Ma-Chi: Hello! Yesh, I took forever to update! I just... didn't have the time. Eheheheh... -ducks from sudden fruit thrown at her- Okay, I'm sorry! Not only am I really late with updating... but I changed my name. AGAIN! Please ignore that, I just couldn't decide! So, a very special friend of mine decided for me. Heh. -sweatdrops-

I can't believe how busy I was... first, I went to France with my dad, then I went to Amecon (did any of you guys go?), then I went to stay with a friend, then I went to stay with another friend and then I went to see my mum! So, I have literally traveled around half of Britain this summer! -phew-

I also had trouble writing a certain part of the chapter too... hense why it took me all summer to update. -sweatdrops more-

Anyway, I'd like to thank all my reviewers for reviewing! And having faith in me. Now, to the long awaited chappie. -smiles-

Shoutouts at the bottom!

Disclaimer: I tried to get the rights from Takahashi-San by cosplaying as Yuugi... didn't work, though. -sweatdrops-

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Puzzle piece 8

"GAH!" Jounouchi cried, running away. "We're gonna get cursed!"

Yoshimori laughed. "Don't be silly. There's no such thing as curses."

"Jounouchi is such a wuss." Otogi muttered, gaining a nod of agreement from Honda. Anzu just sighed, before glancing over to Atemu, who looked to be in deep thought as he gazed at the mummy in front of him.

The tri-haired teen gave a frown, which almost made Anzu mimic him. She didn't know what he was frowning at, but she had noticed that that was mostly what he had done since they entered the museum. "Hey, Yami." She started, walking over. He glanced at her. "Still no Yuugi? I bet that's why you look so unhappy!"

At this, Atemu looked away with a cough, seeming bashful. "Er, he felt unwell... so he went home."

"I see..." She said, slumping sadly. "Guess my plan of locking you guys in a room is shot..."

The other glanced at her, looking confused. "Why are you so dead set on setting us up? And don't give me that look! You've been giving hints to Yuugi and trying to get us alone together!"

Anzu straighten up and grinned. "Yami, for as long as I've known you, you've never gotten together with anyone; and when I admitted my love to you last year, (Atemu flinched at that) you told me you were gay, yet still you haven't dated or shown interest in someone once since. But, since Yuugi came here..." Her grin widened. "You've shown signs of liking him."

Atemu blushed at his childhood friend's words. He was very glad that a few minutes ago, Yuugi had found an interest in the bed in his soulroom, and was now blissfully unaware of the events going on around him as he slept. Atemu didn't know how he knew, but through the feelings through the mindlink, he could just tell. So, he didn't need to worry as he stared at his friend.

Guess he was transparent, huh?

"But of cause, even though I can see it, other people and Yuugi himself can't, so don't worry." (Atemu slumped. He should have known...) She went and ruffled Atemu's hair, causing the teen to glare at her for the action. "Your secret is safe with me."

"Thanks... I guess." He muttered, lowering his head to hide his deepening blush. She winked at him.

"No problem. Besides, I hate seeing you unhappy. A happy Yami makes a happy Anzu." And with that, walked off to stare at something else, leaving Atemu to his thoughts.

I guess it's true... I do like him. He admitted to himself. But, even so, I have no idea what Yuugi feels, and, even if he does like me back, he's only a spirit... a ghost, who, one day, has to leave... The conversation he had with Yuugi a few hours ago was still fresh in his mind. It really did sadden him; the thought of Yuugi having to leave him one day. True, he may have only known Yuugi for two weeks (the first week with him asleep), and was still an enigma to him, but... even so, weather he knew Yuugi or not, there was certainly one thing he did know. He didn't want Yuugi to go.

Suddenly, he felt a presence next to him, and turned his head. He spotted a rather tall man standing there, looking at the mummy within the glass case. His skin was dark, and wore robes. Atemu raised an eyebrow. It's an Egyptian. Of cause it was easy for Atemu to notice other Egyptians, he was half Egyptian himself. Eh? He's holding a scale...

Although, before he could think on it further, the man started to have tears run down his face.

"Why are you crying?" Atemu asked, blinking up at him. The man looked surprised that someone noticed him, but turned back to the mummy.

"...These tears are not mine." He spoke. "These tears belong to the pharaoh who has become nothing but dust for all to see..." He turned back to Atemu and patted his head. "Heh, your a very kind boy..." And went to walk away.

"B-BOY?!" Atemu fumed. "I'm in highschool, you weird Egyptian!" The man's eyes were sort of blank, so maybe he couldn't see very well... but, even so, he didn't look too much like a boy, did he?

"You okay there, Yami?" Honda asked, coming to stand next to him. "What are you wining about?"

The smaller sighed. "This Egyptian called me a boy..."

