-1Name: Immortal Guardians'

Author: Little Dark Keeper

Chapter one: Weird! The Mystery

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-gi-oh

Yugi Moto's music blasted in his ears as he weaved around the pedestrians of the venders street market. He was dressed in a green hoodie and blue jeans. It was normal attire for teenagers his age. But, he wasn't like most in more then one way. His hair stood tall as a star in three colors. Black lined in red with blond bangs. No one knows that Yugi also had a secret that he himself didn't know. Walking in the cold rainy morning he made his way past the subway to the east side of the market. A streak a blond filled his vision when he was pushed to the ground and into the mud puddle. This just happened to be right next to him. Yugi brushed off the dirt to no success. He looked up simultaneously going for his back pocket.

"Please give me my wallet." He whispered in disbelief about to scream he searched for the blond figure. He was already melting into the crowds. But this wasn't America he might have submerged into a crowd. But he submerged into black haired Japanese students. He only stood out more. Yugi chased after the man who had taken his wallet. He followed him to an unsurprisingly dark ally way. What he found was only the first of his fears. The blonde supported an American bandana on his head, blue jeans, and a red shirt. He stood staring at the dead end. Yugi submissively took a step backward just as the mugger turned around grinning like a fool. Returning the stare coupled with a gulp, Yugi eyes widened at the drunken bastard.

"Bandit Keith…" He managed to say with out a waver in his tone. "What are you doing out of jail?" Yugi remembered the fateful night when Bandit shot his grandpa just for some measly change.

"Parole." He laughed crossing his arms. "I'm not going back there YUGI!" He screamed raged filling his eyes.

Yugi stepped backwards almost scared for his life. He didn't want to get hurt again. The last time was enough for any sand person. He could remember the breaking bones as Bandit repeatedly kicked him. He could have died. But, what stopped him? The cops hadn't arrived until after bandit was out of commission. Cleaning his head he took his stance. A Shaky one but it had to do for now.

"I… Want…" Yugi faulted trying to search for his words. "MY WALLET!" He said with false vigor. He sucked in a breath as he issued the death threat. He knew he wasn't getting out of this alive. When the sound of Bandit's maniacal laughter was thrown into the mixture. Bandit threw something at Yugi. Picking up he searched the wallet. "The money?" Obviously this too was quite funny to Bandit. For he let out a shriek of laughter the shook some people from there business. Yugi looked over almost embarrassed that he couldn't handle him self. It wasn't his fault… Was it? Bandit loomed over his tiny pray moving closer to him with each stomp.

"Whatcha gonna do about it midget?" Bandit said in his usual insulting bad grammar. Yugi quaked his fear building as the monster of his nightmares came towards him. Never in his eighteen years had to opportunity to stand up for himself. He ignored the bullies at school. Getting beaten up hadn't been a problem sense Bandit raided his grandfather's store. He was a nerd, just a simple writer who knew a little too much about the stuff in books. No one really paid him any mind anymore. Yugi let out a whisper of a whimper as he stepped back almost into the light. The sun had managed to come out and play. Was that a good sign? Making up his mind he balled his fist glaring at the intrusion. He should have took lessons; anything to prepare him for this. He ran at Bandit with the wind at his side and punched him with all he had. He staggered back ward surprised that bandit flinched. Bandit reached out snatching Yugi by the back of his hoodie.

"Was that supposed to hurt?" With his sentenced finished he flung him against the wall moving in for more. Displeasure filled his eyes as he bent over to stare into Yugi's violet eyes. "YOU'RE DEAD!" Rising more peoples from there shopping. Yugi hand silently snuck past bandit for a glittering metal object. At least he hoped it was more then just shine. Bandit ranted on about how he was gonna crush Yugi into tiny little Moto chunks. When Yugi managed, he gripped the metal pipe. He grinned like a fool mimicking the look his attacker gave him. Bandit was thrown off stepping back just enough. Yugi swung the pipe with his force. What was once a tall man was now a boy cradling his head. Yugi was happy with his swing. Bandit growled in his position.

