Yugi stared at Atemu after he said those words. He said he would never leave.
"But, what about the afterlife? Your family and friends?"
" I think they can wait this life time, I will stay with you Aibou, I see now I should never have left. In truth I missed you greatly too. So will you have me?"
Yugi split a huge grin, he got up walking over to Atemu, he hugged the Pharaoh in a tight embrace, and Atemu returned it, smiling along with Yugi.
"I'll take that as a yes then."
"He he, come on, I said we would go and see Mokuba after we had eaten." Yugi released Atemu from the hug and walked over to get a short biker jacket from the peg in the corner, Yami decided he didn't need a jacket and just went in the leather vest he had donned. They exited through the metal door once more, Yugi leading the way. Atemu watched as people passed, giving Yugi dirty looks. He seemed to ignore them; it saddened Atemu to think that it had got to the stage that Yugi was used to it. The florescent light lit hallways opened up to a central area, the two walked past the a plaque, it showed the names of all that had died, Atemu scanned it finally resting on the name Of Sugoroku Motou, Yugi's Jii-chan.
"Yugi. I haven't had a chance to tell you I am sorry about Jii-chan." Yami said in grief filled tone, he had loved the old man as much as Yugi
"It's ok Atemu, it happened a while ago now, yes I will always miss him, but he wouldn't want me to mope around, letting the monsters win. He would want me to help these people, so I do. No matter what they think of me or do to me" Atemu felt pride then, if Yugi had been in Egypt when Atemu had ruled, he would have been worshipped as a hero. A fallen angel from the gods
They continued down the hall until they came to the sickbay. They could hear a whining voice that could only be Mokuba.
"But big brother, I want out of this place. I want to see Yugi and the Gang"
"Well. Glad to know someone wants to see me" Yugi said with a smile as he walked into the room. Mokuba was sat upon the hospital bed, Seto fussing over him like an old maid; he smiled brightly at seeing Yugi.
"Yugi! Hey…you're taller" He exclaimed.
"And you're still the same size."
"Hey it's not my fault, I was stuck in stasis remember" He pouted crossing his arm's. Seto gave Yugi a look that said "soar subject"
"Hey, it's um a…the Pharaoh" Atemu laughed at this, Mokuba seemed to have forgotten his name
"Yes it's me, and the name was Atemu"
Yugi grabbed a chair for himself and Atemu; they sat with Mokuba telling him of what had happened when he was in stasis. They went over memories like he and Yugi had done earlier. This was interrupted however, when without warning a Red light began to flash, the base alarm came blaring to life, Yugi shot up. He went over to the phone in the wall; Jonouchi worked in the command unit, so would be one of the first to know what was going on. He dialled the extension.
"Jou, it's me. What's going on?" The other's watched as Yugi listened, then his eyes went wide and he gasped. "WHAT?" he exclaimed. "I'll be right there" he slammed the phone down and started to run from the room.
"Yugi. What is it?" Kaiba asked grabbing Yugi's arm.
"There's been a breach, something's got into the main hanger."
"But how?"
"I don't know Seto, they got through the barrier. I have to go" Yugi turned and ran, Seto watched him go, the turned to the other two,
"Mokuba stay here, Atemu. Come with me, I'm not letting Yugi face this alone anymore" Seto ran after Yugi, Atemu by his side
Yugi ran to the main Hanger, all the food was there, if they contaminated that. He didn't dare think about it. Hordes of people fought to run away, he could hear the screams and gunshots. He broke from the dimly lit hallway into the glare of the hanger, he saw the men trying to stop something from getting to the plants that gave life to the survivors in more ways than one.
The men parted giving Yugi room to walk forth, there before him stood a form of a man, but he could tell whatever humanity it once had had long since been extinguished by the black tide that now coursed through it's body, the dead eyes looked at Yugi as he appeared. Yugi and the form before him began to circle one another.
"Ah Yugi, glad you could make it"
"How did you pass the barrier?" Yugi snarled.
"Oh wouldn't you like to know, maybe someone let me in hehehe" the figure laughed, black tide dripping from his listless mouth.
"Ha like anyone would, think it's time you left." Yugi was about to call the Dark magician when he felt pain sear across his back.
