Okay, this was originally supposed to be a oneshot, but people were begging me for an epilogue. So here it is!

Recovery

Yuugi stumbled, and would have fallen flat on his face had not Yami been there to catch him.

"Careful, aibou. It's not as simple as it sounds."

Yuugi grimaced. "Thanks, I'll keep that in mind the next time I go blind."

Yami had worked out a way for Yuugi to "see", even without his own vision. Because of the bond they shared, Yuugi and Yami could enter each other's minds. If Yuugi were to tap into Yami's sight, he would see what his other saw. The only catch was that he would see things the way Yami saw them, and be biased accordingly.

Yuugi sighed. "Let's try this one more time."

That time, it worked. Yami felt Yuugi's presence in the back of his mind, and slowly turned his head so he could see.

Yuugi saw the items of his room through Yami's fog of unfamiliarity. He knew what they were, but Yami didn't, and that made them seem strange and foreign.

"Yami?"

"Yes, aibou?"

"I'd like to go outside."

Yuugi felt a wave of concern and uncertainty from Yami. "Are you sure?"

Yuugi nodded. "I'm sure," he said out loud.

Yami helped him down the stairs. It was a strange sensation to Yuugi, seeing things from so high up. And everything still had that fog of mystery about it.

Yami turned his head so Yuugi could watch himself. The boy would know where to step by watching.

Yuugi almost gasped at Yami's interpretation of what he was. In Yami's view, Yuugi shone with a sort of ethereal light and beauty.

Ignoring the strange sensation, Yuugi carefully walked behind Yami, tightly gripping his other's hand. All he needed to concentrate on right now was not falling flat on his face.

They exited the game shop, Yuugi still looking out through Yami's eyes. They walked down the street, hand in hand, Yami guiding and Yuugi following.

Yami led him to the park. Seeing Anzu, Honda, and Jounouchi, he waved them over.

He was surprised to feel Yuugi's awareness retreating.

"Yuugi?"

"No. I did that on purpose."

The other three rushed up, grinning.

"Yuugi!" Anzu cried. "Yami! I'm so glad to see you two! We heard about what happened—I'm happy to see you guys got out of it all right!"

Yuugi shrunk slightly back against Yami's side. Noticing this, Jounouchi tapped him on the shoulder.

"What's wrong, Yuug?"

Yuugi turned his filmed eyes up at them. Anzu let out an audible gasp.

"Yuugi!"

Yuugi closed his eyes, leaning against Yami. The latter comfortingly stroked the former's forehead, glaring at Anzu.

"She didn't know," he whispered soothingly to the now-trembling Yuugi. "She couldn't have."

"I'm so sorry, Yuugi!" Anzu cried.

Jou patted Yuugi's shoulder. "C'mon, Yuug. It ain't all dat bad. You still got us ta help ya."

Yuugi cast his friends a watery smile.

He suddenly got an idea.

I can see through Yami's eyes because we share the bond of the Millennium Puzzle. I wonder if I could do the same with them, because of our bond of friendship?

Curious, Yuugi transferred his awareness into Anzu's. He did it slowly, so that she would be unaware of what he was doing.

Quite suddenly, Yuugi found himself looking out through Anzu's eyes. Everything was bright and cheerful. But that cheerfulness was slightly dimmed with concern as she looked down upon Yuugi.

He saw himself, through her eyes, as a good friend in need of help. And she wanted to help him so badly that it was driving her crazy.

Hmm…typical Anzu.

He slid out and into the next mind—Honda's.

Everything around him was a challenge, just waiting to be defeated. And helping his friend—who appeared smaller and weaker than through Anzu's view—was, at the moment, the biggest challenge of all.

He slipped into Jou's mind. Once again, everything seemed to be a challenge—but things seemed to have a softer touch to them.

Probably because of his sister, Yuugi thought.

Jou saw Yuugi as a great friend, and a strong duelist. Height didn't matter—what mattered was character. And to him, Yuugi definitely had good character. It was almost painful to Jou, seeing his friend like this.

Yuugi slipped back in to his own mind, smiling to himself. Armed with this new information—himself, in the eyes of his friends—he would be able to do more for them. Heal faster, even.

True, his sight was gone.

But it had unlocked a whole new way for him to see.