I only waited 7 months to update this. Heh heh.

"So make your choice Yami. Will she die, or do you surrender forever?"

It was at this point that Yami waged a war with himself. He knew that he would be utterly useless if he couldn't duel, but he didn't want to lose a friend. He spent the next 10 minutes playing the pros and cons against each other. He then looked at Ghost. "I have made my decision."

Ghost raised an eyebrow, "Oh? So soon? Well then tell me, what is it?"

"It's quite simple really. You get a one-way trip to the Shadow Realm."

"Don't make me laugh Yami. That place really isn't that bad. I would know. You only sent me there 3000 (or however many years ago Yami was the pharaoh dude) years ago."

"So then how are you here now?" Yami asked.

"This place is not reality. We are currently inside your mind. However, anything that occurs here happens in the outside world. Thus is the power of the Centennial Dagger. Even in the Shadow Realm, I can project myself into other people's minds, much like I've done here. I am also inside that girl's mind, waiting to see if she dies or not. However, this is the only time I will enter your mind, or that of anybody else, because after this, I will finally give my soul up entirely to the shadows. How they hunger for you Yami. Sadly, I will not be the one to feed you to them. It seems that you have now chosen to let her die because you will not give up your deck. Would you like to say goodbye to your friend?" Ghost said.

"She won't die Ghost. Or at least, not now, not because of me," Yami said, taking his deck out the duel disk.

"So you give up dueling, here and now?"

"Yes."

Ghost smiled and took the cards. "You chose correctly Yami. She goes free. And I have something else for you."

"And what is that?"

"I believe these are yours," Ghost said, handing back Yami's deck as well as his own.

"I don't understand." Yami said, taking the cards, "You said I would have t give up dueling."

"Oh, so you don't want the cards. Yami. This was a test. I know this is going to sound like something that crazy girl would say, but friends are worth something. Sure, they might annoy you to no end sometimes, but they will still be there for you. Keep that in mind for the future." Ghost said as he turned and began walking away.

"Wait."

Ghost stopped.

"Why would you do this?" Yami asked.

"Well, to be honest, I actually thought you would have her killed. I was ready to kill her ands make you realize the impact it would have had on you and your other friends. But since you gave up dueling to save her, well, let's just say I changed my mind. Goodbye forever Yami. It's time for my soul to be lost to the darkness," Ghost said as he began fading slowly away.

As Ghost's body finished fading, the scenery around Yami began to change. Suddenly, he found himself in his room back at the Game Shop. He looked at his bedside table where his deck lay. However, he found two of them.

Well, that's it. I actually didn't think I would finish this fic. Silly me.