Author's Note: So here's another chapter. I'm so pleased to know that you all liked the last chapter. Things are going to pick up a little more from here on in, and soon the end shall come. But hopefully not the way that anyone suspects. I kinda wanted to make the chapter longer but that didn't really turn out as you can see. It just felt right to leave it where I did. Plus it was very evil cause that door is opening is going to make a REALLY big mess. I promise to make the next chapter longer to make up for it. Scouts honour. Please enjoy the chapter and don't forget to leave me a little comment at the end!

St. Mungo's

"You think I haven't tried that already!" Cornelius Fudge shouted. A very flustered Medi-Wizard was trying to appease the ex-minister who had come to St. Mungo's complaining of a headache.

"We have to try everything Mr. Fudge." The Medi-Wizard tried to explain, but Fudge would have none of it. He was in serious pain here! No one was listening to what he had to say. That stupid Medi-Wizard had an exasperated look that Fudge recognized as the one doctors wore when they thought a patient was being particularly difficult.

"I have used every headache potion, every pain relieving potion there is! The pounding just doesn't stop!" Fudge all but growled. He was beyond irritible and irrational, his head had been pounding for well over a month now. If he didn't get something to stop it soon, he would certainly go mad.

"I'm sorry Mr. Fudge, there really isn't anything we can do for you. All of our tests indicate that there is nothing wrong with you. And I've already given you all the potions that I can with out overdosing you." The Medi-Wizard explained sighing as he rubbed the bridge of his nose. He honestly couldn't think of what was wrong with the ex-minister. The man was obviously in pain, but none of the staff at St. Mungo's could find anything wrong with Fudge.

Suddenly a young girl of about seven or eight came screeching into the room. She looked terrified and ran past the ex-minister is such a rush that the man became unbalanced and fell over, hitting his head on the wall and slumping to the floor unconscious.

Damn it.

It was going to be one of those days.

Hogwarts

Snape looked over the top of his book to look at what had disturbed him. Another whimper escaped the mouth of the boy who had-in the middle of summer no less-taken up residence with him. It seemed as though the boy had fallen asleep and was having a particularly bad dream. A sigh escaped him and he rose to wake the boy.

Yuugi had made a definite impression upon everyone around him with his unwavering light. He was someone you just wanted to be near because of the way he was and the way he made you feel. Even Snape was not immune to the small young man's charm.

Another whimper and a small thrash alerted Snape of what he had yet to do. Gently he shook the boy, rousing Yuugi from his nightmare. But Yuugi's nightmare followed him to the waking.

"Yami?" Yuugi whispered as he opened his eyes, hoping against all odds that the last few months had just been a bad dream.

"Your friend is not here Mouto-san." Snape said gently in the same language that the boy had been speaking since he arrived. Snape had been teaching him English slowly, but the boy was still learning and when he was distressed he fell back to his native tongue.

"I...apologize for bothering you Snape-sensei" Yuugi said, turning away as tears started to gather at the edges of his eyes. He couldn't bring himself to say what he wanted. Snape-sensei was not the emotional type, Yuugi was lucky enough that he had worn away at Snape enough to be treated like a normal person.

It had been so long since he had seen Yami...felt his other half's presence...he honestly didn't know how much longer he could do this. How much longer would he be able to go on?

"You can not keep like this forever Mouto-san. What is bothering you? I thought it was enough for you that you knew that your friend was here, safe. This is not the first time that I've woken you up for the same reason. I can't give you anymore Dreamless Sleep Potion, you have had to much already. I may not be the best person for this but it seems that I may be the only one who will be able" Snape said, his voice steady as he sat himself down on the couch that Yuugi had fallen asleep on.

"It's so hard Snape-sensei...I don't how much longer I can keep doing this..." Yuugi said, a tear escaping and tracking down his cheek as he turned and pulled his legs up, wrapping his arms around them to form a small ball. Snape stiffened, surely the boy couldn't be thinking...but Snape hadn't noticed anything different about the boy...

"Sorry. Maybe it's time I told you everything..." Yuugi said, his voice steadying despite the tears slowly making their way down his cheeks. Snape remained silent, and settled himself down. Finally he would know.

" Five thousand years ago, there lived a young but powerful Pharaoh. This was not kind, but nor was he cruel. He was a just ruler and his kingdom prospered. At the time there were powerful games played by the wealthy and the powerful. The Shadow games. These games were brutal and were also the reason that the pendant I wear was created. The magic behind the games was powerful and hard to control. So before the Pharaoh was born his father created the seven Millennium Items to harness and help control the shadows. Six were given to the former Pharaoh's most trusted advisors, the last was the Pharaoh's.

"Egypt was at peace, though the peace did not last. The Shadows were soon trying to break free and devour the world. The young Pharaoh knew of a way to seal the Shadows and save his people...but the cost would be great. Despite knowing the cost the Pharaoh went on and sealed the Shadows. The price was great, the price was his soul. To be forever locked inside of the Millennium Puzzle. Only something went wrong and the Pharaoh's soul was ripped in half. The dark half was trapped inside the Puzzle, while the light half was sent on to be reincarnated...

"I am half of that Pharaoh. Yami is the other half, the dark half" Yuugi finished his tale. His tears had stopped, but his face still held that look. The look that spoke of how hard life was. Of the weight of something great pressing in about him.

Snape for one was silent. What does one say to that story? It was almost to much to believe...but Yuugi had never lied to him and Snape trusted the boy, despite what his instincts said.

"Three years ago, I solved the Millennium Puzzle and was reunited with a piece of myself that I didn't know was missing. And now it feels as if he is never coming back. Can you imagine that Snape-sensei? What it is to be missing a piece of yourself? A piece of your soul? It's so hard..." Yuugi mumbled into his legs, closing his eyes to hide his pain. He had thought he had no more tears, but some how more managed to drip down his cheeks and arms.

Snape could think of nothing to say but did the only thing that seemed like a good idea. He stiffly pulled the boy into a tight embrace and let the young man sob. He wasn't experienced in this sort of manner, but he did know what to do despite what many Griffindor's undoubtedly thought.

Yami's Soul Room.

Finally.

He was free.

Yami sent a rueful glare at the chains that had held him captive. The chains still decorated his door and the lock that held them there was still as imposing as ever. He turned away from the chains lying on the floor of his soul's room and placed his attention on the strange door that had appeared a while ago. Fleetingly Yami wondered how long it had been since he had last seen his light but dismissed the thought almost carelessly. He was becoming strangely detached from his surroundings and it had the Dark Magician worried.

The Dark Magician bowed and stepped back from where he had been standing. After his failed magical attempts to destroy the door he had resorted to bashing at the blasted thing with his staff. At least it helped work out the frustration he felt at not being able to help his Master.

Yami slowly walked around the door, trying to find some fault in it. Something he could exploit. Nothing.

Almost hesitantly Yami reached forward to touch the door. There was nothing odd about the door in any way, save for the fact that it wasn't of his mind and that it had appeared sometime after he had been chained in place.

After a moments thought Yami reached forward to try and open the door. The knob turned and the door eased open with a creak.