Yicks! Sorry for the long wait you guys, school is, once again, being hell. I never get a chance to do this cause I'm either interrupted when I start or I'm just plain tired ^^;; Thankies for the reviews you guys! You all rule! *Looks at the bar at the side.* I told yaz this chappy wasn't gonna be to long, so don' kill me, wait 'til the end of the story!

Ok, responses!
Response to Reviews:
Sorceress Vanessa: Thankies for the compy! I'm afraid this chappy ain't half as good. Ah well, hope yaz like it anyway ^^
Ashla: Eck! *Runs away and hids behind her Seiyaryu. Sighs* Thanks but... man you guys are creepy!
Imp is Insane: Your right about Seto, and you gotta read, can't tell you can I ^^;;
Mittens no Hikari: *Thinks* Your right, that is kinda weird. Ahh! Yugi-puppy-eyes! Must update!
Senshichan14: Senshichan to Yugi's rescue! Heehee, sorry but Yami's gonna have to do that for ya, he's really the only one whos always around ^^;; I know how you feel... I hate my own character! Die Jirito! ....I'm a bit late ain't i?
Crouching Tigress: Heehee, Yami looks like he's going to war ^^ Kill 'im Yami!
Nightlight5: Heehee, welp, thankies for tryin', I'm sure Joy meant no harm. *Sarcastic then serious* Please Don't kill him! *Glomps Joey.*
Capito Celcior: Confusion in my middle name! Well... at least I wish it was, that's be funny!
Red Roses2 : Your both kinda cruel. *Huggles Yugi an' Yami.* You'll see in comin' parts, can't give anything away.
Angel-Gaurdian: I know, Yami's my hero. *Sighs* Welp, hope ya'll like this chappy ^^ On with the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

"This is talking"
'These are thoughts'

Chapter Ten - Creeping Shadows

Yami looked down at the unconscious Yugi in his arms as he walked down the stairs of Kaiba Corporation from the roof. Whatever happed up their was a mystery, and Yami was, secretly, a bit scared. He was glad Yugi had survived but... when he had looked over the edge of the building, Yugi wasn't holding on, he just seemed to hang in mid-air, as if an invisible force was holding him up.

Seto, after a little persuasion from Mokuba, had agreed to let them put Yugi on the couch in his office, at least until he regained consciousness and Yami was feeling a little better. Sitting on the floor in front of the couch, Yami sighed and leaned his head back, eyes closed. His mind began racing with visions of what was just happening, and he began to think about how Yugi had stayed up. He was in such deep thought, didn't even realise he had drifted to sleep.

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"What time did I fall asleep again?" "Twenty past three, and it's now seven thirty-five," Mokuba explained to Yami. "Seto's been here too, trying to repair the damage you caused to his work when you smash his computer."

"And Yugi still has woken up..." Yami said, more of a statement then a question, looking back at Yugi, how had his back to them. "Something's... wrong..." Yami thought to himself, narrowing his eyes in suspicion. Jirito was not gone, he could feel it.

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Yugi look around him. What was going on? He was in a house that look strangely familiar to him, yet he knew he'd never seen this room before. Looking down, he saw he was floating about two inches off the ground. "A dream?" he thought. He never thought he'd know he was having a dream, it didn't happen to often.

Looking around, he decided to investigate the area. He walked, or rather glided, to the door nearby and looked in, eyes growing wide as his face burning with embarrassment. It was him, but he was younger. Not about five, just like in the memory he had found in Jirito's house, more like two or three.

The younger him was sitting in front of a wooden box with shapes cut out at the top, hitting a cube-shaped block against the top of the box, trying to force it into a triangular hole. He took it back and looked at it, annoyed, then realised what he was doing and put it in the right place. He clapped and looked back. "Look what I did mommy!"

Yugi looked around the corner and saw Sarah sitting on a couch nearby, smiling down at the younger him and congratulating. Jirito stood leaning against the wall beside the door Yugi was looking in. Yugi's couldn't se his face, but he didn't care. Was he dreaming a memory? It felt so real.

He saw Jirito shift a little, but took no notice.

Sarah stood up and walked over to Yugi, kneeling down next to him and talking to him. Yugi saw another figure enter the room through the other door across the way and looked up. His eyes grew wide. It was Jirito! But... Jirito was next to him. Looking to the Jirito beside him, he yelled and jumped back. Jirito had a dagger, and was looking straight at him, and somehow, Yugi knew it was the real him. "He can enter my mind too?!" He thought, turning quickly and running away.

Jirito quickly took chase, blade glistening in the dim light that entered through the windows. "I only have one more shot, I have to get him this time!" Jirito thought. He had grown weak on magic, and he no longer had enough to revive himself. This was his final try, his final chance for revenge. But this wasn't right, it he did kill Yugi in his sleep, it wouldn't be the same. No blood would spill, no people would suffer the pain of seeing his death, in other words, revenge would not be as sweet.

He stopped and closed his eyes, concentrating his magic. Yugi was in for a rude awakening.

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It was as if an electric shock as run through Yugi and he cried out in pain and rolled onto the floor, gasping for breath, eyes shut tight from pain.

Yami had been shaking him, trying to awaken him, but it had been no use, until Yugi woke up himself. "Yugi, are you ok?" He asked, but froze, looking up. A familiar darkness crept upon them, the magically energies pulling on his soul. The stench of death filled the air from the victims of past journeys to this evil place, the dimension of lost souls, and Shadow Realm...

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To Be Continued

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I know, it short, but hey, whacha gonna do?
Did ya like it? That's what's important coz... the next chappy will most likeyly be the last, but maybe I'll get lucky and I'll think of another idea ^^;; Not likely...
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