Hi! Actually, I feel rather guilty because I had written this chapter about a week ago and haven't posted it until now. I'm so, so, so sorry! Anyways, I hope you all forgive me and here's the new chapter! :)

Like I said, this one will be about Yami and co.


The morning after Yugi and Ayano left

The sun filtered through the windows of Yami and Atem's bedroom and both of them automatically pulled their blankets up their faces. The sound of groans and one particularly loud 'Turn off of the light!' from Joey instantly woke them up.

The others - except Mai - had stayed for the night because of the gigantic rainstorm. Everyone greeted each other as they sat up in their sleeping bags/ they all dressed and showered, they sat together in a circle to play a game of Uno. They would have woken Heba up to play with them but they knew how Heba was like in the mornings. Gramps wasn't awake yet so they didn't go down for breakfast either, simply because there was no breakfast.

"Hey," Joey asked while shuffling the cards, "Did anyone find it really strange about that pink-haired girl that came last night? She seems to know Gramps, Mai and Yugi."

"Yeah,"Yami confessed, "That has been nagging at me for a while. Who is she and what does she want?"

"The Millennium Puzzle?" Tristen suggested. Everyone was so used to suspicious and strange people just entering their lives because of heir want of the Millennium Items that the gang immediately assumed that the girl was up to no good.

"Maybe," Atem said, "But what I find strange is how well Grampa and Mai seemed to know the girl."

"True," Téa said.

"But then," Tristen insisted, "What else could it be?"

"Well, you guys don't need to worry your little heads about her," a voice said, entering the room.

"Mai!" they greeted, stunned.

"We didn't know you stayed here last night," Joey said.

"No, I didn't stay," Mai said, "I just went home and came here super early. I just wanted to tell you to not worry about that girl. I know her well and she's not going to do anything that are along the lines of dominating the world."

"Well, you never know, maybe you may not know her as well as you think," Yami said.

"Believe what you want," Mai shrugged, "Doesn't matter anyway because she's gone."

"She's gone?" everyone echoed incredulously.

"Yes," Mai sighed, "As in she left."

"She did?"

"Yes," Mai emphasized. "And I just wanted to tell you, breakfast's ready and everyone else is already up. You guys are the last ones and yet you are all still playing a game." With that, she left the room.

Everyone glanced at each other before making a beeline down the stairs, with Joey in the lead.

"Well," Grampa said as they came running down, "I see someone has decided to come down."

Their faces turned beetroot red as they say down for the first meal of the day. Heba was unusually quiet at the breakfast table, amongst all the chatter and noise. When he was done with his food, he quietly left the table and went out of the houses, stating that he wanted to go for a walk.

"Is Heba well?" Atem asked, concerned for his hikari.

"I believe he is just going through a difficult time," Grandpa sighed. We all are, he added mentally.

"By the way Gramps," Joey asked, "What did that girl last night want to talk to you about?"

"Oh, just somethings," Grandpa said airily, but with a note of finality in his tone.

When everyone was done with their meal, they headed upstairs with Mai staying to help Grandpa with the dishes.

"I want to find out what that girl talked to Grandpa, Mai and Yugi about," Joey insisted, "Let's ask Yugi. He is sure to give us answers."

Everyone agreeed and they knocked on Yugi's door, feeling strange as they had not done that in over a year. "Yugi," Yami called. When they received no reply, he said "We're coming in."

When they entered the room, they couldn't help but gasp. One of the two beds was carefully made and the desk next to the bed was empty. Yami immediately opened the drawers and the wardrobe to find that they were deserted. It was as if Yugi had never existed...

"What happened here?" Téa asked.

"I... I don't know..." Yami said, running through all the possible scenarios that could have happened.

"Maybe... Maybe he was kidnapped!" Tristen cried.

"But a kidnapper would not have taken the time to take all of Yugi's possessions with him," Atem reminded, "No... I think that... whatever happened here, Heba knew about it."

"And why would you think that?" Joey asked.

"Because, remember how he was acting this morning? He wasn't anywhere near hysteria which was how he would've acted if he didn't know about it. Instead, he just looked... depressed."

"Yeah," Yami muttered, comprehension dawning on him, "You're right."

"Then let's ask Heba," Joey said firmly, taking off down the stairs.

They found Heba in a nearby park, sitting at a bench and looking at the lush greenery around him.

"Heba..." Joey panted as they others caught up with him, "Did you know about Yugi leaving?"

"Only after I went back to my room," Heba said quietly.

"Do you know where he went?"

"Yes."

"Heba," Atem pleaded, "Please don't speak riddles. That's Shadi's job. We really want to find Yugi. He could be in grave danger!"

"Well, he's not," Heba answered just as quietly. "He's probably much better off away from us. It's not like we never took notice of him until last night, anyway."

Yami, Atem, Joey, Tristan and Téa looked stricken. Why hadn't they notice the diminutive duelist beforehand? Oh yeah, they were too caught up in their own little worlds to care, that's how. Master, the voice came from Yugi - correction, Yami's - deck. I am the Dark Magician and I am speaking on behalf of all the monsters in the deck. We would love to help you find Yugi.

Thank you, Yami's thanked his deck gratefully. Taking charge (Well, then again, when is he never in charge?), Yami directed another question at Heba. "Can you tell us exactly where he is?"

"I can," Heba shrugged, "But I can guarantee you that he won't come back willingly."

"Perhaps," Yami said, "But can you just tell us?"

"He's in Tokyo."

"What is he doing there?"

"Beats me."

"Does it have something to do with that girl?"

"Ayano?" Heba asked. "The pink haired girl?"

"yes, that's... wait a minute... How do you know her?"

"Yugi told me her name. She's my cousin."

"We should ask Kaiba if he would be willing to lend us his jet," Atem told his brother.

"Alright. If he says no then we'll have to kidnap Mokuba and force him to lend the Blue Eyes White Jet to us," Yami said, grinning a little at the prospect.

"I'll go with you guys, to keep you out of trouble," Heba said, enthusiasm finally creeping back into his voice at the thought of kidnapping Mokuba. Besides, the little guy was just so cute! Then again, Heba should not be calling Mokuba 'little' since he himself was not at all so tall.

"Oh yeah!" Joey shouted, pumping his fist in the air. "Tokyo, here we come! And Yugi, you better prepare to come home 'cuz we're not leaving without you!"


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