Ex-PLAN-ations

Seth brought his hand to his head, "okay, suppose I do believe you, and you are from the future? Where are the real, Pharaoh, priestess and nobles?" Seth asked

"I don't know. But what I do know is that a man named Marik is going to try and bring darkness to this land." Yami said

"Marik, you know that's sounds like Malik. (Using this as his past name, duh) He is a new priest he only started here five weeks ago. The one you are looking for must have taken Malik's body juts as you have taken the Pharaoh's." Seth said

"Oh Ra this is confusin,'" Joey said

"Well all I know is that there is not time and I believe that Marik or Malik are going to try something at the Nile rising tomorrow. He has taken my friend an I intend to get him back." Yami said

"I saw Malik with a boy in his arms the other day, tell me is your friend short, you know come to think of it, you look just like him." Seth said

"That's him, that's Yugi." Tea exclaimed

"Oh, then there isn't much time, for you see, he is the sacrifice for the festival. At sunset he will be killed." Seth said and everyone gasped

"No! How can Marik do that?" Tea cried and ran toward the door with no sense of direction, the only thing on her mind was Yugi. Yami ran after and wrapped his arms tightly around hers as her breath quickened "let me go! I have to save Yugi." She yelled trying to break free, only to fell him squeeze harder.

"Anzu, you need to stop, where were you planning on going? We don't know where Marik or Bakura are. Plus there is another way to stop him; we need the element of surprise. We will stop the sacrifice." Yami said

"So then what is the plan?" Tea said as Yami let her go.

Later that night

The night before jitters were getting to Tea and she decided to walk it off. She slipped from the palace and to the garden below. The croissant moon was shining down on her. Tomorrow was to be a new moon? So she was a little worried about how she would get a full moon to shine the next night?

"Anzu" Yami's voice came from behind her. She turned to see him.

"Oh Yami, did I wake you?" she asked.

"No, but what are you doing out here?" he asked "Marik is still out there." He said and walked up to her taking both hands in his as she faced him. "I don't want anything to happen to you," he whispered

"Yami?" she breathed "don't worry about me, just about Yugi, I wonder what he is doing right now. He has always been there to help us out of things and I want to help him. "She looked down. "Everyone hated me because they think I am a stuck up little girl, but that's not who I am, Yami. It's not. I'm not some silly cheerleader that goes after all the jocks. Sure I cheer for my friends, but doesn't; everyone." She said

"I like it here because no one hates me, I am respected. I just want people to stop judging me, Yami. And if I fail to bring the moon out tomorrow, what will happen? I will let the whole world down," she said

"Tea, I know you can bring out the moon with your dance because you are graceful, enchanting and just as beautiful as the moon." he said brushing hairs from her eyes. "Look at me." He said and she did with tears ion her eyes. "Tea, I doesn't matter what those other people think, what matters is that you have good friends who love you, light and dark." Yami said whipping tears away, "we love you, all of you. I love you." he said and let his hands fall.

"What?" she looked at him

"Sorry, I..." Yami blushed, flustered for the first time. And he felt like melting away. Never had he felt anything like this until she placed her hands on his cheeks.

"Do you really mean that?" she asked and he nodded, "Yami, I love you too. I just thought that you could do way better than me so I never..." she was stopped by a finger to her lips.

"Never, ever think that. For you see I could never do better than you," he said letting his finger slip to replace it with his lips. Tea gasped, this was the second time he had kissed her, but this kiss had something hidden within. The last kiss was one of good-byes but this one was of beginnings.

Tea wrapped her arms around his neck as he grabbed her hips and pulled her in. Tea's eyes flew open when she felt him slid is tongue across her lips. She parted her lips slightly letting him glide his tongue in ever so slowly. Tea whimpered at his slow speed and opened her lips wider. Yami got the hit and kissed her with more passion. As he tried to pull away thinking she needed to breath she gave out a sigh.

"Wow." She breathed licking her lips and looked away blushing.

"Tea?" he looked at her with confused eyes. She shook her head and ran into his arms.

"When we get out of this, what will this mean?" she asked

"Hmm, I don't know," he said running his hands through her hair, "but I will never let you go. And Marik will never hurt you again." he said.

"And more kisses?" She asked

"As many as you like." He smiled "come we have a big day ahead of us." He said and smiled for she had fallen asleep against him. Yami lightly picked her up and carried her inside.

Tomorrow will be dangerous, they might never go back home, and if this did not work, he would lose Tea forever. But that would not stop him, Marik had gone too far and he would be sent to the place of darkness.