TCG: Well, today's my birthday!
Yugi: Woot! Happy Birthday!
TCG: Thanks! I feel special this 24th of January…
Yugi: ((smiles))
TCG: And do you know what the best birthday present ever would be?
Yugi: Kit Kat bites?
TCG: Reviews! ((throws confetti)) Lot's of reviews!
Yugi: Gee, I'd ask for money…
TCG: They can't give me money over the internet, Yugi.
Yugi: Oh yeah…
TCG: Anyways, whether it's for the story or my birthday, please review to this chapter! I think you'll like it!
Yugi: Hey…didn't your last story only have 13 chapters? I mean, this is the 13 chapter!
TCG: Yes, it did, but this story should have at least one or two more chapters then last time. Maybe a few more…it's hard to tell…
Yugi: Can I say the disclaimer?
TCG: Sure, what the heck?
Yugi: TCGgirl124 does not own YuGiOh or anything related to it. Same for Kit Kats.
TCG: Also, some songs to disclaim: "From the Inside" by Linkin Park, "Who Knows" by Avril Lavigne, and "The world I know" from Collective Soul.
Yugi: ((throws random party favors)) Happy Birthday, TCG!!!
TCG: Yep, but enough about me. On with the story!
Alexa woke up, but that didn't mean she felt alright.
She felt like she'd been hit by a truck. Only, now that she thought of it, it felt worse. What had happened?
Alexa heard something, a gentle rustle near her.
That's right, she was alive.
Alexa opened her eyes. Yugi was next to her, holding what looked like a bowl of soup. Soup? Were they back at the Pharaoh's place? What do you call that again…?
Alexa closed her eyes. She felt exhausted beyond belief. Now it seemed too much to even open her eyes.
"Alexa? Are you awake?"
Ah, so that's what Yugi's voice sounded like. Why did she feel like she forgot everything that just happened? Maybe because she just did.
"Yugi…" She opened her eyes again. It was even harder to talk, never mind say a full sentence.
"Alexa! You're ok!" Yugi seemed to know that Alexa wasn't feeling well enough to tolerate loud noises, because he spoke in a whisper.
"What happened?" Alexa asked. Dang it, why couldn't she acknowledge him first?
"Remember, Ra struck you down. Luckily, he took down Bakura too. Are you ok?"
Please, don't ask any questions…"Ra?" It's too hard to remember what happened.
"Yeah, remember? You won the duel…"
"Duel? The one with Bakura?" Alexa realized it wasn't that hard to talk, but she was too tired to really get up.
"Yeah, that's it! Remember, you got back the millennium puzzle?"
The puzzle! That's right, she'd won it! That jolted her awake, well, a lot compared to what she'd been feeling a moment ago.
"Where is it?" Alexa asked. She stretched a little bit and yawned.
"Oh, Yami has it…" Yugi said, realizing Alexa was a bit more awake then she was a second ago. "You want some soup?"
Alexa propped herself up into a sitting position. "Where'd we get soup? We're no where near the palace."
Yugi nodded towards Yami, who was a little ways off near the Nile. "Yami made it."
"Yami cooks?" Alexa asked with a surprised look.
Yugi shrugged. "Who knew? I'm not sure if you'd call it cooking. He just said we had some vegetables we'd never eat raw, so he boiled them in some water."
"What did he cook them with? We didn't bring any bowls or anything."
Yugi laughed. "It's cliché how we found some rocks to use, huh?"
Alexa exhaled amused. "It smells good, though…"
"Oh, do you want some?" Yugi asked, holding out his bowl.
"No, I'm too tired…"
"Please? You need something to eat!"
"No, I can't…"
"Just the broth? That's where the vitamins go anyway…"
"Fine Yugi, if it'll make you feel better."
Yugi smiled, and went off to get Alexa some much needed nourishment. Alexa yawned again. It was still the night, she wondered if it was the same one she'd dueled Bakura in? Maybe it was, and maybe that's why she was so tired, she hadn't slept much.
Yugi came back with a bowl of broth for Alexa. There was also a hallow reed, obviously to kind of "drink" the soup with. Alexa took it eagerly, and the warm bowl reminded her of how cold she was. She drank the soup quickly, afraid it'd lose its warmth.
