Hello, everyone! A little late I know but still before the end of year. Talking about year, I just noticed this fic has had it's first year anniversary. I can't believe I didn't notice before lol. Anyway, this chapter I did it more like a filler you could say but I hope it explains few of the questions from last chapter. It's not as long as the last one but I still hope you all enjoy it.

Sorry for lateness btw, but school got in the way and my beta had lots of papers to write and she still have her finals! Do your best, onee-chan! I also want to thank everyone for their support till now and all the reviews. This is the first fic I've had so many reviews and there are still more to come, or at least I hope.

Anyway, next year I'm gonna keep doing my best with this story. though apparently it's gonna start taking me longer to update since they changed my schedule at work once again and it's awful. Oh and also because in WoW Cataclysm just came out and I made a new chara so I'm playing it and it's so fun. I already have a few ideas for next chapter.

Nemos: Thank you for the feedback and if you read back you'll see that Cindy/Yori never had amnesia, she was only pretending.

And before I forget I made a few pics of Yori so feel free to check them out at my deviantart account I use the same nickname as here so look me up if you want to check them out. I also have a few wallpapers I made there. Well, that's all from me for now I hope you all enjoy this chapter!

SPOILER ALERT: this chapter may contain spoilers on Full Metal Alchemist.

Chapter 21: Reality Check

Yusei watched her sleep as he took care of her. It was around 2 A.M. but her fever had finally cooled down still judging from her face it looked like she was struggling in her dream. He was unsure if waking her up would be best since she needed to rest.

"Yori," he murmured worriedly as he recalled the events from earlier.

"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 had explained.

"No…" Yori said weakly. Yusei could see the shock in her face and she looked like she was saying 'Don't do it! Stop! Don't destroy my monster!'

"I destroy Changer Synchron and Effect Veiler to destroy both of your monsters!" Yusei proclaimed and 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. He remember she had looked she was in the verge of tears.

Yusei looked down at the hand he was holding. It really was his fault that she had broken down completely. He had forced her to duel even when she didn't want to duel.

Cindy opened her eyes, abruptly. She was completely shocked as she looked at her surroundings.

"No way…" she said to herself still disbelieving.

"Yo, Cindy, if you don't hurry you're gonna be late for work." Called her twin, Chris. "Cindy, you awake?" He knocked when she didn't reply.

"Um, yes, I'm up." She replied. 'A dream?' she thought which made her feel a little sad. She looked at her alarmed clock which was on the floor. Apparently she had knocked it over in her sleep and the battery had fallen out.

She used her cell phone to check the time. "Oh no! I'm so late!" she exclaimed when she saw it was past nine.

"Chris! Why didn't you wake up earlier?" she demanded as she was going down stairs. She knew he was in his room, as usual, playing some game.

"I'm not an alarm clock!" he replied from his room.

Cindy sighed. 'Why do I even bother?' She drank some milk for breakfast and once done she headed off to work. "Chris! Don't forget to eat, alright?"

She just stormed off when she didn't receive a reply. 'That guy…he's turning into a NEET (1), jeez. I just hope he doesn't forget to eat.'

She was glad work was over and that her manager hadn't noticed her being a little late. She had gotten lucky. Being back to her usual life was weird; or at least it felt weird.

What had happened? Had everything really been a dream or did it really happen? She couldn't understand it at all. She was supposed to be till she figured out a way to get back but she had not done so yet. In all honesty, she had even forgotten to look and think of that.

The last thing she remembered was being by the pool after apparently Yori had taken over her body by using the memories she had given to Cindy. It was like Yori had used Cindy as a puppet for a little while. When Cindy regained 'consciousness' she couldn't remember what Yori had been doing. Then, she had tried to enter Yori's mind to look for the fragments of memories she was missing, to see what had happened during the time Yori had taken over her own body again. However, everything just flooded inside her and…

"I can't remember…" she murmured to herself as she lay in her bed. She sat up as realization hit her. "I can't remember any of Yori's memories. Even if it was a dream, I should be able to remember but I can't remember Ren's face anymore. I don't remember the games they played or the house they lived in when they were kids anymore either even though I could see it in my mind so clearly before." She sat up. 'I can only remember the things I saw after I got there, the memories I made.'

She let her body plumped back into the bed. She used her right hand and rubbed temples. 'Headache, headache, headache.' She thought as she regretted thinking so hard. At least, she had stopped herself before she got fever from thinking too hard.

"Mom says food's ready." Chris knocked.

"Going, I'm going" she replied unenthusiastically.

She sat down on table next to her brother who was already eating and apparently he was already on his second slice of pizza.

'I'm gonna get fat if I keep eating pizza so frequently.' Cindy thought. 'I should start doing some exercises seeing that it's impossible to diet around here.' She grimaced.

"Is something wrong, Cindy?" asked her mom when she saw the scowl on her daughter's face.

'Uh, ye~ah, we're eating pizza like four times a week, mom!' she thought, she really wanted to say it but she didn't have the courage to tell her what was really on her mind. Not ever. "Nothing, just not very hungry." Cindy opted to say. 'I'm gonna start hating pizza if I have to keep on eating it.' She stood up. "I'll just eat a yogurt in my room," she said as she took it from the fridge and a spoon from the dish washer.

