Author's Note: It's been a while ne…This was suppose to be the last chapter….but it got too long. Not long in my sense, but long as in how short I have kept most of the chapters in this story, excluding the one about Ancient Egypt. Therefore, I cut this chapter in half. I'm nearly done the next half, so that will be uploaded soon. Hopefully before the March Break ends. I already wrote the epilogue, therefore this story will be ending very soon! Aren't you glad? I am…feels like I was writing this story forever…and I'm finally ending it. Yay.

Disclaimer: Who told you I own Yu-Gi-Oh? Let me go sue them.

More Than Just Saving the World

By Sakura Kinomoto (aka Kaji no Tenshi)

Chapter Twelve Realization

The medical ward was quiet except for the beeping sounds coming from the machines in the room. Three figures laid on the single beds in the room, looking as though they were just sleeping. There were no visible reasons as to why these people were in the medical ward. The door to the ward suddenly slid open and a female walked into the room. Hesitantly, she swept her eyes over the three. Then she walked over to the blond male in the middle of the blonde female and white-haired male. She sat on the chair that was beside the bed and stared at the male. If she remembered correctly, the male's name was….Jounouchi.

Koshi bit her lip. She had watched the girl they called Shizuka walked out before she came in, which meant she probably has a few minutes to be alone in the room. She wasn't sure why she came but when she realized the male had slipped into a coma after the duel against the one named Malik, something felt wrong. Something about Malik frightened her. She thought seeing Jounouchi may show her something she missed. Maybe a reason why everyone thought she should remember something.

The male looked only as though he was asleep, his chest moving up and down gently. However, he wasn't waking up. Suddenly, she noticed his lips moving. She leaned forward, placing her ear near his lips and hoped she could capture what he was trying to say. "don't lose, Yugi." Koshi bounced back up immediately. It was as if Jounouchi knew Yugi was duelling against Seto right now. Shocked, she ran from the room, missing the next line Jounouchi said. "Didn't you tell me that there is always a possibility hidden in your hand?" His eyes were fluttering open.

Opening the door that led into the control room, she tried to act calmer. "Mokuba, what's happening in the del right now?" Seto had forbade both of them to watch the duel, saying this was between Yugi and him.

Mokuba looked away from the screen, seemingly excited. "Seto managed to summon all three of his Blue Eyes and he's going to attack with all of them at the same time. Yugi won't stand a chance. Seto will definitely win this time!"

Glancing at the screen, Koshi said, "But…Yugi isn't the type to give up, is he?" She thought the name felt a bit weird, rolling off her tongue. As if Yugi heard her, he managed to summon Red Eyes Black Dragon just before the three dragons attacked.

"How did that happen?" asked Mokuba. He was a bit confused.

Koshi explained, "When Seto used the Horn to summon his dragon, Yugi was able to summon his own dragon."

"That doesn't really matter does it?" Apparently, Seto had the same idea as he went on with his attack.

The female concentrated on the screen which was showing the duel. Seto targeted Yugi's Dark Magician but Yugi activated Magic Cylinder, which sent the attack back at the Lord of Dragons, destroying him. The other two Blue Eyes attacked, this time at Red Eyes. Yugi then activated Hexagram Curse which prevented the attack and dropped Blue Eyes' attack strength to 23000. Red Eyes counter-attacked and destroyed Blue Eyes causing Seto's life points drop to 1900.

Mokuba looked at the screen in awe. "The situation turned around yet again. I wonder it Seto can win." He shook his head. "What am I saying? Of course Seto will win. He's the best!"

"Yes Mokuba, Seto is the best." Yet Koshi knew in her heat, that was not what she thought. She felt guilty. Why was she thinking that way? Didn't she believe in Seto, that he would win? Why was she supporting Yugi? Then she remembered what the female called Anzu had told her. Yami...she was supporting Yami. Feeling a ripple in her heart, she knew that it was her answer. She had forgotten Yami somehow, which was why he was angry when she didn't recognized him. She shivered. What happened to her? She could feel a headache coming already.

