Hello! Wow.. uhm, sooo sorry for the long almostawholemonthnotposting thing. I haven't left my room in about that long, well, aside the fact from going to school.
I hope you all know that I set aside my Homework to finish this chapter, My homework, which is laying next to me, needs to get done now, but later.

Enjoy!

Yugi's POV

"A-A magician?" Yugi stuttered. Sora nodded her head, "Yes, although I haven't been practicing lately, so I'm not very good." she replied. Yugi just stood there dumbfounded.

"But Sora. You have a gift." he murmured.

Sora raised an eyebrow in confusion. "What gift?" she asked curiously.

Yugi's eyes widened. "You're a magician Sora!" he cried. "I don't think I know anyone who's a magician, I have Monster card though." he said, and, thankful that he still had his deck in his pocket, pulled it out. He flipped through all of his cards to find the magicians he had.

He pulled out the Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl, and The Magician of Black Chaos, and showed her the cards.

Sora gasped a little and grabbed for the cards and, carefully, held them in her hands admiring them. "How do you have such old cards!?" she exclaimed.

Yugi tilted his head questioningly. "Old? they're not that old..." he stated.

At that moment, her head shot up and she looked directly into Yugi's violet eyes. "I finally understand now... You- You're from the past..." she breathed out.

"Past?" Yugi asked.

Sora nodded her head. "I have only heard of one person who has all three of these cards in their deck... You're the famous Yugi Muto aren't you?" she questioned.

Yugi blinked. He didn't know how to respond to something like that.

"Uhm.. Uh- I- I guess?" he stuttered.

Suddenly Sora squealed in delight, and started jumping up and down. "Yes!" she cried out every now and then.

Yugi just started at her while she jumped around the room. Famous? if this is actually the future, then... his eyes widened in fear, which, Sora had noticed, for she had stopped jumping and lay her hand comfortingly on his shoulder. "Yugi? What's wrong?" she asked.

"N-Nothing." he replied.

Sora's face hardened. "Yugi, please, tell me." she said, "You know you can tell me anything." she added.

Yugi closed his eyes for a brief moment. "I know Sora... But, I've only just realized... If this is the future for me, then I really shouldn't see anything. They could influence my choices in the past, and change the future." he murmured.

Sora still stood there, her face softening. "What kind of changes?" she asked.

Yugi sighed. "uhm.. an example. The Kaiba Corp. building, I know that that's the same building as the one in my time, so what would happen if I convinced Seto Kaiba to move his company to a different location? The fire may never happen, and you probably wouldn't be living here... In fact, with that one example, Your parents could fall in love with other people, and you and your sister wouldn't be alive today..." he stated.

Sora bowed her head in understanding and sorrow. "I get it. But, what about the others? They're new too, and you seem to know them very well." Sora asked.

Yugi nodded. "Yes, they're from the past as well." he stated.

Sora pulled Yugi to the ground as she sat down on the cold hard floor. "Tell me what they do. Maybe I know one of them." she pleaded.

Yugi smiled a little, "Alright." he gave in.

"Let's see..." he thought hard for a moment. "Seto Kaiba, he's the owner of Kaiba Corp. You probably already knew that by now, but, lets see... Ryou Bakura, he's a highschool student at Domino High, we never really get to talk to him much anymore, and Bakura, he's the spirit of the Mellennium Ring, and-"

"Mellennium Ring?" Sora asked, intrigued.

Yugi looked down at his feet. Probably shouldn't have mentioned that... I'll leave out the magic thing, I don't want anyone to over hear something... he thought.

"The Mellennium Ring is like a token from Ancient Egypt... Well, maybe to you, it's like Ancient Ancient Egypt." he said laughing.

Sora laughed a little too.

"So, what about that Marik Ishtar guy and his family?" she asked. "They've been working together closer than I've ever seen before, and they keep muttering to each other." she said, curiosity lighting in her eyes.

Yugi's eyes suddenly lit up, he knew he had to talk to the Ishtar Family. Yes, they had caused trouble in the past, but that was only because Marik was greedy back then, When Marik had time to actually think about it, he realized that he was wrong and became a person someone could look up to.

"What is it?" Sora asked.

Yugi jumped as her voice pulled him out of his thoughts.

"Uhm, Do you know where they are?" he asked.

Sora thought for a moment. "I think they're upstairs changing sheets and doing laundry..." she said thoughtfully.

"Could you take me to them?" he asked.

