Prologue

Once again Yami stood in the darkness of his soul room. The erie dark surroundings comforted him to no end. He leaned against one of the cold old cinderblock walls and sighs in agony. When had it become such pleasure?, he wondered to himself. Being sure not to wake the little one. He slowly drew the knife closer, as he had done previous times before, and watched as he allowed it to cut deep into his skin. He watched disdainfully as the blood rolled down his wrist and hit the ground with a plop. It formed a little puddle as it slowly dripped away, till there was only the remains of dried out blood. Each drop signified one second of torment, one second of pain. He let the chrisoms of tears fall down his cheeks as he suffered in the dark...........

PART ONE!

"Good Morning, Yami!" Yugi smiled cheerfully.

"Good Morning, Yugi." Yami smiles halfheartedly. Known by only him, Yami had been up most of the night suffering with pain deep down. He silently watched Yugi get dressed for yet another Saturday with Tea.

"Your turn, Yami! It's Saturday. Your day to be free." Yugi smiles as he slips on the puzzle and transforms to Yami.

Yami sighs and looks in the mirror, his face was pale and he had light, dark circles around his eyes. He first picked up a wrist cuff and places it over his left wrist and winces in pain when he sees the scar he left the night before. He closes the clasp and fixes it so its just right. He sighs with little satisfaction as he stares at his image in the mirror.

"So Yami? Anything up with you lately?" Tea asks as they walk through the park.

"Not much." Yami sighs. Unless secret unknown rituals at night mean anything to her, he adds silently.

"You haven't been yourself lately." Tea says looking concerned at her dear friend.

"I haven't been able to sleep." Yami sighs hoping he wasn't lying. He really wasn't! He hadn't slept well for a week now.

"How come?" Tea asks as she sits on the nearest park bench.

"Maybe its overwhelming me to be so far away from my time." Yami sighs as he sits too. Tea grew more concerned with the distant look in his eyes. "Maybe it's stress."

"I don't know...." Tea says uneasily. "You always seem in pain. Yugi's been concerned lately and told me to ask about it."

"There's nothing Tea!" Yami snaps.

Tea was all taken aback but she continued to push on, "Yami you know, I am here as kinda like a sister for you. If you want to talk about you problems and feelings. You can tell me. I wont tell a soul" Tea swears.

"A sister?" Yami wonders allowed.

"Yes I guess..............." Her voice sounded distant. She knew deep down she wanted more than the brotherly love. She wanted true love!

"I really never thought of you as a sister." Yami says as he stands up and picks two apples from the nearest tree. He hands her one and sits back down.

"Well, it sounded good five minutes ago but.................." Tea's voice trailed off as she bit into the apple.

For a long while there was awkward silence. Finally Tea's voice could be herd. "Oh Yami, I cant take it!"

"Whats wrong Tea?" Yami asks concerned.

"Whats wrong? Whats wrong?! You cant see it!?" Tea says as she explodes after she throws away the apple core.

"See what?" Yami asks.

"I love you!" Tea says as she stands in silence with her hands by her side and the tears running freely.

"Oh Tea." Yami sighs as he walks towards her and embraces her with a hug.

"Yami," She whimpers as she lets him hold her for a moment longer.

"Well, Tea, if that's how you feel. I might as well tell you." Yami smiles helplessly as tears rim his eyes.

"The burden is easily carried by two instead of one." Tea offers as she watches Yami unclasp his writs cuff. "Yami!" Tea cries as tears slide down her cheek as she covers her mouth. "Why?"

"I............ I.... don't know." Yami says ashamed as he runs a line down the scar.

"Yami," Tea sighs as she too rubs her index finger up and down the scar line. "If this is how you feel, please share it with me." Her eyes were glassy and hurt at the same time. "Dont hide it from me. I want to help."

"I know Tea. I know." Yami cries as he pulls her back in for a hug. She allows herself to lean up against his muscular chest and take in the warmth he gave off.

"Yami..." She sighs again.

"Just don't tell the little one." Yami warns.

"I wont." Tea promises.

"Thank you." Yami smiles.

"So, Yami how was your time with Tea?" Yugi asks before bed that night.

"It was nice." Yami put it. Feeling better than he had this morning. He held his wrist behind his back so little Yugi couldn't see. His grip tightened as he remembered his afternoon with Tea.

"Well, goodnight." Yugi smiles as he pulls the covers over his head.

