Inu: My Oc Mizuki is in this chapter and Ai is mentioned. I own all rights to them. However I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!

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Chapter 6- Past and Future

The gang froze at the words that left Malik's mouth and stared at him with looks of confusion and disbelief. The words seemed to just float in the air the others waiting for him to say it was a joke, a lie, but Malik held his ground. Looking at everyone with such a serious expression, they knew he wasn't joking or messing with them.

Slowly Joey was the first one to come over his shock. He slowly rose from his chair and walked over to Malik, wrapping an arm around the teen and giving him a look of disbelief. "You were alone with your sister for only about 2 hours, and she managed to get inside your head. Seriously Malik? Why did you let her get inside your head!?"

Malik growled and roughly shoved Joey's arm off of his neck before casting a glare at the blond. "Joseph Wheeler! I. Am. Serious!" The blond stood up and roughly shoved Joey back into his seat before he started to pace slightly. "I'll be the first one to admit that I did not believe her. I thought it was some sick joke. But then I realized something. The whole reason Ishizu knows ancient Egypt so well, can speak the language and read it without having to study it as long and hard as other people, she remembers. She remembers her whole life as Priestess Isis." He stopped pacing and turned back to look at his wide-eyed friends. "She has lived it. That's how she knows it."

Stunning his friends into silence once again, Malik sighed and dropped back into his seat. He placed his head in his hands and took deep calming breaths.

Yugi was the first one to recover this time after seeing Malik's distressed form. A frown merited his face at this before a sigh escaped his lips, catching Malik's attention.

"Yugi-" He started.

"-Don't Malik. It was a sigh of frustration, not disbelief. Why don't you tell us the story Malik? How did we meet them? What were we to them? What happened exactly?" Yugi tried to keep himself as calm as possible when he asked this. His friends were scared, he was scared, but if Malik was this sure… then the least they could do was listen.

"I honestly don't know. Ishizu does-"

"-And I would be more than happy to tell you who can tell you, if you all are willing to listen."

All heads turned to the entrance of the lounge where Ishizu stood with a man next to her and a child in her arms. The man next to her was tall with a head dress that covered his hair. His eyes were a light blue-purple color. The child on Ishizu's arms looked about a few months old. She had back hair and blue-purple eyes.

Malik blinked, pulling his bottom lip into his mouth and biting it nervously. "Ishizu… is that-"

She nodded her head, making Malik stop mid-sentence. "Malik this is my husband Mahad and our daughter, Isis."

Ishizu walked over to Malik and held the little girl out to him. He seemed to hesitate for a second, seeming to have an internal debate with himself, before taking the small child from his sister and cradled her in his arms. She fidgeted for a moment before relaxing in Malik's arms and falling fast asleep.

"I would say she likes you Malik." Ishizu joked.

Malik smiled and chuckled lightly before looking up to his sister. "I would hope so I am her uncle." The teen then sighed and looked to his sister seriously. "It's time you told us Ishizu, what happened in the past."

Ishizu sighed and shook her head before looking to her brother seriously. "I cannot tell you everything. But I know who can."

Yugi blinked in confusion at this and tilted his head at Ishizu. "Who can tell us? What do you mean?"

"The agreement between King Shimon and Pharaoh Aknamkanon. Only one of them would know about it, and only one of them is still alive." Mahad answered, looking to Yugi seriously.

Yugi was trying to understand his words when his twin gasped, causing him to look over to him in confusion. "He-"

"-Pharaoh Aknamkanon. At- Pharaoh Atem told me he is still alive." Heba caught himself knowing that saying the Pharaoh's name without his title was a death sentence.

Ishizu nodded before walking over to another priest who was walking past the door. She caught his attention and asking him to fetch the older pharaoh. The man nodded his head and disappeared.

The priestess walked back into the room then and took a seat next to her brother. "While we wait for them, how about I clear up how I got here for the ones who don't know?"

The group nodded and Ishizu began the tale she had already told Malik. Leaving out there past lives, she figured Aknamkanon would clear that up.

