i wanted to write more but decided to post because i haven't done so i a while. i don't want anyone to think that this story is abandoned because it's NOT!

this chapter is dedicated to rrter123 because she convinced me to get me working on this and i'm greatful. also for everyone who reads favorited reviewed and alerted

baka12 doesn't own this and never will.

now on with chapter 3

Chapter 3

Ryou woke up with a pain in his head. He looked around and didn't recognize where he was. When he saw the face of the man next to him last nights memories came flooding back to him. He had been sent to the shadow realm by his former yami and met Mariku, his new yami.

He tried to get up but something was holding him down. Mariku's arm was around his waist holding him to the spot. A small smile met Ryou's lips. He scooted back down to where he was so he was now laying next to the dark. The hold around his waist tightened pulling the light closer. Ryou's back was now pressing against Mariku's chest. Ryou blushed at the closeness; he had never been like this with anyone.

"Mnn mine nnn" he heard from behind. He turned in his captors arm and looked at the man. He was talking in his sleep. Ryou giggled at this childish action.

Ryou sat there listening to the soft song of the night. It was both frightening and calming at the same time. He looked up to the sky searching for stars to focus his mind on. Instead he saw eyes that gawk back at him. Aside from the eyes he noted that the sky was a dark red.

"Why would the sky have eyes?" Ryou whispered out loud.

"To make sure no one escapes this land that is going to cause havoc on the land above." A voice answered from behind him. Ryou jumped from the hold of his Yami to his feet. The voice belonged to a man. From the stranger's looks Ryou assumed the man to be Egyptian.

"W-who are you?" Ryou stuttered out. Ryou glared at the man, who unknown to him knows a lot about him.

"I go by the name of Shadi. I am here to warn you for if you do not teach that man warmth or kindness there will be no hope for you or him." He pointed to the yami sleeping on the floor.

"What?" Ryou thought that he must be going crazy. Maybe this was all a dream and he would wake up to his abusive roommate.

"If you do not teach him kindness by the time you are sent back the Human world the gods will not let him pass through to the world of the living." With that Shadi disappeared.

Ryou pinched himself to see if he was awake because none of this could be real.

"Ow!"

It was real. He looked at his sleeping yami. How was he going to make this man kind enough to get out of the shadow realm? Two seconds after he met the guy Mariku attacked him!

Ryou sighed

"This is going to take a lot of work." He whispered in the cold night air.

"What are we going to do?" Yugi yelled pacing back and forth. He had no idea how to get his friend back from the shadow realm.

"Clam down little one." the ancient pharaoh said speaking softly so his hikari wouldn't yell as much.

"Surely the Gods have an answer."

"HA, like they would do anything to help my host!" Bakura exclaimed not showing any sadness at losing his former light.

"Actually they do." A mysterious voice answered from the shadows. Then stepping out of the darkness was Shadi.

"Why would they…" Bakura was cut of by yami.

"Would you care to explain?" asked Yami. He wanted to know what the gods had in store for the innocent light.

"I can only tell you this, my pharaoh. The purest light has met the darkest shadow and they will soon change each other. When that happens the gods will let both through and they will come back to this land.

sorry it's short but i must continue on and write more. i will try to mke them longer. keyword is try

have a good day! :)