ACK!!!!!!!! Sorry for not updating sooner!!!!!!!
Yami Vegena: She had writer's block.
Yeah, and I'm kinda over it now.
Yami Vegena: Anyway, we would like to thank all the readers for this fanfic. You're opinions are really appreciated.
Yeah, THANKS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yami Vegena: We'll thank everyone individually at the end of the fic.
Yeah, I figured it be easier that way. Now, all the other stuff is in the previous author notes.
Yami Vegena: Yeah, warnings, disclaimers, and other notes are in previous chapters so see though. We won't repeat them here.
Also, sorry if it doesn't make much sense. After I got over the writer's block, I sorta rushed it. Just review or e-mail me and I'll explain anything that you don't understand.
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dark Angel Mage: Chapter 4
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Everyone's eyes widened when they heard her. They turned their attention back to Yami, who looked as shocked as they were. Nekhbet's smirk turned into a sneer when Yami only looked shock. There were no other emotions present on his features. It's almost as if he didn't know her...Nekhbet's eyes widened at that thought. He looked like he didn't remember her!!!
"Why do you look so surprised? Don't you remember me?" She asked in anger. She grew even angrier when he shook his head, confirming her suspicion. She growled as she pulled out a large whip that no one noticed was strapped to her waist. She snapped it once on the ground, watching in amusement when everyone seemed to flinch.
"If you don't remember me, I will force your memories to return." With that, she snapped her whip again. The tip wrapped itself around Yami's neck, breaking his neck buckle and cutting his oxygen off. It also broke the chain of the Millennium Puzzle, which fell to ground at his feet. Yami was slightly relieved that it didn't break, but that thought left his mind as quickly as it appeared. Nekhbet pulled the whip back, throwing Yami to the ground and dragging him towards her.
"Yami!!!" Yugi shouted when Nekhbet pulled Yami to her and stood him on his knees. Yami struggled to breath, clawing at the whip around his neck. He became dizzy from the lack of air and his struggling grew weaker. He soon slumped forward and lost consciousness, the whip preventing him from hitting the ground. Nekhbet turned her gaze back to the others gathered in front of her, smirking at the horrified looks on their faces.
"Let this be a warning to you all. Never cross me, or suffer the consequences." She stated as her gaze swept over each person, finally coming to rest on Yugi.
"Why are you doing this?!?! If you're his mother, you shouldn't be doing this to him!!!" Yugi shouted in sorrow and anger. Nekhbet sneered at that and turned her eyes back to the form at her feet. She jerked the whip a little, the action lifting Yami's face to her direction.
"This child is no son I would have wanted. He refuses to obey me and refuses the most precious thing he has. I don't know why his father bothered to keep him. I could have just had another child." Nekhbet said as she snapped her gaze away from Yami's face, like she was disgusted by it. Everyone gasped when they heard that. How could such a cruel person be the mother of their friend?! She didn't seem to care about him at all!!
"Let him go!!!" Joey shouted as he suddenly rushed forward, Kaiba and Tristan right behind him. Nekhbet smirked at them, standing her ground.
"Too late..." She said and then whispered something they couldn't hear. A golden light suddenly surrounded both her and Yami, engulfing them until it vanished, along with them. Everyone looked around for any sign of them, but couldn't find any.
"Yami!!!" Yugi called out, hoping to hear a reply. However, he was only met with the silence of the wind. He walked over to Yami's Millennium Puzzle and picked it up. He then picked up the broken neck buckle and held them both tightly.
"Don't worry, Yugi. We'll find him, I'm sure of it." Yugi smiled a little at Ryou, thankful for the support. He nodded his head firmly in determination.
"Let's go then."
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Later that night, Yugi sat on his bed while holding Yami's puzzle against his chest. They looked all over the city, but there was no sign of Yami or Nekhbet. It wasn't until Mokuba fell asleep that they realized how late it was. They finally decided to call it a night, promising to search again tomorrow. Yugi was reluctant, but gave in as well.
"Yami-chan, please be alright..." Yugi prayed to every god in existence that his other was safe. Yugi's grandpa had left earlier on a trip, so he wasn't aware of Yami's disappearance. When Yugi got home, he replaced the chain on Yami's puzzle with another identical one. However, since Yugi had both of the puzzles with him, their mind link was useless. Not even Bakura's Millennium Ring could locate Yami, which was rather strange. It could locate anything Bakura wanted it to, not just Millennium items. Ryou convinced him to help after a while, but the ring wouldn't point to any location.
