a/n: chapter two! here it is, things may be fine now , but don't let your guard down.
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It was about 12:00 am when Yami and the gang went home, Yugi had picked them up from the casino and had to deal with the four obnoxious men on the drive home.
At the moment duke was passed out in some random chicks lap, Tristan had a Hitler mustache drawn with Sharpie on his face, Joey had on a hat with dog ears attached to it, and atem had been talking non-stop since they got into the car... He was wearing one of those stereotypical pharaohs hats.
"h ...hey, yuuugiii ! This trip was great ! I won a lot of money!" He said, having a little trouble pronouncing his words under influence.
"that's great Yami" said Yugi.
" and ..Yugi guess what?"
"what is it Pharaoh?" Asked Yugi, playing along with his ranting.
"look what I got her" he said in a singsongy way as he pulled out the golden box.
"behold this necklace in all it's shininess!" He took out the silver cartouche, it shined in the dim glow from the passing street lights as they drove.
Yugi looked over to it and gasped, it was just like the one Yami always wore with his real name carved on it, the one tea had gotten for him just before recovering his lost memories.
"do you think she will like this Yugi?" Asked atem.
Yugi grinned and continued looking at the road ahead, "she's going to love it."
Atem smiled and sat back, twirling the glittering chain in his fingers, "that's good" ...
Soon they had arrived at Joeys place they decided to let the rest of the boys off there also... Atem shook Joeys shoulder waking him
"wake up Joey"
All the dim witted blond did was mumble something about hamburgers before stumbling out the car and into the house where they were greeted by Serenity and Mai, after that, it was only atem and Yugi riding silently in the car,.
Yugi noticed that atem was unusually quiet compared to how active he was just moments ago.
Atem, was looking up through the sky window, at the moon, it was full tonight, big and beautiful, ...he remembered when he first got his own body, it was an akward situation, everything about this new modern world absolutely dumbfounded him without being able to tap into Yugi's memories. The only thing that kept him sane, was the moon, it was the only thing that hadn't changed in 5000 years. It gave him some sort of comfort... he then realized that tea had the same effect... Her face so similar to anzus... The woman he had back in ancient Egypt, well, technically she was Anzu, the former dancers spirit lived within her.
As atem began thinking about Anzu, he started having flashbacks as he dozed off in the backseat...
He remembered the first time he danced with her in the royal garden, the moon was high and bright, the air was warm with a cool breeze, and the stars were among the millions,
He remembered the time they went swimming in the Nile, it was boiling hot and the girl had dove in first, taking off her dress, she then grabbed atem by the cape and pulled him in with a loud "sploosh",
He remembered holding her close and gaping with wide eyes,and An obvious blush on his face, as he gazed into her beautiful hazel eyes.
He remembered how bright they were, they had a luminescent shine to them, the type of eyes that would stay young and cheerful forever...
...or at least that's what he had thought... Just a week before he was going to propose, he had to watch that life slip from her body and disappear from her...she was killed by akeifia , for no reason whatsoever, she had died.
But, then again, it wasn't for no reason... Back then, when he was Pharaoh, he was a cruel leader, it was caused mostly by the death of his father when he was little, he grew up hating the tribe of kul elna and the many thieves that wondered through the bustling streets of Egypt,.. When he first found akeifia, they were the same age, except atem had grown up as soiled royalty and the thief had been scavenging just to stay alive... Without even a second thought atem had banished him into the dungeons just because of his evil ancestors... and that is how he became insane, how the darkness took over him, how the power of the shadows seeped into his soul and turned him into the thief king.
If atem hadn't been so ignorant maybe he wouldn't have killed her, and maybe if he actually dedicated sone more of his time to her, she wouldn't have been so vulnerable.
"i can't make the same mistakes as last time" atem sighed sadly.
Yugi turned around, they had arrived at teas house, he was surprised to hear him say something after being quiet for so long.
"what's wrong?" He asked sweetly.
Atem looked up sadly, "what if... What if i'm not ready for this... The last time I trusted someone with my heart fate took them away because of my own foolish actions... What if I ...mess up?"
