TCG: Hello people! Welcome to the 15th chapter of YuGiOh "The Escape from Egypt".
Yugi: Today's the day I lose all my Kit Kats…
TCG: Oh, poor Yugi. Maybe someone will share with you!
Yugi: Maybe…
TCG: Anyway…um…the votes are in! In a landslide, music stays! The vote count was 2-0.
Yugi: And since two people voted and reviewed, they both get my lifetime supply of Kit Kat stuffs…wah!
TCG: Oh Yugi….
Yugi: Yes?
((Big truck backs up into room, the doors open and random Kit Kat stuff comes pouring into the room))
Yugi: WOOT! ((Eats random candy))
TCG: Anyway people, if any of you read my newest story, "The day Yugi and co. found out they were cartoons", let me explain something. That was actually my friend and my work together, so it's not all of mine. We finished it while she was over at my house and we were in such a rush to post it, I completely forgot about the SOS. Anyway, I hope that clears up any confusion. Please read it, as it is pretty funny.
Yugi: Yep...
TCG: Anyway, songs in this chapter include "Accidentally in Love" by Counting Crows. And…well, that's it. But anyway people, I'm thinking my next chapter will be my last, but we'll see.
Yugi: TCG doesn't own anything mentioned except for the character Alexa and this storyline.
TCG: Enjoy!
When Alexa woke up that morning, she wondered was she was so tired. Then, she remembered what happened last night. About how she had went to retrieve the missing piece of the millennium puzzle. And her and the pharaohs talk…Wait a second…she had said what to the Pharaoh.
Alexa got up, talking to herself. "Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! You're not supposed to talk like that to someone who doesn't trust you! Ack! Now he probably thinks I'm a total and complete nutcase! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!" Alexa banged her head a few times against the wall. "Ok…note to self: brick walls not good for head banging…"
"Alexa!"
Alexa jumped, Yugi was at her door. "Were you talking to yourself?"
"Um…maybe…."
Yugi shrugged. "Hey, you want to see if there's any breakfast here? I mean, the only thing we've eaten lately has been beef jerky and soup…"
"Sure, let's go."
"Hey, should we get Yami? I'm sure he's…"
"No! I mean, I don't think he slept that well last night…we shouldn't disturb him…"
"Oh…ok…" Yugi answered, a little confused but going with it. "Do you remember where the dining room was?"
"Um…wasn't it this way?" Alexa asked, pointing down a hall way. The place was huge.
"I don't see why not…" Yugi answered.
They walked down the hall way when there was suddenly a servant walking out of one of the quarters. As soon as she saw Alexa, she immediately came over, speaking something in Arabic and holding a strand of Alexa's hair, shaking her head in disgust. She pointed and shook her head at her clothes as well.
"Um…can I help you?" Alexa asked, raising an eyebrow.
"She can't understand you, Alexa. Remember…"
"I know, but obviously she's upset with my clothes…or…I think that's what it is…" Alexa answered.
The lady started speaking angrily and threw up her hands. She then pushed Alexa towards one of the rooms.
"Alexa!"
"Don't worry about me, I'll find my way back!"
"That's not what I meant…but ok…" Yugi shouted back. Great, now how was he supposed to find the dining room? After wandering for a while, he finally pushed open a door that led to his destination. Yami was there too, looking very tired. But, how did Alexa know that?
"Yami! Alexa and I were walking down the hall and then there was this lady and she said this thing and then she took Alexa somewhere and I don't know where and now she's lost!" Yugi spoke at an alarmingly fast rate.
"What! Why did she go? And why didn't you follow her?"
"I don't know! It was the pressure of the moment I guess."
Yami sighed. "I'll figure it out." He yelled something at one of the guards, who said something back. Yami had a confused look on his face, and asked something again. The guard replied something and made Yami sigh with relief.
"Well?" Yugi asked when the conversation was over.
"Let's just say Alexa's getting cleaned up a bit…"
At first Yugi was confused, but then he understood. That lady was obviously the person who made the clothing and cleaned up the people in the palace. That's why she'd been pointing at Alexa's clothes.
