I won't ask for nothing more

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Don't go...please...

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"Love asks for nothing more and nothing less... but your everything..."

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"I LEFT BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, GOD DAMN IT!!!!"

Suddenly everything went silent. Yami tried his best to settle his beating heart as tears of complete and utter rage started to sting at his eyes.

"I left because it was too painful for me to look at you every, fucking day and think how happy you are with him... I left because I couldn't stand it...I left because I thought I would be happy, as far as it possibly was, away from you, knowing that he was able to give you everything that you deserved. Everything I could have never give you..." He continued talking hoping against hope that the pain in his heart will disappear once everything was out in the open.

He couldn't take his eyes off of her as he watched the tears tackle down her cheeks. She was beautiful even now. Her eyes begged him to stop but he couldn't. Not now... not now when he had the chance to get it all out.

Tea couldn't stand the accusing look in his eyes. His words still echoed through her mind. He loved her... He loved her and she...

"I never... not even for a moment... thought that there was even a slight possibility... you were unhappy with him. I was hopping that one day... I will be strong enough to return. I was hopping that I will be able to one day look you in the eyes and tell you how happy I am for you. How happy I am because I thought... I thought that you were happy." He passed through his hair with his hand looking as if he just wanted everything to disappear.

"You can't even imagine how I felt... How I felt when I found out what that... son of a... God, I thought I could kill him!" He looked away from her for a moment before looking back at her.

"I was ready to do anything to find him and make him pay for everything. To think... it was my fault... To think... that he knew... just how much I loved you, back then... when we were kids... to know that there was only one thing in the whole world that would break me. The one thing I only ever wanted... He knew what he had to do to gain the ultimate victory over me. Or so he thought..."

"He didn't even know... I would give anything... Anything at all... I would give up the title, I would give up my powers, my LIFE... Just to be able to make you happy. And that was the one thing... I could never do..." He said. Tea breath out falling on her knees as Yami turned away from her.

"So much suffering... Over one man..." Isis whispered. No one knew what to do... no one knew what to say.

"One man who is about to loose everything." Yugi whispered. No one ever saw him in this state. His eyes were filled with so many emotions.

"We should go. Annie and Mokuba are in danger." He said looking at Yami. The two men who were once one exchanged looks. Yami never saw his former host in this state and he knew that the someone to whom this anger was centered had something nasty in store for his future.

"True." Yami said and turned to Tea. His body was still shaking. He couldn't afford to look at Tea right now. He knew it would hurt too much.

"There is no way in hell we're gonna reach the zeppelin in time, Yami. It's just too far." Alex said. Yami bowed his head. He heard Isis and Jean suite Tea and he felt his heart brake even more. Suddenly he felt so very tired. He could have just sat on the ground and fall asleep.

"I... I don't know...I have no idea what to do. I'm not strong enough to try..." Yami whispered. Everyone watched him.

"Try what?" Rachel asked approaching him slowly. He looked at her biting his thumbnail out of habit.

"When we were running here... the fire that scared away the... whatever... was hunting us... it was you?" Jonathan asked bewildered.

"Partly." Yami's voice was somehow strangely strained. He cleared his throat and continued talking. "The amulet did part of the work but I had to... use some of the shadow magic I possess." He mumbled the last part. Yugi looked at him wide eyed.

"Shadow magic! But... the millennium items!!! They are gone!" He yelled staring shocked at Yami. Yami hummed.

"It is not the item that has the power of the Shadows, Yugi. They were to simply canalize it." Yami said. His expression changed from worried to extremely focused, then worried again and then somehow doubtful, then suspicious to slightly nervous and then finally he just huffed and growled.

"The hell with this! If I spend one more second trying to think of something better I'll go insane." He growled. "Alex, I'll teleport us to the ship and then you'll fly back here and get everyone out of here."

"That could kill you!!" Marik yelled.

