A/N Post-series.
Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. ~ Oprah Winfrey
It was over.
The fear, the loneliness, and more literally, the year.
Ryou smiles and his friend's chatter fades into the background. Everyone, himself included, was looking up into the sky (bright fireworks exploding in the air) waiting for the new year to begin.
He looks forward. (For once, and refuses to ever look back again.) Fate has given him everything he ever dreamt of, including a second chance. He would not waste it.
Ryou would atone for the spirit's sins.
(And his own.)
They all look up as the grand finale bursts into the air. A mess of sparkles and colors.
Ryou takes this opportunity to really see what's around him.
Yuugi. Anzu. Honda. Jou.
He can't believe it. Any minute now, he's sure he'll wake up from this dream. (And the ring will be back around his neck and he'll have to hurt them all over again…)
Ryou blinks. But they'll still there. Surrounding him are familiar faces, who smile back at him, who (even after all he did) stayed by his side.
Friends.
"I love fireworks," Yuugi says, "The perfect ending to the year, right?"
Ryou nods in agreement.
(He couldn't ask for a better ending.)
A/N HAPPY NEW DECADE EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =DDD
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