NOTE: Okedoke, back to the "true" plot. Now, before you kill me for really emotionally hurting Yami, I just have to say that you MUST remember that Teana had…amnesia. That's all I'm going to say. Back to the story…. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I would think that after sixteen chapters, it would have penetrated our skulls that I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! It's that simple! Even a two year old could understand! (Ha! My disclaimer slump is over!) (I don't own "Don't Go Out With Him" a song by Tanya Tucker and T. Graham Brown that was originally in this chapter.)

Chapter 16: Amnesia Amends

That next day, Seto returned Teana to the palace. All good things (for him, that is) must come to an end. He had a duty to bring her back, so that she wasn't scavenged for all over the city without need. That kiss he had received the past night had relieved him of all present tensions.

But tensions would start soon enough.

Seto entered the dining hall with Teana for their morning meal.

"I believe I found someone you were looking for," Seto commented. Teana's three sisters jumped up and ran over to her. They too had been worried about her. Noticing the bandage on her head, the inquired what had happened. But, of course, Teana couldn't remember.

They walked to the table and Teana sat down. But this time, the chairs beside Yami were taken. Isis had his right and Sentis had his left. Seto sat down at the opposite end, as usual. Teana looked around, somewhat feeling familiar with the surroundings.

Then, she saw Yami. But Yami didn't look at her. Teana felt a presence stir within her. What was that feeling? Why did she feel like she knew him? (Remember people, amnesia….)

The meal passed in silence. Then, regretfully, Seto left. Yami too, stood up and walked away. But he went back to the throne room. The three sisters rushed Teana to Miaa's room, where they had one of their weekly chats.

"How did Seto find you? Where were you last night?" Sentis poured out questions. She REALLY wanted to know how Seto found her. Actually, she was a bit jealous of Teana….

"Find me? Oh…he…um…I don't really remember," Teana looked down at her lap.

"How cute you not remember some gorgeous guy finding you?" Sentis replied.

"Sentis, calm down," Isis said.

"Where did you go anyway?" Miaa inquired.

"To the Mage's Temple," Teana answered truthfully. They looked at her, stunned.

"Dear, why did you go there?" Isis inquired.

"Because…I don't remember…but I found out…." She stopped. She had promised Seto that she wouldn't tell a soul. And it would probably crush Sentis. She had been developing many feeling for the mage lately.

"What did you find out?" Miaa pressed on.

Teana made up her usual excuse, "I forgot."

Sentis fell back on the bed she had been sitting on, "How could you forget?"

"I don't know how it happened…there was a boy…with green hair…stone…and then…I blacked out…." Teana explained. "And then I woke up in the temple."

"OH! You're SOOO lucky!" Sentis replied.

"So, what happened down there?" Miaa elbowed Teana playfully. Teana lightly rubbed her arm where Miaa had hit it.

"Eh…ha…ha…." Teana pretended to laugh, but was failing tremendously.

Miaa looked up at her, confused, "What was that about?"

"N-nothing!" Teana recovered quickly. She didn't want to reveal her make out session with Seto.

"Teana, why are you acting so strangely?" Isis inquired.

"N-no reason," Teana said, stuttering. She slowly began reddening.

Sentis sat up and began giggling, "Hehe, you look like you're trying to hide something," she laughed, "Like you kissed him or something!" Sentis rolled on the bed, laughing. Her sister's expression was just too funny. Teana's eyes widened. She coughed a tad.

"I-is it hot in here, or w-what?" she asked, trying to divert their attention.

Sentis sat up abruptly. Isis stared at Teana with her mouth open, slightly. Miaa gasped.

"No way…." they all declared.

"What?" Teana looked at them all.

"You didn't…." Sentis gaped.

"Didn't what?"

"Kiss him…." Miaa replied. Now, Teana wasn't a "smooth" liar, as we can already imply. So, naturally…she screwed up. Big time.

"Well, no…I mean…wait…uh…ye…er…no…I don't kn…argh!" she fell backwards on the bed.

"I don't believe it!" Miaa cried out.

"You…you…YOU! Of all people! I suspected you the LEAST of all to do something like that! Oh my Ra!" Sentis fainted from the shock. Teana buried her face in her hands, while Miaa fanned Sentis. The shock of her crush kissing her sister was enough to "send her packing."

They hadn't noticed that the minute it was confirmed, Isis had snuck out of the room. Time for some confrontation….


Isis entered the throne room and saw Yami sitting, most bored, on his throne. No one was around; not even Malich, his most faithful servant. She approached him. He immediately sat up.

"Yes, Isis?" he began.

"Yami…I wanted to speak with you," she started. (Now, we are ALL aware of Isis's love for Yami, correct? Or did we forget their date and her growing feelings? Well, anywho, if you forgot, now you remember that she loves him.)

