The Lost Millennium Items - REDUX

"The Lost Millennium Items" - Redux

Chapter 1: "Enter Shidori and Anzu"

DarkMage 2K2's Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh! and all its characters, places, and monsters do not belong to me. They belong to Kazuki Takahashi. Yami Tea/Anzu doesn't really belong to me, either; the concept is d ond on the fanfic "Star of Millennia." However, Shizuka and her yami, Shidori, are my characters.

Zero's Disclaimer: Yeah, once more I boldly tread where someone else went before me; this time, however, ther's a difference - Following this Remake will be an original chapter, featuring a brawl between the Pharaoh's divided selves and Anzu's dicovery that Yhas has been hiding his darker self. For those of you who read the original version of this story, there's not many differences since Zero doesn't find out about Anzu until the end. However, this chapter DOES show a bit of Zero's personal and professional lives and will have many familiar faces in it.

DarkMage's note: This story is set in my Yu-Gi-Oh! universe, but you don't need to read the previous stories to understand this. I'm just tying up some loose ends I left in my last story. I repeat, you don't need to have read that last story to understand this. This is rated NC-17. Meaning this is a lemon fanfic. I'm not even going to tell any minors not to read; they won't
listen. Not my fault if they get caught.

Also, when the characters' words are in italics, they're talking to their yamis, or vice versa, or they're thinking. If you're wondering why Shizuka has the fourth Blue Eyes White Dragon, pretend Yugi never ran into Rebecca and that Kaiba kept the ripped-up Blue Eyes. If you're wondering what's up with Dark Magician Girl's effect on Dark Magician, pretend she's a new variety of DMG. Now that that's over with, on with the fic!

Zero's Note: in my last "REDUX" story, it was said that Zero had the fourth Blue Eyes. That was merely a cover-up, of sorts: for those of you familiar with the "Duelists of the Roses" PS2 game, Zero was the Rose Duelist (in keeping with a general audience fi'm w'm working on) and obtained his Blue Eyes, along with Exodia and many of his other rare cards, while preventing the White Roses from ruling England (ie, Zero faced down C. "Seto" Rosencruz and won a Blue Eyes from Rosencruz's Graveyard as his reward). This happened BEFORE he faced Yugi, and was the reason why Zero seemed half-crazed at the time (Speaking of which, I'm also working on Zero's introduction into this series, which will be posted during the next year). Also, I'm adding the loveable Duke Devlin to the character roster, since it makes this fic series more interesting. (And yes, there will be Beyblade characters present - it allows for Zero to have more of a life than if it were only Yu-Gi-Oh chars in the fic.)

Zero sat in his high-backed leather office seat. He'd had it since the day when he purchased the run-down building slated for demolition and turned it into the global headquarters for ZI - short for Zero Incorporated. It had taken him months just to get the building up to the lowest standards, but by then he had already hired his entire staff. When many of them had seen the sorry state their new home was in, they promptly up and left, lured by offers from Industrial Illusions and Kaiba Corp - a fact that wasn't without some irony. Still, about fifty of the 300 people stayed on, and even helped with the remodling in order to get to work on their new lives. Once it had been done, there was a sense of not only personal satisfaction for the young CEO, but also a joy at being able to help people AND provide new games at the same time. After another month (or two) of work, Zero had began the manufacture of video games, board games, and even card games that no one else would even touch. This new flow of quality entertainment products had resulted in a great deal of profits, which allowed ZI to grow and spread its wings. Soon Industrial Illusions itself were hiring ZI to produce new Duel Monster Expansions and even some Dugeon Dice Monsters add-ons.

All in all, a dream come true.

But something nagged at Zero, tugging at the furthest depths of his memories; to a time in the Egypt of old, when he had been the Pharaoh (along with Yami) and had found that special someone. There was something missing from his recollections, a little piece that would take some time to regain, and what was it that Zero had the most of, if not time The There was a knock at his door.

"Come in," he sighed, turning away from the glorious view of Shinjuku, his musings pulled away from the missing memory. The door opened, and Bandit Keith stepped in, wearing his newest outfit of choice - having abandoned his vest, scruffy jeans, and t-shirt, Keith could now be found wearing a dark-blue sports jacket over a silk shirt and blue khakkis. He had, however, been too fond of his "Stars-and-Stripes" bandanna to remove itmethmething Zero understood (as he never went anywhere in public without the Ebon Puzzle around his neck) and overlooked, allowing the American duelist to keep wearing it. "What now, Keith?"

"Well, Zero, the work on the new Striker Z series beyblade attack rings has been finished, and Kenny, the head technician, wants you to see what they can do right away," the taller man spoke, removing his sunglasses and wiping them with the handkerchief in his breast pocket. Zero sighed as he lifted himself out of his chair, the nagging feeling returning - with a vengence.

