A/N: Yeah, Yeah, I know… I take to friggin long to update…but I cant help it! I just get lazy. So I'm like whatever with it. I know you people do it too! We are all human cha knows! ACK! Well I'm also sick too…so yea…::cough:: blah! So yea anyway, on with the ::cough:: ack…fic. Whoot! I think this is my longest chapter yet! PARDON THE GHETTO GRAMMER. That's how I talk so for example wit=with cause= cuz

Warning: OMG! MAJOR OOCNESS! I'M SO SORRY!

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

She Who Solved the Puzzle

Chapter 10: A Reunion with a Flaw.

Place: The Palace

Timeline: A Day After the Girls' Had a Reunion with Their Yamis.

Liz woke up groggily. "Did somebody get the number of that truck?" she whispered to herself. "Ok…I wasn't drinking last night," she put a hand on her head," but then why do I feel like I have a hangover…" she rubbed her eyes and sat herself up in a sitting position. She raised her arms to stretch, but when she put them down she felt like she hit somebody's nose.

"OW!" the word echoed into the room. Liz widened her eyes and turned around to see Yami rubbing his nose. Liz looked at him. "What the fuck…Oh yeah! Last night…Shadow Realm shit…dark energy in my legs and so I was immobile. " She put her hand to her chin and nodded. "Very tragic…" she sighed and laughed to herself. "What do you mean by that!? You forgot already what happened last night?" he sighed. "That you could've died if I wasn't there to save you? How can you forget that so easily?" he sighed with frustration and got up from the bed to go change in a private room. "Well SORRY for moving on! So what if I almost died last night!" she yelled across the room so that he could hear it. "Dang. Just get mad at me for living and not dwelling on the bad shit." She got up and fixed her charm necklace that she bought from before. 'This must be SOME luck charm…' she thought with sarcasm as she hopped off the bed and she notices that her legs start to work.

"Yay. No more dark energy…whatever." She shook her shoulders and saw a shoelace under the bed. "My shoelace?" she went on her knees and checked under the bed. "Hey! My shoes! And my socks! I missed you guys. Its so hard to run around everywhere in these sandals." She said to herself. She took off her sandals and put on her white socks and her black skull suede shoes. She stood up from the ground and she did a couple of moves as if she was playing Dance Dance Revolution. "Ah…feels good that there is still some of 'me' on this outfit. Friggin Yami tried hiding them from me…whatta dork." She smiled but remembered he's sort of mad at her. She straightens out her dress and her hair. 'A little bit of me is in this outfit!' she smiles a bit, but then it turns into a frown. 'Freakin' Yami. So I almost died last night. So what? Shit happens. Like this for example.' She tapped her chest and hears hard knocking because of the millennium puzzle was still embedded into her chest. 'What is this thing for anyway? I have a feeling he isn't telling me the whole story.' She thought.

Yami came out wearing a blue cape with a gold plated necklace and a white sleeveless top with a sort of white kilt around his waste and black slipper like shoes. He wore the millennium puzzle with a leather strap around his neck.

He went off to his door and opened it when he was just about to leave without saying a word.

/Yami?/ Yami stopped when he put his hand on the door handle.

//Yes?// he still didn't face her.

/Are…are you still upset with me of what I did last night?/ she lowered her head with a new fascination of the floor.

//Sort of. And the fact that you don't care that you almost lost your life. The Shadow Realm is a very dangerous place if you don't know how to control it. //

/Well I'm still sorry. I thought you would get over it by now. I mean, what's done is done, right? And its not the only time where I almost died! I can take care of myself./ Liz sat on his bed.

Yami turned around to face her with anger yet with a hint of sadness in his eyes. //Like how you took care of yourself last night? Please…that was a real good demonstration on how you can take care of yourself. Oh yeah! You know how to take care of yourself real good, Liz!// he nodded with sarcasm.

"Damn it Yami! Don't do this!" she said aloud, "Ok, It was my fault that I went into the shadow place, but you came to save me! I'm right here…alive." She walked up to Yami and put her hands on his shoulders as he looked at her straight in her eyes. "Why must you dwell on it? I've been in plenty of shit back in my time way before I met you." She started to gently shake his shoulders, while he looked away again.

"You don't get it. I almost lost my best friend last night." He took her hands that were on his shoulders and slowly set them down but still holding one of her hands gently rubbing the top of it near her thumb. Liz looked at her hand that was still held by Yami and noticing that he was still wearing the charm that she had bought for him yesterday. She turned her eyes to meet his gaze again. "You may go through this a lot in your life, but not me. Don't you know that I could have lost you forever if I didn't save you? I was really worried when I didn't even know where you where the first day when we came to Egypt. That you were by yourself in the desert, I mean literary by yourself! I was pacing around so much that Simon thought I was going crazy." Liz cracked a smile. "Listen, to keep this short, when I'm not there with you to know that you're safe, I go ballistic." Yami smiled to her while he leaned towards her making their foreheads touch as Yami closed his eyes. "Stop thinking about yourself and think about how others feel, for once." Yami said to her in a whisper but loud enough for her to hear.

