Here's the next chapter.
I'll be heading out of town on Friday 4/16 to go and visit my brother, sister-in-law, and niece for the weekend. I'll take my laptop and try to write, but I make no promises. if I get a chapter done, Ill update on Sunday 4/18. It probably won't be until late, though.
Enjoy!
Chapter 10- The Truth
Yugi watched his boyfriend warily. He was still freaked out by the memory, and he had no idea what to really think.
However, Yugi also knew that he cared a great deal about Yami. He'd even venture to say that he loved him, so he decided that he would at least listen to what it was that Yami was going to say.
"Okay. I'll listen." Yugi said, sitting down on the bed.
Yami wanted to go over and sit down beside Yugi while he explained everything, but he figured that that probably wasn't the smartest thing in the world to do, so he sat down on his own bed.
"Yugi, before I even start, I want you to know that everything I am about to tell you is nothing but the truth." Yami said.
"Okay." Yugi said uneasily.
"You're right, Yugi. I did come out of the puzzle. The truth is that I am actually five thousand years old." Yami said.
Yugi looked at Yami incredulously. "Yami, no offense, but that is the most ridiculous thing that I have ever heard." Yugi said.
"I know that it's hard to believe, but it is the truth. Atemu, Bakura, Marik, and I are all five thousand years old. We lived in ancient Egypt. Atemu was the pharaoh of Egypt at the time. I was his brother, so I was a prince. Bakura was a tomb robber, and Marik was a tomb keeper." Yami said.
Yugi found this hard to believe. "If that's true, then how are you here now?" Yugi asked.
"It's a bit of a story. The short version is that Atemu's and my uncle, Aknaudin, was greedy. You see, Seto also loved back then as our cousin, Seth. Aknaudin wanted Seth to be pharaoh, so he devised a plan to get rid of us. The Millennium items were created from the village of Kul Elna, where Bakura was originally from. All of the people there were killed and their souls were used to forge the items. Bakura was a child at the time, and he wanted revenge because he saw that it was the guards of the palace, meaning he placed blame on the pharaoh, which was my father at the time. When Bakura got older, eh worked to kill us. He started as a tomb robber and then started trying to get the Millennium items in order to get revenge. He freed a dark being known as Zorc. Zorc would have destroyed all of Egypt. Atemu died in the battle against him, and I sacrificed myself to seal Zorc away. As a result, my soul became sealed within the Millennium Puzzle. Bakura also became sealed within the Millennium Ring, and Marik was sealed in the Millennium Rod." Yami said.
"What happened with Seth and Aknaudin?" Yugi asked.
"Aknaudin was killed, and Seth lived, but he remained on our side throughout the battle. Since Atemu was dead and my soul was sealed, Seth took the throne. The Millennium items were then taken into hiding to protect them. You see, they have magical powers." Yami said.
"Okay." Yugi said. He wasn't sure if he believed that, but he figured that he could tackle that question later.
"Moving on. My soul remained sealed within the Millennium Puzzle for the next five thousand years. You see, the Puzzle had been shattered and only when someone managed to solve it would my soul be freed. You know you got the Puzzle from your grandfather and you solved it, which freed me." Yami said.
"So, what? Did you come out of the puzzle with a body?" Yugi asked.
Yami smiled. "No. I was still just a spirit. Through the power of the Millennium Puzzle, we could both inhabit your body. In times of trouble, I would take over to protect you." Yami said.
"So, two souls in one body?" Yugi asked.
"Yeah. I know that it's hard to believe, but it's the truth." Yami said.
"So, how did you get a body? And what about Atemu, Marik, and Bakura?" Yugi asked.
"Well, Bakura and Marik found Malik and Ryou, whom they had the same deal with. The thing is that they used their bodies to try and get revenge on me. We went through a lot of different adventures of people trying to steal the Millennium items from us. We faced one enemy after another, dueling them." Yami said.
"Dueling? As in Duel Monsters?" Yugi asked.
Yami nodded. "Duel Monsters was used as a way to challenge us. You see, back in ancient Egypt, we played another version of Duel monsters, but the monsters were real. We sealed them in stone tablets, and only those with Millennium items could released the monsters. The card game was used, but magic was invoked a lot, which turned them into dangerous shadow games." Yami said.