"I'm glad you are ok, Alexa." Yugi talked while Alexa ate. "I was worried. I mean, if you hadn't pushed us out of the way…" Yugi stopped, not quite knowing how to explain it.
I'd forgotten about that! Alexa thought to herself. I did push them out of the way, didn't I?
Yugi kept on talking. "I mean, if we'd all been hit, that wouldn't have been good at all. That shock must've been powerful, I mean, how many times have you been knocked out since you've gotten here?"
Alexa sipped the last of the broth, then replied. "If you count trips to the shadow realm, then about 4 times I think…"
Seemingly out of nowhere, Yami came by.
"Alexa, you're awake. Good, I was worried…"
Yami, worried about Alexa? Who knew?!
Alexa suddenly had a chill down her spine. Yugi and her were having a conversation, a half way decent one, if that. Yami hated her…but did he have to ruin it?
"Alexa, you were really brave out there, and I really wanted to thank you for winning back the Millennium Puzzle…"
"Of course, I wasn't going to just stand there while Bakura took it, right?" Alexa asked.
"Right, and I'm glad. I'm not sure what would have happened if you hadn't won it back." Yami answered. Then it hit Alexa: What he was saying was genuine; he really was thankful.
There was a silence. No one knew what to say.
Alexa yawned. "If you two don't mind…I think I want to sleep a little bit more. That duel took a lot out of me…"
"Of course…"
They both went back to the Nile, getting and making more soup it seemed. It didn't take long for Alexa to fall asleep though.
The next day, Alexa woke up. She felt like she'd actually slept; contrary to what she felt when she'd woke up the night before. It was only morning, since the sun was just rising.
"Sleep well?"
Yugi had startled her. "Yes Yugi, and you?"
Yugi laughed. "I sleep at night, Alexa, not through the day…"
"What do you mean?" Alexa asked.
"Alexa, you've slept all day. The suns going down, it's not rising…"
"I'm sorry…"
"For what? You were tired, you slept, it was natural."
"But we've lost a day of travel…" Alexa pointed out.
Yugi shrugged. "Want some soup?"
"Sure, but I want to get up and get it. I want to stretch my legs." Alexa said, getting up and following Yugi down to the river.
Yami was sitting there, looking at the sunset. He was in deep thought, Alexa noticed.
"Good mor-evening, Yami…" Alexa ventured.
"Oh, hello Alexa. Slept well, I assume?"
"Very." Alexa answered, getting herself some soup. As spoon, they had used a reed, with an end flattened out. It worked surprisingly well. When Alexa went to get a second helping, she noticed that they needed more water.
"I'll get it." Yugi said, getting up.
"No, I'll get!" Alexa said, and before either of the two could say anything, she had grabbed the thing it was cooking in and headed for the river.
"Alexa! Be careful!" Yami warned. "That current…!"
Alexa had dipped the pot-like rock too low, catching the undertow. While Alexa managed to try bringing it up, she managed to bring the pot up fully but fall into the river herself! Luckily, she was able to get out, but she was still soaked.
Yugi and Yami stood with a look of surprise. Alexa just smiled nervously. "Um…I saved the soup!" She sweat dropped as she put the pot on top of the small fire that was made.
"Alexa, you're going to get sick! The days in Egypt are hot, but the nights go to the other extreme!" Yami warned.
Alexa shivered. "Yeah, I'm just trying to make light of the situation…"
Yugi poked a stick into the embers to keep the fire from dieing. "Maybe we could build up this fire? You know, as a source of heat rather then cooking?"
"There's not enough wood around. We only have enough for the fire that's there now." Yami sighed.
"You guys, I'm ok…" Alexa assured them. "I'll just sleep it through and I'll probably be dry by morning…"
"You sure?" Yugi asked.
"Positive." Alexa answered.
"Serves you right, heading that quickly down the river like that…" Yami muttered to himself. He didn't know it, but Alexa heard him.
Great, just when I thought he was finally getting to trust me, I blow it. I've never seen anyone that stubborn! He must have reason for it, I know it! I just wish I knew what it was…
Alexa was right; he did have a reason for not trusting Alexa. It was something that Yami had not wanted to think about so much, sometimes he'd forgotten. But always, right before he could trust her, right before he could believe she wouldn't hurt anyone…
He'd remember it again.
