As Yami continued to stare it was like he was there but wasn't there. He could touch and move things but the queen and maid that walked by all ignored him like he wasn't there. When he tried to touch a person, his hand went through them. Then he got an even bigger surprise when he saw himself at 5 come running in.

"Aunt Anzu."

"Oh, Yami shouldn't you be outside with Seto?"

"I hurt my knee." Little Yami said.

"Oh well, let's bandage you up."

"I…I remember this. It still gives me nightmares sometimes. There was something or someone in the doorway; I don't remember which. But there was always something that was there that frightened me. If I ever knew what was there I don't remember."

"Aunt Anzu will mommy ever comeback?" Little Yami asked.

Anzu looked nervous and then she felt the same way Yami did someone was staring at them. Yami looked over and saw what Anzu saw. It was Gozaburo standing in the doorway staring menacingly.

"I don't ever remember seeing him standing there." Yami said.

"I'm sorry sweetheart, I…" Anzu started then looked back at Gozaburo who only glared at her harder. She sighed. "I wish I could tell you she was coming back, but I don't think she will. But always remember that she loved you heart and soul. She will always be in your heart. But I will always be here for you and you can't forget Seto. You have to take care of Seto, he needs his big brother to look after him."

"I will Aunt Anzu I promise. I'll take very good care of Seto."

"I know you will."

"Mommy, can Yami come play now?"

Yami looked at the door and gasped. "That's Seto!"

"Yes, there you go Yami, all bandaged up you run along and play and keep Seto out of trouble."

"I don't get into trouble!" Little Seto said.

"Of course you don't." Anzu said.

"I'll watch him, Aunt Anzu I promise." Little Yami said running off with Little Seto.

After Little Yami and Little Seto left Gozaburo walked in, "You shouldn't treat that brat the same way you treat Seto."

Anzu stood up to him, "Why not, I can see it."

"You can see what?"

"His eyes they're yours. Are you going to deny that? His eyes are the same colors as your mothers. But when he frowns, he looks just like you. I'm only thankful Seto took more off my side of the family."

"I don't have a clue as to what you're implying."

"I'm not implying anything, I'm outright saying it! I believe you slept with Jennie. She was the best maid there was. Was she just as good in bed too?"

"I never slept with her!"

"Oh really, then why is it you're so determined to make Little Yami, Seto's top advisor over one of the members of council?"

"The council will have their say, they are being made advisors to Seto. They will help them both to learn and grow."

"But your cousin Gebeluk, his youngest son Hasan is 6. He'd make much more sense as Seto's top advisor. I love Yami very much but if what you said is true and Yami isn't your son then he's not royalty. Not only that his family has never had a connection to any form of royalty till his mother started here as a maid. You know as well as I do that almost always the advisor is a relative of the king, usually the youngest who will never ascend the throne or if your advisor Sieg Lloyd's son Leonhard would do it. But instead, you broke tradition promoted our head maid to my second lady-in-waiting soon after she has a child, then announced that it would be he who would ascend the position of top advisor. I saw the look in Jennie's eyes; they had the look of someone who loved their child. I know she was a loving and devoted mother who only wanted what was best for her child."

"If I didn't know better I'd say you were jealous of the little whore. Why care for her brat at all if that's the way you feel? Why not protest his being appointed?"

Yami looked at her interested to hear her answer.

"He's a sweet little Angel. Just because you screwed around and obviously screwed his mother too, doesn't mean he should have to pay the price for it. I know that if I raise them together they will make a much stronger team together. If I were to protest your appointing him, then when they get older Yami may feel there's no place for him and leave. That would just devastated Little Seto."

"I already told you that…"

"Yes, you didn't do her. Then why take a sudden interest in her child? What she blackmailed you? Told you that if you don't do right by her son that she'll tell everyone he's yours? By all rights that would make him next in line for the throne, not Seto."

"That little bastard child will never be king as long as I have a say in the matter."

"I was right then he is yours. You don't want him ruining your precious reputation. We can hear the people now 'Look isn't that the bastard child of the king.' 'Yes, I can't believe he's allowing his illegitimate child to take the thrown.' Or perhaps 'I can't believe the king knocked some bitch up and let her force him into giving up the thrown!'" Anzu said when a violent thought struck her. "My god, I can't believe I didn't think of it."

"What are babbling about?" Gozaburo demanded.

"I wondered why a loving and devoted mother would just give up her child."

"I already told you, I offered her a million dollars to just go away and never to return."

"But to just leave your child even for money, I don't see it."

"What do you think happened?"

"I have a feeling you either killed her or had her killed."

"What makes you think that?"

"She's the only one who can prove that Yami's really yours and the next heir to the throne but you couldn't allow her to tell anyone that could you?"

"I told you she took the money and left town." Gozaburo said leaving.

"I'm sorry Yami, maybe someday when your older and can handle it maybe I'll tell you what I believe happened to your mother. Maybe when you turn 18, by then you can handle the truth, I just hope when you learn you and Seto are brother's you can handle the truth."

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Suddenly everything goes black. Then it all be comes clear and appears like nothing happened but as he looked around everything seemed different. He wasn't riding the same horse he was when he was with Seto and Mokuba and now it was daylight.

"M-Master Yami?"

Yami looked at the person in question, "Who are you?"

"It's Ryo."

"Ryo but you look…"

"Older well it's been 15 years."

"Fif….fifteen years?"

"Yes, you disappeared one night and were never seen or heard from till now."

"Seto and Mokuba must have been devastated."

"Yes, little Mokuba took it hard, but the king took it hardest of all, you couldn't say hello without your head being almost literally cut off! It was that way till he died."

"Died! What the hell do you mean he died!"

"There was an attack on the castle, young Mokuba was going to be killed and…"

"He died trying to save Mokuba."

"No, he died saving Mokuba about 2 years after you disappeared. According to Yugi your necklace connects the three of you when you were gone that bond was broken so was the protection spell. However the spell on Mokuba's and mine remained. Yugi's not sure why though."

"What happened to Mokuba after Seto…"

"The big five threw him out. I searched for him but I never found him. Some say they saw Noah drag the boy off before he could return to the castle. They say he was heading back in when he was grabbed. I've never seen or heard from him since. I have looked but even Noah's mother hasn't seen either of them."

"I don't understand. What the hell happened to me? How did I just lose 15 years of my life!"