After the beauty pageant, things actually became a bit more normal than usual. Yuna's and Seto's day together was, miraculously (although both Yugi and Noah knew it had more to do with Yuna and Seto than anything else) completely in private. There was not a single photo or article about it, and not even with Pegasus' and Dartz's help could the rivals be found. Only Seth had left with them, the puppy having refused to leave his master's side. The puppy-dog eyes did them both in. Yuna and Seto had escaped to a remote, private island Gozaboro had bought years upon years ago, with his first allowance when he was 10 years or so. They had a blast, doing all sorts of fun things, and oh yes, they did duel.
A lot.
And Seto lost.
A lot.
But he was in too good a mood to get angry at his bruised pride.
After that, Christmas was spent at the KAIBA mansion, yeah you heard right, and New Years eve and day were spent on Duelist Kingdom Island due to Pegasus' insisting. No one argued, as long as he didn't take out some of his strange movies he had gathered over the years. For the Orthodox Christmas, surprisingly enough, Yuna got a card from priest Yuri Noda, congratulating her on both her victory and wishing her a merry Christmas. Yuna now knew that Sasha was back at St. Mihailov academy and that he was fine, as well as one of the strongest and best Qwasers ever seen or heard of. But she was still not ready to face her младший брат {little brother}, because she felt she needed to do something.
Time passed on, and Yuna still didn't know what it was time for her to do. And so February came and Yuna and Seto exchanged their first official Valentine's Day gifts. Yuna had finally gotten Seto to record 'You're Not Me' for her and she made it a hit song, but made it so that only Seto could sing it. She made a video mash-up with all the footage that had been taken over the years and it ended up legendary. Seto was very impressed, to say the least. But since Yuna felt it wasn't enough, she had also made him chocolate, with caramel, of course, and it was really delicious. Lastly, she got him a card that would help him draw Blue-Eyes White Dragon a lot more easily. The cards was a Dragon type and it only needed to be sent to the graveyard and Blue-Eyes was instantly sent to the players hand. Seto loved his new card, The White Stone of Legend, and he always had one in his deck now. He had gotten one similar card from Pegasus for Christmas, and, embarrassingly and annoyingly enough, it was called Kaibaman.
Now, Seto had had quite a struggle what to get Yuna, since he wanted it to be perfect. In the end, he settled on being original. With help from all of their friends, he had made a special design for a beautiful gold bracelet that was decorated with five stars and, much to Seto's embarrassment and mortification as he ordered the special made order that was also now under author's rights, the Kuriboh brothers. The five fuzz balls were attached so they jingled slightly, but weren't noisy. They were made to look so utterly cute that Yuna, who doesn't get affected by cute and adorable things, had actually cooed at the sight of their big, gigantic, plastic purple eyes that were slightly covered by stray fur. Yes, fur! Yuna had almost killed him just for that, but he explained that it was not from animals killed to be skinned but from animals who had passed away far too young. They were colored expertly and Yuna had kissed him on the cheek and jaw five times each, which left Seto very hot and blushing for the rest of their night, which they were sharing in a nice restaurant, having dinner. The next day, Yuna was in Kyoto with Kyoko and the Fuwas, while Seto had to take a quick business trip with Zigfried.
A few months later, the gang had all successfully passed the year with some struggles from Joey, Bakura, Tristan and Marik, but they had the best tutors in the world, so it wasn't all that bad. Yuna had yet to understand what it was that she must do, but she knew that it was very important if it was keeping her away from Alexander for all those moths. Alex had come to spend a few months in Japan to spend those few moths with the Moutos, but that was all the excitement that had happened so far.
Until the dreams started again.
Up to the Orthodox Christmas, Yuna's dreams were the usual ones, of different events of the past and of many different people. However, the closer it came to 4th of June, Yuna's 17th birthday, they got stranger and stranger. Yuna's dreams/visions actually became real, literal fragments, the things she saw not making any real sense. Which was strange, seeing as even Yuna didn't remember half of what happened in them, and that's saying something! She didn't write anything except one hieroglyphic for every dream, sometimes they were even fragments of a hieroglyphic! It all made Yuna very frustrated and she started losing her normal, dream-free sleep, worrying everyone in the process. She had actually collapsed once, on White Day, nearly giving Seto a heart attack!
After that, things had only been worst on that front.
And that was about the same time when Kisara had started really trying to get Seto's attention. Unlike the rest of their school, who were very oblivious regarding the nature of Yuna's gift bracelet, Kisara knew what it was. She had seen how the girl was looking at it and that way Seto's chest always pumped up in pride when he saw her little happy smile. She knew that her chances with the reincarnated High Priest were slimmer and slimmer with every day that passed, and so she had abandoned all discretion and boldly tried to get what she wants. Not easy, seeing that the brunet CEO had eyes only for the Queen of Games. Seriously, the guy was truly only interested in three things: his brothers, his company and Yuna, the last two being related to his addiction(games). If Kisara wanted to get his attention, she would have to do something big, something that will steal some of Yuna's thunder, a feat now considered impossible because of the beauty pageant.
