Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh; that is the property of Konami and the creator Kazuki Takahashi. I do own a Bible and my idea for the story.

I dedicate this chapter to wendygon95. Her enthusiasm for the last chapter made my day and makes me want to continue to do better. (Sorry Wendy, for not getting this out for your birthday in time). Anyway, here's your belated birthday present. (I hope it was worth the wait).

Happy Belated Birthday Wendy

Chapter 22: Trouble Minds

"I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me" – Daniel 4:5 NKJV

"ACK" chokes out Yami as he jerks up from his dream. Panting heavily, Yami feels the cold sweat upon his brow as he catches his breath. "Yami?" hearing his name he turns to the sound of the voice and breathes a sigh of relief. Peter is sitting near the spot where they had breakfast earlier that morning and is now half-way facing him with a look of concern upon his weathered face. "I'm fine" chokes out Yami, "I was just having a bad dream". Taking another minute to calm down, Yami looks up and takes notices of the sun's position in the sky. It is a little higher than it was earlier; suggesting to Yami that he has been out for some time.

"How long was I passed out?" questions Yami. "About couple of hours" respond Peter as he gets up from his spot; making his way to Yami. Hearing Peter's footstep approaching him forces Yami to bring his attention back to the man; whom he notices isn't wearing his brown robe, only his simple white tunic. Curious, Yami goes to voice his curiosity when Peter hands Yami his leather water pouch "here drink this" says the man gently.

Suddenly feeling very thirsty, Yami takes the leather pouch and proceeds to quench his thirst. Out of the corner of his eye, Yami can see Peter bending down to reach for something behind him. In a moment Yami can see that it's the man's missing brown robe, "Peter must have given it me to use it as a pillow" thought Yami as he takes one more gulp.

The thoughtfulness of Peter touches Yami, they have never met before; but yet Peter treats him like they are old friends. With this thought Yami whispers a "Thank you" as he gives Peter back his water pouch. "Your welcome" comes the short reply. A yawn escapes Yami's mouth, which causes the teen to stretch. Hearing the satisfying pop from his stiff muscles, he then proceeds to get up and gather up his clothes. Before long the teen heads to the tree-line to change clothes. "I will be right back" says Yami as he looks back at Peter. Peter's response is only a nod of acknowledgment as Yami disappears into the trees.

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After a few minutes, Yami once more is wearing the Domino High School uniform and feels the familiar weight of the puzzle, around his neck. Out of habit, Yami grabs a hold of the item half expecting to sense the familiar presence of Yugi's spirit inside. But not surprisingly, he feels nothing coming from inside the item. "Yugi" thinks Yami bitterly as his grip on the item tightens. Tears start to form in the corner of his eyes at the thought of his missing aibou. "Yugi, I wish that I could go back and undo what I done. If only I had listen to you. You would be here, giving me encouragement, when I need it the most. But now, I feel so alone without you here." With this last depressing thought, the tears pour down Yami's cheeks as he crumbles down to the ground.

The sound of chirping of birds brings Yami back to reality. At hearing the bird's musical melody, Yami opens up his red eyes and the first thing he sees is the borrowed clothes of Peter's and on those clothes is a single sparrow. A ghost of a smile appears on Yami's face watches the bird dance upon the clothes before flying away. Left behind Yami once more looks at the clothes and thinks of the kind stranger; which reminds him that he truly isn't alone. With this reminder, Yami picks himself off the ground and shakes his head, banishing away any more depressing thoughts before they take root in his mind again. Wiping away his tears, Yami then proceeds to folding up the borrowed clothes.

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Coming out of the tree line, Yami is carrying the folded clothes and notices that Peter isn't by the fire anymore. Panic starts to take root, as the teen scans the area for signs of the older man. It isn't long till Yami spots Peter near the river hunch over. With a sigh of relief, Yami starts to head towards the man; but is stop in his tracks. For a moment, the hunch form of Peter is reminiscent of the grieving form that the 'younger' Peter had in his dream.

For a bit, Yami can only see the grieving form of Peter and the curiousness about what happened resurface. "….you?" noticing that something was said shaking his head, the grieving picture of Peter disappears and is replaced with the familiar form of the 'older' Peter with water dripping down his leather face. "I'm sorry, what did you say?" question Yami. Peter chuckles before responding "I said, that I was beginning to wonder if I need to come after you? You were gone for quite a bit" comments Peter jokingly. Slightly embarrass, a pink dusting appears on Yami's cheeks "Sorry" replies Yami weakly as he scratches his cheeks shyly.

