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Millennium Hearts

~* Part 4; Yami Motou *~

   Marik's eyes flew open and he sprung up in his bed. A hand was lifted to hold his head. "I felt something." He muttered. He closed his eyes, concentrating on something, and then opened them once again. "I STILL feel something, but what?" He bit his lip. "Maybe Isis knows more."

   He pushed back the covers to his bed and slowly climbed out and made his way to his sister's room just across the hall.

   He raised a hand to knock on the door, but before he could make a sound, the door opened to reveal the black-haired girl in her usual Egyptian clothes staring expectantly at her brother.

   Marik shuffled his feet nervously. She always unnerved him when she did that. What's the point of going to her if she knew what he was going to do? "Did you feel it too?" He asked.

   Isis nodded her head. "I did. There is a great magic coming, but I cannot pin point it."

   "So… that's a bad thing?"

   Isis shrugged. "Even I cannot sense who it is, but I guarantee it shall be revealed in time."

  Marik sighed and leaned against the wall. "Yea, but what exactly will be revealed is what I'm nervous about."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

  "Whoa…"

  "Hello, Joey."

  Joey lifted a hand out and reached for the nearest seat in the small hospital room to ease himself down. "How'd you get separated with Yug?"

  Yami was thoughtful. "I've been thinking about that myself, actually. I think it was my need to help Yugi that let me separate from him."

  Joey cocked his head. THAT helped. "Ooookay… why exactly couldn't you just change like you usually do?"

  Yami sighed. He wished Yugi was awake to explain this. He was never one for explaining such things. "Someone named Levi attacked and cast a spell so that I couldn't come out and help Yugi, so he beat Yugi up, which is why we're here."

   "Whose Levi?"

   Yami shook his head, his frustration growing. "I do not know. Perhaps it was another person wanting the millennium puzzle. He knew that I was once a pharaoh."

   Joey nodded in understanding and questioned no more. He got up from the chair and walked up to the hospital bed. "How's he doin'?" He asked without looking up.

   "The medical advisor says he will be fine after some rest."

  Joey nodded, still watching Yugi. "Did you call anyone else?"

  Yami blinked. "I don't know anyone else's numbers. I don't even understand the whole thing, that's why someone called for me. I just knew your number from Yugi calling you so much, plus he made me memorize your number in case of an emergency such as this."

  Joey gave a little chuckle. Yami may be the king of games, but when it came to technology, the poor pharaoh was at a loss.  "Think he'll wake up soon?"

  Yami shrugged. "I do hope so. Now, if you don't mind, I need my rest." Joey nodded as Yami sank into a chair right beside Yugi's bed. "Wake me if he stirs."

   "No problem." Joey watched Yami sink off into darkness. After five minutes, Joey was getting bored. He tried twiddling his thumbs. He tried singing some songs until some nurses came in and asked him to stop. He even tried to count all the cracks in the ceiling. Soon, Joey's eyes closed and he too sank into a deep sleep.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

   It was dark. The only source of light was the four flickering candles in each corner of the room. Two men were trembling on their knees before another man sitting on a chair. Shadows covered his face, but you could see an irritable scowl on his face. "You're telling me that he failed?"

   "Y-yes, sir." One man answered, but kept his face towards the ground. "It seems that the pharaoh has somehow been able to free himself from the millennium puzzle."  

   "FOOL!" The man stood up from h is chair and kicked the nearest man on the floor. "Get me Shahairizod!" The two men slowly got up, which angered the man even more. "NOW!" He screeched, causing event he candles to tremble.

   Once the two men were out, the other man dropped himself onto his chair and clutched his stick until his knuckles were white. "I will get you and your light, pharaoh. I promise you that!"

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

  Large purple eyes slowly opened. He tried to move, but only ended up causing his head more pain. He held in a groan and tried to scan the area without moving his head too much. Joey sat on one side of the room. His head was draped over the back of the seat. A trickle of drool was hanging out of his open mouth. Small snoring sounds could be heard from his side of the room.

