Chosen Pharaoh Chronicles Part 1: Longing Reunion & The Beasts Within

Based on the original Yu Gi Oh storyline. (Combination of anime & manga canon)

A/N: Hey everybody sorry for the hiatus (although it was not nearly as long as my previous ones). I just finished school and I'm currently pursuing my career, but as usual I will always find time to write. I'm hoping to use my current free time (thank goodness I never have to do homework ever again) to catch up on this rewrite. Hopefully by next month I can start a rough draft for the sequel novel. Anyway here is the latest revised chapter!

Rated M

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh it belongs to Kazuki Takahashi

Chapter 12: The Agreement

The old Greek didn't know what bothered him more. The fact that it took him an extra twenty minutes to find a parking stop near a local supermarket with a decent liquor selection or that he was forced to kill some time with this activity. Not to mention he had a riled four-year-old with him. He paced the aisles of wine and spirits desperately looking for something to his liking. Price mattered little to him. If it doesn't taste good why poison your body with it? Upon reaching the imported section, Lykaon finally found something worth his money. Remembering he had to satisfy quite a large group, the red plastic basket he had would not hold that amount of alcohol, especially if he was buying several cases of beer.

"Can I help Lykie?" The small girl chirped tugging at the Greek's long coat.

Her nickname for him always melted his heart. Returning the little one to her parents might be harder than he thought. As he turned to face her, he noticed the shopping carts right outside the entrance of the liquor section.

"Of course love. Can you grab me one of those carts? Be real careful pushing it back here okay."

The brunette nodded and skipped off in glee. Her frame may have been small but she pushed the large cart with ease.

"That a girl." Lykaon ruffled the child's hair. "Now I'll handle the big people drinks."

Back at the Mutou residence.

Mia and Serenity were invited to Yugi's home, since the group agreed to make the rest of the day a welcome party. Mahad was not excited about the idea but luckily Mana was able to help calm the mage's nerves.

"Oh c'mon sweetheart, you could lighten up."

Mahad continued to stare out the window from his place in the kitchen. He was awaiting Lykaon's arrival with the child and said booze.

"I really don't think this is the time for a party. Nor do I think this will be good for Atem if everyone started getting drunk."

Mana laughed. "So? You are hilarious when you drink. For such a tall guy, you used to be a light weight. Curious if you still are."

The Dark Magician did his best to not blush in embarrassment. "That has nothing to do with what I'm concerned about."

"What? You think the guys are going to fight or something?"

Mahad scrunched his brow in confusion and turned to face Mana. "Fight? What do you mean?"

Mana looked to the entrance of the kitchen to make sure no one was listening in. She then lowered her voice. "Isn't it obvious? Yugi was completely silent when we were talking about Tea. I think there is a part of the story we are unaware of."

"Something about Tea and Yugi's relationship?" He folded his arms. "I always wondered what happened when they set the child up for adoption. I understand there was probably a financial strain but the relationship issues were a red flag I was not expecting from them."

"Well, just because people are great friends that doesn't always mean a romantic relationship is going to be the same." Mana tapped her nails at the table she sat at. "I think Yugi must have said something."

Mahad lowered his gaze to think and then returned it to Mana. "What do you think he said to her?"

"That she didn't have to stop loving him." Joey walked into the space.

Mana's brow raised instantly. "He said what?"

Joey also did a double take in ensuring the subjects of the conversation were not in earshot. "Yeah, the only reason they were able to hook up was this little agreement Yugi cooked up. Tea didn't have to give up her feeling for the late pharaoh. The guy has a habit of being a little too nice but this time his kindness screwed the pooch."

"Why the hell would he come up with that kind of idea? It's not even a solution to the problem, just a temporary bandage." Mahad pondered.

Joey grabbed a chair and sat next to Mahad. "Cause it seemed like she was neva gonna get over him. Besides no one expected Atem was coming back either."

"She was that bad huh?" Mana looked at him sympathetically. She had a feeling he knew more about the situation than anyone else was leading on.

"Man I wish da booze was here for dis. Where do I even start?" However, before Joey could go into any detail, the subject of the conversation approached the kitchen.

"Hey what's everyone doing in here?"

Mahad and Joey remained silent. Mana luckily was around to save the day.

"Oh we were just talking about how great it is to have everyone back together again." Mana gave a toothy grin.

