A/N: The along awaited sequel! Thanks to the reviewers who asked for another chapter, and threatened this humble author's life if said chapter did not appear, here's one more. It's not my best in my opinion, but I was bored out of my mind, couldn't find the CD with this song on it, and had slight writer's block. Please forgive the brick wall standing in front of the creative part of my brain! It didn't mean to be there! The song is from Weiss Kruez 'cause the only other song from last unicorn was 'Now That I'm A Woman', and that just seemed wrong. The song is more upbeat than I wanted, but the words fit the mood that I wanted. Any way, here it is.

Crystal Soul
Velvet Underworld

Shinku no juutan ni nita
Kono yo no hana wa mina omote.
Sono shita ni nagareru yami
Kanashimi wa soko kara umare.
Aa, kokoro sae itsuwatte ikiruno ka?
Hito wa sadame ni ayatsurareru dake?
Tada, itoshiki mono dakishime
Chiisaki mono mamoru tame.
Kyou mo dare ka ga sakebu,
Kono inochi sae mo nagedashi
Toki no naka de moetsukiru
Sono isshun ni kuchizuke o.
Yokubou ni yogoreta machi,
Fukinukeru kaze dake sora e.
Fuminiji rarete yuku ai
Te no hira ni nokotta namida.
Aa, egao made ubawarete ikiru no ka?
Dare mo kizutsuki kokoro mo naiteru.
Ima, hizamazuite inori o kakan nai mono mamoritai,
Mune ni juuji o kizamu.
Kono tomerarenai nani ka o
Osaerareru tamashii o
Tada shinjitai itsu made mo!
Kumo ga kiete; hoshi ga mieru;
Kaze ga tomari; tori ga utau;
Umi ga hikari; sora ni tokeru;
Yoru ga owari; kimi o kanjiru…

Yami sat in Yugi's desk, one hand gripping the Puzzle as the sensei droned on meaninglessly. He didn't hear her. All his senses were turned to the Puzzle. It seemed to know that there was something in it, and it radiated a need to protect that something. The spirit didn't notice when someone came to the door and interrupted their class. He didn't even notice the sensei standing over him and calling his name until Anzu poked him in the back. Then he noticed her getting up.

"Sensei, gomen nasai." He apologized looking up at the worried instructor.

"Mouto-san, are you alright?" She asked concerned.

"Hai." He answered, looking down.

Pursing her lips, she frowned not really accepting his answer. "You and Mizaki-san have been summoned to the office. You are dismissed." She told him, watching him closely.

"Domo arigato." He replied, getting up and bowing.

"Don't bother coming back to class." She said, watching his depressed movements. "Call your grandfather to come and get you. You look sick."

"Hai."

Yami followed quietly behind Anzu. "I know you're the other Yugi." She said softly, after a moment. He didn't look up, and didn't answer. "Why won't you talk to us?" She asked him, half pouting, half concerned.

"Because…" he started to answer, but stopped. "It's not important, Mizaki-san."

She frowned again. Just then they rounded the corner and entered the main office. "Ah, there you are." The secretary sighed. "We've been waiting. The two of you have a visitor." The fershimled woman pointed behind them. They turned to see an elegant young European in a dark business suit.

"Oh, Romulus-sama!" Anzu gasped beside him. The spirit stiffened. "What are you doing here?" she asked, oblivious to the pharaoh's reaction.

"I was worried about the friend you mentioned and came to see if he was indeed alright." The tall man said with false kindness.

"Oh, arigato gozaimasu!" she answered kindly, "You didn't have to do that."

"You told him about my aibou!" the pharaoh asked startled.

The young girl looked back at the spirit startled. "H-hai. I saw him go to that gem yesterday, and he seemed upset. Then when he left without saying anything, I got worried. Romulus-san walked up behind me and told me all about that Crystal Heart thing and how he had donated it to the museum. So I asked him about it and told him how it upset the other you. When he heard that he, offered to go to your house and make sure you were alright."

"So you aren't Yugi Mouto?" Romulus asked frowning. "I thought they said you were."

Yami glared at the stranger. Something deep inside of him twinged with fear and loathing for the man that had frightened Yugi the day before. 'Harvester.' The word came unbidden to his mind. One hand flew to the pyramid around his neck. "What do you want?" Yami snarled at the man.

The man's eyes brightened with greed. "So he's already died." The man smiled. "Then you must be the one he gave it to."

"Yami, what's he talking about?" Anzu asked the spirit, startled by the sudden change in what had seemed to a kind man. Neither one heard her.

"So you are a Harvester?" Yami asked.

"I'll give you a good price for the Crystal."

