After a long wait of two months, I have finally updated my Nania story. Now, if it gets confusing, just ask me the question and I'll do my best to explain in my next chapter asbest as I can. So, with that said, here's the next chapter of "The Treasure of Light

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Yugi awoke in his own room. He could not figure out why he was so dizzy. He tried to remember how he got into his room, but nothing came; nor did the events leading up to it. All the small boy knew was that he had felt very sick, and had a very big headache. "How did this all happen?" He tried so hard to think about what had happened to him.

He thought back to when he was in the park with his friends. Joey had made a bad joke, but Yugi, Tea, and Tristan had decided to humor him and laugh, even though it wasn't funny. He remembered all of a sudden feeling very sick. He could also remember walking away from the group, holding his stomach, and then vomiting. But after that, everything was a total blank. Yugi groaned. He could not stand not knowing what had happened to him. So he decided to think back really hard … harder … harder … harder … and all of a sudden …

CRASH!

Yugi looked to his right at his desk to see that the light bulb in his desk lamp had exploded. The broken light bulb was smoking and sparking. Yugi stared at it with shock. What was going on here? Strange things had been happening around him lately … well, stranger then usual. Yugi stumbled out of his bed, careful to avoid the bulb pieces on the floor, and made his way downstairs.

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He could hear voices coming from the living room. It sounded like Atem was talking … more like telling a story. Every once in a while, someone else would ask a question and either Atem would answer, or Solomon would. 'What's everyone doing down there?' He thought to himself. He tiptoed down the first few stairs and hid behind the wall.

"You actually expect us to believe that?" Someone said. It sounded like Tristan. Then Atem began to speak.

"You asked me what the problem was, and I told you. Whether you believe me or not, is your own choice." Yugi raised a brow to himself. What had Atem said that no one would believe?

"Well, maybe if we had some proof … you know, to help show us that this really is the real deal." Joey had suggested.

"There is no logical evidence that we can give to show you kids. You just have to believe in what Atem and I say." This time, it was Solomon who spoke.

"Well, if it is true, should we say something to him?" Tea asked. Yugi poked his head out just enough to see Atem shrug his shoulders.

"Well, if we were to tell him anything it would be …" He looked up as if he had just spotted something. Then he smiled and turned around. "That he doesn't have to listen to us, he can come in and join us." He added in a louder voice. Yugi flinched. He forgot that Atem had very sharp hearing. Slowly, the smallest boy awkwardly made his way into the living room.

"Hey, guys … what's going on?" Joey, Tristan, and Tea seemed to be looking at him differently; almost as if they were afraid that he was going to explode at any minute. "W-why are you guys looking at me like that?" Atem came up and pulled Yugi into a hug.

"How are you feeling?"

"A little strange: first, I can't remember how I got into my room, then the strangest thing happened; my lamp exploded!" Everyone in the room gasped.

"Your lamp exploded?" Yugi shrugged.

"Well, it was actually just the light bulb, but I don't know how it happened." Joey leaned over and whispered loudly into Tristan's ear.

"Prob'ly 'cuz it was da closest t'ing dat was vuler'ble to 'iz poweas." Atem glared at him with a deathly look.

"Wheeler!" Yugi turned to Joey with a hurt look.

"What was that, Joey?" The blonde boy cringed and quickly covered his mouth with his hand.

"Oops …" Yugi looked at his guardian.

"Yami, what's going on?" Atem sighed.

"Yugi, sit down …" The smaller started to back away.

"I'd rather stand." Solomon walked over to Yugi and held his hands.

"There's something you need to know, Yugi. There are worlds that are … parallel to our world." Yugi nodded.

"Yeah, I know. After that whole thing with the Oricalcos, I know that there's a whole other world beside ours." Solomon shook his head.

"That's not what I am talking about." Yugi cocked his head.

