Conquering Love When Love Is Not Wanted

Chapter 12

~......~ thoughts of Dark Magician

...... Yugi's thoughts

@.....@ Yami's thoughts

+......+ mind-link thoughts of Marik

=.....= mind-link thoughts of Malik

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"What! What the hell do you mean!?!"

Marik barked as he took a threatening step towards the frightened youth sitting scrunged up on the sofa.

"Where's the pharoah!?!!"

"I'm....I can't.....don't know!"

Yugi stammeed out still in shock from his "disturbing dream."

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YUGI'S DREAM

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The dark magician towers over Yugi, who is sprawled across a checker lynon floor.

~You have failed!~

No! Please! Understand!

~You have failed! The bound has ben broken. You could not save him!~

I tried!

~That is a lie! He will die. He will die and YOU will be the one to be blamed!!!!~

NO!!!!!

Yugi screamed out as a vortex appeared underneath him, sucking him into the darkness.

Falling...falling....falling for what seemed like an eternity before he came crashing down in the middle of the ocean.

Where.....where am I? I'm afraid! Yami? Yami! Why aren't you here to protect me? Why did you have to leave?

Just as suddenly as these words were thought, a small deserted island appeared. Standing underneath the palm trees was a shadowy figure standing tall and proud with spiked hair. Instantly, Yugi recognized the figure. Swimming quickly ahead, his heart began to race.

Yami! Yami! Is that you?!? YAMI!!!!! I thought I lost......

As Yugi neared the shadowy figure, his eyes bulged out as his mouth dropped.

NO! It can't be! You....You're not suppose to be here!

$Hello little Yugi!$

Tristen Taylor replied with a sneer as he removed the wig from his head.

$It's so good to see you my dear DEAR friend$

NO! You're dead! You can't be here!!!

$Tsk...tsk...tsk.... Don't you understand? I can't die! Not when my love for Yami is so strong!$

He doesn't love you! He loves me!

Tristen sneered down at the boy for a few moments before snickering.

$Love? YOU! You are nothing but a weak pathetic child! How could he or anyone

else for that manner love you?$

He....he does! He told me!

$And you believed him? Oh little Yugi! You ARE gullable!$

NO! Shut up! Shut up!!!

Taking a deep sigh, Tristen reached behind his back.

$Now I'm afraid you have to die. I can't have you in the way of Yami and myself!$

Smiling wickedly, Tristen brought from behind him a pistol.

$Good-bye!!!!$

As the gun fires, everything around Yugi seemed to slow down. Even the bullet from the gun seemed to decrease in speed. To afraid to utter a word, Yugi could only watch as the bullet slowly gained on him. Just inches from his face, the dream shifted for a third time.

Leaning over the edge of the roof-top of a tall building structure, looks down to see Yami hanging on for dear life.

Yami! YAMI!!!

Yugi stretched out his reach to Yami only to find out to his dismay that he is several feet too short to reach him.

Yami! I can't...I can't reach you! You're too far away!

@Aibou! Help me!@

Yami spoke with a sense of panic in his usual deep, confident voice

I can't! You're too far away! YAMI!!!

Yugi screamed out as the tears began to fall as the rain started to pour.

@I'm sorry koi. Truly I am.@

No! Don't say that! We'll get out of this somehow.

@No. I'm afraid we won't. Something is happening. I am beginning to forget. I can only remember you here, in this Dream State.@

No! You can't! You mustn't! I'm lost without you!

As the lightening crackles across the sky, Yami releases his hold on the edge of the building. As he falls into the darkness, he mutters his farewell.

@Aisheteru@

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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END OF DREAM

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"Yugi? Yugi, are you alright?"

Malik asked with deep concern.

"Come on Yugi! Answer me! Please!"

Ignoring the pleas from his friend, Yugi began to babble to himself.

"Marik! Bakura!! Help him!"

Malik pleaded, looking over at his yami.

+What am I suppose to do?+

=I don't know! Just do something!=

+Alright. I'll see what I can do.+

"It seems to have gotten worse."

Marik replied, looking over at Bakura.

"Yes it has. It seems we really have our work cut out."

Bakura replied, eyes narrowing, watching Yugi as he began to rock back and forth on the floor.

As everyone is decieding what to do, there is a crash in the other room. Rushing into the other room, the group noticed a broken window.

"Damn bratts!"

Marik replied, walking over to the window. Suddenly, out of nowhere, smoke begins to billow out from the floor.

"Wh....what the!"

Marik choked out before falling to the ground.

"MARIK!"

Malik screamed out, rushing to his help, only to fall victim. Before long, Bakura had fallen as well.

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TWENTY MINUTES LATER

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Slowly, one by one, everyone begins to stir and wake up.

"What...What happened Marik?"

"How the hell am I suppose to know? Some kids were probally playing a joke!"

"Well, it's NOT funny!!!"

"No duh sherlock!"

With everyone grumbling, each decieded it would be best to leave the room, which was still thick with smoke. Walking back to the other room, they found a disturbing thing.

"YUGI! He's GONE!!!"

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SOMEWHERE

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"You're being a naughty boy Yugi. It's time for your punishment!"

Chained to a wall, Yugi could only look on and whimper.

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Kanatasha: Ok. That's it for now. Ran out of ideas anyways. It's a bit longer then chapter 11. Well, review!