-Fly bursts through the door laden down by thousands of bags- Fly: COMPUTER!! -showers it with kisses- Hey, third chapter!! It's pretty long and plot-full, I hope. Thank you to all who reviewed I start hyperventalating whenever I see a review. That's how much it means to me. I start skipping everything, it's ridiculous. SO, please review. I'm sorry that I've been gone for so long. I had a GREAT time, it was awesome. My vacation was really interesting! So without further adue... (the hell I just butchered the french language)

I AM SOOOOOOOOO SORRY FOR MAKING YOU WAIT!!

Disclaimer: -starts laughing hysterically- You...you...actually...you..think I own anything?! THAT'S MADNESS. -continues laughing-

Ame: O.O she really lost it.

Last Time:

"Your parents would be so happy and proud to see you now, they loved you so much. I love you too, m'boy. Happy 16th birthday."

Yami slid down to floor in self-loathing.

The continuation...

Chapter 3:

I-I't's his birthday. Yami thought unbelieving. How cruel are the Gods? I have to be the sorriest excuse for a protector. I don't deserve to have Yugi as my hikari. The yami stared at the ceiling absorbed in his own thoughts of hatred.

It was there that Yugi found his yami the next morning at 5 a.m. Neither Yami nor Yugi had slept well. Yami's head was filled of how he had failed his young, sweet innocent aibou in the past and last night. Yugi's nightmares had been getting more and more realistic. The dark circles under his eyes were getting deeper and darker every day and he was starting to fall asleep in class. After Yami had left the young hikari his latest and most graphic night terror started.

Dream Sequence:

Yugi was floating in darkness. "Yami" he called. There was no answer. He called out through the mind link. /Yami/. Nothing. /Yami, please. I'm scared/. Still nothing. /YAMI/. The frightened light reached out to touch Yami's mind. He cried out. There was a tremendous pain that racked his body. His body arched as a thousand jolts went through him. He felt like he was an eternity of agony. Eventually the torture stopped. His yami, HIS yami had not only left him but had caused the feeling of his essence being ripped two. The young hikari was crying from a mixture of fear, rejection, and pain. He clenched his eyes shut.

When he opened his violet eyes he saw Joey, Seto, Tristan, and Duke all standing above him looking menacing. "G-guys?" Yugi asked still petrified after what happened prior. "P-please h-help me. I-" but he was cut off by Joey. "p-p-p-p-p-p-please h-h-help me I-I-I'm just a f-f-freak a-a-and can't s-s-stand up for m-m-m-m-myself." There was cruel laughter all around. "J-joey, Kaiba, Tristan, D-duke what happened I-I thought you were my friends." The laughter only got louder. "Friends with a weakling like you?" Yugi couldn't believe his ears. "B-but.." "SHUT-UP you little bastard!" Joey roared and kicked the young light in the stomach. Yugi let out a cry of pain and curled in on himself. The cruel laughter rang through out the room and in the little ones ears as him friends brutally beat him.

The next time Yugi became conscious he was propped up against a wall. His eyesight was a little fuzzy, but he could make out four people. Ryou and Malik were staring intently at the other hikari while their yamis were hanging back. "Ryou? Malik?" his hand reached out "i-is it you?" The memory of Joey, Kaiba, Tristan, and Duke still fresh in his mind. The puzzle bearer's hand inched closer towards his two fellow hikari's when suddenly another hand grabbed Yugi's hand painfully. Bakura's eyes glistened as he squeezed Yugi's wrist, hard. He quickly yanked the smallest hikari up by the little one's arm causing Yugi to cry out as his shoulder was brutally dislocated. "Do. Not. Touch. My. Hikari. You. Filthy. Weakling." Bakura's eyes held contempt and hatred that scared Yugi more than any other glare. Marik came up next to his fellow yami and violently punched Yugi in the stomach. The youngest hikari let out a yell of surprise. Both yami's looked at Yugi with disgusted glares. Bakura tossed Yugi back against the wall. The delicate teen's head cracked against the wall, making his vision swim. "B-Bakura" Ryou stuttered "he was going to..." Ryou looked so scared and Yugi's heart ached. "Shhh it's OK, hikari. I'm here." The ex-thief keeled next to the British teen. Ryou clung to Bakura for dear life. Bakura rubbed his hikari's back comfortingly and kissed Ryou softly on the top of his head. Next to him Marik was kissing Malik gently on the lips and hugging him close as humanly possible. Both couples turned to leave, the two Egyptian boys were starting to fade as Bakura turned around. "Where's the light now?" Yugi closed his eyes to try to block out the pain as the two albino lovers walked into the darkness.