"Egyptian?" Otogi, who was behind Honda, lifted a hand above his eyes and looked around. "I didn't see an Egyptian..."

"You didn't?" Atemu asked, surprised. "how could you not? He stuck out like a sore thumb!"

Otogi shrugged, and he fumed again.

Honda laughed and pushed him along. "I'm sure it was just a mistake. Don't get your panties in a twist, Yami."

"P-panties?!" Now Atemu was really fuming. "I don't wear panties!"

"Calm down! It's just an expression!"

A growl sounded, and Atemu pushed Honda off him. "iri nn iri pf m wHm-a!"

The two blinked at this, but Honda was mostly alarmed that Atemu was angry at him... and over something stupid. "Hey, sorry, didn't mean to upset you or anything..."

After a moment, the other sighed. "No, I'm sorry." He rubbed his arm. "I'm just feeling really egdy today..."

"Moody more like." Otogi told him, gaining a glare. "What did you just say, anyway?"

"Nothing. Lets just move on." Atemu snapped, stompping away. The two left behind blinked at each other in confusion. Was there something upsetting Atemu?

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Shadi silently watched the three wander away, before he too, headed off in another direction. He was here for a purpose, a misson, no more. But, why did that boy seem so familiar? Why did it feel like there was two of him there, instead of one? And how... how was he able to see him?

The Egyptian shook his head. It didn't matter now. He needed to reach for the one who had made all this happen. He needede to place judgement on the one who started the emptying of the Pharaoh's tomb...

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"Hey, look!" Jounounchi cried, pointing at what looked like a small, square shapped desplay box. in front were two people, one being Kanakura, and the other being what looked like a forien man with glasses. "Yams's Puzzle is on display!"

"Really?" Atemu asked, poking his head around the blonde, to spot said item. "So it is."

The group wandered over to the glass case, ignoring the fact that both the forien man and Kanakura had walked away, and stared at the Puzzle. "Look's pretty cool on display." Honda said, poketing his hands.

"It does." Anzu agreed, going through her bag. "Let's take a picture."

From behind them, a strange feeling went through Atemu, making him jerk slightly. Was that you, Yuugi?

A sudden giggle sounded in his head. Yes, it was. Sorry about that – I just wanted to have a look, too.

Oh. Was all Atemu said. Well, what do you think of the Puzzle in the case?

In all honesty...? Yuugi asked, sounding a little unsure, as if afraid to say. ...I hate it, in or out of a case. But... I feel attacted to it, too. And scared. I don't want to be near it at all. Yet, I want to hold on and never let go...

Well, that's a confusing thought. Atemu mused, frowning a bit. It felt that Yuugi was confused, too. Well, don't think on it too much, Yuugi. It doesn't really matter. Okay? So no worries.

...Okay.

"C'mon, Yami! We want a picture in front of the Puzzle!"

He shook his head and smiled at them. "Sure!"

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"Mister Kanakura!" Came a somewhat faorien voice, along with the sound of a nock on the door. Shadi glanced up, and spotted a man with glasses standing outside a office. In seconds, anothere voice from inside the office call him in. With a blank look, raised the Key like object hanging around his neck and touched the back of the other man's head. They were both still; Shadi's eyes closed, the other man's eyes wide open. When Shadi reopened his eyes, the man dropped to the floor like a doll, arms out and eyes lifeless.

Ignoring the man, Shadi stepped over him and entered the room. There, at the desk, sat a surprised man. His shock was quickly covered by anger. "What are you doing in here? This is a restricted area!"

Shadi silently walked over to the desk, and placed the scales on it. His eyes were still blank, but his mouth smirked. "It's time to play a game..."

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Yuugi sat on the bed in the middle of Atemu's soulroom, and smiled. The few times he came in here, it never got boring. The room was always lovely to look at, and fun to be in. Yuugi grinned, and looked down at the little furball that was happily lying on his lap, giving off sleepy "Kurrri..."s while he was petted. A huge marshmellon sleeping soundly next to him on the bed.

"You're a cute Ka, Kuriboh - you know that?" Yuugi told the Duel monster.

"Kurriii..." Was all it said, not bothering to open it's eyes. This made the tri-haired teen to giggle. Then, Yuugi lifted his eyes to gaze at the room.

It was lovely and fun, yet sad at the same time. There were things and objects that showed a happy soul, yet signs of a painful past, and things that still haunt the heart. Yuugi smiled sadly. Here, he could see it – something more had happened to Atemu many years ago, something he was willing to take to the grave with him. That didn't suit Yuugi well.

