Days passed. Atem was all the more better in his new home. The most important was that he found himself loving her even more each passing day! He was ignoring the pain. He was ignoring his empty memories. He was ignoring his fears. He was ignoring the voices in his head when he was with her.

"How is it possible…? How is it possible to love her more than I already do?"

Tea also loved him all the more. She had grown to love him like her brother and best friend. She was feeling good while she was with him. However she still didn't love him the way she would give up everything and everyone, sharing her bed with him and give him her virginity as his wife because that anonymous man was in her mind. My dear friends she was just confused. She hardly could remember his face and voice anymore. However the gratefulness she was feeling towards him was still great. Atem was still feeling his heart aching thinking about that! At least he had managed Mai to trust him more! Since he could clearly see that she had feelings for Joey. Even a blind could see that! He could see the way the small blush was forming to their cheeks…the way they avoided each other's eyes…the way they seemed really close to each other…Oh yes. It was official. Atem smiled seeing them.

"They can make a nice couple…but…such thing cannot happen with me!"

Days really pass quickly. It was a nice day and Atem was sitting alone in the gardens. Then he heard footsteps behind him…her footsteps. He knew it was her before hearing her voice.

"Yami!" she called him cheerfully as always.

He smiled.

"How can she be so open-hearted all the time…? How can she be so cheerful all the time…?"

When she came closer to him and smiled brightly to him the only thing he could do was smiling back!

"Yami, I'm going to the Nile with the boat with Joey and Tristan to protect me. Would you like to come with us?"

How could he say no to that face of hers? How could he refuse even if she actually asked him to end his life? He smiled to her.

"Sure Tea. I'd love to!"

Soon they were on the boat that was floating peacefully on the calm river. Tea was as always happy, that beautiful ocean eyes of hers were sparkling in the daylight. The morning seemed perfect. It wasn't too hot and the sun wasn't burning human flesh. It was nice and warm but a slight cool breeze was blowing. The sky was clean and blue. Not even a small cloud on the sky. Atem was sitting in the boat but the beautiful view around him…the animals or the calm water seemed to lure him. He was only looking at her. The way her hair waved in the breeze, the way the Nile was making her eyes even more clear and oceanic! She looked like the fairy of the Nile! A goddess!

Suddenly her foot slipped and she fell in the water! The boat floated a little further and people in it looked back! Then she threw her head out of water! She was struggling! Struggling to breath! Struggling to stay on the surface! But how? She was a fine swimmer! He had seen her many times! His heart stopped beating!

"Tea!" he yelled.

"My dress…is caught…my dress…bottom…" they managed to hear some of the words she was saying.

"Damn!" Joey cursed. "We're in a river! The stream is stronger!"

They tried to reach her with the boat but the stream was strong where she had fallen! Her struggle had started becoming weaker…she wouldn't last for long! Atem really went crazy in agony for her! He had to do something! But what? What could he do? He didn't know how to swim! He saw her almost unconscious now. His mind went numb! Now he could only think of one thing! Save her! Save her at any cost! He jumped at the edge of the boat and stood there for a little looking down at the water with a worried look. The others saw him.

"Yami…don't even think doing that! This is river not sea and you don't know how to swim!" Joey was saying as if talking to someone ready to kill himself.

Ignoring him completely Atem took his cape off and kept looking down at the water and then her and then back at the water.

"Yami I'm serious…Yami don't do that…Don't…"

Before having time to finish his sentence Atem had already jumped in the Nile! He immediately threw his head out of water and started struggling to stay on the surface desperately! Again!

"Fool!" Joey yelled!

He ran at the edge and drew a hand out for Atem to take it but when he tried the stream drew him away and underwater! Tea also saw…

"No…" she whispered half-unconscious with her head barely out of water, "No…Yami can't swim…Save Yami…Please…"

Meanwhile Atem stretched his hand towards the surface desperately as if wanting to grasp the sun for one last time…and then…he felt something stir within him! He had done this before! He didn't know why…but it was so clean to him what to do as his love for Tea was! As if he was doing this his entire life! He kicked the bottom and immediately went to the surface. He threw his head out of water drawing a deep breath and then started to swim towards Tea! Moving his arms with a skill that left everyone speechless. He used the stream at his advantage! He reached her. He immediately dove and torn that small piece that was stuck underwater. He went up to the surface again and wrapped his arm around her waist. Tristan and Joey's jaws dropped to the floor.

"Are ya sure he didn't know what to swim?" Joey asked impressed.

The only thing Tristan could do was shrug.

Meanwhile Atem started swimming using one arm dragging Tea with him! He was swimming against the stream now!

"No…save Yami…save him…Yami doesn't know how to swim…save him…" she was murmuring half-fainted.

Atem kept swimming when it hit him! He had done this before! He had been in this situation before! Tea there with her wet head resting on his shoulder…the stream hitting him…this feeling…Suddenly everything disappeared around him to be replaced with a scene of him dragging Tea in the mad sea with the merciless salty waves hitting them both! He had done this before! The vision got lost as quickly as it came! He shook his head to pull himself together and he kept going! He had to save her! He reached the boat. He grabbed it! He gave them Tea to take her on board and then he stretched his hand out…and the others drew him up. They were both safe…Atem panting heavily. Joey and Tristan over Tea. Tea started to cough and opened her beautiful eyes. She looked up at them.

"Joey…? Thank you…"

"You're welcome Tea but it wasn't me who saved you! It was Yami!"

Her eyes widened.

"Yami…?"

She turned towards him seeing him shocking wet. She couldn't believe it! A bright smile appeared to her lips.

"Yami! You know how to swim! You're starting to remember!"

The only thing he did was nod to her…his mind was still at what happened!

In the evening he was walking in the palace…He couldn't stop thinking of that!

"So…I was the one who saved her…there is no doubt! I know it! But how? How is that possible? How was it possible to save her in the middle of the ocean?"

He walked a bit more and then found her sitting in the library. She had a scroll on the table in front of her. He smiled a faint smile and walked closer.

"Hay…"

She raised her head and smiled.

"Hay!" she answered back.

"What are you doing?"

"Oh nothing…I was studying mythology. It is really interesting!"

"What is it about?"

"Oh, about people that is said to live under the sea! Creatures divine!"

This made his heart beat a hard beat!

"What…kind of creatures?"

"They have fish tail and human body…strange huh?"

His heart seemed ready to pop out of his chest! His head was aching and spinning.

"Those…creatures…"

She smiled and turned the scroll towards him so he could see the small picture.

"They are called…Merpeople!"

Another chappie! I hope you like it! Well...Atem by instict saved Teana in the water and...got another memory!

I don't own Little Mermaid nor Yu-Gi-Oh! I have written this on my own on my computer.

I hope you liked it! Please review!