*** This drabble is an alternate ending to my one-shot, The Other Woman. Please read that FIRST as you probably will not understand this part without reading the one-shot.

Title: Another Identity (Alternate Ending to The Other Woman)
Details: Téa has just realized that she's been transported to Ancient Egypt as Teana, Pharaoh Atem's wife.

~Dedicated to Saffroncremebrulee

"I'm in Ancient Egypt…" She breathed, her voice cracking in fear.

She turned to look around at her supposed husband. "Atem?" She whispered, bewildered still. His steady grip on her had not wavered.

"Come sit down Teana." He commanded, leading her to their bed. She followed him, her heart beating rapidly. Once they sat down, Atem spoke again. "Should I call the healers?"

"No, no." She quickly answered. "Atem… do you know Yugi?"

He tilt his head to the side. "Yugi?" Téa widened her eyes. "A peculiar name I think. Why, who is he?"

Téa looked down. "Just an old friend…"

Atem furrowed his eyebrows. He reached out and tilt her chin, "Love." He murmured and Téa thought for sure her heart must have skipped a beat. "Are you sure that you don't want the healers to check on you?"

"I'm sure." She smiled. He smiled back at her. Oh how she missed him! His eyes.. his smile…his presence. She was still in love with him. She didn't think she ever stopped, but this… this was really something. Her, being back in time? As his queen? Now this seemed like a crazy, fantasy dream. At the same time it scared her.

"I would not want anything to happen to you now would I?" He smirked. Again, she felt as her heart almost skipped a beat. "I love you Teana." He said softly, as he leaned in and met his lips with hers.

Téa didn't deny him a kiss. She'd never kissed Atem in her universe, and this was her chance. Warm, soft and soothing lips rubbed against hers, and this left her breathless no matter how short of a kiss it was.

"I love you too, Yami." She murmured, with half-lidded eyes. If she hadn't been so taken back at what just occurred she would have noticed Atem stiffen, his facial expression changed completely. Her eyes opened up to see Atem's eyes, now looking somewhat red as compared to the amethyst ones she had just encountered moments before. Except, it was not the color change that startled her the most, his eyes… they were angered looking at her. She panicked. "Atem? What's wrong?"

Atem swallowed, his nostrils flared. "You just called me Yami."

For a quick second she didn't understand what was wrong and then she realized. "I meant Atem! I meant Atem!" But Atem was not appeased.

He hands curled into an iron fist, but the strength used in his hand did not match his quavering voice. "Who is this Yami?" Tea sucked in a break. His eyes were turning back to a royal purple-amethyst and the look in his eyes broke her heart.

"You." She sobbed out. "You." She couldn't keep this secret. It was too big to keep. She couldn't live a lie. She wasn't Teana. She was a fraud. This Atem didn't even love her, not the real her.

"What?" Atem was too shocked by her answer and her crying to say anything else.

"I'm not Teana." She croaked and soon, everything else spilled out. Atem stayed silent the whole time. Now she didn't know what would be in store for her next. What was reality, and what was fantasy? What would become of her– in this dimension and the other?

This drabble was prompted by the ask to create an alternate ending to one of my own fics. I ended up choosing The Other Woman, which is still a one-shot I may come back to and turn into a full-fledged multi-chapt story one day.

~Startistica