Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Pieces Of Our Puzzle ❯ Eyes of the Past ( Chapter 8 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

You know what? You guys are so great that I'll let you see the chapter I've been dying to show everyone. Now, please, after you finish reading this one, review all you want but the next chapter isn't done yet so it won't be out as quick…

Yeminshi Shina-Real name Teki-On stage

Taichi Toshi-Real name Akuma-On stage

They have bands names. I'm explaining this now so don't come asking me why they have two names. Just like Yugi is Yugi Mutou he changed his name so Yami wouldn't find him as easy and sticks with that. But then, his two friends do not go by their in real life names and go by a different name. Get it? The only time his two friend's names are used are only by when the group is alone and by Yugi's wife, Arianna. Got it? GOOD!

The only reason Yugi has a first and last name, it was because he changed his entire name so Yami and them wouldn't find him.

Mentioning this again, the songs they sing are all songs by Linkin Park and I do *NOT* own them. They are copyright of the group Linkin Park and I am just using them because they seem to reflect what Yugi's been going through the past.

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Flexing his arms and reaching over to pick up a barbell that was close by, Kega closed his eyes and lifted the heavy weight above his head. Taichi sat close by reading the lyrics to a new song and stared at his friend and band member with an odd look and shook his head while laughing. Yeminshi, being the book worm was sitting close by and was engrossed in a thick, hard covered book that was lying in his lap. Kega opened his dark eyes to look up at Taichi, who was still laughing,

"The hell are you laughing at?" The spiky haired man replied and placed the heavy barbell down to walk over to his laughing friend.

"Nothing. It's just you make such a big deal out of lifting up a heavy barbell. Don't you think you should stop working out for a bit? You're already huge."

Rolling his dark eyes, Kega scowled at the once again laughing man, "You think it was this easy to get like this?" He asked, grinning and flexing his right arm, making the dragon move back and forth, "I used to be so short and so puny it was pathetic! You remember what I was like when we first met!"

Placing his book down, Yeminshi gave a hearty laugh and pushed his black hair out of his eyes, "Oh my. I certainly remember what you looked like. Taichi and I thought you were a child!"

Frowning bitterly at those words, the leader of the band walked over to where the black haired man was and sat down next to him, "It's not funny you know. You know what my life was like before this one. Pure hell. Torture and loneliness."

Sighing, the older man leaned over and placed a hand on his shoulder while Taichi got up from where he was and walked over to the two, "I know. I'm sorry, Yugi. You know we're only joking. We know what your life was like back in Japan."

Smiling slightly, Kega leaned over and grabbed Yeminshi and ruffled his hair a bit, "And then I met you two insane idiots."

"Ow! Let go! You never seem to stop this!"

"Guys! Dinner is ready! Come on up and wash up, I don't want your filthy hands in my kitchen or on my plates!" Arianna's voice yelled from upstairs.

Taichi laughed once again and slapped Kega on his rock hard shoulder, "That wife of yours. She's a real classic, isn't she."

Laughing, Kega stood up from the couch and nodded, "That she is. She's been like that ever since I met her 10 years ago. First friend I ever met when I ran away. She's been through almost everything with and for me. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for her. I'd take a bullet for her if I had to."

Gagging at that, Taichi earned a smack from Yeminshi who just smiled, "That's wonderful you think of her like that, Yugi. I'm sure she feels the same."

"GET UP HERE ALREADY OR YOUR FOOD WILL BE FROZEN BY THE TIME YOU'RE HERE!"

"Even though she has a heart attack about having dinner late…"

Laughing, the three men made their way up the stairs, leaving their rehearsal room and then climbing up into the main hallway of the mansion before walking into the kitchen to wash up for dinner.

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Pieces Of Our Puzzle

Chapter 8: Eyes of The Past

Everlasting Hikari

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Dark eyes flashed open and held love and lust in them while a mouth opened up to speak words of love and passion. Yami stood next to Tea holding her hand tightly and biting the skin of her soft neck while she had her arms wrapped around him.

Lifting his head up from her neck, his spiky hair rested under her chin, tickling her slightly, "Tea, I want you to know I love you so much. Would you marry me?"

Tears filled her eyes and she hugged him tightly, "Of course I won't. Wait. What did I just say? No! I want to say no! NO! I'm meaning to say NO! STOP IT! WHY CAN'T I SAY NO!?"

Yami shrugged, "How the hell should I know? It's your dream. Pretty fucked up you can't control it."

Tea sat up from her bed with a frown on her face, "How come I couldn't say yes to Yami?? That's so messed up! One of the best dreams I've ever had and I can't say yes! Arggghhh! Maybe I'll call him and tell him!"

