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To mourn for a loved one is natural.

The lose of a friend can be painful.

And traumatizing.

But the feeling of being lonely is nothing compared to death.

Chapter Three: Yami's Memorial Service

Friday Morning

'Why?...Why did this have to happen?...Why him?...' Yuugi thought as he peered at the closed casket that sat in the front of the room. The casket was made out of polished oak and the beautiful flower patterns that encircled the whole casket's rim were delicately hand carved. Flowers surrounded the casket as well as a few pictures of Yami. Three days had past since Yami's death and his memorial service was being held at that very moment. Yuugi stood in front of the casket with gloomy eyes. This was a sight of Yuugi that even his friends have never seen. Yuugi always seemed to have a smile on his face, but this young senior had not smiled since the day his soul mate had passed away.

'What am I going to do without you?' He thought as the tears came rushing down his cheeks. Yuugi tried to hold back his tears when suddenly he felt a strong hand rest upon his shoulder. Yuugi slowly turned his head upward and starred at the blonde in thought. Those honey brown eyes had never been so lost before. Yuugi could not blame Jonouchi for his sorrow; both Yami and Jonouchi were close friends as well.

"Yuge...I just wantcha to remember that I'll always be here for ya...No matter what..." Said Jonouchi as he turned his head and gazed down at Yuugi.

"Thanks Jou...I really needed to hear someone say that to me." Replied Yuugi as he turned his focus back over to the casket. Jonouchi knew that there wasn't too much he could say to Yuugi that would make him feel any better.

In the meanwhile Yuugi's other friends stood near the back of the room as they lightly whispered towards each other. Anzu watched Yuugi in sadness as she knew that this event must be tearing his heart to shreds.

"Poor Yuugi..." She whispered lightly.

"Yeah...I know what you mean. Yami was like a brother to him...and now..." Honda stopped in the middle of his sentence as he looked up at the sight of Yuugi and Jonouchi standing in front of the room.

"Jou's taking it pretty badly as well." Commented Mai as she glanced at the back of Jonouchi. Mai had noticed that before Yami's death Jou had been acting a little down for the past two weeks. He didn't seem to be his goofy self as usual, which Mai had come to miss.

"I know what you mean." Agreed Shizuka as her eyes trailed over to her brother.

"Well, what I don't get is what happened. I mean, how can the police not find any evidence on his death?" Asked Otogi as he glanced at the others with his piercing green eyes. Honda shrugged his shoulders as he said "Maybe there is no evidence...Maybe it was by natural causes."

Otogi scoffed at the thought. "Natural causes? Don't tell me you actually buy that?"

"Well, yeah...Why not?"

"Yami was in good condition, Honda. In fact, he was in excellent condition. There's no way he died by a heart attack or any stupid excuse like that." Argued Otogi.

"So, What are you trying to say? That someone killed him?"

"Yeah."

"Otogi, who's going to want to kill Yami?"

"Think really hard." Replied Otogi as he passed Honda a stupid look. Shizuka looked at Otogi

and gasped. "You're not implying that it might have been...Kaiba...Are you?" She asked.

"It wouldn't surprise me." Otogi said stiffly.

"Speak of the devil." Whispered Mai as everyone turned their heads to gaze at the person who had entered the room. The tall brunette stood at the doorway in silence as his little brother slowly walked ahead of him. The brunette turned his head and gazed coldly at the others. He then looked away from them and made his way to the front of the room. Both Mokuba and Seto stopped right behind Yuugi and Jou as they turned around and gazed at the two.

"Kaiba?" Asked Yuugi with slight shock on his face.

"Well, you're the last person I thought I'd see here, Kaiba." Said Jonouchi.

"Yami was a good enemy...Nothing more." Said Kaiba as he glanced down at Yuugi.

"How can you say that, Kaiba! He was a good guy and you know it!" Yelled Jonouchi. Seto passed a mocking smile that showed Jonouchi that he was amused by his anger.

"I only came to show that I had a little respect for him...Plus, It'll look good on the news." Replied Seto as he let out a light chuckle.

"Seto! You bastard! What the hell is your problem!" Jou yelled.

"Just let him go, Jou...He's not worth our time." Whispered Yuugi as he turned around and gazed at the casket again. Seto became angry at Yuugi's comment, but remained silent. But as Seto was in the room...Otogi and Yuugi couldn't help but have the same thing on their minds...'If I were to suspect anyone for Yami's death...It would be Kaiba.'

Comment and tell me what you guys think so far…I'm not sure if I should continue or not….hmmm…