KANATASHA: AS I SAID THIS IS THE END. AND ALSO AS I SAID IN THE BEGINNING BY THE END OF THIS LITTLE FIC YOU WILL DUB ME QUEEN OF CLIFFIES! ENJOY AND REMEMBER THERE WILL BE NO SEQUEL TO THIS. MUAHAHAHAHAHA! OH AND THERE IS A VERY TWISTED ENDING. HOPE YOU LIKE PLEASE REVIEW!

DISCLAIMER: YU-GI-OH! IS NOT MINE!

CHAPTER 16

Yami leapt foward, catching Yugi in his arms. He swallowed the lump forming in his throat, feeling the tears cascade down his cheeks. Yami sniffled, frowning looking down at Yugi.

"Yugi? Yugi! Stay with me. Don't...don't do this to me! Come on aibou. Please!"

Yugi opened his eyes slightly, his breathing began to become shallow. Reaching up, Yugi gently placed his hand on Yami's face, smiling slightly.

"You...you remember...who...I am?"

Yugi replied, closing his eyes again, squeezing them tight trying to ignore the pain. He gasped involuntary as another wave of pain corsed through his body.

"Of course I do."

Yami replied with a shudder. Taking a hold of Yugi's hand, he squeezed it tightly.

"You are my life, my light, my partner, my love. How could I possible EVER forget about you?"

Yugi smiled sadly as the tears began to fall from his face.

"I'm...so...happy Yami. I thought...I lost...for...forever..."

Yami's eyes widened in fear as Yugi's breathing began to become even more shallow.

"NO! Damn it! You stay with me! You hear me! I'm not going to lose you again!"

Behind him, Yami heard the unmistakable sound of laughter. Anger engulfed him as he turned around to face Derek. He growled lightly as he gently laid Yugi on the ground. Gently brushing a few stray hairs from his face, Yami leaned down and gently kissed Yugi on the forehead. He then stood up and charged blindly at Derek.

DEREK'S POV

Oh this is perfect! This is rich! After all of these years! Revenge. Sweet, suculant revenge. You bastard of a son! You took away the only person I cared about in this world. You selfish snot-nose brat! I just hope you bleed slowly to death. Thats right my son. I want you to be in agognizing pain until the end. And look at this! Your little lover is upset. Awww! That is so sad! But he should of know. You should of told him. No body can stay near you. They either leave or die. But for once and for now on, that won't happen because you'll die before you can hurt anyone else. Before you can take someone else away. Die my son! DIE!

NORMAL POV

Derek looked up just in time to see Yami charging him. A wicked smile on his lips as he calmly reached behind him, drawing out another gun. This, forced Yami to stop abruntly. He growled even lower as he looked from the gun to Derek.

"Taking the coward way out?"

Yami spat, his teeth clenched tightly. He knew he would be a fool to rush Derek with that object in his hand.

"Oh but my dear boy. Do you not realize it is the coward who wins?"

"You will not win you pathetic mortal! You will pay for what you did to Yugi!"

Derek laughed, waving his gun around aimessly.

"What I did? What about you? Forgetting about him and you say you loved him! HA! How pathetic!"

Derek snickered watching as Yami's entire body shook from anger. He suddenly thought that perhaps death WAS to easy for his son. He thought perhaps he should make him suffer one last time. Slowly edging his way towards Yami, Derek kept his eye on him.

"Now tell me, I'm a bit curious. Why do you love such a weak pathetic fool like my son anyways?"

"Yugi is NOT weak. He is the most kind hearted person I have ever met!"

"Kind? KIND! Is killing your own mother kind? If that BASTARD of a son of mine hadn't been so selfish, my darling Sylvia would be here with me today!"

"Yugi was only a child then and all children need their mother."

Angrily, Derek, swung the gun around, now inches from Yami's face.

"Don't you give me that bull about children needing their mommies. I never had a mother and I did just fine! There was only one mistake and he's lying right over there! But he'll soon be erased as will you. But perhaps I'll make him suffer a little more."

Taking the butt of the gun, Derek slammed it against Yami's head before he had any time to react. Stunned, Yami fell to his knees, his vision blurry. He blinked repeatilly trying to focus on an image. For some strange reason, his vision kept jumping from that of the dark danted dungeon with him, Yugi and Derek to Yugi's own bedroom with just him and Solomon Motou, Yugi's grandfather. Yami frowned confused and dazed.

