This one is also for Trunks since he's been DYING to find out what happens.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh at all! Kid'sWB and a few other companies do.

/…/ Lilith

-…- Rose

Destiny Rewritten

Chap 4: Lilith's Fear

Lilith keeps herself locked in her soul room for a few days, never leaving and rarely moving. Rose is upset, afraid she's locked into her own mind so deep, there's no way to get her free. Rose wanders aimlessly through the forest, avoiding duelists and keeping to herself. On occasion, she's tried to bring Lilith around with no luck. Than one night three days later…

"Lilith?" A voice with a British accent asks.

Rose stops suddenly, looking around. Lilith had shut off everything earlier that day, making Rose unable to come into her soul room and talk to her.

"Bakura…?" Rose asks slowly.

She looks over as the white haired boy walks forward.

"Rose!" Bakura says in surprise.

Bakura had known of Lilith's alter ego through his Yami. He had beaten Lilith again, so bad she had fallen unconscious. Rose took over and fought back for her. She didn't hurt him much, despite her own desires, since she felt the pain of her light's hurt. Yami Bakura had backed off and Bakura had come back. He had meet Rose before she retreated to let Lilith take over since she had just woken up.

"Yes. It is me."

"Where's Lilith?"

"Her locked soul room…"

Bakura looks shocked and Rose sighs. She sits down on the ground under a tree and Bakura sits near her.

"Ever since the Shadow Realm duel where she killed Tea…she's been grieving…"

Rose trails off, her eyes going blank.

"But she's never really liked Tea."

The necklace flashes once after his statement.

"But I never, in the years I've know her, wanted to kill her." A strained, sad voice answers.

"I never meant to put you through this, Lilith."

Lilith collapses against him, crying.

"Yugi will hate me! He's had a crush on Tea for a while now!"

"I don't think he'll hate you. It was hardly your fault that it happened. More like mine and my Yami's."

Bakura holds Lilith tightly in his arms, trying to comfort the distraught girl.

"Maybe you should go see him, just to see if your fears are true." Bakura suggests.

Lilith's reaction, however, shocks him.

"NO!" She screams and pushes him away.

She stands up and takes off, running blindly through the forest. Bakura calls out her name to try and stop her but she's already gone. Saddened and grief-stricken, she has no idea where she's running. She doesn't stop running until her body literally can't take anymore and she collapses. The clouds roll over the sun as she hits the ground hard. She bows her head between her arms since she's landed on her lower legs and lower arms. Tears fall from her cheeks to hit the ground in an every steady succession, not a break to be seen in her crying. She coughs violently, her chest hurting from how long she's cried, and the coughs shake her body more than even her own cries have, making it seem as though she's cold. Rose grieves silently along with her light. She had known Lilith for a couple of years now and she always knew her light to be strong and very independent. She was rebellious too, at least with her family. The only one time she had ever seen Lilith break down this bad was before Joey and Tristan were Yugi's friends and they beat him up constantly. Lilith had tried to stand up for him but ended up getting beat up herself. She had cried during the beating, afraid she was failing Yugi and wouldn't show her face to him until two days later, where he had solved the puzzle. She had an overwhelming urge just to talk to Yugi, to find him saddened that she had locked herself away. That's when she learned he had solved the puzzle, became friends with Joey and Tristan, though getting beat up again in the process. As Lilith cries, Rose suddenly senses something and looks up from where she's sitting in her soul room.

-Lilith…If you don't want to meet up with Yugi…Either quiet down and hide or run…-

Lilith looks up at her Yami's words and sees a flash of gold through her tears. She summons up what little strength she has left and stands up. She sways slightly but she doesn't care as she whirls and takes off again, trying to stay away from Yugi. She runs until she literally runs into Bakura again and she holds onto him, her mind clouded with exhaustion. Bakura holds on tightly to her, gently running his hand over her forehead and through her sweat mattered hair, feeling the heat of a fever since her body is so worn down.

"Shh…Just calm down Lilith. Everything will be alright…"

Lilith shakes her head but stays nothing. After about ten minutes, Bakura feels her grip loosen and he looks down to find she's cried herself to sleep. Tear stains are evident on her cheeks and her eyes are puffy even though their closed. Dark circles are evident under her eyes as well, showing she hasn't been getting good sleep lately and Bakura suspects it's nightmares from Tea's death that have driven Lilith to remain awake. Bakura smiles sadly though, to see her finally asleep, and holds her tight as she sleeps, concerned for her since her face is pale though her cheeks are flushed a slight pink too.