Hey people this is Akai22878 bringing you yet another AtemxAnzu story. My 3rd if i'm correct :P Anyway, i meant to put this up sometime before Feb 12, but i forgot and then something came up. So... I made this chapter long as an apology... i hope you like it ^^!

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN YU-GI-OH!

Can Dare's Lead to the Truth?

It's a new year in Domino High for the students that attend. And a group of friends Yugi, the shy, timid one of the group who is a master gamer, which sort of makes up for his height and child-like looks along with his crazy tri-colored hair of red, black, and yellow, Anzu, the girl who isn't like others, she is also childhood friends with Yugi, with her chocolate, shoulder length brown hair and blue eyes, Tristan, a tall brunette with brown eyes and oddly pointed-to-the-front hair, and Joey, a tall guy with dirty blonde and brown eyes are off to their school to begin the new year as sophomores. Along the way, Joey and Yugi were talking about the latest Duel Monsters cards and Tristan was trying to get in on it as their female friend watched.

Duel Monsters is a popular card game that is adored by millions around the world. The creator, Maximillion Pegasus, has become rich due to his idea. But what most don't know is that this card game is a recreation of a 3000 year old Egyptian game that almost destroyed the world! But legend has it that a brave and powerful pharaoh ended it and sealed the power away into seven items before he died.

The gang had just arrived to school and went to their homeroom to see who has what class. Before they arrived at the gate to school, Yugi had mentioned that his brother will be coming soon. This made the little guy ready to run a marathon with all the energy he had knowing this.

They had just arrived in room 305 to meet their homeroom teacher, Mr. Sibyl. He noticed them walk in and handed them their schedules and they continued their way to the back of the room.

"Who has PE as the first class of the day?! That's like a crime against humanity!" yelled Tristan who tilted his head back while groaning upward. Suddenly, Joey came up from behind and smacked Tristan on the back.

"You're just mad 'cause you have to deal with him first thing every day!" Joey, Yugi, and Anzu laughed while Tristan hunched over and sighed, thinking of the torture the gym teacher will inflict. "So Yug," said Joey. Everyone turned to him, waiting to see what he'll say.

"Yeah, what's up Joey?" asked Yugi. Joey then came up and put his arm around Yugi.

"So… your brother is comin'?" The group then noticed the sudden gleam in the youth's eyes.

"Yup! He's supposed to be here tonight and starting school tomorrow! So you guys better get girlfriends now while you can." Yugi said while trying to be a little coy.

"Why is that Yugi?" asked Tristan who is sitting on top of his desk now.

"Because, he's a real charmer. You guys won't be able to look at girls with him around." Anzu scoffed.

"Oh please, he obviously is just using that to hide what he's really like. Come on, no guy is that perfect Yugi." proclaimed Anzu. Yugi sighed, here she goes again.

Anzu never liked guys. She found them disgusting and thought they only wanted to get in girl's pants. She believes that guys just make the girl they are with, think they are perfect to manipulate and get what they want. She tends to stay away from guys at all costs, unless they're one of her friends of course.

"We'll see what you think tomorrow Anzu. He's a nice guy though. He has a good heart you know. He is a bit stubborn, and commanding, and… I lost my point…" said Yugi. Tristan and Joey fell on the floor and came back up glaring at Yugi.

"You were sayin' that he's a good guy, man." reminded Joey. Yugi laughed and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Oh yeah! Thanks Joey!"

"Wait, I have a question." said Anzu. The guys looked at her with curious looks.

"Yeah, what is it Anzu?"

"Well, if he's your brother, then why doesn't he live with you?" Yugi looked out the window to the, what just became, cloudy day.

"I'll tell you but… just don't bring it up tomorrow." Yugi's expression became very distant and depressing.

"Yug…?" Joey then backed away a little to give his little buddy some space. Yugi inwardly sighed and turned to them.

"Well, my story is a lot like Joey's. We were separated when we were young. There are some differences like… we weren't in the same country anymore. He was taken with our father and lived in Egypt ever since. And we were… maybe six or seven at the time." Yugi looked down at his desk, trying to calm himself from remembering that day.

"So what happened, if you don't mind me asking." said Tristan. Yugi looked up at them with a weary smile.

