Hey guys.

Thank you all for reviewing all the chapters so far, and thank you for helping me out. After reading what you all had to say, I've decided to go over my story and change the characters names to their original Japanese names, since it will suit this story better. For those of you that find the names a little confusing, I decided to repost this chapter so you can see the list below:

Téa Gardner/Anzu Mazaki

Yugi/Yuugi

Joey/Jonouchi

Tristan/Honda

Serenity/Shizuka

Ishizu/Isis

Duke/ Otogi

Atemu and the other Priest's will have the same names as before. If you're confused about the five Priests, let me know and I'll send you an email to help you out.

Once again, thanks for all your reviews, and I hope you'll continue reading this story!

'Thoughts'

"Speaking"

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh, but if I did, I would have Yuugi/ Anzu an official couple! Long live Peachshipping! But I do own the currency that is used in this story, so you can't use that! It took me a while to come up with it!

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Another World

Chapter 6: A Ball With A Bang

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The city looked peaceful in the early afternoon sun. The fiery ball in the clear blue sky shone over the people of Illuminarta as they went about their everyday lives. The clay houses glowed as the sun shone down on them, and the river's water glistened in the light. This truly was an amazing place to live. Peaceful, happy, safe…

'But not for long,' a man thought to himself.

He looked down from the balcony in his room at the people below him. He was dressed exactly like them, in white robes and golden jewellery. A lot different to what he had worn yesterday. After watching the Pharaoh and his followers at the oasis, solider one of Unit A-given the codename "1A" for short- had managed to reach and enter the city only moments before the Pharaoh himself had returned, even though he had stopped along the way to change out of his black robes (which we now hidden under his bed) so no one suspected him. As soon as he had changed, he had made his way to the palace where he had been expected.

'It had been so easy to deceive them all,' the man thought to himself as he remembered his arrival at the palace. 'But of course, that was to be expected. I am family to them after all. They believe me to be one of them. How they trust people so easily. That is their greatest weakness.'

The man watched as a group of three people made their way towards the palace gates. He instantly recognised Jonouchi and Shizuka, but he did not know who the second female was that was with them. He pushed this to the back of his mind and continued to go through his master's plan in his head.

'Phase two of his plan is about to begin. I have already sent a messenger to him informing him of the events of tonight. A perfect time to put our plans into action. Soon what is left of Kemet will bow down before Master-'

The soldier stopped dead in his tracks. Something below him had caught his attention. Running towards the trio he had seen earlier (who were now just about to exit the palace courtyard) was a very familiar looking man, wearing peasants clothes.

"What is this?" the man thought out loud. He shifted his position to get a better look. "It looks like Prince Yuugi is going to the market with his friends the Wheelers'. But who is that other girl he is with? I've never seen that brunette servant before in my…wait a minute. Could it be?"

The man laughed. He realised just what Prince Yuugi was planning.

"So, you attempted to disguise her in peasant's clothing? I must say that was clever of you, but not clever enough. You may have fooled the others, but you haven't fooled me."

Quickly grabbing his pouch of Duel Monster cards, the man exited his room and made his way to the market place just outside the palace. He needed to keep an eye on them if the plan was going to work.

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"What a beautiful day!" Yuugi exclaimed gleefully. He stretched his arms above his head. "The sun is shinning, the people are happy, and I get to spend the afternoon outside the palace!"

Anzu giggled at Yuugi's happiness. She wasn't sure how, but Yuugi's happiness seemed to be contagious, since she too seemed full of joy that afternoon. She looked around at the busy afternoon market, taking in all the sights and smells. "By the way Yuugi, thanks for inviting me out to the market today."

"Don't mention it. Shizuka, Jonouchi and I are more than happy to have you with us. And it gives me a chance to thank you for yesterday. Talking to you at the oasis really helped me out, and I feel a lot better. Thank you Anzu."

"I'm glad I could help." Anzu smiled.

"I'm just sorry you had to wear those peasants' clothes," Yuugi continued. "I mean, don't get me wrong, you don't look horrible or anything like that. You never do." Yuugi felt his cheeks burning. He swallowed, hard. "But Atemu insisted that we both wear them. Jonouchi too."

Anzu smoothed down the peasant's dress Shizuka had leant her. She too felt her cheeks start to burn as Yuugi complimented her. "It's OK…"

"But it's not!" Yuugi protested. "I can understand why he asked-or rather ordered- you to wear peasants clothes, since your own are…different, but I don't see why I had to wear them! I am his twin brother after all. People are going to recognise me no matter what I wear…"

Yuugi continued to rant and rave about wearing peasant's clothes, even though he was the mirror image of his brother the Pharaoh, until Jonouchi came up to him and interrupted him.