"It's the least I can do - after all, we've only added the beyblading department in the last few weeks, and it wasn't all that hard to get the equipment from the BBA," the red/black haired boy remarked to Keith as the two exited the office. Zero had his hands in his pants pockets, this time disregarding his own dress codes and wearing his dark black/silver sweater over his leather buckle-shirt, and his blue jeans. He stared ahead blankly, mulling over the new problem with his mind when Keith cleared his throat. Loudly. "Y-yes?" Zero responded, a bit shaken.

"What's going on now?" Keith asked, looking at his superior carefully.

"There's something special and/or weird about today, but I can't put my finger on it," Zero sighed, leaning against the nearest elevator door, only to nearly fall flat on his hindquarters when it opened a second later. "Something is defely ely odd today." Keith just shrugged as he stepped past Zero and hit the button for the eigth floor.

"It'll come to ya later," he replied, tapping his left foot as the elevator began descending.

Then Zero realized just what was nagging at him: it was hard to miss, since it hit him like a tonne of bricks.

* * *

Tea's birthday was coming. This simple fact filled Yugi with anticipation and anxiety. He and Tea had already planned a private celebration, after the others had gone, but what to get for
her birthday?

Mai Valentine had offered to help Yugi find the perfect birthday present. Yugi had gouslously accepted her offer.

The two of them were currently at an antiques store. Tea loved antiques, which was why Yugi had picked that store.

"Find some antique jewelry," Mai suggested. "She'll love it."

Yugi looked through the jewelry section of the antique store. Then he finally spotted something.

"What're you looking at, Yugi?" Mai asked. She looked over his shoulder and saw it. (A/N: Mai doesn't have to bend over to look over Yugi's shoulder in this fanfic because he got a growth spurt and is now 5'6", which is about the same height as Yami Yugi. Just thought I'd let you know.) "Wow. 24-karat gold."

"Yeah, they are beautiful," Yugi said, looking at the gold earrings. "Too bad they're too expensive."

Mai replied by giving him some extra cash. "What's this, Mai?"

"Every boyfriend rvesrves to give his girl a great present," Mai replied. "Why settle for less?"

Yugi smiled. "Thank you, Mai."

"No sweat, Yugi," she replied.

Yugi bought the earrings. When he looked at them, he noticed something dangling from the left earring that looked like an eye. In his fascination with the earrings, he didn't notice the eye on his Millennium Puzzle glowing dimly.

From his soul room, Yami Yugi looked at the dangling eye through Yugi's eyes. Those earrings look so familiar. But why?

When Yugi got back to the Game Shop, he hung out with the guys: Joey, Tristan, Duke, and Bakura. Mai was there as well.

"So how do we throw Tea the big birthday bash?" Joey asked.

"Don't look at me," Duke sighed, fiddling with his earring's dice.

"Surprise her," Tristan replied.

"Surprise her?" Yugi and Bakura echoed.

"I've got it," Mai said. "You guys don't mention her birthday at all when you're at school. After school, Yugi stalls Tea by walking her to the park. Meanwhile, the guys and I will set up her house for the big party. When we're all ready, we call Yugi and give him the code word that all's ready. He brings Tea home, but we keep the lights off and ourselves hidden. Then Yugi turns on the lights and we reveal ourselves and have a blast."

"What'll be the code word?" Yugi asked.

"Your favorite card," Mai replied. (A/N: I really don't need to mention what his favorite card is, do I?)

"Now that we're all set," Joey said, "let's get ready."

When the day of Tea's birthday came, everything went as usual. Yugi, Joey, Tristan, Duke, and Bakura never mentioned it.

There was another development, though. On that day, there was a new student.

"Class, this is Shizuka Miyazaki," the teacher saidtrodtroducing a girl with neon pink hair and dark forest green eyes.

"Hi," Shizuka said.

Bakura couldn't believe his eyes. Never in his life had he seen a girl so beautiful. Or one to whom he had been so instantly attracted.

In his soul room, Yami Bakura was gaping at Shizuka with utter disbelief. He had a sudden flash of memory. In it, he was holding this girl in his arms, kissing her, touching her, making love to her. And this girl, this Shizuka, looked like the girl in his memory, but her eyes were warm and happy, while the girl in his memory had narrower, sharper, more wary eyes.

HOLY SHIT!! Yami Bakura shouted.

Not so loud, Yami, the tomb robber's lighter half said, rubbing his aching forehead.

It's her, Yami Bakura said.

Who? Bakura asked.

Shidori, Yami Bakura replied. My lover.

Meanwhile, Shizuka looked at Bakura, and instantly fell in love. Those warm, beautiful chocolate-colored eyes had her under their s. ". "Shizuka, you may take the seat next to Bakura."

Shizuka walked to her seat next to Bakura, his fan club watching with enviously.

"Hi," she said, smiling. "I'm Shizuka."

"I'm . . . Ryou. Ryou Bakura," Bakura replied, managing to form a smile.

