"Hey, Yami, cousin Seto said that there are Indians near where we're moving."

"Yugi, you don't need to worry. Grandpa and I will watch out for you."

"Now you boys better not listen to all your cousin has to say. He just likes to scare you, Yugi."

"Ok, Grandpa. Why are we're moving out here?"

"You boys are growing and I needed to get away from the city. Your cousins will follow later."

"So why not have them come with…"

"Yugi, stop pestering Grandpa with all those questions and things that Seto told you," Yami scolded his little brother. "You're getting to be rather annoying."

Yugi looked at his shoes and tried not to cry. He had always looked up to his older brother, but Yami had never before called him 'annoying'. What Yami had told him hurt. Yami turned back to face the front of the wagon.

Yugi was five and Yami was twelve. They had lived with their grandfather after Yugi was born. Their mother didn't survive Yugi's birth and their father couldn't handle two children on his own. So he left them with his father and disappeared on a stormy night. Yami looked out for his little brother, but right now he was irritated at his brother's questions.

The wagon hit a large bump in the road and Yugi fell out of the back, hitting his head and passing out before he could make a sound. He laid there as the wagon vanished into the distance.

A figure passed by shortly after the wagon had vanished from sight. It saw a small boy lying on the trail and slid from its horse to investigate. Taking note that the boy was hurt, and not a threat, the Indian gathered the boy up and draped him across the back of the horse. He left toward the settlement.


Yami realized that he hadn't heard anything from his brother in a while and looked back to see that Yugi's place was empty. "Grandpa! Yugi's gone," Yami gasped. Solomon pulled back on the reins to stop the horses. He looked back and saw that his youngest grandson was missing. He shook his head, "There's no room to turn around safely and by the time we manage to turn around, there may not be enough time to save him. I'm sorry Yami."

By this time, Yami was blaming himself for not watching out for his little brother. Solomon placed his hand on Yami's shoulder, "I hope that Yugi will find his way back to us soon. He knows where we are headed and we passed a town not too far back."

"Grandpa, can we move there if this place we are heading to doesn't work out for us," Yami asked. "You know, just in case Yugi gets there?"

Solomon nodded, "I'll give this new settlement six months to a year before we head back. If nothing happens there, we'll move to the town we passed a while back."

Yami would be replaying the last words he had told Yugi, before he was lost, over and over for a long time to come.


The Indian reached his village with the boy. He hadn't stirred the entire trip and the brave was starting to worry. He spotted his friend, an adopted member of the tribe and waved him over. The man saw this and started for the brave. He stopped once he saw the small boy. "I'll take him to Mike. She'll take care of him," the man said, "Where did you find the kid?"

The brave pointed in a direction, "He was lying on the trail and there were wagon tracks going away. The little one was sleeping and there were no signs of anyone coming to look for him. I did not feel right leaving a little one behind. Please, Sully, take care of the boy."

"I will," he promised.

Sully gathered the boy up and carried him to Michaela's cabin. He had to stop to rest a few times, but he made it there before nightfall. Matthew saw them and opened the door, "What happened?"

"One of the braves saw this kid lying unconscious on a trail. He said that there were wagon tracks, but no sign of anyone coming to look for the boy," Sully replied. "The brave was concerned for the kid because he hadn't moved the entire time he was with him."

Mike looked at the boy, "He's still breathing, but he's got a bump on the back of his head. He's going to have to stay here."

Just as she said this, the boy's eyes opened, "Yami? Grandpa?"

Mike looked at Sully, "Could you ask the brave that found him if he would permit me to take the boy?"

"Seeing that he has no wife, he may allow for it," Sully replied. "He may even allow it on the grounds that you saved his brother and the chief."

She nodded and went to examine the boy. Sully followed her and noticed that the boy had a very strange eye color. "Mike, is amethyst a normal color for eyes?"

"No, why," she replied. It was then that she noticed why he had asked that. She stared at the boy's face and realized that not only were his eyes different, but so was his hair. She had never seen any one with three different colors in their hair. "Child."

The boy blinked, "My name is Yugi. Where am I?"

"You're in my home, Yugi. Sully brought you in after a friend of his found you," she answered. "How old are you?"

Yugi looked around as he replied, "I'm five. My grandpa was moving me and Yami to a new place and I guess I fell off the wagon. Yami hurt me. He said I was 'noyin'."

"Who is Yami," Mike asked.

Yugi sighed, "Yami is my big brother. His name means 'dark' or 'darkness'. My name means 'game' or 'play'. Grandpa named me and Yami. Yami's always in a mood."

"Do you know what the settlement you were moving to is called," Sully asked him.

Yugi shook his head, "Nuh-uh. All I know was cousin Seto sayin' that there was Indians there. Joey said that they liked to take off with kids like me and Marik told me that the kids are never seen again. Cousins Ryou and Malik and I got scared."

"Do you want to know who found you," Mike asked the boy. Yugi nodded, curious.

"An Indian brave found you on the trail," Sully informed him. "He was concerned that you were hurt really bad. He asked me to bring you here for help."

Yugi's eyes went wide, "Really?"

Before they could say anything, the door opened and a blonde boy entered with a girl. "Brian, Colleen, go wash up and set the table," Mike told the two. "Please set two extra places."

It was them that Brian noticed Yugi, "How long is he staying, Ma?"

"Until his family can be found or the brave that found him takes him in," Sully pointed out.

Brian grinned, "I hope he can stay with us. That way I can be the big brother for once."

"But I already has a big brother," Yugi pointed out. "He's twelve."

Brian looked hurt at the boy's reply. Yugi noticed this, "But I guess you could be a pretend brother. Or my newest bestest friend."

Brian smiled at this, "Ok."

Halfway through dinner, Yugi fell asleep. Matthew noticed this and pointed it out to Sully and Michaela, "I think the little guy's worn out."

"I'll put him in bed, Mike," Sully offered. "After that, I'm going to see if you can care for him."

"Please do," she replied. "If he says no, maybe you can see if Yugi can spend time with you when you come to visit."