"Ancient Egyptians"

"Parseltongue"

"Spells"

"Thoughts"

\Hikari to Yami\

/Yami to Hikari/

CHAPTER ONE:PART TWO

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Yugi Muto sighed impatiently. At twenty-one you would think that things like this would stop happening to him. First solving the puzzle at fifteen, gaining friends, finding out about Yami, facing dark forces, having his soul ripped in half, facing Zorc, figuring out Yami's name is Atem, and saying good-bye. All within a year.

Now, he felt like laughing hysterically. Mou hitori no boku had returned. With his own body. He wasn't the only one, either, yami Bakura and Marik had returned as well. Only, they were going as Akefia and Mariku. The three had appeared before their hosts six months earlier. With Seto's help, they forged fake high school diplomas and had decided to help those who could use the shadows.

Currently, they were in a shady pub in London England waiting on Akefia. They were being stared at in disdain by the other occupants, but they continued to talk. They were used to getting dirty looks.

Yugi was wearing much like he had in his teen years, but without the coat and with black boots. His arms held black belt accessories, matching the collar around his neck. Connected to the ring was a thin, but strong, chain that held the millennium puzzle around his neck. His skin was the only normal thing about him. His eyes were bright amethysts, and his hair was star shaped, blond spiky bangs, black hair, and purple tips.

Atem wore a similar outfit, but with gold instead of buckles. He had enough jewelry to rival his time as a Pharaoh. He also wore a purple cloak. His hair was the same as Yugi's but with a few more blond streaks, and red instead of purple. His eyes were a deep crimson that stood out against his mocha skin.

Ryo was the palest of the group. His hair was snow white and fluffy. His skin was just as white. His eyes were a deep smoky quartz color. He was constantly correcting people that he had Leucism, not Albinism. He wore a blue polo shirt, blue jeans, and blue converses. He had a strip of blue around his neck. Connected to that, was a string that lead to the millennium ring.

Marik had dirty blond, almost brown, hair, mocha skin, and purple tourmaline eyes. He wore gold earrings, neckwear, armbands, and bracelets all up to his wrists, a sleeveless purple shirt, black pants, and black shoes. His millennium rod was being twirled in his hands absentmindedly.

Mariku wore a sleeveless black shirt and khaki pants. He wears gold earrings, neckwear, armbands and bracelets up his wrists. His hair is spiked upwards and points in all directions, His eyes were a Chalcedony color, and he had deep mocha skin that all the yamis had.

Finally Akefia entered the pub. He looked like Ryo, but with darker skin and Rhodolite eyes. He wore an outfit similar to Mariku's, but with a black trench coat. His hair had a bit more spike to it then Ryo's but they could pass as twins.

Eyes were on him as he moved to the table. He leaned over Ryo, who smiled brightly up at him. Without hesitating, the Egyptian connected their lips.

"Sorry to keep you waiting מְאַהֵב."

"It's okay. Did you finish your business? Or did you just come for food?"

"Both. Also, I ran into someone who the shadows cling to. Protecting him. I've only seen that with you Hikaris, but I can't tell if he has a spirit clinging to him." The group frowned as the man ordered food. In no time they were eating. "I think he might be a reincarnation."

"That's no surprise." The three hikaris snorted. "We are reincarnations, after all."

"I still can't get over that Mariku was real in the ancient past." Muttered Atem, who got his friends to laugh. "My bodyguard tried to kill me!"

"Hey! I was confused!" Marik protested. The group laughed. "At times, I just want to try taking over the world just for old times sake."

"A killing rampage sounds like fun." Agreed the other yamis. The hikaris sighed, noticing everyone near them was staring at them in fear.

"Only if you can beat us in a duel." The three lights said, smirking when the men whined out a protest.

"Ah, don't you want to try taking back the king of games title?" Yugi teased, causing a few people to perk up.

"That's Yugi Muto." A girl whispered in awe. "I thought he was muggle!"

"Muggle-born then?"

"What did he mean by duel, Kayla?"

"It's a game that muggles play. Some call it Duel Monsters, others call it Dueling, then there are us in the Magical World that call it Monsters and Magic." Yugi looked at the group, frowning.

