Did You Ever Really Care? Chapter 6: Is He or Isn't He?, a yu-gi-oh fanfic

Chapter 6: Is he or Isn't he?

Dangerousgirl: Well, I'm back with another chapter of Did you ever really care?

Seto: About time

Dangerousgirl: Aww, Seto-baby you're just upset because Yami beat you at the awards ceremony.

Seto:….Am not trying to wrench the award out of Yami's hands

Dangerousgirl: Riiiiight, anyways on with the fic.

Disclaimer: Don't own

"Now Atem Yamazaki," The old man continued "If you would come up and grace us with a song or two, show us that your company deserved to win."

Seto could faintly see a man pushing through the crowd, before heading up the stage, when the CEO finally turned around; Seto felt his heart literally stop at the sight of the CEO.

There on stage…was Yami.

Seto turned to Yugi and his friends to see if they were seeing the exact same thing that he was seeing, making sure he wasn't hallucinating. Joey and Tristan's faces were gaping at the CEO on stage with their mouths hanging wide open revealing all the food they hadn't swallowed yet. Bakura forgot trying to steal Malik's Millennium Rod away from him while Malik stood with confusion on his face as he looked on stage, and finally Yugi was staring up on stage with his eyes even bigger than before and looked on the bridge of crying.

Seto finally confirmed that he was not hallucinating and that was really Yami on stage. He turned back on stage where the CEO started to talk.

"I just want to thank everybody who has supported me and my company when we were first starting out."

Seto thought 'That is Yami! He has the exact same voice!'

"I want to thank my parents for supporting my dreams of having my own music corporation. My only wish is that they were alive to see this day"

Seto frowned at this "What the hell? Yami doesn't have parents. He must be lying."

Atem continued on with his speech, his eyes wandering all throughout the crowd, his eyes finally resting on Kaiba and his group. "Hmmm, looks like maybe Kaiba knows who I am by the look on his face, but what's wrong with his friends? Those two jackasses are showing their revolting food in their mouths, that albino has jewelry hanging out of his pockets, I'll have to keep hold of my wallet, ooh, that sandy hair tanned guy is hot, love his outfit who's that next to him?..."

Atem's eyes took in little Yugi before deciding "It's…………….It's………………It's MINI-ME! How cute! But this little guy has a lot of work to do if he wants to be me, he looks too innocent."

"Now I know that you all would like to hear some of the new songs that I have been working on, so I would like to present a song that I have come to love. It's called I Survived You."

Atem pushed away the microphone, and snatched a headset that was tossed to him, a slow lovely melody came on, and Atem started to sing in his tenor voice.

I see the picture clear now, and the fog has lifted.
The wool you tried to pull over my eyes was clever.
Yeah your gifted.
But you forgot to dot some I's, and cross some T's along the way.
I'm better now despite you baby.
I'm stronger these days.

Seto narrowed his eyes dangerously at the beginning of these lyrics, 'What the hell? Is he mocking me?'

Chorus
Stronger.
I survived the crash.
Survived the burn.
Survived the worst, yeah baby, but I learned.
Survived the lies.
Survived the blues.
Almost killed me, but I survived the truth.
And when you wrote me off like I was doomed.
I survived you.

'Yes, he is clearly mocking me!'

I can look in the mirror now.
It's been a slow awakening.
Haunted by a heart full of you, could'nt help mistaking.
That you could ever care for anyone.
Anyone but yourself.
But you would have to have a conscious baby.
Good luck I wish you well.

Seto started to growl loudly causing Yugi and his friends to slowly inch away from him. 'WHAT THE FUCK! I CARE ABOUT MOKUBA! AND I CARED ABOUT HIM TOO!'

Chorus
I survived the crash.
Survived the burn.
Survived the worst, yeah baby, but I learned.
Survived the lies.
Survived the blues.
Almost killed me, but I survived the truth.
And when you wrote me off like I was doomed.
I survived you.

This heart has been torn in two.
Cut and bruised.
With too many bitter endings.
I'll be damned if I have thoughts of you rain on my new beginning.