The next time Yugi's amethyst eyes fluttered open he knew this was the worst and final part of the nightmare. Yami stood a little way off with his back towards his young light. "Yami?" Yugi asked softly knowing the response. Yami turned his head to stare coldly at the delicate teenager. "Hikari," Yami acknowledged maliciously. Yugi struggled to his feet "Yami, why?" "Why what?" was the angry response. Even though he knew what was going to happen "Why did you abandon me Yami? Didn't you say you were going to protect me? We can't live without one another. Without light there is no darkness, and without you I cease to be whole. Yami? Please?" Yugi was now right next to his yami, the most important person in his world. Yami turned to face the soulful eyes of his aibou. With a calm rage Yami backhanded Yugi. The small teen flew across the room in a long arch until he collided with the floor. Yami slowly walked towards the pure hikari, hatred burning in his fiery crimson eyes. Yugi could only stare as his yami came over closer and closer. Yami pressed him boot on Yugi's small chest, he pressed down hard. A short shout of pain unwillingly burst from the young adolescents lips. "No one cares about you aibou," he mocked "Not me, not your friends, not your grandfather, and neither did your parents. You are nothing!" Yami hissed. Yugi couldn't help it, he started sobbing. Yami made a sound of disgust and started to walk away when another voice stopped the darkness. "Yami, love." "Anzu! he answered and smiled gently at the female brunette. Yugi would give anything to have his yami back. He wanted his kind, strong, and caring partner. As Anzu got closer and closer to Yami, Yugi seemed to dissapear from both their minds. Yami swept the girl of in a huge hug and kissed her passionately on the lips. "Yami..." Anzu moaned as the darks hand slid up her shirt. "Oh, Anzu." Yami whispered huskily "I love you so much." Yugi's heart shattered into dust. Anzu looked close to tears. "I love you, too." she told him Yami he kissed the girl on the forehead. "May I show you how much I love you?" Yami asked purring sexily (A/N: not sure if that's a word, but it describes Yami perfectly). "Please" Anzu whimpered. Yugi could only watch paralyzed as Yami pushed Anzu against the wall. Yami grinned his hips into Anzu's and she cried out in pleasure. They both slowly slid to the floor. "YAMI!" Yugi called out desperately as his soul was being eaten away by darkness. "YAMI!" Still no answer. "Yami..." he pleaded and closed his eyes trying to block the pain of seeing his yami and Anzu together. The scene with Yami and Anzu slowly dissolved. He was floating again. Now he was more scared then before. He should have woken up screaming Yami's name, but the dream wast over yet.

Yugi was, once again, surrounded by suffocating darkness, only this time he was standing. He looked around frightened and confused. 'It should be over now.' he thought desperately grasping for an answer. 'I should wake up and see my guitar, friends, and...' he felt a wave of agony 'Yami.' Suddenly chains shot out of the darkness and wrapped themselves tightly around Yugi's arms causing him to let out a cry of surprise. They quickly wrapped themselves around the small light's chest and waist several times. Then the shackles snaked themselves down his legs, intertwining themselves making moving impossible. Yugi struggled to free himself of the dark chains. "Ahh, Yugi" came a dark cruel male voice from behind. "You are such of fiery light." An arm wrapped it's way around Yugi's waist and started to rub slow circles. The other slipped under the smaller's shirt and slowly inched up Yugi's pale chest. "Your so beautiful. Ever since I first heard about I knew...knew. That's why I'm going to claim you as mine Yugi. I'm going to take that brilliance of yours. I want to see you on your knees begging. I want to see you bloodied. I want to hear you cry out in pain and pleasure. You. will. be. mine." he reached Yugi's pantline and stopped his ministrations. He leaned in close and whispered huskily "mine"

Instantly Yugi could move again. He tried in vain to tear the chains off of his body. "No." He fought desperately. "NOOOOOOOOOO!" He screamed. A blinding white light exploded eradicating all the darkness.

(End chappie!! Lalalala -goes toward the door- Ame: O.O there's a riot out there Fly: ahhhh! not the herring!! O.K. I'll continue.)

End Dream Sequence, Now a Flashbackey Thingie:

"NOOOOOOOO!"