Just as she was about to pick up the phone, it rang loudly and she quickly answered it,

"Yami??"

But it wasn't Yami. It was her friend from school.

"Hey girl! Guess what? That new band that's from America, you know those three hot guys from the group Okuru Yume? Well, they're performing here next week! Tickets go on sale tomorrow! We have to go, girl! You know you want to!"

Tea shrieked into the phone, almost causing her friend's eardrums to blow up, "Oh my god! WE SO HAVE TO GO! OH! I CAN'T WAIT! ESPECIALLY THE LEAD SINGER, WHAT'S HIS NAME? Kega something…OH WHO CARES, WE HAVE TO GO!"

"Girl, tone down your voice. I can hear you fine, no need to yell. Anyway, I have to go. Just thought I'd tell you! Bye bye now!"

Tea hung up the phone and then waited till it cleared to dial a new number. Giggling like a school girl, she waited for it to ring. She hoped Solomon didn't pick up. He was being so mean to her lately.

"Hello? Mutou resident. Yami speaking."

"Hi Yami! Listen I-"

"Tea, I really don't have time right now. Joey and I are going to hang out at Kaiba's place today and I'm extremely busy. Call me later on, okay?"

"Nooo! You have to hear this dream I had! It will just take 5 minutes, I promise!"

"Oh fine. Make it quick though."

Two hours later…

"And I can't get over how I couldn't say yes! And did I say you proposed to me? Hello? YAMI!"

On the other line, Yami had already left the house about an hour ago, leaving the phone off the hook knowing she'd be babbling about something or someone and think he was listening.

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"Okuru Yume, eh? Seems like a weird name fer a group. Frum what it looks like, dey come frum America but who really cares." Joey said rolling his eyes, lying on the couch in the Kaiba mansion.

Yami nodded and turned back to Kaiba who was currently reading the magazine about the group that was coming to visit them, "I agree with Joey. Why so interested, Kaiba?"

Frowning at the pictures infront of him, the billionaire arched an eyebrow and turned the magazine to face Joey and Yami and pointed to a picture, the leader of the band, Kega Yakusoku,

"Is it me or does this man look almost like you, Yami."

Blinking, the Pharaoh reached over to take the magazine from his hands and studied the picture of the man before him. The man was tall and lean with clean cut and steel muscles with a dragon tattoo crawling down each of his fore arms. In his ear was a sliver hoop and on his body were tight black clothes. Dark silver outlined with red were his eyes and his hair was spiky and wild. Dark blue along with the colors of black and silver were in his hair making the man a sight to see.

"He kind of does but I would never look like this. Nor would I ever touch my hair. Besides, his eyes are silver. Nice color though."

Snatching the magazine away from the Pharaoh who didn't even have the chance to blink, Joey sat up and looked at the pictures infront of him,

`Heh heh. Well look who's finally coming to America. Dis is great. I hope dey perform soon. I'll hafta ask Kaiba ta get tickets. It'll be great ta see my buddy again.'

Shrugging, he tossed the magazine back into Yami's lap and resumed his position lying down on the couch, "Nah. Nothin looks familiar ta me. Just another rock star in da world."

A loud shrill ran through the Kaiba house hold and Mokuba was the one to calm it down. A groan was then heard and Mokuba walked into the living room holding the cordless phone,

"Uh, Seto, it's Tea. She wants to know if Yami is here."

The Pharaoh rolled his eyes and watched as Kaiba held the phone to him and began to talk,

"Hello, Tea. No, Yami isn't here. Infact, I haven't seen him all day."

Smirking the billionaire placed the phone on speaker so everyone was able to hear,

"He's not? Oh poo! It's not fair! I was telling him about this dream I had about how he proposed to me and I just couldn't say yes! It was horrible! Hello?"

Shoving the phone in between the couch cushions, Kaiba stood up and brushed at a wrinkle in his coat,

"Let's get out of here. We'll go visit Joey's sister or maybe she's out with Tristan who knows."

"Uh, actually, Dey broke up. She met someone else. No clue who he is yet though but what da hell, I always love snooping around!"

Kaiba laughed and tapped Joey on the nose as Yami stood up and the three walked out of the living room. Before they left, Kaiba turned to Mokuba,

"The phone is in between the couch. She should shutup in about another hour or two. However, by then, the phone might be dead."

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Walking around the mansion, Kega sighed and ran a hand through his hair and tried to push his bangs away from his face. Sweat beaded down his face and his body, covering him in warmth and stickiness,

"Damn! It's fucking hot in this house! I wonder if the AC is busted again. I'll have to have someone look at it before I melt down here!"

