Saya opened her eyes and instantly tried to figure out where she was. She reached her hand forward and found a wall. To the left, another wall, the same to the right and behind her. She gasped, realizing where she was. She was inside a box.

"Let me out!" she cried, pounding on the sides of the box, praying it would break open. "Let me out!" It was no use. The box didn't break. No one answered her cries. She was all-alone. "Koujo… Sonkei… someone, please… help me."

Koujo fell to her knees, gasping for air. Thanks to Yami, they had tracked Bakura to an old apartment building at the edge of town. She had been walking behind the rest of the group, so no one noticed at first… until Yami heard a soft whimper. He turned around, his eyes widening at the sight of the young girl on her hands and knees.

"What is it?" he asked, rushing over to her. "What's wrong?!" Koujo looked up at him, tears streaming down her face.

"She... she's scared," Koujo said. "We... we have to help her..." Sorcerer tried not to show how worried he was. He knew of people that were driven insane by their emotional links with others, even killed by them. It was much more extreme than that- the power of the emotions was a force not to be reckoned with… especially when dealing with pure emotion.

A normal human never has to deal with pure emotion- there is always a restraint that holds back the ample capacity of the emotion. Always, unless you aren't the one creating the emotion. If you are directly linked to the emotions, there is no safety net, nothing to save you from the full wrath. That's how it was with Koujo and Saya- Saya created the emotions and Koujo had to suffer with them. Sorcerer was afraid of what too much pure emotion would do to Koujo… he was afraid she couldn't handle it.

Yami stood up and started forward, the Puzzle glowing brightly. Koujo watched him, confused.

"We're getting closer," he replied to her unspoken question. "You stay here. I'll deal with it." Koujo shook her head and started to get to her feet.

"No," she said, staggering a bit. "I won't… I won't let you go alone." Sorcerer put a hand on her shoulder.

"Let him go, Koujo." Jou nodded his agreement, but Koujo shrugged Sorcerer's hand away and started after Yami.

"I never planned to stop him... I'm just not staying here." Jou groaned and went to stop her.

"Princess..." Sorcerer suddenly cracked Koujo over the head with his staff. She slumped to the floor with Jou's eyes widening. "…you're scary, you know that?" Sorcerer smirked.

"Yeah." Jou knelt down next to Koujo.

"I'm gonna stay here with her," he said. "You two have fun… no killing each other." Sorcerer rolled his eyes and raced after Yami.

"Wait!" Yami paused and turned around.

"What?" Sorcerer ran up to him, smirking.

"You thought you were leaving me behind? I don't think so." Yami was about to comment, when he heard a voice coming from down the hall.

"Phaaaaaaaaaraoh! Come ooooooooon." Sorcerer looked at Yami, eyes narrowed.

"That doorway over there." He pointed to a door at the far end off the hall. Yami nodded and started towards the door.

Help... someone, please help… Yami nearly froze in his tracks when he hear that voice.

Saya?! he asked urgently.

Yami-san? Is that you?

Mhm. Where are you? Yami could hear the fear in her voice as she replied.

I don't know... it's dark and It's small and I'm scared and I wanna go home and... and...

Shh, Yami said soothingly. Calm down…

I want Sonkei… Yami sighed.

I'll get you out, all right? I promise.

Okay... There was a pause. Yami?

Mhm?

Koujo loves you a lot... and she trusts you. So I know I can too. Yami paused… then a soft smile curled his lips.

Thank you. He heard her sigh, happily. She'd calmed down.

Koujo put a hand to her head and moaned painfully as she tried to sit up.

"Take it easy, Princess," Jou said. "You got hit pretty hard…"

"Who?" Jou hesitated. "Who, Jou?"

"Sorcerer…" Koujo got to her feet and stared down the hall.

"I'm going to kill him."

Yami got to the door and pushed it open, looking every inch the Pharaoh he was as his eyes searched for his foe.

"Tomb Robber!" Bakura had been sitting in a ledge looking down over three sealed wooden crates. He jumped down when Yami walked into the room, a maniacal grin on his face.

"Phaaaaaraoh…" Yami's eyes narrowed.

"Bakura! Let's play a game!" Sorcerer let out a groan.

"Why am I not shocked?" Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Koujo and Jou enter the room. Thankfully, they both kept quiet.

