Disclaimer: I no own YGO

Me: I love this chapter. Two words: Poor Atem.

Rating changed for later chapters.

Enjoy!

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Chapter 1 - Not Destiny

Atem opened his eyes again. He looked around. "I'm in front of the Turtle Gameshop.." he remembered.

"Yugi?" Atem heard. Atem spun around.

"Duke?" Atem asked as Duke ran towards him.

Duke stopped. "Pharaoh!"

"Yea.. You seen Yugi?" Atem asked, wanting to stay on the subject of why he came.

"No, I'm looking for him... If.. if your back, wouldn't he be with you?" Duke asked, though Duke saw no sign of the puzzle.

Atem shook his head. "Why are you looking for him?" Atem asked.

"Because of an e-mail he sent out to all his friends.." Duke paused. "It siad that he wanted to kill himself and not to try and stop him..."

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Yugi ran down the empty sidewalk with his pistol hidden in his back pocket. He was thankful the black market sold to minors.

I need a long, empty, dark alley.

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Atem brushed past Duke and sped off in search of Yugi.

"Yami! Where are you going?"

"To find Yugi!"

Where would he go? Atem asked himself. Then his brain clicked. The alley near the drugstore!

Atem hadn't been in Domino City for four months, but he knew his way around.

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Yugi rested his back against the alley wall. He knew by the time his friends figured out where he was, it's be too late. Only Atem knew him well enough to figure it out fast enough. But of course, if Yami was here.. I wouldn't be doing this... I'd be with him..

He took the pistol out of his back pocket with a shaking hand.

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"Oh, Ra, don't let me be too late.." Atem hissed. He was still half a block away. "YUGI!"

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Yugi looked up, was his ears playing tricks on him? "Dammit! I'm losing it!"

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Atem turned the curve into the alley and saw Yugi on his knees with the gun shaking in his hand near his temple. "Yugi! Stop!" Atem yelled, Yugi didn't hear him, his hand quivered on the tigger.

It was in slow motion. Atem yelled again as he started to run. "YUGI!" Yugi turned at Atem's voice, the bullet missing it's target and hitting Yugi's chest. Atem's vision was blurred by his tears. He caught Yugi as he fells from his knees. The pistol hit the ground with a clang.

"Yugi.. open your eyes.. please.." Atem urged.

Yugi's eyes flickered open. "Y...y...Yami..."

"Yugi.. why did you want to do this?" Atem asked softly.

"I wanted.. to be with you.." he rasped.

"Why, Yugi? My destiny wasn't with you.."

Yugi smiled past his pain and the blood. "Pharaoh.. I love you.. that's why.." Yugi took a breath as his stomach heaved. "I make my own destiny.."

Atem felt the tears fall off his cheeks. He held Yugi close and gently kissed his lips. "So do I, Yugi.. So do I.."

Yugi's eyes closed. Atem hugged Yugi's body and Yugi'd blood ran down Yami's black shirt. Then, Atem whispered in Yugi's ear, "Don't die on me, my Yugi Mouto.."

To be continued..