Disclaimer: Same as all the other ones, own nothing but the plot and original characters. Everything else belongs to somebody else and that's just the way it's going to stay lol.

Who Is She To Me?

Yami looked up from the book on the various theories concerning the pyramids he was reading at the sound of a car approaching. Smiling slightly he recognized Tristan's car and reached down beside him for his bookmark so that he could mark his place. Sliding it in Yami set the book down on the log he was sitting on and walked over to meet them. He was reading the book for the comedic aspects of it since he'd been around when the pyramids had been built and found humor in all the stupid theories scientists had come up with to explain their existence. The stupidity of this times periods greatest minds was truly astonishing sometimes.

Yami wasn't at all surprised that Tea was the first one out and Yami's smile of greeting grew as she rushed forward and engulfed him in a big hug. Returning it with a bit more reserve Yami held her close, glad that she was finally here. Drawing her back he smiled then nodded at Bakura who'd followed her out of the back of the car looking like his usual calm and composed self in a navy shirt and creamy shorts. "Find us okay?"

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"We took a wrong turn or two but nothing we couldn't handle." Bakura said with a warm smile as he looked around the spot that Yugi had found for their camping trip. He liked the outdoors and Yugi had chosen a great spot. They were in a small clearing that could only be reached by the dirt road they'd come in on and they were surrounded by trees on three sides while the forth went down into a valley where Bakura understood there was a stream. "This is a beautiful place, I'm glad you and Yugi invited me to come."

"Yeah this sure beats the sights and sounds of the city anyway." Tristan said as he opened his car door, sliding out of the driver's seat before turning an annoyed face in the direction of the back of the car. "And come on out, Joey and quit with the pouting will you. It's not like it was that big of a deal."

"Easy for you to say, you weren't the one who lost." Joey said in a sulky tone as he opened the door once more and slid out, his hands automatically going into his pockets. Maybe there was no shame in being beaten by Rika but it had been humiliating the way she'd gone about doing it. Losing had been his fault and he knew it. "Hi ya, Yami." Joey added as an after thought.

"What's wrong, Joey?" Yami asked as he raised an eyebrow, Joey was usually full of confidence, usually too much. In his usual jeans and a T-shirt Joey looked about as blue as the shirt. A card game gone wrong, perhaps? Joey must have been up against a pretty strong player, especially if he'd gotten beaten as badly as his mood suggested.

"Well remember how I told you I saw Kaiba with a girl at the mall when I called to confirm things with you?" Tea asked and when Yami nodded she continued. "Well Joey got it into his head to challenge Kaiba to another duel and ended up facing the girl for the right to battle Kaiba as a sort of prize. She won and it turns out she's Mai's cousin and she's just as good as Mai is. She might even be better, it was a little hard to get a sense of her skill since it was all over pretty quick." Realizing how that sounded Tea sent Joey's an apologetic look, getting a frown in return.

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"Really, I bet that was an interesting match." Yami replied, sorry that he'd missed it as he slid his hands into the pockets of his black jeans. "Yugi went swimming but he should be back in fifteen minutes or so. The water was really cold when we went in a few hours ago so I doubt he'll be staying in that long now."

"Then we'll wait until he gets here to give you the blow by blow of the battle, it was a beaut." Tristan said with a grin as he elbowed Joey who glared at him. "Even if it didn't last all that long."

"Hey she was really good and if it wasn't for that one mistake I would have won." Joey said with a darker by the minute look as he crossed his arms in front of his chest, not at all pleased with the ribbing he knew was in store for him in the next couple of weeks at least.

"Hey I almost forgot." Tea said as she moved away from Yami and headed back to the car, coming back with a cell phone in her hand. "Kaiba asked me to give you this, Yami. He said press one to speed dial to his personal line. He wouldn't tell me what it was about though. Do you have any idea?"

