Everything

By: ChocolateEclar

Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or anything that has to do with the anime/manga.

Claimer: I fully own Ichidou Yachitose and her family, Mrs. Suteki Iyashii, Suteki's deceased father and mother, Ryougi, Karei, Sumizome, Komayaka Mada-Tafunesu, Ke-ki and her gang, Miss Jishi, Nenriki "Riki," Tomobito, Kurisutaru "Kuri" Susume, Nekura Kyouran, Neferetiabet, Miw-sher, and Great Wife Netikerty. Please don't use any of them in any form without my permission.

To Artemis*Obscure: *laughs* I'm glad you liked the young Seto bit I put in the last chapter. It was fun to write since I love Seto too. ^_- I had loads of fun researching all the little details to sort of set the proper "mood" for the Ancient Egypt setting I'm using right now. I certainly was trying to add a bit of foreshadowing by mentioning tomb robbers. *grins* I love Yami Bakura too. (Not quite as much as Seto though. ^_^) At the time I really hadn't thought of where to add him into my plot, but yesterday, as I was going to bed, I had a breakthrough. Unfortunately I really had to go to bed. *laughs* As far as I can see though, Yami Bakura will appear in a chapter or two. So basically not until after Ichidou gets back to the present and has… recovered. I'm being "foreshadowy" again. *laughs* In other words, I'm going to clobber my poor main OC. Mentally anyway. ^_- I'll try to bring in Malik again, but I haven't planned too far ahead yet. I do have a few OCs coming. This chapter deals quite a bit with one I've already introduced recently, Netikerty… ^___^

To Yami's-Girl: As I told Artemis*Obscure, I haven't planned very far ahead yet. However, I will try to add Yugi in somehow. So far the poor little guy's been pretty much thrown out of the story on account of him being dead. ^_- But I certainly will try. Thanks again for the review!

To silverswan1: It was that good then? *laughs* I hoped so. Thanks for all the compliments. ^__^

A/N: Well, it seems people are requesting canon characters without knowing where the story title came from. Oh well. You'll all know soon enough. ^__-

Duel Eleven: …And Goes Horribly Amiss

While her body wandered aimlessly for days against her will, a dreamy look on her face, Ichidou's thoughts raced. She wanted to just sit in her room and think, but it seemed Nebet hadn't done that so she couldn't. Every time she would try to stay in the harem, she would feel even more possessed than when Yami was in control of her body. It was horribly disconcerting feeling that left Ichidou feeling more and more stressed with each passing day.

She had come to the conclusion that Atem had kissed "Nebet" not her. She had had no control over what had occurred in the garden, but, admittedly, the kiss certainly had not been unwelcome. She had dated only two guys in the past and had had countless fickle crushes when she was younger, but nothing had ever felt as amazing as it had. Ichidou blushed at the thought before sighing. 'Atem is great and all, but Yami is mysterious, doesn't think the fact that I'm his deceased father's little wife is a barrier, and is soooooo hot. Well, Atem is too but Yami has a certain…trait about him that makes him hotter,' Ichidou thought, grinning slightly. Her grin vanished at the appearance of the previous Pharaoh's chief wife.

"Good day, milady," said Nebet-Ichidou neutrally, curtsying.

Netikerty stopped sauntering down the pathway, her usual dislike towards Nebet-Ichidou placed firmly on her face. "Good day, Lady Neferetiabet," she said, sniffing disdainfully. "How are you?"

"I have been feeling strange as of late, but I really am quite fine, milady."

"I suspected as much!" snapped Akunamukanon's chief wife.

"What…? Milady?" Nebet-Ichidou questioned, taken aback.

"Both you and my Atem are walking around like lost pups!" shrieked Netikerty.

"Oh," came Nebet-Ichidou's muffled reply.

"I cannot believe this! The Pharaoh and you of all wenches! This cannot be!" Netikerty screamed.

"But I-We-Er-Well…" Nebet-Ichidou garbled.

"I WON'T HAVE IT!!!" Yami's okaasan bellowed causing Nebet-Ichidou to jump.

"But, Great Wife Netikerty, isn't that just a bit…er… presumptuous?" Nebet-Ichidou gulped.

