Hello, everyone! I'm still alive, don't worry. I'm really, really sorry for taking so long! After the convention, actually on the last day of the convention I caught a cold and end up getting sick and recovering all of the month of October. Seriously, I got 4 cold on the same month! I had no idea that was even possible.

If you don't want to hear about my ranting and just read the chapter, go ahead. If you wanna know what happened during the last month and what took me so long, keep reading.

Ok, so first NYAF/Comic Con 2010: Personally I liked last year better. I mean, sure it was fun and it was bigger but it felt like it was mostly Comic Con. The Anifest was like in corner, so I didn't like that. Regardless, it was still a lot of fun. I cosplayed for the first time =D I dressed as Yuki, or at least people mistook me for her. I was 'Day-Class Student A' but I guess since I had my hair down and it's the same length as Yuki's and a similar style...well, who cares! My friend and I ended up missing most of the panels we wanted go ;_; on Friday, got lost on the Con, we had no idea where the Artists' Alley was and because my friend had class that day and a test we missed the Opening Ceremony too but we ended up doing most of our shopping that day. At least I did, most of it. I got most of the stuff I wanted so I was so happy. And that's pretty much it regarding that.

Now, why did it take me so long? I'll say I'm never, ever, EVER doing a poll asking what others want on the fic based on my ideas without me writing them out first. I need to write each one of them first on paper if I do the poll again. I had these ideas and because I got sick and my fevers were so bad I ended up forgetting them all. I was so frustrated because I couldn't remember. I really had the feeling most would pick option B since well, that was my favorite too. I was so mad with myself when I tried to write but it was just so bad.

So in the end I started watching some of the old episodes again, I think I have pretty much memorize the dialog from watching them so much. And I mean, the Japanese, because that the one I watch most. (I do watch the English though.) So, after having about 5 rough draft for the begining fo the chapter, I gave up. I wanted to put something different but I just couldn't. In the end, after I finished it it was about 7 or 8 pages long. After I went over it I hated it. So I started again, I ended up rewriting the chapter over from scratch. It was the 23, I think when I started for the 2nd time.

I managed to write 11 pages, that time around but I wasn't satisfied. The 30th I started all over again, for the third time and I knew I was not going to get it on time. Yet, I tried my best and I actually wrote about 7 pages on one day, which is the most I've written in a day. Ever. The way I had first written it, I could have left it like that but it felt kinda incomplete so I kept going. After I finished it and read it over, I didn't like a few parts so I ended up editing them. Other parts, I actually liked but thought it was too OOC, funny but no.

As as I was changing that part, I ended up adding more stuff here and there. And then, well, you'll see. I ended up writing something I didn't think I would. It took me a few days of research and at first I thought I'd write it all out but as it was already November 3rd I thought it was better not to since I could very well do without.

Now the reason, why I didn't update till now even though I finished a few days ago was because I needed to correct my mistakes. After rewriting, rereading this chapter like I did. Once I was done, I just couldn't do it. Just as my Beta Reader, Mysti Queen, she laughed when I told her. BTW, she was suppose to go over it but I since she's really busy I felt kinda bad this time. So, if you see any mistakes, just tell me I tried my best going over it and correcting as many mistakes as I could but like I said I'm sick of reading this chapter even though I like it.

This chapter is a little longer than all the preview ones so I hope that kinda makes up for the long wait. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 20: Yusei vs. Yori?

Misato and Misaki were the only ones left from the staff and were waiting for the young mistress to come down. Misaki was Misato's older brother and friend of Ren who was the same age as him and as such was worried for the two of them. Misato on the other hand, wasn't.

It was around eight o'clock and Yori was still locked up in her room. The whole gang was currently finishing a light meal cooked up by Misaki and instead of using the dinning room they had all stayed in kitchen.

"She won't open the door for me, either." Misaki announced as he entered the kitchen.

"I'm going then," Misato said not being able to contain herself anymore.

Misaki grabbed his sister by the arm and stopped her. "No, you won't." He said strictly. "If you go you're gonna make things worse."

Misato glared at him. "I won't!" she protested.

Misaki gave her a glance and Misato knew he hadn't bought it.

