a/n: The sequel to Star Child. I am on such a road block for Temple of Dreams, that I might not be able to finish it!! O.o Well, here is the sequel and I hope you like this as much as the last one. ^_^

NOTE: I consider this story much darker than Star Child. There is a lot of angst, and very sad stuff in this story. I watch Empire Strikes Back and The Two Towers trailer too much. ^-^;;

quick fill in for those who didn't read Star Child:

Yugi Motuo became Sakura Kinomoto's next door neighbor. They each found out about the Sakura Cards, and the Millennium Items.  Soon they both went to the Shadow Realm in order to find their captured friends, who were captive by Seth. Past lifes where shown to Sakura and Yami/Yugioh. If you are confused, read Star Child or what I have up of Temple of Dreams.

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Koori no Knife o Daite

~Yu-Gi-Oh! Meets Card Captor Sakura~

Chapter One: Koori o Haritsumenagara

                      My fate is to go on living

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Egypt began to quiet down as night fell. The oil lamps were lit, and children went to bed.

Inside the royal palace, the small Prince Yugioh stood behind his father. The King of Egypt, Pharaoh, took out a short blade. He handed it to Yugioh, and placed a hand on his son's shoulder.

"You take this," he said. "It may come useful some day."

Yugioh took the sword and looked at it, and moved it around a bit. "A sword?" he asked. Yugioh then looked around as the Egyptian room disappeared and melted into darkness. "Papa?"

A tall ghostly figure appeared. She had short red hair, and her eye lids where done like the Eye of Horus. She smiled evilly. "I am coming for you, Yugioh! This time, you won't get far!"

Yugioh fell to his knees and cried. "PAPA!"

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Yami's eyes snapped open. He shivered, and felt dizzy. His red eyes looked up at the sky, to see small snowflakes falling from the sky. He blinked, and tried to reposition himself, but found someone's arms around his shoulders. The pharaoh grunted as a sharp pain came from his arm.

Yugi Motuo blinked from his dreamless sleep, and yawned. He smiled as he saw the pharaoh awake. "Yami! Thank god you are alright!" Yugi noticed that is friend was in pain, and his eyes filled with worry. "Yami? Are you alright?" he then moved backwards a bit, so he could lean against one of the pine trees.

Yami did not respond at once. He looked around to find that they where in a pine forest, in what seemed the mountains. He tried to remember what had happened, but he found that it caused his head to hurt. Yami had a large gash on his forehead, and multiple bruises around his face. His arm was broken three times. "Yugi? What do you remember of your father?"

Yugi was taken back by this. Yami never asked him about his personal life, or his family. Yugi looked up at the sky as the snow stopped falling. "Not that much," he said quietly. "all I know is what Grandpa told me. He told me that my father was a good man, and loved my mom and I….and that…."

Yami looked up at him, not noticing the blood running down his face. "What, that he what, aibou?"

Yugi closed his eyes, and stopped a few tears from rolling down. "That everything else in the world didn't matter. That my mom and I were is whole world." He held the beaten Pharaoh closer, and wrapped his scarf around his neck.

Yami glanced at his broken arm to find blood flowing down it. He looked at his friend again. "What happened to us?"

Yugi sighed. "We got lost in the snow, Yami. After your little snowboarding trick, and Anzu is going for help." He knew that it wasn't enough information for the Game King, but Yugi waited.

"I'm cold."

"You fell off the cliff we where on, after getting that big air (referring to snowboarding). You tumbled down it, and fell into a river. After an hour, we found you up against rocks on a back. You were wet, cold and your lips were turning blue.." Yugi gulped at the memory and shook his head. "We thought you where dead. Anzu preformed C.P.R., do get you breathing again. She went off for help at the lodge, and told me to stay with you." Yugi held his alter ego close. "She said to keep you warm."

Yami noticed that his lips were not blue anymore, but he was still in a world of pain and cold. He closed his eyes and sighed. "Why do you bother, aibou? I am always getting you into trouble, or in pain."

Yugi looked back at the sky again. "Yami, how can you say that!? After all the things you have done for me! If it weren't for you, I would know Jou, Anzu, or Honda. After all we have been through, you want to give up? That isn't the Yami I know."

"Helping isn't what I would call it." Yami muttered

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Yami, you helped me when I thought Anzu was going to move to America for dance, forever.

Yami spilt apart from Yugi. He looked at the crying boy, and brought him into a embrace. "It's alright Yugi. Even if Anzu does move away, you'll still have your other friends. Like Tomoyo-san, Sakura-ko, Jou, Honda, and even Bakura."

Yugi looked up at him, and rubbed his face on the Game King's shirt. "It wouldn't be the same, Yami! It would be like Sakura moving away, from you!"

And whenever something to hard came up, you where always there for me. I think that is helping.

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Yugi felt tears welling up in his eyes. He looked at the sky again. "Now, I am going to help you."

"You have already helped me, aibou." Yami said. It was getting harder to breathe, but he moved his pain to the other side of his brain.

"With what?" Yugi asked.

"Things that I never thought I could feel again. Things like kindess; friendship; trust. Arigato." Yami said. He leaned his head back on to Yugi, and closed his eyes.

"Don't thank me just yet." Yugi said. He looked at the sky. "Yami, look! It is snowing again, isn't beautiful?" Yugi waited for a response, but got none. "Yami? YAMI!!"

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Sakura Kinomoto sat up. The phone was ringing loudly, and it woke her up. She yawned, and raced down the hall, and grabbed the phone. "Konichiwa, Kinomoto house.."

"Sakura-chan!" a voice interrupted her on the other side. "It is Anzu!"

Sakura smiled. "Anzu-chan! I am glad you called, how is your guys vacation up at your uncle's lodge?"

"Not good, Sakura-chan."

Sakura blinked. "What do you mean, "not good" Anzu-chan!?"

"Jou was being a hotshot, and was showing Yami how to snowboard. You know Yami, always trying to prove he is the best at everything." Her voice became full of urgency.  "Someone challenged Yami to a snowboarding race, and he accepted. They raced down the mountain, but something made Yami fall of the course! He fell down hill, and ran into a river. We found him later on a river bed. I left Yami with Yugi-chan, and now we are going back to get them!"

Sakura nodded. "Hai! I will be there soon, Anzu-chan!" she then grabbed a heavy coat, mittens and scarf. Sakura hung up the phone. "Kero!"

Kero came out of her room, looking like he had just fallen asleep. "What is it?"

Sakura pulled on her boots. "Go and get Yue! I must go to the lodge! Yami has been in an accident!" Sakura then pulled out her Egyptian Key, and formed it into the long golden staff. She ran outside and summoned Fly. The card lifted her into the air, and she headed northwards.

Kero frowned. "Oh, this is not good!"

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a/n: end of chapter one! Interesting uh? This is actually based on a comic I drew. Then the comic was based on two fan arts I found. One was with Yami and Jou on snow boards, giving peace signs. The other was of Yugi holding Yami close, and it looked like Yami was sleeping. ^-^

Oh, for those who haven't read Star Child. Sakura is in the same grade as Yugi, kies? I really think you guys need to go and read it, cause this may get confusing. @_@