Chosen Pharaoh Chronicles Part 1: Longing Reunion & The Beasts Within

Summary: Atem has returned from the afterlife. But for what purpose and what reason? Tea has more to her then meets the eye & Yugi has changed a lot. Full of surprises and a new enemy. Also major Love Triangle.

Note: I am warning all of you the that this is a continuation to the Yugioh saga so shipping will take a while. But I want you all to enjoy the entire story and I am trying my best to stick to the storyline and treat it as if it were an actual show being aired or made into a manga. I really wish it was though. So enjoy!

Based on the original Yu Gi Oh storyline

Rated M

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

Prologue

His royal highness sat, hunched over on his king sized bed. The bed was adorned with gold engravings and six foot high poles that were at each of the four corners. On them were indigo curtains with pine green ruffles and gold colored stitching. Thick woven ropes tied the curtains to the poles. He, Atem, former pharaoh of ancient Egypt sat there pondering on why he was still suffering. Despite all the times that he had rescued the world from the grip of darkness, defeating psychotic power hungry maniacs, caring for a group of young teenagers who didn't have the perfect families, sacrificing his own soul for the ones he loved, and even now living in the paradise of the afterlife, Atem was still incomplete.

Apparently enough, the bed he now sits on was not supposed to be as empty as it looks now. The bedchambers Atem was in, is an exact duplication of one he had in the former palace in ancient Egypt. However, his father had recently asked him to get in some twenty- first century clothing and pack a week supplies of belongings in a bag he had been given. For a five thousand year old pharaoh, whom had only spent four years in the modern world in the body of a teenager by the name of Yugi Moto, Atem had quite the taste in fashion.

He wore black Nike sneakers with a golden strike on the sides, black jeans, a shiny black studded belt, a dark red muscle t-shirt, and a black leather jacket. The only jewelry he wore was a gold ring with a small sapphire stone on his left ring finger, and a platinum cartouche with his name craved on in hieroglyphics. Atem would often stare at the ring for semi- long periods of time and hoped that when he raised his head that he would see the person he wore the ring for. As for the cartouche, well, it was a gift from his dear friend Tea Gardener. If she hadn't bought the necklace Atem would have failed his mission. It has been five long years since the Ceremonial Duel with his partner and closest friend Yugi. Letting go of all of them was hard but there was one who stood out in his heart from the rest. Yes, it was Tea; it pained him deeply to see her hurt. Hence the reason he did not want to look back when going through the door or say a proper goodbye.

After the Seal of Oricalchos ordeal Atem owed much to Tea. Even after his mind had been poisoned by darkness and he caused Yugi to be captured, Tea remained by his side the whole way. After the set up 'Date' Atem felt something growing for Tea but didn't know what it was. Then during their time together in Death Valley, Atem figured out what these feelings were and also that they were his own and not his host's. He loved Tea, but despite his confidence three things held him back from being honest with her. One was that he knew how much Yugi loved Tea and didn't what to hurt his dear friend by taking away the woman he loves. Second, Atem felt that he was not worthy of the purity, confidence, and kindness of Tea's heart. He felt the dark deeds of his past and present life made him unworthy of such a light soul. Third of all, even if the other two reasons didn't matter, Atem was just a mere spirit. How could such a relationship work? Using Yugi's body in order to love a close friend seemed completely immoral to him. Also, what if the relationship went to a new level and passions of the flesh left unchecked could bring a new source of problems.

And now with his memories revived, a bunch of other issues came up. Being anyone he cared for, often brought many in the past to his or her doom. In the present, it brought danger in the lives of innocent youths who still had so much of life ahead of them. As Atem sunk deeper into his thoughts Atem remembered one thing,

'Why has my father asked me to pack and wear modern day attire' Atem thought.

Much of the week had been spent prepping Atem for some sort of journey. But, where was this journey to and more importantly why is everything being kept secret from him. There was one thing he did on his own will though. About a week ago Atem figured he needed a new look. It was something to make him appear as a new changed man. Honest to say though, Atem hadn't really changed that much in his eyes. However, his friends of the present might think otherwise. Atem was about four to five inches taller, his muscles were not just athletically toned but now they were large and showed more worked out more deciding he could use the extra muscle and kept his dark style of stilled had the godly Egyptian tan that he had been born with. Truth is that this is what Atem really looked like all those years ago and only looked different due to the limit of his host's body. He was well known for his drop dead gorgeous appearance that could make any woman weak in the knees.

That was another thing even in the afterlife; Atem was followed by his former harem that now craved for his attention. Then again, you really couldn't blame them, for liking Atem's sharp features, athletic frame, and his cocky smirk whenever he did smile and most dazzling were his deep mesmerizing violet eyes. Some say in the light they appeared crimson. Atem walked over to the mirror and stood in front to look at himself still deep in his own world. Atem didn't admit it often but he missed Yugi and the gang, especially Tea. He's thinking that she is probably in New York by now following her dream as a dancer on Broadway. He smiled at the thought he loved watching her dance. It was so graceful and natural. When Yugi would go to her recitals, Atem came out of the Millennium Puzzle to walk close to the stage and watch. Then the smile left his lips as soon as it came. He didn't realize how much had truly been taken away from him until now, both in past and present life. Still the mind of Atem was too deep into his thoughts to notice the man who walked into his room.

"So son I see you are all packed up like I asked you to." Akhenamkhanen said in soft tone.

"Yes, father. Now may I ask why I had to dress this way and pack a week supplies of belongings?" questioned Atem with an arched brow.

His father turned away to grab his bag and hand it to him.

"Because son you're going back."

"Back where? I don't understand father."

Atem's father chuckled at the statement and put a hand on Atem's shoulder while facing him.

"Back to the world of the living with those new friends of yours. Don't you want to see them again?"

Atem was taken back by this and looked away from his father's eyes.

"But why, they don't need me anymore. And besides I don't belong with…"

Atem was suddenly interrupted by his father's next statement, which shocked him even more.

"Perhaps son, but… this time you'll need them to help you with your future and no longer your past."

Atem removed the hand from his shoulder to turn away and sighed.

"Father I… I can't be another burden on their shoulders again. Especially after all that they've done for me, it's… it's just not right. And besides what is this future you speak of?"

"You'll understand when you meet some friends of mine that I met a few years ago."

Before Atem could respond, Akhenamkhanen patted Atem's shoulder firmly and that's when everything went black.

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