Yugi had woken up screaming. He was terrified. The small light could feel his will power draining. He didn't know if he had the strength to fight for much longer. That thought threw him into a state of panic. Yugi brought his knees to his chest and started rocking back and forth on his bed. That...man had never been in his dreams. Yugi couldn't help the frightened sobs that escaped his petal shaped lips. He stayed that way for a while until he regained his self control.

He glanced at the clock. The neon 4:45 cast an eerie glow along with the pre-dawn glow coming from the horizon. The light knew that if he dared closed his eyes the chains and terrifying darkness would be back. Shaking slightly the small teen shuffled tiredly towards his closet. Yugi reached up to pull out a new set of clothes, to change into. First to come out was a black t-shirt that had a white paint splotches. Next came his navy blue pants with a set of belts. Finally came his blue jacket. Yugi slowly made his way to the bathroom. Still on auto-pilot Yugi went through his entire morning routine. Yugi had just taken off his shirt (-drool- WHAT! I think he's cute) when he caught sight of himself in the mirror. He looked like hell. The petite hikari leaned in and saw his own haunted purple eyes stare back at him exhausted. He took in the dark circles under his eyes that stood out against his unhealthy pale skin. Yugi's cheeks had lost their baby fat and looked hollow. His tri-colored spikes were drooping and his hair was thinning. He took in the sight of his torso. There were several bruises from when those thugs had cornered him last Tuesday. He winced. He hadn't received that good of beating ever since he had solved the millennium puzzle. Yugi was now deathly thin with several ribs showing. He winced, after the nightmares his appetite had diminished greatly.

Another effect of the nightmares was that the tri-color haired boy was that he couldn't look his friends or Yami in the eye. At first he had simply dismissed the dreams as dreams and nothing more, but as they persisted and became more and more realistic he started to unconsciously (you know he didn't really mean to) avoid them. It was his eyes, however, showed just how much he had changed. Those amethyst orbs were no longer bright, clever, innocent, and compassionate with a slight glint of mischievousness. No, now his dim violet eyes looked like that of a man on his death bed. They showed wisdom and sorrow. Yugi sighed. He had always had a thin frame, but now clothes that use to fit comfortably hung off of the young light. He shook his head sorrowfully, it was time to go to the cemetery.

As Yugi looked at Yami the beautiful teen felt his tears fall down his cheeks against his will at the memory Stop Yugi. It was only a dream. Nothing more. He told himself sternly. He quickly wiped away the tears. He smiled gently at the sleeping darkness. He looks so peaceful and innocent. He chuckled. Yami would have sent anyone who said that to the shadow realm, he thought with some mirth. Well I can't carry him to his bed, but I can probably get him to the couch. Ok, here we go! Yugi wrapped one arm around his darkness' waist and the other under his knees. He half dragged half carried Yami over to the couch. He hefted his taller doopleganger onto the dark sofa. Yugi was breathing heavily. The small hikari was not that physically fit, but he was even weaker than usual. Gently Yugi brushed the bangs out of Yami's face. Why was he sleeping in kitchen? he asked himself. I hope he had a good time at Anzu's party. Yugi's stomach growled loudly. Geez, when was the last time I ate? Yugi trudged into the kitchen to make breakfast for himself and his sleeping yami.

Yami's crimson eyes slowly opened.

"What the...where am I?" as he became more awake he realized that he was lying on something that was definitely not his bed. The ancient pharaoh let out an intelligent "Huh?" Suddenly last night's events came back to him in a rush. But, who moved me from the kitchen?

"Yugi!" he shouted and tried to get rapidly off what he now identified as the couch in the living room. Unfortunately for the spirit of the puzzle he ended up rolling off the sofa and became very well aqquainted with the living room floor.

"Ow.." groaned the once dignified pharaoh. He quickly scrambled towards the kitchen.

"Yugi!" he called "Are you in here?" Yami scanned the dinning area (I couldn't find another word for kitchen -hehe- sorry). "Damn," he murmured. He noticed on the kitchen table a plate of scrambled eggs and a small piece of paper. As he drew closer he saw that there was a hurriedly scribbled note on the scrap of parchment. Ah, Yugi wrote me a note, he glanced at the food and made breakfast. I really don't deserve someone so pure. Yami thought as he started to read what Yugi had written.