"Good night, little Aibou." Yami smiles as he pats Yugi's head. His image fades as he returns to his sould room in peace.

"Pharaoh?" Yugi calls. "Pharaoh?!" His voice echoes through the many hidden chambers some visible some shadowed by the night. "Pharaoh! Where are you?" He cries. He runs along one of the staircases and up one side and opens all of the doors. In one of the rooms something catches his eye. Something shiny. It was a knife! "Whats this?" Yugi wonders allowed as he walks over and picks it up. The room he had entered was directly across from his own minds chamber! It was the Pharaoh's chamber! What was he doing with a knife!

"Yugi! Yugi!" A voice calls from above him. "Wake up Yugi!"

"Yami," Yugi smiles.

"Yes, Yugi, its alright. It was only a bad dream. Are you alright?"

"Yes." Yugi nods as he turns over on his side and closes his eyes once again. What had just happened? He had forgotten everything that had just happened! What had he found in his partners' soul room? He wasn't quiet sure.

"Sleep well Yugi?" Yami asks as he sits on Yugi's bed and watches Yugi go about his daily business.

"Ohh, yeah! I guess." Yugi smiles. "Hey Yami?"

"Yes?"

"Whats in your soul room?"

"N.... nothing but deep dark labyrinths. Why?" Yami looks concerned.

"Because I had a weird dream last night and I found something in your room. But your voice woke me up. So I don't remember." Yugi explains.

"Nothing but many unknown tunnels." Yami lies.

"Oh, maybe it was just an illusion." Yugi shrugs.

"Well, I must go for a walk now............ are you coming?" Yugi asks as he starts to head out the door.

"Sure." Yami smiles as he adjoins with Yugi and the two walk out the door.

"So, Yugi, how is school treating you?" Yami asks as he invisibly walks through the park with Yugi by his side.

"Now that we have befriended Tristan and Joey school is a breeze!" Yugi smiles up at his partner.

"That's good."

"Yeah! Hey life hasn't been to bad for you has it?" Yugi smiles as he walks backwards keeping his eyes on Yami.

"I guess not. I have met you and made many friends. I helped make a name for us too." He smiles.

"You also found someone you like more then just an acquaintance or close friend." Yugi kids.

"Yeah! You." Yami smiles as he punches Yugi in the arm.

"Come on now Yami." Yugi sighs.

"What?!"

"I'm not stupid! We share one mind!! When you dream a dream I dream that same dream!!" Yugi says as he hits himself upside the head.

"What's that supposed to mean??" Yami asks all taken back.

"You like someone!!" Yugi says as he draws an invisible heart in the air. "I know this because I like her too!"

"Oh.... Tea."

"NO!! Not oh... Tea!" Yugi mimics. "It's Oh! Tea! Yes Yugi! That's right." Yugi sighs dreamily as he turns around and walks right again.

"What ever, Yugi. I'm going to go back in the puzzle and see if there's any explanation for your dream last night." Yami smiles.

"Sure, Lover boy!" Yugi laughs.

"That's not funny!!! Good bye!" Yami laughs.

"I know! Good Bye." Yami disappears and Yugi continues his walk.

PCrystals: Thats all for chapter one. Email me and tell me what you think. It's kinda short and sorry if its confusing!

Yami: Why am I always the victim tO feed your girlish mind on false information. Such as cutting, dying and that sort?

PCrystals: Because I love you Yami! stands up and prepares to throw her arms around him and embrace him in a hug.

Yami: Oh Shi- ducks for cover.

PCrystals: Well anyway, shouldnt take that long to get part two out. Hope you liked part one and cant wait for part two!!

Yami: Remember, Pharaoh'sCrystals does not own YUGIOH or any of the characters. She wishes she did. And if she did she would be rich- which she's not- and famous- which once again shes not. Even if she did own us it would have never made it to America all cut up as it is now. But it would infect teenage and adult minds and turn them to MUSH!! Wahahahahaha!

PCrystals:OK looks annoyed Anyway, hope you like it!

PART TWO!

"Tea?" Joey calls. "Wheres Yugi?" He runs twards her with a worried look on his face.

"What?" Tea says as she turns to him. "What do you mean?"

"Yugi wasnt here for Homeroom classes." Joey's eyes looked upset and Tea could tell Joey thought Yugi was in some kind of trouble.

"Dont worry Joey." Tea assured him. "Yugi told me at lunch he was going to leave and go home, he didnt feel that well. He doesnt want to be bothered so.... just leave him alone." Tea lies.

