Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Lost Identity ❯ A new horizon ( Epilogue )

az: Okay... I admit, writing fanfiction was a lot easier than really dueling with people. I can think wisely while dueling my sister, but I was unprepared to dueling others... If only there are other people who can duel with me... I felt a lot like Yugi...

Yugi: And a lot of thanks to you guys who kept supporting us all through this 22 chapters. Even though some only managed to keep in touch until to some chapters only... we appreciated the support. And we hoped that you guys liked the final chapter... Spread the love...

Seto: And I thank you guys too for keeping Azzie's motivation up all through the progress of this chapters... It meant a lot to her since she had almost lost her cards yesterday... Some wind practically blew the cards into the water! Thankfully, all her dragon cards and Blue Eyes are still intact.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh manga nor did I own the anime spare the DVDs and my DM deck that I so much treasure until the end of time. If I OWNED Yugioh... I'll be owning my own house. And that wasn't going to happen soon.. Characters and original excerpts from the fic are copyrights of Kazuki Takahashi ;p

Chapter 23: A New Horizon

Written by Azzie/Az Alienna Azuani YamiAzzie

'Yugi--?!', said Anzu as she approached the young lad who had been staring over the scenery from the top of the building. Well, the restaurant was under the hotel building, no surprise over that. But it intrigues her to find that Yugi felt at peace, being on the top of the building.

'Isn't it beautiful?', said Yugi as he turned his glance towards her. Yugi smiled. 'And to think that all of this trouble started when I was wondering about the real existence of me and Atemu...', he said as Anzu shook her head. 'It's not your fault... you wouldn't have known..'

Yugi chuckled as he wondered about everything. 'It's over now. Long time ago Atemu had faced his darkness during his battle with Dartz. And now I too had faced my own darkness that I have created in my own heart; successfully. It was time for a new Yugi living out there...', sighed Yugi as Anzu frowned at the words.

'Does that mean... it was also over between us? Is that what you wanted to say?', gasped Anzu as Yugi looked at her with pity. 'I guess... To tell you the truth, I've already forgotten what it felt like... liking you. The more I think about it, the more I regard it as a silly crush... nothing more than that. And I had already knew your feelings for Atemu. So Anzu... can't we just remain as friends like we've always do? I know that someday you'll find the one who will be your match. I'll pray for you...', said Yugi as he smiled gently. Anzu gasped as she grabbed Yugi's shoulder. 'It's not... It can't be true!! Yugi-- You can't.. you can't!!', cried Anzu as she hugged Yugi tightly. 'You must be lying...', she said as tears slowly fell to her cheeks.

'It's true... but that doesn't mean that it was the end of the world, isn't it?', said Yugi as he pulled her away from himself. 'So... I heard that you have been applying for that dancing course in New York. How did it go?', asked Yugi as Anzu shrugged, trying to stifle her sobs. 'Okay, I guess... it so happens that there was another branch of that school situated near Domino. I had just started the class..'

Yugi whistled with amusement as Anzu looked intently at him. 'Rebecca... were you two... together now?', said Anzu as Yugi scratched his head. 'Rebecca?!', muttered Yugi as he started blushing. '--err well, ever since that first meeting... she had been calling me her boyfriend, wasn't it? Hnnh, well I forgot when... but I had started liking her more than just friends since the grand prix. And Becky had liked me as I am, that's why--'

Anzu looked away towards the horizon as she watched the evening sun cast a reddish glow to the surroundings. Yugi smiled at her silent answer. 'Come on... Let's get down again. It's time to set the tables straight for Honda. I believe that the guy was still angry with me. But I don't think it will just end there, is it? I wonder what Seto would do...'

'You have grown matured, Yugi...', said the voice as Yugi turned around suddenly to find that his grandpa standing not far behind him.

Yugi gasped as he had not expected his grandpa to be here. 'Jii-chan!! When.. did you come here? Where's ma--?', he said as Sugoroku shrugged. 'She had left with your dad after sending me here. Yugi, are you sure that you were fine now?', said the old man as Yugi nodded at him.

The lad smiled as Anzu stared at Yugi with wonder. 'I'm okay, jii-chan, daijoubu... Frankly, if I wasn't, my other self would have told me off with every curse words in Egyptian or Japanese from the other side!! Jii-chan... you don't think that I hadn't the same strength as Atemu had? Anyway, I had realized that my life doesn't have to be always trapped in the shadows. Like Atemu did, I too should be always heading towards the light...'

Suddenly someone was clapping his hand for him and an applause was heard from his other side. Yugi turned away to find that everyone had come to the balcony. 'Good speech!!', cried Seto as he whistled along with Jyounouchi. Yugi blushed as the he tried to look seemingly angry at them. 'Oh yeah... you rocked--! Stupid...', snarled Yugi as venomously as possible. Rebecca darted out towards him as she embraced him.

'That's my darling!!', as she snickered at him. 'Darling okay now? A lot of things had happened when darling left...'

Yugi smiled as he noticed her tone. 'I'm okay, no worries!! So... what happened?', said Yugi, grinning as he glanced towards the others. At the same time, Honda revealed himself to him while looking a little beaten up. Yugi stared in surprise as realization hit him.

'I'm sorry... Yugi. I suppose I was being too harsh on you. I never thought about your side of the story...', said Honda as Yugi glanced back towards Rebecca. 'That bad, huh?! Other than Seto and Jyounouchi... who else pitched in?', he asked as the girl winked. 'Mokuba and Rishido-san was the only one beside the girls who did not. Well... I would have joined, but... He shouldn't have said things like that at darling!' Yugi's eyes widened as he glanced at his friends.