"I do, but there are only two reasons why I stay alive. For my mom, and Andrea. I love my mom and I gotta be there for her, Andrea is like my older sister and I gotta protect her from evil, stupid, player, dumbass guys who wanna be wit her, though I think it's the other way around but she's only six months older. I don't live for myself but I live for others and sometimes it's tiring." She closed her eyes," I love her as my sis and someone has to protect her, cha knows? She's the only friend I got. I don't count as a reason, but I do want to see what life will be like for me…" she said softly back to him.

"You mean you wont even live for me?" as if by reflex, Liz opened her eyes only to meet Yami's crimson ones. "I…I…" she took a breath," Yes. Now you're my third reason. After all, you're the only one I thought about seeing when I was stuck in that damned, hot, fuckin' wasteland."

What Yami did next, he didn't do since they met. He lifted both of his arms towards her and gave her a safe, soft, and comforting embrace. Liz was speechless and caught off guard. 'He carries me, strokes my hair but this time he is actually huggin my ass! That's a first…' Liz thought a little weary snuggling to his neck. 'What…am I doing? Gotta remember he's a pharaoh and a guy… Must not like anymore friggin' guys…after what THAT bastard back then did to me…Yami prolly be playin girls since he be a pharaoh and all…but…and that's a big BUT, but what if he… nah nah…that's bull shiet I tells mah self its BS.' they embraced for a long moment of silence.

"Yami…" she said softly but didn't know what to say. She just savored the moment she had with him. Yami separated himself from her and still held her hand. He opened his eyes to meet hers.

"First off, don't go where I tell you not to go. Secondly, you don't have to protect Andrea as much as you used to anymore. She has Bakura to do most of the work now. Thirdly, I'm your third reason for living, because I don't want to lose you either. And last, but not least, let your guard down just a little bit. Before this talk, you still had your mask on, ", Liz was just about to open her mouth, Yami cut her off, "and don't deny it either! Now that I'm here, I can protect you. Don't be so stubborn about anyone else protecting you cause I'm going to do it anyway and don't get scared when someone tries."

"I aint stubborn worth shiet! I just don't need help in fights…well…so I needed help last night but that's beside the point!" She huffed and used her other hand and fingered her charm necklace that was the same as Yami's.

//When I tell you that its not safe, will you listen to me next time?//

/I will if next time you tell me its dangerous and giving me a bloody good reason too./ she smirked.

//Deal.// he smiled and went out the chamber door leaving Liz standing there by herself in his room. //And take off those shoes! They don't match with the outfit!//

Liz raised an eyebrow but smirked. /Geeeee, how about, no! I like these and they so do go with the dress! Be happy I'm not wearing my big black pants right now!/

All she could hear was Yami laughing through their link.

Liz stood there bewildered by the action Yami took on her. She subconsciously started to rub her forehead that where Yami's touched with hers. She slowly walked backwards till she hit Yami's bed till she sat on it and she blushed but not without a little hardcore embarrassment. "That…that little bitch! I can't stand affection from the opposite sex, but…" she remembered how he looked into her eyes. "Fuck! These blasted emotions!" she put her face into her hands. "Fuck these emotions…" she slowly raised her head to see the door where Yami stood. 'Damn emotions…called Love…damn them…' she cursed to herself as she got up and left the room slowly closing the chamber door. She stood outside of it and sighed. "Andrea…I need some help on figuring out my fuckin' girly prissy ass emotions…again…since…Raymond… Heck I even miss you Bakura. Now get your asses here pronto!" she whispered to herself and started walking off wandering around the great palace.

Meanwhile…

Andrea and Bakura jerked awake from their sleep and taking in a deep breath. They turned their heads to meet each other's gaze.

"Did you just hear something? Sounded like Liz was calling us." Andrea said.

"Weird. I just heard the same thing. I'll take that as a sign that we NOW have to get going to the palace. We've been enjoying each other's company way too long and we don't even know if the stupid pharaoh and his hikari are together!" Bakura ranted.

"Oh trust me, they are there. Call this a woman's intuition."

"If you say so, Love." He rolled his eyes as he got up from his bed to get dressed.

\You know I'm always right.\ Andrea smiled as she got out of bed to get dressed.

\\You so wish!\\ they both laughed a little .

Soon after they were done, they stepped out of Bakura's room only to be greeted by the silence of the room.

"Wonder where my 'minions' went off too." He asked as if waiting for an answer.

"Out stealing, maybe." Andrea said.

"No, only during night and little bit before the sun rises." He took her hand leading her out of the room and looking around.

