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Lifeshipping: mentioned
Conquestshipping: mentioned
Childshipping: mentioned
Yugi woke up in a panic the next morning, looking around the room as if he was expecting to jump out and attack him. Was it all a dream…?
He swore he remembered hearing someone talk to him telepathically last night. But that wasn't possible was it? He knew that even Ishizu didn't know why they were able to communicate like that. Then again, the whole Ishtar family was able to do magic on some level. The most advanced one was Malik, and then it was Ishizu, Kisara, and Odion. Malik was able to possess people's minds and control them while Ishizu was able to see the future, or at least a possible future. Odion and Kisara only a little bit of magic power that only allowed them to sense the power inside other people. Ryou with his Millennium Ring was able to lead him anywhere that he wished to find, sense and feel others emotions, and use a small amount of shadow magic. Amane wasn't able to talk telepathically, but she was an anchor for Ryou and able to cause the illusion of pain or make people see their worst fears or memories.
Other than that, Yugi didn't know or hear anything about anyone being able to use shadow magic. He knew he had to have been dreaming. There was no way that someone else was talking to him telepathically. It was definitely a dream, Yugi. You must've been more into the story of that book than you thought and started dreaming of people talking mind to mind. Pull yourself together and go to the store to buy the groceries for dinner tonight.
I find it amusing that you think me talking to you like this is a dream. A deep voice said amusingly. It was the same voice from last night!
Who are you? And how are you able to talk to him like this? Yugi asked. If this person was dangerous…
Dangerous? Your imagination is certainly something else, Little Light. The voice chuckled. He was laughing at him! Whoever this person was thought the whole situation was funny.
Yugi huffed and crossed his arms, shaking his head, wishing he could wake up from this dream. "You're not real," he said out loud. "I don't hear someone else's voice in my head and I'm not talking to them either." He stood up and stretched. "Maybe I can call Ryou and see if he can take me to the store."
I find your reactions amusing. Do you really think I'm part of your imagination? The voice asked him.
The small boy decided not to answer, guessing it was insanity taking over. "I guess I better stop reading those books before bed. They must be making me think that I'm hearing someone," he tried to lie to himself. He closed his eyes and focused on creating a barrier in his mind. He, Ryou, Malik, and Ishizu had practiced on each other and were able to create barriers so that at least Ryou wouldn't be able to sense their emotions at least. His poor friend had a hard time functioning on the outside world with being empathic unless he was with Yugi, Malik, Ishizu, Odion, or his sister Amane.
He made sure his mental barrier was up before he walked out of his room, forgetting that he left his window opened.
Yami smirked, as he saw the boy leave his room without closing the window. He took the opportunity to go in and explore. The room was small, well small compared to what Yami was used to. There was a large shelf filled with books on ancient Egypt and all the myths of dragons. So that's what he and his people had been reduced to? Myths and fairytales? All their hard work to save this world to keep the darkness from consuming it, and this is what they got? He didn't know if he should be appalled or enjoy the fact that he was able to feel appalled.
Then again, there were so few dragons left in the world. Perhaps it was better that they were unknown. He walked around the room, seeing the desk covered with books, papers, and those cards that he'd seen Yugi with at the café. He noticed the manufactures name, seeing Kaiba Corp. as the creators of these cards. So that's what the Kaiba brothers had been doing? They had been giving people a history lesson and no one knew it.
He looked around the room more, smelling Yugi's scent everywhere, orchids. He heard Yugi approaching the room and disappeared before he could see him. Yami knew he couldn't just appear like that to the young boy.
"Soon, Little Light, we'll meet again," he whispered. He walked away, heading towards Kaiba Corp. It had been a while since he last saw Set and Seto. Probably five centuries ago. They weren't really social to begin with and losing their emotions only made them even more antisocial. But now…maybe Yami could convince them there was still hope left. He would have to contact all his comrades and tell them what has happened. This could at least give them the hope that all of them had been waiting for.