"No idea." Yami said with a shrug, turning his head when he heard Yugi call out his name from the opposite side of their camp ground. "Our guests have arrived." Yami called out and seconds later Yugi appeared in his black swim trunks and a towel around his neck. He waved wildly at his friends and was soon talking a mile a minute about everything that they'd seen and done since they'd arrived. Leaving him to handle the others for the time being Yami walked a small distance away before pressing the button for Kaiba's personal line. Absently brushing some dirt off his white T-shirt Yami waited for Kaiba to pick up.

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Back at Kaiba Corp

Kaiba sat behind his desk and typed away at his computer, blocking everything else but the coding he was putting in. Absently rotating his neck to ease the stiffness Kaiba wondered absently what time it was though he had no intention of leaving the office until he was finished with the programming he was working on. There was strange feeling coming from his side though and stopping his furious typing Kaiba realized that it was his personal phone vibrating in his pocket. Kaiba looked at the screen and smiled slightly when he saw who his caller was. Yami. Reaching in Kaiba pressed talk and held it up to his ear with a small smile on his face. Finally perhaps he would get some answers. "Yami."

"Kaiba. I understand you needed to talk to me." Yami said coolly as he absently fingered a leaf with his free hand as he waited for Kaiba to explain his unusual behavior.

"Yes, I did." Kaiba said into the phone as he swirled the chair so that he was facing the windows as opposed to his computer. "I know that you have some memories of your life in Ancient Egypt and I was wondering if you recalled having any siblings? Given that your father was a pharaoh I would imagine the odds of that being high. If I recall my history correctly it wasn't unusual for a pharaoh to have more then a half a dozen wives if he chose to."

"That's true and I believe I had siblings though I can't picture them or remember them in any real detail." Yami answered slowly as his eyebrows raised in surprise as well as a twinge of sorrow that he couldn't remember his family at all. And why on earth would something like that interest Kaiba? He'd envisioned something along the lines of Kaiba wanting to brag about Joey's defeat or possibly arranging a future duel, not a discussion on his family tree. Suspicion overtaking the shock his violet-red eyes narrowed dangerously as his voice took on a hint of steel. Kaiba wouldn't be asking if it was important to him in some way. He wasn't one for social calls. "Why do you ask?"

"Does the name Ri mean anything to you?" Kaiba asked, ignoring the question. He wasn't telling anyone anything unless it suited him and right now the last thing he needed was for Yami to know that he'd possibly had once had a thing for Yami's little sister. Especially if the pharaoh Yami had never known about it.

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Like a bolt of lightening Yami had a flash of a girl with reddish brown hair and beautiful purple eyes before it was gone, there and not as quickly as any flash of light. "It sounds familiar but I don't remember anyone by that name specifically." Yami said carefully, telling the truth and yet not. Along with that flash had come a feeling of pain as well as remorse though why he couldn't say. There was a reason why Kaiba was playing this little guessing game and he wanted to know why. What purpose lay behind his seemingly innocent inquiry? "Should it mean something to me, Kaiba?"

"I'll let you know the answer to that when I figure it out." Kaiba said coolly having the strangest feeling that Yami wasn't being totally honest with him though that was to be expected. He wasn't being completely truthful with Yami either. "I'll let you get back to your friends now, I'm sure your arrival will put the over all intelligence level up quite a bit."

"Always so full of compliments, Kaiba. Better be careful or I'll start to think you care." Yami said with a smirk and wasn't at all surprised when Kaiba hung up without even bothering to say good bye. Shrugging his shoulders Yami slid the phone back into his pocket and walked back over to join his friends who were debating about where to put their sleeping bags for the night.

