A/n: Hello! Hope you're enjoying this so far. I want to be SO evil here. Who would kill me if she started dating Seto too?

Nightfall2525: lol, Shadi isn't really a bad guy in this; he's just worried about the fate of the world. Don't worry; he'll redeem himself in this chapter. I'll try to make this one a bit longer. btw, thanks for asking, but most of my one-shots were just spur of the moment ideas. But I'll see what I can do.

BLOODY ROSE: I'm assuming you're referring to Yami being ruler of the world? In some of the later Japanese episodes I have they make a reference to his destiny as ruling the planet. The reason Bakura wants to destroy the pharaoh is partly revenge for his family's death, but also because he will inherit the power and rule in his place. In the first one "forever in darkness", Anzu sends pharaoh to prison because he hired Seto to kidnap her in order to rescue her and make her fall in love with him again since they had broken up. They've all turned twenty-one so now the time has come for pharaoh to take over but he can't because he's been locked away. Yami is based on the Manga psycho twisted one. Also...never assume anything. What seems real one moment could turn out to be something entirely different the next.

Forever in Light: One man in silence for his heart

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Anzu ran through the streets of Domino, pushing herself to go on.

It hurt to breath and her legs burned but still she continued on having no idea where she was going.

She knew she had to run though.

The shadows were closing in around her and suddenly she stopped.

Through quickly fading consciousness she realized she was standing in front of the stone tablets in the museum.

She was startled as she realized there was another person there.

He spoke softly to her as he stepped slowly closer.

"You don't look well. It was not you who I should have been angered with, I'm sorry that I frightened you."

She saw him for only a few seconds and the last thing she knew was Shadi catching her, fear for her safety in his eyes.

He understood as he placed two fingers to her neck and found her pulse to be racing at least twice as fast as it should have been.

He gently lifted her into his arms and disappeared.

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Bakura took Ryou home and began to search for Anzu.

He really had no idea where she would have gone if not home and found himself standing at the end of a dock.

He was startled suddenly by a voice.

"You don't understand what you've done. The tablets have changed, drastically."

He didn't turn or open his eyes.

"So you punished an undeserving man? Ryou had nothing to do with it you know…all he did was love her. Do you know why the pharaoh is where he is now or did you just assume it was for no reason?"

Shadi closed his eyes.

"I didn't know the extent of the reason no. And of course I didn't believe it at first."

Bakura flung around glairing daggers at him.

"Why because he's your beloved pharaoh! He's also a human and what he did to her cannot be condoned. By law he should forfeit. He's not fit to serve."

Shadi hissed back.

"And you are? Do you know what those tablets show now! Death! Destruction and anguish! The power will go to your head in all the wrong ways!"

Bakura shook his head.

"I never said I wanted it. Ever think it might be someone else? There's Malik, Kaiba…you."

Shadi shook his head still glairing back.

"There are few who could pull this off and while yes Set is one of them…you are the only one who would bring about such devastation. You did it in the past there's no reason you won't now."

Bakura sighed.

"I hate to say this but there is one reason that I would rule fairly…and that reason is missing right now. Anzu has changed my life. I'm becoming a good person now because of her. Kaiba on the other hand hates pharaoh almost as much as I do and his only reason for ruling fairly would be a continent away with his girlfriend. I'm power hungry but he's just sadistic."

Shadi raised an eye.

"And you're not?"

He smirked as he shook his head.

"No actually I'm masochistic and sadistic, but less of the latter anymore. Now if you'll excuse me I have a frightened woman to look for…thanks in whole to you."

He turned to go but Shadi spoke.

"I have her safely tucked away. I have half a mind to keep her. If you want her back I suggest you come to this address tomorrow at three P.M. I'll be waiting."

Before Bakura could react he was gone and a card fluttered down into his hands.

"Ushebti...cleaver. Doll of the pharaoh. You needn't write anything on it either, I know exactly where you are. If you've hurt her when I find you there will be no stopping me from killing you."

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Anzu sat up with a start, finding herself on a couch in a dark room.

"Shadi?"

She could feel him somewhere just outside of the room and soon a door opened, light flooding into her eyes and he appeared.