"Yuugi," he said humbly, giving a slight bow. Even outside the palace walls, Jonouchi treated Prince Yuugi with respect, even though he wasn't suppose to. "I am sorry to interrupt, but we must be going."

"Yes, you're right," Yuugi agreed. He turned to face Anzu. "Jonouchi and I need to take care of some business, but I promise we will return. Are you OK here with Shizuka for a while?"

"Um…"

"Don't worry sire," Shizuka said cheerfully, appearing at Anzu s side. She hooked her arm through Anzu's own and started to drag her away through the crowd. "I'll show Anzu all my favourite stalls while you're gone. She'll be fine with me. Us girls' are going to have some fun!"

"That's what I'm worried about…" Yuugi mumbled to himself as the two girls disappeared through the afternoon crowd. After a moment or two, he followed Jonouchi through the crowd to the stall they had to visit.

Whilst the two boys did what they had to do, Anzu and Shizuka took the opportunity to look at the stalls that sold gifts and items that were mainly for girls. Shizuka showed Anzu all the jewellery, perfumes, shoes and other girly stuff that she desperately wanted. Unfortunately, Shizuka only had a small amount of money on her that day, and Anzu didn't have any at all, so they were unable to buy a lot of gifts.

As Shizuka was paying for a necklace she had seen with the money she had brought with her, Anzu went to look at the stall next door. It was a modest stall, smaller than the one that sold jewels. Instead of selling perfumes and jewels like most of the other stalls in that area, this one sold beautiful gowns made from the finest fabric available in the Kingdom of Light. Although they were all in white, each one had a different design sewn into them, and each one was more beautiful than the rest. There was one that caught her eye right at the back. It was a simple, white Egyptian dress, with small line of golden embroidery around the hem and waist. Anzu fell in love with it in an instant.

"Wow!" exclaimed Shizuka, appearing at Anzu's side. "It's beautiful!"

"It sure is…" Anzu ran her hand over the soft fabric.

"Excuse me," Shizuka approached the man in charge of the stall. "How much for this one?"

"3 dosha's," the man answered in a gruff voice.

"3 dosha's!" Shizuka exclaimed in surprise.

"Is that bad?" Anzu asked. She had no idea what the currency was in the Kingdom of Light, and whether or not it was used throughout Kemet.

"Don't you know the currency?" Shizuka asked, astonished. Anzu shook her head. "Well, I'll quickly tell you the basics. 1 dosha is 1,028 hinieties, and 1 hiniety is 28 jankas."

"O…K…" Anzu was still confused. "What do they look like? The coins, I mean." Anzu had seen Shizuka using coins to pay for her necklace.

Shizuka pulled out a bronze coin from a pouch around her waist. It seemed that everyone had a pouch of some sort. "This is 1 jankas. Hiniety coins are silver and dosha coins are gold."

"So how much would 3 dosha's be in hiniety and jankas?"

"Roughly 3,084 hinieties or 86,352 jankas."

"Wow," Anzu gasped. "That's a lot of money. But still, it's so beautiful…"

"You like it?"

Anzu turned around at the familiar voice. Yuugi, who had appeared out of nowhere with Jonouchi, looked up at Anzu, waiting for her to answer his question.

"Yeah, I do. It's so…beautiful…" Anzu answered dreamily.

Yuugi stepped forward and (gently) took the dress from Anzu's arms. After studying it for a few moments, he approached the man who owned the stall, still holding the dress. Anzu, along with Jonouchi and Shizuka, just stood there and watched. What was Yuugi up to?

That question was soon answered.

"I'll take this one," Yuugi said to the man, handing the dress over to be wrapped up in cloth (so that it wouldn't get dirty).

"What!" Anzu exclaimed. "Yuugi, it's too expensive-"

"Not for me it isn't." Yuugi put his hand inside his pouch and pulled out 3 gold coins. As he did so, Anzu noticed his pouch was slighter larger than before. But she soon pushed this thought to the back of her mind.

As Yuugi continued to pay-the owner of the stall looking rather pleased whilst he was wrapping the dress up- Anzu continued to protest.

"Yuugi…you…I…you don't have to…I mean, it's only a dress! I-"

"Here," Yuugi said simply, holding the now wrapped up dress towards Anzu. He smiled. "Consider it a gift."