"I don't see any other option and if you pry tell have something smarter then I will gladly accept any offer there is!" Yami yelled back.

"We don't exactly have any other option, and if you all want to stay here and get kill by either sun, scorpions, snakes or simply thirst I have nothing against it, but I will not let an innocent child get hurt because we couldn't get over with this pathetic argument." Everyone stared at Yami in wonder. They never saw him loose his cool before.

"It is very tiring to simply place an object from one side of the table to the other. You cannot expect you'll have enough power to transport both you and Alex on the other side of the oasis." Isis said trying to be the voice of reason. Yami sighed passing over his eyes with his hand in a tired gesture.

"I will probably be strong enough to help Alex get the zeppelin in the air before I fall asleep from exhaustion. When he comes for you, be ready. We'll have to fly as fast as we can directly to the manor. Less time we loose, safer Annie and Mokuba will be." Yami said approaching Alex. Alex looked worried. Yami smiled calmly to him placing his hand on his shoulder.

"This will probably be the scariest experience you ever had so... I'm sorry." He cast one last look at Tea before he closed his eyes and focused all his will power to the shadows around him. Tea watched as the shadows engulfed Yami and Alex and her heart jumped.

"Wait!" She yelled reaching out for them but all that was left in her arms was a blow of the wind and a small hushing sound of something slithering on the ground. She fell back down on her knees looking at the forest. 'Just be careful...'

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Alex let out the breath he was holding when he suddenly appeared on the deck of the zeppelin. Not a moment later he was catching a very exhausted Yami as he fell beside him.

Yami seamed to have problems catching his breath. His hand gripped at his chest and the paleness of his face frightened Alex.

"Damn it, Yami you did it this time..." He hissed. Yami didn't have the strength to answer him.

"I'll get you down so you could rest. Jean would kill me if I did something else." He said slowly helping Yami up.

Yami tried so hard to stop the frantic beating of his heart. 'Damn it... this is too much for me...' He thought. His eyes started to close as he felt Alex lead him somewhere down the stairs. He didn't understand a word he said. The only thing he felt before he was engulfed in darkness was the softness of a pillow and the warm blanket covering him a moment before the shadows accepted him into their realm...

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Yugi didn't remember how much time has passed but all of them were getting really tired from all this waiting. The zeppelin was nowhere to be seen, and as far as they could tell Yami and Alex could have never reached the zeppelin in the first time. If Yami's looks were a judge of that, he was extremely tired...

"I hate this..." Jeremy hissed.

"I know." Jonathan answered tapping around in the shadows they sat beneath.

" Do you think...This shadow magic..." Rachel whispered from behind them. The girls sat close to each other, while the boys either walked around nervously like Jonathan and Joey or sat cross-legged not too far from the girls.

"You think it is what drove those rapists insane?" Jeremy whispered. Everyone turned to face them.

"What rapists?" Yugi asked. Rachel suddenly shuddered. Jonathan and Jeremy looked murderous as Jonathan walked to Rachel and sat beside her hugging her to his chest.

"Right around the time we met Yami, two men... they tried to... they..." She stopped and took a deep breath. "They tried to rape me." Tea sat there wide eyed, Isis gasped and covered her mouth with her hand while Jean just sighed sadly.

"We weren't capable of reading Yami that well back then, but from that time we recognize rage quite well." John said.

"The two bandits were in jail to be released few days later. They said nothing happened and placed a restriction order on them. Yami was... fuming. I never saw anyone so vivid with rage as him at that time." Remy whispered.

"His eyes seamed... almost crimson and the way he told us to wait outside for him sounded like it was filled with a silent threat. He went in and asked to see the two. A few moments later all we've heard were almost... inhuman screams. They say the two went insane. Yami just walked out followed by two police officers. They bid him good day and..."

"And we never mentioned that incident again." Rachel said. "Yami is... a great man. There is no better father then him. He gave us all so much never once asking anything in return."