"Well, our father… died last week in an excavation. So, gramps told me two days after that my brother would be staying with us from now on. I'm happy really happy I get to see him again. Don't get me wrong, we've kept in contact throughout the years but… I can't wait to see him face to face for once." Yugi then smiled as his eyes showed happiness, glee, and a hint of sadness. That was a very odd mix for the youth's child-like eyes.

"Hey, can we go to your house today to meet him when he gets here?" asked Joey. Yugi tapped his chin while making a 'hmm' sound. He then looked at them with a huge smile.

"Well I don't see why not!" He then looked over to Anzu and saw her slightly confused face. "We'll talk later guys ok?" they nodded and the bell rang. With that, everyone in the room got up and walked out, ready to start the day as Mr. Sibyl stood up and yelled,

"Have a good day everyone!"

First period came and Anzu was stuck in math class. She got the worst teacher for it too! Mrs. Leary, she is a teacher who her senior friend Mai has told her about. Mrs. Leary is boring, can't explain anything well, and just can't keep the attention of her students. Not to mention that it's the first class of the day, so no one is really paying attention in the first place. The only thing Anzu could do without falling asleep was look out the window. She then found herself thinking about the mystery known as Yugi's brother. What's his name? What does he look like?

"Anzu…" said Mrs. Leary.

Is he real like Yugi says or is he a liar like the rest besides her friends?

"Anzu…"

Well, she's going to meet him today. Wait… why is she even thinking of this? Maybe it's because Yugi is her closest friend and never even knew he had a brother until a few days ago. Yugi is one of the most trustworthy guys she knows. She could trust him here… right?

"Anzu Mazaki!" Anzu turned her attention to the teacher, shocked, and a bit frightened.

"Y-yes…?" she asked timidly as the class snickered a bit.

"Good… now that I have your attention again, I would like you to answer this question." Anzu looked up at the board and noticed the problem. It was a simple equation.

40+124X=3X+20

"It's ok if you don't…" Mrs. Leary was cut short by Anzu.

"The answer is 1.652892562x10^-1." she answered dully. Mrs. Leary was dumbfounded at this. Anzu didn't even use a calculator to get the answer!

"Uh… v-very good Anzu." Anzu nodded and went back to her thinking.

"I wonder…"

It's finally lunch time and Anzu found Yugi and the guys at the usual table.

"Hey guys!" they all looked at her and smiled.

"Anzu!"

"We really need a new table you know." Everyone laughed and looked around the cafeteria knowing there aren't any. That is there oldest inside joke yet! "So, how's your day going guys?" They sighed and sank in their chairs.

"Tiring…" said Tristan.

"Boring…" said Joey.

"Slow…" said Yugi and they banged their heads on the table. Anzu giggled at their responses and saw that they had their usual lunches as well.

"Well, why don't you and Joey duel?" Anzu suggested. The three of them brought their heads up fast and ran out the room to the roof. Anzu shook her head and followed suit.

By the time she arrived to the roof, the match had already begun. Yugi and Joey stood on opposite ends and each had a monster out on the field. It's also Yugi's turn.

"Alright, now I summon my Red Gadget to the field and place one card face down to end my turn!" said Yugi. Anzu smiled at Yugi's gamer side. When it comes to games, he was confident. Everything else well… he wasn't. She then wondered if his brother liked games as well. Wait… he's a Mutou, of course he would! Anzu laughed to herself and then saw Joey make his move. He played Panther Warrior in attack mode and played the magic card Scapegoat. Four sheep-like creatures of different colors appeared on the field.

"And… I think I'll end my turn." said Joey coolly, or at least he thought it was. The three laughed and Yugi pulled a card from his duel disk.

"Now I summon my final gadget! I summon my Green Gadget! I place one card face down again and that's all for now." Yugi smiled brightly and they loved that smile of his. It only appeared when playing games. It goes from Duel Monsters all the way down to Scrabble. This kid would always have a smile on his face during a game. He could be winning or losing, but he'd always smile.

They all turned their attention to Joey who is now supposed to make his move. He drew a card and smirked.

"I sacrifice two Scapegoats and my Panther Warrior to summon… Gilford the Lighting! And I activate his special ability! He destroys all your monsters!" Yugi grinned.