Clasping his black tanktop on both ends, he lifted it up over his head, revealing his tanned and muscular chest. Throwing the tanktop over his shoulder, he turned down the hallway only to crash into his wife, who was carrying a basket of clothes,

"Arianna? What in the name of hell are you doing? We have servants for that kind of stuff!" He laughed and helped her off the floor.

"I know but the one that does the laundry is sick today and I didn't want to push her since she's such a nice lady so I just decided to do it. Besides, you sweat through and dirty so many shirts in less than an hour it's insane!"

Laughing he pulled her to him and kissed her forehead, "I know. It's been so hot lately. I mean, I know it's Florida but it feels like a giant heatwave has entered these parts. Is the AC on or is it broken again?"

"I just turned it on a few minutes ago. I had it off before because the windows were open for the cats to sit up in. You know how they love the sun."

Snorting at that, he rolled his eyes, "Damn animals. Their hair is all over the place and it makes me sneeze. I know you love them but I for one, would be better off without them."

Poking his chest, she laughed slightly, "You wouldn't want me to be sad now would you?"

Leaning over to kiss her lips slightly, he smiled, "Of course not. I'd never want to see you sad. But you have me, what more could you ask for?" He grinned and kissed her once again.

Pulling away, she laughed once again, "Someone's really conceited aren't they? Oh! Before I forget. Daddy wanted me to tell you, you have a concert coming up in Japan. You're aware of that…right…?"

Sighing, he ran a hand through his hair once again, ignoring the sweat falling off of him, "I know…I have yet to bring this up with the guys. I guess you could say….." He laughed sarcastically and frowned, "I'm……I'm nervous. I know that nothing scares me and I almost never am upset but I really am, Arianna. What if I see them again? I…"

Wrapping her arms around him and hugging him tightly, she rested her head on his chest, "I know you are, Yugi. I really know you are but you have to understand that it's all in the past and you've moved on. You have a new life now. You have a wonderful career, wonderful friends and a beautiful home."

Smiling, he pushed her against the wall, causing her to blink when he kissed the side of her neck, "And let's not forget a beautiful and loving wife." He smirked and bit her gently causing her to gasp.

Pushing up against him as if to push him away, she smirked, "Yeah and let me not forget, a really sweaty husband! Why don't you atleast go take a shower? By time you come out the house should be cooled down."

Nodding and releasing her, he turned, "Alright. I think I'll do that. After I call Taichi and Yeminshi to tell them where the next concert is."

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Tapping his fingers on the counter top in the kitchen, Kaiba held the phone to his ear and growled impatiently, causing Yami and Joey to watch him with curiosity. After about 20 minutes of waiting on the phone, the brunette scowled in frustration and slammed the phone back on the hook,

"The tickets aren't allowed to be ordered. If we want to get them, we have to get there now. The line is already starting to form and they don't go on sale for about another two hours. They're saying they're the most popular group in America so they won't sell tickets over the phone and are making people wait outside for them. So, are we going or no?"

The ancient spirit shrugged, "I don't see what's so great about them. I mean, I know Tea is obsessed with them but why you two? You never liked American music or music as of that matter. It's always been Duel Monsters and dueling for the both of you."

Slapping Yami hard on the shoulder and causing him to almost fall over, Joey laughed, "Aw cmon, Yami. We're allowed ta have a change once in awhile aren't we?"

Nodding the Pharaoh sighed, "I guess so. I guess I'm curious to see how they sound too, especially with the way they dress. Mostly the leader of the group though. If I have the chance, I'll tell him he's copying my hair style….and Yugi's…." he trailed off when the name burned the tip of his tongue.

Joey frowned and placed a hand on Yami's shoulder, "I kno, Yami. It's hard ta accept dat Yug is really gone but we gotta have faith. Maybe he'll return, ya never kno, ya kno?"

Shaking his head, the darker Yugi placed his head in his hands, "I know, Joey but ten years now. I still blame myself for driving him away….then afterwards I still was being the asshole I was to him. Sure I looked for him but then I gave up a year later and resumed my relationship with Tea…..who is really starting to drive me to the brink of insanity lately…"

Kaiba rolled his eyes at that and led the two out the front door, "I've been saying that for years," The limo driver then opened the door as the three climbed in, "She's always been an annoyance to me. I don't know what you see or even saw in her, Yami. I really don't."

Shrugging, the crimson eyed Pharaoh laughed slightly, "I don't know either. I mean when I first met her, she was really nice and fun to be around. Now a days, it's like she has nothing else better to do than give me a terrible migraine. I don't know. I'm not sure why she hasn't taken the hint lately that I just do not want to be around her."

