Secrets in Thebes- A New Time For Wandering

CHNY: Hello all! I believe I may have gotten my first flame. Well, anyways, in reply to 'Last Warning' here is this: I actually had forgotten completely about Khalid being Spyder Webb's name for Bakura when I wrote the first chapter of this story. I got it out of one of my mom's baby name books, inflicting strange stares from my dad, and from a project I had to do in fifth grade. I can't find either thing to show you, so I believe you must take my word for it. And if Spyder Webb is reading this, I am most sorry if it appears to you that I have taken your name.

If anyone is curious as to where I got my names, e-mail me or review;)

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Little Yuugi ripped open his birthday present from his Grandpa. It was a gold box with strange letterings on it. Inside was a gold puzzle. The eight year old picked up the piece with the eye and placed it in front of his eye.

"Look Grandpa! I got a shiny eye!" he said loudly.

"That you do, grandson," Sugoroku replied, "Don't lose any pieces!"

"Of course not, Grandpa! Can you help me put it together?" Yuugi asked while gathering up all the pieces.

"No, Yuugi. This is a puzzle you must complete by yourself. I'm sure little old me would be of no help whatsoever."

"Father! You gave my second grader a puzzle like that and expect him to do it without help?" Yuugi's mother said laughingly.

"It's never been solved in 5000 years. Why would I be able to solve it?" Sugoroku said quietly, so Yuugi would not overhear.

"And you expect little Yuugi to solve it? Are you sure you're okay?"

"What a man was never told never constricted his enterprises."

"Okay..."

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"Grandpa! Look! I'm almost done! Oh... wait nothing fits now. I guess I'll start over."

"One more piece! Oh... that's the wrong piece. I'll just take it apart again."

"This isn't fair! I'm not going to try that again ever!"

"I guess I should work on my puzzle again..."

"It's almost done! One more piece! Oh no! The piece! The piece with the eye is missing! Grandpa!"

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Ryou blinked a his father as he was shoved into his room. The child had not a clue what he did wrong, but it wasn't like this was the first time it had happened. Ever since he had gotten his ring on his fifth birthday, it happened almost every day. The little Bakura never knew what exactly he had done wrong, it was always blurry before he was locked in.

But today was different. Instead of reading, like he usually did, the eight year old took off his ring and laid it across from him on his bed. Then he started talking.

"I know you can't talk or anything, Ring, but you can be my friend now. I don't think Daddy likes me much, and the kids at school call me names. I think you're the problem, but you were a birthday gift! I can't get rid of you! And now Amane is dead, and Mommy too!"

Suddenly, the Ring flashed and Bakura found himself sitting on a bed across from the boy he had seen many times before.

"Hello," he smirked, "Who are you?"

"Um... I'm Ryou Bakura. Are you real or are you an imaginary friend? Daddy hates when I have imaginary friends," the bewildered boy said with assurance.

"I'm a ghost," the white haired man said, "What does that count as?"

"But... Daddy said ghosts..."

"Don't exist?"

"Yep."

"Well then. Maybe I'm not exactly a ghost. Can you touch me?"

"Umm..." Ryou reached out and gently poked his chest. "Yep."

"So does that mean I'm real?"

"Okay! Well, Mister, I need to know your name. And why you look kinda like me. And if I'm gonna get in trouble for you being here." the boy said seriously.

"Umm.... I don't think you'll get in trouble, and if you do, I'll take care of it. And my name.... I can't remember my real name, but they called me Bakuru'eruna, once." the Tomb Robber said.

'Wait a minute. Why in Ra's name am I being nice to this squirt? Oh yeah, he's my Yadonushi. What language is that? Come to think, what language am I speaking?'

"I'm not a squirt! You must be really dumb if you don't know what language your speaking! We're speaking Japanese!" Ryou said huffily.

"You heard me? But I was thinking..." Bakura's eyes widened. "You're a mind reader! Get away, pest!"

'A mind reader?'

"I did it too... Your lips didn't move! Gods above save me!"

"Umm.... right. Anyways, could you move? I want to lay down."

"Sure."

Ryou looked up to smile at the strange man, but he wasn't there.

"He wasn't real..."

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Keep in mind Ryou's like eight. My eight year old sister would find nothing wrong with a guy showing up on her bedspread and then disappearing. She still has an imaginary friend.

Anyway, I was frozen for a bit, but I'm back.

There might be one more chapter.

B: Yuugi sure is stupid. '"Look! I've got a golden eye!"'

YY: Your Yadonushi didn't think it was odd at all that some freak showed up in his room. Stupid, may I offer?

CHNY: Just shut up, please? I've got a headache!