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Duel to the Death

Looking out at the sight before her, Anzu shivered in fear. It wasn't supposed to go this far; fights to the death and such, this was more than a card game, she knew it, he knew it, they all did. But could this be the point in time where she would lose him? Would he walk away from her and go back to the past? She didn't know how she would be able to handle losing him.

"Yami! Be careful!" Anzu screamed

Marik smirked and ignored her comment for he had other plans and allowing Yami to live was not one of them. "You might be the king of games but lets see how you fare when what's being played is no longer a game." He pointed his sword toward Yami for emphasis. "Time to die, oh mighty Pharaoh." He gave a bow and charged at Yami bringing his sword down on him. Yami held up his sword instinctively and gave it a push up to remove Marik's sword.

Anzu watched as this action continued, Marik slashing left And right as Yami blocked each one until one blow caught him in the right shoulder. "Yami!" Anzu tried to rip free of her binds but could not.

Yami brought a hand up to his wound and winced slightly moving his sword to his other hand. He looked up at Marik but could not see him until it was too late; Marik brought his sword down once more Yami managed to dodge it slightly where it only grazed his cheek leaving a thin trail of blood. Marik smiled for he knew he was winning. "What's wrong Pharaoh? I told you this was not a game and yet you insist on treating it as such."

Marik shrugged, "how you die is of no concern of mine." Marik rushed at Yami once more but paused as he felt Yami's anger rise. "Angry, My pharaoh?" Marik said laughing at Yami's gritted teeth.

"This has gone on long enough. You were right I was treating this as a game, hoping that I would not have to kill you but now I see that time is short and there is no changing your mind. You let the darkness consume you and now it has you." Yami said pulling his hand away from his shoulder ignoring the pain he was feeling and held his silver sword with both hands.

"You are under the impression that I want to be rid of the darkness. Simple-minded fool. I called upon the darkness to make me stronger I wanted it. The way I was, well I was too soft for what I wanted to become so I welcomed the darkness." Marik smiled as Yami walked toward him in anger. "Oh and now you want to save me from myself. Ha! You should be saving yourself from me." Marik said and flung his sword into Yami's chest.

The world went still for only a moment as Yami's blood slowly seeped through his clothes and slid down the sword, coloring it with the dark red ooze of blood. Yami ignored it and kept walking, sword still imbedded with in him. "Sorry… to hear that…Marik." He smiled lightly and plunged his sword into Marik's arm pinning him into a wall behind him. Yami smiled and held his hand outfaced toward Marik and with tacit words of an ancient spell Marik grabbed his head in pain and screamed back as a mental drill forced its way through his mind trapping him in a dark place for the mindless. Yami smirked in victory before collapsing on the ground beneath Marik, who was mumbling words of nonsense.

"Yami! No!" Anzu struggled a bit more to free herself but it was too hard to get free. She was about to give up when she saw a stray dagger at her feet. She stretched out her left leg to pull it closer and held it fast between both feet. 'Now what?' she looked over at Yami as his last breath slipped out.

Tea's eyes widened and she pulled and struggled against her binds the urge to reach Yami overwhelmed her, "No…I have to…reach him." she twisted her wrists causing the rope to burn through her flesh making it slick with blood, giving her hands enough leeway to slip through. Wincing she reached down and picked up the dagger and cut the rope that bound her waist.

Once free she disregarded the dagger and rope running to Yami's side. "Oh god no." she whispered shaking him lightly but he made no move. Her eyes traveled to the silvery sword fused with his body. She quickly pulled the sword free and tossed it across the room. She then looked down at his slightly tinted face. His hair loose and weaving in the night air as the moon burnished his body.

"Yami, hey you did it…we can go home now…come on," she sobbed between words. "Don't leave me." She placed her head on his chest as hushed tears rolled down her face. Her eyes closed but suddenly opened as she saw a familiar pouch lying on the ground beneath the psychotic Marik.

An Idea struck her and she crawled over to the pouch and opened it letting the beads fall into her bloody hand. The blood from her wrists was slowly coloring her hand a bright crimson. And as the beads in her hand danced in her bloody hand they began to glow a soft yellow color and absorb her blood, healing her wounds.