Anzu looked down at the bundle in Yuugi's arms, then at Yuugi, and then back at the bundle. She felt something inside of her. A sort of warm, fuzzy feeling. Slowly, she took the bundle out of Yuugi's arms.

"Thank you," she said, astonished. "I don't know how to repay you…"

"I know a way," Yuugi stated. "Wear it tonight when you accompany me to the ball."

"Ball?"

"Yes. It's to remember all those who fought so bravely two years ago when the Empire of Dark Souls first attacked us. Every year we hold a ball to remember the people-towns people, soldiers, my parents, even those who betrayed us and joined the Empire- who died in that great battle. It is also held to celebrate our first victory. I was hoping you would accompany me there tonight."

"Yuugi…" Anzu was shocked. In 16 years, no one had ever, EVER asked her out on a date. OK, so technically it wasn't a proper date. But still, Anzu was surprised that Yuugi was asking her to this important ball of his.

It didn't take her long to answer.

"I would love to accompany you to the ball, Yuugi," she said cheerfully. "And I'll make sure I'll wear this dress. Arigato." She bowed.

Yuugi blinked. "Ari-what-now?"

Anzu giggled. "'Arigato'. It means 'thank you'. Thank you for inviting me."

"Speaking of the ball," Jonouchi piped up. He and Shizuka had kept very quiet whilst this scene had taken place, and frankly, he didn't want it going any further. "We need to return to the palace, sire. The Pharaoh will be wondering where you are, and we need to prepare."

"Well I suppose this freedom couldn't last forever," Yuugi sighed. "Let's head back."

As the small group walked back towards the large palace, all excitedly talking about the upcoming ball, neither of them knew they were being watched.

"1A", making sure he was some distance away from the group, followed them back towards the palace. His eyes glowed a dim red as he sensed his master using his secret weapon to enter his mind and see through his eyes. "1A" had been informed that the brunette was due for another vision soon, and he did not want to miss that experience. He needed to know everything about this girl in order to help his master defeat her.

'She is not even aware of her powers yet,' "1A" heard the Master say in his head. He sounded amused. 'How that will soon change tonight. But for now…'

As the group walked across the courtyard of the palace, the gates closing behind them, Anzu felt a weird sensation flow over her body. A sort of cold chill from her head to her toes. She had felt this before, and knew exactly what was coming next.

"Ah!" She gasped and the searing pain she had experienced before started to grow in her mind. She was having another vision. She put her hands in her head and closed her eyes in hopes of making the pain go away.

'No,' she cried in her mind. 'Not again! Please!'

Yuugi, Shizuka and Jonouchi, hearing Anzu in pain, rushed to her side.

"Anzu!" Yuugi called. She was shivering uncontrollably. "Anzu! What's wrong!"

But Anzu didn't hear him. As she fell onto her knees, Yuugi still crying out to her, images flashed in her mind as the vision became clearer…

She was standing as she was before the vision appeared: in the courtyard in front of the palace. But instead of seeing a peaceful palace and happy people going about their everyday lives, she saw nothing but chaos.

All around her was fire. Buildings, plants, even the ground was on fire. The thick black smoke had blackened the sky. There were no people, apart from herself. She was all alone, surrounded by a wall of fire.

Suddenly an all mighty roar erupted into the sky. Screaming, Anzu turned around and found she was not alone. She was face to face with a powerful dragon. Frozen with fear, she could only watched as the dragon came closer towards her…

Only, the dragon wasn't after her. It was after something else…

In the middle of the flames, a figure appeared. As Anzu looked closer, she saw Yuugi standing in front of the dragon's path. He looked ready to fight, with his sword in one hand, and his deck in the other.

But he wasn't strong enough to defeat this dragon.

Before Anzu could say or do anything, the dragon gave another all mighty roar, before launching an attack on Yuugi. The area was absorbed in a blinding light…

"Anzu!"

Anzu opened her eyes. She found herself kneeling on the floor. Shizuka and Jonouchi were standing around her, a look of shock on their faces. Yuugi on the other hand, was kneeling next to Anzu. He had a look of terror on his face.

"Anzu! Are you alright?" Yuugi cried desperately. He had tears in his eyes. "Holy shit! You scared me half to death! I thought this-"

"Yuugi!" Anzu cried, grabbing Yuugi's shoulders. "Yuugi, we're in danger…"

"What?" Yuugi gasped.

"Monsters are going to attack Illuminarta, tonight!"