0o0Pharaoh0o0

The priest made his way through the hall and toward the Pharaoh's chambers. He had agreed to the Priestesses request because he was already on his way to the Pharaoh's chambers. He wanted to talk to him about the humans and see if he was going to talk to his son about them.

Once the man reached the chambers he knocked on the door and waited for permission to come on.

"Enter!"

Once getting the permission he needed, the priest opened the door and walked into the room. He spotted the older Pharaoh at his balcony overlooking Khemet.

Aknamkanon was a tall man, about 6 foot. He had star-shaped hair like his sons. It had faded to gray over time but the faint tri-colors were still there. He turned to the priest when he walked over to join the pharaoh at the balcony.

"Mizuki. It is good to see you my priest but why are you here?" The Pharaoh questioned.

Mizuki was 5026 years old and of middle height reaching about 5'7. He had short blond hair pulled back into a pony tail. He had brown eyes and skin as pale as Prince Yami's. The man shrugs his shoulders before sighing and looking over to the Pharaoh. "Aknamkanon you know of the people in the palace right, the ones who are not of our kind?"

Aknamkanon and Mizuki had been friends since the priest came to the palace when he was 18 years old. Being that they were such good friends Mizuki did not have to follow the usual Pharaoh rules. He could call him by his name, did not have to bow, and could look the other in the eyes. However Mizuki still bowed as it was a sign of respect.

Aknamkanon nodded his head and smiled at his trusted friend. "I am aware that they are here Mizuki. I would not be a proper ex-pharaoh if I could not sense the disturbance in my own palace. Now only that but-" A playful grin made its way onto his face. "-The people of this palace are quite the gossipers."

Mizuki chuckled and nodded his head before looking serious again. "You know who those boys are, don't you?"

The pharaoh sighed and nodded his head. "Have they realized it yet?"

"Atem and the others?" Mizuki questioned and at the rulers nod he shook his head. "I do not believe so but I have not seen them so I cannot say for certain."

Aknamkanon nodded before looking back over to Mizuki and smiling. "There is another reason you are here, is there not?"

Nodding his head Mizuki relied the message from Ishizu to him. "The Priestess whishes to see you in the lounge."

"The humans are in there aren't they?"

Mizuki nodded his head again. "I sensed them in there."

Pulling away from the balcony, Aknamkanon made his way back into the room and over to the door. "I should head over to their then, would you like to accompany me Mizuki?"

The priest shook his head as they stepped out into the hall. He turned and smiled to his old friend. "I would love to but I have to head over to Ai's room. We are having dinner together."

Aknamkanon chuckled and nodded his head. "Very well I wouldn't want to keep you from your husband. I shall see you later my friend."

The two parted ways and Aknamkanon made his way to the room where everyone was.

0o0Lounge0o0

"You have been though a lot Ishizu. But you really do love it here don't you?" Ryou finally commented after the moment of silence they all fell into after hearing her tale.

Ishizu nodded her head and took Mahad's hand in her own. "I really do. I do not regret anything that happened to cause me to end up here. I really love Mahad, and everyone else here is like a family to me. I don't think I could leave if I was ever given the option to."

"Good because I don't think Ai could run the medical wing without you." A new voice commented causing everyone to turn to the doors.

Ishizu smiled and stood along with Mahad to bow. "My Pharaoh. Thank you for coming."

"You may stand." He walked into the room and took in all of the humans before looking back over to Ishizu. "Why was I summoned here Priestess?" His voice held no anger but more confusion and curiosity.

Ishizu sat back on the couch before motioning to the humans in the room. "They wish to know of their past life."

Aknamkanon nodded his head as his eyes drifted over to Heba. "Prince Heba Mutou." His eyes then moved to Yugi. "Prince Yugi Mutou." He then turned to Joey who was next to Malik and Ryou on the couch. "And the three lords. Lord Jonouchi Katsuya, Lord Malik Ishutāru, and Lord Ryo Bakura." He chuckled and looked over to Ishizu. "The gang is all here again. What are the odds of that Ishizu?"

The priestess smiled and shrugged her shoulders. "You know the old saying my pharaoh. The heart remembers what the mind cannot."

