Chapter Eleven: Going Under

A/N: Hey ya'll! Here's the next chappie! Enjoy!

YUGI'S P.O.V.

As soon as I opened my eyes and adjusted my blurred vision, the first sight I saw was Joey and an unfamiliar teenage girl of the same age.

"Yug? Are ya awake?"

"Huh? Wha - Oh hey Joey. Who's that?" I asked pointing to the girl.

"Dis is Subaru Hitomi, an ol' friend of mine," Joey replied.

"Pleased to meet you," Subaru spoke up as she extended her right hand. "Joey has told me so much about you."

"Thanks I - " I was at a loss for words due to the embarrassment I felt when I was around her. I sensed a strange aura that I couldn't explain. Who is she and is she friend or foe?

"Yami?" I beckoned down the corridors of my mind. The figure of the ancient Egyptian

Pharaoh soon came into view.

What is it my light?

"It's this girl...Subaru Hitomi, one of Joey's good friends. I feel as though she...I don't know..." I began to falter, unsure if I should continue or not.

What about her? Yami questioned, curiousity creeping over his shoulder.

"It seems as though I know her from somewhere, yet I've never met her before in my life," I explained looking down at the floor. I then saw Yami's eyes widen as large as saucers. I knew that an old memory from his past life had returned.

"What is it Yami?" I asked.

Well...you said that girl's name is Subaru, right?

"Yah, what about her?" I inched closer to him, eager to hear what he had to say.

A mental image of two female figures standing on either side of me just flashed through my mind. One seemed unclear and the other I recognized immediately to be Subaru.

"Are you sure it was her?"

Yah, almost positive, he assured me.

"What about that other girl? You really have no idea who she is?"

Not a clue; the rest is a blank, he responded as the surroundings began to vanish into the darkness.

"Yug! YUG!" I was summoned back to reality when I heard Joey calling out to me.

However, the atmosphere was soon silenced when I heard Subaru speak up.

"Yugi? Are you okay?" she asked kneeling down beside my bed.

"I'm fine Subaru...Joey. Don't worry about me," I replied trying to flash a small smile.

"That's a relief," Subaru sighed and then added, "What happened to cause you to zone out like that?"

Before replying I contemplated on what my answer would be. 'Should I tell her? It may open one of the many doors that contains long lost information about Yami's past that he has yet to unlock, or it may complicate matters. What should I do?'

"Yugi?" I heard Subaru's voice snap me out of my trance-like state once again.

"Huh? Oh, sorry. I was just thinking..."

"What about?" Subaru asked.

"...N-Nothing. I'll...tell you later." The depression on my face than lifted and in its place was that of a cheerful expression. "Well...I guess I can tell you about Yami..."

"Yami?"

"He's the age old spirit that dwells within the Sennen Puzzle," I explained as Yami appeared, slightly transparent.

"Hey! I'm not old!" Yami yelled, shaking a clenched fist at me.

"Sorry," I said with an obvious hint of sarcasm in my voice. Subaru just began to giggle at my facial expression.

"So this is Yami..." she spoke with her hand placed underneath her chin, examining my darker half. He just began to blush a deep crimson in colour.

"Looks like someone has a crush!" I teased.

"Do not!" Yami yelled.

"Yes you do! I can see it in your eyes!" I continued to mock the spirit.

"Oh yah! It's not like you don't have a crush on Tea!"

"I told you! We're just friends!"

"Right..." he sad disbelievingly and disappeared back into the puzzle.

"Sorry about that," I apologized.

"That's okay," Subaru replied just as the door creaked open. It was Tea, Seto, Ryou, and Serenity. I wonder where they came from?

"Hey guys - Oh Yugi, you're awake," Tea greeted and walked over to me. She then planted a kiss on my cheek. I started to blush when I heard Yami mocking me from within his soul chamber.

I knew it! You love her! Admit it aibou!

"Shut up Yami!" I yelled mentally.

"So, how are you feeling?" Tea asked me.

Now that you're here, he's feeling just fine.

"YAMI!"

What?

"Stop intruding on my love li - I mean..."

Ha ha! You admitted it! I win! Yami cheered.

"Shut up, and if I here one more word out of you..." I then made a strangling motion with my hands.

"Yugi..." Tea repeated.

"What? Oh sorry Tea..." I then saw her flare up, but with impatience not anger.

"Listen Yugi. Why don't you want to tell us what's been bugging you? We're your friends, you can trust us. Please! I can't bare to see you suffer anymore!" she pleaded.

I wish I could tell her, I really do. I'm just so afraid that something will happen to her and the others. I couldn't risk that; I've put them in more than enough danger already. I never should of brought them here. This is all my fault.

Don't think like that Yugi. It's not your fault, it's never your fault, Yami reassured, although it wasn't enough to lift the depression that was now engulfing me.

"I wish I could believe you Yami, but I just don't know anymore. What if it's not just me that Kalika is after?" I paused for a moment, tears slowly beginning to escape my once serene violet eyes.

Yugi, you have got to stop assuming the worst. Your friends will be all right. I can almost guarantee thier safety.

"Yah, almost," I said with a sneer.

Yugi!

"Just leave me alone!" I yelled mentally, blocking him from entering my soul room and hearing my personal thoughts and feelings.

"I just want to be alone..." I whispered quietly to myself with my knees pulled up to my chest. As I sat in my soul room I kept dwelling on where Kalika would strike next.

END OF CHAPTER ELEVEN

A/N: Well? How was it? Good? Bad? What? Please tell me in your reviews! Luv ya! Ja ne!