... Well, there might be one odd scene, but no yaoi, sorry! So, I didn't really need to think much about it, because it plopped into my head :) So, first this story goes about the thing I planned, then about establishing Yugi's and Jounouchi's friendship, then again about what I have planned, but I'm still thinking about 'the great finale' and that's when the readers need to give me some ideas. :) (unless I came up with something by then)

I hope people'll like and review! It doesn't need to go about the story, I like talking about anything! (Yugioh the most since I'm all obsessed about it! XD

And I like taking requests! (oneshots too begin though!) gimme a small idea and I can make the plot for the whole story! I rather make plots than write something to be honest, mostly because I'm a lazy updater XD (unless I feel loved enough (rofl), seriously though, I do have loneliness issues, sometimes...)

And that's why the chapters are already written out now! I am able to change things if the readers want me to, and maybe I'll put a poll when I want to ask them something for this story... (ok seriously how do you make a poll?)

Hero: Miqu does not own Yugioh and doesn't make profit of this story. It is made purely for the amusement of others.

Tokado had his share in this story, everything that he makes is dramatical... just not over exaggerated. He hates it to make things too mushy... and I can't blame him :)

Tokado: Let's get on with the story now! R&R and Follow&Fav please!

(Wow! He asks it friendly!)

Tokado:*swings modified double-edged war-battle-ax over shoulder*

(Nvm...)

Anyway, in this story, Yami is simply named Atemu, but he and the pharaoh aren't the same person.
I know it's confusing, but I like it that way!
And you'll catch on pretty quickly!

Chapter 1 It was an accident

Atemu Muto was thinking about his little brother. His brother Yugi.

How joyful the little boy his eyes would look to see his big brother again! They both had the same shade of eyes, amethyst/violet colored, the same yellow/golden bangs, where as Atemu's bolted like lighting upwards into the star-shaped black hair. And the same purple rims all along the edges. Atemu was 17 now, and his younger brother was 7. He and his parents came to Egypt 2 years ago.

He remembered seeing Yugi cry when they left. It made him teary as well, but he promised to come back! He pinky-swore on coming back!

Yugi loved to do the pinky promises. Just as much as he loved games. He was clever enough to solve big jigsaw puzzles on his own. Atemu had read in a letter from his grandfather, that Yugi had solved one of 1000 pieces in 3 days, just after his 6th birthday. Grandfather had given the puzzle, and didn't see it, until the small child came to him and showed it, completely finished and all.

He would finally return back home at the end of this week. Back towards Japan. And when they saw each other again, Atemu could introduce his friend, Ishizu, who 'happened to be a girl', to Yugi and grandfather. He had a special gift, a strange small and little treasure box from an ancient pharaoh, he wanted to give to his petite brother. Somehow, the box radiated a glow of security.

"Atemu!" Ishizu called, waving from the hotel's balcony. Atemu smiled and waved back. He had almost the same skin tone as Ishizu now, only a tad lighter. He had been going in tombs and graves, together with father and mother, but that didn't prevent the sun from burning him to a crisp. He was once almost dehydrated, luckily, his parents noticed in time. They were researchers, and Atemu just loved helping them solve the mysteries around Ancient Egypt. But now he wanted to go back to Yugi.

"I'll be down in a sec!" Ishizu said happily. Atemu stopped his waving and slowly returned his hand to his pocket again. He was always the cool type. Not on purpose, and that only made him even more admirable. Girls always chased him, back in Japan, and he thought it was just because he was a popular student that had good grades for everything. But then it started in Egypt as well, and some people even wanted to trade camels for him!*

By now, Ishizu had come down and greeted him with her usual smile, while her head was a bit cocked. "So how are you doing?" she asked. Her family knew a lot about the tombs that Atemu's parents were investigating, and on one of their expeditions, they met.

"Pretty good, what about y-" Atemu was interrupted by Ishizu when she suddenly saw what was in Atemu's hands. "What's that?" she asked. He looked at his hands to see the pharaoh's treasure box.

How did it get into his hands? He was sure that he had left it at the apartment! He didn't even have a bag to put it into!

"Uh... it's a gift for my little brother back in Japan... I think I'm going to go and bring it back home now," he inquired, "I must've been confused and brought it with me," he continued, staring at the small box.

"Alright, you do that, I'll go and search for Malik, he ran of again..." Ishizu said, before running of herself. Some people said she was rude and all, but Atemu didn't mind. She wasn't like the other girls who kept listening to his voice like it was one of an angel, and she didn't constantly stared at him like he was a god. She wasn't all that interested in him at all actually, but they hanged out quite a lot. Mostly, all the fangirls stayed away when Ishizu was with Atemu.

