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Disclaimer: I do not OWN Yugi-oh but seeing as many MANY people write about them so shall I. I will torture them to an extent before I hang them out to dry......

The days went by rather quickly and school started up again. Uncle Solomon enrolled me and I got home-room with Yugi. My first day was sort of awkward. I have never been around so many young ones. I feel old.

First day was fine. Afterwards, we all walked together to Yugi's place and one by one each of his friends left him. We walked silently for a while and I smiled.

"I have a small present for you." He looked at me curiously.

"What is it?" My smile widened.

I pulled out a small velvet box. I had placed the gold chain with the other half of the jewel in it. I gave it to him. "Here. I didn't want to give it to you in front of the others because I was embarrassed."

He opened it up. The jewel rested in the middle of the chain. "It nice." He pulled it out and placed it around his head. It rested comfortably above the puzzle.

He touched the jewel. "Where did you get it from?"

"My father got it for me. Its actually a pair. I have the other." I pulled mine out of my shirt. "See." He nodded. "Mine is silver though. He said the color was for a women." I smiled.

"Thank you." He smiled.

I stopped. Something had followed us and I didn't like its presence. "What's....mmpphmmm."

"Shhhh.....Something is following us." I uncovered his mouth and quietly sensed around. It flitted just outside the rim of my detection. "Come out! I know you're there."

A cloaked figure came out of the shadows. "I have finally found you priestess." It stepped towards us. "The jewel has let you live long enough. It is time to hand it over to its rightful owner."

A slender hand came out of the cloak, wanting the jewel but not able to bring it forth. "Your spirit may have survived in the ring but it is not as strong. I have honed my skills and you haven't even had time to become one with that girl's body."

It hissed and moved quickly to her. "STOP!!" A command spoken to both of us.

Yugi ran up to us and stood beside me. "Who are you?!"

"Hahahahahaha!!!! Don't you recognize me? My voice?" It stepped forward, slowly pulleing the cloak away. There stood Tea in a black Chinese leather dress with slights going from the knees to mid thigh.

Yugi let out a gasp. "Tea...."

"Yes, pharaoh. It's Tea, your true friend. She is just an addition to the group not even worthy of being next to you." She beckoned him towards her.

He began to walk towards her. "Yami! Please don't do this!" I called after him.

He stopped and turned towards me. His eyes went from purple to scarlet. "How do you know my name?"

"Try to remember me! It's me Alexis, the high priestess. We promised we would be together." I unbound my hair and the stone took up the rest. I wore the same clothing I had three thousand years ago.

"Don't listen to her pharaoh. It's a spy sent here by the spirit of the ring. Come to me, pharaoh. I am your one and only."

Yugi's eyes went dull and he walked zombie like to Tea. My hands clenched. How? How can she have so much power over him? "We'll take this up in the shadow realm." Tea said with a laugh.

Dark fog began to come out from behind her. I had only battled once in the shadow realm and had won because someone else's life was on the line. That and the damned stone didn't allow me to die.

I hated the shadow realm. It was a cold and unwelcoming friend who wanted nothing more than to kill you. I would always shrink back when my father would teach me about it. Against my own volition he made me enter that dark place, but now I was tougher than it. The only problem is that Tea had Yugi and I must battle for his sake.

The jewel engulfed me in a red soothing light, comforting and warm. I watched as it did the same to Yugi, but his eyes remained dull and listless. It frightened me, how one person could have power over another, but I was going to end this once and for all.

"So you can hold your own in the shadow realm. Do not worry. It will soon be taking much of your energy away." She laughed and pulled out a deck of cards. I reached into the folds of my skirt and found my old cards.

"This shouldn't take too long." Tea chuckled evilly. 'Soon her jewel will be mine!'

"Have you seen Tea?" Duke asked the others. They sat in a fast food restaurant where Tea had left them not more than an hour ago.

"Don't worry. She'll be back." Jowy said munching on a french fry.

"I don't know I have a bad feeling about this, Jowy." Tristan looked at the both of them. "She's been acting really weird lately. Always avoiding Alexis."

"Hey guys!" Serenity smiled as she sat down next to her big brother. She took a fry. "I saw Tea walk into the park. She mumbled something about finishing some unfinished business."

"Hey didn't Yugi and Alexis go to the park?" Tristan got up and ran out of the restaurant.

"Hey where are you.... agghhhh." Jowy got up and ran after him. The other's looked confused but slowly made their way out of the restaurant.

"What's wrong?" Jowy ran up along side Tristan.

"She's gone after them."

"Gone after who?" Jowy was slightly confused.

"Alexis and Yugi." Tristan looked at Jowy with a serious face.

Before I continue on with this story, I would like to thank NeferNeferi for being the ONLY person to review. Thank you very much!

Now as you can tell, this is a sort of AU right? Well if you didn't notice it it is. I haven't really seen how Yugi-Oh ends as a matter of fact I was only doing this cause I had an idea on my mind and I COULDN'T get it out of my head for the life of me. I don't really know if Yugi won this tournament. I don't really know if the spirit stayed with Tea but since it is my story I will write it the way I see fight. This is the second to last chapter! Sorry guys. ;;. I haven't finished the last chapter but I will sometime soon hopefully. take care and have fun reading it!!