So chapter 2! Two updates in 24hrs, I sense a long period of nothing approaching. Hopefully more plot…then again maybe not.

Legal stuff ….I still don't own Yugioh

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Yuugi didn't have an answer for Ryou. The old him would comfort his friend and tried to help him through his pain, but now Yuugi had nothing to say. He just sat there and blankly stared at Ryou.

"I recently started reading a few books that Bakura had. Most were just the normal Egypt textbooks but in one he'd circled a photo."

Yuugi was unsure where this conversation was going. "And?"

Ryou fidgeted with the Ring and pulled it out of his shirt. He looked down at it. "I don't want to get my hopes up but I tried to read the hieroglyphs. It's still unclear because I haven't really been able to translate the whole thing but I think there's a way we can bring them back."

Yuugi's stomach lurched. "W-w-what!?" He stuttered.

Ryou beamed. "I think I know how to bring them back."

"You're kidding. That's great!"

Yami's voice floated around Yuugi's mind, patches of odd conversations that they had years before. Just nonsensically bickering about little things that seemed so trivial looking back. Yuugi had tried to block his memories of Yami out but they all came flooding back as he realised that he wouldn't be so empty anymore.

"I need more time to look into the finer details but are you definitely up for this?"

"Why would you ask that?"

"Well, you went through so much to get him to the afterlife, and he got his deserved rest. Do you think he'd want to be brought back? With Bakura it's really rather simple, he didn't get a choice this time and I think he left those books for me to find so I could bring him back." Ryou tried and failed to keep the worry out of his voice.

Yuugi felt his joy drain away. Yami's voice was silent again. Ryou, ever the voice of reason, had in five minutes managed to make Yuugi the happiest he had been in a long time and also the most depressed.

The new Yuugi was back his mask back up; his old self had made a dash for freedom only to be pushed further away. He had wanted to see Yami again so badly that he had forgotten that Yami, himself, had actually wanted to be defeated and sent to the afterlife. He wanted peace. Who was Yuugi to take that from him after all he had been through?

A selfish child that refuses to grow up, that's who. Yuugi thought gloomily.

Yuugi stood up and smiled hollowly down at Ryou. "Thanks for the sandwich and for the great news. Make sure you tell me when you're done, and if you need a hand just give me a call."

And there it was again, that horrible feeling deep down in Yuugi's being. Shame.

Yuugi ran off towards the main school building, making sure Ryou didn't have time to say anything else. He hated it, but he knew Ryou only meant well and Yuugi couldn't stay mad at him.

He ran to the bathroom. He splashed cold water on his face, making his hair droop slightly, hoping that it would knock some of the thoughts out of his head.

Yuugi breathed deeply.

"Hiding in a toilet, how juvenile of me. Heh, takes me back." He laughed coldly, bent over the sink.

After all, even Yuugi didn't know how many hours he had spent in the school bathrooms hiding when he was young. The bell rang indicating the end of lunch, which caused him to flinch and knock his head against a tap.

"Ouch." He whispered, rubbing his head softly, trying to numb the pain.

He ran the cold tap again and splashed his face, he straightened up and glanced at the mirror. But Yuugi didn't see his own reflection, there was Yami staring back at him with that famous grin of his. His mouth moved but Yuugi heard no sound. Yami shut his eyes and rubbed his forehead in frustration. He pointed to the side of his head, prompting Yuugi to do the same. Yuugi blinked and found himself staring at his own reflection pointing to where he had bumped his head.

Not like it's the first time this has happened. Yuugi reasoned, he liked being sane and wanted to keep it that way. Just because my reflection looks like him doesn't mean that it is.

He took one last look at his reflection and headed back to class. Yuugi slid into his seat by the window and blended into the class. He didn't notice the three pairs of eyes that were glued to him until half way through the lesson. He had been taking notes absentmindedly and hadn't looked up for some time. He was alerted to their watchful glances only when from behind him Honda poked him in the side making him jump up in surprise.

"Whoa, what was that for- oh it's just you Honda. Hey."

"So Yuugi….we just had an interesting conversation with Ryou." Jou started, who was sitting in the aisle next to Yuugi, hoping the rest would speak for itself. When Yuugi didn't say anything he kept angling. "Turns out he can read hieroglyphs. Amazing aye."

Anzu piped up and turned around from in front of Yuugi. "Yeah I hear he's been having a go at translating some scripts about the Millennium items. Talented little guy."

Across the class room Yuugi could see Ryou trying to hide behind his white hair, turning a slightly pink colour.

"You two need to work on your subtly, badly." Yuugi rolled his eyes. They were so see through, but with this matter he doubted that they wanted to be subtle. "Yes, I had heard that. Hopefully he finishes soon."

They all were smiling. Anzu clapped her hands. "I can't wait! I can't believe he's coming back. Things really haven't been the same since he left."

"You're right, Anzu. Everything's so normal. I wonder what Yami'll get up to when he gets here." Honda added happily.

"You must be ecstatic, Yuugi." Jou said. "I bet you're the most excited out of all of us."

Yuugi nodded and smiled but it didn't reach his eyes. No one would ever think that he was dying on the inside.

I can't help but wonder if they'll stay that happy when I tell them I'm not bringing him back.

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Hmmm, the plot keeps changing. I keep going to write one thing and then it changes completely into something different. I'm not sure if this will turn out the way I want, it's going in a different direction. Oh well.

And sorry for the OOC, it seems it shall be happening a lot. Although, if you can put up with the OOC I can guarantee no Original Character's shall appear.

Anyhoo, I'm up for reader input if anyone has any ideas. And thanks for the review. Means a lot, so thanks again!