A pair of blue eyes slowly opened, waking up from a dreamless sleep. The brown haired girl slowly sat up in bed, looking down at her lap for a brief moment before looking to the left, outside the window that lit the room. It was one of those winter mornings that looked like something along the lines of a twilight zone. The early morning sun shone dully through the dark clouds. Small flecks of white slowly fell to the ground outside. The brunette sighed as she looked up out of her bedroom window longingly at the sky. Her azure eyes then trailed down to the ground. Oddly enough, the snow didn't stick to the ground. She stared at the scene outside before sighing heavily, the girl got up to get changed and had a small breakfast before picking up the rest of her things in her room and made her way to the front door.

No one else was home. It had been that way for about two years now, not that she minded, but she grew rather lonely at times. Grabbing her wool sweater and putting it on before grabbing her bag, she walked towards the door, stopping to slip on her shoes that were by it. She gripped the door handle, sighing softly under her breath before her blue eyes looked up ahead of her. She opened the door and stepped outside. Looking up, she saw the gloomy clouds loom over her, as if they were haunting her in a way. Anzu then turned around and slowly closed the door behind her lightly, quietly announcing her leave to the vacant house before hopping down from the stairs and turned onto the sidewalk, on route to school.

Holding her school bag in front of her with both hands, Anzu's eyes looked up at the sky, staring as the sparkling flecks fell down from the dull and dark clouds that hovered above the town of Domino. Two years had passed since he, the Pharaoh, had left for his own time, 3,000 years ago. The memory still haunted her, even though it happened so long ago. He didn't look at her after the duel. She didn't know why, but he didn't. Why couldn't he look at her, even though she was practically sobbing in front of him? Did he hate her? Was it something she said? Something left unsaid? The worst part was that whatever it was, he carried it back with him to Ancient Egypt. She didn't realize that she stopped walking, too caught up in her own thoughts as she stared up at the mystifying sky above her.

And then, something wet and warm, like a rain drop, only warmer, crept down her cheek. Another one followed on the other side of her face, and then she realized it; she was crying. Her face changed from a saddened one to one with some surprise in it. Smiling a small and sad smile, she wiped her eyes and face with her cream colored sweater sleeve. The brunette sighed, looking back down at the road in front of her and began walking again.

"Oi, Anzu!" a young male voice shouted from a distance. Said teenager looked up from the toad, her face brightened slightly. Standing a good ways ahead of her were her friends Honda and Jounoichi who were smirking lightly at her while Yuugi waved at her, smiling brightly. Anzu's sapphire blue eyes lightened up, seeing her friends while a warm smile slowly graced her lips. She took off, jogging slightly while her male companions waited for her to catch up to them. The girl giggled slightly as she came closer to them, a few seconds before she slowed her stride down back to a walk.

"Morning, guys!" she greeted, smiling brightly. They all laughed and then went back to walking, teasing Yuugi about something that was making him sweat somewhat in a nervous manner. Anzu kept smiling, happy to be with her friends, happy for a moment. Her thoughts of her friends then trailed back to what life was like two years ago, and then the realization sunk back in. Unconsciously, she stopped walking again, looking down at the pavement before looking up again. This time, her feet pivoted on the sidewalk, and she turned around with her mid-back length chocolate hair swaying behind her, facing the clouded sun as the small snowflakes continued to fall. Her breath was visible in a small puff of air in front of her.

Yami…

The desert sun lit up the clear blue Egyptian sky over Ancient Egypt. The Pharaoh sat in his throne, thinking to himself while his head rested in his palm. There was no denying it now; he had too much stress from running the kingdom. Atem sighed, remembering when he didn't have this much stress on his hands, when he lived three thousand years into the future, when he was with his friends, when he was with…her.

The tri-hair colored pharaoh groaned, pushing his head further into his palm, slamming his crimson eyes shut. He couldn't tell her, no matter how much he wanted to, he just couldn't. Why though? It was just three little words that he wanted to say to her, three little words. But they…wouldn't come out. He missed the life he had come to love, even though his time and place was here, in ancient Egypt, he missed Jounoichi, Honda, Yuugi, maybe even Kaiba. But the one person that he missed the most was her, Anzu.

He gritted his teeth and then shot up sitting upright in his throne. Having enough of this foolish thinking as he would call it, he walked outside to the balcony, viewing the clear blue sky and the people he ruled over past the palace gates. He was a successful ruler, he would admit that much, considering the people in the kingdom outside were thriving and laughing, feeling alive and no longer worrying about the darkness of the Shadow Realm consuming them. His mind drifted back to two years ago as he continued to eye the people below him.

