Yugioh belongs to Kazuki Takahashi. If I owned it blah, blah, blah.
Day 6
"HEY!" a voice yells and they both turn around to see who it is. Atem gasps and his eyes are filled with horror. There is a man wearing a black wool skull cap, with a black shirt, black pants and a black leather jacket. In his hand he carries a wooden bat.
"You…" Atem says, narrowing his eyes, standing protectively in front of Mana.
"Ah, so I heard you're the new owner of the gameshop. How's it going?" the man asks.
"That's none of your business."
"Atem, who is that guy?" Mana asks in a slight whisper.
"He's the one that killed my grandfather," Atem replies, still keeping his angry gaze on the man.
"So, you got a shipping of that new popular game have you not? I bet that's bringing in loads of money so hand it over," the man demands, holding out his hand for the cash. Atem stands his ground, not making one move. "Why does everyone have to do it the hard way? Oh well, I guess I'll have to teach you a lesson."
"Mana, run," Atem whispers to her.
"But Atem…" Mana looks at Atem then to the man who was preparing to attack. She wanted to move so badly but she just couldn't. It feels like her feet are stuck to the ground. The man throws a punch but Atem blocks it with his hand and punches the man in the jaw, causing him to stumble back.
Atem quickly turns his head to Mana. "GO!" he yells, making Mana jump slightly.
"But I can't leave you here!"
"I'll be fine now go!" Mana gasps, seeing the man creep up behind Atem.
"Atem, look out!" Mana warns and as soon as Atem turns his head, he is met with the wooden bat. He falls to the ground, landing on his side. The man chuckles, dropping the bat.
"ATEM!" She drops to her knees and checks on him to see if he is alright. He opens his eyes partially.
"I…told you to go…"
"Atem I--AUGH!" she yells, feeling someone's hand grab her hair and raise her up.
"Now…I'm guessing you're a friend of his. Maybe you know where the money is."
"Let me go!"
The man was beginning to get very frustrated and he raises his voice. "TELL ME WHERE IT IS!" When she didn't say anything he lifts his hand to strike, but is stopped when he is hit in the back of the head with his own bat. He falls forward, letting Mana go and his face hits the dirt.
Atem holds his head, dropping the bat before almost collapsing to the ground. Mana rushes over and catches him in her arms.
"Atem! Are you okay!? Atem!" she cries but there was no reply.
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Day 6-Night
Mana sits in the waiting room of the hospital. There was one nearby the incident and she had dragged him there. She had been there all day and now it was night time. She had seen people come and gone and people that worked there go back and forth in the hallway. But her attention wasn't on them. Her main concern was Atem.
'Atem…please be alright.'
"Are you here for Mr. Motou?" a doctor asks, coming out of a room and Mana quickly stands up.
"Yes. Is he going to be alright?" Mana asks.
"He's going to be fine. He just has a slight head injury. We have to keep him over night and tomorrow, just to see if everything is going well. You can see him if you want."
Mana walks into the white room. The window is half way open, letting some cool air come in. She didn't like hospitals one bit. First of all, if you were in a hospital, either you or someone else close to you were hurt. And second of all, seeing people hurt or really sick made her really sad.
Atem was lying in bed, under the white sheets, and his bed is up in a sort of sitting position. At first, she is only standing at the doorway viewing him. From where she is standing, she could see that he has a white wrap going around his head and there was some sort of tube going in the back of his hand, giving him some fluid of some kind. He is also wearing the hospital clothing.
"I don't want to see him like this," Mana says to herself, turning away and preparing to leave that is until she hears him call her name.
"Mana…"
She quickly whips her head around. His eyes were still closed but somehow he knew she was there.
"Don't leave," he says hoarsely. She slowly approaches his bed and sits on the edge of it. He opens his eyes and smiles.
"A-Atem." Mana was so close to crying. Tears were starting to form and it was becoming hard not to let them out.
'Just don't blink and you won't cry. Blink and it's all over,' she keeps telling herself in her head.
"Hey there," he greets.
That was it for Mana. She finally blinks and the tears fall freely on her cheeks. Atem holds out his arms and she hugs him while he holds her close.
"I'm sorry," she sobs.
"Why are you apologizing?"
"I'm sorry," she keeps saying.
"Everything is going to be alright." Even after saying that though, she keeps apologizing to him again and again, making Atem wonder more and more why she was apologizing.
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Day 7
'It's your fault…It's your fault!...It's YOUR FAULT!' a voice keeps repeating those same words in Mana's head. Mana runs blindly through the darkness, trying to escape. 'It's your fault!'
"No!" Mana yells, covering her ears and continuing to run. But even when she has her ears covered, the voice could still be heard.
