'Not Really You'

***Hey, chapter eight is up! Didn't you just hate seeing Yami and Tea's cute little moment disturbed like that? Think how I felt! I mean, I'm the one writing this thing. Though, the only reason why I decided to do that is because... oh yeah.. I'm not supposed to tell you. Well I guess you're just going to have read the chapter and find out why. Hehehehehe. Anyway, I would just like to say thanks for all of the reviews so far and I hope you continue to enjoy the story. See you at the bottom! ^_^

Chapter eight: The powers of the Millenium Ring

"What's going on here?!" Yami yelled in the throne room once he and Tea got there.

"Oh, what a pleasant surprise to see you, Pharaoh Yami. I was just wondering where you and Anzu were," said Ryou (or so they thought).

"What's going on?" Tea asked.

"Why don't you both take a look!" Ryou said.

Yami and Tea saw Ryou smirking and looked at the walls of the throne room.

There they both saw their friends pinned on the wall by the powers of Ryou's Millenium Ring.

"Help us Yami!" Shizuka and Mai said.

"Shut up you fools!" the evil Ryou yelled at them.

Yami's eyes widened when he realized who this person really was.

"Bakura! It's you! How do you ever come back from the Shadow Realm?" Yami asked him.

Bakura made a low laughed in the back in his throat.

"Did you really think that you could get rid of me that easily, Yami?"

"..."

"Well, as you and everyone else can see, I did come back. And I'm back to seek revenge for what you did to me!"

"Ryou! What have you done to everyone?! Why are you doing this?" Tea demanded.

"He's trapped us in these things, you guys, and we can't get out. We can't even move," Jou explained.

"Yeah, all except for your mouth Jou," Honda told him.

Then Bakura turned his attention to Tea and gave her a smirk and laughed.

"Ryou is no longer here Anzu. I have taken over Ryou's body once again and I plan on keeping it that way."

Tea gasped.

'I remember him! This is the evil spirit of Bakura's Millenium Ring back home. Though, I had no idea that he too lived in the past as well. I wonder why he's here...' Tea thought to herself.

"What have you done with Ryou, Bakura! I demand to know where he is at once!" Yami yelled at him.

Bakura looked over at Yami now.

"Ryou's mind is drifting in the Shadow Realm as we speak, Yami. Besides, why would you care? I thought you didn't even like Ryou to begin with."

"What do you mean? Of course I like Ryou. He's one of friends. He would never hurt me or any of my other friends unlike you!"

"Is that so? Well how can you even say that when he tried to win Anzu's heart over you?"

"What?" Jou, Mai, Shizuka, and Honda asked.

Yugi, however, just stood there quietly, without making a sound. (Remember Yugi knows Yami's secret ^_~ Shining Friendship)

Yami eyed Bakura and growled at him.

Although, Yami wasn't willing to admit it to everyone that Bakura was right about how he felt about Tea (Anzu).

"That's what I thought," Bakura said.

"Bakura... Let my friends go. I know that they are not the ones you are after. It's me and... my Millenium Puzzle."

Bakura smiled at him.

"Very perspective Yami. You catch on quick. No wonder why you're pharaoh of Egypt."

"Just let them go," Yami said in a low and dangerous voice.

"You aren't going to get your friends' freedom back by talking and debating with me Yami."

"All right then. What are your terms? How shall I defeat you this time, Bakura?"

"A Shadow game of course, you fool! How else would we settle our little argument? And this time you won't win."

"Fine then. I will agree to your terms, but only do that so I can win my friends back. Including Ryou. And yes, I will win."

"Confident aren't you, Yami? Being so sure that you will win. Well how about I take away some of that confidence from you right now?"

Yami looked at him.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"You'll see..."

In the next instant I shot of light came out of Bakura's Millenium Ring and went straight towards Tea.

Tea screamed out in pain when it hit her.

"Anzu!" all of her friends screamed.

Yami rushed to her side.

