Nefuit: Seto disappeared, so I will say it. I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! But I do own my poem Kat, and the plot.

Seto: *huff* *puff* Am I late?

Nefuit: What happened to you?

Seto: Mokuba let my Blue Eyes loose again.

Nefuit: 0.0!

One, the embodiment of all that is good.

The rest of the school week went by quickly. Ryou found Friday, the last day of the week, his best chance to get Kat to talk. Ryou's father had been at a meeting in England for the past two days and was expected to return on the following day. This was the first day the two came directly home from school; not going to Yugi's and no bullies delaying them. Kat had no idea of the oncoming conversation.

"Kat, please sit down. I really need to talk to you and I can't delay it anymore." Ryou pleaded. Not only did he want to learn what Kat was keeping from him, but he also needed to warn her about someone; himself.

Kat was caught off guard and was ushered to a seat on the couch. Ryou sat down beside her. "First, I need to warn you." Ryou suddenly jumped up.

Kat, surprised at his actions, ignoring his words, jumped up as well. "Are you all right, Ryou?" Kat asked, highly worried. Even though she had only met him six days ago, she knew this wasn't like him. That is when she noticed the eyes. Ryou's soft, innocent eyes had been replaced by harsh, cruel ones, his gentle smile by a mocking smirk, and his hair flared out. All Kat could manage was a gasp. "Ryou" slowly advanced upon her and stopped. Another figure appeared.

"Kat!" The real Ryou had gone against his Yami's orders and joined the two in the living room. He knew he would pay dearly for this action. Bakura just glared at his hikari and then smirked, sending a chill down Ryou's spine.

"I will deal with you later, weakling." Bakura's harsh words stung into Ryou, who was thrown aside by his counterpart.

"Kat, run!" Ryou shouted from the ground. That is when he noticed Kat. She was scared, but no tears formed, nor where her feet moving. She trembled, looking at Bakura. Then it hit her.

Bakura's punch to her stomach knocked her down. She could hear Ryou screaming for his Yami to stop it. She saw him block the next few blows, but a final whack on the head knocked him down to the ground, gasping for breath. She heard Ryou apologizing to her and she noticed his tears. Those tears hurt her more than any physical attack Bakura could have done.

Kat just lay there, accepting the kicks to her ribs and stomach, not flinching or even wincing. This surprised Ryou, he thought she would fight back like she did on the bullies. One final hard kick from Bakura caused her to flinch, riding her long-sleeved shirt up her body, revealing several scars. All Ryou could do was gasp. Even Bakura looked shocked and he quickly retreated to the Ring. Then everything went dark to Ryou.

Blurry vision was returning to Ryou, who was lying on the couch. He dismissed this and sat quickly up, looking around for Kat. Ryou was then forced to lay his head back down as everything started going dark and spinning. He fought this and looked around for Kat. All he could remember was hearing a sickening crack and seeing several scars. Who received the bone crunching blow and whose scars were revealed he could no longer remember. That is when Kat entered with a warm washcloth.

Kat gently set it on Ryou's head and handed him a cup of tea. Ryou shot up again, dizziness overcoming him.

"Lay down, silly." Kat calmly said. Her attitude shocked Ryou. He expected her huddled in a corner in fear, if not unconsciousness.

"How long have I been out?" Ryou weakly asked, sitting up slowly this time and succeeding with no vision ailments.

"Not too long, only half an hour." Kat replied, sitting down across from him, sipping her tea.

"I heard a crack. Was it me?" Ryou asked, desperately hoping the answer was yes. He couldn't live with himself if he had hurt Kat. Kat smiled weakly then showed him some bandages that covered her stomach. "Oh.." Ryou trailed off.

"Don't worry about it. It wasn't your fault. It was your other's." Kat said painfully. "I think it is only a cracked rib, this has happened before and shouldn't take long to mend."

Ryou stared at her in shock. Happened before? She knew about his Yami? "How." was all Kat let Ryou say.

Kat walked over to him and pulled on the cord around his neck, revealing the ring. She gently removed it. "NO!" Ryou yelled. His Yami would definitely kill him now.

"Hush." Kat said, revealing her own gold charm. Ryou was speechless. She then gently set her Millennium Chime next to the ring on the table. "Now we can talk without them hearing us."

"But, but." Ryou couldn't seem to form words.

"It is called the Millennium chime." She said, starting to explain herself as she pointed to the gold item with the symbol of eternity dangling from two hangers. "I have been living a lie.." Kat trailed off, tears starting to form. "I am so sorry!" Kat said to Ryou, who was finally starting to get some of his sense back.

"That is why you gave in to my Yami.. The scars. I am so sorry!" Ryou had suddenly pieced together the puzzle.