"Anzu …I…are you sure?"

"Yes!"

"But how do you know this?"

"I just do." Anzu refused to tell Yuugi about her visions. She wasn't sure how he would take it. "I have this…feeling, that's all. You have to trust me, Yuugi…"

Yuugi looked into Anzu's eyes. She didn't seem to be lying. And Anzu wouldn't lie to him, would-

"Prince Yuugi!" bellowed a baritone voice.

Simultaneously, Yuugi, Anzu, Shizuka and Jonouchi looked up at the sound of the cry. A very breathless Honda was running towards them.

"Honda," Yuugi cried. He stood up as the familiar guard came closer and closer towards him. Anzu stood up behind him, a little weak from her vision.

When Honda reached the group, he stopped, placing his hands on his knees as he tried to catch his breath. Once he did, he kneeled down before the prince.

"Your highness," he spoke, "I have just returned from the desert. I bring horrible new about the Kingdom of Hope."

Yuugi felt his blood run cold. "What about the Kingdom of Hope?"

"Kingdom of Hope?" Anzu whispered to Shizuka, whom was standing next to her. "What's that?"

Shizuka, who had turned pale, turned her head slightly to answer. "Kemet was once made up of three kingdoms: The Kingdom of Hope, The Kingdom of Destiny and The Kingdom of Light. When the Empire of Dark Souls first appeared just over two years ago, they immediately conquered the Kingdom of Destiny, murdering everyone there. I just hope nothing bad has happened to the Kingdom of Hope. That is where our friend Otogi is…"

Anzu said nothing. It seemed as if the Empire of Dark Souls was more dangerous than she first thought. How could they be stopped? Could she be able to help Yuugi and Atemu defeat them somehow?

She turned back to Honda and Yuugi and anxiously waited for the news.

"The Kingdom of Hope…" Honda paused. "They're…gone, your highness."

"Gone? You mean, they are all dead?"

Honda didn't answer.

"Are there not any survivors?"

Honda still didn't answer.

"What about our friend, Otogi? Did he survive?"

"I am sorry your highness," Honda finally spoke, his voice filled with sadness. "No one survived."

Yuugi felt the colour disappear from his face. Anzu heard Shizuka give a small gasp. Jonouchi and herself remained silent.

"I need to tell the Pharaoh," Honda began as he stood up.

"No," Yuugi spoke calmly, but firmly. "You go with Jonouchi and prepare for the ball. I'll go and tell Atemu. I need to speak to him anyway." He looked at Anzu and winked.

"Is it wise to still hold the ball?" Honda asked.

"We must. We need to remember all those who have fought so bravely for peace, including those in the Kingdoms of Hope and Destiny. In the mean time, I need you and Jonouchi to arrange for more guards to be on duty tonight. After what you have just told me, we cannot take any chances. Shizuka," he turned to face the two girls. "Take Anzu to her room. You two need to prepare for the ball as well."

"Yes, your highness," Shizuka bowed. She picked up Anzu's bundle off the floor, and led the brunette away towards the palace. Anzu looked back to see if Yuugi was still there, but he had already disappeared into the castle to find his brother.

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"How could this have happened!" Atemu shouted, outraged. He punched the wall, not noticing the pain shooting up his arm as his fist collided with the stonewall in his chamber.

Yuugi-having rushed straight to Atemu to deliver the news from Honda- could only stand a few feet away from his brother as his emotions became uncontrollable.

"First it was the Kingdom of Destiny," Atemu continued, a little calmer than before. "Now it's the Kingdom of Hope! The Empire of Dark Souls is increasing in power. Soon, we will be next. What if we are not strong enough…"

"You mustn't think like that," Yuugi urged, stepping forward. "We will defeat them and put a stop to their plan. Just have faith. I know that the Angel of Light will come soon and help us."

Atemu looked up at his brother. "You're right," he sighed. "I must have faith. If I lose control now, then there is no hope for us. After all, I am the Pharaoh, and I must act with dignity as befits the living representation of the Gods at all times…"

"You sound more and more like father everyday," Yuugi commented.

"But," Atemu starting walking to towards his brother, ignoring his comment, "it is not only this news about the Kingdom of Hope that disturbs me. It is what Anzu has said to you." He stopped in front of Yuugi. "Are you sure she is not lying?"

"Anzu would never lie to me Atemu. I know she wouldn't. I may have only known her for a short amount of time, but we have become close friends. She is not the lying type."

"I'm not sure Yuugi. As you know, I still do not completely trust her. I'm curious to know how she got this information."