With a wave of his hand torches lit and she stared in shock as the wall to her left began to melt and revealed the stone tablets.

"Would you like something?"

She shook her head as she continued to look at them.

"Are we in the museum?"

He took a few steps closer and turned to the wall.

"In another dimension yes. That is not the domino museum that you know however."

She looked over at him.

"I'm confused. What museum is it than?"

He smiled slightly down at her.

"That is the one you ran into. I've never encountered another human with that ability and metal prowess. To enter it you traveled two years into the future. No mere mortal can do that on their own."

She looked up into his eyes suddenly, a look of desperation in her own.

"Please wake Ryou. I'll do anything you want me to."

He sat next to her as she pulled her feet in closer to her and wrapped her arms around her waist.

"If it were you whom I was truly angry with I would. However there are only two ways to make Bakura do what's right and I refuse to do the first."

Anzu looked away.

"If I had known any of this would come from me dumping that arrogant, self centered, ass...I'd just have stayed with him. If I go back to him will he change? He swore he'd never hit me again but will he find another girlfriend? I might not have been so mad if he'd at least have told me he wanted someone else."

Shadi was only beginning to understand the extent of exactly what pharaoh had done to her.

"Wait, he hit you?"

She sighed and nodded.

"I'm sorry the only way to make him leave me alone was to lock him up...it's like he lost his mind."

Shadi looked towards the wall again and waved his hand before it.

"These are the tablets as they appear today Anzu. It's quite possible that you're right. Originally I had thought that the carvings had changed like this because of him being locked away but..."

He stopped as Anzu let out a piercing scream.

For a moment he had no idea what was wrong until he saw the smoky figure beginning to appear.

He jumped over her, shielding her with his body as something struck him.

"This does not concern you Shadi. I have come for my puzzle."

Shadi glared as he righted himself, standing protectively in front of her.

"Forgive me my pharaoh but if that were so than why attempt to harm my guest?"

He was only a shadow with glowing eyes and Anzu had never been so afraid of him in her life.

He'd always made her nervous when his enemies were at the receiving end of this intense dark power, but at this moment she feared for her own mind.

She snapped at him from behind Shadi.

"I don't have it! Yugi does!"

Now in normal form he smiled.

"Of course...how foolish of me. Really I must be making up excuses to see you. It took quite a while to track you down you know but I happened to be in the museum when Shadi broke the rift. So...darling what are you doing here?"

She looked away.

"I had to ask him something...privately."

Pharaoh smirked at this.

"So you're screwing him now? He really doesn't seem like your type..."

Shadi glared at him.

"You speak too liberally my pharaoh. You may be my king but this is my home and as long as you're in it you'll respect my self and my guests."

He nodded, looking down.

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry Shadi that was very rude. Perhaps you can tell me than?"

Shadi was growing more and more irritated by pharaoh's behavior.

"We have private business which does not concern you at the moment. Now if I may ask you to leave so that we may conduct our business."

He chuckled slightly.

"Right...business, of course. I also wanted to let you know that of the sixteen-year sentence I received, I served a little over one. Good behavior they call it. I'll be seeing you around."

And with that he was gone.

Shadi restored the band to hide them and turned to her.

"This is worse than I thought. There is only one way to fix this. Bakura and yourself must return to the past. You will live everything twice. Once how you lived it before so that you know what to fix. And the second time to fix it."

She nodded.

"I only hope this will work out right."

He gave a slight nod and walked back to the door.

"For now try to sleep some. I have arranged for Bakura to meet us here tomorrow afternoon. We'll see what to do from there."

She stretched out on the comfortable sofa and yawned tiredly.

His house was warm and quiet and at this moment she felt safe, the fear of only an hour or two ago replaced by peace.

With another wave of his hand the wall returned to normal and the torches dimmed as he left and in the darkness she smiled.

'As strange and frightening as you can be Shadi...you must be a very kind man at heart.'

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Anzu woke to find a blanket over her.

Someone kissed her lightly.

On the lips a first but then they trailed down her neck and to her bare shoulder.

Reaching up she felt the silky tuffs of Ryou's hair.

"Ryou?"

