New story! Alrighty, before I start . . . Hello everyone who is reading. This story is something I've been throwing around for some time. I don't want this to be a tragady, this is a story the celabrates life. I haven't seen a story like this yet, so this will be a first. Here we go! But, before that . . .

Disclaimer! I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Memories of You

Chapter 1

Raven Mutou was heading toward her parents house, but she wasn't there to go visit them, no, she could never see them again. A car accident had taken their lives, leaving her in what seemed like a cold world now without them.

The money was willed all to her, the house was hers to keep; everything that was in her old home was hers. When she walked into the house she was raised in and didn't feel the usual warmth. It was cold, horribly cold.

The pictures of her life, her parent's life, were all on the wall. From the time she was a baby to her collage graduation. A sob caught in her throat as she spotted a picture of her parents in their young days. Her Mother's short chocolate brown hair and shinning blue eyes and her Father's spiky tri-colored hair and fierce crimson eyes; they were both smiling, both alive and happy . . .

Pushing away her thoughts before she started to cry again, she walked up to her parent's room and started to clean it out. Picking out the outfits they would be buried in and putting them on the bed. Raven looked around the room, memories; countless memories were made in this room, of course, some were rated R.

The times she crawled into the bed with them because of nightmares, to wake them up at Christmas time . . .

Before she knew it, Raven was crying again. She gasped and rubbed away the tears. She turned to the closet to busy herself and while looking at the clothes, a box caught her eye.

"Odd, I've never seen this before . . ." she muttered and stood on her tippy-toes to reach it. After a few slides and tries, she got it down. Opening it up she saw there were papers, loads and loads of papers.

Sifting through them she spotted something. It was her birth-certificate! She pulled it out and looked at it. It looked like a birth-certificate should so she put it down and continued to sift through, but then stopped when she got to the bottom.

A leather book, by the looks of it, sat there, at the bottom, looking untouched. Picking it up, she opened it and saw in big letters, Mother's Journal.

Curiosity now taking hold in her, she flipped to the next page.

For You . . . With Love.

This journal is my most intimate gift to you.

It is a record of my memories-memories of you and many special people who played a part in making you the unique and wonderful person you are today.

As you read it, I hope you come to know me, our family, and even yourself more deeply than ever before.

Time has a way of diluting our memories, even those we hold most dear. Consider this journal your strongest defense. Some of the stories I've included here will be familiar to you, and others may be a surprise. I hope all of them give you pleasant memories of your family for many years to come.

This journal is presented by Atem Mutou and Anzu Mutou

On the occasion of Raven's Birth

Date, December 10, 1985

With love from Yugi Mutou, Joey and Mai Wheeler, Seto and Kisara Kaiba, Tristan and Serenity Taylor and Duke Devlin.

Raven blinked a few times and turned the page once more.

A Little Bit About Me.

I was born in California, though I can't remember the city.

I was named Anzu because my mother loved the name.

I have no brothers or sisters on my side of the family.

As a young child, my parents said I was an energetic child that loved to dance. I couldn't get out of trouble when I was really young.

My earliest childhood memories are of playing in the country side with my family. We would go out there a lot, but when we moved from California the big trips stopped.

When I was a child, I thought my parents were fun to be around; they were my best friends, though they did have their moments.

The holidays, were always bright, no words can describe them perfectly, Raven, all I knew was that they were perfect in every way, shape, and form.

We lived in a big house and then moved into a small one in the country-side of Tennessee, so nothing really ever ended with the trips to the country. It was beautiful there, sometimes, there were even deer out in the front yard! I met your Uncle Yugi while he was with his Mother for some trip. For almost a year, we played hide-and-go-seek; we would go save the world from the evil dog in the neighbor's yard or an evil cat. We spent a lot of time together. Well, Mother got sick and we moved to the city so she could be closer to the hospital in case something went wrong and low-and-behold, Yugi and his family lived in the city too!

What was it like when growing up as a child for me? Well, a lot easier then what you have to deal with now.

When I was a child, I dreamed of becoming a dancer.

My first 'crush' was your Uncle Yugi, and he was mine. (Of course you can guess that didn't work, huh?)

I went to school with Yugi for so long we could be called childhood friends. There was elementary school, middle-school, high-school and dance collage in New York.

I started dating in high-school, your Uncle finally got the guts to ask me out and I said yes, but it put a strain on our friendship so we broke up, but stayed friends.

On dates we would usually do to the movies or a café to chat, and we still do, of course, but not in the romantic sense.

Growing up, I was worried about my future a lot. It scared me how time was slipping by so fast. Of course, that changed when I met your Father.

Your Father's Background

I was born in Orlando Florida

I was named Atem after some Pharaoh in Egypt.

The other family members are Yugi Mutou. Yugi's shy but he's got a stubborn side just about the same as mine.

Yugi is very special to me since I went to go live with my Dad while Yugi went to live with my Mom after their divorce.

My closest childhood friends are Mahado and Mana, your Godparents.

When I was a child, I dreamed of being successful, I didn't really have an idol like most children did.

The schools I went to were rather boring, (and you would agree with me Raven) I went to some Border School and couldn't leave Egypt until I graduated collage.

My first job was given to me by my cousin, Seto. Kisara got him soft for me. I excelled in his company and eventually became second in command next to him.

When we first met

When we first met each other it was at a coffee shop. I stopped him because he looked like Yugi and when I told him he mentioned that he was Yugi's older brother. Of course, I was surprised, and we became fast friends after a few weeks.

My first impression of your Father was a typical one. I thought he was very nice and drop-dead handsome. His voice was very pleasing to me and it made me have butterflies in my belly for weeks.

My first impression of your Mother was a bit surprising. When I walked into the coffee shop I thought it would be a regular day, but, I guess fate had finally caught up with me. Not only did I get my brother back but I got my true love. (Corny, I know) I loved her voice, her eyes, everything about her I loved. (Of course I didn't tell her that at first.)

I was first attracted by your Father by his kindness, protective, and loving nature.

I was first attracted by your Mother by her courage to face the world without fear and her loving nature.

We were a good couple because we clicked together so easily.

We dated for three years.

The things we liked to do together were going into drive-in movies. Thankfully your Father had a very private car for some . . . occasions.

Marriage wasn't thought of until your Father brought it up. We played with the idea in our second year dating.

At the end of the third year your Father bought a ring and proposed in the spring time. He brought me to a clearing where wild white roses bloomed and proposed to me there. Of course, I said yes to him.

The date was set on the first day of Summer. We didn't want to wait and we didn't care for a formal wedding. We just wanted to be together.

Our friends were happy and Yugi got a little huffy at Atem and demanded to know why he didn't propose to me earlier. (Your Father was tomato red!)

We didn't even bother with parents. They would have fought and mine had passed away already at the time.

Raven was in a state of shock. She was looking at her parent's life, in a sense. She wiped her eyes to make sure she wasn't crying. Looking up the clock she was surprised to see that it was 11:02 PM!

Getting up she crawled into the bed that was once her parent's and held the book close. 'More,' she promised herself. 'Tomorrow I'll read more.'

Alright! This was a short chapter, but hopefully they'll be longer in the future. I hope I did good with this!

Thanks for reading!

Germantownmaiden~