Yugi's spirit laid on the bed in his soul room. His eyes shot open to realize he was now in the millennium puzzle.
"Huh?", he gasped out of slight befuddlement.
/Yami must have brought me here./,He thought, wiping the sleepies from his eyes.
Yugi hopped off the bed and crossed the room. Upon walking he noticed that there was a sparse amount of toys remaining in the room, compared to the vast many he had five years reached the door, slowly turning the knob as if the other side was unknown. The door creaked ominously as he ever so slowly opened it.
Upon opening the door, Yugi found Yami standing at his own door.
"Come Yugi",the Pharaoh gestured. He smiled warmly as the boy strolled over to him. Their eyes met, causing both teens to blush slightly.
"Are you ready, my love?" Yami whispered to Yugi,pulling his little one into an embrace, gently gripping him and resting his head on Yugi's shoulder.
Yugi nodded once, humming shortly in agreement.
"Very well then..", Yami responded, pulling back from Yugi to open the door of his soul room.
/After you./,he indicated with his transparent hand, giving Yugi permission to enter. Yugi nodded before going in, Yami following behind his little one, shutting the door behind them.
The sound of the door slamming echoed throughout the infinite hall of the Pharaoh's ancient sanctuary. Yugi looked around the room, seeing the countless amount of doors that possibly lead to just as many at the other end of each.
/Yami, how are we supposed to find you in here? It could take years!/,Yugi mentally commented.
To his surprise, his darker half didn't seem to be phased by the idea of taking an eternity to find himself. In fact, when the thought finally dawned on him, it made him let out a hearty chuckle.
/At least we'll be together./,he teased.
"Yami, that's not funny…",Yugi pouted, turning around to face the taller teen, just to realize the elder one was no longer there.
"Yami?", he called, worried that the other had been serious about staying in the puzzle forever. "Where are you?",he asked, his voice jumping two octaves higher than normal. He waited for an answer, but only heard the echo of his lone voice.
Again, that same laugh. His dark's chuckle sent chills down his spine. He was hearing it both out loud and through their mind link. It's as if the Pharaoh intended to taunt him by doing so.
"You have to look for me, little one…",Yami's voice came out warm and sultry, in attempt to tease the smaller teen even more.
"Find you?! I don't even know where the hell I am!", Yugi cried out.
/Keep your side of the mind link open and concentrate on your emotions. They will lead you to me./,Yami advised over the mind link.
/Ok, I'll try.../,Yugi responded before he closed his eyes and tried to focus on his current feelings.
He was a little stressed because he couldn't find Yami. He was also somewhat irritated by Yami's teasing. At the same time Yugi found the other's taunting quite enticing. Part of him found it …. sexy. Yami laughed at Yugi's last thought, resulting in the in the other tearing his eyes open.
/Damn it… he probably heard that./,Yugi mumbled in his mind, his face turning crimson.
/Don't mind me Yugi. Just focus on what you're feeling./ The pharaoh purred through the mind link, occasionally growling softly to let his light know he was still there.
Yugi let his eyes feather closed and brought his attention to the sound of Yami's voice. /Lead the way Yami. Guide me to where you are./
As he localized his attention to the pharaoh's purs and growls, they began to intensify, making him slightly shake in his spot.
"Yugi, can you feel my presence?", the pharaoh quietly asked out loud.
/Y-Yes.../,Yugi responded, his voice quaking from the intense connection of their mind link.
Then suddenly, an image began to form from the darkness that had inhabited the back of Yugi's eyelids. It was fist perceived as a shadow, than it developed into a familiar figure. It was Yami.
To the teen's surprise the figure was shirtless and his eyes were filled with obvious lust.
/Open your eyes love.../,Yami whispered.
Yugi slowly opened your eyes to see the same image that he saw moments ago. His blush darkened when the figure gestured in a come here motion.
The boy found himself walking towards the imaginary figure in an almost trance like state. "Follow me." the figure purred. Yugi corresponded by letting the "shirtless Yami" guide him to his darker half.
The figure lead him to a door. The door was inscribed with the millenium insignia. When he turned around, the figure had disappeared.
/I hope he's behind the door and not toying with me./,he thought before opening the door and entering the chamber.
"Yami?",he called, looking around the room at the stone tablets of the shadow monsters.
/Now, why would you lead me here?/,he inquired.
"Because the shadow monsters are a key part in our endeavor,Yugi",The pharaoh retorted out loud, approaching his light with a warm smile.
Yugi beamed at the sight of his Yami, but was disappointed that he had his shirt on, unlike his identical and imaginary counterpart that guided him to their setting.
/I take it that you enjoyed your walk over here.../,Yami chuckled.
/Yes, but never mind that. How is the shadow game going to help us get your body back?/, Yugi replied trying to change the subject.
"They have knowledge of my ancient whereabouts. Perhaps they know where my body is", Yami responded
"Who are you going to ask?",Yugi asked, curious to know which one of the monsters the Pharaoh would choose.
"Well… the dark magician has never failed us, so maybe we should ask him.",Yami advised.
"Come with me".
Yugi did as he was told, following the pharaoh, walking along side him to the stone tablet of the dark magician.
Upon approaching the ancient tablet, it's stone began to glow blindingly bright. From the light, the dark magician emerged with his arm crossed and dark magic scepter in his hand.
"Greetings pharaoh. How may I assist you?",He asked, kneeling at Yami's feet.
"I need to restore my body to it's former glory and I need your wisdom to help us do so.",Yami put forth.
"Is there anyway you can help us?",Yugi asked, moving in closer to Yami.
"The restoration of a body is a secret beyond the statues of Pharaoh, King Yami. That power is derived from the Egyptian Gods themselves. In order to obtain this power, yourself, you'll have to unlock the secret through a series of riddles and trials.",The dark magician stated.
"Riddles and trials?",Yami questioned a slightly confused look on his face.
"Yes, and I'll be the first to riddle you.", the dark magician replied as he raised his dark magic scepter in the air. It shone a dark purple producing a dim orb of light. The orb the morphed into an ancient scroll, hovering in the air. Yami took it from it's place and unrolled it to see that it was written in hieroglyphs
"I'll have to read each one we find Yugi. They are ancient texts that are illegible to you",he informed his light, moving on to read the scroll.
"Ok, then I'll help you solve the riddle." Yugi responded.
Yami went on reading the characters inscribed on the papyrus. They read,
"If a body is what you seek, to the five brothers you must speak. They'll assist you in obtaining and object of importance. They are tricky, making you question their assurance. When together, their you cannot break their bond, crushing petty enemies just for fun."
"Five brothers, objects of importance?", Yugi wondered.
"And an unbreakable bond.",Yami added
"Do you know what this means Yami?
"No but we need to find out… and fast."
"Good luck pharaoh. I hope you are successful in your pursuit.", The dark magician said.
"Thank you.",Yami replied.
"And best of luck to you little one.",the mage finally said to Yugi receiving a nod gratitude before becoming the stone tablet as before.
"So what do we do now?", Yugi asked the elder one.
Author's note
To be continued. See you for chapter three. Hopefully I'll upload it more quickly than this one...