Ok, wow I'm back. I know, exciting isn't it? *Cricket chirp *OMG, in the first day I posted my fanfic, I GOT EIGHT WHOLE REVIEWS!! EIGHT! I didn't expect that many for the whole fic. I want to thank all of those who reviewed. You all really made my day. As for replies

Erica: Wow, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I found out what chloroform was in Shonen Jump when the "psychic" drugged Anzu. I'm so happy they decide to translate Shonen Jump. I have bought two issues. I love it.

Stupid kid: Thank you!

Tsukasa_magic: I plan to keep writing, so you won't be in the dark for long.

Katya: Yeah, sorry about the cliffhanger. That's why I wrote a Yami angst, I never see them.

Rutu:  The "pendant", well, I'm not really sure when the pendant is (if ever) is going to make an appearance again. I was originally going to write a fanfic centered on the pendant (with a completely different plot), but I changed my mind. I will try to fit it in but…well, this is going to take some thinking. Oh, also what I was going do with this fic, remember the dude that Yugi ran into, well, he originally was going to beat the crap out of Yugi but that would have been pointless and I wanted to keep the audience entertained. I might write another sequel thingy. I dunno. I'm sorry to waste your time with useless material. I think I just left it in for humor.(funny huh? *Sarcasm *)About the Procrastinating topic. In my mind (uh-oh) I find it hard to believe that Yugi wouldn't be a procrastinator. I mean he seems like the type of person who would procrastinate. However, the anime doesn't focus on school, so you are probably right about that (usually I'm always wrong). Thanks for all of your suggestions!

(Wow, I had a lot to say ^)

Ryuujin Dragon King: I am really happy you liked it. I can't believe that anyone would actually enjoy this. Anyway what you said really made my day. Like I said to Katya, the reason I wrote this is because I rarely ever read a non-Yaio (I cant spell it) angst fic. I really appreciated your comments.

Japime gurl: You're the second person to say that my story "rocks". I thank you so much for leaving your opinion.

Jaid Skywalker: I love to read fanfics were yami and hikari argue. Especially clever conversations. I tried to make this as funny as I could (note: funny in an intelligent way, not stupid silly *shivers *) I am glad you liked it, I just wish I could do better.

Liz: Glad you enjoyed that.

YamiRules: I'll keep in mind the Yami speech thingy. I just went through this chapter and fixed everywhere that Yami's speech wasn't proper. That is one thing about the dubb version that annoys me, Yami's speech. It's so proper. I guess being a Texan, we don't hear much of that. 

TriForce-Power: Thank you for the compliment, but I seriously don't think that this could be considered "one of the best". I dunno, I just think I could do so much better.

Ahh, my favorite part of the fiction process

Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh. I am not creative enough to come up with anything as remarkable as Yugioh.

Here goes nothing…

Chapter 2

"And what would a baka Tomb Robber know about Duel Monsters?" It took all of Yami's self restraint to not throw the glass that was on the table next to where he was standing.

"Enough to worry the so called  'King of Games'. If you will remember correctly, I would have beaten you in the Shadow Realm if my foolish Hikari had done what I told him to do."

"It is good to see that at least one of your halves has any sanity"

Bakura was about to hurl another insult when he felt something wrong. He looked at Yami and saw that Yami felt the same thing when he immediately ran up the stairs to Yugi's room.

"Are they up there?" Bakura shouted as he followed Yami's ascent. All hard feelings were put aside for the moment.

"I cannot sense him. There is a block in our link" Yami whispered. He was terrified at what could have happened to his aibou. "Can you sense Ryou?"

"No."

"How can you remain calm at a time like this?" Yami asked, eyes blazing.

"Two reasons. One, I think that those bakas are playing a prank and you are overreacting. Two, I enjoy watching you freak out. I wish you could see your face right now."

"And has Ryou ever done this 'prank' to you?" Yami asked glaring.

Bakura remained calm. "Yes he has shut me completely off before. However, he knows how much I hate it and every time he does, he regrets it."

"You mean that they can shut the link off by themselves?"

"Yes. I'm surprised that Yugi has never done that to you"

'Oh yes, I remember. At duelist Kingdom that is what he did after I tried to attack Kaiba. No use telling the idiot Tomb Robber though.' Instead he said, "Well, I suggest we find those two before the idea goes to their heads."

