Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ To Know Who You Are ❯ Chapter 13

Disclaimer: Don't own Yugioh or any other references.

 

 

Chapter Thirteen

 

Aten slowly opened his eyes and found he was no longer in cold water, but in a warm bed. The last thing he remembered was falling into the icy cold water and feeling his limbs weigh him down and then everything faded to black.

 

He rolled over and came face to face with a sleeping Seto. Aten's eyes went wide as he scooted back some. Thank Ra he bought a queen sized bed.

 

His eyes went wide when Seto moved and put his arm around his waist and drew him closer toward him.

 

Aten moaned at the contact wanting so long for Seto and him to lie in bed like this and just be together. He felt as though he could fall back asleep, but knew that if Seto woke up he wouldn't know what to say or do.

 

Seto nuzzled his face into Aten's hair and let out a breath of warm air that sent a shiver through his whole body.

 

`I need to get up because I don't know how long I can handle this.' Aten thought.

 

He very slowly moved out of Seto's grip and grabbed a black silk shirt and threw it on as he walked out the door.

 

He made his way downstairs and into the living room and saw all of the snow that had fallen. It was still snowing but had just turned to flurries.

 

He turned and saw Bakura sleeping on the couch only soft snores could be heard coming from the tomb robber. He smiled and walked into the kitchen.

 

He set to brewing himself some coffee as he looked out the kitchen window. He watched as light flurries fell from the sky as he waited for the coffee to finish.

 

He was about to pour himself a cup when he heard someone walk in.

 

“Morning Pharaoh.” Bakura mumbled.

 

“Morning Tomb Robber.”

 

Bakura sat at the table and leaned back in the chair as chocolate eyes started to focus.

 

“Coffee?” Aten questioned.

 

“Sure.” Bakura answered still half asleep.

 

Aten grabbed another cup and poured a good amount into it. He walked over and set the two cups down and sat at the other end of the small table.

 

“So Pharaoh how did you cheat death a third time?” Bakura asked after taking a sip of his coffee.

 

Aten sighed as he looked up at Bakura.

 

“Well the gods granted me another life since I was not happy. They allowed me to return once more.”

 

“Hmm…and what is the catch?” Bakura eyed the Pharaoh as he waited for the answer.

 

“I could not tell anyone who I was for they had to figure it out on their own.” Aten said as he looked up at Bakura.

 

“I am the only one who noticed, right?”

 

Aten nodded as he took a sip of coffee.

 

“And if you told?”

 

“I would die again, but instead of going to the after life I would roam the earth as a spirit for eternity.”

 

“What 3,000 years wasn't enough?” Bakura asked sarcastically.

 

“To know freedom three times and have it taken away along with your friends…” Aten stopped as tears formed in his crimson eyes.

 

He couldn't finish his sentence. For it was too painful to even think about.

 

“That is why I can not tell.” He sighed as he looked away from Bakura.

 

“Pharaoh…I am sorry.” Bakura looked at Aten with sad eyes.

 

“Bakura you have gone soft.” Aten smiled as he looked toward Bakura again.

 

“Hey! blame it on my hikari. He's rubbing off on me.” Bakura shrugged.

 

He too thought the same thing last night when he was saving Seto and the Pharaoh from their icy graves.

 

Aten frowned once again and looked at Bakura with sad eyes.

 

“I wonder if they will ever realize who I am.”

 

“They will just give them time. I only realized it due to shadow magic.” Bakura smiled.

 

Aten looked at him with wide eyes.

 

“I wonder why no one else can sense it especially Yugi.”

 

“Well…they haven't been around it in two years, plus they seem to not be as perceptive as me.” Bakura smiled as he took another sip of coffee.

 

Aten shook his head and smiled.

 

 

 

Upstairs Seto walked out of Yami's bedroom and made his way to the bathroom. He looked in the mirror and saw that he had dark circles under his eyes. He splashed water in his face and wiped it off with one of the hand towels.

 

“I need to learn to get more sleep.” He mumbled as he tuned off the bathroom light.

 

Seto had walked out of the bathroom and was about to head downstairs when he was tapped on the arm. He turned to see a half asleep Yugi looking up at him.

 

“Can I talk to you?” Yugi asked.

 

Seto nodded and followed Yugi into Aten's room. They both sat on the bed and Yugi turned to look at Seto with sad amethyst eyes.

 

“Has Aten said anything unusual to you?” Yugi asked.

 

“No…not that I know of.” Seto looked to the side trying to think. He was still half asleep and his brain seemed to not want function properly.

 

“What do you mean by unusual?” He asked as he looked into sleep hazed amethyst eyes.

 

Yugi took a deep breath in as he closed his eyes.

 

“Well he called me aibou.”

 

Seto's eyes went wide in realization that Yami used to call Yugi that instead of his true name.

 

“Well last night he did call me Priest.” Seto said as he remembered full well the events of last night.

 

Yugi looked at Seto and tears formed in his eyes.

 

“Do you think Aten could be Yami?”

 

Seto looked down at the floor as he shook his head.

 

“I don't know, but I don't want to get my hopes up.”

 

“C-could Yami come back?” Yugi sobbed out as he suddenly clung to Seto around the waist.