"You have a thick skull bandit." Yugi got up from his spot on wobbly legs. But that seemed to hold him. "Maybe that is why you always lose." Before the mysterious man cam in and saved Yugi. Bandit's words repeated in a cry for help. 'Why do I always have to lose?' Yugi swung the metal pipe around mocking a gesture he saw the maniac do once. "You repeat your mistakes. If you would have learned from your past. You wouldn't lose so much." Bandit rushed to his feet not happy with the little pep talk. He grabbed Yugi's shoulder pulling him forward and then pushing him away. Yugi gasped falling to the muddy ground. He looked at bandit now on his feet swaying. He didn't to guess when he saw the second glint of the day. It was a dagger tightly gripped in Bandit's hand.

"Why don't we make this fair?" a strange voice echoed in the enclosed space. Yugi looked over barley turning his head at the dagger no pressed against his throat. "I'll kick your ass and you play dead!" The figure was shaded in darkness. But in the little light Yugi saw a tall muscular boy with hair pulled into a ponytail. The leather clad boy moved towards them in quick steps. Yugi watched him as he moved staring up into crimson eyes. Red lined black hair and golden bangs. It was Yugi's devil twin, the twin didn't finch when the focus of bandits crazed wrath was on him. He smirked, standing in front of Yugi and pushing Bandit back. Stumbling to gain his balance bandit quickly rushed the newcomer. Yugi scrambles around searching for the pipe and heads to the entrance of the ally way. Watching the two as the stared each other down. But the looks of it Bandit had managed one attack in the beginning but the twin of Yugi had the upper hand. His moves were swift and calculated. Almost like I had been practiced. Yugi closed his eyes and turned as a sword emerged from its sheath. Bandit panicked and fell to his knees. In one swipe the blood splattered the walls and the threat was silenced. The sound of the sword being put backed into its sheath was all Yugi heard. Yugi felt a hand brush his side. He opened his eyes to look down and saw a hand with money.

"This is yours right?" He asked his voice deeper then Yugi's. Yugi took the money with a shaky hand. "Are you alright?" The twin asked as if he really didn't care. Yugi nodded numbly not daring to look back at the body. But curiosity takes the better of him and he looks to see her is alone. The twin had vanished. Yugi started running through the crowds vanishing amongst them. It was a few hours of mindless walking around that Yugi finally made it home. His head filled with torment and fear. Pushing opened the door to the shop he greets his grand father. Yugi passed him by not wanting to worry him any more then his mind could take. Right now it was filled with the shop going under. Hitting the kitchen he grabbed a soda from the fridge and headed to his room to freshen up. He was muddy and wet. He probably looked bad and smelled like it to. His hair hung low on his shoulders all the gel seeping from it to get away from the wet morning. Yugi growled when he entered his room the mess that was usually clean gave him a chance to crowd his mind. He undressed before taking on that task and walked into the bathroom to turn the shower on. His close flung to the floor like the rest. He looked in the mirror his eyes red from crying. Yugi had been right; No way couldn't grandpa have guessed it. The blood had been washed away but the bruises and scaring remained. They were luckily not that deep and quickly healed and scabbed. He glared at the mirror how could he explain this? How could explain any of it? Yugi showered the hot water running down him felt nice he was freezing after all. He looked amazing, fighting in action that boy. That boy was a super hero. He washed away the feelings of fear, the feelings of guilt and the terror from his mind. Bandit got what he had coming to him. But his mind shifted from those less then sweet thoughts to another one. One thought that simply slide right in and out of his mind like homework.

"Who carries a sword? Let alone one from ancient Egypt?" But that slide right from his mind again as Yugi focused on something else he saw. Something he had barley saw was more like it. A tattoo in graphics unlike ones Yugi had studied in school. But, he wasn't unfamiliar with them entirely. It was that tattoo that got Yugi. On the older ones neck during the fight somewhere; Yugi had glimpsed the ancient Language of Egyptian Hieroglyphics. Yugi mind wondered he wanted to know the meaning of it. He could guess the meaning but that could make anything. But the net would be his best bet. Like waking from a dream he groggily washed his hair shaking the dream phase from him. He stepped from the tub and dressed. After his quick but tidy clean of his room he sat at this desk trying to mimic the drawing. He had almost gotten it when a thought hit him. 'I don't have the net.' He blinked and then like a duh another thought hit him 'I wonder if the library is still open? Yugi smiled turning to the time. He stood and grabbed the paper slipping on shoes and headed out the door. Yugi put on his jacket as he exited the house into the shop.

