It's been a while, hasn't it? Sorry for the late update! I've been so busy with my life, rushing from one place to the other!
Disclaimer: Yugioh is NOT mine, I tell you!
Chapter 3: No Longer Loving You
"Teana... I'll always love you..." Yami's promise echoed in the distance.
"I see that you're finally awake, Miss Friendship." She heard a voice. Where was she, and why did she still feel... alive? And how could she be hearing Priest Seth's voice right now?
Teana slowly opened her eyes. "Where... where on earth am I?" The sapphire orbs darted around the room. "How did I get here? I thought I was dead!" She heard chuckling from behind. "Why am I here? Stop playing games, Seth!"
Seth came out of the shadows. "Ah... my queen..." He said sarcastically, and then bowed. "I never knew that you were so blind, Teana."
"What do you want from me you... you... insane monster!" Teana screamed.
Seth was angry, but tried to keep cool. "You had better watch who you're calling a monster."
"What are you going to me? Why am I still here? I thought I was dead! Gone! Forever!"
Seth shook his head. "My, my... what a temper you have, Teana. I don't remember anything like that out of your mouth during my visits! Can't you see? It was the pendant that the pharaoh gave you."
Teana felt around her neck. It was the gold pendant that Yami had given her! But it was just a simple golden heart... how could it bring her here? "But... doesn't this make me alive again? How could that be such a bad thing?
Seth laughed. Not a friendly laugh, or a nervous laugh, but something more malicious... something more like a cackle than a laugh. "Why don't you go see the world for yourself, Teana." He led her over to the door.
"I'd be glad to," Teana was confident. 'What kind of trouble could one pendant cause? Besides, I feel alive, and I feel great! I can't wait to see Yami again!"
Seth chuckled. "Teana, you are so naïve. You have no idea what you're getting into. You ARE dead... so just don't feel it... but you will, once you run into your love."
Teana walked through the streets, waving and saying hi to everyone, just like before. The only thing was, they all looked right through her. It was like that she wasn't even there. No one waved back to her, but that was usual. She never felt so invisible her whole life, but she shrugged the feeling off once she reached the palace.
"Yami... I'll be able to see you again... we'll have a happy reunion... and nothing's going to go wrong again!" She ran right past the guards, and through the double doors.
When she got in, she ran past everyone, even her friends, Mana and Mai. She HAD to see Yami again. When she reached the bedroom, she saw Yami, sitting on the bed. "Teana..." he moaned.
"Yami... I'm right here!" Teana said happily, taking a seat next to him.
"Why did you have to go? We were meant to be... weren't we?" Soon enough, there were tears streaming down his cheeks.
"Yami, what's wrong with you? Can't you see that I'm right here, right next to you?" She embraced him, try to get the message to him. But all she got was a blank stare. "Yami..." she cried, "can't you see me? I'm right here!"
'Why... why is he ignoring me? Why won't he say anything back to me?'
Someone knocked on the door. "Pharaoh Yami... it is time for lunch. Will you come down to the table and eat with us today?"
"No, no..." came the reply. "I will not eat lunch today. I have business to attend to." Yami answered.
"Pharaoh... I can't help but notice that you've eaten less and less ever since Teana died." Just to make him feel better, he added, "There may be a way to bring her back."
Yami held his forehead in his hands. "GET OUT!"
The servant left, clearly shocked. "Yami has never been like this before, even after Teana died..."
Teana wasn't just crying- she was SOBBING. "Yami, I'm right here! Can't you see me?" When he still didn't answer, she added, "I thought that you said that you'd always love me... I was gullible... to believe that a man would actually follow that." Then, she got up, and burst through the palace doors... to the only other place she could go... the place where she came from, Priest Seth's palace.
"You... you evil bastard! I can't believe that you tricked me into thinking that I was alive. I can't believe you!" Teana was furious.
Seth chuckled. "You aren't a threat to me." Then he continued, "You are alive, Teana... it was just the Pharaoh who betrayed you."
"It... it was?"
"Everything else was normal, no?"
She thought about it. "Y... yes..."
"Don't you see? He lied, Teana... he lied to you."
