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Title: Desert Storm
Pairing: Blindshipping (Yuugi/Atemu)
Rating: T
Genre: General, Hurt/Comfort
Full Summary: It has been nearly ten years since Yuugi Mutou's 'Mou Hitori no Boku' crossed over to the Afterlife. He still lives every day in regret to not confessing his heart before the Pharaoh left the Modern Era. But now, in a way, he hopes to find closure.
Now a full-time archaeologist, Yuugi and his team have stumbled upon a tomb. But not just any tomb- The tomb of a Pharaoh. Of the Pharaoh Atemu. But, when the treasures of Atemu's final resting place are somehow stolen, Yuugi goes into a rage. His new mission? Find Atem and mend what has been broken.
And he will do anything to set things right.
(Blindshipping, AU. First Part of "Desert" Trilogy.)
Beta'd by: DukeofBlackChoas
Thank you!
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh, nor ANY characters in this story, unless noted otherwise. I DO, however, own the plot of this story, as well as the rest of the 'Desert' Trilogy. The Yu-Gi-Oh manga and anime belong to Kazuki Takahashi-san.
Please do not plagiarize, copy, repost, nor recreate my hard work in any way.
Or I will sic Yami on you.
You are amazing!
~ Chapter III ~
Discovery
There were voices, yelling and calling down to him. Small stones fell, and clicked as they tumbled over much larger chunks of the very same rock they had once been connected to. Sand made a soft pattering sound as it drifted down in thinner sheets, after the initial cave-in. Pain radiated up Yuugi's body, and he accidentally inhaled a lungful of dust and debris. A soft, quiet cough drifted past his lips.
"Yuugi! Answer me! Are you alright?" he heard a familiar voice call. Najja.
His eyelids peeked open, golden grains of sediment clinging to dark lashes. Violet eyes were hazed with pain and confusion. Where... was he? He remembered... Finding the beginnings of a staircase?
He couldn't help but smirk at dawning realization. 'A trap, made to look like a staircase, for thieves,' he chuckled internally, 'Very clever, my Pharaoh. I'd expect nothing less of you and your resting place.'
His voice croaked slightly as he replied to the anxious, dreading silence that had fallen above.
"I'm alright," he called, eyes squinting against a concentrated circle-shape of light overhead, with jagged edges. It was an unknown distance above. He should be dead, after a fall like that.
Why wasn't he dead?
"Anything broken?" Najja replied, sounding extremely concerned.
He concentrated on his muscles, flexing them gingerly.
Sore, yes, but not even a fracture. No throbbing headache or nausea of a concussion. No fiery pain of broken tendons or skin. Only mild grazes and bruising.
He heard relieved voices above at that report.
More pebbles and dregs floated gracefully around him, and Yuugi slowly sat up. Sand was shaken from his hair, and moved from his shirt front. A pained groan left his throat. Gods, this was going to suck in the morning...
He shook his head lightly, vision adjusting to the darkness. His amethyst eyes widened at once. "My Gods..."
Before him, stood the grand entryway into a tomb. Hieroglyphics were still painted there, scarcely faded, and well-preserved. The ceremonial seals, the sign that the crypt remained unopened, were still intact, and in place. No signs of a single tomb robber. Nothing was broken. Nothing was crumbling. It looked as if this place had just been sealed, with Atemu and his belongings inside, mere weeks ago.
"Yuugi, what do you see?"
Tears gathered in the young man's eyes, a smile on his face. "Wonderful things..." he breathed.
A small, short chirp of laughter bubbled past his lips.
"We've found him," he said with disbelief, before repeating more loudly, "We've found him!"
Cheers immediately sounded from above.
Now, at long last, after three, nearly four years of searching... After a decade of regrets and sorrow, Yuugi would find his closure. A happy, yet mysterious ending to this whole charade that had began back when he was sixteen.
They had found Atemu.
There's only gonna be two more chapters after this. Sorry they're all so short, but I find it fits this particular story better than long, detailed ones. Desert Garden should hopefully have longer chapters. ^^;
The character of Najja belongs to me.
Reviews please! I'll give you a cookie!