"And every opponent was beaten?" Yugi asked.
"Yes. We always won in the end. We may have met some problem along the way, but we did win in the end. When we won the three Egyptian god cards during Seto's Battle City Tournament, we ended up traveling into my past because I never had my memories until then. Once we solved that riddle, you and I ended up fighting in the Ceremonial Duel. If I won, I couldn't move on to the afterlife and I would remain trapped in the Puzzle. If you won, I would be freed and could move on. You won." Yami said.
Yugi felt his heart clench at the thought of losing Yami. "But if I won, why are you still here?" Yugi asked.
"Well, by that time, we already knew we loved each other, and we were already in a relationship at the time. I didn't want to leave you, and you didn't want to leave me. So, the gods granted me a body of my own to live out my life in this time. They also revived Atemu so that he could live out his life here. Bakura and Marik may have been evil at the start, but they changed their ways and were allowed to stay here with Malik and Ryou as well." Yami said.
"Wow." Yugi said.
"Yeah. Grandpa took Atemu and me in to live here. Heba then moved back out here, and he and Atemu hit it off, and here we are." Yami said.
Yugi just stared.
"Um, Yugi. You okay?" Yami asked after five minutes of complete silence.
Yugi snapped out of his daze. "Sorry. That's a lot to take in and believe." Yugi said.
"I understand. I know it can't be easy." Yami said.
Yugi shook his head. "I just don't know if I believe you about the magic thing." Yugi said.
"What if I proved it?" Yami asked.
"How?" Yugi asked.
Yami smiled. "Can I see your deck?" Yami asked.
This surprised Yugi. "What on earth do you need my deck for?" Yugi asked.
"Just trust me." Yami said.
Yugi got his deck and handed it to Yami.
Yami shuffled through the deck until he found the card he was looking for. "You remember how I said that back in ancient Egypt, the monsters were real?" Yami asked.
"Yeah." Yugi said.
"Well, using shadow magic, I can make the card monsters come alive." Yami said.
"That's hard to believe." Yugi said.
Yami showed Yugi the card of Kuriboh. "I'll make Kuriboh come to live." Yami said.
"Okay." Yugi said, not believing that it would actually happen.
A moment later, Yugi was in for a shock.
Kuriboh came out of his card and looked around. "Kuri, kuri." Kuriboh said, acting happy.
Yugi's jaw dropped. He couldn't believe that he was seeing an actual Kuriboh in the room. "How in the-" Yugi started.
Kuriboh, seeing Yugi, immediately flew over to him and started nuzzling against Yugi's cheek. "Kuri, kuri." Kuriboh said.
"What is going on?" Yugi asked.
Kuriboh moved away and looked at Yugi. He looked confused. He then turned to look at Yami before he flew over to him. "Kuri, kuri! Kuri, kuri, kuri!" Kuriboh said rapidly.
"What's wrong with him?" Yugi asked.
"Kuriboh's upset. Normally, you're not like this when he's out of the card. He's confused." Yami said.
"Oh." Yugi said.
Kuriboh looked from Yami to Yugi and back to Yami.
"Kuriboh, Yugi doesn't mean anything by it. He had an accident and lost his memory. He doesn't remember you." Yami said.
"Kuri?" Kuriboh said as if asking a question.
"Yes. Really." Yami said.
"You understand him?" Yugi asked.
"Yes. You used to. In fact, you started understanding him before I did." Yami said.
"Wow." Yugi said. He looked at Kuriboh and said, "Sorry about this. I don't even remember magic existing."
Kuriboh flew back over to Yugi and started nuzzling his cheek again.
Yami smiled. "He forgives you." Yami said.
"I guess so." Yugi agreed. He reached up a hand and stroked Kuriboh's fur.
Kuriboh seemed to purr at that.
Yugi smiled. He thought that Kuriboh is cute.
"So, do you believe me about magic now?" Yami asked.
"Yeah. I do." Yugi said. He looked at Yami. "So, can you make any of the monsters come to life?" Yugi asked.