"I activate my trap! Stronghold the Moving Fortress! My gadgets are safe due to my Stronghold which is also a monster with 2000 defense points!" Joey was left in awe.

"Damn it… fine! I'll just attack him with Gilford instead!"

"Uh-uh-uh" Yugi shook his finger. "I activate negate attack! It stops your attack and ends the battle phase." Joey muttered that he'll end his turn and Yugi laughed. "Alright, now I separate my gadgets and play Silent Magician Level 4 and play Turn Jump, which has us skip three turns! My magician is now level 7 and I play it in attack mode! I end my turn."

"Yug, why don't ya just attack me?!" yelled Joey.

"Because, it's not all about attacking. You'll see what I mean soon." Joey shrugged and made his move. He pulled a card and ended his turn after he played Rocket Warrior in attack mode. "One turn passed after I played my Silent Magician. He grows to level 8 with 3500 attack points! Hmm… I sacrifice one of my gadgets to summon… Summoned Skull!" Lightning was generated from the duel disks as the monsters shielded their eyes. Everyone did as the lightning became more intense. The sounds of thunder came and frightened everyone. After the light had dimmed, an almost snarl-like sound was heard emanating from a skeletal-like figure on Yugi's side of the field. Yugi looked at Joey and saw he was trembling. "You alright?"

"Y-yeah! J-just hurry up!" yelled Joey. Yugi complied and ended his turn. Joey got tired of waiting and used this as an opportunity to strike.

"I'll use Gilford to attack your Gadget!" A card flipped up on Yugi's side and Joey just wanted to quit when he saw it.

"The card you triggered was Mirror Force! It reflects your attack back at your monsters that are in attack mode!" Joey's monsters were gone and he ended his turn. "I'll attack with Summoned Skull, Silent Magician, and my Yellow Gadget!" All his monsters attacked Joey, leaving him with zero life points and leaving Yugi the victor.

"Good duel." they said in unison. Tristan and Anzu applauded them on a great duel. Anzu took a glimpse at her watch and gasped.

"Guys, we're late for class!" Anzu yelled as she held the door open for them. The guys froze before what she just said registered into their minds and ran through the door going back downstairs to class. Anzu followed, but she walked. They were already late. No need to rush. Sadly, it's only 12; they have… maybe… two more hours of waiting before they are free to leave.

"Well, unlike them… I can wait." thought Anzu as she walked down the stairs and made a direct right into her science class to finish off her day.

It's finally the end of the day and Yugi was literally the first one out and waited for his friends to hurry and get to his house. Anzu was the first he saw.

"Anzu!" Yugi yelled, waving at her to get her attention. She found him and ran over. "Now all we need is…" Yugi was cut short by the sounds of Joey and Tristan.

"Hey Yug, sorry we're late." said Joey.

"Yeah, we could've been here earlier if that dumb, new assistant principle hadn't stopped us." Tristan explained.

"What did she want?" asked Anzu as they all began to walk to Yugi's place.

"She was on our case! Sayin' we're a distraction to da otha students and crap like that." said Joey. Anzu and Yugi looked at them, wanting to ask, but then thought about it and didn't. The two shrugged it off as they began their walk to the game shop.

"So Yugi," began Anzu. The guys looked at her.

"What is it?" asked Yugi.

"How come you never told us you had a brother?" Yugi stopped walking and looked down.

"It never came up."

"Huh?" asked everyone in unison.

"What I mean is… well… I never thought I'd see him again. So the topic just never came up." They all mouthed 'oh' and kept walking in awkward silence. It took them about 20 minutes when they finally arrived at the shop. They saw Yugi's grandfather outside sweeping the front. "Hey gramps!" yelled Yugi as he and his friends ran over to him. (A/N I'm just gonna call him Gramps.) Gramps chuckled and said,

"Well, hello Yugi. Oh, hello everyone." They bowed in respect to him. "Yugi, I will be going to the airport in a few, do you want to come with me?" Yugi thought for a minute, but then came up with a great idea.

"Nah, my friends and I are going to make a welcome party for him!" They all looked at him shocked and then quickly smile. Joey walked over and wrapped one arm around Yugi's shoulders.

"Yeah, you go get him and we'll be here fixing the place up." said Joey. Tristan stepped up next.

