Disclaimer: This is the second chapter to life of innocence so if this isn't what you're looking for go somewhere else! Anyway for all you people that want to read it, if you read J-chan's Inu Yasha bloops then yes as a matter of fact I am Hijuu-chan! So if you hate me for what I say to her hit the road. For the remaining handful of people here I hope you enjoy the fic. And to please all the people out there and to avoid lawsuits…

I DO NOT OWN YU-GI-OH OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT!!! Thank you and enjoy the fic.

The sunshine was warm and comforting, it was a beautiful day to be outside. There were families and young couples of all kinds outside to soak up what sunshine they could. Screams of laughter woke Tea from a restless sleep. "What time is it?" she asked groggily. Rolling over she searched for her clock and couldn't find it. "Stupid thing must've rolled under the bed or something," she explained to herself to quell the rising fear in her heart. She went to the kitchen to find herself some water when she passed by the hallway mirror.

"Come on Billy throw the ball already!" cried the children impatiently. "The shot has to be perfect!" Billy answered back frustrated. Billy aimed and was about to shoot when a scream echoed through the park and rang in everyone's ears. People jerked up from their books, young children burst into tears of fear, and everyone questioned each other.

Tea recoiled in horror from the mirror and grasped for her cell phone, hoping it would work. She quickly dialed Yugi's number and waited breathlessly for an answer.

Yugi picked up the phone and mumbled something along the lines of a greeting. He expected a telemarketer or maybe even Joey but was jerked to reality when he heard Tea's voice panicked and close to tears. "What did you say happened?" he asked not sure of what she had said. "My electricity wasn't working and then I heard noises and oh Yugi please just come!" she said panicked. "I'm on my way but get out of there first," Yugi said hanging up and then dialing Joey and then Tristen.

Tea stood outside by her door with the sun streaming over her, but it gave her no warmth. The fear inside of her chilled her to the darkest corners of her heart. How could this be happening to her? This was the kind of thing that happened on the eleven-o clock news, not to normal people like her. But then again she wasn't all that normal to begin with so maybe it was possible. Nervously, she watched for Yugi, hoping he'd get there soon. Any presence of friends at all would be comforting. What was she going to do next? This apartment was all she could afford. She couldn't buy lawyers or detectives. What was going to happen to her?

Yugi ran down the street dodging cars and people, hoping Joey and Tristen would be where they were supposed to. He ran through the park near Tea's apartment and saw Joey and Tristen talking gravely by a lamppost.

She saw them coming up the stairs before they noticed she was by her door. It would be so easy to just laugh it off and pretend she had done it for a joke, but she couldn't. She'd been given another chance at life and she was going to live it to her full potential.

"Tea!" Yugi called out when he saw her standing far apart from her door. Joey ran ahead and asked, "Are you all right? Did anyone try to hurt you?" Tristen watched her seriously and spoke softly, "Tea you must understand that if they did you wouldn't be in danger if you told us." "No guys no one hurt me it's just that…" she trailed off and glanced worriedly at the door. Yugi pulled out the key he had to her apartment and opened the door cautiously. Joey followed him then Tea and then Tristen behind her. "Where did you say you saw the message?" Yugi questioned when they were inside. "On my hall mirror," Tea answered quietly. Yugi walked down the hall and looked at the mirror and then backed away. "Whoever did this is sick," Joey muttered glaring at the mirror. Trailing down on the mirror's pure surface were words written in sanguine liquid. They read 'I know who you are and what you fear. I will conquer your mind. I am Death.'