"Just make sure you never get a cell phone, then she'll never leave you alone." The brunette said, rolling his eyes before opening up the magazine on the group and reading it once again.

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"Ah! Damnit! Why the hell can't you stay the hell away from me!? Stop bumping me off the track already, Yeminshi!" Taichi screamed as the older man continued to beat the living hell out of him.

Kega rolled his eyes as he watched the two race each other in the game `Mario Kart' and covered his ears when Taichi screamed once again after falling off a cliff because Yeminshi pushed him off. He couldn't help but laugh then when Taichi kept losing. Yeminshi may have been a book worm but he was damn good when it came to racing games or any other video games that required skills of that matter.

The three were taking a long break after practicing their new songs for about a few hours. They had atleast two new songs they would be performing at the concert in Japan. Picking up the pieces of paper on the table, Kega scanned the lyrics and felt a pulsing in his forehead. Some of the words in these songs really described his life especially their newest song, `In The End'. He felt like it belonged to him and only him when he was 15 back then and he had gone through so much, he could no longer feel anything. Laughing bitterly he threw the lyrics down with a loud slap and leaned back on the couch, closing his dark eyes. Kaiba called him last night, telling him he'd be going to see him at the concert along with Joey and even Yami and of course, Tea. Kaiba always kept him updated on what was going on in Japan and even told Yugi that Yami was with them more often but still was around Tea.

Blowing a dark blue bang out of his eyes, he snorted, `Figures that idiot Pharaoh would still be with that slut. I don't know what the hell he ever saw in her. Oh well, no worries to me. I could care less about that group now, with an exception of Joey and Kaiba, who seems to be the only two that never ignored me.'

"Yeminshi! Come on already! Give me a break here!" Taichi frowned when he was once again knocked off the track causing Kega to snap out of his thoughts and laugh at the two once again. However, they were interrupted when Arianna and her father, also the group's producer walked into the room. Kega was the first to stand up and walked over to them,

"Ah, Kenneth. What brings you down to our `lovely' rehearsal room?" Kega asked while walking over to kiss his wife's cheek.

"To tell you men that you need to get ready. The concert is only a few days away but I would think you want to get there a little earlier. You know? Just to setup, check in to your hotel and Yugi, Arianna tells me you want to buy another `summer house' there?"

Nodding, the leader of the group smiled, "Yeah. I mean, who knows how many times we'll be performing you know. Much easier to just buy another house and add it to the collection instead of checking into those crumby hotels and having to sit in those damn rooms."

The producer nodded, "I see. Very well then. Are you two going to get up or are you going to sit there playing video games all day?" He asked with a soft smile and laughter ringing through his voice.

"If Yeminshi lets me win then we'll leave!" Taichi whined and glared at the black haired man.

"Goodness me! We'll be here all day then!" Arianna laughed, causing the entire room to laugh except Taichi.

"Hah hah hah…VERY funny. DAMNIT! Oh what the hell. May as well go head home and pack. Alright. Yugi, everyone. I'll see you in about an hour. Kenneth, what time is the flight at?"

"Well, it's a private plane so you won't have to rush to it or anything. Also, you won't be stuck on a plane with many fans trying to attack you seeing how you're the most popular group these days."

"Thank god." Kega sighed of relief, earning a giggle from his wife.

Turning to her, he smiled and took hold of her in his strong arms, "You are coming too, right, baby? Hmm?"

"Of course I am, silly! Besides, I want to show everyone I'm married to the talented Yu- Kega Yakusoku."

"Heh heh, don't you know it. Don't you know it. Alright. Well, I better get packing. We'll meet you at the airport in about two hours, Kenneth."

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Gripping the tip of his shirt, the Pharaoh groaned and wiped the sweat off of his brow as the three stood in the grueling sun waiting on the line for the tickets. Searching the area with his eyes, he caught Tea on line all the way in the back with her friend, babbling as always. He thanked Ra she didn't notice him or else she might have run up, not only asking him to buy her a ticket but sit there with him the whole time and babble while he continued to melt in the hot sun. He should have been used to this though, this was what Egypt was like all the time but he didn't wear leather back then when he ruled as Pharaoh.

`Perhaps I should start changing my attire….This leather is really starting to drive me insane. Especially when it sticks to my body and makes me sweat insanely. Ugggh. I hope this line moves faster than most lines. I feel like I'm waiting on line at an amusement park.'

Kaiba groaned and stood next to a tree near by, leaning on it and trying to hide himself form the sun, Joey wasn't too far away from him. Rolling his eyes, he continued to watch as the people moved very slowly, inch by inch towards the ticket vendor. This was ridiculous.