"Yeah, we'll bake a cake and clean and stuff." Gramps was then reminded of something and turned to Yugi.

"That reminds me, Yugi, your brother will have the room next to yours like before, so please clean it a little before we get back." They all nodded and Joey and Tristan pushed Yugi and Anzu inside to get started. Gramps looked at his watch and quickly put the broom inside and came out with car keys and a jacket. He walked to his car and drove off as fast as possible with Yugi and his friends waving goodbye.

"Alright, we've got about six hours before gramps gets back with my brother. So, this is how it will go, Anzu, I need you to bake some goodies since you have the highest grade in cooking class." Anzu nodded and went off to the kitchen. "Joey, I need you to decorate the living room and set up some games to play." Joey nodded and left to do just that. "Tristan, I need you to move those boxes to the back with the rest of the inventory since gramps can't."

"Alright, but what are you going to do?" asked Tristan.

"I'm going to fix up my brother's old room." Tristan nodded and left to do his job while Yugi sighed and began making his way to the one room he thought he would never set foot in again. Yugi made his way upstairs, he slowly walked down the hallway, he passed his room and slowed his walking a bit, and his heart began pounding against his rib cage. He was finally there, his brother's room. Yugi reached for the door knob, once he touched it, he felt very nostalgic as old memories flooded his head.

He began remembering how he would come to this room whenever he was scared. How whenever this door opened, Yugi would know that meant his brother was ready to play games. He remembered how, if he was sick, his brother would take Yugi into this room to care for.

After his walk down memory lane, Yugi finally opened the door and saw what was to be expected. The room was very dusty and dirty. No one has been in this room after his brother. Yugi wouldn't let anyone do that. This was the last thing he could use to remember his brother by. It would be a cold day in Hell if he was going to let anyone ruin that! He walked in with a lot of cleaning supplies and got busy. He mopped the floor, dusted the dresser and desk, got rid of the spider webs, put in an air freshener, and made his bed. Right before he made the bed, he looked and saw how it was left. The same way on the day he was taken. The bed was a mess and the blanket hung off the bed a bit, the covers were almost completely taken off, and the pillow was on top of the dresser. Yugi tried to remember what happened when he gasped and whispered,

"He was dragged out…" he trailed off as he remembered that… brutal… morning. Yugi shook his head; that was the past, it's over now. Yugi then replaced the old covers with new ones and made the bed. By the time he finished, everyone else was done too. Yugi went downstairs and saw everyone watching TV unbeknownst to all of them of how much time had passed and that a car had just pulled up. "Hey guys!" they all turned to him and smiled. Joey, however, ran up to him and pulled him onto the couch.

"Yug, we got questions." said Joey.

"Ok, like what?" asked Yugi.

"How old is your brother?" asked Tristan.

"We're twins." They gasped, now there'll be two Yugi's?!

"Uh… oh! What's his name?" asked Anzu.

"His name is…" Yugi was about to answer when the door opened and hearing his grandfather.

"Yugi, I could use some help with these bags!" They laughed a little and ran to the front. Anzu prepared the final goodies and caught up to the guys and were about to get out when someone walked through the door. It was a teenager with Yugi's spiky hair but… he had bangs sticking upwards looking as if he had lighting coming out of his hair. His eyes were the same color purple but held determination and a more mature background to them. He was wearing a black shirt, chocker, dark blue jeans, two belts, dark blue studded shoes, and an upside down pyramid. They watched him enter and put the two bags he was carrying down and stood up. But when he did, he stopped moving. They were all just standing there, a face off basically. The silence was broken by a nervous Yugi as he whispered hoarsely,

"Atem…" The other blinked and whispered back.

"Y-Yugi?" Another moment of silence came until the two brothers began to slowly move towards each other. After a few seconds, Yugi jumped up and hugged his brother as Atem stayed strong and hugged back. "I'm finally home." thought Atem.

Alright, a couple of things... i used Anzu when i really wanted to use Tea but i'm too used to Anzu. Every time i tried to put Tea i ended up writing Anzu so i said screw it i'm just gonna use Anzu. Another thing, i didn't want to use Solomon or Sugoroku because... well... everyone calls hims gramps really... and i was a bit lazy XD! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, please review! :)

See ya next time!:P