To my own immense surprise, last night my mom told me we were moving sometime in the next few days. I've already packed most of my things, but before I finish, I decided to take my mind off things for a while and write the next chapter. I will probably be unable to update for a while, because I don't know if my new house has an Internet connection yet. Please be patient and continue reading and helping me out with your reviews.

Disclaimer: Does anyone even read these? I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. Never have; never will. I wouldn't mind owning Seto, though. ."

Chapter 9: Forgotten memories return

Fog wrapped all around the small, dark room. Shadows danced on the floor as soft rays of the sun poured in though the window by the ceiling. Arching pillars stood in the middle of the room, as if forming a circle. In the midths of them, there sat a large wooden-stone box atop the lowest pillar.

Jenna stepped inside; her mouth still hung open. Her eyes wandered aimlessly thought the room, looking at the carvings and symbols on the walls. Everything looked Egyptian...even the strange language carved into the bricklike wall in front of her.

" Wow...I didn't know this was here...." Alex whistled as he walked in, standing next to the dumbstruck Jenna. She didn't say anything. Her eyes were glued to the drawing on the far right wall.

Alex followed her glare and saw the drawing. " Dang! She looks just like you!" He exclaimed.

Jenna faintly nodded. He continued examining the drawing," Look, she looks as if she's some kind of an Egyptian Princess.....and she's ordering some people.....there's the Pharaoh..."

" Yugi... he looks just like Yugi! What is this place, Alex?" Jenna cried out, turning her attention to him.

He glanced back at the wall. " I don't know. How did you get in here in the first place?"

Jenna showed him the key. " This came in a letter my father sent me....I just don't understand what it opened...are you sure you didn't know about this room?"

He nodded. " I thing we should get out of this place thought. I mean, we don't know what can be living down here...."

Jenna's eyes narrowed on the box sitting atop the pillars. She walked up to it. " Perhaps I should take this. Maybe this is what my father wanted me to find." She said and slowly lifted up the lid. " Wow..." The word leisurely escaped her lips as she opened the box completely. In it, there lay a beautiful gold bracelet with a strange looking eye in the middle of the thick gold. (Ya know, kinda like the one Yugi has on his Puzzle?)

Alex turned to leave," Jenna, come on. I don't even think my dad knows about this. We better leave."

" All right." She said, still looking at the bracelet in her hand. Somewhere in the middle of that eye, there was a small piece missing. Taking it up to her eye level, Jenna glided her finger against the hole. It was shaped like a small shard of a crystal. Glancing around, she didn't see the missing piece anywhere. Not even in the box. Shrugging, she followed Alex out of the room and back into his father's shop.

*********The next day in front of Kaiba Corp********

" Hey guys!" Jenna called out as she ran up to her friends, Alex following behind her.

Tea smiled and asked. " Where have you been? We're supposed to meet Kaiba here to-"

" Lets get this over with." Came a cold voice from behind her. Jenna turned to see no one other than Seto Kaiba himself.

" Get what over with?" She replied mockingly.

Seto frowned. " You must have short memory. Yesterday you were begging me for help. So I'll need your Toon World before I say anything."

Jenna smirked at his outstretched hand. " I'm sorry, you must've not gotten the memo...your help is no longer needed, Seto Kaiba. Because see, unlike you, there are still guys out there who are nice enough to help out a girl in distress. Without asking for a fee."

Seto smiled back, wryly," Really? Someone sunk low enough to help you already?"

" Watch it, Kaiba!" Joey exclaimed angrily.

Jenna seemed to not notice his last comment. " Seto, I'm surprised that a heartless person like you even has people who love you, especially your brother. No wonder you own Kaiba Corp, you hide from the world behind your skill and games. But that won't always work, you know. Some day you will open your eyes and find everyone hating you for being so mean to them, and the line of those people is going to start with me."

" Oh, I'm heartbroken." He replied sarcastically.

Jenna turned on her heal and said to her friends," Guys, I found out what VP means. I think we should go there now and get started." She looked at Alex," Thank you for everything. I don't know what I would have done without you."