The Ceremonial Duel, what would be his final duel in the world three thousand years after this one, when he said goodbye to everyone…except her. He saw her crying, yet he ignored her, or chose not to talk to her; maybe if he had…or if she said something…

"Damn it," the pharaoh breathed out in anger as he slammed his clamped fist on the balcony railing. His hand shook in anger as he leaned over slightly, trying to get a grip on his own emotions. It was the same pain that he felt as he walked away from all of them, walking away from Anzu. Atem's breathing became ragged as he fought to control himself. Damn it all, he thought, opening his eyes slightly, looking down at the railing that he was leaning on.

"My Pharaoh," a calm voice called out from behind him. The pharaoh straightened up, putting on a calm front as he slowly turned around to see Isis standing in the entry way of the palace. The priestess' blue eyes stared at him, devoid of any emotion at that current moment.

"What is it?" the pharaoh asked calmly, as if what emotions he felt moments ago were never there to begin with. Atem stood there with his hand on the railing while the other one was down at his side as he waited for the priestess' answer to his question.

"My Pharaoh, it is of great importance; darkness shall befall this kingdom."

Atem's eyes went wide, he stared at her. "What?" He asked, clearly surprised. "Didn't we already vanquish the darkness from the land?" He asked, almost yelling as he leaned forward slightly. Isis remained calm and impassive.

"We have your highness. But now, a new darkness shall befall the land soon," the black haired priestess answered.

The pharaoh had his fist clenched up as he was processing everything. He then unclenched his fist, took in a deep breath and then straightened his posture. "Tell me what I have to do." He spoke, now acting like a noble and wise ruler.

Another moment went by before Isis smiled lightly, barely twisting her lips up, if at all. She then started walking towards him. The pharaoh's eyes followed her until she stopped right in front of him. Slowly, she extended her hand. The pharaoh, frightened at first, slightly jumped back, but when realizing that she was going to touch his forehead, he eased up and once again fixed his posture. Isis' index and middle fingers touched the pharaoh's crown, tracing the eye of Horus on it. A low, yellow light then appeared below the tri-colored ruler. It got brighter, to the point where it illuminated him. A small breeze blew from beneath him. Atem closed his eyes, letting his mind being taken elsewhere.

Anzu walked with her friends, still heading towards their high school. The group of four stopped at a crosswalk, waiting for the "No Walking" sign to change. Jounoichi and Honda were mostly bickering amongst themselves while Yuugi was trying to quell the prattle between the two immature male adolescents, smiling sheepishly as he did so. The brunette mainly tagged along, keeping her thoughts to herself with the exception of laughing at an amusing scene here and there. Her lips were curved up slightly in a small smile of content. The light for the cross walk turned green, and the group of friends started walking again. She didn't know why though, but when they reached the middle of the cross walk, she looked to her left. A split second later, a strong wind blew towards the girl.

The brunette gasped and then put her hands towards her skirt, holding the hem of the fabric so her underwear wouldn't show while still holding her school bag. Her mid-back length hair blew violently as the wind continued to blow fiercely. Anzu had her eyes slammed shut, so she didn't notice the change of scenery. What the heck-! One azure eye slowly cracked open, trying to see what was going on. Tears quickly filled the eye, blurring her vision along with the fierce wind. She had no choice but to close it again, grunting slightly as the wind was starting to move her from where she stood. Anzu didn't know how much longer she would last in this hurricane force wind. And just when she thought she was going to be blown away, the wind began to die down. A moment went by; nothing happened. Another moment went by, and another and another until she decided to slowly crack an eye open again. Her sapphire blue eye scanned the surrounding area to the best of its ability; it was apparently safe for her to let her guard down, so she did, standing back up straight along with fully opening her eyes. Her sapphire orbs went wide with what she saw.

She was no longer on the crosswalk; or in Domino City for a matter of fact. It was someplace she never saw before. The ground below her was water, with her reflection along with the multi-colored green, blue and red sky. Blotches of Blue and red covered the green sky like a canvas. It was so bright out, yet there was no visible sun anywhere. She looked around, not seeing anything or anyone around her. She was alone.

"Hello?" she called out, her voice hinting at being slightly frightened. No answer. Anzu took a step forward. Her foot landed in the shallow pool of water that hid what was below it, but showed vividly what was above it, a crystal clear image, as if it was a mirror. A small gust of wind blew from behind her. She froze in her tracks. Her grip on her school bag slightly tightened on the handle. The girl leaned on her toes and her right foot took a step back as she pivoted, turning around slowly. Her eyes dilated slightly. Azure met crimson at that moment as she stared into his eyes. It couldn't have been him, yet it was. He was supposed to be in ancient Egypt, ruling three thousand years back into the past…but yet, he was here, in this void with her, alone with her and no one else there.

