Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Or anything related to it what-so-ever. The only characters in this fic that are truly mine are:

Lady Aurora Phoenix

Lady Natara Fear

Lady Sapphira Star

Dorian "Chaos"

Bryant "Havoc"

Sanura

Zahara

Adais

A/N: This is a fantasy as you can tell. It is part 2 to the Eternal Love fanfic that I ended a little while ago as it was getting to be too long. The story of the Pharaoh and his family is far from over however. His children are still around and they will incorporate themselves in the lives of little Yugi and his friends in on way or another. Fair warning, I am not one for writing out duels so you may not see a lot of them- barely any actually, as the fic is about the events that happened outside the duel arena. There will be some familiar scenes to fans of the show but most of those scenes will have a small twist or two in order for it to fit with the plot being laid out.

I understand many will not agree with a lot of what is written but that is why this is in the fantasy genera and not in just the general one. This is purely a concoction out of my own head and I am just going where the ideas lead me.

What's in the Mailbox?

There weren't many this time as when the site went down I posted the last chapter to another site and no one had been able to post comments on it then ( you can now as I adjusted the settings (grins)- I have this extra site just for purposes like this)… anyway…

Ishizu-san: Glad you have liked what you have read so far!

AFG and DDCfreak- Here is the next one for you and the chapter you are waiting for should be the next one- and you can hurt me later… Yes I left another cliffhanger even though I hate them myself… This was just too tempting lol

Thanks to every one who has followed the series so far with me- I know it has been long but it is great to know I have a faithful group of followers who are enjoying my works… hugs to all of you!


And now on to chapter 4 lol!

A Little History

Zahara stifled a yawn as she made her way to the school the next morning. Her mother's words still rang in her head.

"He has completed the puzzle. Your father is free."

"If only it was so easy," she muttered, kicking a stray stone on the sidewalk. She wanted so badly to see her father's face. She could barely remember it. His leaving when she was only three years old had been hard on her. Even worse for Adais. He took the news with a mixture of angst and joy when she called him to tell him the news. He was so quiet she wanted to reach out to him. Of all her siblings, Adais had been the closest to their father. She always felt that was why he acted out so much as he got older. Her mother had a hard time looking at him as he grew. There were so many things about him that resembled the Pharaoh. And in Sanura as well. Their mother always said Sanura had his eyes. Zahara felt a little left out. She knew she was an exact replica of her mother. But that also had worked to her advantage in most cases. Her thoughts were interrupted by the sight of a crowd of students gathered by a large tree in front of the school.

"What's with him?"

"What's he doing?"

"Weird…" A curious frown crossed her face as she slipped closer to the crowd. Slowly kids started backing away and Zahara stopped and stood straight in shock. Ushio was rolling in a pile of leaves and garbage.

"It's all mine, no one can have it. I won't let anyone have my money!" Zahara blinked rapidly as she watched the boy.

"He thinks the leaves are money?" a kid beside her was asking. A girl on the other side of her gagged.

"That's not just leaves in there. There is garbage, too."

"But he looks happy to be in all that," Another said in amazement as Zahara shook her head and started back toward the building. She noticed Yugi walking not far from her and he was yawning as well. His face was still scratched and bruised. His eyes showed signs of lack of sleep.

Wonder what he did last night to make him so tired? She wondered as she continued walking. She would have stopped to talk to him, but she needed to be in the classroom early to help the teacher prepare. It did not take her long to go through the papers the teacher had sat on her desk and get the right notes up on the chalk board. Her only distraction was when the door burst open and Joey came charging in. Yugi was right behind him waving his show.

"Joey! You lost your shoe!" It was all she could do to keep from laughing aloud. She merely shook her head with a smile and went back to writing.

"Seems he has found a friend after all in some strange way," she whispered as she cast one more glance over her shoulder to see the two of them laughing in the back. It was then it struck her.

She whipped back around and stared hard at the smaller boy. There around his neck, the gold glinting in the light from the windows. She could not mask her shock this time. Her mouth dropped open as she stared at the puzzle around his neck. Her mother had been right. He did complete the puzzle. Suddenly, she felt very shaky and she put the chalk back on the ledge of the board so she could slide into her seat. He turned then to see her drop behind her desk and concern flashed in his eyes.

"Are you ok?" he asked, running up to her. All she could do was look at him. She was searching for signs of any change in that innocent face. Their eyes locked for just a moment before she felt herself pull back.

"Y-yes, I am. I was just surprised to see… To see…" Not able to say anything more, she merely pointed at the puzzle.

"Yeah, isn't it great! I finally finished it last night!" he held the puzzle possessively and looked down at it. She knew then that he still had absolutely no idea what he had released by completing it. "Wait, how do you know about this?"

"I was still in the room when you showed it to Téa after she got it back from Joey and Honda for you," she answered softly.

"And you know what it is?" She nodded. "But how?"

"I came from Egypt, remember? It is an artifact from where I was from. I know of it. From the stories I was told." She had started to reach out to touch it when the warning bell for the start of class went off. Yugi looked up and smiled. "Guess I better get to my seat. You sure you are ok?"