At this time, it was one of the moments that he couldn't remember. Now that he thought of it, he hadn't remembered for this whole ancient Egypt saga.
What started out as sadness in Alexa grew into anger. Why did he hate her?! What had she done?! Why did he try so hard to push her away? And why did she so greatly want him to trust her?
Why?
I don't know who to trust, no surprise
Everyone feels so far away from me
Heavy thoughts sift through dust and the lies
Trying not to break but I'm so tired of this deceit
Every time I try to make myself get back upon my feet
All I ever think about is this
All the tiring time between
And how trying to put my trust in you
Just takes so much out of me
Take everything from the inside
And throw it all away
'Cause I swear for the last time
I won't trust myself with you
Tension is building inside steadily
everyone feels so far away from me
Heavy thoughts forcing their way out of me
Trying not to break but I'm so tired of this deceit
Every time I try to make myself get back up on my feet
All I ever think about is this
All the tiring time between
And how trying to put my trust in you
Just takes so much out of me
Take everything from the inside
And throw it all away
'Cause I swear for the last time
I won't trust myself with you
I won't waste myself on you
You, you
Waste myself on you
You, you
I'll take everything from the inside
And throw it all away
'Cause I swear for the last time
I won't trust myself with you
Everything from the inside
And just throw it all away
'Cause I swear for the last time
I won't trust myself with you
You, you
Alexa decided. She'd just stop wanting it. If he didn't want her to be his ally, then she wouldn't try to be. What was the point?
Everyone sat quietly watching the sunset turn into a night sky full of bright stars, in infinite quantities unimaginable back in the future. And although Alexa had made up her mind, she found it hard to let go…
Soon the chill of the night air surrounded them. It had been there the nights before, the times where Alexa lay stuck in the shadow realm. No one had time to notice it before; they were so caught up in the events of the days and of the days to come to realize they lay in such frigid temperatures. Alexa however noticed, her dress soaked with brackish river water, amplified the cold. Alexa didn't say anything, afraid to break the silence. She shivered, and the night went on slowly, everyone deep in thought.
"I'm going to try and sleep now, you two. I'll see you in the morning."
"Good night Alexa! I hope you sleep well."
"Good night."
"Good night guys."
She lay on the ground, which still was holding the day's warmth. It wasn't long before she dozed off to sleep.
"Yami, why do you have to do that to Alexa?" Yugi asked when they knew she was asleep. He'd heard Yami's comment too.
"What are you talking about, Yugi?"
"I know you know! That sarcastic comment…why do you hate her so much? She got back our puzzle, didn't she? She could have easily destroyed it…or us, for that matter, right then and there, when she did know about her millennium powers."
"Doesn't anyone trying to convince someone of something they're not deceive there victims first?"
Yugi thought of a come back to that. "She'd have done it already; she's had way too many opportunities to risk passing up. You know that, Yami, so why do you lie?"
Yami was shocked. Yugi knew he was lying. He had been, for a while. Ever since she'd come back from the Human world after she'd said she wouldn't have. He didn't want to admit he was wrong…it was beneath him.
Yugi could sense Yami's feelings. "Yami…it's ok to be wrong sometimes. It's not okay to not admit it and hold grudges though."
Yami sighed. "Yugi…it's just…I feel like there's a secret that Alexa holds…something that may help me with my past…but although sometimes I think of it…I usually forget. And now, I can't remember it at all…"
"You think so? Cause Alexa said that Shadi said…"
"He could have been wrong." Yami paused. "Like me…"
"Yami, you have to just tell her that you can trust her…"
"Yugi, I can't…I could never apologize easily…remember that time when we first met, and I wanted to win the duel so bad that I almost killed Kaiba doing it? Remember when I convinced you to trust me, that I was sorry? That took all I had, but I did it because I knew it was worth it…"
"Isn't Alexa worth it?" Yugi asked.
There was a long silence.
"Yami…I know it'll be hard. I understand that. But why can't you just get it over with? I mean, just imagine how it'll be like between the three of us when she knows that you trust her?"
