Here's chapter 11. This is where my major plot twist take place for this chapter and the next chapter, I'm no longer following the plot line from the movie. I do not own YuGiOh or the Black Cauldron, they belong to their respectable owners. Enjoy!

Chapter 11

Revive

It's been two days since Yami and the others left to find the Black Cauldron, and Yugi, Ryou and Malik were starting to get worried for their beloved guardians. Seeing that Noah and Chris had returned to the caverns without the group, the divine boys, Mokuba, Leon, Iona and Ironheart were mad towards Noah for just abandoning the others. With Ironheart chewing out Noah for just quitting on them, Yugi and his friends could only pray for their safe return.

Sometime after Noah and Chris came home, they saw a soldier enter the caverns, searching for someone. Iona had approached him to see what they could do to help him when the soldier said that he is looking for his fiancé. That was when Mokuba and Leon recognized the soldier as Honda, informing him that Anzu is on a quest with her friends to find the Black Cauldron before the Horned King does. So Honda had decided to wait for their return like everyone in the caverns.

Yugi is just sitting quietly in a room by himself, thinking about Yami when he saw Ryou and Malik run into the room. "Guys, what's wrong?"

"Yugi, it's Yami, Bakura, Marik and the others. They have returned!" Malik answers, both very excited that the ones they love are back.

Quickly running out of the room, the three hurry to the other entrance when they noticed something was wrong. Getting a good look at the group, they all appear so deep in sadness with Dartz feeling nothing but guilt for what he has done and both Rex and Weevil appear nervous. Once Bakura came into view with Marik from behind Seto and Jonouchi, what Yugi saw caused his heart to shatter into many shards: Bakura is carrying the motionless form of Yami.

While everyone arel in deep sadness and total shock with Honda holding a weeping Anzu, Seto and Ziegfried comfort their brothers, Jonouchi struggling to keep a straight face, Chris crying in her mother's arms with Dartz holding his family close, Ryou and Malik run up to their lovers with expressions that show they are in total disbelief, and finally Yugi moves slowly towards Yami's lifeless body with one hand slowly rising.

Standing before the only person he ever loved and still loves, Yugi gently places his fingertips against his face. Surprisingly Yami isn't cold as ice but he isn't warm either.

Knowing full well that Yugi is currently speechless, Ironheart approaches them and says in a gentle manner due to the sad atmosphere, "What happened out there?"

Bakura and Marin shake their heads before answering, "It's too hard to explain, sir."

Then the old king gestures everyone into one of the mighty rooms where they can sit and then explain. But before he joined everyone, Bakura had set Yami down on a bed that Iona had set up with Yugi sitting right beside him, refusing to leave his side. Deciding to leave Yugi alone with Yami, the group started to explain what had happened after they bargained their weapons for the Black Cauldron.

Almost an hour later, Bakura and Marik finish with telling them what had happened since Anzu couldn't stop the tears long enough to add to the story while the guys couldn't form words either. "Well, I must say that I am glad you were able to free my son from that demon. But it's unfortunate that Yami sacrificed himself to stop the Cauldron's power." Ironheart says softly since everyone were still saddened with what has come to pass.

"Before leaving completely, my sweet Vivian had informed us that the only way his soul can be revived is by the one person who loves him with all their heart. And we know that's Yugi." Ziegfried adds as they all glance back at Yugi who has not budged an inch from the bed that Yami lays upon.

"That may be the case, but I don't know how I can revive him." Yugi says with fear in his voice with the fact that he doesn't know what he could do to save Yami.

"Yugi, Malik and I both know you can figure it out. But for now, it may be best to sleep on it and figure it out later." Ryou advises since it has gotten late and everyone were having a hard time staying awake.

Yugi knew that Ryou is right. "You're right. But I'm not leaving Yami."

Iona nods her head as everyone starts to leave the room with her being the last one to leave. But not before she told Yugi that he can not only stay with him but also sleep beside him if he wanted to. Once alone after Iona gently shut the door behind her, Yugi carefully climbs into bed next to Yami, feeling like this is how things used to be in the past, always together before this mess started as he snuggles close to the older teen who had won his heart since their childhood together.