"Anyway, is there any breakfast?" At that moment, Yugi and Yami turned towards the door, which was coming from the kitchen. A few people carrying trays of food walked in. There was food, and lots of it! Bread and pastries, meat and fish and poultry, various vegetables and fruits all began to fill up the large table in the room.
"Does that answer your question?" Yami asked jokingly.
Yugi nodded and quickly began eating. Ooh, the bread was still warm. Were those raspberries? That tasted like chicken…
"Man if this is the breakfast, I can't wait till dinner!" Yugi said between eating two various pieces of bread.
"It's good, isn't it?" Yami replied. They almost literally had the table completely full of food.
Yugi noticed again that Yami was tired. "Hey Yami…"
"Yes?"
"Did you…were you…what happened last night?"
Yami looked a little surprised. "A lot, Yugi. A lot happened last night."
Yugi made a look that said "You know I want the whole story…", so Yami continued.
"Well you see, last night I wasn't sleeping well, so I finally decided to get up. I went to grab my millennium puzzle, but it was gone."
"What? Someone stole it?"
"Let me finish…anyway, I went to wake up you and Alexa to go get it, and Alexa's room was closer, so I went to get her first. However, when I went to wake her up, she was gone too. That's when I decided that she stole it from me, so I was angry. I quickly ran out and followed her trail."
"But…she really didn't steal it, did she?"
"Well, yes and no. See, unbeknownst to me, a piece of the Millennium Puzzle was missing. Alexa, for some reason, had noticed it and decided to take the Millennium Puzzle to get the piece back. Anyway, I followed her to a game room, far from the river. The door was locked, so I tried to get in from the window. The window was too high though, so I only saw what was going on: Alexa and Bakura were having a shadow game, wagering that piece of the millennium puzzle."
"What were they doing? Were they dueling again?" Yugi asked.
Yami shook his head. "No, Bakura was using his millennium ring to try to harm Alexa. And Alexa was using her powers to defend herself. She had the piece, but if Bakura continued his blasts, Alexa's powers wouldn't help much. Soon, even her shield gave out. I knew I had to do something, but it was impossible for me to get in…." Yami paused, considering how he should explain what happened next.
"And?" Yugi didn't mean to sound impatient, but it was at the climax, and everyone knows how hard it is to not be able to hear the climax.
"I couldn't do anything…but the other me was there. He offered to help in exchange for his eventual re-control. I had no choice but to agree. The next thing I knew, I was there with Alexa, who looked really scared. But, that wasn't the end of it…" Yami paused, wondering if Yugi had something to say. He didn't, so he continued.
"As we were about to ride back home, Bakura was back. This time, he was using his powers to create a giant sand storm. Then, he tried to blast us both, since we couldn't escape fast enough. But luckily, Alexa was able to use her powers at the last second to protect us. However, it wasn't lasting long, and we still had one more obstacle to cover: jumping over the river.
"As we came near it, we realized that the river was much wider then we had thought. But, at the same moment Bakura attacked us again, so we had no choice but to jump. Luckily, we made it. Afterwards, we rode back here."
Yugi took a minute to take it in. "So…pretty much Alexa saved you? In a weird kinda way?"
Yami hadn't thought of it that way. "Yes, I suppose your right…" Yami wanted to change subjects. "Did you try this? I'm not sure what it is, but it's good."
That's when the door opened.
"Alexa!"
Alexa smiled and walked in. "Hey, guys." She looked beautiful. Her hair, although not it's natural color, shined brightly and walked brushed until it was silky soft. She was wearing a new dress, made of linen. It was accompanied by a light cape, which, when she wasn't walking, blended in perfectly with her dress. She also had some new leather sandals, had received a manicure (not that the boys noticed), and had some make up on her face, definitely making her look Egyptian. "No offense to you Egyptians, but you wear way too much make up."
Yami gave a light laugh. "It's to keep you from getting sun-burned…"
"Oh…well…ok…" Alexa said, smiling. Even Alexa thought she looked beautiful. She almost never used such a word to describe herself, she was much too modest. But, even looking good and knowing it seemed to make Alexa feel better. Both Yugi and Yami had to struggle from complimenting her overly.
"You look nice, Alexa…" Yugi said, hoping he wasn't blushing. Lucky for him, he wasn't.
