Standing right outside of the airport. She held back some of her hair as the wind blew Joe stretched as he walked over.

"Man, these flights are horrid." She turned to her friend and smiled. Looking back up to the sky taking a deep breath of air.

She was thankful that they gave her the window seat. Doing their best not to touch her, doing her best not to flinch at the touch. 'This is going to be a long time before I break this.' Sighing at her thought.

"Ah! He is here!" Two heavy duty jeeps covered in dirt and sand pulled in. "Man the last sandstorm was heavy. We would have been here sooner if it did not hit yesterday and the day before and the day before, the day before and the day before, the day before, before the day of the day. So, we have no work done at all. Plus, we had to clean out the cars and not just the interior." They all smiled at each other a few chuckles here and there.

"It is nice to see you again Yugi." He held out his hand. Yugi looked at it before slowly taking the hand. He firmly grab her hand, much to her dismay she flinched. He looked at her with curious eyes Ishtar stood behind Yugi shaking her head 'no don't ask.'

"Alright let's take those bags for yours and put them in the jeeps." The man said with a cheer in his voice. After loading the jeeps up they rode out.

"So, Yugi any new thoughts?"

"Majad!" Cleo scolded. He as only trying to clear the stiff air, pausing to hear anything from anyone. There was no answer from anyone wondering why there was no answer Cleo looked back to see Yugi asleep on Jii-chan's shoulder. Not a very much longer quiet ride to the port did they wake up Yugi.

"Why are we here?"

"Cause we are going to Kul Elna."

"What?" Turnning their heads to Yugi who was stretching out her back. She looked up to the ship they would take to the city. "I remember this ship." Yuugi-Jii said when he walked up next to Yugi.

It was the same cruse liner that the old man took on his first trip to Kul Elna. The same one where everyone questioned.

Upon entering the ship Yugi, herself was a little curious as in why they were going. "There is quiet a few weird hieroglyphs. That can not be found anywhere else. You once did mentioned another age old power." Ishtar answered Yugi's wondering as she then turned to face the girl. Yugi thought for a few moments. "Oh! Yeah, you mean the Crimson Dragon. I only know one of them."

"We will see what those hieroglyphs means soon. But for now let us rest. The rooms are in that direction." She pointed then left herself to go to bed.

"I'm going to bed, night guys." Yugi yawned.

"Wait-"

"What is it?" Yugi turned to see Ann who stopped midd sentience.

"We want to know what is going on." Drake informed her.

"In the morning I'm tired."

"You slept on the way here. We want to know why....no we want to know everything."

"Drake, you should get some sleep as well it is going to be a long night."

"What about it? Rayu."

"This is our first home, this is our place of birth, this is our grave. Here your memories come back, here you learn, here truth is said/shown." Rayu defended her.

"That still does not answer-"

"You will dream of your memories, you will know who you are clearer." She was starting to get annoyed with his questions. Drake opened his mouth to say something.

"We will talk more in the morning. The questions you may have, just might be answered and if not we'll talk. Goodnight." She walked off to her room.

"Don't take it to hard everyone, she is facing a dark time right now and you need to learn for yourselves not told about it. Plus it is easier to explain after. Oh, by the way you are going to feel exhausted in the morning. Night!" No one took their eyes off of his leaving figure looking at one another they to went to go find rooms to sleep in.

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A nock on a door could be heard in the empty hall. "May I come in?" The voice asked the door. Not a few moments later could you hear fumbling of the door nob. "What is it Yugi?" The soft and gentle voice of her friend asked. "Can we talk?" She asked in a hushed tone. "Yes." The voice soft with worry for the friend's request. The two walked in the room her friend sat on the bed looking at her in the darkness of the room. "Rayu." She sniffled tears forming in her eyes. "Yugi---" The boy not able to say more when she crashed into him a crying mess. The pooling in her eyes turned into waterfalls, sniffles turned into hiccups she hanged onto Rayu by the neck for dear life, he in turned held her to comfort the girl.

"It was ho--horri-ble, Rayu." She had manage to tell him in between the hiccups of her tears. "Shhh, I bet it was, it is all over now, he won't touch you again, I promise." He reassured her. "He--he--he beat me, he--he--he hurt me, I-I don't feel the same." Thinking back at this she cried even harder. "I don't like being looked at, I feel dirty, I want to die." At her last words Rayu's eyes opened with a wide shock then soften, he tried even harder to easse her and calm her down.

Looking carefully he could see faint lines on her neck. Straining his eyes even more to get a better idea to what it was from. A light gasp left his mouth those cuts on her neck are from the metal collar.

'I bet there are some on her writs as well.' Petty and sorrow deep within his eyes. The two stayed like that, Yugi crying herself to sleep in Rayu's arms and him falling asleep holding the girl.

In the morning

They walked out of their rooms like the walking dead. "Any questions now." She asked as they stood there in the room. She wore her leather paints and black tank top with the studded bracelet as usual, the black buckle choker was slightly lager and on her left wrist she put on a white wrap.

"Yeah, just one. How are you feeling?"

She messed with the choker before answering "Fine." Looking at her, they stood there not processing what to do, like sit down and eat. Looking at them she noticed one was missing from the group.

"Where is Rayu?"

"Here." He walked in looking worse than the others.

"Man, did you get hit by a truck?" Tess teased, everyone looked at him, he was not sitting, not answering, not processing.

"Rayu." She paused to wait for an answer. Not getting one, Drake the most functioning one took a pitcher of water and dumped it on him. Dark words came the boy's mouth looking at him astounded at what they just heard from the boy. "Rayu, your mouth had become foul." Joe teased. "Yeah I'm fine." He finally answered.

"No, you aren't. Tell me what it was about." She softly commanded him. 'Please don't say anything about last night.' She mentally pleaded.

"It was mostly the time with the thief." Upon hearing his words she gave a smile of apology and thank you. The king of thieves had taken advantage of him in a weak moment. Allowing the thief to have control for so long.

"I petty you."

"No need. I know a few tricks now."

'As do I.' Smiling at her thought and friend.

"Well, Nee-san said she needed to talk to me. So I'm going to see what she needs. You guys eat, cause you are going to need it, and get out and look around the site." She then got out of the chair and out of the room.

Ann looking back at Rayu once Yugi left. "Why was she at your door last night?" Said teen gave a tired hum of confusion Ann then looked to Drake for help, he went to go get a ice-cold pitcher of water. Seeing Drake come back with the ice-cold pitcher of water he grabbed his plate and ran. "What was that about?" Joe asked. "Those two are the closest out of all of us, even as the Millennium items the puzzle and the ring were carved out closer in 'age' than we." Tess explaining with a sigh, looking at the pitcher for a moment Drake dumped it on himself.

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"Nee-san?" She asked the door.

"Come in."

"What was it the you wanted to talk to me about?"

"These cards."

"What about them?"

"They were found a few days ago in the temple. Grab one and tell me what you feel."

She reached out her hand and grabbed a card.

"Feel a bound made from a promise. This...This is Alu."

"Your horse yes?"

"Yes, the only Shadow monster that did not come from a human. His sister was Atem's horse, our bound came from a promise to protect."

"Glad you remember him. Give these other cards to your friends, do not give them their cards let them choose them."

"Is that all Nee-san?"

"Yes, go and guide your friends."

"Farewell for now."

"Intel then take care."

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How was it? I am going to be slow the rest of this and maybe some of next month. Any feed back is welcome because I know I missed a few things, anyway like and what not.