Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Battle of Hearts ❯ Till We Meet Again (Finale) ( Chapter 29 )

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SSU: Ok well this is the finale chapter that everyone has been waiting to see. I wanted to make it worth your while and kept editing things that's why it's been taking so long and for other reasons. Oh, and towards the end of this chapter is a part where it's a mix of a songfic. It's weird I know but if you just play “Listen to Your Heart” by DHT when it is cued in the story and continue reading, it'll make the ending ten times better. Trust me ^_-. Enjoy! I am planning to write a sequel but I would like to hear everyone's idea's for the sequel. If I use your idea I will gladly give you the credit in the story. I hope everyone reviews for the last time about how they thought of the overall story, but don't completely flame me because I'm not in the mood for them.

 

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Night had fallen on the city of Domino , and now there was a clear starry sky over the Game Shop. There was light coming from a roof window that was on a slightly sloped part of the game shop's top floor. On the inside part of the window was the Guest Room which was empty at the time. On the outside of the window sat Amari's dark figure as she stared up at the stars. A small breeze went past her, pushing a few stray hairs in her face, but she didn't bother to push them back. She was in deep thought. She continued to stare at the stars as if lost in them.

 

 

“Beautiful aren't they?” came a voice from the roof window as a tall blond-haired figure crawled through it.

 

 

Amari smiled as she saw the figure climb through the window and moved along side of her. “Hey Joey,”

 

 

Joey just smiled back and looked to where Amari had been starring at, “The stars look beautiful tonight. Don't you think?” he asked.

 

 

Amari looked up to the sky to, “Yes, they are lovely. I never get to see them from this view before.”

 

Joey looked at Amari as if something had just occurred to him. “Amari…?”

 

 

“Yes…?”

 

 

“Why aren't you downstairs with everyone else?”

 

 

“I don't know… I guess I just needed some time to think, that's all.”

 

 

“Oh…” he said starring out at the city lights that that were not too far from the game shop.

 

 

After a long period of silence Amari took a big sigh.

 

 

“Joey?”

 

 

“Yea?”

 

 

“How would you feel if you had to move far way, away from your family and to never see them again?”

 

 

Joey took a deep sigh knowing were Amari was coming from. “Amari, I know exactly how you feel right now,” not really answering her question.

 

 

“You do?”

 

 

“Yeah actually I do. You see my sister and I were split apart when our parents divorced. I thought I would never see her again. But something deep inside me told me that I would see her again… somehow,” he trailed off, starring at the stars again.

 

 

“Joey…” Amari said as she put a comforting hand on his shoulder. She was about to say more but Joey cut her off before she was allowed to.

 

 

“The point is Amari, is that I never gave up hope. Everyday I would hope that one day I would get a chance to see her again….to see my family and the ones I love again.”

 

 

Amari stared at Joey for a moment while he continued to look at the stars. She knew exactly what he meant. Then she joined Joey and gazed at the stars again.

 

 

“Thanks Joey…”

 

 

“No prob!”

 

 

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The next day, summer rain filled the sky. Yugi sat at his upstairs window and stared at the driveway below him. A large van pulled up to the drive way and people stepped out in rain coats. They began scrambling around hurriedly as they unloaded the van which was packed with boxes.

 

 

Amari had agreed to Grandpa's request that she move all of her apartment stuff into their house and store it, if she was ever to return, which Amari had already promised to do so.

 

 

The people that were running around at a very fast pace through the rain were none other than Joey, Tea, Tristan, and Amari.

 

 

Finally when all the boxes were inside and the van was empty, Tristan volunteered to return the van while the others ran into the house leaving one person standing in the rain.

 

 

Hands in her coat pocket, Amari watched the van roll out of sight and then looked across the street to see the town of Domino at the bottom of the hill. Her raincoat hood hung over her eyes, also allowing droplets of water fall off the edge of the hood around her face.

 

 

As the rain trickled down Yugi's window, he noticed Amari dark figure standing in the rain. He could only see a little bit of her face because her back was to him but for a split second he couldn't tell if there was a rain drop falling from her mostly hidden face, or a tear drop.

 

 

Amari continued to stare at the city that she had grown to love. Then something unexpected happened. She smiled. She didn't know why she smiled, but something had told her that she would return one day that everything would work out fine in the end.

 

But her smile soon faded as she felt a pair of eyes watching her from a short distance. She looked around and then slowly turned to face the house. Rain drops continued to fall from the lining of her hood which framed her face perfectly. Then she looked up to the second floor windows, and stopped at Yugi's window. Her eyes narrowed as she peered into the window but she saw no one there. Amari pulled back, she was sure that she felt someone watching her. But her thoughts were soon interrupted when she noticed Tea beckoning her to come inside.