"Thank you, Yugi. Anyway…man, was there a feast today or something? What's with all the food?"
"Alexa, welcome to breakfast, not feast, just breakfast…" Yugi answered.
Alexa was soon eating her fill of the various assortment of food. She didn't eat much, though, she never really did, nor did she need to. So soon, they were all done eating.
"So…what do we do next?" Yugi asked to no one in particular. Just then, the same lady who had taken Alexa started speaking angrily to Yugi, grabbing his arm and dragging him off.
You could tell Yami was trying not to laugh. "Have a nice day, Yugi…" He changed his tune when the lady grabbed him as well. "Ack! Wait…let go!"
Alexa at this point was failing not to laugh. "Enjoy your make up job, boys…" She said, waving at them as they were taken away. Once they were out of earshot, she began to crack up laughing. Boys…wearing make up…it just seemed funny at the moment. Soon, she went out the door to see if she could over hear anything. Alexa just laughed again when she heard Yugi yelling "Hey, wait…no make up! Ack! Ok, maybe a little…not too much! How the heck do you stop these crazy people!" Alexa heard Yami mumble something, obviously not wanting to be heard. Alexa just walked away so she wouldn't be heard laughing. Eventually, they both came out looking just as good as Alexa.
"So, how was it?" Alexa asked, biting both her lips trying not to laugh.
Yugi and Yami both sweat dropped, and Yami replied, in a very unenthusiastic voice. "I feel pretty." Followed by Yugi's "Ditto."
Alexa at this point was trying her absolute best not to laugh.
Yugi and Yami both sighed. "Go ahead and laugh…"
Alexa quickly accepted the invitation and laughed hard. Yami and Yugi just bowed there heads in shame and embarrassment. Alexa tried stopping about 3 times before she successfully stopped laughing. "Ok, you beauty goddesses, lets get out of here."
"That wasn't funny…" Yugi said annoyed at Alexa's bad attempt at a joke. That just made Alexa chuckle some more.
Finally, they just decided on doing nothing in particular. What was there to do? Hmm…
"We could…um…look around town?" Alexa offered.
"Too much crowd…" Yami answered.
"We could…eat stuff!" Alexa tried again.
"We just had breakfast…" Yugi reminded her.
"Well, can't we do something besides walk around this place in circles!" Alexa whined, since that was really all they were doing.
"We could go hunting…" Yami ventured.
"You mean, like, with the bow and arrows and stuff?" Yugi asked.
"Well, seeing as there's nothing else in this time period, yes."
"What would we hunt, though?" Alexa asked. She didn't really like the idea, but she didn't dare admit it.
"I don't know…birds maybe? You know, small game…" Yami answered. "Or we could always try the crocodiles…"
"N-no, birds are good." Alexa insisted. The last thing she needed was to get her head chomped off by a 12 foot crocodile. "Let's do it…" Alexa failed to sound enthusiastic. The next thing she knew, they all had bows and arrows and were hiding behind a tree near a flock of birds. Alexa couldn't believe the situation she was in, but she guessed it was at least better then laying around doing nothing…or possibly going home. Besides, if she moved, she'd scare away the birds Yami and Yugi were all pointing at. Alexa didn't quite here what they were saying, but she knew it was because they were talking quietly, and most likely in there thoughts and her own thoughts were drowning them out as well.
Then, Yugi was flexing his bow, lined up his arrow and…
"Got it!"
Alexa didn't know why, but she fainted.
The next thing she knew, she was being ran into the castle by…Yami! Ok, weirdness…
"Y…Yami?"
"Alexa, stay quiet…you're alright, I'll explain later…"
Later sounded good, Alexa was still light headed. What happened?
Suddenly, she became dizzy. But the last thing she felt before she closed her eyes and blacked out again was the comfort of a bed…
…
"Ugh…what happened?" Alexa asked. No one was there. Great…she was talking to herself again. Now people would think she was not only crazy, but a severe mental case as well.
"Alexa…are you awake…?"
"Yami?"
"Yes, it's me, how are you feeling?"
"Stupid. What happened?"
Yami gave a light chuckle. "You fainted…"
"Darn it! I didn't know that…"
"It's alright. It's not your fault…."
