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Yuugi stretched as they exited the plane. He'd been here for Internationals twice before, but it was still considered new turf since Internationals only last three months. Seto watched Yuugi. He shook his head, for someone who had spent the better part of a year, plus two times coming here to Internationals, he had a lot of curiosity for the place. Samantha slid her hand into Yuugi's, and squeezed it. Seto stepped forward, about to jerk the two apart, when he saw her eyes glint gold. He growled.

Isis had he car pulled up, and awaiting for them. Samantha and Yuugi sat in the back, and Seto took the passenger seat. "Jou and Holly are at the house with Yami and Marik." She smiled. "Have a good flight?"

"Delightful." Sarcasm dripped from Seto's voice.

Yuugi had met Isis and Marik briefly from Internationals. He vaguely remembered Yami, which was his rival, the only person to match his skill aside from Samantha. He fidgeted with his hands. The timid side of Yuugi had returned.

Isis took Seto's voice as a hint, and didn't say anything further.

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"Yuugi why don't you go for a walk." Samantha smiled. "Ease your nerves before you come inside and unpack."

Yuugi nodded. "Alright then!" Yuugi turned, with a smile and head off down the street.

Isis showed Seto and Samantha inside. "Shall I send Yami on a walk?" She wasn't thinking of the fact that Yami and Yuugi couldn't accidentally cross paths.

Samantha had already changed her tone of voice, and her eyes were golden. "It won't be necessary. The game has changed." Isis and Seto had a chill sent down them. "Mater of fact, Yami needs to be sitting down with us."

Once they were in the dinning room, Isis told Marik to fetch Yami and tell Jou to take Holly for a walk. Seto told Jou that he'd catch him up later. Jou had no complaints after all he knew this wasn't maters for a child to here accident or otherwise.

Marik upon Samanth's instructions had caught Yami up before bringing him into the dinning room. When Yami entered the dinning room he was disgruntled. Before Yami could sit down, Samantha was standing face to face with him. She held up Yuugi's collar. Yami took a couple steps back, and then hissed. Samantha smirked. "Now you understand the seriousness my King I trust your tongue will not interfere till we are through discussing the terms of the game." Isis, Marik, and Seto watched the interaction. Heavy sighs, for it seemed they had all become pawns. Yami sat down.

Samantha remained standing as she went into detail what happened between her and Yuugi.

Yami felt sick to his stomach, he was breathing heavily. Sure it great that his lover had put this much trust in him. In other ways it was scary with all the reasonability that now weighed on his shoulders. "He only remembers my name." Samantha nodded.

"That explains Yuugi's sudden loss of confidence, and the lack of knowing us." Isis rubbed her temple. "Are we all allowed to help Yami?"

"Yuugi had help to recover Yami's. I have no quarrel in allowing Yami to have help." Samantha paused. "I have reopened the mind link."

Yami nodded.

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It was after supper, Yuugi sat on the guest bed. Samantha had chosen to go out for the evening so he decided to keep to himself. He felt uneasy even if Jou and Seto were around.

Yami knocked on the door. It took every bit of control not to fling the door open and tackle his lover. "Yuugi." He kept his voice even. "Can I come in?"

"I suppose." Yuugi paused. "Doors open."

Yami opened the door, and saw Yuugi sitting on the bed. He left the door open and sat next to him. He glanced briefly at Yuugi's neck, and held back tears. "Our home is your home. Why don't you come out to the living room?" Yami took a deep breath. It hurt to see Yuugi's eyes, empty. They lacked their innocence, their confidence, and for what. Memories he couldn't remember.

Yuugi smiled softly, and brushed a bang out of his face. "Decks to be built." He whispered, and pulled the box out of the bag. "Have to be ready when we go back to Japan." He sighed. "I'm ready to return to the Japanese circuit after being in the American one for the past few years. Just wanted to visit Egypt before going back." He shrugged. "Don't know why though." He giggled. "Just like the sand and pyramids, I guess."