"Where do you think they went then?" she asked.

"Shhh…" he put a finger to his lips. \\I don't know. But I sense a great evil outside and its asking for its ass kicked.\\ He glared at the door.

\Go get them sweetie pie!\ she squealed in their link.

\\Hikari …that's just plain scary…\\ he shrugged with a smile.

\That's why I said it!\ she smiled and held in a small laughter. \\Damn you're just to scary…\\ he started to walk with her following. \\Ok. I want you to stay here till I tell you that its safe to come out.\\ he turned to look at her.

\What? What happens if something is out there? You're gonna be out there with you white haired ass all by yourself while some freaky shit is probably gonna bit your head off, and you're asking me to wait here?!\ She shrieked.

\\Chick! No one can mess with me! You know I can always blow their fucking heads off!\\ he tried to calm her nerves.

\I know but, I just don't want to leave you there alone.\ she said with sadness as she looked into his eyes. \\Dont worry about me. I have abilities from the ring. Not only do I want you safe because you are my source, but I don't want you hurt either. If anything harmful happens to you,\\ , he took her hand and kissed it,\\ I don't know what I would do. Remember that I love you? Or are you just stupid?\\ he laughed mentally.

She nodded slowly till she realized what he said. She slapped his shoulder and he twitched a little. \You idiot! Anyway…I do remember…fine…but I'll be watching you from here!\ she huffed.

\\ Fine fine! Don't get a stick up your ass! Ok I'm going in…well out…you know what I mean!\\ she mentally giggled as he went off outside.

Bakura opened the door and stepped outside to be only greeted by the sound of silence. 'What the fuck?' he mouthed as he scanned the area from where he stood. The market place was empty as if just abandoned. "All the merchandise are still at their booths. But where is everyone?"

\What's happening so far?\ Andrea asked. She sat on a box that was near a window having full visual of Bakura.

\\Nothing. Absolutely nothing. No one's here!\\ he started to walk a little bit till he heard a roaring noise. He jerked his head to look back, but nothing was behind him. \What the hell was that, Bakura?\ a shaking Andrea asked.

\\I don't know, but be on your guard. Something big is going to happen and I don't like every damn minute of it.\\

Another sound just like it was heard again but only sounded louder. "Its getting closer." He whispered. The sound was now louder and Bakura looked up to only be greeted by a blue dragon.

"Winged Dragon?!" Bakura yelled. The dragon dived right for Bakura at such speeds as he took caution and ducked down from the dragon but soon quickly picked up altitude to soar into the air again. "Whoa!" he got up from the ground and put his sight back on the flying monster. The flying monster was starting to descend on top of a house near Bakura's hideout. Bakura noticed that there was a black-cloaked man with the symbol of the millennium eye on his cloak covering face. \Bakura! What the hell is that?\

\\It's a duel monster, from the Shadow Realm.\\ he said quickly.

\But that looks like a duel monster from that card game!\

\\Well, in this time, the monsters were real and it's a deadly game before it became a card game. I'll tell you the rest later and I think the pharaoh knows how to explain it better.\\ he cut the link off. 'Bakura be careful.' Andrea said as she helplessly looks at Bakura and the dragon.

"Who the hell are you?" Bakura yelled to the cloaked man. "I am but a simple servant and second in command of my master. I'm here on a mission to destroy you, Bakura" they cloaked man replied simply as he laughed a little.

"Answer my questions! Who are you and how do you know my name!?" he clenched his hands as a fist.

"I'm afraid its not you're business to know where I get my information. Now we shouldn't keep babbling anymore of this shit! Now you must be destroyed!" the cloaked man yelled to Bakura down below.

The cloaked figure raised his hand to give off a signal. "Now my servants! Do my bidding and destroy Bakura!"

Soon, people have been rising up from their hiding places one by one carrying weapons of knives, chains, and maces. "There must be at least a hundred of them! How did you get all these people to do this?" he asked as he started to back up from the crowd that was slowly starting to gather and encircle him causing him to go up against the door that he came out of that met him with this trouble.

"Just a simple use of powder and a little thing of nature we call wind." The figure answered casually. "They will soon destroy you, Bakura!" He laughed manically for a moment and stood watch to see the event unfold.

"Damn you!" he yelled to the cloaked man. "Shit…" 'If I didn't have a heart, I would've killed all of these people already, but noooooooooooo…they had to be innocent people under a spell. Ra Damn it!' he thought to himself. \Bakura I wont stand for this!\

"What?" he turned around to only see Andrea coming out from where she was hiding behind the door running up to him. "Idiot! Get back inside!" she stopped as she heard him. "No! I won't hide while I see you being trapped by this mob." Andrea said with determination. Bakura just stepped in front of her protecting her with his body. "Listen! Just get back inside before something happens to you!" he yelled at her again. "Well what about you!? Stop protecting me and let me help you damn it! And they would probably destroy your place anyway!" she reasoned. "Damn…you could be right. I hate it when you're right!"

