Disclaimer: All characters belong to Kazuki Takahashi. Any made up characters belong to me. This fic has Yaoi.

Love is the Best Medicine
by Yami-Yugi3, Hikarigirl18 and PharaohAtemu'sAngel

Chapter 4

The morning sun shone through the Yami's hospital room. Anzu awoke first. She smiled to see Yugi fast asleep and laughed at Joey all sprawled out. She stood up and walked over to check the ex-pharaoh. She smiled solemnly, gently stroking his hair. "C'mon. You gotta snap out of this for Yugi. He's really worried about you."

A nurse came in to check on Yami's state. "Hi, mind if..."

"Sure go right ahead," Anzu said moving away. The nurse scribbled some things on a clipboard. "Well?"

"There's no improvement. I'm sorry. We'll just have to wait until he wakes up."

"Thanks," Anzu said solemnly as the nurse left. Anzu heard Joey snoring. "Geez, he knows how to kill a mood." The sound of a rolling cart could be heard. A tiny knock was made on the door. Anzu rolled her eyes at Joey and opened the door.

"Breakfast? This was a special request by one of the night nurses. There's three of you here right?" Anzu nodded. The nurse smiled and set a tray with three meal trays on one of the counters in the room. "I'm sorry to hear about your friend. Just leave the empty trays and I'll be around to get them later." The nurse left with a smile.

Joey suddenly woke up. "Is that food?" he asked as he jumped up and ran over.

Anzu glared. "How can you think about food at a time like this?" Yugi woke up, he looked groggily at Anzu. She smiled. "Morning Yugi, are you hungry?"

"But Anzu..."

She glared at Joey, then sighed. "Sorry Joey. If you're hungry, but...let Yugi have first dibs."

"Awww, alright."

"Yugi? Are you hungry?" she said a bit louder as she looked him in the eye. Yugi looked sadly upon Yami. "Yugi, will you eat a little something just for me? Please?"

Joey snuck over to the food and tried to take a tray. Anzu dashed over and slapped his hand. "Oww! Whaddya do that for?"

"I told you to give Yugi first dibs!"

Yugi sighed. "Okay..." Anzu genki smiled. Yugi reluctantly took a tray and sat back down with it. He contemplated whether or not he wanted to eat, being as worried as he was. His stomach settled that matter as the smell finally got to him. Anzu looked over at Yugi with a smile.

"Good to see you haven't lost your appetite. You do need to eat. Can't have you getting sick with worry okay?" Yugi gave a half-hearted smile as he took a bite of food.

"Now can I eat? I'm hungry."

"Don't whine Joey. Good ahead." Joey snatched one of the trays and dug right in, as usual. Anzu sighed and rolled her eyes before eating at her own tray.

As the three ate, something went wrong as Yami gotten worse, the machines that were connected to him showed it. His body shook and then immediately stopped. He started to flat line. Yugi stopped eating and was scared out of his mind. "Yami-chan!"

Anzu went wide-eyed and started to freak out. "Oh My God!" was all Joey could say. The doctors and nurses rushed in at the sound of the alarms.

Yugi was scared. No, my dream is coming true... he thought with a gulp.

- - -

Meanwhile, Kaiba's phone rang. "Mr. Kaiba. We have it. It's ready."

"Good...hold on I have another call."

"Sir, it's bad! Mr. Yami Mutou just flat lined. We're doing what we can..." He angrily switched over to the other line. "Get that stuff over here now! He just flat lined! Get your butts over here now!" He slammed the phone down. The scientist rushed over and was in route within seconds. Kaiba raced over to his helicopter. "Get me to Domino Hospital now!" he shouted to the pilot.

- - -

Yugi and the others were pushed out of the room as the door was slammed shut behind them. Yugi could hear the muffled commotion. "Yugi?" Anzu asked. He rushed into her arms and started sobbing. "Hey...it's alright. He'll come back. He's not gone yet. I know he'll come back from this." She hugged him tightly and rubbed his back as Joey paced.

About five minutes into the doctors trying to resuscitate Yami, Kaiba rushed in angrily. "Yugi!" he shouted as he came up to the three.

"Kaiba? Have those quacks found anything yet?"

"Mr. Kaiba!" one shouted as they came into view.

"About time!" Yugi looked worried.

"Here it is Mr. Kaiba." One of the scientists handed him a test tube with some blue looking liquid in it.

"Kaiba, what is that stuff?" Joey asked curiously. Anzu watched with interest as she continued to comfort Yugi.

"The Scientists thinks it will cure Yami." was all Kaiba said as he head towards Yami's closed room.

"We can't go in there."

"Watch me," Kaiba said barging in.

- - -

One doctor notices him. "Hey! You can't come in here!" he shouted at Kaiba.

"I have something that could help. Move aside."

"At least let us get him stabilized." Kaiba glared and stood back. As soon as the ex-pharaoh was stabilized the doctors moved out of the way. Kaiba looked at the prone from of the ex-pharaoh.

He went outside, pulled one of the scientists in, and gave him the test tube back. "Explain, I don't know what to do with this." The scientist nodded.

"My colleagues and I have come up with a possible cure. This should supposedly boost his immune system. Just give him the entirety of it and it should work." The doctors nodded and inserted the strange liquid into one of Yami's various IV's.

"I hope you are right about this." said Kaiba with a sneer.

The scientist sweat dropped as he exited the room with Kaiba. "So?"

"So we wait." With that Kaiba left.

- - -

Anzu smiled down at Yugi, who had cried himself to sleep in her arms. Joey glared at Kaiba. One of the doctors came out. "You can come in now." Anzu carried the sleeping Yugi as Joey fallowed back into the room.

Anzu gently laid him down on a cot and covered him up. "Poor guy."

"Yeah. Let's let him sleep awhile." Joey nodded in agreement.

"So, what should we do now?" asked Joey.

"Keep an eye on the Pharaoh and see if that stuff works."

"But what if it takes longer then we think?" Joey asked.

"Well, as long as it works I don't care. Poor Yugi, he needs a break. And the Pharaoh...it's just not like him. It's horrifying to see him like this."

"I agree with ya, Anzu."

She sighed and watched Yugi sleep. He woke up two hours later. "Guys? What happened? Yami!" he said as he rushed over to the chair and took hold of Yami's hand again. He then noticed the test tube and the blue liquid in the IV. "Guys? What's with that blue stuff?"

"That's the cure Kaiba pressured the scientists to make." said Joey.

"Really? They finally came up with something."

"Yeah, but...it's not for sure yet."

"Joey! We just have to be patient now Yugi," Anzu said with a smile. Yugi looked over at Yami. Anzu smiled solemnly. Joey paced a little. Please God, I pray that this works. For Yugi and the Pharaoh's sake. Please... Anzu prayed silently to herself.

Yugi yawned again. "You still look tired Yuge." said Joey.

"Maybe a little."

"Why don't you rest? We can watch the Pharaoh. We'll take turns okay?" suggested Anzu.

"I guess..." Yugi said with a yawn.

Anzu smiled as Yugi slowly fell asleep. She covered him with some blankets. "I guess I'll take first shift," suggested Joey.

Just as Anzu nodded she saw something that was surprisingly to her. Familiar very blurry crimson eyes slowly for a bit. "Ahhhh... Joey..." she started.

"What?" The crimson eyes closed as the pharaoh went back into a deep sleep with out Joey seeing a thing.

"Nothing," Anzu said. Joey shrugged. "I think I'll go take a walk." With that Anzu left the room while Joey watched Yami and Yugi, who was still asleep.