"Thanks Tea. Atleast he tells someone where he's going!" And with that Joey stomps off.

"That was close!" Tea sighs. She pulls off her backpack and stuffs her extra books inside. She puts it back on her back and begins to run. "I've gotta go find him! Before it's too late!!"

Yami sits on the park bench with his head held in his hands, crying. The cherry blossom petals land all around him and his skin shivers with the so- called "soft" feeling of the flower petal. He lets the tears fall freely as he removes the Millenium Puzzle from around his neck and throws it on the ground to a nearby tree. He didnt want little Yugi to find out what he was doing. Then he opened up his school back and pulled out a knife. He just couldnt help it! Instead of his wrist ,this time, he rolled up his pant leg and placed the knife to his skin. Then he pulled back and realized people walk through the park. They would see him. So once again he rolled his pant leg back and and removed his wrist cuff. Right next to the last one he drew out another, clean stright line and watched the blood trickle down. "There." He sighs with the tears coming full spead.

"Yami, no!" Tea cries as she watches him suffer from behind the tree. "He cant to this!" Crystal lines form at the rims of her eyes as she stands and watches him suffer in silence. She steps away from the tree and begins to pace towards Yami. "Yami dont." She whispers. "Please Yami dont!" This time it was louder. "Yami! You cant do this!" This time it was loud enough to hear. Yami looked up with tears in his eyes and stared stright into Tea's tears. "Please dont." She whispers as she runs and sits on the bench next to him ."Please dont do this. There has to be another way!" She cries on his shoulder.

"There isnt Tea." Yami sighs as he rests his head ontop of hers.

"There just has too." She sighs as her tears subside to little heart- filled sighs.

"I dont know, Tea." Yami cries once more.

Here come Mr. Annoying again!" Yami sighs to himself as he stands at the school gates waiting for the rest of the crew. Yami had left Yugi in the puzzle at home so they could go prepare his birthday party. It seemed to him the only one who understanded him was right by his side holding on to his wrist cuff, Tea. Why couldnt they see? He sure was glad they couldnt see for what ever reason he may have.

"Yami?" Tea asks looking up at him.

"Yes Tea?" Yami looks down to her.

"Why cant we just plan the party? Just you and me?"

"It was Tristan's idea. Not mine." Yami says as he looks straight ahead to see Joey and Tristan punching eachother in the arms as they make their way to him and Tea. Even with Tea here by my side I still feel lonely. Why? Cant they see I'm suffering! Is it not visable to their low populated heads? He asks himself. He never really liked being around Joey and Tristan. Not only because they had once, before the puzzle was built, tourtured Yugi with their bulling and beat him up several times. Why did Yugi like them, He wondered. Why must he have picked them!

"Are you alright Yami?" Tea asks looking concerned.

"I've been better." He stares straight ahead as Tristan and Joey approach.

"He Pharaoh! Hey Tea!" Joey smiles his annoying smile.

"Hi Joey. Hi Tristan." Yami sighs not makeing eye contact.

"Hi." Tea smiles fakely. She started to catch on that Yami really didnt want to be with Joey and Tristan and she found it quite contagious.

"So, what should we do?" Tristan asks.

"Yami and I will go to the store and get supplies." Tea vollenteers looking at Yami. Who nods his head in agreement. "And you two go get a cake!"

"Gotcha!" Tristan and Joey run off towards the store leaving Yami and Tea by themselves.

"Well, lets go Yami!" Tea smiles as she acomplished part one of her new plan.

"Thank you Tea." Yami smiles.

"You know, that feeling, you know not being around Joey and Tristan, its contagious. I felt really weird around them. I didnt even want to be around them." Tea sighs.

"Heh." Yami laughs.

"So what should we get him?" Tea asks once the two are in the store.

"I dont know but, I need a long sleeved shirt while we're here."

"Lets get him a shirt then!" Tea kids.

"Fine by me!" Yami sighs as he heads for the shirt isle.

"I was being sarcastic but if you want..." Tea left the sentence unfinished. They fiddle in the shirt isle for thirty minutes and finally find a shirt for Yami and find a nice new one for Yugi. It was a long sleeved black tutle neck. Yami had remembered Yugi said he needed one so he bought it from him and Tea.

"Next the party store!" Tea smiles with light enthuseasm.

"What will we need there?" Yami asks.