"Tea... are you all right? Please speak to me!" he whispered.

'I... I-I don't think I am Yami..." Tea said weakly.

"Awww! Isn't that sweet? Well, I believe that Anzu will not be able to speak with you right now Yami," Bakura said to him.

Then he shot out another light that went for Tea and she passed out completely when it hit her.

After it hit Tea, she slowly fell to the ground.

Though, Yami caught her right before she hit the hard floor.

"Oh no! Tea, please wake up, please!" Yami whispered to her again.

She wouldn't make a sound.

"Tea... What has he done to you? Please.. wake up," Yami begged.

Tea continued to make no movement or response to Yami.

He shook in fear to what Bakura had done to her.

Tears started to roll down Yami's face.

"Tea...Please don't go...Please don't leave me... I need you..." he whispered to her again and put his face against hers, crying.

Yami's friends stared at Tea, in sadness, to see what had happened to their friend.

Then a few moments later Yami gently placed Tea down on the floor.

"Get up you fool! The girl was obviously too weak to overcome the powers of my Millenium Ring... Just like you will soon be," Bakura said to Yami.

Yami was still shaking from what Bakura had done to Tea.

'I... I promised to Tea that she would always be safe with me and now look at what has happened to her! She's been sent to the Shadow Realm. What have I done!' Yami said to himself while crying on Tea.

Yami placed a hand on her cheek and said, "I will bring you back Tea. I vow to you that I will bring you back. I promise that you will be safe again."

Yami got up from the ground and stared straight into Bakura's eyes.

"You will pay for what you have done to Anzu! You will pay for trying to harm my friends! Mark my words Bakura. It is you that will be going to Shadow Realm!" Yami screamed at Bakura.

Bakura, however, just smiled at him.

"Temper, temper Yami. You better watch out or I'll do the same thing to another one of your friends. Oh, and it is you that is highly mistaken. If anyone is going to Shadow Realm it's going to be you. Then you can spend forever with Anzu in the Shadow Realm," Bakura told the angry pharaoh.

"What have ya done to her, ya creep?" Jou asked.

"Let's just say she's out of the picture right now. Just so that she can't disturb us during the Shadow game."

"This isn't just some sick twisted game that you can have fun with you, Bakura! These are my friends and I want you to leave them alone! My friends mean more to me than anything in this world and if anyone tries to harm I will have no choice, but to dispose and kill whoever hurts them!"

"How touching Yam, but your little empty threats won't help save your friends either, especially Anzu. And speaking of Anzu, why don't we just add her with the rest of your pathetic friends? Hmmm?"

Then with his Millenium Ring, Bakura picked up the currently unconscious Tea and slammed her against the wall with the rest of her friends.

"Now, aren't things better?" he asked.

"Anzu wake up!" her friends called out to her, but she still wouldn't move.

"Please wake up Anzu! Please!" Shizuka begged.

"She can't hear you!" Bakura yelled at her.

"Why not? What have you done with our friend?" Mai demanded.

"Anzu has now joined with Ryou in the Shadow Realm and they will both stay there until I can be defeated by you, Yami!"

"Coward! The second I defeat you in our match you will wish you were never born! You pay for what you have done to Anzu and the others. And I will personally make sure that you never return again," Yami looked dangerously at Bakura again.

Bakura laughed.

"I find that quite hard to believe pharaoh, but you can believe what you want to believe. Though, I can assure you that you will NOT defeat me! I have never lost a Shadow game before and I intend to keep it that way for a very long time to come."

"Well then you are going to be very disappointed when you lose to me, won't you?"

Bakura growled at him.

"Then let our Shadow game begin!"

***All right now. That's it for chapter eight. Sorry to end it right here, but that's the way things go. Wasn't it sad to see Tea go to the Shadow Realm? *tear* I thought so. I hope Yami will be able to bring her back. What do you think? Well, I hope to update soon and thanks for reading! ^_^

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