Disclaimer. I do not own will be a very long story. I will write it in Chapters. So each one I submit will be one chapter. Though depending on how long the chapter I might break it up into parts.
I am a puzzleshipping fan but I'm not one for Yaoi. If you have any ideas for my story just make sure to comment.
(_switching perspective_,/Yugi's link/ /Yami's link/,'thoughts')
Also, I have read a lot of Fanfics. So if something I wrote looked familiar to your story please let me know if it bothers you. I'll make sure to delete it and write something else.
A small boy sat at a desk in his room. He was around sixteen but was so short people thought he was ten. He mumbled to himself.'What's wrong with short people?' He wore a blue jacket zipped open and a white T-shirt underneath. He wore simple sneakers. His pants were blue like his jacket. In fact it was his school outfit. He didn't really wear anything besides that and his Pjamamas. The boy's name was Yugi Motou.
He had no friends except for a girl named Anzu. He was often bullied and Anzu was the one who stood up for him. Secretly Yugi had a crush on Anzu, but he would never tell her that. Yugi touched his cheek, wincing as it stung. His body hurt all over from a recent beating by a thug named Ushio. Ushio was well know for being a brutal bully and demanded cash. Ushio loved money. Yugi sighed, glancing at the golden puzzle he was putting together. His grandpa, Sugouroku Motou, had told him some dark secrets about the puzzle. Many people who have tried getting their hands on the puzzle(also know as the millennium puzzle) have died. One researcher had said with dying breath,"The shadow games".
The puzzle was from Egypt and was about 3,000 years old. Sugouroku said he found it in the Valley of the Kings. When he found it, it was in a golden box with hieroglyphs covering the outside. Inside, was the millennium puzzle, all broken up into pieces. Yugi's grandpa had tried selling it, but Yugi insisted that they keep it. He felt something was special about the puzzle, and wanted to solve it. Sugouroku had given it to him, saying that no one has ever solved it. Yugi was determined to be the first.
Yugi's bruised arm ached. His whole body ached. He remembered the time he was at school trying to fit more pieces in at lunch, when two boys named Jonouchi and Honda walked over. "What's up porcupine head?" Taunted Jonouchi. He called Yugi that because Yugi had wildly spiky hair. It was black with a red edge all around. He also had five pointed bangs. Two on either side of his face and a little one in the middle. Yugi sighed. He knew what was coming next. Jonouchi and Honda often picked on him, calling him a wuss and telling him to be more like a man. Jonouchi picked up the golden box, lifting the lid to see what was inside. He frowned. "Boring!"he said. Without Yugi noticing, Jonouchi quietly slipped a piece of the puzzle into his pocket before closing the lid and turning to Yugi.
Yugi stood up, glancing at Jonouchi nervously. He held out a hand. "Um, um, please give it back. It's very important to me." Jonouchi smirked. "If you want it back then fight me for it." He tapped his chest, indicating where he wanted Yugi to hit him. Yugi shook his head, blond bangs swaying. "I don't want to hit you." Jonouchi frowned."C'mon wuss. Hit me!" Yugi was silent. "DO IT!" Yugi shook his head yelling,"I hate fighting!" Jonouchi stuck a finger in his ear. "Ouch. You've got no guts." He tossed the box to Honda, but before he could catch it Anzu came in and snatched it. Yugi smiled. "Anzu!" She smiled back. Anzu gave the box to Yugi and turned to glare at the boys. They backed away. "W-We'll be back! Meddling girl!" Then they ran out the door.
Yugi sat back down at his desk, clutching the box close to him. He smiled up at Anzu. "Thanks Anzu!" She nodded. Anzu pulled up a chair and sat beside him, staring at the box curiously. "You know Yugi, I've been wondering, what's in that box?" Yugi's fingers curled over the box in response to that question. He scolded himself. 'Anzu is the one person I can trust with this. I think it'll be okay to show her.' He glanced at her. "If you keep it a secret I'll tell you." Anzu turned serious. "All right. I won't tell." She whispered. Yugi took the lid off, revealing the glittering puzzle pieces. "It's a puzzle! You put all the pieces together. I don't know what'll look like though. I've been trying to solve it for the past eight years. It's really hard." "Wow." Anzu said simply.'Eight years? That kind of devotion is rare.' Yugi picked up one of the pieces, studying it."I've made a wish on the millennium puzzle." Anzu raised an eyebrow. "Oh? What do you wish for?" Yugi blinked at her and blushed. "Nuh uh. It's a secret. I can't tell you. Otherwise it won't come true."
