Yugi: hey guys, here's the next chapter, I'm coming up with this as I go, so bare with me
Yami: its a bit easier to draw than write, but we'll get it eventually
Yugi: yep, anyway so here's Chapter One of 'The Lost Arc of Yami-no-game'
~Chapter One~
Shifting Shadows
It had been a month or so since Atem had dealt with the last group of Death-Eaters, though he remained on guard, having perfected his magic, after not using it for so long, he hoped that their friends would be safe, though the Egyptian Darkness was forever gone, there was still darkness in the world it seemed and Atem just didn't understand why people were so cruel.
Atem sighed as he ran a hand through his tri-colored tresses, bored out of his mind as he leaned against the shop counter, Yugi had stepped out to retrieve milk and a few other groceries that they needed, so that left Atem to man the shop, after all Solomon was no longer around to help. The elder Muto had gotten sick, just a week after Yugi and he had returned from Egypt and it seemed the Egyptian Heat was too much for the elderly man, for just after Yugi's eighteenth birthday, he had slipped away, peacefully.
The funeral of course, Kaiba paid for, which surprised Atem, for he had not expected the young, arrogant CEO to help, but it seemed that though Mokuba was partly the reason, Atem had also learned that Seto respected Yugi enough to help when the time was dire. Yugi had also refused to sell the shop, but kept it up and running while he attended classes online, and Atem helped, after learning everything there was about electronics, he wanted to help and Yugi let him.
Atem sighed and thought about the last group, he wondered why they were so interested in Japan's inhabitants, he sat down on the stool and thought more, he tilted his head and leaned on his hand
"something big must be going on...if they are recruiting.." he mumbled
Atem then blinked when he heard tapping from somewhere, he wasn't sure, looking around he moved his head, when he heard the tapping again, he blinked and he narrowed the sound to the window that was right next to the door, he moved and opened it, letting out a gasp as a large barn owl flew in and landed, silently on the counter, turning to the bird curiously Atem walked over and studied it, then blinked it seemed the owl had an envelope in its beak, Atem then cautiously took it from the owl, then moved as the bird took off and flew out the window, into the sky.
Watching the bird for a moment Atem then opened the envelope and blinked, as two pieces of parchment fell out, he blinked again, picking up one that seemed to be addressed to not only Yugi but to himself as well, he was curious to know how these people, whoever they were, knew of his existence in the first place. He the scanned the letter, reading it;
Dear Mr. Muto and Mr. Sennen,
You are formally invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witch-craft and Wizardry, under the guidance of Albus Dumbledore and the staff, we have heard many things about you and the former nameless Pharaoh and we wish to invite you in order to gain assistance. The Dark Lord is on the rise and we have heard he has tried to gather more followers, beyond England and we know that your friend, the pharaoh has prevented him from doing such.
The train leaves from King's Cross station on September first, and if you have accepted our invitation then someone from the Order shall meet you in London on August twenty-third, and shall help you gather your supplies for school which the list is on the next piece of parchment. Though you are older than most of the students we receive I am certain you will be delighted to expand your magical knowledge, also you may bring a pet, such as an owl, cat, rat or frog, but we have made an exception for Mr. Sennen, so he shall be allowed to bring any pet, of the right size of course.
If you have accepted our invite then you and your other companions who where directly involved with the Millennium Items shall meet Arthur Weasley at the London International Airport.
Hope to see you then,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress and Head of Gryffindor House, Hogwarts.
Atem stared at the letter then looked up as Yugi came down the stairs from the house part
"what's up?" Yugi asked as he looked to his darker half,
Atem handed him the letter "it seems we were invited to attend a school of Magic, Aibou"
Yugi read the letter and his eyes widened "oh wow, a school of magic... that sounds like it will be fun, but.. how did they know about you?"