After Yuna's collapse on White Day, the dreams were becoming more and more like puzzle pieces and it was driving Yugi and Mana insane, because they couldn't see the bigger picture, and Yuna wasn't sure what parts belonged where. The fragments were sometimes words, other times they were walls, hallways, pillars, and there were the odd times she heard whispers of conversations from very different time periods. The only thing Yuna knew for now, was that the only common link to all the fragments were that they were undoubtedly connected to Ancient Egypt.
But the mystery was finally solved one sunny day, when the whole gang was hanging out at Pegasus' mansion. Mokuba and Noah were playing with Mikey, Leon, Chris, Sonia and Julian, while Rebeca was playing adult and hugging Yugi's arm while everyone was sitting on the couches in Pegasus' giant family room. Joey, Tristan, Duke and Valon were enjoying the food the servants were constantly bringing, while Bakura from time to time ate a cookie. Ryou had given up on them, seeing as how there's an actual risk of loosing one's fingers if they got in the way of the forever hungry youngsters. He was instead content to watch Yugi and Rafael's rematch while slowly sipping his tea. Tea and Mai talked with Serenity and tried to draw Amelda into it, but the redhead was either arguing with Malik or trying to get a certain brunet CEO's attention. Said CEO was in a deep discussion of some sort of a business deal that he would like to make with Dartz and Pegasus, Zigfried trying to join in every now and then, but the brunet was dead-set to ignore him. Cecillia was happily chatting with Ishizu and Iona, and Mana was talking with Mahad about something he was going to teach her, Marik paying wast attention since he had always found the Sennens rather fascinating. Odion was content to talk to the bodyguards, the men all exchanging the crazy experiences they had gone through for their masters/employers.
Everyone seemed to be having a great time, that is until Yuna suddenly jumped out of her seat, right next to Seto, where she had been combing Seth's tick fur while chatting away with Mia. The motion startled everyone, all conversations dieing down as Yuna started mumbling to herself. Even Seth was looking at her funnily, but that was when Yuna slapped a hand over her forehead with an incredulous laugh.
''That's IT!'' She exclaimed, to the further confusion of everyone present, before turning on her heals, jumping over the couch in her heist and running out of the room. Seeing that his master was leaving and not at all interested in the other occupants of the room, Seth the puppy ran after her, Seto being the first to follow him. Interest peaked, Bakura was quick to go after them, Malik going after his best friend and soon everyone else hurried up to Yuna's room as well.
When Seto got there before the growing Seth, Yuna was already in the room she had separated especially for the fragments she had been recently getting from her dreams. The room was nothing like the others, the walls all pearly white, no artifacts lying around, no finished paintings, no books or anything, really. There were many paintings that were at their beginning or ones that were left half done, sketches that made no sense whatsoever to Seto, or anyone for that matter, and there was only one thing that was actually complete: a drawing of the Belt of Deltora.
Seemingly not satisfied with something, Yuna ran out of the room just as everyone finally caught up with the CEO's long legs and fast strides, just to groan when it seemed they would have to follow Yuna again. But it was not so, as Yuna ran back in just as fast as she had exited the room previously. Her arms were full of different objects, strange and unconnected to the untrained eye, but Yuna seemed to know what they are for and how they connected the puzzle pieces. She ran out two more times, each time returning with arms full of strange things. The third time Yuna returned, Mia asked her if she needed help and Yuna immediately demanded the song she had written a long time ago, 'Shadow Games' it was called. She then turned to Pegasus and asked him to bring her all the video footage he had been able to save from when he had entered the Pharaoh's tomb and made the three God Cards, then she sent Seto to retrieve her special small deck of cards that she kept in a safe in her bedroom.
As they went to retrieve the things she demanded, she turned to the Ishtar family. ''I need you to tell me every detail of the Nameless Pharaoh's tomb that you can remember.'' And with that, she turned back to the big white board she had set up in the middle of the room. She seemed to be placing random pictures, texts that were only half-written, drawings that were not finished and the few paintings that she had started were copied with frightening speed that had half the room reeling on their feet. Seto soon returned with her special deck, Mia quickly after him and then Pegasus came running in.
Yuna immediately told Pegasus to put the recording to be played, then she took the books from Mia. She flitted through them, copying what seemed like random pictures on see-through paper then placing them on the board. As more and more paper was placed on the white board, the black lines started blurring together, making strange yet familiar shapes. The group watched in amazement as what seemed to be a giant temple gate was appearing before them. It had two ''towers'' on either side and in the middle there was a big platform, raising high above even the towers. On the square platform were four smaller platforms, one at each corner, and in the middle of the platform stood a beautifully made statue of a meditating Horus in Falcon Form with his wings at his sides.
As soon as the temple was done, Yuna stepped back for a second before she turned to Mia and demanded some other books, the servant chasing away with Roland to retrieve them. They came back with enormous mountains of books, Yuna setting to work immediately on one of the white walls, asking for some old drawings she had done as a toddler that had been hidden in the Mouto Kame Game Shop. When those were brought to her as well, She placed them at certain places on the wall. The wall became a life-size replica of a waterside on the river Nile. There was a giant, very well preserved obelisk. Around it seemed to be flying a magnificent Egyptian Falcon. On the other side of the Nile, the same gate that they saw on the board could be seen, but only from the back.