"Yes, I am. At least I will be," she added softly as he turned and all but skipped back to his desk. "Oh Yugi… If you only knew…"

Sanura sighed and placed her tired feet in a small tub of water with scented salts to rest her aching feet. Aurora had been going over some paperwork at the table. She looked up at her daughter with an amused look.

"You walked everywhere you went for almost three thousand years. Until we were able to come out and get a car that is. Now you come home from a day at the office and soak your feet? You are too pampered, Sanura." Her daughter raised a carefully tweezed eyebrow.

"Honestly, Mother, it wouldn't hurt for you to try it sometime. It is very relaxing." The grinned at each other and Sanura leaned her head back and closed her eyes. Aurora went back to her paperwork. "What are you working on over there anyway?"

"In order to bring more interest to the club we bought out the karaoke building beside us. We just finished eliminating the wall that separated that building from the club and basically turned it into an addition. It can be closed off and the only true entrance to it is now through the club."

"Why? It seems like a lot of work."

"This coming from the woman who works for a fifteen year old CEO." Sanura looked up from her place again and arched her eyebrow again. "Sometimes you have to bring people in by adding things they like and enhancing them. Now they can dance and enjoy a band and a few drinks, strictly non-alcoholic of course as we tend to teens, or they can go in and have a private room to sing for their friends. It opens tomorrow so we should see how it works out."

"Good luck with that." Sanura closed her eyes again and leaned back. Her peace disrupted yet again when Zahara came bursting through the door.

"Mother! Where are you!" Aurora looked up again, only this time she stood as well when she heard the urgency in her daughter's voice.

"Over here, what is wrong?" Zahara tossed her bag which made Sanura yelp in shock.

"Hey! Watch it!" Zahara looked over at her sister who was tossing the bag onto the floor.

"Sorry, Sanura, I didn't see you."

"Obviously," she growled in response.

"Never mind all that," Aurora interrupted. "What is wrong?"

"Nothing is really wrong…" Zahara took a breath. "You were right. He did complete the puzzle." At this even Sanura stopped scowling and sat up in the chair, for getting about her aching feet. "I saw it. He was wearing it today at school." Aurora frowned in thought.

"Did anything seem strange about him today?" Zahara thought a moment and then remember Ushio rolling in the leaves. She shook her head.

"Not with him. He seemed tired but that was all. However, there was an incident this morning."

"What type of incident?"

"The hall monitor that used him for a punching bag yesterday. He was… well..." She caused, not sure how to explain what she had seen.

"Zahara," Aurora prodded gently.

"He was acting crazy. He was rolling in a pile of leaves and garbage saying it was money and he wasn't going to let anyone take it from him." Aurora's eyes snapped open wider and she actually took a step back. Her daughters watched as she looked down at the table and seemed to mutter something.

"What is it, Mother?" Sanura asked as she wiped her feet with a small towel and stood.

"The shadow games have begun. I should have sensed it last night. My head has been so wrapped up in the opening of the club I failed to leave my mind open."

"'The Shadow Games?'" Zahara gave her mother a curious look. "But you said they were played with monsters."

"They were, but the people who held the Millennium Items each had other abilities. Including a way to create punishment games on those who dared to cross them." She shook her head, frustrated in herself. "Is there anyone else you have noticed, bothering Yugi lately?" Zahara shook her head.

"There were two boys the other day before he finished the puzzle, but I know he has managed to become friends with at least one of them since then."

"I see." Aurora stretched and tried to stifle a yawn. "There is nothing that can be done for now. With your father's spirit released, Yugi will be safe for the most part. He won't let anyone harm him without punishment. The club is opening tomorrow night so I have to be ready. Have either of you seen Dorian or Bryant lately?

"Dorian called the office earlier," Sanura answered. "He said they would be there tomorrow so not to worry."

"I wonder why he called you at Kaiba Corp." Aurora shrugged. "Oh well. Thanks for letting me know." Sanura nodded and sat back down. Aurora piled her papers into one spot on the table and headed to her room. She had a feeling it was not going to be a very restful night.

The sheets were twisted around the two lovers as they lay peaceful on the large bed. He stroked her hair as she closed her eyes, enjoying the closeness between them. She knew he was thinking she was asleep. She could tell by how silent he was being as his fingers continued to gently comb the silky strands on her head. She heard his heart beating slower as he relaxed after their night of passion. Then she heard him take a breath as he prepared to say something he was sure she could not hear.

"No matter what happens in the days to come, Aurora; should something happen to me, I will do everything I can to come back to you. I love you, my Queen. Not even Destiny will keep us apart."

Aurora tossed and turned as more memories flashed through her head as she tried desperately to get some sleep. Her tears slipped through her closed eyes. She never heard her bedroom door open or the foot steps that lightly slipped over her carpet and stopped at the edge of her bed. She never sensed the other presence at all. Gently the figure knelt down and placed a hand over her mouth before lightly shaking her awake. She tried to sit up and shout out when her eyes opened to see who was stopping her. The hand pulled away when she stopped struggling and her eyes open wide in shock.

"What are you doing here?" she whispered.

A/N: Bet you guys can't guess who it was (smug grin)… The answer to be revealed next… lol