He looked up at her with a smile.

"Good morning...I made you breakfast and Bakura is at the store."

She sprang up, grabbing his around the waist and kissing him roughly.

"Ryou you're okay! I was so worried!"

Ryou chuckled slightly at this and sat up, pulling her into his lap.

"Of course I'm okay. I'm better than okay when I'm with you. What's this all about?"

She looked at him confused.

"Last night...didn't Bakura tell you? Shadi took over your mind and dragged me into an ally where he made you sleep until I figured out what's gone wrong with the..."

He stopped her.

"Anzu...I almost hate to tell you this but you were seriously dreaming last night. Don't remember? We went for a night on the town and the bar tender got your drink mixed up. If you hadn't been talking we would have taken you to the hospital. You passed out on me after taking a really big drink of some spiked 7 up."

It was then that she realized she was still wearing the dress.

"So you mean you and Bakura weren't looking at one of my Frederick's of Hollywood magazines? We didn't go to the cherry blossom festival last night?"

Ryou looked at her crossed eyed for a moment before he shook his head.

"Anzu are you feeling okay? That's a whole month from now. Exactly thirty days to be precise."

Suddenly he watched fear wash into her eyes.

"What day is it?"

He looked away.

"It doesn't matter."

She leaned into his arms and he held her tightly.

"He's going to get out today isn't he?"

Ryou sighed deeply and closed his eyes.

"We'll just have to see...it's okay if you want to skip dinner with me tonight. If he's out we may have trouble."

She looked up into his eyes.

"But you were really looking forward to it. No, I mean there's no way he can get reservations to the same place that fast right? We'll just avoid the game shop."

He smiled brightly and began kissing her all over again.

She giggled and pulled him down.

He looked into her eyes for a moment as a thought struck him.

"You order from Fredericks?"

She outright laughed at this.

"Only since I got out of high school. Come on Ryou, you didn't recognize Mai's corset!"

He thought about that for a moment.

"Wow...I need to get out. Now,"

He paused and looked down at her.

"Let me help you get out of that."

He reached behind her and began to unbutton it.

Unzipping the skirt she slid out of it and tossed it to the floor.

"Beautiful dress Ryou by the way, thank you so much."

She smirked as he began to slide the body suit off, but only got the sleeves off.

"You look better without it."

They were startled by Bakura's voice.

"Excuse me ladies but I believe she's mine until noon."

She rolled her eyes.

"Come on Ryou...I'm hungry anyway."

He let out a whimper and glared at Bakura as he let her up.

"You are such a mood killer! What the hell happened to the store!"

Anzu answered or him.

"Because he knew you were going to pull something like this and made sure to get done quickly...you'd think he was a Libra with as fair as he's been playing lately."

She screamed suddenly as Bakura grabbed her from behind, kissed her neck and growling.

"Watch it or I'll revert. Wear something short today..."

She shook her head and pinched his side to make him let go of her.

"If you're lucky I'll wear something low cut and short. Now the two of you need to leave so I can get dressed. Shoe!"

Ryou left with a groan, followed shortly by Bakura who was grinning ear to ear.

Anzu giggled as she listened to the two taunt each other.

"You're lucky Bakura...really lucky."

Bakura laughed.

"I could have been mean and waited a few more minutes. Then where would you be?"

Ryou snorted suddenly.

"Yeah well I know where she gets all her sexy stuff in the bottom drawer from."

Bakura gasped in mock amazement.

"Wait...don't tell me...It start's with an F...yes it's Frederick's!"

Ryou groaned again.

"Did you know all a long!"

Bakura laughed again.

"Didn't you recognize Mai's corset?"

Anzu peaked out the door as Ryou screamed.

"Does everyone know but me!"

She shook her head in amusement as she turned to her closet.

'You boys. Some days...'

Outwardly she was amused but inwardly the dream gave her shivers.

She had thirty days to figure out how to change the past and how far she'd have to go to do it.

Somewhere in the back of her mind she knew that the dream was a warning.

And now there was one person she needed to see, but she didn't have a clue where to find him.

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Frederick's of Hollywood sells something very closely resembling Mai's white corset from Duelist Kingdome.