Wow, my first story on ff.net. Ok, this chapter is kind of boring so bare with me. I promise that the next one will be tons better. I guess there's really nothing else to say except the disclaimer

Disclaimer: Ok, if you think I own Yu-Gi-Oh, than I would like you to talk to my nice friends in the white coats over there. You had better be glad that I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, Mr. Takahasi (sorry about the spelling) does a much better job at this than I will ever do. The only thing I do own are my plans for world domination, which, by the way, are well under way.

I have never seen the undubbed version of Yugioh but I have done a lot of research about it. I will be using the Japanese names (I know, I know, weird). I don't think there's anything else that you need to know.

/Yami to Yugi/

//Yugi to Yami//

'thought'

"speaking"

Enjoy!!!

On the streets of Domino, a teen, often mistaken for a mere boy, walked slowly home from school, head down and thinking.

'Now that I think about it, this has been the first time this year that I have walked home alone. Jounouchi and Honda had an emergency soccer practice. Usually I would stay and watch but I would like to get home before the rain starts' He looked up dubiously toward the sky. Indeed, the dark over cast had unexpectedly crept its way into Domino without warning. 'The soccer coach had called the emergency practice before the clouds came, so practice won't be cancelled until after the rain starts.' Yugi continued his trek back to the game shop 'Even Anzu had plans after school today. At least she won't be outside when the storm hits' To Yugi, dance seemed like a more reasonable sport than soccer. Even though he held no special interest in sports of any kind, being physically unfit (he detested his height), he especially detested soccer. He would much rather be in an air-conditioned dance studio than running around outside in the midday heat. Also, he loathed the physical contact made while playing soccer (again, thanks to his height). 

/Yugi, it's quiet/ thought Yami through the link that they shared. /Where are your friends?/

//Jonouchi and Honda are at soccer practice, Anzu is at dance, and I think Ryou went to England, or some European country to visit his family. So in other words we're all alone.//

/I see. What fun./ Yami tried to stifle a yawn unsuccessfully.

//Hey now! You aren't the most interesting person either. You make Jonou-What the…?// Yugi looked, startled, at the cemented sidewalk.  About three meters ahead, there was a metallic looking circular disk with a circle cut out of it.

/Yugi, what happened?/

//Nothing, I just saw something shiny//

/What was it this time, a plane?/

Yugi could picture the smirk on his dark's face //Ha, very funny. No it was not a plane it looks like a…pendant of some sort. Hmm, I like it.// And with that thought, he pocketed it.

He had just removed his hand from his pocket when he ran right smack into a wall. He looked up. No, not a wall, it was some kid (about three times the size of Yugi, however, that's not saying much) from Domino High School. Yugi knew that his intelligence could be compared to that of a wall, however, this guy was well known throughout the school for his very bad temper. 

The guy (Yugi couldn't remember his name) stood right in the middle of the deserted sidewalk, blocking the shorter kid's way.

'Just great, there is no one around. I'm afraid that this guy might try to smash me to a pulp because no one is here to stop him. I hate it when people try to pick on me nowadays, they have no clue as to what they are getting into.'

"Watch where you're goin' you little-" The tormentor's voice died away when he spotted the golden puzzle around Yugi's neck.

Yugi inwardly groaned. He knew what was going to happen next. This very scenario had happened uncountable times in the past, where bullies try to take his valuble looking pyramid, only to have the spirit that inhabits it grant them a fate worse than death; a one-way trip to the Shadow Realm.

"Please don't, you don't know what you are getting yourself into"

"Hmm, I wonder how much cash your necklace would get me?" he wondered aloud, ignoring Yugi. Yugi tried to run and save the bully from the harsh consequences. However, he wasn't fast enough, for the bully easily grabbed him and threw him to the ground.

/Yugi, what's going on?/

//You'll never believe it but another idiot is trying to get my puzzle// Yugi told Yami calmly. This had happened so many times that Yugi was starting to rather bore of it.

Yami, too, remained calm. /Hmm, I guess you're not the only one attracted to "shiny" objects…/

The two prepared to switch, or "mind shuffle", as they had called it at Duelist Kingdom.

All of a sudden, the unlucky tormentor found himself facing a somehow different boy. He didn't know why he thought that there were two different people; the only difference he could see was the eyes. Before, they had been innocent amethyst orbs. Now the eyes seemed a more harsher and cold violet. The bully was just starting to wonder what he had gotten himself into when the short teen spoke.