The pharaoh stared at her, reciprocating the expression she was giving him. The breeze continued to blow in the twilight-like void. Anzu's chocolate brown hair swayed gently and the fabric of her uniform skirt blew back and forth slightly as she stared at the person staring back at her. Atem's long purple cape blew slowly, in time with the girl's hair. His hair blew back and forth slightly, his golden bangs occasionally covering his eyes every now and then. The teenage girl's mouth opened and closed slightly, wanting to say something, but she was too scared. She couldn't, even if she wanted to. She just couldn't.

"Anzu," The ancient ruler spoke, barely above a whisper. Yet in this void, she could hear him as the wind carried his voice to her. It made the hairs on the back of her neck stand. She missed hearing his voice. Hell, she missed him; period.

"Yami…why are you here?" her voice was barely above a whisper as well. Her heart was beating faster with each passing second that ticked by as she stared at him. She remembered the last time she felt like this. It was two years ago, right up to the moment she last saw him. He was the only one that did this to her, and she couldn't figure out why. Even when she tried to move on, no one came nearly as close as to making her feel this way as he did, making her heart flutter, threatening to make it explode, making her face heat up, yet not being able to look away from him. In a way, she was still in love with him after all.

The seconds ticked by before he sighed, looking down and closing his eyes for a brief second before opening them, fear no longer in them, but happiness. A small smile graced his lips. "It's been a long time, hasn't it?"

She nodded lightly, unsure of what else to do. Anzu could feel her eyes starting to water up, but she blinked back the tears, determined to not fall apart. A small smile then crept onto her face as her eyes softened slightly. It was smaller than Yami's and was also somewhat faked, but there was really no other way she could think of reacting at this moment. "How's life in Egypt?" she asked.

"It's alright." The pharaoh answered. Silence. Another second went by. "How's your life going?"

"It's going good, I guess," Anzu answered, her face brightening up slightly. Another silence fell down upon them. Anzu sighed, deciding to be brave, she took a step or two closer to the pharaoh, and then she stopped, still looking down at her reflection in the water before letting her eyes drift upwards slightly to see his. His ruby orbs were widened slightly, but then they relaxed, now being filled with a mixture of happiness, fear, and doubt.

"Anzu, I…" Yami went to take a step forward, extending his hand and then reaching his arm out to touch her. Something in front of the two flashed. Small bolts of lightning then surrounded the pharaoh's arm. He hissed and groaned in pain, quickly jerking his arm back and gripping his left hand around his right wrist. Anzu's eyes widened seeing this.

"Yami!" she tried to take a step forward, but then heard a loud noise. It sounded like a…truck horn? The girl turned to see a truck heading her way, not stopping. She froze in panic, unable to move as the vehicle came closer and closer to her. Her eyes grew wide and her mouth went agape, but nothing came out of it. The grip on her school bag's handle had been at its tightest so far that day.

And then, she was pushed, more like tackled out of the way. A second later, the truck went past where the girl was standing a mere few seconds ago. Anzu's eyes were slammed shut and she felt something on top of her. Her eyelids twitched a few times before they slowly opened. Everything was a blur, including the blue and yellow blob on top of her. Two seconds went by before she realized what it was, her rescuer, Jounoichi.

The blonde boy grunted, slowly propping himself up. "Geez, Anzu!" he yelled in a loud tone. "What the hell were you thinking?"

The girl merely stared at him sympathetically. The boy extended his hand towards her. She slowly took it and then he pulled her up on her feet. "Sorry, Jono," she mumbled as he helped her up. The boy's usual smirk then returned. And then he ruffled her hear.

"Don't worry about it," he spoke, voice now holding amusement. Anzu's face scrunched upon contact of Jounoichi hand with her head, but as he rubbed her hair around, a smile faded back onto her face. The blonde teen then turned and began walking back to Honda and Yuugi. Anzu stared for a second before beginning to walk again to catch up with the trio. As she walked across the cross-walk, her eyes drifted to her left for a moment. The pharaoh wasn't there anymore, and neither was the void, only the street with buildings and street lamps were there in the chilly winter breeze as a piece of paper blew across the unoccupied road.

Anzu then fixed her gaze at what was ahead of her; her friends, and walked with the group to Domino High.

This, Ladies and Gentlemen, is MY NEW FANFIC :D

I call it Sempiternal because that's a synonym for 'Time'

Anywho, hope this chapter is enjoyed~ owo

Review for any suggestions, critiques and all? :D

More to come soon o3o

And I'm taking a break from my other fanfics cause some cray cray shit in my life :'D

So yeah -w-;;

Toodles~ ;D