Disclaimer: I don't own Yugi-Oh or Inuyasha!
AN: Fic is for DarkAngel048. My first Kag/Atem (a.k.a Yami Yugi) pairing. May I say, Wow! Thank you all for the reviews. Thank you all!
AN: Speedykitten here she is! MIZUKI!
Last Time: Atem groaned. Solomon patted his shoulder and shook his head. He knew how the "young" man felt. Today it was school outfits and tomorrow they would be picking out curtains. Literally.
"Come on, Atem. We have things to buy!" Kagome said gleefully.
She grabbed him by the arm and dragged the young man out of the store behind her for more shopping.
"Beep Beep Beep"
Atem opened his eyes and glared at the annoying sleep intruding alarm clock. He noticed that it wasn't even on, they hadn't even had electricity when he had fallen asleep. It wasn't making a single noise. What was beeping then? He pulled himself out of bed and left the room he had in the apartment he shared with Kagome. The noise was coming from the kitchen and so was the smell of hot omlets and tea.
He walked past a wall clock in the fmaily room and looked up at it. Why was she up at 6 a.m. on a Saturday? Then there was the sound of another female voice. One he barely recognized. He had an inkling of who it was. He was sure that it was their new neighbor, Mizuki Katsuragi. They had met her when they moved in the day before. She had been returning from the store with groceries and saw them moving their stuff in. She and Kagome had become instant friends.
(FLASHBACK - FRIDAY EVENING)
"Mom, thanks for helping us move in." Kagome said.
"No problem. I'm going to miss you honey." her mother said.
"I know mom." Kagome said and the two embraced.
He and Solomon were just coming back out of the Domino Apartment complex and saw the two break apart from each other. They were almost finished unloading their stuff and just had to grab a couple of boxes and then they would be done.
Mrs. Higurashi saw them and pounced on him. She gave him a hug and told him to take care of Kagome and that if Kagome tried to push him away give her a call. Kagome had sweatdropped and blushed. Her mother gave her another hug and was a little reluctant to let her daughter go. But in the end she did and they had stood outside the complex and waved good-bye to them as they drove away.
When they were out of sight, they picked up their remainng boxes and went in. They were just getting to their apartment when another person came onto the floor. She was barely taller than Kagome with long light brown hair. Her hair was pulled around the fron of her and they could see that it was braided and had silver tips. The girl had devastatingly blue eyes, that he likened to the eyes of Blue Eyes White Dragon, that lit up when she saw them.
"Oh, hello." she said.
"Hi." Kagome said to her.
"Are you moving in?" she asked.
"Yes, we are. Do you live here?" Kagome asked.
"Yes, I live right across the way. I'm Mizuki Katsuragi." she said.
"I'm Kagome Higurashi and he is Atem Muto." she said and he inclined his head.
"Welcome then; I do hope you will join me for supper. Would you?" she asked, hopefully.
"We won't have electricity until early in the morning and if we're not imposing..." Kagome babbled.
"If you like Lasagna and Ceasar salad, then you're not imposing. You can also use my shower and bathroom to change." she offered.
Kagome looked over at him and he nodded. Mizuki had smiled brightly and waited as they put their boxes down and locked their door. She unlocked her door and invited them in. As they entered they were greeted by cheery decorated rooms. Mizuki showed them in and showed them around. She chatted with them like they had been friends forever and not strangers just meeting.
Kagome and Mizuki talked and talked. The two almost completely ignored him. He was fine with it as it was giving him time to watch and observe her and find out more about his lotus.
(FLASHBACK - END)
He rounded the corner and their they were, sipping tea and mixing eggs. He stood and watched Kagome float around the kitchen, so at ease with her surroundings. He noticed Mizuki hand her a plate from the cabinet and then pull down some glasses. Just how long had she been awake and Mizuki been over? A quick glance into their living room told him that she had been up for an hour. Only the boxes that were marked kitchen had been opened. She had organized everything that was to be in the kitchen.
"It seems Atem has cared to join us, Kagome." Mizuki said catching sight of him.
"Morning. Did we wake you?" Kagome asked.
"The beeping did." he answered and went into the kitchen.
"Sorry about that. I was up and had nothing better to do than start unpacking. Mizuki then came over with breakfast supplies and helped me finish unpacking the kitchen." she said and pecked him on the cheek.
