Hey guys! Sorry it's taken me so long to update yet again. You can blame school and my sisters for that since they hogged the computer! But luckily, because my exam results were so good, my parents have decided to get me a laptop, meaning that I can write chapters more quickly! Woohoo!

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Now, on with this exciting chapter!

'Thoughts'

"Speaking"

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! or the "Prince and the Pauper". If I did, would I be writing this? I think not!

-I-

The Pharaoh And The Pauper

Chapter 10: A New Pharaoh, Part 1

-I-

Sunset, and all seemed quiet in the city of the Pharaoh. The streets were empty of people. Not a soul was seen or heard, for they had all gathered in one place, for an event that was to change their lives forever…

The crowning of a new Pharaoh.

During that day, Pharaoh Akunumkanon's body had been prepared for the afterlife, and a huge parade had been held in the streets, where his body had been on shown for all his subjects to see for one last time. They had all loved their Pharaoh, and were moved to tears as his body was carried before them, on his way to his tomb. Prayers were said to wish him luck in the afterlife, and so he would pass judgement and live in peace with the Gods.

Once the Pharaoh's body had disappeared, the people then made their way to the palace, to witness the crowning of their new Pharaoh. Preparations were made for the grand ceremony, which most people would never witness again. The palace was decorated, and the Priest's prepared for the ritual, just like their ancestors had done before them. Sure, it was strange that he would be crowned in the evening, rather than at first light. But they understood that the Prince needed to be crowned as soon as possible to rule over them as Pharaoh Atemu.

Only, it wasn't Pharaoh Atemu that was going to be crowned that day.

As the last remaining villagers made their way to the palace (they were not permitted inside, so gathered outside a large balcony), the prisoner named Yugi Moto looked out at the crowd from his prison in Prince Atemu's room. He had not witnessed the parade for the former Pharaoh, only managing to catch a glimpse of the body from a distance. He had been trapped within the large room, with no way of escaping. He sighed heavily at these thoughts and moved away from the balcony, turning to face a large mirror placed on the wall. He remembered the last time he set his eyes on this magnificent piece of furniture with Atemu…

-Flashback-

"And how do you know that we look so alike?" The cloth Atemu was pulling on was almost completely off now, but Yugi still continued talking. "You don't even have a…" The cloth fell to the floor to reveal a large, brilliantly decorated mirror. Yugi sighed in defeat. "A mirror."

Atemu moved the cloth away with his foot, and then examined the condition of he old the mirror, before indicating for Yugi to come over.

"Come on Yugi. Come and have a look."

Yugi sighed again and made his way over. He stood next to Atemu and looked into the mirror. The sight before himself took his breath away. Once again he felt his jaw drop to the ground.

If someone had entered that room there and then, they wouldn't have believed that Atemu and Yugi weren't related. They looked exactly like twins.

"Well, what do you think?" Atemu asked, eager for an answer. "Don't we look alike?"

Yugi looked closer into the mirror, and as he did so, he noticed a few differences.

"I agree that we do look alike," he began, "but there are a few differences."

"Like what?"

"Well, our hair is slightly different. I mean; you have more blonde streaks in your hair. And our eyes; my eyes are rounder than yours."

Atemu looked closer at the mirror. Sure enough, Yugi was right. There were a few differences, but they were only small. No one would notice them…would they?

"But apart from that," Yugi continued, "we do look a lot like twin brothers."

Atemu looked at Yugi. Could it be that he was persuading Yugi to go along with the plan?

"So, shall we go through with it?"

"…I don't know…"

-End Flashback-

Yugi felt the tears building up inside his eyes again as the painful memory replayed in his mind. He clenched his fists until his nails dug into his skin.

Why? Why had this all happened? It wasn't supposed to end like this! He and Atemu were supposed to take each other's places for only a week, and then switch back before anyone noticed. Why had everything gone so wrong? If only he hadn't agreed! If only he had turned Atemu's offer down, then none of this would have happened. He would be back at home with his grandpa and…

"Grandpa!" he cried out loud. He hadn't seen him in almost a week, and he had no idea how bad his health was. He could be dead for all he knew…no! He couldn't think that. His grandfather was still alive. He could feel him in his heart.