Standing just outside the room while everyone else went to bed, seeing the sadness on Yugi's face since they had returned, Bakura, Ryou, Marik and Malik know full well how heartbroken he is for losing Yami. "Do you think Yugi will be alright?" Ryou asks softly.

"Yeah, considering how much losing Yami hurts him." Malik adds.

"I believe he'll be fine. It's just going to take some time for him to recover from this." Bakura answers as he wraps one arm around Ryou.

"But he'll need to save Yami first. How long, I don't know." Marik adds as he holds Malik close.

"For now, let's leave him alone so he can rest." With the others agreeing, the four leave for their rooms, hoping Yugi can find a way to save Yami.

Some time has past and Yugi has yet to figure out how he could save Yami. But whenever he would glance at his lifeless lover, Yugi felt that Yami just appeared to be sound asleep instead of dead. He just couldn't figure out how to wake him.

Since they had returned, Yugi never left Yami's side, and this was starting to worry the others. Many times when any of them would want to check on Yugi, Iona or Ironheart would advise them not to disturb him and just leave him alone, support him without being beside him so his concentration isn't interrupted.

Then one evening, Yugi had reached his wit's end that he couldn't think of anything to save Yami. Gently caressing one side of Yami's face, Yugi could feel the tears form in his eyes that he has held back all this time since they had returned. "Yami, why did you have to sacrifice yourself just to stop the Cauldron's power? Didn't you realize how much this would kill me once I found out about your death?

"But I do realize that you died as the hero you wanted to be. Not the war hero though. The hero who had vowed to protect what was most important to you, who was more important than the entire universe. And with that, I won't forget that endless love you had for me. And I pray to the gods that you won't forget my eternal love for you." As he spoke softly to the lifeless form of the love of his divine life, Yugi slowly leans his face closer to Yami's.

Without stopping even with hesitation, Yugi gently kiss Yami's dead lips. After breaking the kiss, Yugi rests his head on Yami's chest with one hand set where his heart would be and slowly falls asleep. Just as Yugi is claimed by the sweet world of dreams, Yami slowly opens his eyes with his vision being blurry for one moment, but with one blink, his vision clears for him to see that he is no longer in the dark castle, but the caverns the Atlanteans reside.

Just as Yami is sitting up, he felt something, or rather someone, right beside him keeping him from moving without disturbing them. Glancing at the sleeping form of his beloved Yugi all snuggled close to him, Yami smiles and lets Yugi sleep while he gently ran his fingers through the black base of Yugi's hair.

One hour and thirty minutes later, Yugi wakes up from his nap after dreaming that Yami had come back to him. Just as he is going to lift his head up to see Yami, he felt something on top of his head. Feeling for anything, Yugi realized it was a hand. Quickly glancing up as tears begin to flow from his eyes down his cheeks, Yugi finds himself staring into a pair of Crimson eyes that he knows so well. "Hey, Yugi."

Quickly scooting his body closer to him, Yugi is in total disbelief that Yami is awake. "You're alive?!"

"Thanks to you, aibou." Yami says as he gently caress the back of Yugi's head with one hand while the other wipe the tears away from the amethyst eyes he loves to stare into.

Then Yugi quickly kiss Yami as the tears kept coming nonstop, who immediately accepted the kiss. Once they broke the kiss, Yugi became mad. "Don't you ever scare me like that again, Yami! Do you have any idea how much this hurt to see you dead!"

"I'm sorry, Yugi. There was no other option to stop the Black Cauldron. And I did it to protect you because I was afraid that even you, Ryou and Malik couldn't stand a chance against the Cauldron Born."

"Oh Yami." To hear his reasoning for his actions, Yugi just lays his head on Yami's shoulder as the older teen holds him close. "I'm glad to have you back."

"I promise I'll never leave you again." That is a major promise that Yami vows to keep for the one he loves with all his heart and entire being.