Malik at this decided to pop into the conversation. "Not all of us remember our past lives so if you could be as kind as fill us in already?"

"5000 years later and you still have yet to change Malik." Aknamkanon commented with a deep chuckle.

The Egyptian pouted at that and crossed his arms over his chest making the rest of the room break out into laughter.

After getting themselves under control, Aknamkanon made his way over to one of the unoccupied chairs and took a seat. "Alright I guess I will start from the beginning. You all, used to be related. 5000 years ago Yugi and Heba were twin brothers and Jonouchi, Malik and Ryo were there cousins. King Shimon and I came up with an agreement one day to unite our kingdoms."

0o0

A young Aknamkanon sat in his study with an older man across from him and his wife next to him. The old man was short in stature and had gray, star shaped hair that had lost most of its shape and color with old age. The pharaoh looked down to the papers and gave a tight frown. "Are you sure about this my friend? Really sure you want to do this to your grandchildren? Heba and Yugi, they may be okay with it now as they are merely just children, but when they get older, they may not be as calm about it."

The older man nodded and laced his fingers together, his elbows resting on Aknamkanon's desk. "Aknam, You see how much they get along, how much they seem to love each other. And I know right now it's merely child love, but over time…. I feel as though it could become something more. I have a feeling that they are destined to be together."

Aknamkanon nodded before looking over to his wife, Amara. Amara was a very gorgeous woman. She had long black hair that flowed to her mid back, golden bangs that framed her face and crimson tips on the ends of her hair. "Amara, Atem and Yami are your children to. What do you think of this agreement?"

She paused in thought for a moment, reading over his husbands shoulder to see what exactly the agreement said. Once she finished she looked up to Shimon. "I agree with him. The children love each other and if they could marry someone they do love, someone who they have such a strong bond with, it would be better. You know the court, Aknam, when it comes to marriage and children they never leave it alone. Atem would be driven insane." She giggled lightly at the last part.

Aknamkanon considered her words for a moment before he nodded his head and grabbed a quill with ink. He dipped the pen in and started to sign his name on the papyrus before he spoke the words that would seal his son's fates. "So as it is written, it shall be done. After Crown Prince Atem and Prince Yami Sennen's 18th birthday, they shall wed Crown Prince Heba Mutou and Prince Yugi Mutou of Japan."

He then handed the quill to his wife who signed it below her husband's signature. She then handed it to Shimon who signed it as well.

The three stood and shook hands to seal the deal once more.

0o0

The group took in his story with great concentration. Heba and Yugi had a hard time believing that parents could sign their children away like that but they also could tell from what Aknamkanon told them, they really thought it was the right thing to do. On top of that they knew that arranged marriages were not uncommon back then.

"So was the marriage fulfilled? Did Heba and Yugi ever marry Atem and Yami?" Heba asked wondering if his past self was ever married to that…. Monster who trapped them all here.

Aknamkanon shook his head. "Unfortunately no. The curse that made us all werewolves-" The gang flinched at the reminder of what they were trapped with. Aknamkanon chose to ignore their reaction. "-happened before we had the chance to hold the wedding."

"How did we all come into this agreement? Ishizu told us we were to be married to the lords as well." Malik spoke up and Aknamkanon nodded his head.

"I am getting to that." He smiled lightly to the group. "Lord Ryo was meant to wed my nephew Lord Bakura, Lord Jonouchi was to wed my nephew Seto and Lord Malik was meant to wed my nephew Lord Marik."

The three mentioned jaws dropped at who exactly they were supposed to be wedded to. Slowly, Joey picked his jaw up and glared at the pharaoh, something that could normally have you killed for doing.

"I was supposed to marry that egotistical prick!? Like hell!" He yelled out at the pharaoh who, in response, just chuckled at him.

"Ah, same old Jonouchi. You still have an anger problem and enjoy picking fights with Seto."

"MY NAME IS JOEY! AND I DO NOT HAVE AN ANGER PROBLEM!"

The pharaoh flinched and rubbed his ears. "And you are still as loud as ever to."

The group laughed at that and Malik and Ryou pulled the flustered man back into his chair. Joey crossed his arms over his chest and pouted at what the pharaoh had just said.

