C.A. Saiyangirl *dbz*dbgt Thank you for your review, I worked really hard on An because it is hard to come across decent O.C. like you said. still I was so worried that An would be a Mary Sue.

Yami-An. : My Hikari an Mary Sue? As if!

C.A. After all the work I put into her she'd better not be and now I know she's not. ^_^ I own An, and since some one has already asked if they want to use her, I say you can as long as you ASK me first. But I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Seto: Thanks for the flint and wood Lynn-Chan. *Starts trying to strike the flint but accidentally hits his fingers instead.* OWWW!

Joey. : *Shakes head*Baby. *Takes flints and lights the fire first try.*

Mokuba: Wow cool!

Seto: Here Mokuba. *Shares roasted marshmallows.* careful they're hot.

C.A. : Seto aren't you going to give any to Joey?

Seto : No.

Joey: *Looks hurt and starts to walk away.*

Seto : Fine here. *Holds out stick with a roasted Mallow on.*

Joey: *Big eyes* Seto...thank...thank you.

Seto : *Blush*

"Blah" = Japanese

[Blah] = English

Blah= Welsh

/Blah/ = Telepathy.

Blah = Thoughts, emphasis, un-translated welsh.

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Warning: Er...there's a fight and An is really depressed.

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The White Metals

Silver.

Chapter Five: The Past Hit's Hard.

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When An came home after school she was a little late. Matt looked up when she in. It had been raining and she had the hood of her coat up. He turned back to his work.

"I'm going to have a bath then feed Set okay?" An said quickly as she walked past.

"Okay dear, remember I have to go to a meeting tonight, there's food in the fridge."

"Yes Matt." An called from half way up the stairs. Matt didn't get home until after An had gone to bed.

In the morning it was still raining. An pulled up her hood and left the shop. Matt was to busy to look up as he called goodbye to her. So no one saw her face from when she left school yesterday, until school the next morning. Yugi could tell Seto didn't like it, he looked like he could spit out the Blue-eyes White-dragon's White-lightening attack. He probably would if he found out who had given An her fat lip and black eyes.

The bell for first break came and An tried to leave the room. Yugi, Seto, Tea, Ryou, Tristan and Joey stood in her way.

"Let me pass." An said in a voice that sounded like it had been crying all night.

"Does Matt know?" Seto asked.

"No." An said. "It was raining, I had my hood up."

Tristan narrowed his eyes. "Who was it?"

An looked at the floor.

"An we're trying to help." Tea said.

"No one deserves to be beat up like that." Yugi said.

An glared at all of them.

"I deserve it!" She hissed.

"Like hell you do." Seto said. "I'm giving you a ride home after school today."

An barged her way out though the human blockade. Ryou grabbed her arm.

[I used to think I deserved it.] He told her quietly in English.

An stared at him for a second before pulling away.

They left her alone for the rest of the day. Forcing themselves on her wasn't going to help her any.

At the end of the day though Tristan and Joey bracketed her as she started to walk out.

"You are going into that Limo." Tristan said.

"Even if we have to carry you into it." Joey added.

An's face darkened. Then for a moment Yami-An had control. "I'll try to stop it form happening again."

Then An was back, she shook her head in confusion.

"Looks like I don't have any choice then do I?" An growled.

Matt had almost had an Heart attack when he had seen An. he shouted at her for hiding it. Seto shouted at Matt for not looking after her better. An ran up stairs to her room crying herself to sleep on her bed, Seto's and Matt's voiced seeping though the floors. All the shouting and fighting was her fault.

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The next morning Yugi waited for An in the shop. Matt had phoned him and asked him to walk to school with her. Not that An liked it. She didn't say a word to him the whole way. Yugi didn't push her.

/She has two opponents./ Yami had said to him. /Who ever attacked her, and herself./

/You mean Yami-An?/

/No. Yami-An wants to protect her. I mean herself, the part of her that thinks that she deserves to be beaten like she was./

Yugi understood, and he understood that he couldn't help. She had to get through this on his own. He felt agreement from Yami.

So he accepted the silence.

Seto had arranged for everyone to meet at the arcade that Saturday. Seto didn't really want to spend 'Quality time' with Yugi and the others but this was for An and An was friends with all of them. An, apparently didn't like that ether, when she thought no one was looking she slipped out. Mokuba saw her, Ryou and Yugi saw Mokuba following her.

An hadn't even left the Arcade fully before two boys twins, both bigger than Tristan, even with his hair. And a girl. An stopped dead. She took a step back yet didn't turn to run. Ryou knew instantly these were who hurt her. Yugi grabbed Mokuba who was about to charge into the situation.

"Go get Seto and the others." He told him. "We'll try to stall them."

The girl grabbed An's arm and dragged her into an ally. An didn't resist. The girl shoved An she stumbled a few steps but did fall. She turned to face the girl. The boys took hold of her one arm each. The girl was about to punch her in the stomach and An wasn't going to do a thing to stop it.

Yugi's puzzle glowed, as did Ryou's ring. A voice called out to them, it was Yami-An.

/I can't take over! I can't make her fight back!/ An sounded worried, more than worried.

/I'd be worried too./ Yami-Yugi said.

The girl pulled her arm back ready to deliver the blow.

[Time for more fun] She sneered in English

"Stop!" Yugi shouted.

[Leave her alone!] Ryou shouted at the same time.

The woman turned. She laughed.

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An watched as the twins let go of her and took hold of Yugi and Ryou. He struggled but he was to small. He couldn't fight against both twins.

