This is chapter 14, the third one I've done today. I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh but I do own all the characters not in the anime or manga. In this chapter, Zion and Yami meet my fourth character. By the way, Zion is one of mine too, but you were probably smart enough to already figure that out. ^^

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Around a month later, Yami and Zion had not found a permanent place to stay. They could only travel at night, so no one would see them and tell Isis they were alive. They hadn't eaten in a few days, but tonight they had a half of a loaf of bread. Yami tore it in two pieces, giving Zion the bigger part. "Here, Zion. It's all we have." Yami said.

"I can't." Zion said and Yami looked puzzled. "You always give me the bigger half of everything."

"You need it more than me."

"But you've lost at least twenty pounds and you barely weighed anything then." He tried to convince him.

"You have to take it, Zion. You're younger than me." He argued back.

"Just take it this time, Yami. Please?"

Yami eventually accepted it and gave Zion the smaller part. After they ate, Yami got up and told Zion to follow. He wanted to reach his destination before dawn. Around an hour later, Yami collapsed from exhaustion. Zion ran up to him. "Yami! Yami, are you okay?"

"Go get...someone...for help." Yami finally managed to say, so Zion went to the nearest house and came back with a girl in her twenties named Lydia.

"What happened?" asked Lydia. "I better take him to my house." She picked up Yami, who was extremely light from losing weight. She looked at Zion. "You can come too." When she got back to her house, she laid Yami on her bed to let him sleep and then went back to talk to Zion. He told her the whole story. "So the person in my room is Pharaoh Yami?"

Zion nodded his head. "We've been traveling every night for a month."

"Both of you must be really hungry. I don't have much but you are welcome to take any food you can find." Lydia offered.

"Thank you but I'll wait for Yami to wake up first."

"Okay, you can sleep in my extra room if you'd like." She said, showing Zion to the empty bedroom.

She made sure Zion was asleep and then went into the room Yami was in and stared at him. The first moment she saw him, she knew she loved him but assumed he would never love her back. Yami's eyes began to open halfway and he said, "Are you an angel?" Lydia knew he wasn't awake so she didn't think he really meant it. Then Yami closed his eyes and didn't say another word.

In the morning, Zion woke up right after Lydia and then Yami did, which he had no idea where he was until Zion explained to him the situation. After Yami was no longer confused, he thanked Lydia. "I owe you my life, Lydia. If there is anything you wish to possess, name it."

"Will you stay here with me for at least another day?" She asked shyly.

"If that's what you really want." Yami was getting the hint that she liked him. "I'll leave tonight."

"NO! I don't want you to leave!" She said without thinking and blushed. "I'm sorry, I can't tell you what to do."

"It's okay. I was just kidding. I won't leave until tomorrow, unless you have a good reason for me to stay longer." She didn't reply but he knew she wanted to. "Well?"

"I want you to stay, but I don't want to interfere with your life." She said quietly, looking up to him.

"You won't. But unless you have a good reason for me to stay by tomorrow, I'm leaving."

The day went by quickly, too quickly for Lydia. She wanted to tell Yami she loved him and that was the reason why she didn't want him to go, but she was afraid he wouldn't care.

But Yami did care and he wanted her to admit it. "Have you got your reason?" he asked, pretending to walk out the door.

"What?! I thought you said tomorrow!"

"I really need to be going. Thanks for everything. Goodbye, Lydia."

"NO!" she cried while running up to him and then put her arms around his waist. "I love you! Don't leave me! I'd be so alone without you! Please stay!" she let go of him.

"I love you too. I was just waiting for you to tell me first." Yami said.

"Really, Yami?" she asked as they sat outside to look at the stars. "Then why did you torture me like that?"

"Torture? I didn't think it was really that bad."

"It was for me! I was dying to tell you ever since I saw you."

Yami looked at her and got up. "It's getting late, we should get ready for bed. Since I'm better, where should I go?"

"You could sleep with me." She suggested but he told her no. He began to walk back inside when he turned around and started kissing her a few times. "Yami, stop it." She said, gently pushing him away.

"But I thought you loved me." Yami answered in a confused way.

"I do but I didn't really want to go this far just yet."

Yami let go of her and walked away. "I should leave. I don't want to cause any trouble."

"Yami, you just surprised me, that's all. I'm ready now." She told him but he didn't come back to her. Lydia went back inside, leaving Yami out. She knew she hurt his feelings so she tried to think of something to do for him. A half an hour after Lydia went to bed, Yami decided to come in the house but didn't go into her room, just slept outside of her door.

When Yami woke up the next day, Lydia was sitting beside him. "Does this mean you forgive me?" he asked.

"I wasn't mad at you for that. I ... actually kind of enjoyed it." She said quietly.

"You did?" He thought for a minute. "Lydia, would you...never mind."

"What is it, Yami?" she said, grabbing his shoulders. "Tell me."

"Alright," he started and then quickly said, "Will you marry me?" Yami knew it was a mistake because he was already married to Isis and would have to face her sooner or later.

Lydia was speechless. "Did I just hear you right? What did you ask me?"

"You heard me, so what is your answer?"

"Of course I will!" she shouted happily. "Can we go now?"

"If you really want to.," said Yami. "But we have to bring Zion as a witness."

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That seems like a good place to leave off. Next chapter is.um.well just wait and see. Please review.