Will You Remember Me?

We're singing this song in my choir class for Graduation and it lodged itself in my brain (no kidding, I have it memorized already and we only got it 3 days ago!) and I knew it went with one of my pairings. It took me waaay to long to figure it out though. I am immensely disappointed in myself. Anyway, this is a songfic for my darling little Puzzleshipping! Now, I haven't seen the end of Yu-Gi-Oh! In soooo flippin long so I'm sorry if they spoke more or something else happened between Yami going loosing and Yami going bye-bye and I missed it.

Disclaimer: If I owned YGO, then I wouldn't even need to write this because Yami would never have left! Simple as that. I don't own I Will Remember You either. That credit goes to Sarah McLachlan

"speaking"

"mind-link"

"Yami singing"

"Yugi singing"

The great stone slabs creaked and groaned as the tomb around them shook. The stone began to open like a pair of great stone doors. Golden-white light poured through the widening gap and bathed the rag-tag group in light. Seven of the group squinted, the bright light sending lightning bolts of pain into their skulls' after the dreary confines of the tomb. Two of the party stared deep into the golden glow. Well, one did. The other stared at the person that had been his partner for close to four years. But now their journey was at an end.

'Yugi?' Named was lost in his own thoughts and didn't notice that the other had come to stand by him.

'Atemu...' the younger smiled at his darkness, trying to mask his sadness. Unfortunately for him, the other had always been good at reading others, something that helped him find his opponents weakness, and his closeness to Yugi made it even easier.

'Are you alright Aibou?' Atemu asked, worried about the pained sadness and longing in his friend's large amethyst eyes.

'I'm fine Atemu...' Yugi said but trailed off. He looked up into Atemu's ruby eyes, the eyes that Yugi loved so much. 'Will you remember me?' he asked. Atemu felt his heart plummet and his stomach clench like a fist. Yugi thought he would forget him? How could he ever forget someone that had done so much for him? Someone he loved. But how to explain that to Yugi? Suddenly, he remembered a song Yugi had been listening to and that he'd heard through their mind-link.

After a swift glance at their companions, who still had their eyes closed, Atemu took Yugi's hands in his and began to sing to him through their link.

I will remember you

Will you remember me?

Yugi's eyes widened and Atem sensed he was about to say something, but he continued to sing, aware of just how little time they had left.

Don't let your life pass you by.

Weep not for the memories.

I'm so tired, but I can't sleep.

Standing on the edge of something much to deep.

Its funny how I feel so much

but cannot say a word.

Though we are screaming inside

or we, can't be heard.

He drew Yugi closer as the doors creaked open further. They were running out of time.

I will remember you

I will remember you Yugi murmured, filling in the solo.

Will you remember me? Atemu smiled and it suddenly felt as though he and Yugi were pouring everything they couldn't say out loud into the song.

I'll remember you

Will you remember me?

I'll remember

Don't let your life pass you by

Weep not for the memories

I'll remember you

I'll remember you

I'm so afraid to love you Yugi felt his breath catch and his heart leap as that word slipped into his mind.

I'm more afraid to lose

Clinging to a past that doesn't let me chose.

Well once there was a Darkness,

a deep and endless night.

You gave me everything you had,

you gave me Light.

And I will remember you

I'll remember you

Will you remember me?

I'll remember.

Don't let your life pass you by

Weep not for the memories.

I will remember you

I'll remember you

Will you remember me?

I'll remember

Don't let your life pass you by.

Weep not for the memories...

Atemu trailed off just as the stone opened fully. Yugi saw Joey's eyes slowly open, having adjusted to the harsh light, and pulled away from Atemu, though he did not want to.

"Yugi, I don't want to leav-" Atemu tried to say. He wanted to explain, to tell Yugi what he felt for him, but Yugi shook his head, tears pouring from his eyes.

"You've been waiting for this for a long time. Go." He smiled through the tears. Atemu felt his heart breaking, but he knew Yugi was right. Besides, he did not belong in Yugi's world.

"Good bye Yugi." he turned and began to walk into the bright, golden light. His clothes began to fade and were replaced by the tunic, gold jewelery, and purple cloak of an Egyptian Pharaoh. He saw people he'd known in Egypt slowly materialize in front of him, old friends and old enemies alike. But he did not feel like he was going home. In fact, he felt like he'd just left it.

He did not see or feel or hear the stone doors close behind him, but the people he'd just left behind did.

Yugci clutched at his shirt, feeling the place where his puzzle had once hung. Tears poured down his cheeks, leaving a searing trail as he felt his link to Atemu slammed shut by death.

"Good bye, Yami."