Malik, her little brother, was clearly showing that he hated him till his guts. Atemu invited the smaller boy, around Yugi's age, several times if he wanted to play a game, but the younger just barked him off.

Back at the apartment, Atemu putted the golden box on his desk. He sat down in his chair to think about how strange it was. Absentmindedly he glared at the little box. The frowning expression on his face was always indicating that he was deep in thought. He wasn't holding it when he waved at Ishizu, but then had it the very next moment. His train of thoughts stopped when he heard the front door closing.

"Atemu? Are you home?" his father called, and Atemu stood up, calling back, "Yes father! What is it?" By now, he had stuck his head out the door, looking into the corridor. "The Ishtar family called us just a few hours ago, saying they found another tomb! One that belonged to the nameless pharaoh! There are rumors around that his name might be carved into a stone altar of some sort!" he announced, swiping his black bangs out of his eyes. He had the same shape of hair as his two sons, with the exception that it was completely black. "Do you want to come?"

"Did Ra have to tell you to ask me, before going yourselves!?" Atemu said, in a spotting excitement.

"Hurry up and get ready then!" his mother said, before fixing lunch and all.

Atemu took papers and pencils, a few packs of matches, phone, rope, water bottle, deodorant (he just can't stand being smelly), flashlight, a book called ''Egyptian hieroglyphs for pro's'' and some more 'junk' as his parents often called it (actually, without the help of this junk, they would never've come that far into the tombs), stuffing it all into his bag pack. "Ishizu's parents told us all about it!" he heard his father say, "They told us to be careful, since it might be more secured, but we wanted to go, before we had to head home, because it might be our only chance!"

To say Atemu was excited was a horrible understatement! Now that they were finally seeing the altar! After the many booby-traps they survived, because of Atemu's clever and fast thinking (and all the handy junk he had propped into his bag), they came upon a room where there was a long stone bridge to it, and on each stone, there was some kind of monster. Other than that, there was a gaping darkness, waiting for someone to fall in. At the end stood the altar, and thus, the grave of the pharaoh. The room itself contained an eery silence.
"Atemu, you stay here, this might be dangerous, so stay here," his father told him, before his father and his mother crossed the bridge.
'He said it twice...' Atemu thought. This mostly meant that his father thought it was dangerous. The young man sat down, looking at the walls behind him. It looked as if they were telling the life story of the pharaoh. Atemu took out his book, turned on his flashlight, and began to translate. '-... prevented from destruction of the earth...-'

"What would they mean by that?" Atemu asked himself aloud. As he heard the voices of his parents echoing as they got further away from him, he held his book in one hand, rose to his feet, and began following the carved hieroglyphs with his fingers. "What secret do you keep hidden from us?" He asked aloud, to no one in particular, again.

Suddenly, a chill went down Atemu's spine, and the whole cavern began to crumble. "Atemu! Come quickly!" he heard his mother scream. They had found an exit to the left of the altar, and were waiting for their son to get out of there! Atemu clumsily dropped everything and headed straight for the bridge, picking up his bag he had left there. He began crossing the sandstone-bridge and looked over his shoulder when hearing a crashing noise behind him. The path he had left behind him was being crushed by rocks falling from above. They crumbled and crackled, and the force swept the teen from his feet, giving him barely enough time to get up. He began running like a maniac, reaching the altar, his shoes screeching over the hard stone as he bended his run to the left.

"Ab!"

Atemu stopped before the stone door, and jumped back. 'What was that?' the teen looked around questioning. He saw his parents look in confusion, his father holding a flashlight, walking back towards him, before a big rock blocked the entrance.* The light was gone...
Atemu's heart broke, and he began pushing the rock, but it didn't budge an inch. He couldn't see anything, and he had left flashlight on the other side! He heard his mother and father screaming his name, and then, a noise that sounded like a bomb, overthrew all the others, and silence once again reigned over the still slightly rumbling tomb.

Atemu couldn't hear his parents... They... had left him... or perhaps they were...? But what use would it be? He would die there anyway...

Atemu slid with his back against the rock, and then finally sat down. He wrapped his arms around his knees and began to cry softly.. He would never see Yugi again, and his parents or grandfather... or Ishizu... or all his other friends back home like Kaiba*.But... that was it!