" No prob. I'm just glad I could help. So lets get going then." Alex said and smiled.

" I'll meet you guys at the Virtual Pod center, okay?" She asked her friends and walked away with Alex.

~ Why is it that I feel as if I've known him for a long time when I only met him yesterday? He's just so familiar....~ Jenna thought, trying to drag her eyes away from his.

Her hand suddenly felt a sharp jolt in it as they crossed the street. Jenna looked down and saw the bracelet glowing dimly. All of the sudden everything became blurry.

*****Flashback*********

In the distance a young girl of about 8 and a boy stood together before a sunset, holding hands. The girl said, smiling," Alex, I don't want to leave you....." A tear ran down her cheek.

He replied," Don't worry about it, Jenna. I promise I will find my way to you. But you have to leave with your dad; this place holds too many memories of your mother. It would be easier for both of you."

" But Alex! I will miss you! I just can't imagine my life without you!" She cried out, bursting into tears. Alex's hands embraced her shaking body.

He continued trying to calm her down," Jenna, look at me." He raised her chin up so their eyes met. " I will find you again and then we'll be happy again. Until then you must be strong." He finished and kissed her on the cheek.

" I love you." Both said at the same time.

*******End Flashback**********

Just as everything came back into focus, Jenna collapsed on her knees, the kiss burning on her cheek. Suddenly all these memories flooded her head. She saw her and Alex talking, walking together. She saw her house that she used to live in. Alex's was the one next to it. The flashback of the last time she saw him played over and over in her head. " I will find you again and we'll be happy again...." The words echoed in her ears.

~ So that's why he looks familiar...he was my best friend in childhood...but when my dad and I moved, I haven't seen Alex again....Gosh, I cant believe I forgot all this! ~ She thought, fighting the urge to cry.

Alex kneeled down next to her. " Are you all right? You just dropped on your knees out of nowhere! What happened?" He questioned, his caring eyes looking deeply into hers.

" I....I just remembered something..."

She could see Alex suck in his breath. " What?"

" I just saw a memory of my childhood....you were in it..." She said, looking up at him.

Alex remained quiet. Jenna asked," You knew, didn't you? You remembered all along and didn't tell me! Why?"

" Jenn....I guess I thought it would be easier that way, that's all. I mean, after you got into that car crash with your dad, you lost most of your memories. And when I crashed into you on the street I just hesitated and didn't want to remind you."

" But why?"

He sighed and placed his hands on her shoulders. " I don't know....I thought it would be best if you didn't feel trapped by your past. maybe it would have been better if you forgot about me...."

" No! Don't even say that, Alex! Now I can clearly remember and....and....and I'm not losing you again!" She cried out and hugged him tightly, as if he was her lifeline. Alex was her best friend since childhood and....she loved him. Just then she realized just how much she missed him.

Jenna felt two hands wrap around her waist. For the longest time they just sat there in the middle of the sidewalk, wrapped in each other's embrace. With every passing minute, more and more memories returned to her. She couldn't believe how much she loved him....but what if he didn't feel the same way anymore? ~ No, I wont think about that now...~ She decided and tightened her grip on Alex.

" Jenna, I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier." He whispered into her ear.

" It's alright. We're together again, that's all that matters now." She said. She no longer could keep her tears buried inside her. They flowed freely. ~ I wish this could last forever. ~ She thought and just cried in his strong embrace.

Yet Jenna couldn't stop wondering where that flashback came from in the first place and why the bracelet was glowing like that. Perhaps it was somehow tied into all this. Perhaps it sent her that memory.

[A/N- there ya go. This was the longest chapter yet. I hope the plot is clearing up now. So Alex is her childhood friend, and the guy she fell in love with. But does he return her feelings now, 8 years later?

I'll explain more about the bracelet in later chapters. Like I said before, since I'm moving I don't know if I'll be able to update soon. Probably not. But I'll start on the 10th chapter tonight. I'll publish it if I get over 6 reviews on this one.

~ Severyn ~