\\Listen, we'll make a run for it to the side\\ he takes her hand and she nods.

They try to run forward but he notices that the controlled people haven't budged at all. "What are they waiting for?" he whispered. Soon Bakura looked back and noticed from where they were standing it was covered with more of these slaves and now have completely surrounded them.

As quick as an instant, a reflection was shined in Andrea's eye noticing a man was hidden under a window beneath the dragon and the cloaked man.

"Shoot him." Said the mysterious figure that was on the dragon. The shooter was holding a crossbow and shot its arrow. Andrea quickly turned to her head to Bakura and moved herself in front of him. "NO!" She yelled……………………&hell ip;……………………… ….

"ANDREA!!!!!!"

Meanwhile…. before and during the incident….

"Argh! Damn that Yami." She said to herself. She started to walk around looking at all the different events carved on the wall. "Hmmm…this one looks like Yami…"she stopped walking and got a little closer to the carving. "Oh wait. It is Yami. Heh." She backed up from it to see the big wall. "So…he did have to sacrifice himself to the puzzle. That sucks ass, but…" she smiled but she felt kind of ashamed by her little joy of happiness. "I'm actually kinda happy he did…I'm so selfish…" she sighed to herself and her smile turned into a frown. "I wonder what my role is in this whole thing. All that he told me was that he was sucked into the puzzle and the four of us went back in time according to obvious information." She said to herself. "Lets see…he told me that I had a big role to do for summoning this Egyptian God or some ish like that." She put her hand on the embedded puzzle. "And what's the point of this thing? Cuz of this…I don't even have a heartbeat anymore I bet. Things are just happening to fast…eh…" she sighed and started to walk again till she noticed another wall design. "This looks interesting…" she went up to the wall that was next to the previous one she looked at. "It's a girl…and other things with the eyes. The smart ass pharaoh told me about this that there are other millennium items that he has them sealed up in here somewhere called the Amen-Re temple… thing… yeah…" She started to trace the black outline of the carvings and the black outline of the story written wall. "I guess that's me…in the middle of this alter…I guess I just have to do some dance to get this god's power. Sounds easy but I bet doing this ritual thing will be a lot harder. He did only tell me what I had to do but never the reason…I wonder what it is.." she started to actually wonder." Hmmm…Now I'm really curious to why I have this thing in the first place. The chosen one is actually thinking!" she said a little loud.

"Don't hurt yourself trying to think Milady." Liz jerked around to see Yami's trusted advisor Simon Muran.

"Cheese and rice Sim Sim! Don't do that shit to me! Scares the fuck outta me." she said as she took in a deep breath.

"Forgive me but I just happen to see what you were doing wandering these halls by yourself. And don't call me that!" He said with a small bit of laughter.

"If you keep scarin' the hell outta me then your name will be Sim Sim! Anyway I'm just being bored and walking around wasting my time…Where is everyone anyway?" she asked him. "Well I do believe that the pharaoh is in another one of his meetings, General Jounouchi is busy training the new guards and the personal servant of the pharaoh should be doing chores."

"Bloody hell…" she sighed. "Well, I just need something to do. When's the meeting over ol'e chap?" she patted his shoulder. "Where do you get these words? And it should be over in a few moments."

"Coolness. Now to wait for him I guess." She said as she started walking away from him. "Maybe I'll see them later. I'll see you later, Sim Sim." She said to him waving. "Goodbye Milady." He said. "Don't call me that Sim Sim!" she yelled to him still walking.

"Well then don't call me Sim Sim!" he yelled back to her. They were trying to suppress laughter.

"Now what to do, what to do! Haven't talked to Anzu in a real long while, Jou is always workin' his tanned ass off, Yami is in a meeting, so I guess I'll wait it out."

During the meeting……………………&hel lip;……………………&hellip ;…………….

"I say we sacrifice her so that this kingdom may be safe from all harm Highness!"

"Yes! Yes! She will bring a terrible tragedy to this kingdom if we don't give her to Amen-Re!"

"That girl will save us all! Why wont you listen, Your Highness!?" All the rants coming from Yami's council.

"Enough!" he slapped his hand on the table where everyone was residing on. "She will not be sacrificed to anyone! That girl is a very dear friend of mine and she will not die! I will learn of some other way to figure out this matter." He calmed down.

"Pharaoh, what has happened to you?" said a distance voice.

"What do you mean by that Seto?!" said a pharaoh that was ready to burst his bubble.