"It's because of the pizza, isn't it?" her mom asked before she was out of earshot.

"Not really," Cindy replied. "I like pizza and I know you don't always have time to cook, mom. It's not that, I promise." She smiled reassuringly.

"If it wasn't because your father-" her mother started rambling.

"I need to finish some homework since tomorrow I have school." Cindy interrupted and proceeded to her room. 'I don't wanna hear it. Because your father this, if he had done that. They're always fighting I wish they would just divorce and get it over with.' She thought angrily. "I don't want to hear them screaming and yelling anymore. That's why Ren moved out. That's why Chris is always up in his room and that's why I…" she punched her pillow angrily. "Ugh! I hate this! I can't wait to move out already!"

She sat on her computer, and not to finish her homework like she had told her mother.

Lil'butterfly: Hey!

Lil'butterfly: you there?

Yori: Hey Aiko

Lil'butterfly: so you were there I thought you weren't

Yori: Just came back to my room. Was eating

Lil'butterfly: I started watching YGO 5ds. It's good

Hearing that, or rather reading that, made her smile. Something else to think about.

Yori: Oh, really? What ep are you on?

Lil'butterfly: 2 lol

Yori: …it's gonna take ya awhile to catch up

Lil'butterfly: I know! I don't think I'll be able to anytime soon since I have lots of homework, and projects

Lil'butterfly: and work

Yori: and work

Lil'butterfly: lol again

Yori: lol again

Lil'butterfly: stop copying! Lol

Yori: I could say the same! Lol

Yori: I had a weird dream today

She could trust Aiko so she could tell her. Then again, she wasn't sure if it really did happen. So she was going to say it like it was a dream.

Lil'butterfly: what about?

Yori: um, complicated and confusing

Lil'butterfly: ? I'm curious now

Yori: thought so.

Lil'butterfly: so…?

Yori: I dream of Yusei and all the gang, but it was like after the dark signers arc

Yori: I think it was during the 6 months they didn't show, pretty sure at least

Lil'butterfly: cool

Yori: The beginning was like I was in a shop and they told me they would grant my wish but I would have like 6 months to find a way back or something. I don't remember that part very well.

Lil'butterfly: kinda like in xxxholic?

Yori: I think it was Rin from Yume Kira Dream Shoppe though but yea you get the idea. I got my wish granted.

Lil'butterfly: those are 2 completely different manga y'know -_-

Yori: whatever, point is I got my wish. So, anyway! It was really weird because I was in my body but not really my body. When I woke up in the dream it was like in FMA anime when Ed goes through the door and ends up in this part of the world and is inside the Ed of this world. Kinda confusing.

Lil'butterfly: so, there's another you in that world? cool lol

Yori: yeah lol and her name was Yori too! Really weird but hey, I liked that

Lil'butterfly: so what else happened?

Yori: right! Um, well, y'know how I hated Aki?

Lil'butterfly: Yeah

Yori: well, I don't anymore. I like her lots now after my dream. Then in my dream, it was like my life was similar but different at the same time. Like my 2 bros were there too though it was more like 2 guys had the same personality or something. Well, similar

Yori: Anyway, there it was better. It was like when I was a kid and my parents didn't fight though they weren't much either. Still, a lot better than here

Lil'butterfly: :( I'd say everything is gonna be alright but

Yori: yea, I know. Don't worry. Anyhow! I became friend with them all and it was fun but

Lil'butterfly: but what?

Yori: should I tell you?

Lil'butterfly: aw, c'mon don't be like that. I'm really curious now! .

Yori: lol k k

Lil'butterfly: :)

Yori: so I was pretending to have amnesia 'cause everyone thought I was Sayori Tenma but I had no idea about her and she was a top duelist at the academy so since I'm not that good it was trouble.

Lil'butterfly: I get it. You used it as an excuse of why you were bad and didn't know stuff, right?

Yori: Yup, so I learned and got better and then suddenly I learned the reason why I had been on a comma was because someone had actually tried to kill me, well not me but Yori

Lil'butterfly: you were on a coma?

Lil'butterfly: Oh! Nvm.

Lil'butterfly: In the dream when you woke up, it was from the coma Yori was in, right?

Yori: Ya. So after I found about that, it when it starts getting hectic because now there are some people after me and then…

Cindy told her friend everything that had happened. It felt better to tell someone about it.

Lil'butterfly: You could make a fic of it!

Yori: Yeah, but I wish I knew how it ended but no, I woke up in the middle.

Lil'butterfly: hmm, that's too bad.

Yori: the only thing I don't get is why are the names of Yako and Gekko Tenma so familiar.

Lil'butterfly: You read YGO R, didn't you? Or at least you said you were going to

Aiko didn't need to say it all for Cindy to know what she was saying. She turned her head to the side towards her bookshelf which was full of manga and anime DVDs. 'So that's why' Yori thought happily.

Yori: I love you onee-chan(2)! It was bothering me that I couldn't remember.

Lil'butterfly: =D

Yori: but y'know something

Lil'butterfly: ?