"It's rude to talk about someone when they are in hearing distance. Atem, I'm ready to go. I think you, Akefia, and Mariku can handle what he was talking about."

"Of course Aibou. We'll probably be home late."

"That's alright. Dinner will be in the fridge." Yugi kissed the older man's mouth softly. "See you tonight."

"Of course." Marik was yanked into Mariku's lap so the man could kiss him soundly.

"All the hot ones are taken." A girl groaned.

Once the three hikaris left, the yamis shared looks. The three sipped their drinks as Akefia informed them what was going on. They were talking too low for others to hear, and in ancient Egyptian.

"While I was following the kid protected from the shadows, an old man and rugged guy came up to me. They wanted me to leave the kid alone. Accused me of being with a dark lord. I corrected them of course, saying that I was a master thief, and spotted a potential. Freaked them out. I had to dodge a lot of neo-magic."

"Neo-magic? Is that what this feeling in this place is?" Mariku asked, frowning. "So what happened next?"

"I managed to get them into the shadows, and immobilize them. Once I did that, I told them they misunderstood what I was saying. That I meant he had a potential for Shadow Magic. That freaked them even more, causing to sprout off that Hari wasn't dark. I had to correct them again."

"And now what? Are they wanting us to teach him?"

"They said that they need a bodyguard at the school for him. The kid is a magnet just like any light. The dark lord guy wants him dead. Which is stupid! I mean, a light is an important person. Now that I'm sane I can see what Ryo means to me. If the kid's darkness finds out, the man is dead. Anyways, I told the old geezers that it's Hari's choice. Not mine. That I also had to talk to you guys. IF we decide to help, we are to return here, in three days."

"I think it is a good idea to help him. I'm sure the second Yugi hears about this, he will demand that we do so."

"Ryo and Marik too. So it's decide?"

"We'll help them."

Yugi groaned as he sat gingerly on the train seat in their private compartment. His whole backside hurt. Last night was the last time he went to a club with Atem. The man was so possessive and got jealous way too easily.

"Go to sleep, Aibou, we won't arrive at the school for a while."

"Tch...why did you have to drag us into it?" Seto Kaiba asked, Joey Wheeler's head in his lap.

"Because we were short two. We only had six, and there is four houses. You'll be going to Slytherin, Ryo and Bakura to Hufflepuff , Mariku and Marik to Ravenclaw, and we will be in Gryffindor. If there was another way, I would have taken it, however, you are the only ones that can use Shadow magic." Yugi said, pouting. "I'm sorry."

"Whatever. You just better figure out how to fix my computer around this new magic." Yugi nodded, frowning.

"I don't get it. I mean, shadow magic doesn't bug computers. Why should neo-magic?"

"It's because it's life energy that they use." Marik said, flipping through a book. "It doesn't take any years away from your life unless you deplete your magic too much."

"That's horrible. Why do they use it then?" Ryo demanded.

"Because they don't remember how to use the shadows." The train jerked to a stop. "Time to get going." The second they exited the train, eyes were trained on them. The group proudly walked to where the wagons were, ignoring the creatures pulling them. That is, until they were inside.

"Those were Threstles. Only those that have seen death can see them." Mariku said, peering out the window.

"So, did we ever find out who the kid was? I don't remember?" Yugi asked, yawning.

"Harry Potter and Phoenix Yami. Got anything to tell us, Atem?"

"Wait, two of them?"

"Well, I was attracted to the tanned skinned one. The older one. The one that looks just like the other. The one who is taller. Oh, he had blue eyes and not green." Akefia snorted at Atem's dumbfounded look. "You know him?"

"That's impossible! Phoenix is dead."

"Just as dead as you and I? Or just as dead as a real person." Atem fell silent, breath leaving him.

"Gods, why was he reborn? He promised me he would be careful."

"Maybe he felt uneasy like we did." Akefia said, head resting in Ryo's lap. "I don't remember a Phoenix."

