Eflbrat18: Oh my gosh I am so sorry I haven't updated in forever! I was brainstorming for Dreamsprite and Lonely Girl, which I need only two more reviews before I'll continue! Come on please, just 2 more. It will be better, I can promise that.

Whistler: Yes and we know everyone's been wondering what Yugi and Yami are up to, well wait no longer, here it is! And big thank yous to everyone that has read this story. whips out notepad To The Broken Bow, thanks for the review and the suggestion! Great minds think alike, neh? hugs

Elfbrat18: To animeaddict99, thanks! hugs We don't have many ideas either, lol!

Whistler: R.Wolfsbane, thanks for adding this to your favorites! hugs Now we can't tell you that, that would ruing the surprise! Don't you want to be surprised?

Elfbrat18: Again, animeaddict99, thanks for the review! hugs Yeah, those guys are wierd. I based them on some of my mom's friends.

Whistler: To dreamcloud516, that's not a bad idea actually. Thanks for the review! hugs And of course we'll check out your story, you read ours!

Elfbrat18: To cutehelenjames, hugs I feel honored! We're glad you like it. Never fear, you'll find out in this chapter!

Look At Yourself

It had been two weeks since Tea had fled to Florida with, unbeknownst to Yugi or yami, Rebecca's older cousin Willow. During that short amount of time, it felt like an eternity. When Joey and Tristan heard the news, they merely shrugged their shoulders, not caring at all. Apparently they were still holding that trivial grudge against Tea. Duke was nowhere to be found so Yugi left him an email explaining everything in great detail.

As for Yami...well...Yami was much quieter than normal, if that's even possible. Because of his new-aquired body, he wasn't able to retreat back into the Millennium Puzzle and brood anymore, and it was something that he was struggling to get used to.

To keep his mind, and body occupied, Yami started visiting a gym almost immediately. He found weight lifting, apart from gaming, to be oddly enough, relaxing. It was something to take his mind off of all his troubles. And because of this new hobby, Yami's physique had become quite toned and sculpted. Something that caught the eyes of many of the female population. However, there was only one that Yami was thinking of, and she was halfway around the world.

It was one particular day that Mokuba was walking down the street, looking into the windows of shops and buildings with nothing to do. Kaiba was busy, as usual. Mokuba was getting tired of window shopping when he passed by the gym and nearly spit up the soda he was drinking.

No way. He thought, That couldn't be...could it?

Mokuba shook his head and rubbed his eyes, then he looked again. Getting the same result as before, he grabbed the small cell phone out of his pocket and dialed Kaiba's office.

"Hey Seto. Yeah. I know, I know. But you've got to see this! I can't say, you have to see. Where? I'm down here in front of the gym. Don't ask me why, I'm not even sure. Okay. Fine. I'll see you then. Bye."

Yugi shifted through the boxes of cards and began stocking the shelves. Grandpa had gone out to the store to get some things, so Yugi was left to look after the Game Shopm until he came back.

The phone rang just as Yugi finished putting up more booster packs of Duel Monster cards. "Hello, Game Shop. Yes. Uh, let me see, I think we have some on hand, let me check...Yes! Yes we do, we just got an order of those in today. Okay. Alright. Your welcome. Bye bye."

As Yugi was placing the phone back on the hook, Grandpa was coming in the door. "Was there anything happening while I was gone?" Grandpa asked.

"Nothing much. A few browsers and I just talked to someone that's coming by later looking for some Magic the Gathering cards. I'm not too familiar with those, but maybe you can help them; they've been looking for a few specific cards for a while now." Grandpa practically beamed at the idea. While he was off in his own little world, Yugi left him to finish a book that he was so close to finishing.

This had better be good. Kaiba thought to himself as he shut off the engine. His gaze lifted to meet that of his brother's through the driver's side window as Mokuba opened the door.

"Come on, before he leaves..." Mokuba begged, tugging at Kaiba's arm.

"Before who leaves?"

"Yugi - the other Yugi - just - gah! This is so confusing! Just look and see what I mean!" Mokuba said, pushing him through the door.

Inside, there were maybe four people hanging around, one of them working at a computer behind the desk.

"Great. Now I don't see him." Mokuba mumbled.

The lady looked up at them. "Is there something that I can help you with, gentlemen?"

"Ah, yes. Is there by chance that someone with the name 'Mutou' here?" Kaiba asked, leaning on hte desk.

The woman thought for a minute. "Why yes. There is somebody by that name, Yami...I think it was."

"Does he have spikey black and red hair, and blond bangs?" Mokuba asked.

"Yes. He's lifting weights." She answered, pointing them in the direction that he had gone.

"And here I thought I had seen everything..."Kaiba said.

"Kaiba.." was all that Yami said, not even bothering to look up at his rival's smug expression.

"Did the King of Games finally give up? Surely I thought you'd pose more of a threat."

"Just what do you want, Kaiba?" Yami asked, placing the weights back and turning to the Kaiba brothers.

Kaiba shrugged. "I heard from the mutt's sister that you now have your own body."

"Serenity?"

"Yeah. Mokuba saw you here and calld me. Now my question is: Do you mind telling me what's wrong with this picture?" He asked, waving his arms around.

"Do you really want to know?" The once-pharaoh asked, sitting down.

"Yes."

"Then take a seat. It's a long story."

Yami had told them everything from Tea first going out with Koga up to the point of him punching the sense out of Koga in the game shop. Mokuba stared wide eyed at Yami and Kaiba was actually smirking.