"I didn't mean to! I mean…how the heck was I supposed to know that hunting wasn't my thing? I mean…I've watched video's of human severe bleeding so many times, it just makes no sense…"
"Alexa, calm down. It's ok. I'm not even quite sure that's what made you faint…"
"Well…what else could it be?"
"Possibly a spell…"
A cold shiver ran down Alexa's neck. "Seriously?"
"Yes, and whoever it is, is very good at it. Whenever he did it, he did it so that it would effect you precisely when it would seem natural…"
"But…then they'd have to know what we were doing, wouldn't it?"
"Yes…which is why I can't be sure."
There was silence for a minute, and then. "Alexa, you want dinner?"
"Of course! If the breakfast was great, imagine a full course!"
Soon, the three of them were enjoying dinner. And although it's hard to imagine, they had even more of a variety of food then before…
"Hey Yugi…I'm sorry I kinda wrecked your achievement before…nice shot!"
"I'm sorry it made you faint…"
"I'm sorry I didn't know that I would faint…"
They both laughed.
After who knows how long of them all eating pretty much everything there, they all decided to go to bed. Although the days were long and sunset meant about 10 o'clock at night, the days still seemed to go fast.
"So…now that Alexa's better and we have all of the millennium puzzle…when are we leaving?" Yugi asked gently. He knew Yami didn't want to leave.
"Well…after what happened today…I think it's best we leave as soon as possible…probably early tomorrow morning."
None of them were happy to hear that they'd be leaving soon…but they had to go home at some point.
"Tonight's…probably good…" Alexa answered not because she wanted to, but because she hated the silence.
Yugi slowly nodded. "Yeah…it's probably the best…"
Yami nodded. "Tonight it is then. We'll leave early tomorrow morning…"
Soon, everyone retired to there rooms, saddened by the fact they'd no longer be here. No one could get to sleep, and it wasn't long until Yugi visited Alexa for conversation. He found her in her room with what looked like a slab of rock and a chisel.
"Alexa…what are you doing?"
"Well, I was trying to write some poetry…but it's not working out too good. And there's no erasers on this thing…"
"I didn't know you were a poet…"
"Eh, maybe. But I can't think of anything to write. All I've been coming up with lately is scrap…"
"You probably just need the right kind of inspiration…and probably something better then what you've got to write with…"
"I hope so…cause poetry sometimes the only thing that keeps me relaxed…and if I lose that…I'll be losing some of me, too…"
Yami, who had been listening to the conversation, walked back to his room before he was caught. And at perfect timing too, because Yugi had left soon after.
…
Alexa woke up in the night. She could tell by the moon that it was about midnight. She was getting pretty good at telling time by it and the sun. Back home all she'd need to do was glance at her wrist. Try as hard as she might, she couldn't fall back asleep. She sighed. Alright then, maybe walking around will tire you up, if not wake you up more…
She soon found herself walking outside. She wasn't sure quite why, but how many times in the past few weeks had she known why? Soon, she was by the river, but she stopped. Yami was sitting a little further down…obviously, he couldn't sleep either. Alexa hoped he didn't see her and went to go back inside…
"Alexa…is that you? Come here…"
Alexa froze for a minute. Darn it…he'd seen. Oh well…maybe…just maybe…he'd tell her she could be trusted. Alexa walked over a little more quickly cause of that "maybe", although something told her it wouldn't happen.
"Couldn't sleep either, I see…" Yami said as she walked by.
"No…I couldn't…" Alexa answered.
"Alexa…if you could, would you stay here?"
"What do you mean? My whole family's back…"
"No, stop now Alexa. I asked if you could, meaning that you didn't have to go back."
"It depends…are you and Yugi there?"
"Is the answer to that question going to affect you negatively, or positively?"
"Well, it depends, cause it'll be awfully sad being here without either of you…" Alexa looked straight ahead to avoid Yami's eyes, and hoping that if she was blushing, that he couldn't see it. "What about you?"
Yami sighed. "I'm not sure…"
Alexa noticed the sadness in Yami's eyes. But why on earth was he so depressed? "Yami…how do you feel? I mean, being back in your past…that must be something…"
Yami shrugged, the look of sadness still softening his features.