 

 

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Inside the house, Yami took Amari's wet coat and hung it with the others to dry. Everyone was waiting in the living room to say their final `goodbyes' to Amari. Once everyone was present, Amari turned to them, “Well I guess this is it,” she said. Then she walked over to Grandpa and gave him a huge hug.

 

 

“My dear Amari,” whispered Grandpa, “It feels like just yesterday I held you in my arms and looked for the first time into your blue and violet eyes.” Amari smiled and they both stepped back to look at each other better. “Not too long ago I had found you only to lose you again,” Grandpa as his eyes became glossy.

 

 

“Aw Grandpa, you know that you'll never lose me,” Amari responded, “I'm always with you, I always have been and always will be,” and with that she leaned over and gave Grandpa a light kiss on the cheek as they hugged again.

 

 

Next it was Tea's turn. They both embraced each other tightly as best friends should. Once they parted Tea was silently crying but quickly wiped her eyes. Then they both smiled at each other, until Tea remembered something and turned to grab something from behind her and handed it to Amari. “It's not much but I hope you like it,” she said smiling.

 

Amari looked at the new item in her hand. The item was a small album titled “My Friends”. She opened it to see pictures of everyone at the beach including her. Then another picture was of everyone at the fair, hospital (to visit Joey), etc. Once Amari was finished looking through the album she looked up to Tea and gave her another huge hug.

 

 

“Just a little reminder of all the times we spent together,” said Tea trying hard not to cry again. Amari smiled, “Thank you Tea. I'll never forget you.”

 

 

 

Then she turned to Tristan. They embraced warmly as Tristan hugged her tightly. “You're so brave Amari. Even in the face of evil and death you show no fear. I admire that,” he said, trying to be strong.

 

 

Amari smiled at him warmly, “Thanks, Tristan,” she said as she hugged him again.

 

 

As she moved to the next person she looked down trying to avoid eye contact, afraid if she looked him in the eye she'd lose it. Joey smiled at her warmly and took his finger under her chin, lifting her head to see her face. Amari gave in and looked at him. Their friendship had grown rapidly in the past month, and she didn't want to lose it. A tear escaped her eyes.

 

 

“Hey…” he said forcing a reassuring smile on his face, “Since when have I seen you cry at something like this?” he asked, “You're the Princess of the Universe, no crying for me is allowed,” he said jokingly.

 

 

Amari laughed a little through her tears. “Oh Joey…” she said as she flung her arms around him into a warm embrace, “I'm going to miss you so much!”

 

 

By now Joey was having trouble holding back the tears. He hugged her back tightly, hoping the inevitability of her staying. He couldn't stand seeing her like this. She was so torn in between her life here and her duty. “Just remember that you'll always have friends here,” he smiled, breaking the long hug. She nodded to him and then stepped back to get a good look at all the friends that she had grown the love.

 

 

Then she turned to see Yami and Yugi waiting for her at the door. They had agreed to walk with her to the site where Sailor Pluto would be, before they said they're `goodbyes'. Yami had her coat in hand while Yugi looked at his watch. Realizing what time it was he looked up to Amari about to say something when Amari had already read his mind, “I know Yugi. It's time to go.”

 

 

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Amari, Yami, and Yugi walked silently down the road toward the park. The rain had stopped but the park was still deserted. Amari looked at her surroundings. Yugi had his hands in his pockets trying to look at anything but Amari. Yami was rubbing the back of his neck with one hand and his other was in the pocket. He seemed to playing with something in his pocket. Amari stared at his pocket, curious to see what it was.

 

 

Yami was in deep thought until he noticed Amari look at his pocket. He snapped out of his thoughts and looked at her, but just as he looked at her, she turned away hoping that he didn't see her trying to peek. He smiled at this; he loved her curious facial expressions, especially when she was trying to hide it.

 

 

They continued to walk until they reached the spot where they were supposed to meet Pluto. Amari paused for a minute and pushed back some tree branches and walked a few feet further. Now they were in another clearing even more hidden from the main park then the other spot.

 

 

Then Amari spotted Pluto standing beside Sailor Uranus and Neptune who had also been waiting. Once the sailors saw her they all smiled except Uranus who, being her serious self, only smirked a little to see their Princess in good health after their last visit. The last time they had seen her was a few days before, when Amari was still sleeping. They had a feeling that she wasn't just sleeping, but the she was partially healing.

 

 

Amari returned their smile. She was glad that Uranus and Neptune's wounds had almost healed completely, also. Then she turned back to Yami and Yugi. They both smiled back at her, trying their best to be happy. She walked over to Yugi and knelt down to his level. She looked at her younger brother with love in her eyes.

 

 

Yugi stared back at Amari. He didn't want her to leave, but he knew from experience that duty and destiny couldn't be so easily ignored. He also knew that Amari had risked everything to save him and it wasn't fair for him to hold her back. He looked into her violet and blue eyes and felt as if she knew what he was thinking.

