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But for now...it's 3am...

0300 hrs

Yugi dreamt he was floating in a dark space with a refection of himself copying his every move. He smiled at the mirror image, who instantly returned the smile.

Yugi loved this dream.

It was his favourite one about how hehad a special someone to be his friend, instead of always being teased and picked on, but for some reason the imageconsistently looked like him. This dream always left him feeling ready to face whatever the day had to throw at him.

Well, nearly always.

He felt something tickle against his face and brush through his hair. May be mother is back, was the thought that flashed through his mind and he opened his eyes to see that his dream had become reality.

He blinked once, just to make sure.

Staring up into the most amazing and compelling eyes he had ever seen, he heard the words "I will protect you." Whispered softly to him.

For some reason Yugi was not afraid of his other self. Not until he spoke to him anyway.

"Who are you?" Yugi whispered.

The spirit of the puzzle lost his smile and a look of confusion crossed his face. "I. ..I do not know my name."

Concern flashed in Yugi's eyes as he reached out and rested his hand on the spirits arm, "It's okay, I will help you. How did you get into my room?"

It was then that Yugi realised that he was cradled in the look-a-likes lap, and he jumped out and stood up on the floor. Glancing around his room with his hands clencjed infront of him, he saw his puzzle was on the bed, and that the boy had one around his neck that was exactly the same.

"Wow, you have one too!" he exclaimed with sudden excitement, pointing to the golden pyramid."If I hang mine around my neck, no one will know the difference between us!"

The spirit of the puzzle smiled at the younger boy. He was so innocent! How could he possibly think they looked the same?

Hadthe boynot noticed that he was smaller and more feminine then the well muscled tall, tanned spirit.

"Little one, I think it is a good idea for you to wear the puzzle. That way I will always know where you are. If you need me, just call"

Yugi looked confused again.

"What do you mean? Who are you? Why do you want to know where I am? Why would you want to help me?" The words just gushed out of Yugi's mouth before he could stop them.

Embarrassed, he clamped his hands over his mouth and took a step back, now he was in for it. His other self looked half angry, and half amused.

"I am your other half. I will always be with you whether you like it or not little light. Do you not see? You woke me up from my prison and have sealed yourself to me." The spirit was unsure how he knew this, but the words came naturally. Seeing the boy did not understand, he tried a different approach.

"Young one, I am over a millennium old. I am only half of a soul. I am darkness. You, on the other hand are innocent and light itself. You woke me. You need me." He paused and held Yugi with his powerful eyes "And I need you."

Yugi stared at the spirit with wonder as he digested the words.

"Your….your darkness?" he mumbled. "Great, that's all I need. More….hang on….you're my darkness! Oh my god, I've been split in two!" Yugi panicked a little, until the spirit laughed at his little tirade.

"My light is what you are. And I am your darkness. Here put this on and you will understand." He said his eyes hiding a smirk, as he knew what would happen when Yugi put on the puzzle. "Remember, you must never take off the puzzle."

"Why?" Yugi asked as he put the puzzle around his neck, looking up he saw that his other self had gone.

He gasped and looked around the room in astonishment.

"Where are you?" He called not too loudly in case he woke up his grandfather.

/Why, I'm right here the spirit replied./

Yugi jumped, and spun around. "Where?"

The spirit chuckled softly/inside your head, little one/

"Huh! What do you mean inside my head? Get out of my head!" Yugi began to panic again, but the spirit was ready for him and sent a wave of calmness into Yugi, just be thinking it.

"Whoa" Yugi breathed, "What's happening to me?" He sank to the floor, shattered and bewildered. The spirit appeared in front of him, and Yugi jumped as he appeared.

"You're going to have to get used to that. I will always be here for you"

Yugi sighed, and then gave the spirit a timid smile. "I'm going to have to call you something, it's a bit of a mouthful to keep saying darkness or 'my other half'" His eyes lit up in a sudden grin, "I'll call you Yami!"

The spirit frowned, "and what does that mean?"

Yugi gave him a cute blush and whispered "Darkness."

Yami raised his eyebrows in surprise and nodded his approval. "Then as Yami I shall be known."

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In a city hours away from the sleeping town where Yugi and Yami made contact, another being became aware of Yami's presence when Yugi placed the golden pyramid around his neck, sealing the link between the two.

"Ahh, at last Pharaoh. So long have I waited for you to be released"

The man got up from where he had been meditating. "Now you shall pay for your sins."

The man left the large hall in search of his followers.

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Yes, I know it's not how it happened. But this is my story line...so there!

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