Mokuba: Crossover Authoress would like to thank Lynn-Chan and Domesticated Freedom for reviewing

C.A. Oh my goodness! Domesticated Freedom you want to borrow An? Some one actually wants to use a character I made? Yeah you can borrow her, but I should say her Yami isn't really called Yami-An, that's just what I'm calling her until she introduces herself, her real name is Anhai, she's half Greek on her mother side. If your want more information tell me in a review and I'll send it in a e-mail. *Runs off to find out more about Domesticated Freedoms character. A.J.*

Yami-An : Hey! I was meant to introduce myself! And don't my Hikari and I have a say in this?

C.A.: *Come back.*No, I own you even if I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Tea do your new job.

Tea: Okay! This is the Blah Blah key thing.

"Blah" = Japanese

[Blah] = English

Blah= Welsh

/Blah/ = Telepathy.

Blah = Thoughts, emphasis, un-translated welsh.

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C.A : And Cue Tristan.

Tristan: No real warnings for this chapter, but there is reference to suicide if you look close.

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The White Metals

Silver.

Chapter Three: It's Not Just Blood That Makes A Family.

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An walked into the newsagents with Yugi and the others.

"An. I have a word to say to you." Matt said. An looked at Matt he looked angry.

"What?" An asked wondering what on earth could she have done.

"Think fast." Matt threw something at her she caught it. It was a brown inhaler.

"You didn't take it this morning did you? You know you can't just use the blue one." Matt said sternly.

"I'm sorry." An looked down. "I forgot."

Matt walked around the counter and took a good look at An. "Okay what happened?"

"Some one tried to steal her bag." Yugi said.

An glared at him, she looked a lot like her Yami then.

/If she is like her Yami you had better stay on her good side. / Yami said. He had a feeling she wasn't to be messed with.

"Tell me you didn't have an attack?" Matt asked turning grey.

"No" An lied with such ease that it shocked Yugi. "I think I'll have a bruise in the morning though."

"Well I know just the thing to cheer you up." Matt disappeared into the back room and came back in with a baby boa constrictor.

"Aww it's so cute!" An said. "It's for me?"

Matt nodded. "I wanted to get something to cheer you up. I know you wanted a cat but the doctor said you couldn't have any pets with fur."

"Why not?" Joey asked.

"Cause of my Asthma."

/What is Asthma anyway? / Yami asked Yugi.

/I'm not exactly sure, but its something to do with the muscles in the chest, the ones that control your breathing. You just can't catch your breath. /

/It looked like she couldn't breath out. /

"An, exactly what is asthma?" Yugi asked An.

"It's like when someone hyperventilates, except that it's more serious. The muscles in my lungs over react trying to get more and more air in but won't let any out. The Inhaler had a relaxant, which forces the muscles to relax so I can exhale."

"So what started it?" Tea asked.

"It can be started by lots of things, well mine can anyway it's gotten pretty serious lately. Animal hair in the air, cold, dry air, stress, and over exertion..." An shrugged.

"Why the sudden curiosity?" Matt asked narrowing his eyes.

"Oh, I guess they noticed I had a bit of a tight chest." An lied again. "I guess it came on because I forgot to take the brown inhaler. So... what's the snake's name."

"He's yours to name." Matt had an odd smile on his face.

"Set." An said with out hesitation.

"HA! Dina owes me 100 yen!" Matt said. "I knew I had another Egyptian nut on my case, you wouldn't your brother's sister otherwise."

"You made a bet on what I was going to name my snake?" An blinked. "I thought Dina was on holiday."

A thirty something year old woman walked out the back of the shop with a pile of magazines.

"Oh An you're back! What did you call your snake?"

"Set." An said grumpily.

"Oh damn." Dina expertly balanced the magazines with one hand and fished out a note out of her trouser pocket. "Here."

"Thank you!" Matt said taking the money.

"Err..."Yugi thought maybe he should change the subject. "Why did you say that An wouldn't be her brother's sister if she weren't a fan of Egypt?"

"Didn't she tell you? Andrew was an algologist. Made a big discovery last year. A queens tomb."

"It wasn't a queen's tomb, it was a guard's. She died saving the prince of Egypt."

"But..." Yugi interrupted at Yami's request. "Girls weren't allowed job's like that in ancient Egypt."

"I know." An said. "Anhai's tomb ether disproves that conception of Egyptian life or this was the exception of the rule."

"Umm... An, I guess this is the perfect time to give you this..." Matt smiled sadly. "I've been putting it off."

Dina knew this would be a good time to vanish. An read the letter her breath caught in her throat, and she started coughing. Ryou and Yugi put their hands on her shoulders she violently shrugged them off.

"I'm fine." She growled.

"Just give her a moment." Matt said his face full of sadness pity and concern. An read the letter again, still breathing deeply but not coughing.

"What's wrong?" Ryou asked.

An gave the letter to Ryou he read it. "Why didn't you say?"

An didn't answer she just looked angrily to the ground. Ryou gave the letter to the others.

'Dear Miss Vet.

We the Welsh national Museum is holding an Exhibition of Anhai's tomb in memorial of your brother. We invite you and up to nine of your friends to the opening day and a remembrance dinner with your brother's associates and work collages.'

"Your brother is dead?" Yugi asked not bothering to finish the letter.

"What?" Joey asked taking the letter off Yugi. "Oh man we're sorry."

"I'll...see you in school...Monday." An said running upstairs.

/At least now we know why she was so sad. / Yami said quietly.

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That night Yami and Yugi had an odd dream. The pair of them were in a dark void. It reminded Yugi of the shadow realm.

