"Yugi. Would you come with me out into the hall for a moment?" the doctor said kindly. I knew this couldn't be good, but I nodded and slowly trailed behind him, shutting Yami's door quietly behind me.

"Yugi, I am afraid I have some bad news for you, worse, if you can imagine it. Yugi, Yami had so much internal damage that the bleeding has reached such a rate my team and I can't stop it.. I'm going to give him two days before he dies. I am so sorry Yugi. I can tell how much he meant to you." The doctor finished, bowed his head and left. The moment he was out of earshot I heard a high pitched but all-too-familiar cackle behind me. "Two days little Yugi. Two days and he dies. Will you die in his place? Or will you do what is right and kill him?"

"I won't kill Yami!" I shouted.

"You mortalssss. You are all so weak. Would lay down your life for another. That is just pathetic."

"Why do you want to kill Yami? What has he done to you besides give up immortality?"

"He betrayed me! Do you know why, little Yugi, he gave up immortality?" Jono hissed at me

"No"

"For a woman. See, vampires are bound by certain rules. He was supposed to kill a woman who's name I will not speak. But instead he "fell in love" with her, thereby giving up his immortality. He had become a vampire for me. We were going to spend all of eternity killing and rampaging, but because of this woman he gave it all up and now look at him. He could have had it all, but he gave it up."

"Jono, that's love. Being willing to sacrifice everything for the one you love. But you were jealous."

"Look, little Yugi, the Pharaoh's and mine past is none of your business. All you need to worry about is whether or not you will sacrifice yourself for him."

"I will. Tell me when. But you have to promise if I sacrifice myself no harm will come to him."

"You don't understand, Yugi. You are his light. Darkness cannot exist without light. If there were no light, there could be no darkness because it would be eternal. It would be nothing. If you die, a part if him goes with you."

"But he will still be alive?"

"Partly.. but yes...by your definition of life."

"What do I have to do." I said. Those watching would have said that I had an unmatched determination on my face. If only they knew what was going on inside of me.

"Come to the alley where I met you at half past 9 am tomorrow and I will explain everything."

"Fine." And then he was gone.

NORMAL POV:

9 am the next morning came quickly to Yugi and so he stood there waiting for the demon to show up. He was pacing. So many things raced through his mind at the same time his heart felt like it was beating so hard that it would jump out of his chest. A chance to save Yami. Would that man from the hospital show up again? Would he be able in the end to be able to kill himself? Would he even have to kill himself or would someone else be forced to do it? Would anyone care?...

"Breathe Yugi, I'm here. Now. What exactly what do you want to know?"

"What do I have to do to save Yami's life?"

"Kill yourself, with slight complications."

"Like?" Yugi growled, sounding all to much like Yami.

"Yami has to kill you." Jono smirked, showing red and yellow stained teeth. "Oh yeah, he has to do it with a knife through the heart. But not any kind of knife. A knife that has been used to kill others before you." With every sentence the vampire demons grin grew wider and wider till it stretched from ear to ear.

"Your sick."

"Following rules..." there was a moment of silence then, "Yugi, why don't you just kill him? Put him out of his misery. He won't be able to go on without you. You know what you're doing and therefore it will be easier for you to kill him then for him to kill you. I know Yami, he was always too soft on those he knew. And to merciful to those he didn't, come to think of it. He won't kill you. Especially not to save me. See, the thing is he won't die in two days unless you kill him. He's immortal. But if you don't kill him then he will spend an eternity in so much pain he'll only wish for death..but it will never be granted to him. You'd be doing him a favor really, if you think about it." Yugi started pacing again. Jono was right. There was no way in hell that Yami would ever agree to killing Yugi, especially if it was to save Yugi. 'What am I going to do?' Yugi thought to himself.