'IT'S YOUR FAULT HE'S HURT!'
"No! I didn't…it was…I…"
'YOU'RE A COWARD!' Mana kneels down, clenching her head, trying to block the voice. 'YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A COWARD!'
"Please stop," she pleads with tears streaming down her cheeks.
'IT'S YOUR FAULT! YOU'RE A COWARD!'
"STOOOOOP!" Mana yells.
Mana's head shoots up. She was lying on the couch in Atem's hospital bedroom. The sun is up in the sky but it's still sort of early. There were also some dark clouds too, signaling that there is probably going to be a thunderstorm later on. She holds her head and starts to think back on her dream.
'It's is my fault,' she thinks to herself. 'I could've helped him, but I was…a coward.' She gets up looks at Atem one last time as he sleeps before quietly leaving the room.
"Mr. Motou, it's time for breakfast," a sweet voice says and Atem slowly opens his eyes to see a nurse standing beside his bed. There is a tray of hospital food in front of him. "Why good morning. How are you feeling?"
"I'm doing better," Atem replies and his eyes glance over to the empty couch. "Uh…have you seen a girl with brown spiky hair anywhere?"
The nurse looks up in thought then shakes her head. "No, I'm sorry, I haven't. Maybe she went to the bathroom or out for a walk."
"Maybe," Atem agrees but then thoughts start to run through his mind. She was pretty upset yesterday and didn't say a word for the rest of the night. He shakes those thoughts out of his head. 'She'll be fine.'
But later in the day, she still hadn't come back yet. There was no way she could've been in the bathroom that long. It has been 5 hours now and Atem was starting to get very worried, thinking something bad may have happened to her.
He turns his head to the window. The sun was no longer out but there were a lot of ugly looking clouds out there. He reaches over to a nearby stand and picks up the remote, pushing the button that would turn on the television.
"Everyone should stay in doors," reports the meteorologist on the news. "We may have a tornado coming our way. If so, find shelter immediately."
"Oh no…" Atem says to himself. If it is true that there is a tornado on the way and Mana is outside, she could be in great danger.
"Knock, knock," comes a familiar female voice and Atem's attention goes to the door where he sees Tea and Yugi. Tea has a card and some flowers in her hand while Yugi has a couple of 'Get Well Soon' balloons.
"Tea, Yugi," Atem says with a smile, happy to see them both. He and Yugi had settled things earlier and now they were talking to each other. After setting the things down, Tea goes over and gives Atem a hug and he hugs back.
"How are you doing?" Tea asks.
"I'm doing fine," he answers, pulling away.
"That's good. I heard you're getting out soon."
"Yes and as soon as I'm out, I'm getting some real food," Atem says referring to the hospital food and Tea laughs. "How did you guys find out I was here?"
"Mana told us," Yugi replies. "Where is she anyway?"
Atem sighs, lowering his eyes. "I don't have the slightest clue. She was here last night but when I woke up she was gone."
"But where would she go? Surely she couldn't have gone back to your place alone."
"I know. I'm starting to get really worried."
"Yeah and there's a huge storm coming our way."
"Why do you think she left?" asks Tea.
Atem shrugs his shoulders. "I don't know, but yesterday she was really upset. She kept apologizing for me for some reason."
Tea gasps. "She must feel like it's all her fault."
"That's it!" Yugi agrees. "That's why she ran away."
"Well we have to go find her!" As soon as Tea says that, there was a boom of thunder and a flash of lightning.
"That's it, I'm going to go find her," Atem says, preparing to get out of bed.
"But Atem, you can't leave. Besides, what if the nurses find you out of bed?" Tea asks.
"But he's probably the only one that can help Mana when we find her," Yugi says.
"So what do we do?"
They all stand there in thought for awhile. Tea and Atem glance at each other then keep their eyes on Yugi.
"W-What are you guys thinking?" Yugi asks, backing up.
"Yugi, you have to take my place," Atem tells him.
"ME!? BUT WHY!?"
"Because the doctors will never tell the difference between you and me."
"I
don't know…"
"Come on Yugi, it won't be that hard. All
you have to do is lie here and wait until we get back," says
Tea. Yugi groans and pouts, folding his arms, not liking the idea at
all. But since his friend was in danger, he had to do it.
After changing, Atem puts on his jacket, preparing to leave with Tea. "We'll be back as soon as we can," says Atem to Yugi who is lying in bed wearing the hospital clothing.
"Just hurry up." Tea and Atem nod and rush out to find Mana.
Hope they find her before the big storm. Since I'm not too satisfied with this chapter, I uploaded another for the heck of it. So go check out the next chapter!