"You weren't like this just some moons ago. When we found you sleeping in your garden, you were in foreign clothes and had a completely different attire and a turn around of your behavior." Seto got up from the chair he was sitting on and he walked over to Yami. "You were only missing for about, oh I don't know…just a small moment and you had a whole new perspective. Just before that moment you would be ready to take that girl's life into oblivion for your country, not caring for her life at all. Tell me Great One, what has changed your way of thinking?" Seto crossed his arms standing in the middle of the council room with a smirk.

Yami glared at him.'Damn. Liz would say "This sucks ass!" but she's not here. Need a cover up! Yes! I went to the future and I brought her back with me because she was the chosen one to solve the puzzle and release my soul that was kept in there! Oh yeah…they'll buy that one…Damn it! Something happen already!!' Just when Yami thought of that a guard pushed opened the doors with force.

"What is the meaning for disrupting the pharaoh's meeting?" yelled Seto.

"Forgive me, but a mob of people has formed outside the palace surrounding a two people, Sire!" said the guard.

"That is no reason to disturb us! Go get the general to sort this matter out!" yelled the priest.

"But sire! We have spotted a…duel monster!" said the guard with a pause and fear.

"A duel monster!" yelled Yami as he quickly jumped out of his chair. "Gather my chariot at once. I'll put a stop to this!" the guard quickly nodded and left running to get the preparations he needs to do for his pharaoh. "This meeting is adjourned." He said as he left the room in a dash, leaving Seto and the rest of the council in question.

Liz was walking around and neared the tall front doors of the palace. She heard yelling and a bunch of guards rushing outside. She ran towards one of them till she spotted Yami running with them.

"Yo Yami!" He stopped to look towards her. "Why is everyone running amuck outside?" she asked him quickly. "Listen, just stay here. It's too dangerous outside and I don't want you out there right now. Just stay in the palace where it's safe. I'll be right back!" he yelled to her as he started to make a run for his chariot that was outside waiting for him.

Liz stomped her foot as she sees Yami's body get smaller and smaller by the growing distance between them. /Gosh damn it! What's so wrong this time!?/

//There's a duel monster out there and after the experience you had, I don't think you want to see him. And plus I think they said that they saw a mob covering up a white haired young man with a brunette woman.// Yami said as he took the reins of his horse and started to gallop to the sight.

Liz took a peek at the doors that were slightly left open only to see Yami and some of his guards head up to the mob of people that were in the merchant district of his kingdom.

/Bakura and Andrea! Those jerk offs were here all along! Why didn't they just come here!? Those sons ova-/

//Liz! Watch your mouth! It could be them I'm not sure. Don't you dare go anywhere near the location, do you understand?//

/PFT! Fine! Just hurry up and solve this problem "HIGHNESS"/ she said stressing on the highness.

//Don't do that… I'll be back as quick as I can.// After that, Yami closed the link.

She turns around from the doors and goes off walking in a huff and stands still and turns around. "Watch your mouth! Don't you dare go anywhere near the location, do you understand?" she mimics him and doing weird faces, till she had the face that looks like she had a smart ass idea. "Well, he did say not to go near there, but he didn't say anything about going there literary! Heh heh heh… I so rule…" she smirks and heads out the door in a scurry following Yami outside. "I'm such a smart ass…" she chuckles and finds objects that she could hide behind so that Yami won't notice her.

As the pharaoh and his guards kept moving, Liz would be hot on their trail hiding behind barrels, buildings, carts, even animals that were walking or standing around. After about twenty minutes of following, Yami's chariot came to an abrupt stop.

"What the?" Yami said as he heard other guards released small gasps seeing an arrow being in flight toward a brunette female in front of a white haired male making her completely vulnerable to the projectile.

"ANDREA!!!!!!!!"

Was heard by a female voice coming from behind a building. Everything was going slow motion to the Three and the girl behind the building. Andrea was struck right into her chest cavity striking so fast that part of the arrow could be seen on the other side of her body. The force of the arrow pushed Andrea back, causing her to bump into Bakura. With a blank face, still in shock caught her. His legs not wanting to support his weight gave in and they both fell to the ground.

He stood up in a sitting position holding Andrea in his arms as she tries to breath. Yami jumps off his chariot to the struggling couple.

"Bakura! Pick Andrea up and put her on one of the chariots now! We have to get her to a healer and fast before…" He looks at Andrea and then back to Bakura. "Bakura! Snap out of it or she'll die!"

"NO! Don't you dare!" Came a voice from afar but coming closer by the second. It was a girl carrying a medium size cloth and running over to where the three were.

"Liz! What are you doing here?!" Yami asked with panic. She crouched down to Andrea's level and put pressure on her chest cavity around the arrow. "If you move her in this state, blood will go into her lungs and she will drown in it faster!" she said to Yami with exact tones in her voice.