Suddenly, a commotion outside caught her attention. She opened the door and was surprised to find a certain blon up and about. The blon was half-shouting at Anzu and Shizuka, who were fussing over him. "I'm absolutely fine, guys! I really want to go up and watch Yugi kick Kaiba's butt!" He flung his arms out in frustration. The group stopped when they noticed Koshi standing at the doorway, staring at them.

Anzu smiled at the girl. "Hi, Koshi."

Koshi blinked. "You're awake."

"You mean me?" Jounouchi pointed a finger at himself. Then he grinned. "Of course I'm awake. I have to watch the duel between Yugi and Kaiba."

She blinked again as she watched Jounouchi dashed off towards the top of the tower, followed by Honda and Shizuka. "Are you going to watch the duel with us?" Koshi turned towards Anzu.

"Well?" Anzu crossed her arms.

"Seto told me…"

Anzu interrupted, "Koshi, do you want to watch the duel between Yu…Yami and Seto?"

Koshi opened her mouth, then closed it again. She felt the migraine in her head growing. She frowned and rubbed her temple. The more she thought about Yugi, no Yami, the more her head hurts.

Looking at her, concerned, Anzu asked softly, "You're resisting it aren't you? You're trying to remember aren't you?"

Koshi whimpered. Her headache seemed to be growing and she felt as though she didn't want to think anyone. A voice echoed in her mind. It was as if that voice was telling her something, telling her not to resist, to try not to remember…

Placing a hand on Koshi's shoulder, Anzu said, "Come one, Koshi. Let's go up and watch the duel."

The female stumbled as she made her way up to the top of the tower, towards the duelling field. Anzu walked along side of her and managed to save her from a few falls. They approached Jounouchi and gang who were al staring at the intense duel. "What's going on guys?"

Jounouchi spun around and began to speak. "When we came, Kaiba already had his Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon on the field. Then, Yugi used one of his face-down cards, Double Magic, so he cane use the magic card Kaiba used in his turn, which was Monster Reborn. He revived his Buster Blade and used Polymerization to fuse Black Magician and Buster Blade together to form Black Paladin." He looked extremely excited. "This duel is going to end anytime now. Kaiba will definitely lose!" He stopped when he realized Koshi was beside Anzu. "Uh...no offence there. Yugi is between than Kaiba."

Koshi shook her head. She didn't mind Jounouchi expressing his opinions. Rubbing her templ, she looked up at the duelling field. There stood Yugi with his Black Paladin and Seto with Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. She could hear Yugi's, no Yami's voice speaking, "My Black Paladin still has the Buster Blader's effect, since there are tow dragons on the field, it'll gain 500 attack points for each." The monster now has 3900 attack points.

Seto ignored him and drew a card. After placing it down, he ordered the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon to attack.

"I activate Tome of Secrets."

"I activate Magic Absorption. This card allows me to have the same effect of your Black Paladin, therefore my dragon's attack points increase to 5000." Seto smirked. "You won't defeat that easily, Yugi."

Yami returned the smirk. "Kaiba, don't be so sure. I'm going to end this now. I activate Fusion Reversal." Seto's Ultimate Dragon immediately turned back into three Blue Eyes. "Since there are four dragons on the field, Black Paladin now has 4900 attack points. Then I'll activate a magic card, Diffusion Wave. All I need to do is give up 1000 life pints and I'll be able to attack all of your monsters. It's the end, Kaiba. Attack, Black Paladin!"

As Seto withstood the attack, his life points dropped down to zero and the three Blue Eyes were sliced to pieces. Koshi watched as Seto lamented his loss. It was obvious that he was shocked. He had lost despite all of his places, tactics and having on of the most powerful cards in the game. He clenched his hand into a fist and gritted his teeth in anger.

Looking at the CEO, Yami said, "The reason why you lost, Kaiba was because you have hatred in you. You lost to the beast called 'hatre'. If I didn't have Red Eyes in my deck, I probably would have lost."

