Earlier that day at 3:30pm,

"Will you hold your horses! They're not going to start without us!"

"Honda is right, Jonouchi! We still have plenty of time to study once we get there."

Honda's and Bakura's cries fell on deaf ears as Jonouchi walked to the café at a brisk pace. He saw something the others didn't. Something that couldn't be ignored. Something a certain short gamer and his other personality would have an explanation for.

Jonouchi just made it to the front of the café when Yugi, Anzu and Alice came running from the other side of the street. "Hey!" Anzu called out.

"Huh, how come you guys are just getting here?" Honda asked.

"Yugi needed something from his house and Alice wanted to see the game shop." The brunette explained quickly. Jonouchi stared at Yugi while not buying her excuse.

"I better get things set-up inside." Alice said as she entered the café.

"Looks like we get to have a sneak peek at the cafe before it opens." Bakura commented cheerfully as both him and Honda followed her in. Yugi was just about to enter when Jonouchi pulled him away from the door, making him yelp in surprise.

"Hold on a sec, I need to talk to you."

"Can't it wait!" Anzu huffed at the non-gentle way Jonouchi was treating Yugi and knocked him outside the head. "We won't be able to get any good studying done if you hang out here all day. This was partly your idea."

"Yeah, Yeah, we'll be right there." The blonde rubbed his head where she hit him and said calmly, "I just need to ask Yugi something in private." Anzu shook her head as she walked away as she muttered under her breath 'Just make it quick'.

"What's up Jonouchi?" Yugi gripped the straps of his bag as he looked up at his best friend. He was afraid that Jonouchi was going to ask why 'he' had meddled with his chance to hang out with Alice alone. What was he going to say? 'Sorry, but it was actually my other self and he did it out of jealousy.' It was the truth. Still, he didn't want to humiliate him and who knows how Jonouchi would react to the news that his other half had a crush.

"It's not a crush." Yugi jumped at the voice. He always forgets to close off his stray thoughts when he was nervous. "And I'm not jealous either, just concern."

"Well, whatever you're reasoning it looks like Jonouchi has a bone to pick with us." The spirit huffed and appeared at his partner's side since, he couldn't let Yugi take the blame over something he did out of pure 'concern.'

Jonouchi shoved his hands in his pockets as he leaned against a tree that grew just outside the café along the street. He stared at Yugi for a moment then said in a steady voice, "I saw the paramedics picking up a kid from that weird fan club. The one that was waiting for Alice after lunch today." Yugi sucked in a breath as Jonouchi studied him closely.

"Apparently, he was found near the shoe lockers passed out with his mouth hanging open so wide it looked like he passed out screaming, but no one heard a scream. Nobody knows what happen to him, but I saw him." He watched Yugi's body tense up then let his head fall forward to his chest. Yami closed his eyes and turned his head in shame that their friend had seen what 'he' had done.

Jonouchi tilt his head back against the trunk of the tree. He didn't want to see their reaction to what he wanted to say next, but he needed to say it out loud or it was going to fester in his mind. "They may not know what happen, but I think I have an idea. After all, Kaiba look the same after what Pegasus did to him."

Yugi's head snapped up and shouted, "That's not what happen!"

"Yugi, let me."

In an instant the two switched places. Jonouchi knew that the one responsible had taken over and he looked down to see Yami staring him in the eye. With a firm voice he owned up to what he did. "Jonouchi, I did not take his soul or mind. I merely knocked him out and trapped his mind in a nightmare."

'You didn't mention that last part to me!' Yugi yelled over the link. Yami could feel Yugi appearing at his side. He didn't need to look at him to know that his partner was glaring. The spirit sighed then explained to both Jonouchi and Yugi, "He'll be back to normal by night fall. I know I should have stopped at knocking him out. Yugi tried to stop me, but I-"

"Did he have it coming?"

"What?"

Jonouchi pushed off the tree and stood before the spirit. His eyes never leaving Yami's and asked once more. "Did he have it coming?"

Yami gaped as Yugi shouted at Jonouchi, "That's not the point!", forgetting that the boy could neither see or hear was not something Yugi wanted to have encouraged.

"He was harassing Alice, he wouldn't let her go." Yugi still sent a flick through the linked making his other half wince sheepishly. 'I know partner, I know.'