"He's my little half brother. After my mother died, the pharaoh refused to take another wife. He had a harem that was never ending. Phoenix was about four years younger than me. He was constantly sick when we were younger, and operated behind the scenes. He would help make plans, take care of the dying, and talk when those of the council needed it. The rest of the world had no idea of him."

"Dat sounds borin." Joey snorted, "'ow come he dinnit become phara?"

"Because he was better off being not known." Atem sighed, helping Yugi from the carriage. A man dressed in dark robes met them. "Professor Snape, I take it?"

"Mr. Yami, tell me, do you have a brother?"

"Yes. Phoenix."

"It seems that he is joining you in Gryffindor."

"Yes." Atem tilted his head. "Are they going to know about us being guards?"

"Yes. Professor Dumbledore believes the students should know they are being protected. Since there is eight of you, that means two to each house. Your partners are to not be kept from you."

"That's good. We get a bit crazy if we don't have contact." Mariku smirked. "And I'm not talking just hands."

"Thank you for that enlightening thought." The man sneered.

"What? I just thought you all should know that we aren't just partners but lovers."

"Mariku, you're not helping!" Marik whined.

"The wizarding world cares not for your preferences. There are potions to aid in male pregnancy after all." Yugi's eyes lit up.

"I can have a baby?" The man lifted an eyebrow. "What? We know nothing of this world."

"Yes, if you and your partner are both highly sexually active and have a strong enough bond, you are able to conceive. However, it has to be of pure love."

"So then soulmates works?" The man snorted.

"Soulmates are extremely rare. I highly doubt muggleborns such as your-"

"We have been blessed by Ra himself." Atem protested, "even with all our sins, faults, and failures, he has blessed us to become halves to a whole. My brother was resurrected by the same being."

"Resurrected?" The man demanded, eyes wide.

"Atem, Akefia, Mariku, and Phoenix are over three thousand years old. They were brought back because of the fact Marik, Ryo, and I nearly killed ourselves. I have no idea who Phoenix's other half is. He would resemble the boy though. I have no idea if the boy was suicidal or not."

"Potter...hasn't had the best life, but he isn't suicidal."

"Are you sure? He could be depressed and living behind a mask. I know I have, and I'm a very open person." Yugi sighed, eyes glancing at the moving pictures. "It doesn't matter the age. When you have lead a harsh life, which I'm sure he has, it's sometimes easier to try and kill yourself. Before I met Atem, I had only one friend and I was bullied. After Atem pass through the veil, I was devastated. Half my soul was missing, and my heart broken into a million pieces. My mask was what I was like with him around, but inside I was dying. I dropped it after my fifteenth life attempt."

"I'm known as a recluse. No one really noticed that I was drifting further away, other than Yugi. He knew exactly what was happening. The minute we figured out how we were feeling, we contacted Marik, concerned that he too was hurting and pulling away. Ishizu sent him to finish school out with us. We talked more than the rest of the dream team."

"I...I'm hyperactive, but when Mariku left, I was subdue, placant. It scared my sister and brother into sending me to a psychiatrist in this world. I knew about wizards since I was little. My sister has worked with goblins since she started to open pyramids to the public. Once the curses are broken, then the mundane people are let in."

"Mundane? You mean muggles?" With an eye roll, Marik nodded.

"You mentioned the name Potter. What is he like?"

"An arrogant brat."

"I highly doubt that." Yugi stated calmly. "Hikari's, or rather Light halves, do not know what it means to be arrogant. We do what we can to help people, we tend to try and do things by ourselves, and we are caring, if not a little naive and ignorant."

"Potter is anything but ignorant."

"Are you sure?" Ryo asked softly as they entered a nearly empty room with long tables. They were lead up to the top. "How much about his life does he know about? We are still learning of the shadows, and of this world. How long has he known about this world?"

"His whole life. Potter-"

"Are you sure? Have you asked him what he knows of this world?" A voice cleared to Severus's right, but the group ignored it. "Has he never stopped and stared in confusion at what someone or something?"

"Ahem!" The toad like woman all but growled. Akefia glared at her.

"Do not be rude. You have no right to try and act important, mortal." The woman sneered.

"You're not human."

