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~*Resseruction*~

            "I think I know where you can stay Miyako."

            Miyako continued riding down the streets to the nearest gas station. She then took off her helmet, placing it on the seat, taking out her wallet. "Where do you think I should go?"

            Ryou smiled. "Well, you can always stay with me."

            "Are you serious? You're bluffing aren't you?"

            "Have I ever lied to you before?" he picked up her helmet.

            "No, I guess not." She then paid the gas attendant some money before picking up the gas pump, filling up the motorcycle.

            "It's rather strange. You're turning from a sweet girl to some sort of rebel."

            "My uncle sometimes gets a bit too overprotective. That's what I hate about him. He's too stubborn." She then placed back the gas pump, picking up her helmet.

            "Was your father ever like that?"

            "Not at all," she started up the engine. "He was a good guy. My mom and dad and I, we were very close." She felt Ryou's arms wrapped around her waist, his head resting on her back. Finally, they reached an apartment complex.

            "Here we are." Ryou took Miyako's bag.

            "So where's the room?" Miyako turned off the engine, taking off her helmet.

            "Well, it's on the 7th floor. 741."

            Miyako's eyes widened as he said those numbers. Ryou took a glance at her. "Hey Miyako? Something bothering you?"

            "7…4…1…" she repeated the numbers.

            "Yes, that's my room number." Ryou nodded. "What about it?"

            "Those numbers sound too familiar to me. It's as if something happened to my parents that dealt with that number."

            "I don't think our room is haunted Miyako." Ryou took out a key, unlocking the door. Both of them entered seeing that no one else is around.

            "Hey, where's your sister Shizuka?" Miyako looked around.

            "That's what I would like to know." He clenched his fist, his face twitched slightly. He then turned back to Miyako, smiling. "Well, since it's getting late, you might as well turn in."

            "What about you?" Miyako followed Ryou to his bedroom, sitting on his bed.

            "I tend to wait until she arrives home. There are things I have to talk to her about."

            "All right, good night."

            "Goodnight." Ryou smiled, kissing her forehead before leaving the room. He muttered something before closing the door.

            A cloaked figure slowly approached the gravesite of Tea and Yami, a rose in hand. It then sat on the ground, right beside the grave. In its hand was a rod nearly similar to Miyako's except the jewel is red and the top was shaped like a crescent moon.

            "Ire…futara…kairi…shurako…liara…" it chanted. Suddenly, dark smoke formed over the water as a shadowed figure appeared before the one sitting on the ground, a scythe held in hand.

            "You can't conceal so much of your appearance Ishizu," it spoke in a dark voice. "No matter how much silks you use, I still can see right through you."

            "It's not often I am to escape the wrath of Bakura," Ishizu clenched her fist at that thought. "But I guess today can be an exception."

            "You know what happens if your master were to find out you're not where you are supposed to be?"

            "He will not find out. He's too enraptured by his own child. He has gone mad, death. The man seems to enjoy his little game of incest. I swear! Pretty soon, he could perhaps impregnate his own child."

            "Take it slow Ishizu. Not even the most powerful sorcerer can predict what will happen. Even if they could, it's not always true."

            "The child's power continues to grow but is still weak. Only by her sixteenth birthday will she finally realize her true power."

            "And why so sudden on giving her the rod of Isis?"

            "Better if she were to know now before Bakura kills her."

            Death eyed the rod in Ishizu's hand. "The rod of Anubis eh? If the magic is used incorrectly, it will take your very soul." He sighed, adjusting his cloak. "I sometimes envy that thing when it is supposed to be I who takes the souls."

            "I know its power quite well." Her eyes never left Death, watching him floating close to her.

            "Enough talk. Why have you summoned me?"

            "I know that I will betray those who are close to me but…I want you to resurrect Miyako's parents. Yami and Tea…"

            "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold it right there little lady. That's interfering with destiny. Plus, I don't return souls for free. No, no. Not my policy Ishizu."

            "Death, c'mon! Miyako's birthday isn't for another nine months."

            "Then let that whelp wait for nine months to deal with her father. As far as I know, the child is fated to face her father. In time, the world will slowly approach destruction. I have predicted that the child will fight her father to determine the fate of the world."

