Broken Hearts, Shattered Pieces, and Lost Souls Part III

"Are you sure that's the kid's spirit friend Joey?" Yugi asked. Joey looked up and replied:

"That's what is says here," he put his finger on the page to show Yugi where it was.

"That's so strange, I mean if that's not Yami then who is it?" Tea inquired. She looked over to Yugi who looked a little worried. So she asked:

"What's the matter Yugi, you look worried," Yugi looked at her and responded

"That's because I am worried, Yami's not answering and I can't even sense him. That's not like him; I mean he always answers even if he's mad at me. I think he upset at something."

"Tristan looked at Tea with a face that read 'do you think the guy heard us'? Tea's facial expression answered 'yes I think so'; she then looked as worried as Yugi.

"Maybe he just wants some alone time Yug," Joey guessed. "You should just let him be for awhile."

"Maybe you're right Joey, I'll try talking later."

As the day wore on no new clues were discovered and after having dinner the gang decided that they it would no good searching right then so they retired to their rooms.

Yugi had just gotten changed into his pajamas and was about to get in bed when he saw Yami standing near the bed with the Millennium Puzzle in his hands. He looked sad and angry at the same time. Yugi watched in horror as Yami raised the Puzzle above his head and prepared to smash it against the nightstand. He was thrusting it downwards when Yugi tackled him to the ground. Yugi yanked the Puzzle from his hands and threw it on the bed. Yami glared in a sad and angry sort of way and went to grab the puzzle. Yugi knocked him down again. This time he asked shrilly

"What do you think you're doing Yami!?!" Yami gave Yugi a look that made him want to squirm but he didn't. Yami responded:

"I am doing just what it looked like I'm doing Yugi. I'm destroying myself and the Puzzle. It appears that you and your friends think it would be better if I was never here. While I can't do that, I can get rid of myself and the Puzzle now." Yugi was shocked, he didn't want Yami to leave and he didn't know that any of his friends did either. So he inquired:

"I don't want you to leave Yami and I don't know that any of our friends do. So I don't know why you were doing that." Yami looked sad and retorted coldly:

"Maybe you should talk to Tristan and see how much just one person hates me. Besides Tristan had a good point, if I had never created the Millennium Items then you and them would never have to worry about people wanting to hurt you." Yugi immediately answered:

"I didn't know that Tristan 'hated' you and I will have to have a talk with him about that. But if you had never created the Puzzle, then you and I wouldn't have become such good friends." Yami just answered:

"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few Yugi," And with that Yami again tried to get the Puzzle, but Yugi jumped on his back and pinned him down, he grabbed his belt off the nightstand and used it to tightly bind Yami's hands behind his back. With Yami being restrained he became oblique instead of transparent. Yami struggled but couldn't get loose. Yugi continued to hold him down and spoke in a harsh whisper to him:

"Yami I didn't want to restrain you but I'm not going to let you destroy yourself. Tristan was probably just stressed out like the rest of us okay? It's been pretty stress full the last few days and I know you have to agree with me on that." Yami just struggled and said:

"Get off, your hurting me," So Yugi let him up. Yami twisted himself into a sitting position and stared at Yugi. Yugi was upset, he just wanted Yami to be his normal self, and not act like he was acting.

"Yami stop acting like this, I...I don't know you like this. Please come back the Yami I know." He pleaded. Yami just shook his head and replied:

"Your making a mistake by not letting me do this Yugi, I need to end this and I need to end it now. You must understand that. Now untie me." Yugi looked sad and said:

"No Yami, I can't do that, I won't. I miss the Yami I knew and I know that the one I knew would never let anyone's harsh words get to him. How 'bout you, huh? I just want you to act the way you normally do and not try to destroy yourself. Okay?" Yami was beginning to break down, he didn't want to destroy himself, he just thought that everyone else did. He sighed looking down at the floor:

"I didn't want to destroy myself Yugi I just thought that you and our friends wanted that. I'm sorry." Yugi was relieved that Yami no longer wanted to kill himself or destroy the Puzzle. Yugi hugged Yami tightly and sighed with relief. He was about to untie Yami when a knock reached his door. The two looked up and heard the knocking again. Yami squirmed uncomfortably and tried to get loose.

"Yugi help, I'm trapped," Yugi knew that when Yami was restrained he couldn't vanish or disappear; he was trapped in full view of everyone. Yugi also knew that Yami didn't want their friends to see him like this and know there had been a fight.

"There's no time Yami," Yugi replied as another knock came on the door, "You'll just have to hide in the closet." Yami gave him an 'I don't want to, but I'll do it if I have to' look. Yugi helped him up and opened the closet, Yami stepped inside and sat down, he sighed.

"I let you out when whoever that is, is done okay?" Yami nodded solemnly. Yugi closed the closet door and walked over to the room door. He opened it to reveal Tristan standing there. Instantly Yugi was filled with anger at him. He grabbed Tristan's coat and dragged him into the room. He ignored Tristan's confused face and slammed the door behind him.

"What's gotten into you Yugi? It's almost midnight; you don't need to be slamming doors." Yugi glared at him and retorted:

Yeah well thanks to you and your big mouth my best friend tried to commit suicide tonight. I hope you're happy because all you succeeded in doing is pissing me off." Tristan looked confused and then he seemed to realize what Yugi was talking about and answered:

"So that guy must have heard me and Tea arguing this morning."