Later that day, when recess rolled around, the students flocked to the school gym. A pair of KaibaCorp Duel Disks were kept in an easy-access closet. Yugi took one and Shizuka took the other. Both slipped them onto their left wrists and inserted their dueling decks.

"Time to duel, Yugi," Shizuka said, smiling sweetly.

Yugi's Millennium Puzzle glowed.

"YU-GI-OH!"

Yugi's eyes closed as his blond bangs became spikier and golden streaks appeared in his hair. When his eyes opened, they were narrower and sharper.

"Yes, Shizuka," Yami Yugi said. "It is time to duel. Activate holo-projectors!"

The holo-projectors were activated, as were the Duel Disks. The card readers were positioned on the outsides of the Duel Disks' wearers' wrists, life points automatically set to 4000.

"I play Protector of the Throne!" Shizuka declared, laying her card down. The Protector of the Throne (800/?) appeared.

"I'll counter your attack with the Celtic Guardian!" Yami declared as the Celtic Guardian (1400/1200) appeared. The elfin warrior then destroyed the Protector of the Throne, subtracting 600 life points from Shizuka.
nd Ind I'll avenge my Protector with Hibikime!" Shizuka announced as a blue-haired woman in a green dress appeared carrying a scythe shaped like a musical note. (Atk: 1450) "I'll also play Queen's Double and Polymerization to fuse her with Hibikime, creating the Empress Judge!" Hibikime and a purple-clad redheaded woman holding crystal knives (350/300) fused into the Empress Judge (2100/1700). "Since a fusion monster can't attack on the turn it was created, I end my turn."

"I switch Celtic Guardian to defense mode and place this card face down!" Yami announced.

Shizuka just smirked. "You've played right into my trap. I play Princess of Tsurugi!" A blonde in red holding crystal knives much like the Queen's Double's appeared. (Atk: 900) "Princess of Tsurugi can attack your life points directly, taking 500 for each magic or trap card you have out on the field!"

Yami's life points went from 4000 to 3500.

"What the hell?" Joey asked. "There are cards designed specifically to attack a player's life points?"

"Yes, Joey, they do exist," Shizuka replied. "As your friend Yugi just learned."

"I thought every duelist worth anything knew that," Duke rolled his eyes as he pushed his bang out of his green eyes. Joey just shook his fist at the young game store owner and gave him the evil eye.

"Who asked YOU, anyway?!"

"Uh, YOU did?" Devlin sweatdropped as he held up his hands in a 'please don't hit me' fashion.

"I play Komori Dragon, in attack mode, and I activate my trap card, the Spellbinding Circle!" he declared as the purple dragon (Atk: 1500) destroyed the Princess of Tsurugi and her 700-points-weaker Empress Judge, taking her life points down to 2700. "And now I'll attack your life points directly!" At his command, the Komori Dragon fired at Shizuka herself, taking her life points down to 1200.

"Good one, Yugi," Shizuka said, smiling. "But not good enough to take on Harpie Lady!" She slammed her card down face up and Harpie Lady (1300/1400) appeared on the field.

"That's Maicardcard!" Joey exclaimed.

"Mai Valentine? Wasn't she one of the finalists in the Duelist Kingdom and the Battle City tournaments?" Shizuka asked.

"Yeah," Joey replied. "So were me and Yugi. In fact, Yugi won the Duelist Kingdom tournament, dethroning Kaiba as the Duel Monsters champion. He also won the Battle City tournament."

"Cool," Shizuka said. "But we'll see if Yugi is worthy of his title. I also play Cyber Shield to increase her attack strength!" The golden armor covered Harpie Lady, increasing her power to 1800. "Take this, Komori Dragon! Cyber slash!"

The Komori Dragon was taken down, reducing Yami's life points to 3200.

"And I'll attack your life points directly this time!" Shizuka declared. At her command, the Harpie Lady struck at Yami, reducing his life points to 1400.

"Well played," Yami said. "But not well played enough. Curse of Dragon, attack!"

Harpie Lady was destroyed, taking Shizuka's life points down to 1000. "I play Dark Magician Girl!" A blonde girl wearing a pink-and-blue hat that resembled the Dark Magician's hat, as well as a cape and what looked like an armored swimsuit and skirt, appeared. (2000/1700)

"As strong as your Dark Magician Girl is, my Dark Magician is stronger," Yami said, as he played his Dark Magician.

Shizuka's smile turned into a smirk.

Why is she smiling like that? Yugi thought. What does she have planned?

As if she had read his mind, Shizuka said, "Watch this, Yugi."

To Yami Yugi's surprise, Dark Magician conjured up a rose and gave it to Dark Magician Girl. She blushed, smiled, and kissed him on the cheek, which made him blush.

"What is going on here?" Tristan asked.

"I get it," Bakura replied. "Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl are lovers. They work well together, but refuse to attack when played against each other."

"Correct, Bakura," Shizuka said.

