'Not Really You'
***Chapter seven is here! Did you think the last chapter was sweet? Do you think Tea *just* might be starting to fall in love with Yami yet? I sure hope so or the story could go on for a long time. Though, I know some of you would actually like that. Hehehehehe. Okay, okay, okay... Let's get on with the story. See you soon!
Chapter seven: Some alone time
"So tell me already Yami. What is this place?" Tea asked.
She was still looking at all of the ruined walls of Yami's secret hide out that late afternoon.
"This part of the palace used to be a place of worship and calmness, a few years back," he explained.
"Well what happened to it? It looks to trashed up now. Who did this?"
"Not who, but what?"
"Huh?"
"Years ago there were supreme monsters of ultimate power and they were controlled by powerful kings in Egypt," Yami began to tell her.
"What happened to the monsters?"
"Soon the kings and all of Egypt knew that these amazing creatures could not be controlled any longer-," Yami was cut off from Tea gasping.
"The Egyptian Gods! It's the Egyptian Gods!" Tea exclaimed.
"Yes, how did you know?" Yami asked with surprise.
"It's a long story. I'll tell you, but after you finish your story first."
Yami looked at her for a moment then said, "Very well..."
Tea smiled with satisfaction.
"As I was saying... Their masters could no longer control them and soon they brought destruction to all of Egypt. Countless villages and people were being destroyed when they got out of hand,"
'This is exactly what Ishizu told me and the others back home,' Tea said in her mind.
"What did other people do? How did the rest of you all survive?" she asked, wanting to know more about the Egyptian Gods.
"My followers soon came to me and asked for my help. They wanted me to destroyed the Gods, but I knew that my magic alone could not destroy them."
"So what did you do?"
"With what magic I had, I was able to put the Egyptian Gods in stone tablets and pray to Ra that their destruction would never harm anyone or thing ever again."
"So the stone tablets I saw with Yami were..." Tea said, but then Yami eyed her, which had made her stop for the moment.
"...It's the Yami from my time," she explained while feeling a little nervous.
"Oh... Go on then. Please continue."
So Tea continued as Yami had wished.
"The stone tablets I saw from the future were the ones that you put the Egyptian Gods in during this time period."
"Okay, but how was anyone able to find them in the first place?"
"Let's just say research is a lot more advanced in my time than it is in yours."
Yami looked at her for a moment and was ready to say something back in an argumentative way, but decided to ask something instead.
"How did you come to find out about the Egyptian Gods?"
"Well.. um.. I uhhh.. I was kind of on a date with you during my time when I first found out about them," Tea said while blushing furiously.
"You were on a date with me?" Yami asked while smiling widely.
"Uhhh.. Yes, I was, but that's a different story. Besides, there's still more that I have to tell you," Tea told him as she tried to change the subject.
Yami soon got Tea's idea that she really wanted not the discuss her date with him in the future.
"All right. You may continue."
"Later on I found out that the Egyptian Gods had become cards from my friend Mokuba-," then Tea was cut off from Yami's voice.
"They're cards now? How is that possible?"
Tea rolled her eyes.
'I forget how no one back here knows anything of my world. God it can be such a drag sometimes!' Tea thought to herself.
"Here. Let me explain. There was man that had brought the Egyptian Gods back to life once he had uncovered them here with the help of a mysterious friend I had heard. The person that brought the Gods back to life was a man named Maxamillion Pegasus," Tea had explained.
"I can't believe that the Egyptian Gods were brought back to life. That has been something that I've feared ever saw I sealed their lives away."
"Not to worry Yami. The Yugi from my time has all three of the Egyptian God Cards now and they won't bring destruction as long as he has them."
Yami made a sigh of relieve.
"Good. Because if they were in the wrongs hands then the destruction of your world would be there as we speak."
"Actually, they almost were..." Tea drifted when saying as her face began to look sad.
"Tea... What do you mean? Did something happen to them before Yugi seized control of all three of them?"
"Yes..."
"Tell me then. What happened before Yugi had them all?"