Yami,

How was the party last night? I hope you had a good time! I got up early today so I could take a quick walk before school, so don't worry if I'm not at school when you get there. I made you breakfast, it's your favorite! Check the time I don't want you to be late.

Yugi

Yami smiled at his aibou's kindness. However, the very thought of the party, and his own selfishness, wiped the smile off his face. The dark glanced at the clock above the back door. It read 7:32 (Ame: that's a weird number). He had thirteen minutes before he meet up with his friends to start the five minute trek to Domino High. Yami ran upstairs to start his day, knowing it would not be a good one. I'll just have to apologize to Yugi at school.

Yugi walked down the sidewalk alone save for the first leaves of autumn that had fallen gracefully down to earth. His backpack hung limply from his shoulders. A chilly breeze brushed past and the small teen shivered, then wrapped his thin jacket around his petite frame. The ten minuet walk to the cemetery was spent in solemnly as Yugi thoughts wandered back to the fateful night ten years ago, Where is he? I don't know what you're talking about! WHERE IS HE!! Yugi shook his head fiercly as if to shake the memory away.

Consequently he was taken out of reverie to find he was at the immense black iron-wrought gateway marking the entrance into Domino Cemetery. Yugi shuddered at the forboding entrance and the the painful task ahead of him. The fallen leaves crinkled under Yugi's feet as he slowly tudged into the depths of the graveyard. The small light winded his way through the labyrinth of paths until he came on the giant cherry blossom tree that stood in between two grave. He had arrived at his destination.

Why did you have to go? Yugi thought as he gazed lifelessly at the tombstone. "WHY?" he screamed toward the heavens pain and frustration making his voice crack. The small teen fell on his hand and knees in front of the grave, his energy spent. Yugi was so tired. The hikari slowly lifted his head, reached one hand out shakily, and dug his fingertips into the granite stone, the tears came automatically. "Why?" Time seemed to stand still as the young light desperately searched for an answer that had been eating at his soul. Finding no answers, no earth shattering revelations, no comfort he slowly came back to himself.

Yugi was about to get up when he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. All his senses were overloaded with a sudden dread. He scrambled up almost crashing into the tombstone. He needed to get out of the boneyard now. A dark fogged rolled in from the East as Yugi desperately ran to the exit colliding with mausoleums, bushes, and, headstones. No, no, no!! Yugi fought desperately to escape this real life nightmare. He heard a dark chuckle coming from all around. The small light could see the dark gates the brought safety so close. The tri-color haired youth was so focused on his salvation he didn't notice the root of the blackthorn tree that stuck up and tripped him. A familiar cruel laughter echoed all around him. The black fog slowly rolled over Yugi and he felt that immense torturous pain. The suffering continued for what felt like infinity. Again tears came to Yugi's eyes unbidden as he screamed out in torment. Yugi tried to work away through the pain. I'm going to loose I can't hold on anymore. Yugi fell limp letting the pain carry him through his life. His parents, his grandpa, his friends, and his darkness, Yami. I've gotta survive, I've got to make it, for them.

With a yell of desperation Yugi reached within himself, took all of his soul, and threw it at the dark fog. With an ear piercing shriek the fog receaded to the depths of graveyard. Yugi jumped up ignoring the pain that shot through him and sprinted toward the gates that were slowly closing. I have to make it, I NEED to make it! The two gates were millimeters apart when out of desperation Yugi sought the power that had banished the fog and threw it at the barrier. With a deafening crash the gates shot open letting the hikari flee the cemetery.

As the black gate slammed closed Yugi collapsed on the sidewalk. Breathing heavily Yugi turned over to lay on his back and stare up at the trees. The small teen sighed and gave a slight smile with a little ironic chuckle up to the sky. He streched his arms above his head and just relaxed in the sunlight that was filtering through the leave. The street was completely silent and a gentle breeze caressed Yugi's face. After a couple of deep breaths Yugi remembered...SCHOOL! Alarmed he looked at his watch and did a double take. 8:10...? CRAP! Yugi shot down the street unaware that the black gates had creaked open and a menacing fog spilled out.

Yami, Joey, Bakura, Ryou, Tristan, Duke, Malik, Marik, and Anzu (she tagged along even though she wasn't welcome) entered their homeroom class five minutes early and sat at their assigned seats, talking amongst themselves (Seating Order: there are 3 colomns and 4 rows concerning the characters. From L to R. Row. 1: Malik Marik, OC Row. 2: Ryou, Bakura, Anzu Row. 3: Yugi, Yami, Joey Row 4: Duke, Seto, Tristan). All but Yami who was staring at his desk, his head bent over in misery and regret. Joey glanced at the spirit.