"No matter," Yami Yugi said. "I play Gaia the Fierce Knight, in attack mode!" Gaia (2300/2100) charged at Dark Magician Girl, but Dark Magician stopped him. "What is going on here?! Dark Magician, what are you doing?"

The Dark Magician's blue eyes stared into Yami's violet ones with a pleading expression.

"Don't you see, Yugi?" Shizuka ask"Da"Dark Magician loves Dark Magician Girl. He'll protect her from any monster you send after her, and she'll protect him from any monster I send after him." Dark Magician fired his Dark Magic Attack at Gaia, destroying him and taking Yami's life points down to 1200.

"If those two protect each other from whatever cards their masters send after them, that makes the game a draw!" Joey said.

"Not quite," Yami Yugi said. "If neither player is able to continue playing, then the player with more life points wins. Which means I win."

Shizuka just smiled. "I see now why you're called the King of Games," she said.

Yami allowed Yugi to resume control as he walked over to Shizuka. "That was a great duel," he said. "And a very clever strategy you used in the end."

"Yeah," Shizuka said, smiling her sweet smile. "We'll have to rematch sometime."

"I'll be ready," Yugi said, shaking hands with her. "Hey, can I see your deck?"

"Sure," Shizuka said. She let Yugi look at her deck.

"Protector of the Throne, Hibikime, Queen's Double, Princess of Tsurugi, Harpie Lady . . ." Yugi recited. "Dark Magician Girl, Succubus Knight, Mystical Elf, Dark Elf, Lady of Faith . . ." He continued looking through her cards until he noticed a very familiar card. "You have a Blue Eyes White Dragon?!"

"How can that be?" Tea asked. "Kaiba has three and he tore up the fourth, which belonged to your grandpa! And doesn't Zero have that card?!"

"I baby-sat for Mokuba," Shizuka replied. "I happened to be going through the mansion when I found the pieces of a Blue Eyes. Then my necklace glowed." She reached inside her shirt and removed a gold necklace with the Eye of Ra on it. "The two halves of the card glowed, too, and the next thing I know, they were one whole card! I knew Kaiba was still one of the top duelists in the world, so I challenged him to test out my Blue Eyes. During the duel, I found out that he had three other Blue Eyes, but I used Hoshi Ningen and Mystical Elf in combination with my Blue Eyes White Dragon and powered it up enough to defeat Kaiba's Blue Eyes."

"That still doesn't explain how Zero got his hands on the Blue Eyes," Duke muttered, a point that Tristen nodded in agreement with.

Bakura's eyes widened when he saw her necklace. So did Yugi's.

"What is that necklace?" Tristan asked.

"It's another Millennium Item," Yugi replied.

"How can that be?" Tea asked. "I thought there were only seven."

"Correction," Shizuka said. "Only seven were known. The other two were lost."

"What happened to your voice?" Joey asked.

Shizuka's voice had changed, from sweet, innocent softness to sensual deepness. Her face had changed as well, becoming sharper and more angular. Her eyes, wide and happy, were now narrower and sharper. Her neon pink hair had taken on a reddish tinge.

Bakura's Millennium Ring glowed and his eyes narrowed as the spikes of his hair became sharper.

"Hello, Shidori," Yami Bakura said.

"Hello, Akifa," Yami Shizuka/Shidori said. She reached out to stroke his cheek. "I missed you so."

"I missed you, too, my love," Yami Bakura replied.

"So let me get this straight," Tristan said. "Yami Bakura had a girlfriend?"

"Yes," Yami Bakura replied. "She was my partner, my lover, my soulmate. And then she was killed by the guards when we tried to break into the last pharaoh's tomb."

"Is that you you wanted all seven Millennium Items?" Joey asked. "So you'd have the power to bring her back?"

"Yes," Yami Bakura replied.

"But I'm back now, darling," Shidori said. She kissed Yami Bakura. Yami Bakura kissed back passionately. Thousands of years of longing were poured into the kiss.

"Uh, this is just getting really weird," Duke pointed out as he blushed.

"Uh, don't we have to get back to class soon?" Tea asked.

Yami Bakura and Shidori didn't care about class. But their aibous did, and so they were forced to relinquish control.

"Wow," Bakura said.

"Yeah," Shizuka said. "I just hope I get the chance to kiss you when our other halves aren't in control."

"Does this mean what I think it means?" Bakura asked.

"Uh-huh," Shizuka replied. "You and I are going to go out on a date."

"When I can meet you?" he asked.

"Seven-thirty tonight," she replied.

"Oooh, love connection," Joey remarked. Duke just rolled his eyes before he smacked Joey upside the head.

"Down, puppy," he grinned, referring to the time he forced Joey to wear a dog costume after the latter lost their duel.

"Let's get back to class," Yugi suggested.

After class, Yugi took Tea to the park, while Joey, Mai, and the other guys prepared for the surprise party. Once everything was ready, Mai pulled out her cell phone and dialed the cell
phone she'd given Yugi.