Seto glared at his rival. "Don't give me your speech on 'power of friendship'. I don't believe a thing about that." He appeared to want to say more, but when he noticed Koshi standing there, he stopped. He had a reputation to uphold and he has his own pride as well. He sneered, but tossed Yami a card. "According to the torment rules, you get Obelisk." It was clear Seto didn't want to give it away. "Just you wait Yugi, I will win it back."

Going down from the duelling field, Seto approached Koshi. "I thought I told you to stay down there." Then he looked at the girl, slightly concerned. "You okay, Koshi? You look a bit pale." He wrapped an arm around Koshi's shoulders. "And you, Mokuba. Why are you here?" Mokuba had joined the group as well, not being noticed by anyone else.

Koshi forced a small smile, despite the headache. "I'm fine, Seto. I just wanted to watch you duel. I'm sure that's what Maokuba thought too." The little boy nodded.

Yami on the other hand was delighted to see Jounouchi up and about. "Jou, you're awake!"

"Yugi, you won!" Jounouchi grinned. "I knew you could do it."

"All thanks to your Red Eyes Black Dragon."

Jounouchi looked a bit embarrassed. "Well, like I said before, I want to help you in saving the world."

Smiling, Yami replied, "I appreciate your help." He then glanced over at Koshi who was standing beside Kaiba. "I won, Koshi," he thought in his mind. As if she heard his thought, she turned to look at him. She gave him a small smile, which he considered as a gesture of congratulations. He laughed bitterly inwardly. Is a small smile the only thin he'll get from her?

Suddenly, the group noticed the arrival of Marik. "I take that you have won, Pharaoh."

Yami swiftly turned at the voice. "Malik, I will defeat you."

Marik laughed. "Try all you want, Pharaoh. Your power will be mine in the end! Let the carnival of darkness begin!" He lifted his Millennium Rod and the darkness seemed to overwhelm the air around them.

Koshi froze when the Rod was lifted. She felt pain all over her body and bit her lip to stop the cry of pain from coming out. Her headache increased and the voice in her head got louder. She could distinctly hear the words now. "Forget the Pharaoh….forget Yami…"

Seto felt the stiffness of the female and looked down at her. "You okay, Koshi? You look pale." He frowned. "You're shivering."

The female wanted to reassure Seto but instead, a whimper escaped her lips. She fell on her knees and covered her head with her hands. She tried to press the pain down, but cries of pain came out anyways.

"Koshi?" Yami immediately rushed over to the female's side while Seto quickly crouched down to check on her.

"What's wrong, Koshi?" Seto was worried as he placed an arm on her shoulders.

Yami practically pulled her away from the CEO, with Seto glaring at him and refusing to let go, and circled his own arms around her. Subconsciously, Koshi leaned towards the warmth she felt, to the disgust of Seto. "Koshi? 'He shook her gently. Suddenly, his mind flashed back to after his first duel with Malik through the mime. Koshi reacted very similar when Malik had tried to penetrate through her mental barriers. Angrily, he glared at the tomb keeper. "What did you do to her? Don't deny it! I know you did something to her."

Malik laughed once more, evil crackling in the air. "Who was I was going to deny it? She's trying to resist my power so badly, yet she's only making herself suffer."

"I knew you had control over Koshi somehow…" Yami gritted his teeth. "There was no way Koshi would forget me so suddenly and go over to Kaiba like that." Seto growled in defence, offended by Yami's words.

"He was the one who acpeted the girl from me without any questions. He didn't even help her try to remember, to change the situation around. You were so desperate, weren't you?" Malik raised his Millennium Rod once more. "This little puppet hasn't following my instructions, so she deserves a little punishment, don't you agree?"

The group widened their eyes when they saw a beam of light from the Rod shooting out towards Yami and Koshi. Seto immediately jumped out of harm's way but Yami who was holding Koshi didn't move quick enough. The beam was about to hit when a protective barrier appeared out of the blue. The beam was deflected but Malik instantly stopped the attack.

