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DISCLAIMER: Look at first chapter. And even if you don't want to, do you think I own anything? If you do, you have no idea how wrong you are...sighs
"blah blah" -Ancient Egyptian
"Come on Atemu!" Yuugi smiled and dragged along Atemu with him. Any one else besides Yuugi probably would have died…okay, maybe not Seto but even he would be in a lot of trouble. Still, Atemu didn't know why he was letting Yuugi drag him around like this.
"Why must you torture my mind in confusion?" Atemu asked Yuugi and, as expected, no answer. Just his luck that the only person he allowed to do this to him couldn't even talk to him, understanding what he said.
"Atemu! You are too slow!" Yuugi shouted but Atemu made no effort to walk faster. He was still trying to learn how to walk in these foreign clothes correctly.
Yes, Sugoruku had given him some clothes and they were only different by Yuugi's because instead of a long sleeved white shirt, he had a black one made from what Sugoruku told him to be leather. He was starting to get a little fond of leather already.
Atemu was guessing also why Yuugi happened to be so energetic. The only thing he did before they left was have breakfast and talk to a strange device that he hadn't even bothered to ask what it was. If they thought it was normal, then he would too…on the outside anyways.
"Atemu, there it is! Hurry!" Yuugi jerked Atemu's hand hard and made him lose his balance, right on Yuugi. Even thought the great Pharaoh was on the ground, he let out a loud laugh. Yuugi didn't think it was quite as funny!
"Get off me!" Yuugi yelled but Atemu ignored the demand. He just kept on laughing. He hadn't had a good laughing fit since…he couldn't remember the last time.
Finally, after a lot of yelling and laughing, Atemu finally got off Yuugi and helped him up. Yuugi dusted himself and Atemu started walking in the direction they had been going. Yuugi rushed up to him.
Yuugi pointed to a small building with large windows and a lot of flashing lights that made Atemu blink a few times. "Here we are." Yuugi announced and walked inside with Atemu. Atemu saw the large crowd and grabbed Yuugi's hand so not to lose him. Yuugi blushed but he didn't shake off Atemu's hand.
Yuugi searched through the crowd before he spotted Jounouchi and Honda playing a gun game. He ran over to them as best as he could with the crowd and Atemu.
Once there, he tapped Honda on the shoulder but Honda didn't notice. He tried Jounouchi but it didn't work either. Atemu watched with amusement as Yuugi tried very hard to get their attention but they were too attached with their game.
After a minute or two, Atemu got a little annoyed and decided to take care of this problem. He went behind Jounouchi and Honda and snatched their guns away making them immediately turn around.
"What do you think your doing?" Honda yelled after realizing Yuugi was behind this strange guy.
"Sorry guys, I was trying to get your attention and I guess Atemu helped me out." Yuugi explained and both Jounouchi and Honda looked Atemu over immediately to see if he was a threat of some sort. To them, he was a threat but when he looked at Yuugi, he looked like a pretty nice guy. They decided to give him a chance.
"Atemu, huh? Well, I'm Jounouchi and this here's Honda. Are you new here?" Jounouchi asked but Atemu didn't respond. Yuugi spoke up quickly.
"Sorry guys but Atemu doesn't know Japanese. He's Egyptian so the only way I can talk to him is through Grandpa." Yuugi explained and both guys nodded in understanding. "So, where's everyone else?"
"Anzu at DDR obviously, Ryou's somewhere around here and Malik…well, he's doing business with Marik." Honda explained and it was Yuugi's turn to nod. And, this entire time, Atemu was very bored so he was forced to stare at the flashing lights which made his eyes hurt. What else could he do?
Yuugi noticed this and made his mind up to change it. "Thanks guys. Guess we'll just be around as well. Get us later when you're done, okay?" He asked and both teens went back to their game. Yuugi turned to Atemu.
"Thanks for helping me back there. Now let's go find something to do." Yuugi said and started to walk off again. Atemu was right beside him and he grabbed Yuugi's hand again. He had already been pushed many times and was in no mood to get it done again. If so, he was going to let out his famous temper at someone for even daring to touch him! He had only held his tongue because he saw a lot of people getting pushed so maybe you were supposed to? Either way, he didn't like this part.