Misato grunted. "She had no right to talk to Ren-sama like she did. Ren-sama has always been by her side and did everything he could to make her smile. He spoiled her too much and I think it's time to tell that spoiled little-" Misaki put a hand over her mouth to shut up her and prevent her from saying some thing the twins should not hear.

"Misato, that's enough" Misaki said with a sigh. "Sorry about this," Misaki apologize to the gang. "This girl just never knows when to shut up."

"We don't really mind but," started Crow a little confused by Misato's change of attitude. "Weren't you two friends?" he asked referring to Yori and Misato.

"Friends?" she scoffed. "No way," she thought for second. "Rivals, I guess? I was just being nice because she lost her memory, that's all."

"Oh, is that it?" Asked Misaki skeptically. "And here I thought you were trying to score some points with her."

Her face turned red. "Shut up!" Misato snapped.

The others had absolutely no idea what that meant but they were not about to ask either.

"Anyhow," said Misato as she stood up slowly, in a sneaky way. "I'm going to check up on – ummph!" as she tried to go again but accidentally bumped into Yusei who was in front of her.

"Are you okay?" he asked as he held her preventing her from falling.

Misato looked up to him, and blushed. She had a feeling of Déjà vu; Ren had done the exact same thing a few years back. She stood up still a little surprised.

"I'll go," he said as he made his way to her room.

'I think I understand now why she likes Yusei so much,' Misato thought as she watched the boy walk through the hallway.

"Anyway, don't worry about Yori-chan. She'll be fine." Misaki said as he ended up cleaning the kitchen.

"How can you be so sure?" asked Aki.

Misaki smiled in a way that let her know he knew something they didn't.

Aki was disappointed that was his answered, if it could be call that. "I just hope you're right." She replied, thinking about the current situation of which neither Misato or Misaki knew about. If Yori didn't snap out of it, then she could be in real trouble. Aki couldn't help but worry.

Yusei knocked on the door and called out to her but received no response.

"Yori, open up! It's me Yusei!" he called again.

"Go away!" she finally replied.

"Yori, I just want to talk to you," he said patiently as he tried opening the door, which to his surprised it was unlocked. After he had opened it only a few inches, it was closed again. Apparently Yori had tackled shut the door. "Open up, Yori, c'mon." He insisted as he tried to open it again but he could tell she was pressing her body against it to prevent him from doing so.

"About what?" She replied.

"Well, why did you say those things to Ren?" he asked. "We all know what you said was not true at all. You yourself said it too; you were looking forward to seeing him."

"…I don't want to talk about that," she said. "Just leave me alone!"

"Yori from what I've got to known about you, I can tell you don't like relying on others," Yusei started again. "But Ren is different, isn't he?"

"…I don't want to talk about it!" Yori repeated.

Yusei sighed. She was stubborn alright. "Ok," he gave up on the direct approach. "Duel me."

"W-What?" she asked completely perplexed. It took her so much by surprised that she even let go of the door and Yusei finally managed to open it. "Duel? Yusei," she sighed and walked towards her bed as he entered. "There is no need for a duel to even know the outcome."

"Aren't overestimating me?" he asked as he watched her sat on her bed. "I'd say I'm good but I saw you dueling against Ralph and thought you were pretty good. You didn't even Synchro summoned."

"I just couldn't do it." She replied, not looking at him. "I don't have that many tuner monsters on my deck and the conditions on the duels in class had not been on my favor. After all, my Synchro monster requires certain conditions in other to be able to use it at its maximum capabilities. Also, it is my favorite card and…" she made a small pause. "It may be silly but I don't want to ever see it being destroyed, not even during a duel."

"Do you want to summon it?" asked Yusei.

Yori, who was sitting on her bed while Yusei was standing close by, nodded. "I do. I want to see it."

"Let's duel then," he said. "I want you to show me your favorite monster."

Yori sighed. "You're not gonna let me say no, are you?" She looked at him knowing the answer already.

"So, it's…" Misaki said as he finished counting. "Three against four that Yori- and she's already here. Wow." He looked really surprised.

Everyone turned towards the door to see the girl come in, Yusei following close behind. She looked a little shy and her eyes were slightly red and puffy. Currently, she had her hair down and was using it to cover her face by keeping it bow down. She sat down in one of the chairs on the computer next to Aki.

"How did you do that?" asked Misato. "She's usually so stubborn and willful she won't listen to anyone."