"Now you listen here, Neferetiabet!" roared Netikerty. "I won't have you soiling the royal blood!"

"I never said I was going to become his wife or anything," pleaded Nebet-Ichidou, trying to stay calm to little avail. 'She's scaring me… I hope Yami didn't inherit this trait,' Ichidou thought weakly. She sweat-dropped at the older woman while her body backed away.

Netikerty took a deep breath and said softly, "I just won't have it. You do understand my position, don't you?"

"Er-I suppose so."

"Excellent," said Netikerty cheerfully. "Now, if you tell Atem what I've said I will pray that Osiris condemns you in the approaching afterlife."

Nebet-Ichidou gulped at the warning. 'Great options I have,' thought Ichidou sarcastically.

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Ichidou lay in bed that night, staring at her ceiling. The silky sheets were curled around her legs from all her tossing and turning as she struggled to get to sleep. But every time she would attempt it, internal alarm bells would ring in her head. Something's wrong! Something's wrong! they called. Ichidou's eyes looked impossibly bright and too green in the darkness. She reveled in the shadows knowing who was their master in her own time.

Ichidou let out a sigh and turned onto her right side. It seemed she had more control over her body at night. Did it have something to do with her aibou? Had he changed her?

She resolved on telling the Pharaoh about his okaasan as soon as possible. Yes, that was what she would do. She was sure it was the best plan to carry out and she finally reached dreamland. Tomorrow, she would tell him, he would talk with his okaasan, and everything would be fine, right?

Wrong.

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Yami awoke with a start. He was bewildered by where he was for a few moments before he shook his head and pressed his knuckles to his forehead. His head hurt like someone had yanked a handful of hair from it.

"Ichidou?" he called out. He shook his head. She couldn't be in his soul room, everything was bathed in darkness. 'No hikari then,' he mused, getting shakily to his feet. But hadn't she been with him? He pondered over what had last occurred. 'I was walking down a passage and then I reached a door and…ah, and Ichidou appeared. After that, we…I opened the door with the udjat on it!' he added with sudden realization.

He disappeared and rematerialized before the metal door with the Eye of Horus engraved in its surface. He didn't open it again; instead he vanished and appeared in the hallway outside his soul room.

Ichidou's door was…

Gone.

"GONE?!?!"

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"She said what?!" Atem gasped, turning to Nebet-Ichidou. Both of them were within the palace in Atem's chambers. The Pharaoh had scribbling some hieroglyphs down on a page himself for "It was brainless to have to call for a scribe every time he wished to send a note to the priests." Now he was staring up at Nebet-Ichidou in incredulity.

"You heard me," replied Nebet-Ichidou.

"Ah,"  the young Pharaoh groaned. "So my mother thinks you will soil the bloodline?"

"As far as I can gather, yes," Nebet-Ichidou answered.

Atem sighed and nodded. "I'll talk to her."

"Akin to how you talk to the High Priest, Atem?" teased Nebet-Ichidou.

Atem grinned, shook his head, and left, leaving her alone. She stepped outside the room a few minutes later to crash into Netikerty. She apologized and picked herself off the ground. Netikerty loomed over her portentously and Nebet-Ichidou shrank with trepidation.

"He's been looking for me," Netikerty remarked, stepping closer to Nebet-Ichidou who backed up into the room. "I told you not to tell him."

"I didn't say anything, milady," Nebet-Ichidou pleaded.

"Liar!" shrieked Netikerty.

"Oh! I'm sorry, milady, but I didn't want any trou-" Nebet-Ichidou gasped.

"Then you should have kept silent," Netikerty snapped, now an immovable ice queen.

Ichidou gasped, trying to take control of her body. 'Come on, Netikerty means business!' she screeched internally.

Nebet receded towards the entrance to the balcony. It was the only chance for escape. She ran, flinging the doors open. She reached the balcony's banister only to recall how very high up she was. Below her was a view of the private garden. It was ironic and terribly painful to Nebet as she stood against the railing.

"ATEM!!!" she screamed as Netikerty stepped onto the balcony. "No! Netikerty! Ah!" she shouted as she noticed the glint of silver in the other woman's gasp. It was a blade with a handle inlaid with gems. She dodged Netikerty's first two jabs but wasn't so lucky on the third as she was cornered and the knife grazed her arm. Blood splattered onto the shinning floor as Nebet cried out in pain. She slipped past Netikerty and off the balcony.