Aknamkanon cleared his throat and smiled lightly. "When we signed that agreement you all were just 5 years old. When the agreement was altered to fit in the others, you were 10."

0o0

Shimon, Aknamkanon and Amara were outside in the garden, watching the children run and play with their friends. Instead of just bringing Heba and Yugi to play with Yami and Atem, Shimon thought he would bring everyone. Bakura had happened to be there that day as he was supposed to spend the week with his family.

Bakura had instantly taken a liking to Ryo who looked just like him. He had literally grabbed the boys arm and demanded that he play with him, dragging him off to get swords.

Marik had smirked when he spotted Malik and ran over to the boy, tackling him to the ground and wrestling with him.

No one was sure what started it, but the second Seto spotted Jonouchi, they had started an augment. It puzzled the adults and they were going to stop it, but they realized it was just play arguing. As weird as they found it they figured they would let it go.

Heba had spotted Atem and broke into a run, latching onto him as soon as his small arms were able to wrap around the man's waist. Atem smiled and returned to embrace, his own arms wrapping around the small boys neck.

Yugi had the same reaction to Yami but he jumped into the boys arms, his legs wrapping around Yami's waist and his arms wrapping around the boys neck. Yami let out a startled gasp as he stumbled back but he was able to catch his balance as he wrapped his arms around the boy's waist.

Amara, Aknamkanon and Shimon burst out into laughter at their reactions. They had seen something like this happening but never thought that it would have been this good. After watching the children for a good few hours they headed inside and to Aknamkanon's study. They sat down at the desk and Amara smiled to Shimon.

"Shimon, Aknamkanon and I have a proposal."

Shimon smiled to Amara and made a gesture that told her to continue.

"Well you saw how well your nephews got along with ours, I-we- were thinking… why don't we extend the marriage agreement to include the three of them as well."

Shimon's eyes widened, caught off guard by this for a moment before he regained his composer. The old man rubbed his chin in thought, thinking on the kids and how they reacted to the others. "I assume you would want Lord Marik to marry Lord Malik, Lord Bakura to marry Lord Ryo and Lord Seto to marry Lord Jonouchi?"

At the nod he got from the Egyptian rulers he smiled to them. "I like the idea. I think they will do well together. Malik and Ryo are like more mellow versions of Marik and Bakura. On top of that Jonouchi is willing to fight with Seto, something I noticed they both enjoyed. I believe they will be able to keep each other in order."

Aknamkanon smiled before reaching into his desk and pulling out a blank piece or Papyrus as well as the old marriage agreement. He copied the older one, as well as making the necessary changes before he sighed it as well as Amara. She handed the quill to Shimon and he took it, dipping it in the ink before signing his name and speaking the words that would set his grandsons and nephews fate.

"So as it is written, so shall it be done. Let it be that when Crown prince Heba Mutou, Prince Yugi Mutou, Lord Ryo Bakura, Lord Malik Ishutāru and Lord Jonouchi Katsuya turn 18 they shall wed Crown Prince Atem Sennen, Prince Yami Sennen, Lord Bakura Ryou, Lord Marik Ishutarl and Lord Seto Kaiba of Egypt."

0o0

Silence once again filled the room as Aknamkanon finished what he said. However one question popped into Malik's head, something that didn't make sense. Even if Shimon was king, they would still need permission from their parents to sign a marriage agreement.

"What about our parents? You would have needed their permission to do that, even if you are pharaoh and Shimon was king."

Aknamkanon nodded to this, knowing the boy was right. "Your parents had died. Or more like, were murdered. You see when the three of you were young your town was attacked in the start of a war. You three managed to survive, how none of us know. A guard found you and brought you to Shimon since you were his nephews. He became your guardian from that day forward."

"What about Marik, Bakura and Seto?" Yugi piped up once the room fell silent again.

"Bakura had only a mother and for the most part she didn't care what happened to her son. From a very early age Bakura learned to rely on himself and his friends plus the small family that did care for him in Kul Elna. Marik's parents were guards I had lost in town raid; I was his guardian after they passed on. Seto's father was a member of my court and my brother. We talked to him after word and he didn't mind, he actually seemed excited." Aknamkanon cleared up.