"I don't know either," Yuugi sighed. "Before she told me, she had pains in her head again and seemed to black out. It's like she had some sort of vision."

"A vision?" Atemu asked, surprised. "But how can that be? Priest Isis is the only one granted visions because of her Millennium Necklace, but lately she has had none."

"Maybe that is because the power from the Millennium Items is fading, and they are becoming weaker," Yuugi suggested.

"Maybe, but still…" Atemu turned and walked towards his balcony, stopping in the large archway. The sun was just beginning to set, and the city of Illuminarta glowed in the light. Below, the young Pharaoh could see people starting to arrive for the ball. "After what has happened to the Kingdom of Hope, we cannot afford to take any chances, especially with the ball tonight. The celebrations must continue, but we will need more guards-"

"I have already taken care of that," Yuugi said, walking to his brother's side. "We have twenty extra men on duty."

Atemu turned to face his brother with a surprised expression, before he let out a small laugh and smiled.

"I should have known you would take care of that. You acted just as I would."

"Well, I am your twin…" Yuugi joked. Atemu laughed.

"Yes, you are. We do everything together. Including, by the looks of it, appearing late at our own ball! I am almost ready so I will head down soon. You better go back to your chamber and prepare yourself, unless you want out people to see you in peasants clothes?"

"Don't worry Atemu," Yuugi laughed as he turned to exit the room. "I'll change. I wouldn't want to embarrass you…"

"As if you could…"

Yuugi laughed at his brother's remark, before exiting his room, closing the door softly behind him. Then, taking six steps in total, Yuugi walked to the other side of the corridor and entered his own room. Before he closed the door, he quickly glanced at the door that led to Anzu's room. He could hear the two girls laughing inside. He smiled as he closed his door.

It didn't take him long to prepare. After cleansing his body in the warm water that filled his swimming pool sized bath, the young prince was quick to change into his robes for the ball. He decorated his body with gold and jewels and placed his crown upon his head. He also made sure he attached his sword and his deck (in its pouch) around his waist, just in case anything happened that night. Once he was sure he was ready, he exited his room and made his way to Anzu's at the end of the corridor. Knocking on the door, he waited patiently until Shizuka opened answered. Opening the door, she gave Yuugi a bow as he entered, before she exited the room so leave the two teenagers alone.

Anzu stood near her balcony, waiting for Yuugi. Yuugi looked up at Anzu and couldn't help but gasp at the sight before him. The dress he had bought her fitter her perfectly, hugging to her body and flowing down to her shins. Her body was decorated with golden armbands and jewels (borrowed kindly from Priest Isis) and on her head was a small but beautiful tiara. Around her neck she wore her crystal necklace.

"Wow…" Yuugi gasped. He felt the colour rising to his cheeks. "You look beautiful Anzu."

"You think so?" Anzu asked, a little embarrassed. The fabric felt soft against her skin.

"Of course I do! You look like an angel…"

Anzu blushed. "Thank you."

"…But, there's something missing…" Yuugi continued thoughtfully. He opened his pouch around his waist and pulled out something. As Anzu looked closer, she saw it was a sort of creamy colour, and was roughly the same size as Yuugi's pouch. Yuugi held it out to her.

"Here," he said, as Anzu took the object from his hands. "It's a pouch to place your deck in, so you can take it anywhere with you. It's nothing much, but I thought you should have one."

"Oh Yuugi, you shouldn't have," Anzu said cheerfully. She noticed her name had been sewn into the fabric. "Thank you so much! I'll put my deck in it right now."

Walking to her bed, she lifted up the pillow and picked up the deck. She opened the pouch and was about to place her deck inside, when she saw something else was in there. Pulling the second object out, she saw that it was the Black Magician Girl card. Thinking that Yuugi left it in there by mistake, she handed it back to him.

"I think you left this in here by mistake," she said, holding the card out to him.

Yuugi shook his head and pushed the card back to towards Anzu. "No I didn't. I want you to have her."

"Yuugi, this is very kind of you, it really is, more that I deserve. But I don't think I can. She's really important to you…"

"And you're important to me too. Anzu, I want you to keep Black Magician Girl with you. That way, a part of me will always be with you, no matter where we are. Besides," Yuugi giggled, "Black Magician Girl likes you a lot. She told me so herself."

"Yuugi…I…" Anzu was touched by Yuugi's words, and didn't know what to say. So instead, she let her actions speak for her.