"All I said was to duel me" he replied.

"Eh?" Misato and Misaki replied astonished. "Duel?"

"I didn't want to though," Yori finally said as she made her way to the door that let to the basement.

"Usually, you would've refused if you didn't want to, so why didn't you?" Misato asked. Everyone wanted to know that as well, if she didn't want to she could have just said no.

She turned on the light and said "He wouldn't accept no for an answer" before going down.

"Where did she go?" asked Rua few minutes after Yori had gone downstairs.

"She's probably looking for her duel-disk, in the basement." Misaki gave a puzzling smile before anyone could ask about that. There was a loud noise as if several metal things have crushed or fallen.

"Whoops," said Yori as she came back. "Hope I didn't break anything." In her arm was a duel-disk similar to Aki's except her was a royal blue color instead and the life point counter was magenta instead of purple.

"Yori! You have any idea how long it took us to clean everything up just so you can make a mess again?" scolded Misato.

"It's not like you cleaned there." She retorted.

"Uh, well" Misato stuttered. "No, but now I'll have to, won't I?" She grumbled.

"You do get pay for it, so yeah." Yori rolled her eyes.

"You gave me vacation," Misato replied.

"You cut it short by coming back here," Yori answered back.

Misato glared then sighed. "I just can't win against you,"

"Of course not," Yori said. "I'll never let you win." She smirked in a way that let Misato know she had recovered her memories. Or at least, some memories of Sayori that included her. "Anyway, let's do it Yusei."

"Uh-yeah." He nodded and followed Yori along with everyone else out to the garden.

Aki and the others sat on the summer chairs that were near the pool and aligned them so they could see more clearly. Yusei and Yori stood on the border of the pool and used it as the duel arena.

"Let's duel!" they both shouted as they started drawing five cards from their decks.

"I'll go first if you don't mind," Yori announced.

"Go ahead,"

Yusei: 4000 LP

Yori: 4000 LP

"I draw!" she looked at the cards in her hand as she thought for a moment what would her first move be. She had just draw Pot of Greed and the other five cards on her hand were Magic Jammer, Hanewatta, The Forgiven Maiden, Dust Tornado and Amazoness Tiger. She was more of the 'wait-and-see' kind of person but against Yusei it wouldn't work. She needed to be one step ahead of him or at least try to if she even wish to hold her own against him.

"I play my magic card, Pot of Greed," she put it on the field. "This card allows me to draw two new cards from my deck," she explained. She drew Ring of Magnetism and Mirror Wall. She looked at Ring of Magnetism and started reading the description.

"Uh, Yori?" asked Misato. "What are you doing?"

"It's called reading. Didn't remember exactly what this card does." She replied.

Misato gave her a look. "Why the heck did you put it in your deck in the first place then?"

"I remember thinking something like 'this might be helpful' or something." Yori replied.

Misato sighed. "Can you just hurry up and duel?" Misato said.

"I would if you would just let me play," Yori snapped. "Besides, in case you don't know, Yusei is the current King so I can't actually go ahead and play some random cards. I have to be extremely careful if I wish to win."

"I know that, but it's boring just watching you do nothing." Misato retorted.

"Fine, I'm going. Jeez! The nerve of some people," Yori shook her head. "Ok, I think I got it. I put two face-down cards," she put Magic Jammer and Mirror Wall "and now I place a monster in face-down defense position and end my turn."

"You guys are getting along as usual," Misaki commented.

"Shut up," Misato murmured.

Yori: 4000 LP

Yusei: 4000 LP

"My turn," Yusei drew. He looked at his hand for short moment. "I discard a monster from my hand in order to special summon, Quickdraw Synchron." He did as said and noticed Yori paled a little. Apparently she was expecting something else. "Now, Quillbolt Hedgehog's effect activates, when there's a tuner monster on my field I can special summon it from the graveyard."

'Oh, crud.' Yori thought. 'Why did I ever think he would go easy on me? Here it comes Nitro Warrior and he hasn't normal summoned a monster yet!'

"Now, I tune level two Quillbolt Hedgehog and level five Quickdraw Synchron…" both monsters started glowing as they tuned. "Our thoughts combine and form a new power! Become the path that light the way! Synchro summon, Nitro Warrior!" (1)

"Yusei sure is not going easy on her, is he?" commented Crow.

