RESPONSES


kameeko

Mena: Yay for happy endings!

Toli: Nope, sorry; we couldn't put the Reviewer's Choice Awards in here. It's too long. Sorry again.

Mena: And I get my dreams from sleeping.

Toli:...(sighs) Anyway, thanks for reviewing!


Silver Moon Phoenix

Mena: EEEK! THREATS! (hides behind Toli)

Toli: Not again. You should've known better, Luna; of course we wouldn't have let Nona kill Yugi! We love him too much! (shakes head) You're gonna get yourself killed, I say.

Mena: Well, thanks for reviewing anyway!


Phoenix727

Toli: (wrinkles nose) Please. Go puke in the bathroom; that's gross!

Mena: Poor Yami, he'll have back pains for a while, methinks.

Toli: It's sad that the story has to end, (sighs) but yeah, at least it wasn't Yaoi. I can read that, but I really don't like ANY romance; I'm just not a romance person.

Mena: Thanks for reviewing, guys!


Elizabeth Aiken

Mena: Ooh, pixy sticks? Where!

Toli: (slaps hand to forehead) None for you!

Mena: Blue hair with silver streaks IS awesome! I'm gonna try it!

Toli: Thanks for reviewing!


Millenniumgrl126

Mena: You liked? Yay!

Toli: Another vote for a sequel! Wow, then fine, sequel it is!

Mena: YAAAAY!

Toli: Quiet! Anyway, hugs all around! Thanks for reviewing and hope you enjoy!


MarshmellowDragon

Toli: Murphy's law sucks. Except for when it happens to someone else; then it's funny.

Mena: The dark side is a bunch of guys who trap you in a duel using the Seal of Orichalcos and if you lose the duel, they take your soul! I think the leader guy, Dartz, brainwashed Mai or something. It was awful.

Toli: Yes, unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. Like all bad things, but nobody cares about the bad things. We hope you enjoy this last part of the story! (sniffs)


Erckie (and Kyrie)

Mena: Awww, we made them cry!

Toli: Don't you just love a touching moment in the middle of chaos? And thanks for reminding us about our subconscious friends. Believe it or not, we forgot about them! (sighs)

Mena: Crazy amnesiac sister! Yay! Party! Pina coladas!

Toli: Which you aren't having! Anyway, thanks for reviewing!


sabishii kitsune

Mena: Yay! You voted! Yay!

Toli: Re-tally time! (re-tallies) Thanks for voting!

Mena: We're sooo happy you've joined us here! Pay special attention to the author's notes-there's something special for you!


Dark Mage of Sea

Mena: (hugs random Yugi plushie) Yay! He's safe! We Yugi-fans are so happy!

Toli: (shrugs and hugs Torru) Yeah, he's safe!

Mena: Thanks for reviewing!


Krista123

Mena: It's okay! Don't cry! We forgive you!

Toli: We're just glad you came back!

Mena: Yay! Hugs! (hugs Krista back) Thanks for reviewing and voting!


ShebyTheDogDemoness

Mena: OOOH! Apple cider and pie! Can I have some?

Toli: You greedy pig!

Mena: I can't help it, I'm hungry!

Toli: Yeah, yeah. Anyway, thanks for voting in the new categories! We appreciate it!


SPUW Commander's brother

Mena: Yes, Nona's dead!

Toli: You're SPUW Commander's brother? Nice job. Thanks for reviewing!


dragon shadows

Mena: Yep! Yugi is back and Nona is gone! What more could they want? Ummm...friendship cookies?

Toli: No, a sequel!

Mena: Yeah! They might want that! Anyway, thanks for reviewing!


YamiYugimoto092

Mena: Nope, doesn't sound corny to us!

Toli: Yeah, after all, fics are fun to read, and who wants to miss the next chapter in a good fic? We're just glad you like this fic enough to watch for reviews every day!

Mena: Oooh, another vote aye for a sequel, sister! We must give the public what it wants!

Toli: Agreed. Thanks for reviewing!