'Bakura said that there were only a few things that can keep the ring from locating anything. One was another Millennium item, another was that the target wasn't in this plain, or a very powerful spell.' Yugi thought to himself sadly. They gave up on the ring after a while and continued to search on foot, but with no luck. Yugi was suddenly snapped out of his thoughts by a banging sound. He cautiously walked down the stairs, going a little faster when he realized it was the door. He glanced at the clock in the living room and startled. It was nearly three in the morning.
'Who could be knocking this late?!?!' Yugi thought as he approached the door. Since it was the door that let directly to the house, Yugi couldn't see who it was unless he opened it.
"Who is it?" Yugi called as he stood in front of the door. The knocking was loud when he was upstairs, but now it was soft. Yugi didn't know why, but he knew it wasn't because whoever was there knew that he was standing there. He was silent when he came near the door.
"Yu...gi..." A voice called softly. It sounded pathetically weak, but familiar. Yugi opened the door and gasped at what he saw.
"Yami!!!" Yugi cried when he saw who it was. Yami was leaning against the doorframe, looking exhausted and weak. He took a step in, but collapsed. Yugi caught him before he fell to the ground and helped him to the couch. He sat Yami gently before taking a seat next to him. His eyes widened when he got a good look at him. Yami's jacket and shirt were torn in different places, blood seeping through some of the holes. His left cheek was bruised, like someone slapped him repeatedly. Other than that, there were no other injuries. Yugi would have questioned what happened, but decided against it when he noticed how upset Yami looked. Besides, Yugi could guess that Nekhbet had something to do with this. He removed Yami's jacket gently, being careful since he didn't know the full extent of his injuries. He dropped the jacket on the ground and began to remove his shirt, but stopped when Yami pulled away with a frightened look on his face.
"What's wrong?" Yugi asked in concern. He has never seen Yami look so frightened before. What happened to his confident other? Yami shook his head and turned his face away from Yugi. Yugi tried to remove the shirt again, stopping when Yami tried to pull away again.
"Yami, I need to take that shirt off so I can see your injuries. Please, let me help you." Yugi pleaded softly. He attempted to remove the shirt again, this time succeeding when Yami didn't protest. Yugi dropped the shirt to join the jacket on the floor before studying his yami. Yami's chest was fine, but his sides had a few gashes that seemed to end at his back. Upon closer inspection, there were scars too, scars that seemed to have been there for while. Yami's shoulders also had a few gashes, only the tips in view. Yugi got up and moved to stand behind Yami, the said boy tensing a little. When Yami's back was in his view, Yugi cried out in shock. Yami's back was covered in gashes, and some were still bleeding. Yugi could almost count twenty in total. However, that number didn't apply to the scars that were also on his back. Pale scars that were probably inflicted a long time ago covered his back along with the new ones.
"Nekhbet did this to you?!?!?!" Yugi shouted in shock and horror. Yami nodded slowly and dropped his head in shame. Yugi became angry at that. How can a mother abuse her child in such a way?!?!?! It's just wrong!!!
'Wait...' Yugi thought back to his dream. A woman that had the same voice as Nekhbet's was abusing her young son. A son that had...
"Innocent crimson..." Yugi whispered in shock as it dawned on him. Yami looked at him curiously. At the silent question, Yugi spoke his thoughts.
"You were the one, the boy I dreamed about." Yugi stated softly. 'That's probably where those other scars came from. Nekhbet abused him when he was just a little boy.' Yugi thought sadly to himself. Yami dropped his head again, understanding what his light meant. As Nekhbet promised, she forced him to remember his past. Every time she lashed out with her whip, he remembered a part of his life in Egypt. The only things he didn't remember was what his father looked like, and the light side his mother kept talking about. Also, he still didn't have most of his other memories, like when he was Pharaoh and locked the Shadow Games away. He did however, know that his father had loved him deeply, while his mother despised him. His father was the reason his mother never abused him much. However, he disappeared and Yami was left defenseless against her. Nekhbet hated him more when she accused him of his father's disappearance. She may not have loved her son, but she did love her husband.
"Come on Yami." Yugi said, snapping Yami from his thoughts. He took his other's hand and led him upstairs to the bathroom. They remained silent for a while as Yugi cleaned and dressed Yami's wounds. When that was done, they quietly headed to Yugi's room. Yami was about to vanish to his soul room, until he felt a hand grip his wrist gently. He turned questioning eyes to his other, but remained silent as he understood. Yugi was silently pleading for him to stay. Yami was saddened when he saw the concern in his aibou's eyes. He knew he appeared weak in front of his light, which he was ashamed of. He sat down heavily on the bed, refusing to meet Yugi's eyes. In just under a day, he'd been reduced to a weak and helpless child.