"He gave his life to his work and us. There isn't a moment when he's not ready to leave everything behind and come to our aid if it is asked from him. " She whispered.

"The part of 'never asked anything in return' is worrying me though." Jean said. Tea couldn't help but listen carefully to every word they said. Jean sighed.

"He gives, and gives and... I swear I've never met someone who cares and thinks so... lowly of himself. He really does blame himself for everything that happened to you Tea." She said to Tea, who almost jumped in her place.

"He would give everything to have all of us safe and sound no matter how much he know he cannot do this alone." Isis said sighing.

"Does he not trust us?" Marik asked frowning.

"Yeah, I mean... We can take care of ourselves!" Duke said.

"If you didn't notice, dope, Kaiba is obviously eager to shot someone's brain out! Yami wants to protect us because he knows it is him and Tea Kaiba wants!" Tristen said.

"And what with that!" Joey yelled.

"He doesn't want all of us to suffer for his mistakes." Odion said and everyone fell silent. The tall, tanned man spoke for the first time in a while looking very thoughtful.

"Which mistake?" Ryu asked.

"He chose to be who he is today. If he were strong enough he wouldn't have left. Maybe he would be there when Kaiba showed his true face. Maybe he would be there to save Tea, maybe all of this wouldn't have happened." Odion said.

"We are all just dolls of faith." Tea whispered. Everyone fell silent. She couldn't stand the suspense. She didn't know how many prayers she already thought of, prayed, whispered, breathlessly in hope God will protect Annie and Mokuba. Isis hugged her close.

"Don't worry Tea. Annie will be all right. We all will." She said. As if one clue a great shadow covered the small valley and the zeppelin landed in the middle of it. Everyone got up and ran to it as Alex approached the fence quickly. He offered his hand to Tea and got her up.

"Yami is bellow the deck and he isn't in a good shape." He said lifting her up. Tea didn't even wait for someone else but ran directly to the lower deck and saw Yami like she never saw him before.

Small beads of sweat tackled down his forehead. He was pail... deathly pail. She ran back up and went to Alex.

"Do you have cold water and a clean towel?" She asked him while everyone sat around the deck. Alex gave her what she asked and she called for Jean. The two women came below and Jean breath out in worry. She sat on the bed beside him and called for him while caressing his cheek lovingly.

"What is wrong with him?" Tea asked her voice shivering as she placed a cold cloth over his forehead.

"I don't know. It might be that he simply over did himself because this doesn't look like his usual illness." Tea nodded.

"I will stay here, you go and rest." She said. Jean smiled and left her alone with Yami. Tea sat beside him and gently touched his forehead. Barely touching the skin, she followed the sharp line of his chin, glided over his lips and caressed his cheek lovingly. She didn't have words to say but she leaned over him and kissed his forehead.

"I still love you Yami... please... please wake up...we... I... I need you..."

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From a loving mouth

a word

that slept for so many years.

In the darkness of my oblivion

suddenly it awakens

and lives in my memories.

Awoken in my night

a moment- light in my loneliness.

A second later

It is no more

forever it disappeared

into nothingness...

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'Why is it so dark?' The night surrounded him, nothing seamed to bring light into this world. Yami walked the darkness hoping that he will soon see light.

"I still love you Yami... please... please wake up... we... I... I need you..."

A familiar voice echoed through the darkness.

'Tea... is it you...'He stopped feeling his heart contract against his ribcage. No one was there. Suddenly it felt as if someone took his hand and warm loving lips touched the callused hand. He felt as if he was fading and a moment later he was no more...

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Fire...

Rage...

Hatred...

Pain...

Loneliness...

Helplessness...

Fear...

Anger...

Darkness...

'Atem..'

Burning...

Running...

Hoping...

'Atem!'

Breathless

Alone

Afraid

Abandoned

'Atem, wake up!'

Forgotten

Betrayed

Trapped

Murdered

'Atem, she needs you!!!!!!!'