Kaiba hung up the phone and leaned back in his chair, thinking quietly to himself as he pushed everything else to the side for a moment. Yami hadn't said that he'd had a sister named Ri but then again he'd stated upfront that he had very little memories of his past family so it was quite possible that he had and simply didn't remember her. Not that Ri was someone you would forget but it was possible. The real question was how was he going to figure out whether or not there was once a Ri and that she was the one he'd been dreaming about. Absently rubbing his eyes with his tired fingers Kaiba pictured Rika and then Ri. the similarities were so apparent that it was enough to think that they were one in the same. Perhaps if he were to introduce Yami and Rika, then maybe there would be some sort of reaction, or jogging of memory. And if there wasn't then he'd just put his dreams down to the need for a vacation and that was that. "No it wouldn't." Kaiba said to himself as he stared out his windows at the city. Proving his dreams were just that wouldn't change the feelings he was having about Rika. It was as if they connected in some way, like they knew each other so well and yet they had only known each other for such a small period of time. If he'd ever bothered to think about what kind of a girl would most suit him he wouldn't have pictured someone like Rika but if he truly thought about it his ideal woman was more of a decoration than anything else. Rika would never be that. She'd argue with him and tell him off when he'd upset her, she had spunk as well as brains. Suddenly those were far more appealing qualities to have.

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At the campsite later that night Yami lay down on his sleeping bag and closed his eyes, going to sleep nearly right away, his mind going to his conversation with Kaiba and then the dream began.

He was so very tired. Pharaoh Yami walked down the hallway, his sandals slapping against the stone floors as he stared straight ahead, his path lit by the fire burning in their torches. His mind was full of matters of state and the position he was in concerning Rameses. He didn't trust his half brother at all and he knew without a doubt that his brother was more then capable of dispatching with any member of their family, his own flesh and blood if it meant he'd gain from it. His father couldn't see it though, didn't want to see it. If Yami had his way he would have exiled Rameses or better yet had him killed. But he could do neither one until proof of his brother's deceptions and character were revealed. Could he kill Rameses himself if he had the chance? That was a question with an answer he was far from sure about. Unlike Rameses the though of killing a member of his family, even one he despised made him feel sick and old beyond his years. To have his brother's blood on his hands...what would that do to not only him but the rest of the family?

Rubbing his hands over his face Yami continued to walk on to his next meeting with one of his overseers who'd asked for his presence. He was hungry and tired but a pharaoh's work was never done. Who ever said that kings had it easy? Whoever it was sure as hell hadn't been a king, that was for sure. Walking into the designated room Yami looked around, wondering if the overseer had dared to be late to meet his pharaoh. He would suffer if he had. Yami was not in the mood to be kept waiting.

"On the balcony, oh mighty Pharaoh." A guard at the back of the room said as he bowed low, motioning with his hand towards the doorway which led out onto a balcony. Frowning at this unexpected change Yami walked across the room and out onto the balcony, stopping in shock at what was before him.

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"Well it's about time you got here. I was beginning to wonder." Ri said with a smile and Yami felt his own lips curve into a smile as he took in what his Ri had done. Before him was a table with a basket full of bread along with bowls spilling over with fruits and other finger foods. Surrounding the table were large pillows, Ri sitting on one with a satisfied smirk on her face as she grinned up at him. "Hope you're hungry." Ri added with a wave of her hand in the food's general direction. "I figured with today's schedule you would be missing out on your supper. I thought I'd see to it you got something into you today."

"I believe that I was suppose to be seeing one of my overseers, you don't look at all like him." Yami said with a smirk of his own as he walked over to the table and sat down on one of the pillows, popping a date into his mouth. Chewing he looked over the spread she'd put together for him. Swallowing Yami raised an eyebrow when she only continued to smirk at him. "Care to explain that?"

"Well I knew the only way I was going to get you here was if I lied and made it seem like it was a necessity. You work too hard, sometimes you need me to take care of you." Ri said simply as she poured some wine into a goblet and handed it over to him. "Now drink, eat and enjoy the beautiful night the gods have given us."

"The night pales in comparison to your beauty." Yami said with an affectionate smile as he took one of her hands and kissed the back of it. "I am fortunate to have you to watch over me."

"Yes, you are, aren't you." Was her cheeky reply as she looked over at him across the rim of her own cup, pleased that she had made him smile and forget his worries for this small piece of the day. "So start eating before I eat it all and you have to roll me out of here."

"I believe you're right." Yami agreed and sitting down began to eat, content to sit where he was and enjoy the quiet and the peacefulness of his kingdom at night.