Title: I just had to remember

Author: ArisaAkita
Rating: M mild gore, violence etc. etc..
Pairings: (Main) Jou/Kai Ryou/Bakura Otogi/Honda
Warnings: I'll just say everything, just to be safe. Jounouchi torture; but what else is new.
Summary: When the time comes everyone will remember their past lifes, why is it that Jounouchi always had these memories. Shounen-ai
Chapter 11 of ?: Dreams of Dragons

I own nothing. Not even my soul......I sold it for some limited edition pocky...

... It was worth it.


"Leaving, I'm going to check up on my friends, and then I'm going to fix the mess you got us in." Standing he brushed off his pants before he blinked out of sight.

"...Katsuya 2, and me nothing." With a roll of blue eyes, Seto Kaiba trudged to get his coat. Time to put the rod to good use, first thing's first. Time to talk with the pharaoh.


There was something completely soothing about sitting in complete silence; watching people sleep. There was also something extremely creepy about it. It allowed your mind to wander to places one never really wants their mind to drift. The past. Regrets, Guilt. Emotions so long forgotten to remember them put deep pressure on his very soul.

Kaiba frowned, and rolled his eyes. He was cloaked in shadows, well as much as one can be when the whole populace of the room he was in could sense the use of those powers. Using his rod, he reached out mentally to Atemu former pharaoh of Egypt. When he felt a wave of self pity he nearly threw up. With a sigh he collected all of the former priests from inside the room including Atemu and shadow traveled back to the mansion. Now, to slap some sense into these idiots.

Jounouchi smirked to himself as he walked into the living room, well aware of that the priests had just left. Now left with the rest of his fellow duel masters Jounouchi took a seat. For all his life times and all the knowledge he had gained he was still horribly impatient. Waiting, waiting and more waiting. After a couple thousand years you tend to get bored of that.


Life was peaceful, many complained about the king's rule but they knew the man's time was ending. Soon a new king would take his place Atemu, the ruby eyed prince of Egypt would soon rule. Along with his court of priests and mages. The people knew even Atemu's own father feared the powerfully allied prince, but Atemu had no will to rule before his time. He had a wonderful lover and a peaceful life. Or so he should have.

"What's wrong my prince?" The ruby eyed prince, just passed his eighteenth moon looked down at his courtesan and favourite mage.

"Nothing, my lovely, nothing." If anyone had qualms about the similarities between the two no one spoke of them. Royalty marrying within their own line was practiced well across Egypt. Even if there was blood between the two no one could argue their relationship. No children would come from the pair, both being male.

"Then shall we meet with the others? It has been quite a while since we've seen them."

"I don't see why not, my mage's and their lovers should greet ra once and a while don't you think."

"As should we my prince." Yahya replied, smiling cutely reminding the prince of their time in their chambers.

"That we should love, that we should."


Jounouchi watched as a small smile filtered on his little friends face as the teen turned over. He gave a solemn smile.

"Enjoy the dreams before the nightmares roll in."

"Nightmares indeed, Dragon master."

"Varon, I'm Jounouchi here. Dragon master is too formal now. Anyways sit, we have a while for them to awake."

"This is quite a mess isn't it? Remember when life was simpler?" The brunet near protector sat down beside his blond charge.

"I never knew you knew a time of peace. Life got quite complicated when you and Shadi showed up. I have to admit."

"It's not MY fault, I was born a noble and Shadi was a southern tribe's shaman. Life is as life is."

"Not what I meant. The day you showed up is the same day I met Ro...And every other large lizard in the shadow realm."


"It's far too hot, do you not agree sir?" Dressed in a tunic the colour of sand the blond youth stared up squinting against the bright sun. Bright Ra was blocked by a brown haired and beardless fellow with eyes the colour of murky water.

"No sir for me, I'm juss as common as any of d servants in the lower kingdom, even more I dare say it." A look at the man's clothes classified him as a man of some type of standing. He wore parts of his wealth hanging from his ears and wrists as shimmering dangles of gold.

"Young master I believe you are quite mistaken." The young blond, Jono, looked at the strange man bewildered. He talked far better than any one Jono knew. "It is within my knowledge that you will accomplish great things, and dine among kings." Jono laughed at the clearly cracked noble.

"You friend, are a riot. Need a place to stay? Surely you're not be from these parts." Jono himself was light for Egypt, but this knowledgeable man was lighter than anyone he had seen, besides his childhood friend Re, but Re had the demons about him as a child scared the colour right from his body.

"It would be an honor, young master. I am Photios. You can call just call me Tios, if it suits you." Jono shrugged standing up.

"Come then, we must earn our keep. Tonight supper is our duty. I'm Jono by the way."

"Oh I know." The foreigner said though Jono never heard as he was already steps ahead.

It was that same night that it came to Jono, the thing in the shadow, the size and mannerisms of an upper river croc, small but dripping prowess. Darker than a moonless sky, with eyes the colour of the purest rubies, Jono stared. Dreams never frequented Jono, so he knew he was not dreaming. The thing moved swiftly and Jono stuck to his mat unwilling to move. Scared or not he knew somewhere this was going to happen whether it was tonight or not.

"Hello." He heard himself say. In reply he got a grumble and the feel of warm scales on his arm. He listened closer and the rumbles sounded more like speech to him.

"I've found you master." The creature smelt of roasting cinnamon and felt just as warm. The creature curled into Jounouchi's side. It's stocky limbs short, and claws careful with it's chosen master. The pair fell asleep peacefully.

The same night, more came. The others that came were different in each respect. In the morning only two stayed the black one and one just like it. Only this creature was bigger, and more pale than ivory with eyes more blue then ocean. Jounouchi didn't say anything this night instead he just pulled back his coverings and allowed the two to nestle while he got up for the day. The large one wrapped protectively around the other. One night if they came again, when he wasn't shy nor as tired as tonight he would ask their names.

"Master, Rowena, Ro if you please."

"And I Bret." Jono, couldn't exactly say he was surprised instead he nodded to them each and left his room. Weirder things have happened.


Woo another chapter. I'm quite proud of this story. And I know there is still alot left of it yet. The first flashback you saw in this chapter doesn't come for a very long time. The other flashbacks you will see for about three chapters or so are all before the one with Yahya and Atemu. I hope that's not that confusing. Anyways the next two chapters are mostly flashbacks but by 14 the actual time line becomes more stable. Thanks to those who reviewed and added to their alerts/favs it means alot.