The Millenia

Author's Note: Hey people!! The internet wouldn't work for me so I decided to update!!

Poll info: HERE ARE THE RESULTS FOR THE POLL AS OF RIGHT NOW:

*That CANNOT be Yugi: 4 votes

*Damn, he's hot!: 8 votes

*Uh...what just happened?: 6 votes

*I didn't react to anything, I just went along with it: 9 votes

Oh, here's another thing, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE FOR MORE THAN ONE ANSWER!!! Sorry I didn't say that on the last chapter. SO IF YOU WANT TO PUT ANOTHER ANSWER IN, GO AHEAD! POLL CLOSES WHEN THE FIC ENDS, which won't be for a while.

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Chapter 7: Light comes back to the darkness' arms

About a week passed since Yugi made his decision, but the problem was that he couldn't work up the courage to tell the group. So Yugi kept it a secret, until he knew it was the right time. Meanwhile, Jou seemed very happy to be back with Honda and the others. Yugi knew he probably didn't want to come back, so he never said anything to Jou.

In the early morning, Yugi just got done washing his face when he saw Malik's ship coming in. Yugi waited for Malik to tie the ship down to greet him. But before Yugi could say anything, Malik jumped from the deck and landed in front of Yugi, landing safely on his feet. Yugi saw Malik's face. It looked as though he met Death himself.

"Malik, what's wrong?" Yugi asked gently. Malik shook his head. "Yugi, I went into the regular village to pick up some supplies, and I found the entire village covered with dead bodies and blood. Everyone was dead, even the babies! I looked around for at least one survivor, and I found no one. I kept walking around, hoping that someone was still alive, until I entered another village, and I asked the locals what happened. They told me, that the pharoah sent all of his guards there to kill everyone who was breathing."

"The nearby villages couldn't help, because some of the guards threatened to kill them too if they tried to help. Oh, Yugi, I have a feeling Yami will slaughter another village if you don't do something!" Malik cried. Yugi was shocked. The pharoah was killing innocent people again! Yugi grasped Malik's shoulder gently and looked at him in the eye.

"Don't worry Malik. We'll fix this." he confirmed. Malik nodded and went to get the ship ready. Yugi walked into the house to talk to everyone. Just after Yugi went inside, Marik came out of his hiding place to gaze at Malik. 'Gods, he's beautiful' he thought. Malik, of course, didn't see him. Marik wanted to take him right there, tasting him, claiming him, but before Marik could make a move, he felt a hand on his shoulder.

Annoyed, Marik turned around, growling at the intruder. It was Bakura. Smirking, Bakura chuckled. "Looks like you have thing for the ship captain, don't you?" Marik growled, then stood up. "At least I'm brave enough to make a move, unlike you, who just wants to watch that albino your so attracted to." he retorted. Bakura snarled. "Don't bring him into your problems, Marik." he hissed. Marik smirked. Then went inside the house, with Bakura following behind.

Everyone was sitting in a circle, waiting for Marik and Bakura to sit down. After that was done, Yugi started the meeting. "Everyone, the pharoah is slaughtering people once again. What should we do?" he asked. Bakura snorted. "What do you think? Get everyone out of Egypt before they're killed." he answered. Ryou looked at him with a tender look, then turned back to Yugi.

"It's what we always do Yugi, why are you questioning what we should do when it's obvious?" he asked. Bakura looked at Ryou.

'He's naive. It's obvious there's something Yugi's not telling us' he thought. Jou noticed this too, because Yugi was looking at the ground. "Yugi, is there something you're not telling us?" he asked. Yugi sighed. 'This is the time. I have to tell them what I decided to do a week ago' he thought. Yugi stood up, sighed again, and looked at the group with determination to the group.

"Guys, I'm going back to the pharoah. I'll be his pleasure slave again." he announced. Everyone was wide-eyed and shocked. Especially Jou. "But Yugi, this is a guy who slaughters children, taints Egypts golden sands, and raped you! Why do you want to go back to him?!" Jou demanded. Yugi looked at Jou with sad violet orbs. "Because then he'll stop killing people."

