--- I am back, finally! O.o; it has been so long since I have updated! I am not a slacker! I was busy, and now that I am back from St. Louis and I ran the mile. All right, I bet you are all ready to read my story so now I will let you read it. ---

Chapter Nine

Atemu's Dream

"Come on Yani," Laria pleaded, "You have to remember something."

Yani was sitting on Laria's bed. They had been trying to remember anything from Ancient Egypt that might help explain why the Items have been acting so strange.

"Hikari, I've already told you thousands of times," Yani said, "I can't remember anything from the ancient past, all my memories are gone."

Laria lay down on the bed behind Yani and let out a sigh

"Well... who all was in the room when the items started glowing?" Yani asked, maybe one of them had something to do with it.

"Uh... me, Mokuba and then Seto and Atemu came in and the started glowing." Laria stated.

"Hm..."

"What is it?" Laria asked sitting up.

"Wasn't Atemu at lunch earlier today?"

"Yeah," Laria said remembering back to lunch, "He was sitting at the table and his lights' item started glowing when you came out."

"So what ever is wrong with the items most have something to do with him."

"What do you think it is?" Laria said looking at her dark spirit.

"I don't know..."

Later that night...

Atemu walked slowly home that night. Not because he had lost the duel, but because his mind had wondered again. Where did Laria's Items come from? Why did he not remember them, but he remembered the other seven. There has to be something special about them. In addition, why were they acting so strange?

Why did they start glowing when he was near, but then again, Seto was also in the room? Perhaps they had been glowing on and off ever since Laria got there. He seemed really irritated when she blinded them with her Items, but it just could have been the fact that he's an ass

When Atemu finally made it back to the game shop it was very late, and he was tired. He went to open to the door only to find it locked. Yami could have called out to Yugi though their mental link but Yami did not feel like playing 20 questions right now. Therefore, he sighed and sat down on the steps. As soon as he did, he fell asleep.

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The Pharaoh stood out side his main chamber. He was waiting for his healer, Kinoko, to come out and give him an update on how his wife was doing. In a few minutes, he would come out and tell the pharaoh if she will live or die.

"Izzium," he whispered to himself and looked down at the three, circler items in his hand, a pair of earrings and a bangle. The door opened and the pharaoh looked up.

"Well?"

"I'm sorry King Atemu," Kinoko said, "It is worse then we've feared, there's nothing we can do."

"How... how long does she have?" Atemu asked.

"I'm afraid she wont live though the night," Kinoko told Atemu, he instantly felt tears sting the back of his eyes.

"Am I allowed to go in?" Atemu asked trying his hardest not to cry. Kinoko nodded and Atemu entered the room. Atemu walked over to the bed. Izzium was sleeping. He looked down at her and smiled. Even with the disease, she was still very beautiful. Atemu reached out to brush some of her silvery white hair out of her face. This woke her up and she looked up at the Pharaoh with her pale blue eyes.

"Atemu..." she said slowly, "Our time together is growing short."

"I know Izzium," Atemu said knelling down beside the bed so he could be face to face with his love. He sat the golden items on the floor. Izzium noticed them.

"What do you have those for?" she asked.

"Do not worry about it," Yami told her, "We don't have very long to be together."

Tears formed in Izzium's eyes. She had not cried in the longest time. Even when the disease first struck, she did not cry. Now she was so close to death she did not see any reason to hold back. Tears started to roll down her cheeks.

"I don't want to go yet Atemu," she cried, "I don't want to leave you."

Tears had started to fall out of Atemu's eyes as well.

"I know, but there is nothing we can do," he said.

"I'll miss you Atemu," Izzium said.

"I will to, but it won't be for long," Atemu told her as he took her hand in his own, it was cold as ice, "We will be together again someday"

"Promise?"

"I promise"

--- (sniffle) is sad...---