Bakura and Ryou walked casually toward the main hallway. When they arrived, they found Yuugi walking off sadly and quickly. Yami was watching him with an even sadder look on his face. Ryou looked at Bakura and Bakura sighed.

"You go after Yuugi, I'll talk to the pharaoh…"

"Ok." Ryou nodded and sped off. Bakura walked over to Yami and looked at him with curiosity. Yami didn't even realize Bakura was there and he sighed heavily. Bakura, sneaking up behind Yami quietly, smirked a bit. Yami stood still and just when Bakura was about to surprise him, Yami walked off. Bakura made a displeased face and walked after Yami, still keeping his presence unknown.

Ryou in the meantime had found Jounouchi and told him that Yuugi was upset. Jounouchi immediately went with Ryou to find Yuugi. Yuugi ran outside the palace and run up to the Nile's edge. He sank to his knees and stared sadly at his own reflection.

"Yami…" Yuugi murmured as he thought about his love. He closed his eyes and took a deep, staggered breath. Jounouchi and Ryou found Yuugi and walked over to him.

"Hey…" Jounouchi said softly. Yuugi jumped and looked back at Jounouchi in surprise.

"O-oh, Jounouchi! You scared me!" Yuugi said, putting on a fake smile. Jounouchi and Ryou sat down and stared carefully at Yuugi, examining him closely. Yuugi, not liking being stared at, looked at the golden sand and fiddled with some of the grains.

"What's buggin' ya?" Jounouchi asked.

"Nothing…"

"Don't lie to me. I can tell when you're lyin'." Jounouchi said with a nod.

"Yuugi, we want to help." Ryou said softly. Yuugi took a deep breath and turned to face his two pursuers. He closed his eyes and lowered his head.

"Grandfather came and…he wants to take me back to Japan…" Yuugi said softly. Jounouchi and Ryou gasped simultaneously.

"Yuugi! Ya can't leave!" Jounouchi said.

"It wouldn't be the same without you!" Ryou said.

"I don't wanna go either…Grandfather's so set on me going back with him…he says he'll stay here for three days only…" Yuugi said as his voice trailed off as he inhaled sharply. He heard another pair of footsteps in the sand and looked up to find Mahado staring down at him.

"What's going on?" Mahado asked.

"Yuugi's grandfather wants to take him back to Japan." Ryou said. Yuugi nodded slowly, shaking a bit. Mahado bent down beside Yuugi and placed a hand on his shoulder. Yuugi's eyes snapped open and stared at Mahado in shock.

"Mahado…" Yuugi gasped, thinking Mahado was to stern to be this compassionate.

"I'll try to help you stay in Egypt." Mahado said. Jounouchi and Ryou both nodded. Yuugi stared at them and felt his eyes water. He took a deep breath and found himself in tears.

"T-thank you…" Yuugi said, wiping at his eyes. "I-I don't wanna leave here and I really appreciate your help…"

Yami was standing on the balcony, watching Yuugi from afar. His crimson eyes were half-closed and his heart painfully beating. He hated to think of his love leaving. He sighed heavily and rubbed his temples.

"What troubles you, cousin?" Seto asked as he walked beside Yami.

"My lover might leave me…"

"What!"

"His grandfather came and he wants to take Yuugi back to Japan…" Yami said, cupping a cheek with his hand and leaning against the balcony's high wall. Seto didn't respond and noticed that Mana walked into the room.

"Hey…what's going on…?" She asked softly, sensing something was wrong.

"I might lose my lover…" Yami said softly.

"Oh…" Mana said sadly. She walked beside Yami and stared at him. Yami closed his crimson eyes and sighed again. Seto and Mana looked at each other, nodding that they needed to leave. Silently, they both walked off. Yami heard them leave, but said nothing to them. He looked down again and found Yuugi playing with Jounouchi and Ryou, Mahado monitoring them. Yami chuckled a bit, but frowned deeply. He noticed the sun was setting in the horizon.

"Three days…" Yami mumbled. "Three pitiful days…"

Yami watched as Yuugi and Jounouchi ran around, chasing Ryou. Mahado tried to get in-between them, but found himself the next victim of the three boys. They chased Mahado inside and Yami could hear them until they entered that palace doors. Yami felt a cold breeze brush by his skin as the sun sank lower. He rubbed his arms a bit, but continued to stare out.

"So, why are you standing here?" Bakura asked, finally revealing himself.

"I'm staring…" Yami said, trying to act as if nothing was bothering him. Bakura walked beside Yami, and Yami looked in another direction. Bakura walked to the other side and Yami looked away. Bakura, already fed up with this, grabbed Yami's arm and turned him so they were facing each other. Yami was caught off guard and found himself staring at Bakura.