"Then … what're you talking about, Grandpa?" Solomon sighed. Perhaps its best to show you instead of just tell you. Solomon walked next to a corner of the room where everyone could see him. In a moment, a blinding flash of light enveloped him. It was so bright that the group of kids had to cover their eyes. When the light had died down, and the kids were able to see again, they all gasped out loud.

Solomon was still standing where he was, but … he was not human anymore! Well, he was, from the waist up, but his legs looked like legs of a goat. Also, two small horns stuck out of the bandana he was wearing. "You kids look as if you've never seen a faun before." The old man said with a chuckle. Even Atem, who knew this was coming, seemed a little uneasy about the transformation. As soon as Atem had a physical form, the first conversation he ever had with the old man was about Yugi and Narnia. Solomon had told him that he was a faun who had been in the Earthling World for quite some time, and had been told by Aslan that he was to take care of the lost prince of his home world. It all seemed so complicated at the time, but after a few hours of talking, Atem was able to comprehend most of what he had been told.

Anyway, the group of friends was still in shock at what they saw. Yugi, whose large eyes grew even larger, walked up to his grandfather. "G-grandpa … what's going on?" The others seemed to want to know as well.

"Well, what I'm trying to show you is that there is a world that's parallel to this world that is filled with many magical creatures that the humans have written down in myths." Joey stood up and knelt down in front of Solomon, pulling out a few hairs from his goat-like legs. "Joseph … ouch." Joey laughed nervously and stood up,

"Heheh … sorry, Gramps."

"Grandpa, how could you keep something like this from me? That … you're not even human!"

"I'm sorry Yugi, but this isn't all you don't know … and I think there's someone here who can explain it better then I can." Solomon moved away from the corner, actually the coat closet, which he was standing in front of. Even though the door was closed, a light could be seen in the crack by the floor. When the light faded, Solomon opened the door, and Joey, Tea, and Tristan screamed bloody murder.

When Solomon opened the closet door, the head of a giant lion looked straight at them. As everyone knows, a lion in the closet is not an everyday-occurrence. (Kinda getting into C.S. Lewis a little bit there) This is why Yugi's three friends screamed … and continued to scream. Yugi however, did not feel the need to scream. As soon as he saw this lion in the closet, he felt calm … and at peace. But … why? Come on, this is a lion … a lion! Suddenly, the three other teenagers stopped screaming.

"Hey Yug', why ain'tcha screamin' wit us?" Joey asked. Yugi didn't answer. The lion walked out of the closet. How such a big cat could fit into an itty bitty coat closet, was beyond Yugi's knowledge, but he walked toward the giant cat anyway. Atem feared for Yugi, as is basic instinct, seeing his little light come face to face with a ferocious beast, but Solomon put a hand on the resurrected Pharaoh's shoulder and shook his head.

Yugi stated at the lion straight into the eyes. This beastly cat was just a few hairs taller then Yugi, but their eyes came into perfect line of vision with each other. For a long time, neither moved a muscle … until the lion, surprisingly, broke the silence.

"It is good to see you again, Little Prince." Yugi's eyes widened while behind him, his three friends had their eyes popping and their jaws hanging.

"D-did that lion … just … speak?" Tea asked. Solomon cleared his throat and walked up to the lion

"Kids, allow me to introduce the creator of Narnia, the King of the Wood, Aslan." Yugi looked at his grandfather in confusion.

"'Narnia?' What's 'Narnia'?" The lion in front of him chuckled.

"Why, it is the place of your birth, Young Prince." Yugi gasped. This was getting to be a little too much for him. First, his grandfather turns out not to be a human, then a lion just mysteriously appears in the coat closet, then he is told that he is from some place that he had never heard before. This was making his head hurt. Luckily, Joey cut the tension with his dimwitted behavior.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, time out! What da hell is goin' on 'round here! I want ansas right now!" Aslan chuckled again.

"Relax, Son of Adam; you will get the answers you want. I must explain to Yugi who he truly is … for it is time for him to come back home." Yugi gasped.

"But … I am home." Aslan shook his head. His wavy main flew to and fro.

