Reminder
'Thinking'
"Talking"
/Mind link/
Chapter 4- Puzzle
It had been 4 weeks since Heba had received the Millennium puzzle. He works on it alone in his room or when no one is looking and kept it in the box on his desk when he was not working on it. So far… it was already forming a shape.
Atemu always asks every now and then how far he is from completing the millennium puzzle. And Heba always simply shrugs his shoulders not realizing that his actions hurt Atemu. He also made sure to concentrate on keeping Atemu out of his thoughts. And with the help of Malik, Ryou and Yugi, he can already control it.
Heba and Yugi spend their day to bond with each other to catch up when they were still separated. Jii-chan was at the museum. Ai and Mizuki were at a psychiatrist dinner and Yami and Atemu went to the theater to watch movies. They asked Heba and Yugi to come but both declined wanting to spend some time alone with each other.
They were currently in Heba's bedroom and Heba was working on the puzzle.
"Heba, how far are you?" Yugi asked from Heba's bed.
Heba shook his head in frustration. "I don't know. Not that much… I think. "
Yugi put his hand on his puzzle and sighed. "Well, it's not like you're going to complete it overnight, Heba."
"I know Yugi. But I can always wish i would." Heba joked.
Heba spread the pieces out to get a good look at it and picked up the eye of Horus' piece.
'I seriously wish this was easier.' Heba thought as he looked at the puzzle and put two pieces together.
"This is so messed up. I have several pieces connected but they won't fit together to make one piece." Heba sighed.
'Wait… that's it!' Heba thought as he looked through the pieces and lined up the ones he had connected. 'There has to be a way to connect these pieces together. I just have to find it.'
He shifted the different pieces, trying to find the one that would connect them together. Yugi became interested in what he's doing and leaned over Heba's shoulder to watch.
After about 20 different tries, Heba was about to give up when… he found it. He picked up the piece that was lined in the middle and connected them together. He twisted a few pieces, filling it in a few spots and he had the base of the pyramid done.
Heba smiled at himself and Yugi hit him on the back.
"See Heba? I told you." Yugi grinned.
"Yes. But I still have a long way to go." Heba sighed.
"Yah! I know but you have a great start." Yugi told him.
They heard the game shop door opened and closed and footsteps going upstairs.
"Guess… Yami and Atemu are back." Yugi said as Heba put the puzzle away.
As Heba got up and sat on his bed, Atemu and Yami walked into the room.
"Aibou, Heba, how was day?" Yami asked as they sat on the bed.
"Perfect." Yugi said grinning at Heba. "We've accomplished a lot."
Heba hit him and the Yamis gave the Hikaris a weird look.
"Well Yami, lets go to bed now." Yugi suggested and they left.
Atemu looked at Heba. "So… how's the puzzle?" He asked and as usual Heba shrugged.
"Fine. I guess." He answered.
Atemu frowned. "Heba, why won't you give me a sensible answer?"
Heba looked at him. "What do you want me to say Atemu?" 'That I'm madly in love with you so I'm trying to finish the millennium puzzle when no one is around in hopes that when I complete it, you will see the real me?' Heba thought and mentally rolled his eyes. 'I sound like a love sick school girl.'
He also mentally thanked the other Hikaris for teaching him how to control the link.
"I don't know. I just want to know how far you have gotten in completing it." Atemu respond
"Not far." Heba said as he grabbed his clothes and went to shower.
After the shower, Heba crawled into bed and went to sleep.
Atemu was tired of not getting a reasonable answer from Heba, got up and walked towards the puzzle box. He opened the lid and pulled out the bottom half of the pyramid that Heba completed.
'He got pretty far in only just 4 weeks. I knew he was my Hikari.' With that in mind, he put the puzzle back inside the puzzle box and climbed into his bed.
~3 weeks later~
It was now getting easier to solve the puzzle. Heba have already done more than half of it and with only a few pieces left, the puzzle was getting easier to work out.
He kept working on it over the weekends or after school. Even sometimes he will pretend that he is already sleeping until Atemu falls asleep then he would work on it.
At 4: 36 am, Heba is still working on the millennium puzzle.
'I love challenges.' Heba thought as he put the pieces of puzzles into places.
He yawned and looked at Atemu's sleeping form. 'Ra! He's so sexy.' Heba stopped there. 'I need a distraction.'
He went back to the puzzle and continued to work.
Click…
Click…
Click…
Heba hold the puzzle up and looked at it. "Only one piece left… the eye of Hours."
Heba reached into the box and pulled out the piece. He put it into the middle of the puzzle and then…
There was a bright light flashes in the room. Heba screamed; unconsciously opening the mind link and let his fear and panic enter through.
Atemu immediate jump out of bed and pull Heba closer to him. When the light slowly fading away, Heba started to relax.
Their bedroom door was slammed open and Yami, Yugi and Solomon entered the room immediately.
"Heba, what happened!" Yugi yelled but Heba was busy staring at the life size black luster solider standing in front of him. (We're just going to call him Solider for short)
"You-card-…what!" Heba questioned him.
Solider kneeled in front of them. "My Masters, I am yours to command."
Heba shook his head. "Um… Ok…that's nice." He leaned into Atemu. "What's going on?" Heba whispered.
"Did you complete the puzzle?" Atemu questioned.
Heba nodded.
"That explains it. The millennium puzzle's shadow magic must have called him, Heba. Meet black luster solider, like Dark Magician, he is our guardian."
"…What!" Heba asked.
Atemu sighed. "If we're ever in trouble or need guidance, he is there to help… understand?"
Heba nodded and looked at Solider. "Ok. You can go back now. Thank you."
He nodded and vanished.
Yugi approached Heba. "You completed the puzzle!"
Heba nodded and held it up. "Way to go! Guess you are also a Hikari." Yugi cheered.
Heba finally noticing the position he was in, jumped out of Atemu's lap blushing. And then he placed the puzzle on his desk. "I guess so."
After a few more hours of sleep, they all got up and Yugi gave Heba his extra chain for his puzzle.
"I didn't think it would be this light..." Heba mumbled as they walked to school.
~Lunch~
Under the sakura tree.
"You did it! You completed the millennium puzzle in just 7 weeks! But it took Yugi 8 years!" Malik said.
Heba nodded. "I know but keep in mind that I'm older than Yugi was when he started working on the millennium puzzle."
They nodded.
"So guys, what are we going to do this coming break? I think we should go somewhere else." Joey suggested.
"You know, I own a beach house in Kanagawa. I think we can spend our vacation there." Seto suggested.
'This is my chance with Atemu to get to know each other and for Yugi and Yami to confess their feeling to each other.' Heba thought.
"I agree. I think we should go. Any objections?" Heba asked and no one objected.
"Great! It's settled!" Ryou said happily and Bakura grinned evilly and kissed his Hikari.
They went back to the house and told Ai, Mizuki and Solomon their plan. Solomon agreed and let them go.
Yugi, Yami, Heba and Atemu excitedly went to pack the things they needed for the vacation.
Inu: "I know short but it was only about Heba completing the puzzle I didn't feel like waiting forever for him to get it done."
Heba: "Review please!"