Disclaimer: All Yu-Gi-Oh characters belong to Kazuki Takahashi. This fic has Yaoi; you have been warned.

Main Pairings: YugiXAtemu

"blah" - talking

blah - thinking

Full Summery: (AU, Yaoi) In the year of 3005, Domino Japan had changed greatly, but sadly leaving a confused ex-pharaoh in the dust. Could he survive this odd time, and win the heart of one Yugi Vontane, a decent of his loveable Aibou?

Cyber Affection
by Yami-Yugi

Chapter 6

"Can't catch me Uncle Atemu," Rei laughed as he chased her around the park. The Puzzle jingled around his neck as he ran. Yugi and Vincent smiled.

"I never thought I'd see the day when he would be so happy."

"Yeah...He's got you and a family now, huh couz?"
"Yeah. I know I'll never replace Great Grandpa, but I'll do what I can to live up to him." Vince smiled.

"I'm glad for him. He started out in the worst place. Now, he couldn't be happier than the richest guy on the planet." Yugi smiled and watched his new love tackle his niece to the ground.

"I pinned you, I win."

"No fair!"

"It was quite fair. I never cheat."

"But I do!" she giggled, whipping around and tackling him to the ground. She started tickling him profusely.

"N-now...TH-THAT'S...not...f-fair..." he laughed. She smiled and stopped. Just as he got up, she knocked him down again with the biggest hug. He was surprised at first; having a niece he'd just gotten to know showing him such affection.

"...I'm glad you were created. I love you Uncle Atemu," she said nuzzling into him. Surprised crimson eyes just blinked at her for a moment. He remembered HIS Yugi and the Yugi he now loved and smiled. He hugged her back.

"So am I, Rei. So am I." Yugi sighed happily and slowly got up. He walked over to them and Vincent followed.

"Alright, time to go home for supper. Rei, you're welcome to stay."

"Okay," she said with a smile as her and Atemu stood up.

Yugi turned to Atemu. "What's your favorite? I'll make it for dinner tonight." Atemu was surprised at the gesture.

"Wh-why...?"

"To celebrate. You deserve it after everything you've been through," Vincent said. Crimson eyes started to well up with happy tears as he told Yugi his favorite.

"Alright then, we'll need to stop at the store first." So, they left the park and headed on their way.

- - -

When they got home from the store, Rei listened intently to Atemu's stories of Great Grandpa Yugi while Yugi made supper. "So, he was a really powerful Duelist? Playing Duel Monsters?"

Atemu nodded with a smile. "Yes, he was." he said.

"Cool. Too bad we don't play anymore. I wish you could teach me, but there's no more cards around anymore."

"...Oh..." Atemu said slowly. So only the deck is the only deck of cards now. he thought sadly.

Rei sighed sadly, but then smiled. "Tell me more about your time."

"Which one?"

"What do you mean Uncle Atemu?"

"... Well..." Atemu started, unsure how to put it. Rei stared at him curiously. Yugi perked his ears to listen too. "Well...how do I explain this...In your Great Grandfather's time, there were these magical ancient artifacts. They were called the Millennium Items. They came from Ancient Egypt."

"Really?"

Atemu nodded. "Yes." he said. Rei's eyes lit up as she encouraged him to continue. "Anyway, one of them, the Millennium Puzzle was what brought me to your Grandfather. He solved it, releasing my soul from within it. See, back in Ancient Egypt I was a Pharaoh. You see... I once sacrifice my life to save the world. My soul was trapped within the puzzle. There was the threat of this evil creature, so to stop him I sealed myself inside the Puzzle."

"That pendant that hangs around your neck?" Atemu nodded somewhat sadly.

"It's all I have left of your Great Grandfather, besides his deck." Atemu sighed a bit at that as he gently places a hand the puzzle.

Rei hugged him. "Please keep going Uncle Atemu." Atemu sighed softly. "Please?" she begged with a smile. He nodded slowly and continued on.

- - -

"Wow! You were a Pharaoh AND you were in love with Great Grandpa. Cool! He sounds really great."

"...H-he...He was..." Atemu slowly looked down sadly.

Rei noticed he was sad and hugged him tighter. "You have us now, Uncle Atemu," she said.

"Wow, Atemu. That's quite a past. Dinner's ready." Til later that night. He can have some dreams about the past.

- - -

"Well, I'm already to go," Rei said sadly.