He saw Mokuba unlocking the door to his home. "Mokuba," he called out.
The black-haired boy looked at him and gave him an attempted smile. "Yami, what a surprise," he greeted. "I didn't think I would see you this soon. And looking so…happy." He looked at Yami like he was trying to figure out a puzzle. "Why do you look like that? If I had feelings, I'd be freaking out right now."
He chuckled, almost scaring himself when he did so. It had been two thousand years since he felt anything. Now everything felt like it was coming at him all at once. "I have something to tell you and your brothers. Are they here?"
Mokuba nodded, letting him inside. "All of my brothers are here today," Mokuba told him as they walked further in. "I finally convinced Set and Seto to take a break today, though they don't really need it. Can't really tell when they're tired."
Yami saw all of the other Kaiba brothers in the living room, Set was watching the news. Noah and Seto were near the window playing chess. "Hello, my comrades. It's been a long time," he greeted.
Seto took a second glance at him before resuming his game. "More like not long enough," Seto muttered. "What brings you out of your hole?"
"Something that all of us have been wishing for," Yami replied seriously. "Something we've wanted for two thousand years…" He let them see his memories of the past twenty-four hours, letting them see that he'd found his mate.
"Yugi is your Soul Mate?" Mokuba asked.
He nodded. "Yes, I met him after you and Noah left yesterday. He and Tristan were playing some game called Duel Monsters and I wanted to see. After he introduced himself, I began to feel and see in colors."
"So…does this mean that you can defeat Zorc should he ever come back?" Mokuba asked.
"Our light wasn't strong enough to actually destroy the darkness," Set told him. "We took a chance that we might live like this forever, but it was said by Priestess Isis that we would meet our mates when the darkness rises again. Beings made of pure light that would give us the strength to defeat him once and for all."
"But that means Yugi alone won't be enough when the prophecy comes to fruition, doesn't it? Noah asked as he continued playing chess with Seto. "The gods are finally giving back what was lost, but does this mean we'll have to fight now? Will it be another two thousand years before one of us finds our Soul Mate? If Zorc's minions were to attack now and revive him, we would not stand a chance with just one light."
"Noah's right," Set said. "None of our kind would've lasted this long. Especially since all of you went through this alone, unlike Seto and I. We at least had Mokuba and Noah to share their emotions with us while the rest of you were either alone or travelled together. Though I fear for Marik and Bakura's sanity more than any of us. Those two were already close to the darkness before they gave up their light."
Yami nodded, his heart feeling heavy at the thought of those two. He only hoped that once he managed to get in contact with them that they wouldn't give up. "Do you know any way to contact them? I haven't talked to them in…three hundred years. The last I heard from them, they were living in Egypt in the ruins of the kingdom."
"Then contact Mahad," Seto suggested, moving one of the pieces on the chess board. "Check mate."
"Why would Mahad be able to contact them? He hasn't seen them any more than I have," Yami told him. "What is he going to be able to do?"
"He living in Egypt," Set answered. "We do keep track of our comrades when they want to be found. Though none of us knew Marik and Bakura were living in the ruins. Why are they living there?"
"Because…they thought it was the best place for them to be away from populated areas," Yami replied, seeing the brothers look at him. "They were much closer to the darkness than any of us realized. Both them decided to seal themselves away in the ruins."
"Hn, and you were okay with the two deadliest psychopaths staying together in a ruined kingdom?" Seto asked. "How did you know the two of them would be okay?"
"The world hasn't ended, has it?" Yami countered.
Mokuba shook his head. "True, but you didn't go check up on them to make sure they were okay?"
Yami shook his head. "No, both of them said they'd be on their best behavior. And I told them if they weren't, I'd have no choice but to banish them to the Shadow Realm."
"I see, but now you need to contact Mahad and tell him to get those two and bring them here," Set told the former pharaoh. "If they see that you found your Soul Mate, maybe they won't give up."