"Yami…if you won't tell me…then…then…" Alexa tried to come up with something better, but all she came up with was. "Then let me feel what you feel right now…"
Yami finally turned to Alexa. "You wouldn't want to feel what I feel like at this moment…"
Alexa gulped. "Why's that?"
"Alexa…"
"Tell me, Yami! You have to let somebody know, or else all your emotions get bottled up and…then, then one day when you don't mean to, you let them all out and people get hurt." Alexa slowed as she said her last sentence.
Yami looked at Alexa, not sure whether to answer or not. But Alexa stared him down, and then he sighed. "Alexa, if you're that desperate…"
"Yami, I'm not desperate. You should be. I mean…just let me…know…"
Yami shook his head. "Fine. But don't say I didn't warn you…" Yami used a little bit of his one will, and a little bit of his Millennium Puzzle to send his feelings to Alexa.
At first, Alexa just sort of sat there. Then suddenly, she began to sob. Yami immediately stopped. "Alexa! Are you alright?"
Alexa talked between her bursts of crying. "How…how can you live with this? All of this pain…and anger…and sadness? How can you remain so calm? How in the world do you do it?"
Yami suddenly felt guilty. "I'm not sure…"
Alexa finally was able to slowly stop crying. "Man…you're good at hiding your emotions…"
"What about you?"
"What about me?"
"What are your feelings?"
Alexa seemed to be surprised. "You sure?" She knew that for some reason, Yami wanted to know about her as well. When he nodded, she sent was she felt towards him.
Yami felt sadness…pain…even some betrayal. But it wasn't a huge burden, like it was for him. Alexa's feelings were very weak. "Why aren't your feelings strong?"
Alexa sighed. "I can't hide my feelings. When I get sad, I cry, when I'm angry, I yell. And when I'm happy, everyone knows. I guess I just let them out so often…I don't need to keep them inside…"
Yami looked away. "I wish I could do that…"
"What are you talking about? I wish I was like you, and able to stay calm under pressure…"
"But when you're me, all that happens is bottled-up feelings and people getting hurt!"
Alexa gasped and got silent at Yami's sudden burst. He obviously had a point. "Maybe we can both learn from each other…maybe we need to be a little of each…" Alexa shrugged.
"Maybe…" They both looked out on the horizon. There were almost twice as many stars in the sky then there was in the future. But, with them each knowing how the other felt…they both seemed wary to say anything more.
I'm not afraid of anything
I just need to know that I can breathe
I don't need much of anything
But suddenly, suddenly
I am small and the world is big
All around me is fast moving
Surrounded by so many things
Suddenly, suddenly
Chorus:
How does it feel
To be different from me?
Are we the same?
How does it feel
To be different from me?
Are we the same?
How does it feel?
I am young and I am free
But I get tired and I get weak
I get lost and I can't sleep
But suddenly, suddenly
Chorus
Would you comfort me?
Would you cry with me?
I am small and the world is big
But I am not afraid of anything
Chorus
How does it feel, how does it feel
You're different from me, different 4x
"Alexa…could I show you something?" Yami asked after a few minutes of silence.
"Um…sure…" Alexa asked curiously.
Yami smiled. "Good…"
Alexa was about to ask what it was, but suddenly she found herself hundreds of feet above the whole Egyptian city, not quite flying, not quite floating, and not quite falling. The sudden rush of air completely scared her, especially since it happened so fast and she had no idea what was happening.
"Alexa!"
Alexa scared herself once more when Yami was there. She hadn't even noticed him. "How the heck…what the heck…?" Alexa couldn't put her words into full sentences. That's when she noticed the millennium puzzle glowing, and the millennium symbol on his forehead. "You're millennium puzzle…you figured it out, didn't you!" She asked excitedly.
"Yes, and I wanted you to be the first to know…"
"But…what about Yugi?"
"He didn't need inspiration…"
Alexa gasped. "Wait…you heard me?"
"Isn't it beautiful?" Yami asked, avoiding the question.
Alexa followed his gaze and gasped. It was beautiful. The city was alive, and there were lots of small fires, casting a natural glow that was unlike any light from modern day cities. It was a strange, indescribable beauty, and Alexa loved it.