Tea smiled as an idea hit her, the beads had another power, and if use together they could heal things and if used all at once and with every ounce of energy they could bring life. Tea would use it on Yami, but how? A memory from her past glistened in the back of her mind and she knew what she had to do.

"Hold on Yami I will bring you back." She said holding the beads to the bleeding hole in his chest. The beads grew a brighter yellow and as the task became more severe all the energy of the beads opened in a burst of colors as opposite elements mixed and faded into his body bringing it to a soft glow. Anzu looked away for the neon colors were blinding her.

Soon the lights began to fade leaving only a quite room lit by the light of the moon. The moon it seemed to be the cause but whatever it was Tea was grateful for in the passing moments Yami began to breath once more all his blood having been drawn back into him and the wound closed as if it had never been opened. He sat up after a feel still feeling drained but looked at Tea with confused eyes. He mouthed a 'what happened' Tea sat back with tears in her eyes.

She let the tears fall once more, "Yami! You're okay. It worked! I thought I had lost you forever." She hugged him and sobbed in happiness she only paused a moment when she felt him hug her back.

"Tea? I'm back now and you have been saying that a lot lately what gave you the idea that I would leave?" Tea pulled back and looked at him.

"I had a dream once. We were in Egypt, I think, and you were walking up temple steps and I called to you I didn't want you to leave and you turned only to turn back and leave me. That's when I knew that you would leave after whatever it was you were sent here for and now it's over and you are still here… but." She stared deep into his eyes, "do you have to leave?"

Yami gazed into her crystal orbs and smiled shaking his head he pushed loose hair from her face and rested his hand on her cheek, "No." he whispered

She smiled back at him and leaned into his touch. "Oh Yami." She leaned in for a hug but instead found her lips upon the pharaoh's. Flinching at the unexpected action at first before melting into his lips. His hands found their way to her cheeks to hold her in place. Tea closed her eyes and ran her hands down his arms feeling him shiver at her touch she smiled and pulled away mouthing 'wow' before blushing.

"Tea, I…"

"So, this is what I find. You should be saving the world but instead you are having a make out party." Came a dark cold voice. Without looking Tea and Yami knew that it was Kaiba.

"What are you doing here?" Tea asked

"That is none of your concern." Kaiba said and turned to leave.

"Wait! Kaiba." Yami yelled standing up and helping Tea to her feet as well, "you came here to help didn't you?"

"Hm, What gives you that idea?" Kaiba said and continued walking after Yami called out a thank you. "Hm." And he was gone.

Back home

"That was some fight." Joey said "we t'ought you were a goner."

"Hai, I was but Tea saved me," Yami said smiling at her causing her to blush.

"Yeah we lost the vision as soon as you were stabbed and well Yugi some how felt your pain, I guess you two still share a bond. But he passed out." Tristan said and at that Yami's eyes widened in fear

"Where is he?" he asked in his stern voice.

"In his room resting, he will be fine." Mai added, "but I think you should go see him." she nodded toward the steps.

Yami walked up the steps to Yugi's room and slid through the door, "Yugi?" he stood silently over the bed with a worried look written on his visage. And snapped his head up to look at Tea as she walked in. He held sadness in his eyes, they seemed to beg her for an 'he will be all right' but she didn't know what to say until she saw Yugi flinch. With her eyes, Tea told Yami to turn around.

"Y-Yami!" Yugi called sitting up, "you-re okay!…Tea!.. Does this mean you did it?" Yugi asked hyperly and Yami nodded hugging the little one. Yugi hugged him back and smiled "so it really s over?"

"Yes it is." Tea said, "but, we couldn't save Bakura or Marik form their darknesses." She looked down. "But I guess everything is back to normal." She sighed, "it feels so good to be together again."

A few days later

"Come on Yugi, we're gonna be late for school. Yami is ready why can't you be as fast as he is." Tea called from the store to Yugi's room as he had slept in again. "Honestly how does he expect to make it in the world if…" her word were cut off by Yami's lips as he gave her a sweet kiss. "Huh what was I saying?" Tea blushed

Not long after Yugi was ready to go and he walked you school with his friends. No one knew what was to come in each of their futures but for now life was perfect and the world was safe. For, now was all they needed and now would last forever in their minds. Once you have found happiness you need not to search any longer.

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