I know it's been awhile, but fanfiction is apparently having problems and I haven't been able to post. T_T

Thanks to the reviewers: Coolaloo, YukitoNO1, PhantomBrat, Yami Yuugi, redglowingheart

Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh!

Split Souls

So Close

Marik trudged along behind prince Atem. This was not what the would call 'a fun trip to the city'. They had been searching for Bakura for about two hours and had very little luck. Every person they talked to either didn't know who Bakura was, or gave them very vague directions that ended up sending the two in circles.

"I swear that last guy was about to pull a knife on us."

Atem didn't say anything, he was getting tired, had a horrible headache and Marik wasn't helping.

"This is so boring."

Atem had had enough. He swirled around to face Marik. "Then go home. No one asked you to tag along and I certainly don't need you here, I didn't even WANT you to come."

Marik glared. Atem had been acting more strange and irritable then normal and it was getting on his nerves. "Well if you wouldn't be so reckless I wouldn't have to follow you around!"

"And how am I being reckless!"

"Leaving the palace with out even telling anyone! It's one thing to sneak out with friends, at least we know where you are, but not telling anyone is dangerous! If you had an attack, we would never know!"

"I brought my medicine with me! Nothing would happen!"

"You don't know that! Stop being a spoiled brat and listen to some one for once in your life!"

Atem growled and could feel his anger being converted to shadow magic. His body shook and a black cloud seemed to pour from his skin. "You don't know anything!"

"I know you are just being childish!" Marik didn't even seem to notice that he was treading into dangerous waters.

"Just shut up and go away!"

"So you are just going to run from your problems! Real mature, Atem!"

The prince couldn't hold it in any longer. He lunged at Marik, not caring that his magic could probably cause the other tremendous harm. He tackled Marik to the ground in his rage and the other fought back with just as much emotion. They rolled back and forth, throwing punches and kicks in between insults. Mostly evenly matched, Atem had magic on his side, but Marik was physically stronger.

The match only lasted a minute or two, although in seemed longer the them, before an outside force roughly pulled Atem off of Marik.

"Geez, I know you lived the cushy life, but I at least figured you knew how to fight properly." Said a somewhat familiar voice. Atem stood and face the direction of the voice. Standing before him was the reason him and Marik had gotten into a fight in the first place. Bakura first scowled at Marik, and the sent a smirk to the prince. "I heard someone was looking for me, I'm assuming that would be you two idiots?"

-oOOo-

Yugi sighed and sat next to Joey, his best friend. It had taken him almost two hours to find the older male and he was exhausted and hungry.

"Here, Yugi, have some bread."

The smaller boy nodded his thanks and ripped into the small loaf, it was just about the size of his fist, but it was better then nothing. But Yugi stopped half way into his meal. "Wait a minute, how did you get this? We have no money."

Joey grinned and rubbed the back of his head. "Does it matter? Just eat, you're short enough!" The blond was trying to distract his younger friend from the fact that the bread was stolen., he knew Yugi didn't like stealing.

The tactic seemed to work. "Hey! I'm not THAT short!" Yugi looked down at himself. 'Ok, maybe I am… Wait a minute!' "Joey! You stole this bread didn't you!"

"Eh!" 'Damn! He caught me…' "I… uh… I don't know what you're talking about… Of course it isn't stolen!"

Yugi gave him a stern look. "Now you're lying."

Joey lowered his head in shame. "I'm sorry, Yugi, but none of the merchants wanted to hire me, and I knew we would need to eat."

Yugi sighed. "It's ok, Joey. I forgive you. But I don't want to live off of stolen things. I want to live honestly. Maybe we can…" Yugi stopped mid-sentence. He could feel something. It was south-east. He turned his head and stared in that direction.

"Is something wrong, Yugi?"

The smaller boy didn't even hear the question. He didn't know how, but he knew someone was angry, someone he knew… But didn't know? It was almost like those dreams he had sometimes… Those dreams where he was surrounded by burning light and this strange, dark presence would comfort him. The feeling of the dark presence felt that same as this weird sense. Yugi frowned and tried to concentrate on it. This feeling was so familiar, almost nostalgic…

"Yugi! Earth to Yugi!" The smaller boy was snapped from his thoughts from someone shaking his shoulders. "Are you ok? You just kind of zoned out there for a moment…"

Yugi blinked and nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine. Don't worry about it"

Joey looked like he was going to protest, but didn't get the chance before both boys were tackled into the sand.

"I finally found you guys! I've been looking everywhere for you! I got worried when I went home and Yugi wasn't there!" The person pulled away and sat next to the two boys.

"Geez, Mana! You almost flattened Yugi here!" Joey and Yugi sat up and grinned at the girl who had joined them.

The girl known as Mana narrowed her eyes and pouted. "Are you calling me fat?"

Joey laughed. "Maybe! You do eat alo." Joey didn't get to finish his sentence before Mana sent him flying with a punch.

"Jerk!"

-oOOo-

Whew! Yami and Marik finally found Bakura, or rather, Bakura found them, and I got to focus a little on Yugi! I feel accomplished! :)