"It's going to be hard, letting you go again," Yugi said sadly as he set breakfast on the table.

"Yeah, I know. School is important though. I'll write and call like I have been."

Yugi nodded. Atemu sighed sadly. I've just barely met her, and now she has to leave...

"Don't worry, Uncle Atemu. I'm just going back to school. You'll hear from me," she said with a smile. He nodded slowly, picking at his breakfast.

- - -

"Well, I guess this is goodbye until I can come visit again."

"Yeah. Keep doing well in school okay?"

"I will. Uncle Atemu?"

"Hmm?"

"Be happy okay? For me?"

"Okay..." She smiled. Just then her flight was called.

"Well, I gotta go. Bye Uncle Yugi," she said hugging him tightly.

"Bye Rei. I wish you could have stayed longer," he said hugging her back.

"I know. Bye Uncle Atemu," she said with a smile, hugging him too. Atemu tried to smile back.

He tried not to cry as he hugged back. "I...wish we could have spent more time together..."

"Me too," she said letting go. "Bye!" she waved with a smile. She ran off and was gone through the gate.

"Come on, let's go home." Atemu nodded weakly.

- - -

When they got home, there was a message on the answering machine. "Hmm, wonder who it's from," Yugi said pushing the play button. He was surprised when the video message showed none other than Dr. Pegasus! "Atemu, I think you should come see this." Atemu cocks his head and came over.

"Hello, Yugi, Atemu. I seem to have caught you when you weren't home. I just called to let you know there's an Opening Ceremony at the lab tomorrow. Apparently, thanks to Yugi's help, I'm now officially taking over for the old company. I'd be overjoyed if both of you were there. You'd be, the guests of honor, I suppose. I really hope to see you there. Goodbye," he ended with a smile.

"That's great. I was hoping that would happen sometime soon, ever since we ended the case."

"Are we going to go?" Atemu asked slowly.

"I think we should. He's done a lot for us and besides, you know him better than I do."

"True, he is a good friend."

"Well, in that case, we need to go shopping for something nice to wear." Atemu nodded and they headed out again.

- - -

The next day, Yugi helped Atemu get ready. He helped him wash up and make his body shine a little bit. He got ready while Atemu dressed himself. He needed Yugi's help with his tie though. "All ready?" Atemu nodded. Yugi smiled. "You look brand new. Good thing I found that old can of polish," he said putting it away and throwing the old rag in the laundry.

"Chirp, you be good and stay here, okay?" Atemu said petting him. Chirp nodded. He smiled. "Let's go." Yugi nodded and they headed over to the lab.

- - -

When they got there, there was a big crowd of people in the front. They went around the back and tried to find Pegasus. They found him in his office getting ready. "Dr. Pegasus?"

"Huh? Oh, you're a little early."

"Hello."

"You both look well. I'm glad. Wow, Atemu. You look brand new."

"...That's what Yugi said," he replied blushing slightly. Yugi smiled happily at him.

"Ready?"

"Not really."

"Nervous?"

"I suppose you could say that," he replied with a smile.

"I know you'll be great. I'm happy for you. Now you can be happy too."

"Thank you, my friend. That means a lot."

"Wow! It looks like the entire city is out there," Yugi said looking out the window.

"Yes..."

"I trust you and I think everyone else should too. You're a good man," Atemu said putting a hand on his shoulder. Dr. Pegasus smiled.

"Let us go then," he said taking a deep breath and walking out. Yugi followed with a smile, Atemu in tow.

- - -

When they got outside, the press and most of the population of the city met them. "Here goes nothing," Dr. Pegasus said to himself. He went up to the crowd with a smile, half forced. Yugi followed behind him while Atemu kept behind him a little bit. He didn't know how to react to still more new technology and the mass crowd of people. They were nothing like the crowds of people he was used to seeing back in his time. A familiar nervousness and fear filled him, just like the day of the trial. Yugi could sense it. He smiled a warm smile at him, putting an arm around him. "You'll be okay. This is a happy day and a happy event. I'll protect you if anything should happen...I love you," he added softly, taking his hand into his. Atemu smiled and nodded, trying to relax.

