I walked through the front door of the Kame Game Shop. Sugoroku was behind the front desk, shelving some new merchandise. I approached him, holding a bit of yen in my hand.

"I'm home, Mr. Mutou," I said.

Sugoroku turned to me and smiled. "Good to see you, Roxanne. How was your first day of work?"

"It was fine," I answered happily. "I got that job at the motel down the street. It's not that much, but it's something."

I showed him the small amount of yen I earned.

"I guess I need to give you half for letting me stay here," I said as I tried to divide the yen. "…I think that this is half."

I offered the yen in my hand but Sugoroku rejected it.

"You don't have to give me your hard earned money. You are already doing your part for the rent by cleaning the house and store."

I blinked surprised but then smiled gratefully.

"Thanks. I'll start doing the rest of my chores after a little rest."

"Don't wait too long."

I nodded and then headed upstairs to my room. But before I got there, I ran into Yugi.

"Hi, Yugi," I said cheerfully.

Yugi smiled. "Hi, Roxanne. Did you just come home from work?"

"I did. Look how much money I got!"

I showed him my yen.

"That's great! I don't know how much money you Americans usually earn, but you earned a lot for your first day," Yugi exclaimed.

I smiled, proud of my accomplishment.

"It doesn't matter how much I earned. What matters is that I have a job and can start making a living."

Yugi nodded in reply.

We then entered my room and I put my yen it a small box.

"So, Roxanne," Yugi said trying to start a conversation. "Can you tell me what you were going to say at Kaiba's house?"

I paused for a moment as I thought of a way to explain everything. I kind of hoped that Yugi would forget about it. I let out a soft sigh and closed the door to the bed room. I sat down back on my bed.

"…Okay, I'll tell you. You have the right to know, Yugi."

I paused for a moment.

"First off though, do you believe in magic?"

Yugi looked slightly puzzled by the questioned as he sat next to me. "In a way, I do. Why?"

I was quiet for a long moment, trying to think of what words to say. I knew I couldn't tell Yugi the whole truth; it would end in disaster if I did. I would just keep the lie with me traveling from America, but say that I know things that have yet to come. I then came up with the perfect answer.

"Remembered when I said that no one really liked me back in America? Well, there is a big reason for that. You see...I posses a special gift. I'm like a psychic. I can predict important things that can happen in the future. Like Kaiba's Death-T. When people found out they shunned me, treated me like a freak. I ran away from home because I wanted to find a place where I can fit in."

I sighed heavily.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier, Yugi. I thought if you found out, you would hate me. Like everyone back home did."

I felt like my heart just drop a fifty ton weight. Even though I didn't tell him the whole truth, I felt better that he knew most of the secret. I looked up at Yugi, waiting for him to reply. He was quiet for a long moment, taking my words into thought.

I froze. Oh God, did I say too much?

"Wow, I had no idea. It would explain why you disappeared at Kaiba Land and why you acted so weird yesterday."

He then smiled at me.

"But you don't have to worry about our friendship, Roxanne. No matter what, I will be with you until the very end. And not just me, but my grandpa, Jonouchi, Anzu, and Honda would as well. You don't have to worry about being rejected."

I stared at Yugi, speechless for words. I was amazed. No one had ever been that accepting of me. I was never shunned like in my fake story, but no one ever accepted me for who really was. Everyone wanted me to be someone I wasn't, to fit in with the rest of the crowd when I couldn't.

A tear ran down my cheek.

"T-thanks, Yugi," I finally said, my voice cracking with emotion. "That means a lot."

Yugi smiled happily in reply.

Suddenly, the Millennium Puzzle glowed bright gold and Atem took control of Yugi's body.

"You wanted to tell him the truth, yet you still lied to him?" Atem questioned curiously. "Why would you do that?"

I blinked; totally shocked that Atem just appeared out of nowhere.

"Well, I hated lying to him, so I told him as much as I could," I answered truthfully.

Atem still gave me a puzzled look but didn't push the subject.

"...I guess you still want an explanation about Death-T?" I asked, ending the awkward silence between us.

Atem nodded.