"What happened to the two of us?" Yami asked.
Yugi paused. "If we asked her to, and if we really wanted it, she'd back off. I know she would, Yami, she's that kind of person."
"I'll try Yugi…" Yami said, going back to telling Alexa. "I promise I will, but I'm not sure…"
"It's alright. Alexa'll just want it done, whenever it's done."
Alexa shivered near them.
"Poor Alexa…she's still soaked. And it's so cold…" Yugi looked worried. Then, he brightened a little, taking of his shirt and putting it on Alexa like a blanket.
"Yugi! You'll only be hurting yourself doing that!"
Yugi tried hard not to look cold, but that was hard to accomplish. "She needs it more then me."
Yami gave a sigh of defeat, and followed Yugi's gesture.
"If you can do it, so can I…"
Yugi, though now shivering, was already asleep.
"Good idea…"
As the night went on, all three of them now suffering the nights' cold, Yami and Alexa both began to have strange yet meaningful dreams. Alexa was struck first; in her dazed state her mind relayed her dream:
Alexa found herself back at the palace. But it looked different, she was alone. As she pushed a door to find the others, she realized she wasn't really "there". A little shocked, she stayed in the room. Soon, she saw Yami, what looked to be him before he'd been locked away in the puzzle, and a beautiful woman beside him, walk into the room. Alexa thought the girl looked familiar. Her black hair was cut in a nice way, accenting her white clothing and gold and silver jewelry. Her eyes were purple, and she was a little smaller than Yami, just about the same difference as Alexa herself was to Yami.
A chill went down Alexa's spine. That woman was her, older, more like Yami's age, but it was her. She was sure of it. She stopped arguing with herself as they both began talking.
"Please, my Pharaoh, let me be sacrificed as well. I shan't be able to bear life without you."
Ooh, fancy vocabulary. Wait, a sacrifice?! What sacrifice?
"Alexandra, please, I couldn't put you in that situation. It is beneath me to kill the one I love."
Alexa had to double take. Love?! What the heck was going on? Alexandra? Hey, it had the name Alexa in it, she supposed. What if that was her real name and she didn't know it? Hm, whatever.
"Yami, please, it's Alexa. Call me as you like, but not by false name, especially in private."
Nope, still Alexa. Alexa froze. Her suspicion was true!
"Sorry, my queen."
Queen? Oh no, did that mean…
"My Pharaoh, you must allow my life to be taken in order to stop the evil. It was only a few years past since our marriage, and I won't be widowed!"
Alexa thought she was going to faint. Marriage? There's no way Yami could have loved her in the past. He didn't even trust her in the future.
"Alexa, I won't have someone as beautiful as you be sacrificed in such a way."
"You're going to sacrifice yourself, my Pharaoh, and you fit the same criteria."
No way! Yami was going to sacrifice himself?!
Yami pulled the past Alexa close, just as she began to sob. Alexa watched, her throat choking with the sadness and fear in the air.
"Please my Pharaoh! Rethink your decision! I beg of you! There must be another way!"
"I'm afraid that an alternate choosing doesn't exist."
"Then let me be sacrificed along with you! Then we may live in the afterlife together, and live as we would on earth! You do realize if you shan't take me now, it'll only be time till I myself kill me."
"You wouldn't be granted passage then, and thus is why you shan't commit suicide."
The Queen stood with a look of fear and sadness. "My Pharaoh, please! Please consider my participation in this!"
"My decision has been made, and I will not be killing my beloved."
Alexa, still hidden, turned at the kiss that followed. That moment was meant to be there's alone. She turned only when the Pharaoh had left, leaving his weeping wife in the room.
Alexa felt the pain. It was too much too bear, but soon, she gradually returned to sleep
In the meantime, Yami himself was discovering a painful dream:
He found himself in the darkness of his mind. Alexa appeared, in front of him, but facing away.
"Yami…I'm not a little kid. I'm not going to hold on anymore. I know you can't trust me, either that or you won't. So I've decided that I won't try anymore. You're decisions your own…"
Yami went to say something, but the fierceness in the girl kept him from doing so.
"You judged me before you knew me…assumed I was too naïve to learn…well, I'm not. I may not always act like it, but I'm an adult. I can understand some things better then most people. I'm sorry, you had your chance, but you've spent it. Good bye."