"Any reason you look so upset?" Bakura asked, his voice full of cockiness. Yami pulled himself out of Bakura's grip and walked to the other side of the balcony.

"It doesn't concern you."

"Seems that Seto and Mana can know, but I can't." Bakura scoffed. "How mean of you to give me a prejudice like that!"

Yami gasped when he realized Bakura overheard. He glanced back at Bakura, who was smirking a bit at him. Bakura walked beside Yami and stared at him.

"So…you overheard…"

"Yup."

"…" Yami looked away, grabbing one of his arms and squeezing it. Bakura made a confused face as he watched Yami.

"Hey…what are you doing?" Bakura asked. Yami didn't respond, for he was staring at Yuugi; who just entered the room. Bakura noticed and hid out of Yuugi's sight. Yuugi walked over to Yami and threw his arms around Yami's neck. Bakura made a gagging noise to himself as he watched. He couldn't wait to get out of the room and find Ryou.

"Yami, what's wrong?" Yuugi asked, looking into Yami's eyes.

"I don't want you to go." Yami said softly.

"Neither do I…" Yuugi said softly, resting his head against Yami's shoulder. Yami embraced Yuugi and kissed his forehead lightly. Bakura rolled his eyes, not liking to see his enemy so mushy. He liked to be a bit more rough when it came to affection.

"Yami…" Yuugi blushed a bit as he stared up at Yami. Yami moved his lips to touch Yuugi's cheek, gently catching a teardrop that fell without notice. Yuugi felt a shiver run through his spine as he felt Yami's breath caress his cheek. Yami took a few deep breath as his lips lay dormant on his lover's flesh before he finally stood upright and stared into the horizon.

"Which way…is it to Japan…?" Yami asked solemnly.

"I'm not sure…" Yuugi said.

"Hmm…" Yami nodded. He grabbed his arm again and squeezed it tightly. Yuugi walked beside Yami, figuring the squeezing was a nervous habit. Yami squeezed it tighter as he felt tears rising in his own eyes. Yami shut his eyes and felt a cold breeze rush by, pushing his hair back. Yuugi gaped at Yami, staring at Yami's handsome features.

'Don't cry. It'll only start the curse. I remember father saying that…"tears of sorrow and uncertainty will bring about the end of happiness and love and begin loneliness and misery"…father, why? Why did you curse me? Why must I suffer so much? I just want to love him…I want to be loved too…" Yami wiped at his eyes a bit, catching some threatening droplets.

"Yami…" Yuugi hugged Yami's waist and pulled him close. "You can cry if you need to."

"I…can't…" Yami said lowly.

"Why not? You have before."

"It was different then…or was it…?" Yami said in confusion. He groaned and rested his hands against the railing.

"Yami…" Yuugi touched Yami's neck with his lips a little. "Do what feels right."

Bakura rolled his eyes and stared at them, knowing he couldn't spend any time with Ryou since his love was busy working now. He wanted to talk to the pharaoh himself and ask some questions, but couldn't as long as Yuugi was in the room. He was still in his dark hiding spot, eyeing Yami carefully. He could see the pharaoh was upset and it was pulling at Bakura's interest to see what his loathed enemy would do now.

"I…" Yami started to speak, still wiping at the tears collecting in his eyes. Yuugi snuggled Yami, wanting his love to be comforted.

"Yuugi…do you remember the curse I told you about?"

"Yeah."

"If I cry to much, it could start the curse." Yami said, taking a deep and staggered breath. "I-I can't risk it."

"But if you bottle your emotions, you'll eventually release them. The things you try to cover up will come back, but only much worse than what you expected." Yuugi spoke gently.

"I-I know…"

"Love…" Yuugi kissed Yami's cheek gently. "That curse probably isn't real. Why do you fear it so?" Yami didn't answer; merely staring at the rising moon.

"Love, you can't be afraid of words or magic. I know your father scared you, but you can't let him control you. Live your life as you want to and don't worry about a silly curse."

"I don't want to lose you…" Yami said softly.

"You won't. I will convince grandfather to let me stay." Yuugi said reassuringly. Yami nodded slowly, trying to calm down. Yuugi touched Yami's heart and Yami's eyes widened as he saw a light green aura surrounding the spot Yuugi was touching.

"What…?"

"Do you feel that? That feeling is how much I love you. Even if we're apart, I'll always love you." Yuugi said, smiling gently. Yami embraced Yuugi tighter, kissing him passionately. Bakura's eyes were wide at what he witnessed. Something he had heard as a child began to replay in his mind.

'So…maybe the legend is coming true…' Bakura thought as he crossed his arms over his chest.