Still, Vanessa was watching the boy day to day. She noticed he was quite intelligent as he was quickly figuring out how to solve the puzzle. She watched with amazement as well as anxious, for she understood once he would solve the puzzle, her husband's soul would be revived. Sometimes, she would creep into his room to take a closer look at the boy and watch.

The day the boy had finished the puzzle, he was being badly beaten up by a cruel and huge boy from his school, which Vanessa understood was a place parents sent their children to get out of the house for six or more hours, she had started to grown attached to the boy for she realized he was a sweet person (She peered into his thoughts while he was making the puzzle and founded all he wanted was friends and she thought it was cute) and she felt such animosity towards the bully that she was about to reveal herself when Yuugi had done it!

He finished the puzzle. Vanessa quickly felt a familiar presence. She remembered his violet colored eyes, his sharp features, everything was right there! She wanted to run up and embrace him happily but he walked through her, since right now he shared a vessel with the boy. Later on, she found out he was chasing after the bully and gave him a "penalty game".

Afterwards, Vanessa found Yuugi making more friends at school and she smiled every time the boy was happy. Yuugi would remind her of Atem when he was a child, his warming smile.

Though, she waited until Atem came back and revealed himself, but she took note that he'd only come out when Yuugi was in crisis. In those moments, she found it difficult to make herself appear just in time and sometimes, Atem would act as if he was Yuugi.

Didn't he remember? And didn't poor Mutou Yuugi realized that he'd pass out he was in trouble or his friends?

But then it happened…a girl named Masaki Anzu, whom Vanessa understood was Yuugi's childhood friend and secret crush, had came into the picture. She would soon become one of the reasons for Vanessa's madness…

"Did you see that, Ati??" she nearly gasped one time when Atem had saved her from a weird kid who thought he had ESP and then she saw a look on his face that she had never seen before.

"Saw what?" she pondered.

"The way he looked at her! It was almost as if he had feelings for this girl!" Vanessa freaked out as suddenly wondered was it really Atem or Yuugi. No! Judging by the face and attitude, it was most definitely Atem. It had to be!!

"Oh stop it milady, I think the more you spend time peering on to the outside world, you'll be absolutely mad." The old maid sighed as she was growing bored. "The Pharaoh hasn't forgotten his duty and I'm sure he will return eventually."

Eventually…how long was that? Vanessa sighed as she watched more and more of that daydreaming look Atem gave that girl, growing stronger day after day, Vanessa couldn't stand it any longer as the voice behind her head said, He's forgotten you, just move on without him.

No! I know he still remembers me, he must!

Don't lie to yourself Vanessa. You know it's quite unattractive…

Stop it!

Heh. You know it to be true, he's never loved you.

Vanessa shook her head violently as she shouted, "STOP IT!" She tried drumming her conscious out of her mind and looked away from the window to see the world as it was. Even life after death was cruel, all you could do was watch, and you couldn't even do anything.

All she badly wanted to do was go down there in her own body and go to Atem, tell him everything she couldn't when they were alive. Express her love for him from the moment she saw him and beg to be a successful wife.

Tell him how she laid in bed, dying alone with nobody to talk to except her killer as he smiled at her with his sickening smile telling her how he succeeding into the previous Queen of Egypt and how close he was to killing Atem when he was nothing more but an infant.

"Stop what?" Ati shouted in annoyance. "Don't you see what's going on here, Lady Vanessa? You're losing it, you're out of control." She spoke the words slowly, trying make the words stand out to her. She pressed on, "You have to stop worrying about your husband. Look, he hasn't tried to make a move on that girl and she doesn't nearly have the looks you do. Stop trying to make a big scene, you need to relax."

"Relax? You're telling me to relax when it's so obvious that this girl might be the reason why Atem will never come back! Then I have to wait for another ninety years until she dies and is here with him. Spare me the wait!" Vanessa screamed at the top of her lungs and she tore herself away from the window.

This would have never happened to Cyndia and Pegasus. Now there was a true couple that showed affection for one another. At least she was happy in her last moments, knowing that she had someone who loved her back. Pegasus nearly went suicidal when Cyndia died! He couldn't even bear the thought that she was no longer of his world. In a way, Vanessa envied Cyndia for she had something Vanessa had to work for while Cyndia had it handed to her.

Unfortunately, Cyndia had to die at the age seventeen, same age as Vanessa. Plus, she never got what Vanessa had gotten in the end, to be married to her true love. But for what? It wasn't as if it made a difference whether Vanessa had married Atem or not, his eyes were always glancing at the next challenger to a game!

Heh, you didn't have enough wit to challenge him. Face it girl, you lucked-out of love. You'll never have what Cyndia had but the good thing is you don't have to worry; you have looks that could make a guy turn his head around to desire you. All you have to do is play down the cards right…said the voice.

I said, stop it!

Or else what, asked her conscious with pure smug, don't be a fool. Love doesn't get you anywhere. Look at Pegasus now; what's he doing with his life? Men cannot be trusted. Now I know a way for you to have a new life with the same body and same memories of your pervious life so you can avoid any mistakes with men. Listen to me or you can sit here and cry your little heart out forever because Atem is never coming back.

Pause.

Waiting…and that's called stalling time. Make a decision now and it better be smart, Vanessa! The voice sounded angry and yet determined as if their souls depended on it.

Vanessa realized then she was right. Even if Atem came back, it certainly wouldn't be for her. Or anybody else in this heaven…or hell or whatever this place was! And so her mind was made up.

"Ati…" Vanessa said quietly, staring into the white space, taking one last glance at her brother and the others, "You're right, looking at the world of the living doesn't help me at all…"

"Oh thank goodness my Lady Vanessa!" Ati clapped over where her heart would be, "You've come to your senses at long last."

"Yes, it has been a while." Then she said it, "Let's get out of here and start a whole new life for us in the world of the living."

"What?!" Ati gasped, "No, I refuse to go!"

"Fine, I'll manage on my own without you." She began to slowly turn around as she followed what the voice inside of her was saying. Slowly, Vanessa was disappearing and turning transparent in the world of the dead. Ati saw the girl was not giving up and thought, 'Well at least she's still stubborn as ever!'

"Ugh…hold on!" she reached for her hand, holding tightly on it, "But I won't like it!"

"Trust me, Ati." The hazel eyed girl said, "For the first time, in a long time, I'm doing something right."

And then, they were gone.