MP: Well, here is chapter three. Now, this is short, but amusing.......sort of. Uh, if you are a Yugi fan.....after reading this chapter, you will probably want to kill me. I'm sure that I will be getting MANY angry reviews. But be assured, everything will work out. In addition, I would like to ask that nobody strangle me in your reviews. My friend almost killed me over this story. Well, here it is. Now I must hide under the bed until chapter four. Enjoy!
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Friendship Beyond the Grave
Chapter 3
Yugi sat on the couch. He and his friends were discussing Joey's death. Of course, this wasn't an easy subject. They also talked about the great memories they had shared with him over the years. It was hard to laugh though. Because the person that brought them so much joy was gone. Never to make them smile again.
Yugi was sitting, lost in thought. He had to hold back the tears that threatened to spill out. Thinking always helped him forget about the world around him. He sat there, remembering all the good times he'd had with Joey. They say when you lose someone, that if you think about the good times you had with them, you'll feel better. But that was most certainly a lie. The more Yugi thought of the good old days, the more he missed his best friend.
As they all talked, Yami sat in holographic form, next to Yugi. He was thinking about Joey too. But he wasn't thinking about the happy memories he'd had with him. He was thinking of how Joey could have died. The doctors said he suffered a severe blow to the head, and was shot in the back. He was found by a passing police car, in an alley somewhere. It was concluded that he had died six hours before being found. His body was currently being held at the hospital Joey had been taken to, until his funeral.
Hey Yami, what are you thinking about? Yugi asked, noticing Yami starring off into space.
Huh? Oh, I was just thinking about Joey. Yami answered.
You're thinking about how Joey died huh?
How did you know?
Mind-link remember? You can't hide anything from me
A joking smile crept on Yugi's face. But it slowly disappeared as the conversation continued.
Yami nodded. Of course, I guess I forgot...you're right. I am thinking of how he died.
Well, maybe it was a street fight. We both know how many of those he gets into.
No, I don't think it was a street fight. That solution just seems too simple.
Hm...maybe someone jumped him on his way home
No, I don't think that was the case. The attackers would most likely dump the body off somewhere instead of leave it for anyone to find. And despite what people say, I think Joey's too smart to get jumped so easily.
You know, it's hard to guess when you keep shooting down my ideas. Yugi said looking playfully annoyed.
Yami thought for a moment. Yugi, I have an idea...
What?
You may not like this, but I think we should go see Joey's body at the hospital...
Yugi's face turned into a mix of disgust and surprise. What!? Go see Joey's dead body!!? Why on earth would we do that!?
Well, if we examined him, we might find more clues. And I think I might be able to probe through his mind. I might uncover some memories of what happened.
I don't know....are you sure it would work? I mean, he's dead. Can you read dead minds?
Well, the messages don't come out very clearly...but I think I can still make out his last thoughts
Well, if it'll help find whoever did this to Joey, I'll do it!
Good. Then we'll go to the hospital tomorrow, bright and early. And be assured Yugi, we won't rest until we've avenged Joey, and brought justice!
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Joey gave the monitor back to Kiko. He didn't want to see his friends suffer. "Ok, how can I help?" he asked. "Well, we'll start by explaining what you need to do." Sumi said. Kiko began to explain. "Well, we're going to send you down to earth. You'll be in a spiritual form, so no one will see or hear you. Now, we'll allow you to be able to pick up solid objects and stuff...and you can pass through them too. But possibly the most crucial part is that you can give people messages. You can communicate through their dreams. People are more aware of the ghost world when asleep. That'll be the key." "Okay, so how do I find Yugi?" Joey asked.
"Well, if you were to lose track of Yugi, heaven forbid, you can use my monitor." Kiko said handing the monitor back to Joey. He took it, once again seeing the sad expressions of his friends and family. He tried blocking out that vision by looking away and focusing on something else. "Right. So, now that I know what ta' do, how do I get down there?" the blonde asked motioning down, to the earth below. "Like this..." Sumi flicked her finger and with a wisp of wind, a hole opened up under Joey. He plunged down to earth, screaming at the top of his lungs. But as he fell, he heard Sumi call down to him. "Good luck Joooeeyy!!"
