Author's note : This chapter is real confusing. Just try to figure it out
as best as you can. Thanks to Anya for giving me permission to use her idea
about Yugi and his parents' song. Okay, I know I made Seto nice now, but I
wanted a change. I'll try and make him meaner later on in a different story
I'm working on. Anyway, again, yet another two disclaimers. One, I don't
own Yu-Gi-Oh and all associated with it. Two, I don't own the song in this
chapter. I'll explain at the end. I can't spoil it.
Chapter 4 - "Three Dreams, Secrets Told, More of Yugi's Family Histories Unfold" ("The Riddle")
(Yugi's dream/vision)
"Where am I?" Yugi was in an unfamiliar room, more like a nursery. There was a woman who very much looked like Yugi's mother and she was sitting in a chair near the open window rocking a crying baby boy to sleep. Yugi could hear the faint whisper of her voice.
"Come stop your crying, it'll be all right. Just take my hand, hold it tight. I will protect you from all around you. I will be here, don't you cry. For one so small, you seem so strong. My arms will hold you, keep you safe and warm. This bond between us can't be broken. I will be here, don't you cry.."
'That song.it sounds so familiar. Wait.." He remembered Yami. 'That means that his father is my great great great great great great great.oh you know. But he was a grandson of mine then.' Yugi then thought, 'So that's why she knows the song. Wait, then she.she.she must be my.mother?" Just then , a man that looked like Yugi came in wearing a suit carrying a briefcase. 'Then he must be my father.' Yugi thought. The man dropped his briefcase on the side the doorway and sang the rest of the song.
"'Cause you'll be in my heart. Yes, you'll be in my heart. From this day on, now and forever more. You'll be in my heart, no matter what they say. You'll be here in my heart.always." The man walked towards the woman and kissed her on her forehead and kissed his son on his forehead.
"Oh, Hiroshi.this is one of the happiest days of my life." the woman said.
"Me too. Seeing my wife as happy as that with my son gives me pride and joy. Oh, Miyako. I love you so much that I can't explain." Hiroshi said. Yugi stood there in horror. 'Miyako? Hiroshi? Then these are my parents. Then that baby must be.'
"I know." Miyako said. She got up from her chair and placed her sleeping son in his crib. She kissed him gently on the forehead and whispered, "Sleep tight, little Yugi."
That was it for Yugi. 'Oh my god...' he thought. 'I can't believe this. I must be invisible to them, like in Yami's dream before.'
"Yugi." A voice called out to him from behind him. He turned and saw Yami standing there.
"Yami, what are you doing here?"
"I sensed your dreaming. So I followed. I have a special power that lets me do this." Yami noticed the other people in the dream and added, "Very nice, you finally know your parents."
"Yeah." Yugi was watching them talk with each other. "I think I want to wake up now."
"Okay." Yami said and he vanished.
'That was weird. Oh well.' Yugi thought.
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(Another of Yugi's dreams)
'Oh, no. Another dream. What is it this time?' Yugi thought. He was in the same house that he was in his last dream, but it was already dark and quiet now. 'Hmmm. Everyone must be sleeping right now. Even me. But why am I here again? Am I going to see something bad or good? Oh, no! I might be witnessing a murder.' he thought. He then saw Yami Bakura enter the house, more like break into it. Yami Bakura quietly crept up the stairs and in the direction of the room where Yugi saw his parents earlier. Yugi followed him, wanting to see what he was doing here.
'Oh, god. He must be trying to kidnap my younger self. Then this might be the night where my father was killed. I better find out, although I'll start getting nightmares if it's true.' Yugi thought. He then gasped at what he saw. Yami Bakura was inching closer to where baby Yugi slept. The older Yugi thought, 'My parents must be sleeping, and that's why no one knows about this. Wait a second..' Yami Bakura was finally close enough. He then whispered, "Little Yugi. I hope you enjoyed being with your parents for such a short time. When I finish you, they will be finished as well." He then got a little closer, but didn't notice that the monitor was still on. The baby started to move, then started to cry. Yami Bakura looked puzzled, but continued his plan and picked up his enemy's son. Yugi then thought, 'He doesn't know that the sound monitor is still on...he's gonna get caught.that's good.'
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Back in Yugi's parents' room, Hiroshi and his wife had heard their son cry and were getting their bathrobes on to see what was the matter. It usually took the both of them to calm him down, so they went together. They exited their room and started walking towards the nursery, Hiroshi in front of his wife. They turned the knob of the door and was horrified at what they saw.
"Mikosha Crawford." Hiroshi whispered menacingly. "Put my son down."
Yami Bakura turned to face them. "So we meet again, Hiroshi Muto. And you brought you lovely wife Miyako, too. Would you like to come with me, my sweet?" he mocked.
Miyako then replied, "Oh yes, darling." Yugi stood there watching the whole scene and horrified at what his mother was doing and noticed his father keeping his cool. 'Dad probably knows what she's going to do..'