Seto thought 'So, you don't want me raining on your new beginning huh? We'll just see about that.'

I survived the crash.
Survived the burn.
Survived the worst, yeah baby, but I learned.
Survived the lies.
Survived the blues.
Almost killed me, but I survived the truth.
And when you wrote me off like I was doomed.
I survived you.

Atem smiled at those last words, as the entire room erupted in applause. He bowed his head before taking off his headset and stepping off stage. He looked over at where the rival CEO was with his friends. Deciding he should say hello to the CEO, he excused himself from the other people and headed over to the seemingly angry CEO.

Before he could say hello to the CEO, the CEO cut him off saying "So after six months, you have the nerve to write that song?"

Atem raised an eyebrow, "I beg your pardon?"

The CEO continued "You have some nerve, making us think you have been dead for six months, and when you prove that you're not, you come out with this song about how you feel about me."

Atem scrunched his eyes in confusion "What are you talking…"

"Hey, leave him alone Kaiba." One of the guys that had his mouth wide open spoke up. The blond came up to Atem and said "It's so good to see you again man. But seriously, why did you leave?"

Atem answered, still confused "I didn't know I went anywhere."

The blond laughed, "That's a good one Yami."

Atem raised both eyebrows "Yami? What…"

Again he was cut off by the albino coming up to him "So still alive pharaoh?"

Atem answered "I'm sorry but no matter how much money I make I'll always be a CEO, not a monarch, and I didn't know I was ever dead."

The albino frowned at this response; he peered closer at Atem as if trying to search for something in his eyes. Not liking what he saw or couldn't see, he withdrew.

Finally, the sandy-hair guy came up to Atem, "Well I must say I am impressed that even after all this time you still beat Kaiba."

Atem smiled at the sandy-hair guy "Why thank you, but you know who I am but I don't know who you are, what's your name beautiful?" Atem came up close to the guy.

The guy's eyes widened, "What do you mean? Don't you recognize me? It's me, Malik. I was a Tomb Keeper who resented you, tried to take your power. Remember?"

"Malik." Atem repeated "That's a beautiful name, almost as beautiful as you. And with a body like that you can take over my power anytime."

Malik stepped away from Atem, his eyes in confusion.

The blond guy started laughing "Aw Yami you're too funny, hitting on Malik, look who's here also." He pushed little Yugi toward Atem.

Atem looked down at the little guy, whose big eyes were wide and almost at the verge of tears. Atem stared for a little while longer before saying "IT'S MINI-ME! This little guy is so cute! I thought that nobody knew what I looked like, but somehow you almost got it right, you're just a little too innocent."

The little guy spoke up "Yami…"

Atem finally spoke up "All right what is this all about? You guys are acting like I know you, when I have never seen you before, and why are you calling me Yami? Yami is the Japanese name for my company, and my name is Atem, Atem Yamazaki." He shook his head "Honestly, I come here only to shake hands and I'm jumped by psychopaths, who think I was dead and a monarch." He glanced quickly at Malik, "Well not all of them are psychopaths."

Seto growled, "Psychopaths? I don't know what game you're playing at, but I know that your name is not Atem Yamazaki, and now I know that it was you who broke into my building, stole an important chip, and tried to kill me."

Atem gazed up coolly at Seto, before answering "I don't have the faintest idea of what you are talking about. I have never met you or your friends before and I have better things to do than to commit petty thief."

Seto laughed sharply, "Stop messing around Yami, I know it was you who stole that chip between 11:00 and 12:00 last night, I saw that blond strand from your mask, and you and your partner, Yugi, are the only ones with those blond strands."

Atem glanced down at the mini-me who still seemed to be at a loss for words, "I feel so sorry for you little fella, that you have to deal with an ass like this for a friend. And to answer your accusations." Atem swung his gaze back to Seto "I was…… entertaining a couple of……guests……to put it mildly. And as you can see, there is another guy in this crowd who has blond strands as I do, he may have something to do with your stolen chip."