Yugi looked away from the mirror, unable to face looking at himself anymore, dressed in Atemu's clothing, the Millennium Puzzle hanging around his neck. 'Atemu…" he thought, "Grandpa…Téa…everyone…I'm sorry this has happened. I'm sorry I've caused you all so much pain. I've let you all down, and there's no excuse for my actions…'

Yugi was so absorbed by his thoughts, he failed to notice someone knocking at the door. It wasn't until the door creaked open when Yugi realised someone had entered the room. Quickly turning around and hiding his tears, Yugi stood up straight as Priest Seto stepped into the room. Behind him, stood three of his guards. One of them was holding Téa roughly by the arm so she couldn't escape.

Priest Seto smiled cruelly at his prisoner as he saw in his eyes the fear he was trying to hide. His plan was coming together perfectly, and was nothing that could stop him now.

"The time has come," he said strongly and fiercely.

Yugi slowly stepped forward, walking past Priest Seto, and into the corridor. He stole a quick glance at Téa, but just as quickly turned away as soon as she saw the pain in her eyes. He looked down at the floor, feeling a heavy pain in his heart.

Seto, still grinning, stepped out of Atemu's room and starting making his way down the corridor; Yugi, Téa and the guards followed closely behind, as they made their way to the hall, where the new Pharaoh was to be crowned.

-I-

"Let…us…out…NOW!"

The guard on duty could only laugh as Priest Ishizu continued to ram her shoulder into the heavy wooden door, shouting commands at him as she did so. Even though it caused her a lot of pain to do so, Ishizu still continued to hit the door in hopes of escaping.

"You can try all you want," the guard said in a mocking tone. "It will only cause you more pain. I only take orders from real Priests, like Priest Seto."

Ishizu growled at the comment, rubbing her sore shoulder. 'When I get out of here, he is going to pay…' she thought angrily to herself. She looked through the gaps as her Millennium Necklace in the guard's hand.

"Why don't you just give up?" the guard laughed, amusing himself with the sacred item. "The so-called Prince already has."

At the sound of these words, Ishizu looked behind her. She sighed heavily. 'He is still there…'

Since Priest Seto and his guards had departed the night before, taking Yugi and Téa with them, Atemu had fallen into a state of depression. Suffering from shock and guilt, he had staggered over to a corner in their cell, and fallen to the ground, hugging his knees. Since then, he had been staring out into space, not uttering a single word. On a number of occasions, Ishizu had had to double check that he was alive, since he made no movement what-so-ever. Ishizu's heart sank. It hurt her to see him like this, when he was once so strong.

"Atemu…" she said gently. She had tried getting him to talk before, but nothing had worked. But that didn't mean she was going to give up.

Slowly, she walked over to where the Prince sat, and knelt down behind him.

"Atemu, please," she said urgently. "Say something. Anything."

Atemu remained silent, like he never even heard Ishizu speak.

"Atemu, you mustn't give up," Ishizu continued, though at times she thought she was talking to herself. "What would your father say if he saw you like this?"

"…" Still, Atemu remained silent.

"Prince Atemu," Ishizu said, her patience starting to run out. "Please, you must snap out of this! Téa and Yugi need our help!"

"…Yugi…" Atemu said quietly, his voice croaky from disuse.

Ishizu blinked at the sound of the Prince's voice. "Atemu?"

"Father…Téa…and Yugi…" Atemu continued, talking as is he was in a trance. "They're gone…and it's all my fault…"

"Atemu! No!" Ishizu cried.

Atemu continue on. "It's all my fault…they're gone because of me…If I wasn't here…none of this would have happened…"

"Atemu! Stop this at once!" Ishizu cried.

"If I wasn't around, everyone would be here…safe…If I wasn't here…"

"That's enough!" cried Ishizu. Without knowing what she was doing, she slapped Atemu across the cheek.

Atemu gasped as the Priest's hand painfully collided with his skin. The blast taking him by surprise, he fell forward slightly. He looked up at Ishizu, now deciding to remain silent.

"Don't talk like that!" Ishizu said, the words now falling out of her mouth. "This is not your fault! Your father's death, Yugi and Téa's capture, none of it was your fault! It was Priest Seto! You do belong here. You are the one true Pharaoh…"

"…Ishizu…"

"Atemu, you mustn't give up. Yugi and Téa are counting on us to help them, and rescue Egypt from the darkness that is about to come. You are the only one who can take the crown of the Pharaoh. You are the only one who can defeat Priest Seto. You are the only one who we will listen to. Do you understand, Pharaoh Atemu?"

