Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh...? It's not mine, there. Here is chapter 21.

Duke looked down at Téa and stroked her hot hair. She was still unconscious, but she was doing much better. He was relieved and smiled warmly. Sounds of reigns snapping tore his gaze from her. Mokuba cried out happily. "Seto! You're back." The horse reared before calming so Seto could jump off.

"Take care of my horse, stable brat." Mokuba fumed at that and Seto mussed his hair. He ran over to Duke. "How is she?"

"She slipped into shock, but she's doing better now." Seto gritted his teeth.

"I should have been here, for her."

"You cannot be in two places at once, we can all help take care of this lady." Duke stood and went to go see Serenity and her brother who was limping away from his horse with his sister and Tristan.

Seto watched him for a moment then brushed his thumb across Téa's forehead. He took her hand in his and clutched her hand to his heart. "Forgive me, Téa, I'm here now." He sighed and lifted her limp body onto his lap and sat back.

Mokuba joined him moments later. "She's going to be upset when she wakes up."

"Why's that?"

"Because, she should be in Duelist Kingdom by now, but these things keep happening to her."

---

"Lord Pegasus?" He looked up and saw his servant enter the room.

"What is it?" he asked, raking back long white hair. The man dressed in black leaned close and whispered in his ear. "Is that so?" Pegasus inquired as he rose to his feet. He went to the window and looked out of the lush land. "Let them come, but the girl. We must make sure she lives." The servant bowed and turned from the Lord of Duelist Kingdom. Pegasus turned from the window when the door clicked shut. He faced the large portrait of his lost love. All blond and blue eyed, her skin like cream in the dawn's early light. "My love. Without you, this world is cruel. It is hardly bearable. But I know you would wish me to live on. And I shall. For a very long time." He promised the inanimate photo. The picture was all smiles as he traced the golden frame, drawn to capture her in his favorite image... her happiness. She was a beautiful woman, who had loved him unconditionally, it was a shame she was dead and left a half-torn man, made crazy by her loss.

---

Yami walked his cool halls and smiled at the servants. He held the puzzle in his hand as he approached the library. He opened the door and found three of his priests at a desk. "We need to discuss Seto Kaiba." Ishizu, told both men.

"What's to discuss?" They all turned and looked as if a ghost had just appeared. "It's only your King, why the stricken looks?" Karim cleared his throat and made a move for the door and Aknadin did the same. "Ishizu! Wait." The girl shifted her eyes.

"My King. As your priests we have taken it upon ourselves to solve problems that do not need your opinion. Please understand." She bowed and moved for the door, but he blocked her way and grabbed her shoulders.

"Please listen to me. I am the King. Why is Kaiba a concern?"

She pulled free. "I'm sorry my King. Forgive me." And she ran for the door, living him standing at the empty space. He didn't deserve for his friends to keep secrets from him. He was a good King wasn't he, capable of making his own decisions? Didn't anyone trust him? He went to the desk where the three had stood and looked at the knife that had been imbedded into the wood. He pried the knife out and looked at it. "What is it about you, Kaiba?" The King wondered as he let the knife fall from his hand onto the tabletop.

I apologize to LuvinAnime for making you nauseous. (Bows deep)