Yugi watched sadly as Yami suffered emotionally. And all because of his mother's cruelness. It was just too much for the little light to bear. Yugi was determined to help his other as much as possible, no matter what. He slowly went over and gathered Yami into his arms, running a hand through his hair soothingly. Yami was shocked at first, but soon leaned into the gentle touch. For some odd reason, he felt safe and wanted in Yugi's arms. But isn't he suppose to protect his light? Not the other way around. Yami soon stopped those thoughts as the day's events took their toll on him. Before either of them knew it, the Pharaoh fell into a deep sleep. Yugi laid on his bed and changed his position so he was on his back while Yami rested on his chest. He continued to run his fingers through Yami's hair as his thoughts took over.
'Poor Yami, having to live with a mother that didn't love him. She treated him horribly, like he wasn't even related to her.' Yugi thought in sorrow as he gazed at the sleeping form on him. 'Well, I'll make sure she never harms him ever again. I won't let her anywhere near him, I'll make sure of it.' Unconsciously, Yugi tilted Yami's head a bit and leaned over slightly. Before he realized it, he pressed a kiss against his other's lips softly. Yugi quickly snapped his head up, almost hitting it against the headboard.
"What was I doing?!?! I don't like him that way...do I???" Yugi whispered in shock as his eyes wandered over his other, finally coming to rest on the lips that were parted slightly as he breathed.
'Maybe...maybe I do. But when did this happen?!?!' Yugi thought with a sad smile. 'Well, it doesn't really matter. He'll never feel the same and probably hate me if I said anything.'
Yami shifted in his sleep, unconsciously curling up into a ball against Yugi. Yugi watched sadly as he curled up even more, like he wanted to disappear within himself. He wrapped his arms around his other in a gentle, but protective embrace. As if feeling Yugi there, Yami uncurled himself slightly and was once again peaceful in his aibou's arms. Yugi closed his eyes to join his other in slumber. He sent a last message to his yami, but knew the other would never hear it.
/Goodnight Yami-chan. I will protect you tonight./
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This time, everyone met at the game shop after Yugi called Joey and told him that Yami had returned. Yugi didn't tell anyone about the numerous scars that were inflicted upon him, and was worried, but relieved when Yami didn't leave his soul room. He was relieved because everyone would have questioned him about his disappearance, which wouldn't be good to remind him. Yugi was worried though because Yami hasn't spoken since last night.
"What are we going to do about Nekhbet?" Seto spoke up, snapping Yugi from his thoughts.
"She keeps sending people's souls to the Shadow Realm. And she doesn't look she's going to stop anytime soon." Tristan stated, having been silent for most of the morning.
"What she after anyway?" Joey joined in.
"I don't know, but she mentioned something about her light. Is she a yami?" Téa asked.
"I doubt it, but she called Yami her light. Maybe she wants him back since he's her son." Seto said as he glanced at Yugi. The others soon followed suit, all having similar thoughts to Kaiba's words.
"I don't think so, she hates Yami. She probably wants something Yami has, but he doesn't remember. Besides, I'm not letting her anywhere near him!!" Yugi replied, saying the last part with such protectiveness that everyone looked surprised, including himself.
"Well, well, looks as though the hikari has become the yami's guardian." Bakura teased and smirked when Yugi blushed slightly. Ryou lightly smacked his yami on the arm.
"Be nice, Bakura. This is serious." Ryou scowled his darkness. Joey and Tristan snickered at that, but were silenced when Bakura glared at them. Téa snickered at them and Seto smiled secretly in Joey's direction. The air around suddenly became colder before a golden light illuminated the shop. Everyone shielded their eyes as the light grew brighter. It soon died down and the temperature returned to normal. When they uncovered their eyes, they gasped at the new occupant in the room. Nekhbet stood in front of the group with a smirk on her face.
"So, we meet again. Now tell me, where is my son?" She asked calmly.
"He's not here, now tell us what you want!!" Yugi shouted angrily at her. Nekhbet's smirk faded as she glared at him.
"What I want is no business of yours. Now, tell me where he is this instant." She replied in frustration. She glanced at the puzzle around his neck and smirked again.
"What's so funny?" Joey demanded when he saw the smirk. She ignored him and pointed a finger at the puzzle.
"I see, so he's hiding from me. Well, I'll just have to force him out." With that, she chanted something to herself before a beam of light left her finger. Yugi realized what she was going to do, but was too late as the beam struck the puzzle. The light wasn't as bright as before, so no one had to shield their eyes. Once again, Yami was forced from his soul room and appeared before Yugi. This time however, he wasn't unconscious. Instead, he stood facing Nekhbet with his head bowed in shame. Yugi's heart ached at the sight of his other. He wanted so badly to wrap his arms around Yami and keep him safe, but stopped that thought when he realized where it was going.
"How dare you hide from me, nai-a seran sa em suit. (my little son of light) Must you learn your lesson again?" She spoke cruelly.