[I deal with them first.] The girl hit An across the face, Yugi shouted.

[What has she ever do to you?] Ryou asked.

An fell to the ground. She looked up a tiny light of life in her eyes as the girl turned to Yugi and Ryou.

The girl punched Ryou in the stomach. As he fell forward she rabbit punched him on the back of his head. He didn't get up.

Slowly, An got to her feet.

Mary walked closer to Yugi he struggled more knowing that it wouldn't do him any good. Yami didn't even try to take over, they thought it might be better if they let the growing fire in An's dead eyes get them out of this instead of Yami's powers.

Don't touch him Mary. An said in welsh.

Mary turned back to An. It was hard to believe that Mary had once been An's friend.

[What are you going to do to stop me?] She still spoke in English, damn it if Ryou wakes up, he'll understand what Mary would say, and Mary will say exactly what An didn't want her too.

Mary took another step to Yugi.

[I'm warning you.] An said.

Mary took no notice.

An crouched and spin kicking her leg out and stood in one smooth motion.

Mary was flat on the ground. He feet had been knocked out from under her. Mary looked up at An from the ground. She stood quickly.

[I'm going to take care of you first! Murderess.]

The flame of life in her eyes died. Mary punched her in the face and kneed her in the stomach. An slid back down to the ground. The words had done a thousand times more damage as the blows she had received. An was on her knees crying. Hugging her stomach.

[Who would have thought we could have such fun on our holiday.] Mary laughed.[What's the matter can't handle the truth?]

The girl kicked An, the crack of the bone in her lower arm breaking was audible. Yugi kicked and struggled in the grip of Mary's older brothers. Yami got ready to take over, An needed help now they couldn't wait for An to pull herself together! That was when Mokuba came with Seto, Tea, Joey and Tristan

Joey and Tristan went for the twins. Tea had to hold Mokuba back, he was trying to go and attack Mary.

Seto stepped between Mary and An.

[Aw have you made some knew friend's murder.] Mocked Mary in English.

An flinched. Something she hadn't done when the bone in her arm had snapped.

[That's G.B.H. and slander I can get you arrested for then.] Seto replied.

[That's not slander it's the truth.]

[The truth? Did you see An the first few days afterwards? I did, have you even seen the inside of her house? I have. And I know she didn't do anything wrong. She didn't kill anyone.]

[She killed her Brother and Mother and pretended not to! I know her story and it's pathetic.] One of the twins sneered he was trying to attack Seto but he was being held by Tristan, the other twin was being held back by Joey. Yugi knelt next to An.

[I want the three of you to go. Now. Before I get the police on you.] Seto warned.

Mary glared at Seto. [You are going to help this filthy little murderess!]

Seto pulled out his mobile phone. [Go or I'll phone the police, I have a very good lawyer I can make it a long time before you get home.]

Ryou moaned and turned on his back, he was waking up.

Mary growled she actually growled. [Malcolm, Mathew, come on we're going.]

Seto turned to An. "Are you okay?"

An didn't answer.

"I'll take her to the hospital." Seto said. "Yugi go and tell Matt."

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When Matt Yugi and the others arrived at the hospital. Mokuba was sitting next to An, who now had her arm in a cast. The conversation Mokuba was trying to have seemed very one-sided. Seto was talking to the doctor, both of their faces were grave. The doctor called Matt over to them.

"An, you okay?" Joey asked.

"Yes." An answered.

Ryou's faced darkened at that answer.

"Does your arm hurt much?" He asked.

"Not really." An answered.

Yugi saw that Ryou was about to say something else when Seto came over.

"We're taking An home now she needs her rest."

Ryou watched Seto take An, he was worried about her, he had seen that look in her eyes before, it once looked back at him from his bathroom mirror.

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An didn't come to school the next day nether did Seto. The day passed without much happening until they got to the game shop. Seto was waiting for him.

"An's in hospital." He said not looking at any of them in the eye. "I thought that seeing you might do some good."

"What's she in the hospital for?" Ryou asked that dark look on his face again.

"Look I've told you where she is and I'm offering you a lift. And I'm only doing that for her." The five looked at each other worriedly before leaving with Seto.

Seto walked them to the room that An stayed in. She lay in the bed unmoving. Her head turned to her left staring at the only window in the room. One arm was still in it's cast. Her other arm was covered in bandages from the elbow to the knuckles of her hand. Seto walked past the bed to the window and lent against the wall next to it. Ryou and Joey sat on the chairs next to the bed. Ryou blocked her view of the window. An made no sign of being aware of her surroundings. Joey sat on the left side of the end of the bed. Yugi sat on the right, Tea stood behind Joey.

They all noticed her eyes. She looked almost as if her soul was gone.

"Seto?" Yugi asked. "What's happened to her?"

"It's not my place to say...but...is her soul..?"

Yami took over Yugi's body. He raised his hand, the third eye in his forehead glowed. An's third eye covered by the shadow of Yami's hand glowed meekly flickering every now a again.

"The soul is there." Yami said. "But it's in pain..."

Ryou's eyes were held by the second bandage. He knew what was under it.

"Seto what did that girl say to her?"

Seto looked surprised at the question Ryou had asked. He didn't answer. That was all the answer Ryou needed.

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Yami-An: Ah my An what did you do to her!

C. A.: Anybody figure out what happened to An? Seto Matt and Ryou knows.

Mokuba: Please review...I want An to get better.*Sniff*

C.A. : Oh Mokuba I'm sorry. *Hugs Mokuba.* An will be okay.