She walked over to Yami Bakura and slapped him. While Yami Bakura was massaging his face and howling in pain, Miyako went fast and grabbed her son away from him. She ran behind her husband while trying to soothe her son back to sleep. Hiroshi was silently paging his friend Setto Kaiba at his mansion to try and get him over to help. Crawford was his enemy, too, and he knew that Kaiba would bring reinforcements. The answer was yes and they would be right over. Hiroshi then stepped forward and pointed his finger at Yami Bakura. He had hoped he could hold him off until they got there.
"What do you want from my family?"
"Oh, of course, your wife. She never loved you, Hiroshi. She just had to marry you because her father forced her and because you got her pregnant." Yami Bakura whispered.
"That's not true. I never loved YOU, Crawford! Hiroshi was much smarter and more handsome than you and he had a wonderful personality and a heart. Unlike you." Miyako yelled.
"Tsk, tsk. Why yell that out in front of little Yugi? He may not understand you now, but later is a different story." Yami Bakura taunted. "Oh, shut up, you brat!" he yelled, pointing at the crying baby. "And in addition to that, I want to take your son's life."
"You will never. You will die if you do." Hiroshi threatened. "And no. You shut up and get out of my house!"
Just then, a man that looked like Seto Kaiba barged into the room, stepping in front of Hiroshi and his wife and son.
"Crawford, lay one finger on my friend and you will pay! This is my revenge for you trying to kill my son, too! Men, come in and take away this barbarian!" Setto ordered his men to come in and arrest Yami Bakura. When he was already in chains, Yami Bakura yelled, "You may have me this time, Hiroshi, but I'll be back! Your son will be the next victim!"
"NOT A CHANCE!" Hiroshi yelled. He put his arm around his wife and embraced her. She gave their son to him, and Hiroshi silently hummed the melody of the song to his son until he fell asleep. Hiroshi then whispered, "Don't worry, Yugi. I won't let him take you away from us. He'll have to kill me first before he gets through to you." He gave his son back to his wife, who gave him a look for what he said.
Setto then came up to his friend and put his hand on his shoulder. "I'm glad you and your family are okay." he said. Hiroshi nodded and said, "Thank you, my friend, for saving us again."
Setto smiled and replied, "No problem. That's what friends are for." Just then, another two people rushed into the house, a woman chasing after a young boy that was probably three years old. They ran upstairs and into the room where Hiroshi, his wife and son, and Setto were located. The little boy ran up to Setto. Setto acted surprised at who was there and picked him up. "Hey, what are you doing here?" he asked mockingly.
"Oh, Dad, I was afraid that something might have happened to you." the boy said.
"Oh, Seto. Your dad if fine.I hope." the woman said.
'Oh god. That little boy must be Seto Kaiba.I gotta tell everyone about this." Yugi stifled a laugh and continued watching.
"Now, now, Anzu, I didn't have any problems. But I recalled I told you and Seto to stay in the car?"
"I know, but your energetic, smart son had learned to unlock the doors and ran out after you and here we are." Anzu said. She turned to face Miyako and her son. "Are you two okay?" she asked, smoothing little Yugi's hair.
Miyako nodded yes to her friend and said, "We're both fine, thank goodness. This is the third time now. He really didn't want me to marry Hiroshi and thought that I was forced to marry him because my father forced me to and because he had gotten me pregnant. But, Hiroshi, that's not true. You know it in your heart that I love you." Hiroshi nodded to his wife.
"Aunt Miyako, Uncle Hiroshi, is Yugi okay?" Seto asked. Yugi laughed even harder at the young Seto's stupidity and thought, 'Wow. I guess Seto doesn't pay attention and didn't get to be a genius until he was older!'
"Yes, Seto, he's fine." Miyako replied. She smiled at Anzu, who was now smoothing her son's hair and saying, "You don't have to worry about Aunt Miyako and Uncle Hiroshi. They can take care of Yugi, just like Daddy and I can take care of you. And, sweetie, if you think that lunatic is going to get you, just come to our room." Seto nodded.
"Don't worry, before he gets to our children, he'll have to get through us first." Hiroshi and Setto said together. They all laughed and went to the kitchen to have a midnight snack and talk more.
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Yugi woke up again and sat up in his bed, shaking. He needed to talk to Yami.
/Yami!?/
//Zzzzz..//
/Yami?/
//Zzzzz..//
/YAMI!?/
//Zzzz.huh? What's the matter, Aibou?//
/Can you come here? Is Seto awake still?/
//Yeah, he just went to check on Mokuba. I'll go up there. Give me a second.//
In a minute, Yami was sitting next to Yugi and they were talking about Yugi's dream.
"So, you mean to tell me that you saw Yami Bakura try to kidnap you when you were younger and your father and mother said that it was the third time?"
"Yes, Yami. I also saw Seto and his parents there, too. Seto was three years old at that time. His father's name was also Setto Kaiba, pronounced the same but spelled differently. He wasn't as smart then as he is now. But he did sympathize for my mother and father and me. I still don't believe it." Yugi said.