"Breakfast should be done soon." Mizuki said and flipped an omlet onto a plate.
That moment the tea kettle whistled and Kagome poured the hot water over the tea bags. Atem took that as a que to leave and begin the work of continuing to unpack. Which he didn't get to do for long when he was told that breakfast was ready.
Kagome and Mizukis' cooking was delicious. He didn't get but two bites before he was being stared at. He knew those kinds of stares. They wanted to know if he liked their cooking. He never understood that, why they wanted to be told that their cooking was good. If he was eating it and hadn't spat it out so that meant it was good. So why did they have to hear how good it was?
"It's great." he said and the stares were dropped.
When breakfast ended the trio cleared their dishes and attacked the boxes to unpack. Kagome and Mizuki went through the boxes labeled for the living room and he went through the box marked Kagome. They pulled out and placed and then rearranged the living room several times until itwas just right for them both. Then they tackled putting their clothes away. Starting with Kagomes' stuff.
Her boxes had more than just clothes in it. Turned out that she had pictures to set out, a jewelry box, and several other items that only a woman would have. Then it was his turn. Mizuki had opened one of his boxes just as they were folding the last of Kagomes' shirts.
On the top in the box was another smaller box. Deciding to start with it, Mizuki opened it. There in the box were several Duel Monster cards. She picked the card on top and looked between it and Kagome. It was titled Fuedal Priestess. The resemblance between the card woman and Kagome was exact.
"Kagome did you know that you look just like a Duel Monster card?" she asked.
"Yeah, I drew one and won the competition Mr. Pegasus had. Why?" Kagome said and put away her last shirt.
"Because I am looking at it." she said.
"I didn't know you had Duel Monster cards packed." Kagome said to Atem.
"I don't." he said.
"Then what's this box of cards doing here?" Mizuki asked.
Atem and Kagome went over to her and looked in the small box. It was full of cards. All different kinds. They shuffled through the cards and Atem found a few very familiar ones.
"Here's a sticky note." Kagome said, pulling a yellow sticky note from the lid.
"It just says that they're giving you a house warming present. Signed Joey, Solomon, Tristan, and Yugi. P.S there's more than just the cards. The others are rightfully yours as Pharaoh." Mizuki read aloud. "Pharoah?"
"Joey gave me his Red Eyes Black Dragon. Tristan gave me Millennium Shield and Gold Sarcophagus. Yugi gave me Obelisk the Tormentor, Slifer the Sky Dragon, The Winged Dragon of Ra, Dark Magician, and Dark Magician Girl." Atem said and shuffled through the box carefully.
"What other things?" Kagome asked.
Atem opened another of his boxes. Just as the other box there was a box inside that he hadn't put there. He pulled the box out and opened it. There in the box, to his surprise, was all seven Millennium Items. Solomon had tracked down, more than likely with Mariks' help, and gathered all of them together.
"What's in there?" Kagome asked.
"My Millennium Puzzle, Millennium Eye, Millennium Ring, Millennium Scale, Millennium Key, Millennium Rod, and the Millennium Necklace. My birth right." he answered and laid each peice out.
"Isn't that what Yugi had around his neck?" Kagome asked, pointing to the Millennium Puzzle.
"Yes. By all rights it belongs to me. My uncle made them. He kept a peice for himself, gave a peice to my father, and gave the rest to our most trusted priests." he explained.
"Will anyone explain to me the thing about you being a Pharoah?" Mizuki interrupted.
"That will be hard to explain. Whether or not you believe us is another matter." Atem said.
"Try me. I have seen and been in some really odd and unbelievable situations in my lifetime." Mizuki said, confidently.
"Ok, after we're finished. But please keep an open mind." Kagome said.
Mizuki nodded and they continued with their work. Atem watched her closely. The gods had duely informed him of her connection to them. She needed to know the secret and through her only would he reach his power and be whole and complete. He needed to have his memories and powers back.
AN: The HE that I am talking about at the end is NOT Atem. You will see whom he is in later chapters. This is more of a filler chapter. They are here more for a bigger plot to come. I have introduced a new character and she will become a bigger part later on. Thank Speedykitten1643 for Mizuki.