A/N: Yay!!! Another chapter....read on. I'm not going to delay your reading much longer.

Michelaski: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! The only things I own are Sam, Ally, Impa, the rest of Sam's family and the Plot.

Yami: Nicely done...

Michelaski: (while blushing) I've been working on it for a while now....

Yami: I've noticed...(he hugs Laski (short for Michelaski I'm going to type that for now instead of the whole nickname) and leaves.) I'll see you next chapter!

Laski: You too! Now go on and read!

Chapter 24

Betrayal?

Yami

Sam walked up to me a new look clouding her blue eyes. I really don't know what's going through her mind at this moment but I really want to know what it is. My grip on the knife grew as she got closer. She got closer and I began to walk backwards...I wasn't ready to hurt her. She kept coming, her blue eyes more serious than before. My back reached the wall and Sam was coming closer...this reminds me of something...wait...that's it!! This is just like the night Sam and I confessed our feelings towards each other. Sam got too close for someone who seemed to be under mind control. She motioned to lean down but I just couldn't do it.

"Yami...be careful," I heard Yugi say through our mind link.

"I am Aibou...I'm just slightly afraid," I replied in the same link.

"Please use the knife if necesarry. I don't want you to get hurt Yami."

"I don't either but I'm not going to hurt Sam in the process. She means too much to me."

"Do you love her Yami?"

"Right now I'm not clear in how to answer that question...I just want to bring back our Sam."

"Have any bright ideas?"

"Just one and I hope it..." was all I could reply into the link as Sam kissed me and snapped me out of my thoughts. Her sitll soft pink lips kissed me in a different way now. I tried to return them the same way as I usually kiss Sam in hopes of that helping her break free from Dartz's mind control. My grip on the kinfe lossened and the kinfe clattered into the ground. I could hear the gasps come from our friends, all of them worried since I now have nothing to defend myself with. My arms automaticly found Sam's waist and I brought her close. I could feel my heartbeat rise in fear. Sam's hands were still at her sides but her kissing was passionate, something I hadn't felt from her. I heard another wave of gasps from our friends and a snicker that came from Dartz. I knew then that Sam had lifted her arms. I expected the impact and the blade to pierce my skin but what I felt was Sam's arms wrapping themselves around my neck. I sensed that the blade was near.

"Yami!" I could hear Yugi cry out in the link. "Be careful!"

"Don't worry," I replied faintly. I felt the blade bite into my skin. I was going to push Sam away but my body wouldn't obey me. Sam ran her fingers softly across the wound and the pain lifted. It felt like I wasn't injured at all...I felt healed. I broke the kiss for air and Sam was smiling. Her eyes still looked serious and that worried me. Was she still being controled? Suddenly, she winked and her smile grew wider. I was taken by surprise by her reaction...so she was out of it after all. She quickly turned to Dartz and threw her blade at him. He seemed surprised but dodged the blade quickly which, landed firmly on the stone wall and staying there. He looked at Sam surprised to see that she had control over her body.

"How can this be possible?" he asked. "I had you under my control!" The blade moved a lot, it left its spot on the wall and landed on Sam's hand. She seemed surprised but turned back to Dartz.

"You never did. You said it yourself...I would be esay to sieze control of me if I had half a soul...guess what?" she said angrily. "As of ten minutes ago I HAD half a soul."

"You met her?" he asked, his voice getting weaker.

"Yes, and she told me all the things you've done to me except one that I just figured out," she said while walking towards him, playing with the same blade he gave her to kill me.

"What would that be, love?" he asked.

"You placed a curse on me!" she said while pointing the blade to his neck.

"Whatever do you mean?"

"Everytime I was adopted by a new family I was abused for no reason at all and ever since mom and dad took me in after they found me they've spent little time with me to avoid hurting me. I finally could piece it all together thanks to the help of my nanny, Impa. You cursed me to suffer so when I'd finally meet you, I'd be happy and join you because I'd have this thirst for revenge. It's your fault that I have this scar," she said while touching her right thigh. She rolled up her jeans leg until her upper thigh revealing a long scar of a horrible cut. She showed it to us and rolled down her jeans once more and focused on Dartz. "The curse made them think that anything that went wrong in the house was caused by me. In others words, they could sense some sort of dark aura from me but au contraire...I have a pure aura, white...almost angelic from what I've been told by Impa."

"But Sam dear it was for the best..." Dartz began.

"For you maybe! But I don't want this!" she said while throwing the knife at him once more. This time it grazed his arm as he tried to dodge it. He was fuming.

"Yes you do," he said while applying pressure on his wound. "You always have..." he said while walking towards Sam. He was pretty close to her and could feel my fear increase. He removed the hand that was applying pressure on his wound and took Sam's wrist. Sam whimpered in pain and he placed it over his wound. A bright light came from Sam's hand as she healed his wound. When that was done he let go of her wrist and stroked her cheek with his hand. She tried to take a step back but he wrapped an arm around her waist bringing her close. He placed a kiss on her lips but never recieved a response from her. She tried to get away but his grip grew. Smoke filled the room, we were coughing and we couldn't see a thing. I felt someone hug me tightly and not letting go. A gentle kiss was placed on my lips and I returned it as a sign that I knew that nothing would come between us. We parted from the kiss and I hugged Sam tightly. The smoke cleared and Dartz was angry once more. He stormed out of the room and we followed. He wasn't getting away this easily. This isn't over...

...it's just begun.

Not much of a cliffie today...until the next chapter! plz review if you can!