I know I'm a month late on the update. Sorry about the wait folks, but hey at least it's not a year right? Hopefully, this chapter will be a worth the wait.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Yu-Gi-Oh.

Please enjoy the next installment of Going to visit my Cousin!

Updated 7/14/13

CHAPTER TWENTY

Yami sat in his room with a lot on his mind. Things had just gone from bad to worse, and now more questions had risen to his mind. Aisha had appointed people to guard his tomb for his return. She had known all along that he was going to return. He had known this, but to hear Marick say it with such malice made him believe that there was something more to it than that.

His heart exploded at the thought of her and at the same time depressed him. She had avoided him. After Marick had left them, and Joey had won the duel she had rushed off the platform, Inuyasha on her tail. He had tried to stop her, but she hadn't even looked at him telling him she needed time to think.

He didn't want to give her time. Yami had just gotten her back along with some of his memories of her. He needed her, and he was going to go get her. He left the room and went in search of her.

She sat in Joey's room as the group celebrated his win. Kagome was watching Inuyasha, who had seemed very distracted as of late. He was away from her studying through the deck Grandpa had given him. She wondered what was going through his head when the door to the room opened up.

Kagome instantly felt the other presence within her panic slightly. When she saw who it was, Kagome knew why. The pharaoh searched for a moment before finding her. Determination flared in his eyes when they met hers.

'Run,' Aisha told her, 'I know this look.'

'What?' Kagome replied confused as he made his way over to her.

'He wants to talk. Run,' Aisha explained and repeated.

'What's wrong with talking?' Kagome asked getting out of her chair as Yami stood in front of her.

She could feel Aisha's frustration as she tugged for control over the body.

Yami saw Kagome change into his queen. He looked into her face wanting to reach his hand to touch it. He resisted knowing he needed to talk to her. Something was wrong with her, and he also needed answers to the past.

"Can I have a word with you," he saw Inuyasha look up, "Alone."

Aisha cut her eyes away from him and nodded. She followed him out of the room as he led her to his. When the door closed, he turned to face her pain written in his face.

"I want answers to the past," he told her.

She stood as tall as she could, "I can't do that," she replied flatly.

"Not my past. Yours," he told her surprising her.

"What?" she said dumbfounded.

"I want to know what happened after I became sealed into the puzzle," he answered.

She looked away from him, "I ruled over Egypt continuing everything you ever put into place. I ruled for twenty years before I finally got enough strength to see into the future, this future. My assistant, Hepolis, was to rule in my stead. I sealed my soul into the necklace waiting for the moment I could be released. The moment I finally got to see you again," she began strong and ended in a hurt whisper.

The words she spoke were laced with anger and hurt, and did he detect longing? He looked into her eyes and saw everything her voice portrayed.

"I am sorry I was not there, my queen," he apologized, affectionately taking her hand.

"You were very brave and I am very proud of you for what you've done," he continued.

She nodded, "I missed you more with each day that passed," she said softly as his grip on her hand tightened.

His breath hitched at her revelation, surprised at how her words affected him, "If I could have taken away and bore your pain I would have," he told her pulling her closer to him.

He became delighted when she didn't fight him. She looked up at him in their embrace, and he took his chance to kiss her. She participated moving her lips to the rhythm of his lips. Her body trembled with need, and he wanted to satisfy her, but a sudden burst of emotion stopped him after he pulled her flush against him. Yugi.

"Atem," Aisha breathed lustily as his eyes widened along with hers.

"What did you say?" he asked suddenly. Had she said his name? His real name?

Aisha could literally feel Shadi wanting to kick her teeth in at revealing something she shouldn't have. He needed to work to discover his past on his own.

'He certainly worked for it,' she heard Kagome in her head disgusted.

Aisha ignored her host's suggestion. She had been caught up in the moment. Caught up in the past. For a moment, she pretended they were both back in ancient Egypt preparing to make love to one another. She hadn't meant to call his name.

"I…I my pharaoh," she stuttered panicked, "I had no right. I'm sorry."

This was the exact reason she should be avoiding him. She would ruin everything they had ever worked for.

Yami pulled away from her a quick memory of them naked, him on top of her in the bedroom as Aisha called out his name. He could feel his already excited body demand him to take her back to his bed and fulfill the memory.

"No, Aisha, my queen, my love," he grabbed both of her hands, "I loved hearing my name on your tongue."

She wanted to say it again. She wanted him to take her to bed, but suddenly the door opened and Joey stood about to say something. He stopped and looked at the two's intense body language and rosy cheeks. He looked uncomfortable then.

"I, uh, the next duelists are being selected," Joey said and left quicker than he came in.

Aisha stepped away from him, "We have work to do," she told him and left him in the room alone.

She walked quickly trying to calm herself. Sexual tension still thick in her body, she made it in time to see the first duelist being chosen. Atem was close behind her stopping beside her as the duelist was announced.

"Duelist Mia has been chosen for this next duel, and," the man waited for the next number to appear, "Duelist Marick!"