Ichidou was writhing in agony in her soul room. She felt everything Nebet felt for they shared the same body. Her soul itself was bleeding for there was only so many traumas one could take. She collapsed onto the blue floor of the room, blood seeping into the carpeting.

Meanwhile, Nebet ran only to have to around as she realized Netikerty had locked the main door. All of the Pharaoh's personal chambers connected though so she hurried through the doorway that led into Atem's study.

Netikerty pursued her, her dagger now stained with blood. They hurried through the room, which had shelves stacked with papyrus and trinkets, and into the adjacent bedroom. To Ichidou's horror, Nebet tripped over an ornate, wooden chest by the bed and went flying. She landed painfully on her wrist and cried out. Netikerty took advantage of the situation and slashed Nebet's shoulder. Nebet tried to scramble to her feet, tears blurring her vision as her pain increased. Netikerty stabbed her in the back then and Nebet-Ichidou let out a scream.

Nebet broke away though, sending more crimson onto the floor. She didn't go very far for in the next instant, which felt like an infinity, Netikerty had grabbed her wrist and spun her to face her. Nebet struggled, and cried out when she felt the blade pierce her abdomen. Before her was Netikerty grinning triumphantly.

"Goodnight, Neferetiabet," she whispered.

"NEBET!!!" hollered someone who felt far away to Nebet-Ichidou's dulling ears. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?! GRAB HER!!! YOU, GO FOR THE HEALER NOW!!!"

Nebet-Ichidou let out a little whimper as two men with powerful arms snatched Netikerty, who shrieked like an enraged simian, and the knife was removed from her stomach. She buckled to the ground with a pained sob as Atem appeared at her side. "Nebet, it's okay. Nebet," he said as soothingly as he could muster as her blood pooled on the floor.

"Atem?" she muttered feebly.

"It's all right, Neferetiabet," whispered Atem.

Nebet shook her head and winced at the pain it caused. "Osiris is calling," she murmured.

"No, no, Nebet," Atem mumbled into her hair as he stroked her back.

'Everything's so fuzzy… Ow! Oh, Kami-sama, this hurts so bad,' Ichidou thought. 'I can't die like this! I WON'T!!!'

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The Millennium Puzzle around Yami's neck flashed as he stood thunderstruck,  staring at the space Ichidou's door had been in the hallway. He started in surprise. 'That can only mean-' he realized. His thoughts were interrupted as Ichidou's soul room door appeared for a moment before it vanished. It reappeared and continued to flicker as Yami stepped warily towards it.

He stuck a cautious hand out and tapped the door. The passage erupted in light and Yami winced. In the afterglow, Ichidou's door ceased its former gleaming and looked much like it had when Yami had first set his eyes on it months ago.  There was one huge difference though.

On its surface was Ichidou's name written in blood.

Yami stared at the Japanese symbols before pushing open the door. He faltered as he realized Ichidou was lying on the floor in a blood-splattered russet gown and a thick, bejeweled necklace.

Worse of all, she wasn't moving.

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A/N: *dodges an assortment of pointy objects* I know! I know! It's a horrible place to leave you guys hanging. I actually wrote this in two sittings though. It would've been one, but I had to eat. *laughs* Think of it as a trade. You guys get a chapter quickly and I put in a cliffhanger. ^_-

A/N 2: There's no new Japanese translations this chapter. Most of this was set in Ancient EGYPT after all. *laughs* Present Yami finally made an appearance though. Yay! ^_^ It's been awhile since we've seen him and he's certainly a bit behind the times. He doesn't know what his aibou has gone through yet after all… But when he does he's going to be pretty upset.

A/N 3: Here's the NEW preview for chapter 12:

To Yami's relief Ichidou's still alive, but her soul's been badly cracked and she won't wake up. Yami has no choice but to possess her body and go to an old friend for assistance. Unfortunately for him, the ally has a yami that really doesn't like him and the feelings mutual.

Stay tuned for the double-yami filled chapter, "Duel Twelve!"

A/N 4: REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Otsukaresama! (Many thanks!) ^__^ Sayonara!