"So you punched him. I always knew there was something about that guy that got under my skin; funny though, I never would have pegged you to be the one to take the first swing. I'm impressed."

"But what about Tea?" Mokuba asked, "How's she doing?"

Both of them noticed a change in Yami's eyes. Once they were full of life and now they just looked empty. "She's gone." He finally managed to say.

"What?"

"Tea's gone. She left."

"When?"

"Three weeks ago yesterday."

Kaiba was confused now. "Why would she just up and leave? Did she leave a note or something?"

"Yes she did." Yami pulled the piece of folded paper out of his pocket and read it out loud. "Dear, Yugi, Yami, Joey, Tristan, and Duke: I want to apologize for everything that I have done in the past months...ever since the whole ordeal with Koga started. I realize now what a huge mistake it was for me to think that he even cared, and I had to learn it the hard way. I turned my friends against me because of my foolishness, and for that I am sorry. So sorry that I can not even express it in words. But by now you have found this letter, and you must be wondering why I am not around. I have decided to get a fresh start, to clear my head, and I'm going to start by leaving the place that has placed such troubles on me. But don't worry, I'll be back in the fall. Maybe by then everyone will be past this, and we can start over again. Yes, this is sudden, but this was my choice. Please do not try to find me. I'll come back on my own when I'm good and ready. I love you all like family. -Tea."

"That's it? That's all she left?" Mokuba asked, looking at the letter that Yami handed him.

"Tea's mother said that she was going to stay in Florida for the summer. We're not sure why."

"Wasn't Professor Hawkins still working on some Atlantis project in Florida?" Kaiba asked.

"Not sure. Why do you ask?" Yami said, thinking.

"Because Kaiba Corp is funding Hawkin's research." Mokuba said, noticing how his brother was refusing to speak up. "We're leaving for Florida in a couple of days. Do you know where she is in Florida exactly?"

After a long pause from Yami he replied, "No, but I imagine that wherever Professor Hawkins is Rebecca will be there, and that's where we'll find Tea. Do you know where Professor Hawkins might be?"

Another long pause.

"No." Kaiba said. "Argh! My company is funding a reserach project and I don't even know where it is!"

Yami smirked. "It's in Florida, we know that much."

"Don't be a smartass, Yami." Kaiba said.

"Well he's sounds like himself now," Mokuba muttered at the two retreating forms as he followed. "Hey! Where are we going?" he asked, running to keep up with them.

Kaiba got into the driver's seat of his car. "Get in." he informed Yami and Mokuba.

"Where are we going?" Mokuba asked again.

As they were fastening their seatbelts, Kaiba revved the engine and sped off down the road. "We're going to the Game Shop."

The bell jingled again as the door opened to the shop. Grandpa was sitting behind the counter, admiring the three Egyptian God Cards and off in his own world. Yami, Kaiba, and Mokuba walked up to the counter and stood there, waiting for him to acknowledge their prescence. Yami waved a hand in front of his face. Nothing. Mokuba tried talking.

"Mr. Mutou?" Nothing. "Mr. Mutou?" Still nothing.

Yami leaned over the counter. "Let me try." He took a deep breath. "GRANDPAAAAAAAAA!"

Torn between shock and trying to jump-start his heart, Grandpa looked up from his current position on the floor to meet the three pairs of eyes that belonged to Yami, Kaiba, and Mokuba. "Oh! I didn't know we had visitors! I'm sorry I was daydreaming. Welcome to the Game Shop, how can I help you?" he recited.

Yami, Kaiba, and Mokuba fell over anime-style.

"Was he out of it AGAIN?" Yugi sighed, dropping down onto the couch. "We need to do something about those God Cards."

Kaiba was squirming like a little kid and about to start dancing. "You could always give them to me..."

"Nice try, but you have to win them if you want them, Kaiba." Yami grinned. "Anyway, when did you say that you were going to Florida?"

"I didn't. But I was mulling over an idea that I had."

Yugi and Yami seemed interested. "Yeah?" They pressed, hoping he would spill it already.

Kaiba looked at them, then at Mokuba, then back down at the floor before he spoke. "Do you want to go after her?" he asked.

"Yeah, but.."

"But what? What's stopping you?"

"How are we supposed to get there? I've been saving money from work but plane tickets aren't cheap Kaiba." Yugi said, then added, "What am I saying, of course they are, to you. But then you have a personal jet so it doesn't matter to you."

"Is that it?" Mokuba asked.

"No," Yami said. "What are we supposed to do when we get there? What am I supposed to tell her?"

"Just tell her what you feel." Yugi told him, understanding what he meant.

However, Mokuba missed the meaning. "Did I miss something? What are you talking about?"

"They can explain on the way down there." Kaiba put in.

"What?"

"I need to fly down to Florida in a couple of weeks, on the 18th. What I was thinking was that if I gave you two a lift down to Florida to go find Tea, the least you could do for me in return is take Mokuba with you. I'd be too busy to take him to see the sights for a while and he would enjoy the company.What say you?"

"What say you?" Yami repeated, eyeing Kaiba oddly.

"He's been watching the Lord of the Rings again," Mokuba offered. "I'd say he needs a hobby but trying to overthrow the King of Games IS his hobby."

"Well?" Kaiba asked, ignoring his younger brother's criticism.

Yugi and Yami looked at each other, coming to a decison. "When and where do we meet you at?" Yami asked.

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