"Come on Hermana. Don't you fuckin' leave my ghetto Hispanic ass! Please!" she continued to put pressure on her chest cavity but then sees a pool of blood on her back and growing by the second. The scent of blood filled the air, and soon the trace of it went to the nostrils of all the people were under the spell of being controlled of by the man on top of the Winged Dragon, and they all fell to the ground unconscious.

"Andrea, sweetie. Don't go. Don't go. Don't go. DON'T GO!" Bakura yelled, then soon Andrea started to cough up blood. She turned her head from him to see Yami and Liz. "You…guys…di…d me…et up…I knew…it." She coughed up more blood. "Liz. Looks like you're… gonna… have to realize your…own girlish emotions from now on…" she started to close her eyes and her breathing becoming shallow.

"No no no no no no…Andrea, Andy, Love…Stay alive…Don't go! I love you! Don't go!" Bakura held her tight despite her condition. He let go of her as he heard a small groan of pain from her.

"Just…know that I love…you guys…Love you Hermanita." Liz finally let down her tears that she had and Yami didn't know what to say, he just sat on the floor next to her not knowing what to say. "Yami, take care of her…no matter how much of a bitch…" she took a deep breath and tried to breathe, "she is." She rose her hand and placed it on Bakura's cheek. "I…love…" she muffled a stroke of pain, " Bakura." And that she closed her eyes her hand fell limply on top of her body and her breathing ceased.

"No…no NO!" Liz freaked, and put her hands on the arrow and yanked it out in one turn. Soon more of Andrea's blood spilled on the floor and covered the lower parts of Bakura and Liz's clothes in red since they were the ones closest to her.

Bakura carefully laid Andrea's body on the ground and stood up. He turned his head to the Winged Dragon to see the man in purple robes responsible for the situation.

"Why did you have to take her!? You said you wanted to kill me! Why didn't you kill ME!" he yelled.

The Winged Dragon took flight again and hovered over them. "Silly Tomb Raider. I didn't say I was going to kill you…" The dark figured man said.

"What?!" Bakura was surprised.

"I said was going to DESTROY you. I never said physically. Well, till we meet again. Farewell." He waved his cape and took flight to the opposite direction. Bakura just walked over to where Andrea was and held one of her hands and sobbed.

Liz was crying her eyes out. She was holding Andrea's hand to in hers. "Why…why not me!?" she asked herself. "Wait!" she perked up head and looked at Yami.

"Yami!" she yelled for him as if she struck an answer.

Yami was still in shock just trying to register everything that has happened. Liz crawled to him since he wasn't that far from her and he was sitting on the floor. "Yami. Give me your charm bracelet that I gave you!"

Yami turned his head to see her gaze. "What for? Oh wait, don't tell me. You think that this charm that you bought would bring Andrea back?"

"Yeah! I'm sure it would work. The merchant said-" she was cut off.

"The merchant was lying! He lied to you just to sell this piece of junk so he could get your money! She would probably still be alive if it weren't for you!" Yami yelled at her. He stood up and clenched on of his fists.

"Yami…what are you saying?" Liz was holding back tears hearing Yami's dark voice that he's using towards her.

"If we would just moved her like we did and taken her to a healer at the palace, she would still be alive but no…we still had to listen to you about not moving her!" He again yelled at her and in one quick movement slapped her.

The force from his hand knocked Liz to the dirt floor. She put a hand on her cheek and looked right at him. She closed her eyes and stifled a sob. She looked towards Bakura still holding Andrea, not even aware of the situation that Yami and Liz had.

Liz slowly got up and looked towards Yami with more sadness than anger. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Bakura I'm sorry! Yami I'm sorry!" She yanked on the string of the charm she had on around her neck that matched Yami's on his wrist and slammed it on the ground. "Here! I hope to God, Ra, what the fuck ever you worship, I never see you again. I hate you Yami!" With that she ran off to her only known destination. The palace.

In the air……………………… ………………………&he llip;……………………&helli p;……

On a Winged Dragon, the same man who caused this whole mess was watching Liz from a far…

"Don't worry little sacrifice… you're turn will soon be coming…" he orders the dragon to descend not so far from the palace awaiting for her arrival…

Liz was panting as she arrived to the palace stairs. She noticed that none of the guards were stationed outside.

"Hmph. Must be the ones with Yami. Fuckin' Yami! Its not my fault! I didn't do dis shit to her…" she slowly walked to the wall and slammed her fist on it. "Andrea…why did you…I'm sorry…I'm sorry…" she started to shed more tears. "Why couldn't it have been me…" she slammed the wall again hurting her hand slightly. She put her head on he wall.

"Don't worry, little sacrifice girl. Your time is up now!" A demanding voice said out of the nowhere.

Liz quickly turned around only to feel that her arms have been clamped to her body by another's arms. She tried to push away but the dark figure had a strong grip on her. She tried to question, but she could not speak.

'What the hell be goin on!? Why cant I talk and how can he have so much strength?' she questioned.