"That's a lie!" Seto snapped, he opened his mouth to say more, when he was interrupted by a couple of low voices.

"Hey, Atem" a couple of beautiful women came up to Atem and hanged off his arms "Thanks for last night, it was the most exhilarating experience we ever had." They cooed into his ear.

Atem smiled, "Ladies, it was my pleasure, and I certainly hope we do it again."

Seto and the rest of the gang stared in surprise, seeing as how they all knew that Yami was gay, started to finally doubt if this was in fact Yami. The women left Atem, to join another crowd.

Atem smirked, thinking "At least that takes care of his accusations about me stealing his chip. But what am I going to do about them telling me that my name is Yami?" His concerns were soon quelled when his mini-me walked up to him, carrying what looked like a gold upside down pyramid, he watched in confusion as the little fella touched his arm with the pyramid and shook his head in disappointment.

"It's not him" the little fella finally said, ever since Atem came to talk to them "The puzzle isn't responding, and besides Yami was gay."

The anguish was very noticeable in his voice, that Atem said softly "I'm sorry that I am not the one you thought I was, little fella.

The little fella shook his head "It's not your fault, and besides I should have known you couldn't have been him, he's been dead for six months."

"I am sorry for your loss." Atem answered sincerely.

"I still can't believe this," Seto spoke up "How can you not be Yami?"

"I have my own parents," Atem answered, staring at Seto straight in the eye "I have my own life, my own education, my own career, my own everything. I am not this Yami. I am not the one you were in love with."

Seto turned red, and started sputtering "W-what? I-I wasn't in lo-love with you…I mean…him."

Atem raised an eyebrow "Oh, no? Well from everything I was hearing I assumed that you loved him or you wouldn't have been so upset."

Seto said firmly "I was not"

Atem smiled faintly as he stepped up very close to Seto, he whispered "Then is it my gain? Or your loss?" He stepped back quickly to see the astonished look on Seto's face, he laughed cruelly "Heart of ice? Heartbreaker? I hardly doubt that you do those words justice, if you fall completely for those words. See ya losers." And with a faint wave of his hand, he walked back to the huge crowd waiting for him.

Seto shook from anger, as he took in the words that the man called Atem said, "That bastard," he whispered "That is not Yami at all."

"Yer right." Joey answered "The Yami that we know would have never have called us losers."

"Or have been that mean" Malik put in

"Or would have been with girls." Yugi chimed in "He is not Yami, Yami is sweet, kind, generous, this man is….the opposite."

"Dammit, he made sure to stay far enough away from me so I couldn't swipe his wallet." Bakura spoke up.

Everybody rolled their eyes, and watched Atem flirt with every woman in the crowd.

"I've seen enough," Seto finally said, "Let's go."

They all nodded their heads and started following Seto toward the door, Yugi gave on last glance on Atem, when he noticed that the handsome CEO had a scared look on his face and had wrapped his arms around him and was shaking. His mouth was forming words, that Yugi couldn't make out, so he walked closer to try and make out his words, what he heard next was "The evil….it's coming….I feel so cold….can't you feel….the evil?" Suddenly, WHOMP! A red blur knocked the CEO to the ground and started screaming "OH MY GOD YAMI! MY LOVE! I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!"

The rest of the gang came up beside Yugi, Seto sneered "Looks like he's going to have a tough time convincing her he's not Yami, right Yugi?" He looked down to Yugi, and instead of the sad face that he expected Yugi to have, he saw an enormous smile on his face. "Yugi?"

Dangerousgirl: I'm stopping right there, I know I know it's been such a long time since I've updated but I want reviews.

I know that might have cleared up a couple of questions you might have had, but also create new questions. Let me know your questions, and I'll either answer them or I'll let you know when they will be answered in a chapter.

I'm really hoping some of you have been able to guess about Yami's memories, because I have some reviewer's who keep hoping that he will remember, and I need to say this one final time YAMI DOES NOT REMEMBER, THEY HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF HIS HEAD AND ARE NOW CURRENTLY RESIDING IN AN ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY. So I really hope some of you are able to put two and two together.