"Would the duelists please report to the platform!"

Almost everyone visibly stiffened at the announcement, and as everyone went to give Mia their encouragement Inuyasha hung back and waited. As everyone headed up to the duelist area, Mia stayed behind and gave a large huff right before everything went dark for her.

Inuyasha took Mia and put her into the infirmary beside Odeon. He then grabbed her duel disk and slid his deck into it. His body itched with a nervousness he had never known before. He had always relied on his brute strength to save everyone, and now he was relying on strategy and brain power. Inuyasha just hoped he was smart enough to defeat Marick and win back Kagome.

Kagome watched through her body's eyes as Inuyasha came through the door to the roof. Her entire being froze in horror when she saw what he was wearing.

"What are you doing?" the referee asked forcefully.

"What do you think I'm doing? I'm dueling in Mia's place," Inuyasha replied cockily.

"I'm sorry, but-," the referee didn't get to continue.

"Let him duel," Kaiba said.

"But sir-," once again the referee was interrupted.

"Last I checked this is my tournament. Let him duel," Kaiba repeated with a glare.

Kaiba really wanted to see Marick's Egyptian God card.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted regaining her body and rushing to him, "You can't!"

Inuyasha gave her a tender look, "I will," he said forcefully.

"But you've only dueled once, Inuyasha, listen to me. You're excellent with a sword and you protected me in the Feudal era, but let me protect you now! Let me duel instead," Kagome insisted.

This time Yami's head turned worriedly. He did not want Aisha to duel Marick.

"Kagome, if I do this and defeat him we can go back home. I'm not willing to risk losing you though," Inuyasha stepped by her.

"What about Mia!" Joey asked suddenly.

"She'll be fine, go check on her if you need to," Inuyasha replied with a wave of his hand.

Joey shook his head. Mia was not going to be happy about this.

Kagome watched Inuyasha go her stomach in twists, and every fiber in her body shaking. As he was lifted to the dueling arena, Marick came strolling in with a disturbing grin on his face. He looked up at his opponent a moment of confusion on his face that soon turned to glee. He turned towards Kagome in utter excitement.

"Well, well, this is interesting," he told her.

Kagome's jaw bunched as he laughed at her, "Don't worry my dear, I won't hurt him…much," Marick continued to laugh.

"You had better not hurt him," Kagome threatened her voice angry.

"I won't do anything that he won't do to himself," Marick replied cryptically.

Marick stepped on the platform, and the duel began. Kagome allowed Aisha to have her body, and watched worry threaded in her soul. About halfway through the duel, it appeared Inuyasha wasn't doing terrible, both him and Marick had the same amount of life points.

"It seems now would be a good time to make things interesting," Marick stated looking pointedly at Kagome.

'He's going to make it like ancient times,' Aisha told Kagome grimly.

'What do you mean?' Kagome asked panicked.

'It is what you call now, a shadow duel,' Aisha explained as Kagome's apparition's eyes widened in terror.

Marick pointed the staff forward as a dark purple cloud engulfed the stadium. Everyone was instantly unnerved and distraught.

"This isn't good, guys," Tea said as Tristan nodded.

Joey glared at Marick and Yami frowned deeper.

"What is this big brother?" Serenity asked.

Joey put an arm around his sister, "Not good, sis, not good," he replied anxiously shooting a glance at Kagome.

Feeling Kagome's enhanced fear Aisha shouted towards her host's suitor, "Inuyasha! Beware the shadow duel! Stop this now," she shouted a bit of Kagome's emotion in her voice.

Inuyasha turned towards her a determined look on his face, "I won't stop, not now. I've come too far!" he shouted then turned to Marick.

"You won't scare me with your magic! I've been through far worse than this!" Inuyasha yelled with a smirk at Marick.

Marick returned the smirk with a much creepier look to it, "I highly doubt you've undergone anything as deadly as the shadow realm! Soon you will know only darkness, and the one light in your life will be wiped from your mind forever!" Marick exclaimed.

"Whatever freak!" Inuyasha answered and drew a card and continued to play the game.

Soon one of Inuyasha's monsters was destroyed and soon realized the extent of the shadow game. He stared open-mouthed as one of the people from his memory disappeared. This was far worse than anything Naraku had ever thrown at him. He watched as Sango was ripped from his mind.

'No, Inuyasha!' Kagome thought thinking about how she would have felt losing Sango.

"You bastard!" Inuyasha shouted at Marick.

Marick ignored the insult, "And now that you have a taste of the power of the shadows, next you'll lose the one thing you value most!" Marick laughed as Inuyasha began to sweat.

'He can't mean,' Inuyasha thought his eyes finding Kagome before turning back to Marick.

"That's right foolish demon, take one last look at her while you still can!" Marick antagonized him.

"Inuyasha don't listen to him! You'll always have me!" Kagome shouted taking back her body.

Inuyasha needed her.