   Yugi stifled a giggle and moved his head slightly to the left and saw Yami slouching in a chair, his eyes closed and his breathing soft and even. Yugi smiled, but then his eyes opened wider. 'Waaaait a minute! Yami?!' Yugi closed his eyes for a few seconds then opened them again. Still there. He looked down to check himself. Sure, he was used to seeing Yami, but not as a real person! He was usually a see through thing, or vise versa. Now they both a solid human beings!

  Yugi let out a small moan and closed his eyes. 'Too much thinking required there.'

  Yugi heard something move on his left. He cracked open one eye and saw anxious purple eyes staring back at him with concern.

  Yugi closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then opened both eyes up to stare back at Yami. He smiled cheerily at him and said a small, "Hello."

  Yami let a relieved smile cross his face. He bent to give a closer inspection of Yugi. "Are you okay? Does anything hurt?"

  Yugi shook his head, but regretted it as soon as he did it. "I'm alright. My head really hurts though."

  Yami nodded. "I have no doubt. He hit you quite hard."

  "He…? O-o-oh." It all came back to Yugi. "Guy named Levi."

  Yami nodded. "Correct."

  "So more people are after the puzzle?"

  "I'm afraid so, aibou. Do not worry. No one has succeeded yet, and no one will."

Yugi smiled at Yami. He had to be the luckiest guy in the world. Yami was the best! "So when am I getting out of here?"

  Yami shrugged. "The medical advisor said it all depends on how fast you recuporate. He said most likely in two days or tomorrow. He should be here soon to check you out."

   Just as he had said, the door opened, jostling Joey from his sleep. He snorted and blinked open his eyes. "Wa?" He blinked lazily at the doctor, then, at Yami, and finally the amused Yugi. Finally it all clicked in and he jumped up. "Yug! You're awake!"

   Yugi slowly nodded, careful not to make the pain in his head any worse than it already was. The doctor smiled at his enthusiasm. He walked over to Yugi. He held a clipboard in his hand. His gaze went from Yugi, to the board, back to Yugi again. "How do you feel?"

  Yugi smiled up at the doctor. "I'm alright, just my head hurts a lot."

  The doctor nodded. "Anything else?"

  Yugi concentrated, then shook his head. "Nope, just really sore."

  Once again, the doctor nodded. Yami took this time to join in, "How is he? When will he be out?"

  The doctor pushed his glasses up on his nose and replied, "He's actually doing better than I thought. He can go home now, if you wish, but his guardian must sign him out."

  "Can his guardian call? He's away in Africa for some field work."

  The doctor hesitated. "Anyone else that can sign him out?"

  Yami looked at Yugi, then back at the doctor, "I can."

  "What relation?"

  "I'm somewhat his guardian, the one who watches him is his grandfather."

  The doctor pulled out some papers from his pocket. He wrote a few things on them, then handed them over to Yami, along with his pen. "Sign here please." He pointed to the 'x' on the paper.

  Yami picked up the pen and signed the paper. He handed it back to the doctor. "Can we go now?"

  The doctor nodded, "We have some clothes he can borrow if you wish."

  Joey nodded gratefully. "Thanks, we'll pick it up on the way out."

  "Okay, just don't forget to get lots of rest, try not to move around a lot. And don't forget to take lots of asprin."

  Yugi smiled up at the doctor as Yami carefully helped him out of bed. "I won't forget about that. Don't worry."

   They left soon after, eager to get to the comfort of their homes. Joey especially, his neck hurt from the chair. The doctor smiled at them and looked at the signature. He studied it. "Must be from another country." He mumbled. It looked almost Egyptian, but more fancier. He could barely make out the words, 'Yami Motou.'

Lame ending, I know, I just wanted to end it for now. One of my longer, boring chapters ^_^ Review!

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