"All right," Bakura said with a grin. "And I all ready have the game set for you- you see those three boxes?" He gestured to the three wooden crates. "Your little Princess is within one of them. You have one and only one guess at which one. As soon as you guess, the remaining boxes will burst into flames. Guess right and she goes free. Guess wrong…" His grin turned to a sly smirk. "I think you get the general idea." Yami nodded.

"Fine." His next words were to be Saya's name, asking her to call out to him…

"It's quite impossible," Bakura told him "You can't hear anything from the three boxes. I've cut the link with you and the girl… and I've magicked those boxes so that they are soundproofed- they'll stay that way until you make your choice."

Yami-san?! cried Saya. Yami-san, what's going on?! Where are you!!? There was no answer… No… he promised… Yami-san, I know you'll come… Bakura started to chuckle.

"By the way," he said. "You have a time limit. Two minutes. Go or all the boxes ignite."

Yami's eyes narrowed, the closed, concentrating. He could see the boxes in his mind… but one of them, the box in the center… that box was glowing?

"One minute, Pharaoh." Yami ignored him. Yes, the box was glowing… and he could hear a voice. A soft song was coming from that box.

"Come out moon. Come out wishing star. Come out, come out, wherever you are. Come out here in the dark, all alone and wide-awake. Come and find me. I'm empty and I'm cold and my heart's about to break. Come and find me. I need you to come here and find me, because without you I'm totally lost. I've made a wish on ever star- it hasn't done much good so far. I can only dream of you, wherever you are." Yami's eyes shot open and he pointed to the center box.

"That one!" The boxes on the left and right instantly ignited. Yami waited impatiently, praying to hear Saya's little voice again.

"Saya." Yami turned to see Koujo. Her eyes were full of tears. When had she come in, he wondered… had he let her down?

"Koujo," he whispered. "I…"

"Pharaoh, shut up!" Yami looked over at Sorcerer, glaring. "Listen, imbecile!" Yami listened. He could hear a soft voice…

"I'll hear you laugh and I'll see your smile and I'll be with you just for a while, but when the morning comes, and the sun begins to rise, I'll lose you. Then I know it's just a dream- when I open up my eyes, I will lose you. I used to believe in forever, but forever's too good to be true. I've made a wish on every star- it hasn't done much good so far. I don't know what else to do, except to try and dream of you... and wonder is you're dreaming too. Wherever you are..."

The voice started to cry as Yami rushed over to the box and opened it. Saya's little figure was down in the bottom, hugging her knees to her chest, rocking back and forth slowly.

"Saya?" He heard the young girl gasp and watched her look up.

"Yami-san!" Yami picked her up out of the box and hugged her tight. "I knew you'd come… I knew it…"

"Shh," he said, smoothing down her hair. "Are you all right?" Saya nodded, not letting up on her grip.

"My necklace… my necklace is gone…"

"It's not gone, Saya- I have it." Saya looked over.

"Koujo!" She wiggled loose from Yami's grip and ran over to Koujo, leaping into her outstretched arms. "Koujo…" Koujo hugged her tight, slipping her necklace around her neck.

"Shh, Asayake," she whispered. "It's all right. I'm gonna take you home."

Koujo appeared at the Manor a few moments later, Saya now asleep, but still in her dark's arms. Seto hadn't moved from his spot on the couch. He waited there, worriedly for Saya's return. When Koujo appeared with her, his eyes widened, relieved.

"You found her!" he cried, getting to his feet. Koujo nodded with a smile and handed the sleeping girl to him. Saya instantly cuddled close to him, as if she knew who was holding her. "Saya…" He looked around. "Where's Sorcerer?" Koujo shook her head.

"Looking for Bakura," she told him. "He slipped out while…

"Sonkei?" Seto looked down at his arms. Saya was awake, looking up at him.

"Saya!" He hugged her tight. "God, I was worried sick…" Saya hugged him back and started to tell him the entire story.

"And Yami helped me!" she said happily. "The mean white-haired guy, he had me in the box and I was so scared and Yami started talking to me in my head and he told me to calm down and he promised to get me out and he did!" Her hug tightened. "I told him I wanted you and he promised to bring me back to you… I missed you soo much, Sonkei!" Seto smiled.

"So did I..."