Yori: if I could I wish to go back. I like it better there than here

Lil'butterfly: Cyn, I know you don't like what's happening but you shouldn't run away either. Why not just tell your parents what you really think?

Yori: I know but every time I want to say something I can't

Lil'butterfly: I don't get why is that. Are you afraid of them or something?

Yori: I've told them off plenty lol so don't think so

Lil'butterfly: yea but those time were usually when they said something anime and manga being worthless or something about the things you like and you get snappy and with just about anyone on that

Yori: -_-

Yori: I just can't stand people who say that so I have to say something, y'know me

Lil'butterfly: yea, still this is not different. Just tell them how you feel. You have to be more honest

Yori: as Yori I was really honest -_- I guess that was part of the wish?

Lil'butterfly: did you say something you didn't mean to say out loud and turned out into a completely awkward situation?

Yori: 0_0 how did you guess?

Lil'butterfly: lol what happened? I wanna know!

Yori: um, there were a few I ended up blurting things out but the I remember the most was when I confessed to Yusei

Lil'butterfly: cool!

Yori: not cool! It was so embarrassing and I tried to deny it but y'know I'm bad since my face always shows what I'm thinking in those kind of situations and if I can't lie under pressure so…there's that too

Lil'butterfly: so, how did Yusei react? Did you guys kiss or something?

Yori: nah, he actually brushed me off.

Lil'butterfly: eh?

Yori: yea

Lil'butterfly: how did that happen inside a dream? It's not possible

Yori: yea, well it happened. At that time I was glad 'cause he didn't notice but now that I'm remembering that I'm kinda pissed lol

Lil'butterfly: wait, wait, you mean you didn't think anything of it till just now?

Yori: Yeah, like I said everything was so chaotic I didn't have time to think about this. So now that I can remember all that I started reacting, I guess

Lil'butterfly: that was kinda mean of him though

Yori: actually it's more like he is extremely smart but when it comes down to love he is extremely dense

Lil'butterfly: -_- I've heard that before

Yori: thinking about it now, there are many things I don't understand and things that are really hard to explain

Lil'butterfly: does it matter?

Yori: well, if I'm gonna make a fic of it, yea. Otherwise I can't explain it

Lil'butterfly: I guess. So what do you not understand?

Yori: Like I said it before it was like she regained control of her body through me, like I became her. The more memories I had of her the more I'd lose myself. Kinda like for every memory I acquired from her I would lose one of mine but because it was being replace I didn't notice till now that I woke up. How did she do that?

Lil'butterfly: that's pretty hard to explain

Yori: that's not the part I don't understand though.

Lil'butterfly: it's not?

Yori: the reaction she had when I was arguing with her brother Ren which was the trigger. Why did she become so depressed? I mean, c'mon, you fought with your brother it's not like it's the end of the world

Lil'butterfly: look who's talking ⌐ ⌐

Yori: eh?

She was completely taken aback. She tried to think back of why she would say that. She wanted to know but it was taking Aiko awhile to write down the reply. It was then when she remembered about her yogurt which was sitting there on her desk.

Lil'butterfly: when your bro went off to college, didn't you get into an argument with him? You were crying your eyes out because you had told him you didn't want to see him ever again and then when he had to go you wouldn't talk to him and since you were being stubborn he didn't say anything either. Then, when it was Thanksgiving and he was suppose to come back but couldn't and you thought it was because you had said to him you were crying again like a big baby. It wasn't till winter vacation when he went back and told you that he didn't make it 'cause he had some projects piled up and some stuff he needed to repair and I don't know what else. Still, it wasn't till you were able to see him again that you were able to patch thing up with him.

Yori: wow you sure remember that well

Lil'butterfly: well, you wouldn't stop crying and you were so darn depressed so yea I remember.

Yori: so, Yori was feeling like that too, you think?

Lil'butterfly: if she is another you, then yea that's probable. VERY

'So that means if she sees Ren, she will apologize and feel better but first I would have to convince her that Ren doesn't hate her' Cindy thought. 'Why am I thinking this? It's not like I know a way to go back and it was just a dream, right? So, there's no point in thinking about this…' she sighed.

Yori: Hey, Aiko, if I said that it really happened, would you believe me?

She didn't reply instantly like usual. There was a long pause. Cindy thought maybe she had gone AFK but Aiko replied before she could if she was still there.

Lil'butterfly: dreams are connected to different worlds or something like that, right? ;)

Yori: ^_^

Lil'butterfly: sorry I was pretty sure I read something about that in xxxholic and was trying to find the exact words but I can't even remember if it was there where I read it or not. Lol

Yori: lol too much manga

Lil'butterfly: yup lol anyway good night I have to wake up early. It's past midnight already. T_T not gonna get enough sleep

Yori: whoops ^_^; my bad lol g'night!

Lil'butterfly has logged off.

Author's Note:

1. NEET: stands for Not engaged in Education, Employment or Training.

2. Onee-chan/ onee-san/ onee-sama: older sister, not necessarily a real sister but another way to call older female (I'm sure most people know that but still just in case.)

Well, I hope you liked it and it made things clear. Happy holidays everyone! and till next year! Please don't forget to review/comment!