"Awwww…poor little girl lost her dear loved one…I feel sorry for you young one!" he used his hand that wasn't holding her rip up the top part of her dress to reveal the Millennium Puzzle that was part of her chest.

"Now you die!" he had a sadistic smile and magically appeared a glowing hammer. "Now to finish my mission given to me by Master Hieshin!" he took the hammer and hit the Millennium Puzzle shattering it. Soon Liz was finding it hard to breath and the figure let go of her arms so she dropped to the floor along with the pieces that separated itself from the golden object.

She struggled to gather the pieces but, they figure picked up the main piece that had the Millennium Eye's design. "I shall be taking this somewhere with me to make sure that you will not use your life to seal up the Shadow Realm. Sorry that your time was cut short. But before I leave, I shall give you my name. It is Marik. I should at least give you that much." He leaned down to her face and caressed her cheek. "It's a shame that I had to kill, you. You are very beautiful. That skin, your body, that lovely long hair. I just wish I could've taken you this very night, but I shan't because my master would know of it. Good luck if you stay alive. Farewell." He stood up from where she was lying on the floor and left walking heading to the Winged Dragon and took flight. After he was a top of the desert, he threw the piece into the desert. "It will be hard to find this one little piece. Just to keep you busy while we accomplish Master Hieshin's plan some more." He then flew of into the night.

Liz was lying on the floor struggling to breath…gathering the pieces. "No…no…" she was whispering. She took all the pieces in her hand and turned towards the tall doors. She stretched trying to stay awake. "Help…Yami…help…I'm sorry that Andrea is dead…You're right! It was my fault! It was!…I'm sorry Bakura. But I don't want to die" she chocked and gagged. "Help me…ple-"

/YAMI!/

Soon later Liz stopped breathing and lost consciousness. (A/N: It's a tricky condition I know, but eh… it's a fic.) The last thing she heard was in her mind the sound of a dungeon door closing shut.

Yami didn't even bother to watch where she was running off. Liz never used that tone of voice on him but then realize what he had said to her. "Oh Ra…what have I done?" he bent down to pick up the charm she slammed to the floor and walked over to Bakura and the deceased Andrea.

"Bakura…" Bakura slowly lifts up his head to give him a blank stare.

"Lets get…" Yami choked up a sob and wiped away tears that flowed down his cheeks, " her cleaned up and giving her a proper…burial." He put his hand on his shoulder. "Bakura, come on snap out of it."

"It wasn't her fault and you know it." Bakura said flatly.

Yami turned his head to avoid his gaze.

"Lets try it anyway. To see if it works." Bakura stated. "Try what?" Yami asked him.

"The charm shit that you and Liz were fighting about. We've got nothing else to lose."

"Bakura, it won't work."

"I'M FUCKING DESPRATE YOU STUPID PHARAOH!"

Yami was taken aback by Bakura's voice but nodded slowly. He took the charm off his wrist and tied it Bakura's and took the other one that Liz ripped off. He stared it a bit and tied the ends and placed it around Andrea's neck.

"Please…Ra let this work…" Bakura whispered. Bakura put the two pieces together and clamped the his around it. Nothing happens.

"Damn it…too good be true… You were right Yami. The merchant did lie to Liz about this charm." Bakura let out a heavy sigh. Yami started to look at Andrea's body and noticed a change.

"Bakura… look at her…blood. Its going back into her body!" Yami stuttered a bit. Bakura quickly noticed as the blood was indeed going back into the holes that were implanted on the young girl's body, the blood still staining Bakura's robes. All the blood on the ground went back into her and the wholes vanished leaving no scar or trace as if the projectile ever never hit her. She suddenly opened her eyes and Bakura leaned over.

Andrea took a deep breath rapidly and stood up coughing then….

BAM!

Hitting her head on Bakura's! He leaned back holding both hands on his head saying the little word "ow" over and over. Andrea was cursing loudly cause of the pain. Yami again couldn't believe the sight he had just witnessed. Bakura's pain went down a little bit and immediately started hugging Andrea tightly.

"Oh Amen-Re! You're alive! Thank the Gods you're alright!" Bakura said to her.

"Cheese and Rice Bakura! I just came back to life and now I'm gonna die of suffocation!" she said still coughing a little bit. "Who knew fresh air can smell soooooooooo good after you're dead for a while." She laughed a little bit and started to give Bakura a bunch of butterfly kisses on his face and then gave Bakura a passionate kiss and he lifted her up to stand on their feet.

Yami smiled at the two as he got up. "Together again…" he whispered. The two separated and took small breaths. She looked around and saw Yami standing there. "Yami! Wassup!? Long time no see buddy!" She went up to hug him as he hugged her back.