The room felt sorry for Bakura. It had to be terrible to live a life like that. To have a mother who really couldn't care about what happened to you what's so ever. Then to have to watch as the ones that do care about you get murdered.

After a moment of uncomfortable silence, Heba decided to voice a thought that had been running through his head. "Shimon… I know about him. We learned about him in history class. King Shimon was a king who ruled till he was 31 before his son, Kio, took the throne. He was a tyrant who brought Japan to its knees, enslaved his people, and then was murdered in a rebellion. Once they brought him down, Shimon once again took the throne. Kio's two children, Heba and Yugi Mutou were born from a harlot from the harem, who Kio murdered when she tried to become Queen for power. Shimon when he became king again, took his grandchildren into his arms and raised as if they were his own kids and then trained them to become the royalty they were, not caring who their mother and father was." Heba finished his lecture and looked to his brother. "You remember from history class…. Wait…. Is that your backpack?"

Yugi looked to where Heba pointed and nodded his head. "We ditched school to come looking for you. Why?"

"Do you have your history book?"

At Yugi's nod Heba went to his back pack and searched through it till he found the book he wanted. He walked back over to the middle of the room and sat in the middle of the group, flipping through the book till he found the page he wanted. It was a large picture in the middle of text with a King and two twin boys next to him. The captain read King Shimon Mutou and his grandchildren Heba Mutou and Yugi Mutou.

Heba then reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. He flipped through it till he found a picture of his brother, him and their grandfather. He lined it up with the picture in the book and couldn't help the gasp that escaped him. The picture on his phone almost directly matched the one in his book. The group leaned over his shoulder and glanced at the two pictures.

"I-I-what-wow-really?" Yugi stammered not sure what exactly to say in response to the two pictures.

"Yugi…. I think Jii-chan… is Shimon's reincarnation and after looking at these…. I can't deny the fact that… we are Heba and Yugi's reincarnations." Heba slowly looked up to his brother who took a step back and put a hand to his head. What did this mean? What could this mean? What was going to happen to them now?

"And Yugi?"

Yugi looked back to his brother who stood up and gave him a serious look. "I think Jii-chan remembers his life as Shimon…"

"What makes you think that?" Yugi asked arching a brow at his brother.

"Remember all those stories he told us as bed time stories?" At Yugi's nod he continued. "Even if he is an archeologist… some of what he told us he wouldn't know. Like the fact that he knew Atem's name when in actuality… No one knew his name. That was why he was called the nameless Pharaoh." Heba answered, giving his brother a dead seriously look.

The words floated around Yugi, making him stumble back and hit the wall. He stared at the floor as he tried to search his head for a reasonable explanation, only to come out empty handed. "I-Its just-how-this-" He once again stumbled with his thoughts, unsure what to do.

"Perhaps it's best if you all retire for the night. You have had a long day and now have a lot you need to think about. However if Shimon does remember who he is, I don't think it will be long before he comes looking here for you. Being Shimon was a childhood friend of mine; he knew what happened to Khemet. I told him."

The room gasped and looked to him wide eyed.

Malik growled at the man."You told him! You won't let us leave because we know every-"

"-I told him on his death bed." Aknamkanon cut in stunning the room into silence.

Slowly, Heba nodded his head and took turned to Aknamkanon. "Thank you Pharaoh for telling us everything. I believe were going to retire for tonight."

Aknamkanon nodded and the room slowly started to break up, heading to their separate rooms. Yugi and Heba leaving first to head to the one they were sharing. Malik handed Ishizu back the sleeping Isis before he headed to the room Marik showed him to earlier. Ryou bowed to the pharaoh before grabbing Joey and dragging him out of the room, preventing him from arguing with the pharaoh anymore about Seto.

Ishizu walked over to Aknamkanon and sighed before looking up to him. "What is going to happen now?"

"We let things play out. I do not doubt the boys noticed that there fiancés have been reincarnated." He answered before leaving as well.

