--Leaning against the cool marble of the palace walls, Alyssa leaned her head back. A woman came over with a large plate. One of the benefits of working in the palace was everyone received a tray at lunch time. She didn't know why or how this was started, but she wasn't complaining. Reaching over, she picked up a small piece of bread and began eating it.

An idea struck her.

Looking at the plate, she assessed how much was there. It really was a lot, and she never finished anyway…would it harm anyone if she decided to take it with her? Most of it was fruits and breads, but there was a little bit of meat on there too, salted so that it wouldn't spoil in Egypt's broiling heat.

She took a small piece of cloth out of her bag-the cloth she usually wrapped up the ingredients she bought at the end of the day. Picking up the items on the tray, she placed them one by one onto the cloth, neatly folded it, and slipped it into her pack. Of course, she left a few things for herself.

"That'll save me a few pieces." She told herself. "At least…at least I can figure out what I ought to do." She picked up her instrument and slung her bag onto her shoulder, the style a messenger would use. She left the tray where it was, knowing that the woman would come back for it. She went to the spot that overlooked the city once more, watching as people milled about on the streets.

She turned and sat on one of the benches, pulling out her instrument. Delicately she ran her fingers over the smooth surface. She had the first part worked out, but she still felt that something was missing.

She raised the instrument to her lips and let all the worries of her life pour into the song. When she was finished, she felt a little better. "Now time to finish this." Glancing at the sun in the sky, she whispered. "I only have so much longer."

---"But not two days in a row!" Alyssa protested as they were once more walking down the street. Yugi, Yami, Tristan, Joey, And Tea formed a small crowd as they continued moving through the streets. "It was just a movie." Tea said. "It's not like it was anything big." "Once we bolted you to the ground to keep you from running out of the theater, I think it was rather clear that you were enjoying it." Tristan says. "Like a kid at Christmas is more like it." Joey says and the two laugh. "I don't want your money." She says again. "You shouldn't have to-"

"Have to make sure that our guest has a good time?" Yami says, switching with Yugi quickly. Registering the change, she begins "My Lord, it is not that I-" "Work too hard?" Yami finishes for her. "No, I was going to say I" "Ought to take a break every now and again?" Joey interrupts. "No, that isn't it at all. I don't mind what I do, really. I just want-" "To go out on the town and relax every now and again?" Tea asks. "Believe me, I understand." She says, looking at Tristan and Joey who were whispering to each other quite animatedly before letting out a rousing chorus of laughter.

"No, that's not it at all! If you would just let me finish-" "Relax" Yami says, cutting into her protests. He casually throws an arm around her shoulder. "You don't need to worry. You're a friend. Friends help out other friends." "But kings shouldn't be forced to live with peasants, much less pay for them." She mutters. "How is the room, by the way?" Yami asks her, looking at her as she averts her own gaze. "It's wonderful." She says plainly. "I still don't think that I ought to be in it. What if someone important needs to stay?" "Then they can use the other guest room" Yami says. "It took us long enough to get you into there, we aren't going to kick you out." "But-" "Don't bother, Alyssa." Joey says, winking at her. "Once Gramps has his mind set, no one can change it. Not even you."
"Oh..." She sighs. "Hey! Give me back my shoe!" Tea shouts, and the two look up to see Tea running after Joey, who is waving her pump at her. Tristan is holding a furious Tea around the waist, trying not to laugh and lose his group. She steps on his toe, however, and begins to chase after the blonde haired rascal.

The pair laughs as they watch the comical scene. After a moment of quiet silence, Alyssa looks to the sky and asks "How were the papers, my Lord? Did they help you any?" "Well…" the Pharaoh begins, not knowing how to answer the question. "I learned a lot." He said, trying to find some kind of middle ground or phrase in his head. "But you didn't remember anything, did you?" She asks him softly. "No. No I didn't." he says, sighing. "There still are a few more books that I didn't look through for you." She begins. "If you want, I could read through them and-" "No, it's okay." He tells her. "I appreciate it, really I do." He says as he notices her slow her paces, attempting to fall behind. "I don't want you to wear yourself out." He tells her. "It's okay. I didn't remember anything either." She states, scrutinizing the pavement as she walks.. She gives a little nervous laugh. "I was hoping that you might have a bit more luck than I did."

"Yugi!" They hear, and both look up. "You wouldn't happen to know what that is, eh?" Joey says, a finger pointing upward. All heads turn towards the stars and the flashes of colored strands that remind one of a dancing aurora. "What is it?" Alyssa asks, catching her breath. "I…don't know." The pharaoh merely says. A large eye appears in the midst of all this and glares at the small group. A wind ruffles through the air as they step back. A small glowing light appears in the pharaoh's card deck…

"Hmm? What's this?" he says, pulling it out. "Yugi-" he exclaims. "It's the card-the card from our dream!" "What do you think we are supposed to do with it, Pharaoh?" he asks. The Pharaoh eyes the vision in the sky. "Why don't we try and use it to get rid of that?" He says. Holding the card up, he says "Now it's time to test this out. Eye of Tamias!" A cyclone circles around as wind whips about the group. A dragon appears and glares at the eye. Letting out a blast, it hits its mark squarely, and the gusts of wind intensify. Each tries to brace themselves against the squall. A noise is heard and both the dragon and eye disappear.

"…Well, that was different." Yugi remarks. "Aw man." Joey groans. "Why can't normal things happen to us?"

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