"Oh! Damn myself for having these giddy blasted emotions! Group hug!" Bakura also went on to hug both Yami and Andrea and after a moment they released each other from the friendly bond, Bakura holding onto her hand. When they let go, Yami felt a light scratch on his arm and noticed the culprit on Andrea's left hand, ring finger.

"Wait let me guess…" Bakura and Andrea looked at Yami with confused faces. "You guys are engaged…" He smirked at the two.

"Oh yeah! Big time!" She cheered. "He's mine for life, baby! Woooooo!" she said excitedly while Bakura just blushed.

"You know I love her!" he gave his trademark smile and kissed Andrea on her cheek.

"Well congrats to the both of you. May the gods smile upon you and wish you good fortune." He chuckled a bit just looking how the couple behaved.

"Who knew those charms would work? I still can't believe that you're here! Back from the dead!" Yami exclaimed.

"I know! This means I rule even more than Liz! Oh yeah!

After the tiny congratulation given to the couple was over, Andrea felt a little empty.

"Hey Yami?"

"Yes?" Yami felt a hint of concern in her voice. Andrea started to look around.

"Where did Liz go?" she asked.

Both of the yamis turned their head from her, especially Yami. "Yami, where is she? Where did she go?"

\\She ran away.\\

Andrea jerked her head to look at Bakura's face looking back at her.

\What? What do you mean she ran away?! What happened while I was dead!?\

\\Yami and Liz had a pretty huge fight while you were dead. I heard the whole thing. Yami was blaming Liz that you died, saying to leave you with no movement while the arrow was in you. Then after you died, she mentioned something about the charms and he's saying that it wouldn't work and I guess he took his frustration out on her and he…slapped her…hard.\\

"You fucking slapped her!?" Andrea was now yelling at Yami. "How could you do that? She's you're best friend and go do this shit to her? How could you Yami!?"

"What was I supposed to do!? She wanted to leave you there dying and dead! We could've taken you to the palace and to a healer! But Liz told us to leave you alone." Yami started to drift of his voice.

"Fuckin' A! Yami, I would've thought that Bakura would do that."

\No offense, Bakura!\

\\None taken, Love.\\

"She knew what she was doing! If I moved, more blood would come out of my body and I would've died quicker than you can realize that I got hit by that arrow! You just put her through feeling bad, to feeling worse then later to depression because she's been slapped by you! You wont have any idea how much this will hurt her! Go apologize to her right now!" she demanded of him.

"I will! Let's get going then. I want to apologize to her right when I see her-"

/YAMI!/

Yami's face immediately went blank when after he heard his name he heard a sound of a dungeon door shut loudly. He went down to his knees and started to breath rapidly and sweat started to trickle down his eyebrow.

"Yami! Yami! What's wrong? Are you ok?" Andrea went to eye level with him and shook his shoulders for a little bit. "Its…Liz…" he trailed off.

"What do you mean its Liz?" Bakura asked him.

"What happened?" Andrea asked with anxiety.

"I can't feel her energy…I can't feel her presence in the puzzle." Yami put his hands on his Millennium Puzzle. "I cant feel her at all! No trace!" He got up from the floor and went off to his chariot. "Hop on to one of the horses! Something has happened to her!" Yami took the reins of his horse and rode off ahead.

"Shiet! That stupid pharaoh doesn't have to tell me twice!" he took Andrea's hands and took one of the guards' horses leaving them to share the one left behind.

//Liz! Liz! Answer me, please!//

No answer.

"Damn it!" Yami cursed as slapped his hand at the edge of the chariot.

The three of them arrived to the palace stairs climbing them up heading for the front doors.

"Liz, your ass better be alright!" Andrea said out loud as she hurriedly ran up the stairs with Yami up head and Bakura at her side.

When she picked up her head to see the top, she saw Yami stopped frozen with fear. The three of them stood to see a sight they did not want to see. Andrea cupped her mouth as she gasped to see Liz on the floor with their back to them. Yami was the first one to run to her and held her in his arms.

"Liz. Come on. Wake up. Oh Ra no!" he then looked down at her chest to see the puzzle has been shattered and in her hands that were slightly bent held some of the pieces.

""The pieces! No. Liz not you! Not you!" He nuzzled his head into her neck and cried into her.

Andrea and Bakura couldn't do anything but just stand there while Bakura was holding her as she wept.

'This was a reunion with flaws…we shouldn't have been reunited like this, it was supposed to be nice, and happy.' Andrea thought as she was being comforted by Bakura the best he could.

"LIZ!" Yami yelled out as he held her closer and her hand that had the pieces.

End of Chapter 10

To be continued……………………&h ellip;……………………&hell ip;……………………… …….

A/N: WOW! My first cliffhanger! Was it yay or nay? Lemme have your feedback! Email me to bug me to update this fanfic ok! I need motivation!-=) Tell me if it makes sense cause its like 1a.m. when I just finished typing this!