Yugi nodded. "Oh okay. Well Mai and Serenity just text me. They are at the door. Figured you might want to let them in Joey."

Joey huffed and paced to door only a few feet away. He greeted his fiance and sister before calling Tristan to take them to the living room. Seeing that Lykaon had still not arrived, Joey gestured to Yugi to come outside. Neither had throw on a proper coat and the winter air stung their skin, but the heat of the conversation would certainly tide them over.

Yugi shivered. "Shit it's freezing out here. Why couldn't we do this inside?"

"Because I don't want anyone...well maybe besides Tristan, to hear bout this." Joey made a shiver himself.

"Hear about what?" Yugi pondered.

Joey gave a smile. "I wanna to talk to ya about this very quick decision to re-adopt your daughter."

"Why the hell is that a bad thing all of the sudden?"

Joey snorts. "I never said it was a bad thing. But it sounds rushed as hell. Like ya put no damn thought into it."

Yugi folds his arms. Now the cold wasn't bothering him as much. "I'd argue this is a long time coming for us. Another chance to make things right."

"But are you two ready for being parents?"

"Joey we were younger back then. Things are different now..."

The blonde interrupts and aggressively throws up his hands. "Age has nothing to do with this Yuge! And it had nothing to do with why this whole thing didn't work out back then either. Tell me when was da last time you two argued."

Yugi was certainly taken aback by his friend's concerns. "We haven't argued since we've been back together."

Joey's eyes widen. "Da fuck? I argued with Mai just yesterday and ya telling me you two magically agree on everything after screwing in the back of a theater? I call bullshit."

"But I'm serious. Why would I lie to you?" Yugi furrowed his brow.

"Maybe dat's the problem. You can be too honest." Joey nervously scratched his head. "Then tell me do ya still have dat agreement with her?"

That was a subject Yugi needed no explanation for. He knew exactly what Joey was referring to. Simply because only he and Tristan knew about it. "As far as I know we never made changes to that."

"Is that why ya looked like you saw a ghost and stayed quiet when they told us bout Tea?"

The Duel King did not utter a word. His expression told Joey the answer.

He sighed. "Then tell me how ya truly feel bout Atem being here. Let alone in the same room as her."

Yugi laughed. Was he going insane? "I'm happy. How couldn't I be. I have one of my best friends back in my life." His gaze met the ground and he kicked a piece of dirty snow. "I'm also happy for Tea. She's missed him more than any of us. But I guess I'd be lying if I wasn't a little nervous about what I just discovered. Hell even if none of this happened and he was just a single guy with no previous history, I'd still be nervous."

Joey nodded. "So what is keeping ya thinking dat raising your kid in all of this is a good idea."

"Hanna needs her real parents, I could never deny her that. But I love Tea and I trust her. She wouldn't betray me after all we've been through. And regardless of what happens I'd fight tooth and nail for her."

The blonde sighed heavily. "Yup ya got one hell of a case of puppy love buddy. I can only hope things work out for the both of you, but don't say dat this conversation wasn't a well deserved warning if things change."

"What? You think she is going to leave me for a guy who fell out of the sky?" A harsh scoff came from Yugi.

Oof. Joey was waiting for that reaction. The first bubble of jealousy. He knew how much Yugi hated admitting to it. "I think it is very possible but I'm not gonna to take any sides here. I'm only making sure things go right by everyone. You're all my friends."

Yugi's eyes darted to a large black SUV that was parking across the street and he had a feeling it was probably Lykaon.

"Look I appreciate you being honest with me. But I'm not going to let the return of our friend ruin the best thing that has happened to me. Besides my daughter is here."

Joey turned his head to see a little girl downed in violet winter clothing running toward them.

Meanwhile inside, Tristan brought both Mai and Serenity into the living room. He proceed to knock on the door of the spare room. When Tea answered she saw the other girls and rushed to them.

"Oh my goodness. I haven't seen you two in the longest, I'm so glad you guys could make it." Tea embraced both of women.

Mai gave her famous laugh. "Of course hon, we wouldn't miss this grad reunion for the world."

"Yeah, after everything the guy has done for us, it is the least we can do." Serenity added.

"So may we see him?" Mai asked with a smirk.

"Is there any particular reason you wanna see Atem?" Tea pondered.

