A/N: Sorry it's taken so long to write this chapter, but in all honesty, I couldn't decide which song to use. First things first though. The original story of The Crystal Heart is at the end of the manga Demon Diary Vol. 1 There's another story after it called Terra, but it's not my kind of thing, so I only skimmed through that one a couple of times. And, as with everything else, The song is from Weiβ and not mine, the characters are from Yu-Gi-Oh and not mine. Other than that enjoy, and thank you for being so patient with me. I started back to work this week, so please try and remain patient. Thank you!
Crystal Soul
Beautiful Alone
Toge no aru kotoba dake
Kono machi wa utsushiteru itsumo
Meguriau hito ga nagareru
Shinjitara kuzuresou
Fuan dake dakishimeru hibi yo
Moshimo koko ni anata ga itara hanasanai no ni
Tokei no oto ni oitaterareru
Wasureru koto de kyou no hi o
Boku wa ikite iru yo
Anata to boku to no sabishisa o
Kasaneru you ni shite kuchidzukeru
Futari ga itameta kizuato ga
Utsukushii wakare o tsugeru darou
Nayamashii yoru dake ga
Ai no kage shitte iru kitto
Michikakeru tsuki o samayou
Eien ga owattara
Munashisa ni tsutsumareru sotto
Sora ni kieru tsubame no tsubasa boku ni attara
Shizuka na ame ni yasashiku nureru
Nanika o motome sono kawari
Boku wa ai o nakusu
Anata to boku to no kanashimi o
Itawariau you ni dakishimeru
Futari ga kizuita omoide ga
Utsukushii kodoku o egaku darou
Anata to boku to no sabishisa o
Kasaneru you ni shite kuchidzukeru
Futari ga itameta kizuato ga
Utsukushii wakare o tsugeru darou
Yami sat quietly in his chair as the police tried to question him. The charred remains of Romulus lay where they had fallen. Anzu was jabbering hysterically to an officer over in the corner. The secretary was doing the same over at her desk. Finally the two men interrogating Yami gave up and went to talk to the others.
"Does this kid have a parent?" He asked the distressed secretary.
She nervously clicked away at her computer for a moment. Finally she looked up. "Mouto Yugi. His father's dead; he lives with his mother and grandfather. Do you want me to call them?"
"Please. And can you locate Hanzaki-san's parents as well?"
"Y-yes." She began to dial the contacts listed for the two students.
Yami listened quietly as she spoke with Grampa about the 'incident.' Then, he began to sadly smile to himself. Yugi wasn't dead. He wasn't exactly alive either, but he was not dead. He began to chuckle. Then the chuckle became a laugh. Yugi wasn't dead! A strange ecstasy began to take over him. If the Puzzle had helped him… No, it was too much. But at least it could keep his small Hikari's soul alive.
The police frowned at the strangely jubilant youth who sat laughing at the corpse. "Young man, do you think this is funny?"
Yami looked up at him. "He's not gone! He's still alive! I kept my promise. I protected him and he's alive!"
The police frowned and were about to question him again, when Grampa burst through the door. "Yami!" The old man cried. He ran up to the spirit and began looking for wounds. Finding only the spirit's bandaged hand he began to look around him. Seeing the corpse of the man who had tried to hurt his grandson he yelled and stormed over to it. Snarling he kicked the corpse. "Filthy Harvesters." Then he looked back over at Yami. "Don't tell Haruka. She lost hers to refuse such as this."
Yami blinked, and a look of fear covered his face. "Yes, Saimun." He looked down at the carcass. "There are more?" He asked in trepidation.
Mouto looked around at the people who were now staring at the two. "I think we need to get you home. Your mother will be worried."
Grampa held his hand out to the Spirit. Yami looked nervously around room, but obediently rose to follow the old man. They had almost reached the door when one of the police officers stepped in the way. "Mouto-san. I'm afraid I can't permit you to leave. We haven't gotten Yugi's statement."
Grampa looked angrily at the man. "A man has just attacked my grandson for some unknown reason. Naturally I doubt the security of the school. And yes, I know you're going to tell me that the police station would be the safest place, but I refuse to let you treat my grandson, the victim, like a criminal. He's just lost his brother and now someone has tried to harm him. I'm taking him home." Then Mouto Saimun ushered Yami past the man and they left without a backward glance.
