Authoress: Hello all! Here is chapter 2! I'm not exactly sure what else there is to say, except read and review!

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THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH

CH.2 HATCHING A PLAN

"Hey Yugi!" Tea greeted walking trough the door with Joey and Tristan following behind her. Yugi let off his best smile as he let them in and greeted them. "What's up Tea? Hey guys." His tone was normal enough to him. They smiled there best smile as well; they knew Yugi was still upset about Yami. Tea too was sad, for she loved Yami, with all her heart. They stayed silent, not really knowing what to say for the events that have passed have left them a little abnormal. Not really being able to forget that they knew an ancient pharaoh. "I know! Why don't we go get something to eat?" Joey said pointing to his growling stomach. Tristan liked the idea quickly agreeing making Tea roll her eyes playfully at their antics. Yugi smiled and laughed trying everything he could to convince his friends, "Sounds like a plan he said." Joey and Tristan laughed along with them as they headed out the door.

"My God Joey, Had enough food there?!" Tea stared at the blonde who had 12 burgers as he let off his famous grin and belched. "Maybe a few more." Tristan couldn't even beat him, he stopped at 3. Yugi didn't eat that much for he was starting to question his feelings for Yami. 'Could it be possible that I love him?!' Yugi thought amazingly, maybe it was true, the others didn't seem to think of him as much as Yugi. 'But wait a minute, what about Tea?' He looked at the brunette laughing with Joey and Tristan. 'She loves him. I can't love him!' Yugi didn't want to hurt his friend's feelings, even though it wouldn't exactly matter considering he was gone.

Yugi shook his head at that, 'Don't start thinking about it,' he warned himself, 'You're just going to start crying again.' "Hey Yugi you okay?" Tristan reached over the booth and tapped his shoulder. He looked up, "Huh? What? Oh yeah I'm fine." He smiled and took a big bite of his burger, wiping some mayonnaise off his mouth. They all shared a secret look of concern at each other. 'I can't believe this, I love Yami.' Yugi couldn't deny it; he has ever since he discovered him. His tall muscular figure, his deep mysterious eyes, everything, Yugi loved everything.

But he couldn't tell his friends that, Tea would feel horrible, and Joey and Tristan? Who knows what they would say. But it dose no good to love Yami, he's gone and he's not coming back. Yugi really wanted to cry at that moment he had to get out of there. Yugi stood up and ran out of the restaurant not listening to his friends shouting after him, or the fact that he had a bill for his food he had to get out of there. Yugi ran and ran until a hand spun him around and he was met face to face with hazel eyes that belonged to Joey.

"What's wrong with you Yugi?!" He looked angry but he was really worried, leave it to him to always play the tough one. Yugi looked down and Joey grabbed him by his collar and looked him straight in the eye. "Joey calm down." Tea cried running up beside him with Tristan at her side. "Yeah dude, there's no sense in that." Tristan added. "I'm sorry guys; I just felt like getting fresh air that's all." Joey's eyes narrowed he knew it wasn't true and neither did the others.

"Is it because of Yami?" Joey asked him, making sure his eyes didn't leave his, but sure enough they dropped to the floor again. "Look at me Yugi! Is it because of Yami?" Yugi actually shook free of Joey's grip and got a little angry that shocked all three of them. "Yes! I love him! I love Yami!" Yugi shouted with his tears escaping. They all gasped and looked at him, not being able to blink. After a long awkward silence Tea broke it, "I thought so." She said her bangs fell into her eyes as tears slid down her cheeks, but what surprised Yugi was her smile. Joey and Tristan smiled as well and looked at Yugi. "We thought you liked him as more then a friend, what shocked us is that we were right." Tristan said. Yugi couldn't believe it, they weren't freaked out? Tea was smiling? He still knew he upsetted her which caused his tears to fall more.

Tea walked up to him and hugged Yugi, "Its okay Yugi, I don't mind." She said her voice was quivering from her tears; all it did was upset him more. "Please don't cry, okay?"

"I can easily say the same." He said sniffling and choking on sobs. Tea kept her smile strong and wiped her tears off her cheeks. "I know, I do love him, but I think he loves you back." Yugi shook his head at her, "No Tea, I don't think he's like the way I am. I'm gay and I accept it now, but he wouldn't be like that Tea." She sighed and looked at him, "You don't know do you?" Yugi thought about it for a moment but wasn't sure on what he should say. "It doesn't matter now. Yami's gone for good." Tea felt her tears fall once again as so did Yugi. "Come on now guys, your gunna get me started." Joey said putting a hand on Tea's shoulder sniffling. "I hate crying." Tristan muttered sniffling as well.

After going back inside the restaurant to pay the started on their way home, since was well into the evening. "You know I was thinking...." Joey said breaking the silence that fell once again, "Maybe we can bring Yami back." They all looked at him like he was crazy, "You can't bring somebody back from the dead Joey!" Tristan exclaimed. "Yeah Joey, as much as I wish I could, the whole point of us dueling was for me to beat him so he could rest in peace. We can't just go against that, Isis would be furious." Joey sighed, "It was just a thought."

"An impossible one, there's no way it could be done." Tea pointed out.

"Well maybe not, I mean we know a lot of people that have dark magic." Tristan said, trying to help Joey out with his thoughts and stop ridiculing it. "Even so, what if Yami doesn't want that?" Tea asked, "What if he wants to remain in the world of the dead?"

"Well what if he doesn't?" Joey asked getting annoyed at them for not thinking it's a good idea. They were silent for a while; finely Yugi broke the silence, "Even if it is possible, what would Isis, Malik, Odion, or Shadi think?" Joey smiled mischievously, "Who says they need to know?" They all looked at him, "Wouldn't Shadi be our only hope of bringing him back? I mean the only other person I know with evil magic would be Bakura and he's sadistic!" Yugi shook his head sadly, "The millennium items were destroyed remember?" He sighed, "Oh yeah."

"There's got to be something we can do." Joey said getting frustrated. "Maybe we should go see Bakura." Tea suggested. "Do you honestly think he would help us without expecting something in return?" Tristan asked. "Yeah Tea he's a psycho." Joey added with an uncertain look on his face. "That and he hates the pharaoh, he wouldn't help us bring him back." Yugi said sadly, "Well maybe, he would want to put Yami there first." Tea added with a smirk. "Yeah so you're saying he would bring him back just to put him back there again?" Tristan said, pointing out the flaw in the whole thing. "Now I'm getting confused." Joey said grabbing his head. Tea growled, "Just forget it!" Joey gave a dumb smile at her who was glaring at him, "Well maybe he'll be merciful." Yugi said hopefully. "Good luck, Bakura? Merciful? Never gunna happen." Joey said looking down. Yugi closed his eyes, "Well I don't care I'm trying, now that the idea is in my head I have to try!"

Yugi started running towards Ryous house with the others chasing after him, "Wait a minute Yugi what are you doing?" Tea panted out running next to him. "I'm going to Ryous to talk to Bakura." Yugi replied matter of factly. "Can't we talk about this?" Joey asked a little worried about facing the tomb robber. No one replied as they continued down the street. Without another word said they were on their way to Ryous.

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Authoress: There we go, chapter 2! Yay! Now please review? Pretty please?