Only Hope

Tea stood in the darken temple of her thoughts ash she watched Marik and Bakura prepare for the up coming event. Tea began to write her will within her head and the only thing she wasted to give was her love, her love to her friends. Tea fiddled with her hands as she twirled around in her dress.

She was going to bring out the blood red moon with his dance. At this sight the people of Egypt would rebel and go after Yami. Leaving him out of the way in this time and the next. Marik and Bakura would rule as planed.

Marik would gather the items form this time and bring them back to the future were they would take over. Tea was a part of this, perhaps she could change it, she would simply bring out the normal moon and everything would go in the right direction, but then that meant that she would be sighing Yugi's death warrant.

"Are you ready?" Marik asked coolly breaking Tea from her thoughts. She nodded unsure of what she would do. "Good let us get to the stage. Yami should be there waiting for us." Marik smiled.

&&&&&&Nile Rising Sunset&&&&&&&

Yami and Seth stepped onto a normal stone stage it stood near the edge of the Nile, the reflection of the sun rippled in its waves. Near them was a small stone with sharp cuts in it, like someone had cut it with a very sharp sword. It seemed relatively clean but Yami knew what it was for.

"Yugi." He mouthed wondering how he would save Yugi from a beheading. Seth put a hand on his Pharaoh's shoulder to tell him that things would be fine.

The sun was only moments from setting and he looked out nervously into the crowd "Where is that moon maiden?" he asked

"There." Yami shouted as he watched her run through the crowd of people. "Anzu!" he held a hand out for her as she approached the stage and helped her up. As Yami pulled her up he didn't stop but rather he pulled her to him in a tight hug.

"Yami..." suddenly tea felt helpless, felt hurt for having to hurt Yami. She hugged him back she never wanted to let go, but sadly she had too for the sun had set. Tea pulled away and moved to the middle of the stage as Yami and Seth watched from the side and Joey and Tristan watched from the crowd.

The soft slow music played and tea started to sway back and forth to the music. Tears of pain fell form her eyes as she swirl and leapt through the air. Her hard flying freely in the wind as she spun to the ground and stood back up with her hands in the air. Behind her the moon began to form.

From The small croissant to the half, the three fourths and full. It was silver at first but then the color swirled and became darker. The color of blood, the people started to gasp and cry.

'I pray to you Ra, help me now, what is it I should do?' Tea silently asked she her song ended she took a bow and ended up on the ground on her knees with her face down looking into the dirt. She looked up slowly and saw Yami's eyes looking at her.

"Have faith Tea." Yami said in a whisper and made a head motion toward the sky. Tea turned around slowly as she stood up what she saw caused her to gasp.

The moon was half red and half silver. "What happened?" she asked and turned around to see that the people were all bowing down toward the Pharaoh. "Yami? What does this mean?"

"To the Egyptians, this type of moon means that the next year will be a good one for crops and life." (Not true) Yami said walking up to her to slid his hand and fingers between hers.

"How did..."

"Stop, we must sacrifice the innocents." Marik's voice called as he held a small body in his arms.

"Yugi!" Joey, Tristan, Yami, and Tea called

"What is the meaning of this?" Yami called out

"Yugi must be sacrificed to the Gods." He spoke walking up to the stone, placing Yugi's head in the center. He was still asleep, still dreaming of home and happiness, of his friends.

"NO! We had a deal?" Tea said, "and you have to keep It." she called and Yami stepped back. "Sorry about this Yami." She said and Turned back to him, "you said if I turned the moon red...you never said how much." She said "Let him go." She said and Bakura came up behind her grabbing her hair.

The people in the crowd now started running away, yelling things about a tomb robber sent there by the god of death. Soon everyone was gone save for the circle of friends. Bakura kicked Yugi away from the stone and held Tea's head down.

"You're right a deal is a deal." Marik said holding up a long sword. "Though I will enjoy killing you, I would much rather see you suffer." He smiled and turned to sword to the broken body of Yugi. He held the sharp blade toward his heart and brought it down causing everyone to gasp.

The expected blood that should have come didn't, in its stead came a gold light. It burst through Yugi's fingers and from his heart. "What?" Marik stepped back, "he deflected it."

"Yes." Yami said "he is still a part of me, though we are now two. My magic will protect him and Tea as well. You have failed again Marik." Yami said

"No, this can't be." He gasped as the eye appeared on Yami's forehead. "Ah but too bad.' Marik said cutting a hole in the air with his rod. He and Bakura jumped through and it closed up. "Try to get back home now." The voice called with a dark laugh...

Star; sorry for the crappy Chapter School starts tomorrow, for me...not that it has anything to do with it, I was just saying that if I don't update it's not cuz I don't want to finish, cuz I always finish what I start...I could be just because of school...