At the park, Yugi's cell phone rang. He pulled it out and opened it, then clicked it on. "Hello?"

"Dark Magician," Mai's voice replied on the other end. There was a click, and then silence.

Yugi closed his cell phone and put it back inside his pocket. "What was that about?" Tea asked.

"Nothing," Yugi replied. He smiled. "Hey, Tea, do you wanna go home?"

"Sure," Tea replied, hiding her sadness at her friends forgetting her birthday.

When Yugi and Tea got to her house, the lights were off. Yugi flicked them on, revealing decorations, balloons, a big banner saying "Happy Birthday, Tea!" and most importantly, her friends.

"Surprise!" they all shouted.

Tea's eyes were brimming with happy tears. "You remembered."

"Of course," Joey said, smiling. "Did you think we'd forget?"

"We just wanted to surprise you," Mai replied. "That's why we had to have Yugi keep you away until we were ready."

"Well, I'm certainly surprised," Tea said.

"Happy birthday to you," Bakura sang.

"Happy birthday to you," Tristan added.

"Happy birthday, dear Tea," Yugi joined in.

"Happy birthday to you!" Joey and Mai concluded.

"Cake! Cake!" Duke chanted before nearly everyone present glared at him. "Sorry - Uh, Happy birthday?" he sweatdropped, waving two little fans around like a Kabuki.

Mai broke out the birthday cake and lit the candles. Tea closed her eyes and made a wish. Then she blew out the candles.

"Now to eat our cake," Joey said. He handed the knife to Tea and she cut a slice of the cake. She also cut slices for the others. They happily ate their cake, appreciating the taste.

"Time for the presents," Mai said. She gave Tea her present first. Tea unwrapped it, and then lifted the lid of the box. When she saw what was in it, she closed it before it could be seen by everyone.

"Black lingerie?" she whispered to Mai.

"Yugi'll love it," Mai replied, also whispering.

Tea got presents from the other guys as well. Finally, it was Yugi's turn. He gave her a tiny box. She opened it, revealing the earrings he'd bought. "They're beautiful," she said. "Thank you."

"You're welcome," Yugi replied.

She put them on, first the right earring, then the left. Yugi saw the dangling eye on the left earring and realized what it was. Or rather, Yami did.

The Eye of Ra! he shouted.

What? Yugi asked.

Those earrings, Yami replied. They're the Millennium Earrings!

The Eye of Ra on the left earring glowed brightly. So did Tea.

"What's happening to me?" she asked.

"Tea!" Yugi cried out.

Tea floated upward, carried by the golden light. Her eyes closed.

"Two new Millennium Items in the same day? This is getting really freaky," Joey said.

"You said it," Tristan agreed.

"Uh, maybe those earrings were a bad idea," Duke looked pale, flinching a bit at the display of magic.

"This 'jewelry with ancient powers' thing is getting on my nerves," Mai said.

Yami took over Yugi's body, his eyes becoming narrow and sharp, his face more angular, his bangs becoming spikier, and golden streaks appearing in his hair.

The light faded and Tea floated down to the ground. Her eyes opened, but they were different. The clear, bright blue color had become darker. They were also narrower and sharper, and her face was more angular. Her bangs were gone as well, leaving the Eye of Ra free to be seen.

"Is that you, Tea?" Joey asked.

"Tea?" the spirit that now inhabited Tea's body asked. "Is that what this girl's name is?" Then she looked at Yami. "Yami . . ."

"Anzu . . . it's you," Yami replied, his eyes shining with happy tears. He swept her up in a lover's embrace. "I missed you so much."

"I missed you, too, Yami," Yami Tea/Anzu said.

"So Yami had a girlfriend in his past life, too?" Tristan asked.

"Yes," Yami replied.

"How coincidental," Mai said. "You two got together back in ancient Egypt, and millennia later, your aibous get together here. How did that happen?"

"When I was pharaoh of Egypt, I had a habit of inviting young women over to my palace for what you would nowadays call 'one-night stands,' " Yami replied. Duke looked at Tristan, who looked back at him, both turning beet red (Z/N: Hey, they ARE the only two without girls, remember?).

"But Anzu, Tea, or whoever she is, was different, wasn't she?" Mai surmised.

"Yes," Yami confirmed. "I fell in love the first time I saw her. From that very moment, I knew she was special. And I wanted to treat her as such. I wanted to get to know her, to form a life
with her, a family."

"So you became monogamous," Mai said.

"You could say that," Yami said. "I even proposed to her." At this, he smiled at Yami Tea with genuine warmth. "I was going to make her my queen, but then assassins came after me. Anzu gave her own life to save mine." His voice filled with sadness and barely contained rage. "I had the bastards hunted down and captured. I personally oversaw their executions.