He thought he heard whimpering. Yugi and Yami looked at each other before running towards the sound.

They found An in the void with them, she looked asleep. Yami-An was kneeling next to her. She tenderly moved some red hair from An's face and she stopped whimpering. Yami-An smiled before turning fully to face Yugi and his Yami. She somehow managed to look proud, almost regal despite the fact she was wearing a Star Wars nightshirt and a pink dressing gown. She tiled her head to one side before kneeling her head bowed.

"Pharaoh it is you." She whispered.

"You don't have to kneel." Yugi said.

Yami-An looked up at the pair but didn't stand until Yami nodded.

"An didn't notice you in the park." She said. "But I did, but I didn't realise, never dreamed it was you Pharaoh. I hope you don't mind me indulging me curiosity and calling you here."

"I don't mind." Yami said. "But please call me Yami not Pharaoh."

"What's wrong with An?" Yugi asked.

"She, she doesn't believe that I am any more than her imagination. I don't think she's ready to see this even if she might only think it's a dream."

"I see." Yami said. "Tell me, how much of your past do you remember?"

"Ra's Temple, and my death, and you, don't you remember..?" Yami-An looked almost scared.

An stirred in her sleep a frown on her face. She started whimpering again. "Mom...? Andrew...Mom...? Mom!"

"I'm sorry." Yami-An turned and knelt by An again. "It seems that I have to cut this short."

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The next day Yugi phoned the others and called them over. He then told them about the dream and Yami-An.

"You mean she doesn't even know she has an Yami?" Tea asked.

"Yami-An knew Yami-Yugi though? Do you know how?" Ryou asked

"She only recognised Yami when she saw us both in the shadow realm. But he doesn't remember her." Yugi sighed. "I don't think she'll like that."

"Why? Did she seem, shall we say over friendly with the Yami?" Joey said with a sly grin.

"No!" Yugi said blushing. "I just think they knew each other back when Yami was alive."

"So why did she want to see you anyway?"

Yugi sighed. "I think she wanted to know if Yami was a threat to An."

"I wonder what she will do when she finds out about my Yami." Ryou said sadly.

"How is she going to find out? He's sealed in the ring." Tea tried to make Ryou feel better.

Yugi nodded. "That's right Yami -An only knew about Yami because An saw me change."

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Monday morning came and Seto was back in school. He entered the classroom just before Yugi. He stepped back when he saw Seto walk purposely to An. The only other person in the room. How did Seto know An?

"Nipper." He said simply, a sad note to his voice

"Seto." An looked up. "How you coping?"

"I should be asking you that." Seto said.

"Pulling though." An said.

"You haven't done anything else...like..." Seto trailed off. Yugi blinked that wasn't like Seto, what were they talking about?

"Anything silly?" An asked her voice turning sharp. "No. I haven't"

"Mokuba wants to see you." Seto said. "After school?"

"Just Mokuba?" An asked. "Or you too?"

"Both of us. Why?" Seto replied.

"I just wanted to know. Of course I'll come." Yugi thought An would have smiled but she didn't she looked sadder than ever, as if seeing Seto reminded her of something.

Seto moved back to his seat so Yugi entered the classroom. He acted as if he hadn't heard anything, and he didn't mention it to anyone. Ryou came in after him. They didn't speak to An that day, she had been avoiding them. They managed to catch them when she was waiting a the front gate.

"Hey An." Joey called. "What you waiting for, your bus is right here."

"Going to a friends house today." An said. "I think he and his brother are worried about me."

A black limo pulled up before them. Seto opened the door.

"Seto Kiaba?" Tristan and Tea gasped.

"You know each other?" An asked, looking from the group to Seto and back.

"You coming or not?" Seto asked glaring at Yugi and his friends as he spoke.

"Yeah yeah." An said. "See you guys later I guess?"

"Err... yeah sure." Joey said.

"Enjoy your dinner." Yugi said.

"Thanks." The others watched the limo drive off in shock.

"She gone to the other side!" Joey shouted.

"I heard Seto invite him this morning I think they knew each other before we met her."

"What makes you think that?" Ryou asked.

"He had a nickname for her, and she knew Mokuba."

"What was the nickname?" Tristan asked.

"I don't think I should say." Yugi said.

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It was late in the afternoon when An walked into the card shop "Hi An." Yugi said.

"Hi." An trailed her fingers around her black armband. "I've been talking to Seto and he said that you like Egyptian stuff, so I thought maybe you Ryou and the others could come to Wales with me. It-it won't cost you anything and I would like it a lot."

"I'd love to, if your sure."

An nodded.

"I think Ryou would like to come, I'm not sure about the others you'd have to ask yourself."

"I was going to anyway, but since you live so close by I though I ask you first." An admitted.

"What about Seto?"

"He...had his own invitation, he was the sponsor for Andrews dig." An explained. "I had better be getting home now."

"Oh sure." Yugi said as An opened the door.

"One more thing." An said turning back. "Did you really beat Seto?"

Yugi nodded wondering what An's reaction would be.

"Good. Andrew and I have been trying for years." An smiled sadly and left.

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Mokuba: Poor An, I don't know what I would do if I lost my big brother.

Seto: Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere. *Turns to C. Authoress.* Am I?

C. Authoress: Don't worry I don't do Character Death.

Seto & Mokuba : *Sighing with relief* Good.

C. Authoress: Now how am I going to get Seto and Joey together.

Seto: *Discreetly leaves*

Mokuba: I thought An was...

C. Authoress: Shh! I was just winding Seto up.

Mokuba: Okay, oh and should I tell everyone to review?

C. Authoress: You just did.