IV.
Me: I have no knowledge about anything medical, so this is made up. If it comes close to being true than I lucked out. Enjoy.
They all paced the waiting room, waiting for some news on Joey. So far Serenity had been able to keep her problem secret, but not for much longer.
"Serenity? How are you holding out?"
She looked up to see Seto there, or whom she thought was Seto because of the big blue coat. What she couldn't see was his expression when he noticed how glassy her eyes were. He brought a hand near the side of her face and when she didn't react to the sight, he knew.
"You can't see, can you?"
She looked down and away.
"I didn't want anyone to worry. But, I- I can't and it's getting worse."
She felt herself begin to lose control and she cried. Seto hugged her and they stayed like that. Mai arrived shortly after and she was in about the same state as Serenity. Tea and Tristan did their best to comfort her, but it was little help. Yugi was standing by the door where the nurses had rushed Joey through.
Finally the doctor came out and faced the group. All they understand was that it was internal bleeding that had been done by Joey's father. The abuse Joey had suffered silently had taken its toll and Joey was paying for it. The surgery needed was extremely expensive and everyone there knew Joey and Serenity couldn't afford it.
Seto looked over at Serenity who was only looking in the direction of the doctor's voice. He turned to the doctor, his own eyes filled with tears.
"I can only pay for one surgery, but I will."
The doctor looked startled for a moment.
"What do you mean by one surgery?"
"His sister is going blind again."
They all looked at Serenity and she felt their eyes on her and moved closer to Seto. The doctor came over and examined them. He sighed.
"Young Lady, I'll tell you this now, if you don't have the surgery now, in a few hours you will be completely blind."
"I'll sacrifice my eyesight if it means I know, in my heart, that my brother is alive."
The doctor nodded and turned back into the doors.
"Thank you Seto."
"I wish I could have saved you both."
She felt his tear hit her face and wished she could see his eyes.
D'el listened to everything and cried. Her Dueler, her friend was going to give up her eyesight. She looked at the other cards around her and saw they were upset as well. But they couldn't do anything. They didn't have the power.
Unless-
//Dark! I need you, now!//
The operation was successful and Joey was awake. Everyone rushed in to see him. He had been in there for over seven hours and was glad that he was still alive.
"Where's Serenity?"
"Here."
He turned to look and saw Seto leading her in. She wasn't really looking at the bed and when she raised her head, he knew why.
"Serenity, what happened?"
They explained what the doctor had told them and that Seto had paid for one operation, but couldn't afford the other. He reached over and took his sister's hand.
"I always tried to be the one who saved you, and now you were the one whom sacrificed everything for me."
Serenity smiled.
"As long as I have you, I'll be fine."
They were able to take Joey back to the Game Shop so that he could recover amongst friends and that night they slept close to each other. One brush with death makes you come close together.
But Serenity lay there, not closing her unseeing eyes. She cried into the night, until exhaustion finally one. She knew that she would never again, see tomorrow's light.
Dark looked over at D'el.
"Are you sure this is what you want?"
"She trusted me in a duel. I've seen the field and I've been on it. I'm happy enough."
She sighed and went to the magician.
"I was always going on about needing to find someone who understand the need to sacrifice. I found her. I need to do this. For her."
Dark nodded and placed a hand over her eyes.
"Close your eyes D'el."
She looked at him through the fingers and memorized his face, this one last time.
Serenity heard the sounds around her and didn't want to open her eyes, it wouldn't change anything anyways.
//Try.//
/D'el?/
//Open your eyes Serenity.//
She trusted D'el and did so, but closed them again immediately when the light hurt her.
/Wait! The light?/
She opened her eyes and looked around.
She could see.
She laughed and cried, the others rushed over to her. Seto reached her first.
"Serenity? What's wrong?"
She looked over at him and smiled.
"I can see."
It was silent for a moment and then they were all laughing and crying and carrying on. Seto placed an arm around her and Joey noticed.
"Seto," he said in a quiet moment, "Take good care of my sister."
Seto smirked, and nodded his chin at Mai who was standing close to Joey, but not quite touching."
"I will and you do the same for Mia and quit your whining around us."
Joey blushed and him and Mai looked at each other and smiled. Their hands crept out and found each other, it was all they had to do.
/Thank you D'el./
//I couldn't leave you like that.//
/Can you still duel?/
//I'll find a way.//
/I'll be your eyes out on the field./
They both smiled.
In the Shadow Realm the cards were surprised when they saw the dark Magician leading Dark Elf around. The Elf's eyes were now forever closed, but she smiled.
She was loved.
By the two most important people in her life. The one she fought for and the one by her side. As she felt Dark hold her hand and Serenity in the back of her mind she knew.
It was a sacrifice she had been wiling to make,
And it had been worth it.
Me: Well was it worth the read? Anyone else have a card they feel deserves a story?