"Yes. Bakura, Marik, and Seto can, too." Yami said.
"Seto." Yugi repeated.
"Yes. Seto is the reincarnation of my cousin Seth. He has magic, too." Yami said.
"He must love that with the Blue eyes White Dragon." Yugi said.
"Well, that's difficult because Blue Eyes is a large dragon and would be very conscious." Yami said.
"He could pass it off as a hologram." Yugi said.
"He's had to. The first time he called it, it was an accident. He didn't even realize he had shadow magic, and Atemu and I hadn't considered the fact that he might have it since he was our cousin's reincarnation. He called it by accident one other time, too." Yami said.
"That's amazing." Yugi said.
"Yeah. I have to be careful which monsters I call because of size." Yami agreed.
"I guess Kuriboh being so small helps." Yugi said.
"Yes. It does." Yami said.
Kuriboh flew over and landed on Yugi's pillow, snuggling down.
"He sleeps on my bed?" Yugi asked.
"He loves to do that." Yami said.
"So we call them out often?" Yugi asked.
"Every so often. The cards can come to life themselves if they want to, but mostly, they wait to be summoned." Yami said.
"That's strange, but cool." Yugi said.
Yami smiled. "I'm glad you think so." Yami said.
Yugi looked at him. "You mentioned that you and I fought in that Ceremonial Duel and that we were already together by that time." Yugi said.
"That's right." Yami said.
"Well, was that two years ago like you said or was it longer?" Yugi asked.
Yami smiled. "Yugi, we've actually been together close to three years. I was just a spirit one of those years." Yami said.
"That's till strange to think about." Yugi said.
"I know." Yami said.
"So, did you tell the truth about us not sleeping together?" Yugi asked.
"Yes, Yugi. We've never had sex. I assure you of that." Yami said.
"Okay." Yugi said. He was still blown away.
"I get that this is a lot for you to take in, but I assure you that very word I have said is the truth." Yami said.
"Well, I think I believe you. I'm not sure that even the imagination could have come up with something that weird." Yugi said.
Yami chuckled. "I suppose not." Yami agreed.
Yugi looked over at Kuriboh sleeping on his pillow. "With Kuriboh here, I would have to believe it, thought." Yugi said.
"When you regain your memory, you'll know that it's nothing but the truth." Yami said.
"Yeah. I kind figured that." Yugi agreed. He looked back over. "Are there any other major secrets that you've been keeping from me?" Yugi asked.
"No. That was the biggest one." Yami said.
"Why wasn't I told, thought? I thought that would have been something I would have been told." Yugi said.
"Well, we all talked about telling you, but we decided that it would be better if we didn't tell you and let you remember on your own. We agreed that we would wait and tell you when you remembered and asked about it." Yami said.
"Well, thanks for telling me the truth." Yugi said.
Yami smiled. "I wouldn't have told you anything but the truth." Yami said. He bit his lip. There was something that had been bothering him, and he knew that he needed to ask before it drove him insane. "Yugi, are we okay?" Yami asked.
Yugi looked over at him. "What do you mean?" Yugi asked.
"Well, I just didn't know if things might have changed with us because of what you now know." Yami said, not daring to look Yugi in the eyes.
Yugi was silent for a moment before he got up and walked over to Yami. He took Yami's face in his hands and forced Yami to look at him. "No, Yami. This doesn't change anything." Yugi said.
Yami felt relieved.
"When you told me that you could go to the afterlife when I won, I could feel myself fearful of what would happen if I had lost you. I couldn't imagine not having you here." Yugi said.
Yami felt touched at that sentiment.
Yugi smiled. "Yami, I can tell you that I love you now, and I know that I mean it." Yugi said.
Yami's eyes widened in shock. He hadn't heard Yugi say those words since before the shooting.
"I love you, Yami. I really do." Yugi said.
Yami smiled. "I love you, too, Yugi." Yami said. He reached up and pulled Yugi down so that he could kiss him.
"Well, someone looks happy."
Yugi and Yami both looked to see Atemu and Heba standing in the doorway to their room. They had left the door open.
"When did you guys get back?" Yami asked.
"Just a few minutes ago." Atemu replied.