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Yami sat up straight, waking up. He looked around himself to realize he was alone. He lied back down feeling the zeppelin get ready to land. 'Who was that... Who was calling for me...' He thought. He got up slowly feeling his legs almost buckle underneath him. He waited for the room to stop spinning and made his way to the stairs leaning on the wall. He was about to climb up when someone ran down bumping into him and sending both of them flying down. Before he touched the ground he caught a glimpse of brown hair and his heart stopped. They touched the ground and Yami found himself not able to move.

Tea was afraid to look up. Yami's scent filled her senses. She was hiding her face in his chest. She could feel his heartbeat quicken under her cheek and his breathing was shallow and quick. She risked a look up and met his eyes. Her breath hitched in her throat. His eyes were glassed over and dull. Beads of sweat covered his face.

Yami couldn't move his eyes away from her. Her eyes were filled with worry, pain, fear and... Love. 'Such beautiful eyes.' His heart beat painfully at the thought that some of that love belonged to him. That those eyes held that emotion for him.

Tea saw the change in his eyes happen almost instantly. The next second they were growing so soft and loving she felt her heart melt and warmth spread through her body. A shaking hand cupped her cheek and she leaned into it closing her eyes. His breath was so warm against her skin and then happened something she dreamed her whole life of happening.

His lips brushed, ever so lightly, against hers. It seamed as if he was testing his own strength with this kiss. Time seamed to stop for a moment as she returned the kiss almost hesitant that this is all but a dream. For a moment they parted and she felt his breath on her neck.

"I love you... I love you so much that it hurts..." She heard him whisper. Tears threatened to spill from her eyes.

"To think all of this is my fault..."

"It is not... You are not the one to blame. Seto is the one to be blamed for everything... and he will pay." Yami sighed and she felt a soft kiss on her neck. 'Damn it...' She thought. Seto never made her feel like this with nothing but a kiss. Yami's lips were so gentle, loving...

Yami hoped that all of this wasn't just a dream his tired mind gave him to calm his heart with an illusion of his deepest desire. Tea felt so good against him. She fit perfectly in his arms. He felt two warm wet drops fall on his neck and he moved to look at her. Her eyes held all the emotions he was sure his eyes reflected.

He saw again fear but the love shined even more.

"Let me help you, Yami... Let US help you. I swear... I won't let you down." She said begging him with her deep cerulean orbs to listen to her for once. He moved few hairs off her face.

"Shouldn't I be the one to beg for that? After all... I failed you." He said half joking and half serious. She shook her head and smiled to him.

"Never... never could you fail me" She whispered. They were about to kiss again when they felt a huge thump and both of them rolled in the side of the ship. Tea was afraid she'll be sandwiched between Yami and the wall but she felt a sharp turn happen and she could almost feel Yami's breath being kicked out of him. She looked up and saw he was trying to gain his breath really hard.

"This is the second time you save me." She whispered. Yami tried a small smile but he lack of breath made it hard.

"Well... I am... to serve." He said. Tea giggled softly and moved to get up. She watched as he tried to stand still and panicked when he almost fell down when his knees gave out.

Yami felt Tea lean against him holding him up. He looked down at her and saw the worry and care in her eyes. He smiled weakly to her.

"Don't worry. I am just tired." He said. "I guess this was one of Alexander's nicer landings." He said. Tea looked at him as if he was insane.

"Nicer?" He hn-ed.

"You weren't there when we were investigating the ruins of Cambodia. I swore I would never again sit in a battle plain with him." He said trying to make her smile again. He made it and he felt his heart flutter for a moment. She sighed and they made their way out in the exact moment when Alex came down for them.

"Do you need help, Yami?" he asked. Yami just shook his head as the three of them made their way up. Tea was close to him all the time. They reached the mansion and soon enough they were in the living room.