0o0

Marik sighed from where he sat on his bed, one of his daggers in his hands. His thoughts drifted to the blond he had met today. He resembled his fiancé Malik so much in both looks and personality; there was not a doubt in his mind that this Malik was the reincarnation of his past lover.

How he missed to boy so much. He would never admit that to anyone, but he really did. Very few people were able to keep up with him and get into his head. Malik was one person who was able to, and he never judged him for anything. He was also the only person who was able to keep him in line.

A smile made its way onto Marik's face at that thought. His mind then wandered to the reason they never got married and he sighed. He wondered if Malik would have ever minded if he was a werewolf. He then wondered if the Malik of this day in age would mind either. "If I were a monster…"

0o0

Seto slammed the door to his bathroom shut. He had tried to take a relaxing bath to get his mind off of the mutt. However it didn't work. He found his thoughts once again drifting back to the sharp tongued male.

He reminded him of his past love Jonouchi so much, it was almost frightening. No one ever fought with him and was able to keep up like Jonouchi could. But the blond he met earlier, Joey, he was able to.

Joey resembled Jonouchi so much in both looks and personality, Seto had figured out quite quickly that he was the reincarnation of his fiancé.

He looked down at himself and thought to why he never got married. Would the Jonouchi of this time, mind if he was a monster? "…What would you do?..."

0o0

Bakura growled as he slammed the sword down on a training dummy, cutting the wood in half and making it crash to the ground in pieces. The albino was stressed to hell. He couldn't get his mind off of the little white haired boy from earlier.

The uncanny resemblance he had to his past fiancé Ryo was driving him nuts. He had of course realized the fact that Ryou was Ryo's reincarnation. Only a blind moron wouldn't with how much they looked and acted alike.

At his thoughts Bakura growled and slammed the tip of the sword down and into the dummy where his heart would be if he had one. He couldn't believe that after so long, Ryou was within his reach again. But this time, he was a monster. A monster Ryou would probably want nothing to do with and to forget about if he was ever allowed to leave this place. Just like how Ryo forgot him when he vanished from the world with the rest of Khemet. "…I don't want to let you forget me…"

0o0

Atem sighed from where he stood on the balcony looking over his land. His thoughts however were on something else completely. They were on the little one who was just a few doors down from him.

Atem had noticed who Heba was the second he walked into the throne room, well he had suspected it of was more of a proper term. After spending time with Heba however, his thoughts were confirmed. Heba looked, walked, talked, and acted just like his fiancé had.

One would have had to be blind to not notice it.

He sighed and looked down at the rail of the balcony, a tear slipping from his eye and landing on the wood. Heba, his Habibi, was just a few feet from him, and didn't remember who he was. What he was to Atem.

It hurt him more than anything possibly could. He wanted to grab the smaller boy and crush him to his chest but knew Heba would freak out because he didn't remember who he was. And this time, he was probably going to lose his little one again if they find a way to leave, leave and forget him. "…I don't want to slip from your memory…"

0o0

Yami ran a hand though his tri-colored locks as he walked through the halls of the palace. He had gone in search of his father to talk about Yugi, and who Yugi was, but couldn't find the ex-pharaoh. After searching for a good hour he decided to give up and talk to Aknamkanon about it tomorrow.

There was a way for the boys to leave, Yami knew it and so did Aknamkanon. And he knew his father would give them the option. They could have their memory wiped and returned them to the human realm.

The mere thought drove a dagger though Yami's heart. He really didn't want Yugi to leave, not when he was so close to having his little one back, and yet at the same time he was so close to losing him. He really didn't think he could handle watching Yugi leave and forget him, all over again. "…Hidden, in the darkness of my heart…"

-TBC-

Inu: If you put what the Yamis and Seto said all together, its part of the same sentence they all were saying. If I were a monster… what would you do? I don't want to let you forget me… I don't want to slip from your memory, hidden, in the darkness of my heart.

Heba: That is so sad. –Shrinks back-

Inu: And you are partly to blame~ it's partly your fault.

Heba: It's not my fault!

Inu: ANYWAY! I hope you like it!

Yugi: Review Please!