"Uh-huh and I want to know everything you said that was so wrong with him because I know for fact that there is nothing wrong with him. So come on out with it now!" Tristan regaled Yugi on everything that happened that morning between him and Tea. After he was done Yugi spent half an hour just yelling at him for what he did and not the ever do it again. Then he just threw Tristan out into the hallway and slammed the door in his face. Yugi then went over to the closet and opened it. Yami was still inside, he was sitting there with his legs crossed and the Millennium Eye glowed brightly on his forehead. Yugi knew that the Eye meant that he was meditating, because Yami had some sort of disability incapable of letting him sleep. It was true that Yami had never slept in his entire life but he learned to meditate instead. Yugi knew that since the Eye was very bright that Yami was in deep meditation and didn't hear the argument between him and Tristan. Yugi gently reached out and shook Yami's shoulder to wake him up. Yami stirred and opened his eyes; he looked at Yugi and inquired:

"So how'd it go, I heard it was Tristan so I decided to meditate instead of listen to him." Yugi replied with a somewhat humorous voice:

"Ahhh man, you mean you missed the part with me and Tristan. Oh-well I guess, it went well, I seriously don't think he'll be bugging you or making fun of you any more." Yami smiled and said:

"Oh-no what did you say about me?" Yugi answered:

"All I said about you was that you tried to commit suicide. But don't worry I just ripped him a whole new one about that. So it'll be okay now alright?" Yami sighed and closed his eyes and nodded:

"Yeah I guess that everything will be okay," he squirmed uncomfortably again and said "Now that it's all over can you finally untie me, this is starting to hurt." Yugi laughed at him and answered sure. Yami twisted so that Yugi could reach to knot and undo it. When he was done Yami got up and rubbed his wrists, Yugi stood up as well. Yami said:

"Well now that that's over you can go to bed considering its 1:30am. Yugi laughed again and got into bed.

"Good Night Yami, or should I say Good Morning," he asked smiling. Yami answered smiling back:

"Whichever works for you I guess."

And with that Yugi fell asleep and Yami decided to go downstairs to see if there was anything else he could find out about the Yugi character and about his mysterious spirit friend. He had reached half way down the stairs when he sensed someone watching him. He turned to see the Yugi figure that Joey described starting to walk down the stairs. Yami knew he would fall, so he got ready for him to do so. The figure reached halfway down and fell right into Yami's arms. The figure looked up at Yami with an expression of surprise and eternal longing. Yami could feel that the figure was indeed ice-cold, nevertheless still held him. The figure spoke for the first time:

"Thank...thank you for doing that, you probably don't realize what you just did but I can assure you it was kind of you to do that. I have fallen down these stairs millions of times sense my death and by stopping me you have allowed for me to pass on." Yami, who was amazed answered:

"Your welcome, but tell me just who are you and who's the spirit you protected?" The figure sighed looking sad and replied:

"I am just who everyone says I am, I am Yugi Muto. As for my Puzzle and spirit they belonged Yaman. He was or is your twin brother Atem; I know your name because Yaman knew his past unlike you do. Although I think he would have given almost anything not to remember his past because to the tortures he's lived through, but that's just his business not mine. I know that he wouldn't want me to tell you about him because he will tell you in his own good time. As for only one Puzzle piece left of his Puzzle, all the rest where destroyed I just managed to hide that piece before I died. I know that he's alive, well as alive as he'll ever be anyway. Just to let you know Yaman isn't only a master of time travel, he also a master of disguise too. Meaning he could be anyone, anytime, anywhere and even you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between him or that person. I'd love to talk to you more Yami but my time on this earth is done and I can't stay any longer. I just have one request for you, I know this sounds weird but can I have a hug?" Yami smiled sadly and wrapped his arms around the figure and hugged him tight. Then the figure vanished leaving Yami alone, confused and sad on the stairs. Yugi suddenly appeared and asked what Yami was doing; he just replied

'thinking'Yugi came down the stairs and met him, he sighed looking around. Yugi asked:

"Something wrong Yami? You look sad, is everything okay?" Yami looked at his little friend and answered:

"Well, just when I get an answer to one question it always opens up a million more. But yeah I guess I'm okay." Yugi hesitated and then he hugged Yami, he wasn't sure if Yami would like being hugged. Yugi was surprised when Yami hugged him back, they embraced tightly.

They gang didn't see or find anything different or weird during the rest of the trip so they finally decided to relax and have an good time although it took a lot of persuading to get Yami to relax and have fun. The last day of the trip everybody was loading every thing they had bought and brought into a rented van. Everybody was packed up and ready to go when Joey spied Yami standing at the base of the grand staircase with a far away sad look in his eyes. As he walked over to him Yami spoke.

We may never now Joey," he said, "We may never know."

The End

Yami: I have a brother...suddenly my life just got complacated.

Yugi: As if me, our friends, your past, the millennium items, and Seto Kaiba weren't complacated enough, let's add a brother to the mix...Oh-yeah your enimies should have a field day with this.

Me: I know that's why I did it.(insert evil smile)

evil Bakura: I like her, I like Shadow alot Pharaoh

Yami:(reading story) whatever tomb robber, whatever...

Yami: I try to do what?!?!?

Me: commit suicide.

Yami: I thought Tristan was cruel, but you...your the author for cryin' out loud!

Me: I know and I can make you do anything I want (instert evil laugh)

Yami:(whimper)

Yugi: Hey cheer up Yami at least she didn't make you stab yourself or anthing else like that.

Me:(shining evil eyes) Thank-you Yugi, now I have more material for my sweet suicidal to use in future stories.

Yami:(glares at Yugi)