I can't believe that I've already hit 28 chapters with this fic.

Bakura: How can you 'hit' chapters?

You're just asking to get creamed.

Bakura: Whatever mortal.

You're a pain, you know that.

Bakura: At least I'm not Wheeler. He's just plain annoying

Nobody pokes fun at Joey.

Bakura: And why not?

Because he's the coolest underdog duelist ever and he's got one of the coolest dragons ever! I love Red-Eyes Black Dragon so much I've go like four of them.

Joey: You really like my card?

YUPPERS

Yugi: Joey, don't you realize that PhantomBrat's 'other name' is just three letters longer than your first name?

Joey: REALLY!

You missed the conference and the free goodie bags with jelly beans. I all the purple and black ones and chucked all the pinks at Bakura's face.

Yami: That was worth the ten awkward minutes of the staredown between them.

Yugi: At least she let me have some of the purples.

You're welcome Yugi.

Bakura is STILL a pain, Marik and Malik are hiding from me, Yami and Yugi are the best duelists ever, JOEY WHEELER IS AWESOME! (Bakura:off grumbling about pink jelly beans and making random threats to me...) Bakura is going to wake up with bright pink nails if I can afford that horrid color or borrow it from Tea.

Anyways...On with Chapter 28!
PhantomBrat out.

The three ancients looked at their descendents in shock, while the brothers stared down at their twins. Atem looked up at Seto, "How did someone get a hold of angel blood?"

"I have no idea," Seto replied. "That wasn't in any records pertaining to the Hikaris."

"Do you six accept the offered Gift," Ra asked after a bit.

Atem, not looking away from Yugi for fear that he'd vanish again, asked, "Were our brothers given the same choice?"

"The Little One asked the other two before we called them here. They accepted while he would allow you to make the choice for him. Your brother truly honors you, young one," Slifer replied.

Atem and Atemu nodded while Akefia and Bakura said they accepted. Marik and Mariku hugged the unconscious Hikari, "We accept gift. Want to keep Hikari and stay with until forever."

"What of my cousin, grandfather, and friends," Atem asked.

"They will live far longer than any in your records," Obelisk replied.

The Gods nodded before vanishing. They heard Ra's voice, "Should you ever need our aide, use the Millennium Items to call us."

The Council helped to get the group out of the Keep before destroying it. The ancient vampires stood by the vehicles as the Hikaris were loaded. They were unsure of whether they should go with them or find their own way. Joey looked over at the three friends, "Are you coming or not? I'm positive that Yug, Ryou, and Malik would like to have you stay with us."

The three friends nodded and climbed in.

"Little One, what are you in need of," Ra asked Yugi as he appeared before him. "I did not expect you to find your way back here."

"I was going to ask for something, but not for myself," he admitted.

"What is your request," Ra inquired.

Yugi looked up, "Would it be possible for you to alter our ancestors' dietary needs to be like ours? I'm sure that they miss eating regular food and seeing us being able to eat when they cannot would be hard for them."

"Your request is an honorable and selfless one," Ra began. "It can and will be granted as I have seen their longing for foods they cannot have."

As the team pulled into the drive, Tea ran out to greet them. "Is everyone ok," she asked. She paled when she saw three stretchers being unloaded, "Are they hurt?"

Atem shook his head, "They're just sleeping. They've had a rough day."

Ishizu joined the group, "I am so glad that you've all returned safely. And with company."

"Isis?"

She turned to the figure behind her, "No, I am Ishizu."

"You look like a friend from so long ago," Atemu admitted. "Perhaps she was your ancestor."

Marik ran to his sister, "Sister, Hikari-Malik fine. Gots surprise for you. Come meet Mariku-Gramps."

Before Marik could drag her to the ancient Egyptian, he ran over to them, "Short-life Marik, where I's gonna stay?"

Ishizu sighed and led both crazies to the lab to give them a dose of Marik's medication.

After placing Yugi in his room, Atem offered Atemu a room near theirs. "Please stay with us," he asked the ancient. "I'm sure that Yugi would love to have you and the others stay."