Jono's POV:

He's breaking. I knew he would. The little brat doesn't realize he's been duped. Yugi can't die as long as Yami lives. If Yami were to kill Yugi, the brat would die and the blood that would spill on Yami's hands would make him a vampire again. I remember he once referred to being a vampire as eternal damnation. After what he did to me he deserves it. So he'll get it. I have to figure out a way to get Yami to kill Yugi though. I know exactly what to do. "Yugi," I say so he suspects nothing, "you could force Yami to kill you. I mean with his lack of energy you could put the knife in his hand and force his hand to stab your heart. Simple enough and you get to save your little friend while Re gains a new and pathetic soul." I force a smile. I know he can tell that I'm not telling him the whole truth by the way he looks at me. How clue less mortals are. He believes he knows more than he does. How amusing. My smile turns genuine.

Normal POV:

Yugi looked into Jono's cold blue eyes and saw the hate he held there. 'What do I do.' Yugi asked himself. Another voice answered in his head. 'You have one of three options: Kill Yami with whatever knife your supposed to, pull his life support, or do as Jono suggests and force him to kill you.' 'What if I can't do any' 'Then your screwed' the second voice answered with a chuckle. This being schizophrenic wasn't helping at all. It was just causing more problems for him. "Why can't you spare him?"

"Yami doesn't deserve to be spared. If you knew half the things he did both as mortal Pharaoh and immortal vampire you would want to kill him. For a different reason then me, obviously, but you would still wish eternal damnation on him, because death would be too good for him."

"What did he do?" Yugi asked, curiosity getting the best of him, forcing him to need to know if what the demon said was true.

"Well. Where can I begin. He was the most vicious of vampires and the most evil of humans. He made Vlad the Imparter1 look like a saint. As a mortal he was killing off literally thousands of his people everyday. Do you know how he did it? No? Well, he would either have their heads cut off or he would put them in a den with hungry cannibals. Usually though, he wanted a slow death for those he killed so he would kill their families by having them beaten to death in front of whoever it was he actually wanted to kill and then poison them and, while the poison was taking effect he would personally beat them with a six-tailed thorn whip. That was when he was a mortal human. As a vampire the deeds he did were even worse. Raped men and women in every way possible, if you catch my drift and he would beat a person till the flesh on their bones was falling off, that's how bad he would beat them. Then he would suck their blood as the life faded from them. Then he would eat what was left of them, if he had time. He always had a list of people to kill. If he didn't eat them then he left what was left of their bodies in the streets for their families as well as the women and children of Egypt to see in the middle of a street. Everything else he did was so horrible, if I were to repeat it to you you would vomit on me, thus, why I do not proceed. Now tell me little Yugi, do you not want to kill him for what he did?"

"Why did he stop all that then?" Yugi asked curiously. He couldn't believe Yami did all that. Yami had told him he had done bad things in the past, but those things were so horrible he couldn't believe his sweet Yami had done them.

"The woman I told you about. Yeah. Well, Yami's high priest Seth told him of a girl with exquisite beauty and charm. To a vampire that sounds like a tasty meal. To a human who has never been loved, that sounds irresistibly wonderful. Both reasons are why he went, I guess. When he saw her, I saw something in his eyes I never thought I'd see in him. All coldness and hate left his eyes and he was filled with a longing and sadness. Emotions he had never felt before. In that moment he gave up him immortality so he could be with her...and they lived happily ever after." Jono finished on a bitter note. Suddenly something clicked in Yugi's mind. The way he described everything said that he himself was longing to feel what Yami had felt. Then he knew what to do.

"When you and Yami were friends, would you have died for him?"

"Yes." The vampire admitted through gritted teeth.

"Do you think he would do the same now?"

"No."

"Why don't you talk to him. I'm sure he would love to hear from you after all this time. If he dies tomorrow, won't you always be curious whether I was right or not. I mean I think you guys could be great friends again. If you'll try." Yugi smiled internally as he saw the demon battling with itself. Then he saw it reach behind his waist and grab a sharp shiny object. "Well..."

Sorry guys. Have to end it there. Well...I don't really have to but I am. Lol. Sorry I haven't updated in six months. I haven't had a computer or any inspiration at all for any of my stories. However, I told myself to sit down and just write the damn chapter and so here it is. Love ya all. I will be working on all my other stories now. I also am going to start a Seto/Serenity fic that I can't decide whether will be a one-shot or not. Guess I'll go where the wind blows me, eh? Lol. Now..review...LOL! please.