"Well, there was a time when other people wanted the cards. People went after these cards with more greed and hate than you can possibly imagine. Who would do anything possible or practically impossible to obtain them all."
"And who were these people?"
"When this was happening three people had the Egyptian God cards during a tournament in my time. The holders of the three cards were: you, a guy named Seto Kaiba, and-," Tea got cut off again.
"Do you mean High Priest Seto from the Temple of Ra?" Yami asked.
"Yes, he lives in the future also and let me tell you something. He is not the easiest person to get along with in the future."
Yami laughed then asked, "He isn't here either, but who else had an Egyptian God card?"
"A very evil man by the name of Marik Ishtar or Yami Marik at other times. They were two spirits in the same body or at least at one time."
"Just like Yugi and I were at one time? And is Marik still evil?"
"Yes and no," she answered.
Yami just looked at her.
"Yes on Yugi and you, but no Marik. He became good again. At least once his evil side had been destroyed, though that was later on."
"So they all knew about the Egyptian Gods powers, right?" Yami continued to ask questions.
"Yes, of course they did. Though, one of those men wanted your power by seizing control of the three Egyptian God cards and your Millenium Puzzle."
"Someone wanted my power? Who was it? Yami Marik, I'll guess."
"Yes. Yami Marik was the one. He had an evil inside of him so strong. It scared us all, even Yugi, at times."
"How so Tea?"
"Well for one thing he sent Mai's mind to the Shadow Realm when he dueled her in the tournament that Seto had set up. He tried and almost succeed in killing the good Marik's brother Odion and Yami Marik got rid of his good side and sent him to the Shadow Realm because he was tired of having both of them sharing one body. That was until Marik..." Tea could not continue.
"Until Marik did what?"
"I can't say. The memories, the thought of it all, it was just so horrible. It was really hard on me that's all. I'd rather not talk about this anymore."
Yami looked kindly at Tea and walked behind her.
He put his arms around her waist and said to her, "Please tell me Tea. I'd really like to know."
Having Yami hold her like that made her shiver, but at the same time Tea looked down, sadly, not really concentrating on what Yami had done.
"No Yami. I don't want to tell about it."
"Please... tell me..." he softly whispered in her ears again.
Tea sighed.
"All right. I'll tell you. I didn't know it at the time, but after Marik's soul was sent to the Shadow Realm he started taking control of my body to survive."
Yami went wide-eyed and said, "No! He didn't!"
"Yes, he did. Marik continued to use me throughout the tournament to see what was going on and try to win his body back from Yami Marik. Using me for his dirty work and turning me against my friends. Almost having me killed and making me a bad guy. I hated him for that and for quite some time."
"How did he become good again?" Yami said in an oddly sound of voice.
Tea giggled, slightly.
"Once Yami Marik was destroyed and you had won the tournament Marik went back to being good again and returned home with his brother and sister."
Yami smiled and said, "That's good. At least everything ended well, right?"
"Yes. We were all relieved that everything went back to normal. That whole tournament had really brought some sad times to all of us."
Yami closed his eyes and replied, "I understand."
Tea nodded.
"Yes, I believe you do Yami. I think that's why I was able to tell you all of this. Because even though you weren't there with us, in my time..."
Then Tea turned around to Yami and said, "... I still think you can understand what I went through because you went through so much here."
Yami put his hands in hers and said, "I'm glad you told me all of this Tea. It meant a lot that you were willing to say all of your story to me even though it was becoming too hard to talk about."
"Your welcome, but I would like you to keep this just between us, okay?"
"Of course I will Tea. I'd never break a promise from a friend."
Tea smiled her thanks.
"I guess we better get going now. I don't want to worry the others. We've already been gone for quite a bit and I still need to figure out my way home," Tea said then she started to walk away.
Though, Yami grabbed her hand as she started to walk out the door.
She turned back to him and said, "Yami? What's wrong?"
He let go of her hand and replied.
"Tea, do you still mean what you said earlier? You don't want to my friend anymore?"