"Hmm," Jack nodded.

"Anyone else thinks this duel is meaningless?" asked Misato. "I mean, the difference in levels is obvious, so what's the point?"

"You shouldn't say that, Yori used to be a great duelist and won many tournaments around the world, or did you forget?" Misaki chimed in.

"Well, yeah, but she doesn't remember that now. It's like she's a beginner now." Misato replied.

"Yusei has a way to understand people through duels." Aki said. "You said it before while Yusei was talking to Yori. She tends to take out her anger out on someone and then feel so bad she would lock herself up and be depressed. I'm sure Yusei will be able to help her."

"I hope so," said Misato a little unsure. She didn't want to admit it but she was a little worried.

"Now, I summon Second Booster in attack mode. I place one card face-down and…" Yusei normal summoned his monster as he got ready to attack. "Nitro Warrior, attack her monster!"

"I activate my trap!" Yori said as she activate Mirror Wall, "This card halves the attack of all your monsters, so my Forgiven Maiden lives another turn." She said confident her strategy had worked.

"Not so fast, activate my trap, Panic Wave!" Yusei activated. "By destroying Second Booster the effect of your card is cancelled. So, carry on Nitro Warrior and destroy her maiden."

She watched her Forgiving Maiden being destroyed. It was a shock since she had not counted on it. Mirror Wall was suppose to half the attack of whatever monster Yusei threw her way but he stopped her card. The duel had only just started and he was already a step, or two ahead of her. It was like dueling her brother, there was no way she could possibly win.

She gulped and shook her head. 'He is not Ren.' Yori told herself.

Yusei: 4000 LP

Yori: 4000 LP

"I-I draw!" she said slightly shaken. 'Wall of Illusions, good. Let's just hope he attacks it with Nitro Warrior, if so it should buy me a turn or so.' She thought. "I place a face-down monster in defense mode and end my turn." She announced. 'Worse case, scenario I have Hanewatta to help me out.'

Yori: 4000 LP

Yusei: 4000 LP

"My turn," Yusei drew. "I summon Speed Warrior, now Speed Warrior's attack double the turn it's summoned, so attack that face-down monster."

"The monster you attacked was Wall of Illusions and since Wall of Illusion's defense is greater your Speed Warrior's attack you lose fifty life points, but you know that already, don't you? What you don't is that every monster that attacks Wall of Illusion is return to the player's hand," Yori explained. "Later Speed Warrior"

Yusei was surprised by that card's effect. "I place a card face-down and end my turn." He said. If there was something Yusei knew well as a duelist was to never underestimate an opponent. And she would not be an exception.

Yusei: 3950 LP

Yori: 4000 LP

'That card must be scrap-iron scarecrow…maybe.' She thought. 'I don't remember Yusei having any card to counter Wall of Illusion's effect so if he attacks his field would be wide open. I have to get him to attack wall of Illusions.' She took a deep breath. "I draw," she took a card from her deck. 'Not again, I can't attack with these monsters; but you'll have to do Penguin Soldier.'

"I place another monster on face-down on defense mode and end my turn." She announced.

"She is never going to win if all she does is defend," commented Jack.

Yori: 4000 LP

Yusei: 3950 LP

"My turn, I draw." Yusei announced. 'Wall of Illusions is troublesome but I have to attack. "I summon Max Warrior, now Max Warrior attacks Wall of Illusions." He declared.

"But Max Warrior's attack it's only eighteen hundred," Yori murmured. Then she gasped when she remembered its effect.

"Max Warrior gets a four hundred point boost during the battle phase," explained Yusei.

Yori took Wall of Illusions from the field and put it on the graveyard once it was destroyed. "Still, Max Warrior returns to your hand now," she said.

Yusei returned his monster back to his hand. "Now, Nitro Warrior attacks your face-down monster." He pointed to her phase-down.

She smirked. "Go ahead," she taunted.

Yusei hesitated for a second. It was like the duel with Ralph, the same tone the way she taunted. He shook off the doubt and continued with the attack.

"Penguin Soldier's effect activates, when this little guy is flipped I can return two monster cards from the field to the owner's hand." She informed. "I choose Nitro Warrior," she pointed.