Sora looked at Yugi warily. "If you're very very very careful." she warned.

Yugi nodded his head. "Promise."

Sora's eyes filled with relief, "Okay, follow me, and be very quiet. People still think that I'm Mira, and Mira does not like to be thought of as double-crossing."

"Double crossing?" he asked.

Sora nodded. "If everyone thinks that Mira's not kind towards souls like you, then we can't have her being caught being nice... Either that, or they'll figure out its me and I won't be allowed near you to help you." she said sadly.

Yugi took a deep breath. "Okay then, Lead the way Sora."

Sora stared into his eyes for a brief moment, seeing only calm waves of purple that seemed honest and trusting, she then looked away, and proceeded towards the door.

Atem's POV

Yami lay on the ground struggling and clutching anything nearby that might be of use, something was holding him down, obscuring his vision, and starving him of oxygen, and he needed the air, He couldn't breathe.

He felt a small shudder on top of him, and the weight instantly vanished; he gasped and choked and spluttered, desperate for that tug of air to fill his lungs.

"Sorry Mister." came a small voice, a child's voice.

As Yami pulled himself up on his elbows, he saw a small boy wearing a pilot looking hat, he was clutching a worn in teddy bear.

Yami blinked, and looked at the small boy, he had a small figure, and looked about 6 or 7 years of age, He had heather colored eyes, and soft, shiny black hair that came down almost to his shoulders.

He let out a chuckle as he realized that he could have been suffocated by a child. "It's quite all right." Yami responded.

The small boy smiled at him, then glanced around warily.

Yami looked around as well, he really wasn't quite surprised when he saw that Shadi had disappeared, for he did that often. What had irritated him the most though, was that Shadi had just watched him be tackled, but he wasn't sure when, or even where to, that Shadi had left.

"What is it you're looking for?" he asked the boy curiously.

The boy's head shot back towards him, he was clearly startled by his question. "Oh... N-nothing." he stuttered.

Yami sighed and got to his feet, only to bend down on his knees in front of the small child.

"You're nervous, there's obviously something that's bothering you." Yami said.

The small boy had a sad glint in his eye, and he looked away.

In a small voice, the boy replied, barely even audible to Yami's ears, but he heard it nevertheless. "I never stop looking."

Yami then stood, and grabbed the boy, he swung one of his legs over the back of his neck, and let the other dangle on the other side, like a piggy back ride, only on his shoulders.

"Mister?" the boy questioned.

Yami only smiled. "Call me Yugi." he replied.

He could hear the boy smile back. "I'm Shiro."

Yami nodded his head. "Nice to meet you Shiro." he replied.

Yami felt Shiro grab onto his shoulders, one hand carried his bear while clutching the side of Yami's shoulder.

"Shiro... Can I know what you're looking for? Maybe I can help you look." he suggested.

He felt Shiro tense on his shoulders, but he instantly relaxed.

"No. That's alright. Do you think you can take me back home?" he asked.

"Where do you live?" he asked.

Shiro shrugged. "All I remember is that my house is close to that corporation building."

"Kaiba Corp?" Yami suggested.

"Yeah.. I think that's it." he said.

"Which building?" he asked.

Shiro's head leaned down and he looked at the side of Yami's face, and Yami turned his head to look directly at Shiro.

"Yugi, it's the only building by Kaiba Corp." he said.

Yami shook his head. "No. There are many, it's not like it's exactly a desert." he replied.

He felt Shiro stiffen. "Could you take me outside? I want to see outside." he said urgently.

"Outside?" Yami questioned, but he shrugged his shoulders, "Sure, we're headed there anyway." he then started walking towards the exit, or what he thought was the exit.

Yami took a few wrong turns here and there, but Shiro guided him through the place, turning him this way and that, it was clear to both of them that Yami was clearly lost, but, lucky enough for Yami, he had Shiro to guide him.

They then saw the exit up ahead, and seeing this a wave of relief washed over Yami.

He tried to open the door, but it wouldn't budge.

"You gotta push really hard Yugi." Shiro stated.

Yami nodded, and proceeded to push harder, and eventually it gave way, and he stumbled into the clearing.

Yami's first thought when he got outside, was his friends.

I wonder where they are... I hope they're ok. He thought to himself, then- "Look! There he is! and he's okay! wait... who's that with him?"

Yami smiled at his friends, they were together again.

"Hey Yug, who's dat with ya?" Joey asked him as he sprinted over.