Yuugi was still blushing from Atemu's hand with his when he found Ryou. He waved his hand to get his attention (mostly because of his lack of height). Ryou saw him.
"Hello, Yuugi. I haven't seen you in a while." Ryou smiled and so did Yuugi.
"Yes, it's been a long time Ryou. Oh, and this is my new...friend, Atemu." Yuugi paused a little at what he was going to call Atemu. Did a friend sleep with you? But then again, Atemu acted liked it was normal so maybe he did it a lot in Egypt? "But let me warn you, he doesn't speak Japanese. He speaks Egyptian."
Ryou looked very interested in this. "Really? Call it a coincidence but I've also been able to meet someone who also speaks Egyptian. Maybe he can talk to Atemu?"
"Wow, talk about weird. Yeah, it wouldn't be too bad to meet him." Yuugi smiled and Ryou nodded.
"Okay, let me go get him." And with that, Ryou had disappeared into the mass of people.
Atemu had once again gotten very bored. It was a pain to not understand a single thing any person said…except for an old man but that wasn't that great. He knew the man meant well but…sometimes it was just better to talk to someone a little closer to your own age. How he wished Yuugi could understand him!
"Will you leave me alone! I already agreed to come with you here but meeting your stupid friends isn't a part of my plan!" A voice yelled in the crowd. Yuugi tried to see who it was but the crowd was too tall. Just then, Ryou came into view. He was smiling but also dragging someone else. Someone who obviously did not want to go with him.
Ryou finally managed to drag the other over. "Here we are. Yuugi, this is Bakura. Bakura, this is Yuugi and Atemu." Ryou introduced and that moment both Atemu and Bakura's head snapped up to look at each other!
"You!" Both yelled in Egyptian, pointing at each other, and looking pretty angry. Ryou and Yuugi were lost. All they got was that they knew each other.
"This is your entire fault!" Atemu yelled at Bakura who glared.
"Oh how you wish, Pharaoh! You know this is your fault that I'm stuck here!" Bakura snapped back, stepping up to Atemu head on.
"How in the world would it be my fault? And, anyways, if I did plan to drop you off somewhere I wouldn't make myself trapped here too!"
"You want me to believe that so you can get out of it! It's always been your fault but you just don't want to admit it!" At this point, both Egyptians were ready to rip each other's hearts out. Ryou and Yuugi stepped between them to push them away.
"You baka hikari! I'm trying to have a conversation with the baka Pharaoh!" Bakura roared at Ryou but Ryou only flinched, not move.
"Bakura! Atemu hasn't even done anything!" Ryou argued which was a rare thing all in itself.
"You have no idea what the Pharaoh has done!"
"Even so, that has no reason to do this now! Can't we settle this out?"
"No, we cannot! This is something far beyond your comprehension, hikari."
Meanwhile, Yuugi had been stopping Atemu but then Atemu heard Bakura speak the foreign language Yuugi spoke. He called out to him, even though he really didn't want to.
"You can talk with them!" Atemu yelled and Bakura looked at him, stopped fighting, and smirked.
"Yes, I can. It's called finding the right sources. Too bad poor Pharaoh was too baka enough to figure it out." Bakura had used the Japanese word on purpose to anger Atemu. And it worked.
"Tell me how you learned!" Atemu demanded and Bakura walked over to him, smoothly. Atemu was irritated and that could work for him. Bakura reached something out of his pocket and held it in front of the Pharaoh's face. It was a small vial full of blue-silver liquid.
"This is the secret. I got it from an alley merchant. Now, you can have it if I get something out it." Bakura smirked. He loved it when things went his way.
He remembered a couple years ago when he was almost there to becoming the King of Thieves. He had to first take care of the current King of Thieves. He had taken his wife and his most valuable treasures. Bakura gave him a choice of what he wanted to keep, either choice involving giving up the title. The greedy man had taken the treasures and Bakura ended up killing his wife and the King. It was a good day then.