The tomb keeper looked a bit frustrated at this failed attempt, but at the same time, slightly amused. "I can see that you didn't lose all your powers. Pharaoh, but at the same time, it's draining you."

All heads turned to look at Yami. It was the truth. Yami did look tired. His breath was ragged and sweat was forming on his forehead. It looked down at Koshi, feeling her shift in his arms. Caressing her cheek, he asked, "Koshi?"

The girl's eyes fluttered open. The pain seemed to have lessen, making her able to take in her surroundings She looked at the one who was holding her. "Yugi?"

The light dulled visibly in Yami's eyes. He wanted to curse. She still didn't remember him. She was still under Malik's control. He set the femla on the ground and stood u0p, staggering a bit due to the use of his powers.

Koshi looked at him, concerned. "Are you okay, Yugi?"

"Worry about yourself." He made the words sound harsher than he had intended. He wanted to hit himself on the head, seeing Koshi wince at his words. "Sorry," he mumbled.

"Yami…"

The spirit's head snapped at his name. "Koshi?"

Malik frowned at the new development. Was he losing control over her? Or did he underestimate her will? He contemplated his choices. He could destroy the girl right now as the Pharaoh was away from her. He could also try to destroy the Pharaoh as he was weak right now. He could do nothing and go on with the duel. He could try to see how important the girl was to the Pharaoh...or vice versa. Malik smirked at the last idea. He won't deny that he was losing control over the girl. Maybe he could hit two birds with one stone. Destroy the girl…and make the Pharaoh lose his concentration…therefore winning the duel with ease. "Pharaoh, die."

Everything seem to happen in a blur. Malik said the words calmly as he lifted the Millennium Rod and pointed towards Yami's direction. A beam of light shot out from the item once again, this time its target: Yami. The spirit was about to put up his barrier once more when he felt something slamming into him. He tripped and fell on to the ground, the weight coming with him. Struggling, he sat back up and looked down. His eyes widened.

"Ko…shi?" Yami desperately wished that what he thought had happened didn't happen. This wasn't real. "Koshi?" He pulled the girl up properly with her lying in his arms. He could see her pale face frowning at the pain she was obviously withstanding. "Why'd you do it?" he whispered.

The female's eyes fluttered open. "Yami…I'm sorry…th…that…I forgot you…" Her words were broken as she tried to speak through the pain. Perhaps it was the power of Malik's item, it seemed as though the power that was already in her body cancelled out, allowing her to remember her true self.

People around them were silent, too stunned from what had happened to speak. Anzu and Shizuka had tears streaming down their faces. Jounouchi, Honda and Mokuba had their mouths open. Isis kept her head down, regretful that she had never seen this coming. Malik smirked, knowing his plan has worked. Seto was furious because Koshi saved Yami and the fact that she was injured due to Yami.

Yami cursed. "I don't care if you forgot about me. just as long as you were fine. If you remembered me at the cost of losing your life…damn it! It's not worth it!"

Koshi smiled. "But I've…saved…you before. And I won't…he…hesitate to do it again…next time."

"There's no next time!" Yami wanted to glare at the girl but found it impossible to do as he watched the colour drain from the girl's face. "Koshi…"

"Yami…my Pharaoh…"

The Pharaoh's eyes widened as he saw the lids of Koshi's eyes fluttered closed. "No…" he whispered. "Koshi?" She did not…she did not… She did not just die. He had not watched helplessly as life slowly drained from her body. He was not the one who lived because she saved him. He was not the cause of her pain. "Koshi!" He shouted in agony.

Anzu took a step forward, wanting to comfort the spirit when golden light surrounded Yami and Koshi. The group watched in awe as the light formed into a barrier protecting the two. Yami, who was inside the light, was experiencing flashbacks in his mind, which he found surreal, yet familiar.

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