Yugi looked at him and smiled, he was doubting himself because of what happened 5000 years ago, atem had told him about everything that happened and he knew whatever conclusion or reasoning had come up with to say something like that was wrong.
"don't worry atem, what happend then wasn't your fault, and even if you think it is, your a changed man... Your good now, and Bakura is long gone..alright? Don't worry anymore. You're gonna do fine"
Yugi said as he got out the car and helped atem up who was leaning on his shoulder.
The Pharaoh smiled and hugged/ slouched over him. "thanks Yugi... I don't know what I'd do without you!"
Though his words sounded genuine Yugi chuckled, at him
"oh yeah,I forgot you were still wasted" he mocked.
"I am not!" He said as he walked up to the door struggling to stand up straight.
Tea opened the door "hey Yugi! Did you take good care of him? " she asked looking at her future husband leaning on the door frame for balance with his eyes closed.
"he he, yeah he's fine, Joey and and boys must have partied hard tonight... " chuckled Yugi.
Yami stood up and hugged tea, his head resting on her shoulder"tea! mm.. your so beautiful... And your hair smells like cherry blossoms.." he whispered, squeezing her tight.
Tea giggled and Yugi had to hold back a laugh as he left out the door "Bye tea, Yami..."
Tea waved,
"bye aibou!" Yelled atem.
Yugi frowned,"you can't call me that anymore!"
"i'm the Pharaoh,I can call you whatever I please!"
Yugi gave him one last look and rolled his eyes as he drove back home.
"so" asked tea after closing the door and escorting Yami upstairs.
"on a scale of one to ten, how drunk are you?" She smiled.
Yami scratched the back of his head, "umm.. im not sure.. But I do know how many shots I took... I think it was five, or maybe 8... Wait! I know! It was definitely 10"
Tea laughed, "okay so your at 11 then."
she carried him half slouched over her shoulder, into the bedroom, he sat down heavily onto the mattress and then fell to lie down flat, his arms out and eyes closed he asked. "so how was your date with Serenity and Mai?"
tea sighed and lied down next to him, "it was fantastic,.we went to the spa and the masseuses made us feel weightless, after that we went dancing for a while, that was fun."
"did you have a good time? Did everything go well?" He asked.
she thought, over all there hadn't been anything bad , they danced, ate, relaxed, had a few drinks..., but something was bothering her, "well, there was one thing" she confessed,
Yami got up and looked at her "and what was that?"
Flashback:
Tea, Mai and Serenity were coming out of the spa, the sun was setting and they still had time for some fun, they decided to walk over to this dance club called "dice" that duke owned.
It was only a few blocks walk right down the street. But tea felt ass if there was something preying after her. She kept turning around, checking behind her, and each time she did, she would just barley see traces of someone trying to not be seen, hidden in the shadows.
It made het feel deeply disturbed
once they went int'l the club , they started dancing , as she twisted her hips and turned waist, flipping and twirling her hair and her skirt, she forgot about the stalker for a long while, all up until she happened to take a quick glance out side the window.
Her heart stopped for a split second, there outside the club just behind the window glass was the same MaN she thought she had seen following her, on the walk here. And he was looking, directly. at. her. He was flaring at her, giving her the coldest stare you could ever imagine, the eye contact only lasted moments but in that split second tea had gone as cold as ice, and forgotten how to take a breath.
-end flashback-
"hey? tea? you okay?" atem shook her shoulder trying to get her back.
"wha..? oh, what?"
she responded dazed, she looked down to Atem's worried face.
"you spaced out for sec there... " he told her.
tea smiled at his cute confused and worried face. "oh it's nothing" she got up and got ready for bed
"really... i just felt a little uneasy, that's all, don't worry about me. so, how was your night out with..."
she turned around to find atem asleep already with a peaceful smile.
"oh." she sighed then picked him up and layed the covers over him, she parted his bangs and kissed him softly.
"night babe." she then got into bed herself and turned off the light.
"oh, and tea?" he said before actually falling asleep.
tea replied sleepily. "what is it?"
"i won three million dollars tonight" he said yawning.
tea bolted up. "you what!?"
a/n: shhhhh they are sleeping, I'll update this one as soon asi can because everything is already planned out. see ya!