"But that didn't take away the pain I felt," he continued. "Not a day, an hour, even a minute went by without me thinking about her. The pain nearly consumed me. When I sealed the magic of the Shadow Games inside the Millennium Items, my soul was sealed along with it. Five thousand years later, Yugi solved my Millennium Puzzle and awakened me. When I met Tea, I couldn't believe how much she resembled Anzu. Over time, like Yugi, I developed feelings for her, but I wasn't sure if I felt them for her, or whether it was just her resemblance to you, Anzu." When he said that last sentence, he turned to face her.

Yami Tea looked at Yami. "I saw her memories, Yami. And I know that you loved her, not just her resemblance to me. And I know that you still love me."

"Yes, I do, Anzu," Yami Yugi said. "I love you so much."

"I love you, too, Yami," Yami Tea said. They kissed, with all the pent-up longing and passion that had been kept inside them for five millennia.

"Is it just me, or is it hot in here?" Mai asked.

"I thought that was coming from you," Joey remarked.

"How is it that you can joke and give a compliment at the same time?" Mai asked him.

"It's a natural talent," Joey replied, shrugging. "Who knows? Maybe I can show you some other natural talents when we're alone together."

"I'll have to take you up on that," Mai said, smiling. Duke just made a hauppeuppet and move its mouth, imitating Joey before Tristan whapped him over the head.

Tristan sighed. "Between Yami and Anzu, and you two with your innuendo, I'm going to have to take ten cold showers!"

"Same here," Bakura and Duke agreed at the same time.

Not if everything goes like it should on your date with Shizuka, his yami replied.

Bakura sighed, annoyed with Yami Bakura's perversions.

Yami and Anzu finally broke their passionate kiss. Anzu looked down at herself. "Pink and blue," she said. "I'll go check her closet and see if she's got anything better to wear." She went upstairs. Yami and the others followed her.

Inside Tea's room, Anzu was rummaging through Tea's wardrobe, much to Tea's displeasure.

Hey! she shouted. That's my closet!

Pink, yellow, blue, white, and lavender, Anzu sneered. No black, red, or royal purple. So virginal. She looked in the back of the closet and pulled out an outfit. The outfit was a black tube top and leather skirt. Oh, so you do have a naughtier side. Out loud, "Everyone, leave. I have to change." She looked at Yami. "That means you too, lover."

"As you wish," Yami said, departing. The others followed. When Anzu finally came out, she was dressed in the black tube top and skirt she had pulled out of Tea's closet, as well as knee-high boots. The ensemble revealed all of her curves, which Yami noticed were slightly more pronounced than Tea's. Of course, anyone who hadn't intimately explored their bodies wouldn't know the difference.

Anzu walked downstairs and found the keys to Mai's convertible. She then stepped outside. Mai went after her.

"Hey, get back here with my keys, you thief!" she shouted as Anzu hopped into the convertible and inserted the key into the slot. She turned the key into the "start" position and shifted the car into "drive" just as Mai made it to the passenger side door. "The keys. Now."

"I need wheels, you got them," Yami Tea replied. "Don't worry. They'll come back intact." She drove off.

"Why, you ---!" Mai shouted after Tea's new yami
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"I didn't think ancient Egyptian spirits knew how to drive," Joey said.

"She must've absorbed the knowledge when she looked through Tea's memories," Yami Yugi said.

"She stole my car!" Mai raged.

"She'll give it back," Yami Yugi replied calmly.

"So now what do we do?" Tristan asked.

"We wait for Anzu to come back," Bakura said.

"Just keep Mai restrained when she does," Yami Bakura added, appearing next to Bakura. "Wait. Don't. I love catfights."

"You're a twisted person, do you know that?" Bakura commented.

"Yes, I do know," Yami Bakura retorted, making Duke laugh into the hand Tristan had just slapped over his mouth.

So they waited for Anzu to come back. Finally, Mai's purple convertible rolled in. Anzu stepped out of the car, carrying bags of clothes. Yami opened the door to let her in.

"Thank you, Yami," she said.

"You're welcome," Yami replied. Then he saw Anzu's outfit.

Anzu was now wearing a glittery black top that tied in the back and leather hot pants. She also wore a buckled choker around her neck, and a silver chain on her belt. Her lips were painted in black lipstick and her nails were painted in black nail polish.

"So do you like the new look?" she asked.

Yami was speechless. "I'll take that as a yes," she said.

"So that's why you stole my car?!" Mai shouted. "For some new clothes?"

"If I'm going to be living in this body, I need a decent wardrobe," Anzu replied. "Tea's clothes were too 'good girl' for my taste. Don't worry. Your car's in perfect condition."

"It's the principle of the matter!" Mai protested.

"Settle down, Mai," Joey said.

"She stole my car!" Mai replied angrily.

"And stealing is very wrong," Joey said placatingly. "In fact, they call that grand theft auto over in the States. But she did return the car like she promised."

"And that makes it all better!?!" Mai exploded.

"Not really," Joey conceded. "It just proves that she's a woman of her word."

"Still, Anzu, you can't just take what doesn't belong to you," Yami said.