"I would be honored to," Atemu replied.

"Hey, Atem," Bakura called up the stairs. "Your old man's here. He wants to see you and short-stuff."

"Bakura, don't you dare poke fun of Yugi's height," he yelled back. "Otherwise, you'll be made to clean the basement alone."

After he had yelled this back, Yugi's eyes opened. "Y-Ya-Yami" he whispered.

His brother heard this and knelt by the bed. "Where's Atemu? I wanted to see him again," Yugi said.

Atemu stepped in Yugi's line of sight, "I'm right here Little One. I'm going to stay with you and your brother for a long time."

As Yugi smiled, the door opened and Solomon entered, "I heard that Yugi had been kidnapped and that you had returned with him." He noticed Atemu, "Who is this?"

Atem looked nervous, "This is Atemu. Atemu, this is our grandfather, Solomon Motou."

Yugi struggled to sit up in the bed. "He helped save me and the others. I can't believe that we had ties to Egypt. Um, where am I?"

This time it was Atemu's turn to be nervous, "Actually, Little One, you're of the bloodline of the Pharaohs."

"You're home and in your room, Yugi," Atem added.

Solomon's eyes went wide, "Are you implying that you're the Pharaoh that vanished, leaving his cousin to take the throne and lead in his place?"

"Yes. It was a sacrifice that I, and my friends, made to prevent our descendents from suffering our fate or being destroyed altogether," Atemu replied. "We left behind our wives and children to save them and our kingdom."

Yugi shifted, catching Atem's eye, "What's the matter, Yugi?"

"I'm thirsty," he admitted. "May I have a something to drink, Yami?"

Atem nodded and paged someone, "Could we get something in here for Yugi?"

"Anything for my pal," Joey's voice replied over the intercom. He was up in a few minutes with a bag from Atem's lab, a couple of cups, and a couple of slices of toast. "We had the same thing sent to Ryou's and Malik's rooms."

Yugi looked at the contents of the tray, "What's that for?"

Atem sat at the foot of Yugi's bed, "You likely haven't had any blood for a few days."

"What are you talking about," Yugi pressed.

Atem sighed, "You need to drink some before you get sick."

"No way," Yugi drew out. "I'm not drinking that stuff."

"Yugi, listen to your brother," Solomon scolded his grandson.

Yugi scoffed, "He's not my brother. I was an only child. And only vampires and demons drink that stuff." He tried to get up from the bed and had to be held down by Joey to keep him from aggravating his injuries.

Atem sighed again, "Please forgive me, grandfather, for what I am about to do."

Before Solomon could ask what Atem meant, he was injecting something into Yugi's arm. The small teen's eyes went wide before rolling back, his small frame collapsing into the bed. Atem had to give him a sedative as Yugi was becoming difficult and might have hurt himself further. "Take Yugi to my lab and lay him on the bed in there," Atem told Joey. "What I gave him was a weaker form of the same sedative from last time. I only hope that I can regain his trust."

Yugi woke up feeling really weak. He couldn't move and felt thirstier than before. A figure moved into his view and sat next to his feet. "Are you alright Yugi," he asked. "Yugi?"

The hikari just stared at Atem, looking lifeless. Atem held out a package of blood, noting that Yugi's eyes seemed to follow it. He placed the bag next to his brother and waited. Yugi struggled to grab the package and failed. "I'm going to help you, ok," Atem stated. Yugi just blinked in response. "I trust you not to hurt me."

Atem picked up the bag and held it next to Yugi's mouth and held him up as he drained the contents before falling asleep. Atem allowed himself a smile as things were going better than planned.

He stayed in his lab to make sure that his twin didn't take a turn for the worse as he did last time. Yugi awoke three hours later, looking around. Atem noticed this and pulled out another bag. Yugi reached for it, eager for more. Atem handed it to him and watched as the contents were drained just as quickly as the first. Yugi looked at him, his eyes pleading for more. "Sorry, Yugi, but any more would make you sick. Perhaps later."

Yugi nodded and lay back in the bed, not wanting to hurt the man that was helping him.

Nobody pokes fun at Joey.