Chao- This story is a little tricky to write as it involve the Kaiba brothers.

YChao- What? Not a fan of them?

Chao- No, they're cool and all… It's just difficult to write with them…

"Talking."

"Thinking."

Chapter 6: Clues

Yami and the group stood in front of the flight of stairs. The spirit of the Millennium Puzzle was standing in the spot where his light was taken away from him. He tighten his fists together. He wanted to do all he could to get his partner back.

"So here we are." Joey commented.

"Do you feel anything suspicious?" Tea asked with care towards Yami.

The pharaoh closed his eyes. He did his best to sense the present of the one who took his partner away. He did not feel anything at the moment. He tighten his locked pupils as he tried once more. To his dismay, he found nothing.

"I don't understand!" the spirit thought to himself as he became frustrated, "It was right here where Yugi was taken away! There was a strong pulse of something supernatural and now… there's nothing..."

Yami grew worried. He hoped he wasn't too late to save his friend. He picked up his Puzzle and held the item tightly in his hands. He was aware the artifact took eight years by his partner to solve the ancient puzzle. The young boy never gave up.

Yami decided he, too, would not give up. He would do all he could in his power to rescue his lighter half. He also knew he had to control his own darkness if he wished to see Yugi again.

"So now what?" Tea asked as she noticed the spirit remained quiet.

"We keep searching for any information we can obtain." Yami replied as he opened his eyes.

Joey and Tristan nodded. They needed an idea of where else to start. Tea glanced down at the ground. She told herself several times to be strong, but she was still worried. She was anxious to know how Yugi and Mokuba were doing.

"Let me try something else," Yami stated with everyone looking at him, "I need to try and listen for something so I'll need everyone to remain silent."

The group nodded. Yami decided to use his new tactic. He closed his eyes and focused on his listening skills. Because none of the other adolescents were able to hear the giggling of a mysterious figure, the former pharaoh had to use all of his skills to try and listen to anything he could hear.

Xxx

The two boys and young girl played merrily together. There were many board games, stuffed animals, action figures, and game pieces. The group played several different activities and had little idea of how much time went by.

The teen decided to be polite and allow the younger children to win. He did not mind. He was glad to not only see them with smiling faces, but having fun as well. Yugi always knew there was more to life than winning. Victory was a nice feeling, but sometimes the sentiment of playing with friends was greater, even with a few loses.

His smile soon faded. He knew he couldn't be here any longer. He had to get himself and Mokuba back. He wanted to see all of his companions. He wondered how everyone was doing. Yugi glanced up and looked over at the younger boy. He had a smile on his face as he continued on with his game. Yugi knew deep down Mokuba wanted to get back with his brother.

"Yugi! It's your turn!" Miyako stated happily.

Yugi glanced down at the board. He rolled the dice and moved his figure. He then allowed the two children to continue on. He wasn't sure what to do. He barely knew how he arrived and did know how to get back. A part of him also did not want to leave Miyako. He had complete empathy with her. He knew what it was like to want to be with someone but not having anyone around to play with.

Even though he didn't want to, he also felt suspicious. He wondered if they left, Miyako would only take more people. Yugi sighed quietly. He wished he could do more.

"Yugi, is something the matter?" Miyako asked with a childlike curiosity.

"Hmm?" the adolescent glanced back up. He looked into a pair of green eyes filled with care. The one in front of him was not evil at all. She was just a lonely child who was now a ghost. The teen smiled gently as he replied softly, "I'm fine."

The two children went back their game. After Yugi played out his turn. He went back to brainstorming any ideas for him to leave without hurting Miyako. He wished he could do something for her. As much as he wanted to continue playing, he knew he had to leave and rejoin with his friends, like Mokuba wanted to see his older brother.

Just then, an idea hit the adolescent. He smiled as he called, "Hey, Miyako."

The young girl looked up with her childish eyes filled with bliss. Yugi continued to grin as he said, "Playing games with people sure if fun. Don't you think it would be more fun if we had more people?"

"Yes, it would." Miyako replied, "But… I'm not sure how we can get more people."

"Well, we could go to them." Yugi suggested. He recalled a few moments before he was taken away, his darker half was able to hear the giggling from Miyako. He hoped he would be able to leave any clues as to where he was.

"I've got a better idea!" the child squealed with delight.

Xxx

Kaiba continued to watch over his brother. There were no new signs coming from the child. The tall adolescent recently had a doctor check over the boy once more but the news remained the same.

The CEO glanced over at a clock. He was aware he had many meetings to get to soon. Although he could reschedule most of them, there was only so much time he could push back. He didn't want to leave his brother and yet he couldn't allow his company the two worked so hard to run together.

The young boy made sure all employees would not slack off. Mokuba was also able to work great with computers. He was able to fix many problems and errors that appeared. The older one went to the business meetings and signed contracts with other companies. They both worked hard for a future where they could be happy together.

Suddenly, Kaiba heard a giggle. It was the same sound he heard many times before. He wasn't sure who was making the noise and he was tired of it. He stood up with fury as he demanded to know, "Who's there!"

He scanned the room carefully. There was still no one else within the area. He then quickly felt something wrong with him. Kaiba gripped his head tightly as his mind began to form a giant headache. Memories from his past flew in and melted together. He cried out in pain and wished for it to stop.

His body soon fell.

Xxx

Yami flashed his eyes open. He started to pant. He felt uneasy. He nearly lost his balance but the two males were able to reach for the companion in time. The spirit was finally able to hear what he was listening to but was unsure if he should be thrilled or not.

"Yami, what's wrong?" Tea asked.

"I sensed something," he replied quickly but quietly.

"What?" Joey asked.

The spirit didn't have time to answer. He sprinted down the hallway in the direction he had heard something. The three teens followed their friend. As they came down towards the end, a man wearing a suit soon caught up to them.

"You must help!" Roland yelled with anxiety. The group stopped and listened, "Master Kaiba has fallen into a coma as well!"

The group gasped. As fast as they could, everyone went into the same room where the Kaiba brothers were held. Mokuba still appeared to be asleep and his brother had his upper body against the mattress while is lower half remained seated.

"Oh no!" Tea screamed.

"Is he…" Tristan wanted to ask was too shock to complete his sentence.

Joey and Yami walked closer to the CEO. The spirit closed his eyes and scanned the room. Everyone waited patiently to hear an answer.

"What's up?" Joey asked.

Yami opened his eyes part way and replied, "Kaiba's soul is missing."

To be continued…

Chao- Evil, evil, evil.

YChao- Darn right, making these people wait so long and for what? A short chapter?

Chao- Hey, there's one here, doesn't that count?

Everyone- No!

Chao- Aw…