Title: A Trial to the Afterlife

Genre: romance, pure fluff

Rating: T for mild language and some violence (might change)

Pairings: YamiXYugi; BakuraXRyou; SetoXJonouchi; MarikXMalik; HondaXOtogi

Summary: After the Duel between Yami and Yugi, Ra takes the souls of the two star-haired boys and places them into a trial, where, if they lose, then Yami passes into the afterlife. But, if he and Yugi win, then Yami gets to stay in his own body. With the help of Bakura and Ryou, whose bodies were broken up into the trial stage, spirits as their guides, and the mental assistance of their friends, will they succeed in winning this trial against the afterlife?

Me: The next chapter!

Lucy: The Sennen Puzzle's trial!

Me: Worst part is, the mind links are gone! Zilch, nadda, finito!

Lucy: And, in order to win this trial, Yami and Yugi have to locate one another in the maze, WITHOUT using their mindlink!

Me: We'll see if they can do it!

Lucy: With Bakura and Ryou helping, maybe they can!

Me: We shall certainly see, won't we?

Lucy: Chapter starto!

Chapter Two: Trial of the Sennen Puzzle (Part 1)

[Ra's Point of View]

I love playing with mortals.

Yes, it may sound evil, but I don't do it for my own gain. I play with them because if they win against me and the other gods, then they get their greatest wish fufilled. It's joyous fun.

Only courageous people win my games. Cowards fall to the darkness and are devoured by the shadows. Hmph. Serves some of them right for wanting world domination.

Bakura, for instance, said he wanted to rule the world, when in truth, all he wanted was to be with his hikari forever. That's where I come in.

Meanwhile, my Pharaoh wishes to stay with his beloved aibou. To do so, I've sent them (and their two friends Bakura and Ryou) in the Trial of the Afterlife, to see if they really will stay together through anything.

God, I love playing with mortals.

Only the strongest survive.

Yami moaned and slowly shifted, his mind trapped deep in the shadows.

He whimpered slightly in pain and then shifted against the cold cobblestone ground before opening his eyes, slowly, and sitting up. His body felt like a lead weight, and he groaned when he shifted.

Yami's hand instantly went to his head.

"Ohh, what hit me?" he moaned before looking down at his wrist. He gasped when he saw a gold wristband, like something from egypt, on his pale wrists. He sat up and looked down to himself.

Yami was amazed to find himself wearing his egyptian pharaoh clothing, even if he wasn't tan like he had been back in Egypt. His crimson eyes were wide as he glanced around, shocked when he didn't see his Sennen Puzzle.

"W-where am I?" he asked. Not a soul answered. Yami sighed. "Figures no one would answer," he breathed.

Almost a second after his comment, Yami felt something stir from within him, and then move from out of his body. As soon as the feeling was gone, Yami groaned as pain filled his body like lead, and he dropped to the ground.

Yami moaned and hugged his arms to his chest. "A-agh... W-what's happening to me?" he whispered weakly.

From above him came a small laugh, one that sounded very familiar, but all the evil had been removed from it. Still, Yami recognized the laughter coming from above his head, and he sneered.

"Pharaoh-sama, I never imagined you'd be on your knees before me," the voice laughed. Yami snarled.

"Listen, Bakura! Now isn't the time for-"

Yami stopped and stared in amazement at what was floating before him.

Somehow, Bakura was before him, but his appearance had change. His silver hair was now a lot longer, and it fell to his waist in wispy fashions. Two black and red beads held the front parts, bringing some color to his white hair.

From the side of his head, where his ears were, jutted two small ears that were black on top where the fur was, red where the skin was. They looked like cat and dog ears fused, and they were just adorable.

The thief, however, with his new appearance, was clothed in a crimson red outfit that appeared to be like a tight camisole that fell to his tighs. At the end it was spiked slightly. Around Bakura's body, like a jacket, was a black outfit that bore no sleeves, but came a little longer than the camisole did, coming to his thighs.

Around his neck, ankles, and wrists were black choker-like belts that looked similar to the ones Yami wore with Yugi's school uniform. The jacket was held in place by red laces that looked like a corset's front.

Yami stared in shock at the fact that the other yami was levitating before him.

"B-Bakura..." he whispered. Bakura smirked.

"Like it? I find it suits me very well," he said. Yami snickered.

"I'll say. Those cat ears are just adorable," he laughed. Bakura growled at him evilly.