"...It gives me great honor to present the man responsible for our medical advancements. Domino City, I give you the owner of your new robotics company, Doctor Pegasus." He stepped forward to cheers. He smiled and waved. Yugi and Atemu smiled, glad that things were going for the better now. "...Now, to officially mark the opening of the company." Dr. Pegasus was presented with a computer key and led over to the front entrance. There were two poles set up with a red, hologram ribbon going between them in front of it. He smiled, inserted the key into the left pole, and turned it. The holographic ribbon disappeared as the image was shut off. More cheers from the crowd erupted. Dr. Pegasus happily greeted the crowd as they came up to him. A small group of individuals had funny looks on their faces, hidden distaste in each of them. They all faked smiles as they walked by. The leader, a young female acted really happy.

"Oh wow! A real cyborg," she said with a big smile. She forcefully shook Atemu's hand. He was surprised by her strange gesture. He winced a little as a sudden sharp pain went through his hand. She just smiled and walked away. He could have sworn he saw her smirk at the rest of the group she was with. He shrugged it off as the pain went away and the rest of the crowd left.

- - -

"See you Dr. Pegasus. Today went great. I hope you get lots of clients now," Yugi said with a smile.

"Thank you...for everything. I hope you can truly be happy now, like me."

"Thank you Atemu. I will be. You two take care. Don't be a stranger either."

"Okay," Yugi chuckled a little. They smiled and waved goodbye to Dr. Pegasus as they left the lab.

"Even if he never did cure her, I know she'd be proud right now."

"Yeah... He's really come a long way since you. You've come a long way too. You aren't as confused and alone anymore. You aren't as outdated either," Yugi said with a smile.

"...I have you to thank for it all. I can truly belong here...and be happy. Just like Aibou wanted me too." Yugi smiled and pulled him against him. He nuzzled into Yugi's shoulder, making Yugi smile more.

"Taxi!!!" Yugi led Atemu to the back seat as it pulled up. He sat beside him and held his hand as they took the short drive towards Yugi's house.

- - -

"Home," Yugi sighed. "Hungry?" Atemu nodded and got out of the taxi, following Yugi up to the door. Just as Yugi opened it…

"AAaaahhh!" Atemu screamed clutching at his chest.

"Atemu! Are you alright?"

"I…." he fainted.

"ATEMU!!" Yugi shouted catching him in his arms. "Atemu answer me! Atemu!! Atemu wake up!!" Yugi shouted trying to get him to stand. He just lay limp in his grip. Yugi grew frantic and worried, lifting him into his arms and running towards the lab. I don't know what's wrong, but hang on. Don't die on me. He ran as fast as he could, letting the adrenaline from worry power his speed.

- - -

When he got there, he frantically pushed the call button on the front gate. "Open up!! It's an emergency!!" In a few seconds the door opened.

"What happened?" a very confused Dr. Pegasus asked.

"I….don't know…..He just….fainted….."

"Did you run here?" Yugi just nodded, catching his breath. Dr. Pegasus gently took Atemu into his arms, carrying him inside. Yugi followed slowly, catching his breath still.

- - -

Once inside, Yugi followed Dr. Pegasus to a special laboratory. There were a lot of machines and devices Yugi hadn't seen before. He studied them all curiously. Dr. Pegasus walked over to one of them. It was an interesting, capsule-like device with a glass covering. He opened it and the glass split going down on each side. Yugi grew confused as Dr. Pegasus gently placed Atemu inside it, and then closed it back up. He pushed some keys on a computer-like device on one side. Walls went up around it, blocking the view to the inside. It hummed, buzzed, and squeaked and sent read-outs to a computer as it scanned and analyzed Atemu. "What's going on?" Yugi asked confused.

"Don't worry, he's fine. That machine will help me find out what's wrong." Yugi nodded as Dr. Pegasus studied the data the scanner was giving him. "What! How? This isn't good."

"What's wrong?" Yugi asked frantic. Pegasus sighed and went back over to the scanner. He made the walls and the glass come down. He gently took Atemu out and walked over to a hospital bed. He laid him down on it, hooked him up to a power source and a computer, and made him as comfortable as he could.

"Yugi….I hate to say this."

"What? Tell me what's wrong!"

"He….He has a computer virus."

"Okay…."

"A bad computer virus. It's…..the virus is slowly destroying him from the inside out."

"WHAT! NO! STOP IT THEN!"

"I…I'm afraid I can't…."

"What do you mean you can't!"

"I don't know what type it is or how to stop it. I'm sorry Yugi. I want to help him believe me. He means something to me too…..I don't know how he got it."

"…..He's…..he's going to….die?"

"…….I'm really sorry…."

