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Atemu: don't give up ;)

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Atemu and Yugi walked home when Atemu noticed how dark his shadow seem compared to Yugi's. "Yugi is it normal that your shadow is lighter than my own shadow?" Yugi looked at Atemu's shadow then looked at his own. "Now that you mention it…I'm not sure why your shadow looks darker." Atemu pondered this. "Yugi…have you ever heard of a fallen one?" Yugi contemplated this. "Actually…I have, in a story I read once." Atemu eyes lit up. "What is it then?"

"A fallen one in the story was a fallen angel." Atemu frowned. "Angel? Akinadin thought I was some kind of Angel?" Yugi shook his head. "Atemu a fallen angel is an angel that was cast out of heaven for a crime. They are usually depicted with dark angel wings or dragon like wings. I doubt that you're some kind of fallen angel." Atemu cringed. "Yugi last night…when I was attacked by Akinadin, I've told you about when I fell right?"

"Yea you said that you stopped in mid-air and had…"

"These dark wing like things connected to my back." Atemu frowned a little. Yugi pondered. "You are not a dark angel Atemu…actually I like to say that you were my guardian angel when you were in the millennium puzzle." Atemu blushed. "Thanks Yugi...I really needed to hear that." Yugi smiled. "Atemu…I'm sorry about not believing you. Honestly, I didn't mean for what I said in that context." Atemu sighed. "Yugi you shouldn't apologize. It was the middle of the night and I was just overreacting that is it."

I was running down the stairs and looking around. Atemu was no where in sight. "Atemu…Atemu where are you!?" I was scared. Just then a dark voice whispered in my ear. "Atemu will bring the destruction to your world and he will bring the new era of darkness to your pitiful modern world." I knew this wasn't true. How can it be true? Atemu was always the one who stopped darkness from taking over. He would never let darkness rule. "You are mistaken who ever you are. Atemu is a brave and kind person. He would never let anyone, not even a dark god, take over and destroy our world."

"You seem to think that your modern world is a world of peace and happiness, but you are highly mistaken. You world is plagued by war and decay. You precious world is so corrupt and sick in it very core with discrimination and ramped crimes that your people are blind to the truth, too lazy and ignorant to see the corrupted and the decay of true morals." I yelled at this voice. "I KNOW ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE WORLD BUT SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE, BUT JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE CRIMES AND WARS GOING ON DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE HAVE NOTHING WORTH FIGHTING FOR IN OUR LIVES! I STILL HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT I LOVE AND I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK! I AM CONTENT WITH MY LIFE BECAUSE I HAVE ALL I COULD EVER WISH FOR!" the voice laughed at my rant. "You say you have all that you want but that is just because you are blinded to the truth just like everyone else. If you really cared for your friends, I suggest you ask Atemu if he really is happy here. How would you know if Atemu truly was happy or if he is just hiding his pain to keep you happy? Is Atemu Amonnuet truly happy with his life? Or is he just sinking deeper into despair and depression?" I was frustrated now. How dare this voice question me about Atemu like this. Of course he's happy here. From what he told me one time, he considered the game shop his second home. I was the sibling he never had in his past life, so how dare that voice to say that Atemu was in despair and depression. I answered the question anyway. "I know Atemu is happy because he considers my family and me as his family and that he and I share a special bond that can never be broken no matter where we are or what happens!" the voice gave a sarcastic laugh. "Ha…a special bond? Please, you may think that you have a close connection to him but you will never fully understand him. You can't even imagine the power he contains. Atemu will fall into such despair that he would seek comfort in the dark lords arms. He will let his heart falter and his heart will be the one broken into so many tiny pieces that he will never want to love or trust again." I was furious now. Atemu was never going to that state again. "Atemu will never go to that state again because he has us." The voice cackled in laughter. "THEN I WILL TAKE AWAY HIS SOURE OF SECURITY AND HAPPINESS!" the wind picked up and the game shop started to collapse all around me. I screamed as I fell through the hole in the floor, into an abyss of darkness.

Yugi gasped as he sat up in bed. Where did that come from?! The dream made Yugi unsettled. He got up and walked over to Atemu's room. He peeked in and saw that Atemu was sound asleep. His blond bangs were in his face but he looked relaxed. "Good…he is sleeping well." Yugi smiled and went back to bed.