"Than where do you suggest we start, oh Noble Pharaoh?" Bakura asked, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

Yami was too distracted to reply as he thought of the places that Yugi went. 'He won't be at Jonouchi's house because Jonouchi had soccer practice along with Honda. Anzu had dance, so he can't be with her. The only other place I can think of is the arcade' with that thought, Yami walked out of the room to the front door.

"Where are you going?" came Bakura's indignant reply.

"The arcade."

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Yami and Bakura ran through the rain looking desperately for their Hikaris. They had been to the arcade, however they saw no signs of the Lights. Now, Yami and Bakura had resorted to running through the streets, hoping that one of they would see them or the Hikaris would reestablish the link. Neither one had said much since they left the arcade, each saving their breath for running.

They had circled Domino once fruitlessly, and Yami was beginning to panic.

'Yugi and I have never been this closed off from each other this long before. I find it hard to believe that this is a "prank". I know Yugi would never do something like this to me.'

It was at that moment that Yami gasped. A signal flickered in his mind.

/Yugi?/

//Y-yami?//

/Where are you?/ Yami was relieved to be in touch with Yugi again.

//I dunno, all I know is that I was drugged by some kind of liquid and when I woke up I was here.// Yugi sounded groggy, even through the link.

/Are you okay?/

//I think so. It's dark. I see Ryou, but he's still asleep.//

/Hold on aibiou, I am coming/

Yami looked over at Bakura who was panting slightly from the long run. "I found Yugi.  It turns out he was abducted. Revenge will be sweet. Oh, by the way, they have Ryou too, however he is still unconscious" Yami's voice was a deadly calm but his eyes were rage-filled.

"Than you know where he is now?" Bakura also looked ready to kill.

"Yes, I can sense him. Follow me."

The two yamis ran through the streets toward their destination.

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Once Yami could communicate with Yugi again, the former could easily track down the latter. While they were running to rescue the smaller teens, Ryou woke up. Bakura almost looked relived to talk to his younger protégé and make sure he was safe. Yami noticed this but he didn't say anything.

They halted in front of a mansion on the other side of Domino City. This could easily be determined as the rich part of town. All of the houses had at least two stories and there was an expensive car parked in every driveway. This mansion was no exception. The lawn was neatly trimmed, the hedges were all the same size and there were no stray leaves on the lawn. In fact, there was no hint of anything-unusual going on inside the house.

Yami glanced at where Yugi's signal had taken them and without hesitation, started climbing the steps to the front door.

Bakura grabbed the former Pharaoh by the back of his soaked jacket and hissed in his ear, "What the bloody hell do you think you're doing? Use the little lump you call a brain and think about this for a minute. They have our Hikaris in there and they haven't threatened them in any way. I'm only going to say this once, they are waiting for us."

Yami looked at Bakura. "What are you talking about? They won't be waiting for us since there is no way they know we even know we exist. I mean, who would believe that two five thousand year old spirits inhabit the millennium items? Any way, we have shadow power. No matter who they are, they will not have a prayer."

Bakura relinquished his hold on Yami and muttered something like, "You better be right, baka." Yami ignored him and continued his climb.

When he reached the door, instead of knocking, he kicked the door off its hinges and stalked inside. The house was dark and void of any life that they could see, but after many millennia of inhabiting the puzzle, Yami's eyes easily adjusted. He could sense his aibou somewhere below him. With Bakura behind him, he looked for stairs descending into the basement.

"Over here, Pharaoh." Bakura's voice, even when a soft whisper, dripped with sarcasm. Being a former thief, Bakura could easily find seemingly hidden passages.

Yami and Bakura descended into an even darker basement. Both yamis gasped at what they saw. The basement was at least the size of the house they were just in, if not bigger. Yami overcame the shocked and tried to sense Yugi but, to his horror, he couldn't sense Yugi at all.  

 Before he could contemplate this, two men in black cloaks that hide their features seemed to melt out of the wall and blocked Yami and Bakura from further advancement. 

"We have been expecting you" came a clear deep voice. Neither Bakura nor Yami could determine from which of the men it came from.

Bakura scowled at Yami. "I told you they were waiting for us"

Yami again ignored Bakura and turned his attention to the mysterious men. He had no tolerance for those who harmed his aibou in anyway. Without replying, he took out his Duel Monsters deck from the container on his belt in one fluid movement, looked at it with a mirthless smile, and summoned the monster.

Or at least he tried to summon the monster.