            "How can Miyako's parents interfere such destiny?" Ishizu's fingers gripped onto her rod. "They will not change fate."

            Death looked over Ishizu for a long time. "Fine. On one condition: By the time the battle is over, I will reclaim their souls. Deal?" he then held out his skeletal hand.

            "Deal." Ishizu held out hers as they both shook hands. Death took her rod for a moment, muttering something before handing it back to her.

            "Hold it up in the air. You know the ancient chant to bring back the dead."

            "I suggest you join in Death," Ishizu smirked. "I'm sure you will enjoy what it is to come."

            "I'll take that to consideration Ishizu. In fact," he removed his mask and cloak revealing a black robe with an odd-looking huge cross dangling from his neck. Both of his ears were pierced, his head covered in a turban. "I can perform my work secretly."

            "You know I can't just be calling you death. It'll give you away."

            "Just call me Shadi." He spoke.

            Ishizu nodded, raising her rod in the air. "God of Anubis, hear me cry the spell I shall cast and lie. Bring Yami and Tea back to life. Nephertine, Anuka, Kariku!!" the red jewel started to glow brightly as a red light shot out from the crystal and into the sky. The dark clouds started to part, forming a circle. Spirits encircled the light before two balls of light shot down to the ground. Ishizu and Death looked down at the gravesite for a long time.

            "Maybe you forgot something." Shadi looked at Ishizu.

            "No. I could've sworn I did it right." Ishizu stepped back. Suddenly, a hand shot out from the earth. A figure slowly emerged from the ground, its body caked with dirt. Its hand reached down, pulling out another body, also caked with dirt.

            "How long has it been?" Yami looked around. "Everything is still the same."

            "For us, time has stopped Yami." Tea gazed into the water. She then looked up at Ishizu and Shadi. "Who are you two?"

            Shadi remained silent, his eyes kept on Ishizu. Ishizu cleared her throat. "My name is Ishizu. I am here to warn you about your daughter Miyako."

            "Miyako?" Tea was surprised. "What about her?"

            Ishizu turned her gaze towards Yami. "I'm pretty sure you are aware of what's going on."

            Yami nodded. "I noticed Bakura found a way to revive his goody good self. I see that he's taken advantage of using her pain. I can't let that happen."

            "I do not know where she is right now." Ishizu closed her eyes.

            "I think I know where she is." Yami stood up.

            "Good. Then you might as well get to it." Shadi looked at the two.

            "That's fine with us." Tea slowly got up.

            "You might as well get yourselves dirt free first." She held out her rod, the jewel glowing brightly. Suddenly, the dirt started to rot away from their bodies.

            "Oh thanks," Yami said sarcastically, brushing past the two. "I feel so clean now." Tea followed behind.

            Ishizu and Shadi watched the two leave. Shadi then turned to her. "You, on the other hand, need to get back to your master before it's too late."

            "Oh shit! I completely forgot about him." She changed into her schoolgirl figure, running into the forests, disappearing into the darkness.

            In the dead of the night, she appeared on the 7th floor of the apartment. "I am so dead," she muttered. Ishizu then made it to room 741, slowly opening the door. "Please God, let Bakura be sleeping by now." She settled her bag down on the living room sofa, not bothering to turn on the lights. The full moon provided enough light for her.

            "Oh yes," a familiar dark voice broke the silence. "I just can't possibly sleep without you telling me a bedtime story."

            "Master?!?" she whirled her head around, seeing her master emerge from the darkness. "I just went out shopping. Schoolgirls do that, now don't they?"

            "You don't look like you bought a lot." Bakura's face twitched, slapping her right in the face. "I'll give you a chance to explain yourself or I'll do the explaining for you."

            "What if Miyako hears you? Or what about everyone in the apartment?"

            Bakura smirked. "Sound barrier. They can't hear what will take place. Now come now," he spoke in a calm voice. "Tell me the story or I will surely torture your little soul." He then became ticked off as he clamped his hand on her neck tightly, pinning her to the wall. "Tell me! And don't try lying bitch because I have been watching you from the mirror."