At that, everything disappeared.
Alexa, easily woken, sat up after her dream. There were still many hours left in the night, and yet she knew she wouldn't be going back to sleep. Only then she realized that she had been given Yugi and Yami's shirts for warmth. She put them on with gratitude, figuring if she lay back down, she'd return them. Her legs, however, still only had the small linen dress that covered them, so she got up to walk a little bit. She felt so bad now, for ever thinking all those mean things about the Pharaoh. She had to do something to apologize for her feelings. She looked at the river. Boy, they sure had a long ways to go before they got back to the palace. That's it! She'd make a way to get back to the palace quicker. Hmm…a boat! The river from here was running in the same direction they were going, so if they had a boat, they could easily get there quickly from the current. Now, how should she use her powers…?
Her powers! How did she remind herself again? She shrugged it off. She used them, and took a tree from near by, and effortlessly carved it to be small logs. She then took some string, which was in the trees fibers, and tied a series together. There! A raft! Now, how would they steer? Alexa quickly added a rudder. A break, obviously they'd eventually have to stop. Yep, that was added. She worked well through the night, improving her idea, hoping it'll please the Pharaoh. All the while, she was drying off and getting less cold.
As the sun rose, Alexa had finished what could now pass as a decent boat. Although it was flat like a raft, she had been able to put on anchors, a sort of "speed control" consisting of a board that could be pushed down in order to slow it down, and a long pole placed horizontally along the bottom to keep the thing from tipping. Alexa felt proud, but hoped that it'd hold all three of there weight; she knew it could hold her fine.
Yugi woke up first. "Good morning Alexa…" He yawned. "Sleep well?"
"Very. And you?"
"Fine…"
"Jerky or soup?" Alexa asked.
"We still have jerky? I'll have some of that…"
"Alrighty!"
"You seem chipper today, Alexa. You must've slept well."
"Oh yeah, here." Alexa handed Yugi back his shirt. "Thanks. It helped a lot."
Yugi blushed lightly. "Oh…you're welcome…"
"Good morning."
Alexa jumped at Yami's sudden entrance. Yet more evidence he just sat there with his eyes closed.
"Good morning Yami, here and thanks…" Alexa handed him his shirt. "It helped a lot."
"You're welcome, Alexa." Yami was still shook up from that dream. Was it really too late to apologize to Alexa?
"Would you like beef jerky or soup?" Alexa asked. Come on...someone look at the river already!
"Soup please…"
Alexa poured him a bowl. She ate some beef jerky.
"Well, you two, we've got a long day ahead of us. We still have to walk all the way back to the castle…"
Alexa pushed her lips tight together to keep from yelling. Look at the river, Pharaoh, just look at the river…
"Yeah, too bad we came down here by foot…" Yugi answered. "It means we have nothing to bring us back."
"Oh, gosh darn it! Look at the river!" Alexa yelled in desperateness. So much for the surprise element of it all…
"Is that a boat?" They both asked at once.
"Where in the world did that come from?" Yugi asked.
"Um…me?" Alexa answered quietly.
They both turned to her. "You did that?!"
"Yeah…last night…"
Yami got up to look at it, and Yugi followed. Alexa came just cause she figured she have to answer questions.
"How the heck did you do that, Alexa? That looks like it took days to make!" Yugi exclaimed.
"I…I remembered my millennium powers somehow…"
"You what?!"
Alexa just smiled. "It's the truth."
Yami was looking it over the same way a mechanic would look at a motorcycle he'd just put together. "Alexa, this looks amazing. And look! It's got a rudder, anchors, everything!"
"I just hope it can hold all our weight. I mean, it held me up fine, but still…"
"The way this current is, we might be able to make it back to the palace by tonight!" Yami seemed excited, kind of like he knew what he was doing. Alexa realized that had to be the case, how many times in the future could he say the same? Only when he was dueling, she realized. Otherwise, he was pretty dependant on Yugi.
Yugi had already grabbed there stuff, which still consisted of one backpack. "We'll have to leave the soup behind."
"That's alright, we won't need it…"
Alexa walked over. "You guys, shouldn't we check it over before we just start going down river on this thing?"