Jonouchi saw Yami's wincing and understood that Yugi was most likely reprimanding his other half. He needed to be sure that his little buddy was not taken over by what ever dark power rested in the puzzle the way Bakura was. Having an ear for gossip he had heard all the rumors that floated around the school. They were exaggerated but understandably horrifying since there was some truth to them. He knew that the other Yugi would never do anything unless provoked, however he remembered Yugi mentioning that he didn't want it happening anymore. Jonouchi was a protective friend himself and if the puzzle had to go to keep the Yugi he knew safe then he would make it so. He hated that he was even thinking like this since he really like the other Yugi and owed a lot to him. But for now, it seems that everything was under control.

"Alright, that's good enough for me." Jonouchi replied as he waved off the event. "I'm sure the other Yugi already let you have it, since he hates this sort of thing." Yami gave a small smiled as Yugi huffed crossing his arms. "But since we're here, there's one other thing I want to know."

"What's that?"

Jonouchi threw an arm around his neck and asked slyly. "Why did you feel the need to turn this one on one scene into a group act? Especially, after what I did for him yesterday. Is there something going on? You can tell me." The taller boy smirked as he watched his friend stammer to find an answer. Jonouchi closed his eyes as the puzzle glowed and when he opened them he found the other Yugi glowering at him.

"Please don't tease him, Jonouchi!"

"Sorry, sorry." He laughed as he held up his hands. "I was just surprise, but I get it. She was making eyes at you first, so I'll do the noble thing and step aside. But I was under the impression it was Anzu you were into. Becoming the king of games certainly made you the little charmer."

"It's not what you think!" Yugi shouted as he turned beet red. "Alice is just a friend. She can, she can…" Yugi wanted to say more but the sealing spell Alice cast earlier was doing its job. He sighed in defeat figuring it best not to say anymore anyhow. Jonouchi scratched the side of his head as he looked down at his friend. He was positive that it was the other Yugi who interfered with his plans so this Yugi could make a move on Alice. But if this Yugi didn't have a thing for her then why meddle? Unless…

"Ooh. I see how it is!" He grinned one of the widest grins both the boy and spirit ever seen.

"What! No! You don't see anything, cause there's nothing to see." Yugi said franticly as he felt heat in the back of his neck. His other self was right, Jonouchi had good instincts.

"It's your other self that has a thing for her. Am I right?"

"That's not true!" Yami took over again. "Jonouchi, Alice has the ability to see spirits! She is more then she seems. I did it out of concern for your safety."

"Then why are you blushing? I never known you to do it before." The blonde pointed out cheekily.

"That's not important!" Yami shook his head trying to get rid of the heat that only grew deeper. He then took a deep breath then calmly spoke, "Look, until we know her better we should all be careful. I saw her use a kind of magic last night that separated me from the puzzle." Jonouchi blinked as he thought over what Yami told him. His eyes then narrowed as he asked, "Do you think she is after the puzzle?"

"I don't know, but we shouldn't let our guard down." Yami could sense that Yugi was agitated that he was only telling part of the story, but if Yugi wouldn't take him seriously in this matter maybe Jonouchi would.

"Jonouchi, the others are waiting for us." Yami said as he headed to the door. He was about to switch back when he felt a hand on his shoulder. when he glanced up he was not sure if what he just said even got to Jonouchi as the taller boy looked down at him impishly. "Hey, no worries Yug, I got your back. I have an idea." Jonouchi gave a thumb up as he walked passed leaving both Yugi and the spirit to wonder what he was planning.

Xxx

"Hey Alice! I have an extra ticket that I won for a new hotel resort on an island. You should come with us!"

'That's his idea!' Yugi mentally screamed. Yami sighed as his head fell into his hand.

"Yes! You should come! It would be nice to have another girl to hang out with!" Anzu chimed in.

"Yeah! This bum is just going to sell the ticket anyhow. It'll be fun." Honda said as he dodged an eraser Jonouchi flung at him.

"Oh, I don't know." Alice said as she set down a tray of hot tea on the coffee table in the living room.

"What don't you know?" her mother walked in with a fresh plate of shortbread cookies with strawberry and apricot jam.

"I was just inviting Alice to vacation with us Mrs. Grey. I won some tickets for a week at this awesome new place, but if she and Bakura don't go they'll just go to waste if I don't sell them."

"Just a week you say?" She said as she thought it over. Alice turned to her mother saying, "It's okay mom, you're going to need me here to help with the café."

"When are you planning to go?" Her mother asked ignoring her daughter.

"In four weeks."

"That will be fine, the café should be settled in by then."

"But you can't run it by yourself." Alice interjected.

