AN:// This chapter is shorter than the others so far, but its worth it. TRUST me, i will make up for it in the next up coming chapters ;)

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I sprinted down the streets of Domino. I swallowed the furious lump in my throat and despite Yugi's exhausted cries from behind me, I carried on running. I was only one block away. "Atem wait up!" Yugi yelled again frantically from behind me. I ran straight into the doors and up the stairs. I collapsed next to the stone tablet next to me and tears prickled my cheeks as I stared into the tablet that told me my life back five thousand years ago.

I stared at the confident Pharaoh in the tablet, the one who was calm, fair and collected. That wasn't me, I was sitting here moping, wallowing in my own pity. I was a disgrace to Pharaoh and Egypt. I wanted the floor to swallow me whole and remove every trace of me, I honestly felt that low.

"Get up off the floor," a stern voice said to me. I looked up.

Yugi was standing there looking at me with angry eyes. "Yugi, I," I started. "Save it, look at you. Wallowing in your own sorrow and guilt. Get up Atem, before I say something I'll regret," Yugi snapped. By the look in his eyes, I knew he was telling the truth. I got up. "Listen Atem, you didn't need to snap like that, and that bad language!" Yugi snapped. "I'm sorry," I replied. He shook his head.

"Listen Atem, I understand you're going through a bad patch right now, so I'm ready to talk. Listen we just need to talk it over and then maybe you'll calm down," Yugi said gently. "I don't know what is wrong with me, I just keep going mad, the other day I punched the school lockers and dented them, then I nearly killed that bully who hurt you and today I nearly laid into Tea, I swear Yugi I'm going nuts, maybe you should just go," I said. My eyes traced the chess board pattern on the floor and I gritted my teeth as I heard another glass like tear shatter on the black and white's cool shiny surface.

"Shut up," he snapped. This wasn't like Yugi to talk like that, unless he was really upset. He put his hand on my shoulder. He softened a little and my stomach tensed. "Listen, I promised to stand by you, that's what friends do and I'm not going anywhere so stop crying like a little baby and get a grip on yourself. You're supposed to be the confident and rough one of us. Now get a grip on yourself and be the Pharaoh I know," he spat but in a softer tone.

He was harsh but right. Everything he said was right.

I sniffed my tears away and forced a smile at him. "Thank you Yugi," I said with a weak grin. "What are friends for, now come on, we can go and see if Grandpa has any new cards, or better yet he may have a way to calm you down," Yugi said with a calmer and more kinder smile. I smiled and followed him. We walked home, I couldn't thank him enough for cheering me up. When we finally reached home, Grandpa gave us two new packs that he had just got in. The packets were shiny and had a new clean smell about them. I smoothed my fingers over the shiny packaging and excitement teased the inner mechanisms of my mind.

Me and Yugi tore them open immediately and shuffled through our new cards. I received the spell card Sage's Stone, a powerful card to go with my magicians. I got some other cards but that was my favorite of the new ones. Yugi received the monster card Curse Of Dragon, that was his favorite of the new ones. He already had this card but he loved it so. We spoke to Grandpa, he said I was just going through a rough patch, like after splitting with Tea and missing home and so on and that it would all be better soon.

We stayed at home all through the morning. Then when the doorbell rang, I looked at the clock and it showed five o' clock in the afternoon. After that talk I felt much better.

"Hey boys, guess who?" Grandpa asked coming back into the front room after he had answered the door. We shrugged. Grandpa moved out the way. "Joey, Tristan, Duke, Ryou!" Yugi cried in delight once they walked into the front room. I smiled at them. "Hey guys," Tristan replied. "Hello," Ryou added with his soft posh and British voice. "So where's the others?" Grandpa asked. "They're at the Arcade, Bakura wanted to come, but Tea forced him to stay, I think she might have a crush on him, er. No offence Ryou," Joey replied. Ryou smiled back but I could tell he didn't like that statement one bit.

"So how are you Atem? You feeling ok?" Ryou asked me cheerfully. That was Ryou, so calm, so collected and caring for everyone around him. "I'm fine thanks," I replied with a smile. They all smiled at me. Then Yugi looked at me and I could tell what he was thinking and he was right, I did need to apologize for snapping earlier I was well out of order. "Listen guys, I'm sorry I was a total jerk," I said looking down, I was sorry. "Hey it's no big deal man, everyone has off days, I mean look at Tristan, I mean everyday is an off day for him," Duke said with a sarcastic smile. Tristan shot him an evil look.

I laughed. Yugi joined me.

"No sorry guys, really. I will even give that girl a chance if you want," I said. I lied, I wasn't happy about meeting her, but I didn't want to lose them as friends, I was prepared to do anything to prove it. "Nah, man she left earlier," Tristan said. "Yeah, man I thought she was the one for you, even Duke hasn't even made out with her yet," Joey said with a smile. I raised an eyebrow. "Wow really!" Yugi teased. "You know I don't make out with every girl," Duke replied. We laughed. "No seriously Atem, you should meet her, she's got awesome legs, she's shy and is from that girls school down the road, you know that Domew High," Duke added. I screwed my nose up, Yugi mirrored me. "Domew High, dude the girls are real tarts," Tristan replied. "Tristan!" Grandpa yelled. "Sorry," Tristan corrected.

"Yeah, but she's kind and sweet," Ryou added. I looked at Ryou. "Then you date her," Yugi said with a smile. Ryou blushed. "No, I'm fine with Bakura," he corrected and turned his head. I think he regretted saying anything at all. "What was her name anyway?" Duke asked. I could tell he was interested as always. Typical Duke. "Jackie, I think," Tristan replied. "Yeah," Joey said. "Oh well, I'm sure there's other girls around for you," Ryou said to me changing the subject.

I didn't vote to be their dating guinea pig but again, I had to make it up to them. I didn't want any of Joey's suggestions really. Every girl he picked me to date, they ended up a tart and a total cow to control. At least Duke set me up with the easy going girls. For now, I thought I'd stay single. I was going to wait for the perfect girl. I will find her, I am determined and I know I will find her.

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