Serena the Hikari of Love

Toli: Hey! Welcome!

Mena: Glad you liked!

Toli: Here's another chapter! Thanks for reviewing!


Special Note: to ShebyTheDogDemoness (Sheby and Mera), kameeko (Kameeko and Kamoray), SPUW Commander (SPUW Commander), Erckie (Erckie and Kyrie) MarshmellowDragon (Sarki) and Loyal fan (Loyal fan), this may seem like a weird question, but we need to know the gender of the people in parentheses by your names. Trust us, it is VERY IMPORTANT!
Toli: Hello, yet again!

Mena: Glad you all came back! Guess what! We broke our record for most reviews for a single chappie! 19! Yay!

Toli: We also have another special announcement to make. We reached-and passed-our story-long goal of 200 reviews! Yay! (confetti) Anyway, just as we promised, we have a special gift for the 200th reviewer! Everyone congratulate our 200th reviewer, sabishii kitsune!

Everyone: Congratulated.

Toli: Now, say hello to Kitsune, who will receive the prize of joining us in the author's notes!

Kitsune: (suddenly appears) Whoa, cool! Hey, everybody!

Mena: Hi, Kitsune! (hugs Kitsune)

Toli: (sweatdrops) It looks like Mena had too many brownies this morning...sugar-high nut...

Damion: (ticked) Who does this Kitsune think she is?

Masami: (rolls eyes) Let's just get on to the epilogue, here!

Jesselda: They don't own Yu-Gi-Oh.

Toli: And the voting booths are now CLOSED, so, no more voting!

Kitsune: And now on to the story!

Mena: I couldn't have said it better myself!

Jesselda: That's because she read from your cue card.


EPILOGUE

(a week later)

The plane let its landing gear down as it came into the Domino Airport. When it was safely settled on the ground, the doors opened and passengers filed out and down the stairs, holding carry-on bags and talking to one another. Among them were two people, a guy and a girl, who held hands as they entered the airport.

"Flight 2694 to Miami, Florida will be leaving in ten minutes," the intercom said over the noise of the inside of an airport. The guy and the girl retrieved their luggage from checkout, one large bag each, along with the guy's carry-on, and left the airport to find the cab they had called ahead for waiting. They put their luggage in the trunk and climbed into the backseat.

"Where am I taking you two?" the cabbie asked, smiling at them in the rearview mirror.

"Domino Star Apartments," the guy answered, smiling back faintly. Something seemed...amiss in his disturbingly bright silver eyes, but the cabbie dismissed it and drove the cab away.

The girl inched closer to the guy, lowering her voice in case the cabbie was spying. "This is the right city, isn't it?" she asked him.

The guy nodded. "Domino City. We'll find them here."

"But what if...we're too late?"

"We won't be," he assured her, squeezing her hand. The cabbie, oblivious to their conversation, drove them deeper into Domino City.


Yugi looked around. As far as he could see, white fluffiness surrounded him. "What is this-a giant cotton ball?" he complained. He narrowed his eyes when he got no response. "Some dream," he muttered, sitting down on the ground.

"Do you always talk to yourself?"

Yugi turned and saw Transparent Yugi behind him. "Hey, what are you doing here?" he exclaimed, smiling as he stood up again.

Transparent Yugi shrugged. "Well, your dreams stem from thoughts and ideas you store in your subconscious, so we have free access," he explained.

"Oh." Yugi raised an eyebrow. "Why does it seem like everything about my subconscious is just stuff that some bored teenagers made up one day?"

"Because enough people haven't learned enough about their subconsciousnesses to think it sounds logical," Transparent Yugi answered easily.

"Hey, where's Yami? Or yours, anyway."

Yugi felt a tap on his shoulder right after the words left his mouth. He turned and saw Solid Yami. "We decided it would be fun to try and mug you," he said. "You ruined the surprise." He was smiling, though, so Yugi was pretty sure he probably didn't mean it.