Tea looked at Yami. "Who... who is she? And... why did she do that to you?" She blushed, thinking about what she just said.
Yami looked down, not sure of anything. "I... I don't know... I vaguely remember her from my dreams... but... I can't remember anything about her in my past life.
"My Pharaoh... I... I'm sorry about that outburst." Isis look down at her feet.
"Isis... do you know exactly what happened?" Tea wondered. "Please... tell us anything that you can!" She looked at her with pleading eyes, trying to get out anything that she could.
Isis looked sad once again. "I'm afraid I cannot..."
"But then... what can you do? What can we do? You're not just going to stand there, and let Yami's nightmares get by, are you?"
"Tea, please calm down... I want to help him just as much... but I'm afraid I cannot tell you... because... because..." The tears in Isis's eyes streamed down her cheeks. "Seth... he was a good husband, I remember... but every so often... he would plan attacks on the Pharaoh and Teana. He... he forced me not to tell..."
Tea put a hand on Isis's shoulder. "It's ok... but why can't you tell us? Seth is dead, isn't he?"
"Of course he is... no one lives that long... but he was reincarnated... just like you, Tea." Isis was shocked. "Forget that I said that, and please go! I beg you!" She gave the two a small shove, and locked the door behind her.
Inside, Isis was sobbing. "My dear Seth... I'm so sorry."
Tea heard the past-priestess's sobs from outside the door. "She has to be alright... Yami, we HAVE to go in!"
"No, Tea... we can't, the door's shut tight. I'm sure that she'll be ok. Don't worry." He gave Tea a small smile. "Let's go."
The moonlight shone brightly as the two walked along. "It's beautiful, isn't it?"
"It... it is..." Yami muttered. "It reminds me... of something... of the lonely nights in Egypt..."
"Wh... what? Yami, I thought that you couldn't remember anything!"
"Teana..." Yami whispered, "Where are you...? What have you become?"
Tea gasped, clearly shocked. "Yami..." she gently laid her hand on his shoulder. "Are you ok?"
"I... I need to sit down." They walked to the nearest park bench, which luckily, was nearby.
'What's wrong with him? He wasn't acting this way before, I know that he wasn't! But... he keeps on whispering Teana's name... does... could he still love her? She claimed that he did... but he didn't remember her!'
She seated herself next to Yami, who was starring into space. She gently touched his arm. "Yami... do... do you still love Teana?" She asked gently.
He slowly turned around and looked her in the eye.
'Oh no... did I say something wrong? Tea, how could you ask him a question like that?' She braced herself for his response.
Yami didn't say anything. He gently placed his hand lightly on hers, and held it. Then, finally, he was about to speak.
Until a happy voice interrupted the silence. "Hi guys!" A mop of blonde hair flew in front of a frazzled Tea. "Was I interrupting something?"
Joey lugged behind Mai. "Mai, I told you not to bother them!" He turned to Yami. "Sorry Yuge, sorry Tea!" He looked confused. "Hey Tea, is it just me, or did I just see you around the corner?"
Tea looked at Yami, as if to ask, should I? But he shook his head no. "Well, I think that it's just you."
"Of course it was just him!" Mai giggled, and then smacked Joey over the head. "You idiot."
"You weren't interrupting anything. What brings you here, guys?" Tea's voice was cheerful, like always.
"Oh... nothing." Joey blushed.
"Yes, something," Mai corrected him. "YOU," she said, poking his chest, "were stalking me!"
"No I wasn't! I was just... just watching you!"
"Yeah, I'm sure that's what you were JUST doing."
"Aww, come on, Mai... what if a rapist came? Who would defend you THEN?"
"And YOU could?"
Tea and Yami laughed, but it wasn't Yami's usual chuckle, or Tea's usual laugh.
Joey noticed this. So did Mai, but neither one said anything. "We'll leave now!" she said, dragging Joey behind her.
Tea let out a sigh of relief. "I think it's ok now..." Yami remained silent.
A little later, he said. "Tea... please leave. I need to be alone."
TBC
Whew, finally done. It'll be a while before the next one's out... I'm REALLY busy.
A question for you readers to answer in reviews: In my fic, do you prefer Tea or Teana? Tell me why. I'd like to know.
