My Second FanFic!

I really hope you guys like it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! It belongs to Kazuki Takahashi

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Chapter One – Life After

Yugi watched as his closest friend walked away back to the life that he had waited 5,000 years to have back. He had to force himself not to run to the pharaoh, but he knew that his friend had to go. As the door to the next world closed Yugi felt empty, his closest friend was gone forever. But he had done what he needed to do. When Yugi had received the Millennium Puzzle it had been down to him to make sure that the ancient pharaoh returned to the afterlife and that is what he had done. Even though it had been hard to say goodbye to him. But the pharaoh was right; Yugi was ready to go it alone.

Yugi's thoughts were interrupted with the sounds of the Millennium Stone crumbling along with the whole of the underground chamber. They ran for their lives, climbing the stairs two at a time. All 12 of them made it out of the underground chamber and looked back at the entrance as the rocks fell blocking the entrance.

"Now, that the pharaoh has returned to the next world the millennium items have been sealed forever." Ishizu said

"So, what now?" Joey asked

They all looked at Yugi. He was silently gazing at the entrance to the underground chamber. That same question had occurred to him. He was wondering what he would do now, there was nothing more for the pharaoh he could do now. So, it was time to think about him and what he wanted. But Yugi did not like that; wordlessly he accompanied the others back to the boat. He did not say another word. Not on the boat, not on the plane and not when he arrived home.

2 weeks after

Yugi sat in the school grounds. His mind was still not settled, he could not find closure to the events which had taken place in the last few years. He just could not accept the fact that his closest friend, the one person who could instantly tell when Yugi's emotions changed even in the slightest, had gone. But that could be down to the fact that the pharaoh had actually in his mind and could read it, so of course he knew when Yugi was upset. It was even worse for Yugi when he remembered that that only 3 weeks ago he and the pharaoh had won Kaiba's new tournament. Yugi looked up at the sky, sadness in his eyes.

"What do I do pharaoh? I don't think I can do this alone. I thought I was ready but I don't think I am."

All though Yugi was feeling so sad that he could cry but yet no tears escaped from his eyes. The bell rang, Yugi sighed. Getting to his feet he walked back inside, his mind was still not at rest. In fact he could not even bring himself to concentrate in his lessons. It was just not possible to take his mind off the pharaoh.

1 month after

Everyone had now accepted the fact the pharaoh had gone. It had been hard but they had moved on. Everyone, except Yugi. After a month it would be thought that everything would be alright. But it wasn't, it was far from alright. There was not two minutes of peace of him; he was always wondering what the pharaoh was doing now. When he saw something that he found suspicious he waited for the pharaoh to speak. It was hard for Yugi, accepting that the pharaoh was gone. He kept saying over and over in his head that the Pharaoh was gone but this still did nothing. He could find nothing which would distract him from the fact that the pharaoh was no longer there. What was he to do?

3 months after

Yugi dragged his feet along the pavement deep in the sad memories of the pharaoh. He could not shake him from his mind. His one and only wish was that the pharaoh was safe but was with Yugi. He was so caught up in his thoughts that he forget that he had homework to do. Yugi looked up so the sign to the Domino Library, which was coincidental. He hurried into the library and found a lone table in the corner where he would be undisturbed. He pulled out his biology textbook and shuffled the pages until he found the one he wanted. Pulling out is homework book, he read the first question.

"Explain the process which is Mitosis."

Yugi thought for a few moments staring around the library deep in thought. His eyes studied each name of the section it covered. He could not put his finger on the answer to the question. So he got up strolled through the various aisles of books until he found the section on Biology, he looked at the names of the books trying to find one which could help him. But something caught his eye through the bookshelf. Yugi narrowed his eyes trying to make out the words written on the top of the shelf, which told him what books were stored there and read the words 'Ancient Egypt'. Yugi stared at those words. Slowly, Yugi walked towards the bookshelf. There were loads of books all about Ancient Egypt too many to chose. He pulled out a large book and returned to the table where his Biology homework still lay.