"I was planning on hiring two more part-timers anyhow and it's only one week." Her mother shrugged and left to the kitchen before her daughter could say anymore.

"Well, that's settled! Bakura, have you change your mind? My offer still stands."

"Alright, I'll go." The white-haired boy nodded as he put away his books. Yami noticed that Alice eyed the boy cautiously before sitting on the couch next to Anzu.

"Great!" Jonouchi cried as he elbowed Yugi in his side and winked at him. Yugi smiled meekly at him then turn to look at Alice. Anzu began talking to her about going on a shopping trip to get new bathing suits and outfits once school was out. He bit into a cookie as Yami's voice filled his head with a heavy breath, "I was hoping Jonouchi was going to take what I said more seriously."

"Ha! This is Jonouchi, once he has idea in his head its nearly impossible to change it and its not like he was far off."

"Yugi, please don't."

"Sorry," Yugi chuckled as he watched Alice and Anzu talk. "You know, this may not be a bad idea after all."

"What makes you say that?"

"Well you did say we needed to get to know Alice better. Seven days should be more than enough. Plus,"

"Plus?"

"Plus, you'll get to see her in a bathing suit."

The whole group stared at Yugi as he let out a laugh as Yami gave him a lite jab in his side. Alice could see the spirit sitting next to Yugi with a fluster look on his face and saying something to him. She glanced over at the clock in the room. 5:45pm, everyone was planning on leaving at six, which would give her one hour to prepare to meet with the spirit alone and maybe mess with the space a bit.

Yami huffed as he turned away from Yugi. His eyes fell on the redhead as she and Anzu carried on their conversation. Soon they will all be leaving and in one hour he will be able to get his answers from her. He didn't feel like waiting four weeks to find out more about the girl. A simple talk with her will be more than enough to figure out if she was going to be trouble. He was positive of that.

xxx

7:01pm,

The tricolored haired boy stood in the door way for a full minute staring at her while saying nothing. His face gave away nothing of what he was thinking.

"Are you coming in?" Alice asked with a confused look on her face.

Was he going in? He could feel his whole body acting strangely as he stared at her from the doorway. His throat suddenly felt dry and there was a strange pounding in his body that he could swear he could feel it's pulse throughout his whole being. Was that normal? Also, his emotions felt odd. Mainly because there were a lot that he couldn't place. He automatically reached out to Yugi but remember that in here he was on his own.

He slowly regretted the situation he had put himself in. This was supposed to be easy. Just walk in, talk to her and leave. He just couldn't understand why whenever he was alone with her he felt his confidents waver slightly. Suddenly, Jonouchi's plan to have her spend a week with them was not a bad one. Maybe he should have not rushed into this. Though, it would be better to figure out what her motives were before she uses that trip to cause any trouble. 'What was the harm in that?' He mused.

As he gazed at her from the doorway he got his answer. She had change from her school uniform to a long cerulean sweater that showed off her shoulders, black leggings and flats. Her dark red hair was tie back in a low ponytail. He had to admit, she looked dramatically beautiful. But it was not her beauty that got to him, it was her eyes. Those green eyes that saw right through his little partner and found him. There was power lurking behind those orbs. A power that made him not uneasy, but excited. He then remembered how they flashed when she lashed out at him at school. He was walking right into her territory. Though her body language showed no signs of hostility, he needed to be careful.

"If you leave the door open for too long we might get an unwanted visitor." Alice spoke again, hoping that the spirit would enter so that they could begin with the interrogation of each other and hopefully go on their separate ways. The way his sharp red eyes were staring at her made her feel anxious and yet excited at the same time. He promised that he wouldn't do anything, but how was she to know that he was trustworthy. Everything Yugi knew about this spirit could be a facade. She saw how he had lost control. She needed to be careful.

Not wanting to show weakness Yami entered the room closing the door behind him. His eyes slightly widen when he noticed that they were surrounded by walls of pure white. He looked around but all he could see was a vast nothing. Not even a curve line or corner showed where the walls stop or began. He looked to the door but saw it disappeared into the wall. "For safety." Alice waved off when Yami narrowed his eyes at her with suspicion. Having no choice but to accept her word he walked to one side holding out a hand to see how big this void was, and not to crash into any walls. He had walked about 10 feet from were he started when he heard her voice.

"I wouldn't wonder too far." Alice warned as she watched him. Her eyes than widen slightly as she studied him from a far. She opened her mouth to say something than changed her mind and instead said, "I stretched out the room, but I'm not sure how far it goes out. You might get lost and I don't know how to move the exit yet."