"This is so pathetic. I should have stayed in the limo and sent the damn driver or one of the servants to go get them! Why the hell I didn't think of this before, I'll never know. Atleast the line's moving and Tea's in the back. I should be thankful for those two things even though I'm melting here."

Joey shrugged, "I don't kno, Kaiba. All I wanna do is see Y- dis band. Dey look really interesting."

"Hmm. I supposed so. It better be worth the wait though."

"Hey, you guys!" A voice called out. The three turned to see Marik, Malik, Bakura and Ryou running towards them with Tristan, Serenity and her new boyfriend, Sirein behind.

"Hey! Look who decided ta joy da party!" Joey said and waved to them.

Ryou smiled at them while Bakura just rolled his eyes, "Yeah we did. We heard through the grapevine that you three were coming to see this band perform so we decided to check it out. The problem is, we might have arrived a little too late. Tea's already complaining in the back of the line."

Bakura snorted and rolled his eyes, "Can't we just send the bitch to the Shadow Realm already? It would make life a hell of a lot easier."

The Pharaoh laughed lightly causing everyone to look up, "For once, I am pleased to say I do agree with you, Bakura. I wish I could but then there's this little part in me that would feel bad."

Marik scowled in response to that earning a laugh from Bakura, "Pharaoh, you may have been a rough ruler but whatever the hell happened to you in the past 5,000 years that caused you to even keep *her* on Earth, I'll never know."

Malik laughed, his blond hair falling over his eyes, "Yeah. It would be easier. Anyway, we better get going. We just wanted to see you guys and see if we could get tickets but by the looks of it, it won't work out."

Kaiba held a hand up as if to silence him, "Don't worry about it. I'll pay and then you won't have to sit back there in the grueling sun. We'll all go together."

"But-"

"No, Ryou. It's fine. Don't worry about it."

"Thanks, Kaiba." Malik and Ryou said and then slapped their yamis to say a polite thank you and received a response between a half growl, half `thank you'.

Serenity also thanked Kaiba by hugging him, earning a soft smile from the CEO and then returned to her boyfriend's side, receiving a glare from Tristan who wasn't too far away. Everyone could guess he didn't like this new couple at all.

"So how many tickets are you buying then?" Malik asked.

Pondering for a moment on something, Kaiba then spoke up, "Well, let's see. There's Joey, Yami, you, Marik, Bakura, Ryou, Serenity, Tristan, Her boyfriend, Mokuba and myself. I guess about eleven. Maybe an extra just in case.." He replied, knowing Yugi's grandfather would like to go but he had to hide that from the rest of the group.

"Mokuba is going? Does he like their music too? Then again…I've never even heard a sample of it, I just figured since you three were down here, they had to be good." Ryou replied.

"Nah, he's never heard of them either but he can't miss out when his big brother goes to a concert. Not fair to him, you know." The brunette replied earning a laugh from the group.

The line continued to drag on but the wait wasn't so bad now with the whole group now there together, talking and laughing and watching to make sure Tea didn't see them.

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About 10 hours had gone by since they had been sitting on the plane, not even that far away from Japan itself. His old home. The rotting and revolting feeling in his stomach was still there, almost eating him away. He knew he was nervous. Everyone knew that. Their tough and fearless leader was afraid. But who could blame him? Glancing over he saw Taichi leaning back in his seat with his head towards the side, snoring away loudly only to be smacked lightly by Yeminshi who wasn't too far away, engrossed in another book. Kenneth sat next to Arianna who was next to Kega himself, her head on his shoulder sleeping soundly while her red hair fell all over his lap. Smiling, he brushed a strand of red hair out of her eyes and kissed her forehead gently, remembering the last time he had been on a plane for so long. It was when he first ran away and met her for the very first time. The one girl that made him smile once again after all the pain he had received. The one girl that understood how he felt and took care of him when he arrived in America. The one girl he knew he would never abandon no matter what.

And the only girl that made him forget any feelings he had for Yami back then. She had killed them all off. All Kega felt towards the ancient spirit was pure hatred and it didn't leave him feeling guilty one bit. Why should he hold onto feelings for someone who could care less about him? But then again, Kaiba did say Yami did flip out when he found out he was missing. Kega shook his head, he could care less.

`Heh, never thought I'd change, did you, Yami. Your innocent hikari is no longer innocent anymore and I could care less what you're feeling or what you think now.'

Smirking, he then shut his eyes and leaned his head on Arianna's who still slept soundly on him while the plane continued its flight through the air.

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Almost about seven hours later, they walked into the hotel and were bombarded by people and screams. Kega didn't think people were awake at two in the morning! Groaning from the noise, he was glad when the bodyguards that protected the group came out from their spots and kept the screaming fans away.