"Petra en nai-a suit kes?" (What is my light side?) Yami asked softly. He still kept his head lowered, refusing to meet anyone's gaze. Nekhbet growled angrily at that question. No one except Bakura knew what was going on since they couldn't understand Ancient Egyptian and he could.
[Bakura, what's going on?]
[[It seems that Nekhbet is after the Pharaoh's light side.]]
[You mean Yugi?! Then why hasn't she made any move to get him??]
[[She isn't after Yugi. It seems the Pharaoh has another light side, which even he isn't aware of.]]
[Another light side? Do you know what it is?]
[[No, I never heard of it.]]
Ryou snapped out of the link and relayed what Bakura said to the others. When he was done, every one looked surprised and questioned Yugi about this.
"Yami never mentioned anything like that to me last night." Yugi said, more to himself than to the others.
"So she's after this light side he has? Then what is it? Is it another person with a Millennium Item?" Tristan asked.
"Could be, but I doubt it. If that were the case, she would have gone after the others, not just Yami. It has to be something else." Seto replied. Bakura nodded his head silently in agreement. They snapped their attention back to Yami and Nekhbet when they heard a sound. Yami's head was turned to the side while Nekhbet stood in front of him, her arm outstretched from slapping him.
"You stupid child, I should kill you where you stand. However, I have a better idea." She took out something from her pocket and began chanting softly to herself. No one, not even Bakura could make out what she was saying since it was so soft. Yami finally lifted his head enough to stare at her with a questioning look. He began to back away when Nekhbet smirked at him. Suddenly, white-hot pain coursed through him, causing him to cry out.
"Yami, what's wrong?!" Yugi shouted over his other's screams. Golden light swirled around Yami before engulfing him, silencing his cries. When it vanished, Yami was no where in sight.
"Yami?! Where'd he go?!?!" Joey shouted at Nekhbet. She smirked at him while putting the object she had back into her pocket.
"Where he belongs. Now, if you will excuse me, I have much to do." She said as she prepared to leave.
"Wait!! Bring Yami back to us!" Yugi shouted.
"Sorry seran ua, (little one) but I can't do that." She replied with a frown.
"Why, are you afraid?" Yugi asked harshly, surprising everyone.
"What did you say?! What do I have to fear of a small child? You are as weak as my son." She sneered at him.
"I challenge you to a Shadow Game." Bakura stated, surprising everyone.
"Fine, if you will leave me alone afterwards. However, I'll accept under one condition." Nekhbet replied.
"Which is?" Téa asked, speaking for the first time since Nekhbet arrived.
"I will play only if the seran ua will be my opponent." Nekhbet said as she locked her gaze with Yugi. Yugi nodded his head firmly.
"I accept, and if I win, Yami returns to us and you never harm him again." Yugi demanded.
"Fine, but if I win, he will remain with me and you will never bother me again. Do you understand?" Yugi nodded again.
"Good, but I should warn you first. My deck is very powerful." Nekhbet said with a smirk.
"So is mine, it has never let me down before." Yugi replied.
"Maybe so, but no deck will be able to stand up against my ultimate creature." The others looked curious at that.
"What ultimate creature?" Seto asked in confusion. It can't be anything more powerful than his Blue Eyes White Dragon. Nekhbet's smirk grew wider at that.
"My ultimate creature is...the Dark Angel Mage."
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This must be my longest chapter yet!!
Yami Vegena: I believe it is.
Wait until the Dark Angel Mage appears, the chapter might be longer.
Celtic Guardian (Celt): When am I going to make an appearance?
Chapter 6, and...wait a minute. What are you doing here?!?!
Celt: Wondering when I'm going to show up.
Celt, get back in the deck!!!!!
Celt: Why?
Because I won't put you in at all if you don't.
Celt: You wouldn't do that to me, I'm your favorite.
-_-;; You're right, but I won't put Kurai and Blader in, or Hageshii if you don't go.
Yami Vegena and Celt: O.o......You wouldn't do that to them, would you?
As much as it would hurt, I would.
Yami Vegena: But, they're your favorites too...our favorites.
Celt: Yeah...
I know, but if Celt doesn't do back with them, they won't make any appearances in this fic. Now get.
Celt: Fine...*grumbles while leaving*
Much better.
Yami Vegena: Why did you do that to Celt?
Because then the others would come and it would be too crowded, especially if Hageshii comes.
Yami Vegena: True...
Okay, anyway, you'll find out who Kurai, Blader, and Hageshii are in chapter six (Hageshii in chapter 5 probably).
Yami Vegena: And don't worry, they're duel monsters, not OCs.
Yeah, I just like naming my monsters.
Yami Vegena: *nods*
Anyway, PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!