"Ah ah ahh, not so fast my friend" the creature mocked, Yugi looked up as it spoke.
"Tell me, do you recognise this?" The creature pulled from behind it a sword, it had a black blade, but it was like the blade was alive with black tide, it moved underneath the surface, making it shimmer in the false light, but Yugi knew the blade was harder, and sharper than steel. He crashed to his knees as the pain grew,
"How…did…you...get that…in here" Yugi croaked out between his pain filled gasps.
"Oh that's my little secret, maybe you will find out one day….but then again, you can't cause you're about to DIE!" the creature lunged at Yugi, he rolled out of the way, the blade hit the stone floor making a small crack He got to his feet and began to stagger away, he could see a trail of blood behind him,
"Oh Yugi…can you feel your soul being ripped apart? You can't fight me. The sword hungers for you. It loved the taste of you the first time, your blood so sweet to it. It calls to your blood, can't you see? Your soul to be ripped asunder, and your friends can't help you. You're not the only one who can create a barrier" Yugi looked over to see Seto and Yami, behind Seto was the Blue-eyes white dragon. But it could not pass through the black barrier that had formed. He looked back as the creature came closer. Ripping off his jacket the creature lunged again, but Yugi moved making the sword pass through the Jacket. Yugi screamed in pain. Being this close to that blade, it was killing him; he wrenched it from the creature's grasp. And flung it away. Thus robbed of the blade, the creature could no longer hold the barrier up. The Blue-eyes shot forth. He saw a blast of white light. Then he fell to the floor.
Seto and Atemu had come in seeing Yugi tense in pain, this puzzled Seto for a moment, they pushed past the semi-circle of soldiers. But stopped when he saw a slight change in the air before him. He picked up an empty bullet case and threw it at the air, it bounced right back at him. He snarled. But looked up when he heard the creature speak
"Tell me, do you recognise this?"
"Oh crap!" he exclaimed, Atemu turned to Seto
"What is it?" his voice full of worry
"Big trouble for Yugi, we have to help him" they saw Yugi fall to his knees Atemu saw the blood coming from underneath the biker jacket. But the creature hadn't touched Yugi had he? A shadow fell over him, he looked up to see the blue-eyes white dragon.
"BLUE-EYES ATTACK THAT BARRIER" the blue-eyes shot forth, but could not break the barrier,
Seto looked up to see Yugi take his Jacket off, the creature ran at him, he screamed out in pain. Seto saw Atemu run forward to bang on the barrier, but went through it. It was then he heard the sword clatter to the ground. He commanded his blue-eyes to attack again. He sent the creature to oblivion. The sword disappearing in a wisp of smoke
"Yugi, Yugi, Seto, he's not breathing!"……….
YamiKITG: hehehe cliffy
Yugi: I'm hungry
YamiKITG: shhhh! You're supposed to be dead!
Yugi: oh sorry…..HEY!
/Yami walks past crying/
Yami: AIBOU! NOOOO/sob/
Yugi: what Yami?
Yami: YOU'RE ALIVE/glomps Yugi and starts kissing his face saying "'you're alive' after every kiss"/
YamiKITG: oh yeah, just go a ruin it why don't you. Now he knows your alive, so much for the Damn cliffy /walks back to the keyboard in a huff/
Yugi: oh dear…..I think I made her mad.
Yami: YOUR ALIVE, YOUR ALIIIIVE!
Yugi/sweat drops/ ¬¬'
…………….Seto rushed over feeling for a pulse, finding none, he started the process of CPR. He opened Yugi's mouth. Clearing the airway, he breathed, filling the boys lungs then began to massage his chest, he repeated this, until Yugi gasped for air, Seto rolled him over into the recovery position. After a moment Yugi rolled over to look at Seto, Atemu by this time had placed Yugi's head in his lap. His face full of worry and dread.
"Hey Seto, didn't know you were that way, I mean Kissing a guy" Yugi said with a weak laugh. Seto laughed in spite of the situation.
"Yeah, I only have eyes for you" he replied in a mock tone. "Atemu, help me. Lets take him to the sick-bay"
"No"
"But Yugi.."