"Believe or not because it did happen. Now get your rest. It won't be long now." Yami smoothed Yugi's hair and said, "I'll let you talk to Seto tomorrow. Deal?"
Yugi nodded. "Deal."
"Then it's settled. Goodnight, Yugi."
"Goodnight, Yami."
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Back in the warehouse, Téa was arguing with Yami Bakura while Joey was still trying to escape.
"Let me go now, you ugly, pompous." Téa yelled.
"Watch your mouth. And you, boy, you won't be able to escape. Don't bother even trying. I'll set you free when little Yugi surrenders his Millennium Puzzle to me." Yami Bakura sneered.
"You mean if he surrenders his Millennium Puzzle to you. " Joey countered and continued struggling.
"He'll do anything for you two. Don't worry, I'm going to add one more to your present number. You won't be alone with someone so stupid, girl. In due time." Yami Bakura then stalked away into the first room on the left, thinking about what he would do the next day.
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(Another dream of Yugi's)
'Okay. I know this is another dream or vision. That's the third one now.' Yugi thought. He was in a familiar place-the upper level above his grandpa's game shop. Just then, his grandpa walked in carrying none other than Yugi when he was around three years old with a young man that looked like Yami following him. Yugi stared at the young man and thought, 'That has to be Yami. Wait, if Yami is already here, then this was after my parents died. Oh well, at least now I can understand what they are talking about.' He then followed them to where they were going, which was towards Grandpa's room. He started to eavesdrop on their conversation. "Yami, you aren't responsible for trying to guide me. It's him you have to worry about." Grandpa said, referring to Yugi. "I know he'll be a good boy when he's older. Right, Yugi?" Yugi's younger self nodded and said, "Yes, Grandpa." and continued to stare at Yami, who was going through the pockets of the navy blue uniform he was wearing. "I promised his mother that I'd raise him to be truthful, honest, smart, and all of those characteristics they wanted him to be like." Grandpa said.
"Yes. That's fine." Yami said absentmindedly. He was still looking through his pockets and getting adjusted to life in present times.
Grandpa opened the door of his room and put all of the bags that he was carrying on the floor and then put Yugi down on the bed while gesturing Yami to sit down next to Yugi. Yami looked like he was reluctant to do so after seeing how hard of a time Grandpa had that day trying to take care of his grandson, but he had a duty to fulfill and did so. He picked Yugi up and placed him on his lap while watching Grandpa put everything away in a closet. He looked down at Yugi and saw he was twisting the ring on Yami's finger around. He then asked, "So, Yugi, you like my wedding ring?" Yugi just smiled at him and continued his playing while Yami laughed.
The older Yugi thought, 'I remember this day. Yami was wearing his wedding ring then and I began to play with it..what else happened? Oh yeah, Grandpa asked some questions about Yami and then Yami decided to take me out to the park so that he would be able to see the town and try to get to know me a little.oh, we'll see what happens.'
Grandpa turned to face Yami. "You were married?"
Yami nodded. "Yes. When I was pharaoh, I fell in love with a commoner and by accident because of my.er.urge.we had...umm...you know...and I got her pregnant. Her name was Leah, and she was a beauty. But at the time, that was not a good sign if you weren't married. So we happily married each other and we had a son. But probably 3 years after, he was kidnapped by Yami Bakura, the evil twin brother of my closest friends, High Priest Bakura, and I never saw him again. Now, seeing little Yugi reminds me of my son. Did Yugi look a lot like his father?" Yami said.
"Yes, he did. My son, his father, looked a lot like me, and I looked a lot like my father, so it was determined while his mom was pregnant that if they had a son, he would look like his father. And it was true. He does look like his father." Grandpa took a quick glance at his grandson, who was now playing with the Egyptian necklace Yami was wearing and added, "I think you should put all of you precious jewelry away. People might be suspicious. Here." Grandpa gave him a jewelry box and Yami took it.
"Yes. Maybe you're right." Yami took off the crown that he was wearing and placed it on top of Yugi's head. The real Yugi then said to himself, "I guess that was his crown when he was pharaoh. It has the symbol of the eye of Horus or the Millennium Eye, so it must be it. I remember this."
Yami then placed Yugi back on the bed and ruffled his hair. He then stood up and said, "Sugoroku, may I go for a walk? Just to see the modern times." He noticed Yugi looking at him and he walked over to him and asked, "You want to come?"
Yugi looked at his grandfather. "Please Grandpa? Can I go with Yami?"
Sugoroku nodded. "Okay, just as long as you be good for him." Yugi nodded and ran to Yami, who in turn picked him up and carried him out. "We'll be back in about an hour. See you later." Yami said.
The older Yugi followed Yami and his younger self to the park. On the way, Yami stopped and knelt down in front of the younger Yugi and said, "Yugi, if any of your friends ask who I am, tell them that I'm your brother."
Yugi looked at Yami and asked, "Why?"
"Because I'm something I'm not."
"Why?" Yugi looked puzzled at what Yami had said, so in a way, Yami bribed him.