Atemu looked into Ishizu's blue eyes. He had no idea she felt so strongly. He felt guilty for making her worry. But she was right. He shouldn't give up. He was the true heir to the Egyptian throne. And besides that, he promised Yugi and Téa he would rescue them.

'And I always keep a promise to a friend,' Atemu thought to himself with determination.

Standing up slowly (his legs aching from sitting down for so long), he brushed off the sand and dust from his body, and smiled down at the kneeling Priest.

"Ishizu," he said softly. "Thank you. I was wrong to doubt myself like that, and to doubt my friends. I only hope you can forgive me."

"You know I can never stay mad at you Atemu," Ishizu smiled, standing up. She was relieved to see the Prince was OK.

"Will you help me save Yugi and Téa? And help me take my rightful place as Pharaoh?"

"How can I say 'no'?"

Atemu smiled at his friend. "Thank you. Now, let's get out of here!"

"I'd like to see you try!" laughed the guard, who had overheard the entire conversation. "You won't be seeing daylight anytime soon."

"And why is that?" Atemu growled, getting back to being his usual self.

"Because," the guard said mockingly. "You're both about to die."

Ishizu gave a gasp and covered her mouth. Atemu's only reaction was to growl.

"You see," the guard continued, "Priest Seto can't afford to take any chances, so he's decided to get rid of you both once and for all. That's why he hired an executioner…" he looked towards the stairway. "Who should be arriving any…time…"

Suddenly, heavy footsteps could be heard in the distance, coming down the stone steps.

A cruel smile appeared on the guard's lips. "Now…"

-I-

Yugi sighed for the tenth time that day. He couldn't take all this waiting anymore, and he was curious to find out what the sounds from the next room were. From where he was standing, in a darkened room standing next to a red, velvet curtain, they sounded almost like muffled voices.

Swallowing his fear (loudly), Yugi brought his shaking hand forward, and parted the curtains, so there was a small gap in the middle. Slowly, he looked through the small gap. The sight that awaited him made his heart beat quicken.

The room hidden by the red velvet curtain was the main hall, which Yugi has suspected since he had been left in the small room next door. But this was not what made him panic: it was the sight of the large crowd gathered in the hall. They had separated themselves into two large groups, so that there was an aisle down the middle for him to walk down. At the back of the hall, stood most of the Pharaoh's Priests, who were the Keepers of the remaining Millennium Items. They were gathered around a large throne, waiting for the Prince to arrive, so that he may be crowned as the new Pharaoh. A crown sat on a velvet pillow, waiting patiently to be placed on Yugi's head.

Yugi continued to look around the room, expecting to see something else. He soon found what he was looking for, and his heart sank at the sight of it. To the side of the hall, he could clearly see Téa standing with the guard that was stopping her from escaping. The knife held behind her back was barely visible to the people gathered in the hall, but Yugi knew it was there. If he refused to go through with any part of Priest Seto's plan, that knife would be pushed into Téa's back, killing her slowly and painfully.

Yugi immediately pushed these thoughts to the back of his head. He didn't want Téa to be hurt in any way. If anyone was going to be killed that day, it should be him. It was what he deserved for lying to everyone.

Yugi was so wrapped up in his thoughts, he failed to notice Priest Seto approach him from behind. It was only when he felt the Millennium Rod dig painfully into his scars on his back that he realised that he was no longer alone. Quickly closing the curtains, he turned around and looked up at the Priest, trying not to show his fear.

"It is time." Seto showed no emotion as he spoke in his cold voice.

Yugi felt the curtains being drawn back behind him. He quickly turned around and looked at the large number of people in the hall. They all bowed before him as he continued to stare. His legs turned to jelly from the fear of what was to come.

Priest Seto gave a irritated huff before once again pushing the Millennium Rod into Yugi's back, knowing that it would hurt him more because of his scars. Yugi fell forward slightly, before quickly regaining his footing. After taking one last quick glance at Téa, he started to make his way down the aisle. It seemed that there was no way out now…

-I-

"There's no way out now," the guard smirked.

Atemu growled and pushed Ishizu behind him, watching the stairway as two figures appeared out of the shadows. Both were dressed in tunics of black, and both wore masks to hide their faces. But only one of the two men who had entered the prison held a weapon: an axe that gleamed in the dim candle light.

