I know I said I wouldn't post this yet until after I completed Hate Me, It's Easier but seeing as it's already written [just needs some editing], I thought what the hell? Maybe it's due to my current fixation on the Bakura/Anzu pairing. *shrug* Who knows?

This was the first YGO chapter story that I wrote and completed [boy I had so many that never found the finish line -_-]. After some encouragement from a few people and heavy consideration of my own, I decided to start posting it again. For those of you who've read it before, not much will have changed. Some scenes are new and some others were deleted because I know more about the anime [finally found a site that has some of the manga posted] and each character and realized what I originally wrote was, for the most part, kind of OOC. Normally I use the name Atemu instead of Yami but for the sake of this story's setting, I will be using Yami. This is also the only time [I think] that Yami will be portrayed as a "good guy" so to speak.

The first chapter will be in first person and the rest will be in third. It originally was in first person and third person but that can become too confusing for myself now that I'm more knowledgeable in writing. I felt it best to leave the first chapter in first person though I'm not entirely sure why. I guess it just seemed right.

What did we do to deserve this?

I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears

We were good people right? Surely we hadn't done anything to deserve this fate. Yugi lost one of the most important duels of his life. With that loss came darkness. Everyone had been enslaved. Everyone except Yugi that is. He disappeared after Yami had been sent to the Shadow Realm. Literally. A bright light encased his body and when it disappeared, he was gone. Nobody knows what happened to him and the Rare Hunters search for him daily.

And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave

I had been spared from enslavement and I don't know why. It hurts me more and more everyday knowing my friends are suffering and I'm not. Why did I get different treatment?

Your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone

I took out the piece of the puzzle Yugi had given me. He told me that no matter what, don't let Marik get his hands on it or else the world would crumble. Because without that piece the puzzle was completely useless to Marik. I promised to keep it hidden, keep it safe and so far I have. I'm glad Ryou is not here to endure this. Though it was strange because he had disappeared as well when Marik banished the spirit of the Millennium Ring to the Shadow Realm.

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

I cannot say that I'm not enslaved completely. At first I was locked in a cell with everybody else. After a few weeks I had been moved to a room where I couldn't leave unless accompanied by a servant. I knew special treatment when I saw it and it upset me.

When you cried
I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream
I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand
Through all of these years
But you still have...
All of me

I didn't break down until I had been moved from the cell. The shock to my system had been too much and it hurt so much to see my best friend in as much turmoil as he was. He didn't move after he collapsed to the ground where we all stood. I remember running to him and hugging him.

You used to captivate me
By your resonating light
Now I'm bound by the life you've left behind

He cried into my chest. He had lost his best friend and now he would lose everyone else. The fate of the world had been decided on a simple card game. He must have known Marik was approaching us because he quickly pulled out a small piece of the Millennium puzzle and shoved it in my pocket. He urgently made me promise to protect it. I didn't say much except for an agreement before Marik ripped him out of my arms and pulled the puzzle from his neck.

Your face it haunts
My once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased
All the sanity in me

I don't remember being so scared in my life. I think it easily surpassed the fear I felt when I suddenly found myself standing on a platform during those series of tests that Shadi put Yami through. At least then I had an idea of the outcomes. Here I don't and it terrifies me.

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

I don't think we had this in mind during the excitement that followed the announcement of Battle City.

When you cried
I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream
I'd fight away all of your fears

Nothing like this at all.

And I held your hand
Through all of these years
But you still have…all of me

I don't know how much more of this I can take. The day-to-day of constant worry. One thing that worries me the most is that I don't know why Marik spared me. He couldn't possibly know about the puzzle piece could he? I haven't seen the bastard since that day and frankly I don't want to.

I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me
I've been alone all along

I know Yugi's gone but something deep inside was telling me not to give up hope. He would be back. The piece of the puzzle I had in my possession strengthened that hope.

When you cried
I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream
I'd fight away all of your fears

I jumped when a knock sounded at the door and quickly hid the piece beneath my clothing where it would fit snugly between my breasts, sitting right on the front clasp of my bra. I wore a white and tan dress. It was very low cut in the front, with long billowing sleeves. Entirely too much cleavage showed in my opinion. The dress ended at my feet, brushing slightly against the floor. I turned towards the door as it opened to reveal Rashiid.

"Yes?" I asked.

"My master wishes to see you now." He said.

And I held your hand
Through all of these years

I narrowed my eyes in confusion. I had been told to dress in what I was given to wear but I didn't know it I would be going to see him. It confused me and terrified me at the same time. I might actually learn the reason for me being here.

"Do you know what for?" I asked.

"I do not know miss. I insist that you come immediately. It is not wise to anger him further than he already is." He begged.

I nodded slowly as I stood and silently followed him. We no longer resided in Domino. Marik had brought everyone back to Egypt. I guess his homeland, or that of his host to be more precise, would be his headquarters for world domination. Many ancient artifacts and works of art littered the hallway. Though they were beautiful, I couldn't bring myself to admire them. That would require a happiness of sorts on my part and I just wasn't feeling it. Rashiid motioned towards the door and I stepped forward. I took a deep breath as I put my hand on the knob.

But you still have…all of me…

'Well here goes…' I sighed and knocked on the door.

All of me....
All of me...

Please R&R!