"Well get wrapping paper, party plates, paper cups and napkins and uhhhhhhhhhh................ I think thats it!" Tea shrugs.

"Well lets go." Yami sighs as he grabs a shopping basket.

"Hang that up here." Tea orders Joey and Tristan who were standing on a ladder holding a Happy Birthday banner. They nailed it in with two thumb tacks and looked down at Yami and Grampa for approval. They both nodded and Joey and Tristan stepped down the ladder.

"Whats next?" Joey asks rubbing his hands together anxious to be Mr. Handy man.

"Well...." Tea starts looking around the room. "I think thats all. She looks at the dark blue table cloth cover table with the cake and presents on it. Next she looks at the banner and then back at Yami. "Thats all right?"

"I think so." Yami nods.

"Well bring out the birthday boy!" Joey says with a drum roll of his fingers.

"Joey! Not On my table!" Grampa shouts.

"Sorry Gramps." Joey backs away and pats the glass table with a sweatdrop.

"I'll be right back." Yami sighs.

"I'm coming too." Tea adds as she and Yami head into the hallway and up the stairs. Yami begins to walk up the steps towards Yugi room to get the puzzle when Tea stops him. "Yami wait!" She whispers as she grabs his wrist.

"What?" He asks as he turns to face her.

"Come with me." Tea smiles. She pulls him back down the steps and they head, unnoitced, into the living room. Tea sits on the green leather couch and pulls Yami down with her.

"What is it?" Yami asks as sits comfortably on one end of the couch.

"Oh its really nothing I just wanted to get you by yourself. That seems to be when your happiest." Tea sighs. She brings him in and hugs him tightly to her.

"There really is no time when I'm actually happy. Only when I have to be." Yami cries into her hair. "And you know that."

"Yes I know, but my mind doesnt want to take that for a fact. I know somewhere deep down theres a happy Spirit of the puzzle that I used to know." Tea cries into his shirt.

"I wish too. But nothing I wish for comes true......... only one wish came true but Yugi seems to be the luckiest." Yami sighs as Tea lets go and she leans back on the one end of the love seat.

-FLASHBACK-

"If only I had one wish...... One single wish is all I ask." Yami prays to the stars sitting ontop of the game corners roof. His spirit was not visible to anyone but himself. His feelings known by only him and the one single slash across his wrist. "Have I ever wished on a shooting star?" He wonders recalling what Tea had asked him only a week before. He looked down back into the window and saw Yugi sleeping peicefully in his bed. "If only I could find someone to love.... someone who will understand me. Someone special, someone who I can tell my secret and wont care because their love for me will withstand the test....... Someone to love....."

- END FLASHBACK-

"Yami?"

"Uh?" He starts. "Oh sorry I had only a flashback. I'm glad I remembered. Or there is no point in going on."

"What was your flash back?" Tea tilts her head to the side.

"I was sitting alone on the rooftop of the game shop while Yugi was sleeping and I wished on a shooting star for someone to love." Yami recalls.

"Yami..." Tea starts.

"And so a month or so later, you came out and told me how you felt and your love for me withstood the test when I told you my secret." Yami confesses.

"Yami........" Tea sighs as she hugs Yami once more. She stands from the couch and Yami follows. He hugs her close and his lips meet hers in a compassionate kiss. Tea breaks the kiss and blushes. "Yami... we shouldnt." She frowns.

"I know but-"

"No buts Mister." Tea points her finger at him sarcasticly. "Now lets go get the birthday boy and I'll save you a piece of cake for later if you meet me in the park at 6."

"Will do! Alone or accompanied?" He asks.

"Aloone." She drags the "o" out.

"Fine." Yami sighs as he and Tea make their way back up the steps and into Yugi's room. Once inside Yami grabs the puzzle and drops it over his neck. A light flashes and Yugi's back in control.

"Finally!" Yugi smiles. "It's been two long days inside that puzzle. Hello Tea."

"Hello Yugi! Are you ready to go down? I have a surprise for you." Tea smiles.

"A surprise?" Yugi tilts his head. "Oh by the way, did you happen to get any lead out of Yami?" He asks.

"..." Tea hessitated for a moment. "N-no." She bows her head in shame. She hated to lie to her bestfriend. But at the same time she hated to be disloyal to Yami as well.

PCrystals: Ahh.... the feeling of hurt... the feeling of hate.... the feeling of LOVE! I wish I could feel it. sniffle

Yami: Dont worry. Someday and somewhere.