"Atemu? Is that you?" I looked up from my recliner at the door. There was nobody there. I returned to reading my book. "Atemu will die." I jumped up. "Bakura? S…stop messing around." There was a tightness in my chest. "You think I would be that measly thief? How naïve." I couldn't breath. "l…let go." I had tears forming at the corner of my eyes. What was it that was choking me!? Then a whisper echoed in my ears. "Nef…just let me die Nef…take my heart and just kill me…" It was Atemu's voice. I stopped chocking and looked around. "No No I can't kill you Atemu! I love you…why would you want to die!?" there was no answer, just an empty room but in my hand was a bloody knife. "No…NO!"

"AHHHHH! ATEMU NO!" Nefera woke up in a panick. Bakura ran into the room with a look of panic. "Neffy what is it? Did something happen?" Nefera looked at her brother. Down to her bed. "I…I don't know. I had a bad dream about Atemu. He sounded suicidal." Bakura sighed. "That prince is too thick headed to let him think in such a way." Nefera frowned. "No…I've seen him at his snapping point, in his tomb." Bakura shook his head. "What do you mean? By the time he was in his tomb he was in the…."

"The millennium puzzle, yea I know and believe me, he was suicidal during that time, the only thing that prevented that was the fact that he was already dead." Bakura shook his head. "I don't see Atemu as that kind of person. I just can't see it."

"I know it's hard to believe but it is true…maybe if I call him on his cell phone maybe he could tell me he is alright." Bakura sighed. "you are a hopeless romantic Neffy."

Atemu woke up. There was a buzzing sound from his phone. "uhhggg" he reached out to the night stand and grabbed his phone. Looking on the screen he saw Nefera's name on the screen. "Nef…" he answered. "h…hello…" on the other end of the connection was a panicked voice that belonged to Nefera. "Atemu! Oh Atemu please tell me that you are not suicidal! I need to…"

"ho…hold on Nef! Slow down and explain to me why you think I'm not a…soupy bridle?" there was a smacking sound at the other end. "No! I was asking if you felt suicidal." Atemu rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. "No of course I'm not suicidal. What gave you the idea that I was?"

"I had a nightmare where you were begging me to kill you and I had a bloody knife in my hand…It scared me really badly. I just wanted to make sure you were okay." Atemu gave a deep laugh. "Nef…thank you for checking up on me. I really appreciate that, just not when it's two in the morning."

"Sorry, I just couldn't wait till later." Atemu sighed then blushed. "Nef…I…" He couldn't find words to say what he was thinking of right at the moment. "Atemu?" Should I try to ask her…I mean we have been dating for six months…maybe we should at least talk about it. "Nef…don't take this the wrong way but…"

"But…?"

"We've never really talked about going all the way." There was a silence on the other end. Atemu panicked a little thinking that Nefera was mad or something. "I'm not saying that I want to do it or anything like that. I just found it odd that we never mentioned it or thought about doing it. I mean we have been dating for six months and I was just unsure where we are standing on that subject." There was a long sigh on the other end of the line. "Atemu why did you bring this subject up all of a sudden? Do you feel pressured about it?" Atemu blushed deepened. "No…do you?"

"No…I never actually thought about going that far. I…"

"Uh…" Atemu felt embarrassed now. "Nefera…maybe I shouldn't have brought this up."

"No it's okay, Atemu honestly I don't think we need to go that far to prove that we care for each other, not now at least, maybe when we feel mature enough to handle that kind of thing you know what I mean?" Atemu gave a sigh of relief. "Good I feel the same way." Atemu mentally sighed about this. Good, now I don't have to feel awkward about those guys in class who brag about losing it to their girlfriends. Nefera must have been thinking the same thing because of what she said. "Thanks for not pressuring me about this Atemu; most boys would have gone nuts by now." Atemu blushed. "Yea you too Nef, most girls try to lose it as quick as they can to prove their popularity." Nefera laughed. "Yea, I'll talk to you later Atemu. Night hot shot."

"Good night Nef…sleep well." Atemu hung up the phone. Something was still bugging him though. "Why did she have a nightmare about me being suicidal…I haven't been that bad since…well since I was entombed." Atemu sighed as he let sleep take him over. "Well no need to ponder on the past." His eyes closed and he slipped into sleep.

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