"I thought you said that you can control how big you wanted the space?"

"Well, yeah, but I also said it depended on my skill level. I was messing around in here before I came to get you, and this was all I could manage. No one fully masters this spell on the first turn. It only took me two tries to get the spell to work this time." She said as she stretched out her arms over her head. The mere thought of all the work it took to get the room just to this state made her back sore. Yami relaxed, but only a little. She was giving out too much information on her lack of skill. Not something you want to do with someone you were not familiar with. Unless, she was hiding her true power and wanted him to drop his guard.

"Is it supposed to look like this?" He asked as he began walking around her while keeping his distance. He watched her from the corner of his eye as he walked. He could feel her eyes roaming over him and for the first time he felt self-conscious. Again, from the way she was looking at him it seemed that Alice had noticed something he did not. He wished that the weird feeling in his body would disappear so that he could concentrate on his goal.

"In a way, I have no idea what happen last night, but this is what the bare bones of what the space should be." Alice said as she pivoted on her feet to keep her eyes on the boy. Yami noticed that she was purposely refusing to move from where she stood and asked, "Is there a reason you're not moving from that spot?"

"Yes, it's so I won't lose the exit. Is there a reason your circling me like a predator?" Amused with her tone he closed his eyes and hummed. He then looked at her and said smoothly, "I won't hurt you, but I saw a little of what you can do today. You're not defenseless. You have the advantage in here."

Alice's eyes widen at his words. 'He thinks I can hurt him? HIM? The guy who summoned up the powers of darkness.' Alice choke at the idea then laughed. A loud real laugh. Yami frowned wondering what was so funny as Alice grabbed her side. "Sorry, I just realized how ridiculous this is right now. How are we going to know each other better if we are both afraid of what the other can do?"

"I'm not afraid of you!" The spirit was stunned at her remark. Him, afraid of her, more like cautious. Alice crossed her arms and replied smugly, "Okay, then, come closer."

"Meet me half way." Yami countered.

"I told you, I'll lose the exit."

"You've been moving while keeping your eye on me, can you even remember where you started?" he asked smugly already knowing her answer.

Alice paled slightly as a slight tint showed on her cheeks. "Shit. Well, it might take me a while to find it again, but I need to stand right here for the spell to reach the door."

Yami sighed with a smile as he shook his head. "Leave your shoes where they are, and then, you and I can meet half-way. How about that?" His smile deepened to a playful grin when she couldn't think of a comeback.

"Alright." Alice nodded reluctantly and stepped out of her flats. She took a deep breath and started walking to him while trying to look calm. 'Me and my big mouth! He looks even better up close!' She thought as she felt her heart race. Yugi's round eyes and face were so cute that it made him more approachable. A drastic difference from this Yugi's sharp sexy features that could stop a teenage heart from two miles away. 'Just remember that he is technically dead and not dating material! You saw what he can do, if you're not careful he could kill you Alice Grey!'

Yami could already see that being closer physically was not going to make trusting each other any easier. He could not fathom why he was feeling a strong beating in his chest going so fast that it felt like it would explode. And again, there was annoying heat that he was fighting to keep from showing on his face. He could not recall ever feeling like this without being inside of Yugi's body. It felt like he was in his own live body. He wished that Yugi was here to help level the amount of anxiety that was starting to build in him. Yugi would be able to help him navigate through these grey areas of emotions that he could not place. 'But he's not here. So, I must figure this out on my own.' The spirit thought grimly to himself as the girl stopped right in front of him. He hesitated to say anything to her and when Alice saw this she decided to take the initiative herself and layout the ground rules of how this investigation will played out.

"Okay," she said softly, "You have questions, and I have questions too. So, let's just go back and forth one question at a time. And no simple answers or we could be here all night." Yami nodded to her replying, "Alright, I'll start. What are you?"

"Well now, I thought that would be obvious." Alice said crossing her arms with a smirk. She went on to say, "I'm a witch. Well, a witch in training." She gave him a playful wink when she finished giving her answer. Yami blinked at her as a blush erupted on his face. He cursed in his head for letting it slip. Alice giggled in her head as her smile widen at him, 'Gods, he's cute when he blushes.'

Feeling embolden by his reacting to her flirting she decided to jump straight to the main question on her mind, "Who are you, exactly?" Yami knew that this question was coming and was glad to get this explanation over with.

