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"Talking."

"Thinking."

Chapter 5: A Little Visitor

Yami and the group decided to leave Kaiba alone with his brother.

Everyone walked into another room close by. Yami and Tea took a seat on a dark green sofa while Tristan and Joey leaned against the dark creamed color walls. There was little information given about the eerie architecture and the cold CEO was not willing to assist any more.

The former pharaoh tried to have his mind create a plan to rescue the two victims of their new enemy. However, this new adversary was tricky, as Yami had no clue about their whereabouts or even what their motive is. "If the person was after Kaiba, then why was Yugi involved? And if the person wanted the power of the Puzzle, then what purpose was behind capturing Mokuba? What plot do they have in mind?"

Yami sighed with frustration. He attempted to contact his partner once more, but there was no sign of the young teen.

The connection was lost.

Yami gripped the Puzzle between his hands. He always had a strong disliking for being trapped within the walls of the upside down gold pyramid. However, it was the same pendant that kept a strong bond between the two souls of light and dark together. It was the same one that had caused so many problems with people because the Puzzle was so valuable in gaining dark powers.

"Yugi," Yami reflected on his partner's bright cheerfulness he wanted to see again, "Is this mad man after you and Mokuba just for the sake of getting this? This Puzzle that took you eight years to solve? Or, are they after something else?"

Tea watched her friend closely. Yami seemed to be truly upset at losing Yugi once again.

"We'll get him back," she tried to comfort. The dark spirit did not say anything. He only wanted his light to return, but his options for fighting his new enemy were not discovered yet. All information was too small and led to a dead end. Tristan walked over from where he was and suggested, "Why don't we investigate the scene of the crime?"

Tea and Yami looked up at the tall adolescent needing more information.

"You mean like in the movies?" Joey asked a bit interested.

"Didn't we already do that?" Tea inquired from their last mishap, which is what caused their vertically challenged friend to vanish.

"Last time we did, it was involving Mokuba and the whole house." Tristan explained, "What if we went back to the other scene where Yugi vanished?"

The female teen pondered the suggestion for a moment.

"That sounds like a plan!" Joey exclaimed excitedly to have a tiny chance of rescuing his best friend. Yami gripped his Puzzle once more tightly. He stood up and his eyes were filled once more with hope and determination.

He nodded his head, "Yugi, even if it involves endangering myself, we'll come and rescue you."

xxx

Within the black world a teen with tri-color hair found himself in, Yugi gathered as much energy as he could as he struggled to rise to his knees. As he did, the voices from long ago repressed memories in his head were building up while becoming stronger and louder. The teen covered his ears tightly as he flashed shut his eyes and tried to block out all that they were saying.

"Stop!" Yugi cried out, wanting the pain to end. He quickly lifted himself up and started to run while still covering his ears. He wanted to get away from everything.

"What a dumb kid!"

"He's such a weirdo!"

"Only a girl would care about a box!"

"Stop! My life… isn't… like that… anymore…" Yugi tried to remind himself. And just like that, the voices stopped.

"That's right," the boy said relieved as he opened his eyes, "My life is different now that I have everyone by my side."

Yugi closed his eyes once more and smiled as he remembered everyone he met. He was glad his life was different. He was filled with happiness. That good feeling soon diminished as he remembered he was now separated from his peers. He was sad he no longer felt the presence of his other friend, Yami.

Yugi tried to feel the familiar presence of his Puzzle he wore proudly every day around his neck, but the necklace was no longer there. He took a big breath. He opened his eyes and started to walk around. He needed to be brave and figure out how to get out of his situation.

"Where… am I?" he asked out loud as he searched throughout the darkness. He wrapped his hands around his shoulders for warmth. After walking around for several minutes, Yugi soon came upon a warmer sensation. He quickly headed in that direction.

xxx

A CEO flipped through his deck of cards he kept in his pocket. When he finally came upon the one he was looking for, he paused. He stared directly into the design of that particular card.

"It was always Mokuba's favorite," Kaiba reminded himself, "I only took this card out once, and that was when I gave it to him before I left because I didn't know who I was at the time…"

The teen looked up from his deck and back over at his brother, "But then… you gave it back to me."

Flashback

"Mokuba, you're giving me this card back?" a CEO asked his sibling confused. The boy with thick, black hair nodded his head.

"But why?" the teen asked. He did not understand the reason behind his brother's action.

"Don't get me wrong," the adolescent defended, "It's a good card and I can do many powerful combinations with it, but I gave it to you since you told me it was your favorite."

The boy smiled and replied, "And that's why I'm giving it back to you."

"What?"

"This card is important to you…. And me, too."

"Then…"

"Like you said, you can do a lot with this card, especially with your type of deck. And just like the card, I, too, provide help to you. It's like you're the deck and I'm the card."

"Mokuba… I…"

"Seto, you know I care about you. So, whenever you play that card, you can think of me helping you out."

"But, you are always with me, Mokuba."

"I know. But we both are aware I'm terrible at Duel Monsters and I prefer to play Capsule Monsters…"

"So just like this card, you always keep with you a monster that I like?" The boy nodded his head.