            "I…I've resurrected Yami and Tea," she managed to choke out. Bakura loosened his grip enough for her to talk as Ishizu continued. "I had made a deal with Death on bringing them back."

            "How dare you?" he then tossed her to the floor. "Do you need more than one master to keep you in line?"

            "No master." Ishizu's eyes begin to fill with fear. "I only need one."

            "You're lying through your cracked teeth." He just stood there, giving a slight nod.  A shadow slowly stepped out from the darkness with a bullwhip in hand. Before Ishizu could catch a glimpse of who it was, she felt a boot pressing onto the back of her head. Her skirt was then pulled up, her bra unhooked, and suddenly, the sting of the bullwhip struck her. She screamed in pain as the whip continued to strike her over and over again. Soon, there was only silence, except for the soft cries coming from Ishizu. The boot released itself from her head. She looked up at Bakura, who just stood there in front of her, smirking.

            "Do you wanna know how it feel to be betrayed?" his arms crossed over his chest. "Why don't you take a look at your tormenter?"

            She looked behind her, taking a glimpse of the shadow for a long moment. The bullwhip dropped from its hand. Her eyes widened as she finally realized who it was. "Marik?"

            Marik laughed as he stepped out of the darkness. He looks older, Ishizu thought. No, wait a minute! Oh God, his dark side…

            Bakura laughed softly. "In order for him to come back to life, he sent his soul to the darkness. Now look at him."

            "No! It's not true! There's some good left in him!" she couldn't take her eyes off of her own brother.

            "Don't be thinking that shit again like how you did in the Battle City Finals years ago." Marik grinned. "Your brother is dead! Gone! All is left is his dark side!"

            "You lie!" Ishizu screamed at the top of her lungs. "There's just no way! There's just…" but she was cut off by Bakura and Marik's laughter.

            "I'm telling you Yugi, it's freaking me out. Yami just appeared on my computer and the TV."

            Joey and Yugi were sitting in the living room. Yugi had just came back from a business trip from Hong Kong.

            "I'm not sure if I'm getting you quite clearly." Yugi scratched his head, looking at Joey dumbfounded. "It's not that I don't believe you. It's just…I think you haven't gotten over the fact that Tea and Yami are dead."

            "I'm not being crazy." Joey drank down his tea. "I really did…" suddenly the doorbell rang throughout the house. "Who could that be?"

            "Who would want to show up at this hour?" Yugi looked at the clock on the wall. "It's almost one in the morning."

            "Say what? Damn, time does fly fast." He then made his way towards the door. Opening it, he nearly stumbled back. "Oh jeez, this is getting scary everytime."

            "Joey, are you all right?" Yugi raced towards him, looking out the door, he couldn't believe what he saw. "No wonder you're freaked out." There stood none other than Yami and Tea. "But it just can't be real."

            Yami patted Yugi on the head. "Does that feel real to you?"

            You…you're alive." Yugi tried to form a complete sentence but no other words could be formed.

            "Wait a minute Yugi." Joey got up, pulling on Yugi's face. "This could be Bakura and Marik in disguise." Yugi pulled on Tea's face as if it were a mask.

            Yami and Tea looked at each other for a slight second before looking down at the two. They then took out mallets, konking Joey and Yugi on the head. Tea stepped inside, stepping over the two bodies.

            Yami," Tea looked down at both Joey and Yugi who were out cold. "I think we whacked them too hard."

            Yami looked outside before closing the door, locking it. He smiled at Tea, stepping over Joey and closing the drapes and curtains shut. "We should check on Miyako."

            Tea nodded in reply as the two started up the stairs, peeking into each room in the halls. "Hey Yami," Tea stood by the door at the end of the hall. "I think I found her room." Yami slowly made his way towards Tea, looking around the room, flicking on the light switch.

            "Wait," Tea looked inside. "Something's not right. Where is she? Where's Miyako?"

            "Tea, calm down." Yami held Tea's arm.

            "How the fuck am I supposed to calm down?" Tea shoved Yami as hard as she could.