Placing Black Magician Girl on the top, she placed her deck into her new pouch and attached it to the belt around her waist. Then, before she changed her mind, she hugged Yuugi.

Yuugi, taken by the surprise, stood there for a moment as Anzu hugged him. But he soon recovered and hugged her back.

"Thank you," Anzu whispered in his ear.

"No problem," Yuugi whispered back. "Now," he gently broke the hug and held out his arm. "Shall we make our way to the ball?"

Anzu giggled, before slipping her arm through Yuugi's. Together, they made their way down to the hall, both with huge smiles on their faces.

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The ball was amazing, and Anzu couldn't stop smiling. In the main hall, people sat on large cushions at three rows of tables that were arranged in an almost square-like shaped. Laid on the table, were piles and piles of magnificent food: cooked meat, fruit and vegetables, even things Anzu had never seen before in her life, but still tasted delicious. Everyone drank fresh wine from gold goblets and chatted loudly to the person nearest them. Servants came round and served the people whilst musicians played music on their drums, tambourines, flutes and oboes.

Pharaoh Atemu and Prince Yuugi sat next to each other at the table in the middle of the arrangement, so that they could see everyone and everyone could see them. The six Priests also sat the same table, three on either side of the royal brothers. Anzu sat on Yuugi's left hand side, after Yuugi insisted that she sat there. Apparently, that sat was reserved for important guests such as herself.

Before the feast that started the ball had begun, the Pharaoh had made a moving speech. He had urged everyone to join him to celebrate the lives of all those lost in the past two years thanks to the Empire of Dark Souls, especially those in the Kingdoms of Hope and Destiny. He promised his people that they would defeat the Empire and stop their evil darkness from spreading, restoring light to Kemet. Everyone had cheered at the moving speech, before they started the feast.

When most people had finished eating and began to get a little high from the wine, they began dancing in the square space in front of the tables. Atemu laughed at some of the peoples' 'dances' and found himself having fun for the first time in years. For once, all the worries from the Empire of Dark Souls were forgotten in his young mind.

As Yuugi too watched people like Priest Seto and Shizuka dance together (Jonouchi was not happy about this and had to be restrained from beating Seto up by Honda), he got an idea. Standing up, he held out his hand to Anzu, who looked up at him and blinked.

"Would you like to dance?" he asked her.

Anzu looked at Yuugi, then at the people dancing. "I don't think I can."

"Of course you can. You told me you danced back home, didn't you?"

"Yes…but…I haven't danced in a long time. I don't know if I can…"

"Then I'll teach you."

Anzu looked up into Yuugi's amethyst eyes. Yuugi was so kind to her, sometimes she wondered if she deserved such kindness. After all, she was keeping secrets from him, and knew that if he found out, he would be hurt. But these thoughts were soon forgotten, as she was lost in Yuugi's bright eyes. She took his hand and allowed him to lead her to the 'dance floor'.

Once they had found a space, Yuugi took Anzu hand and led her through the dance. She was a little clumsy at first, getting the moves wrong here and there, but thanks to her dancing skills, she soon managed to memorise the steps and started to have fun. As the music continued, she found herself lost by the sounds around her and the sight of Yuugi before her. They both laughed as they continued to dance, not caring what the world though of them at that moment. No one else mattered to them, just as long as they were here, together.

The pair continued to dance, never taking their eyes off each other and laughing as they had fun, until Anzu accidentally tripped over and fell forward, landing in Yuugi's chest. She felt his arms wrap around her body to stop her from falling. They stood there for a moment, looking into each other's eyes. Anzu could feel Yuugi's heart beat in his chest and felt her own heart begin to beat faster and faster.

Their minds a blur, only focussing on the person in front of them, they felt their faces move closer together. Closing her eyes and softening her lips, Anzu held her breath as she and Yuugi's lips were only inches apart…

BANG!

Yuugi and Anzu fell to the floor as the palace shook. People screamed as the ground around them shook violently, causing dust to fall from the stones.

"What's going on?" Pharaoh Atemu shouted, standing up from his seat.

Another loud explosion could be heard from outside, and more people began to scream. Some started running out of the hall in fear.

Without thinking, Anzu jumped up from the ground and ran towards a large balcony that looked out over the city.

"Anzu!" she heard Yuugi cry. "Come back! Anzu!"

But Anzu didn't listen. Her instincts taking over, she ran to the balcony and looked over the edge. She gasped as her eyes witnessed the horrible sight before her.

Duel Monsters were attacking the city.

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To be continued…

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