Tea walked back to him and said, "Of course I still want to be your friend. I was just so mad at you back there, for what you were saying to me. I was really hurt that you thought I wasn't having a hard time with leaving you and the others behind because I am, but I'm really sorry that I said earlier. I didn't mean it."
"No, you don't have to apologize. I'm really the one that should be apologizing to you."
"You? Why?"
"Because I'm the one that's been putting all of this stress and pressure on you about leaving me and everybody else. I'm sorry if I made you feel guilty."
"Yes, but you wouldn't be like this if I hadn't told you what was going. So it's really my fault and I'm sorry that you did find out about all of this. I'm sure you don't need it since you do rule a country. Can you forgive me?"
"You've it all wrong. I was the one that was suspicious of you being here in the first place. I first thought that you were trying to bring harm to my friends because I knew or least thought at the time that you weren't Anzu."
Tea laughed.
"No way! You have got to be kidding me? You really thought that I would hurt your friends? Like I was an imposter or something? I thought that they would hurt me before I ever thought about hurting them and I wouldn't be able to anyway. They all have my friends' spirit and personality. That's why I like them so much."
"I'm sure they like you too. Even though they don't know that you're not the girl they know," he said then smiled.
"Yami, can I ask you something?"
"Yes. What is it?"
"I was kind of wondering... if you weren't going to get too upset about it... Would you tell me what Anzu was like?"
Yami looked shocked at her.
"You want to know what Anzu was like?"
"Yes. Before we go and see the others I would really like to know what she was like. Since this may be our last time of being alone together I thought you might tell me before I leave."
Yami took a deep breath then sighed.
"All right. I will tell you. Anzu is a girl that could get along with just about everyone. She has a smile that is just so contagious that she would get everyone around her to smile. She's just so full of life and she seemed really happy here, living her all of her friends. She's a very sweet person, Tea. I wish that you could meet her before you go."
"She sounds really nice Yami."
"She is, but she's just like you after all."
Tea blushed again.
"Do you miss her at all?"
Yami smiled again at Tea and walked up next to her.
"Of course I miss her, but she never really left now did she?"
"What do you mean?"
"Don't you remember what Isis said? She lives in you and every time I look into your eyes Tea... I think of her. I think you both of you."
"Oh, well that's very sweet of you to say, but we both know that I'm not really-," Tea was cut off.
"No 'buts' Tea. You are both the same to me in my heart."
Tea shook her head and said, "How do you know that Yami? How do you know that we're the both the same in your eyes?"
Then Tea looked away from Yami walked back further into the room.
"I mean, how do you know this isn't all just a dream and you're just making me up or I'm making you up? What if this is all just a dream for the both of us? What if this was a dream and you would never remember me or my name again, once you wake up?" Tea asked.
She turned around to face him for an answer and he walked towards her.
He put his hands on her face and made her completely look right at him.
"Tea, even if this was all just a dream that we were having I want to promise you something here and now."
"What?"
Yami slowly brought his face closer to hers and spoke.
"I promise to you that I'll never forget about you Tea. I know I won't because you're in my heart now and.. because I love you so much and I..." then his face was only inches away from Tea's face.
She looked gently at him, like she was all weak inside, and made no movement to stop him from what he was doing.
"Yami please...this isn't right..." she could barely say from her lips and made no other sound.
"I will always love you and I want you to know it..." he replied while his voice slowly drifted.
"Yami..."
"Tea...please let me show you..."
Then they closed their eyes then he moved in closer and closer and closer to her until...
"AAAHHHHHH!" someone screamed.
They both stopped what they were doing when they heard the scream from the other side of the palace.
"What was that?" they both said at the same time.
"We better go see who that was Yami."
"Yes, I agree. Let's go and see what's happened."
Tea nodded and they ran off together.
***OMG!!! Tea was just about to kiss the one guy that she had had a crush on since EVER! Man! Talk about bad timing! But oh well... We'll just have to see what interrupted their 'little moment' in the next chapter. ^_~ Well anyway, I hope this chapter was a good one for all of you. I hope to update soon and remember... PLEASE REVIEW!!! See you soon!
