Theme: 01 Alone
Title: One More Time
Word Count: 187
Summary: Yuugi assembles the Puzzle while the shop burns.
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Yuugi's fingers shake as he pieces the Puzzle together; the metal is hot, so hot it hurts, and the smoke makes it hard to breathe. He clings to the Puzzle like a life line, fighting the black spots at the corners of his eyes.
He has to assemble the Puzzle, no matter the cost. It's okay even if he never gets to leave this place.
"I'm so sorry, other me," Yuugi rasps. Two, perhaps three more pieces. He can hear Jounouchi yelling from the other side of the door. He hopes he'll run rather than risk rescuing him. "I didn't mean to let your heart get shattered…"
One more piece. He is so dizzy…but so close. He just wants to see the other him's face, to let him know that he's not alone. He couldn't bear it if his other self thought that Yuugi had abandoned him…
Click. The Puzzle is complete. Yuugi starts to smile, but whatever has fueled his last few desperate minutes runs out, and he falls unconscious, hands wrapped around the chain. Behind him, Jounouchi bursts in, and the fire rages all around.
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A/N: This is set in the manga version of events, not the anime ones, fyi. I don't actually think it matters in this piece.
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