He pulled out his phone from his bag and began texting immediately.

-ishizu! you have to help me! i'm stuck in a tomb!

Atemu was franticly texting by now, and he could care less about capitals right now.
The reply came instantly.

What? But how? What happened!?

-please! you have got to get me out of here! it's the tomb my mother and father were talking about with your parents!

I'll see what I can do, I'll tell my parents right away! Whatever you do, don't panic. Are you ok?

Atemu took a while before answering.

-parents... don't know

He didn't get a reply after that and putted his phone on mute, lowest screen light, and turned it off. He fumbled through his bag again, and found himself relieved when he found 5 packs of matches. Hey, the guy was prepared, ok?

He quickly flamed one up and began investigating this side of the room with his eyes, as far as the light of the match allowed him to. He was now closer to the altar than before, and it seemed to be safe enough to go over there so... Atemu swung his bag over one shoulder and ... lit another match before he approached the grave, because the other one died out already. Upon closing in, he could swear he heard someone whispering.

"Iew, khered..."

He looked around, but the match started to die out. Atemu was about to light yet another one, but a source suddenly pulled him down. He only then realized he had tripped. Why had he gotten all clumsy? This was highly unlikely for a guy like him. It happened earlier that day too, with the pharaoh's treasure...
"Itai..." he groaned. He was about to stand up again, when he saw a hand offering him to help him get up. He looked up to see... an exact replica of himself, dressed in Ancient Egyptian royal clothes, he noted, and many golden accessories such as arm bracelets, necklaces and some sort of crown with the eye of Ra. The stranger still had a skin with a deeper tone, and Atemu began questioning if he had lost his mind, or better yet, died already.

"Ahew?" the stranger asked him. Atemu didn't know what he said, and looked around. The darkness had changed, as if he wasn't in the tomb any longer. He held up his hand and saw it clearly. He began to realize they were both in some kind of black limbo. He stood, up without the help his duplicate offered, and the stranger once again spoke. "Asemek aihe?" 'Your... name?' a small voice in his head asked. "A..Atemu..." He answered, rather reluctantly.

"What happened?" he then demanded. "Ah seki," the other spoke again. His palace was destroyed? "Asha khewew itja iew, abi kekewey," He continued. He pointed at a stone tabled that appeared out of thin air. The hieroglyphs showing something about a dark power. Then the Egyptian pointed at Atemu and asked, "Abi, khered?"

What did Atemu desire? He just wanted to be with his family! He would never see them or his friends again! He was so happy he could see his brother at the end of this week! But now, his brother would never see him again! It wasn't fair! Yugi wasn't supposed to lose his family at his age! Not ever!

He didn't notice the young man commanding him, "Wesheb!"
Unable to resist, Atemu spoke.
"Oh... Yugi..." he fell down his knees and putted his hands in front of his wet eyes. Tears came down like waterfalls.

"Yugi? Sen?"

Atemu looked up at the man now. "Yugi's... my little brother... He'll be all alone... If something happens to grandfather! He'll have no one!" he cried. "NEF!" The Egyptian said. Or rather screamed. He kneeled down in front of Atemu and cupped the crying face with his hands. Atemu didn't want that, and tried to push the young man away, but to no avail. "Ab..." the lookalike said softly, while wiping a tear away with his thumb. He then took of his crown with one hand, and pulled Atemu closer.

Their foreheads touched, and Atemu started struggling harder, closing his eyes, not wanting any of this anymore, until he heard it... A voice, through his mind. "Stop that! I'm not going to do anything." He went stiff and opened his eyes to see the other. Too close, into his personal space, for his likings, but at least now he understood. The man sighed, "It seems you can hear me now, good, then let me ask you, child, what do you desire the most?"

The only thing Atemu could think of right now was how much he wanted to be home, with ... Yugi... And be there to help him. He'd only have grandfather... "Do you not desire power? Or gold?"
What!? why would he!? They were nothing compared to what Yugi was worth!
"It is settled then, your soul has already began to transfer to the puzzle. You will see your brother again, if he is able to solve it. Perhaps, we will meet again."

Suddenly, all the darkness came back and the young Egyptian had disappeared. Atemu once again took his phone and texted Ishizu. She had texted him and called him more than he thought she would, but he didn't care reading all of them. The last one said that they had a rescue team already digging into the tomb. His fingers typed faster as he felt his life draining away.

