Keket: Heh heh… Yes. I know it's been a long time since I updated this story… I'm sorry! I've been busy with my other one (which also needs updating… .;) and I had difficulty finding the pages I needed. Not to mention I'm losing some of my interest in Yu-Gi-Oh. I still like it but my one friend got me watching more anime.

WARNINGS: I don't know how to duel nor have I memorized Yami and Kaiba's decks. When I looked to my friends for advice, neither did they… -_-; So I'm REALLY sorry about the duel. It's a sentence. When I was writing it, I hit a road block and my friend wrote "the sentence". Blame her! ^_~ Please forgive me about the duel. I'm REALLY sorry! Also, I'm really sorry if this story is moving too fast. Like I said before, this is my first fic EVER. Bear with me ^_^;;

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Chapter 5: The "Duel"

Yami was grieving the loss of Chelea. He never knew such pain existed. Yami wondered if Chelea felt like this. He guessed she did because when he had seen her on the card, she'd been crying. 'Ra, I miss her,' he thought to himself.

He was getting ready to his duel with Seth. Simon Muron was helping him practice. Yami now dueled with a vengeance that sort of scared Simon.

"Focus, my pharaoh! Focus!" he said after Yami beat him for the tenth time. Yami hadn't been putting his mind in the game.

"Bad use of words for someone who's losing," Yami answered rather coldly.

"My dear pharaoh, you must put your mind and your heart in the game, even if your heart may be broken and your mind full of vengeance. There are still people that care about you!"

"Like who?"

"Like me. And don't forget your friends Teana, Trikan, and Jono. There are still many people, my pharaoh. Can you not see? Or has your pain blinded you?" Simon tried to sound as caring as possible. He had never been good at this kind of stuff.

Yami's face softened. "You're right… I think I need a break…"

"You do that my dear pharaoh. You rest…"

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Yami sat in Chelea's room, staring at the floor, just as Chelea had done the night Aurora discovered her secret. Remembering that one memory brought a fresh spasm of pain to his heart. Yami put a hand to his chest; his heart. It was beating fast. He got up and walked over to the bed.

Yami had brought Chelea's body back from the temple, and had laid it on the bed. Yami set a chair beside it and now sat in it. He sat there looking at her, caressing her hand.

He didn't know when, but Yami dozed off. He had a dream; with Chelea in it.

"Yami," she said calmly.

"Chelea! Please come back! I need you… I miss you…" Yami pleaded.

"I'm sorry, Yami, but I can't. Seth was telling the truth. I can't get until I'm a sorceress…"

"But Seth never tells the truth!"

"Yami, you must listen to me. I am always with you. Clear your mind and your heart, and you'll win. But be warned; Seth has many powerful monsters at his disposal. Believe in your cards and me. I will help you when you need me. I will always love you…" Chelea started leaving, but never took her eyes off Yami.

"Chelea! Please don't go! Chelea!" Yami shouted.

"Believe, Yami. Believe…"

"Chelea!"

Yami awoke with a start. It was already morning. He went to prepare for his duel with Seth. Seth was already waiting for him.

"Sleep well, pharaoh?" Seth sneered.

"Shut your mouth Seth," Yami growled. "Let's just start the duel…"

"Fine. Prepare to lose, oh great pharaoh," Seth laughed.

"I think you'll be the one losing, Seth, now that my mind and heart are clear.

They went down to the town's dueling center. Teana, Jono, Trikan, and Simon Muron accompanied Yami. Seth had a few people to support him, although Yami didn't know their names.

Seth and Yami took their places at the dueling podiums. Yami felt no fear as he laid his cards down. He knew his and Chelea's heart was in them. Seeing Chelea in his dream gave him the strength and confidence he needed.

Chelea had been right, Seth had many powerful monsters, but Yami did too. Yami also had more reasons to fight for, whereas Seth only wanted Yami's Millennium Puzzle.

Yami couldn't see Chelea, but he could feel her watching somehow. He didn't know how or where, but he knew she was.

Yami put his heart in the duel and beat Seth.

Seth didn't take losing well. He threw Chelea's card at Yami, meaning to hit him in the head. Yami caught it, and felt relieved to have it back with him. She mouthed "I love you".

"I love you, too," Yami said to her.

"How touching… Now give me your Millennium Item!" Seth ordered.

"No! You lost! I won!" Yami shouted.

"Defiance gets you nowhere! Chelea was defiant, and now look where she is now!" he yelled.

"Never talk about Chelea! You don't have the right for her name to escape your foul lips!"

"You shall learn respect for me as Chelea did!"

Seth muttered a spell, but shrieked in pain. Yami looked down at the card in his hand. Chelea's cheeks were still wet from crying, but her olive eyes shown with rage at Seth. It was her that had saved him from Seth's spell. Chelea looked back at Yami, her eyes filling with tears again.

When Seth had stopped screaming, he ran at Yami, knocking him down.

"Give me your puzzle, pharaoh!" he demanded.

"Never!" Yami said wiping blood from his lip. He felt like a weak child in a fight.

"Hey! You can't do that to the pharaoh!" Teana yelled.

"I can and I will!" Seth shouted, grabbing for the puzzle. Yami blocked him.

"My pharaoh! You must destroy the Puzzle! Smash it! Smash it!" Simon Muron yelled.

"Don't you dare!" Seth shouted, losing his cool.

Yami hesitated. He looked at Chelea's card. Tears were rolling down her cheeks as she nodded. That was all he needed. Yami raised the Puzzle above his head, and threw it down.

"No!" he heard Seth scream. Then, nothing.

Yami opened his eyes. He felt awful. Yami looked up to see Simon Muron standing over him.

"Where am I?" Yami asked.

"You are now in the Millennium Puzzle. When you smashed it, your soul was trapped inside," Simon answered sadly.

"When can I get out? Like Chelea can when she becomes a sorceress," Yami inquired, but a thought occurred to him. "What about Chelea?"

"You can get out when someone solves the Puzzle. As for Chelea, she will be protected," Simon said. "But until then, you must sleep my dear pharaoh."

"Yes…" Yami closed his eyes drifting into a deep sleep.

Yami slept until Yugi Moutou solved the Puzzle. Chelea, though, stayed awake, watching the world change. Awake in grief and sorrow…

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Keket: Sad… But long! ^_^ I should have the next chapter up sooner. I'll try. Also I have some warnings about Section 2.

1. My friend asked me to have them move to a city in America the no one has probably heard of. Sorry!

2. I wrote this before Battle City happened. Right after Yugi/Yami beat Pegasus. So bear with me here. ^_^;

Okay, I think that's it. If I have any other warnings I'll write them in my next author note. I actually expect people to stop reading after the next chapter… :'( *shrugs*

R&R!