Authors Note: Hope you enjoy this chapter. I own nothing.

Chapter 17:

A week had passed and Yugi was finally awake and she didn't have bags under her eyes. She had told everyone she would do the ritual which they were happy for.

Yugi was currently in her room, she was doing the ritual in a few hours and she was a blushing mess. Yami was in the healing chambers to get everything ready.

Yugi was also currently having an internal debate if she wanted to back out or not, Queen Amara was also in her room consoling the poor 15-year-old girl.

Queen Amara smiled gently, "Yugi dear, you don't have to do this."

Yugi nodded, "I know, but the main reason why I don't want to do it just from embarrassment."

Amara smiled, "Yami won't stare at you, he's be embarrassed too. He just doesn't express it."

Yugi looked at Amara shocked, "He's embarrassed too?"

Amara nodded, "If a man finds a girl attractive of course he would be embarrassed seeing them unclothed."

Yugi nodded still blushing.

Ryou came into Yugi's room, "Yugi are you ready?"

Yugi nodded, "If we don't go and do it now. I'll never do it."

Ryou nodded and handed Yugi a robe. Ryou felt bad that Yugi will have to walk into the healing chambers and back with nothing but a robe on.

Ryou had threated all the boys that if they say one word to embarrass Yugi she would gladly fight all of them.

Which resulted in Malik, Bakura, Marik, and Seto picking on Yami.

Yami was currently in the healing chambers trying to get everything ready but Marik and Bakura were set on annoying him again.

Yami growled at them as he sat with everything on the counter. Isis had been showing him how to properly prepare the tonic for Yugi the last week since he would have to make it himself when the ritual came.

Yami looked at Marik and Bakura who were currently bothering him, "Get out!"

Bakura smirked, "Can't wait to see her naked can ya."

Yami glared at Bakura, "Get out! This isn't a joke!"

Marik pouted, "Sheesh. Touchy."

Yami glared at them when Heba and Atemu came in. Which Yami glared at them too, "If you came in here to pick on me get out."

Atemu glared at Marik and Bakura, "Actually I came in to get these two out."

Atemu grabbed Bakura and Marik and dragged them out. Which Yami was thankful for.

Heba watched as Atemu left with the two and then turned Yami with a sad expression. "Hey Yami."

Yami looked at Heba and his eyes softened, "Yes?

Heba shifted uncomfortable, "Don't stare at Yugi to much. Especially when you see the scar."

Yami was about to ask what scar when Ryou and Yugi entered the room.

Heba looked at Yugi and saw she was in a robe he smiled softly, "I'll keep the idiots at bay Yugi. You'll be fine."

Yugi stared at Heba. "You better." She ignored the other part.

Ryou looked at Yami and noticed the candles in the room in a circle for the ritual. "Okay. We'll get out, Good luck."

Ryou and Heba left leaving Yugi uncomfortable and Yami looking at her. "You can still back out now if you want."

Yugi shook her head, "No… I… I'll do it."

Yami nodded and turned, "Okay take off the robe and get into the center. I'll light the candles."

Yugi nodded blushing madly while she took of the only piece of clothing she had while getting into the center of all the candles.

Yami engulfed the room in shadow magic and Yugi kept her eyes clothes. She couldn't look Yami in the eyes. He could see her… all of her. She unconsciously moved her arms to cover her breast and womanhood.

Yami looked and noticed Yugi's eyes were closed and he was sort of thankful because he blushed when he saw her body.

Then he saw the scar… there was a scar across Yugi's chest. He wondered how she got such a nasty scar, but he had to stop staring.

Yami took a deep breath and started the ritual. He mixed the tonic and herbs and put his hand on Yugi's shoulder, "here. Drink this."

Yugi looked at Yami and blushed. Taking the herbal mixture and drinking it while Yami continued the ritual.

Meanwhile outside of the room.

Atemu, Ryou, and Heba were glaring at everyone.

Heba looked at Joey and Malik, "Joey, Malik will you stop picking on Yami and Yugi. They're both embarrassed by this as it is. Plus, we should be thankful for Yami to be willing to do the ritual for Yugi."

Joey and Malik sighed, that was true, Yami didn't have to agree to do it. It was for Yugi's sake he was doing it at all.