"I don't know who I am. I've been sleeping in the puzzle for centuries, so I have no memories of who I was before." He said in a bored tone.

"Oh." She wasn't sure if she bought his nonchalant attitude towards his situation. As he talked, he seemed distant, like he was trying to recall something even though he knew it was pointless. It was there in his eyes, a flash of sadness so small that she nearly missed it. From what her mother told her most spirits became very chatty when it came to their past lives. This must be why her mother said that it was best to work your way to talking about the past instead of jumping straight to it.

Alice rubbed her right arm as her eyes casted away from him to the ground. It was a fair question, but she felt bad for asking it and not following her mother's advice. "I see, sorry." She then felt a hand under her chin and her eyes moved to his. Slowly, Yami guided her head to face him.

"Its fine. I asked what you were, so it's only fair that you would ask me the same." He spoke gently as he gazed at her. He then felt perturbed when he realized that she was looking at him the same way Yugi did when they first discussed his origins. He hated that look coming from her. He wanted to do something to rid that expression out of her eyes and bring back that shine he saw earlier when Jonouchi made her laugh. Suddenly, the boy felt that he wanted to be closer to her somehow. The warm tingling feeling in his chest was coming back and while he kind of liked it when he was alone he felt uncomfortable feeling this way around her.

Alice unconsciously bit her lower lip from nerves making his eyes glanced down at them. They looked so pink and soft. For a moment he wondered how they would feel on his own. Heat crept up his neck as he felt a light itch on his own lips. His hand dropped from her face and he stepped back. This was not good. He barely just started, and he was already feeling the need to give in to whatever it was he was feeling. This place was doing something to him. It was making him lose his reasoning. He needed to hurry, and finish what he started.

"It's really alright. I am not bothered by not knowing. It makes things simpler." He finally said to her looking away.

"If you say so." Alice replied with a small sigh. "Still, it looks like you're going to get more out of this than me." She gave him a small pout.

"If you're implying that I planned this, you're mistaken." He said turning slightly toward her. "I'm just curious about your abilities. For instance, how is it that you are able to see me?"

"To be honest, I don't know. Until now I thought my only gift was reading cards. I was taught to stick with one gift and use minor spells only when needed. You're the first spirit I've ever seen apart from the one in Bakura."

"You can see the spirit of the millennium ring?" 'That must have been why she looked at him oddly today at her house', he thought as he stared at her with shock. "But that's impossible, Honda said he got rid of the ring."

Alice shrugged at him and simply said, "I have no idea what a millennium ring is, but there is definitely a spirit attached to him. And, I would rather not get involve with him." She shivered at the idea of meeting whatever demon possessed the object Yami had mention alone. All it took was a small peek to know that it was trouble. She was willing to be friendly with the white hair boy, but it was harder for her to tell who was really in control of the boy's body.

"But you would with me?" Yami said smugly. He enjoyed that this time it was her turn to blush.

"Meeting like this was your idea remember, and that was three questions."

Yami chuckle heartily at her flustered reaction saying lightly, "Right, sorry. Ask away." She shook her head and asked, "Why are you attached to Yugi."

"Because he is the one who completed the puzzle. Without him I don't exist."

"I see." She took a moment to think of her next question carefully. She then smiled brightly, as she figured out what she should ask. "What can I call you?"

"Huh?" That was not a question he was expecting. The spirit tipped his head to one side saying, "most people call me Yugi."

"Yes, but you're not him. You're someone else apart from him. If it doesn't bother you I would like to call you something else." He gawked at the girl for a moment then understood why her eyes had him so unnerved. From the moment she spotted him she saw him as his own person and not just another part of Yugi like most did. It was strange and yet appealing since he didn't feel like he was anyone without the aid of memories to give him an identity.

"Yami." He said glancing away from her. "You can call me Yami."

"Yami." She sighed contently as she smiled. "I like it. It means "dark" if I not mistaken." Her eyes caught his as he nodded to her. The boy across from her swallowed as he felt that warm feeling creeping back into his chest. "You have one more question."

"No, you go, I'll save my extra question for later." He was about to argue that this was not the agreement but since he broke the rules first there was not much he could say. Besides, he wanted to remove the discussion off him.

"Do all witches know how to do this?" He asked as he motioned the to the room.

"No, it's very rare to get permission to practice this particular spell." Alice eyes then glinted at him and asked, "You're not planning on taking it from me, are you?"

"What?" Yami gape at her accusing tone. "No, why would I want this place?"

"You mean you haven't noticed?" She whispered.