"Wrong. I am just better than you. Respect that."

"Akefia!" Ryo warned, before looking at the woman. "I am sorry for my bonded. He is careless when addressing you neo users. I am Ryo Bakura. This is Akefia of the Thief Village. He is used to looking down on those weaker than ourselves."

"Weaker? Neo users? I am the under secretary of the minister!"

"Ma'am, please, it was no offense meant. Our magic is one of the oldest known. To most it is legend. Only those born with broken souls can use it." Yugi intervened, "it is a magic that is best used in partners. By one's self, you would go insane using it. My friends and I go around helping those who have it, to insure they are safe. Currently, we are assisting those in this school. One group per house."

"Who are you really? Some warriors for Dumbledore?" She snapped, eyes narrowed.

"No. We do not fight battles that are not our own. Should one of our own be included in a battle against you, well, you won't last long." Atem said with smugness.

"Atem, knock it off!" Yugi snapped. "You're on the couch for a week."

"Yugi-"

"No!"

"Aibou-"

"I said no! You are acting arrogant again, Pharaoh, and you know I hate that!"

"It's the shadow's nature!"

"I don't care! You know that I hate it, and you should try better when you are addressing an elder!"

"But-"

"The only time it is acceptable is when someone is posing a threat against one of us. You know that."

"Excuse me." A stern looking woman said, eyes glaring. "I would like to start the sorting."

"Of course sensei." Yugi said, smiling brightly as he clamped a hand over Atem's mouth. The sorting went on, and the old man stood to start the feast. The food appeared and Akefia poked at some of the meat, before grinning and tossing it at Marik and Mariku.

"AKEFIA!" Marik screech, freezing as the meat slipped from his hair to his bare shoulder. "Geddit off! Geddit off!" Ryo shot his bonded a glare as he did as his friend begged.

"I cannot believe you, Akefia! Do you want to be on the couch as well?" The tanned version of himself paled.

"I'm sorry Marik." Eyes of multiple students were staring at them. Then a boy was before Atem, arms crossed with blue eyes glaring.

"Atem, do you know how hard it is to find you, brother dearest?" All talking in the hall paused.

"My sweet little brother has been searching for me? Whatever for?"

"Cut the crap. You know that you were the only person I trusted. You still are, except for Harry. So tell me, why in Apep's name did you not contact me when Ishizu called you?"

"Because I lost that phone." Atem admitted with a wince, "if I had known, you know I would have came for you, Phoenix."

"I know. However, I am not mad at you." Phoenix kneeled, left foot forward. "I was brought back with a price, Atem. One I am not proud of."

"What is it, Phoenix. What have you done?"

"I'm not positive, Atem. That's the problem. I got a prophecy, that's it-"

-The one once thought defeated, shall rise again,
Together with his new alli, peril shall begin.
Two magicks intertwined,
A power undefined.
Light without Darkness
Darkness without light
Facing one that is Heartless
Shall the Darkness find his light.
Together they are better defined
Trying to find that thinly crossed heart lined.
One native to his land, one foreign,
Bringing hope to those lying within.-

"-that's all I know." A boy, extremely pale, walked up, kneeling beside his look alike. His emerald eyes staring worriedly as a hand rested on Phoenix's shoulder.

"Phoenix, it's not your fault. The gods wouldn't have let you back if we couldn't do this." Atem said softly, standing to crouch before the couple. "Introduce me to your other half?"

"His name is Harry, brother. Harry, son of James and heir to the Potter, Black, and Slytherin families." The toad like woman stood to interrupt.

"Do not speak, commoner." Seto snapped, glaring. "This is a sacred right of the Shadows. To introduce a light, a new found light, in front of a crowd."

"Harry, you are the one being targeted by that Dark Lord, Voldemort, is it?"

"Yes, Pharaoh." The man chuckled.

"Please, as you will be bonded with my brother, you may call me Atem. We will be family, after all." Atem hesitated feeling a bit of darkness coming from the boy. "You have a fractured soul residing alongside yours."

"Fractured soul?"

"I believe Ra once called them Horcruxes?"

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מְאַהֵב Hebrew for lover