-Breanna-Higurashi-:

I love the original Yu-Gi-Oh, and wanted to write a story about my favorite couple Yugi and Atem/ Pharaoh. I never wanted to see them part but I guess the author Kazuki Takahashi felt they needed a split; I'll always question it but oh well. Hope you enjoy this chapter of "I Miss you."

Yugi lay upon his bed looking at the cream colored ceiling with moist tears running out of his eyes as he remembered the day he had lost his other half. A year ago he had faced Atem in the ceremonial duel that decided their fates, if Atem won then he would stay with Yugi and if he lost then he would pass onto the spirit world to his loved ones. Yes they had dueled and Yugi had been the victor, throughout the duel Yugi was determined but once it was done he realized just what winning would mean for them. He would leave his Aibou in the world of the living and he would pass on. Three years was the time they had spent together but it seemed such a small amount of time to get to know someone and have them stripped away from you. Sitting up Yugi grabbed a small golden box that had once contained the pieces of the millennium puzzle, now all it held was the deck he had built to defeat the pharaoh.

Fate was cruel to leave such a kind hearted soul to deal with his grief without his mō hitori no boku no he was not his other self, not anymore. The young duelist was once filled with light and kindness, now all that filled Yugi Muto was grief and sorrow. It was as if the shadows that he and Atem would face were now inside his heart tearing it apart from the inside out. Rain poured outside the game shop and pounded against the window in his room. The liquid would run down the surface of the glass just like Yugi's tears ran along the surface of his cheeks and neck. Sure it had been a year but that did not lessen the pain, no amount of time would fix it. If anything the time just made his heart hurt worse and cause the young one to think about what it would have been like if he had stayed and had his own body maybe if the Egyptian gods allowed it.

"No… I did the right thing by letting him go. He's happy now. But…I love him…" Yes the tri colored haired teen was in love with the ex pharaoh. He had realized it after they had defeated Marik in the Battle City Finals, he had grown to look up to him and saw the man no one else saw. The others saw a confident strong willed duelist, but Yugi saw a kind hearted man with a soft side for only one person. He was the only one Atem would show that side to and it was only if he was in dangerous trouble or if it was in the middle of the night when it was just the two of them. If he had a nightmare the pharaoh would comfort him and tell him everything was alright and that he was with him.

To fall in love and to have that love taken away was heart wrenching and unimaginable. Never in the three years they had been together did Yugi ever think he would loose his love. Looking at the cards in his box with a terrifying glare he placed the lid back on and raised his hand to throw it but it never released the item he had. The box had once held something precious to him and in a way it still did, but the box itself was all he had left of Atem. Bringing his arm down, he held the golden rectangle to his chest and spilled more tears of grief. Setting the container on his wooden desk Yugi wiped his tears away as best as he could and walked over to his closet and picked out an outfit for the day.

No one knew that he was still a mess or that he loved the departed Atem; they all thought that he just wasn't ready to date anyone yet because he was still getting used to being the only mind in his body. For the longest time the two of them had shared the same body and both had a room inside Yugi's mind. On cold nights when he couldn't sleep Yugi would venture into Atem's room and talk with him about just about anything that came to mind. They had even shared the same love for leather pants and shirts. Yes the two teens had shared many things and feelings, but Yugi still wondered if one of the feelings they shared together was…love.

He had never had an opportunity to tell Atem that he loved him, never got to have his first kiss with him, first date or even the first time holding hands while walking to a destination. Tears once again started to return to his eyes but he wouldn't allow it. To keep them from surfacing Yugi blinked his eyes many times and eventually they stopped trying to form. Changing into a black t-shirt and black leather pants he slipped into his sneakers and walked towards the door that would lead him down to the game shop where another door was that lead to the outside world. Taking one last look at his room Yugi Muto went outside and walked along the side walk, he had promised his friends after all that he would go to the mall with them today. A small smile graced his face as he thought that just maybe, maybe that he could heal enough to have a normal life. A life that Atem had wanted him to live, long and healthy that is what he was sure his other half wanted of him.

-Breanna-Higurashi-:
Hope you all enjoyed this little piece I've been working on for the last two days.

Review and I'll post chapter two!