Heba's eyes then fell on Yugi's bed and then widened when he saw Kuriboh sleeping on Yugi's pillow.
"What the hell is Kuriboh doing here?!" Heba exclaimed.
The shout woke Kuriboh up.
"Heba, calm down." Yami said.
"Calm down?! We agreed not to tell him!" Heba snapped.
Atemu looked over at his brother. "Why did you tell him?" Atemu asked.
Yugi rolled his eyes. "Because I remember him coming out of the Millennium Puzzle when I completed it. I sort of freaked when I remembered that because I didn't know what to think. Yami had to explain everything to me to calm me down." Yugi said.
"He was skeptical about the magic thing so I summoned to Kuriboh to convince him." Yami finished.
"Oh." Heba said, calming down.
"You remember that?" Atemu asked.
Yugi nodded.
"That's good. It means that you're remembering more and more." Atemu said.
"I know. I'm glad that I'm remembering. I just hope that everything comes back to me pretty fast." Yugi said.
"Well, I'm sure that it will with time." Heba said.
Later, Yugi and Yami were sitting in their room talking.
Yugi had wanted to know more about the adventures they had had with so many people after the Millennium Puzzle.
Yami had gladly told him. He had also decided to go ahead and tell Yugi about how he had lost Yugi during the whole Orichalcos ordeal. He didn't want Yugi to remembering that and causing a great big argument.
"You did that for power?" Yugi asked.
"Yugi, you have no idea how much I regretted it. It was the worst mistake that I ever made. I knew immediately afterwards that I had made a grave mistake." Yami said.
Yugi could easily see that Yami still felt bad about it. "Well, there's nothing to feel bad about. You obviously got me back since I'm here now." Yugi said.
Yami smiled. "Yeah. I didn't stop until I managed to get you back." Yami said.
"See. You made up for it in the end." Yugi said.
"Yeah. I was thrilled when you forgave me because I didn't think that you would." Yami said.
"Were we already together then?" Yugi asked.
"Yes. We knew we had liked each other and were dating." Yami said. He thought a moment before adding, "Dating as much as a person who is alive and a spirit can."
Yugi laughed. "Yeah. I guess it was pretty hard." Yugi agreed.
"Well, we worked through that. Anyway, losing you like that made me realize that I couldn't live without. It's what made me realize that I love you." Yami said.
"It sounds like we went through just about everything a person can think of." Yugi said.
"I agree with you on that. We pretty much did." Yami said. He chuckled. "We even went five thousand years in the past together."
Yugi smiled. "Not many couples can say that." Yugi said.
"Nope." Yami agreed.
The two started laughing.
"Well, it's getting late, so we should get to bed." Yami said.
"Yeah. You're right.' Yugi agreed. He looked at Kuriboh who was still on his bed.
"Kuriboh." Yami said.
Kuriboh looked up and over at Yami. "It's time to go back." Yami said.
Kuriboh nodded.
Yami then sent Kuriboh back.
"You can summon him again, right?" Yugi asked.
"Yes." Yami assured him. He smiled and said, "You actually can, too."
"I can?" Yugi asked.
"Yes. We're both the owners of the Millennium Puzzle. I can teach how, but you need to be careful on what monsters you decide to summon." Yami said.
"Okay. I'd like to learn." Yugi said.
"That will be for later, Yugi. You and I really need to get to bed." Yami said.
"Yeah. You're right." Yugi agreed.
The two climbed into their beds and went to sleep.
"So, you finally remember releasing His Royal Highass from the Puzzle." Bakura said.
Yami glared at him.
"Kura! Be nice!" Ryou scolded, hitting Bakura lightly on the arm.
"Yes. I remember." Yugi said.
"So, I guess you know everything then." Joey said.
"Yes. I do." Yugi said. He looked over at Seto. "I was surprised to hear that you lived in ancient Egypt, too." Yugi said.
Seto shrugged. "No big deal." Seto said.
"No big deal? You spent nearly the entire time I was sealed in the Puzzle denying that magic existed. You kept saying that it was some kind of trick and that there was no such thing as destiny or fate." Yami said.
"Yeah. You were pretty in denial." Tea said.