Ishizu whatever happens to me, please get the puzzle to Yugi, I want him to have it...
I know you might not believe me when I say this, but... I think Ra will guide me back once again... I promise to come back, for Yugi and for you, but for now Ishizu... farewell.

He send the message and was shortly after called. He put down his phone, and finally his body fell to the ground.

(A/N : And now, the part that makes me cry again! I really don't wanna do this to you, Yugi ... OMR!)

Not many days later...

Yugi was playing with of his many games in the living room, when suddenly, his grampa came in, looking as if he'd cried. "Grampa? What's wrong?" the most adorable child, in the history of the universe, asked. "Oh Yugi! How must I tell you this? You are still so young!" his grandfather said desperately. "What is it?" Yugi asked genuinely concerned. "There was... an accident... The tomb they were investigating has collapsed."

Solomon sniffled and hugged the in shock child. He would never see his parents, or big brother Atemu again! His eyes were welling up with tears. "Let's go sleep, Yugi," His grampa continued. Yugi only nodded and stayed with his grampa that night.

...

Yugi got up. He didn't know why. He just began walking where his legs took him to. Down the stairs, into the kitchen. There was a package on the table. Yugi noticed it and immediately felt drawn to it, climbed a chair and saw it was for him, send by someone named 'Ishtar Ishizu'. He began opening it and found that the content was yet packed with a thin brown cloth. There was a letter the 1st time Yugi had unwrapped the package, and thus, he tried to read it.

'Hello Yugi.

My name is Ishizu, I am from Egypt, and I have known your brother. He asked me to get this present he had for you, to you in any way possible. I was going to come with him to Japan, but when ... It happened, my family would not let me go alone. I am very sorry for your loss, and I hope we can meet when we are both able to, if that's okay with you.

Regarding Atemu's present for you, he told me it was once of an ancient pharaoh, who had erased his own name from the planet. It will grant your wish if you are able to solve the puzzle that lies within. I wish you good luck. If there is anything you want to talk about regarding your brother, don't hesitate to send a letter back.

May Ra protect Atemu's soul.

-Ishizu.

It was written in very simple Japanese. Though, they were the kin of words Atemu would use. If she knew him, then he probably learned this girl a lot of Japanese.

Yugi laid down the letter and looked at the box. He took of the cloth that had been strapped with a cord, and his eyes widened when seeing the puzzle. It was gold! Such a pretty and valuable gift for him? He opened it to see puzzle pieces in it. That night, Yugi had not gone to bed anymore, and he had just tried to solve the puzzle.

cmd&A+cmd&C B4 saving! (never let your guard down when typing... the internet connection sometimes fails!)

*1 A dude I once sat in class with said that when he went to Egypt, someone wanted to trade 2 camels for him and his brother. I thought i just used the idea, so no offense to anyone, kay? :)

*2 I'm totally crying while writing this! DX

*3Kaiba and Atemu were on the same age, this that means Mokuba is Yugi's age, and thus, Mokuba will be in the gang. He and Yugi will be childhood friends, and thus pretty good friends.

(Mokuba: because I deserve more recognition!

Kaiba: Shut up Mokuba!)

FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T SKIP A/N's:

Here I made Kaiba at the same generation/age-line as Atemu, and that means Mokuba'll be 15 like Yugi :p
Yugi does run into Kaiba later in the story, I'm trying a couple of times. Any requests?

I searched up some egyptian stuff, so if it's wrong, please tell me, and help me correct it :) hope you have fun with trying to know what he's saying! Please let me know what you think? I always like it when people share their thoughts!

Asemek aihe? = what is your name?

ab! = stop!

asha = many

iew = come

abi = desire

kekewey = darkness

sen? = brother?

khered = child

seki = perish, destroy

ah = palace

ahew? = pain?

wesheb! = answer!

khewew = evil

itja = thief

nef = wrong

japanese

Itai = owch

I'm going for 5 reviewers for now before update :)

Hero: that's mean! DX

Is not! XD

If you want to see a secret storyline and a look behind the scenes, then let me know! (It also contains spoilers...)

Okay, now I need a break from my own randomness.

IMPORTANT? YES!

The reason because I didn't update my stories wasn't because I was running out of ideas, it was just the opposite, I'm overflowing with ideas, but I have no idea how to fit them all into the stories...

I'm at a definite writer's block every time and if somebody would help me out I would really appreciate it!

So if anyone would be kind enough to help me with my other stories or is interested in helping me to fit the ideas into place, then please let me know!

I wrote till chapter 4 of this! But I can always change stuff! Hope you had fun reading :)