A/N: oh my god! Sincere apologies for the ridiculously long wait. My stupid project work for school slowed me down. I'M SOOOOOOOOOO SORRY!!!!!! But life got in the way. Anyway…thanks to all my buddies who sent me reviews. Thanky very much! Hee hee!!! I just finished the end of this chappie tonight. While watching 'the late late toy show'! Go the Irish!!!!! Anywho, I hope this doesn't suck. I wrote bits of it everywhere. In school ect. If it sucks, im sorry. Ive been preoccupied. Im going to try keep regular updates now. Im terribly lazy sometimes. Bad authoress, bad authoress! So I hope you like it! And REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! I love hearing from you guys. Again thanks to all my reviewers…you rock! Yay you! Give yourelf a little cheer! YAAAAAAYY!!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own yugioh, but I own this plot, oh and I don't own the late late show. RTE does. So, on with the story…..

"Yugi…I..." Kaiba started, but was cut off by his rival.

"Wait!" Yugi exclaimed, he lifted his hand into clear view of his faded amethyst eyes and saw his horrid situation. He could look right through his hand, as he could when Yami still resided in the puzzle. But, he was gone, so why?

"What? What's going on, what's wrong with me? Why am i...i…?" Yugi grew anxious and he opened and closed his eyes, hoping that this wasn't real. It couldn't be!

He could suddenly feel a growing pain at the side of his head. Placing his hand there he looked at Kaiba fearfully.

The billionaire was at a loss. He could see the fear and helplessness in those eyes, and it scared him. A lot!

"Kaiba please" Yugi begged, his voice shaking slightly" tell me what happened."

Swallowing the lump in his throat, Kaiba tried to call on that cool, collect voice but couldn't quite master it.

"Yugi, there was an accident…"

Before he could say any more, Yugi cried out in pain and fell to his knees clutching his head. His eyes squinted in fear, shock and realisation mixed with the pain that was brought by the memories now flashing mercilessly through his head.

He was walking, across a road. He could see a duel monster card in clear view. Then there was a screech of tires, a flash of lights, a sharp pain, red…red liquid pouring crimson everywhere in numbing pain, and finally… nothing!

He looked at Kaiba, horrified.

"The…the car" he stuttered "blood…everywhere" he squinted again "screams, Kaiba I…I died…didn't I?"

What could he say? There were many times Seto Kaiba may have wished Yugi Moto dead, but… but he didn't imagine this!

'What can I say?' Kaiba thought to himself. 'Yugi must have remembered. I bet those screams were the geek squad!'

"Yugi…"

Instead of saying those words, he just nodded.

Yugi's world instantly crashed around him. His existence, his past and his future fell down around him like mirrors of glass. Shattering everywhere, stabbing into his skin and his heart.

Everything…gone!

He fell back, hitting the cold ground, not even noticing and just stared. His eyes watered, pouring glistening droplets of sadness and regret.

Yugi Moto was dead!

Dead to his friends!

Dead to the world!

And dead inside!

Splinters stuck painfully in his aching heart…'that is, if I even have a heart' contemplated Yugi sadly.

Regaining his stance a little, Yugi looked back. Straight into those icy pools that were no longer fearful, but curious and perhaps angry.

Gathering his breath, Yugi dared to ask…

"but, if I died…"he said carefully "then how am I here?"

"I don't know Yugi!"

It was the plain truth. He didn't know if Moto was even really there. No matter how many times he blinked, Yugi wouldn't disappear.

"What can I do now, Kaiba?"

He considered trying to find his friends. But would that only cause them more pain? He didn't know? Nothing made sense when you're dead.

This was too much for Kaiba. He could deal with anything in this world, but this? Kaiba always ignored or ran away from things he couldn't, or wouldn't understand. And this was no different!

The CEO turned toward the door, his trench coat whirling around. Yugi couldn't see it, but Kaiba's eyes were wider than ever. He just didn't believe it! And he wouldn't try!

Yugi looked up and saw Kaiba leaving. He immediately panicked.

"Kaiba…wait!"

The CEO stopped but didn't turn around. This was a problem he wouldn't face.

"What do you want me to do Yugi? Well? Call god and ask him to beam you up?" sarcasm dripped from his words and he snorted at his own sense of humour. Pulling his foot forward to make another step, he heard Yugi shout to him again.

"Kaiba please…" he begged "don't leave me here…" he could hear the desperation in Yugi's voice "…don't leave me here…alone!"

Kaiba just couldn't handle a supernatural situation, like this. Yugi Moto, king of games was dead! End of story. Wasn't it?

He turned sharply, a dangerous glare, burning his handsome features. He was angry! Why? He didn't know.

It was then Yugi witnessed the most harsh words ever spoke to him by someone he called a friend.

"Look Yugi," Kaiba's cold voice penetrated Yugi's spirit like a bitter wind and made him flinch.

"This is not my problem. I don't know what you are, but Yugi Moto died. He is dead to me! So whatever you are, just get the fuck out of my life and get lost, you aren't even worth thinking about!"

With that, he turned with a swish oh his coat, slammed the doors open and disappeared through the exit.

Yugi lay there on the ground. Crystal tears falling beside him. A leaking river that escaped his heart.

Even he, Kaiba's greatest rival had never heard such harsh words from the CEO.

But now, Yugi was alone. His heart and life in fragments. There was only one option left. And if his friends failed him… well that was the end.

He walked solemnly down central Domino. It had become obvious none of the people could see him, as the just passed right by, or through him.

At least he remembered the city. At the reminder of having his memories, his thoughts drifted to a certain friend of his. One who had died long ago, left with no memory.

Yugi now understood a portion of what the Pharaoh had felt. And it wasn't good.

They truly were one in the same!

He had figured, since it was lunch time. The gang would be at burger world. They were bound to be inside as the weather didn't look to promising. The clouds hung over head. Blocking the blue sky that was known to be above.

Finally he reached the familiar sign of burger world. His heart leapt when he spotted the gang at a table near the window. There they were…Tristan, Joey and Tea!

A ray of hope shone in Yugi as a few drops of rain began to fall from the heavens. He dashed inside the door, forgetting that everything was a door to a spirit.

He reached the table where they sat. He wasn't sure if he ha one but, he could feel the sensation of his heart beating against his chest. There was a small smile finally gracing his young, but tired features. The smile grew wider, as he saw Tea smiling right at him. "GUYS" he yelled He leapt in joy toward her arms outstretched...

But fell right through her as she got up and passed him heading to the counter.

Yugi hit the ground, the same time his heart did. She wasn't smiling at him at all. But a guy sitting behind Yugi.

Not even a shadow of the smile he held previously was visible on his features. He looked desperately to Joey and Tristan who were wolfing down their chips and burger.

"Gu…guys" he choked.

But they never even spared him a glance. For none could see him.

'N…no' thought Yugi 'please…not them…'

He was too overcome by numbing pain in his heart he didn't cry or scream or whimper. It was an even sadder sight to see. He just picked himself slowly off the ground, eyes staring, never moving and made his way toward the exit. He wouldn't break down here. He refused. It was too much pain at once.

He crept outside as the drops of water falling passed right through him. He stared, in through the window at his friends.

'They've forgotten me' he thought, sadness pouring like tears 'I guess they don't care. I was just always in the way. They are better off without a pest like me around; I'm dead to them too.'

Yugi's eyes tired as he gave a last glance at his past life friends

'So what have I got left?'

As he turned away, the one word he feared at that moment, echoed off the wind that blew.

It sent the echo through his soul and just before he left the street. The word 'Nothing' whispered back.

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