"Yugi, he kills people for absolutely no reason whatsoever!" said Teana. Yugi shook his head. "When Jou and I were there, not a single death in Egypt was caused by either the pharoah or the High Priest." he tried to explain. "So what are we supposed to do? Carry on without you?" asked Honda. Now Yugi was getting frustrated. "Don't you see?! After I go back to Yami, there will be no need for us! We rescue people who are suffering because of the pharoah, after I go back to him, he'll start caring about the kingdom! We won't need to rescue people anymore!"

Everyone just sat there. They knew Yugi was making sense, but they didn't want to see the glue of the group get hurt. Marik looked at Yugi. "So, what'll happen to us?" he asked. "We'll be bodyguards." said Shizuka. Everyone turned to her. Usually, Shizuka had very little to say in the meetings, but no matter what, they would always hear what she had to say.

"We'll be bodyguards for the pharoah, so we can stay close to Yugi." Everyone looked at her strangely. Honda stood up. "I'm not going to be a bodyguard for that overdressed, pompous, evil bastard!" he snapped. Shizuka glared at him. "Then stay here and rot! All of you do what you want. But Yugi will go back to the pharoah, and I want to stay close to him." she announced, standing up right next to Yugi.

Everyone sat there and thought about what they wanted to do. "Those who will come with Yugi, stand up." said Shizuka. Everyone thought about what they'd choose. Jou stood up first, then Ryou. Bakura saw Ryou stand up. 'He's going with Yugi. Someone will have to watch his back. Or do more than just that' he thought. Bakura then stood up. Malik, who joined the meeting a little later on, stood up too. Marik saw this and stood up too. 'I'll follow him whereever he goes. So he won't be claimed by someone else' he thought.

The only two left were Honda and Teana. Teana stood up with a smile on her face. Everyone looked at Honda. Honda sat there for a moment, then stood up. Everyone placed some form of a smile on their face and looked at Yugi. Yugi felt like he was going to cry. "All of you, are the best friends anyone can ever have." he said. He then turned to Malik. "Can you take us all on your ship, Malik?" Malik nodded. "Just so you know, I know what you all are going to do, so there will be no use for me to carry any more refugees anymore, so I understand." Everyone then followed Malik onto the ship.

Yugi was at the bow (a/n the front of the ship), looking at the oasis the group lived in for so long for the last time. Everyone brought their signature weapons, and soon the ship set sail. Jou walked up next to Yugi.

"Yugi, tell me, what's the real reason you want to go back." Yugi sighed, then looked at his best friend. "I love him, Jou. Yami means everything to me, and I know he won't hurt me." Jou looked at the sky. Yugi looked at his best friend with serious eyes.

"Jou, I know how you feel about Seto. I hear you in your sleep. Crying out his name, wishing for him to stay with you. I just want to tell you, I think the High Priest cares about you, even though he has a weird way of showing it." Jou looked shocked at first, then smiled. "Thanks, Yugi. You're a real pal." he answered. "One more thing, why are you calling the pharoah Yami?" Yugi chuckled. "It suits him." he answered. The two looked at the scenery before them as the ship silently sailed on the Nile.

Meanwhile, Yami was not enjoying the scenery. He was throwing stuff around the throne room, with Seto ducking everything. "Pharoah Yami, you have to calm down!" Seto cried. Yami banged his fist on the throne, then started crying. "I miss him, Seto. I killed so many people. He'll never come back now." he sobbed. Seto walked over to his friend and put his hand on Yami's shoulder. "He'll be back. I know he will." he reassured gently.

"Are you just saying that because you want that blond friend of his to come back as well?" Yami hissed. Seto looked hurt, then looked out at the kingdom. "No. He'll come back." he answered. Seto looked at the kingdom with sad eyes. 'Please come back puppy, before Yami and I both die'

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Well, how was that? If you need a reminder on what weapons/skills the Millenia have, here the complete list:

Yugi: Martial Arts (All types)

Jono/Jou: Sword

Honda: Rod

Ryou: Chucks

Teana/Tea: Golden syes

Shizuka: Martial Arts (Pilates)

Marik: Poison darts

Bakura: Throwing stars

Malik: Unknown (Sorry guys, but this part doesn't come in yet)

So please review and I'll update. See ya! ^_^