Yusei returned Nitro Warrior to the Extra Deck. "I really didn't expect that," he commented.

"I know," she replied. "Most people don't even have monsters that send my opponents' back to their hands anymore" she said with a sighed. "Or at least they don't use them," she added.

"Is all her deck like that?" asked Jack. "Returning cards to her opponents' hand is her game style?"

"You got to admit, that kinda deck is troublesome and annoying," commented Crow.

"You're gonna have to watch a little longer to see her game style," Aki said.

"Yeah," agreed Rua. "Yori-chan has some cool cards. I hope she gets to summon her Synchro monster, she still hasn't."

"Eh?" Both Jack and Crow turned towards Rua at the sound of that.

"She hasn't Synchro summoned?" asked Crow.

"Now that you mention it, she hasn't. Not in class and not even with the puzzle problems from homeroom." Aki mentioned.

"Dueling without Synchro summoning? How is that possible?" asked Jack rhetorically.

Yusei: 3950 LP

Yori: 4000 LP

"My turn," she drew a card from her deck. 'Old vindictive Magician, cool. I can destroy a monster with this one.' She thought. 'If I use Hanewatta to Synchro summon I'm gonna need another two monsters. With the cards on my hand, Yusei is gonna destroy them. Guess I can only defend for now.' she concluded. "I place a monster in face-down defense position and end my turn.

As the duel went on Yori kept on defending mostly but she would attack every now and then, her life points suffered a little damage but amazingly enough she managed to take more of his life points by just defending. Her best combo was the one that hurt Yusei's life points and restored hers.

She had had Big Shield Gardna which had 2600 defense points and when he attacked it with Junk Warrior he lost 300 points. It wasn't much but the best part of that combo was when Yusei attacked Big Shield Gardna, which had changed its battle position, with Nitro Warrior. Yori used Enchanted Javelin and Wabaku to protect her monster and life points; increasing them all the way up to 6000.

"Impressive," Yusei said. "Good job on pulling off that combo,"

"Thanks," she replied a little breathless. She couldn't believe it she had done it.

Yusei: 2750 LP

Yori: 6000 LP

"I draw" she said and grinned when she saw the card. "Sorry for having you wait for so long Yusei but now it's when it really starts." She said.

"What does that mean?" asked Rua.

Ruka sighed. "She is about to summon it," she said to her clueless brother.

"Eh? Really? Alright! We'll finally get to see it" he said excitedly.

"I summon Chaos-End Master in attack mode!" she summoned her monster. "Now, I normally don't do this but this time I'll make and exception. I'll use an equip spell card on your monster," she said as she used Megamorph. "Oh, silly me, I forgot that if my life points are greater it makes your monster weaker. Poor Junk Warrior!" she grinned. Yusei was surprised by that moved but returned the grinned. Her mood seemed better now. "Now, Chaos-End Master attack Junk Warrior!"

"I activate Scrap-Iron Scarecrow," Yusei said and activated the card.

"No, you don't!" Yori said. "I play my trap, Dust Tornado! And so it's good riddance to your trap,"

Junk Warrior was destroyed and Yusei took the 400 points of damage.

"And now, Chaos's effect activates." She explained. "Whenever my monster destroys one of my opponents it allows me to special summon a level five or higher monster with sixteen hundred attack points or less and I summon… Shadow Ghoul!"

"Shadow Ghoul?" Crow exclaimed. "That can't be good."

"You know Yusei, Shadow Ghoul has an interesting effect. Its attack increases by one-hundred points for every monster on my graveyard and thanks to you, I have twelve." She announced. "And it still my battle phase so Shadow Ghoul, destroy Nitro Warrior!"

"I thought you said was going to summon it," Rua said a little disappointed to his sister.

"That's what I thought; she does have the required monsters on the field." Ruka replied.

"My turn isn't over yet," she said as she looked their way.

"Eh?" They both exclaimed. Yusei smiled.

"I did say I was sorry for making you wait, after all." Yori said to Yusei. "Now, I tune Chaos-End Master and Big Shield Gardna in order to Synchro summon…!" she took the two cards form the field and into the graveyard, increasing Shadow Ghoul's attack up to 3000. "Awaken from your slumber and come forth, my guardian, Ancient Sacred Wyvern!"