Joey saw the earth getting closer and closer to him. He closed his eyes, preparing to feel a bone-shattering pain as he hit the ground. He sensed himself coming closer to the concrete. He was now a few yards away. He braced. Suddenly, he opened his eyes. Joey was sitting on the ground, perfectly unharmed. Now he was confused. 'oh yeah!' he thought to himself, 'i'm dead! I can't feel pain! well, at least there's an upside to the afterlife...' He stood up and brushed himself off. He looked at the cube which, amazingly, was still in his hands. It wasn't damaged. Joey saw Yugi saying good-bye to his friends. Yami was standing next to him in holographic form. Wait, Joey could see Yami!? Apparently when you're a spirit, you can see other spirits. Wow, you learn something new every day.
Joey looked around at his surroundings. It looked like he was about two streets away from Yugi's house. That's probably where Yugi was. Joey started at a run towards it. The faster he got to Yugi, the faster he could save him. He hoped he could at least stop those hooded freaks from killing him. He didn't care if he couldn't get his life back. As long as Yugi was safe, Joey was happy.
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Yugi said farewell as his friends walked out the door. It was about 8:30PM now. The time seemed to fly as they had talked. He and Yami had got further into their discussion about the plan to see Joey. Yugi found it a bit difficult to talk about seeing Joey's lifeless corpse. It was just a little disturbing. But, he thought it best to stay focused. This was all he could do to help Joey now.
Yugi walked up to his bedroom and got dressed in his pajamas. After he was done, he sat on the ledge of his open window. He stared out at the calm night sky. The gentle breeze swayed his hair, and ruffled his cloths. The shining stars seemed to take away all the pain of that day's events. Everything seemed like no more than a dream. Like nothing was real. In a way, he wished it wasn't.
Yugi looked down below him, at the darkened grass under his legs, which were hanging out the window. He was quite high up. This was because he lived on top of the game shop his grandfather owned. He thought of how easy it would be to just end it all. He could just jump from this window, fall to the ground, and he could end all this misery he felt. Then, he could be with Joey forever.
He leaned over, closer to the edge of the window. He came closer and closer to tilting off. He was just letting himself go. He could feel the wind picking up. As if urging him to let go of the ledge and fall to his death. He closed his eyes, and was letting himself sink deep into darkness as he loosened his grip on the ledge, and began to slip away.
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Joey couldn't believe it was taking him this long to run to such a short distance. Normally, it would have taken him five minutes tops to get to Yugi's from here. But he kept stopping to check the time at nearby clocks and was constantly checking the cube, to see if Yugi left. Joey had decided to stop looking at the monitor, thinking it was a distraction, and kept running.
Finally, he reached the game shop where Yugi lived. The lights were off. All except for Yugi's room. Joey ran to the side of the shop and looked up at the room, hoping to see Yugi looking out the window, smiling at something. But his hopes were dashed, and new fears were awakened as he saw Yugi sitting on the ledge of the window. He was leaning, no, falling. Yugi was going to fall out the window and die. Joey stared, paralyzed with both fear and doubt. Where was Yugi's grandpa!? Where was Yami!? Why was he just standing there!? Joey watched helplessly. He just wasn't able to believe it. Yugi was committing suicide!!
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MP: And so, there it is. Chapter three. I hope that nobody will be sending any death threats. Now then, I must go work on chapter four, so Yugi fans won't hate me throughout this story. Read and Review!
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Preview for Chapter 4
Yami sat on Yugi's bed, lost in thought. He was thinking of how Joey could have been murdered like that. Who would hate Joey enough to kill him? And who would be next? Tristan? Maybe not. Tea? He certainly hoped not. Serenity? Maybe....but not likely. Then, the only one left was....Yugi! Suddenly, Yami felt a sharp jolt. I worried feeling grew in the pit of his stomach. But why?
What was there to worry about? Everything was fine. The doors were locked, the lights were off, the burgler alarm was set on, and he and Yugi were all the way up-wait, Yugi! Yami snapped his head in Yugi's direction. What he saw made him freeze with fear. Yugi was going to jump out the window! Why hadn't he noticed before!?
YUGI!! Don't jump! Yami shouted at him.
Yami... Yugi replied weakly. good-bye...
With that, Yugi slid off the edge and plunged to his death.
YUUUUGGIIIIII!!!!
Yami franticly scrabbled to the window and tried to grab Yugi's hand. But by the time he reached his hand out, it was too late.