"No, your true home; to your castle in Narnia." Yugi gasped again. He didn't want to leave the only home that he knew. Atem, sensing this, went over to Yugi and put his hands on the little one's shoulders, trying to calm him down.

"Now Yugi, why don't you just listen to what he has to say?" Yugi turned around and faced Atem with a questioning look.

"You're awfully calm for someone who just saw a lion stare me in the eye! Have you known about this all along?" Atem stuttered, looking around for help, but he knew he could not lie to his secret love. He simply bowed his head. Yugi looked hurt. He shook his head, backing away. "How could you keep something like this from me?"

"Yugi, I"---

"I asked him to, Yugi." Both look a likes turned towards the lion that spoke. "I asked him not to tell you who you really were until I came for you."

"But … why?"

"To protect you, of course."

"Protect me from what?" Aslan just looked as him. He walked over to the couch, jumped on it, and laid down.

"Please, sit. There is much I need to tell you."

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After Aslan's story of Yugi's departure of Narnia, everyone looked at Yugi as if he had just grown another head. Atem held his own head in his hands. Every once in a while, Yugi would give Atem a look that always said 'how could you'. Aslan even told them that Solomon was somewhat of a "double agent". He had come to the Earthling World when Atem was pharaoh, taking on the name of Shimon, and over the years, changing it to Solomon. He was a member of the Royal Assembly of Narnia, and it was Aslan who trusted Yugi's care to him. It sounded like a tall tale, but Aslan explained it so well, that everyone eventually began to understand and believe. The only thing Yugi did not believe was that he was the prince of this enchanted world.

"No … it's not possible … I'm not a … prince!" Aslan said nothing for a long time. He knew that it would take some time for Yugi to realize his true fate.

"Search your heart, Young One; you know it to be true." Yugi groaned. He hated it when people told him how he felt. That was something Atem learned quickly and almost never did anymore. But Yugi was being difficult right now.

"… No, I won't believe it!" The lion refused to give up on Yugi.

"Then how do you explain the events that have taken place over the past few months?" Yugi looked up at Aslan with a shocked expression.

"How did you"---

"I have been watching you, Little Prince." Yugi had nothing to say at that point. Aslan stood up and walked a few paces over to the prince. "You have the ability to see and feel events before they happen." Yugi blinked a few times, trying to think up an excuse.

"I'm a Gemini!"

"It rains when you are sad."

"A lot of people are sad when it rains." Aslan chuckled.

"Yes, but it rains because you are sad." Yugi's heart was beating so fast that it felt like it was about to pop out of his chest at any moment.

"… … That means nothing …" He folded his arms and turned away from the holy lion.

"What about your birthmark?" At the sound of his most embarrassing secret, Yugi's eyes widened. He slowly turned around. The lion knew he had the advantage here. Yugi could not deny something that was part of him. But, as I said before, this was Yugi's most embarrassing secret, so he pretended that he knew nothing about it.

"W-what birthmark?" The three friends, who had been watching in astonishment, looked at each other and then at Solomon and Atem. Even Atem seemed to be at a loss at this one. He didn't even know that Yugi had a birthmark.

"That birthmark on your left wrist that you have been hiding all your life and not even the Pharaoh knows about." Atem looked at Yugi, asking if it was true with his eyes. Yugi did not look at his guardian. He simply walked up to the lion and stared at him, just as he had when they first met.

"I don't have any birthmarks." Suddenly, a strong hand grabbed Yugi's thin left wrist. "Hey!"

"We'll just see about that!" Atem said as he pushed up the sleeve of Yugi's jacket. On the bottom of his wrist were a few pink spots that were shaped like stars; a cluster of stars, to be more precise. Yugi's friends all gasped as the young, in-denial prince pulled his arm out of the ancient Pharaoh's grasp. Joey harshly slapped Yugi on the back.

"Yugi-man, how come ya didn't tell us 'bout this?"

"Well first of all, it's an embarrassing mark and second of all ... how was I supposed to know it was special!" Aslan cleared his throat.

