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People guessed it right! I'm so happy! The lucky reviewers that got it correct were as follows:

Liashi, it was in jest but it was right!

jadeangel86: One of her four

Yami's#1fan...in a round about way...

I hope they clue the rest of you guys in! If not all will be revealed in the next chapter!

Sadly, I will be going away for *gasp* twenty days and will not be able to post 'till I get back...I hope you guys can wait...I tried to make this one longer...

/ Blah / = any hikari

// Blah // = any yami

// Aibou... // Yuugi lifted his head weakly, it felt like he was dying, he hadn't had anything to eat or drink for days and it had begun to take it's toll. Maybe he was hallucinating. //...Answer...me... // Yami? He was instantly alert and tugging at his chains. //...Please... //

/Yami? / No answer. / Yami! / It was gone. "No! I felt him, I'm sure it was him!" He felt completely alone, it was nagging at his heart and soul, it felt like no one wanted him. If they did, wouldn't they have found him by now? "Anyone! Please help us! Please!" The freshman looked around wildly, desperate for an escape. He was terrified, alone and above all scared for Bakura, he couldn't even tell if his friend was alive or not anymore. "...Please..." He began to sob uncontrollably, the loud cries shaking his body as he thrashed and convulsed, cutting open his hands and pulling muscles. "Let me out! Let me out! Let me out! Please! Please!" His head cracked into the wall and he slumped to the cold stone, blood welling up in his hair. "Please!" He hiccupped, "let me out..." / Yami! / His mind cried, he could see himself running into the empty soul room in his head screaming with pain and rage, it wouldn't be long now before he lost it completely.

"Yuugi...?" The crazed boy opened his eyes wider, Bakura was peering at him from his position on the ground, unable to lift his head. "Don't worry..." he whispered, and Yuugi held his breath so he could hear. "They won't leave you here..." He was silenced with a cough and Yuugi noticed dark liquid seeping from the corners of his mouth and staining the rock. He was unable ponder this longer because at that moment the demon shadow threw the door to their little cell wide open.

Yami Yuugi stood in front of the castle gates, cursing himself. He had forgotten the ten star chips. His glove, or rather Yuugi's, only had six.

"Damn it!" The darkness slumped to the grass in defeat. He had wasted all that precious energy making a trek that couldn't even be completed, how stupid he felt. Involuntarily his head leaned back and his eyes slid closed. // Aibou...answer me...please... // Gods how he wanted to just hear him again, he missed him so much, his aibou, his light, his life...could he have really meant what he said?

"The fool found us." The shadow hissed bitterly, fingering the Sennen puzzle. The others had long since lost their warmth but this one seemed to retain it longer. It still glowed faintly of both auras, yes, he was strong, but was he strong enough to survive the destruction of his beloved puzzle? Lithe fingers poised over the golden pieces ready to rip it apart, one agonizing chunk at a time, but something held it back. It needed only a single piece to complete the spell, just a single portion and then its revenge could be complete, it was only missing one item, the one's it had would suffice. "Choices..."

Yuugi stared in wonderment as the demon stood silhouetted in dim moonlight.

"You may go."

"What?" Yuugi asked softly, unbelieving.

"Do I stutter boy? I said you may both leave." It made a motion and the clasps around both boys' wrists and waist creaked opened. "You are both free to leave, however, I won't be showing you the way out." It turned to leave. "You may need to help your friend." And with that, it was gone. Yuugi waited a moment to make sure it really wasn't a trick and then shakily rose to his feet, leaning on the wall for support and staring the empty. black void of the hallway. His legs felt useless, he hadn't used them for so long. Finally he collapsed next to his sick friend, who looked even worse close up.

"Wake up." Said Yuugi quietly, shaking the stiff shoulder answered by a weak moan.

"...leave...me..."

"No, I won't, we both leave or neither of us."

"...I'll...only..." Yuugi cut him off.

"I'll help you, can you stand?" He asked, expecting the negative answer he received. Yuugi bent down, picking up a pale, limp arm and draping it over his shoulder, hefting Bakura into a kneeling position. "Now, stand."

"I...I'll...try..." the sick boy whispered, shaking as he strained his exhausted body.