'Great,' thought Atemu. 'Now what do we do?'

"I didn't expect you to be so early," the guard that was guarding the cell spoke, and smile on his face. "You must really enjoy your job."

The executioner didn't answer. Instead, he stepped forward, the second man deciding to stand near the original guard.

Atemu watched with angered eyes as the executioner stepped towards his cell. He growled as the masked man looked through the bars and into his eyes. Through the eye holes Atemu could just make out the executioners brown eyes. The two continued to stare at each other, until the executioner did something that Atemu was not expecting…

He winked.

Taken by surprise, Atemu felt his protective shield begin to break. He watched as the executioner turned around to face the guard.

"Unlock the door," the executioner demanded, pointing to the lock on the door.

Atemu blinked as he heard the familiar voice. He recognised that voice, but where had he heard it before?

The guard wasted no time in following his orders, eager to see the blood spill from Atemu's neck. He quickly grabbed his keys, unlocked the large lock, and opened the heavy door. As the door creaked open, he looked back up at the executioner, waiting for him to go first.

"After you," the executioner said, nodding his head.

Atemu blinked again. That voice was definitely familiar. It sounded like an old friend. It sounded strong and safe. For some reason, he felt himself beginning to relax.

The guard blinked too, surprised at the instructions. Why was the executioner allowing him to enter before him? It seemed a bit strange, but the guard soon shook off the strange feeling of doubt in his mind. He began to step forward into the cell.

"I'm going to enjoy watching you two die," laughed the guard. "I hope it's a slow and painful death."

Atemu and Ishizu took a step backward as the guard came closer and closer towards them. Their heart beats began to quicken as the fear grew in their bodies. This was it. This was the end. They thought the guard was going to grab them one at a time and present them to the executioner to die…

…until the guard suddenly fell to the ground, unconscious.

Atemu and Ishizu looked down at the guard in surprise, then up at where the executioner and his companion now stood behind where the guard had only stood a moment ago. They were dusting their hands, as if completing a job.

"That wasn't too hard," the executioner spoke, his voice happy and bright.

Suddenly something clicked in Atemu's mind, and he instantly recognised the voice.

"Joey?" he asked warily. If he was correct, and these two people were Joey and Tristan, then they had a lot of explaining to do.

The two men dressed in black gave a small laugh, before removing the masks from their faces. Atemu's face lit up as he looked at the friendly faces of both Joey and Tristan.

"Joey! Tristan!" Atemu exclaimed. "What are you doing here!"

"Well," Tristan started, "when you didn't come back this morning, we began to worry. We didn't know what happened to you guys. And when we saw the Pharaoh's body being taken to the tomb, we knew something was wrong. So we decided to come and rescue you."

"But how did you know where we were?"

Joey flexed his knuckles. "It's amazing how much one of these guards say when you 'persuade' him in the right way."

Atemu laughed at the comment, glad to be with his friends again. But a thought occurred to him that stopped the laughter.

"But who is looking after Yugi's grandfather? Did you leave him on his own?"

"Of course not!" Tristan replied, holding up his hands in defence.

"My sister, Serenity, is looking after Mr Moto," Joey said.

Atemu sighed in relief. "That's good…"

"Atemu," Ishizu spoke up. She looked at the two boys in front of them. "I take it you know these people?"

"Yes," Atemu answered. He spotted something gleam in the dim light and walked forward to the table where the guard had been posted as he continued to talk. "These are Yugi's friends: Joey Wheeler and Tristan Taylor." He picked up an object from the table and walked back to Ishizu. "They came to rescue us." He stopped in front of the young woman and held out the object in his hand. Ishizu thanked him as she took back the Millennium Necklace.

"And help save Yugi," Joey added.

"Speaking of which, where is he?" Tristan asked. He looked around the prison, hoping to find his friend.

"Yugi is not here," Ishizu said sadly. She replaced the Millennium Necklace around her neck. ""Priest Seto has already taken him to the ceremony."

"Ceremony!" Tristan and Joey shouted. "What ceremony!"

"He is going to crown Yugi as the new Pharaoh," Atemu said sadly. "And then reveal him to be an impostor, claiming that Yugi killed me to take the throne. When that happens, Yugi will be killed, and Seto will become the new Pharaoh."

"WHAT!" cried Joey. "You mean to tell me that Seto will be the new Pharaoh!"