"It's not right." He said to the Kuriboh, petting him more. Kuriboh purred in agreement, nuzzling into the hand. It had surprised Yuugi when he first came here, to get attacked by the furball Fiend when he had opened the Soulroom's door. But moments later after doing that, the Kuriboh had calmed down, and cooed happily on the site of him. Yuugi was confused as to 1) why the Kuriboh acted as if he knew him and 2) why the Kuriboh was in the soulroom to start with. Yuugi figured it must have something to do with the same thing as the Marshmellon that he found in his own room. Too bad he didn't know why, though.

"But I guess it can't be helped." Yuugi sighed. "I can't make him trust me enough to tell me. I'm kind of the same; I won't tell him everything too." He smiled a sad smile at the monster. "One step at a time, huh?"

Yuugi? Called a deep voice.

Yes? Yuugi answered back.

I just thought I'd tell you that we're going home. Well, after I get the Puzzle back. You were zoned out, you see.

Yuugi blinked. He was zoned out? Guess he was. Oh, okay. I'll be able to come out when you do. He sent a mental smile down the mindlink.

This made a cough sound through the room. Right.

Yuugi grined. Atemu can be so cute when he wanted to be...

Suddenly, Kuriboh awoke, as did Marshmellon, and started to growl at the door. This made Yuugi blink down at the monster. "What's wrong, Kurib-?" He stopped mid sentence. Outside the door, was a pressence. He jumped up off the bed, followed by the two monsters, and dashed to the door. He peeked out, and sensed the pressence of another down the darkness of the hall. Yuugi half reconised, half didn't reconise it. It felt like he should know this pressence.

"Kuriboh, stay in Atemu's room." Yuugi told it quietly. Turning to Marshmellon, his eyes narrowed. "Look's like we've got a game to play."

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Shadi's footsteps ecoed down the blackness. He had come across the same boy from before after he had delt with Kanakura, only to be asked by the boy if he had seen the man, because he had his puzzle.

This made Shadi think. When he was in the office, he had spotted the puzzle sitting on the desk, Completely shocked at the fact that not only it was the Millenium Puzzle, but it was completed, which hasn't been done since... Well, Shadi knew that Kanakura wasn't the one to have put it together. So, when the boy asked for it, it could only have meant that he was the one to have done so. And that was why he was here – to see if he really was the one.

He contuined to walk, coming to a stop in shock at the site that appeared before him. "There... there are two rooms in this boy's heart!"

He glanced at one door to the other. On his left, was a normal white door, though there was a large crack running down it. He frowed. "That old crack in the door shows he feels that he was betrayed by someone a long time ago. It also shows that it is taking a long time for him to heal from."

The Egyptian walked over to it, and had a look inside. What he got was some growling from the furball on the floor. This made Shadi frown more. "A Ka monster? Now those are rare to see... even more rare to see one awake..." It growled more at him. "Too see one like this could only mean this soul's first life was many years ago... during a time when monsters like this were used a lot." He glanced around the room, ignoring the Kuriboh that kept growling at him.

The floor was one huge sandpit, some sand coming out of the door and into the hallway. There was a piramid in one corner and a statue of a Sphinx at one end on the room. "This shows that this boy is from my homeland of Egypt, but..." He looked up. The walls were of old stone, pillars in the corners and hieroglyphs going around at the top. "The walls are of that of an Egyptian Pharaoh's tomb, though the walls have many large cracks in them... this shows of a painful past, his past life and the life he leads now." He blinked his blank stare. "But this could mean anything. It could mean his family are from a Pharaoh's line, or he was once a Pharaoh in another life. But this, I still cannot be sure."

Turning away from the room design, he looked at the objects in the room. There was a table against a wall, on it all sort of things. He walked over to it, the Kuriboh watching his every move. "There are pictures here, well kept and clean. This shows he cares about the people he holds deep in his heart. The one's behind them..." He picked one up. It was a picture that showed a family; a mother, father, and a small child, all smiling. It was dusty, and had a crack going over the two adults. "This shows the family this boy holds deep in his heart also, but the crack shows the evidence of the lose of his parents. The dust shows this happened a very long time ago." He placed it back down, before glancing at a single photo in a larger frame, right in the middle of the others. It was of a young boy, who looked a lot like the one he was searching through now. "This one must mean he is special to this soul, one way or another."

Shadi glanced to something else. There was a window, but it was closed. Right under it, was a closet, it's door open. This one confused him, for he hadn't come across it before. "An opened door closet? This has no meaning to me, yet the window shows he hasn't come to terms with something yet. When it opens, that is when his guilt will lift." He looked at the TV sitting next to it, videos lined up neatly on a shelve above, though some older tapes looked like there was some sticky tape wrapped round them. "That shows his memories, yet the tapped up tapes are of memories he does not wish to face yet, if at all."