"Tell you what. If you tell them that, I'll buy you something when we go home. Deal?"
Yugi nodded and said, "Deal." Yami smiled and they continued walking.
'Wow. Yami was good at bribing me.' the real Yugi thought. But then and there, he saw someone else that he never expected to see. "Téa?" he managed to croak while his younger self said, "Hi, Téa!"
"Hi, Yugi!" The young girl stood up and ran over to Yugi. "Nice seeing you here. Who's that?" she asked, noticing Yami.
'I wonder what his response was.' Yugi thought. When the younger Yami was about to reply who he was, someone else said the same thing at the same time.
"I'm Yami, Yugi's older brother. And who is this friend of yours, Yugi?" the voice and Yami said in unison.
"This is Téa. Téa, this is my older brother, Yami." Yugi said softly while his younger self said the same thing at the same time. The real Yugi turned around and saw the real Yami standing behind him with his hand placed on his hip, the usual position that signaled that he was either pleased or angry. From the look on his face, he looked pleased.
"Yami? What are you doing here?"
"Remember what I was doing before? That happened again. I remember that day, when I took you to the park and you introduced me to some of your friends." Yami said, noticing the scene. "Watch."
"Hi, Yami. Nice meet you."
"Hey, Téa!" a voice called. A young boy with blonde hair came running towards them with another boy chasing after him.
"Hey, Joey!" Yugi called out. Joey waved at him and started to run in circles around Yami, Yugi, and Téa while screaming, "Ha, ha, Tristan! You can't catch me!"
"Yeah, but at least I didn't bump into a tree while running!" Tristan yelled back. Joey and Tristan stopped running and joined their two friends. Noticing Yami, Joey said, "Hi, my name's Joey, and I have to ask you a question, mister."
The younger Yami responded, "Well, go ahead. Ask away."
"OK. Are you Yugi's dad? He looks just like you." The younger Yugi gave Joey a look.
"No, I'm not. But I am his older brother. And I guess I'll take that as a compliment."
"That's Yami, my older brother. He's cool." Yugi responded to Joey.
"Hi, Yami. Nice to meetcha. My name's Tristan, but you can just call me Tristan." the other boy said.
"I just told you my name, so you don't need me to repeat it. If you do, the name's Joey Wheeler." Joey said.
"If you're trying to impress him, Joey, it isn't gonna work. Sorry, Yami, if he's trying to act mature, which he isn't." Téa said. Joey started to fume and started to chase Téa around the park, with Tristan following them. Before he left, Tristan said, "Nice seeing you, Yugi, and nice meeting you, Yami. I have to keep those two apart. Bye!" and he ran off to follow the other two.
The younger Yami then looked at Yugi and said, "Come on, Yugi, let's go home now. I bet you your grandpa is probably looking for us now."
"You promised!" the younger Yugi said.
The younger Yami laughed and said, "Oh all right. Come on." The two of them started to walk towards the opposite direction.
"Come on Yugi." The real Yami took a hold of Yugi's hand and said, "Ra wants me to explain these dreams to you. 'Three dreams, secrets untold, powers unlocked, futures unfold.' Remember that riddle."
"Okay."
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Yugi woke up suddenly and saw Yami sitting next to him. He quickly sat up and asked, "Yami, what do these dreams mean?"
"I'm glad you asked. These dreams mean that you finally found your true powers. The power to have visions of the past and find the answers to your questions. The riddle Ra told me about states that. You did this on your own and I am proud of you, Yugi. I guess you don't need me to guide you anymore. My duty has been fulfilled."
"No, Yami. You promised that you wouldn't leave me." Yugi said, thinking that he knew what Yami was going to say.
"Let me finish. My duty has been fulfilled, to have you find your powers was my mission. But I've grown so close to you that I can't leave you."
This time, Yugi was the one who was comforting Yami, who was crying a little because of happiness and exhaustion. Yugi embraced Yami. "Well, let's see who's over emotional now." he teased.
Yami dried his eyes and said, "Very funny, Yugi."
"Yeah, I know. Yami, stay here with me for the night. I'm not afraid, but I want you to just stay with me. Please?"
"Okay. Seto did the same thing because Mokuba couldn't sleep. And besides, it's Tristan and Bakura's shift now." Yami got into the bed next to Yugi and added, "That okay for you now?"
"Yes. Goodnight, Yami. Thanks."
"No problem. Goodnight, Yugi."
"Goodnight, Yami." Yugi replied and put his head on Yami's shoulder. He hoped no one else would be taken tomorrow and wondered what he was going to do to rescue Téa and Joey without giving up the Millennium Puzzle. Just then, he suddenly got an idea. He would have to tell everyone tomorrow, but he started to get to work on it. He hoped that they could rescue them soon.