Atemu growled at Bakura before giving in. "What do you want?"
"I want to have…actually, give me one free wish since I can't think of the right choice right now." When Bakura had said that, it reminded Atemu the deal he had made with Yuugi earlier. He mentally cursed Bakura for being slightly smarted than a camel.
"Only if it doesn't involve any lives being taken. I will not allow that." Atemu said seriously. Bakura grinned his psychotic way.
"You have a deal." Bakura tossed the vial to Atemu who caught it with one hand. "Oh, and you might want to use a different name, Atemu. You wouldn't want people to know the key."
"…You may have a small point, tomb robber. This seems to be a surprise to me. But first, is there anyway to use this?" Atemu motioned towards the vial.
"Yes. But I suggest using it on little Yuugi. I only took it because I hadn't met Ryou. Make the little twerp drink it and some time later, he'll be your translator."
"Why Yuugi?" Atemu got a little defensive for using the strange liquid on Yuugi. Who knew what it was?
"Because you have royal blood and it's not made for your type. I'm royalty being the King of Thieves and it hurt like hell. It'll work better on Yuugi. And this way, you can make sure I'm not poisoning you."
"But what if you are? That means you would be poisoning Yuugi!"
"You'll just have to take the chance, Pharaoh." After that, Bakura turned around, grabbed Ryou by his arm, and dragged him away. Ryou waved goodbye to Yuugi and Atemu.
Atemu frowned and looked at the vial. Would this be poisoned? If it was, wouldn't Bakura want him to drink it not Yuugi? And why wouldn't he not want to cause him pain? But then again, Bakura was hurt and he was the King of Thieves which was hardly considered royalty. If what he said was true, then it probably would kill Atemu. But didn't Bakura want him dead?
But that was just it. Bakura wanted Atemu dead by his own hands. And that free wish still lingered. This probably was just to get that free wish. Curse that, what was that he had said…, baka Bakura.
Yuugi looked at Atemu staring at the strange vial Bakura had given to him. What was so special about it anyways? It looked like water to him. Well, anyways, it was time to go home.
Yuugi tapped Atemu's arm to get his attention. Atemu looked over immediately. "Let's go home, Atemu." Yuugi put his hand in Atemu's own, blushing, and lead him out of the arcade and back to his house.
During the entire walk, Atemu and Yuugi were both silent. Atemu was still wondering about the possibilities of the vial and Yuugi was thinking random thoughts about a lot of things. Most of them concerning Atemu.
Once home. Yuugi opened the door and Atemu rushed to Sugoruku who was drinking a coffee.
"Elder, may I ask what "darkness" is in your language?" Atemu asked randomly and Sugoruku nodded.
"It's "yami". Why?" Sugoruku asked back
"That's going to be my new name. Tell that to Yuugi and that I'll be upstairs. I want to talk to him…as much as I can." Atemu replied and left for Yuugi's bedroom.
Yuugi was a little surprised at the name choice and the fact that Atemu, no Yami, would want to change his name. And Yuugi wondered what Atemu wanted him for. It had to be important to try and talk to him without the help of Grandpa.
Yuugi found Yami on his bed, eyes closes, and somehow preparing himself. For one talk? Yuugi sat down by him and Yami's eyes opened. He looked or better yet stared at Yuugi for a few moments trying to know if he was making the right decision. He took a deep breath and started.
He held up the vial. "See this? This is what will make us talk to each other."
Yuugi looked at the vial. That was what this whole thing was about. But why? Yami continued.
"I have made the choice of you drinking this so we can accomplish this annoying task of the language barrier... But, I need to get you to understand…to a degree at least." Yami explained but Yuugi only moved his head a little, not knowing what in the world he was talking about.
Yami sighed and decided doing the childish thing again like he had with their names. He pointed at the vial and shook it slightly. Yuugi got the point that the main purpose was the vial. Then Yami pointed at Yuugi, and then pretended to have an invisible cup and giving the motion of drinking it. Yuugi got the point but was a little confused as to why.