Yugi placed the book on top of his homework and opened it. Turning to the contents he discovered that this book was all about the life for the people in Egypt under a particular Pharaoh. Yugi turned over the page and began to read. His eyes darted across the pages as he tried to absorb everything that was written on the page. As he read he discovered that this book was about the creation of the Millennium items. Yugi paused in his reading looking up, thinking. The Pharaoh had never told him about the creation of the Millennium Items. Yugi scratched his nose, thinking hard. All the Pharaoh had told him was that his father had given past the puzzle down to him. But if the Pharaoh's father had given him the puzzle, then who gave it to his father.

Yugi looked back at the book and read more. The further he got into the book, the more he wanted to read. He eventually found out that this book was about the Pharaoh's father, Aknamkanon, it appeared that he was the one who created the Millennium Items. Suddenly, a thought crossed Yugi's mind. He turned back to the contents and saw that this book was part of the series. Rushing back to the Ancient Egyptian bookshelf he scanned the spine of the books until he found the next book in the series. With the book in hand, he hurried back to the table and began to read. As he had thought, this book was all about the Pharaoh. He smiled as he turned the page and found a picture of the pharaoh which was engraved on the tablet of lost memories. He stared at the picture of the Pharaoh for a while.

After a little longer Yugi looked at his watch, the library was closing now. Not wanting to put the books back, Yugi took them to the librarian's desk forgetting that he had left his biology notes on the table. As Yugi handed over the books, the librarian looked slightly shocked.

"Have you got a history project or something?"

"No, just some light reading." Yugi said, as he took the books and walked away.

The librarian watched the boy go, raising an eyebrow. That was light reading? Those are two quite heavy loaded with information books about two powerful Ancient Egyptian pharaohs. But the man sighed and stared clearing out the people who were loitering.

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As the sun filled the room with bright morning rays Yugi awoke with heavy eyes, he had been reading about the Pharaoh and his father until quite early in the morning. Yugi stared at the clock on his bedside table; he was going to be late for school. Groaning, he reluctantly rolled off the bed and got up. Frankly, he didn't care about being late it didn't matter. Yugi dressed and packed his bag as he turned to leave something stopped him. Turning he saw the books lying on the floor where he had left them. As he stared at the doors in his mind he debated. Take them? Don't take them? After staring at the books for a couple more seconds, Yugi walked over picked the books, placing them in his bag before heading out of his room. He proceed with caution down the stairs, Grandpa thought that Yugi was at school. Yugi waited for his chance, which came when Grandpa bent behind the counter to retrieve something he had dropped. Hardly making a sound on the floor, Yugi dashed across the room and slipped out the door as a costumer came in.

As he walked towards the school, Yugi was lost in thought. He thought about the previous night, all that reading he had done. Strangely Yugi began to feel a slight, only slight, degree on peace with the events which had taken place with the Pharaoh. Yugi thoughts drifted from the creation of the millennium puzzle to the early childhood of the Pharaoh. His mind was too crowded to think of school, reading what he had was just.. too stimulating for him. It was exciting and oddly satisfying for Yugi. It in some ways put his mind at ease, knowing how the Pharaoh lived.

Yugi was not successful in entering school undetected which earned him a spot in after school detention. But the thing that stunned everyone who knew Yugi was that he did not seem to care too much. To Yugi that gave him a perfect opportunity to read more about the Pharaoh and his father. Joey Wheeler, Yugi's best friend, cornered Yugi by his locker as Yugi was unpacking textbooks into his locker.

"Yuge, what is this I hear about you getting detention?"

"I over slept but whatever."

Joey month fell open. He couldn't find the words for a few moments;

"But Yugi, you never do anything wrong! How could you have over slept?"

"Because I found these really interesting books on Ancient Egypt all about the Pharaoh and his father."

Joey frowned, slightly.

"You mean Atem?"

This time, it was Yugi's turn to frown.

"What?"

"The Pharaoh I assume you mean Atem."

"Yeah, the Pharaoh. But anyway, these books are so detailed that I just couldn't stop reading them."

Joey wanted to say more about Yugi excused himself and hurried away. Joey stared after Yugi, his mind racing. So, Yugi had found some information on Atem. But Yugi had got over Atem. Hadn't he? Or was there something worse around the corner?

I hope you enjoyed that!

Please let me know what you think and any suggestions you might have.. even at this early stage it will make the story even better, promise!

One Question from me, Why do you think Yugi will not use Atem's name?

Thanks for reading, next chapter will be released in 7 days.

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