Chapter 5:Worries and Tears

Joey's POV

I was worried. Why did Yug want to go to Brooklyn? The traveling was supposed to be over and we were supposed to relax. On the way home, Yugi was not relaxing in the least and he wasn't talking to anyone. Finally I got tired of all this and went to confront him with Tristan and Tea.
"What's up?" Tristan asked.
"Oh nothing," Yugi said looking over the edge of the boat.
"Yugi, what did those two want?" Tea said, cutting straight to the chase.
Yugi sighed. "I knew I would have to tell you."
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"The Kane siblings offered to let me train with them in Brooklyn."
The shock is what hit hardest. The fact that Yugi might move was the worst thing. We had already lost the Pharaoh, and now we might lose Yugi?!
"You're not really thinking about moving to Brooklyn, are you?" Tea asked.
"They said I could visit you whenever I wanted to," Yugi told the group timidly.
"Yugi!"I exclaimed. "How could you?"
"They said I could really hurt someone without being trained! I don't have a choice. I still have to clear it with Grandpa, though," Yugi told us, stressing every detail.
I glanced at Tea and Tristan. We had to make sure that Yugi stayed.
"I'm going to bed," Yugi said, leaving us to stare at the invisible path that he left.
After Yugi left, Tristan and Tea stayed with me at the edge of the deck.
"Yugi...,"Tea said, then bursted into tears.
"It's OK Tea," I said, trying to comfort her. I was failing horribly.
"We'll stop him," Tristan reassured her, and at the same time trying to reassure himself and me.
"It's too soon," Tea said through her tears.
"I know, I know," Tristan told her. It looked like he was almost in tears. I was, too. We already lost one of our best friends; we didn't need to lose another one. I personally thought that the shock of losing Atem was getting to Yugi's head. At least I hoped so. Maybe, just maybe, this idea would pass by. Hopefully.
Hope. Just like the hope and Heart of the Cards that saved Yugi the first time Yugi and Atem dueled.
"Maybe we should let him go," I told Tea and Tristan quietly.
"What?!" Tristan exclaimed. Tea just cried even more.
I knelt beside Tea. "You remember the smiley face that you drew the first time that Yugi and Atem dueled Kaiba?"
"Yes," Tea said through her tears.
"That symbol is still there. No on our hands, but in our hearts. He will remember us and visit us, but maybe he just needs some time on his own to get over Atem. I mean, he just lost half of his soul for the last five years," I explained.
"I-I guess," Tea studered. Tristan looked over and smiled at me, quietly thanking me for solving the problem and settling both of their worries.
I smiled at walked to my room on the deck, wondering all the way back if what I said was true.