PCrystals: Looks at Yami hatefully Thanks for the love Yami!

Yami: Your just jelous cuz I love Tea!

PCrystals: No I hate Tea! Because you love her and that means you dont love me!

Yami: Nope! I think your jelous!

PCrystals: You little bas-

Yugi: Alright! ALRIGHT! Enought you two! steps between

Serena: I'm scared Yugi! whispers

Yugi: me too! cries

Yami: Hey? Where'd you come from? hearts in eyes.

Serena: Backs away Im PCrystals alter ego... back off. Personal space!

PCrystals: Thinking Hmmmmm Pharaoh likes Serena. Perfect revenge! outloud OOOOOO! Yami is CHEATIN of Tea! Im gonna tell her! Im gonna tell her! TEA!! Come here!

Yami: no! Dont tell her! I cant help it! slips Serena a peice of paper with his phone number on it I just cant help it! begs on knees infront of PCrystals.

Tea: Whats going on in here?

Yugi: Yami just told us how much he loves you. smiles while holding PCrystals mouth shut.

Tea: blinks Oh...... Ok. walk away.

PCrystals: Gasps for air. Somebody gimme a Tea plushie!

Serena: Oh no! Another craving. Throws a Tea plushie at PCrystals.

PCrystals: burning Tea doll. Burn Tea BURN!!!!!! Whahahaha!

Yami: She offically lost it.

Serena: Yea!

Yugi: She's cute when she's a lonatic.

Everyone: LOOKS at Yugi

Yugi: What?

Yami: Oh nothing! continues to watch Tea's plush finish burning in the fire.

Yugi: Yami why do you carry your cell phone number on a little peice of paper like that?

Yami: well uhhhhhh........... because!

Yugi: Your thinkin of breakin up with Tea arent you? looks interested

Yami: No!

Yugi: yes

Yami Shut the Hell up! screams in Yugi's face

Serena: YAMI! Back off!

Yami: Yes Maim! sweat drop....

Yugi: laughs behind his back

PCrystals: Anyone have a pillow?

Yugi: Why? looks suspicous

PCrystals: Cuz after all that burnin I'm tired!

Everyone: anime drop!

Yugi: Good Bye everyone. Hope you liked Part Two! Maybe theres a part three! I hope- inturrupted by PCrystals

PCrystals: You should be ashamed!

Yami: Why?

PCrystals: Cuz you have a hidden stash of Crunch bars you never told me about!

Yami: WHAT?! I dont even like crunch bars. Looks annoyed. Turns to Serena Whats wrong with her?

Serena: I think she's delirious. She's been up all night doing who knows what she blocks me out of it. She's been writting alot tho! From what I know shes been writing this story. So thats why its out earlier than usual.

Yami: Oh.

Serena: She hasnt had much sleep.

Yami: Thats why. taps his head knowlingly.

Serena: I can sometimes hear her think and thats when the memories come...

Yami: What memories? anime sweat drop

Serena: Nothing like that. Their of her life, Stupid.

Yugi: Serena... dont go any further.

Serena: Why?

Yugi: Cuz she's delirous....... just give her a dumb pillow from the couch and let her sleep!

Yami: I'll get it!

Yugi: Good leave us alone!

Serena: Once PCrystals wakes up she'll write more but until then.............

PCrystals: mumbles sleepily Good Night!

Yami: whispers Oh yea! PCrystals doesnt own Yugioh.

PART THREE! IS HERE E!

PCrystals: Back again! Lets count to ten!

Yami: Uhhh how bout not!

Yugi: seriously. Waking up to go somewhere fun is one thing but wakin us up at five to write the dumb story! Ahhh!

Serena: I know. She could at least have common curusey!

PCrystals: Oh well! Time for Part Three. It's called: One Lie too Many

ONE LIE TOO MANY

"Tea? Tea? Are you alright?" Yugi asks after first period.

"Just say yes and calm his nerves." Tea tells herself. "Yes Yugi. Everythings fine. Yami's fine, I'm fine, your fine! We're all fine!" She glues on her fake smile and head to gym class. "ZLucky for me drama runs in the family!" She kids herself.

"Ms. Gardener, I see you have signed up for the charity run." Miss. Aderson smiles.

"Yes Maiam." Tea nodds.

"Who else here has signed up?" The teacher asks twenty other girls in Tea's gym period. No one raised their hands.

"No one! NOONE! Is Tea the only one? Thats sad." She sighs.