"S-shut up, Pharaoh! Is that any way to treat the person who came to rescue you!?" the silverette shouted. Yami gasped and looked over to Bakura, confusion on his face.

"Rescue me?" he asked.

Bakura sighed and shook his head slowly from side to side. "Idiot. We came to rescue you because Ra stole you and Yugi and placed you in the Trial of the Afterlife," he stated. Yami tilted his head in confusion.

"Trial of the Afterlife?" he repeated. Bakura sighed.

"Hai. He shattered Ryou and my bodies to make the stage. Right now, you're inside the item our bodies created," the silverette said. Yami stared in amazement, eyes wide with excitement. Bakura glared slightly.

"What?" he snarled. Yami smiled.

"Never knew you cared. Thanks, Bakura," he said with a small laugh. Bakura sighed and looked away.

"Yeah, but don't get used to it," he said before looking towards the maze that rested before him and the Pharaoh. Yami looked ahead and frowned in disgust, narrowing his crimson eyes at the sight.

"This thing... What are we gonna do?" he asked. Bakura shook his head.

"We have to find Yugi and Ryou," he said before trying mind link. /Yadonushi? Yadonushi! Can you hear me!?/ Silence answered, and Bakura gasped in shock. "W-we can't use mind link!"

Yami gasped and tried it with his aibou. //Yugi!?// Silence. //Yugi, please! If you hear me, answer! I'm begging you!// Yugi, if he heard, gave no response. Yami growled before looking to the maze.

"Where are we? Whose test is this?" he asked. Bakura looked around.

"The Sennen Puzzle's Trial," he said. Yami nodded before taking a step forward, throwing his cape so that it billowed behind him in a wind that did not exist, Bakura's spirit floating right next to him.

"Then let's go and find the ones we love!" he called before he and the silverette yami entered the maze of the Sennen Puzzle.

Darkness.

Yugi floated underneath the surface of what seemed to be water, even though he was still able to breathe. He didn't know where he was, nor did he care. All that mattered to him was his precious lover. His Yami.

And right now, Yami was no where to be seen.

'Yami... Yami... Oh, Yami, my koi, where are you? Why am I here?'

"Yugi-chan?"

'Eh? Who's calling me?'

"Yugi-chan? Are you okay?"

'I have to answer them... But who are they?'

"Yugi-chan, wake up! Are you still alive?"

'Awake? I am awake, aren't I? I guess not...'

Yugi moaned and slowly allowed his eyes to open, groaning as a bright light flooded them. He sat up and rubbed his head before looking around at his surroundings, shocked by what he saw everywhere around him.

It was like a maze. Sorta of like the labrinth that Yami and Jonouchi dueled against the MeiKyu brothers in. Only this time, Yugi was inside the maze, instead of being the one watching it from the duel field.

"This is so weird. Where am I?" Yugi called, looking down at himself. He gasped in shock as he saw the outfit he had donned, and almost instantly, his hands covered himself up, face flashing bright ruby red.

Yugi was dressed in a top that fell to his thighs before cutting off, nothing underneath except for very short boxers. The top had thin straps, and the front was like a camisole. The back of the top was long, coming to his ankles, and Yugi saw that he was wearing a white choker and some bracelets.

"W-what's with this get up?" he whispered. Yugi felt something shift within him and then speak.

"Yugi-chan, can you hear me?"

Yugi gasped and looked around, instantly recognizing the voice. "Ryou-chan? Where are you?" he asked. Ryou gave no answer, and Yugi moaned when he felt something move from his body, seperating from him.

The thing went to Yugi's front and gave a sigh of relief.

"Thank god. You're awake, Yugi-chan," it said. Yugi gasped and glanced up with a grin.

"Ryou-cha-"

Yugi gasped when he saw Ryou floating a few inches off the ground before him.

Ryou was different, his hair a lot longer, coming to his waist. In the fronts of his hair were ivory beads. Around his neck, ankles, and wrists were white choker belts. In place of Ryou's normal ears were white kitten ears that went out to the side, almost like a dog's. The top was white, while the skin of it, the underneath, was a very pale green. The other hikari had been clothed in a white camisole, like Yugi's, only he had a green jacket-like cover over his that had no sleeves and was a little longer than the camisole.

"Ryou-chan, you're so cute!" Yugi squealed. Ryou blushed and looked away.

"T-thanks. I think it suits me," he said with a giggle. Yugi nodded before becoming serious and looking around.

