Vividshipping (Yugi x Kisara)

(geez...how do you work with two characters that haven't even seen each other before, much less spoken to each other? I'll do my best... This takes place right after the duel against Kaiba in Death-T. If you don't know what I'm talking about, read the manga.)

Yugi rushed from the Duel Box, leaving Mokuba to take care of his unconscious brother. It was Yugi that was in control now, not Yami no Yugi. Yugi felt a little bad about just leaving Kaiba and his brother, but he needed to make sure Grandpa was all right.

"Yugi! You did it!" Jonouchi whooped, punching the air.

"Yugi!" Anzu said. "Yugi, look! Honda's all right!"

Honda saluted, grinning.

"Everyone!" Yugi said, feeling tears prick at his eyes. "You're okay – I – I –"

The tears threatened to spill over, but he wiped them away as he skidded to a stop in front of his friends. Jonouchi grabbed him in a headlock and gave him a noogie which Yugi barely escaped from with a hiccuping laugh.

"Have you called the hospital? Is Grandpa all right?" Yugi said.

"Yep," Honda said. "They said he's the healthiest collectible card game player they've ever seen!"

"Grandpa's all right!" Yugi said, barely able to stand for joy. "Thank you...thank you everyone!"

"Psh, we didn't do much," Jonouchi said. "Nice dueling, Yugi. Oh, by the way..."

He dug in his pocket, and then dropped some shards of paper in Yugi's hand. The remains of the holographic Blue Eyes White Dragon shone almost mournfully out at him.

"I picked it up, before," Jonouchi said. "Maybe it's worthless now, but I thought...you'd probably want it back, at least."

Yugi stared at the pathetic ripped card in his hand. All of the stress buildup from before threatened to waterfall out of him. If only...he had gotten here a little sooner. Grandpa and his friends wouldn't have had to go through all of that, and Grandpa's precious card from his friend would never have gotten ruined.

"Thanks, Jonouchi," he said, but it was hard to speak through the tears in his throat.

The card pieces flashed, as though they had caught the light of something. But Yugi hadn't moved – were the lights changing above him or something? Another flash went across the holographic art – this time Yugi had to close his eyes.

When he opened them again, everyone was gone. He still stood at the top floor of Death-T, but his friends had vanished. Kaiba and Mokuba had disappeared from the Battle Box – even all the fans in the bleachers were gone!

"Jonouchi?" Yugi called. "Anzu? Honda? Mokuba? Hey, where is everyone!"

The puzzle warmed at his chest. He felt eyes on him, and slowly, slowly, he turned around.

A girl sat in the Battle Box, watching him with a sad, curious look on her face. Slowly, one step at a time, Yugi walked towards the Battle Box. He hesitated at the door. She raised her hand, and beckoned.

Stepping inside, Yugi saw that Kaiba's cards hadn't moved. The three Blue Eyes White Dragons were still situated on the field in front of her. She was beautiful, like an angel that had stepped out of a painting. Long, white hair that flashed blue in the overhead lights spilled down her back, bangs falling across her pale skin and eyes of warm ice. The only thing that was plain about her was the scratchy looking brown tunic she wore. It looked like it came out of ancient times or something.

"So you're the one," she said softly.

"I'm the what?" Yugi said, feeling foolish as the words came out of his mouth.

The girl sighed.

"I got lost," she said, as if that answered everything. "I couldn't find Seto. I kept calling, and calling...and then he came."

"Seto? You mean Kaiba-san? Do you know Kaiba-san?"

"Yes."

"Does...does Kaiba-san know you?"

"I suppose."

"What does that mean?"

The girl pushed her hair from her face.

"Seto seemed so angry, though," she said. "I was scared. There was so much darkness...so much. I've never liked the dark."

Yugi swallowed.

"I'm sorry but...I don't understand," he said. "What's your name? Where is everyone? Where did you come from? And what...what are you talking about?"

The girl met his eyes.

"My name is Kisara," she said. "I...I guess you could say none of this is real, but it kind of is. I died a long time ago."

Yugi felt the blood rush from his cheeks. Was he really talking to a ghost?

"I knew Seto a long time ago," she said. "And then...I died trying to save him. I promised that I wouldn't leave, and that I would always protect him. So I tied my soul to him."

Yugi didn't understand, but he didn't speak.

"But then my soul got split," she said, waving at the three dragon cards on the table. "I couldn't keep track of them all. But I did meet your grandpa, Yugi. He was a kind man. I liked him."

Yugi blushed a little.

"But I kept calling for Seto, until finally...he came for me," she said softly.

She looked pointedly at the ripped card in Yugi's hand, and suddenly, Yugi thought she knew what she was talking about.

"You're...you're the Blue Eyes White Dragon?"

"I guess so. It used to just be my guardian, but I fused with it, I guess. I don't understand the details either."

She sighed, staring sadly at the other three dragons.

"Seto was so angry. Not like your grandpa. I didn't even recognize him anymore. He only cared about the rarity and the strength of the card, and didn't care about me. So when he tried to attack –"

"That was you!" Yugi said suddenly. "During my first duel with Kaiba! The Blue Eyes White Dragon refused to attack!"

Kisara nodded.

"And it only got worse," she said. "He got the other three parts of my soul, but he still didn't care! He found the last piece, and maybe if he had kept all four pieces, he might have remembered me! Instead he...he..."

She started to shake, and Yugi realized that her left hand wasn't there – it was just a stump. The ripped card, he realized.

Yugi jumped up, and ran around the table to touch Kisara's shoulder.

"It's okay," he said. "It'll be okay!"

Kisara looked up at him, still teary eyed.

"You see, the other me shattered Kaiba's heart," Yugi said. "He's going to try and put it back together now – so he can't make any mistakes this time. Maybe that darkness you saw in him will go away now, and maybe he'll remember why the Blue Eyes White Dragons are important!"

With every word, the card in Yugi's hand flashed. By the time he had finished his sentence, it was completely restored, shining and whole in his hand. Kisara gasped as her left hand swirled into being.

"You see, Kisara-san?" Yugi said. "There's hope! I promise! You just can't give up. That's what my friends always told me!"

Kisara closed her eyes, tears still flowing. When she opened them, she smiled.

"Thank you, Yugi," she said.

She rose, and Yugi blushed at how much taller than him she was. She leaned down and kissed him on the forehead, making him blush even harder.

"You know," she said. "I always thought you were special. Ever since you first picked up my card."

Then the scene dissipated.

Yugi was still standing in front of his friends.

"Hey, earth to Yugi," Jonouchi said. "You okay? You spaced out there for a minute."

Yugi blinked a few times.

"Oh, yeah," he said. "I'm fine."

He looked down at the remains of the card in his hand.

Except it really was whole again.

"I'm fine," Yugi repeated. This time he meant it.

A/N: Augh. Crap. I don't like this one but come on...I just did three of these in one day. I think I deserve a medal or something. Next is Visionshipping (Ishizu x Mai).