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Chapter Twenty Six
Yugi stepped into the room behind everyone else. They watched as he passed with a calm face and an unreadable expression. Yugi felt everyone's eyes stare at him as if they were daggers slicing into his back. He shook it off and kept moving forward. His light foot steps brought him closer and closer to his wish. Finally he halted in front of the carving. He then realized he couldn't bring his eyes up to look at it. His breath became uneven and his mind was blank. He couldn't think of what he was doing. He just wanted to get it over with.
Jou, Honda, Anzu and Ryou stood around Yugi and watched. Marik and Isis were there too. Ryou kept a close eye on Yugi's actions. He seemed to be hesitating. It was like he was paralyzed. He just stood there, not moving. He wouldn't even look up at the stone they had worked so hard to complete. Was he afraid?
On impulse Ryou took a step closer to Yugi. There was something the matter. Something was wrong. He slowly made his way to Yugi. Soon he was at Yugi's side placing a gentle hand on his friend's shoulder as not to startle him. Yugi didn't seem to notice the touch.
"Yugi-kun? What is wrong?" Ryou faintly spoke in a soothing voice. Yugi seemed to react to the soft words a bit. After a few moments more of downcast eyes Yugi looked up a little and turned to face his friends. He looked everyone over slowly.
"Are you ready?" Yugi began. "This is what you want, I mean really really want?" Yugi asked.
His eyes pleaded for answer to the questions that raced through his mind. No one spoke. No one knew what to say to him. What could be said that would ease the confusion and the agony this was causing him? Ryou searched for words to tell Yugi how he felt. Knowing he wouldn't get a reply Yugi turned back to the stone and finally gazed his violet eyes to look at the carving.
"Black Magician..
Daibound..
Change of Heart…
Shisa Sosei..
Creator of light Halakti..
Blue Eyes White Dragon…
and finally……" Yugi slowly reached for the card that was tucked away in his deck box.
Just as his fingers grazed the rim to open the box he stopped. Yugi choked back a sob as he fought with him self to open the deck box. He shut his eyes to keep the sorrow from taking over. Tears still forced their way painfully out soaking Yugi's flushed cheeks. Yugi took a step back as his trembling body nearly gave in to the weakness in his heart.
"Yugi-kun.." Ryou spoke.
What could he say. Was there anything that would help? Yugi turned to everyone again dropping to his knees as the sorrow took over. Gasping to breath normally through his now uncontrollable sob he looked up at everyone. Ryou was speechless. He understood now why Yugi couldn't take the card up, for Ryou had felt the same way all this time. He knew the reasons Yugi had and Ryou took a deep breath as tears came to his own eyes finally admitting to him self his true feelings about this whole thing.
"I…I….can't…….ddo it." Yugi sobbed. Ryou's tears flooded his eyes.
"I…jjust ccan't!" Yugi choked out.
"Yugi.." Ryou began.
"I can't wish him back here! For just one day? I wouldn't be able to go through that day with out thinking about him leaving me again soon! I can't loose him again! I just can't!.." Yugi paused to take a shaky breath. He swallowed all the sorrow down as it formed a cold lump in his stomach. He looked at everyone as if begging them all to understand.
"My heart can not take that much pain again."
Yugi cast his watery gaze back to the floor. His hands chilled as they held him self up on the icy concrete floor. Tears fell making tiny pools of sadness next to his hands. Ryou kneeled down to comfort his friend.
"Yugi-kun…I understand now. I have the same feeling that you do about this…We want you to do what you feel is right. I'm sure whatever you choose to do is the right answer." Ryou said. Yugi looked up slowly meeting Ryou's chocolate teary eyes. Yugi's eyes seemed to still question Ryou's statement.
"It's your choice Yugi. Do what you think should be done."