"What about?"

Isis had something like a 6th sense (Ironic? Sound familiar? The present maybe?). She was pretty sure that Yami already knew what had happened. She was also pretty sure of Yami's like for Teana. She had…observed some things lately.

"So…have you heard about Teana and Seto?" Isis brought up casually.

Yami looked away, "What about them?"

Isis raised an eyebrow, "Something that happened between them?"

"You know?" Yami looked at her now.

"Yes…about their…." Yami cut her off.

"You don't have to say it. I know what your talking about," he said, a tone of disappointment in his voice. Isis had hit the jackpot.

"So…you did have some feeling toward her," Isis stated.

"…Yes…."

"Yes, well, it seem that she hasn't been so…loyal," Isis declared. (Ohhh, she's making mischief here….) She walked up to his throne and sat down on the armrest. "It seems you would need…someone else…." she added on, casually.

"Mainly?"

"I don't know…." Isis looked the other way. She didn't wasn't to be so outgoing and rude-sounding as just to say "me." She did desperately want to tell him, but yet, she didn't.

But Yami saw through her anyway, "You?"

She looked at him, her cheeks a tad red now, "Well…yes…." Yami sighed, half sad and half thoughtful. What did he have to lose? Well, Teana for one, but she was already taken. But otherwise…nothing else….

Teana left the room after her slip up. She just began loitering around the palace, trying to see why it was all familiar. Presently, she entered the throne room. Or, at least, she was about to. Then, she saw Isis and Yami. Isis was talking to Yami while sitting on the throne's armrest.

Teana desperately wanted to know what they were talking about. Isis had that look in her eyes. The princess also wanted to know why Yami looked so familiar. Also, why had he totally ignored her this morning?

Someone tapped her shoulder, "Excuse me miss."

Teana half yelped and turned around, surprised at the sudden voice. But, in the process, she accidentally hit her head on the stonewall. Now, it wasn't hard enough to knock her out, but it was hard enough to break the amnesia spell. She toppled to the floor for a second. Luckily, she hadn't hit the already fractured part of her head.

"Oh, I'm sorry, miss. Let me help you up." Teana grabbed the boy's hand (yes, it was a boy). Then, she took a good look at him.

She gasped, "YOU!"

"Me?" Naoh said weakly.

"Yes, you! You're the one who gave me this!" she pointed to the bandage, "But you also helped me out. Thanks!" She was now aware that she had had amnesia for some time. She quickly hugged Naoh, and then stood back up. "What'd you want?"

"Uh, nothing actually…glad I could be of service." He left quickly.

Teana then turned back to begin walking into the throne room. But she stopped. She had just remembered what she had seen. She took a quick look at Isis and Yami again. She gasped and turned back around. She put a hand up to her mouth.

Isis had turned Yami's head towards hers.

But Isis did have a right to Yami. Teana knew it. Her memories of Yami and her came flooding back, along with her memory of her and Seto. Was that why he was shunning her? Did he know? He had to. Why else would he ignore her? She didn't deserve the Pharaoh…even though she desperately loved him.

She turned and ran down the hall, crying.

Yami's head turned suddenly, from Isis's. She looked at him, slightly annoyed.

"What?" she asked.

"I thought I heard something," Yami replied. He jumped off his throne and walked around. Down a hallway, he saw someone run and turn a corner. He decided to follow.

Isis jumped off the armrest. Drat! She had been so close! She just HAD to get to Yami. And after all her sister had done, it wasn't going to be that hard. It would still be difficult, yes, as just demonstrated, but it wouldn't bee too hard.


Teana ran to her room and fell to the floor, with her head and arms resting on her bed. She cried softly into the sheets. Yami passed her door. But on seeing someone in there, he stopped, retraced his steps and stood in the doorway.

He saw who it was, "Teana?" Why was she crying?

Teana looked up and over at the doorway. Then, she turned around again and stifled a sob. What was he doing here?

Yami entered the room and came over to her, "Is something wrong?" He almost hit himself in the head. That was a surefire stupid question. Of course something's wrong! Why would she be crying then?

"Maybe…." Teana answered back, lamely.

"Er…what then?" he sat down on the bed, next to her arms.

"Actually…I need to apologize first…for what I've done," Teana looked away from him and down at the floor.

"What you've done?" Yami inquired. Could she mean that "session" with Seto?

"I-I…well, first, you have to understand that I had…amnesia. Yes, I know, that's my excuse for everything, and it's pretty lame, but, nonetheless, that was the reason. And then…it was like…he almost persuaded me to…to…to…." Teana faltered.

"Kiss him?" Yami filled in.