            Yami's back slammed into the wall though his eyes kept on her. Slowly, he made his way towards her. "Tea calm down. There could be some explanation for this. Maybe she's at a friend's house sleeping over…" he tried to hold her.

            "No!" Tea tried to yank her arms away from him. "If it was like that, my heart and stomach wouldn't feel sick!"

            "Actually," Joey and Yugi stepped in. Tea and Yami looked up at the two. "I know what happened to Miyako."

            "You told me she was sleeping over at her friend's house." Yugi looked up at Joey.

            "Joey," Yami's voice was low. "What happened to Miyako?"

            Joey's head gazed at the ground, his fingers running through his hair. "Miyako and I had gotten into a huge argument. See, she has this new friend name Ryou and they seem to like each other. I suspected he resembled Bakura. I knew the bastard lied to me when he said he wasn't anywhere related to him. Anyway, yesterday afternoon, I caught the two making out on the tree outside. I confronted her and told her she wasn't mature enough for this kind of thing. Pretty soon, she packed most of her things but I tried to stop her. Damn, she used one of her magic powers to stop me. After that, she took her motorcycle and drove off."

            "She must've headed for Bakura's house." Yugi took a glance at Yami.

            "He just can't!" Tea fell to her knees, leaning against the wall. "Bakura could hurt Miyako like he had done to me. And with his ability to change to a school kid, he could…oh shit!"

            Yami knelt beside her. "She's unable to detect Bakura from her so called friend because apparently, he's wearing some sort of charm that protects him. But I'll take care of it. I promise."

            Joey looked down at the two. "You two should get some rest. Miyako can be searched tomorrow after school." He then looked down at Yugi. "You might as well spend the night here Yug." The two then left the living room, Joey switching off the lights.

            Tea gazed at the framed picture on the dresser of Miyako's. Taking it, she looked it over, noticing that it was taken recently. "Miyako…Yami, I'm worried about her. I don't want the same thing that happened to me happen to her." She then turned around, noticing that he was gone. "Yami? Yami where are you?" she was unable to see him through the clouds of darkness. She then heard a voice.

            "So I see you have come back Tea."

            Tea's eyes widened. "No…it can't be. It can't be. It can't be you Bakura. It just can't!"

            A soft chuckle escaped as Bakura stepped from the shadows, approaching her. "Have you and Yami come to see your daughter die by my hand."

            "She's your daughter too you son of a bitch." She raised her hand, wrapping it around his neck, choking him.

            Bakura grinned. "Yes, she is, isn't she?" he then muttered a few words, sending Tea flying back. "I will be plaguing your dreams my dear." He then disappeared into the darkness.

            "Get back here Bakura!" she cried out. Tears slowly streaked down her eyes.

            "Tea what happened?" Yami was right behind her. Tea slowly looked up at him, getting up.

            "I…I…"

            "The whole room suddenly became clouded in darkness and I couldn't see you."

            Tea's eyes became lifeless. "Well, well, well pharaoh. Decided to come back after all."

            "Bakura?!?" Yami's features creased to anger. "You dare to take possession of my wife?"

            "A portion of my soul remains within her. Can't a friend have a chat with his own friend?"

            "Shutup! You were never her friend. You were just obsessed with her, you nearly killed her."

            "You are forgetting that it was you who pushed her off the building on our last meeting."

            Yami's fist clenched as he remembered that fateful day. "I will kill you. I will slit you from head to toe."

            "Nice use of words. But it will not stop me from taking my daughter and your wife. And when the time comes, death will reclaim your soul and you will never see them both ever again."

            "Leave them alone Bakura! This is between you and me. Not Tea and not my daughter. Got it?"

            "Oh? But I believe it is between me and our daughter." He grinned to this. He then laughed as his voice started to fade away. Tea returned to her normal self, looking up at him like a helpless child.

            "Yami…I…I…"

            "Shhh Tea," Yami held her in his arms, kissing her hair. "Everything will be all right. I promise."

~*Woo-hoo, Tea and Yami are back! Hmm…what now though? Many events for this story come into mind. Any other suggestions, feel free to send them in*~

~*To Be Continued*~