Yami looked surprised, like he wouldn't expect Alexa to doubt the thing would work. "Alexa, I have no idea how you did it, but it's exceptional. It'll definitely be able to bring us all back."
"Oh…alright…but can I steer? I worked really hard on that rudder…" Alexa asked, getting herself excited as well.
It wasn't long before they were lifting anchor and pushing off shore. All of them couldn't believe they really had a way to get back to the palace that quickly, but as Yami had said, the current pulled them at a fast pace.
Alexa steered accurately, dodging random rocks and such that lay in the river. All was going good, for a while anyway.
"Uh oh…" Yugi mumbled.
"What's wrong?" Yami asked.
"Um…rapids?"
"Oh goody and a couple of Ode to joys…" Alexa groaned.
"Get ready, Alexa. This is going to be difficult-ah!" They'd hit the rapids. The water was fast-moving here, where it reminded you that you were on a river. The rocks that lay in random spots caused the current to go zigzag, and Alexa struggled to steer.
But then she laughed. "You guys, this is actually pretty fun! Woo-hoo!" Alexa steered the boat, instead of trying to dodge the fastest part, to go straight with it. The boat went off of a small drop and landed with a splash.
At first Yugi and Yami looked at each other, not sure rather to enjoy it or to assume they were in danger. But as Alexa dodged the rocks and rode the rapids, they became more at ease and began to enjoy themselves. Alexa even heard Yami laugh. Not just something he'd do after he'd done a great move in a duel, but a laugh like he was enjoying himself.
That's it, Yami. Enjoy yourself, because I know once we get back to the future…you'll be limited again. You don't have to avoid having fun in order to be taken seriously… Alexa thought. She was truly enjoying herself as well, without the constant thought nagging in the back of her head saying to have to stay serious around Yami. Now, she realized, they were all themselves.
Why do you look so familiar?
I could swear that I have seen your face before
I think I like that you seem sincere
I think I'd like to get to know you a little bit more
I think there's something more
Life's worth living for
Chorus:
Who knows what could happen
Do what you do
Just keep on laughing
One thing's true
There's always a brand new day
I'm gonna live today like it's my last day
Yeah 6x
How do you always have an opinion
And how do you always find
The best way to compromise
We don't need to have a reason
We don't need anything
We're just wasting time
I think there's something more
Life's worth living for
Chorus
Find yourself
Cause I can't find you
Be yourself
Who are you?
Find yourself
Cause I can't find you
Be yourself
Who are you?
Chorus
So you go and make it happen
Do your best
Just keep on laughing
I'm telling you, there's always a brand new day
Chorus
The rapids became fewer, and soon, the current became its normal speed. The rocks were all at the side of the river now, so even Alexa could relax a little.
"How far do you think we have to go?" Alexa asked. The sun was just beginning to set, it was still bright out, but the tint of red started to overtake the blue.
"Not far at all. Look!" Yugi pointed up the river a ways.
They all saw it, the palace! The day had gone by so fast; they couldn't believe they were there again.
"Ok, now, for the brakes on this thing…" Alexa lowered the board to slow it down as much as she could. Then she lowered the anchor to stop it. What she didn't know was the rope on the anchor had been snagged on some rocks, and now the rope was badly frayed.
"Well, everyone off!" Alexa shouted, stopping there raft on the bank of the river.
Yugi and Yami got off, and were just about to help Alexa when the string on the anchor broke. Alexa fell back from the sudden movement, but that only made the board that was slowing the raft down fold under. The raft began moving along with the current, with no way to stop it.
"Hey…guys…what do we do?" Alexa asked in a panicked voice. The raft was starting to go to the opposite river bank.
"Alexa, use the equilibrium to push off the edge towards us!" Yami shouted.
"The what?!" Alexa asked.
Yugi translated the fancy word. "Use the thing that keeps the raft balanced!"
Alexa understood that. She yanked it from beneath and used it to shove herself from the opposite shore.
"Alexa grab my hand!" Yugi shouted.
As Alexa got close enough, she grabbed his hand and he pulled her ashore. Of course, pulling her back caused them to both land in a heap on the ground, but they were back at the palace, at least.