"Where are we? This looks like the place we battled against the Mei Kyu brothers," he said. Ryou floated a little over towards the maze and nodded before turning back to Yugi. He pointed over to it.

"This is the first Trial in the Afterlife. The Trial of the Sennen Puzzle," he said. Yugi blinked.

"Sennen Puzzle's Trial?" he asked.

Ryou nodded carefully. "Hai. You see, each Item has a trial, and, if you want Yami to live with you forever and be with you, you have to defeat all of the trials," the other hikari said in a wise voice.

Yugi nodded before closing his eyes. "Let's use mind link to find our yamis," he said. //Yami?// Silence answered. Yugi gasped in horror. "I-I can't call Yami through the mind link!" he yelled over to Ryou. Ryou gasped and tried as well.

/'Kura! Can you hear me?!/

Silence.

"Shit!" Ryou cursed loudly, eyes narrow. Yugi looked towards the maze in wonder.

"We'll have to defeat it if we wanna find them, right?" he asked. Ryou nodded before floating over to the maze and pointing at it. Yugi nodded and stood up, determination in his eyes.

"Then let's go in..." he said before entering the dungeon with Ryou by his side.

'Yami, I will be with you soon. Have faith in me...' Yugi thought.

"GYAAAA!!! WHAT IN THE NAME OF FUCKING OSIRIS!?"

"AAAAGH! CLOSE IT CLOSE IT CLOSE IT!!!"

"GYAAAA!!!"

"GOD DAMN IT, PHARAOH-SAMA! SHUT IT ALREADY!!! HURRY, IT'S COMING CLOSER!!!!"

Yami slammed one of the doors that he had found in the maze shut and panted heavily, Bakura right by him keeping the door shut. Both were wide eyes in horror, shuddering violently. After a few moments of silence, Yami found the voice to speak.

"B-Bakura?"

"H-Hai?"

"W-was that a..."

"Giant man-eating skeleton that looked like it was coming to eat us?"

"Hai."

"Hai."

Both sighed in relief before backing away from the door, making sure that they didn't go near it. Yami looked over and around at the maze, seeing a few more doors around the place where he had been before.

"These doors either lead us to the other side of the maze wall, or towards monsters," he concluded. Bakura nodded before looking to the top of the dungeon and frowning, fear evident in his eyes.

"I hope Yadonushi and Yugi-sama are all right..." he stated.

Yami nodded before looking towards the area where the dungeon was leading to, and he saw that it bore no top, showing off the bright, seemingly glowing ceiling. He pointed towards it.

"There! Bakura, fly up there and tell me if you can see them!" the star-haired yami called.

Bakura smirked. "For once, you give off good ideas, my Pharaoh-sama," he laughed. Yami ignored the crude comment and watched as Bakura rose high into their air, coming towards the ceiling of the dungeon walls. He kept rising until something happened.

Bakura yelped in pain as he cracked his head against some invisible wall and came spiraling towards the ground before hitting it dead on. Yami ran to his side, eyes wide with shock.

"What the fuck happened!?" he yelled.

Bakura sat up and rubbed his head. "I hit a freaking invisible wall and spiraled until I hit the ground! What the fuck do you think happened!?" he shouted, glaring at Yami while rubbing his sore head, moaning in pain.

Yami stared at the dungeon in horror. "Then we can't find them unless we look," he said.

Bakura nodded and rose to his feet, levitating a few inches from the ground once again. "Yeah. All we can do it pray that they don't move from their spots until we find them," he whispered. Yami nodded before taking several steps forward, eyes narrowed in determination. He felt Bakura's spirit behind him, giving him strength.

'Yugi, no matter how long it takes me, I will find you in this maze. I swear to all the gods in Heaven that I will find you no matter what!' the pharaoh made his silent promise as he entered the maze.

To find his lover.

Me: Done!

Lucy: Poor Baku-Baku and Yami-no-Baka! (A.N: The outfits for Bakura and Ryou are so kawaii XD Kitty/doggy ears XD)

Me: I hope they end up finding their other selves!

Lucy: Mind you, each Item has a trial, then there are like, four different trials after that!

Me: Please enjoy these next chapters, because there will be fluff galore in them, we assure you of that, my friends XD

Lucy: Please be kind and tell us your favorite part! Sometimes I feel like no one tells us their favorite parts, or that they don't read what my aibou and I say after each chapter!

Me: Please be kind and review! No flamers!