"Don't be. She's gone.." Kat trailed off, only receiving a questioning look from Ryou. Kat started crying. "I didn't want her to go." she said, shoulder's trembling.

Ryou sat up on the couch and gestured for Kat to sit next to him, which she did, accepting his offer of holding her hand. Ryou tried calming Kat down, and after several minutes it had worked.

"I have to share the truth of my past now. I was only in Texas a week. I have lived all my life in Egypt, my parents were Egyptologists. They were killed, but no one knows how." Kat started. Ryou's eyes lit up with understanding. That is why she looked so sad talking about Egypt. Kat started tearing up again and Ryou handed her a cold washcloth. "Thanks." Was Kat's reply.

"I only went to Texas to stay with relatives, but they didn't want anything to do with me, so I had to sign up as an exchange student. I have no true home and I was forced to leave the people of my past." Kat said, trembling. Kat decided that Ryou was trustworthy and she was sick of lying so she decided to tell him everything.

"Kat isn't my name." She muttered.

"I know." Ryou said, this time earning a shocked look from Kat.

"How." Kat started but was cut off.

"Rekhit isn't American like Kat. It is Egyptian, so I had my suspicions."

"Oh, well you can call me Kat if you like. But personally, I despise that name. My real name is Ianoo." Kat finished.

"Sorrow. What kind of a name is that?" Ryou asked, recognizing the Egyptian word. He didn't mean to sound rude, but what parents would name their child sorrow.

"I kind of like it actually. My parents didn't name me this. It was a family friend who named me after the current going ons in my homeland." Kat said.

"I have to agree it is pretty. What going ons? What happened to your Yami?"

Kat sighed, holding back tears. "My Yami was just like yours, abusive, hostile, and unpredictable. She got sick and faded away. I didn't want her to go.."

"How can a Yami get sick, they are spirits." Ryou questioned. He understood the fact that she wanted her Yami to stay, even if she was abusive. Ryou felt the same for his, that some good laid deep within him.

"I am not sure. I was going to ask around, but she faded away on the same day my family died, I was taken away before I could ask him.." Kat continued.

Ryou decided not to pursue whom this "him" was. "Is there anything I can do?" Ryou asked, fearing the answer. Kat was his only true friend he ever had. He dismissed her lying, he knew it was only to protect him.

"I am not sure." Kat sighed. She didn't want to let Ryou down. "The only thing I can think of is going back to Egypt and asking around." Ryou and Kat both sighed, for they both new it was impossible. Kat yelped.

"What is wrong!?" Ryou questioned.

Kat gingerly rubbed her rib, smiling sheepishly. "Ryou," she started "Do you have. scars? I mean is your Yami that violent?" She asked, almost positive she already knew the answer.

Ryou pulled up his long sleeves to reveal mutilated arms. He then recovered them in sorrow. "I am so sorry." Kat told him, empathetically.

"Oh, it is nothing!" Ryou said, smiling sheepishly. "Now I know why you won't duel, same as me, you are afraid of your Yami! But I thought she left!" Ryou said, trying to make since of all of this.

"Well, she left. But she is still there. It is like she is unconscious and I just want to be sure she won't take over me when I am dueling. Better safe than sorry!" Kat replied, a small laugh ensued, followed by another yelp of pain. Ryou felt sorry for her, but he felt more sorry for her feelings about this. He could tell she was kicking herself for coming across as so weak. Ryou admired her for this; most girls would freak out, faint, or break into a sobbing heap. Kat, or Ianoo, tried to hide it. That took courage.

Ryou stood up, but he quickly fell to the ground and bumped his head on the coffee table. Ianoo leaped up to grab him, but collapsed in pain. Despite their injuries, they both looked at each other and laughed. They were a pathetic lot.

"Well, I guess we better order dinner in tonight!" Ryou said, still laying face flat on the floor.

"And we probably better camp out downstairs as well. I don't think we could make it upstairs without killing ourselves." Ianoo added.

Ryou struggled to get up and walked slowly over to the phone and telephone book while Kat struggled to stand.

"I hope they speak English!" Ianoo said, finally managing to stand.

"Me too!" Ryou added. "I also hope we can find something besides sushi." Ryou said, sticking out his tongue in the process. Ianoo followed suit and they both laughed, the pain becoming numb and dull. At least I have someone to suffer with, both teens thought.



Ryou: At least you weren't as violent as other authors.

Nefuit: Yep! And guess what? We are going on a trip.

Bakura: Yay! Why did you make me so evil?

Nefuit: Because you are!

Bakura: Oh, Yeah. MUAHAHAHAHAHA!

Ianoo: *waltzes in and punches Bakura in the face*

Bakura: X.X

Nefuit and Ryou: Yay!

Ianoo: *bows* That is for breaking my rib, you creep!

Nefuit: Please R&R!