When that was finished, Yuna demanded for some more books and only one painting. When they arrived, only one book was copied from. The rest, Yuna read through almost as fast as a scanner and with every page she drew a new line or shape on this new creation. Bakura seemed the only one to know what was now appearing before them because he came up to her and gave suggestions of strange things. Seto was pretty damn sure he had heard him say trap a few times and it scared him to think what it was that will be the result of this strange drawing.
It took a lot longer than the other two had taken, but it seemed that Yuna finally finished her third creation, and Seto had to admit that it looked like a damn very-well done plan or map of some building. Bakura was staring at it in awe, the rest of the room showing much more confusion than the Thief. But as Yuna started taking notes from what the Ishatrs were telling her of the Nameless Pharaoh's Tomb, Seto was starting to think this might have something to do with Yuna's first incarnate.
''That c-can't be what I-I think it is, r-right?'' Malik finally spoke, all the Egyptians having gone pale as a sheet.
''By Ra! It is!'' Bakura said, staring at all of Yuna's newest creations. ''It must be!''
''Holy Isis!'' Mahad exclaimed as he moved forward. He seemed to be on unsteady feet as he made it to the big map of the temple-like thing. ''B-but how?!''
''Will someone please tell us what's going on?!'' Tristan yelled, not understanding anything. More than half the group nodded along, not knowing what they were seeing. The Doma guys had no idea what it could be, but Dartz and Iona seemed to have some knowledge of it but they, too, were more clueless than they appeared. Cecillia and Pegasus, on the other hand, seemed to know what was displayed before them, because they had both excited and worried expressions.
It was then that Yuna finally looked, really looked, at her audience and smiled a wonderful smile. ''This is my next mission, maybe my second to last mission!'' At the confused and annoyed looks from everyone, she giggled. ''This is the Temple of Horus. It is the one place where the whole history of Egypt overlaps and combines. Everything, from the first pharaoh, to Selena Cleopatra VIII, who was the last princess of Egypt, Cleopatra VII's daughter. She was the last one to add something, although it was done by her most fateful servant.''
''Add something?'' Mai asked, still not understanding the full significance of the temple.
Yuna nodded, never losing her wide smile. ''The Temple of Horus is sort of like a safe for all the most precious artifacts, texts and books of Ancient Egypt that were ever owned by pharaohs! Anything that is either dangerous or very, very important was placed there, never to see the light of day and that way it was to be preserved until the coming of one last pharaoh! It can't be found on any maps because it is hidden beneath mountains of sand and it can only be accessed at certain times of the year, with a certain way to unlock its chambers. No one ever entered the chambers of other pharaohs, only the ones that have been left free or the ones that they had built themselves.''
The whole group was now looking at the images before them in a whole new light, although some of them were more interested in what treasures they might find down there and not the significance that place might have for Yuna and her strange visions/dreams.
Seto, on the other hand, was looking at the temple with dread. ''He put something in there as well, hadn't he?''
Everyone turned to look at Seto, who was as white as a sheet yet his hands were balled into tight fists. Upon seeing this, Yuna's eyes softened and she offered him a sad smile. ''If you mean Seth, then yes but if you mean the Nameless Pharaoh himself, then no. He was too young when he died, he never got a chance to put something there. But Seth must have placed something for him.'' Her eyes narrowed as she turned back to the temple she drew.
''If you think you will find the Pharaoh's name there, you might be disappointed.'' Bakura said as he inspected his own suggestions of where there might be traps that would have been placed to keep other away from Egypt's treasures. ''I don't know much about the High Priest but I know this much: his cousin was the most precious to him. There's no way that he would place his name there.'' He closed his eyes before turning back to Yuna and slowly opening them, only to surprise everyone with the soft but worried look in them. He looked pained as he said his next sentence. ''So don't get your hopes up just for them to be crushed.''
Every single one of them was taken aback, everyone but Yuna herself. She just closed her eyes and smiled softly once again. ''I know. I won't. Because I know in theory where it is supposed to be, but something tells me that I am not yet meant to go there. The Pharaoh's name was written on only two cartouches. Both were in the Pharaoh's tomb, but Grandpa took it out and I don't know where he lost it.''
Now they were all looking incredulously at Solomon, who smiled both sheepishly and apologetically.
''But that's beside the point. I don't know what awaits for me in that temple, but it will help me solve the mystery behind this strange life of mine. And, in a sense, it will help stop my dreams, someday.''
''Yuna ...'' Was all they could say in barely a whisper.
''So, I guess we should all go pack now. That is, all who would like to go ... '' She said as she made her way out of the room, everyone looking after her, exchanging a few glances and then following her out.
''Go where? Why?'' Joey, who never caught up fast, asked as soon as he was withing arms distance behind the Game Queen.
''I believe that it's time for a trip. To Egypt. And ...'' With gusto, she turned around to face them with her warm beautiful smile. ''To the Temple of Horus!''