Author's Note: Ok! My first fanfic! I hope you enjoy it! I should warn you now that this is not (nor will be) shounen-ai. However if you stick around I might write something that is a little later on in a different story! Reviews would be greatly appreciated, after all why would I write if no-one was reading? The second chapter should be up soon! Thanks again for readingand I hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 1

-:Two-Pronged Attack:-

'A trap card that allows the player to Select and destroy 2 oftheir monsters and 1 of your opponent's monsters.'

Yugi ran. He had never run faster than this in his entire life. In his chest his heart throbbed painfully, making it feel like the overworked organ was trying to break out through his ribcage. His breathing was ragged and painful, air being dragged through his dry, chapped lips only to be forced out painfully again a few seconds later. His feet and legs ached as if acid were burning through his veins and eating away at him from the inside out. But he could not stop. It was more than his life's worth to stop, even for a second.

Somewhere behind him in the alley way there was a noise, the soft sound of material fluttering in the breeze. Whereas once upon a time it might have been a soothing sound now it was a warning. In his state of mind the sound only steeled Yugi on, forcing him to go faster and push himself further. Blood thumped through his head and in the dark recesses of his brain insanity began to rear its ugly head. Wherever he ran he could not escape it. So why was he running? He could run to the ends of the earth and still not escape. He could feel it gaining on him at all times. But how could it be gaining on him at all when it was already upon him? Or was it? Was it even there at all? If it was he was powerless against it. It, the enemy; everywhere at once but no-where to be seen.

Throwing himself around the corner of a building Yugi felt his legs start to turn to jelly. He physically couldn't run any more, but if he couldn't run how could he get away? Whilst his brain raced Yugi flattened himself against the wall of the building on the corner and sucked in breaths, cold sweat streaming down his forehead. But even the act of leaning against the wall took more energy than he had, and in a last ditch effort to escape his pursuer Yugi let go of the last energy source he had; his control over the mind link. Immediately Yami burst into life.

Over the last few days Yugi had been using energy to suppress the pharaoh. All Yami had talked about was how he was 'so worried' and how Yugi should talk to someone. Eventually the hikari had hit the end of his tether and blocked out his alter ego altogether, something not only out of character but also out of touch. After all, Yami had been generally worried.

As Yugi let go of the block on the mind link Yami exploded into action, it was almost enough to know Yugi off his feet all on its own.

'Yugi!' Yami mentally yelled, notes of fear, concern and anger all mixed into the cry. 'Yugi what is going on!' Yugi didn't reply and instead focussed on standing up, though his couldn't stop his eyes flicking left and right. He was watching for it, though he knew he wouldn't see it coming anyway. 'Yugi, please speak to me! Something is horribly wrong, you can't hide it from me aibou!' The pharaoh had a note of pleading in his voice now that plucked at Yugi's heartstrings, so Yugi spared him a mental reply. The message wasn't as literate as usual, but that was because Yugi was loosing his grip on his and Yami's connection, any moment it would break down entirely.

'It's here.' Yugi mentally whispered, 'In my head.' The hikari's eyes glazed over as he continued to fight against whatever it was. 'I tried running, I can't get away, because it is right here.' Very slowly Yugi raised a hand to tap his head and as he did it a manic giggle escaped from him. The noise sent proverbial shivers down Yami's spine. It was a noise like Yugi's regular giggle but…unhinged and nervous.

'Yugi.' Yami began. Now the spirit was genuinely scared for his light's safety. He didn't know what had happened over the last few days but something had really sent Yugi careering towards the edge. 'Yugi please calm down, there is nothing there. Its just me in here.' Yugi seemed to think about that for a moment, and in the meantime Yami made his move.

Very slowly the Pharaoh started asserting control over his host. Normally Yami wouldn't force anything on Yugi and certainly would never assume control of his body without asking, but as Yugi's mind barrier collapsed it was becoming more and more apparent that Yugi was very possibly a threat to himself. Yami couldn't and wouldn't let that happen. Slowly and carefully Yami managed to suppress Yugi enough to begin assuming control. He was halfway through phasing Yugi out when it all happened in a few split seconds.

Suddenly Yugi spooked and tried to reassert his control over his body, but Yami couldn't let that happen. It seemed for a moment that the struggle would be equal, each of them desperate to assume control for a different reason. Then it happened; Yugi's side of the mind link ripped open. Suddenly there was no barrier to suppress emotions or thoughts on Yugi's side and Yami was overwhelmed by a wave of terror, pain, and confusion. Whilst Yami was struggling to protect himself from Yugi's emotions Yugi pushed through to assume full control of his body just in time for something else to snap.

What with the hikari's brain in turmoil and the pharaoh's spirit busy trying to get control over Yugi's emotions the host became an easy target. Two things then happened successively. Yami lost his battle against the wave of thoughts and feelings that were raining down on him and the last section of control that Yugi had on his mind dissolved. Suddenly everything for Yami was darkness and Yugi was soon to follow, the small boy's unconscious body hitting the alleyway floor with a soft thud. He was out even before he hit the floor. Which is why, had someone been watching the chaos, they might have been interested to see his lips moving as he fell, forming a single word.

"Ieb…"