 

Seto's eyes went wide as Yugi clung to him. He was surprised to see Yugi acting in such a way, but had come to expect it especially after the death of Yami. He had started to treat him as an older brother and freely expressed how he felt to him.

 

Seto looked down at Yugi, tears forming in his sapphire eyes. If Aten was Yami then why was he not telling them?

 

`No that man is not Yami if it was he would have told us.' Seto thought as he shook his head letting more tears fall.

 

Yugi looked up with tears in his own eyes.

 

“Seto?”

 

Seto looked down at Yugi who also had tears running down his face.

 

“No…Yugi I don't think that he could come back. He was granted life twice once in Egypt and then after you battled him and he gained a true body for himself.” Seto said as he wiped the tears form his eyes and trying not to let more fall.

 

“I…didn't think so, but I hoped he would return at least one more time…at least to say good-bye to me. I miss him so much and my heart still hurts as much as it did two years ago.” Yugi put his head down.

 

Seto noticed the pain in that statement.

 

“I'm sorry to have bothered you with this so early in the morning.” Yugi got up and walked out of the room.

 

Seto sat there for a few more minutes thinking about everything that had went on since Aten arrived. How he acted and sounded so much like Yami.

 

Was it was all mere coincidence that he was like that or maybe Yugi and he had wanted Yami back so bad that subconsciously they made Aten out to be like him.

 

He shut his eyes as the tears he was trying to hold back fell.

 

“No…Aten is not Yami and that is final!” Seto clenched his fists.

 

He sat there for a few moments to compose himself before he got up and went downstairs.

 

 

 

Bakura and Aten looked up as both Yugi and Seto entered.

 

“Well you look better than you did last night Priest.” Bakura smirked.

 

Seto shot Bakura a fierce glare.

 

“Hmph…..see this is the appreciation I get for saving your sorry ass.” Bakura stood up.

 

Bakura turned to Aten and smiled.

 

“Well I better get home and see my hikari.”

 

“Wait you're going out in this weather?” Yugi asked as he looked at Bakura.

 

“Yeah why not it's just flurries now and the storm has seemed to have past.” Bakura looked at Yugi.

 

Yugi just nodded as he watched Bakura wave and walk out the door.

 

Seto walked over and pulled a cup from the cupboard and poured himself some coffee. He sat down at the table and looked at Aten.

 

“I am sorry about last night.”

 

“It is alright Seto I am just glad that you are alright.” Aten smiled.

 

Seto looked at Aten and saw that he was sincere in what he had said.

 

Seto smiled and felt that from now on everything would be alright and that he and Aten could become good friends and hopefully maybe even more. No, he wasn't Yami, but something deep down in Seto's heart made him like the person he had met so many nights ago.

 

He was attracted to him much like he was to Yami. He couldn't explain it if he tried, but felt some sort of connection between himself and Aten. Maybe finally he could be happy even if it wasn't with Yami.

 

Seto was drawn out of his thoughts when he saw that Yugi had walked over.

 

Yugi sat beside Aten and tapped him on the shoulder.

 

“Are you going to be in the duel tournament next week?”

 

“I am afraid that I am not much of a duelist and haven't dueled in such a long time. That and I do not have a deck.”

 

“Well…you can borrow Yami's deck and practice dueling me to get used to his deck.” Yugi said as he smiled.

 

“I couldn't borrow Yami's deck.”

 

“Sure you can as long as you promise to take extremely good care of his cards.” Yugi smiled.

 

Aten looked to Seto who smiled and nodded in agreement.

 

“Thank you and I will treat them as if they were my own and with respect.”

 

“Great! Later this after noon I will get them and we can practice. I know you will get used to his deck and maybe it will lead you to victory like it did with Yami.” Yugi smiled.

 

“Just don't think that I will let you win just because you are getting used to dueling again.” Yugi smirked as he looked at Aten.

 

“Seto will you be joining the tournament as well?” Aten asked as he looked over at the brunette.

 

Seto looked over at Yugi whose smile turned to a small frown as he looked at the CEO. Seto then looked at Aten and saw that his eyes held a challenging glance much like Yami's did when they dueled. Then without giving it a second thought he answered.

 

“Yeah I will join and I hope to face you in the finals.” Seto said as Yugi looked at him with wide shocked eyes.

 

Aten saw a spark in Seto's eyes as he mentioned dueling him and knew that it had been a long time since Seto dueled and maybe he was finally getting the fire in his own soul back.

 

All three smiled as they sat and drank their coffee and talked.

 

Mokuba awoke and made his way downstairs, but stopped just as he was about to enter the kitchen.

 

He smiled when he saw Seto, Yugi and Aten smiling, laughing and joking. It was as though everyone was happy again and he saw Seto smiling and knew that this time it was a real smile.

 

`Could Aten really be Yami or maybe just an angel that was sent here to help mend two broken hearts?' Mokuba thought as he looked at the three.

 

`Maybe it really is Yami and we are too blind to see it. Or maybe that is just wishful thinking. I just hope whoever he is he doesn't leave us like Yami did and cause even more pain and heartbreak.' Mokuba shook his head as he walked into the kitchen.

 

“Good morning.” Mokuba said as he sat down to join in on the conversation.

 

 

Tbc…