If You Still Believe

Author’s Notes: Hey…I’m actually updating, and it’s
less than a month since the last update! Amazing!!

Thanks to those of you who reviewed last chapter. I’m
grateful for your comments and encouragement.

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If You Still Believe

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Chapter IV

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Jonouchi’s Point Of View

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I may not
act like it, but I’m just as worried about Ryou as Yugi is.

If Yugi
knew I was so concerned about this situation, he might lose it. I know how
emotionally fragile Yugi is, and I have to protect him from getting too worked
up over this.

Yet at the
same time, I am obligated to make sure Ryou doesn’t get hurt. I know he broke
up with me just recently, but we’re still good friends. I have the
responsibility to make sure none of my friends are in harm’s way.

think there’s something wrong with Ryou. He’s been acting way out of sorts
lately, and it’s not like him to be so completely irrational. Yugi’s been
bugging him to quit the whole Interthinthing, but Ryou doesn’t seem to be
responding to his pleas. I know Anzu, Honda, and Shizuka are worried about
Ryou, also, but they don’t seem to be doing anything. They don’t want to cause
any commotion.

Each day,
Yugi and Ryou have been arguing more frequently. They used to be really good
friends, but every day they fall apart more. And the others don’t even
acknowledge these problems unless they are directly confronted.

I hope this
problem ends soon. It’s causing so much tension within our group.

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Ryou’s Point Of View

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I’m going
to meet Isis and Marik today.

It’s the
only good thing that I could look forward to after this dreadful week. After
Yugi discovered that I’d be meeting Isis and Ryou in person, he kept going on
and on about the ‘negative repercussions’ of my actions.

I rode my
bike to the Domino Museum; the bus fare is far too expensive. I arrived in the
front of the building five minutes ahead of time, and saw Isis’ black hair,
glistening in the sunlight.

I parked my
bike and walked over to and and saw a boy with platinum blond hair, who I
presumed to be Marik.

Isis was
more gorgeous in reality that she was in the photo she sent me. Her eyes, turquoise,
glowed with an indescribable light. She gave me a quick hug, and “introduced”
me to Marik.

I returned
his curt nod with my own. His lavender orbs locked with my own chocolate irises.
I must admit Marik was rather attractive himself. I spotted the Millennium Rod
tucked in his belt. I stared as it gleamed with light, and at the same time,
emitted darkness.

“We take
our Millennium Items wherever we go.” Marik had answered my unspoken question.

“I guess
the Millennium Rod really does help you read minds, eh, Marik?” I joked.

“I feel
like I’ve known you a long time,” he explained.

“Let’s
begin our tour inside the museum,” Isis suggested. Marik and I followed her
obediently, stepping into the dark, cold building.

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Isis’ Point Of View

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This is
terrible! I feel horrible! I’ve been leading Ryou on, when in fact I love
someone else.

It’s not
that I don’t love Ryou…

I love him.
I really do.

But I also
love Stefano in the same way. I have to choose one. I wish I could choose them
both, but Stefano won’t allow it.

What am I
going to do?

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Author’s Notes: Another short chappie, I know. I got
in a bit of Jou, a bit of Isis. You can very clearly see that Isis is having a
dilemma, which is similar to the one my friend’s internet friends had. Except
he “loved” three people: My friend, and two other people.

That behaviour absolutely disgusts me, especially in this
case. When people say the “love” so many people, but really they’re just
confused/horny/don’t know how to deal with their emotions/lying. True love is
one thing, but fake love is another. I don’t like it when people lie about
something with as great magnitude as love. But I guess everyone’s opinion if
different.

And you’ll notice, my piece is very biased. I tried to
gather all the facts that I could about the entire situation, but the truth is,
and I’ll admit it--I’m very biased. So if you don’t agree with me when I say
stuff in the author’s notes, that’s fine. And if you doat’sat’s fine too. But
all in all, the author’s notes are mostly to inform you of where this
storyline/characterization is coming from, so please don’t flame me just
because you don’t agree with my opinion. If you’re gonna flame me, it better be
a good reason (i.e., there are several blatant spelling/grammatical errors).

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