JasmineUnicorn: hope you liked the last chapter. Not much I know, but at least he is back. Anyways, here is the next chapter.

Yami: Lets get it going

Seto: And I thought that voice was never going to come back

Yami: Very funny

Seto: I rather think it is amuzing

Yami: Oh ya.

Seto: Wanna duel on it.

Yami: You bet.

JasmineUnicorn: Not again. Better get this story started or we will have a duel in the middle of it.

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Chapter 18 A Moment In Time

A gentle breeze seemed to be blowing through the room the following morning. Noises seemed to come through close door as one slept on, however, as soon as a pound came eyes were darted open. "Morning. I hope you slept better." said Yami who came through the door. He peeked out the door to make sure nothing was going wrong then came in.

"Ya, I actually did. Thanks for staying here tonight." said Tea. She moved to a side of the bed and started tying her shoes on.

"I actually left about an hour after you fell asleep. I could not sleep so I went to see how Yugi was doing. That is one hyper boy." said Yami looking down at the puzzle that was finally whole again.

"Oh, well then, thanks for nothing." said Tea walking around and out the door. Yami seemed speachlish. Was she mad at him?

Quickly closing the door, he ran after her. Grabbing her wrist, she turned around. "Are you mad at me?" asked Yami.

"No. Just surprised. Now if you don't mine, I would like to find a way out of here." said Tea turning away trying to get away from Yami.

"If you continue down this hallway, you will get lost. Follow me." said Yami walking away. Tea stood still for awhile, but then followed him to the hallway that had the rest of the group.

"We are ready to go. How do you get out of this place." asked Kaiba. He seemed to be in a bad mood, however, Yami did not care.

"Follow me." said Yami opening a hidden door in the wall. Joey and Tristan started looking around as if there was something pecular about this door. Yami shooked his head and pushed them through. Tea was the first to scream for a rat ran over her foot. Mokuba was the one who saved her this time. She smiled and then continue walking with him. Yami still seemed confused by the way Tea was acting.

After about walking for what seemed ages, a small door came to clearance. Joey and Tristan pushed it open since they were curioused, however, by there disappointment it was just the way out of the pyramid.

Camels and everything was still outside when they arrived. Hopping on, they started riding away. Again, Tea sat behind Kaiba instead of Yami. He seemed to be confused until he heard a whisper from Yugi. From that point he started to understand that Tea was scared that something might happen to him again. Yami knew that at the right moment she will be back.

Another couple hours seemed to go by as they continued to ride towards the town. No one talked as the journey continued. No one even talked when they arrived in the town and boarded the plane.

Arriving back at Domino, Tea was the first to quickly leave. She did not want to spend another minute with the group. She needed to be alone to figure things out, however, as she was walking away, two people jumped out. "Our Master would certainly like to see you now." said one of the people.

"If you come this way, we will not be so rough." said the other.

"I am not going with you to any place. Now leave me alone." said Tea calmly. She turned around and started to walk away, but was soon grabbed.

A scream was the first thing Yami and Kaiba noticed. Both realized who it was and ran towards the voice. "Tea." yelled Yami as he came around.

"Stay out of this boy. Our Master as business with this girl." said one

"You are rare hunters. Your master is Marik and he is probably not happy that I am alive. Am I correct." asked Yami.

"Its the pharoah. Run." said the other rare hunter.With one saying, Tea was free and the Rare Hunters were gone. Yami ran over to her and asked how she was. She just pushed him away, and ran. Yami could hear her crying as she ran.

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Seto: Have your five cards drawn.

Yami: Yep

Seto: Okay then lets Duel

JasmineUnicorn: Good grief. I was hoping to get through this chapter before you guys started.

Seto: I play one card in defence mode and end my turn.

Yami: I do the same and hey, JasmineUnicorn, were you saying something.

JasmineUnicorn: Yes I was. Either read the story or leave. No Duels UNDERSTOOD.

Yami: okay don't get so upset about it. we understand

Seto: completely, we do. Please continue

JasmineUnicorn: very sarcastic...Sorry about that, here is the rest.

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Yami quickly ran after her. Kaiba yelled for him to give it a rest, but Yami knew he could not. Tea seemed upset and scared. He needed to try and calm her down or she would be afraid of him for the rest of her life. running as fast as he could, he followed Tea clear back to the Hang-Out. She was sitting on the ground near a tree. "Are you okay? If I scared you, I am sorry." said Yami bending down on one of his knees.

"Please go away. I don't want to see anyone hurt especially you." said Tea. She had her faced turned away and tears were runnng down her face.

"Trust me. You will not see anyone get hurt. I will make sure of it." said Yami lifting her chin up and whiping her tears away.

Tea looked into his eyes full of confusion. Why was he helping her when she caused all the pain? His eyes showed confort as if he understood what she was going through.

No words came from her lips. No emotions could be shown. All Tea knew was that she had to leave. Standing up, she ran around the corner and far from him.

Yami stood up and watched as she ran. He knew he could do nothing. She was still scared of him even if he did save her life. Walking away, he noticed the little one in the same shadow that he was looking towards the direction Tea ran. 'You need to talk with her. She already knows how much you care about her.' said Yugi.

'If she does not want to talk to me, I am not going to force.' said Yami walking away.

'You feel the same, correct?' asked Yugi running in front of Yami

Yami's face was down and he looked sad. "I don't know anymore."

"Go talk to her. Maybe you will not be so confused. Maybe you might help her. Anyways, go talk." said Yugi disappearing. Yami looked up and then decided it was correct. If he did not talk to her, she would never come to him anymore.

It was dark by the time Tea and Yami arrived at her house. No lights were on so neither could tell if her parents were home. When she arrived at the door, a small note was hidden in the door. Reading the note, she noticed that her parents were out of town since they did not know whe she was going to be home from Egypt. As she sat down on the stairs to think, she noticed Yami walking up. Quickly standing up, she tried to walk away, but he was much faster. Grabbing her wrist, he made her stop. Both stared into each others eyes. Confusing moments ran through their minds as the night drifted by.

"I came to talk to you about something." said Yami in a soft voice.

"It is late. I need to head to bed. Please just head home." said Tea turning around again.

"If you just listen, it might make some sence to what has been happening around here." said Yami

Tea stopped and turned around towards him. His eyes showed so much compassion and more. His face showed no arguement, no anger, no guilt. It showed something that Tea never knew he had. It seemed as if it was buried away till something awoke it. Standing there as a breeze blew through her hair, she listened to him. To all his conforting, yet confusing words that seemed to make so much since for everything that was happening, however as she listen it seemed so much complicated as if something seemed wrong. His eyes seemed cold towards the end. Complicated question seemed to run through their minds. Could it be possible that all of this is wrong?

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JasmineUnicorn: Okay there you are. Hope you liked this chapter.

Yami: I did. Confusing, but touching

Seto: I guess for once he said the right thing. Hope to see more

JasmineUnicorn: You will soon.