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I hate the line thing. But I have to do it to separate the flashbacks from the present. Be aware that I'm e-mailing pictures from Yu-Gi-Oh to whoever reviews my chapters. If you would like one, then leave me your e-mail. Anyway, I don't own the song "You'll Be In My Heart" by Phil Collins. It is property of him and his record company and those Disney people who helped him produce it for the Tarzan movie. Anyway, come back to this story everyday to see if I updated. It should be all done soon. C Ya!
Chapter 4 - "Three Dreams, Secrets Told, More of Yugi's Family Histories Unfold" ("The Riddle")
(Yugi's dream/vision)
"Where am I?" Yugi was in an unfamiliar room, more like a nursery. There was a woman who very much looked like Yugi's mother and she was sitting in a chair near the open window rocking a crying baby boy to sleep. Yugi could hear the faint whisper of her voice.
"Come stop your crying, it'll be all right. Just take my hand, hold it tight. I will protect you from all around you. I will be here, don't you cry. For one so small, you seem so strong. My arms will hold you, keep you safe and warm. This bond between us can't be broken. I will be here, don't you cry.."
'That song.it sounds so familiar. Wait.." He remembered Yami. 'That means that his father is my great great great great great great great.oh you know. But he was a grandson of mine then.' Yugi then thought, 'So that's why she knows the song. Wait, then she.she.she must be my.mother?" Just then , a man that looked like Yugi came in wearing a suit carrying a briefcase. 'Then he must be my father.' Yugi thought. The man dropped his briefcase on the side the doorway and sang the rest of the song.
"'Cause you'll be in my heart. Yes, you'll be in my heart. From this day on, now and forever more. You'll be in my heart, no matter what they say. You'll be here in my heart.always." The man walked towards the woman and kissed her on her forehead and kissed his son on his forehead.
"Oh, Hiroshi.this is one of the happiest days of my life." the woman said.
"Me too. Seeing my wife as happy as that with my son gives me pride and joy. Oh, Miyako. I love you so much that I can't explain." Hiroshi said. Yugi stood there in horror. 'Miyako? Hiroshi? Then these are my parents. Then that baby must be.'
"I know." Miyako said. She got up from her chair and placed her sleeping son in his crib. She kissed him gently on the forehead and whispered, "Sleep tight, little Yugi."
That was it for Yugi. 'Oh my god...' he thought. 'I can't believe this. I must be invisible to them, like in Yami's dream before.'
"Yugi." A voice called out to him from behind him. He turned and saw Yami standing there.
"Yami, what are you doing here?"
"I sensed your dreaming. So I followed. I have a special power that lets me do this." Yami noticed the other people in the dream and added, "Very nice, you finally know your parents."
"Yeah." Yugi was watching them talk with each other. "I think I want to wake up now."
"Okay." Yami said and he vanished.
'That was weird. Oh well.' Yugi thought.
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(Another of Yugi's dreams)
'Oh, no. Another dream. What is it this time?' Yugi thought. He was in the same house that he was in his last dream, but it was already dark and quiet now. 'Hmmm. Everyone must be sleeping right now. Even me. But why am I here again? Am I going to see something bad or good? Oh, no! I might be witnessing a murder.' he thought. He then saw Yami Bakura enter the house, more like break into it. Yami Bakura quietly crept up the stairs and in the direction of the room where Yugi saw his parents earlier. Yugi followed him, wanting to see what he was doing here.
'Oh, god. He must be trying to kidnap my younger self. Then this might be the night where my father was killed. I better find out, although I'll start getting nightmares if it's true.' Yugi thought. He then gasped at what he saw. Yami Bakura was inching closer to where baby Yugi slept. The older Yugi thought, 'My parents must be sleeping, and that's why no one knows about this. Wait a second..' Yami Bakura was finally close enough. He then whispered, "Little Yugi. I hope you enjoyed being with your parents for such a short time. When I finish you, they will be finished as well." He then got a little closer, but didn't notice that the monitor was still on. The baby started to move, then started to cry. Yami Bakura looked puzzled, but continued his plan and picked up his enemy's son. Yugi then thought, 'He doesn't know that the sound monitor is still on...he's gonna get caught.that's good.'
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Back in Yugi's parents' room, Hiroshi and his wife had heard their son cry and were getting their bathrobes on to see what was the matter. It usually took the both of them to calm him down, so they went together. They exited their room and started walking towards the nursery, Hiroshi in front of his wife. They turned the knob of the door and was horrified at what they saw.
"Mikosha Crawford." Hiroshi whispered menacingly. "Put my son down."
Yami Bakura turned to face them. "So we meet again, Hiroshi Muto. And you brought you lovely wife Miyako, too. Would you like to come with me, my sweet?" he mocked.
Miyako then replied, "Oh yes, darling." Yugi stood there watching the whole scene and horrified at what his mother was doing and noticed his father keeping his cool. 'Dad probably knows what she's going to do..'
She walked over to Yami Bakura and slapped him. While Yami Bakura was massaging his face and howling in pain, Miyako went fast and grabbed her son away from him. She ran behind her husband while trying to soothe her son back to sleep. Hiroshi was silently paging his friend Setto Kaiba at his mansion to try and get him over to help. Crawford was his enemy, too, and he knew that Kaiba would bring reinforcements. The answer was yes and they would be right over. Hiroshi then stepped forward and pointed his finger at Yami Bakura. He had hoped he could hold him off until they got there.