"I'm going to the Library!" He called almost half away out the door.

"Wait!" Grandpa looked grabbed a list waddling his grandson. "Can you pick up some food?" Yugi nodded grabbing the list and some money. He rushed out the door in seconds leaving his grandpa bewildered.

It was late by the time Yugi returned to his house. His arms filled with bags of food he entered. The place was quite for the most part. 'Grandpa must be in the back.' He headed for the kitchen quickly placing the bags away.

"YUGI!" The voice called from the backroom. Just as Yugi guessed his grandpa was grabbing supplies to restock. Yugi followed the voice the messy room where his grandpa had sent his best friends to work. Malik lugged another box in from the ally way and opened it up checking its contents. Ryou documented counting the items as grandpa unpacked them.

"Um, Hey guys," Yugi rubbed the back of his head. His hair was still limp on his shoulders which caused his friends to stare. "What?" He said innocently.

"Nothing." Malik laughed and continued his work.

"Grandpa you can take a break I'll continue from here." Yugi took his place and stared writing the tallies that Ryou came up with.

"We almost finished." Ryou said with a yawn. Counting was rather boring to be doing for so long. Yugi laughed as he checked the time. "Three hours ago I was a young person." Ryou joked, Malik glared at him playfully.

"Don't steal my jokes."

"You young people and your jokes!" Yugi laughed as Malik playfully hit him. They walked from the backroom locking it up. Yugi ushered them onto the back porch.

"What's up?" Malik asked quietly. Seeing the look turn from happy to serious warned him of impending doom. He knew Yugi brought him back for a quite chat and the scars across his cheek must have been why. Yugi dropped the whole crazy bomb with rewind features for Malik and details for Ryou. They stared in shocked as he started into moving around crazy his eyes growing sad. Ryou slapped his head then retracted his gesture when they both looked at him.

"Sorry continue." Yugi did so with out to much thought to the slap.

"So that's it?" Malik asked gulping down fear' not for his self but for Yugi. "He sliced his neck?" Yugi shook his head wildly.

"I'm not sure." Yugi finally took a seat. "I never saw what happened. For all I know he just wounded him. He didn't see him either afterwards. Didn't dare look at Bandit." Malik stood up and hugged Yugi who hugged him back tears in his eyes.

"He looked like you?" Ryou shook his head. "Bakura will not be happy." Malik and Yugi looked at Ryou questing his words.

"Bakura?" they said in unison. Ryou eyes grew trying to fumble his way out of it.

"It's nothing. " Ryou turned away from them his mind fumbling for anything buyable.

"Why won he be happy?" Yugi asked slowly.

"It's… Well." Malik glared crossing his arms. "It's. N-nothing really. Just a friend. He's protective of me…"

"You're not the one that was…" Malik started pointing a finger at him. Ryou smiled.

"He promised me if my friends needed help he would help them." He finished easily.

"Oh, But he has no reason to be upset none of you knew." Ryou nodded at Yugi's words just trying to get off the subject.

"Yeah he's weird like that." Ryou said slowly, he smiled trying to cover um the fact he was beating himself up for it. Yugi nodded sort of understanding and moved to Malik who wanted the details. His face showed his concern as Yugi walked him through it trying to stay calm.

"Are you positive he looks just like you?" Ryou asked as if he was even paying attention to the story again. Yugi only nodded. Malik paced for a second thinking about it then pointed at the air, usually right in the flirty little way he did things.

"You have a twin!" He stopped then looked a Yugi the angelic boy he was. "An evil one." Yugi wasn't so sure. He did save him after all. Malik sat down to think about it. "You have a brother?"

"I have to have or he's a stalker wanting to be me." Malik couldn't help but laugh which received him a glare from Ryou.

"What? He's so..." Yugi sighed.

"Weak?" he added to Malik's sentence.

"No, No, and No." Malik scratched his head.

"Don't worry about it. " Ryou said. "Why don't you ask your grandfather?"

"I don't want to bug him. He's been so much it might just… No, it's a bad idea." Yugi looked through the glass doors at his grand father who was watching TV. The man did so much for him yet Yugi couldn't repay him. He paced trying to think of a way to figure it out. The Library was closed about now and Yugi couldn't look it up here.