~ Shining Friendship ~
***Chapter seven is here! Did you think the last chapter was sweet? Do you think Tea *just* might be starting to fall in love with Yami yet? I sure hope so or the story could go on for a long time. Though, I know some of you would actually like that. Hehehehehe. Okay, okay, okay... Let's get on with the story. See you soon!
Chapter seven: Some alone time
"So tell me already Yami. What is this place?" Tea asked.
She was still looking at all of the ruined walls of Yami's secret hide out that late afternoon.
"This part of the palace used to be a place of worship and calmness, a few years back," he explained.
"Well what happened to it? It looks to trashed up now. Who did this?"
"Not who, but what?"
"Huh?"
"Years ago there were supreme monsters of ultimate power and they were controlled by powerful kings in Egypt," Yami began to tell her.
"What happened to the monsters?"
"Soon the kings and all of Egypt knew that these amazing creatures could not be controlled any longer-," Yami was cut off from Tea gasping.
"The Egyptian Gods! It's the Egyptian Gods!" Tea exclaimed.
"Yes, how did you know?" Yami asked with surprise.
"It's a long story. I'll tell you, but after you finish your story first."
Yami looked at her for a moment then said, "Very well..."
Tea smiled with satisfaction.
"As I was saying... Their masters could no longer control them and soon they brought destruction to all of Egypt. Countless villages and people were being destroyed when they got out of hand,"
'This is exactly what Ishizu told me and the others back home,' Tea said in her mind.
"What did other people do? How did the rest of you all survive?" she asked, wanting to know more about the Egyptian Gods.
"My followers soon came to me and asked for my help. They wanted me to destroyed the Gods, but I knew that my magic alone could not destroy them."
"So what did you do?"
"With what magic I had, I was able to put the Egyptian Gods in stone tablets and pray to Ra that their destruction would never harm anyone or thing ever again."
"So the stone tablets I saw with Yami were..." Tea said, but then Yami eyed her, which had made her stop for the moment.
"...It's the Yami from my time," she explained while feeling a little nervous.
"Oh... Go on then. Please continue."
So Tea continued as Yami had wished.
"The stone tablets I saw from the future were the ones that you put the Egyptian Gods in during this time period."
"Okay, but how was anyone able to find them in the first place?"
"Let's just say research is a lot more advanced in my time than it is in yours."
Yami looked at her for a moment and was ready to say something back in an argumentative way, but decided to ask something instead.
"How did you come to find out about the Egyptian Gods?"
"Well.. um.. I uhhh.. I was kind of on a date with you during my time when I first found out about them," Tea said while blushing furiously.
"You were on a date with me?" Yami asked while smiling widely.
"Uhhh.. Yes, I was, but that's a different story. Besides, there's still more that I have to tell you," Tea told him as she tried to change the subject.
Yami soon got Tea's idea that she really wanted not the discuss her date with him in the future.
"All right. You may continue."
"Later on I found out that the Egyptian Gods had become cards from my friend Mokuba-," then Tea was cut off from Yami's voice.
"They're cards now? How is that possible?"
Tea rolled her eyes.
'I forget how no one back here knows anything of my world. God it can be such a drag sometimes!' Tea thought to herself.
"Here. Let me explain. There was man that had brought the Egyptian Gods back to life once he had uncovered them here with the help of a mysterious friend I had heard. The person that brought the Gods back to life was a man named Maxamillion Pegasus," Tea had explained.
"I can't believe that the Egyptian Gods were brought back to life. That has been something that I've feared ever saw I sealed their lives away."
"Not to worry Yami. The Yugi from my time has all three of the Egyptian God Cards now and they won't bring destruction as long as he has them."
Yami made a sigh of relieve.
"Good. Because if they were in the wrongs hands then the destruction of your world would be there as we speak."
"Actually, they almost were..." Tea drifted when saying as her face began to look sad.
"Tea... What do you mean? Did something happen to them before Yugi seized control of all three of them?"
"Yes..."
"Tell me then. What happened before Yugi had them all?"