"Yes. But, I mean, I'm sorry, but because of the injury, I had forgotten about you…. Don't take it the wrong way though…."

"Don't worry, I understand. And?"

"And…he told me of how he had pretty much cared for me. I found it so sweet. And…and forgetting you…" here, more tears rolled down her cheeks, "I felt almost obliged towards him. And then when I remembered that I had overheard him say that he loved me…." Teana stopped and gasped. Yami stared at her, his violet eyes now fully showing, due to how wide his eyes had become. Teana cursed herself. She wasn't supposed to have said that….

"He…he…." Yami stuttered. Then, he immediately stood up and marched out the door, without another look back at Teana.

Teana just stared at where he was, thinking how she hadn't gotten to say that she truly loved Yami….


Yamiryou stood beside the entrance to the Millennium Temple. How sweet his new recollections tasted. World domination, being Pharaoh, being rid of future annoyances…these items were good to one's soul. He hid himself in shadows, with the power of the Millennium Ring, and stood in front of the door. There was a special code-lock on it. He growled and turned around to leave and think up something new, when the lock shattered. He turned back around. The pieces lay on the floor in shadow. Yamiryou looked down at the Millennium Ring and smiled. Another new power.

He slowly opened the door, shut it, and walked down the steps in darkness. Only when he saw a faint light down below him, did he know where the floor of the temple came. Lightly, he walked off the last step and hid against a wall, still in shadow. In the light, his power would be useless. Shait paced along the wall holding the remaining two items: the Scale and the Eye (he, of course, held the Key).

Now, Yamiryou was stumped. How was he going to retrieve the rest of the items in the light, and with Shait walking around like that? Then, his renewed mind kicked in. Duh. He'd do what he loved best: call on a shadow game.

Yamiryou emerged from the shadows. Shait immediately noticed him and stood there, ready to banish the intruder.

"You, halt!" Shait commanded.

"And what will you do if I refuse?" Yamiryou inquired.

"If you desire to be banished, then so be it," Shait put his hands together in prayer fashion. The Key around his neck began to glow.

"Not so fast. I wish to call on a shadow game," the tomb robber stated.

"A shadow game?" Shait ceased calling on the shadows.

"Yes. I propose this: a shadow game, such as a battle of our minds. Winner takes all," Yamiryou added, his eyes narrowing.

"Take all?" Shait replied, a tad confused. Then, he saw what the thief was gazing at: the Items.

Shait thought his chances were quite high, "Fine then. I accept. But, you must keep this deal."

"So I shall, but remember the other side to this," the thief said, with the Ring glowing blue.

"Yes, I know, "Shait replied, his own item glowing green, "Yet, you were foolish to challenge me. I am one who has held the Key for many years. You, one who has just acquired a Millennium Item, and knows almost nothing of it, have no chance."

"On the contrary; with my present mind back in place, I shall win. For after being within this blasted ring for 5000 years, my mind knows all its secrets."

"What?" Shait replied, confused. (Remember, he was the past Shadi, and knew nothing of what had happened.) But it was too late to call off the shadow game. It had already begun.

At first, the beams of energy met, whereas it was a stalemate. But, sometimes, Shait's beam moved closer to Yamiryou. But, the thief retaliated. Then, he pushed too hard for Shait. The energy beam from the Ring hit Shait and sent him flying backwards. The game had ended.

"Hmm, looks like I have won," Yamiryou said, walking over to the wall and taking down the Items. Then, he walked over to Shait, who was still on the ground, "Any foolish mortal who dares to face me pays the most dire of consequences. I'm sure the Pharaoh will have your head for this," and he took the Key off Shait's neck. Shait tried to put up a fight, but he failed. All of his energy had been drained in the fight. He had not succeeded in his mission.

But as the tomb robber walked up the flight of stairs, Shait gave one last command, "Guards, seize him!" Deal or no deal, it was his heritage to guard the Millennium Items, and he would not let anyone take them.

But Yamiryou was prepared. He hid himself in the shadows and continued running up the stairs. He heard countless guards come after him, popping out of the walls. But with this, he sent more and more shadow monsters at them: the Man-Eater Bug, Shadow Ghoul, and others, after the guards. Yamiryou escaped to the door and fled out. His work there was done.


OH! Bad Yamiryou, bad Yamiryou! How could you? Well, I made him do that…so, we won't answer that question. Anyway, did you like it? Sorry it was kinda short…. What about Yami? Where's he going? I wanna know! Well, actually, I do, but that's not the point! The point is that you hopefully liked the chapter! Oh, and if you haven't noticed yet, my new story is up! Yeah! Happiness! Hehe, so you can take a look at that too. Anyway, please review! More shall come shortly! Maybe even by Monday (5-24)!