"If we don't stop him," answered Ishizu calmly, "then yes."

"Then why are we standing around here?" Tristan barked. "We need to come up with a plan to stop him!"

"But what can we do?" Ishizu cried. "If you barge in on the ceremony, you will be killed too!"

Tristan was about to answer back, before he realised that she was right. "You have a point there."

"There is one thing we can do," Atemu spoke calmly. The group all turned to look at him. He continued. "I need to get to the ceremony before Yugi is crowned Pharaoh."

"But isn't that risky?" Joey asked. "Wouldn't Yugi be punished for impersonating you?"

"Not to mention they might not believe you," Tristan added.

"They will, trust me. I know the differences between Yugi and myself. I can prove that I am who I claim to be. And I'll make sure that Yugi is not harmed in any way."

There was a small pause, before Joey spoke up.

"Well, now that we've got a plan, how are we gonna do it?"

"Simple," replied Atemu. "We split into two groups. Ishizu and Tristan, you go first to distract the guards. Ishizu knows the palace like the back of her hand, so make sure you follow her Tristan."

"Will do, Atemu."

"Joey, you're coming with me. I know the way to the hall, but I may need your help getting in there."

"Anything for a friend," Joey smiled.

Atemu smiled back. "Thank you for helping me everyone."

"Give your thanks later," Tristan said, though he was smiling. "We've got a kingdom to save!"

The group nodded, before running up the stone steps away from the prison (and the unconscious guard). Once they reached the top, they checked down the corridor for any sign of the guards. When they corridor was clear. Ishizu and Tristan quickly darted down the right corridor, making as much noise as possible so the guards would hear them and follow them. Joey and Atemu remained hidden, as guards suddenly appeared out of no where and began to chase the noisy pair. Once all was quiet again, they darted out of their hiding place and ran down the left corridor, heading for the hall.

'Hold on Yugi,' Atemu prayed. 'Just hold on…'

-I-

Yugi continued walking down the aisle, the people around him all bowed to the floor as he walked past. Priest Seto was still behind him, making sure that he didn't escape. It wasn't as if Yugi has a choice. If he didn't go through with this plan, he knew that Téa would die.

Through the corner of his eyes he looked at Téa. He felt guilty for getting her involved in all of this. He mouthed 'I'm sorry' to her and felt tears form in his eyes. He watched as Téa smiled and mouthed something back…

'It's not your fault'

This only caused Yugi to feel more pain and look away as he came closer and closer towards the throne. Téa was wrong, this was his fault. If he had been more careful whilst he was in the palace, Seto would have never discovered who he really was, and they wouldn't be in this mess right now.

Yugi reached the end of the aisle and climbed up the few stone steps that led to the throne. The Priests around him bowed and kneeled to the floor as he walked past them and approached the throne. They all stood once he was seated in the holy seat.

Priest Seto came and stood next to the throne, and smirk on his face. His plan was going perfectly. Soon, all this would he his. He indicated for the people below him to rise to their feet, for the ceremony was about to begin. He cleared his throat and began his speech.

"People of Egypt," he began, his voice echoing around the stone hall. "I welcome you to the Palace of the Pharaoh to witness this historic event: The crowning of our new Pharaoh: Atemu…"

Yugi swallowed and looked down at the floor. There was no escaping his fate now.

Priest Seto continued his speech. "I present to the Gods of Egypt the man that will join with them and become their messenger, guiding us through the dark times ahead…"

-I-

Joey and Atemu ran faster and faster down the hall. The adrenaline pumped through Atemu's body. They were almost there, the hall was just up ahead. Soon, Yugi would be safe and Seto would pay for everything that he's done.

"We're nearly there," Atemu said. He could see the doors to the hall in the distance.

"Alright!" Joey cried. "And not a guard in-"

"Hold on!" Atemu cried suddenly, stopping Joey in his tracks. He desperately looked around for somewhere to hide, and then pulled himself and the blonde behind a large stone pillar.

"What's wrong?" Joey asked.

"Shh!" Atemu silenced Joey. He pointed behind the pillar. Both teens looked back towards the hall entrance slowly and very carefully. "I think you spoke too soon about the guards."

Joey looked up ahead and saw that Atemu was right: blocking the main entrance to the hall were four guards. Joey swallowed. They looked a whole lot tougher than the guards that were chasing Tristan and Ishizu right now.

