Union through Separation

Chapter 3

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!… and maybe that's for the best.

Nearly two weeks had passed since Yami had regained his own body. It had not been an easy transition for either of them. First, with Yami out of him, Yugi felt somewhat empty for a time. But that quickly passed. Second, there had been some debate over which one of them would get to hold onto the Millennium Puzzle. In the end, Yami convinced Yugi to keep it, as repayment for all those years of carrying his soul. Besides, the pharaoh had enough powers of his own that he could manage without the puzzle.

One day after school, Yugi went up into his room, which he was currently sharing with Yami (separate beds of course! Don't even think that you sick little weirdoes you!) There was no sign of Yami anywhere, however, lying on his bed was a sketchpad. Yami apparently had some artistic talent. He had spent a good deal of his free time doing sketches, but of what Yugi had no idea. The diminutive teenager could not restrain his curiosity, so he decided to sneak a peek at what the pharaoh had been drawing all this time. He was quite surprised with what he found.

As it turned out, many of the sketches were of Tea—a whole freaking lot to be precise. Many were simply of her face, although there was this one sketch that depicted her fully garbed in what appeared to be the dress of an Egyptian queen. Why is he doing so many drawings of Tea? Yugi wondered.

"What are you doing Yugi?"

Yugi turned around to find Yami standing behind him. "Yami! I, uh, well I-I just saw your pad and I just… I'm sorry Yami. I know I should've asked first."

Yami took back the pad and sighed. "It's my fault. I don't know why I just leave this thing lying around."

"So… I don't mean to pry or anything, but I couldn't help but notice you've been drawing Tea an awful lot."

Yami flustered. "Yes… I suppose I have."

"I have to admit, they're really well done. You sure do have talent."

"When it comes to drawing Tea I do. I could probably sketch her in my sleep. I find her… easy to draw from memory."

Yugi was starting to figure things out. He was a very sharp boy after all. "So, uh, exactly how long have you found her 'easy to draw from memory'?"

"In all honesty… since the day I first met her."

"No kidding?"

Yami nodded. "Never before had I encountered anyone quite so beautiful. And as time went on, I realised that her beauty was more than just skin deep."

"Tea sure is something special."

"Yes Yugi, she certainly is at that."

"Have you ever thought of actually telling her that yourself?"

"Many times. But it wouldn't have been appropriate for me to pursue a relationship."

"Why not?"

"Well for one thing, you and I used to share the same body. For me to go and… indulge myself while living in another person's form would have been inconsiderate to say the least."

Yugi thought for a moment what Yami meant by 'indulge', and suddenly several disturbing images sprung to mind. "Oh… yeah, I see your point. But you have your own body now, so what's stopping you? You should go ask Tea out on a date!"

"I don't know Yugi. I've never been entirely comfortable with the idea of courting members of the opposite sex. Besides, I'm not even certain she'd reciprocate my feelings."

"Oh, I have a feeling she might. I happen to know for a fact that Tea has a major crush on you."

"Really?"

"Absolutely! Well, she's never actually told me that, but I notice these kinds of things from time to time. So you should definitely go for it Yami!"

"I still don't know. I need some time to think about this. And I don't want you breathing a word of this to Tea, understand?"

Yugi raised his hand in an oath taking gesture. "I swear by my honour as the champion of Duellist Kingdom and Battle City never to tell Tea about your feelings for her, lest a giant meteorite crash into my head."

Satisfied, Yami left.

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Later that night, Yugi had a dream. In it, he could see the Dark Magician and the Dark Magician Girl. They both looked as though they wanted to say something to the other, but neither of them could seem to find the words. It was as though they were both shy. Finally, Yugi walked up to them. He took the Dark Magician's hand and put it in the hand of the Dark Magician Girl. With that, the two magicians looked at each other, smiled, and vanished into thin air.

Yugi then awoke from his dream… and he knew what it was he needed to do.

TO BE CONTINUED

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