Book Dragon: "Thanks for the reviews!" *Smiles*

Bakura: *looking at her* "About time you got back…"

TombRobber: "Yeah, you left Prince Charles here to deal with me…"

Book Dragon: *Glares at him* "I wouldn't push me too far or I'll…" *Takes out a small whistle* "Or I could call your fan club…"

TombRobber: 0_0

Book Dragon: Here is the next chap!

Chapter 8: Falling Branches

Ryelle woke up to sun in her eyes. She squinted in pain and sat up. She was extremely stiff. She looked down, she was on the floor. Her hair was up in a tight braid again, how she kept doing that was beyond her. She felt her back; her wings were gone. She stood up carefully, it did not seem like anything was broken. It was Tuesday; she had missed a day of school sleeping the day before. She threw of her sweater and put on her school button up shirt with long sleeves. She frowned, her sweater was more comfortable, A big soft one, not a blue shirt. She sighed; she still had her jeans and black tank top.  She stood in front of an old mirror she had found when traveling here, from the well.  It was a full-length mirror, a very old one. Well… it was better than nothing. She stood in front of it and looked at herself. Her blue jeans were flares, coving her black sneakers. Her school shirt was on loosing with out being buttoned up, her black tank top showed. Her skin was pale; her eyes were a dark crayon brown. Her hair was tied up safely; on one cheek, she had a red scrape. She leaded closer, it bleed a little but nothing to worry about. She rolled up her sleeves and found more scrapes on her arms, her legs too. She rolled them back slowly and looked at her reflection. She could not felt the scarps, only when she got them, in Yami's mind. This was her mind, no doubt about it. It made sense, not really feeling anything solid, not getting hurt only in Yami's mind. This was her soul and mind, what she was looking at. Her body must still be in her world, at the bottom of the well. Maybe someone found her body, hopefully. Therefore, the person looking back at her in the mirror was her soul and mind. She did not look beautiful; she just looked like she always did. She shrugged, grabbed her school bag, and climbed out the window. She did not want the librarian to see her coming out the door of the fourth floor. The brick library was easy to climb down, plenty of holes and cracks for hand and foot holes. She made her way to the school.  Why she continued going to school was beyond her, in her mind it was the right thing to do, in case she never got back…

Ryelle shook her head angrily at such a depressing thought. She was walking at a fast pace, to avoid any people. This usually worked; she only got longing looks and short nasty glares that she ignored. It was a sunny day; the sky was a big blue void. She smiled at the sight of it. She entered the building quickly despite of it. She walked quickly to her homeroom, sat down, and tapped a pen quickly on the side of her desk. The rest of her classmates entered, some ignoring her and others was staring at her, most male staring. Except Bakura, which she was grateful to. She had liked him as a friend, and would have liked to talk to him, but the other spirit and Yami made that impossible. She sighed, and noticed Joey staring at her in the corner of her eye. She would have liked to slam her head against the desk at the look, but the teacher came in and for once all the other guys weren't looking. She never took her eyes off the teacher, to ignore the looks she got from her classmates. The teacher, which was a brown haired man, silenced the class and made an announcement.

"Today we will start studying Egypt."

Ryelle eyes widen in shock and horror, while Yugi and Bakura looked at their teacher in interest. Now she would have really liked to shut her head in her locker. The teacher started talking about the pyramids and pharaohs; it would have been fascinating if she had not known about the two Egyptian souls that were in two bodies sitting in the classroom. Something caught her eye; she looked sideways with out moving her head. There was Yugi sitting cheerfully hanging on every word the teacher came out with. It would have been very funny if his puzzle wasn't glowing a little; Yami was listening in on the class. Ryelle felt the color in her face leave, suddenly knowing he was listening.

"And after they would remove the heart-" The teacher stopped and looked at her.

"Are you feeling alright, Ryelle?" All the eyes in the classroom suddenly moved to her. She started to sweat, she did not make any gestures of being ok, and she just stared at the floor. After a few moments of silence, she made a shaky nod.

"Are you sure?" Ryelle shook her head quickly up in down. The teacher looked suspicious but continued. The day went smoothly after that class ended.  All thought Joey still staring at her made her nervous. At lunch, she went out side like she always did and sat up in the tree, no lunch. After that first day, she did not need to eat, anything. She had not eaten anything in those weeks; she found she did not need to.   That was good; she didn't have to seal anything. All though she missed the taste, and she would not have been able to taste the food here. She only needed water, which were in bubblers everywhere. She sat in the branches and felt at home; plants always did make her feel better. She was kind of part plant; her wings were when she called them. She untied her hair and let it flow freely in the wind. Her hair resembled Pegasus's but brown and longer, it sprawled out on her back like his did. She liked it down but in the day wanted it tied up so people would not yank it or something. All though it did not really matter, no one would touch her. Her sister would have called her drop dead gorgeous. She stomped her foot in anger at the thought, she hated being pretty. Just some prize to be won in some minds. She liked being not noticeable, and then she did whatever she pleased without people caring. She suddenly heard voices below. She looked down.