"What changed his mind?" Yugi asked.
"Well, the trip to the past in Yami's memories was the starting point." Tea said.
"And when he remembered everything from back then, he didn't have much of a choice." Mokuba added.
"That, and you wouldn't stop bugging me about what it was like back then." Seto said.
Yugi laughed as did everyone else.
"Well, at least we don't have to keep that a secret anymore." Serenity said.
"Yeah. It was getting pretty hard not being able to talk about it." Tristan added.
"Well, he remembers, so we don't have to worry about that now." Atemu said.
"So, what are we doing today?" Joey asked.
"I'd like to go to the mall." Tea said.
"No-" Tristan started.
"Hey! We played football with you guys yesterday, so you should do what we want today!" Serenity said.
"You know, she does actually have a point." Yugi said.
"But-" Bakura started.
"No, Kura. Besides, I think that going to the mall is a great idea." Ryou said.
With that decided, the group headed to the mall.
At the mall, the group broke up like they usually did.
"I don't know why we all come here when we always go out separate ways." Yugi said.
Yami shrugged. "We come together, we split up and shop where we want, we meet up at the food court, hangs out a while, and then we go our separate ways. That's the way it's always been." Yami said.
"Well, it's not bad really." Yugi said.
The two walked around and went into the different stores that they liked to walk in.
Soon, the two went to the food court where they found Atemu and Heba.
"Nothing interesting?" Yami asked as he and Yugi sat down.
"No. Not really." Atemu answered.
"Looks like we're all stuck here for a while." Heba said.
"No big deal really." Yugi said.
The four started talking until the others arrived.
"You guys never shop much." Ryou said.
"We look at what we want to look at and then we come here." Yami said.
"Yeah. We don't walk into every store we see." Heba added.
"Well, it's your loss." Tea said.
Tristan and Mokuba were loaded down with the things that their girlfriends had bought.
The group stayed a while before they all ended up heading their separate ways.
As Yami promised, he took Yugi out on a date that night.
"So, what do you want to do?" Yami asked.
"I don't know. We don't have to eat anything fancy." Yugi said.
"There's no chance we could afford it even if we split the bill. Burger World good?" Yami asked.
"Sounds good to me." Yugi said.
The two went to the Burger World and ordered their food before they went to sit down.
"Thanks for taking me out, Yami." Yugi said.
"Any time." Yami said with a smile. He liked being able to go out with Yugi again.
The two talked as they ate.
At one point, Yami's eyes grew hard.
"Yami, are you okay?" Yugi asked.
"Tyler's here." Yami growled.
Yugi looked and saw that Tyler was, indeed, there.
A moment girl, a red-head came up to him and kissed him.
"Um, isn't that Missy Brown?" Yugi asked.
"Well, the female slut of the school is dating the male slut of the school." Yami said.
"Sound perfect." Yugi said.
"Yeah." Yami agreed.
Tyler had noticed them and seemed to be ignoring them.
Yugi chuckled. "I think he's learned his lesson." Yugi said.
"Well, he was pretty humiliated by the fact that he was taken down by someone who was half his size. He hates the fact that everyone knows you refused him and that you broke his jaw." Yami said.
"Good. I don't want him hanging around me all the time." Yugi said.
"Me, either." Yami agreed.
When the two were done eating, they left the restaurant and headed for the park to walk around.
"I have to admit that I enjoyed coming out, Yami." Yugi said.
Yami smiled. "It was just a simple date." Yami said.
"Being able to spend time alone with you is more than that. I think that's what dating is all about." Yugi said.
"That's pretty much true." Yami agreed.
"I don't need fancy restaurants or gifts all the time, either." Yugi said.
"I know that from when we started dating." Yami said. He then added, "After I had my body."
"Well, just being with you is all that matters to me." Yugi said.
"I'm glad. It means the world to me, too." Yami said. He leaned down and kissed Yugi.
The two stayed in the park fro a while linger before they decided to head on home.
Hope you liked it. I hope Yami's explanation was good enough. I tried to stick with the way it happened in the show, but I haven't seen it in a while, so it might be wrong at spots. I also had to alter it a bit.
Next: Not sure yet.
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