Atemu looked at the rest of his family glaring just as hard, "Seriously, the same for you all. Can't you grow up. This is for my brothers future wife sake, so shut the hell up."

An hour passed and Yami smiled at Yugi grabbing the robe for her and placing it over her. "We're done."

Yugi took the robe thankfully and quickly put it on. Yugi felt weird though. The minute Yami let down his shadow realm and his magic seized Yugi collapsed. Yami hadn't seen her collapse because he had turned around to let her put the robe on. That's when he heard her hit the floor.

Yami turned around quickly and his eyes widened, "Yugi!" He walked over to see Yugi was breathing heavily. Yami felt her forehead and it was like she had a fever. It must be after affects from the ritual. That was something that wasn't written in any of the text they had found. What the ritual would do.

Yami, "Just rest."

Yugi had nodded and closed her eyes.

Yami laid her down on the bed while he cleaned up and picked Yugi up bridal style to carry her out of the room, he also grabbed a blanket covering her up more.

When he carried Yugi out of the room everyone stared at the girl who looked extremely pale held in Yami's arms.

Yami sighed softly, "She collapsed after it was over. I'm guessing it had a toll on her."

Everyone nodded and Heba and Atemu was glaring at everyone daring to say a word.

Yami looked at Heba, "I want to talk to you Heba after I lay her down to rest."

Heba looked at Yami surprised by this, "Me? why?"

Yami took one hand and motioned across his chest like the scar he saw on Yugi's chest. Heba and Ryou's eyes widened at the motion. "I see. I'll meet you in the lounge." Yami nodded and walked off.

Everyone except Ryou and Heba, "What the hell?"

Ryou looked at Joey and Malik, "You idiots didn't realize what he was asking."

Joey, "Uh… no?"

Atemu looked at Heba, "What did my brother want to talk about."

Heba looked at Joey with sad eyes, "Joey it's about the that incident."

Joey's eyes widened, "Oh that one."

Heba nodded.

It was the one and only wound that would never heal on Yugi.

Heba looked down with tearful eyes and Atemu looked at him, "What was Yami asking?"

Heba sniffled and Ryou nearly cried out. Ryou spoke in place of Heba, "Yami's asking about the scar over Yugi's heart. The one she gave herself."

All the Egyptians eyes widened. There was a scar over Yugi's heart? And she gave it to herself?"

Ryou looked at everyone, "I'll go watch over Yugi while you inform everyone."

Ryou quickly escaped and Malik looked at everyone sadly, "We'll only be able to explain it once, let's meet Prince Yami in the lounge."

Ryou got to Yugi's room as Yami sat her down in the bed having an internal debate from the look on his face.

Ryou smiled, "I'll get her dressed and cleaned up. Heba and the others are waiting for you in the lounge."

Yami nodded and looked back at Yugi. He couldn't believe he saw a jagged scar over her heart he looked at Ryou and she just shook her head. "Heba, Malik and Joey will explain it… I can't bear to hear the story again, so I'll stay here and watch her."

Yami didn't like the sound of that at all, "Okay…"

Ryou looked at Yami, "Don't be angry when you here the story… its…" Ryou started to tear up and shook her head. "You'll find out."

Yami nodded and left the room he wanted to know why and now.

When Yami got to the lounge he saw everyone in there but he ignored everyone and looked at Heba, "Heba, you told me to not stare at the scar when I saw her, but I couldn't help notice it. Why does the princess have a scar over her heart that's jagged."

Heba gulped and looked up and sighed, "Last year probably two months before we found out the engagement… Yugi… she…"

Malik finished, "She tried to kill herself."

Everyone gasped and Yami's eyes widened in horror, "What!"

Joey shook in upset rage his hands tightening turning nearly white. "Ryou and I found her and we saw her do it to."

Amara's eyes widened, "Why would she do such a thing?"

Heba sniffled, "Because at the time she didn't have the will to live."

Everyone gasped.

Heba remembered that time, but Joey told the story because he was the one that found Yugi.

Joey and Ryou were walking around the palace in Rome when Ryou had a bad feeling. Ryou, "Let's go check on Yugi, she hasn't left her room at all today." Joey nodded and the two of them went to go check on Yugi.

When the two of them arrived to the room Ryou noticed the door was locked and took out her key since she shared the room with Yugi.