"Joey! I don't think she even sees you!"

"Yeah you should go find her, before she likes someone else."

"I tried talking to Mai like that but she just insulted me…"

"Maybe she's not like Mai."

Oh horrible cruel fate. Below was a rainbow of different color hair. Yugi, Joey, Tristan, Tea, and Bakura sat under the tree. She did not move in fear of being heard she just stared below. They were all eating and talking.

"Bakura, you haven't said anything all day… are you all right?" Asked Yugi. She heard him sigh. Hearing the sigh made her sad, which was strange for her but she listened in.

"I keep having dreams…" He said in a dream state.

"Of her?"

"Yes, her voice fills my head and it seems so prefect and not of this world but I never see her face." Bakura said in his English accent. 

"Wait backup; is this the girl that brought you to Yugi's house?" Joey asked.

"Yup…" The conversion stopped for a long pause. Ryelle sat there in absolute shock; HE remembered THAT?

"Sounds like you got bit by the love bug…" Tristan said teasing a little. Ryelle did not see it but she knew Bakura was blushing. They laughed at his joke, Bakura as well. She heard herself chuckle too.

"Hey do you guys hear that?" Tea suddenly asked. Ryelle stopped immediately.

"Hear what?" Joey asked. They all stopped and listened. Ryelle did not make a sound. Her heart pumped quickly in her chest.

"I guess I'm hearing things…" Ryelle let out a silent breath of relief.  She heard something crack under her; she looked at the branch she was clinging to. It was breaking under her weight. Her head swung up and looked around for a near by branch, there was none. It gave one last sickening crack and broke her clinging to it. She did not dare fly because she saw frightened faces below. She heard a loud whack, and her head jerked forward. She blacked out.

Bakura felt something heavy fall on him. He collapsed on the ground from it and almost blacked out.

"Oh my God!" He heard Tea said in shock. He threw what ever was on him and looked up from the ground. He saw Tea, white in the face, looking up at a branch in the tree. There was the new girl, her foot caught in a branch and looked dead. She dangled there. He saw it was a branch that fell on him. He stood up, in shock too. He looked at Joey his face also white.

"I'll get her…" Joey said with a grim look his face.  He climbed up carefully and nimbly.

"Joey be careful!" Yugi shouted up to him.

"Don't worry Yug I got her." He climbed down carefully caring the girl on his back.  He placed his feet on the ground and looked at them, the girl placed on his back. Joey was carrying her like the mysterious girl carried him. Bakura looked at her suspiciously; her hair was somehow familiar.

"What do we do now?" Tristan asked.

"Check her pulse." Yugi said. Bakura to his own surprise walked up and felt her neck for a pulse. It beated under his fingers.

"She has a pulse." He told Yugi.

"It looks like she got knocked out; let's take her to my house." Yugi offered. They all nodded and ran to Yugi's house as quickly as their legs would allow. They ran into the small game shop ran up into Yugi's room. Joey carefully paced her on the bed, and looked at Yugi. Tea pulled a blanket over her, and they looked at each other. They walked out of the room quietly, Bakura last. He looked at her, she seemed so familiar. He shrugged and closed the door carefully. He followed the rest of them down stairs and sat in the living room with the others. Yugi came in with some tea and poured everyone some.

"Why do you think she was in that tree to begin with?" Tristan asked.

"I think she eats lunch up in that tree, I mean, she's no where else to be seen." Tea said.  Yugi and Bakura nodded. They talked in the living room for hours, until they heard a scream from upstairs. Bakura dropped the tea he was drinking and found himself running up the stairs. He busted the door wide open and was shocked by was he seeing.

"Hey Bakura it looks like you just saw a ghost-"Joey froze. They all froze in the doorway. The girl on the bed was rolling in her sleep, sweating and screaming in some kind of nightmare, but most of all there was a pair of green wings flapping from her back. They all stood there shocked. Yugi felt Yami enter his mind and take over. Yami not as shocked as everyone else, he entered the room calmly. He walked up to the bed and put his hand on her head lightly, an eye glowed on his head. Her movements slowed and stopped, but her sweating continued and she grimaced. Her fists clasped. The wings touched the floor lightly. Bakura felt his feet enter the room; he walked carefully to the girl's side, and placed a cool hand on her cheek. Her hands loosened and she stopped sweating and relaxed. Bakura blinked. He looked at Yami who was concentrating on her mind. Bakura found himself stroking her brown hair. He hoped she would not wake up that every moment. He still stared a Yami, worried.

Book Dragon: "This is getting into romance…" *Grimaces*

Bakura: *totally silent*

TombRobber: *Laughing*

Book Dragon: "Hmm… please review?"