/ / Yugi to Yami // // Yami to Yugi ( ) Ryou to Bakura (( )) Bakura to Ryou Flashback ~ ~ Dream sequence

(Yami's POV)

I picked the book up off of the shelf and flipped through it. It liked it could help, so I checked it out. I went back to the lunchroom, the book in hand, and sat down next to Joey. "Find anything good Yami?" He asked, I was too absorbed in the book to answer. "I'll take that as a yes." He said, and he sat there ad watched me read. The book was pretty thick, so I knew it would be while until I finished it. Besides most of it was in hieroglyphics, and since I had very little memory of the past, most of it was hard to make out. The rest of the day drug on, and most everyone left me alone. I went home, and headed to straight to the public library. I found a helpful book called, "The Ancient Language, Hieroglyphics." I checked it out, and took it home as well, I was up all night translating the book I got at school.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 Month Later ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(Joey's POV)

It's been about a month since Yugi died, and Yami still is taking it pretty hard. I haven't seen him smile since that day Yugi was taken. In fact I haven't seen him in a week. He hasn't been coming to school, or returning my calls. I wonder if I should go over there, I'm getting kinda worried about him. The last time I talked to him all he said was "I'm on to something! See ya!" I haven't seen him since. And ya know, know that I think of it, I haven't seen Ryou, since that day either. I hope everything's all right. We're all starting to get guff again, from the other kids, it started up again about a week ago. I think that's why Yami hasn't been at school. Tea said she was over there 2 days ago, but Mr. Motou won't let her she Yami, all he said was "He's very busy." I wonder what Yami's up to? Well school's out I think I'll go over there.
~ 30 minutes later ~ I arrived at the Game Shop, it looked like no one was home. I hoped the door, and looked around. It was dark, I looked at the clock and it read 7:45. Was it really that late? Oh well, I told mom I would busy after school anyway. "Hello?" I said walking around the shop, making my way to the stairs. "Yami?" I said, my voice bouncing off the walls. I got no answer, I walked up the stairs, and into Yami's room, he was setting at the computer, typing at an inhuman pace. He looked tired, like he hadn't spelt in days. "Yami?" I said but he paid no attention. "Yami, man, you gotta get some rest." I said, as I picked him up by his arm and walked him over to his bed. "But Yugi, It's only 3: 00, I don't wanna go to.." He said, and then soon fell asleep. I smiled, and went to shut off his computer, but I couldn't help but read the screen. It read, " It's the 17th of May, a month since the death of my young aibou. I know now it was all my fault, and I no longer feel the lust for life, as I did when he was here. I feel a shame deep with in myself, telling myself to die, b." That's all, he never finished the sentence, I clicked the save button, and smiled at Yami as I left.

(Yami's POV)

~ I was standing in the middle of the sidewalk, I was close to Kaiba Corp. and there was Parade going on. I was alone, and it was getting colder. "Yami!?" I heard from behind me, and I turned. I saw a young boy with tri- colored hair spiked much like my own, his deep violet eyes, wide and starring at me, as the happiness they were admitting filled my soul. "AIBOU?!" I cried as I ran over to him and scooped him up in my arms. I put my head on his shoulder, and held him close, as I cried. Then suddenly everyone around us disappeared, and everything was pure black, it was growing colder by the second. My aibou became frightened, so I held him closer, and that's when Marik came up from behind me, and smashed a knife through my aibou, killing him instantly. "AIBOU!" I shouted, as I starred at the dead body I now held. I looked up and Marik was gone. I fell to my knees and cried. "Aibou, aibou. Aibou!!!!!!!!!" ~ I sat up in a cold sweat, I was breathing heavy as I looked around the room. "How did I get here?" I thought, and got up out of bed and turned on the computer again. I booted up the computer, and a message appeared on the screen. It read, "Yami, I put up to bed, if you're wondering. You're my friend Yami, I can't stand to see you suffer. It's not your fault Yugi died, please don't blame this on yourself. Remember I'm always here for You, Joey. If you need to talk call me - 721-3240" I smiled, so Joey was over. I looked down at the clock, it read 3:43. Man it was early, but none the less I couldn't go back to sleep. I started going through the other things on the computer, I hadn't bothered before, I was to busy looking for information. Aibou sure did had a lot of stuff, I came across a folder labeled "Pictures." So I clicked it open. It was a lot of pictures, of the gang and me that aibou had taken. But one picture was of Aibou, and I and we both looked so happy. "I was happy then." I thought as I lay my head down and I started to cry again. I felt a hand touch my shoulder, and I heard. "Yami don't cry, it's ok." I turned around and gasped, at what I saw. "Aibou?"

To be continued ..