"No Seto, just take me to my room, you know they can't help me, even if they had the inclination to" Seto sighed heavily he was right.
They carried him to his bed, Seto with the help of Atemu took the vest off, and there they could see the huge scar was the cause of the blood, it had scabbed over, but you could see the path from it. They cleaned and bandaged his back then laid him down on the bed. He soon fell into an exhausted sleep.
"I had better get back to Mokuba, Call me if you need anything ok Atemu" He only nodded; Seto could see the full-blown fear in his eyes. He had been really scared he had lost Yugi. He left, seeing Atemu sat dejectly in a chair, staring at the sleeping form.
Yugi awoke to the sound of quiet sob's he turned his head to see Atemu, his face in his hands.
"Atemu?" he got no reaction. He tried again. But the same sobs came forth, as if he never heard him. Yugi tried one last thing
"Mou Hitori no Boku?"
Atemu looked up, Yugi could see the tear stained face.
"What is it Mou Hitori no Boku?"
His replies came above a whisper. "I thought I'd lost you, even your soul. I could feel what that thing was doing to you, ripping your soul apart, I thought…..I thought I had lost you." New tears began to fall. For the death of Yugi was not what scared him so. It was the loss of the boy's soul. If he lost that, he would never see Yugi again. Here or in the afterlife
"Come here"
"No, I couldn't save you, just like with Dartz, I shouldn't even have your friendship, what kind of protector am I?"
"The best kind, now come here" Yugi opened his arms to Atemu, he came over to the bed, and laid down next to Yugi, he lay his head on Yugi's chest, hearing the strong heart beat. There the great Pharaoh lay crying upon the bandaged chest. Their roles reversed. Yugi hugged him tightly whispering words of comfort to him as he ran his fingers through the tri-coloured hair
"You are the best protector Atemu"
"How can I be?"
"You hear my heart?" Atemu nodded on Yugi's chest, Yugi smiled as he did so, he had come to the decision long ago.
"It beats for you alone My Pharaoh. My brother."
Atemu's head shot up when he heard that. His crimson eyes locked with his counterpart's amethyst.
"Yugi, do you mean..?"
"Yes my Pharaoh…I remember. Pieces only. But I know we were like brothers in the past"
Atemu came forward to to hug his aibou tightly, Yugi also leaned into the embrace. Then yugi gasped "Yugi, Your back?" Yugi stopped and looked at Him.
"It's ok my pharaoh…It doesn't hurt. And it always closes quickly, it not…a normal wound" Atemu saw the truth there.
/I love you my Pharaoh, my brother/
/I love you also…my slave/ Yugi smirked at this. But then his eyes went wide.
/ Um…. Can you hear me Atemu/ Yug asked with his mind
/Yes why/ Atemu felt joy flood him.
/ OUR MIND LINK IS BACK/ Atemu broke into a huge grim that made Yugi giggle.
/ You're right ….but what's so funny/
/Sorry…but you look really goofy with that grin/
/GOOFY!….I'll give you goofy/ he began to tickle Yugi. But it didn't last very long. Yugi lay back down on his back. Yami laid his head on Yugi chest,
/Are you ok Atemu/
/Yes…I just…/ he couldn't finish, fear creeping in again. Of Yugi dead. Yugi hugged him tight, knowing all Atemu wanted was to hear the steady, strong beat of his heart, Atemu sighed in peace as sleep claimed him…Yugi followed quickly after throwing his love down the newly re-formed link.
YamiKITG: well that bit should keep Yamiserei happy.
Yami: well it made me happy
YamiKITG: I bet it did…../boom boom. Boom boom/ Yami? What's that noise?
Yami: what noise/boom boom, boom boom/
Yami KITG: That noise!
Yami: oh that. I recorded Yugi's heartbeat.
YamiKITG/sweat drops / ¬¬'
YamiKITG: ohh better do some translations
Aibou Partner
Mou hitori no boku my other self
Think that it. Read and review please,
And just you know, there is another version on Adultfanfiction. Under the same name. but when I originally did this. It wasn't meant to tie into Future lost. But you all seemed to want it to on Fanfiction, so I changed it. the other is a Yaoi. On there I am just KITG