Chapter 4 (I DO NOY OWN YUGIOH)

Atem watched from the sidelines as Joey and Yugi placed there duel disks on their arms, that was something new to him, those hadn't been invented yet when he was in his coma, the tall guy, he now learned was named Tristen explained what they were to him.

"Hey guys, you might want to explain the rules to him, he seems pretty new to this." Tristen said.

"Oh, right good idea. So uh, let's see where do I begin. Well each player starts out with fifty cards in a deck and four thousand life points, and the way the game works is to strategically drop your opponents points to zero using a deck combined with monster, trap and magic cards." Yugi tried explaining.

Atem silently laughed to himself, "Yes, I'm aware of the rules."

Yugi looked back a bit puzzled, "You are?"

"I'm very aware of the rules Yugi, I wouldn't be my towns undefeated champion if I wasn't, or at least I think so. I'm only going off what I was able to find on the internet and from what my parents say." He began to muse to himself somewhat.

"Whoa, hang on." Joey said. "You're an undefeated champion, but you're not sure, and you've never heard of a duel disk. Is that even possible?"

"It does sound strange doesn't it," Atem agreed.

"Any chance you could make it a little clearer."

"I was in a coma."

"Whoa really!?" Joey asked all interested. "For how long?"

" For three months, when I woke up I had no idea who I was. I'm guessing from what Tristen said the duel disks were made while I was still comatose, and I haven't dueled in the big lieges since."

"Wow, that's amazing." Yugi said then got all flustered at the astonished stairs he got. "What I mean is it most have been really weird going through that, but at least you know who you are, right?"

Atem couldn't help but smile at Yugi's attempt to smooth over his strange comment, " Actually, to tell the truth, I still don't know much about who I was. I do know that I did and still do love dueling, but not too much else." Atem's problem crept up again, about the weird circumstances around his accident, and his thoughts started to wander from the groups questions.

"Wow, how long has it been?" Tristen spoke up.

"About a year and a half."

"Wow, so, what type of deck do you have? Yugis got this awesome deck with all these silence monster cards, like the Silent Magician." Atem perked up, his full attention now on what they were saying, Silence Magician, maybe Yugi might be able to tell him who that card belongs to. "What is it, is something the matter?" Joey asked confused at Atem's reaction.

"No, well maybe. I was thinking that maybe Yugi could help me find someone."

"Sure if I can be of use, then I'll gladly help."

Atem nodded and pulled out his deck, "When I was released from the hospital, one of the first things I was clearly able to feel an attachment to was my dueling deck, but there was one card that seemed out of place or a reminder of something, but I don't know who the card belongs to, I know it's not me, but it was someone I knew. Someone I was close to, and I know it's important." He pulled out the card and held it out to Yugi, and something changed in his face, it wasn't really surprise but more recognition and horror, he knew who that card belonged to.

"Yugi it's another silence card, that's so cool. So do you know who it belongs to?" Yugi closed his eyes and handed back the card, just as the bell rang for the last class to start. "Ah man, we didn't get to have out duel. Oh well another time. Come on before were late."

The others began to head off and Yugi yelled he'd walk back with him, since our next class was the same, and the whole way to the class room he was in a deep thought, but before we entered he stopped Atem. "I know who that card belongs to, I didn't say in front of the others because I made a promise not to get anyone involved. This person didn't even want me involved, but he knew I could be trusted, come with me to my house and I'll tell you everything there." Without another word Yugi headed into class leaving Atem wondering what he would learn at Yugis house.

Atem walked quietly next to Yugi, ever since they left school he hasn't said a single word, he seemed overly anxious and excited but worried as well.

"Were here," Yugi stopped in front of a small game shop, quietly he opened the door and waited for Atem to go through. "Grandpa, I'm home."

"Oh, Yugi your back, and you've brought a friend." An older man with spiky grey hair stood behind a counter. He had similar purple eyes as Yugi, but there was a some sort of knowing in his eyes.

"Ya, he's a new kid at the school, Grandpa meet Atem." Atem was surprised at the crisp sound in Yugis words, like talking to his grandfather was keeping him from something important.

"Atem, that's a very old Egyptian name, it's also a very strong name, and it looks like it fits you well." Atem felt like the old man could see everything about him, and it made him uncomfortable, but he didn't know why.

Atem smiled as he tried to pass off his discomfort with his surprise that the old man new the origins of his name, Atem got the feeling he was going to like the old man. "Yes, my name dose come from Egypt, my parents were at odds with what to name me and there friend, an archeologist, suggested it and they both agree on it. I like my name, and it made me curious about its origins, and now I've become quiet obsessed with Egypt." Atem laughed a bit awkwardly.

"Did you remember that, or is it something you had to real learn?" Yugi asked curious, but then blushed at his straight forwardness. "I-if you don't mind me asking." He added as he tried to cover it up.

"A little of both, when I woke up and was told what my name was I thought it was a little strange, so I started to do research on it and I found out it was Egyptian, it explained the large collection of books on Egypt and as I read threw them I started remembering little things."

"Remember? What do you mean?" Yugis grandfather asked surprised.

"Oh, sorry Grandpa, you don't mind if I tell him, right?" Yugi asked Atem, he didn't mind, so Yugi continued, " Atem was in a coma for three months, and he didn't remember much about himself when he woke up."

"I see, I hope you remember everything soon."

"Yes, me too." Atem watched carefully at the thoughtful look that crossed Yugi's grandfathers face.

"Were going up to my room to play." Yugi said as he walked through a door in the back of the shop, and waited for him to follow.

Yugis room was a nice size, but what amused him the most was all the games that were piled up in Yugis room, it seemed to fit his little friend, and covering the walls were giant posters of duel monsters, just like his own room. Before Atem could even ask a single question he was tackled hard enough that the momentum made him sit hard on Yugis bed. Yugi had hugged him hard and didn't show any signs of letting up as tears started to form in his eyes.

"Yu-Yugi," Atem stumbled over his words, he was surprised but he also couldn't stop thinking how cute Yugi looked up close, and at how warm his touch was, nor the thoughts of running his hand threw his soft hair. Atem mentally shook himself, that was NOT something he should be thinking about a person he just met.

"I-I was afraid. You called me out of the blue and left me with a cryptic message, then I didn't hear from you again." Yugi buried his head into Atem's chest and shook a little with the tears he was trying to hold back.

"What do you mean Yugi, I don't understand." Atem spoke softly, the things Yugi was saying worried him, it made it seem like they had met before. But if they had, it would explain Atem's sudden emotional turmoil.

Yugi looked up with glad eyes, covered with worry as well. "That card belongs to me, I gave it to you before you moved away, and you called me before you had your accident."

"What!?"