The man looked over to the bed, the head rest resting at the other side of the room. It's covers and pillow were coloured black. To him, it meant nothing. Some people had a bed, some didn't. He glanced at the desk next to it. "The books and papers must be of his learning. The ripped up paper and books must mean he hates it."

And there, behind the door of his soulroom, was a rubbish bin. In it was some ripped up posters with, what Shadi had learnt of recently, duel monsters on. Cards were also in it, yet some were scattered around the bin on the floor. "This shows he once had a love for Duel Monsters... but something that had happened in the past caused him to hate the game."

Shadi walked over to the door, yet took one last look inside. The lighting in the room was dull. "The dull light of this room shows he has no faith in himself, yet he still holds on in fake hope for those he loves. All in all, it is a happy soul, yet fill with painful memories..."

To the Kuriboh's relief, Shadi left the room. He stared at the other door now in front of him, it's dark, rusty iron blocking his path. "This clearly shows there is another soul in this boy, and this door shows this soul is very old."

He lifted up his hands to take hold of the handle, but the door began to slowly open on it's own. This, made Shadi frown. "The door opens on its own..."

Once the door was fully open, very little light shined through. The first thing he was another little monster, but a light pink with an upside down face. It too, was growling at him. Behind the monster, was another person, only this one was short, much shorter than Shadi was. This person was the look-a-like of the boy he was serching through.

Yuugi grinned, showing now fear at the other's intruding presence. "Well, well... in all logic, there should be no way for you to come here. Yet, here you are." He grinned more, waving a hand to the side. "Welcome to my room, where we shall play a little game..."

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Ma-Chi: OhmyRa, ohmyRa, ohmyRa! Geez, how long did that TAKE? Gah... again, I'm sooooooooooo sorry for the long wait! It's been what, seven, eight weeks? That's just so not super, special awesome, guys. -sort of laughs at an inside joke- Anyway, it is done! Atemu's soulroom has been reveiled... I hope it makes sense, took me ages to get it as right as it is now! -coughs-

So, the game between Shadi and Yuugi shall begin! Bet you guys can't wait, huh? Oooo I can't wait to write up Yuugi's soulroom... -giggles in glee-

Sorry for any mistakes in the chapter.

Translations:

iri nn iri pf m wHm-a!: Do not do that again

Shoutouts:

Nyago: -throws Yuugi at you- There ya go! A hug is what he needs. -smiles- But ya know Atemu! He'll get that puzzle back – he wants Yuugi too much! XD

yugixyamiyaoilover: You know Yuugi – he'll get his memories back!

Protector Of The Nameless: Hey, that's cool! I wanna know Ancient Egyptian so much, it's not funny. -sighs- Heheh, just you wait till the ending... I've planned it all out, so I know what'll happen. I'm sure it will surprise you! -giggles- And to answer your question, I found a couple of sites by clicking some links on Ocean's profile.

The Danvers Girls: Hehehehe... just you wait till you found out Atemu's darkest secret! Heheh, I'm evil, because I'm not saying what happens to Yuugi! You'll be happy with the end result, though.

YamiYugi4ever: Heh, sorry if you wanted to see a scene like that with Atemu and Yuugi! But I promise you'll see something like that soon. -grins- And I'm glad you liked the bit with the Kuriboh. I just love Kuriboh, and so does Atemu really! Haha.

RedTail'sGirl: Well, if anyone else uses the idea then hey – I know mine will still be different. -smiles- Maybe I read something like this a while ago and can't remember...

ONIX-21: Sorry for the long update! Hope this chappie was fun for you as the last one was.

Kurotorachan: Too late – Atemu gave him the puzzle! Haha.

kuan5555: And heres ya update! Enjoy.

SRRH: Well, like you guessed – Shadi appears and there is no toys in Atemu's soulroom (yes, I guess the cards count as toys... but they wer in the dustbin. -laughs-)

dragonlady222: Glad you liked the chappie! Not much Yuugi this time... but he's gonna be awesome in the next one!

Atemu Yugi Lover34: I updated! Yay, go me. Haha. -grins-

Jisa: Glad you think so! Heres the update.

SilverDragon-Purity: No problem, Dragon! thank you agaoin for that riddle. I'm afriad I don't have those channels... but I may check out that story. Well, hope you enjoyed the chappie!

Mr.Shini: Yeeeeees... I have something that will go on with the whole dominate Yuugi thing. Heh heh. -giggles- And about Atemu's nickname... well, I was reading one of Ocean's story, and that was what Yuugi called him. It sounded cool. So... I used it. Heheh... hope you don't mind, Ocean! -sweatdrops-

Dark Reborn: From the website. -grins-

Okay everyone! Keep reviewing! They make me happy. And, I'll try to update faster. -giggles nervously-