Me: I have no knowledge about anything medical, so this is made up. If it comes close to being true than I lucked out. Enjoy.
They all paced the waiting room, waiting for some news on Joey. So far Serenity had been able to keep her problem secret, but not for much longer.
"Serenity? How are you holding out?"
She looked up to see Seto there, or whom she thought was Seto because of the big blue coat. What she couldn't see was his expression when he noticed how glassy her eyes were. He brought a hand near the side of her face and when she didn't react to the sight, he knew.
"You can't see, can you?"
She looked down and away.
"I didn't want anyone to worry. But, I- I can't and it's getting worse."
She felt herself begin to lose control and she cried. Seto hugged her and they stayed like that. Mai arrived shortly after and she was in about the same state as Serenity. Tea and Tristan did their best to comfort her, but it was little help. Yugi was standing by the door where the nurses had rushed Joey through.
Finally the doctor came out and faced the group. All they understand was that it was internal bleeding that had been done by Joey's father. The abuse Joey had suffered silently had taken its toll and Joey was paying for it. The surgery needed was extremely expensive and everyone there knew Joey and Serenity couldn't afford it.
Seto looked over at Serenity who was only looking in the direction of the doctor's voice. He turned to the doctor, his own eyes filled with tears.
"I can only pay for one surgery, but I will."
The doctor looked startled for a moment.
"What do you mean by one surgery?"
"His sister is going blind again."
They all looked at Serenity and she felt their eyes on her and moved closer to Seto. The doctor came over and examined them. He sighed.
"Young Lady, I'll tell you this now, if you don't have the surgery now, in a few hours you will be completely blind."
"I'll sacrifice my eyesight if it means I know, in my heart, that my brother is alive."
The doctor nodded and turned back into the doors.
"Thank you Seto."
"I wish I could have saved you both."
She felt his tear hit her face and wished she could see his eyes.
D'el listened to everything and cried. Her Dueler, her friend was going to give up her eyesight. She looked at the other cards around her and saw they were upset as well. But they couldn't do anything. They didn't have the power.
Unless-
//Dark! I need you, now!//
The operation was successful and Joey was awake. Everyone rushed in to see him. He had been in there for over seven hours and was glad that he was still alive.
"Where's Serenity?"
"Here."
He turned to look and saw Seto leading her in. She wasn't really looking at the bed and when she raised her head, he knew why.
"Serenity, what happened?"
They explained what the doctor had told them and that Seto had paid for one operation, but couldn't afford the other. He reached over and took his sister's hand.
"I always tried to be the one who saved you, and now you were the one whom sacrificed everything for me."
Serenity smiled.
"As long as I have you, I'll be fine."
They were able to take Joey back to the Game Shop so that he could recover amongst friends and that night they slept close to each other. One brush with death makes you come close together.
But Serenity lay there, not closing her unseeing eyes. She cried into the night, until exhaustion finally one. She knew that she would never again, see tomorrow's light.
Dark looked over at D'el.
"Are you sure this is what you want?"
"She trusted me in a duel. I've seen the field and I've been on it. I'm happy enough."
She sighed and went to the magician.
"I was always going on about needing to find someone who understand the need to sacrifice. I found her. I need to do this. For her."
Dark nodded and placed a hand over her eyes.
"Close your eyes D'el."
She looked at him through the fingers and memorized his face, this one last time.
Serenity heard the sounds around her and didn't want to open her eyes, it wouldn't change anything anyways.
//Try.//
/D'el?/
//Open your eyes Serenity.//
She trusted D'el and did so, but closed them again immediately when the light hurt her.
/Wait! The light?/
She opened her eyes and looked around.
She could see.
She laughed and cried, the others rushed over to her. Seto reached her first.
"Serenity? What's wrong?"
She looked over at him and smiled.
"I can see."
It was silent for a moment and then they were all laughing and crying and carrying on. Seto placed an arm around her and Joey noticed.
"Seto," he said in a quiet moment, "Take good care of my sister."
Seto smirked, and nodded his chin at Mai who was standing close to Joey, but not quite touching."
"I will and you do the same for Mia and quit your whining around us."
Joey blushed and him and Mai looked at each other and smiled. Their hands crept out and found each other, it was all they had to do.
/Thank you D'el./
//I couldn't leave you like that.//
/Can you still duel?/
//I'll find a way.//
/I'll be your eyes out on the field./
They both smiled.
In the Shadow Realm the cards were surprised when they saw the dark Magician leading Dark Elf around. The Elf's eyes were now forever closed, but she smiled.
She was loved.
By the two most important people in her life. The one she fought for and the one by her side. As she felt Dark hold her hand and Serenity in the back of her mind she knew.
It was a sacrifice she had been wiling to make,
And it had been worth it.
Me: Well was it worth the read? Anyone else have a card they feel deserves a story?