"One can only hope…," Yami whispered as he dialed a number on his cell phone that Mahad had sent to him a few years ago. He remembered asking his friend why he gave him such an item as he didn't need it. Mahad told him that they should try to fit in with the modern times and that talking telepathically from long distances took a lot of energy.
"Hello…?"
"Mahad, its Yami. There's something I need you to do…"
"Really? Someone else was talking to you like that…?" Ryou asked his friend.
Yugi nodded, putting two bags of chips in the cart. He'd called Ryou for a ride to the store and his friend had agreed since Amane was at work. "Yes. I feel like I've heard his voice before, but I'm not sure. I closed my mind off so he wouldn't talk to me anymore. But I know this isn't the last time I'll hear from him. What do I do?"
The white-haired boy shrugged, looking just as lost as he was. "I don't know, Yugi. You should tell Ishizu about this. She's the only one who might be able to help. Then again, maybe Malik can track him down. If I could see what he looks like then I would be able to use my ring to track him down. But I'm useless until then."
"I wonder where I've heard his voice though," Yugi mused as they walked through the ice cream aisle. "I swear I've heard him before, but I can't remember where. But I sense that he has a lot of power. I just know it."
"But you're no slouch either," Ryou pointed out, grabbing a half gallon of vanilla ice cream. "Maybe if he contacts you again, you should use that connection to locate him. Or try to see what he looks like. If you can at least get an image of him then I can just look into your mind and use my Millennium Ring to locate him."
Yugi sighed as he grabbed a half gallon of cookies and cream ice cream and a chocolate one. "I doubt it'll be that easy. I'm sure this guy knows I'll try something to find out who he is."
"But he won't expect me or Ishizu and Malik. Keep your mind open for the three of us and when we're able to, we'll try to break his barrier," Ryou told him. "It's the only thing I can think of."
Yugi was about to reply, but accidentally ran into someone. "I-I'm sorry!" he apologized, looking up at the person. "Yami…?"
The older man smiled down at him. "I'm surprised you remembered my name."
"I'm sorry for running into you. I didn't see you there," Yugi apologized again.
Yami waved his hand uncaringly. "It's alright, it was an accident. What are you doing here?"
"Shopping for food for a get together with my friends," Yugi replied, turning to Ryou. "This is my friend, Ryou. Ryou, this is a friend of Mokuba, Yami."
"It's nice to meet you," Ryou said with a polite bow.
Yami was surprised how much the white-haired boy resembled his comrade that he couldn't but say his name. "Bakura…?"
Ryou immediately looked at him with suspicion and took a small step back. "How do you know my last name?"
"I'm sorry," Yami apologized while shaking his head. "You look so much like my friend, Bakura." Then he realized what the boy had asked. "Did you say last name? Bakura is your last name?"
The white-haired boy nodded, looking at him with suspicious eyes. "Yes. My name is Ryou Bakura."
"I see…," Yami mused. "But I apologize. My friend's first name is Bakura. You two do sort of look like alike, except he looks older…" And more sadistic and evil. He thought, but he didn't need to say that to them. The boy did look like his friend except shorter and smaller in build. Bakura was built with wiry muscles and had a scar below his right eye. The only thing these two had in common were the pale white skin, white hair though Bakura's hair was more wild, and the brown eyes, though Ryou's eyes seemed a little lighter.
Ryou relaxed a little, but still remained a little wary. He noticed that he couldn't read the man's thoughts even when he tried. "I supposed there are people out there with the name Bakura, first or last." He also noticed that the man did look a lot like Yugi except older and more mature. Plus, the dark ruby red eyes were much more different than Yugi's amethyst gaze.
"That's true," Yami said then looked down at his mate. The boy looked just as stunning as he did last night. He was still wearing the jacket, but he had the hood down this time and now Yami could see his face even better.
"Are you okay? You seemed…troubled last night when you left the café," Yugi asked.