"You can do it!" Yuugi urged, helping as much as he was able, finally getting into an upright stance, both wheezing, Bakura coughing.

"...thanks..." Yuugi smiled, a weak one, but one full of happiness. They could do this.

"Good, now step with me, we'll both have to help each other." All his companion could do was nod.

"Yami?" Joey asked groggily, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "Guys, wake up! 'e's gone!"

"who's gone?" Tea asked, in the middle of a yawn.

"Yami, he must a left in da middle of da night!" Everyone was in a state of panic, except for Yami Bakura, he was too exhausted to even turn his head to look at the rest.

"He could be hurt!" Tea cried, tears springing to her eyes at the thought of him falling over a cliff somewhere.

"...He...he's...at...the..." Yami Bakura tried to use his arms to prop himself up halfway. "...I can...feel...his...presence, that...way..." he nodded weakly at the direction of the castle, giving up his losing battle. The others winced as his chin hit the ground hard.

"I'll run ahead, Tristan, Tea, you guys take care a him."

"Sure thing Joey." Answered Tristan, but the blonde was already too far away to hear.

Yuugi staggered through the endless halls under the weight of Bakura. The white-haired youth struggled to help but ended up tripping over his own feet a number of times, doing more to exhaust his pathetic state. More then once they had had need to stop, resting the body but worrying the mind by wondering what traps could possibly lie ahead.

"You'd think there'd be some signs..." Yuugi sighed to his silent companion. "Let's go..." he hefted Bakura once more and continued his stumble through the huge labyrinth praying for the way out.

Joey's hectic pace through the wood had turned into a slow walk as he neared the castle. His chest heaved and sweat coursed down his face as he prepared himself for the final sprint to the gates.

"Come on Joe, you can do dis..." he muttered jogging now more then walking, eventually working into a full run. "Yami!" He gasped, recognizing the blue-clad figure slumped against the gate. "Wake up!" He cried, kneeling beside the unconscious darkness. Stunning crimson eyes parted halfway, dulled by exhaustion.

"Joey...my glove..." he raised his hand weakly. "...Not enough..." his eyes closed again and he took a shallow breath while Joey cursed his own glove, he had only two.

"Someone must've dropped some somewhere..." Joey whispered dropping to his hands and knees in a desperate search. His long fingers swept through the grass looking for anything that even resembled a star chip. To his luck he found one and clipped it into the safety of his glove.

"What on earth are you doing Joey? And what's wrong with Yuugi there?" Without looking up he waved his hand in the voice's general direction.

"I'm lookin' fa star chips, and that's not Yuugi-i's his yami...whoops..." Joey looked up into the purple gaze of Mai Valentine.

"A yami? What is that?"

"I can't explain it right now! Please, Mai, lend me a chip, Yuugi is in there and I'm missin' one." He stood up and dusted himself off.

"Why should I help you?"

"Please, he could be hurt in there!"

"Hurt?" The blonde looked skeptically and the gasping form heaved against the gates and at Joey's pleading look. "He does look a tad taller then little Yuugi..."

"...please...help my Aibou..." The standing pair looked down into the ragged eyes.

"Well, only because you're cute." Joey rolled his eyes and told Mai to hurry up as she clinked the chips into place. The heavy doors creaked open and Joey lifted one of Yami's arms over his shoulder.

"Joey! Wait!" Tea came running up followed by a panting Tristan half-dragging, half-carrying Yami Bakura. "We're coming with you. All together." The three friends put their hands into the middle all of them thinking the same thought, all of them missing their friend.

"Are you guys coming or what?"

// We're coming Aibou. Hang on... //

SY: So...short! Argh! I can't write...

YY: *chuckles* Loser...

SY: Shut up

YY: Ooh! Scary! *Note the sarcasm*

SY: Go away!

YY: Make me!

SY: Fine! *Presses backspace* There, no more Yami for a while. ^^

KS: You have me instead!

SY: *Shrugs* Works for me. I'm tryin' really hard to make 'em longer, really! I'll work hard on the next one! I promise!

KS: Of course you will! *Smile, smile*

SY: *Melt, melt* Aw, it's nice to have support...speaking of which! A big thank you to all you nice reviewers!

All: Thank you!

SY: Keep 'em comin'! Ja!