-Breanna-Higurashi-

I'm sorry it took so long to update. My computer at home decided to die on me, so my only computer where I can update are the ones at school. I'll try to update as fast as I can. Enjoy.

Atem sat in on the edge of the Nile River gazing at the flowing water that ran through his afterlife. When he entered the afterlife it was an exact replica of Ancient Egypt that he had lived in when he was alive. It was great to see all his friends that he had not seen in 5,000 years, but a feeling of regret still lingered in his heart. The young pharaoh missed Joey, Tea, Tristin, Mokuba and somewhat Seto who had been one of his rivals. Most of all he missed the person he had shared a body and mind with for many years, four years to be exact. Yes the depressed man missed his Aibou, his Yugi. He had once been Yugi's 'Mou Hitori No Boku', his other self, and his partner.

It had been a year since he had last seen his little partner. Within three months of being in the afterlife he had quickly come to get tired of the calmness that surrounded him. Nothing ever happened in the afterlife. When he was with Yugi there was never a dull moment, there was someone trying to take over the world or there were times where Yugi and himself did something together. Yugi and him would talk for hours while in one of their chambers in their minds or Atem would appear as a spirit in Yugi's room and talk to him there. Talking to Yugi never got boring and the more they talked the more he got to know about his Aibou.

The wind blew Atem's dark purple cape to the side and ruffled his royal clothing. The once pharaoh looked down to the instilment that hung from his neck. The Millennium Puzzle, the place where he had once resided while in the world of the living. It kept him close to Yugi and alerted him if Yugi was in danger. The item was also was what brought Yugi and him together. It had taken eight years for Yugi to finish the puzzle but he had and they had met. Friendship, trust, loyalty and forgiveness are what he had learned from his young partner and he had taught him how to stand up for himself and to have courage. A bond as strong as theirs could never be destroyed, but it could be severed. Atem had no way to get back to his Aibou; he wished with all his might that he could return to his love. Love, what a strange feeling to have, but it just added to the list of things that Yugi had taught him.
A blinding light shinned on the other side of the Nile River and Atem could almost believe that it was a sign. The light surrounded a figure that Atem could barely make out, inside was none other than, "Yugi." His precious light had found a way to return to him, he was beyond glad to see him. The wind blew harder and the image of Yugi smiled briefly before he was taken away with the wind and so was the light. "Damn it!" The disappointed and angry man stood up and picked up a large roc and threw it as far as he could. His dark purple eyes held pain and anger, for a moment he thought he had been with him again. For one moment in a year he had been truly happy. A single tear of both frustration and grief slid down his cheek, over his chin and fell to the sand.
What was Yugi doing? Was he all right? Did he find someone that made him happy? Knowing him he was most likely going to college, he had told him about it when they weren't fighting an evil force. Yugi would make a great life for himself and whomever he decided to make that life with. A frown came to Atem's face; he should be the one that got to have that life his Aibou. If he were alive, he would make sure that Yugi was protected and loved. Now Yugi was most likely going to have that life with his friends and a girl that he deemed worthy. He took one last look at the river before he left to return to the palace with all his hopes of seeing Yugi again gone. He was dead and Yugi was alive, living the life that he was meant to, a life that Atem was no longer a part of and never would be again. At one point in time they were together and now death separated them. Nothing could change their situation, at least not as far as they knew. On the sand by the river was a small damp area where Atem's tear had fallen, but what was different from a normal tear was that it was glowing. The pharaoh did not see this for he was walking away. Little did he know that, that one tear would change Yugi's and his lives.

-Breanna-Higurashi- I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Remember if you review then Ill update. Tell me some of your ideas of what you would like to happen. I always love to hear what readers have to say. Let your voices be heard. Until next time.