Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh, that one Japanese dude does. Cuz if I did there'd be more romance and action, less "I'm going to beat you as I talk for 30 minutes!"

By the way, this is my first-ever fic, so I hope you all enjoy the okayness of inexperience.

Rated T (?) for cursing, violence…all that fun stuff

Not What You'd Expect

Chapter 1-After the Final Battle

So that was it. Yugi and Yami, the pharaoh, had dueled. And it had been a draw. So neither gained or lost anything, much to everyone's surprise. Yami would stay in Yugi's era, and using the collected Millennium Items, get a body of his very own. He and Yugi could then live together as brothers, at least for a little while. Now Yugi and Yami, Tea', Joey, and Tristan were heading to the museum to do just that. Yugi wasn't saying anything, but he was a little sad to have his partner leave his mind. Yami sensed this.

"Yugi, what's the matter? You're down, I can sense it." Yami's voice echoed in Yugi's head. Yugi started at the sound, making Joey cast him a weird look.

"I'm okay…I guess I'm just a little sad to be separated from you. I mean, you're my partner, we've fought nearly every duel together…it's going to be different."

"Yes, it will be different, but that is no reason to fret. I'll always stand by you, you know that. Besides, you proved in your duel that you don't need my help anymore, and for that I am proud of you. Now I can take a break, and we can simply be partners in different bodies." Yami's words made Yugi feel better, and he walked into the museum with comfort.

"Dis' place always kind of freaked me out," Joey said, eyeing the place like it was haunted. "I'm always expectin' some wacko-possessed freako to come after me!"

"Joey, it's just a museum. It won't bite you." Tea' muttered annoyed.

"But what if it does! Then whata' my supposed ta do!" Joey was acting paranoid again.

"We'll all be better off," Tristan teased. "Uh-oh, Joey, that mummy looks angwy!" He laughed. And then Joey punched him in the gut. So another of their famous fights broke out, and they had nearly broken a priceless artifact when Tea' and Yugi broke them up.

"I see some things never change. Always a fight with you two, isn't there? But please, not in my museum." The enigmatic voice of Ishizu silenced the bickering teens. Now Yugi's Millennium Puzzle activated, a bright golden light streaming from the eye of Horus. The eyes of Yugi's body were no longer that of a boy's, but of a man's. The 5,027-year-old pharaoh turned to Ishizu, his violet eyes eager. Ishizu bowed.

"How may I serve you, my pharaoh?" She asked most respectfully.

"I wish to use the Millennium Items to free my partner of his burden and receive a body of my own, if that's not a problem." His deep voice filled the room.

He always thinks of others before himself, Tea' thought. He always looks out for Yugi. He's really sweet that way…Tea' felt her face get hot and her heartbeat increase as she looked at him. Only Serenity knew that she had quite the crush on Yugi's alter ego. She always had, really. Ever since he had saved her from some freaky stalker guy. Since that time she had been on two dates with him and many adventures, and her feelings for him only grew. It was now on the borderline between liking and loving. Yet she was sure he'd never feel the same…a hand waved in her face.

"Hello, earth to Tea' Gardner, who I'm pretty sure was checking out the pharaoh. You okay?" Tristan's irritating voice interrupted Tea's' daydream. Tea' fumed.

"Tristan, what the hell? I wasn't checking anybody out, I was just thinking!" A blush heated her face. Tristan grinned like a monkey who saw the unlocked cage door.

"Thinking of checking him out?" Tristan got his second punch to the gut, and began cursing to himself as they walked to the room where the others had gone.

The door shut behind them. The room was dim; the only light was shining on the items. Everyone was silent, save Ishizu, who turned to the pharaoh.

"Are you ready?"

"As ready as I'll ever be."

Ishizu began muttering Egyptian words to the puzzle, and all the items in the room glowed. The light stream from the seven eyes of Horus connected, and soon the pharaoh was glowing as well. The room was blindingly bright. Yami felt his mind get pulled somewhere he had never been. All was black for him, except for strange looking people, some who were obviously Egyptian, and others who were from the modern era. He even saw what looked like parts of Mai, Tea', Joey, and Yugi. He then realized what he was seeing: victims of the Millennium Items. A pang entered his heart, but then they all started chanting. He shut his eyes because it became bright, and when he opened them they had disappeared, and he was back in the museum. He looked at his friends, all who were wide-eyed. He looked next to him, and there was…Yugi! The spell had worked!

Yami looked at his own hands, smiling as he did. Yugi piped up.

"WOW YAMI YOUHAVEYOUROWNBODYAWESOME!" Yugi screeched happily, hugging him. Their friends laughed and joined in, congratulating them. While the guys were messing with Yugi, Tea' walked up hesitantly to Yami.

"I'm glad you have your own body now," She said nervously. "How does it feel?"

"I haven't had my own body in 5,000 years, so…it's…different. But I like it." He smiled at her warmly, causing her to blush noticeably.

Yup, he thought to himself. I'm definently gonna ask her out.