WHAT I COULDN'T SAY

Before we go on, I just want to thank those who have read, reviewed, and put my story on alert. Ya'll rock! This one is inspired by the Backstreet Boys' (yeah, I'm sorta old school, get over it) "Incomplete."

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh.

Title: I'm Incomplete Without You.
Timeline: A few months after Atemu's departure.
Pairings: Atemu&Anzu
Rating: K
Word count: 576

Atemu, now departed Pharaoh of Egypt, closed his eyes and sighed in mild content, the soft breeze caressing his skin and the endless fields of reeds tickling his legs. He thought back to his final moments with his friends back in the world of the living. Though he had taken residence in the Fields of Aaru for some time now, he can still remember everything as if he had left yesterday - the final attack, the tears, the hugs, the sad yet encouraging smiles…

Soft cerulean orbs...

He opened his eyes and attempted to block it out but it was too late, it was always too late, for the image of her beautiful, bright eyes was laser-printed onto his brain. He looked up into the clear blue skies and winced. He had always thought nature itself was bound in her eyes. When she was happy, her eyes resembled the brilliant blue skies he was now gazing upon. When she was angry, her irises swirled like angry waves of an ocean in the middle of a hurricane. And when she was distraught, like she was that day, they turned dull and misty like storm clouds.

Glancing around him, he saw his family and the members of his royal court frolicking in the sunlight. He smiled as he saw Mana twirling and laughing in the reeds. He should be happy, he should be joining them, ecstatic that he was finally reunited with his friends and family.

In truth, he could not have felt more alone.

Anzu had always been there, right beside him, in person, in his mind, even in his dueling deck. He had always felt comforted in her presence; whatever storm was brewing inside him, she would always be able to quell it with her magnificent azure eyes. There was something about being in her company that made him feel like he was bathed in a soft, healing light.

Now, as he longingly gazed up at the sky, he felt something… lacking. It wasn't like the absence he felt from being separated from Yuugi. That had been in his mind, not to dismiss his former partner as nothing more than some kind of mental roommate, but this seemed more internal, as if something had been taken away from his very soul. It was the kind of absence that made his heart ache and his stomach clench.

It was the only kind of absence that stemmed from the memory of her blue eyes, her silky chocolate brown hair, her slender yet graceful form, her warmth as she wrapped her arms around him and drew him close, her sweet scent, the brightness and pureness of her soul…

Recalling it all now, he realized that he had never felt more complete standing by her side than he ever did with anyone else.

How odd, he further mused, that despite the fact that he had been separated from his closest friends for some 3000 odd years, he had not missed them like he missed Anzu right now.

Keeping his eyes locked onto the skies, he gave the tiniest smirk for he knew she would join him, not soon, but someday when her time was due. He would make it so, somehow. He was the King of Games, after all.

In the meantime, he would look up at the skies, marvel at the memory of her blue eyes, and deal with the longing, until that missing piece of his soul returned.

I hope I portrayed the "incomplete" theme well enough. I also need to come up with better synonyms of blue. Not that there are much, but still. Thanks for reading, guys! Also, happy belated New Year! Haha!