Chapter 30: It Comes Down to This
Rya could smack herself in the forehead for being to rash. Darn! I'm not thinking clearly! She's getting the better of me, and I can't let her do that! Rya looked down at the worried face of Yami. I'm doing this for him. I can't let him down, no matter what this witch says. I promised I would win this. But...can I?
"Now that it's my turn, I'll discard Giant Soldier of Stone (1300/2000) from my hand in order to play Tribute to the Doomed. This card allows me to destroy one of your monsters after I discard one of mine. I choose to get rid of your Magic Swordsman." Rya's monster disappeared, leaving her defenseless at the moment. "While you have no monsters on the field, I will play Feral Imp (1300/1400) and use him to attack your Life Points directly!"
Rya braced herself for the harsh impact of her LP being attacked. The blow knocked her back against the railing of the platform. "Rya!" Yami cried. "Are you all right?" Rya simply stood up again and nodded, not looking in his direction. Rya, hold on. I know you can do this! Yami thought to himself. Rya's Life Points went all the way down to 800.
"Things aren't looking too good for you, are they?" Lisa mocked as Rya simply glared at her. "To end my turn I will also summon Metal Armored Bug (2800/1500) in attack mode."
Rya drew a card and thought there was some hope after all. "First I reveal Just Desserts! This trap card automatically inflicts 500 point damage to your Life Points for each monster on your side of the field. Since there are two, you lose 1000 LP." Lisa growled as her Life Points went down to 150. "Next I will play Dark Witch (1800/1700) in Defense mode, and a card face down in defense mode, along with placing three Spell/Trap cards face-down. That will end my turn."
"Oh goody," Lisa said sarcastically. "First I will play Change of Heart, and use your Dark Witch to finish you off and end this duel." They all gasped and watched as Dark Witch was about to face against Rya.
"I play Solar Ray! This card inflicts 600 damage to your LP for every LIGHT monster on my side of have on the field. And seeing as how my Dark Witch is a Light monster, you take the damage." Rya said with confidence, feeling she had won.
"Well before that takes affect, I play the Magic card Remove Trap, which negates your attack!" Lisa replies as the Dark Witch attacked the face-down card.
Once the card revealed itself, it turned out to be Neko Mane King. Lisa gasped, as she saw that Rya wouldn't take any damage, and her turn was finished before she could destroy Rya. Now I have to up my mind game too, she thought.
Dark Witch returned to her true master as Neko Mane King was sent to the Graveyard. "Now it's my turn," Rya stated just before she could pick up her next few cards.
"Hold on, Rya," Lisa said. Rya's hand stopped as she turned towards her opponent. "Are you sure Yami is worth all of this? Like I said before, I know how he thinks. How do you know he's not just using you?" Rya simply glared and went for her cards again. "I mean after all, he does like friends who prove their loyalty to him." Rya stopped again with a brow raised. "What if I were to tell you that this had all been a test Yami made just to see how far you would go for him?"
"That's not true!" Yami yelled in anger.
"Of course he'd be getting angry, seeing as how it's the truth, and he doesn't want to be seen as the bad guy," Lisa said. Rya looked down at Yami to see the mad look on his face towards Lisa. "Do you want to know how I can prove it to you?" she asked. Rya waited as Lisa smirked, "Seen any sunrises lately?"
Rya's eyes widened as she dropped her cards onto the platform. "Wh-what did you say?" she gasped.
"I guess that's a yes. You see, you're not the only one Yami has seen a sunrise with. He wakes you up real early, then takes you to a high point on a hill or ledge, and watches it with you," Lisa described, as if she had been there herself. Rya was still too speechless to say anything. "He did that for me the second month we had been together. It was so romantic. I'm so glad you were able to have the exact same experience with him. Right Yami? Isn't it true that you did the same for me?" Lisa asked with her sickening smirk all over her face. Rya's face turned to Yami's, who was shocked.
Yami couldn't say a word, until he heard a meek little voice say, "Yami? Is it true?" Yami looked up at Rya, not needing to say anything. Rya knew it was true, as she collapsed to her knees, tears nearly falling down her cheeks.
"Rya!" Yami called out to her, wanting to run and hold her. "Rya I'm sorry! Yes it's true that I did that with Lisa also. But it was different with you! No one has ever made me feel so complete as you do! I never wanted you to duel Lisa for me, but your determination let me know that you could do it! I would never hurt you Rya, never!" Yami was hoping he would get a response of some kind. When he didn't he continued, "Rya, you mean more to me than anything else in this world! That's why I'm afraid that if you win you'll leave me!"
Those words definitely caught Rya's attention as she slowly looked down to see Yami...crying. "Yami?" she whispered softly.
"Rya I...I can't bear the thought of losing you! I...I love you Rya!" he shouted with all the feeling he had. Rya was surprised, and slowly stood, still looking down at Yami.
Oh Yami. I couldn't bear to lose you either, I love you so much. Which is why I am fighting now, for you. Rya thought to herself, and glared at Lisa. "You're going to lose, whether it kills me in the process. And all your little mind tricks end here!" Rya exclaimed as she drew her next card. She gasped as she saw what was held in her hand. It...it can't be! She thought as she glanced down at Yami, who was now smiling at her. Rya allowed the tears to fall down her cheeks, as she held the card closely to her heart. He really does care for me. Rya looked back at Lisa with a new found determination. "Get ready to go down!"
"Oh really? I'd rather not seeing as how you're the one that's going to lose! So go ahead and get your turn over with so I can beat you and be done with it!" Lisa chuckled.
"You'll regret that. In fact, I'm going to make you regret everything you've ever done to me or Yami!" Rya exclaimed. "I play...Dark Magician!" Everyone gasped when they realized, it was actually Yami's Dark Magician (2500/2100). Even Lisa was a little bit nervous. "Now I play Reinforcements which increases his Attack points to 3000/2100, along with Book of Secret Arts to increase both attack and defense (3300/2400). Last but not least I'll add a very appropriate card to give a final touch; Yami! Which will increase him up to 3500/2600!" Lisa gasped at the increase she was able to do with so few cards. "Now attack her Metal Armored Bug!" Rya commanded.
"Hold on! I use De-Spell to take away your Book of Secret Arts!" Lisa yelled desperately, hoping it would do some good.
"Sorry, but I use my own De-Spell to counter yours!" Rya said happily as her Dark Magician attacked, and brought Lisa's LP down to 0. As Rya was commanding the Dark Magician, she felt as though Yami was with her, and holding her. Once she saw that large zero on Lisa's side of the field, Rya smiled greatly. I did it. I DID IT! She cheered in her mind. Their platforms were lowered to the ground. Before Rya could even turn off the platform, two strong arms wrapped around her, and pulled her into a wonderful kiss. Rya wrapped her arms around Yami's neck and kissed him back. "I love you Yami!" she cried as tears flowed freely down her cheeks.
"I know Rya, I know," he said smiling greatly at her. They couldn't help but hear Lisa's objections as Kaiba's security men dragged her out of the mansion. Everyone else watched as the two lovers embraced. Yami wiped away Rya's tears as she smiled up at him and kissed him again.
A/N: I'm SOOOOO SOOOOORRRRRY! Not only did I take so long with the update, but I forgot to put an author's note in the last chapter. I have no idea if I broke any rules in Duel Monsters and stuff, so please bear with me. Thank you so much for the people who have stuck with me. The next chapter shall be the last one. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I hope you'll see the end of this story with me. Thank you :)