Hi y'all! Okay, first of all, I am NOT giving up on my other story! I just happen to be taking a break from it! I'm not a quitter, so I'm going to finish the story…eventually…but right now I have this story that needs to be put down on paper – er, computer screen. Once again, I am NOT abandoning my other story; I just need time for more ideas to show up.

Secondly, although this is a Yu-Gi-Oh story, it will NOT be a yaoi! I have nothing against yaoi lovers, but I absolutely despise yaoi. Sorry if you are disappointed, but please read the story anyway!

Also, I haven't gotten to the part where they meet Marik in the series, so I don't know if I've got his personality down or not, so if I don't please don't kill me!!! Anyhoo, I think that's all, but if I do think of anything else, I'll put it in the afternote. Enjoy!

Disclaimer; I do not in any way, shape, or form own any of the characters, places, and items from Yu-Gi-Oh, nor do I own Raven from Teen Titans. I only own my OC.

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Prologue; Separation Gone Wrong

It was an ordinary day in Domino High School. It was right after the last class, and everyone was eager to go home and maybe challenge their friends to duels. Yugi Mutou was packing his school bag slowly. He was in a really good mood; no bullies had bothered him for the longest time, and people were starting to respect him more since he had defeated Seto Kaiba in a duel. It was looking to be the best week he had had all year!

"Hey Yug!" someone called out, and he turned around to see who it was.

It was his best friend, Jonouchi. They had been friends ever since Yugi had tried to defend him from the biggest bully in the school.

"Hi Jonouchi," he called back. "Do you want to come over to my place today? Grandpa just got the latest shipment of Duel monster cards!"

"Sure, I was just about to ask anyway!"

"I'll come too!" called Anzu.

"Me too!" said Honda.

"I believe I shall accompany you." Said Bakura.

"Guys, guys," protested Yugi. "This is turning into a party!"

"Well why not? It's Friday!" said Jonouchi.

Yugi laughed. "Okay," he said, "But I have to ask Grandpa first."

They all headed back for Yugi's Grandpa's game shop. They were about halfway there, when they heard someone calling, "Yugi!" They turned around to find Marik running their way. He seemed very excited about something.

"Yugi, I've got some fantastic news!" he said.

"What is it?"

"I found a way to separate your soul from Atem's!"

"What?!" everyone exclaimed.

Atem was a 2000-year-old pharoh who was trapped in the millennium puzzle that Yugi had solved. The result of solving it gave him a dual personality. The others also called him Yami or Dark Yugi.

"What would happen to Yami's soul after it was separated from mine?" asked Yugi. He didn't want to lose his friend.

"Don't worry, it's a spell that will give you and Atem separate bodies. He won't die."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. No one wanted Yami to disappear.

"Did you hear that Yami?" asked Yugi.

From deep inside Yugi, he heard, "I heard it." He sounded eager.

"How soon can you work the spell?" asked Anzu.

"We can do it right now if no one minds."

No one minded, so Marik lead them to the place where he would perform the spell. It was an abandoned lot with a cement circle in the middle. Quickly, Marik drew a figure eight in the middle with chalk..

"Stand in the center of that figure." He told Yugi.

Yugi complied. Then Marik started chanting something that was an even mix of Egyptian and Latin words. Yugi's brain felt remotely like it was a piece of taffy that someone was pulling apart. Slowly, even though he wasn't trying to move, his body started to inch towards the top half of the figure eight. Without turning his head, he looked at the bottom half. To his surprise, he saw a translucent image of – himself! But it wasn't him – it was too tall, too sly looking. It was Yami.

Finally, the spell was over. The translucent image solidified. Yami opened his eyes. He looked around. Then he looked down at his hands, then at Yugi. He smiled. "I'm here." He said.

Everyone cheered. It didn't last long though, because just then, they heard a sucking sound, much like that of a vacuum cleaner. They looked up, and to their shock, they saw a huge purple mass forming in the sky.

"Oh no!" cried Marik, "I accidentally combined two spells!"

The last thing Yami heard before he was sucked into the swirling vortex was Yugi screaming his name.

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Afternote; Okay, if you're reading this, it either means you read the story and were interested enough to find out what I had to say after it, or you completely skipped the story and automatically decided that I'm a horrible author. If it's the latter, I apologize. T-T Once again, I haven't gotten to the part where the gang meets Marik, so I have absolutely no idea what his personality is like. If you have any information – no spoilers – feel free to send it in! And now, I'm gonna write more. Toodles!

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