Then Yami pointed at Yuugi's throat and made his hand outward. Yuugi's first thought was that he was going to throw up. He clenched his mouth in horror but Yami corrected his mistake. He hated what he was going to do next. He lifted both of his hands and made it look like they were talking. He gave the motion that he was one hand; Yuugi was the other by pointing.
Yuugi's eyes widened. He got the message finally. This vial was going to make them be able to speak to each other! But…he had to be the one who drank it…Yuugi didn't understand why but if Yami thought it was okay, he did too. He nodded.
Yami smiled in relief. This may be the last time he was forced to do this. He handed the vial to Yuugi who looked at it uncertainly. Yami scooted over closer to Yuugi and put an arm around Yuugi's waist for support. Yuugi understood this even if he, once again, was lightly blushing.
Yuugi took a deep breath and opened the vial. He bit his lip before drinking the liquid. It tasted like…sweet and sour, delicious and disgusting, so many tastes that Yuugi didn't want to think about it. He swallowed it all down.
Yami looked at Yuugi with anxiety. What was going to happen already? Yuugi blinked a couple times before leaning to rest on Yami. He didn't feel tired just…drowsy. Like you do when you take medicine.
"I'm not going to die, I am?" Yuugi asked without looking at Yami. Just staring in front of him. Yami just tightened his grip on Yuugi, not sure of what was going to happen…if anything was.
"Hush now, light. Just rest for a moment and then we'll go do something." Yami said in a soft, whispering voice. That was what his mother used for him so it would probably work for Yuugi, even if he knew nothing of what it meant.
Lucky for him it did work and Yuugi shut his eyes gently. Yami smiled at this because he thought this was very cute. This was a very rare thing from him. He didn't think much as cute but he admitted that this boy he had barely met was cute.
Yami rested his chin on Yuugi's hair and breathed in what he guessed was some sweet smelling fruit. Why hadn't he noticed this before? Maybe he just really didn't care all that much?
Yami sighed as he looked outside from the window. Yami, not Atemu. Bakura had brought up something Atemu didn't think of. He really couldn't use his name thanks to his heritage. But…Yuugi had already gotten used to Atemu, right? But also, he had only known him for one day so it couldn't be that hard.
He continued looking outside when he thought he saw something move out of the corner of his eye. And it wasn't Yuugi. Yami glanced over but saw nothing. He dismissed it off as nothing and continued his musing until he swore he saw it again. His head swung to look at the corner of the room.
It was just shadow over there. But how wrong he was. From the darkness he saw two bright yellow eyes open from its depts. He rubbed his eyes to make sure it wasn't his mind but no, they were still there.
Then the shadow seemed to move and take shape. Yami watched with widened eyes and much interest as to what was happening. It was started to look like a shadow bug.
Now, he had had many experiences with shadow monsters but not quite like this one. This was completely different than what he was used to.
But, that was when he remembered. Remembered what had happened at his kingdom. This same monster showed up and it ended up with him thrust into Yuugi's world. So, he had a great reason to grab Yuugi in his arms and run out of the room.
Of course, Yuugi's eyes shot open thanks to the sudden movement of Yami picking him up and running. What was going on? He had barely any time to see anything before a warm hand was placed over his eyes. He tried to shake it off but failed.
Yami looked at the dead man. Sugoruku. The second he saw him, he covered Yuugi's eyes. Yuugi didn't deserve this. But now he knew for sure what was going on. This world was being taken as well. But he and Yuugi were not going with it. If he escaped once, he could do it again.
Yami rushed by Sugoruku and out the door. He gasped at the sight. The shadow bugs were everywhere! He only had one choice. To run.
Before I do anything, no I did not kill Sugoruku off. In KH, they lose their hearts but they don't die...and if they do...they don't in my story! Yami just thinks he's dead.
And with Atemu changing his name to Yami, I did it for two reasons. One, if you remember, Atemu's name is the key to the afterlife. Very bad if bad guy uses it...wonder why Bakura hasn't done it yet...Two, I'm more used to Yami so it's a little more easier on me. .;
Alright people, review and you get either a Yami or Yuugi plushie! And if it's really good, you get two:D