Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Deadly Duel ❯ Chapter 3

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh; I just love using their characters in stories.


-Telepathy-


(Thoughts)


Chapter 3



"I won't except it," Tea said.


"Except what?" Joey asked.


"That Yugi's dead."


"Tea even you know that someone can't survive that kind of explosion," Tristan said. They were sitting in a shelter made for things like this.


"I don't care," Tea retorted. She was sitting with Bakura, still gripping his jacket.


"Don't kid yourself Tea."


"I won't except it until I see his prone body in a coffin," she snapped.


"She means it," Joey said.


"I wonder where our parents are?" Bakura said. "Not that I'm trying to change the subject but I really don't want to stay here all night."


"Who does?" Tristan asked. The place was packed with the school's students. Tea lost control again and burst into tears as Joey looked outside.


"Yug," he said, "where are ya man?"



Truth was, Yugi was a mile away staggering down a dark street. "I can't go much farther."


-Yes you can, you've come this far. -


"The nearest hospital isn't for another six blocks. I've struggled with just this one."


-You can do it Yugi; once you get there you're as good as home. -


"If I make it," Yugi whispered. He stared walking again, at least his body had gone numb and the pain was just a dull constant ache. The streets were empty; the quake had scared everyone inside. "I wish someone would see me and help me."


-I know Yugi, but no one's out; you'll have to do this on your own. -


"Why me?" He kept walking, stopping only to catch his breath and spit out the blood that slowly filled his mouth. He crossed his second block and stopped to catch his breath again.


-Yugi if you keep making stops like this you'll never get there. -


"Speak for yourself," Yugi muttered, "you're just along for the ride."


-That may be but it doesn't mean I can't do anything. Do you have any idea why you're still standing? -


"No," Yugi answered, "Why?"


-Because of me, I'm blocking most of the pain now. -


"So that's why it's just a dull ache."


-I've also stopped your bleeding. Well, most of it anyway, - he added as Yugi spat out more blood. Yugi kept on walking, only three and a half more blocks to go.


"My right arm feels like a worthless limb."


-Only because you shoulder's broken, - Yami informed him. -Because of that you can't move it, so it just hangs there. -


Yugi gripped his shoulder and pressed on. When crossed the street he could feel his strength begin to fade. "Just a little farther."


-That's what I want to hear. - This street was small, only a few yards long, and Yugi was finally on the last block.


"Home stretch."


-Finally. - Yugi was halfway down the block when Yami spoke again. -You know I won't be able to speak with you once we get in there. -


"I know, the only thing that connects us is the millennium puzzle, and they'll probably take that off and give it to my grandfather when he comes."


-When he finds out. I know everyone that was at that school thinks you're dead. -


"That's what scares me, talk to you later," he said as he crossed the street and into the hospital.

***

The nurse at the front desk was helping a patient fill out papers when someone yelled, "Oh God someone help him!" She looked up from behind her desk as three interns ran over to a young man covered with blood.


"Oh my," she gasped.


"Can we get a stretcher over here?" one of the interns' called.


"Does he have any identification on him or place where I can call to get in touch with a family member?" the nurse called. An intern brought over the young man's wallet. "Don't mean to be rude," she said as she searched it. "Here's something."

***

"I wonder why our parents didn't come and pick us up at the shelter?" Tea said as they sat on the couch.


"Well I couldn't leave you four there," Mr. Motuoh said.


"Couldn't you just say five to make us feel better?" Joey asked.


"I wish I could," Mr. Motuoh answered, and then the phone rang. "I'll get it." He went to the phone and answered it. "Hello." The others sat on the couch and waited. "Yes I am. What, you're serious? Is he all right?" The others stood up. "Yes, yes I can come over there now." He hung up the phone and spun around. "Yugi's alive!"


"I knew it!" Tea shouted.


"All right!" Joey said.


"Lets go," said Mr. Motuoh. They all ran out of the house and flagged down two taxies. When they arrived at the hospital they ran in and met the nurse that had called them.


"Over here," the nurse said.


"Yes, I'm Yugi's grandfather," Mr. Motuoh.


"Yes, from what I know now he's in surgery to repair his broken right shoulder. Along with that he has a sprained left wrist, broken left ankle, a severely dislocated knee, and six cracked or broken ribs also various burns and lacerations. The burns aren't very serious, his clothing protected him and I guess the way his arm was positioned it protected his face."


"Just full of good news aren't you," Joey said.


The nurse looked at him. "If you must know your friend walked in here on his own, no assistance no nothing."


"How'd he do that?"


"Don't ask me, it's a miracle enough that he's alive. That is all I know, the doctor will explain when he comes out of surgery." They nodded and sat down.


"Amazing, he actually walked in here," Tristan said.


"It seems impossible from the injuries that the nurse said he had," said Bakura, "but she saw it and we didn't."


"At least he's alive," Tea said, and then giggled.


"What's so funny?" Joey asked.


"I was right, he wasn't dead." Joey rolled his eyes and they waited for the doctor.



Author's Note: ... Eh, don't know what to say in this note, except for the fact that these chapters are too short.