The older man nodded. "I'm fine. I was just…taken by surprised about something. But I assure you, I'll be okay. "Were you able to get home okay? I remember you were waiting for your friend to pick you up." He already knew that his friend came to pick him up, but Yugi hadn't seen him when he left. Now, he just needed to slowly get close to his mate. If this had been back in the old times that Yami was raised in, he would've simply claimed the boy already. But this was a new era and those laws were long forgotten as if they never existed.
"Yes, my friend came shortly after you left," Yugi replied. "But are you sure you're okay?"
"I'll be fine," Yami assured him.
"Yugi, we should finish shopping so we can get to your house and start cooking," Ryou reminded him quietly.
"Oh, right. Sorry, but we have to hurry. It was nice seeing you again," Yugi told the older man and bowed in apology.
Yami couldn't help but smile at his little mate. How he wished he could just take him away from her. Good things come to those who wait…he told himself. It was when he looked his mate over again that he noticed something. "That's a strange pendant…"
Yugi looked down at the Millennium Puzzle that was hanging around his neck on a chain. "Oh this? My grandfather gave this to me when he was exploring a ruin in Egypt. It belonged to Pharaoh Yami when he was the ruler. I managed to put it together a few years ago."
The former pharaoh felt his heart drop in panic. How had humans gotten into the ruins? How did they get passed Mark and Bakura? And Mahad as well? How could humans have gotten the Millennium Items? His comrades surely would've stopped them, right? He looked over at Ryou and also noticed another item. "The Millennium Ring…"
Ryou looked down at his pendant then back at him. "So you know about the Millennium Items? My father found this when I was little and gave it to me."
"Those items didn't burn either of you?" Yami asked them.
Yugi looked confused. "Burn us? Why would the items burn us?"
"It was said that those with no pureness in their souls would be burned by the items," Yami explained. "And do you know why they were created?"
"Well, I've read the myth stories on the Millennium Items and it was said that they were needed to seal a great evil that had threatened to consume the world in darkness," Yugi answered. "But those are just myths."
"We really should get going, Yugi," Ryou reminded him again.
"Oh yes! I'm sorry, Yami, but we really need to get going," Yugi apologized.
"It's fine. Go ahead and finish your shopping. Perhaps we'll see each other again and we can talk about the Millennium Items more," Yami said.
The smaller boy sighed. "I really am sorry, but you're right. I'm sure we'll see each other again," he said, smiling at the older male. "Especially if you and Mokuba stop by the café once in a while. I'm sure we'll meet again."
"Until then, be safe," Yami told him then walked away from the two teens. He noticed that the white-haired boy was still looking at him suspiciously and didn't say anything as he and Yugi walked off. He tried looking into the boy's mind, but like Yugi, the boy had a strong barrier. If he tried to break it, Ryou would know. Seems there was more to Yugi and his friends than meets the eye. He could only wonder what the rest of his friends were like.
"You plan on seeing that man again?" Ryou asked his friend as he helped his friend cook dinner. "He seems suspicious to me…"
"Well, he's a friend of Mokuba and Noah," Yugi pointed out. "And they're not so bad."
Ryou frowned a little. "I don't know. I feel like something is…off about him."
"Off about whom?" Ishizu asked as she walked in the kitchen. Instead of her usual straight hairstyle, her hair was pulled back into a loose braid which was probably Kisara's doing and wearing a casual long blue dress that matched her blue eyes. "You seem troubled, Ryou. Is something wrong?"
"Ishizu, what do you know about the Millennium Items? Are they supposed to burn anyone that grabs them if their soul is not pure?" Yugi asked.
She started cutting a tomato after rinsing it and answered. "I do remember reading somewhere that people with absolute darkness in their souls couldn't hold the items since it would burn them. But of course, it's just a myth. Why do you ask?"
"I had never heard of that story," Yugi told her. "And the reason why the Millennium Items were created was to seal a great evil, right?"
"Yes," she replied. "But that little piece was lost and no one knows exactly what that evil was. I'm hoping on this next expedition, I'll be able to find some answers."