"Anyway," Transparent Yugi said, "we know that you've been wondering about us, so we decided to pop in and see you. Unfortunately, this is the last time we'll be able to see each other, because you are not supposed to be able to access your subconscious or anyone within it."

"Well, that stinks," Yugi said. "It would've been nice if you could have met my Yami. You guys helped save my life, after all!"

Both subconscious-dwellers smiled. "Yeah, we know you'll never find any friends as good as us," Solid Yami said, earning mock glares from both Yugis, "but you'll get over it."

"I won't forget you," Yugi promised, seeing that his dream was beginning to fade.

"Good idea," Solid Yami put in. "But never say that again. It sounds incredibly hokey."

Yugi glared, this time for real. "You can't have one touching scene, can you?" he asked.

"Nope," Solid Yami agreed.

"Yeah, we better let you go," Transparent Yugi said. "Your alarm clock has been going off for about fifteen minutes."

"It has!" Yugi exclaimed. "Oh no!

"I'll be late for school!" Yugi cried, sitting up in bed. Unfortunately he sat up too vigorously and knocked himself on the floor somehow. "Ow..."

Yugi? Is everything all right?

Yeah, I just don't wanna be late for... Yugi trailed off as he realized he didn't hear his alarm clock. He sat up and checked it. 6:38. It wasn't due to go off for another seven minutes.

Yugi gasped. "He played a trick on me!" he exclaimed.

Who?

"Argh!"

Is that his name?

No. Stop teasing! Yugi grumbled as he got up and sat down on his bed. Yami appeared next to him, incredibly confused and also amused. "Are you sure everything's all right, Yugi?"

"Yeah, it's okay," Yugi said, letting himself fall back. "I'm gonna try and go back to sleep. Wake me up if the alarm doesn't."

Yami's eye twitched. Oh yes, the oh so wonderful noisemaker, he thought grimly.

END STORY


Toli: Thank you, one and all, for joining us and enjoying our story. Just the RCAs left, and then we're done!

Damion: It's over? That means...no more time with Mena-chan! (hugs Mena)

Mena: I'll never forget you, Damie-chan! (hugs Damion back)

Masami: Will you two give it a rest already? Please, for the sake of my sanity!

Jesselda: I second that herald.

Toli: Don't worry, Masami and Damion, you guys'll see us again.

Kitsune: What about me? I just got in the author's notes today!

Mena: To make up for that, you can join us in the author's notes of the sequel!

Kitsune: Cool!

Masami/Damion: Sequel!

Jesselda: (sarcastic) Great.

Mena: That's right, folks, there'll be a sequel!

Toli: Yep! But the question is...how many of you will read it? We'll probably have the sequel up next month, so look out for it! It'll most likely be labeled "Sequel to HANA (Home And Not Alone)" or something, so look out for it!

Mena:...Sister, you just said that.

Toli: I did? Dammit!

Mena: Don't forget the quiz!

Toli: What? Oyeah!


Quiz (See how good your memory is! First person to get the most answers correct gets something special which we refuse to mention by name-but it will be cool, we promise!)

1: Who shoved Yugi into the street to be run over?
A: Joey
B: Tristan
C: Tea
D: Pegasus

2: What did Tea use to try and kill Yugi?
A: A mallet
B: A baseball bat
C: A floor lamp
D: A butcher knife

3: Who called Yugi the day after he was attacked?
A: Joey
B: Tea
C: Serenity
D: Pegasus

4: Who threw up in class?
A: Tea
B: Yugi
C: Bakura
D: Pegasus

5: Who told Yugi's friends that Yugi was dead?
A: Yami
B: Nona
C: Grandpa
D: Pegasus

6: What were the names of Nona's two friends?
A: Seth and Laverne
B: Shara and Liose
C: Seif and Lavell
D: Pegasus and Gozaburo Kaiba

Toli: The winner will be announced next time after the Reviewer's Choice Awards and by then we'll probably tell them what their prize is. And next time, we'll have the Reviewer's Choice Awards coming up, so stick around a little longer! Ciao!