"Well, there was a time when other people wanted the cards. People went after these cards with more greed and hate than you can possibly imagine. Who would do anything possible or practically impossible to obtain them all."
"And who were these people?"
"When this was happening three people had the Egyptian God cards during a tournament in my time. The holders of the three cards were: you, a guy named Seto Kaiba, and-," Tea got cut off again.
"Do you mean High Priest Seto from the Temple of Ra?" Yami asked.
"Yes, he lives in the future also and let me tell you something. He is not the easiest person to get along with in the future."
Yami laughed then asked, "He isn't here either, but who else had an Egyptian God card?"
"A very evil man by the name of Marik Ishtar or Yami Marik at other times. They were two spirits in the same body or at least at one time."
"Just like Yugi and I were at one time? And is Marik still evil?"
"Yes and no," she answered.
Yami just looked at her.
"Yes on Yugi and you, but no Marik. He became good again. At least once his evil side had been destroyed, though that was later on."
"So they all knew about the Egyptian Gods powers, right?" Yami continued to ask questions.
"Yes, of course they did. Though, one of those men wanted your power by seizing control of the three Egyptian God cards and your Millenium Puzzle."
"Someone wanted my power? Who was it? Yami Marik, I'll guess."
"Yes. Yami Marik was the one. He had an evil inside of him so strong. It scared us all, even Yugi, at times."
"How so Tea?"
"Well for one thing he sent Mai's mind to the Shadow Realm when he dueled her in the tournament that Seto had set up. He tried and almost succeed in killing the good Marik's brother Odion and Yami Marik got rid of his good side and sent him to the Shadow Realm because he was tired of having both of them sharing one body. That was until Marik..." Tea could not continue.
"Until Marik did what?"
"I can't say. The memories, the thought of it all, it was just so horrible. It was really hard on me that's all. I'd rather not talk about this anymore."
Yami looked kindly at Tea and walked behind her.
He put his arms around her waist and said to her, "Please tell me Tea. I'd really like to know."
Having Yami hold her like that made her shiver, but at the same time Tea looked down, sadly, not really concentrating on what Yami had done.
"No Yami. I don't want to tell about it."
"Please... tell me..." he softly whispered in her ears again.
Tea sighed.
"All right. I'll tell you. I didn't know it at the time, but after Marik's soul was sent to the Shadow Realm he started taking control of my body to survive."
Yami went wide-eyed and said, "No! He didn't!"
"Yes, he did. Marik continued to use me throughout the tournament to see what was going on and try to win his body back from Yami Marik. Using me for his dirty work and turning me against my friends. Almost having me killed and making me a bad guy. I hated him for that and for quite some time."
"How did he become good again?" Yami said in an oddly sound of voice.
Tea giggled, slightly.
"Once Yami Marik was destroyed and you had won the tournament Marik went back to being good again and returned home with his brother and sister."
Yami smiled and said, "That's good. At least everything ended well, right?"
"Yes. We were all relieved that everything went back to normal. That whole tournament had really brought some sad times to all of us."
Yami closed his eyes and replied, "I understand."
Tea nodded.
"Yes, I believe you do Yami. I think that's why I was able to tell you all of this. Because even though you weren't there with us, in my time..."
Then Tea turned around to Yami and said, "... I still think you can understand what I went through because you went through so much here."
Yami put his hands in hers and said, "I'm glad you told me all of this Tea. It meant a lot that you were willing to say all of your story to me even though it was becoming too hard to talk about."
"Your welcome, but I would like you to keep this just between us, okay?"
"Of course I will Tea. I'd never break a promise from a friend."
Tea smiled her thanks.
"I guess we better get going now. I don't want to worry the others. We've already been gone for quite a bit and I still need to figure out my way home," Tea said then she started to walk away.
Though, Yami grabbed her hand as she started to walk out the door.
She turned back to him and said, "Yami? What's wrong?"
He let go of her hand and replied.
"Tea, do you still mean what you said earlier? You don't want to my friend anymore?"
