Pharaonic Heredity

CH3: Reconciliation

Yugi stammered into his homestead, collecting his jacket from the shop as he moved towards the actual residing area of the building. The spirit of the Millenium Puzzle had walked his frail form home, but he wasn't going to be able to carry on much longer without its help. Up the stairs, already too late to worry about running into his grandfather, Yugi climbed into the familiar and warm surroundings of his room. Reaching into his coat pocket, he remedied the mental state where he thought his phone had been robbed from him. He had simply left it inside the confines of his school uniform jacket which was lost earlier in the struggle with Abidos.

Fumbling with the keys in his almost drunken state, he pressed the receiver to his ear beneath the feathered locks of scarlet.

You have 3 new messages.

Message 1: "Hey Yugi, it's Anzu. Look, I'm sorry about earlier. I just hadn't seen you - either of you - in a while and I wasn't sure what to do. Let me make it up to you some time. I'm really sorry."

Yugi was surprised at the feeling of reconciliation from the words. Perhaps on another level he recognized that he was an awkward child with a unique situation. Not everyone possessed multiple personalities that weren't just an expression of mental distress, but personalities displayed that were of genuine existance. Feeling a lack of strength to move, he just let the messages play on.

Message 2: "Yug'! It's Jounouchi! I just got back from up North, I heard you stopped by. Have you used my awesome card, yet? Man, I remember when we first got stuff from that set -- Anyhow, I'll talk to ya' later, let's go do something!"

The smile never really left Yugi's face, but the strength to stay concious did seem to be depleting over time. His eyelids slipped shut, Yugi did his best to listen to the final recording that his device would offer him.

Message 3: "Hey Yugi, it's Honda. Did you call recently? My caller registry says you did, but I didn't get a message from you. It's not like you, bro'. Why don't you call me back about it?"

Feeling younger again, reminded of the events of better days in the past, Yugi fell fast asleep.