Yugi shook himself out of his memories."What do I wish for hmmm?" He put more pieces in, the gold parts clinking softly. He remembered Ushio asking him to follow him behind the school. Yugi was shocked to see a brutally beat up Jonouchi and Honda slumped against the brick wall. Jonouchi turned his head slowly to Yugi. "Yugi, you bastard. Are you happy now?" Yugi stared at him. "No! Why would I...Ushio? What did you say to them?!" Ushio had laughed, saying they were bullying Yugi so he decided to punish them. He told Yugi he would be his bodyguard. Yugi had stepped in front of Ushio, trying to shield the two unconscious boys and telling him that they were only trying to toughen Yugi up. Ushio started laughing, then assaulted Yugi too. "Haha. Look at you! Trying to be heroic. Look kid, I want money. Bring me 200,000 yen or you'll be sorry!" Ushio held up a knife, looking at Yugi creepily, then chortled and stalked away.
Yugi frowned. "Dang Ushio." He put more pieces in. The puzzle was starting to take shape of an upside down pyramid. For the next few hours, he worked on the puzzle. Solving the puzzle always calmed him down and distracted him from daily troubles. Yugi blinked, staring at the pyramid. He only had a few pieces left. Exited, he worked harder, the pieces clinking as the slid in.
Inside the millennium puzzle, a weary head lifted, listing to the faint clinking noises. The mysterious person opens his eyes, his vision blurry. The spirit focused on the noise, realizing someone was solving the puzzle. Faint bursts of power coursed through him whenever another piece went in. The spirit had heard snippets of conversations, about a boy named Yugi solving the puzzle and his grandpa Sugouroku who gave it to him. He levered himself into a sitting position, feeling more aware as he sensed the puzzle was almost finished. A tingly feeling erupted, and a wave of emotions hit him. But these feeling were not his. They were Yugi's. He guessed because the puzzle was almost finished, a faint connection had been established between his mind and Yugi's mind. The spirit sifted through the emotions, alarmed and concern at what he discovered happend to the boy. Yugi had been beat up and asked for money. Yugi was feeling lonely because he had very little friends.
The spirit felt an urge to protect this boy, and punish those who hurt him. The boy had spent eight years on the puzzle, never giving up. The spirit smiled, admiring Yugi's determination. He tilted his head, hearing Yugi say in his mind that he wished for friends. A wave of loneliness hit his senses. He frowned. He wanted Yugi to be happy. He focused for a second, concentrating on sending a comforting emotion to the solver of the puzzle.
Yugi jumped, feeling a sense of comfort tickle the back of his mind. He stared at the puzzle sitting innocently on his desk. He frowned, then continued to work on his treasure, talking to it. "Man. Sitting on the back of a shelf for so long must've been so lonely. Well, don't worry, I'll be your friend." The puzzle emitted a sort of content feeling. Yugi smiled at the puzzle. He only had one more piece left. Yugi reached for it, gasping as it wasn't there. "Where is it?! Where did it go? No no no no!" He scrambled out of his chair, searching desperately for the missing piece. Yugi yelled." Where is it?"
The spirit had been lost for words when Yugi told him he'd be his friend. Then he had smiled, the urge to protect this boy growing stronger. Suddenly, panic rushed through him. He heard Yugi yell,"Where is It? I've lost the last one I needed to complete the puzzle!" The spirit stood up, gasping, wanting Yugi to find it. How was he supposed to protect the boy if the puzzle was never finished? The spirit paced around the labyrinth of the dark room he was contained in. Then he noticed a door. He opened it and stepped into a hallway. A flurry of emotions assaulted him. The link was much stronger out here. The spirit then heard an elderly voice speaking. It was Yugi's grandpa. He surprised Yugi with the last piece. Yugi thanked his grandpa as he left. Then he put the last piece in.
The spirit gasped, feeling power rushing through his being. He decided the first thing he would do is posses Yugi then pay Ushio a visit. He felt a tugging sensation and reacted immediately. He pulled at the sensation, trying to get Yugi's soul to enter the puzzle so he could come out. He felt a resistance shying, so he sent soothing emotions toward Yugi. The resistance paused, and he tugged harder. There was a jerk, then a yelp, then a bright light settled against the wall, forming into a sleeping Yugi. The spirit felt himself rushing foward, entering the boy's body. As soon as his awareness came back, the spirit yelped with sudden apparent weight and fell down to the floor. He lay there for a second, emitting a low groan. It had been a long time since he felt the weight of his body. He opened his eyes, his vision blurring. He slowly sat up, marvelling at the feeling of muscles moving beneath his skin. The spirit breathed in and out like there was no tomorrow. It felt good to finally breath again. To live again. He placed a hand over his chest, feeling Yugi's heartbeat thump steadily. The spirit tried to stand up but he wobbled and sat back down. He surveyed the room with interest.
A bed lay to one corner and a desk stood by the window. The ceiling had a skylight, so you could see the clouds passing by. The spirit blinked. Everything was so new to him. 'How long was I contained in the puzzle?' He sighed, realizing he couldn't remember anything.
End of Chapter one Part one.