'You guys are bad!!', cried Yugi in amusement as he rolled his eyes at their direction. 'I never asked to be loved so intensely!!', he chuckled as Jyounouchi and the others laughed nervously. Still laughing, he called on his grandpa and the others to go back at the restaurant. 'Come on... we were supposed to eat here...', he said as he caught Seto. 'Because of this, you guys owed me something! Especially you, Kaiba Seto.. my cunning cousin!', said Yugi as the said lad stared at him blankly, followed by the fearful faces of Ryou and Malik.

'You ARE to accompany me all day tomorrow as a punishment!!', cried Yugi as he frowned at Seto, hands on his hips. Seto countered back with his icy glare. 'What did I do wrong?! I was thinking about your well being!! And that bunkutsu was also involved--', he cried as Jyounouchi shouted at him for calling him things again. Yugi glanced back at him as he tried to calm Jou-kun. 'You forgot?! I thought that you mean it when you said that you would like us to go fishing together...', pouted Yugi as suddenly Ryou and Malik squealed in delight at the suggestion.

Seto sighed as he realized the situation. 'I thought it was only supposed to be between us and Mokuba--', said Seto grumpily as Ryou and Malik started hopping around Yugi and hugging him for forgiving them so easily.

Well, no good refusing..., sighed Seto as he replied. 'Okay... we'll go tomorrow--', he said as Mokuba joined the excitement with Ryou and Malik. Jyounouchi took this chance to be polite. 'Well, can we join too...', he said as Yugi cut Seto off before he could speak. 'You can if you bring Shizuka along!!', said Yugi as Seto's face turned pale. Yugi grinned at him as he skipped towards the now-blushing Shizuka.

'Did you tell him already?', whispered Yugi to her as Shizuka shyly shook her head. Seeing this, Seto realized that Yugi had kept another secret from him.

'Uso... Yugi, say you didn't!! Say you didn't gave her that picture message!!', cried Seto as Yugi giggled uncontrollably. Flushing really badly, Seto marched towards Yugi and immediately scooping the vertically-challenged lad off his feet to head towards the lift. But before he could do so, Shizuka cried out that she had really liked him and the lad just stumbled on the floor with Yugi on tow. Having only a minor bruise and the fact that Yugi had landed on him while sustaining no injuries, Seto glanced at Shizuka with utmost uncertainty.

'Shi-- Shizuka, you... you really mean it?!', he gasped in disbelief as Shizuka nodded feverishly. 'I.. had liked you... ever since we've met at the Battle Ship. But I don't know how to tell!! O-nii-san and you are not very friendly to each other then and ...', confessed Shizuka as Jyounouchi looked at his sister with amusement. He never realized that Shizuka had taken to liking Seto Kaiba of all people, and to have that person to actually feeling the same towards her!! Now he understood all that small hints that Yugi said whenever he mentioned Shizuka in front of Seto...

Meanwhile, Seto had frozen on the spot; still holding Yugi on his lap. When he finally come to, all the blood on his face flushed up to his cheeks as he held Yugi tightly. 'Yugi... you idiot!! Look at what you have done--!', he cried as he glomped the smaller lad. Yugi cried aloud as he couldn't free himself from the ticklish sensation that Seto gave him. 'Rebecca!! Anyone... help!!', cried Yugi underneath his laughter as Becky, Malik and Ryou joined in to save Yugi. Mokuba also helped out as he stalled his brother while Ryou started to carry Yugi on his back.

'See you at the next floor!!', teased Yugi and Bakura as they ran off with Rebecca towards the stairs. As the three left, Rebecca, Yugi and Bakura cheered loudly as Malik and Mokuba joined them. At their leave, Seto chased after them as he left the remaining people on the top of the building to laugh at their antiques, having a mind to drag Shizuka along.

'It seemed that the pharaoh had regained back his usual cheeriness... and it was so infectious to the people around him..', said Ishizu with amusement as she and Rishido started to head towards the stairs. 'Yeah... It's good to see him smiling again...', sighed Sugoroku with a satisfied smile as he followed the two Egyptians down the stairs.

And finally, only the threesome friends is all that had remained on top of the building. Anzu sighed as she watched the setting sun. 'It was a pleasant reunion, isn't it guys?'

Honda shrugged as he accepted everything calmly. Even at the fact that Shizuka had confessed her feelings to Kaiba so openly in front of him. 'Yeah, it was a perfect ending...', he said as Jyounouchi begged to differ. 'No, it was a perfect beginning... We got back Yugi and the others, and our friendship is reforged again!!', he said as the Anzu and Honda agreed with him. And eventually, they too walked down the stairs to join the others...

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Kakusenai hodo mabayui hikari

Seijyaku yaburi kono youni yomi ageru

Hageshiku kuragu kawaita daichi

Inochi o kakete hihana busukeau

Mou ichido dake de Ii

Kiseki okite yo

Kakoninakushita kioku no pechi o torimodosu

Chikara wo..

Yami wo tsumonuku shinjiru kokoro

Tamashii nemuru basho sagashite

Mahataki dekinai surudoi kankou o moyasu

Hikari to kake no

Futatsu no kokoro

CRYSTAL ni utsuru mirai e

Ima ugokidasu...

Akaku minagiru Eyes..

Kasanari au Eyes...

- Overlap -- Kimeru -

THE END

az: Hehehehe... finally finished. So please... review me for one last time. And I wished for a lot!! Luv you all!! And translations for Overlap can be found on J-Animes Yugioh Page... hohoho.... hentai Yugi... nice Seto... I never thought it will get a very good response...!!