About three bellhops carried the equipment up to their rooms while one carried Taichi who was still asleep, making the entire group laugh. The rooms were pretty high up, they had to be about on the 26th floor and Kega was glad for elevators. When they stepped inside the elevators, Kega placed the key into the number 26 that would take them to the top floor where they'd finally be able to calm down and rest. Kega collapsed onto the hotel bed and almost fell over in exhaustion. Arianna sat next to him and ran her hand through his spiky hair that seemed to be messy and limp from the entire flight and then dragging everything into the hotel.

"Yugi? Are you alright?" She whispered and sweatdropped when she heard Yeminshi in the other room, banging on the wall to Taichi's room to tell him to stop snoring so loud because he could hear it all the way into his room.

Turning over, he smiled a boyish grin at her, "Of course I am. I'm just tired as all hell."

"I know what you mean, how come the boys decided to get separate rooms?"

Shrugging he sat up half way, "Yeminshi says he wouldn't be able to room with Taichi because of the mess he makes. Clothes would be all over and the bathroom would be a mess while lights and the tv and radio would be left on. Yeminshi would have a heart attack."

Laughing she layed down next to him and he resumed laying down again and stared up at the ceiling. Leaning over, he pulled her into his arms and turned to look at her beautiful face, "You make me so happy, you know that?"

"I don't see what's so special about me…I'm just a normal girl…"

Grasping her face in his large hands he made sure her amazing eyes were looking into his dark ones, "That's where you're wrong. I mean it, Arianna. Ever since I first ran away from it all, you've been there for me more than anyone. Starting from day one when I first met you and we became the best of friends to when I asked you to marry me and you said yes, making me the happiest person on this planet."

"Oh, Yugi. That's so sweet. You mean a lot to me too, and I love you more than anything. I just hope you'll be alright performing at the concert when the time comes. I know how much you hate this country but Daddy thought it was best so you were mo-"

Placing a finger on her lips to silence her, he leaned over and replaced it with his own mouth and then pulled away, "Don't say that. I don't have it. Not anymore. This is where I grew up but America is my true home." Turning to look at the clock, he smiled at her, "What do you say we get some sleep? It's almost 3 in the morning."

Nodding she sighed and yawned, leaning on his chest and resting her head on his shoulder before falling asleep as did he.

Or atleast they tried to..

"TAICHI! KEEP IT DOWN IN THERE BEFORE I GO OVER THERE AND SHOVE A CORK IN YOUR MOUTH!"

Together the couple groaned and threw a pillow over their heads to block out the band member's voices.

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"Man! Is dis place ever packed!" Joey yelled over the roaring crowd while sitting in his front row seat at the concert. Kaiba sat next to him, watching the stage, waiting for the group to appear. They appeared to be about 20 minutes late. That was odd. Next to Kaiba was his little brother followed by Serenity. Yami sat next to Joey while not really paying attention, Tea sat next to him, clinging to his arm and hugging him tightly. Marik and Malik were next to Tea while Marik was debating if he wanted to just open a large hole in the ground and send Tea flying through it. Bakura and Ryou were next; Bakura had similar thoughts to Marik's while Ryou was just watching the stage like Kaiba. Even Solomon Mutou was present; he was in between Serenity's new boyfriend and Tristan as if to keep them apart from one another.

Suddenly loud noises were heard and smoke and fire appeared on the stage, nearly scaring everyone. When it cleared they could only see two of the band members. Akuma, who had short blue hair and demanding hazel eyes and Teki whose hair was black, a little longer than Akuma's and had soft yet hard green eyes. Akuma was wearing blue baggy pants and a red shirt with chains on it while Teki had on a green shirt with certain labels on it and black pants. Then suddenly everyone looked up and nearly started to scream when what it appeared to look like a star was lowered and a man jumped off of it. Kega Yakusoku.

The Pharaoh stared at the man that had just jumped off the float and watched as it went back up. Kega Yakusoku wore all black leather, almost like Yami himself but his had heavy chains all across the entire outfit. His hair was wild and spiky but gave off a certain shine to it while his eyes were narrowed, showing off the red and silver perfectly. His sleeves were cut off, revealing the two dragon tattoos on his arms and the earring in his right ear jingled and jumped when he grabbed the microphone infront of him.

Kega's eyes widened slightly, there infront of him were the whole group that had been his friends so many years ago. Rolling his eyes, he could see Tea clinging to Yami while also drooling over himself. Hah, too bad. He had Arianna and he didn't need anyone else in his personal life besides her. Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, he put the microphone to his mouth and began,

"Hello there, Japan! We are Okuru Yume, coming all the way here from America! Our first song is one of our older songs called `Breaking the Habit', enjoy!"