He turned and gave her a smile that said 'don't worry' and at the same time 'in case I don't make it I love you.' Her heart broke as unshed tears sat in her eyes. This was all her fault. If she had only listened to him and back to the Feudal era when he had wanted to they wouldn't be in this place.

'And the whole world would be lost,' Aisha countered.

Kagome felt her entire mind arguing. Without a world there would be no Inuyasha, but without Inuyasha she had no world. Either way, she was royally screwed. How did her life become such a cesspool of injustice? She felt herself giving up.

'Kagome, he has not lost yet. All he has to do is win, and everything can go back to normal. I will finally be relinquished into the Afterlife, and you will have complete reign over your body again,' Aisha encouraged.

'Right!' Kagome answered thankful to have the ancient soul within her at the moment.

"Come on Inuyasha! I believe in you!" she shouted giving him the strength to continue in the duel.

"Yes, hurry up, little demon," Marick mocked as Inuyasha drew another card.

Many close calls for Inuyasha later and Marick losing small amounts of life points, finally Inuyasha played a very special magic card, a card that allowed him to take the most powerful monster from Marick's deck, his Egyptian God card.

"Well done, demon, it seems I didn't give you enough credit when we started this duel," Marick still smiled even in the wake of his demise.

Or so Inuyasha thought.

"Flattery will get you nowhere, Marick," Inuyasha declared as he sacrificed the monsters he had managed to keep safe to protect his most sacred possession, his memories of Kagome.

"I'm not expecting it to," Marick answered as the Egyption God was summoned.

"What the hell?" Inuyasha muttered looking up at the ball then down to the picture of the card, "This doesn't look anything like the card."

"That's because you haven't said the ancient Egyptian chant! There are several people on board who can read it, but unfortunately for you, you don't fall under that group," Marick explained.

"What?" Inuyasha said dumbfounded.

"You see, I come from a long line of tomb keepers, this ancient language has been engraved into my being physically and mentally. Every secret of the Pharaoh is on my back and in my brain," Marick continued.

Yami's eyes widened as he shot a glance towards Kagome, who kept Aisha as co-pilot at the moment. Aisha had told him that the tomb keepers' jobs had been to guard his tomb, but she had neglected to tell him that his secrets were engraved on people's backs. She didn't turn to look at him.

"That's right Pharaoh," Marick said causing him to look back at his enemy, "Your queen created this."

Aisha took back control of the body, "I have done none of this," she declared glaring at him, "It was an honor for the Ishtar clan to guard the tomb. You betrayed that honor."

Marick smiled bitterly, "More like a curse. Besides who needs to guard some unknown pharaoh's tomb when you can just take the power yourself," Marick replied.

"In some ways, Aisha, I have a lot to thank you for. Without you, none of this would have been possible," he continued.

Aisha gritted her teeth, "I'm counting on that," she answered making Marick frown angrily contemplating the meaning behind her words.

"But you already bear the Pharaoh's secrets don't you Aisha," Marick said changing tactics.

Aisha frowned, "What I know is far more superior to anything you believe you know. You forget that everything you were taught started with what I instructed. You think you know everything, when you are merely a pawn to play their part in the Pharaoh's release of his soul," Aisha replied causing Marick to frown deeply.

"There is a reason I left my return out of your teachings."

"And now you will pay gravely as I take away Kagome's dear companion. Why don't you ask her if it was worth it? Trading her lover to regain your own," Marick countered.

Aisha felt Kagome's emotions after Marick's statement, and refused to let her take control over her body. Aisha knew she would have to talk to Kagome before letting her give Marick the satisfaction of driving them apart.

"Now watch as I release the Winged Dragon of Ra!" he shouted after Aisha didn't reply.

Everyone watched in sheer amazement as the Egyptian God roared to life.

"Attack my Winged Dragon!"

Just as the dragon was about to wipe out Inuyasha's life points did the Millenium symbol appear on Kagome's forehead as she raced to take the blast for Inuyasha. The blast made a direct hit on Kagome's back. She screamed as the pain began to overwhelm her. She looked up to Inuyasha one eye closed in effort the other one half closed in pain. She smiled.

"Kagome," Inuyasha reached and caressed her face.

"I'm sorry, Inuyasha," she told him tears falling from her face.

"Kagome no!" Inuyasha shouted when suddenly someone else was there to take the blast off Kagome.

She turned to see Yami standing there as he grunted under the force of the blast. Kagome felt herself fall to the ground Aisha's power exhausted from taking the god's blast and lost consciousness. Yami fell to one knee one arm holding him up the other bracing his side.

Marick walked forward after being declared the winner.

"Now see what happens when a mortal tries to play god," Marick said as he held the Millennium rod up to Inuyasha's face.

"Marick no!" Yami shouted.

"Now see what happens when a human decides to mess with a demon!" Inuyasha countered about to strike Marick when suddenly he felt himself start to drift away.

Inuyasha's body fell to the ground no longer containing the powerful soul it once housed.

TBC...

I know you all must hate me after that! Things are starting to get a lot more serious for Kagome now. Anyways, feel free to send me a review!