Joy: Hey you all! Okay, I'm gonna answer my review now, then we get kicking with the next chapter!
Yugi-angel: Awww…don't cry. (gives YA a Yugi plushie and a box of tissues) Yugi will get better soon, and that bastard Vargon is wallowing in the bowels of the Shadow Realm. ;o) This chapter will be happier for Yugi. I promise.
This chapter deals with more Yugi's recovery Are things going to work out after Yugi became afraid of the Millennium Puzzle? Will he trust Yami again? Read and find out! Ready, set, go!
The Calm Before the Storm?
Joy went to see Yugi two days later. She had been staying with Kaiba and Mokuba, and visiting Yugi everyday. She had already called her grandmother to tell her. She had told Joy that it would be okay. "After all," obaasan said, "You're making friends and hanging around people your own age. No harm in that."
Yugi was doing a lot better, and the doctors were confident that his recovery would be a fast one, and he would be released in a few days. Yami, meanwhile, never left Yugi's room, and he was working his hardest to regain Yugi's trust. The boy was slowly opening up, allowing Yami to stay out of the Puzzle and be in the same room alone with him, but only in spirit form. Joy and Katilli told Yami it would take time, and he understood.
Joy walked into the room to see Yami working a jigsaw puzzle and Yugi fast asleep. She pulled up a chair and sat next to Yami at the small table. They exchanged a smile before working the puzzle together for awhile. Then they heard a small voice behind them. "Yami?"
Yami was by the boy's side in an instant. "What's wrong, aibou? Are you in pain? Do you need anything? Did you have a bad dream?" he asked anxiously, his eyes filled with concern. Joy sighed and rolled her eyes. Yami was even more protective than usual.
"I – I was just wondering if you had gone back into the puzzle," he said timidly.
Yami smiled slightly. "I will not return to the puzzle unless you want me to, aibou."
Yugi looked relieved. "I don't want you to leave."
It seems the pharaoh is finally getting his hikari back, my light.
Yes. I am glad.
Just then, Seto entered the room. "Well, I see you're feeling better around Yami," he commented to the teenager in bed.
Mmm…maybe I am. Yugi admitted to himself. I mean, Yami's been really patient and caring. He's been just like he always had. Maybe everything is as it should be. He looked down at his chest, suddenly missing the weight of the Puzzle. He was so caught up in his own thoughts that he jumped a little when Seto spoke again. Yami noticed and asked if he were okay. "I'm fine, Yami. Just got a little startled."
"Sorry. Anyway, I talked to the police earlier. They've finally apprehended Smith. So this case if finally put down."
"Hopefully for good," Yami added with a nod.
Joy agreed and said, "Hey, Yami, do you think the cops will let you Mind Crush Smith from jail? Or…oh! I got it! Maybe I could go 'visit' him in jail and stick my foot up his –"
"JOY!" Seto practically yelled.
"What?" Joy asked innocently…well, as innocently as you can be while wanting to do something evil.
Yami and Seto rolled their eyes with a sigh.
"Um…Yami?" Yugi drew Yami's attention.
"Yes, aibou?" Yami asked, turning his head to see Yugi.
"Can…can you hand me the Millennium Puzzle? I want to hold it for a while." Yami felt lighter than air. His hikari wanted the Puzzle. That was definitely a good thing. He handed the boy the Puzzle at once. Yugi smiled slightly as he held the Item in his lap while his friends discussed an upcoming tournament.
"It's going to be in July, and it's going to take place in Sidney, Australia," Joy explained. She had found out about the tournament from a magazine advertising the event. "The magazine encouraged all interested duelists to sign up. Then a committee would determine the most qualified duelists to compete. The deadline to sign up is next week."
"Should we sign up, then?" Seto asked, raising an eyebrow. Joy nodded vigorously. "I thought that's how you would respond, Houyoku. How about you, Yu-" he stopped in mid-sentence as his gaze fell on Yugi's bed. The others turned to see the young teen fast asleep, his arms wrapped tightly around his Puzzle.
Aww…how kawaii! Katilli said sweetly.
I'm glad he's finally trusting Yami again. Maybe things will finally get back to normal.
---The next day---
Yami awoke to find Yugi's bed empty. "Yugi? Where are you, Yugi?"
"I'm right here, Yami," Yugi said. Yami spotted him standing in front of his window. Yugi chuckled at his Yami's over-protectiveness. Yami noticed that Yugi once more had the Millennium Puzzle around his neck. He smiled, happy his light was back to normal. But then he let his smile slip a little.
"Should you be out of bed, Yugi?" he asked, walking over to him, eyes full of worry.
"I'm feeling much better, today, Yami."
"That is good, hikari. Maybe you are almost fully recovered and can go home soon."
Yugi nodded. "That would be great."
Just then the door opened and a nurse came in wheeling a cart with food on it. "Good morning, Mr. Moto," she said cheerfully. "I see you're up and about. Would you care for some breakfast?"
"Sure would!" Yugi said with a grin. He went over and sat on his bed and ate. Yami watched, though the nurse couldn't see him because he was still in spirit form. After Yugi was finished the nurse came back and took away the dishes, telling him she would return later to check in on him.
Yugi sat in silence for awhile, thinking to himself. Is Vargon really gone? I mean, Yami sent him to the Shadow Realm, but still…I don't want him to ever come back. And what about that other guy…what's his name? I think Kaiba said it was Smith…is it the last we saw of him too? He's only in jail…not the Shadow Realm. He could always break out and then…
Aibou? Are you all right? Yugi jumped at the voice in his head. He blinked, and then realized it was only Yami speaking to him through their shared link. He sighed deeply, relieved in a way that the link still worked and that he could talk to his dark that way again.
I'm okay, Yami…though I am a little worried.
About…?
Vargon and that guy named Smith. What if they come back?
If they come back I will send them both to hell, hikari. Neither of them will ever hurt you again. Not while I'm around.
I don't want to be separated from you again, Yami. I felt so alone…and scared. He sighed. I must sound like such a weakling.
Of course not, Yugi. You are not weak. I was scared, too.
Yugi looked at him in shock. Really? Why?
Because I thought I had lost you. I thought you were gone forever, and that one thought filled my being with more fear and doubt than I have ever known, Yami explained.
Yugi listened, and then looked down, tilting his head thoughtfully. He found it a little ironic that Yami was also scared. It made Yugi feel like he was needed. He felt important.
Let us make sure that the Puzzle stays with its rightful owner, now and forever.
Yes, Yugi responded with a nod, smiling up at his dark side. It will. No matter what, I won't let anyone get their greedy hands on my Millennium Puzzle. Yami nodded once in agreement. Then Yugi had another question. Yami, Joy said there was another tournament coming up. If it's okay with you, I want to enter it. It would be a good way to take our minds off all this and do something enjoyable for once.
Yami paused, thinking it over. All right, aibou. It would be nice to think about something other than dodging danger for once.
Yugi laughed, making Yami smile. "And Joy and Kaiba are going to enter, too. It should be really exciting," Yugi said. Yami agreed. This would definitely be one tournament he would not be able to wait long for.
Joy: Okay guys and gals, that was Chapter 5 for you. I need to decide if I am going to make this story long enough to add the tournament…I already have some other ideas for how this story should go, but that could be one of them, I guess.
This wasn't the most exciting chapter, I know, but it did clear up a lot, and foreshadowed some stuff to come. The next chapter will get exciting again and it may be much longer than this one, at least I want it to be.
It's called: 'What Goes Around, Comes Around.' Till next time, review and rejoice! Yami and Yugi are friends again! :oD