Chuckling Peter gets up from the river and heads towards Yami with a smile on his face. "Thank you for the clothes and for taking care of me last night and this morning" says Yami as he hands over the folded clothes to Peter. "It was my pleasure, I would be remiss to not have helped a fellow man in his time of need" replies Peter as he is puts away the clothes. Yami continues to stare at the man as he goes about doing the chore. The image of Peter weeping weighs heavily on his mind. "Was it really just a vivid dream or was I experiencing a past event of this man" thinks Yami.

"I hate to repeat myself, but staring at me isn't going to give you the answers that you seek" replies Peter without turning around to face Yami. Being caught off guard by the comment, Yami jerks a little as a sweat drop appears on his head. "Sorry, I just have a lot on my mind" replies Yami sheepishly.

"Well" starts off Peter as he promptly sits down and pats the spot next to him, "why don't you sit down and tell me what is on your mind, then?" comments Peter. Yami considers Peter's proposal for a moment, and proceeds to join him on the ground. "Where do I start" thinks Yami as his eyes remain on the ground. Thinking back to when he first woke up that morning and meeting Peter for the first time; to him passing out once more after Peter had dealt with the Orichalcos soldiers.

Out of the corner of his eyes, Yami can see Peter is patiently waiting for him to start. Taking a deep breath, Yami finally calms down his racing mind. "Well, while I was pass out, something occurred that has left me with some questions" says Yami cryptically (not know how to really describe what happened as either a dream or a vision) turning to face Peter slightly; Yami can sees that Peter's eyes read (as if to say "Well" with some form of impatience), but also encouraging him to continue.

Feeling a little nervous, Yami once more takes a deep breath and lets out a nervous sigh. "I believe that I had either a vision or a dream concerning you" says Yami finally. Peter has the look of surprise and some confusion upon his face at hearing Yami's confession. "Do you mind telling me what you can recall?" replies the older man.

Shaking his head 'yes', Yami then goes to describe what happened in his dream. With every detail that Yami provides, Peter has the look of concentration as he tries to puzzle the information together. Once, Yami gets to the part about running into the mob; the look of realization hits Peter as his face and he begins to pale a little. Yami not taking notice of Peter's discomfort continues to describe the dream, "and the funny thing is I couldn't hear what you (and those who questioned you) were saying" continues Yami.

Before Yami continues further, Peter suddenly gets up. Confused, Yami stops talking and looks at Peter. Without a word Peter gets up and walks a ways from Yami. "What's wrong?" questions Yami; but Peter doesn't respond to his question and continues to move up to follow the man, Yami is able to catch up to the man. "Peter? Hey where are you going?" questions Yami once more as he manages to get his hand upon Peter's shoulder; but Peter shakes off his hand, "I need a moment!" comes the sharp reply from Peter. Caught off-guard and with a hurt look in his eyes, Yami complies and gives Peter his space.

Peter continues to move along for another moment. When the wind picks up, carrying with it a leaf that blows by Peter's face. "Shimon" hearing his old name Peter stops in his retreat and looks up (1) "Lord?" whispers Peter. The voice doesn't answer back, but Peter remembers himself and turns back to look at Yami. He can see the hurt radiating off of the young teen's person. With a sigh and with a look understanding, Peter turns back to Yami and approaches the teen.

Hearing footsteps approaching, Yami looks up to see Peter returning with a regretful look in his eyes. "I'm sorry Yami, I didn't mean to be short with you" says Peter as he extends his hand out. Yami looks at Peter's hand for a moment; before shaking his hand to accept the older man's apology. "That's alright, I guessing from your reaction, that what I experience must have been real?"

With a serious look in his eyes, Peter looks at Yami "Yes, you were not dreaming" continues Peter, "for some reason (that I don't quite understand just yet), the Lord granted you a vision of the night that I was truly at my weakest" finishes off Peter cryptically. Curious to Peter's admission, Yami ask "and what was that?" Peter doesn't immediately respond to Yami's inquiry; tears start to form in Peter's eyes as he takes a breath and wipes away the tears. And with resolution in his posture, Peter turns his attention back to Yami.

"The vision that you saw was the night that I betrayed my friend" says the older man solemnly with a look that Yami was all too familiar with.

Well, I'm going to stop the chapter right here. Peter will get to tell Yami what happened that night from his perspective and hopefully help answer Yami's questions that the vision had left him. And hopefully, any questions (that y'all have) will (hopefully) be address as the story progresses.

And so, with that I will bid y'all ado.

-LadyRaider92

Author's Note

This is a voice that only Peter can hear.