Answer to the Riddle
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Yugioh Canon Adjacent, Legacy!verse
Chapter Summary: Yugi wakes up in the hospital.
Word Count: 685
Rating: teen
“Yugi, you had better wake up and stop wasting everyone’s time,” Kaiba growls, and instantly Joey comes to his defense.
Yugi interrupts, though, opening his eyes sleepily. “Well, since you asked nicely…”
It’s worth the look on Kaiba’s face, but he doesn’t allow the smirk to appear on his face.
“You worried us a little dere, Yuug.” Joey’s trying to act cool, but he’s definitely hiding his emotions.
“Are you all right?” It’s Téa, and he frowns at his Grandpa.
“I thought I asked…?” Though maybe he hadn’t actually said that out loud, maybe it had just been in his head.
“Ryou told me, and I told Téa,” Joey explains.
He hates worrying everyone, but with people who care this much, it’s really inevitable, and not a bad thing. No matter how much he doesn’t like to be fussed over.
“I think I figured out what happened with Atem,” he states quietly, and suddenly everyone’s paying attention to him.
“Whaddya mean?” Joey again, and Yugi frowns again. His best friend can keep up when he wants to, he’s not that—oh, he’s giving him a chance to talk through it. Okay.
He takes a deep breath and plays with his blankets, unable to meet anyone’s eyes. “In the Ceremonial Duel. With the weird light thing.” Yugi shakes his head. “I don’t remember when, exactly, Ishizu said it, since I was kind of paying more attention to the duel and to Yam—Atem than I was anybody else, but I vaguely remember her saying something about me possibly being Yami’s reincarnation.”
“I’ve been saying you weren’t two people all along,” Kaiba mutters, conveniently ignoring the ‘magic’ bit, but Yugi stares at him for a moment before continuing. What he—or…oh, that’s Yami’s memory, how weird. Yami had begun to wonder whether Seto did actually believe, somewhere, but it was easier just to pretend. There’s a small smile on Kaiba’s face, which quickly disappears like a mirage in the desert.
He can figure this out later. He has a lot to figure out later, but he can start here. “I’m not sure whether the Puzzle acted like a key, unlocking parts of myself that I’d locked away, and Yami was never in the puzzle to begin with, or if Atem’s soul was broken up into pieces and part was reborn in me and part was stuck in the Puzzle.”
“How can ya split up a soul?” Joey asks, looking confused.
“Well, there are seven different parts of the soul, according to the Ancient Egyptians,” Yugi states matter-of-factly just as Bakura opens his mouth, and then everyone looks confused.
“So, what does this mean?” Tristan asks quietly, and there’s a silence.
“In words you brats understand, there’s a New Pharaoh,” Kaiba states and mock bows. When Yugi starts protesting, he smiles ironically. “One I look forward to beating, since the last one was rude enough to take off without even giving me a farewell duel.”
“Oh, come on, stop it with your stupid grudge already!” Téa yells. “Can’t you just give it a rest?”
Yugi looks at Seto with understanding, a weird understanding that only the two of them share. Maybe it is fate or destiny, but he can see the truth behind the insults, doesn’t mind as the Pharaoh had that the man can never say straight out…well, anything really. “You’ll get your duels. Once I’m no longer in the hospital.” His voice deepens, but he doesn’t notice. He yawns, feeling reality slipping away again. “And, of course, we’ll have to stop to eat and sleep now and then.”
He winks, and Kaiba sneers. “I always knew you were weak,” he replies, but the aborted way his hand moves up as if he was about to pat Yugi’s hand is as good as a salute. “Get better quickly; I’m not a patient man.”
Muto falls asleep to the sound of Joey complaining about Kaiba, which feels familiar and safe. Only with my friends is the sound of people arguing a good thing, he thinks with a fond smile as he feels a hand slip into his own.
Yugioh Canon Adjacent, Legacy!verse
Chapter Summary: Yugi wakes up in the hospital.
Word Count: 685
Rating: teen
“Yugi, you had better wake up and stop wasting everyone’s time,” Kaiba growls, and instantly Joey comes to his defense.
Yugi interrupts, though, opening his eyes sleepily. “Well, since you asked nicely…”
It’s worth the look on Kaiba’s face, but he doesn’t allow the smirk to appear on his face.
“You worried us a little dere, Yuug.” Joey’s trying to act cool, but he’s definitely hiding his emotions.
“Are you all right?” It’s Téa, and he frowns at his Grandpa.
“I thought I asked…?” Though maybe he hadn’t actually said that out loud, maybe it had just been in his head.
“Ryou told me, and I told Téa,” Joey explains.
He hates worrying everyone, but with people who care this much, it’s really inevitable, and not a bad thing. No matter how much he doesn’t like to be fussed over.
“I think I figured out what happened with Atem,” he states quietly, and suddenly everyone’s paying attention to him.
“Whaddya mean?” Joey again, and Yugi frowns again. His best friend can keep up when he wants to, he’s not that—oh, he’s giving him a chance to talk through it. Okay.
He takes a deep breath and plays with his blankets, unable to meet anyone’s eyes. “In the Ceremonial Duel. With the weird light thing.” Yugi shakes his head. “I don’t remember when, exactly, Ishizu said it, since I was kind of paying more attention to the duel and to Yam—Atem than I was anybody else, but I vaguely remember her saying something about me possibly being Yami’s reincarnation.”
“I’ve been saying you weren’t two people all along,” Kaiba mutters, conveniently ignoring the ‘magic’ bit, but Yugi stares at him for a moment before continuing. What he—or…oh, that’s Yami’s memory, how weird. Yami had begun to wonder whether Seto did actually believe, somewhere, but it was easier just to pretend. There’s a small smile on Kaiba’s face, which quickly disappears like a mirage in the desert.
He can figure this out later. He has a lot to figure out later, but he can start here. “I’m not sure whether the Puzzle acted like a key, unlocking parts of myself that I’d locked away, and Yami was never in the puzzle to begin with, or if Atem’s soul was broken up into pieces and part was reborn in me and part was stuck in the Puzzle.”
“How can ya split up a soul?” Joey asks, looking confused.
“Well, there are seven different parts of the soul, according to the Ancient Egyptians,” Yugi states matter-of-factly just as Bakura opens his mouth, and then everyone looks confused.
“So, what does this mean?” Tristan asks quietly, and there’s a silence.
“In words you brats understand, there’s a New Pharaoh,” Kaiba states and mock bows. When Yugi starts protesting, he smiles ironically. “One I look forward to beating, since the last one was rude enough to take off without even giving me a farewell duel.”
“Oh, come on, stop it with your stupid grudge already!” Téa yells. “Can’t you just give it a rest?”
Yugi looks at Seto with understanding, a weird understanding that only the two of them share. Maybe it is fate or destiny, but he can see the truth behind the insults, doesn’t mind as the Pharaoh had that the man can never say straight out…well, anything really. “You’ll get your duels. Once I’m no longer in the hospital.” His voice deepens, but he doesn’t notice. He yawns, feeling reality slipping away again. “And, of course, we’ll have to stop to eat and sleep now and then.”
He winks, and Kaiba sneers. “I always knew you were weak,” he replies, but the aborted way his hand moves up as if he was about to pat Yugi’s hand is as good as a salute. “Get better quickly; I’m not a patient man.”
Muto falls asleep to the sound of Joey complaining about Kaiba, which feels familiar and safe. Only with my friends is the sound of people arguing a good thing, he thinks with a fond smile as he feels a hand slip into his own.
