This is the prolouge of the story obviosly. I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!.
It had been a few months since Atem passed away. During the first time period Yugi was suffering from great depression. He didn't go to school for a few weeks, and avoided speaking to all of his friends, even when they came to visit him. It just wasn't the same without the Other Yugi. He missed his other part of his soul a lot. He just couldn't handle the internal emptiness in his heart. He longed for his presence, and his kind words. Yugi locked himself in his room and refused to go out or eat. He gave his grandfather a hard time worrying for his well being.
However after a few days Yugi started to eat small bites of the food that his grandfather left him, and he moved around more comfortably in the house and the game shop. Followed by a few days he let in his visitors. Jounouchi was maybe the happiest of them, and kept hugging Yugi. Honda was happy to see him finally too, but he was a little more patient with Yugi. Anzu was smiling at Yugi too but her eyes were betraying her sadness and tears thretening to fall down her cheeks. Even Kaiba and Mokuba came to check up on him, which for Yugi was surprised but greatful.
Short after Bakura came to visit him, who insisted to call him Ryou from now on, since he thought that the name 'Bakura' always reminded him, and other people, to his other half, and he also said that they were close enough now to adress him this way. When he was sure that no one was listening he also told Yugi that he understood how he felt. He, for some wired way, felt empty and lonely, claiming he somewhat missed his darker half's presence too, and he told Yugi that he can talk to him anytime about it if he ever needed to. This whole conversation ended with Yugi bursting out in tears hugging Ryou close, who instantly returned the action, he himself allowing himself to cry at the presence of his friend.
Yugi also exchanged emails with Malik, who was in the same situation as him. They talked a lot about Egypt and culture too. Soon enough they got close enough to talk on the phone. Malik literly phoned him every other hour, which Yugi was thankful for, knowing, that he was still something with out his Yami. Malik mentioned him that he had some problems with handeling anger, becouse his Darkness didn't take the negative emotions from him. He also complained to Yugi about his sister who made a great fuss out of this. She sent him to countless psychiatrists, and sorts, which he was really anoyed about.
After Yugi finally calmed down in the first few weeks he was ready to go to school once again. Everything was the same after. The group of friends hung out all the time, they meet with old friends, like Mai and Otogi. It was safe to say that everything was back to normal. However Anzu seemed a bit more distant.
I deeply apoligize for the short chapter, but this is just the prolouge, so be patient and wait for my next update. ;)