Yanking him by his hair, Derek pulled Yami to his feet, putting the gun under his chin.

"Oh son! Son! Wake up! Daddy has a surprise for you!"

In front of them, Yugi had slowly begun to stir. He coughed slightly, wincing. Yami's heart leapt for joy at the sudden movement. His hikari was still alive!

"Yugi!"

Yugi slowly turned to the voice. Every molecule in his body hurt. But the pain wasn't as bad as seeing your own father point a gun to the man you loved. Letting out a involuntary gasp, Yugi reached out towards Yami, pleading with his father to let him go.

"Please! NO! Don't! Take me! ME! I'm the one you want dad! Kill me!"

"Yugi hush!"

Yami replied sternly, a sad smile on his face.

"I'm sorry it took forever to find you aibou. You'll always remain in my heart."

Derek snickered slightly before turning to a scrowl.

"How sweet and completely pathetic! Who says I won't kill both of you. Question is who will suffer more out of this? My son or his lover? I do want my son to suffer. But then again...seeing his boy toy in agony does have its potentials. What to do what to do?"

Feeling cocky and self-conscience about the matter, Derek looked up towards the ceiling waving the gun around. Risking the chance, Yami elbowed Derek in the gut, causing the wind to be knocked out of him.

"Why you!"

Yami had already leapt at Derek and the two fought once more for control of the gun. This time though, Yami won. Pointing the gun at Derek, Yami slowly backed over to Yugi.

"Aibou, are you alright?"

Yugi could only nodd his head, watching his father as he raised his arms, pleading and begging for his life.

"Don't kill me! Please don't!"

"Why should I? You were going to kill myself and Yugi!"

"No I wasn't Yami! Honest! Please!"

Yami's eyes narrowed trying to decide what action to take. His head began to thump loudly as if someone was banging on a door. He could almost image a voice calling out to let them in. Shaking his head, Yami looked towards Yugi.

"What shall I do?"

"Do you want to be like him?"

"No."

"Then don't."

Yami nodded, smiling slightly as he lowered the gun.

"You are a fool!"

Derek spat as he charged Yami. Raising the gun, Yami fired at Derek, shooting him in the chest. Derek fell down quickly with barely a whimper. Edging his way to him, Yami kicked at him. Seeing he wasn't moving, Yami let the gun fall out of his hands clanging loudly next to Derek.

"No...you are."

Yami then turned to Yugi, smiling a bit of saddness mixed with happiness.

"It's finally over."

He fell to his knees, holding his head as the pounding continued.

"YAMI! YAMI! LET ME IN!"

"Joey?"

"LET ME IN! WHAT WAS THAT? WAS THAT A GUN SHOT!"

Suddenly a door appeared in front of Yami. For a brief moment he found himself back in Yugi's bedroom. Joey stood in the doorway, breathing heavily a look of worry and concern plastered on his face as he looked towards the body on the floor.

"What have you done?"

"I had no choice. He was going to kill Yugi. His own father Joey! Now help me! Yugi is still in danger!"

Yami turned his attention back to Yugi, picking him up.

"Are you ready Yugi?"

Yugi however didn't respond. He layed limp in Yami's arms. Yami's eyes grew wide with fear as he began to shake Yugi.

"Yami! Stop it!"

Yami shook his head, unwilling to listen. He knew there was time to save Yugi. He just knew it.

"Come on Yugi. Wake up. Aibou it's me Yami! I remembered. You can't leave me now! Damn it!

Yami continuously shook the limp body of Yugi Motou.

Behind him, Joey Wheeler watched, his body shaking with emotions. Tears cascaded down his face as he balled his fist up tightly. Muttering an apology, he decked Yami in the side of the head. Yami fell backwards, stunned. His head began to feel fuzzy. Enraged, he stood up quickly to face Joey.

"JOEY! What is the big idea?"

"Just stop it will ya? Yug's been gone for awhile! Just stop it!"

Yami frowned confused by Joey's reaction. Couldn't he see Yugi was right here? That there was still time to save him? Stupid mortals why did they give in so easily? Yami could feel the connection he and Yugi shared still going on. It may not be a strong connection but it was still there and he was determined to keep that connection alive.

