Yami carried Sabrina while Yugi hurried to open his bedroom door. "Lay her down in here, Yami." he said and then moved to the side.
"Thank you, Yugi." Yami answered and entered the room with Sabrina in his arms. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door and Solomon called.
"Yugi! Answer the door please!"
"Okay, grandpa!" he called back and then turned to Yami. "I'll be right back." Yami nodded and Yugi went to answer the door. He pulled it open quickly and stopped in shock at who he saw standing on the other side of it. "Ryou!"
Yami heard the name Yugi said when he opened the door and stood from making Sabrina comfortable. He headed downstairs, listening to the conversation going on between his partner and his friend.
"Hi, Yugi." Ryou said and tried to give his friend a small smile.
"What are you doing here?" At that, Ryou's smile failed and he looked at the ground in sadness.
"It's Sabrina." he murmered, "I think I may have lost her as a friend." Yugi opened his mouth to say something, but Ryou cut him off. "I only know part of what Bakura did and I tried to apologize, but she was so frightened..." Ryou's voice had risen to where he was almost shouting.
"Shh...Ryou..." Yugi said and motioned for his friend to be quiet. "Come inside so we can talk." Ryou moved indoors and Yugi turned to him. "Ryou..." Yugi whispered, "Sabrina's here."
"She's what?" Ryou exclaimed in a loud whisper. Suddenly, the Millenium Ring appeared around his neck. "Oh no. I had hoped it would stay gone longer. I can't be here now...not with Sabrina so close by." Ryou made to leave, but Yugi stopped him.
"Ryou. Why don't you talk to her? It's the best way to get her to understand that Bakura and you are two different people."
Ryou shook his head. "I can't. What if Bakura takes control?"
He won't hurt Sabrina." Yami said and Ryou and Yugi turned to the stairs. He was standing halfway down them and at the sight of him Ryou's ring glowed slightly. "He'll have to go through me first."
Ryou looked back at the ground. "I don't know you guys. If he hurt her again...I'd never forgive myself." Yugi and Yami looked at their friend in pity. His life was a living hell thanks to Bakura. Suddenly, someone gasped behind Yami. He turned to see Sabrina standing at the top of the stairs. Her hands was over her mouth and her eyeswere wide with terror as she stared at Ryou.
"You." she breathed and spun on her heel and fled.
"Sabrina!" the three boys exclaimed and gave chase. Since Yami was only halfway down the stairs he made it to the top first. He was so close behind Sabrina that if he were to dive he would takle her, but he didn't for fear of hurting her. He made a grab for her right as she made it back to Yugi's room. He missed and the bedroom door slammed shut right into his nose. Yugi and Ryou appeared beside him to find him covering his abused nose with his hand, tears in his eyes.
"Yami are you alright?" Ryou asked and tried to pull his friend's hand away so that he could see. Yami nodded and pulled out of Ryou's careful grasp, keeping his hand over his nose. Meanwhile, Yugi went to his door and turned the knob. It was locked so he knocked softly.
"Sabrina?"
"Go away!" she called from inside.
Yugi sighed. "Sabrina. It's alright. Ryou only wants to talk to you."
"I don't want to talk to him! You just keep him away from me! He's a psycho!" If possible, Ryou felt his heart shatter at her words.
"No, Sabrina." Yami objected, finally removing his hand from his nose. "That wasn't Ryou. It was the evil spirit that possesses Ryou's Millenuim Ring." Sabrina slammed her hands over her ears.
"Stop it!" she screamed. "That's crazy! There's no such thing as spirit's and they don't possess people!"
"But they are, Sabrina." Yugi told her through the door. "Yami is..."
"Not real!" she shouted. "He's not real! Just like I imagined when Ryou changed into that Bakura person! They're not real! They're just hallucinations! Figments of my imagination!" tears were flowing down her cheeks again.
"Then why can Ryou and I see them too?"
Yugi had her there, but Sabrina still wouldn't believe it. "Just go away! All of you! Just leave me alone!" Yugi sighed.
"We should do as she says." Yami suggested. "She needs time to think and allow everything to sink in. Perhaps then she'll be willing to believe."
Yugi nodded. "Ryou would you like to..." he started as he turned toward his friend, but Ryou was gone.
Hours passed and grandpa made dinner. It was while they were eating that Yugi's bedroom door opened and Sabrina ventured out. Everyone stopped eating when she stepped into the kitchen. "Why hello, Sabirna." Solomon greeted her, "Would you like something to eat?" But she didn't hear him. She was staring at Yugi. Finally, she spoke.
"Bakura's real." she said as her eyes filled with tears, "Ryou really didn't do any of that to me." Yugi nodded and Sabrina ran to him again. He scooted away from the table just as she threw herself to her knees and wrapped him in a hug as sobs wracked her body. "What am I going to do, Yugi? I want to be with Ryou, but I'm so scared of what Bakura might do." Yugi looked on Sabrina with sad eyes. He had no idea what to tell her because, the truth wasm he was scared for her as well.
A/N: I am so sorry for the delay in updates. I was grounded for a while and wasn't able to post, but I'm back and ready to keep this story going.