Kinsako- And I'm back again! Thought I'd better do at least one more chapter before I go traveling, or *certain* people would probably kill me. :p

Thunder- I WANT MORE NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW!!!!!!!!!!

Kinsako- Hehehe. Thunder, I once again dedicate this chapter to you, until another one of my friends decides to tell me what they think of it. 

Also, I would like to thank the people who reviewed. Come on people! Review!!! Please?

(Misura) Once again, thanks for the review, and I never knew that Bakura became a Yami for doing something bad. Akasha became a Yami as a kind of reward for trying to save Egypt.

(Never a Final Fantasy) Thank You! I'm so glad people like my characters! Especially Akasha. Don't worry, you get to know Kayore quite a bit in this chapter!

Kinsako- And I do NOT own Yu-Gi-oh, or any other copyrighted things that may have been mentioned in this story. Tonde would eat them if I did.

Tonde- Hay! That was my line. And I would not. Except maybe Joey. Mmmmm, Joey.          

This is a story about a Yami and Hikari of my own creation, and was done pretty much on a dare, cause certain people kept telling me my writing is too "normal" and "cutesy".

*Warning* This story contains Yuri, or a girl on girl couple. Don't like it, don't read it. It's that simple. Flames will be used to set fire to spare soul cards. This story is rather angsty, and there is quiet a bit of violence and unrequited love and such. Oh, and other couples mentioned in this story but not really expanded upon are: Yami/Yugi, and some mentions of Marik/Malik. I love Yami/Hikari relationships, so check for future stories on them. I'm going to do some Bakura/Ryou, and Seto/Joey fluff too.

I will try to update rather often, so check back.

Tonde - /…/ is Hikari to Yami

           //…// is Yami to Hikari

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(Kayore's P.O.V)

I sighed as the door of the bathroom clicked shut behind me, and sank to the floor. I wrapped my arms around my legs, and buried my face in my knees. How much longer could this go on? How much more time could I spend with my yami before I broke, and told her the truth? I shivered. No. I couldn't. I could never, ever tell Akasha how I felt for her. She would… I don't know exactly what she would do. At very least, it would never be the same between us again, and at worse, well, she would hate me. And most likely leave and I'd never see her again. I shivered. I couldn't bear that.

I sighed again and pushed myself to my feet. I caught sight of myself in the mirror, and I turned and made a face. Someone had told me when I was younger that I had a kind of raven beauty some people in the world would kill for, but personally, I just didn't see it. My hair was a strange ebony black, and it fell over my left eye, it always had, ever since I was little. My eyes were a clear crystal blue, and my skin was a pale alabaster. I blinked at my reflection. I was so much like Akasha, but we were as different as night and day. Her hair was the same color and style as mine, but I had cut mine to my shoulders a few years ago, and hers fell halfway down her back, and her skin was darker than mine, almost like a permanent tan or something. And her eyes… I sighed, and a shiver ran down my spine. They were a deep blue, bordering on the lines of purple, and when you looked into her eyes, you could almost see the darkness and the mystery concealed in her soul. 

I shook my head quickly and rubbed my eyes. I shouldn't think of things like that, it would nothing but give me a headache, and probably just upset me more. I quickly yanked off my pajama shirt, and winced. I ran a hand slowly down the purple bruise that was forming on my side. I guess I hadn't blocked as much of Akasha's spell as I thought I had. Not that I would have been able to anyway. She told me about a week ago that her shadow powers had been getting steadily stronger for the last little while, and she was now able to do things far beyond her reach.

I smiled. I was happy for her. I know how much she had gone through in her past life, and I wanted nothing more than her to be happy in this life. Even if it wasn't with me. I shrugged the last thought off, and stepped into the shower. I sighed happily as the warm water hit me.

Two years….

Almost two years anyway. That's how long it's been since the Night Stone first came into my possession. I remember, it had been a gift from my parents just before they had died. My parents had been extremely wealthy, they owned and managed a chain of museums, and dealt in ancient artifacts and priceless treasures. I had been raised by boarding schools and nannies most of my life, and I never really got to know my parents. They had died in a terrorist bombing somewhere in Egypt, and several days after I heard of their deaths, I received a package from them. They had sent it the day before they died, and it contained the night stone, and a short note, wishing me love from my parents. I closed my eyes. I can still feel the wonder I felt then, the fascination with the Night Stone. It was a large onyx stone, held by and upside down crescent moon, with too silver wings stretched to both sides, deeply engraved with feathered designs.