He only got as far of saying the first syllable of "Feral Imp" when he fell on his knees in pain. The dark men had not struck him. In fact, the men in question had made no move so far.

"What happened?" Bakura asked Yami, concern absent in his voice. 'In fact, he could die for all I care. Hmmm, to bad spirits can't die.'

"There are no use of Shadow Powers in this sacred place," The reply came not from Yami, but from one of the cloaked men. "And Millennium Items will not function while they remain down here."

Bakura looked down at Yami, who was still on his knees fighting to regain his breath. Seeing that Yami wouldn't be able to join in the conversation for a while, Bakura spoke the question that was on both of their minds. "What do you want from our Hikaris?"

"We have no desire for your Hikaris. We only took them as bait for a trap in which you and the Pharaoh fell in."

Yami painfully stood up, "How did you know that I was a Pharaoh?"

"We know many things about you, King Yami."

"Let the young ones go if you have no need for them."

"Ah, but there's the problem. An exchange is needed to get them back."

"What exchange do you want?"

"Your lives for theirs."

"What?!?" Bakura asked enraged, "What have we done to you?"

"Not to us, our ancestors"

"How could both Yami and I have offended your ancestors? We never agree on anything if our life depended on it. I hate him more than anything."

"I am sure our feelings are mutual." Yami said coldly. Even when they were in the worst of situations, the Pharaoh and the Tomb Robber fought unceasingly.

The men disregarded the two spirits and continued, "When Yami was actually alive he was a Pharaoh. ("Really now?" from Bakura) Our ancestor believed that a mere boy was not able to rule a powerful country. They had made plans to usurp the throne and give the title of 'Pharaoh' to a more capable ruler. Since, as you can probably imagine, this was no small task, they called on outside help. That is where you come in, Tomb Robber. They trusted you to help plan the assassination and distract the guards while the assassination was taking place, as your opinions of the Pharaoh were similar to theirs. However, you had plans of your own. When the fateful day came, you tipped off the guard of their presence and intentions while you went to pilfer jewels and gold from the Pharaoh's chambers. The Pharaoh's guards caught them and killed all save two."

The spirits could only stare, dumbfounded.

"How can you hold us accountable for this now when we do not remember this ourselves? And the Tomb Robber actually saved my life?"

The men ignored the last question, but answered the first, "You may not have memories of your past, but nonetheless it was still you that did it."

"So you are asking to take us in place of our Hikaris?" Bakura asked.

"Yes."

"I'll do it."

Bakura looked over at Yami astonished. He didn't even hesitate to exchange himself for his Hikari.

"How could you make that decision so quickly? You have no idea what they plan to do with us."

"It matters not what their plans for us are. I swore to protect Yugi, no matter what the consequences." Yami's face was stolid as he said this.

Bakura thought about the decision. 'I love Ryou (AN: not in a yaio type way, more like brotherly love) even though I rarely show it. I would hate for him to undergo any pain for my sake (AN: yes, the Tomb Robber is capable of feelings, but note that he is not saying this aloud) and its not like I'll die, I have already died once, so I can't die again.'

"Fine, I agree. By the way Pharaoh, I probably didn't tip off those dip wads for your personal safety. I probably did it for my individual gain."

"Before we submit ourselves, let our Hikaris go."

"We will escort them back home."

"Are you going to drug them again?" Bakura looked really peeved off.

"That is none of your concern" came the voice when the spirits were knocked unconscious by a blow to back of their heads. The two men looked up to see three men, also dressed in black, walked up from behind the Yamis.

 One of the original two spoke "Get them out of here and into one of the chambers."

"What of the little ones?"

"Drug them and drop them off where you first found them, we don't want them getting in our way."

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*gag * I really wish I could have done a better job in writing this chapter. Oh well, I tried. I would like to dedicate this chapter to Mother Nature. With out her help, you would have had to wait longer to read this. IT SLEETED!!! This is our second snow day in a row. Hehe. 

Sorry about saying the arcade. I am well aware that we have only seen Yugi (or Yami for that matter) go into the arcade once (on the date, *gag *) and I just included that in there because it was the first thing that came to mind.  I think that those of you who reviewed and wanted more deserve better than what I wrote in this chapter. I am infinity sorry.

Oh, before I forget, could someone, when they review, tell me of some simple Japanese Phrases? I know that yes=Hai, sorry is Gomen, but I'm lost after that.

Thanks!!!