Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh or its characters. I only own Sapphira Takaru, Marina Takaru, Toran Takaru and Zahara.

Translations:

"Talking"

Mind link

Chapter 12

Ryou Bakura

Sapphira's P.O.V.

I'm glad that things at Death-T turned out alright, but how will things turn out between me and Yugi? I feel like I want to tell him, but I don't know if now is the right time to tell him. I'm still confused about how to tell him, like usual. Then again, when is that not a surprise.

We got a new student in class named Ryou Bakura. He had white hair and brown eyes. He also seemed to have an innocent air all around him. He became fast friends with Yugi and the others.

He seemed nice, but growing up in Egypt taught me to be very cautious. It's just how I grew up and I wouldn't change it for anything. It has taught me how to recognize the signs of danger and that's exactly what it's telling me now. Thanks to this, I've avoided a whole lot of bad situations that I wouldn't have made it out of unscathed.

Then I heard rumors about how all his other friends have always ended up in a coma. This raised my suspicion of him, but I didn't show it. I only hope that Yami is as well. It can't just be a coincidence. There was only one thing that I could think of that could cause this. The power of the Millennium Ring. Which if I remembered correctly, contained an evil spirit. One that was over 5000 years old.

As I walked out of the school building to head home for the day, I heard a voice that I recognized as Yami's. " Sapphira, can I talk to you for a moment? It's really urgent." I turned back around to see Yami near a wall outside the school. I nodded and made sure that no one was watching as I came over to him to ask what was bothering him. " So, what's eating you Yami?" He smiled softly at how I asked before he turned serious. I had a feeling of what this was about.

" Did you get some strange vibe coming from Ryou earlier? I know that you can sense that something is off about him. Just like when you sensed me inside of Yugi the day you transferred into his class, but decided not to say anything. Just like I sensed that there was something weird about your aura that felt familiar to me. If only I could figure out why it felt so familiar, maybe I could find out more about my past." I looked a little nervous at how he figured that out.

I sighed before I answered him. " I guess there's no hiding that fact from you. I'll tell you about that aura at a later time. Right now, it's important for me to keep that a secret until I tell Yugi how I feel about him. However, even I don't know why I felt your aura when I transferred into Yugi's class. It was like seeing the puzzle stirred a reaction that was centuries old. Trust me, even if I knew something, I wouldn't know how to explain it at this time. I'll tell you when I understand it enough to where it actually makes sense."

Yami nodded smiling slightly before I continued. " I'll admit that I have this bad feeling about Ryou. Growing up in Egypt has taught me to be catious. Be careful Yami, I don't think that it's a coincidence that all his other friends have always ended up in the hospital. There's something not right about him."

He nodded seriously as I left the school to go back to my house. My parents were coming home from their latest business trip. Then after dinner, I went upstairs and suddenly felt a huge surge of power that only comes from a Shadow Game being played. Zahara came out and spoke using the mind link. Sapphira, Yami is playing a shadow game with the evil spirit in Ryou's Millennium Ring! I looked at her shocked before I answered back. How did you know that Ryou had the Millennium Ring?! I never saw it on him!

Zahara shook her head before she answered. I caught a glimpse of it when he touched Yugi's puzzle! I'm worried about Yami, Sapphira! I nodded and left the house telling my parents that I was going out for a walk. I didn't want to worry them. Once I got to Ryou's house, I felt that the shadow game had ended. I climbed up a tree and saw through the window that was slightly opened that they were talking to Ryou about keeping the Millennium Ring off his neck to protect himself. I felt that Yami was still inside the Millennium Puzzle and smiled at Zahara.

Yami has overcome his first challenge. However, I'm sure that the next one will be harder. For both him and Yugi. That much I'm sure of. Zahara nodded before she responded.

True Sapphira. Since the spirit of the Millennium Ring came after Yugi's Millennium Puzzle, it will only be a matter of time before Pegasus does. His Millennium Eye doesn't just read people's minds, it can also steal their souls. He may use this to get to Yugi and Yami. He can't do that to us because of the Millennium Pendant, but he may take someone closer to Yugi to get what he wants. I nodded as I got out of the tree and went home for the night.

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