Yami sat on his chair while Tea sat on the closest seat beside him on the right. She saw him playing with something in his hands. It looked like a half sphere around the size of a tennis ball.

"Do you have any idea what that is?" Ryu asked. Yami nodded.

"It's a key. It is written here where the chamber is. If I am not mistaken, there is a second part of that key hidden in that chamber. If we reach it in time and find the second part of the key we will be able to get to the Eye of Horus first and destroy it before Seto finds it. But..." he stopped glancing at Tea. What happened in the zeppelin was still so very fresh in his mind. The taste of her lips against his still kept his blood boiling. He felt so alive, although he knew that if he just saw a bed he would be asleep before he would know it.

"If Seto doesn't get the second trail he could hurt Annie and Mokuba." Joey said slamming his fist in the fall.

"Joey I would very much appreciate it if you didn't make a hole in my walls and don't worry. We will think of something. We still have 32 hours to get everything ready. I know where we have to go. And we will make it there in time. Annie and Mokuba will be safe. The only problem is that we cannot enter the chamber until the last hour of the lining. Something with the ultimate test." Yami said slowly standing up.

"I suggest all of us go to our rooms and sleep for a while. I believe that is the smartest thing to do right now." He said standing for a moment. Tea went to him placing her hand on his elbow. He looked at her gently. Neither noticed that everyone stared at them.

"Okay... when did this happen?" Joey asked slyly. Yami looked at him a small blush adorning his cheeks. Tea bowed her head hiding her blush under her hair.

"Well..."

"That doesn't matter. I guess things just fall into place." Jean said shooing everyone out but stopping to wink before she, herself, went out. Yami sighed and looked at Tea.

"Come. I'll help you to your room." Tea said smiling softly to him. They walked slowly to Yami' room and when Tea was about to leave for her room she felt him grip her hand. She looked in his eyes and saw desperation and love in them.

"Don't go... please..." He whispered pulling her to him. She found herself flat against him, engulfed in his warmth.

"I won't... I am not going anywhere..."

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I feel as if I was touched by something

like a breath. And nothing is the same.

Is it that you're reaching for me darling,

or did you just call my name?

All is silent in me now.

I wait for your sign to reach me.

I wait awake, so thrilled with my desire:

For our love to become my reality.

Your name, the mysterious night,

to my darkness you are light.

And this smile that I carried with me today,

You will receive somewhere... far away...

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Tea woke up to feel all warm a cozy. For a second she tried to remember where she was and when she realized what happened yesterday she looked up and saw Yami's sleeping face above her.

His warm breath caressed her cheeks. She passed through his hair with her fingers enjoying the feeling of silky hair. He whispered something inaudible and slowly opened his eyes. He looked at her and a moment later a small smile played on his face.

"Good morning." He whispered. His voice was so husky and suiting. Tea felt shivers run down her body.

"Good morning." She said looking up at him. His smile grew a little. He was about to move when someone knocked on the doors. Yami tensed and so did Tea when the doors opened to reveal a chirping child run in.

"Mommy, mommy look who's here!" Annie ran in smiling a really large smile. She jumped on the bed where Tea caught her in her awaiting arms. Yami was lying back watching the touching scene. Annie was hugging her mother while Tea cried in her little girl's hair. Annie looked up and saw her mommy crying.

"Why are you crying?" She asked her eyes filling with tears.

"Mommy is very happy, now Annie. I'm crying because I'm happy." She said. Annie looked behind her mother and saw Yami smiling at the scene. She looked up at her mother with questions in her eyes.

"Mommy? Why were you sleeping with Uncle Yugi's older brother?" She asked. Tea looked at Yami seeking support. She was at a lost of words.

"Well you see Annie... Yami and I... well we love each other very much and... we..." Yami crawled to them while Tea tried to explain her little daughter why she was in bed with Yami.

"Your mommy doesn't know what to say, sweetie. You got her very confused." He said smiling fondly at the little girl. She looked at him with her smart little eyes.