"Mokuba," the young adult was speechless. He felt so grateful towards his younger brother, but was unsure of what to say. The boy ran over to his brother, and gave him a big hug.

End Flashback

The teen gripped his whole deck tightly. He wanted to see his younger sibling once more. He wanted to be able to know that his presence meant the entire world to the CEO.

"Mokuba," Kaiba whispered, "Please come back!"

xxx

Yugi quickly came upon a flash of light. He shield his face with his hands and shut his eyes tightly. When the blaze dimmed, he lowered his hand and unlocked his eyes carefully so he would not do any damage to his pupils. He found himself in what appeared to be a young child's room. Small toys and game pieces were everywhere on the floor.

"This looks almost like… my Soul Room," Yugi observed as he cautiously walked in.

"Yugi?" a familiar voice cried out. The teen looked straight ahead and in his view he saw a boy with black hair and a young girl.

"Mokuba!" Yugi called out relived that he finally found the lost soul. The young boy left the girl's side and quickly ran over to the teen.

"Mokuba! Are you alright?" Yugi asked. The smaller boy smiled and nodded his head. Mokuba was glad to see a familiar face but soon the smile faded as he asked desperately, "Where's Seto?"

"I don't know." Yugi answered truthfully. Mokuba gazed down at the floor with himself turning glum. He was worried about his brother and was sure because he had not been by his brother side, Mokuba felt like a burden for causing problems. Yugi placed his hands on the boy's shoulder and reassured, "Don't worry; we'll be out of here soon."

"Excuse me," a young girl's impatiently sounding voice broke through the conversation between the two boys. Yugi looked back up and could see a small girl standing in front of a checkered board. She had long, straight, black hair and a set of pretty green eyes. She wore a simple white dress with a simple black bow around her waist.

She had her arms crossed as she stated in an annoyed tone, "You're interrupting our little game."

The teen with tri-color hair was confused. He stood in front of Mokuba and asked, "Who are you?"

The girl smiled and replied, "My name is Miyako. I live in this house."

"Miyako?" Yugi repeated baffled.

"It means beautiful night child!" the girl informed, "Don't you think it suits me?"

The teen was unsure of how to answer the question. He was confounded about his predicament. Was his new enemy a mere child? Yugi had to calm himself down. He did not know if this child had any supernatural powers, like he had seen in the movies with his friends.

"You say you live here?" Yugi asked wanting clarification, "Then are you the one who brought me and Mokuba here?"

"Yep," the girl replied with a cheerful smile.

"May I ask why?" Yugi inquired while being careful not to aggravate the child.

"I wanted someone to play with!" the girl stated honestly. The teen was taken back by the child's answer.

"She… she wanted someone to… play with?" he repeated in his head. "You picked Mokuba because he lived in this house?"

"Yes," the girl stated honestly.

"May I ask why?" Yugi inquired, wanted to get as much information as possible, "If this girl is not behind any plot to take over Kaiba Corp., then what does she have to gain with taking Mokuba?"

"Because he was the only one who would listen to me!" Miyako whined.

"What do you mean?" Mokuba asked, still being protected by Yugi.

"I've tried calling other people, but no one seemed to notice me!" Miyako explained with her eyes starting to become shiny, as though she was prepared to put on a water show with her tears.

"Mokuba," Yugi whispered, "By any chance, have you heard any giggles in this house throughout the past few days?"

Mokuba thought back and tried to remember, but it was a bit hard for him as he had lost track of time.

"Yeah, I did," he finally replied.

"It must have been Miyako," Yugi noted, "I've been hearing it too. I wasn't sure what I was hearing, but now it all makes sense."

Miyako sighed annoyed as she was not being in the center of attention.

"Are you done asking me questions?" she asked, wanting to get back to her fun. Yugi and Mokuba turned their focus towards their adversary.

"Just a few more," Yugi said, "Did you also choose me because I was able to hear you?"

The young girl nodded her head, "You had so many friends, but not one of them were able to hear me. What type of friends are they if they're not polite and listen to me?"

Yugi closed his eyes. It appeared as though the new enemy meant no actual harm nor had any evil desires in mind. He reviewed everything he was told in his head. He was aware Yami was also able to hear the child's laughter, but it wasn't until much later.

"Then… how did I get here?" Yugi asked as he opened his eyes slowly, "I know it wouldn't have been easy to get me, and me alone, without grabbing the soul of someone else."

"You're right." Miyako smiled a devilish smile, "It wasn't easy. I'm not sure how, but there appeared to be two souls in one body."

Mokuba glanced up towards Yugi. He was unclear about all the information coming around, but he did recall Yugi saying something about him being from Egypt.

"Was that Yugi or was that someone else?" Mokuba was unsure of who to believe; he knew Yugi had no reason to lie but Mokuba had also always trusted his big brother because he had always seemed to be right and know what he was doing.

"But, I didn't want to play with the other soul," Miyako whined once more in a very childish tone, "He seemed a little scary."