At first, I hadn't noticed Akasha. The first few weeks, things had been more than less normal, as I tried to take control of my parent's business. But then, slowly, over the course of several months, something began to happen. I started having lapses in my memory, blackouts that I couldn't remember. And sometimes, I woke up in strange places, with my head feeling like someone had had it in a vice grip all night.

Then one night, I had a dream. A dream of waking up a small empty room, and wandering around, feeling totally lost and alone. I had come to a strange black stone door, and after struggling to get it open, I had cautiously gone inside. Kneeling in front of what appeared to be an altar in the center of the temple like room, was undoubtedly the most beautiful person I had ever seen. She had turned slowly at my approach, and her gaze had stopped me in my tracks.

//Tenshi// She had said silently, //You're real!!//

I had blinked at her statement. /Of course I'm real,/ I had replied. /Who are you? Where did you come from?/

She smiled softly. //My name is Akasha, hikari, and I'm the spirit of the Night Stone/ Her face darkend, as I came to know it would every time she encountered her past. /I originate from ancient Egypt, but I was ordered to be tortured and put to death by the pharaoh in my time// She laid her hand on my cheek. //What's your name Tenshi?//

I had blushed. /My… my name's Kayore, but you can call me Kay if you want, I've always wanted someone to/

I smiled. That's how it started. Things had been… well, different after that to say the least. The bond between Akasha and I had strengthened, and after a few more months, she was able to use enough of her energy and mine to appear beside me in a spirit form. Almost a year after I first received the Night Stone, the nightmares began. I could hear her crying out sometimes at night, and she didn't sleep well at all. I let her have control of my body as much as I could, but some of the things she did scared me. The last straw had been one morning when I had woken up in the bed of a stranger, without any clothes on! I had severed the connection between us, and it had remained that way for nearly two weeks. Then one night, I just couldn't take it anymore, I had re-opened our connection, and rushed into her soul room. She had pushed me away at first, muttering something about hurting me again, but I had sat with her all night, trying to calm her down. At last, she had told me, in a hollow broken voice, of her past. I had cried, listening to her pain, I had wrapped my arms around her as tightly as I could and held on. She had hugged me back gently, and then something neither of us has been able to explain happened. One moment we were in her soul room, and the next, we were both sitting in my room on my bed. She told me later that something had given her a lot of energy, and he had finally been able to create a physical form for her soul.

I grinned and turned off the shower. It was cool having Akasha to hang out with. I remember when we first formed our link she told me that she would never leave me, no matter what happened. Even though she has her own body now, she is still true to her word. I hope she always is. I yanked a towel off the rack, and began rubbing my hair dry. I yawned, and pulled my pajamas back on. I had just moved to Domino city, so I can manage the new Egyptian wing recently added to the Domino Museum. I laughed softly. One of these days I was going to have to drag Akasha to the museum, and see what she thinks of it. I opened the door to the bathroom, and padded up the carpeted flight of stairs of the two story apartment. I quietly pushed the door to my bedroom open. Akasha sat up from the bad and smiled at me. The sight of her on my bad almost made me blush. I smiled at her quickly.

"Hi Akasha, Did you go back to sleep?"

She smiled at me strangely. "No hikari, but I think I'm still dreaming."

I blinked at her, but she just smiled warmly, and disappeared with a flash of shadow. Sometimes… I almost think that. I shook my head. No. I think I'm just deluding myself. I gave my hair a final rub, then tossed my towel on the bed. I pulled open my closet, and grabbed my school uniform. I had enrolled in Domino High during spring break, just after I had come into town. I pulled on the short blue skirt, and hastily buttoned up the pink blouse. I quickly slipped on my shoes, and grabbed my book bag by the door.

//Kayore//

I stopped halfway out the door, startled. /What's wrong Akasha?/

She smiled through our mind link. //You should eat something for breakfast Kay/

I laughed, and pulled the door shut behind me. /I'll grab something on the way, Kash/

She grinned. //Have fun hikari, and try to make some friends, it's your first day/

I nodded happily, and dashed off towards the school.

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And chapter 2 done! Yay! Sorry, I know this one was a bit long and boring, but don't worry, things are going to start to get very *interesting* in the next chapter. Hehehehe. Ever so evil.

Thanks to everyone who read this, even if you didn't like it, you're still all awesome for reading it! J Vanilla Coke and Starbursts for all!