"You love my mommy?" She asked. Yami smiled and looked at Tea.

"I love her... very much." He said. Annie hummed biting her fingernail. You could see it in her eyes that she was trying to understand everything that happened right now.

"So... if you love my mommy and my mommy loves you... what can I call you? You are uncle Yugi's brother..." Yami found it quite amusing to watch the 6 year old think about something really hard. Suddenly her face just shined when she thought of something.

"Does that make you my daddy!!!!!" She yelled. Yami sat there dumbfounded. Tea looked at him equally shocked. Neither one knew what to say until Yami saw just how happy the little girl was. 'She grew up without a father...' He remembered. He felt his heart clench.

"If... only if your mommy will have me..." he whispered. His voice was so filled with emotions that Tea shivered when she heard it. 'A real family...'

"Will you have the two of us?" She asked. Yami swallowed. 'This is all I've ever wanted.' He thought feeling as if he could blow up with all the emotions that swallowed his heart.

"Well?" Annie asked, his face formed in a sweet pout. Yami couldn't help but laugh as the tears started to fall don his face.

"Yes Annie, this makes me your daddy." Yami said and not a moment later the little girl jumped on the bed from joy until she jumped straight in Yami's awaiting hands. tea watched the love of her life hug her little daughter to his chest. His eyes radiated with love towards this little child in his arms. He looked at her and offered her his hand. She accepted it and he pulled her to him. The three of them just sat on the bed in each other's arms.

Neither noticed the doors open to reveal a smiling group of friends when they saw two people who suffered more then anyone they knew smile and laugh and enjoy their lives.

"I don't think I want to interrupt them with bad news." Mokuba said closing the doors behind him.

"They will come down in a moment or two." Jean said leading them down in the living room. They didn't even start a talk when Annie came running to Mokuba.

"Uncle Mokuba! I have a daddy!" She yelled. No one noticed when Yami and Tea came down. Tea walked beside them all and hugged her brother- in- law.

"You have no idea how happy I am to see you here. Something happened and I was so worried." She said. Yami came closer and stopped by Rachel and jean who looked at him with love and care.

"It seams I'll have to share you now, Yami." Rachel said. Yami smiled and hugged her.

He was about to go to Tea and Annie when the phone rang and everyone fell silent.

"Who could it be?" Joey asked. Yami shrugged and walked to the phone. He hesitated for a moment but then picked it up.

"Motou Manor." He said.

"Hello, Pharaoh. Remember our deal?" the familiar voice of Seto Kaiba came form the other side.

"Kaiba." He hissed. He could hear Tea's frightened intake of breath behind him.

"Yes it's me. You might have noticed by now that you have two new guests in your home. Yes...I know my brother dearest ran to you and that you think you are safe right now, but... you don't even know how wrong you are."

Yami's hands were frantically shaking as he tried to stay calm and collected.

"What do you want."

"I want you to keep to our deal. You will meet me in exactly 23 hours at the oasis 30 miles from you. You will come alone WITH the first part of the key. If not... well... you can very well say good bye to everything you love and cherish..." And then the link broke. Everyone watched as Yami stood there the phone in his hand.

"Here it goes..." Jeremy whispered. no one actually knew what he was talking about until in the next moment Yami threw the phone, full strength on the other side of the room. It seamed as if the shadows started to dance all around him as his violet eyes started to turn crimson. Tea took a step to him.

"Yami... what happened."

"I swear to you Tea... when I get my hands on him... Mind crushing will seam like a reward. That idiot dared to threaten what I cherish most... and I swear. I will rather give my soul to the shadows again then see him harm either one of you. He will pay... he will pay dearly..."

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Sorry for being late. I'll try to post as soon as possible but I can't promise anything. Be sure to leave a review on how bad this chapter is because I'm not so very proud of it. I don't think is good enough. I'll see you soon and I hope the next chapter will be better. Love you all,

Izida