Atem shrugged "not sure, but I have a feeling we're going to London"
Yugi smiled and nodded "I think we should, and besides, we can get away from Tea and Kaiba for a while"
After leaving Egypt, Tea had been a total pain to both Atem and Yugi, though had it not been for her, wanting to be with Atem, the duo seemed to have come to terms to loving one another, so on Valentine's day Atem had asked Yugi out in front of the whole school, which shocked a lot of people, except for their friends, Ryou and Bakura knew exactly how they felt, and it seemed everyone in their small group of friends accepted the fact that they loved each other. Kaiba on the other hand, had been trying to get Yugi to duel him for the title of 'King of Games' since Yugi won it from Atem, though the younger duelist had decided to still share it with his darker half. Over this previous summer Kaiba had challenged Yugi to duel and the results were sadly the same, even without the Egyptian God Cards, Yugi was still able to beat Kaiba, thus Yugi continuing to hold the title of 'World's most powerful duelist'
"Should we call our friends and tell them, about this?" Atem asked as they headed upstairs
"Yeah, I think we should, after all we'll be gone for some time, and I'm sure Duke can look after the shop for us" Yugi stated as he went to put the letters on the kitchen table
"Oh, you bought coffee!" Atem exclaimed causing Yugi to giggle
"you and your caffeine" Yugi stated earning a really cute pout from the former pharaoh
"hey, I can't help it, you know I'm sluggish in the morning" Atem protested, trying to defend his slowly deflating pride
"yes, you can't go even a day without drinking that stuff, I don't know how you can", Yugi said with a smile, he loved it when Atem tried to protect his pride, but he always knew that when he was around, Atem could do no such thing.
After the duo put the groceries away, Yugi sat at the table and began calling their friends, letting them know what was going on and what was going to happen while he and Atem were away at Hogwarts.
About an hour later, Joey, Tristan, Duke, Mokuba, Kaiba, Serenity, and Mai had all came over, to visit and discuss things that they would do while the duo was away
"Okay, so you want me to keep the shop up while you two are in England?" Duke asked, looking at Yugi
"yes, if you don't mind" Atem stated since Yugi had been sipping his tea
"Nah, its no big deal, how long will you guys be gone?"
"Not sure, possibly a few months, but that depends on what we are going to be doing once we are there"
Joey looked at Atem "you gonna contact Ryou?"
Yugi put his cup down and nodded "yeah, maybe we can stay with him and Bakura while there, though that may not happen"
Tristan laughed "yeah every time Atem even gets near Bakura, that guy loses his shit"
Atem made a face "well I told him I was sorry, but I guess that isn't good enough"
Yugi patted Atem's shoulder softly and nodded, it seemed no matter how hard Atem tried, Bakura was still an ass to him, what was worse was Marik was also very hard on the former Pharaoh and no one could figure out why, Malik had suggested that it was because of what had happened in Battle City, but they all just shrugged and deemed Marik crazy.
"So you two are planning on going to this, school?", Seto asked as he looked to Yugi
"Yes, we'll be gone a while, Seto so I'm sure you can handle a couple of months without us around", Yugi smiled and the CEO huffed a bit
That evening Atem was standing outside, looking toward the beach, his mind racing, he was certain that whatever happened, while he and Yugi were away, that their friends would be protected and safe, he made sure of it, granted he was not sure about traveling to England, but he knew it had to be done, he wondered that if he had not encountered that group of wizards, would they still be remaining in Domino?, he was unsure but he knew that whatever was going on, he and Yugi were going into this situation together.
Yugi soon came next to him and smiled "we'll be alright.."
Atem sighed "I hope so"
"I know so, we're going to help these people, though I hope that our friends will be alright" Yugi stated
" I'm sure they will be, Aibou" Atem said as they climbed back into their room
"tomorrow morning I'll call Ryou and see if he can maybe shed some light on, Hogwarts and the wizards that run it" Yugi said as he yawned
"Alright" Atem mumbled before he curled up and laid down, Yugi laying next to him
"Goodnight Aibou"
"Goodnight Ate' "
the light soon went out and the two young men curled into each other, snuggling up and soon sleep took them, after all they would need to be up bright and early to get to England, despite having a month and a half before they would even need to be near Hogwarts.
Yugi: welp here's chapter One, sorry its short
Yami: we've been busy Job hunting, but we'll try to get more of this done
Yugi: that we will, anyway, until next time
Yami: Read and Review, thanks *leaves cookies*