"Noticed what?"

Alice stepped closer to him then reached for his right hand and guided it to the pulse on his neck. Yami's eyes widen as he felt a steady rhythm of blood pumping through his veins. He let out a swallow breath trying not to collapse where he stood. He placed his free hand on her shoulder to keep from falling then slid it down her back to pull her closer to him in a tight embrace. Yami then entwined his fingers with hers and kept their hands close to his pulse. Alice's face burned at the sudden closeness as his head came down to rest on Alice's on top of hers. His eyes closing.

"I'm alive?" his voice horsed out. Alice sighed, understanding that for him this must be a little frightening. He spent years alone with out any memories and now he had his own body with no one to help guide him.

"In here you are." She said gently as she put her free hand on his back to comfort him. "Here you can breathe, eat, bleed and die. Turns out that yesterday could have been a second death."

"Did you do this?"

"No. At least, I don't think so. I saw the change happen when you started walking around in here."

"Then the room?"

"The room is an extension of my magic, so I might be partly responsible. I think your puzzle may also have a hand in it." He stayed silent as he thought about what she was saying. Alice then asked in a shaky voice, "Yami, why did you want to meet with me?"

Yami lifted his head off hers to look into her green eyes. "I just wanted to make sure you weren't after the puzzle."

"Why would I want the puzzle?" she asked as she placed her hands on his chest to put some room between them. She then felt his hand pressing into her back to keep her from moving away. Alice's cheeks burned brighter and was about to say something when Yami's hand pulled out the band holding her hair up. He didn't look at her expression as he did this and ran his fingers through the long silky red locks.

"Yami?" Alice asked again as she watched him stroke her hair, "Why would I want the puzzle?"

He stopped, blinking as he realized what he was doing. His hold on her loosen as he turned his red gaze to her eyes. "Power. There are people who want its dark power. You saw a tiny bit of it today. Apparently, there is an untapped power that not even I am fully aware of."

"I see," she gave a small laugh and said, "I can barely handle this place. The last thing I want is more power that I can't control. Your puzzle is safe from me." She smiled brightly at him, finally she had the shine back in her eyes. He smiled back at her feeling relieve that she was not an enemy. He then frowned to himself and pulled away.

'I guess that's it then. Yugi was right, she's not a threat. I need to leave before I start having ideas I shouldn't dare think of. I don't belong here in this time.'

"Alice, I need to go back to my puzzle. Thank you for meeting with me. I won't be bothering you anymore."

"You weren't a bother. I'm glad I got to meet you." Alice couldn't help but feel a little disappointed that their time together was over. But what more could she ask when he didn't know much about himself or his power.

"I'll opened the door for you." She smiled at him, but he turned away from her and walked to where her shoes were. Alice sighed as she followed him and slip into her shoes. It didn't feel right ending things like this, but what could she do? Maybe, it would have been better if she didn't tell him about his current condition. She thought he would be happy to be alive. She then remembered what Yugi had said about him, how he didn't ask or take. Seeing him like this she now understood why he was so endeared to both Yugi and Anzu.

Alice wished that there was something she could do for him, but for now all she could do is open the door to send him back to that cold place. Closing her eyes, she began to sense for the door. Yami came up beside her and waited. And waited. And waited.

"Is everything alright?" he asked when Alice let out a frustrated sigh.

"I can't open the door. Holding this place together with two people is a lot of work. Maybe, if I had your help we could open it?" She held out her hand to him hoping he would take it. He looked down and sighed then took it without looking at her. He then looked forward as he tried not to think about how soft and warm her hand felt in his. Together they summoned their power and the door immediately appeared.

"It worked!" Alice cheered as she turned to see his reaction but saw that he was still staring straight ahead. Yami let go of her hand and walked to the door. He needed to cut this off. The puzzle is where he belongs.

Alice watch helplessly as he was about to open the door. If she didn't do something she knew that she would never see like this again. She wanted to do something for him, but what? What did she have to offer him? Then an idea can to her and before she could think it over she cried out, "Wait!"

xxx

So sorry for the wait! I was super busy last month, and I went to AX at the beginning of this month, so I have not had time to write. Plus, this chapter was giving me trouble. -_-; The good news is that this chapter was so long that I had to cut it in half and added it to the next one. So, that should help make the next update go faster since half of a chapter is already written. I'm hoping to update one more time this month before my trip. It's summer ya'll! Anyhow, thank you for reading and please drop a review! Till next time! :)