"Are you scared?"
Alexa shifted her wait in her kneeling position, and in doing so moved her hand. As she lifted it, the "ground" supporting that hand disappeared, letting her hand cut freely through the air. Scaring herself, she slammed her hand back down, and the "ground" was there again. She couldn't believe it. It was great. "As long as we don't fall to our doom, I'm fine…"
Yami smiled mischievously. "So you mean if I did this…" At that, he stopped his powers for a few seconds, letting themselves drop a little, and then re-activated his powers.
"Holy- What the- Yami!" Alexa stammered, and laughed a little.
Yami knew it would amuse her, and did it again.
Alexa laughed more. "Stop! We're getting too low-oh-whoa!" Yami just made them go a ton higher at quick speeds. He was laughing too, and enjoying himself.
(by counting crows…)
So she said what's the problem baby
What's the problem I don't know
Well maybe I'm in love (love)
Think about it every time
I think about it
Can't stop thinking 'bout it
How much longer will it take to cure this
Just to cure it cause I can't ignore it if it's love (love)
Makes me wanna turn around and face me but I don't know nothing 'bout love
Come on, come on
Turn a little faster
Come on, come on
The world will follow after
Come on, come on
Because everybody's after love
So I said I'm a snowball running
Running down into the spring that's coming
All this love melting under blue skies
Belting out sunlight
Shimmering love
Well baby I surrender
To the strawberry ice cream
Never ever end of all this love
Well I didn't mean to do it
But there's no escaping your love
These lines of lightning
Mean we're never alone,
Never alone, no, no
Come on, Come on
Move a little closer
Come on, Come on
I want to hear you whisper
Come on, Come on
Settle down inside my love
Come on, come on
Jump a little higher
Come on, come on
If you feel a little lighter
Come on, come on
We were once
Upon a time in love
We're accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally
I'm In Love, I'm in Love,
I'm in Love, I'm in Love,
I'm in Love, I'm in Love,
Accidentally
I'm In Love, I'm in Love,
I'm in Love, I'm in Love,
I'm in Love, I'm in Love,
Accidentally
Come on, come on
Spin a little tighter
Come on, come on
And the world's a little brighter
Come on, come on
Just get yourself inside her
Love... I'm in love
Soon, Yami had his arm around Alexa, but she didn't even notice. She was loving it all, from the sites to the excitement. And much to her disappointment, they were soon on the ground, right where they started.
They were both panting from it, and it took them a few minutes before either of them said anything.
"Alexa, how do I know that you won't just one day turn on Yugi? On everyone else? On me? How do I know that you're truly the good-hearted girl Yugi thinks you are? What if you turn evil?"
"What if I don't?"
Yami was taken by surprise. Usually, when he said stuff like that, people didn't come up with a come back. If they did, he was usually able to counter it. But "What if I don't…" how did he counter that?
"Yami…if it makes any difference…I trust you…even if you can't trust me…"
Yami sighed. "Why does it matter? I'm no one in the future anyway…only someone who helps Yugi win his duels…"
"That's not true at all! Yugi…he needs you…in a weirdish kinda way…I mean…he can tell you everything and anything. Not everyone has that kind of person to talk to."
"For Yugi maybe, I'm important, and maybe to a few others. But it's nothing like I was here…in the past."
"Why don't you stay another day? You know…to enjoy your power?"
Yami suddenly lit up excitedly. He grabbed both of Alexa's hands in his and asked. "Really! Would you allow me too!"
"Of course, but why are you asking me? You're the Pharaoh…remember?" Alexa reminded him lightly, and glanced down at her grasped hands.
Yami followed her glance and let go. "Oh, yes, you're right…"
They both remained quiet for a little while.
"Yami…I'm going back to bed. I'll see you in the morning…"
"Good night."
"Good night."
Yami sighed. He'd wrecked it. Him and his stubborn mind. He wanted to tell her that he trusted her…but no. All he did was put her down even more. Yami punched the ground near him. Why on earth couldn't he be nice to her? Why'd he have to treat her like a jerk? Soon, he went back inside too, the only thing that comforted him was his staying in his kingdom for one last day…
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