Masuki: Welcome back lavish readers.. and stuff.

Misuri: I hope you enjoy!

Prologue:

Many years have passed since the pharaoh Atem and his Host Yugi were roaming the earth. Their friendship grew from one single battle and kept growing. Their friendship parted when the pharaoh left earth and into the Other world. They had defeated darkness and successfully finished the parting ritual, which allowed the pharaoh to move on. They kept in their hearts that the evil wouldn't return, and it didn't, until now. Lying deep within the earth, the Millennium Items were dug up from their hiding spot. Their guardian becoming frantic, he immediately tried to retrieve the stolen items but came to no avail. The items now lie in the latest Egyptian art and artifacts museum, which they will be discovered by someone they didn't intend to see again.

Chapter 1

Yugi Mouto, older now, has lived his life peacefully; never having to worry about being disintegrated, or blown to shreds. It seems so nice, seems so...boring. Yugi sat in his college class hoping to Ra that the lecture would end soon.

His hand instinctively went to his chest where the Millennium Puzzle should have been. He sighed. He missed having the puzzle and his one and only companion Yami to keep him company throughout the day.

His eyes began to stare off into space, clearly not paying attention to the lecture at hand, and daydreamed of his best friend. They were sitting in a flowered filled meadow with absolutely nothing to do but stare at the clouds. They were sitting back to back and leaning against each other.

"Why did you have to go?" Yugi pleaded.

"All things must come to an end Yugi, I had to leave. My time was spent," Yami's voice seemed to echo.

"It's not fair, you're my best friend, and I need you here."

"Be strong Yugi, be strong," Yami's image and his voice seemed to fade away into a now cloudy mist.

"No come back please; I need you!"

Yugi ran after his best friend in his vision, only to find the puzzle lying on the ground. Yugi picked up the puzzle and looked at his reflection in it. Yami's perfectly shaped face stared back at him.

He felt a tear fall off of his face. Yugi had come out of his daydream as quickly as he entered and caught the tear before it could hit his desk. The lecture was over but Yugi couldn't help but feel as if he had changed in some way. As he bent to grab his things, a familiar tinkle of a chain coming down his neck notified him he was wearing something he wasn't before. Something that made his heart skip and his hands tingle. He was wearing the Millennium puzzle again. Filled with joy and excitement he held the trinket in his hands, cradling it very carefully. But a nagging voice told him that Yami wasn't there, he had moved on and it was time he let him go. Yugi ignored the voice and immediately ran to his dorm. His roommate stared at him blankly as he entered the dorm huffing and puffing.

"Dude what's with the rush?" His roommate was a total stoner, well at least as far as he knew anyway.

"There's just some things that can't be explained at the drop of a hat Billy," Yugi said tiredly.

Yugi was tired of his roommate; as a matter of fact he loathed him. He was untidy as hell and smelled constantly of dope.

"Whoa, cool accessory man. Where'd you get it?"

"I'm not sure," Yugi answered truthfully.

He pulled the puzzle off and looked into his reflection. He hoped to see Yami his one true best friend, the one person who truly understood him; but all he saw was himself. Tears welling in his eyes, he acknowledged the truth. Yami really wasn't here he had moved on and it was selfish of him to disturb Yami's peace. The tears dried and Yugi stood up.

"Dude, what's up with you? Are you like obsessed with that thing? What's so special about it anyway?" Billy questioned.

Billy took the puzzle from Yugi and dangled it in front of his face. Yugi became frantic.

"Give it back Billy!" Yugi yelled.

"I don't see anything special about an old rickety trinket, it belongs in the trash," Billy said before he threw the puzzle towards the trash, only for it to light up and Yami to reappear.

Billy's eyes bulged out of his head. He must be really stoned this is some freaky shit.

Yami's eyes scoured the room, for them to land on the one face he was looking for, Yugi. Yami let a smile form on his lips. Yugi, tears welling up a third time, let out a shout of laughter.

"Yami, you're back!" Yugi hugged Yami in his arms, hoping this wasn't a dream.

Yami chuckled. "Yes, Yugi, I am back." Yami hugged him back.

"Whoa, man this is some freaky shit. I'm calling the guys to make sure I'm not stoned half to death." Billy reached for the phone. Yami glanced up and in one fluid motion tripped Billy away from the phone. Yugi's eyes were the ones bulging now.

"Wait wasn't the parting ritual final? How are you back here? Why are you back here? Are you going to need me again," More and more questions filled his mind but Yami silenced them all by the simple answer.

"Yugi, evil has returned and I'm the only one who can help delay it any more than it needs to. There is a girl who has the power to defeat it and she alone can truly destroy darkness forever,"

Yugi nodded. "Where she is? And what's her name?"

"Her name is Misuri, and her other self is Masuki my sworn protector. They both can unite their powers and truly save the Earth from eternal damnation. Yugi, we must hurry, by this very moment evil gets stronger and stronger."

Yugi nodded one last time. "Let's do this."

Yami turned to where they were facing each other. Yugi's eyes met his and he remembered the times they had together. How much fun they were, and how he might be able to feel those times another time. He put his hands out in front of him and Yugi did the same. He closed his eyes letting a little warmth from excitement and anxiety fill his heart while his emotion in his face. Only, he blushed, and then opened his eyes. He didn't know why he felt this way when he was around Yugi, but he knew he was ready to feel it again.

"In the name of the almighty Egyptian God Ra, I command that the bond between host and companion be done," Yami's powerful voice filled the room.

In an instant, a light emanated between their hands and Yami disappeared back into the puzzle where he would watch over Yugi in silence and secret.