"He…He….HE CAN'T DIE!!! I LOVE HIM!" Yugi started to sob uncontrollably as he went over to the bed where his love lay sleeping. "….A….Atemu….don't go……Atemu I…..you can't……why did this happen?"

"You know, there was that group of teenagers. They were acting VERY strangely. I didn't like their attitude. They seemed eerily pleased about something."

"…..THEM!" Yugi growled. He hugged Atemu and gently kissed his cheek, running a hand through his hair. "I'll find those punks that did this to you!!" he screamed running out of the lab.

"Yugi! SIGH It can't be helped. He is the top investigator. I hope he finds them. Atemu….I'm sorry I can't help you. I wish I could, my friend. I wish I could," Dr. Pegasus said sadly. He went over and checked to make sure Atemu was alright before going to his computer and trying to figure something out.

- - -

Yugi ran out of the lab and caught a Taxi to the police station. "Yugi? What are you doing here?" one of the officers asked.

"Vontane? Today's your day off. What are you doing here?" the Chief asked.

"Something came up," he growled, stomping into his office. The chief and the officer give confused looks at each other.

They grew worried as Yugi slammed the door. "Was it something I said?"

"No. I think something happened to upset him."

"Oh. Should we see if he's okay?"

"Nah. Best to leave Vontane alone. He'll tell us when he's calmed down some." Yugi turned on his computer and started scanning the records for people who matched the description of the teenagers. He cursed and growled as he tried to find them. He seemed like he was getting no where. He cursed at the computer and kept trying. While doing this Atemu was always in his mind.

- - -

Meanwhile, back at the lab, Dr. Pegasus sighed heavily and gave up on his research. He went over and checked on Atemu. Sadly the poor cyborg wasn't doing too well. He started coughing horribly, "blood" coming with it. Dr. Pegasus was very worried about him. He gently wiped the blood from his mouth and checked him over, trying to make him comfortable. He started to shiver from cold so Pegasus put a blanket over him. Very weak crimson eyes opened a little. "...W-Where...Y-Yugi...?"

"He's at work. Somehow you got a very bad virus and it's made you really sick. He's trying to find out who gave it to you."

"...T-that...girl..." he tried to say before coughing horribly again.

"Save your strength." said Dr. Pegasus.

"...I...I kn-know...-coughs again-...i-it...was...h-her...-coughs again with "blood"-"

"How?"

"...I...could...sense...it...Wh-...wh-when...sh-she...shook...my hand...I...f-felt...some-thing...sharp..." he spoke, his voice growing horse and whispery.

"Rest now."

"T-tell...Tell...Ai...T-tell Aibou..." Atemu pleaded.

"Don't worry, I'll tell him what you told me." He nodded weakly, coughing up "blood". Dr. Pegasus sighed worriedly as he tried to keep him comfortable. "Go to sleep and rest. I promise I'll tell him." He nodded weakly and tried to sleep. Pegasus made sure he was okay before going to the nearest phone.

- - -

Yugi wasn't having much luck. He was getting very frustrated. "Damnit! Why is this so hard...Atemu...Why can't I help you...?" he said starting to sob. At that moment his phone rang. He sniffled as he answered it. "Please tell me he's still alive!!" he shouted frantically.

"Calm down Yugi, at the moment his still alive."

"Then, what's up...?" he sniffled.

"Atemu just gave me some valuable information. He knows who gave him the virus."

"Who's the rotten, slimey, bastard that did this to him!"

"He said it was the girl who shook his hand. He said when she took it he felt something sharp." Yugi growled and set the phone aside. Pegasus could hear muffled cursing and yelling and screaming and something's being broken or thrown. An out of breath Yugi returned to the phone. "I know you're upset."

"...Y-yeah..." he replied trying to calm down. "Thanks. Keep him alive. Sorry if I said anything. It's not you. I've got to find that GIRL now."

"Try not to get too upset, Yugi. I'm doing what I can. Goodbye now." He hung before Yugi slammed the phone down, almost breaking it. He wiped the tears from his eyes and returned to his search with new found fever.

- - -

At the lab, Atemu's condition worsened. His limbs started to deteriorate and rust as the virus ate through them. Dr. Pegasus got even more worried. "This is not good, not good at all. It's so hard for me to stand here and watch you suffer like this, knowing for once, I can't do anything. Atemu, my dear friend, I hope Yugi succeeds. I don't think anyone here could bear to lose you," he said as he turned off his pain receptors for each limb. "At least I can take the pain away," he sighed readjusting the blanket. Pegasus smiled as Atemu slept almost peacefully.