"I suppose you do have a point, Yami," Anzu said. "Sorry, Mai."

"Just stay away from my car, and we'll call it even," Mai replied.

"Sure," Anzu agreed. "We should go shopping together sometime."

"Yeah," Mai said. "I bet I could teach you a few tricks."

"I'm sure she could," Devlin snickered before BOTH Jond Tnd Tristan elbowed him in the stomach. "OW! Hey, what was that for?!"

"Uh-huh," Anzu said. "In the meantime, I've got to redecorate." She went up to Anzu's room and did just that. When she was finished, the sliding doors of her closet were replaced by black silk curtains. There were black silk curtains around the windows as well. The bedsheets and pillowcases were replaced with dark red satin, and there were black rugs. The look was rather gothic.

Anzu! Tea yelled. You can't just barge into my room and do whatever you want with it!

At least I didn't destroy any of your stuff, Anzu retorted. Besides, I'll be sleeping in here, so I have a right to make some design decisions.

Bakura looked at his watch. "I better get going," he said. "I don't wanna be late for my date with Shizuka." He left.

The remaining five hung out. Yami and Anzu got reacquainted with each other, and Anzu got to know all of her aibou's friends. Duke, Joey and Tristan were nice. A bit on the foolish side, not to mention off-kilter, but nice. Mai was someone she was really getting to like. Smart, sophisticated, and talented. Yugi, her aibou's lover and her lover's aibou, was sweet, gentle, and innocent. He couldn't hurt a fly.

"Who's Shizuka?" Mai asked.

"A new girl in our school," Joey replied. "Caught Bakura's heart and vice versa. She dueled Yugi, and he won, but it was a close one."

"Close?" Mai echoed.

"Yeah," Tristan replied. "Yugi nearly got taken down big time when she played her Dark Magician Girl. Yuge played his Dark Magician to counter her, but he wouldn't attack. He gave her a rose instead."

"They're lovers," Mai said. "They work best when played together, but refuse to attack when played against each other. And they'll protect each other from any card played against either one of them."

"That's what happened," Yugi said, having reasserted control of his body. "I played Gaia against Dark Magician Girl, but he was stopped and destroyed by my own Dark Magician."

"Since they would protect each other from any monster played against them, neither Yugi nor Shizuka could keep playing," Joey continued. "But Yugi had more life points left, so he won the match."

"That's not all," Tea said, also having resumed control of her body. "Shizuka's monster cards were female, and she had a Harpie Lady."

"A Harpie Lady," Mai echoed. "Good taste in cards."

"And she has a Blue Eyes White Dragon," Tristan added.

\?" ?" Mai asked. "Kaiba tore up one and has the remaining three. And then Zero had it when he dueled Yugi."

"Shizuka found the torn-up Blue Eyes and the power of her Millennium Amulet restored it," Yugi explained. "But I don't think that Zero's Blue Eyes is the same card."

"Which presents the question: How DID Zero get his Blue Eyes? Pegasus would've told me if there were FIVE," Duke folded his arms across his chest before letting Mai continue.

"So Shizuka also has a Millennium Item?" Mai asked.

"Yeah," Yugi replied.

"These Millennium Items are everywhere," she said, with faked annoyance. "You've got one, Bakura has two (one of them his yami stole from Pegasus), this new girl Shizuka has one, and now Tea's got one."

Maokedoked out at the sky. "It's getting late. We should go."

"Yeah," Joey agreed. "Happy birthday, Tea."

"Happy birthday," Tristan said.

"Happy birthday," Mai said. "And good-bye." She left. So did Joey and Tristan. Duke smiled at the two before he exited and ran after the others.

"I guess it's just us now," Tea replied. She paused. "Isn't Solomon worried about you? You haven't gone home at all."

"He's out on business," Yugi answered. "So I've got total free reign for the time being."

Yugi's and Tea's Millennium Items glowed and their yamis took over.

"Didn't Tea and Yugi plan a private celebration tonight?" Yami Tea asked.

"Yes, they did," Yami Yugi replied, smiling.

"Let me slip into something more comfortable t,"t," Anzu suggested. "In the meantime, you wait in my --- I mean, my and Tea's --- room."

"Sure," Yami replied, going upstairs. Anzu went up too, but went to the bathroom while Yami went to Tea's room. He sat on the bed and waited, his eyes glued to the door.

Finally, Anzu entered the room. Yami's eyes became as wide as saucers. She was dressed in a lacy black negligee with a matching sheer silk nightjacket and black silk stockings. She walked to Yami, her hips swaying as she moved. When she reached him, she sat down on his lap, stroking his cheek.

"I missed you so much, Yami," she said in her low, sensuous voice. "Let me show you just how much." She kissed him passionately, grinding her hips against his in slow circles. Yami kissed her back with equal passion, the blood flowing to his crotch. As they kissed, Anzu's hands moved up his leather-bound chest and she moaned. She removed his jacket and then broke the kiss to unbuckle his choker and the belts around his torso. Once those were disposed of, she removed his shirt.