Akuma started up his music while Teki did the same and Kega smirked and began to sing, feeling the words were flowing all over the place,

Kega: "Memories consume. Like opening the wound. I'm picking me apart again. You all assume I'm safe here in my room. Unless I try to start again."

Akuma: "I don't want to be the one. The battles always choose. Cause inside I realize
That I'm the one confused."

All three: "I don't know what's worth fighting for. Or why I have to scream. I don't know why I instigate. And say what I don't mean. I don't know how I got this way. I know it's not alright. So I'm breaking the habit. I'm breaking the habit tonight."

Teki: "Clutching my cure. I tightly lock the door. I try to catch my breath again. I hurt much more. Than anytime before. I have no options left again."

Akuma: "I don't want to be the one. The battles always choose. Cause inside I realize
That I'm the one confused."

Kega: "I'll paint it on the walls. Cause I'm the one that falls. I'll never fight again and this is how it ends."

The song then finished and Kega cringed when he heard everyone screaming and clapping. However, his eyes widened once again when he saw the Pharaoh staring at him with an odd look. Shrugging it off, he spoke up once again,

"Thank you. Thank you, very much. This next song is one of our newer ones. This is called `In The End'."

Akuma: "It starts with."

Kega: "One thing, I don't know why. It doesn't even matter how hard you try. Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme. To explain in due time."

Teki: "All I know."

Kega: "Time is a valuable thing, Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings. Watch it count down to the end of the day, the clock ticks life away."

Akuma: "It's so unreal."

Kega: "Didn't look out below. Watch the time go right out the window. Trying to hold on, but didn't even know. Wasted it all just to."

Teki: "Watch you go."

Kega: "I kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apart. What it meant to me will eventually, be a memory, of a time when."

All three: "I tried so hard. And got so far. But in the end, it doesn't even matter. I had to fall to lose it all. But in the end, it doesn't even matter."

As the lyrics played through the large area, the Pharaoh felt a certain tugging at his heart. There was something about this man. Something he couldn't place. Kega blinked and smirked within his song while watching the Pharaoh under silted crimson and silver eyelids.

Kega: "One thing, I don't know why. It doesn't even matter how hard you try. Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme. To remind myself how."

Akuma: "I tried so hard."

Kega: "Inspite of the way you were mocking me. Acting like I was part of your property. Remembering all the times you fought with me. I'm surprised it."

Teki: "Got so far."

Kega: "Things aren't the way they were before. You wouldn't even recognize me anymore. Not that you knew me back then. But it all comes to back to me."

Akuma: "In the end."

Kega: "You kept every thing inside and even though I tried. It all fell apart. What it meant to me will eventually, be a memory, of a time when."

All three: "I tried so hard. And got so far. But in the end, it doesn't even matter. I had to fall to lose it all. But in the end, it doesn't even matter."

Teki: "I put my trust in you. Pushed as far as I can go. For all this, there's only one thing you should know."

Kega: "I put my trust in you! Pushed as far as I can go. For all this, there's only one thing you should know!"

All three: "I tried so hard. And got so far. But in the end, it doesn't even matter. I had to fall to lose it all. But in the end, it doesn't even matter. "

Completed was the second song and Kega wiped his forehead that was covered in sweat. Staring at Yami who was still looking at him, he smirked evilly. Now would be the perfect song to scare the living hell out of the Pharaoh.

`Be prepared for what I have in store for you, Yami.'

Instead of even going to tell the crowd what the next song was, he just automatically began to start playing his guitar, while getting curious looks from the two other bands members. Arianna and the band's producer looked from backstage and were also confused,

"I thought he didn't want to play this song….He swore he'd never play it…"

Shrugging, Akuma and Teki began to play their parts while Kega closed his eyes and focused on the row of people in the front and concentrated deeply. When he was sure he was locked inside of all their minds, he began to sing.

Kega: "Graffiti decorations. Under a sky of dust. A constant wave of tension. On top of broken trust."

As if there was a giant television screen infront of the front one, images began to show up infront of them. They turned to the back row who were just a bunch of girls drooling over the group. Yami blinked and poked one of them,

"Excuse me? But do you see that?"

The girl gave a flirty smile at the darker Yugi, causing Tea to snarl, "See what? How Kega is hot as all hell?"

"No! Those images up there!"

Giving a confused look, the girl blinked, "No, sir. I see nothing. You must have been drinking too much." She replied and turned her attention back to the stage.

The Pharaoh blinked but knew he wasn't the only one seeing them when the rest of the front row were staring with wide eyes too. However, Kaiba and Joey along with Grandpa seemed to be as relaxed as ever.