Mai winked. "Well, when you hear that someone is back from the dead how can we not be curious? Besides I've only seen the guy in Yugi's body and not his own."

Tea cocked an eyebrow and responded. "I think you two have a different intent in mind but alright. Just make sure you don't wake the guy up okay."

She returned to the door of the spare bedroom and suddenly stopped remembering there was someone else in there.

Tea spun around. "Oh one huge detail before we enter. So long story short, apparently before Atem became pharaoh, he had a kid and she has decided to join him. And well, considering all the time that has passed she is all grown up. Make sense?"

The they all exchanged glances and nodded. As Tea opened the door she addressed Keanna.

"Mai, Serenity this is Keanna. Keanna, Mai and Serenity. They just wanted to see your father in the flesh."

The tan brunette woman stood up and shook Mai and Serenity's hands. "It's nice to meet friends of my father. I'm sure this must be a little awkward for you but as you can imagine, I really didn't feel like being coming down here as a little kid."

"Oh it is very understandable darling. A pleasure to meet you as well." Mai noticed the sapphire gems on Keanna's ring finger. "I must say that is a beautiful rock you got there. Who is the lucky man?"

The compliment caught the young woman slightly off guard but she smiled. "Oh this, yes my fiance was just outside with the others. Young guy with the wavy hair. His name is Joshua."

Serenity gushed. "Oh I saw him. Very cute, and amazing eyes. Although I thought you guys were Egyptian, Joshua sounds very..."

"Oh yeah, well his biological father was a Hebrew so the name stuck. But he got most his looks from his mom. You'll meet her later." Keanna turned around to make sure her father was still asleep. "Here this is the man you came to see. Just try not to disturb him please."

Keanna moved out of the way and both Mai and Serenity gasped in surprise. The tan skin really made Atem quite gorgeous. He was a lot bigger in build as well. The unruly blonde nudged Tea.

"Oh my gosh Tea what have you been missing?" Mai whispered.

"What are you talking about Mai?" Tea questioned.

"Look at this guy Tea! He is gorgeous and now alive in the flesh. We all know you had a crush on him." Serenity explained in Mai's behalf.

Keanna suddenly felt incredibly awkward and figured it was best she left the girls to continue their gossip and drama. She quickly dashed out of the room and closed the door. Tea was now left to deal with these accusations by herself.

"Oh for the love of..f-fu..." She stammered. "I HAD a crush…not anymore besides he can be a jerk when he wants to be."

"Since when was he ever a jerk to any of us. I mean hell he's only saved our lives like a million times." Mai retorted.

Tea had to think quick to extinguish the fire these two were igniting. "Well he left me heartbroken when he went to the afterlife without saying anything to me. It's obvious I mean nothing to him so why should I bother." Tea whispered to Mai and Serenity, in case Atem could hear them.

Mai shook her head. "And yet he has saved your ass more times then the rest of us right. Besides you never admitted your feelings for him anyway."

Tea led them out of the room and closed the door before she responded. "Look I'm with Yugi now so just drop it alright!"

Mai and Serenity were taken back and turned tails thinking they pushed Tea too far with the subject. It was then they heard the squeal of child. Following the sound, a little girl came running with arms wide open and crashed into Tea.

"Mommy!" The child's squeal was muffled with her face buried in Tea's legs.

The brunette felt her heart stop for a moment. Then heat rose to her face and eyes became glazed over. Slowly, Tea lowered herself to the child's level. Her cerulean eyes met with youthful pools of violet, just like her father's. The child's sported a pony tail with long brown hair but her bangs were blonde. Yup, there was no doubt in Tea's mind that this was their daughter Hanna. Lost and now found. The two engaged in a long needed embrace.

A tear slid down Tea's cheek. "I can't tell you how happy I am to have you back in my arms again."

Yugi entered the living area when he heard a combined awe from Mai and Serenity. He smiled at the sight before him. Surely nothing could go wrong with a happy reunion such as this.

And to think I was going to write more than this? Sheesh. So for any returning readers I basically rewrote this whole thing to fit my new canon. It's less angsty but offers a new perspective on Yugi's feelings about this situation and how the others view it. If you are a new comer, well tell me what you are thinking anyway =) I'm hoping to see some reviews this time around! Until next time, see ya!