 

 

Suddenly he flung his arms around her in a warm embrace letting a few warm tears fall onto her shoulder. Amari hugged him back trying her hardest not to cry. She had to be strong for her brother. They parted and Yugi reached into his back pocket and took something out of it. Yugi handed the card to Amari, and she stared at it in confusion. Then she turned it over to the front and discovered that it was the `Battle of the Hearts' card that Yami told her about earlier.

 

 

“This card reminded me a lot of what you did for me—I mean us,” Yugi said wiping away his tears. He had stopped crying and was trying to pretend that he had never started.

 

 

Amari's eyes glistened as she stared at the card, and then to Yugi. “Thank you, Yugi,” she said as she hugged him tightly again, “I'll cherish it.” Then she gave him a light kiss on his forehead and stood up again.

 

 

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Finally it was Yami's turn. "So this is it huh?" asked Amari, trying to force a smile on her face. (Sound familiar ^_-)

 

Yami didn't answer, but he took Amari's hands in his. He hated to see her like this. “Will I ever see you again?” he asked, looking down. He stroked her hands and tried to avoid her stare.

 

“I don't know… but something tells me in my heart that we will,” she said, trying her best to hold back her tears.

 

Yami jumped a little as if he had just remembered something. Then he reached in his coat pocket and pulled out a white flower. Amari gasped once she saw what it was. The flower looked almost identical to the flower that Pharaoh Yami had given Princess Amari nearly 5000 years ago. Yami handed her the flower and took her free hand back into his.

 

“I thought that this was the best thing I could give you that you'll always remember,” he said smiling a little from her surprised expression.

 

Just then Amari gave him the biggest hug he had ever had. The sudden hug caught Yami off guard, but he quickly recovered and hugged her back. A moment later they broke apart and stared into each other's eyes again. Then they kissed like they had never kissed before. Neither one wanted that moment to end, that sweet moment of a lover's kiss.

Finally they broke apart and Yami continued to cup her face in his hands. Tear were filling Amari's eyes, for she knew that the moment had finally come.

 

She laughed a little to herself for her tears and how they easily came to her eyes. “Um, I don't know if I know how to say goodbye,” she said allowing her head to rest in Yami's palm.

 

Yami wiped the tears that were beginning to fall from her eyes with his thumb, and his face full of sincerity, “Don't…”

 

And with that he gave her another small kiss on her soft lips and released his hold on her. Amari nodded to herself and grabbed her things. She turned and headed for the portal that Pluto had already formed with her time staff. Once she reached the portal Neptune reached out, offering to take Amari's things for her. Amari began to hand her the picture album, the `Battle of the Hearts' card, but stopped short of the white rose. She starred deeply at the white rose and its elegance. Then she began to think about all the times they had been together and all the hardships they had been through. One word barely above a whisper escaped from her lips, “…Yami…” Then she turned and looked upon his sweet face again.

 

Yami forced a reassuring smile on his face, trying his hardest to be strong. His violet eyes met with her blue ones. Silence lingered for a moment as if time has stopped.

 

Suddenly Amari broke out into a run toward him with the rose still in her grasp. Yami followed suit and met her halfway. She jumped into his arms as they fell into another heart-filled embrace. She then stole another passionate kiss from his lips. The world around them faded away.

 

Sailor Neptune covered her mouth, hiding her smile as she watched the two lovers kiss. She loved moments like these. Uranus's smirk became a smile as she laughed to herself of the scene before her. Their love is so pure, she thought. Pluto hugged her staff also smiling, as was Yugi. Yugi had known all along of how they felt for one another and to see them both in love brought joy to his heart.

 

Amari and Yami finally broke apart for the last time. “I love you,” he whispered to her.

 

Amari smiled, she had waited so long to hear those words. “I love you, too,” she responded back. They held each other's hands as Amari slowly began to walk backwards, not taking her eyes off of his.

 

Then when they were too far to hold hands any longer, they let go still not loosing eye contact. The other sailor scouts had already begun stepping into the portal. Uranus entered first, followed closely by Neptune, and then Pluto. Each of their eyes went blank at the last second of the transition.

 

Amari backed her way into the portal, her face full of sadness. The portal was closing after her and soon the light of the portal engulfed her. She smiled, “Till we meet again,” she said just as the portal cut her off from saying anything else. Her eyes went blank and the rest of her body was covered in the portal's light.

 

Instantly the portal closed leaving only the sound of the wind and Amari's last words lingering in the air.

 

**Listen to your heart before… you tell him goodbye**

 

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SSU: Ok well it's been fun everyone! Next time I'll try to update a little faster on some things. I am planning to write a sequel but I would like to hear everyone's idea's for the sequel. If I use your idea I will gladly give you the credit in the story. I hope everyone reviews for the last time about how they thought of the overall story, but don't completely flame me because I'm not in the mood for them. Well I hope everyone enjoyed the story as much as I enjoyed writing it, and I hope to hear from everyone again!