And then to everyone's horror, the images began to play. They saw a boy, Yugi, sitting up in his room with tears in his eyes as he watched his group of friends outside, having a good time.

Kega: "The lessons that you taught me. I learn were never true. Now I find myself in question."

Images of Yami yelling at Yugi and telling him he was doing everything wrong and he was nothing but an annoyance to him.

Akuma: "They point the finger at me again."

Kega: "Guilty by association!"

Teki: "You point the finger at me again."

Pictures of Yugi being yelled at by Marik and Bakura while Ryou and Malik stood to the side completely emotionless. Serenity was crying on Tristan saying it was all Yugi's fault that her dress was soaked with soda while Tristan was getting ready to beat up little Yugi.

"Is this some kind of sick joke??" The Pharaoh screamed, earning a few stares from the people that were around the row he was in.

Kega: "I wanna run away! And never say goodbye. I wanna know the truth instead of wondering why. I wanna know the answers."

Yami found himself staring in horror when he saw himself yelling at Yugi with Tea standing next to him and making fun of him, calling him every name in the book. They then changed to Yugi carrying a heavy suitcase to the airport and then boarding a plane

Akuma: "No more lies!"

Kega: "I wanna shut the door and open up my mind!"

Images of Yugi meeting Arianna for the first time and laughing and giggling with her as the plane continued to take off to America.

Kega: "Paper bags and angry voices. Under a sky of dust. Another wave of tension. Has more than filled me up."

Images of Yugi meeting Taichi and Yeminshi for the first time in his life ever. Then the images seemed to switch and showed what it looked like an image of Yami but it wasn't, it was Yugi around about the age of eighteen, shaking hands with the producer and a bunch of other people,

"Thank you, Mr. Mutou. You'll make an excellent addition to the music business."

Smirking and blowing a blond bang out of his eyes, Yugi smirked, "Call me Kega Yakusoku."

Marik and Malik's eyes widened at that image and looked over to see Bakura and Ryou do the same. Tristan and Serenity were speechless but no one could have missed the look on the Pharaoh's face. His crimson eyes were shot open, his mouth dry and he felt he couldn't breathe.

Kega: "All my talk of taking action. These words were never true. Now I find myself in question."

Teki: "They point the finger at me again."

Kega: "Guilty by association!"

Akuma: "You point the finger at me again!"

Images showed Taichi standing infront of Yugi with a slender needle before placing it in his ear and making an ear hole for him to slip a silver hoop in. Switching again, Arianna cringing as she watched a man shove a needle into Yugi's right arm, creating his dragon and first tattoo ever.. Then they switched to him handing Arianna a bunch of hair dye, dark blue and silver. She then took his blond strands and began to color them with the silver dye and waited to them to finish then she began to color his maroon the color of dark blue.

Kega: "I wanna run away and never say goodbye! I wanna know the truth instead of wondering why. I wanna know the answers."

Teki: "No more lies!"

Kega: "I wanna shut the door and open up my mind!"

Then the images of Yugi and Arianna's wedding played infront of them, showing them that indeed she was the young girl Yugi had first met on the plane. Yami felt like he was about to faint. This wasn't happening. This had to be a sick trick. It had to be. Kaiba and Joey however were laughing silently to themselves, trying to calm Mokuba and the rest of them down that sat next to them.

Kega: "I'm gonna run away and never say goodbye!"

Teki and Akuma: "Gonna run away. Gonna run away. Gonna run away. Gonna run away."

Kega smirked and then with a blink of his eyes and a wave of his hand, the images disappeared. They had seen enough. Atleast he would think so. However, his evil plot wasn't finished yet.

Kega: "I'm gonna run away and never wonder why!"

Akuma and Teki: "Gonna run away. Gonna run away. Gonna run away. Gonna run away."

Kega: "I'm gonna run away AND OPEN UP MY MIND!!!"

Akuma and Teki: "Gonna run away. Gonna run away. Gonna run away. Gonna run away."

Kega: "I wanna run away and never say goodbye! I wanna know the truth instead of wondering why. I wanna know the answers."

Teki: "No more lies!"

Kega: "I wanna shut the door and open up my mind!"

Kega: "I wanna run away and never say goodbye! I wanna know the truth instead of wondering why. I wanna know the answers."

Teki: "No more lies!"

Kega: "I wanna shut the door and open up my mind!"

Then the song finished and everyone clapped loudly that was except for the people in the first row who was still in shock or horror. Kega couldn't tell which one, so he decided to add more to his fun and grabbed the microphone while looking at the Pharaoh dead in the eye,

"What's the matter, you idiot Pharaoh? Don't recognize your own hikari?"

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End of Eight.