Yami could sense how uncomfortable Shiro was, and he decided to introduce him to the rest of the gang to make him feel less of a stranger, but Shiro beat him to it.

"Uh. Hi. M-My name's Shiro..." he started out awkwardly.

"Hello Shiro." Tea said, and Tristan nodded.

Joey hadn't acknowledged the fact that Shiro was speaking, and he kept reeling with questions.

"Yug, what exactly happened in there? We heard a bang and a few crashes from time to time, and we started to get a little worried, what exactly were you doin in there anyway?"

Yami sighed. "It's a long story." was his only reply.

"Anyway," he turned to Shiro. "Shiro, these are my friends, Tristan, Tea, Joey, and I don't know if Mokuba's still here or not, I don't see him..." he trailed off.

Tea's eyes suddenly grew round with worry. "Mokuba and Grandpa went to talk, and-"

"Wait... Grandpa's here!?" Yami exclaimed.

Tea shook her head vigorously. "I tried to tell him multiple times to go home, but he wouldn't listen, he wanted to help us find Yugi."

Yami's eyes glittered with worry and sorrow. "Did you tell him that-"

"Yugi?" came a sudden voice.

Yami turned his head ever so slightly, and he saw an old figure standing in the middle of a pathway that lead to the house they had previously exited.

Shiro glanced nervously from one person to another, both Yami and Grandpa seemed to be having a stare down.

Yami released Shiro when he tried to scramble down off of his shoulders, and Tea took him from Yami.

"Y-Yugi... When did.. How?" he asked.

"Uh... Grandpa, uhm.. I'm not-" he was cut off by Grandpa flinging his arms around him and sobbing into his shirt.

"You got away..." Grandpa muttered.

"Mr. Muto..." Tea began.

Grandpa looked up from Yami's shirt to stare at Tea.

Tea felt a little awkward, but it didn't matter. "Grandpa, that's not Yugi." she said sorrowfully.

Both Grandpa and Shiro gave Tea confused looks, and she elaborated.

"While it's true that this is Yugi's body, it's really not... I mean... It isn't Yugi, This person is the spirit of the Mellennium Puzzle."

Grandpa immediately backed away from Yugi, sniffed and wiped his eyes. "Oh.. Uh, S-Sorry." he muttered.

"Quite alright, I miss him too." Yami said, and he stood there for a moment, wanting to bury his face in a pillow and forget that this ever happened, hope that this was all a dream, no weird stuff, Yugi wasn't missing, Everything was back to normal. But he couldn't, he knew this was reality, and he had to save Yugi before anything bad had happened to him.

There was a cough, and Yami's head snapped to the present, he realized that everyone was looking at him expectantly.

"Uh..." he said blankly.

All of a sudden Shiro snapped his fingers. "So You're the Spirit!" he exclaimed in triumph.

Everyone's gaze fixed on Shiro, and Shiro wanted to melt into a puddle.

"Uh..." Shiro began.

"What do you mean?" Yami asked.

Shiro stared at him for a moment. "You are the famous Spirit of the Mellennium Puzzle aren't you?" he asked.

"Famous?" he said questioningly.

Shiro looked around. "Guah! Forget I said that, please... I'm not- uh, yeah." he said stumbling.

"You're not what?" Tristan asked.

Shiro looked down, ashamed. "I'm not from this timeline." he whispered.

Yami's eyes lit up with understanding, while everyone else was clearly confused, but it didn't matter, what was important for right now, was that they got Yugi back, and they would help Shiro find his way home, and hopefully nothing bad would happen on the way.

All of my wonderful fantastical readers who read my story, I thank you, I want you all to know that, in certain ways, I make SOME stuff up as I go along, I have the whole plot and main points written down, and I have a tendency to memorize things like that, but I keep them just in case.

So, I have a new story out, It's a story about Marik and Bakura, obviously a Romance 'cause that's my favorite shipping. THIEFSHIPPING :D sorry, but anyway, read it, if you want. It's not amazing, but it could almost be rated K, or K+, Language aside. I tried my best.

I DO REALIZE THAT MIRA NEEDS TO COME IN SOONER OR LATER, TRUST ME I WILL GET TO THAT I PROMISE, it's just taking a little longer than I thought.

Anyway, bear with me, dunno how long you're gonna have to wait for the next chapter, but I'll try to update ASAP :D

Love you fans!

~N.O.T.F