"I know, we can go to my house and look it up." Yugi eyes lit up but it wasn't what Malik said he pulled a print out from his pocket.

"This could help." He showed the drawing of the tattoo he saw and the information on it. "Brother." He said as they read the list. "That's what it says." He pulled his shirt above his head and off. He turned to show his lower back where a tattoo was stamped on him.

"What is that?" Ryou asked touching it.

"It is an ankh and it means life." Yugi turned his head trying to stare at it. "Why do I have it?"

"I don't know but it the way it looks it was created like my tattoo." Yugi blinked almost surprised Malik even mentioned it. When it came to Malik three things were true. He was loud, flirty, and kept to himself with privet matters.

"You're what?" He said staring at him. Marik also removed his shirt and turned to show his own back. Yugi brushed it with his fingertips. Malik blushed, the feeling rose with in him as the fingertips traced his tattoo.

"You have an ankh as well?" He asked then traced the three card like images. "And these?"

"It's cryptic to me." Malik said putting his shirt back on. He didn't face Yugi with his blush still visible. "But, it speaks of the life force to the Guardian Brothers."

"So, what in all its glory what does it read?" Yugi asked sitting down on the bench beside his friends. Ryou didn't need to question; Bakura had more or less gone over it with him when he found his brother. But, he pretended to listen to the topic anyway.

"It says Trinity Gods, The Winged Dragon of Ra, Slifer the Sky Dragon, and Obelisk the Tormentor."

"Rare Duel Monster cards?" Yugi raised his eyebrow in suspicion.

"Also known as The God of Obelisk, Saint Dragon, The God of Osiris, and The Sun of God Dragon. There is a picture of Obelisk holding both dragons by there tails why they fly down wards as if the create a triangle. I can't remember where I saw it though." Ryou said now sort of interested in the topic. Bakura wasn't much of a story teller, as he left most of the story out.

"What else does it say?" Yugi closed his eyes in though picturing the symbol etched in stone. He to have seen that triangle of monsters somewhere.

"The entire text reads. The Light Trinity shines down upon life. Obelisk the Tormentor holds the sun high into the sky as The Winged Dragon of Ra brings the rays of the sun to the Earth and Slifer the Sky Dragon brings the Spirits of the Shadows to the sun. United The Trinity Gods are unstoppable. In Obelisks anger his power is infinite, in Ra's encryption his power is unleashed, and in Slifer's path his enemies are vanquished. Together The Trinity Gods, Seal life in the mortals. The Guardian Brothers. "They all sat silence for a few minuets pondering it all. The words running through there minds.

"I don't get it." Yugi finally said ultimately confused. "What does this have to do with us?" Yugi got up and headed into the kitchen to fetch a drink Ryou followed him quickly helping in gather some food before Malik's stomach growled at him. It was weird; the three had been friends for a long time. They knew each other like brothers and hung out almost everyday together. They knew each other so well they could predict each other movements and next words. Yugi Set the food on the table as Malik followed them in finally UN dazed by his own words.

"I have known these words sense I looked in the mirror to and deciphered the text backwards. But, even I can't figure it out." He sat down at the table look around.

"We need help." Ryou said almost forgetting he had an annoying older brother who knew the tale. As they sat they chatted, more like debated over what it could mean. Yugi just blinked at the suggestion of how to go about figuring it out. His mind was now falling a sleep on him when he remembered something.

"The photo albums!" He jumped from his chair and ran up the stairs. He wasn't gone long when he reappeared with empty hands. "Why would grandpa hide photo albums?" No one had to speak to understand why exactly he did it. Yugi looked around the room to avail when Malik got up. Putting a hand on his friends shoulder with a sigh. Ryou watched with interest when Malik snuggled Yugi with half a grin he then shoved Yugi away in a weird manner and hopped out of the house to the backyard. Yugi and Ryou followed him as he dug through the shed.

"Do I want to know how you knew that?" He asked as Malik handed Yugi a stake of photo albums. Yugi couldn't believe Malik knew where they were. He did something. He knew something.

"Bugger there must be a million of them." Ryou grabbed a stack and sat down. "1960? This is when your grandfather was touring Egypt?"

"I wouldn't say touring. But, yeah this is about the time he got my puzzle."