"Now, are Egyptian people likely to punish us for running away, or praise us for coming back?" Alexa asked, as Yugi helped her up.
"Both, most likely. Don't worry, though. If it get's too out of hand, I can handle them." Yami answered. Alexa noticed that Yami had that sound in his voice that said he was proud of that. She didn't blame him at all.
As soon as they walked in, servants came from all over and seemed to be in a hurry to ask where they'd been, and what they done. Of course, they all spoke in Arabic so Yami was stuck speaking for all of them. Yami was obviously getting annoyed, so Alexa couldn't help but laugh when he yelled at them all, most likely to leave them alone, since they all backed off.
"Why don't you two go and find your rooms? I want to go back and make sure everything's clear to all of the servants." Yami asked.
"Hey, is there anything against us from exploring this place?" Alexa asked. "It looks very explore-able."
"You may as long as you don't get in trouble, since I won't be there to help you translate. If they find out you don't speak Arabic, who knows what will happen?"
"Point taken. Alright Yugi, let's go!"
Yugi nodded. "Ok!"
As both of them went off, Yami left, too. But he wasn't going to explain things to his followers. He wanted to look around as well. As he ventured, it became more and more obvious to him that this was his domain, and how much it would hurt when they finally had to leave. He shook it off, and continued to look for anything that would remind him of his past.
"Hey Yugi! Look at this!"
It had been a while of Yugi and Alexa going room to room, looking for anything interesting. Alexa was pointing out the window into the sunset. It was blood-red, along with all the shades to bright yellow. Behind it, you could already see the dark blue and the bright white of the stars on the night sky. It truly was a magnificent sight.
"Wow, Alexa, that's beautiful!" Yugi said, joining Alexa by the window sill.
"I wonder…" Alexa said, still looking at the sunset. "Do you think Yami would want to stay here? You know…permanently?"
Yugi frowned. "You know, I was having the same thought. And I'm honestly not sure. I don't think he's thought of it."
Alexa paused. "What will you do if he wants to stay?"
Yugi was silent for a moment. "It'd be hard, but I think I'd let him stay…"
"Oh, Yugi…"
Tears formed in the boys eyes. "I can't just make him come back if he doesn't want to. I mean, I can't just take away his free will…I'd have to let him stay…" Yugi tried not to cry.
Alexa was tearing too. "Yugi…I'm sorry I brought it up…" Alexa bit her lip to keep from sobbing, but the tears came harder. They both looked at each other, and both began to sob. They both knew that the other had to cry, and it wasn't just from there conversation.
"Yugi…I promise, even, heaven forbid it; if Yami leaves…I promise I'll always be here for you." Alexa said, smiling through her tears.
"Thank you Alexa, that means a lot to me."
Meanwhile, Yami's blind search led him to outside. No one had so him leave, he was sure, so he had some time to think. This was where he belonged, this was where he actually had a say in what happened. No wait, he was the say. That's what absolute power would do to you. He came to a point where he could see the whole town from where he was. All of the people going about there daily lives, selling, buying, cooking, cleaning. And what was he doing? Watching them, obviously.
Then it hit him he'd have to leave. He'd have to go back to almost nothing, go from being the king, to hardly existing. No, he existed to Yugi, and to Alexa. Alexa…did she really not trust him any longer? And Yugi…would he change her mind? Could he change her mind? It was hard to tell at this point. All he knew was that at the moment, he was there. They all were. And for that moment, he would be king.
Has our conscience shown?
Has the sweet breeze blown?
Has all the kindness gone?
Hope still lingers on
I drink myself of newfound pity
Sitting alone in New York City
And I don't know why
Are we listening
To hymns of offering?
Have we eyes to see
That love is gathering?
All the words that I've been reading
Have now started the act of bleeding
Into one...into one...
So I walk up on high
And I step to the edge
To see my world below
And I laugh at myself
While the tears roll down
'Cause it's the world I know
Oh it's the world I know
I drink myself of newfound pity
Sitting alone in New York City
And I don't know why..don't know why...