"Now what?" Atemu spoke quietly. "There's no way we can get past them…"

Atemu silenced himself. He could hear a voice coming from the hall.

Joey noticed Atemu's sudden mood change. "You OK?"

Atemu shook his head. "I can hear Seto's voice from the hall," he said, his voice sounding shocked.

Joey strained his ears to hear the voice. Sure enough, a low male voice was echoing down the corridor from the hall.

"People of Egypt, I welcome you to the Palace of the Pharaoh to witness this historic event: The crowning of our new Pharaoh: Atemu. I present to the Gods of Egypt …"

"We're running out of time," Atemu said, panic now clearly visible in his voice. "If we don't act now…Yugi will…"

An idea suddenly popped into Joey's head. It was risky, and stupid, but if it was the only way to save Yugi, then he had to do it. With no warning to Atemu at all, he jumped out from his hiding place and ran forward a few metres.

"Joey!" Atemu cried when he saw what he was doing. "Come back!"

"Hey, you apes!" Joey cried to the guards up ahead, ignoring Atemu's cries. "Bet you can't catch me!"

Atemu heard the guards shout and yell orders, before they started running down the corridor towards them. He heard Joey give a small, amused laugh, before he turned around and ran back down the hall, the guards close at his heels. Their footsteps disappeared down the hall, until Atemu was left alone.

'Thank you Joey,' Atemu prayed silently, before darting out of his hiding place and running down the hall, the doors of the hall coming closer into view.

-I-

"And now the time has come!" Priest Seto announced. The crowd below him immediately silenced themselves. The tension in the room suddenly increased.

Yugi swallowed, loudly. The ceremony was about to end, along with the world he had once known. Soon, his life would be over.

Through the corner of his eye, he watched as one of the servants stepped forward, carrying in his hands a large red cushion. Placed on this cushion was a beautiful golden crown, with the symbol of the Millennium Items carved on the front.

Yugi watched as the servant bowed in front of Priest Seto and presented the crown to him. Smiling, Seto placed the Millennium Rod in the belt around his waist, before picking up the crown. Yugi watched with saddened eyes as he carefully brought the crown over to where he sat, holding it in the air above his head. He felt his body begin to shake with fear.

"And now," Priest Seto announced. "With the Mighty Gods of Egypt watching over us…"

'Atemu…Téa,' Yugi thought. Memories of his friends flashed through his mind. 'Grandpa…Joey…Tristan…'

"…And with the people of Egypt gathered in our presence…"

'…Everyone I care about. Everyone I love…'

"…I now place this crown…'

'…I'm sorry I've caused you this pain. I'm so sorry…' A tear fell down his cheek. He closed his eyes, unable to watch the events that were to follow.

"…on the head of our new Pharaoh." Seto began to lower the crown, coming closer towards Yugi's head. "May he rein us well, Pharaoh At-"

"STOP!" cried a voice.

Chaos suddenly erupted into the room. The people gathered in the hall all turned around to face the source of the voice, and were shocked to see whom was standing in the entrance way, making their way down to aisle. Gasps and shouts were heard as the person walked past them.

"What is the meaning of this!" Seto shouted in an out burst. He looked up at the person whom had interrupted his plan. He let out a gasp when he saw who it was.

'Impossible. He should be dead!'

"Guards!" Seto demanded. "Seize him!"

But the guards were all in shock, and could only stand and watch as the person continued to walk towards the throne.

Yugi couldn't bear to open his eyes. He was too scared. He had no idea whether or not the crown had been placed on his head before they had been interrupted, so he had no idea whether or not Seto's plan had been completed. By the sound of his angry and disappointed voice, he guessed that it hadn't, and he was still safe…for the moment…

He sensed someone climbing up the stone steps towards him and stop in front of him, but he was still to afraid to open his eyes, in case it was Seto who was now in front of him.

But then he heard a voice.

"Yugi, open your eyes." It was the same voice that had interrupted the end of the ceremony. It sounded familiar, like Yugi was listening to a lower version of his own voice.

Slowly, Yugi opened his eyes, and found himself looking into the crimson eyes of the last person he expected to see.

"Atemu…"

-I-

To be continued…

-I-

Wow. That took a long time to write. Hoped you like it. Please R&R! Next chapter will be up as soon as I can write it. Damn school…