What Hospitals May Do To You

Disclaimer: I Don't own Yu-gi-oh or its characters. They're all the ingenious property of Kazuki Takahashi

Summary: Based on the manga ( much better than hack job by 4kids) and focuses on Yugi and Yami's stay in the hospital. Sort of my perspective on thoughts and feelings as there's nothing else to do at a hospital. Also will contain some "ancient spirit meets twenty-first century humor" later on. I'm also considering throwing in a slight spoiler twist, but will let you know at beginning of chapter. So enjoy.

NT: Just as fair warning this is my very first story. I finally had the courage to post something. So give honest reviews and constructive criticism is good but flames will just be ignored cuz I don't need random people telling me this sucks. Anyway I'm shutting up now (runs and hides).

Slowly he rose back into consciousness, pain and coldness melting away. The shadows began to recede once more as a light and warmth slightly raised the temperature of his soul room. The chains the cut deep into his soul rusted and fell away, leaving a numbing, biting cold pain that comes from staying inside such a place. It was like waking up after being trapped in that golden cage all over again. Except this time, he had some memories of what happened before he fell back into the darkness.

He remembered his hikari arise very early that morning, excitement and anxiety sang through their mind link, as the boy quickly got dressed and grabbed his wallet. He grew even more curious (his aibou liked to sleep in on the weekends) as the boy crept with unusual ninja-like stealth down the stairs and outside the game shop, pausing to leave a small note on the table.

//What are you doing up so early aibou? // the pharaoh asked.

/I'm meeting the others at the across the street for the launch of the new D.D.M. game/ Yugi responded excitedly.

The Pharaoh remembered Yugi and their friends discussing the game and the stores opening yesterday during school. The Pharaoh also remembered the reason for his aibou's cunning stealth.

//This wouldn't be the same game shop that you promised Grandpa to avoid would it? // The Spirit smirked as his hikari cringed slightly at the comment. The new game shop threatened the Mouto family business.

/Maybe…/ Yugi quietly responded.

He allowed himself a small chuckle then that caused a slight flare of indignation from Yugi. He and Mou hitori no boku both knew he wasn't a good liar. Still the allure of a new game was too strong to resist (the pharaoh completely understanding) despite his promise to his grandfather. So Yugi met Jounouchi, Anzu, and Ryou at the game shop, where people had been camped out all night awaiting its opening. The ex-king had been amazed as he witnessed through Yugi's eyes that so many people had been willing to camp out in (what Yugi had told him) were tents and sleeping bags. Despite this strange sight everything was as it should have been.

The Pharaoh had not sensed any hostile activity so he had withdrawn to his soul room, still keeping the link between his and Yugi's soul open in case of an emergency. Such a situation arose quickly as he felt a harsh tug on the link. Someone had removed the puzzle from Yugi, but they were still close enough to keep the link barely connected.

//Aibou! What's going on!?// the spirit shouted.

He felt his hikari's alarm and surprised anger but got no answer as Yugi was forcefully thrown into a separate room. Worry, coupled with anger towards the offender, raced in torrents throughout his soul room. All he could do now was wait and hope that Yugi would reach him. No, not hope, he knew his aibou would never give up until they were reunited.

Just a short while later (at least that's what he thought as time was impossible to tell inside the puzzle) a great rumbling began echoing throughout the room. He watched in horror as the walls of his soul room began to collapse and crumble disappearing inot the shadows. Realization shot through him, someone had broken apart the puzzle. The shaking grew harder, and the floor crumbled beneath him and he fell into darkness. s he remembered what occurred, he jolted awake.

His regaining consciousness meant that someone had rebuilt the puzzle. Darkness still surrounded him and pressed in at all sides, meaning he was still separated from Yugi or the boy was incapacitated. Which left the Pharaoh oblivious to reality.

//Aibou, are you there!? Yugi! // he shouted, as he quickly sent out the tendrils of his consciousness, trying to get a sense of what was going on. Suddenly he heard a desperate sound.

/I'm sorry Mou hitori no boku… l let them shatter your heart… I want to tell you how sorry I am…/ his hikari's mental voice was barely a whisper.

It sounded so weak that alarm began to build like flood waters in the Pharaoh's soul. They grew even worse as he began to get a sense of desperation from the outside world. But Yugi was unconscious and the link was still tattered so he could not switch to defend him.

That's when his sense of the outside delivered a ray of hope. A second and very familiar soul was present with Yugi.

The Pharaoh felt warm relief sweep through him as he recognized the presence of Jounouchi. Unsure whether it would work or not, but realizing it as their only hope, the young king reached out his friend. He felt his mind touch Jounouchi's and for a moment he broke through the intense and blinding panic.

With his mind cleared, Jounouchi freed the bound puzzle, and carried Yugi, who clung with a death-like grip on the puzzle's chains, out of the raging inferno and into the safety of their waiting friends.

NT: So was it amazing, good, bad, Burn-your-eyes-out horrible? Plz review.

Story will be finished even if it kills me. Must accomplish something in life. X(

Oh one last thing, if there are any problems plz say so and I'll try to fix it. Never uploaded so don't know how it will work out. :(