Damn it, almost forgot my update today! Well, here it is, on time... Just about. XD Oh, and this one's set in season 0, the anime, not the manga. It was inspired by a moment I saw whilst rewatching it with a friend that could almost be considered puzzle-shippy.

#7 - Pure

Words - 266

"Alright! Now earth dragon is free. Earth Tear Dragon!"

The Other Yuugi raised his fist as he watched Imori's water dragon attack with a large jet of water. His own dragon retaliated by breaking the ground in front, the water and its user both falling own into the crack. The land closed off, and the water once again became calm.

"I lost... It can't be." Imori whispered.

"This time, your soul will be sacrificed, Imori!" The dark personality's signature smirk was nowhere to be seen. Instead, only a dangerous glare. The redhead sitting opposite him had lost him his other soul. He felt lost, worried. And, though he hid it well, fear. What if the darkness tried to reclaim him?

Imori's eyes became blank, to his satisfaction, and a pale, unhealthy looking purple orb escaped his body and entered the jar, trading places with a much brighter yellowish orb, full of light. Yuugi's soul.

"The vase is filled with one soul." The Other Yuugi managed quietly in awe as the ball of light approached his body, and once again returned to where it should be. He closed his eyes, a warm smile etched onto his face for what seemed like the first time since Yuugi solved the puzzle. It wasn't a smirk, but a genuine smile. Finally, the shadows were shrinking away.

"My other soul has been recovered."

It was no more than a whisper. In time, he would once again lose his other soul. Only then, it would be worse. Not only because they would be apart for longer, but because of what Yuugi would one day truly mean to him.

Gah... I don't like this one much. It seems... Rushed... I was working on a 400 or something word cap at the time of writing this one I think... I changed it to 500 after later drabbles became gradually longer. Oh, well, the moment itself in the anime seemed sweet, so I wanted to write about it. I can promise you, the next is better. XD

Thanks to xfallenangel13x for continuing to review! Also, a guest review response:

its me: Thanks for the review on #2! You just made my day. If you're reading this reply, I just want you to know that your review didn't offend me at all; actually, I'm sorta flattered! There were several reasons #2 was cut short, the first being the word cap, which was originally much smaller than 500 words. I think it was 200... Or 300. Scratch that, it was 300+ words, but it was short nevertheless. The other reason I didn't have Yuugi confess his feelings to him is that I wanted it left to the reader's imagination, but if you loved it so much, I'll try to make a continuation of it in a later drabble, just for you! :D And since the word cap is 500 now, I can make it last longer, too. ^.^

Next drabble - #8 - Scar