Summary: Yugi mourns over the loss of his darkness. When he's finally resurrected, will Yugi be able to admit his feelings to the man? Will the hellish events occuring destroy what's remaining of their shredded friendship? Keep reading to find out.

Pairing(s): Yami x Yugi, Seto x Joey, Malik x Ryou

A/N: Welcome to the first chapter of Come Back. So very sorry about the length of this one. I hate my short writings, but that's how they're truning out lately. Anyway, enjoy my latest fic, Come Back!

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Heartbreak. Unreturned Love. Hatred. Jealousy. Betrayal. All these things lead to pain and heartache. Nothing hurts more than these feelings. One word could destroy your entire world. Love and Hatred. Desire and Lust. Things you must keep in check or they'll consume you and won't let go. Pain and Weakness. Heaven and Hell. All inevitable. The truth hurts, but that's life. Nothing's ever fair. The stabbing feeling within your heart is the most realistic thing that you will ever experience. Trust no one. Live for yourself before anyone else. That's the only way to ever escape the eternal Hell called 'Life.'

Yugi sat outside on the roof of the Kame Game Shop. It's been two years since Yugi or better yet Atemu left to 'the other side'. He always tried to hide his true feelings from his friends, he really didn't want them to worry about him, but every now and then his emotional mask would slip and contradict his actions. The hikari sighed and buried his head into his knees. ' What's the point of me being so depressed? I mean, it's not like there's anything I can do. Your gone and your not coming back.' Tears began forming at his eyes. They stung, and burned him, not just his eyes but his heart. He never wanted to admit it to anyone, but he loved the Pharaoh, and he never got the chance to tell him. What were the chances? Atemu was so smart, so intellengent, but he could never pick up any of the hints that his partner constantly threw out. Don't get any misconceptions, Yugi was happy that his Yami could go back home, he wasn't that selfish, but he still thought that his other had no right to leave him alone. The older man changed his life so much. He changed all his friends lives as well, then he just up and left. Yugi hated that, it wasn't right. The boy looked up and noticed it was almost sunset. He stood and turned to walk back inside of the house, not wanting more memories to flood back into his mind.

Gramps stood at the front desk, stacking some puzzles and other games onto a shelf. Yugi walked pass him waving over his shoulder, not even looking the man in the eye. "See you in the morning Gramps. I'm tired." He faked a yawn and climbed the staircase, leading to his room. "Alright. Goodnight, Yugi." The old mans eyes follwed his grandson. He tried to console the boy many times, but nothing helped. Even though he didn't know what Yugi felt toward his other, he'd always suspected that it was more than mutal friendship. Gramps sighed and continued his work.

When Yugi got to his room he flopped down on his bed. He laid down on his back with his arms behind his head and stared at the ceiling. He was hoping that getting away from the sunset would get the former Pharaoh out of his mind, but it didn't. The memories were everywhere. No matter how many times he tried to get away, no matter where he went in the last two years, the memories haunted him. The truth is that Yugi never wanted Atemu to leave. He wanted to loose their last duel so badly, just to surrender so the Yami would have to stay. But he saw how happy it made the man to be able to go home again. He thought that he would be happy if his love was happy but, things didn't turn out as such. Yugi still loved him, but he hated him for leaving him alone again. He was so torn between his feelings, so torn it hurted. What made him so special out of all people anyways? Instead of his Yami, Yugi could have developed feelings for Tea. But something just drew him to his darker half. The way he talked? How he moved? The faint, gentle touches they shared though their mindlink? What was it? Even Yugi questioned these things. Just then the phone rang, shocking him out of his thoughts. Jumping out of the bed he ran downstairs to answer it. "Hello, Kame Game Shop." Yugi spoke professionally thinking it was a customer. "Hey, Yug!" The familiar voice boomed through the receiver of the phone. "Hey, Joey. What's up?" The blonde shook his head, not that Yugi could see. "Nothing. Just wanted ta know if you wanted to go to da arcade." The boy perked up as a small smile broke out across his face. "Sure Joey!" Joey beamed through the phone. "Great! We'll come get cha at four o'clock. See ya later." Yugi nodded. "Ok. See ya." The boy heard Joey put down the receiver and sighed. He knew his friends just wanted to see his smile again, to see him happy, but he could help but feel that they were just taking pity on him. Yugi shook his head, clearing his mind of negative thoughts towards his friends. He slugged his way to the bathroom and closed the door. After taking a quick shower and changing into his pajamas, the hikari went back to his ran, got into bed and pulled the blankets over his head, crying himself silently to sleep.

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Hiya everyone! Its' me, EarlyDeath...again! Anyways, sorry again it's so short, but at least I'm delivering right? Also...MY GOD!!! I made my Yugi so depressed at the begining. I've never made him sound so sad. Oh well, thanks again you guys for reading my (in my opinion crappy) writing. And for those of you waiting for the next Bleeding Love chapter, it will be out within the next two weeks. Thanks for your patience. Love you all!

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