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Balance
Chapter 7: Forgiveness and a Warning

Anzu dropped to her knees and looked at her former tormentor. All her anger melted away. 'Ra doesn't want me to be angry...'
The tormentor looked like a helpless child. He looked at her and Yugi, with wide, scared, teary eyes. "I...I..." Yami whispered.
Anzu crawled forward, and offered her hand. Yami looked at it with wide eyes. Anzu held her hand out closer. "Its allright..." she whispered. Yami took it, and cluched it. Tears went down his face. He no longer saw her as trash. He saw her as an...angel. Anzu put her other hand over his. "Do you realize now?" she whispered. Yami looked into her blue eyes, and tears went down faster. He bowed his head. Tears dripped from his eyes, to Anzu's hand. "What am I?" he whispered to Anzu.

Anzu gave a weak smile. She released his hand, and put her thin arms around Yami. Yami sobbed and put his arms around Anzu. They embraced. Yugi stared at them. Yami seemed to be reborn. Through his sobbing, Yugi heard Yami whisper "I'm sorry"

Yugi watched them and smiled. As he watched them a voice sounded within his mind. It had the accent of Egypt, and, somehow, Yugi felt a darkness

.:: You have completed your first mission. For your Pharoah, I am not sure...::

Yugi jumped. 'Who are you?!'

::This I will not say...yet. Your Pharoah is hurt. His wounds will not heal quickly, or in time. You have made the first step. There are many more. There may not be enough time::

'Not enough time for what?!'

::The Balance. The Balance is working against your Pharoah::

'i know he has done some wrong, but he is sorry!'

::Would you like to see why he was so cold?::

'......yes'

The voice sent him a vision, visions... Yami being snubbed by his mother, chained and whipped by his father, him dancing with a girl, and then another vision of the girl dying from a man that had to be Yamis father. Yami ran in and saw that. Yugi watched, horrifed as Yami dropped infront of the girl, who was in chains, and cried her name, and sobbed, then of him being cold and heartless. The visions were cut off.

'How do you know this?!' he demanded. 'Are you Ra?!'

::No. I am not Ra. I wanted to give you a warning.::

The voice was cut off. Yugi fell back, eyes wide. Those visions were just as bad as the reality he went through only the other day. Anzu noticed Yugi blanche and fall back, as if he saw death. What happened?

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Anzu helped Yami to his rooms. Yugi gestured for Anzu to follow him. He lead her to a balcony and sat down. He filled her in on what he heard. Anzu's eyes were wide. "Does that mean Yami is in danger?" "Yes" "What can we do?" "Heal him. He was hurt greatly as a child. All he is seeking is kindness and love" Anzu nodded. They stood up and watched Egypt. Yami was too exausted to be disturbed

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In the morning Yugi and Anzu, refreshed, having recieved there own rooms for "saving the Pharoah" went to visit him. They walked in and tried their best to ignore the blood on the walls and the chains. Yami was still in his rumpled day clothes, sprawled out and snoring,Yugi walked to the Pharoah and poked him gently "Good morning Yami" Yami turned and continued to snore. Yugi poked him again. Yami stirred "Wha..." he mumbled incoherently. "Good Morning" Yami sat up, and rubbed his crusty wet eyes. When Yami looked to see who it was, his eyes turned frightened again. "Yami... its all right. Get dressed and hurry out" "Ah...okay" Yami rolled out onto the floor and swore as Yugi and Anzu exited.

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Afternoon found Yami and his former slaves on the Nile. Yugi and Anzu tried their best to be optimistic. Yami looked into the distance, his eyes expressionless, his hair waving. "Anything wrong Yami?" Anzu asked. "No Anzu. It is nothing" [A/N *squeals* Thats from last episode of Yu-Gi-Oh I saw on Saturday, but he went "No Tea"!] "Hm... your looking at the tombs" "Yes..." Yugi was struck with an idea. Possibly that was where Evvy was buried. He directed the boat to shore in front of the tombs and hopped out. Anzu followed. Yami didn't. "Why are we stopping?" he inquired. "The tombs" Yugi replied. "Why?" Yugi bit his lip. "Do you have anyone you would like to pray to Yami?" Yami looked down. "Yes" He stood up and jumped off the boat with grace. Without waiting, and practically running, he ran into the tombs.

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=) ..so who is the person who warned Yugi? Review if you dont mind, and as always, I am open to flames. I like fire

Oh and BTW I will have the new reviewers up by next chapter. Sorry! I have to upload this and not check my mail for the review alerts. 22 reviews!!!! *hugs all*

BTW too, I will be going on a 3 day overnight trip with my school. I wont be able to upload :( I will though! I promise, when I get back!

~Yami Link Master~