Yami was riding up closer when everyone looked up at him. He got off his horse and was a little sad that Mokuba just stood there.

He decided to walk closer to see if this was like the last vision. "Hi, Mokuba."

"Who are you, do I know you?"

Yami was sad that this vision was only slightly different but the same as the last."

Mokuba then noticed the dark magician around Yami's neck. Yami noticed Mokuba's eyes narrow like he was angry about something and he had keep from laughing as he looked so much like Seto. Then the boy turned and ran off surprising Yami and making him even sadder.

"Master Atemu?"

Yami looked at the person who asked. "Ryo, it's good to see you."

"Is something wrong?" Ryo asked.

"I…I was just a little sad that Mokuba's not allowed to remember me?"

Ryo looked at him like he was crazy. "What do you mean he's not allowed to remember you? Who told you that?"

"But he just asked who I was."

"Not remembering and not wanting to remember are two different things." Bakura said.

"Bakura!" Ryo scolded.

"He has the right to know."

"Know what. You mean he knows who I am. Then why did he ask?"

"He probably didn't remember you by sight. It's been almost 6 years since he last saw you. I'm guessing when he saw your necklace it hit him who you were and that's why he ran off." Ryo said.

"I guess then he has the right to be angry with me."

"Don't take it too hard, when he turned 13 he made a decision that he only had three members of his immediate family and Mai and Isis were his aunts and everyone else close to him were cousins. Except for me and Varon, I told him to call me uncle and before long that's what he called Varon." Bakura said.

"He knows you." Ryo said.

"He just chooses not to." Bakura said.

"What happened with Noah, he never…"

"No." Ryo said. "Seto made certain of that."

"He never allowed the boy to go anywhere without Varon with him." Bakura said.

Just then, a young girl about Mokuba's age walked out.

"Guys, what's wrong with Mokuba?"

"It's nothing to worry about Maura. This is Master Atemu, his older brother." Ryo said.

"But I thought the king was his only brother." Maura said.

"Just because he doesn't acknowledge him anymore doesn't mean he doesn't exist." Bakura said.

Ryo then caught Yami's odd look. "I'm sorry, sir, I forgot my manners. Princess Maura, this is Master Atemu."

"It's a pleasure to meet you sir."

"I'm pleased to make your acquaintance."

"Why don't you go see if you can coax Mokuba back out here." Ryo said.

"I'll try but it won't be easy!" Maura said going inside the castle.

"Who is she?" Yami asked.

"Mokuba's wife." Bakura said.

Yami was stunned by what he heard. "What? You can't be serious!"

"Well Seto wasn't thrilled with it either. He didn't want to but he saw no other way around it. He tried to adopt her but since he was alone with Mokuba, he decided against it. He put them off for a year hoping you'd return and have a plan. But when none came they were married they were what 11-12?" Ryo asked Bakura.

"12 I believe."

"I can't believe Seto did that."

"It was either that or allow the girl to die." Ryo said.

"What do you mean?" Yami asked.

"The land the girl comes from… if she hadn't been married by that age, she would have been killed." Bakura said.

Maura came back out. "Sorry guys, I can't get him to come out."

"It's all right thanks for trying." Ryo said.

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Yami suddenly awoke from the vision and went to confront Master Dartz.

"Master, I'm totally confused. That's the second vision I've had that says I won't return for 5 years! I'm sorry but that's not acceptable! I love my family! I want to watch Mokuba grow up to become the young man in my visions. I don't want to wake up one morning and decide to go home only to find the little 10-year-old I know and love is suddenly a 15-year-old that either doesn't remember me or hates me! Can you explain why I wouldn't return like I said I would?"

"The answer could be as simple as your powers grow so will your desire for more power. You will soon want to take over for me here. Which would require a lot more hard core and rigorous training."

"I can't believe I'd abandon my family. Break my promise to see Mokuba's first true Christmas. To miss out on his growing up for more power and control. NO, you're manipulating these visions to fit your own needs and desires! You have to be there's no other explanation! I can't believe it, I won't believe I chose power over my family! I had a vision that Mokuba was in danger and I was teleported to him! If all I wanted was power and control, then why would I care enough to save him? Why is it that I had another vision that said I was there after an attack and Mokuba was still little and came to me? But yet visions like this are what plague me most!"

"I assure you I am not manipulating your visions. Those visions come from what path you have chosen. That is why each is different. Each step you make, each pebble you turn changes the way the future works."