but the thought I want to leave you with is that you never want to become what I have. I lost my power thousands of countless years ago, due to a softness in which I shouldn't have used while battling for power. I became, cold...isolated...selfish...Suidical. I didn't want to live without the power I had gained, and lost in a battle that I would never have won anyway. I was a fool."
By now, even Joey was listening. He walked over to Yugi, and held onto Yugi's shoulders tightly.
"So whaddya mean by all dis? Does dis mean that you're just givin' up on Yuge like dat?" Yami nodded Tea's head, to reply as a yes.
"It's not like I'm not interested in you and your little friend's' interests...But I had a life of my own that I never lived because of my failure. I will never be able to rest peacefully until this happens. It's like a flower...Wilting until I can get the water without help...I'm dead, but I must chanel through another body to cover up. I've used you too much Yugi." He stretched out Tea's mouth into a sickly smile that made Yugi want to vomit. "It'd be unfair to put you through this. Goodbye..." The Millenium Necklace dissolved from Yugi's neck slowly and vanished, appearing in Tea's hands. Tea tucked it inside her pocket and there, they watched, as Tea's mindless body left with Yami's spirit.
Why...?" Was the only question Yugi could get out of his tight throat without choking.
"Yugi..." The voice called from Tea, who was emotionless, but with a hidden pain. Yugi stared back, his neck feeling heavier and his large eyes welling with tears that he had never knew existed. Joey was still frozen in the corner, arms crossed, his eyes staring at Tea.
"Yugi, didn't you know?" Yami's calm, deep voice continued...It was calming before, but now it was a scary, evil voice that emitted from Tea's mouth, flowing out like poison would pulse through the veins of the victim bitten.
"K-Know what? I don't understand..." Yugi felt so helpless, so unconfident, that Yami almost felt sorry for this poor, blundering boy spouting tears infront of him...But not sorry enough.
"Yugi, I'm a gambler. I play with people's minds, their lives...Then I give it all back. I give back their lives and once they've grown to trust me, they can't live without me. You took a chance in putting together the puzzle. The day you put it together, I never knew that we would live this way--You can me, battling side-by-side against the toughest of opponents...It wasn't the way this was all meant to be. It was supposed to be a trick for fools...Believe it or not, I've put your life on the line along with so many others..." Yami's voice cracked.
"But Yugi, you didn't realize this...you didn't understand. To you, it was just another selfless act to save the world. But guess what? I'm a Pharoah, not a valiant hero trying to save the world from danger. I've never sacrificed myself for anyone until I met you and found myself in you. I was a confused Pharaoh, completely unsteady and always failing my people. It was how you felt. Always feeling like you were in-debt to others around you. You're not, but the thought I want to leave you with is that you never want to become what I have. I lost my power thousands of countless years ago, due to a softness in which I shouldn't have used while battling for power. I became, cold...isolated...selfish...Suidical. I didn't want to live without the power I had gained, and lost in a battle that I would never have won anyway. I was a fool."
By now, even Joey was listening. He walked over to Yugi, and held onto Yugi's shoulders tightly.
"So whaddya mean by all dis? Does dis mean that you're just givin' up on Yuge like dat?" Yami nodded Tea's head, to reply as a yes.
"It's not like I'm not interested in you and your little friend's' interests...But I had a life of my own that I never lived because of my failure. I will never be able to rest peacefully until this happens. It's like a flower...Wilting until I can get the water without help...I'm dead, but I must chanel through another body to cover up. I've used you too much Yugi." He stretched out Tea's mouth into a sickly smile that made Yugi want to vomit. "It'd be unfair to put you through this. Goodbye..." The Millenium Necklace dissolved from Yugi's neck slowly and vanished, appearing in Tea's hands. Tea tucked it inside her pocket and there, they watched, as Tea's mindless body left with Yami's spirit.