The serpent like white fairy monster rose into the sky and glowed for moment as its attack points raised from 2100 to 5850.

"My Ancient Sacred Wyvern also has an ability, its attack increases by the difference on our life points." Yori explained. "Remember? I did say I could only summon it when the conditions were met. Right now, my card is at its best. I end my turn."

Yori: 6000 LP

Yusei: 2250 LP

"Wow, she summoned it. The irony," Misato commented.

"Why do you say that?" Aki asked.

"That card was her very first card," Misato started. "Ren gave it to her."

"My turn," Yusei drew. "Summon Changer Synchron, in attack mode and now I special summon Boost Warrior from my hand."

'Two level one monsters? What could he be planning?' Yori thought as she observed closely.

"Now, I activate one of my face-down, Synchro Material. I can select one of your monsters, which I select Shadow Ghoul and use it as a Synchro material monster." Yusei explained.

"Eh?" Yori gasped. 'Still, he can only summon a level seven Synchro which the only one he has is already in the graveyard. Relax, he can't.'

"Now I activate from my hand the spell card Double Summon."

'He can.'

"I summon Sonic Chick and now I tune level one, Changer Synchron, level one Boost Warrior, level one Sonic Chick and level five Shadow Ghoul! Clustering hopes will become a new shinning star become its lights shine upon…! Synchro Summon, take flight, Stardust Dragon!"

Yori stared in awe at the dragon. It really was magnificent sight.

'Wait, Stardust only has twenty five hundred points,' Yori thought when she returned to reality. "Why..?" she thought out loud.

"You are right, Stardust is not strong enough to defeat your Wyvern," Yusei said making her realized she had said it out loud. "I now play my spell card, Variety Comes Out. By returning Stardust to the extra deck," he returned it. "I can special summon tuner monsters from my graveyard whose total levels are equal to Stardust Dragon's."

"I have a bad feeling about this," Yori said, fearing the worst.

"Now, I revive level one Changer Synchron, level one Effect Veiler, level three Drill Synchron and level three Junk Warrior!" The monsters returned to the field. "I activate my trap now, Tuner's Explosion!"

There was no need to explain, she knew what was going to happen.

"By destroying the same number of monsters in my field as my opponent, I destroy all of my opponent monsters and inflict one thousand points of damage for each," Yusei explained.

"No…" she said weakly.

"I destroy Changer Synchron and Effect Veiler to destroy both of your monsters!" Yori had no choice but to send both of her monsters to her graveyard and take the two thousand points of damage. "And now Junk Synchron and Drill Synchron attack you directly!"

Yori was still in shock to see both of her monsters destroy that she didn't even react to the attacks. "I place a card face-down and end my turn,"

Yusei: 2250 LP

Yori: 1900 LP

They waited for Yori for a moment but she wasn't reacting at all. She just kept on looking down at her duel-disk.

"Yori?" Yusei called.

"What should I do?" she asked but not to him. It was like she was suddenly lost in thought. "I can't bring it back. I can't do this..." She felt to the ground on her knees.

"Oh no," Misaki said worried.

"What's wrong with her?" asked Ruka. "She looks out of it."

"Ancient Sacred Wyvern is a very precious card to her. In the past, she had never let it be destroyed in a duel and even if it was, she would always bring it back. This time, she can't." explained Misaki.

"Why not?" asked Rua. "She has to pay one thousand life points; if she does she would have two hundred left."

"It's its effect," Aki said. "Its attack increases or decreases depending on the difference of life points."

"So if she were to bring it back it would have," Rua thought for a moment. "Uh…"

"Seven hundred fifty," Crow said.

"Oh yeah," Rua said.

"That still does not answer why is she acting like this," Jack pointed out.

"To her," Misato said. "That card is like Ren. As long as she has it, it would be like he is with her."

Everyone looked surprised. Who knew a card could be so important. Then again, the cards they had in their decks were too since they did help save the world.

"Where am I?" Yori suddenly asked, surprising everyone since they had been focusing on what Misato had been saying.

"Yori, are you okay?" asked Yusei who was still standing across from her.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She replied a little disoriented. "Why am I here?" she noticed she was in her house, or rather in the garden of her house in front of the pool.

What was happening? Did the shock somehow affected her memories and gave amnesia again?