"Man Yami, you've been awfully quiet, I mean Bakura insulted you fifteen times on the walk over and you didn't even blink. How did talking to Yugi go?" Joey asked concerned for both Yami and Yugi.

"I didn't" Yami whispered crushed.

"YA DIDN'T!" Joey's frustrated voice booming, getting all his friends, even Seto's, attention "WHAT THE HELL YAMI MY LITTLE BUDDY IS GETTING HURT AND HE ISN'T TALKIN' TO ANY OF US!" Realizing how loud he was talking he brought his voice down to a whisper but he didn't lose any of intensity. "You're supposed to know him better than anyone, you're his yami!" Everyone (by everyone I mean important people aka YGO characters, except for Anzu) was staring at Yami waiting for the answer of what was wrong with the littlest light.

Yami stared longingly to the desk at his left, Yugi's desk. "I-I'm, not worthy of a hikari like Yugi." Yami's voice craked. Everybody gawked at Yami. No one had heard the pharoh so unsure and lost. "It..." he trailed off. The puzzle's spirit looked at each one of his friends. He breathed in deeply. "Yesterday was his 16th birthday." Yami then turned his deep sorrowful crimson eyes back to the desk. Everyone was stunned. Yesterday was Yugi's birthday. Why hadn't he told anybody? Why was Yugi avoiding them? What was going on with the purest light? There were just too many questions!

Yugi burst into class breathless. His cheeks were flushed and eyes red from crying. Everyone saw just how thin and pale Yugi was, the dark circles under his eyes starkly contrasting against his alabaster skin. To put it simply Yugi was a cracked reflection of the brightness of his soul. Yami winced at just how much the small teen's appearance changed from the loving, gentle boy to this tired and broken person. Yugi stumbled over to his desk. All anyone could do was stare at the young puzzlebearer as he fell into his chair his backpack carelessly tossed by his desk. Joey was the first to regain his senses as he shot up from his seat to go over to Yugi.

"JOESEPH WHEELER! SIT DOWN!" The homeroom teacher, Mr. Hoving, boomed as he entered the classroom. Joey glared at his overly caffinated teacher as he sat down angrily. Some things are more important than homeroom Joey thought furiously.

Yugi's dull and lifeless eyes stared straight ahead in a trance as Mr. Hoving prattled on. Yami kept looking at his hikari as if willing Yugi to just look at his friends and smile that loving smile, but Yugi did no such thing. Yami, Joey, Ryou, Seto, Tristan, Duke, and even Bakura's eyes were all glued to the clock to see when they could talk to the small light. No one noticed the ominous black fog that trickled under the door and made straight for Yugi. 5, the coundown began 4, 3, 2, 1...

RIIIIIING! The bell screached to end class and all the students of Domino bolted out of their respective torture chambers, I mean classrooms. Now's my chance to apologize to Yugi. Yami thought as he made his way towards his other half who was lagging a little behind the mob trying to escape towards the hallway.

CRASH

"YUGI!"

-tbc-

Fly: CLIFFY! my first cliffy...I think. Who is this mystery person? Who is residing in the cemetery? What happened to Yugi. Poor Yugi, I feel so bad for doing this to him. -starts crying- I'm so sorry that my chapters are so short. I feel like I write sooooooo much. but then when I look at it it real short. And I really like how it ends...and I don't want to change It. sorry. -continues crying.-

Ame: -comforting Fly- shhh...it's ok. the readers understand and I'm sure Yugi does too.

Eme: and no one likes a hysterical authoress.

Fly: -cries some more-

Ame: way too go. Eme. You know she could just vaporize you if you annoy her too much.

Eme: -gulp-

Flys: -stops crying- You're right. And I can use my herring to do it. -starts chasing Eme around-

Eme: waaaaaaaaaaah!!

Ame: -laughing!-

door: -ding dong-

Fly: -stops- OMG! -has huge chibi eyes- It's here -starts bouncing off the walls chanting they're here, they're here, they're here."-

Ame: what's here? -answers door-

Ame/Eme: -big chibi, sparkling eyes- THEY. ARE. SO. CUTE!!

The exciting conclusion...when I update next. Which will be sooner if you review...

PLEASE REVIEW -grovels-