"But…" Anzu whispered. Everyone turned to look at her. She didn't notice. "But Yugi's an only child."
Yami watched as Saimun drove away from the school. The old man drove furiously until the reached an empty parking lot on the far side of town. Then he stopped the car and looked at the Ancient Pharaoh. "You probably want to know what's going on." He sighed looking away. I suppose I should start at the beginning." Yami just watched him. "When I first met Sakura she told me about a rare gem called the Crystal Heart. She said they were very rare, almost impossible to find. She never spoke of it again until the day she died. She was about to give birth to our second child. I was so frightened when she started bleeding. Then she told me that she wanted to give me one. I didn't understand. She said that whoever had a Crystal Heart knew what true happiness was, and she wanted me to know that happiness. Then she handed me her Heart, just like Yugi gave you his. With her dying breath she told me she loved me and begged me to protect it. I lost both my wife and my daughter that night.
"The day after her funeral, a stranger approached me. He said he would pay me well for the Crystal Heart. I refused. Then, he said, that if I didn't give it to him he would take my son's heart. Naturally I was terrified. Mamoru was only seven. So the two of us ran. We spent the rest of our lives running from the Harvesters. When Mamoru was twenty-three he met Haruka. They were so in love with each other. A year later they were married, and a year after that Yugi was born. They were happy for quite sometime. When Yugi was four, Haruka showed up on my doorstep with a crying child and my son's Crystal Heart. She too had been tracked down by Harvesters. For months we ran, trying to get away from them.
"When Yugi was eight, his father's Heart was stolen by Harvesters. He innocently asked them why they were taking it. That was when we learned the legend. Legend says that whoever possess a Crystal Heart possess true and eternal happiness. Then, the Harvester promised to come back for Yugi's Heart one day. He was terrified from that day on. But what the Harvesters don't realize is that the legend is a lie. The only thing a Crystal heart brings is fear, hatred and sadness. Yugi spent most of his life hiding from a very real fear. And Haruka and I… not a night passes when I don't see her eyes in that thrice damned Crystal. I would give a hundred Crystal Hearts to have Sakura back. They are a curse, not a blessing."
Yami looked at the old man. Tears ran down the weary man's cheeks. "But I am happy." Yami whispered.
"What?"
"I am happy. Yugi was smiling when he gave me the Heart. And he may not be alive anymore, but I know he's not dead. I can see him. And I know that he loves me. And that I may be alone, but he hasn't left me." As he spoke he could feel his Hikari's arms wrapping around him, feel the young one's lips kissing away his own tears as they fell. "I'm happy. And No One will take this away from me. They can't, unless they can find away to steal my own heart. And Yugi won't let that happen."
A/N: Well, one more chapter down. I don't know the names of Yugi's family members so I made them up. And, as always, I didn't translate the song, but here it is in English.
Haruka- Yugi's mom. Her name means 'Spring Flower'
Sakura- Grampa's wife. Her name means 'Cherry Blossom'
Mamoru- Yugi's dad. The name means 'To Protect'
To every life, there's always an end,
But I close my eyes, I still see your face; beautiful…
And I throw a rose as they lower you down
But I still believe I'll see you again
I wait for the day that I can once more hold you tight
Until then, I can't cry this pain away
Until then, memories are all I have
How I long for one more kiss, just to hold you once again
How I long to hear you say "Our love's eternal, never will I leave from by your side…"
I go my way, I journey on, now 'till forever
With the memory of our last kiss to keep me going
And though I am alone again, I shed not a tear
How beautiful is my loneliness, how great is my pain
As the night skies arrive, the heartache begins
For in every dream, the image of you still lingers
So I walk alone, sleepless, guided by the moon
I know I'll give to eternal sleep,
And when that day comes, I'll never again let you go
I'll pretend that I'm not about to cry
I'll pretend those tears are only rain
As I lie awake at night, listening to this quiet rain
As I bow my head in prayer, my wish is that this burning emptiness inside would heal
I close my eyes, I turn around, I go on my way
With the dream that somewhere out there, love, you wait for me, too
And though I am alone again, I shed not a tear
How beautiful is my loneliness, how great is my pain
I go my way, I journey on, now 'till forever
With the memory of our last kiss to keep me going
And though I am alone again, I shed not a tear
How beautiful is my loneliness, how great is my pain