"HERE!" Malik yelled later when the only sound was page turning. Yugi rushed over careful about the albums and took a look at what Malik was pointing at. All the other two could do was blink as they stared at a picture of Yugi and Malik taking a bath. He never remembered that. He growled as Malik looked lovingly at the picture. "I'll just take…."

"PUT THE DAMN PICTURE BACK!" Malik froze instantly at the sound of Yugi's voice raised higher then normal. He slid it back into place and shut the book picking up another. His mind was completely silent as he planned his attack. The minuets and the hours passed them by as the searched the books only to turn up nothing.

"Pictures half torn pictures, burn, and cut up, pictures that don't show any body. There is something your grandpa isn't telling you Yug." Malik added after hours of silence, he put the last of the books away searching the shed for anything else. He didn't find much but the only hope to there search.

"Look." Ryou said pointing at the picture that had been forgotten. It had a young boy around seven with his hand held tight by and older figure. The picture had been ripped for the most part but there was something still visible. Tri colored hair and gold jewelry.

"Is that a cape? " Yugi stared at the picture. "That's me and…" But before he could finish he was cut off by the over eager Malik.

"That has to be the man you saw. Or something." Malik looked over what could be seen of the background. "In Egypt?" Grabbing the picture Yugi closed the shed and stuffed it into a pocket. He heard something from the kitchen. He walked back in to see his grandpa smiling unaware.

"You should come in its cold out there." Grandpa stared at Yugi as if he was mentally putting a shirt on him. Yugi felt the vibe looking down with a blush he grabbed his shirt from the ground and rushed to put it on.

"Grandpa. We're going to be in my room." He smiled as his grandpa turned around to go help the next costumer he happened through his door. Malik and Ryou followed Yugi to his small room. He sat at his desk putting the picture on it besides the drawing.

"Why are you guys here?" Yugi suddenly asked. Malik giggled sitting on Ryou's lap and kissed him gently much to Ryou's surprise.

"Nothing." Malik said innocently. "We were bored."

"Correction Malik was bored I was painting. AND WHY DID YOU JUST KISS ME?" Ryou stood so quickly Malik fell to the floor in a mess. Malik rose to his feet and the two separated. Ryou used the bathroom probably to sanitize his mouth and Malik tried to look as innocent as possible. He was failing to a horrible degree.

"Why are you here?" Yugi asked again standing to confront his friend.

"I forgot!" Malik ran out of the room dramatically screaming for help. Ryou returned almost the instant he had escaped. With a knowing look in his eyes he explained.

"You see our friend Malik as… Well, this thing for a guy as of late. This guy doesn't even seem to know it. Malik won't tell me who it is either so I can help him. Not that setting Malik up with anyone would be a good idea. But, using the brain that unfortunately the gods gave him he created this fake boyfriend in hopes of making said random guy jealous. Though I'm not sure why anyone in there right mind would think of that as a good plan. "Ryou thought of what he had said already and then finished. " I was in my art room when he dragged me here."

"He dragged you away from your art?" Yugi asked sort of disbelieving. Malik as strong and all but he always resorted to Yugi to get Ryou out of his art room.

"Yeah, he said something so completely random that I looked up for one second. The next thing I knew I was flying down the street at a speed I wasn't sure Malik could run. Judging by his gym grade at the moment." The white haired boy sat down on the bed before looking over a Yugi who was still pretty shocked. Malik on the other hand was walking around the back of the house with an evil grin on his face. He snuck past grandpas who had stared right at him though he pretended he didn't. Yugi stood up heading to the shop at his grandfather's call. Mokuba smiled at him when he arrived and handed him a white envelope with a KC seal on it.