"What do you want from my family?"
"Oh, of course, your wife. She never loved you, Hiroshi. She just had to marry you because her father forced her and because you got her pregnant." Yami Bakura whispered.
"That's not true. I never loved YOU, Crawford! Hiroshi was much smarter and more handsome than you and he had a wonderful personality and a heart. Unlike you." Miyako yelled.
"Tsk, tsk. Why yell that out in front of little Yugi? He may not understand you now, but later is a different story." Yami Bakura taunted. "Oh, shut up, you brat!" he yelled, pointing at the crying baby. "And in addition to that, I want to take your son's life."
"You will never. You will die if you do." Hiroshi threatened. "And no. You shut up and get out of my house!"
Just then, a man that looked like Seto Kaiba barged into the room, stepping in front of Hiroshi and his wife and son.
"Crawford, lay one finger on my friend and you will pay! This is my revenge for you trying to kill my son, too! Men, come in and take away this barbarian!" Setto ordered his men to come in and arrest Yami Bakura. When he was already in chains, Yami Bakura yelled, "You may have me this time, Hiroshi, but I'll be back! Your son will be the next victim!"
"NOT A CHANCE!" Hiroshi yelled. He put his arm around his wife and embraced her. She gave their son to him, and Hiroshi silently hummed the melody of the song to his son until he fell asleep. Hiroshi then whispered, "Don't worry, Yugi. I won't let him take you away from us. He'll have to kill me first before he gets through to you." He gave his son back to his wife, who gave him a look for what he said.
Setto then came up to his friend and put his hand on his shoulder. "I'm glad you and your family are okay." he said. Hiroshi nodded and said, "Thank you, my friend, for saving us again."
Setto smiled and replied, "No problem. That's what friends are for." Just then, another two people rushed into the house, a woman chasing after a young boy that was probably three years old. They ran upstairs and into the room where Hiroshi, his wife and son, and Setto were located. The little boy ran up to Setto. Setto acted surprised at who was there and picked him up. "Hey, what are you doing here?" he asked mockingly.
"Oh, Dad, I was afraid that something might have happened to you." the boy said.
"Oh, Seto. Your dad if fine.I hope." the woman said.
'Oh god. That little boy must be Seto Kaiba.I gotta tell everyone about this." Yugi stifled a laugh and continued watching.
"Now, now, Anzu, I didn't have any problems. But I recalled I told you and Seto to stay in the car?"
"I know, but your energetic, smart son had learned to unlock the doors and ran out after you and here we are." Anzu said. She turned to face Miyako and her son. "Are you two okay?" she asked, smoothing little Yugi's hair.
Miyako nodded yes to her friend and said, "We're both fine, thank goodness. This is the third time now. He really didn't want me to marry Hiroshi and thought that I was forced to marry him because my father forced me to and because he had gotten me pregnant. But, Hiroshi, that's not true. You know it in your heart that I love you." Hiroshi nodded to his wife.
"Aunt Miyako, Uncle Hiroshi, is Yugi okay?" Seto asked. Yugi laughed even harder at the young Seto's stupidity and thought, 'Wow. I guess Seto doesn't pay attention and didn't get to be a genius until he was older!'
"Yes, Seto, he's fine." Miyako replied. She smiled at Anzu, who was now smoothing her son's hair and saying, "You don't have to worry about Aunt Miyako and Uncle Hiroshi. They can take care of Yugi, just like Daddy and I can take care of you. And, sweetie, if you think that lunatic is going to get you, just come to our room." Seto nodded.
"Don't worry, before he gets to our children, he'll have to get through us first." Hiroshi and Setto said together. They all laughed and went to the kitchen to have a midnight snack and talk more.
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Yugi woke up again and sat up in his bed, shaking. He needed to talk to Yami.
/Yami!?/
//Zzzzz..//
/Yami?/
//Zzzzz..//
/YAMI!?/
//Zzzz.huh? What's the matter, Aibou?//
/Can you come here? Is Seto awake still?/
//Yeah, he just went to check on Mokuba. I'll go up there. Give me a second.//
In a minute, Yami was sitting next to Yugi and they were talking about Yugi's dream.
"So, you mean to tell me that you saw Yami Bakura try to kidnap you when you were younger and your father and mother said that it was the third time?"
"Yes, Yami. I also saw Seto and his parents there, too. Seto was three years old at that time. His father's name was also Setto Kaiba, pronounced the same but spelled differently. He wasn't as smart then as he is now. But he did sympathize for my mother and father and me. I still don't believe it." Yugi said.
"Believe or not because it did happen. Now get your rest. It won't be long now." Yami smoothed Yugi's hair and said, "I'll let you talk to Seto tomorrow. Deal?"
Yugi nodded. "Deal."
"Then it's settled. Goodnight, Yugi."