"I will not stop it Joey! Yugi needs me! He's seriously hurt. If you were his friend as you claimed to be you would be concerned as well. Now get out of my way! My abiou needs me!"

Bending down, Yami scooped Yugi up into his arms. Glaring at Joey, he slowly made his way to the door. Joey watched as Yami began to leave the room, carrying a bundle of sheets. He just couldn't take anymore of it.

"Yer a bastard! A selfish, sleazy bastard Yami! Yugi is already dead! He died the night Anzu buried him alive!"

Yami wheeled around, the fuzzy feeling in his head was slowly getting worse. His vision jumped from the large room he, Joey, Yugi and the now deceased Derek Motou lay to Yugi's own bedroom. Yami shook his head, trying to clear it of the cobwebs.

"What..."

"Yug died the night Anzu buried him alive! You were too late to save him Yami!"

Joey chocked out the words, the tears falling freely down his face.

"Ya were to late and ya went mad!"

"What are you talking about Joey? Yugi is right here!"

Yami looked down at his arms, smiling warmly as Yugi layed in his arms. He wish he could just stay here and watch Yugi like this forever but he knew his abiou needed help and fast. Yami looked up at Joey for a split second, glaring with a smug look. He then looked down at Yugi only to find a bundle of sheets in his arms. Yami quickly dropped them, backing away.

"What soccery is this?"

He demanded watching as the sheets changed from ordinary sheets to Yugi and back to ordinary sheets. Yami looked towards Joey, demanding an explanation.

"Is this your doing Wheeler?"

"No! Damn it! Will ya listen to me? Yug...Yugi died. You were unable to save him and because of that you went mad!"

"No...Yugi is right here!"

"No he isn't! You created an illusion in your mind that he was still alive."

"But the events of him resolving my puzzle, the death of his grandfather, his father!"

"All illusions. You created them all. In a desperate hope. You were unwilling to let go. You created Yugi's father you wanted a reason to hold onto that Yug could still be alive. But he's not. And he'll NEVER come back! Just stop it already will ya?"

Joey fell to his knees as if begging Yami.

"Then...Yugi's grandfather is alive?"

"No...he died."

"HA! So perhaps YOU are having the illusion. Why would I imagine grandfather to be dead? Yugi is still alive."

"Grandpa isn't alive because YOU killed him!"

Joey pointed to the limp body of Derek Motou which to Yami's amazement quickly turned into the limp, still body of Solomon Motou.

"This can't be! NO! NO! NO!"

Yami fell to his knees, holding his head. His vision was jumping from one reality to another. This can't be happening! It wasn't true! Yugi was alive he had to be he HAD to be! Tears began to fall down the proud pharaoh's face. He desperatly wanted to cleen to the fact that Yugi was still alive. But his vision kept jumping from the dark dugeon to Yugi's bedroom. He couldn't tell what was real. He looked up at Joey, pathetic and pleading. Joey chocked back a sob, understanding. Pulling his fist back, he punched Yami square in the face. This caused Yami's fantasy world to shatter like broken glass. He found he was indeed in Yugi's own bedroom.

"What have I done?"

Yami looked down at his blood stained hands. How could he, a once proud, arrogant pharoh allow his mind to be manipulated so easily. The pain was just too much to bare. It would be easy, the simplest in the least if he could blame someone for this. But that was the cowards way. And pharohs do not take the coward way out. The only thing he could do now was to atone for his sins.

"Joey. Please forgive me for the actions I took."

Joey smiled warmly, letting out a sigh of relief.

"It's okay Yami. It's over."

Heading towards the door, Joey motioned Yami to follow him.

" Now perhaps the lives of everyone can finally be pieced back together. "

"Your right. It is over."

Joey frowned slightly not quite liking the tone of voice Yami was using. Slowly turning around he watched, dumbfounded as Yami picked up the gun, put it to his head and pulled the trigger.

"YAMI!"

(I'm coming for you abiou>

(I'll be waiting)

END!

Kanatasha: I want to thank everyone who has read this story. I never imagined it would of gone this far. But all good things must come to an end. And I felt evil so there was a death. Did anyone here see that happening? Quite a twist huh? So do I deserve the title, Queen of Cliffes? If not what title do I deserve. Please review the final chapter and don't forget to check out my other stories!

Ja ne!