"What the hell do you mean!" Jenny screamed as Tea clapped a hand over her mouth.

"Shut up!"

Jenny pulled her hand away "KAIBA CAN'T BE IN LOVE WITH THAT VAMPIRE OF A GIRL!"

Bakura started laughing and Tristan went green, big tears were falling down her cheeks.

"BUT I WANTED TO HAVE HIS CHILDREN!"

Tea nearly died, but this wasn't Joey, no. It could never be, this was a girl with no memory of her former self. And whatever Kaiba had done to him, it was getting worse with each passing day...

She turned to Yuugi, who looked a little sadly at her.

"What are we going to do now?" she asked..

Yuugi looked at her for a long moment and whispered

"It's all up to Kaiba now."

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Seto came home in a foul mood; Noah was over again trying to vainly jog Mokuba's memory. He passed them without so much as a hello when a voice invaded his head again.

"That went smoothly" Seth said happily, clapping his hands together. They were on a wide balcony that overlooked the beauty of the Nile River and it's valley. Seto leaned against the railing, grasping the Rod in one hand and sighed.

He looked away from Seth, who was walking over to him

"Is it true everything that has been happening...Is because of the power of this?!" Seto said holding it up. Seth took it from him, and sighed.

"Indeed it is Seto-kun. I didn't want to tell you, but..."

"You're such a JERK you KNOW THAT!" Seto screamed folding his arms across his chest, his head down. Seth leaned his cheek against the cool gold and sighed.

"No more games, what is it that you want?"

Seto looked up "What do you mean?"

"Choose your pride or the many lives that have been ruined because of it. The people who have changed are the people you have most wronged. I know this and so does the Rod. It will not let even it's own Master go unpunished."

"Resurrect the girl and everyone can be happy." He added a moment later...

Seto looked up and whispered "But my pride is the only thing that will save me, that is the only thing that I have."

"You are wrong! You have the people who love and care for you. Your brothers, Suu, even your archrivals. They too make up what is you, they make you want to be better!"

Seto's eyes were wide with shock; he shook his head "No I've always been alone. You can't tell me that I have become so weak..."

Seth touched his cheek "No you have become stronger, and you will only continue to grow the more you come to trust those around you."

Seto looked up feeling the urge to cry, he swallowed it though "I want to be happy, I want my brother to regain his memories... I want everything to return to normal..." he whispered.

Seth chuckled "Good, then the spell will be cast the night of your play in two months..." Seth looked away...

"But what about you?" Seto asked stupidly, Seth laughed

"Awww, Seto-kun you have become attached to me. But unfortunately I will be 'leaving' permanently, well not leaving. Fusing is more like it, with this spell you and I will exist truly as one. Like the Pharaoh and Yuugi have mind melded so shall we."

Seto shook his head "Hell no!"

Seth nodded "Yes"

"NO!"

"Yes"

"Damn" Seto cringed, looking unhappily at him, a small silence passed

"You know I hate you." He added grumpily

"And you know that I like you just the same." Seth replied cheerfully.

"Now don't you dare call on me again. I have business to do..."

That was the last thing he heard before he was pushed out of his consciousness.

He was standing there in the middle of the hallway and then he turned to his two brothers and began with

"Hello"

Somewhere deep inside him then, was a tiny sliver of hope maybe something good was going to happen after all this bad...