Title: The Gravity of Love Author: Ash Knight Pairings: Yami/Yugi and ???/??? Warnings: Lemon & Sap Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Characters but I did come up with their alternate names and I do own Eudoxia. Alternate names: Celtic Guardian - Yoshima, Dark Magician - Aubrey, The Mystical Elf - Lily

The sunlight began to cut through the sky, driving the last bit of night away as the ship drew closer to land. Yugi looked out from the edge of the ship, hoping to see where his new journey would begin. He closed his eyes suddenly, to try and feel Yami once more. For one moment he could feel Yami's arms around him once again. He bent forward and felt Yami's lips upon his own. Yugi could feel Yami's tongue sliding into his mouth. With amazement, Yugi felt Yami as if he was right there with him, holding him, and loving him as he had done before. He opened his eyes, and with great disappointment he only saw the water in front of him.

"Yugi?" a voice called out suddenly.

"Oh, good morning Lily," Yugi declared, but took notice of the dismal look in her eyes.

"Yugi . . . we will soon reach the other side and your journey will begin. Awake your friends and bring them here so that I may tell you all, of what is to come."

Yugi gave no argument and went below decks to awaken Kaiba and Joey. Joey was snoring as loudly as ever in his bed, but Kaiba was already awake. He gave Yugi a strange and gloomy look but said nothing. Yugi shook Joey awake and told them both to come up on deck. When they all came up they saw The Mystical Elf standing at the very front of the ship, holding a small beautiful Egyptian vase. It was covered in drawing of Anubis with hieroglyphics surrounding them.

"All that remains of the physical form Yami had in this world lies with in this urn," Lily declared sadly.

Yugi fought back the urge grab the urn from Lily's hands and begin to cry. Lily looked into Yugi's eyes and saw his despair. She quickly told them the rest as if it would hurt Yugi less this way:

"We are about to reach land in a few moments time. Time is of the essence and you must all know what you must face. The person who made the Millennium items lived in the time before the pyramids were built, Yami existed in the time far after that and so he never knew how the items were made, but we duel monsters did. The great sorcerer who made the items died before he had the chance to create the 8th item. Yugi, when we reach land you and your friends must travel on the road ahead. The three of you will then reach a fork in the road. Yugi, you must take this urn and travel south. You must follow the path for a day until you reach a temple. You must go inside and take the trail of resurrection. If you succeed, you will receive a piece of a mold. This mold is what we need to create the 8th item, for within it carries great magic, but can only be used once. As for Kaiba and Joey, you two must take the path north. Travel through the day until you reach another temple. Within lies a great monster that guards the other half of the mold. Together you must defeat the monster and claim the other half. After you have the mold, journey back the fork where the journey began. From there a new path will be revealed. The three of you must travel together until you reach a volcano. At the base will be an opening where you must travel and go underground to find the lake of lava. As soon as you reach the lake join the two halves together and throw it into the lake and from it shall arise the 8th item. Then Yugi, you must take this urn and throw it into the lake, and with the power of the Puzzle and the new item Yami will be resurrected. But I must warn all of you, the paths you must take will have many dangers to keep you from succeeding. Only by trusting yourselves and each other will you succeed."

"What kind of powers will my item have?" Kaiba announced proudly.

"Hey! Who says the item is yours?!?" Joey demanded.

"Oh come on! I told you before. How could a brainless dog like you ever even think about controlling something like a Millennium item," Kaiba laughed.

"The both of you stop it!" Yugi yelled.

"I'm afraid that your arrival here, Kaiba, has made things rather complicated. You see we had meant to only bring Joey here with Yugi. The item cannot be claimed by anyone! You see once the item is made it will go to whoever it finds most worthy of its power. If you had not come the item would have gone to Joey, but now with both of you here, whoever the item chooses is left up to destiny." Lily declared, giving them both a meaningful look.

Before any of them could say another word, Aubrey shouted 'Land Ho!' They all looked out and saw shore rapidly coming closer towards them. With this they all fell silent, and began to prepare for the journey ahead. Kaiba stayed on deck to watch Yugi, while Yugi himself only looked forward to the approaching land. Joey went below deck and found himself something to eat. All the while he was thinking of what he would do if the item wouldn't choose him. When the time came they all climbed off the ship onto shore and began their journey. As Joey and Kaiba walked forward, Yugi closed his eyes again to feel Yami once more. Then, as if a knife had stabbed him threw the heart, a great panic seized him. Yami was getting weaker . . .