Tea walked back to him and said, "Of course I still want to be your friend. I was just so mad at you back there, for what you were saying to me. I was really hurt that you thought I wasn't having a hard time with leaving you and the others behind because I am, but I'm really sorry that I said earlier. I didn't mean it."
"No, you don't have to apologize. I'm really the one that should be apologizing to you."
"You? Why?"
"Because I'm the one that's been putting all of this stress and pressure on you about leaving me and everybody else. I'm sorry if I made you feel guilty."
"Yes, but you wouldn't be like this if I hadn't told you what was going. So it's really my fault and I'm sorry that you did find out about all of this. I'm sure you don't need it since you do rule a country. Can you forgive me?"
"You've it all wrong. I was the one that was suspicious of you being here in the first place. I first thought that you were trying to bring harm to my friends because I knew or least thought at the time that you weren't Anzu."
Tea laughed.
"No way! You have got to be kidding me? You really thought that I would hurt your friends? Like I was an imposter or something? I thought that they would hurt me before I ever thought about hurting them and I wouldn't be able to anyway. They all have my friends' spirit and personality. That's why I like them so much."
"I'm sure they like you too. Even though they don't know that you're not the girl they know," he said then smiled.
"Yami, can I ask you something?"
"Yes. What is it?"
"I was kind of wondering... if you weren't going to get too upset about it... Would you tell me what Anzu was like?"
Yami looked shocked at her.
"You want to know what Anzu was like?"
"Yes. Before we go and see the others I would really like to know what she was like. Since this may be our last time of being alone together I thought you might tell me before I leave."
Yami took a deep breath then sighed.
"All right. I will tell you. Anzu is a girl that could get along with just about everyone. She has a smile that is just so contagious that she would get everyone around her to smile. She's just so full of life and she seemed really happy here, living her all of her friends. She's a very sweet person, Tea. I wish that you could meet her before you go."
"She sounds really nice Yami."
"She is, but she's just like you after all."
Tea blushed again.
"Do you miss her at all?"
Yami smiled again at Tea and walked up next to her.
"Of course I miss her, but she never really left now did she?"
"What do you mean?"
"Don't you remember what Isis said? She lives in you and every time I look into your eyes Tea... I think of her. I think you both of you."
"Oh, well that's very sweet of you to say, but we both know that I'm not really-," Tea was cut off.
"No 'buts' Tea. You are both the same to me in my heart."
Tea shook her head and said, "How do you know that Yami? How do you know that we're the both the same in your eyes?"
Then Tea looked away from Yami walked back further into the room.
"I mean, how do you know this isn't all just a dream and you're just making me up or I'm making you up? What if this is all just a dream for the both of us? What if this was a dream and you would never remember me or my name again, once you wake up?" Tea asked.
She turned around to face him for an answer and he walked towards her.
He put his hands on her face and made her completely look right at him.
"Tea, even if this was all just a dream that we were having I want to promise you something here and now."
"What?"
Yami slowly brought his face closer to hers and spoke.
"I promise to you that I'll never forget about you Tea. I know I won't because you're in my heart now and.. because I love you so much and I..." then his face was only inches away from Tea's face.
She looked gently at him, like she was all weak inside, and made no movement to stop him from what he was doing.
"Yami please...this isn't right..." she could barely say from her lips and made no other sound.
"I will always love you and I want you to know it..." he replied while his voice slowly drifted.
"Yami..."
"Tea...please let me show you..."
Then they closed their eyes then he moved in closer and closer and closer to her until...
"AAAHHHHHH!" someone screamed.
They both stopped what they were doing when they heard the scream from the other side of the palace.
"What was that?" they both said at the same time.
"We better go see who that was Yami."
"Yes, I agree. Let's go and see what's happened."
Tea nodded and they ran off together.
***OMG!!! Tea was just about to kiss the one guy that she had had a crush on since EVER! Man! Talk about bad timing! But oh well... We'll just have to see what interrupted their 'little moment' in the next chapter. ^_~ Well anyway, I hope this chapter was a good one for all of you. I hope to update soon and remember... PLEASE REVIEW!!! See you soon!
~ Shining Friendship ~