"Goodnight, Yami."
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Back in the warehouse, Téa was arguing with Yami Bakura while Joey was still trying to escape.
"Let me go now, you ugly, pompous." Téa yelled.
"Watch your mouth. And you, boy, you won't be able to escape. Don't bother even trying. I'll set you free when little Yugi surrenders his Millennium Puzzle to me." Yami Bakura sneered.
"You mean if he surrenders his Millennium Puzzle to you. " Joey countered and continued struggling.
"He'll do anything for you two. Don't worry, I'm going to add one more to your present number. You won't be alone with someone so stupid, girl. In due time." Yami Bakura then stalked away into the first room on the left, thinking about what he would do the next day.
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(Another dream of Yugi's)
'Okay. I know this is another dream or vision. That's the third one now.' Yugi thought. He was in a familiar place-the upper level above his grandpa's game shop. Just then, his grandpa walked in carrying none other than Yugi when he was around three years old with a young man that looked like Yami following him. Yugi stared at the young man and thought, 'That has to be Yami. Wait, if Yami is already here, then this was after my parents died. Oh well, at least now I can understand what they are talking about.' He then followed them to where they were going, which was towards Grandpa's room. He started to eavesdrop on their conversation. "Yami, you aren't responsible for trying to guide me. It's him you have to worry about." Grandpa said, referring to Yugi. "I know he'll be a good boy when he's older. Right, Yugi?" Yugi's younger self nodded and said, "Yes, Grandpa." and continued to stare at Yami, who was going through the pockets of the navy blue uniform he was wearing. "I promised his mother that I'd raise him to be truthful, honest, smart, and all of those characteristics they wanted him to be like." Grandpa said.
"Yes. That's fine." Yami said absentmindedly. He was still looking through his pockets and getting adjusted to life in present times.
Grandpa opened the door of his room and put all of the bags that he was carrying on the floor and then put Yugi down on the bed while gesturing Yami to sit down next to Yugi. Yami looked like he was reluctant to do so after seeing how hard of a time Grandpa had that day trying to take care of his grandson, but he had a duty to fulfill and did so. He picked Yugi up and placed him on his lap while watching Grandpa put everything away in a closet. He looked down at Yugi and saw he was twisting the ring on Yami's finger around. He then asked, "So, Yugi, you like my wedding ring?" Yugi just smiled at him and continued his playing while Yami laughed.
The older Yugi thought, 'I remember this day. Yami was wearing his wedding ring then and I began to play with it..what else happened? Oh yeah, Grandpa asked some questions about Yami and then Yami decided to take me out to the park so that he would be able to see the town and try to get to know me a little.oh, we'll see what happens.'
Grandpa turned to face Yami. "You were married?"
Yami nodded. "Yes. When I was pharaoh, I fell in love with a commoner and by accident because of my.er.urge.we had...umm...you know...and I got her pregnant. Her name was Leah, and she was a beauty. But at the time, that was not a good sign if you weren't married. So we happily married each other and we had a son. But probably 3 years after, he was kidnapped by Yami Bakura, the evil twin brother of my closest friends, High Priest Bakura, and I never saw him again. Now, seeing little Yugi reminds me of my son. Did Yugi look a lot like his father?" Yami said.
"Yes, he did. My son, his father, looked a lot like me, and I looked a lot like my father, so it was determined while his mom was pregnant that if they had a son, he would look like his father. And it was true. He does look like his father." Grandpa took a quick glance at his grandson, who was now playing with the Egyptian necklace Yami was wearing and added, "I think you should put all of you precious jewelry away. People might be suspicious. Here." Grandpa gave him a jewelry box and Yami took it.
"Yes. Maybe you're right." Yami took off the crown that he was wearing and placed it on top of Yugi's head. The real Yugi then said to himself, "I guess that was his crown when he was pharaoh. It has the symbol of the eye of Horus or the Millennium Eye, so it must be it. I remember this."
Yami then placed Yugi back on the bed and ruffled his hair. He then stood up and said, "Sugoroku, may I go for a walk? Just to see the modern times." He noticed Yugi looking at him and he walked over to him and asked, "You want to come?"
Yugi looked at his grandfather. "Please Grandpa? Can I go with Yami?"
Sugoroku nodded. "Okay, just as long as you be good for him." Yugi nodded and ran to Yami, who in turn picked him up and carried him out. "We'll be back in about an hour. See you later." Yami said.
The older Yugi followed Yami and his younger self to the park. On the way, Yami stopped and knelt down in front of the younger Yugi and said, "Yugi, if any of your friends ask who I am, tell them that I'm your brother."
Yugi looked at Yami and asked, "Why?"
"Because I'm something I'm not."
"Why?" Yugi looked puzzled at what Yami had said, so in a way, Yami bribed him.
"Tell you what. If you tell them that, I'll buy you something when we go home. Deal?"
Yugi nodded and said, "Deal." Yami smiled and they continued walking.