"You're going on an expedition? When are you leaving?" Yugi asked.
"In about two months," she answered. "Odion will stay here with Malik since he has school. I don't know when we'll be back. The ruins we're going to is big. We might actually be able to find something about Pharaoh Yami instead of these myths. I know we'll find something…"
"Did you see it? In a vision?" He knew she would be able to see something thanks to her Millennium Necklace that allowed her to see into the future. Though she admitted the future she saw could be altered if a different decision was made. It also gave her visions of the past if she were to touch an artifact from then.
"The vision was very blurry," she replied. "I saw myself in the ruins yet when I tried to see who was with me, the vision ended."
"Don't worry, dear sister," a voice said from the living room. Malik walked in the kitchen, leaning on the counter near his older sister. "We know you'll be okay. You've gotten yourself out of bad situations before. But I doubt anything will happen."
"Hey! Is the food ready? I'm starving over here!" Joey shouted from the living room.
Mai snorted, rolling her at him. "What a mutt."
"Who are you calling a mutt, ya prissy witch?" he shouted at her then an argument between him and Mai began while everyone either ignored them or watched in amusement.
"I guess we better hurry up," Yugi said with a laugh. Right now he would push away all his concerns and focus on having a fun time with his friends. As he was setting the table with the food, he saw everyone sitting in various parts of the living room. Kisara, Serenity, and Rebecca were sitting together and talking to each other. Joey was sitting on the floor closest to the TV with Tristan and Amane and was arguing with Mai, who was sitting on the large couch with Valon, Alister, Téa, and Mikey. Odion was sitting across from his grandpa and the two were playing Duel Monsters and talking to each other.
This is what he enjoyed the most. Being with his friends no matter where they were. These days, it was rare for all of them to not be busy on the same day. Whether it was their part time jobs, school, or other errands, Yugi was glad that he and his friends remained close no matter what.
Ryou, Ishizu, and Malik finished putting the rest of the food on the table. "Dinner's ready," Yugi announced.
Yami was watching them through the window while he stood across from the home. The house was certainly small for a two story house, but watching Yugi and his friends sit around the room, whether it be on the sofa or floor, made the house look like home. The shop connected to the home was just as small, but he could tell the store had a lot of valuable items.
The boy who looked like his comrade, Ryou was sitting with a girl that looked almost just like him. Yami was assuming was his sister by the way the two were talking to each other along with their friends. His eyes landed on another figure that looked eerily similar to another comrade of his. He looked just like Marik, but like Ryou, the boy seemed more innocent. Yet he could sense great power in the boy. The boy looked outside and looked directly at…Yami?
He knew the boy couldn't see him since he made himself invisible yet the boy seemed like he was able to see him. Then boy turned away and talked to an older man that had hieroglyphic tattoos on his face. The older man looked out where the boy was pointing and tried to focus on the spot that the boy pointed out. Yami knew that man must've had some shadow powers otherwise he wouldn't be trying to focus so hard on finding him. He would have to investigate that family. It seemed the two were brothers and he knew that it means the woman in the blue dress was their sister. Though it seemed the woman pale skin, moon white hair, and blue eyes also seemed like she was a sister to them too. How odd…he thought.
After a few more minutes, he left. Yugi's friends were a unique bunch indeed. He could see why Mokuba decided to go to school just to see them. They were interesting to watch. And now, he had a mate. Though it would take him some time to claim him, Yami had to wait and bide his time. After two thousand years of suffering alone, he could afford to be patient to let Yugi know him personally.
Author's Notes/Rambles
Slowly putting the chapters on the website. If you wish to read up to date, go to my fanfiction page to read all the chapters. It just takes me forever to update here cause I have to go back and manually edit everything like the parts that need to be bold and italics, etc. So please be patient with me!:)
Anyways, up to date on status, I'm thinking about making this into a series. Like this will be Yami and Yugi's story and then have each couple have a story of their own. What do you think? Leave a comment on your thoughts about it.:)