"This thing," she said about her duel-disk. "Eh? We're dueling?" she looked alarmed.

"Not anymore," Yusei said as he called it off. Yori felt relieved and took off the duel-disk.

"Yori, are you sure you are alright?" asked Misaki.

Yori turned to look to the owner of the voice. "Who are you?" she asked.

Misaki looked shocked. "Yori, that's not funny. Cut it out." He pleaded.

Yori stared at him for a moment. "Misaki," she said his name. "Sorry, my mind suddenly went blank." She replied. 'What's wrong with me?' Yori, or rather Cindy, asked herself. 'I remember arguing with Ren and… what happened after that? I can't remember anything!'

She stood up a little wobbly, trying to remember what had happened after that. It was giving her a headache but it was no surprise, she was trying to peak into Sayori's memories after all and everything was coming to her as a huge mass of images and sounds. 'No more,' she thought as she tried to stop remembering. "No more," she repeated as she tried to walk towards the house but only end up missing her footing.

"Yori!" the sound of her friends' voices was the last thing she heard before she fell into the pool, fainted.

The only ones left on the room were Misato and Yusei, everyone else had gone to their rooms to sleep and Misaki had gone back to his house. Misato finished changing her into her pajamas and drying her hair.

"It's not your fault, Yusei." This time it was Misato who said, just like all the others had said it to him. He was blaming himself for what had happened.

"I know," he replied this time. Misato sighed.

"Whatever," she said bluntly. "Blame yourself if you want, it isn't going change anything nor it will bring any good either."

Yusei looked Yori's sleeping face which seemed to be struggling as if she had a nightmare but it was probably just her fever.

"She'll be alright once she wake up." Misato said.

"Is it really alright not calling a doctor?" he asked ignoring Misato's previous statement.

"I told you she is going to be fine," Misato reassured him. "I may work as a maid part time, but I am a nurse-in-training who is about to graduate." She argued. "Physically, she is going to be alright…" she made a small pause. "Well, it is Yori after all. Tomorrow when she wake up she will probably be a pain in the neck again." She tried to sound cheerful.

"I hope so," Yusei nodded.

Misato smiled a little at his response. "I really hated this about her," she suddenly said which caught Yusei's interest. "She always bottles everything up, tries her best to not rely on anyone, does as she pleases not considering others and yet… when something happens we can't help but worry about her."

"You know her well," Yusei said.

"Yeah, we grew up together in the country. I was one of the kids that helped in the kitchen since my mom was the cook. We weren't allowed to play with her back then but we would sometimes," Misato recalled. "It was a lot of fun but she probably doesn't remember that, yet."

Yusei didn't say anything and just listened but watched Yori as she moved a little and the small towel on her forehead for her fever fell. He put it back on her forehead again and she sighed in her sleep as she continued sleeping, peacefully this time.

"I used to think that the only person to be able to-" Misato stopped as she realized she was talking out loud. "Never mind."

"What were you saying?" he asked.

"It's nothing, just thinking to myself." Misato said hurriedly. "I need to head home since I have classes tomorrow and its late so…" she said as retreated.

Yusei couldn't help but wonder what she almost said.

"Yusei, I'll just say this: your existence have become very important to her." Misato said as she left.

A/N: Well, that's it for now! Sorry guys, but since I've gone past "my deadline" with the fic, I really don't know when I'll update. Probably December, around the first half of the month. Not sure though.

Now, here are a few things I want to go over:

(1) That chant and the other one for Stardust I used the ones from the subs.

Another thing I didn't "bubble" but I do want to point out is that Misato, ended up being this way. I really couldn't do anything about it. I know she's acting differently than last chapter and the other one but I guess this is her true nature. In all my rough drafts, and all the rewrites, she always ended up being this way. I tried to change her personality but the story just wouldn't flow. I like her being this way though, it's fun to write.

BTW, what did you all think about the duel? It was kinda rushed and I changed it a few time the life points, so if the math is wrong is probably because I forgot to change it.

One more thing about the story, Yori's chant, is it okay? Or maybe when she summons it again, I shouldn't do do you think?

Well, that's all I wanted to say. I hoped you enjoyed this and please review or comment. I'll try to reply everyone and sorry if I don't. Critics are accepted as long as they are constructive. See ya!