"Yes, but I want to know everything. And don't worry; Yugi won't be able to hear the conversation. I put his soul deep within his mind so that we may talk in private."

"Isn't that kind of rude?" I questioned. "I mean, won't he suspect something?"

Atem shook his head. "When he regains consciousness it will feel like only a few seconds have passed by. He won't be hurt, I can assure you."

I still felt a little uncomfortable with imprisoning Yugi like that, but I knew Atem wouldn't hurt him.

"So, what happened?"

I sighed heavily.

"After we arrived at Kaiba Land, I went after Kaiba to see if I could convince him not to do what he did. That if he really was that desperate for revenge, he could find another way to do it. But when I tried to talk to him, Kaiba sent one of his guards and he knocked me out. I was unconscious until you and Mokuba had your duel."

"Nothing else happened?" Atem persisted on.

I nodded.

We sat in silence for a minute, neither of us knowing how to continue the conversation. Finally, Atem mentioned, "You know everything that is about to happened in the future, correct?"

"Yes, well at least the important stuff."

"In the series…do I ever figure out who I am?"

"…You do, but it won't be for a long time," I answered.

Atem's eyes had a disappointed look in them, which I felt hurt by.

"Can you tell me?"

I shook my head.

"I'm sorry, Pharaoh, but I can't. It's hard to explain why, but trust me. You'll find out who you are when you are ready."

"You don't think I'm ready?"

"Well…you've kind of been Mind Crushing people a lot lately…"

Atem avoided my gaze.

I panicked. "…I didn't mean to sound harsh if I did! I was just trying to say…"

Atem barely listened to me as he suddenly got up from the bed and headed to my nightstand. He took a blank piece of paper and pencil and started to draw on it. I watched him carefully, clueless as to what he was doing. When he was finished with the drawing, Atem sat back down on the bed and handed me the picture. I took a look at the drawing.

It was a picture of an Egyptian girl with long brown hair and emerald-green eyes, smiling ever so brightly. It was Mana, Atem's friend from his past life. I stared at puzzled. How could he remembered her? Atem wasn't suppose to know anything of his life as Pharaoh until the Millennium World arc! Trying to hide my shock, I glanced over at Atem, asking him silently what this picture meant. Atem focused his attention on the picture.

"Sometimes when I'm not taking control of Yugi's mind, I get hallucinations of her. I don't know who she is, but I feel like I know her very well. When I first woke up, she was the only thing that made me stay human, if I am human."

He looked up at me.

"Even if you can't tell me all of my past, can you please tell me about her? I...want to remember her, desperately."

I guess telling him who Mana was wouldn't hurt that much. It wasn't like I was telling him what is true name was...

"Her name is Mana," I informed him. "She was a close friend of yours. I can't say anything else."

Atem nodded gratefully and then took the picture from my hand. He stared at it intensely.

"Mana," he whispered to himself.

He put the picture in his pocket.

"Thank you, Roxanne."

I smiled. "Glad I was able to help. I hate to see you in pain."

Atem smiled slightly.

"I appreciate that."

His gaze darkened.

"But, I have to ask, are we going to face any more people like Kaiba?"

I nodded slowly. And the next one wasn't too far away.

"You've only seen the beginning of it," I said solemnly. "Each one being more treacherous than the last. However, I want to ask you something."

Atem raised an eyebrow. I looked at him straight in the eye.

"Could you let me approach the villains myself before you do? I want to see if I can handle things without you guys getting hurt."

"But if these people are as evil as you say they are," Atem objected, "then you could get hurt as well."

"I know. But I rather have it be me then you, Yugi, or anyone else. I could never forgive myself if any of you got hurt and I could have done something to stop it."

Atem and I glared each other down for a long moment, neither of us wanting to step down. Atem then let out a sigh.

"…If you wish. I can't stop you. But know this; you don't have to do everything on your own. Don't push yourself too hard."

He took a hold of the Millennium Puzzle.

"I do think you should tell Yugi the whole truth. Even though you told him most of it, this lie will continue to weigh you down, even more than it does now."

The Millennium Puzzled glowed again and Yugi regain control.