"Even if you have to kill me," the pharaoh hissed, "you'll never find our Crystal Heart!"

Anzu gasped. "Yugi! You have a Crystal Heart too!" Ignoring her the man pulled a dagger. Quick as lightening he slashed at the hand holding the Millennium Puzzle, and ripped it from around the teen's neck. The others in the office gasped. The secretary began dialing for the police. None of them expected what came next.

Romulus cried out as the Puzzle glowed brightly searing his hand. Dropping it he kicked it into the wall where it shattered, revealing a small violet pyramid shaped crystal. The European cried out in triumph, but his cry died on his lips moments later. The pieces of the puzzle glowed faintly. Then, hovering above them appeared Yugi. Where his heart should have been was a gaping hole in the shape of a bloody triangle. Fear shone in his eyes, but he glared defiantly at the man who had haunted his nightmares in life. Then he spoke one word.

"Never!" the specter hissed vehemently. Then, Oedipus Romulus burst into violet flames. Everyone in the office froze.

Yami slowly approached the transparent figure hovering over his Crystal Heart and the still glowing pieces of the puzzle, tears flowing freely down the proud soul's cheeks. /Yami?/ He heard the voice in his mind and almost didn't believe it was possible.

Yugi?

/Thank you for keeping me alive. Never let me go./ The small one pleaded.

"Never." Yami promised aloud. "Never, my Crystal Heart." Then the phantom disappeared and the glow of the puzzle faded. Reverently, Yami walked over and easily began to put together the puzzle. But just before he finished putting together the top, he slipped the living Crystal Heart inside where it would be safely hidden for all eternity. Then he turned, noticing for the first time the stunned occupants of the school office.

"W-what just happened?" Anzu asked him in a frightened voice. "Why was Yugi like that."

Yami looked at her sadly. "Yugi gave me his life." He answered her softly, lovingly embracing the puzzle and it's hidden treasure. "And his Crystal Heart."

"Yugi's dead!" she squeaked.

"No." Yami answered smiling to himself. "He's alive. Inside our Crystal Heart." Then, in the stillness of the silence that followed, he felt gentle arms embrace him and his koibito's loving hands caress his face.

A/N: Yugi's alive…well…sort of… Anyway, here's the translation for the song and the Japanese words I used. I didn't translate the song, someone else did, and it's a slightly more literal one that the one on the Weiss opening.

Velvet Underworld

The worlds flowers like a carpet of crimson red
As one scatter and toss through the air.
Sorrow and sadness are born there
From the darkness that streams underneath.
Ah, are hearts only meant to lie?
Are people just puppets of fate?
Only to embrace those we love
And to protect those small and precious.
Today again someone shouts that out
Sacrificing even their life
To Smolder in the midst of time
With that instant's kiss.
In this city stained with greed
There is only wind blowing towards the sky.
All that is left of trampled love
Is the tear left in the palm of my hand.
Ah, were smiles only meant to sunder?
Everyone has their wounded hearts.
I want to protect those timid creatures,
Those who kneel in prayer.
I'll even carve a cross in my chest
To believe in something unstoppable
And the irrepressible spirit
Now and forever!
The clouds disperse; the stars are seen;
The wind stills; the birds sing;
The ocean shines; the heavens thaw;
The night ends; I feel you…

Sensei- teacher
Gomen Nasai- Forgive me. ( This is a very formal and polite form. The plain form is just 'gomen'. Since Yami was speaking to a person of higher rank it would have been rude to use the plain form
Hai- Yes
Domo Arigato- Thank you (Again one of the more polite and formal forms.)
-san- Mr./Mrs./Ms. (polite way of addressing someone. A close frien may not use a suffix, or, may use –chan.)
-sama- Mr./Mrs./Ms. (a slightly moral polite and formal version
Arigato Gozaimasu- Thank you. (Slightly more formal than domo arigato, but still not the most polite and formal way of saying it.)
Koibito- lover/boyfriend/girlfriend. (I think I may have forgotten to add this definition at the end of one of the chapters. Shitsure shimashita! Gomen nasai!)
Shitsure Shimashita- I have committed rudeness. (Okay, you caught me. I just added it for fun. But hey, at least you know one more phrase now!)
Fershimled- hazed, frantic, disorganized, overly busy (not Japanese, or even English. Just a word a friend of mine 'created.')

Well, there it is. That's it. I hope you love it. Please R&R! And PLEASE BE KIND! I'M BEGGING YOU! It was gonna be another chapter, but thanks to the persuasion of JollieRancher you have a sequel. Not sure when the future chapters will be up, but I'll do my best.