- - -

"Yes! I've got you now!" Yugi said having found the girl that did it. He did some background research on her and found she was part of an Anti-technology group that believed technology was unnecessary advancement and it was the work of scientists trying to play "God". Yugi smirked and printed out the information. He got out of his office with a smile. The chief and the officer watched curiously.

"What got you so happy?"

"What were ya doing in there Vontane?"

"This girl is going to be in some serious trouble when I'm done with her."

"Uh...Want to tell us the full story?"

"Oh... Okay. The reason I was so upset earlier is Atemu got very sick. He's dying right now..." Yugi said getting sad again.

"Whoa! How?"

"...This Anti-technology group was at the Ceremony earlier...It's because of this girl!!" Yugi said now very upset.

"Calm down Vontane."

"I can't calm down! My closet love is dying!! She gave him a virus and I'm going to make her pay!!"

"You're not going to run in there all by yourself. At lest bring some back up."

"Really? You want to help?"

"Yeah. Her group might go after other people too."

"Besides, Vontane, I know he means a lot to you."

"Thanks..." said Yugi.

"Let's go," the chief said putting a hand on his shoulder. Yugi nodded and they headed out.

- - -

They drove around the city for a long time until they found the address on information sheet. Yugi was fighting the urge to kick the door in when they got to it. It was an old warehouse that looked like any normal abandoned place. The chief knocked on the door. "Who is it?" a familiar female asked. Yugi growled and was about to shout had the other officer not held him back. "The chief of police, may we come in?"

"Sure," she replied. It took a few minutes but the door finally opened. The girl that open the door looked just like the girl that had shook Atemu's hand. Yugi glared daggers at her and she smirked back, quickly changing to a smile as she looked at the other two police officers. "Come on. I hope you aren't here for something bad we did," she said innocently.

"Mind if we look around?"

"Sure. That's okay guys, isn't it?" The entire group nodded, making one last minute check that anything suspicious was gone.

As the chief and the officer looked around, Yugi kept glaring at the girl. She just smirked, knowing his turmoil. "Hmm, nothing so far. Have any secret plans or anything?"

"Why would we have that?"

"Mind if we scan your computer files?"

"I see no harm in it." One of the group gave her a "you idiot, they'll find all sorts of files for sure" look. "If I said no, they would have been suspicious," she whispered through clenched teeth. She quickly smiled at the chief as he looked at her. Just then, Yugi's cell phone rang. Yugi looked shock and excuse himself as he quickly answer his phone. He shook in fear as he noticed it was Dr. Pegasus. He took a deep breath and swallowed hard. "H-hello?" he gulped.

"I hope you're close with your little goose chase. Things just got terribly worse." Alarms could be heard in the background. Yugi was very worried.

"...What's wrong with him?" he choked.

"It's started to attack his vital systems. He's going critical. It's hard to keep him alive. Some of his vitals are too far gone to accept any auxiliary power. I'm doing what I can, but I'm afraid...this may be it...I'm so sorry..."

Yugi clenched the cell phone hard, crushing it. Tears of rage and sadness mixed together in a waterfall. He turned around and ran back into the warehouse screaming. In a blur, the girl was pinned hard to the ground. "HOW DO YOU REVERSE IT!!! TELL ME OR I'LL KILL YOU!! HOW DO YOU REVERSE THE VIRUS!!" She blinked in surprise.

"I...I don't know what you're talking about." Yugi was about to strangle her, but was roughly pulled off by his comrades. He was restrained by the other officer.

"LET ME GO!!! I'M GONNA KILL HER!!! LET ME GO!!!"

"Vontane, calm down!" the chief command him.

"WHY SHOULD I CALM DOWN! ATEMU'S GONNA DIE!! HE'S DYING!! ...He's dying...he's not gonna make it..." he sobbed, going limp and falling to the floor out of the officer's grip. He sat there on his hands and knees sobbing uncontrollably. Everything he had with Atemu started to run through his mind, to the promises he made to his beloved cyborg.

The other officer knelt down to him and put his arms around his shoulders. "You gonna be okay, buddy?" He threw himself onto him, letting it all out.

"Alright miss, you and your friends have some serious explaining to do," the chief said very pissed off.