Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-hi-oh. Although I wish I did because he is incredibly hott when he changes to his older form, or whatever the hell it is. He's just cute!! New character involved. AU!

The King of Games looked down at his deck of cards, he was being beaten badly, stuck with no way out except for 1 card that had saved him in his first duel against Weevil. Reaching out he grabbed his last card. The same card that had gotten him the 3 of the 10 star chips he needed to battle Maximum Pegasus. He screamed out of card name and it appeared on the battlefield.

"DARK MAGICIAN ATTACK!!" Yami yelled.

The opponent's creature was gone.

"NOO!!" He screamed. "I have been beaten!"

Yami laughed silently at this person.

Crouching in a tree on the other side of the battlefield, a girl watched as Yami battled his way through, she quickly snapped pictures.

'Finally, I found you Yami, I found you.' She thought to herself.

As the group and Yami celebrated his victory she silently climbed down the tree and crept out of sight. Yami changed back into Yugi, they continued to walk alone the dark path of the island. Yugi stayed in back of the group, which was unusual, Téa turned.

"Yugi, you ok?" She asked.

"Yeah, fine!" Yugi said innocently, putting a hand behind his head smiling.

// Liar…// Yami snorted.

/ What's wrong with you?/ Yugi asked.

// Me? Nothings wrong with ME! What's wrong with YOU! // Yami demanded.

Yugi kept walking. They met up with another dueler. Yet again Yugi changed to Yami for a second time that day. The girl smiled evilly at them the battle was quick. Surprisingly, Yami... lost.

"THE HELL?!" Yami yelled.

"Don't take it so personally, its just a game!"

"This GAME! Is my life!" Yami retorted.

The girl smiled and walked over to them.

"I'm Nicole!" She smiled. Yami just glared at her.

"Hm…like I said don't take losing so seriously." She said turning to leave the group, she had taken a couple steps. Yami turned over to Yugi.

"Nicole!" Yugi called. She turned…

3 hours later…

The whole group and Nicole were traveling together. Yugi held back still, it was pitch black out. They were around the campfire, Yugi, barely able to keep his eyes open.

"Go to sleep little one." Nicole said.

"But…I'm not sleepy." Yugi protested.

Nicole gave him a look of, 'Please…'

"Ok, so maybe just a little bit." Yugi added.

// I don't trust her.// Yami spoke up.

/ Why not?/

//Because, she's…she just has a weird aura around her.//

/Yami your over reacting./

//Am I?//

/Yes, she's cool!/

//Cool?/

Yugi closed his eyes and leaved up against the log and fell asleep in a matter of minutes.

"Huh…wonder what's eatin' him." Joey said poking the fire.

"I dunno, he's usually not this tired." Téa said.

Tristan looked up at Nicole, her eyes, a bright blue color that nobody had ever seen. Her hair was a light brown color and shinned of red and blonde in the sunlight. She had her bag next to her full of other clothes that she changed into, and …a camera.

"Ya photographer?" Tristan asked.

Nicole looked up.

"What? Oh, yeah!" She laughed.

"What do you take pictures of?"

"Anything." She said.

"Even battles?" Joey asked.

"Yep…" She answered.

"Huh…" Tristan sighed.

Téa, like Yami, didn't trust Nicole, there was something about her that seemed to…to familiar.

The next morning, Nicole was the first to wake up. She stretched, and looked at the others. She got up and walked over to the river that was near by. She washed her face as a COLD wake up call. She let the water drip down her neck and chest. She was 17-years old and in a year she would be an adult. She was already on her own and doing just fine. She walked back to the group and started making breakfast. Slowly once, by one the others woke up. Except Yugi.

"I've never seen him sleep this much!" Joey protested.

"You and me both!" Tristan added.

Téa looked at Yugi, his checks looked paler than usual, and his forehead shinned with the slight sweat. After a while the group and their newest recruit talked waiting for Yugi to awaken. It was getting late, Nicole looked over at Yugi, he was tossing and turning in his sleep, she walked over.

"Yugi, wake up…Yugi!" She caressed his cheek with her hand. He still didn't wake.

~*ooOO@OOoo*~

Yami hurried through the crowds of people, he had to get to the arena where his father was battling. He just had to. He knew that something was wrong. As the young Egyptian made his way through, he could hear his grandfather calling him.

"YAMII!!" He called.

"YAMII!" The voice became clearer. He found his way out to the arena. His grandfather picked him up.

"See there he is battling…Yami, what's wrong?" His grandfather asked seeing the look of terror in the young boys' eyes.

"Something just doesn't feel right, something bads going to happen to dad." Yami explained.

"Don't worry, he's one of Egypt's best duelist." His grandfather said proudly. "And someday you will be too!" His grandfather spoke to soon, jinxing Yami's father's luck.

The blast went through the creature defending Yami's father, and hit him. Yami screamed.

"NOO!!FATHER!" He ran out and knelt down next to his father. "Father…" He sniffed.

"Ya-mi…b-be good f-for y-your gr-grandf-father…alright-" He winced in pain.

"Yes…father…I will…just please…hold on…you'll be ok." Yami pleaded.

"No…my time is up…I love you Yami…" His father whispered.

"I love you to, father." Yami replied. His father smiled even with all the pain, his expression with blank, and his eyes closed and his head rolled back on Yami's arm. Yami's instincts told him that his father was not going to wake up again. He cried out and held on to his father and cried.

~*ooOO@OOoo*~

Yami bolted up from his bed he looked around the room. It was his world, within the Millennium Puzzle. Sweat dripped off his face, a single nightmare from his past haunted him. He touched his face and let a long breath out. He opened his eyes, suddenly a cruel, heart-wrenching scream ran through the room.

"YUGI!" He yelled. He emerged from Yugi's body and looked at the others. Then the one he had seen earlier, the one that had beaten him, Nicole…

He didn't bother with that he knelt down next to Yugi,

"Aibou wake up…come on Aibou." Yami demanded shaking Yugi's shoulders. Yugi still didn't wake he mumbled something not audible to the others. Yami was getting worried,

"Aibou…" He shook Yugi's shoulders again. Slowly Yugi's violet opened up, he looked up and saw Yami.

"Y-yami?" He stammered.

"Aibou…it's ok…I'm here." Yami said.

"Yami…" Yugi cried, he hugged his double tightly. Yami in return held Yugi's trembling body.

"It's ok Aibou, I'm here." Yami whispered. Nicole watched as Yami soothed the trembling boy.

'Could the Egyptian Pharaoh actually love? No, its impossible…or is it?' Nicole thought to herself. She watched amazed for a while.

"We better get moving." Tristan said quietly. Yami looked up and nodded he carried a sleeping Yugi, Nicole walked with Téa.

"That was weird." Téa said.

"You're telling me." Nicole answered.

~*ooOO@OOoo*~

AN: Well this is my first Yugioh fic so please don't sue me. REVIEW!! Please?