So I walk up on high
And I step to the edge
To see my world below
And I laugh at myself
While the tears roll down
'Cause it's the world I know
Oh it's the world I know
So I walk up on high
And I step to the edge
To see my world below
And I laugh at myself
While the tears roll down
'Cause it's the world I know
Oh it's the world I know
As the sun set, Yami walked back to the palace. He knew Yugi and Alexa, although excited, were most likely exhausted too. They'd have to get some sleep. If he was lucky, he could probably convince them to stay the whole next day, maybe through the next night, even. Oh, who was he kidding? They wouldn't want to stay…right?
Yami saw Yugi and Alexa in the hallways. "Get into any trouble?" He teased.
"No, I don't think so…did we Yugi?" Alexa asked.
"Nope, none what so ever."
"That's good. I was afraid you'd be asked a question and you wouldn't be able to answer…"
"Trust me, Yami, Alexa wouldn't let me get anywhere near anybody…"
"What?! I was afraid of the language barrier!" Alexa defended as they both looked at her.
"Well, the days are long in Egypt. We'd probably be best going to bed now."
"I'm down with that…" Alexa said, yawning.
"Sure…but where should we meet in the morning? This palace is too huge to assume we'll just bump into each other." Yugi asked.
"The dining room…it's near the entrance, to the right." Yami answered. "They'll probably be serving breakfast."
"Sounds good to me…I'll be glad to eat something other then jerky and soup…" Alexa laughed. "Good night, guys."
"Good night Alexa…" Yugi and Yami answered in unison.
"Well Yami, I think I'll be going to bed to. I want to follow her to the rooms; she definitely knows this place better then me." Yugi said, running after Alexa.
"Good idea…" Yami answered. He also decided it would be good to get a good nights rest.
Far into the night, but not so much that it was almost morning, Alexa woke up. She wasn't sure quite why, but she did, even though she was very tired. She turned a little in the bed, trying to get comfortable.
The millennium puzzle…
Alexa suddenly blinked awake. Why did she just think of the millennium puzzle? She wasn't sure, but the next thing she knew, she was up trying to find it. She knew something was wrong, but hadn't Yami been wearing it around his neck only before? She had to make sure…
Alexa quietly walked through the palace. She had a knack for being able to be absolutely silent while traveling through houses, one of her random talents that normally didn't mean anything. Tonight, however, was an exception…
She quietly opened another door. As her eyes adjusted, she caught a glimpse of gold. Yep, this was Yami's room. Being almost as silent as not to breath, she snuck over to the puzzle, which lay on a table beside the bed, wondering why she had this strong feeling suddenly. What the heck was she doing, what if Yami woke up?!
Alexa hesitated to touch it, but she did, and she almost gasped when she saw it. It was missing a single piece, a smaller, shallow one, which was barely noticeable. How in the world could she see it especially in this light? Suddenly, she realized that Bakura must still have the other piece. She quietly picked up the puzzle, and snuck back out of the room.
She went outside, and she still wasn't caught. She noticed some stables, and wondered if she knew how to ride a horse. She quickly, yet surprisingly quiet, ran over and went in. There were about five horses, all which stirred when they saw her. Alexa walked over to one, and tried getting on. Nope, it reared her off. The next one bucked, as well as the next.
"Darn it! These must be trained to only let certain people ride them…probably Yami…" Alexa talked just to break the silence. The last horse, she thought, was also her last chance.
Alexa climbed up, and much to her happiness, stayed calm. Alexa gave a soft "Ya!" and a crack at the reins and was off, the millennium puzzle safely around her neck.
Bakura…you'll get it this time. Trust me, you shall not be able to withstand me now…
Time for reviews again! Anyway, please review! It makes me all happy and such! And if not for me, for my birthday!
LoneWolfPrincess: Was this enough Linkin Park and Avril Lavigne for you? I love there music, but as you can see I like other various songs as well. It's really whatever fits the story best, but I try my hardest to do it from those three bands anyways. Yep…I hope you liked this chapter, and please review again!
SonicYugiShadow: I don't know enough about Sonic to make a crossover. Heck, I barely know what that blue hedgehog looks like, besides the fact he's blue…and a hedgehog….hehe…Please review again!
Ice-neko-girl: Hehe, just tell that to Yugi. Although I'm sure he doesn't mind, since he has that whole supply now. Anyways, please review again!