When Ryou opened the door she gasped in horror as she saw Yugi take the knife down into her own skin. "Yugi!"

Joey looked in horror and saw what Ryou saw, Yugi taking the knife into her own flesh. "Yug!"

The two of them ran into the room Joey quickly removing the knife applying pressor and Ryou crying out for healers instantly.

Yugi looked at the two of them with dead eyes she coughed up blood, "Let me die, I'm already dead anyway."

Joey and Ryou looked at Yugi, "We're not letting you die! You're our cousin and our friend!"

The healers came and quickly took over Yugi as she passed out from blood loss, nobody was to talk about Yugi trying to kill herself.

Malik shook his head, "Even when we came to the palace she didn't have the will to live. But she didn't try to kill herself anymore."

All the Romans turned to Yami, Amara, and Aknankanon, Joey, Heba, and Malik bowed at the same time, "We don't know what you did while we were away but Yugi regained the will to live. We could see it in the spark in her eyes, and we can't ever thank you enough."

Yami remembered his talk with Yugi after hearing her singing about how she truly felt. Yami whispered under his breath and only Aknankanon and Amara understood it, "That explains it."

Yami looked at Heba, "I only listened to her when she broke down crying. I didn't do anything"

Heba sighed, "I guess she needed that break down then. And you listening to her must have helped."

Amara looked at her son and gave him a sly look and Yami looked at his mom in horror.

Amara sung her next statement, "I know what gave Yugi her will to live back~"

Everyone looked at Amara then back at Yami then back at Amara. Before Heba could say anything Yami spoke.

Yami looked at his mother in horror, "Mom, don't."

Aknankanon looked at his wife and smirked, "Don't tell me it's a game, because it's not, Yugi…"

Amara continued, "I'm not going to let you die, do you hear me Yugi, I won't let you die."

Yami blushed, "MOM! DAD!"

Everyone looked at back in between Yami and the king and Queen and Malik, Marik, Bakura, and Joey were laughing there assess off.

Heba and Atemu along with Seto looked at Yami in shock.

Heba regained his voice first, "What happened while we were away?"

Amara smirked, "Oh Yami here yelled at Yugi telling her he wouldn't let her die."

Aknankanon spoke up, "Then he kissed her."

Amara, "Oh and he confessed his love."

Aknankanon, "He also came and asked…"

Before Aknankanon could finish Yami had his hands over his father's mouth, "Mom! Dad! Stop! For the love of Ra! Stop!"

Yami's face was blushing red.

Marik and Bakura hooked arms and sang stupidly while going in circles around Yami, "Yami and Yugi sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G first comes love then comes marriage then comes a baby in the baby carriage."

Yami groaned now Marik and Bakura had more to tease him about.

Heba looked at Yami and smiled, "Thank you Yami. You gave Yugi a reason to live. That must be another reason why she reconsidered to doing the ritual."

Yami was still blushing but nodded.

Atemu looked at Yami and smirked, "So…"

Ryou moved the bangs out of Yugi's face, she frowned when she noticed Yugi's hair had completely gone white but then Yugi's eyes opened and they were completely Amethyst like they used to be.

Yugi looked out to the horizon she got up ignoring Ryou and went to her balcony then jumped.

Ryou, "Yugi!"

Ryou ran over to the balcony and saw Yugi walking in the air towards the North. "Yugi!"

Yugi turned back to her and smiled, "I have somewhere I need to go. I must stop the war. I'll be back."

Ryou saw the light engulf Yugi and she was gone.

Ryou gasped and sat up, and she saw Yugi was in her bed sound asleep, and she was holding Yugi's hand. Her hair was still three different colors and the white in her hair hadn't spread.

Ryou shook her head, she had fallen asleep.

Ryou moved the bangs out of Yugi's face, was that a nightmare or did she somehow see the future? She didn't know but right now she didn't care.

Yugi groaned in her sleep and Ryou smiled gently, "You're so troublesome sometimes Yugi."

Yugi muttered in her sleep, "Yami… don't go…"

Ryou smiled gently and then she heard the knock on the door and saw Yami looking at her, Ryou moved out of the way, "Perfect timing, she's asking for you in her sleep."

Yami nodded then he pointed behind him, "Do something about your future husband. Or I'll make you single again."

Ryou nodded and left the room. She still couldn't get the dream out of her head.