"Picking on those smaller than your, now are we? Well, how about if I invite you to play a little game…"

Later that afternoon, Yugi sat at his desk working on his homework.

"I swear its conspiracy," he muttered under his breath. Being so absorbed in his work, he didn't notice when his darker half decided to leave the confines of the puzzle and sit on Yugi's bed.

"What's conspiracy?" the deep baritone voice asked.

Yugi jumped a little in surprise. "Wha…? Oh, the way that all of the teachers pile us down with mountains of homework and expect us to get it finished."

Yami rolled his eyes at his Hikari. Both Yami and Yugi knew that he had enough time to finish his assignments if he didn't procrastinate as he usually did. Yami, as bored as he was in the puzzle before he decided to manifest, stared unblinkingly at Yugi's back, to see how long it would take Yugi to become annoyed.

A few seconds passed.

"What are you looking at?" Yugi snapped, feeling the piercing gaze on his back and turning around to meet its owner.

"I've yet to figure it out" Yami replied quietly with a teasing smirk to a quite peeved Yugi.

"Ohhh, clever Yami and his remarks…"

"You know, you might actually finish your homework if you would leave me alone and concentrate."

"Me leave you alone? You're the one bugging me!"

"What's that around your neck?" asked Yami, trying to change the subject.

"Can you say puzzle?"

 "No, the other thing on your neck."

"This was the 'shiny' thing I found before you sent that guy the Shadow Realm."

Before Yami could respond, there was a knock at the door

"I'm betting that's Jonouchi and the others, they said they would meet me here after their practice but its still to early for soccer practice to end and it hasn't started raining yet. I wonder why they are here."

"What about your homework?"

"I'll do it later"

"When is later?"

"I dunno, I guess when I wanna do it." With that, he ran out of the room while the spirit retreated to the puzzle.

"Uh, hey Ryou!" Yugi said hesitantly as he opened the door to allow his albino friend into his house, " I thought you were in England."

"Well, our plane landed earlier than we expected. I would of gone to school but it was past lunchtime when we got home. Sorry I came with out notice but I had to get away from the house. Parents can really wear away at one's nerves"

"Sure, anytime Ryou! I'm glad you're here, spirits act the same way as parents sometimes."

Yami growled inside the puzzle.

It was than that Yugi noticed something wrong with Ryou. The albino seemed to be unusually tense and his eyes betrayed hints of an inner conflict. Before Yugi could determine what was happening, another albino, almost identical form the first, seemingly appeared from nowhere to stand by his Hikari.

"B-b-akura. What's up?" Yugi asked nervously.

/What happened Yugi?/ Yami asked from inside the puzzle. He was startled by his aibou's sudden confusion.

//Nothing huge. Ryou's yami decided to come out.//

/NOTHING HUGE?!? HAVE YOU GONE INSANE?!?/  To Yami, to think that the sudden manifestation of the former Tomb Robber was "nothing huge" was the same as thinking that Armageddon was a holiday.

//If it'll make you feel any better, come out, but please resist the urge to kill him. I'm sure that gramps wouldn't appreciate coming home to bloodstained carpets//

/No promises. If he even looks at you wrong his head will get a personal interview with my fist./

Yugi sighed as his yami came out of his puzzle in his solid form. Bakura gave a smirk.

"Oh, look who decides to come out. I had a little bet with myself to see how long it would take you to appear once you noticed that your Hikari was left alone with me."

"Shove it Snow White."

If looks could kill, both yamis would have died at least six times.

Yugi gave an exasperated sigh, tired of the endless sarcasm, and caught Ryou's eye and motioned for him to follow him up to his room.

Yugi and Ryou ran up the stairs as the yamis continued their verbal battle. Unaware of the danger, they opened the door to the spiky-haired teen's room unaware and totally unprepared for the rags soaked in chloroform that was pushed into their

faces. They didn't have a prayer of escape as they plunged into unconsciousness.

Gah, I really hope that I do better on the next chapter. Hehe, sorry about the cliffhanger. Any mistakes I made or if you have any suggestions please do not hesitate to tell me. Please don't send any flames. This is my first story and if you have a complaint, send it decently. Thanks!!!