"That birthmark proves that you are a member of Narnia's royal family. Your father, High King Caspian, also has that mark; it symbolizes your place in Narnia." Yugi still refused to believe, but he was starting to come around.

"Wait, if I'm this ... prince as you say, then how come I grew up here?"

"As I have said before; it was for your own protection." Yugi was starting to get a little irritated. It was as if this lion was beating around the bush, trying to avoid the truth of why he had been taken from Narnia in the first place.

"Yeah, I heard that, but what were you trying to protect me from?" Aslan lowered his head and closed his eyes.

"From your sister … the White Witch." Yugi gasped.

"I have a sister?" Aslan and Solomon both nodded.

"Yugi, Aslan took you here to the Earthling World so that she could not find you and that your powers could develop without interference." Solomon said. Yugi could not deny it anymore. But he still had many questions that he wanted answered. Aslan took a few more steps toward Yugi and nuzzled him. Yugi nuzzled back, unconsciously making Atem very uncomfortable.

"I know you have questions, Little One," Atem gasped and cringed at the same time. He was starting to get a little pissed now. Who did Aslan think he was? Only he, Yugi's guardian, was allowed to call Yugi 'Little One', "But we must get you back to Narnia. Your powers are growing strong, and that is why objects around you have been spontaneously combusting. You need training in order to control your powers, or they will be far beyond your control very soon." Yugi's eyes started to water. He did not want to leave his home, or his friends, but he knew that something was wrong with him, and that Aslan was offering him help. He would take all the help he could get at that point. He simply nodded and stood up. Just then, Joey stood up too.

"Wait, we're comin' wit ya, Yug'!" Yugi looked at them with a confused face. Tea and Tristan stood up to.

"Yeah, we wanna see this 'Narnia' for ourselves." Tea said. Tristan nodded. Yugi smiled a bit.

"Thanks, you guys … but this isn't like the normal weird stuff we get into … this is a whole other world entirely!" The three of them just shrugged.

"So, we'll be by ya side no matta what!" Joey said. Atem nodded and stood up as well.

"I am coming too."

"But Yami"--- Atem put up his hand to silence his little light.

"Yugi, I care for you. I may have kept a very important secret from you, but I was sworn to that secrecy. You helped me in Egypt, now I shall help you in Narnia. I truly am sorry that I kept that secret from you." Yugi suddenly threw his arms around Atem and hugged him deeply.

"I know why you did it … I'd be honored if you all came with me." Atem smiled and returned the hug. Tristan looked at Solomon.

"You comin' too, Gramps?" Solomon smiled and nodded.

"Of course; I can't wait to see the changes of my home!" The kids all laughed. Aslan looked around once it was decided that everyone was coming.

"Well then, off we go."

"Uh … how do we get there?" Solomon chuckled.

"Why, through the closet, of course; everyone in!" Shrugging off the weirdness of the situation, four of the teenagers, Solomon, and Aslan entered the closet. Solomon closed the door behind them. Everyone was arguing that it was a tight fit.

"Ow! Tristan, don't be stepin' on ma foot, ya nimrod!"

"Tea, get your hair out of my mouth!"

"One of you boys better watch where you put your hands!"

"Ouch! Stop stepping all over me!"

"I can't see a damn thing!"

"Where the hell are we going?"—

"WHOA!" Like dominos, the four teenagers fell one on top of the other, Joey being on the bottom. For some reason, he had in his mouth what tasted like … snow?" He opened his brown eyes and gasped.

"Uh … guys … sum'm tells me we ain't in Yugi's livin' room no more …" The rest of them all opened their eyes to see a wood that was covering in powdery white snow. Yugi was on the top of the pile. He climbed over Tristan and Atem, who both groaned and told him to stop, and stood up. He looked around. Even though it was covered in snow, the landscape was very beautiful. Between a breaking in the trees, he could see a mountain range. It looked like something out of a storybook. The smallest teenager smiled to himself and softly said,

"I'm home."

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