Joy: Okay, sorry for the delay. This is kind of a romance type chapter and all, so…yeah. It's between Bakura and Katilli, and takes place the night before the trip to Egypt. Review responses:

BabyGatomon: Sent you email, but I don't think you got it. So I'll give you a brief response here. I would consider it, but I would have to speak with you on it a bit. Do you have ICQ? I don't have AIM, so… But if you have ICQ, then we could IM and talk a bit. It's in my bio page.

Sakura: Loved our conversation and I can't wait for another. I'll get back to you on Joy's bio.

DMoS13: Maybe I can call another chapter that. Not a bad suggestion.

The Duo – Fallen and Sakura: Maybe…not sure about that yet. We'll see what I can cook up, lol.

Midnights: Sent you info on email…I hope you got it.

Silver Moon Phoenix: Yeah, it's growing on me. (laughs)

Okay, here comes chapter 28!

Yami's Blessing

Katilli found herself wandering the halls of Kaiba Manor, thinking about little things and trying to keep her mind off of all the events that have been happening. She was just passing a window when she happened to look out and see Bakura standing by the pool outside.

What's he doing up so late? she asked herself. She headed outside to see him.

He sat on the ground by the pool, looking out into the night sky. The moon illuminated his features, making him look like a white-haired angel. Katilli went over and sat next to him. For a while, neither of them said anything, but then Bakura spoke. "Why do you want to come with me?" he asked, not looking over at her.

"Because I want to. Do I need a reason to be near you?"

"No…just curious."

"You know, you look good tonight. The moonlight likes you."

"Funny, I was just about to say the same thing about you." Bakura finally looked over at her for a second, admiring her. Then, unable to hold himself back any longer, he pounced on her, bringing them both to the ground with him on top. He smirked. "Now I have you right where I want you."

"You are not the only one that wants this position, anata." Then Bakura leaned forward and locked their lips in a passionate kiss. She put her hands around his neck, bringing them closer together.

"Well, this is not a very clean place to be doing that." Katilli and Bakura broke their act and turned to see Yami standing a yard away, wearing a small smirk.

Bakura's eyes narrowed. "What are you doing here, pharaoh?" he asked.

"Just taking a walk when I happened to wander out here, Tomb Robber. Katilli, may I speak with you for a moment?"

"Pharaoh, as you can see, she is quite busy at the moment," Bakura retorted.

"No, it is all right. I will speak with you." She turned to Bakura. "I will be right back. I promise, anata."

He sighed in frustration. "Very well, but you had better be quick, Neko. I do not like to be kept waiting."

Katilli nodded. Bakura rose, allowing Katilli to get to her feet. She followed her brother out of ear shot of Bakura. "Sister, I have wanted to talk to you about this for a while. You said you had a hard time after your marriage because of a lack of acceptance. I feel responsible for this."

"It wasn't your fault, Yami. Other people –"

"But I did not help the situation, I am sure of that." Yami paused and took a deep breath. "I apologize for not being there for you when you needed me, Katilli. I will do my best to make it up to you by being there for you now." Then he took her hand and led her back to Bakura, who was sitting watching. The Tomb Robber rose to his feet when they approached. "Bakura, Katilli is my sister and I want her to be happy. And I know that you have given her happiness beyond words. That is why I want you both to know that I support you to the fullest of my abilities. You do not have to worry about anyone shunning you ever again. I want you to love each other freely, because that is what I feel makes you both whole."

Bakura raised an eyebrow, wondering what the pharaoh was up to, but then he smirked. "You know that means you can't stop us from doing whatever we want."

"I know. In fact, I want you to, Bakura. I want you to make my sister happy, because if not, then I will send you so far into the Shadow Realm not even the Shadows themselves will find you."

"You need not worry about that, pharaoh."

"You mean it? You give our marriage the blessing it never got in the past."

"It never got it, sister, but it should have. You have that blessing now."

Katilli slowly smiled, then leaped into her brother's arms in a warm hug. "Arigatou, Yami. Arigatou."

"Not a problem at all, my dear sister."

…Later…

(AN: You didn't think I would stop it there, did you?)

Yami was heading back up to Yugi's room when he heard Sorcerer's voice around the corner. It sounded upset, but soft. Deciding to investigate, he headed over. As he neared the voice, another jumped in, this time Bakura.

"How dare you betray her! Not only did you betray her trust, but her happiness as well. You ruined her life and you brought forth her death, you bastard!"

"Bakura, you forget that I also loved her."

"No, I did not forget that – you did, you traitorous yowamiso!" With that he lunged at the sorcerer, and would have punched him if a hand did not grab his shoulder gently.

"Anata, stop it. Please."

That's when Yami reached the group. "What is going on?" he asked gaining everyone's attention.

"When this idiot learned of our marriage, he arranged for the palace folk to learn of it, thus starting the path of hate and disgust from the people at court. In other words, pharaoh, he was jealous, so he made sure that if he could not make Katilli happy, she would not be happy at all." Bakura's eyes were shooting looks of pure hatred toward the high priest, who just stood there looking downcast.

"I deny nothing. I did as he said. In my fit of jealousy, I did those awful deeds, pharaoh, though I deeply regret my actions and the hurt it caused to someone so wonderful."

"Anata….pharaoh. May I?" Katilli walked up to Sorcerer and looked into his eyes, piercing his soul and trying to see the truth. "I believe you are truly remorseful for your actions, Sorcerer Seto. Though I do not know if I can forgive you, I do believe you are sorry. We will have to see if your actions can prove your words." With that, Katilli took Bakura's hand and they walked away, all the while, Bakura growled at the high priest with narrow eyes. He paused as they left.

"If you ever do anything to hurt her again, you will wish you were still locked in that damn crystal." Then they vanished.

Sorcerer turned to Yami. "I will make this better and gain Katilli's trust." When Yami nodded, he paused a moment. "If Joy were to recover, Katilli could go with Bakura to Egypt tomorrow, ne?" Yami nodded again in confirmation. "Well, I must return to my light. I will see you in the morning, pharaoh."

"Good night, Sorcerer."

A moment after he left, Yami decided to go back into the Puzzle for a much needed rest. Tomorrow was an important day.

Joy: Okay, I finally got my rear in gear and got ICQ. I don't know if my readers have it. I also have Yahoo Messager. My ICQ number is on my bio. If you have Yahoo Messager, just let me know, okay? Good.

BTW: 'yowamiso' means coward.

Okay, just wanted to say that. Now, then. The next chapter is going to be the trip to Egypt for Bakura. It will be called…'Race Against Time'. I'll see you then! Remember to review!