'Wow. Yami was good at bribing me.' the real Yugi thought. But then and there, he saw someone else that he never expected to see. "Téa?" he managed to croak while his younger self said, "Hi, Téa!"
"Hi, Yugi!" The young girl stood up and ran over to Yugi. "Nice seeing you here. Who's that?" she asked, noticing Yami.
'I wonder what his response was.' Yugi thought. When the younger Yami was about to reply who he was, someone else said the same thing at the same time.
"I'm Yami, Yugi's older brother. And who is this friend of yours, Yugi?" the voice and Yami said in unison.
"This is Téa. Téa, this is my older brother, Yami." Yugi said softly while his younger self said the same thing at the same time. The real Yugi turned around and saw the real Yami standing behind him with his hand placed on his hip, the usual position that signaled that he was either pleased or angry. From the look on his face, he looked pleased.
"Yami? What are you doing here?"
"Remember what I was doing before? That happened again. I remember that day, when I took you to the park and you introduced me to some of your friends." Yami said, noticing the scene. "Watch."
"Hi, Yami. Nice meet you."
"Hey, Téa!" a voice called. A young boy with blonde hair came running towards them with another boy chasing after him.
"Hey, Joey!" Yugi called out. Joey waved at him and started to run in circles around Yami, Yugi, and Téa while screaming, "Ha, ha, Tristan! You can't catch me!"
"Yeah, but at least I didn't bump into a tree while running!" Tristan yelled back. Joey and Tristan stopped running and joined their two friends. Noticing Yami, Joey said, "Hi, my name's Joey, and I have to ask you a question, mister."
The younger Yami responded, "Well, go ahead. Ask away."
"OK. Are you Yugi's dad? He looks just like you." The younger Yugi gave Joey a look.
"No, I'm not. But I am his older brother. And I guess I'll take that as a compliment."
"That's Yami, my older brother. He's cool." Yugi responded to Joey.
"Hi, Yami. Nice to meetcha. My name's Tristan, but you can just call me Tristan." the other boy said.
"I just told you my name, so you don't need me to repeat it. If you do, the name's Joey Wheeler." Joey said.
"If you're trying to impress him, Joey, it isn't gonna work. Sorry, Yami, if he's trying to act mature, which he isn't." Téa said. Joey started to fume and started to chase Téa around the park, with Tristan following them. Before he left, Tristan said, "Nice seeing you, Yugi, and nice meeting you, Yami. I have to keep those two apart. Bye!" and he ran off to follow the other two.
The younger Yami then looked at Yugi and said, "Come on, Yugi, let's go home now. I bet you your grandpa is probably looking for us now."
"You promised!" the younger Yugi said.
The younger Yami laughed and said, "Oh all right. Come on." The two of them started to walk towards the opposite direction.
"Come on Yugi." The real Yami took a hold of Yugi's hand and said, "Ra wants me to explain these dreams to you. 'Three dreams, secrets untold, powers unlocked, futures unfold.' Remember that riddle."
"Okay."
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Yugi woke up suddenly and saw Yami sitting next to him. He quickly sat up and asked, "Yami, what do these dreams mean?"
"I'm glad you asked. These dreams mean that you finally found your true powers. The power to have visions of the past and find the answers to your questions. The riddle Ra told me about states that. You did this on your own and I am proud of you, Yugi. I guess you don't need me to guide you anymore. My duty has been fulfilled."
"No, Yami. You promised that you wouldn't leave me." Yugi said, thinking that he knew what Yami was going to say.
"Let me finish. My duty has been fulfilled, to have you find your powers was my mission. But I've grown so close to you that I can't leave you."
This time, Yugi was the one who was comforting Yami, who was crying a little because of happiness and exhaustion. Yugi embraced Yami. "Well, let's see who's over emotional now." he teased.
Yami dried his eyes and said, "Very funny, Yugi."
"Yeah, I know. Yami, stay here with me for the night. I'm not afraid, but I want you to just stay with me. Please?"
"Okay. Seto did the same thing because Mokuba couldn't sleep. And besides, it's Tristan and Bakura's shift now." Yami got into the bed next to Yugi and added, "That okay for you now?"
"Yes. Goodnight, Yami. Thanks."
"No problem. Goodnight, Yugi."
"Goodnight, Yami." Yugi replied and put his head on Yami's shoulder. He hoped no one else would be taken tomorrow and wondered what he was going to do to rescue Téa and Joey without giving up the Millennium Puzzle. Just then, he suddenly got an idea. He would have to tell everyone tomorrow, but he started to get to work on it. He hoped that they could rescue them soon.
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I hate the line thing. But I have to do it to separate the flashbacks from the present. Be aware that I'm e-mailing pictures from Yu-Gi-Oh to whoever reviews my chapters. If you would like one, then leave me your e-mail. Anyway, I don't own the song "You'll Be In My Heart" by Phil Collins. It is property of him and his record company and those Disney people who helped him produce it for the Tarzan movie. Anyway, come back to this story everyday to see if I updated. It should be all done soon. C Ya!