Dueling, Sand and Pyramids. Rah, what has that bitch done to him? He forced himself to smile. "Did you like the American circuit?" Yuugi nodded as he looked through his cards. "Want some help?" Yami slid behind Yuugi, and pulled the boy into his lap. He didn't care how bold this move was.

Yuugi froze as he was slid into Yami's lap. What is this feeling? He gulped feeling tension and ease running through him. Think of the cards. He took a deep breath. "This is certainly the most friendly way I've put a deck together." He paused. "But why is my rival helping me?"

"You'd do the same for me wouldn't you?" Yami smiled happy that Yuugi didn't run away, and laughed inwardly at his comment. Friendly way to put a deck together; now that is rich. I'll show you friendly. Eventually. "Besides we aren't competing against each other. I've retired from the circuit until further choice."

"Maybe we'll have the luck of playing against each other when you return." Yuugi smiled, and turned the cards face up so Yami could see them.

Yami scanned the cards acting interested. He saw only a few new cards, but played it off as if they were all new to him. An hour later, with only talk of cards they had finished revising Yuugi's deck. Yuugi leaned forward to put the cards in the box, and back in his bag.

Yami stretched. "Tomorrow come by my room, and I'll show you my cards." He paused. "I've got a few that will prove of interest you. However, they aren't ones I can use on the circuit."

"Alright then." Yuugi smiled slid off of Yami's lap, and stretched. He covered his mouth as he yawned. "It's getting late, you'd better go."

Yami nodded. "Alright then. I'm down the hall if you need anything."

Yuugi nodded. After Yami closed the door Yuugi stripped and slipped under the sheets.

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Yami yawned as he entered his own room. Coming out of the yawn he saw Marik sitting on the bed. Yami sat down next to him. "My Pharaoh you two looked cozy."

Yami shot him a look. "If discussing Duel Monsters counts as cozy stick me in an apron and call me Mrs. Homemaker." He rubbed his temple. "Piece of work. Thinks he's in Egypt to see sand and Pyramids."

Marik laughed. "We've got plenty of sand."

Yami growled. "Oh, he remembers me." Marik raised a brow; about to say something Yami shook his head. "He remembers me as his rival." Yami rubbed his temple.

"At least he feels comfortable around you." Marik gave a half smile. "He's timid around Seto, Isis, and myself. Just fine around Jou."

Yami sighed and laid back. "This is some mess. I don't know what was worse not seeing him with memory intact and waiting 10 years, or seeing him with no memory and having 6 years to figure it out."

"You are able to be with him. Even if he cannot remember you, the time you share together is still equally important." Marik smiled.

Yami nodded, and smiled. "Thank You Marik."

"Any time Pharaoh. Would you like anything before you retire for the evening?" Marik was already at the door.

"No thank you." Yami smiled. After Marik closed the door Yami stripped and slipped under the sheets.

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Samanatha sat on the edge of Yuugi's bed. Yuugi was on his side; his form covered by a thin sheet. If there had been more than moonlight the sheet might have proven transparent.

"A confession my Prince." She sighed, knowing he was in a deep sleep. "It displeases me to depend on you." She ran a finger from his ankle up to his shoulder. He took a heavy breath, but didn't wake. "Once you regain your memories of you and Yami the game will end. I have no doubts in Yami. He is strong, and confident." She smiled, and a tear trickled down her cheek. "My purpose was to guard his soul. Since your souls are twined together, I am to guard yours as well. When the game ends, you'll both be free of me. Without him or you I have no purpose. There for I will no longer have reasons to exist." She ran her finger form his shoulder to his ankle. He again took a heavy breath, but didn't wake. "Shadow Magic plays strange to all things whether animate, or inanimate." She bent down, and whispered in Yuugi's ear. "I've made it easier than it should have been for you two. I've allowed you to keep your feelings for him. Even if you cannot understand them they are still there." She sat back up, when he stirred. "Age has made me sentimental." She stood up, and exited the room.