Yugi couldn't help but smile. He knew some people could take Yami's natural blank face as being mean or frightening, but like everyone else, there's always more to a person than just the cover.

"He's not a bad person at all," Yugi informed calmly, "He's one of my best friends."

Miyako scoffed and said, "Friend or not, I wanted to play with you and not him!"

Yugi chuckled a little and asked in an amused manner, "And why is that?"

"Because you seemed like you were lonely." Miyako explained truthfully with her eyes changing from childish frustration to a childish truthful vision. Yugi's smile slowly diminished.

"I've scan both you and the other soul's memory and I saw how lonely YOU were." Miyako informed.

Yugi's bangs covered his features. "So… is that why I've been feeling so out of it? Is that why all those voices started to attack me? All those memories that I wanted to forget… Am I to be forever haunted by them?"

Mokuba looked up towards the adolescent. He couldn't help but feel puzzled at the notion Yugi Mutou was ever lonely. Every time the Kaiba brothers would see their opponent, the teen was always surrounded by his usual group of friends. He always seemed to be so happy and often offered the joy of friendship to the Kaiba brothers.

"And what about my friend? Did you find anything about him?" Yugi asked, with his face still being hidden. Miyako shook her head, "I didn't find any memories of himself before being with you."

There was a moment of silence. Yugi remained silent. He looked as though he lost his voice. He also appeared to be lost within his own distant world.

Miyako seemed to be a little frighten she had angered the adolescent. She looked away from the two boys with a sad look on her face. Mokuba gazed around between the two. He had only not wanted to be a burden for his brother, and yet no matter what he did, Kaiba always seemed to be distant towards everyone.

"What about Seto?" Mokuba finally asked. Miyako looked back towards the young child she was playing with earlier.

"I did notice he, too, was lonely. He did seem to notice me… he was the first to notice me… and yet, he ignored me."

Mokuba sighed. He knew everyone would always be scared or angry towards his older brother as the teen always pushed people away. Mokuba knew it was because Kaiba was always busy with work and had no time for any one else. Mokuba also knew the teen did not want to be friends with Yugi, his eternal rival for the game Duel Monsters.

"So, then," Yugi finally spoke after being quiet, "Do you mean to tell us you dragged me and Mokuba here because you were lonely?"

Miyako and Mokuba turned their focus back to the teen. Both children noticed the adolescent's tone sounded annoyed, yet serious. Yugi noticed he had frighten the two children with his attitude. He took a big breath to calm himself down.

He did not mean to temporarily lose his temper. He just would become a little defensive as he never told anyone about his own emotions of him ever feeling lonely. He did not want to be a burden towards his grandfather, his parents, or any of his friends he finally made.

"Err… what I mean is," Yugi tried to explain while feeling a bit sheepish, "How is it that you feel lonely? Didn't you have… someone to play with?"

Miyako looked down at the floor. She grabbed her dress with her fists tightly as she was trying to hid her feelings.

"No," she finally replied, "My sister was my only friend. Everyone hated being around me."

"Your sister?" Mokuba inquired.

Yugi was silent, but he listen politely as he allowed the girl to continues, "My older sister was my only friend. We would play together for hours and hours. Then, one day, she got really sick. Our parents were really worried so they got a doctor to come and see her. I don't know what happened but one day, I came back after coming home from school, and she was gone."

Yugi swallowed a hard lump in his throat. He believed the child must not have fully comprehended her sister sadly passed away.

"I didn't know what was going on!" Miyako nearly screamed, "I was so sad when I didn't see my sister again! I ran to our attic, which is where we always played, and stayed there crying."

Tears started to form in the child's eyes, "Then… I don't know what happened... I stood there and… I suddenly heard a crack coming from the ceiling… and I felt something hitting me hard… I woke up much later and I tried calling out for my parents… but there was no one here…"

Yugi briskly walked over to the young girl and embraced her. He allowed Miyako to cry for a moment. He did not care his shirt was becoming a little wet from the stains coming from the child's sad, lonely tears. He then gently pulled Miyako away and asked quietly, "Then what?"

Miyako sniffed and informed, "I was only in this room… I could see people coming by… I tried calling out to them… but no one heard me."

Mokuba cautiously walked over to the tiny group. "And my brother was the first to hear you?"

Miyako looked over towards the boy and nodded her head, "But… like I said… he ignored me, too."

Mokuba glanced down towards the floor. He longed to be by his brother's side once more, but he felt like he could not leave the girl. He was having fun with her while playing games and not really having a care in the world. He did, after all, understood where Miyako was coming from. He, too, was often lonely and wanted someone to play with, but his brother was too busy trying to make a living.

Mokuba took a big breath and asked, "What was your sister's name?"

Yugi dried Miyako's tears with his sleeves and smiled. Miyako smiled as well and replied, "Miki."

The teen continued to smile and as he said, "That means beautiful princess, doesn't it?"

The child only nodded her head.

Yugi placed his hands on Miyako's shoulders and asked calmly, "What games did she like to play?"

To be continued…

Chao- Yeah… this took a bit longer than expected.

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