Hey guys! Here's chapter 23 to Moonlit Princess! And Reader Review Responses:

KuramaShadowFoxYokai- Thanks! I'm glad you like it.

GirlFish- Yep.

ShandyCandy- Calm down Shandy. I was planning on Mira and the assassin being friends for awhile. It made sense, and it was better than the assassin and Vivian. Guess it means Mira gets plot immunity. Oh, and Yugi and Heba's father will be back soon.

Onto the Chapter!

Chapter 23

The childhood friends sat in silence for awhile. It was a little hard to have a conversation when your friend goes missing, and when you're reunited, that same friend is an assassin.

"So, you aren't going to ask me anything?" The assassin smiled.

"You really don't remember your name." Mira replied. There was no need to ask. The assassin sighed and leaned back.

"I don't remember it." He said. "I've tried to, but I can't. Anything before I was kidnapped, I've almost forgotten."

"Almost?"

"Yep. I only really remember seeing you, and a few other things. Anything else is a blur. I don't even remember my family."

Mira looked away. "Allen."

The assassin looked up. "What?"

"Your name was Allen." Mira repeated. "Although I don't know if you still want to call yourself that."

"What do you think they'll do?" Yugi asked. The entire group was in Yugi and Heba's room. The two girls were next to the princes, and Yami had his arms wrapped around Yugi.

Ryou and Malik were near the door, even though Bakura and Marik had tried to get them to come over.

Joey had also joined them in the room after surprising Yugi and Heba in the hall. Seto had other things to do, so he had left, although it was clear to everyone-except Joey- that he hadn't wanted to. The moment the blonde had heard Yugi was attack she supported Yami saying the assassin should die.

"He might have gotten the death penalty, but with the fact that he was most likely beaten into commiting all those murders, means he might just get life imprisonment."

"When you say 'beaten'...what do you mean by that?" Joey spoke. "I wasn't there for the trial."

"His entire back was torn up." Bakura paled at the memory. The captain had been a little too close to it. "Some of the scars were twisted and had scars on top of the scars. Be glad you weren't there."

Joey was silent, thinking back on wanting the assassin's death. It reminded her of someone. "So, since he was raised, he could get off easier right?"

"You're changing your mind?"

"Yeah. Remember my dad?" Joey looked at her friends. They nodded.

"It's hard to forget someone who tries to sell you off to every noble guy." Joey nodded.

"This might just be me," Ryou spoke up. "But, did Mira seem a bit more... sociable? She wasn't really avoiding anyone and even went up to the Pharaoh."

"Yeah."

"That's true."

"She knows something."

The non-noble followed the noble girl to where the assassin was. His plan was foolproof. He would kill the assassin and the noble, and since he wasn't wearing his disguise, no one would know it was him.

Wonderful.

And that's it. So the assassin has a name, Joey's back, and someone's planning murder. Hope you enjoyed! Leave a review on your way out.