"By decree of me and not my brother. You're here by invited to the Kaiba Halloween ball on Oct 31st." Mokuba waved with his bags filled with items and ran to the limo our front. Seto was leaning against it staring at Yugi with a weird dislike that surpassed anything he had dished out earlier. Yugi turned to walk towards the living room while his grandpa once again locked up the shop. It was getting pretty late so Yugi just sat down on the couch to watch TV with the reappeared Malik. Ryou come around the corner of the stairway to join them. Sitting in front of the TV was less the fun. Honestly it was a total bore nothing was on. But As Yugi watched Ryou doodled on a pad of paper beside him leaving nothing to really talk about. Then there was Malik bounced in front of the TV so into the program he almost goes up and danced with it. He shifted from the screen he was barley seeing anyway to the Malik. He let a lopsided grin slip into to place on his face. He shook his head and returned his thoughts to the stranger from the morning and ignored whatever half backed idea of s show they had been watching. Ryou looked up only to be annoyed by what he saw. The raving lunatic he claims is his friend was doing his best to settle at Yugi's request. But nothing settles the blonde; accept the end of a show. He went back to his doodle that was quickly becoming a sketch. Malik's Tattoo now fresh in his mind plus the tattoos both him and Yugi shared. He stopped and checked out the sketches the lined the page. Something didn't look right. It matched exactly accept for the hieroglyphics surrounded the tattoo. But, where did there tattoos come into play. Or let alone the representation of what the gods were suppose to be doing. Ryou mind slid to another subject something Bakura told him about. The Trinity Symbol is connected to Infinity. His words repeated in his mind like a bouncing ball or at this point a bouncing Malik. He could hear them as if someone much older was telling him. Ryou absorbed his buddies for a second and his mind switched again. The reason he stayed was something Malik had said. 'HE SHOULD BE MY BOYFRIEND!" Ryou mind reeled back to pervious moments. 'Marik was acting stranger then usual lately.' He remembered him ranting about a certain boy for weeks. No one could figure it out. Ryou was positive that he hadn't touched his computer in weeks. Ryou stood slowly and snuck to the stairs. He was luckily not noticed. Ryou headed to Yugi's room and to his desk. The room was filled with darkness from this time of night. He switched the light on the desk and searched it for paper. It was small and very much like you in its tidiness. He grabbed a stack of blank cards from the left drawer and stashed them in his pocket. Ryou took a quick look around; the closet was open and almost brimming with dirty clothes. He couldn't imagine that Yugi would ever not do his laundry but the proof was in the closet.

"But, his sudden dirtiness proves to be useful." Rummaging through his closet he grabbed a few select choices. He was going to turn the sweet little Yugi into a cat walking diva. "Bakura was right for once. This is fun." He folded the clothes on top of the clothes that worked just as well. The other he stashed into the dirty laundry that he knew Yugi would never look through.

"Matchmaker, Matchmaker makes me a match…" Ryou sang silently to himself. A few minuets of tidy cleaning to erase his presents from the room and to hand printed cards of romance. Ryou was ready to go back down. But, there was a snag in his plan. Footsteps clue him in that someone was going to catch him. He grabbed the tattoo Yugi had drawn and started sketching. How close he came, he breathed a sigh of relief when he looked innocently up at Yugi. Where Marik? Leaving him alone was never a good idea for long. At least not with Yugi's baby pictures in view of the living room. Yugi look pale and almost warn out. 'Was he chasing Marik around?' Ryou could only laugh that was surprisingly out loud… He stopped abruptly with sympathy written on his face.

"What did he do this time?" He asked Yugi. Yugi walked to his desk and at the laundry he was no to tired to clean. Something Ryou had been counting on the entire time.

"He has my baby pictures." Yugi said fatly.

"More then one? What does he need them for?" He said standing up to pat Yugi on the back. His hint bypassed the younger one as Ryou predicted it would. It was rather subtle. 'At least he could have done is thought about it.' Ryou made a groaning sound in his head moving to look Yugi in the eyes. He chocked back his laugher. His face showed he was amused but he couldn't over come it. The stunned tri colored hair boy almost glaring watched the boy.

"I'm sorry you just look so… "Adorable." The now exhausted teen just threw himself on to the bed with a groan.

"Evil." He muttered through the pillow. Ryou smiled.

"Where is Mr. Evil?"

"He went home. Other wise he would be dead." Ryou laughed again.

"I'll leave you to your misery. Alright?" Yugi nodded. "You don't need me?" Ryou was more then happy to leave though he wanted to make sure Yugi was alright.

"I'm not that miserable." Yugi gave Ryou a hug before he left him.

Thanks: Thanks to Kenny who helped me write the first one. Thanks to created of Yu-Gi-Oh For the story line of Yu-Gi-Oh that helped me peace together this one.

More: Chapter Two is being rewritten as… I end my typing. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW