Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Coming Together ❯ Who Are You? ( Chapter 1 )

The double looked back and Yugi and his gaze softened as he looked at the boy on the bed and then back at the puzzle in his hands before looking back up at the huddled up figure on the bed.

"Yugi." The figure breathed gently.

"W-who are you?" The boy asked shakily.

The double was hurt by those words but still managed to look just like a minute ago when he came out of the puzzle. "I'm Yami, my Yugi. Don't you remember me?"

"I've never seen you before." Yami looked away from the huddling figure on the bed and out towards the window. "But even so, I bet you want to hurt me now. Don't you?"

Yami's gaze snapped back to the smaller. "Why would you think that? I would never hurt you, my Yugi, I swear it. Even if you don't remember me I still love you with everything I could give to you."

Yugi was speechless. `He loves me? B-but how? He just met me, this doesn't make sense.'

Yami chuckled slightly. "Of course I love you, my sweet love. In your past life I loved you and in this life. You're still my perfect angel. You don't look like you've changed a bit."

"How did you…? My past life, what do you mean by that?" Yugi asked. He calmed down a little bit and wasn't as tense, but he still kept his guard up in case the stranger went back on his word of not hurting him.

"In your past life in Ancient Egypt. We were in love with each other. You were my pleasure slave and we…"

"Stop!" Yugi called out.

Yami froze. "What's wrong, my little one."

"Just stop. I'm not yours; I'm my own person. Stop calling me that!"

"If that is what you want m… Yugi. But you didn't seem to mind before."

"It is what I want or I wouldn't have asked it! I don't know what you're talking about but it's just too confusing. And we couldn't have been in love if I was your pleasure slave because that's not what love means; even I know that even if nobody will ever love me for me."

"I love you for you, Yugi. You didn't let me finish from before. You were my pleasure slave but we did fall in love. You weren't my pleasure slave or anybody else's. You changed me from being a dark king and I gave up my soul to be with you again after you were killed by Seto's three Blue Eyes White Dragons."

"Are you crazy? Seto's three Blue Eyes White Dragons are ink on cards! And how do you even know Seto?" Yugi practically yelled.

"Seto was my priest back in the palace before he tried to rape you. I threw him out and told him never to return. He did though when we were sleeping that night and he kidnapped you and took you away. He raped you then, but you escaped and came back to me a month later when you finally got the chance. Please tell me, you have to remember that. Don't you?"

"No, I don't. And I think you're absolutely nuts. Duel Monsters aren't real. I liked them to be like that, but they aren't because then I would have friends and I wouldn't be beaten up everyday."

"But they are real, Yugi. They live in the Shadow Realm when they aren't in a duel. They've been sealed into cards that you play with today. If you hand me your deck then I can prove that."

"I never hand anybody my deck except for my Grandpa. You could take it and run off with it and I care too much about my cards to have that happen."

"I'd never do that to you, Yugi. Please, just let me see it? You don't have to hand it to me if you don't want to. Or you could just answer one thing for me, how about that?"

"Fine, what's the question?"

"Is there a Dark Magician or a Celtic Guardian in your deck?"

Yugi gasped and his hand instantly reached for his deck hidden away in his pocket like always. He pulled out his deck and the top two cards in it were those very two cards.

"I knew it." Yami whispered. "Which one is your favorite?" He asked.

"The Dark Magician. I've always been drawn to it for some reason and it's always helped me out in every duel I've been in."

"And I know why. Yugi, in the past the Dark Magician was my monster but it cared for you greatly and would protect you from anything even if it didn't stand a chance like against those three Blue Eyes. It's still going to protect you even as a card."

"And let me guess. The Celtic Guardian was my monster? You're completely nuts. None of this is logical because monsters don't exist no matter how you say it." Yugi jumped from the bed and ran out of the room, running out into the night and down the street.

"Oh Yugi. How could you forget me? That wasn't supposed to happen. That voice, it told me we'd be together again and things would be okay, but you don't remember me so it won't be okay." Yami whispered sadly, a tear slipping from his sad, crimson eyes as he watched his lost love disappear down the street. `

**

Yugi was exhausted and it didn't take long for him to fall asleep on the bench in the park. It was always the same place he would go when he wanted to time to think.

Two figures walked through the park and saw the boy.

"Do you know who that is?" One of them asked.

"It looks like Yugi." The second answered easily.

They walked closer and both kneeled next to the boy.

"It is Yugi." The first exclaimed excitedly.

"He didn't change a bit just like ours."

"And just like ours I bet he doesn't remember a thing. I wonder if he's received the item Yami's soul resided in?"

"I'm not sure. Why don't you try the ring?"

The other nodded and held up a golden ring hanging around his neck. A minute later the ring was put back down and the other frowned. "He did and Yami tried the same thing we did with our lovers."

"You mean with the cards and trying to explain?"

"Yes. Poor Yami, he's probably in hysterics when Yugi ran out on him and called him a crazy lier."

"Probably, those two were really close back then. I just hope things will go back to normal. Yami did this for all of us after all. It would be a shame if it went to waste."

"You're right, but at least Ryou and Marik excepted us even if they don't believe us just yet. Yugi seems like he didn't believe any of it, but that's just what he said. But then again, who could blame him. His other memories were filled with hurt and pain from when other guys from his school beat him up. I do have good news though."

"What's that?" Malik asked.

"Him, Ryou, and Marik are friends and Ryou and Marik watch over him so he doesn't get beat up often."

"That is good news. Come on, let's take him back to Ryou's."

Bakura nodded and lifted the small boy into his arms and carried him back to Ryou's place.

**

"Those two looked pretty sad when we told them we didn't remember who they were, Marik. Do you think it really is the truth and we were in love with them in Ancient Egypt?"

"I don't know. They did know our favorite cards, but their reasons for knowing were a little outlandish. You have to agree on that."

"I suppose." The door was heard opening and closing again a second later. "That must be them. It wouldn't hurt to get to know them, Marik."

"I guess. Alright then let's go and see where they went. They were out for a while and I'm kind of surprised they didn't get lost on the way back."

The two walked into the main hall but as soon as they saw Yugi they gasped and ran over to Bakura.

"What happened to him?" Ryou asked and took the boy from Bakura and laid him back down on the couch and kneeling next to him with Bakura.

"Nothing, he's just sleeping. He was exhausted when he ran from Yami and all the way to the park."

"Yami?" Marik questioned.

"He was the Pharaoh and, like we said before, we were the once the Pharaoh's advisors, but we were also his two best friends."

"Poor Yugi. He yelled at Yami and didn't even give him a chance. And those two looked so good together. He must be so confused." Malik sighed and sat down on the floor next to Marik.

Ryou turned to look at him. "You said Yugi."

Malik and Bakura looked at Ryou and nodded. "Yes, I did." Malik answered even though it wasn't a question.

"How did you know it was Yugi if he was asleep when you found him. We know he would never go home with strangers and fall asleep in the arms."

"We weren't lying when we told you all that stuff, you know? We really were lovers in the past and we all lived in the palace together. Yugi was Yami's lover, you were my lover, and Marik was Malik's lover. That's how we knew your names when you held the items that held us and we came out. Only our true lovers could release us, that's all we knew." Bakura explained.

"It…was the truth. Honestly, it really was the truth. Wow, this is all extremely weird. So Yugi was the Pharaoh's lover?" The two nodded. "Cool, that's only word that explain any of this. Cool is defiantly that word."

"You say that for everything you think is unexplainable when it's finally explained."

"I know."

"So you believe us now?" Malik asked.

At the other two's nodded Malik and Bakura broke out into large goofy grins and jumped on the lovers from the past and kissed them, on the cheek though so they wouldn't startle them too much.

"Wow, you two defiantly have to be telling the truth if you're going to kiss us like that." Marik smirked, Malik smirked back at him.

"Why would we lie to those we care about?"

The two younger boys looked at each other and then back to the other two older ones and shrugged.

Before another word could get out a soft moan and was hear and the four looked at Yugi. His soft violet eyes opened and he looked around before gasping and sitting up to look around more.

"Yugi, are you okay now?" Ryou asked.

Yugi looked at the white-haired boy and nodded. "Yeah thanks. Just… something weird that happened I guess. But obviously it wasn't a dream or I wouldn't be here."

"I can agree with you there. You gave us quite a scare when we saw you on that bench before we decided to bring you here." Bakura stated.

Yugi looked towards the person who spoke and gasped before lodging himself between Marik and Ryou. "Th-they look just like you like the other one does for me."

"Silly Yugi, of course we do. But first, I think you should apologize to Yami." Malik stated.

"You know who I'm talking about, but how?" He asked as snuggled up to Ryou and Marik more. The two laughed at their friend and wrapped their arms around him for reassurance that everything was fine.

"We come from items that Ryou and Marik found as well as Yami did from an item you found. Ryou found the ring, the one's that's around my neck, and unsealed me from it."

"And Marik found the rod, the one that's in his room, and unsealed me from it." Malik finished.

"Don't tell me they told you that you were lovers in Egypt too?" Yugi asked Marik and Ryou.

"They did. They knew our favorite cards as well in an attempt to prove it. When they brought you here we were worried something happened but they told us they found Yugi in the park asleep on a bench."

"They knew my name?"

"We knew they were telling the truth then. From the way they sounded so sincere and worried that something bad happened to you. The way they said it, there's no way you can lie and use that voice at the same time so we knew they were telling the truth then."

"I guess, but that means Yami was telling me the truth when he said I was his lover as well."

"And it's the truth! I was so jealous when I saw you and him all happy in the past but I'd always just go to my room and the minute I saw Ryou… "

"… Or Marik for me." Malik added.

Bakura rolled his eyes and continued. "Then it all disappeared and I knew Ryou was the one and only one I could ever love."

"Great, now it's too late to believe it. I yelled at him and called him crazy and everything, but everything he said was the truth."

"I doubt he's mad at you for it, Yugi. I found it hard to believe as well, but I'm sure if you apologized to Yami he'll forgive you and think nothing more of it."

"You're right. I was mean to him and I didn't even know him. I mean after seeing a person that looks almost exactly like me come out of a weird puzzle my grandpa gives me you'd think I'd believe at least a little bit of what he said. Will you guys come with me… to just walk me home? I'm kind of scared of the dark."

"Of course, Yugi. We'd be glad to. I'd say let's catch up on old times, but I find that a little silly considering you barely know us and all. I mean 5 millennia in an item is far too much to catch up on anyways." Malik stated, trying to lighten the mood a little as they started their walk down the street.

On the way over though Yugi started falling behind and Malik took pity on the poor boy. He stopped and waited as Yugi trudged up to him slowly. He bent down and picked up the boy to carry him. Yugi didn't bother protesting and easily fell asleep in the warm arms.

**

Yami looked up from the floor as he heard the door open and a voice call his name. He'd been sitting on Yugi's bed ever since his once lover had gone from his sight down the street and was worried about him for just as long.

`That voice wasn't Yugi's.' His eyes widened and he flew out the door and down the stairs. He froze as he saw five boys in the living room looking around.

Two had somewhat long white hair; one's was a little spikier than the slightly smaller boy. They were looking in the kitchen. The other two had sandy-blonde hair. One was kneeling next to the couch and the other was sitting in the couch with his back to Yami and was holding the fifth boy who Yami easily recognized from the multi-colored hair showing.

"Yugi!" The two smaller boys jumped at the loud yell and looked around to the one who called.

Yami ran in front of the one holding his Yugi and froze as he got a good look at the one who was holding his Yugi. "Malik?" He remembered the two white-haired boys and looked towards them. "Bakura?"

"Really long time no see, eh Yami?" Bakura smirked at the surprised expression of his longtime friend who hadn't seen for the longest time.

"How…? Why…? Who…?" Yami couldn't form anything but one word for each sentence he tried to start.

"How is from being unsealed from the items we were placed in just like you were from Yugi." Bakura started.

"Why is because you made it that way when you wanted all of us just to be with our lovers again after you'd lost Yugi." Malik added.

"And who is Ryou and Marik from holding the items we were sealed in just like Yugi did with your item." Bakura finished.

"Yugi? Yugi!" Yami looked back to the precious bundle in Malik's arms and looked at him sadly.

"He wanted to apologize for yelling at you earlier and for calling you a liar when he ran out. He fell asleep though on the way back over here to tell you that and I carried him the rest of the way." Malik explained, standing and placing the small boy in Yami's arms.

Yami held onto him tightly and nodded his thanks towards his friend. He gestured for the boys to follow as he led the way upstairs to Yugi's room. He put the boy in his bed and covered him in the sheets before turning back to the others.

"Was this what you were sealed in?" Malik asked, holding up the puzzle.

"Or was this?" Bakura finished, holding up the gold box the puzzle was locked in.

"Actually I was in both you could say. It's hard to explain but I was sealed in the puzzle. The puzzle purposely broke into pieces and the pieces were sealed in the box for safekeeping. Only Yugi was able to open the box and then he had to put the pieces together. I was so glad to finally be out of that Ra awful thing. It was so dark and one more millennia in there and I'd go crazy." Yami explained.

"We should go now. We don't want to wake Yugi up and besides that, it's almost 1 in the morning." Ryou told the once Pharaoh.

Yami nodded and led the others back to the door. He waited before they turned around and headed back upstairs. He smiled at the peaceful expression on his Yugi's face before turning off the light and closing the door.

"I still love you, my Yugi." Yami whispered. "And I'm sure the Celtic Guardian does as well. Even sealed as a card he'll love you."

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There's the first chapter all you wonderful readers have been waiting for. And remember reviews make me happy and write faster, especially one's that have suggestions in them *hint hint*. Thanx for reading my fic and I hope you're enjoying it.