Yami kissed her neck, right at the sweet spot that made her moan. He lightly bit her there, which made her moan even louder. He moved downward, leaving kisses and light bites all over the exposed skin. His hand moved to lower the strap to her nightgown and he kissed her right at that spot. He lowered the other strap and did the same thing there. Finally, he removed the negligee and the nightjacket, revealing a black strapless bra and skimpy panties, as well as a garter belt that supported the stockings.

"Mai's present to Tea," Anzu said.

"Somehow, I think she knew what we were going to be up to," Yami said as he caressed her breasts through the bra, his thumbs brushing the nipples.

"Mmmm . . ."

Yami reached up behind her to unclasp her bra. He cast it aside and looked at her naked breasts.

"You are perfect, Anzu," Yami said.

"Thank you," Anzu replied.

Yami's particular version of "you're welcome" was to lower his head to her right breast and suck on it. Anzu moaned and tangled her fingers in his tricod had hair. She arched her back, pushing more of her breast into Yami's mouth. He dragged his teeth over the nipple, which excited her to no end. Eventually, he moved to her left breast and gave it the same treatment as its twin. After he was finished, he left a trail of kisses and bites down her stomach on his way to the garter belt, which he removed.

Now for the panties and stockings, Yami thought.

"Remove them with your teeth," Anzu said.

Yami bit down on the waist of her panties and tugged them downward with his teeth, then did the same for each of her stockings. Once that was done, he kissed and bit his way up her leg, stimulating erogenous zones that most people wouldn't know were there. He reached her sex, which was overflowing with her nectar. He extended his tongue and licked. Anzu gasped, and moaned. Yami licked her, his tongue going deeper inside her with each lick until it was all the way inside her. He explored her inner walls, tasting her sweetness. Anzu's moans grew louder and she entwined her fingers in his reddish-black/blond hair.

She thrust her hips upward, wanting his tongue even deeper inside her. Just as she was about to come, he stopped.

"Why . . . did you stop?" she asked.

Yami answered her by sucking on her jewel like it was one of her nipples. Anzu's pleasure was renewed and her moans grew louder and louder. His Eye of Ra glowed as he sensed that she was aboutcomecome. So he bit her there. Hard.

Anzu screamed in unadulterated ecstasy, her fluids pouring onto his face and into his mouth. Yami kept the honey that had entered his mouth in there as he made his way to Anzu. He
kissed her, letting her taste her own honey.

Mmmm, sweet, Anzu thought.

Not nearly as sweet as you, Yami replied. Once the kiss broke, she kissed his neck and down to his chest, which was showered by kisses and bites. She also sucked on his nipples. When she reached his belt, she removed it, his shoes, his pants, and his boxers, leaving him completely naked.

Anzu stroked his erect member. "You have no idea how much I miss doing this," she said.

"Would you like to show me?" Yami asked coyly.

"Yes," Anzu replied before lowering her head to take him into her mouth. Yami moaned and tangled his fingers in her hair. She sucked on him with a torturous slowness that made him moan her name.

"Anzu . . . don\ortuorture me like this . . ." he moaned.

But you like being tortured, don't you, my dear pharaoh, Anzu retorted in his mind.

Yami moaned, pleading with Anzu. Anzu just continued sucking him oh-so-slowly, savoring the taste of him. She also tasted some fluid oozing out of his member. He was getting close.

She suddenly changed her routine, taking him all the way into her mouth and sucking him hard. Yami moaned.

"Anzu . . . Anzu . . . ANZU!!!" Yami screamed as he came into her mouth. She drank every single drop of come from him. Once she was done, she crawled up to him like a lioness stalking her prey.

"Did you like that, Yami?" she asked sweetly.

"Yes," Yami replied.

"Ready for the main course?" she asked, aligning her lower area with his. She lowered herself onto him, taking him into her inch by inch. "Thank Ra Tea's not a virgin."

"You can also thank Yugi for that," Yami said, smiling.

Yami! Yugi shouted.

Can't take a joke? Yami asked.

Once Anzu had sheathed Yami inside her to the hilt, she sighed. "I missed feeling you inside me, my love."

"I missed being inside you, my love," Yami replied. Anzu raised herself up and then lowered herself back down on him. Up and down, up and down she moved on him. He thrust himself back up into her. This they did slowly, but then five millennia of separation caught up with them and their speed became frenzied.

Yami rolled them over so that he was on top and thrust into Anzu fast and hard.

"Yessss . . . that's it . . . Yami . . ." she moaned.

"Anzu . . ." Yami moaned.

Anzu gripped him tightly with her legs, so tightly that he thought he might get bruises. He continued thrusting into her, and Anzu was so overcome by her passion that she scratched his back when her fingers were caressing it. The pain made him thrust into her into more forcefully and his Eye of Ra glowed. So did Anzu's.

5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .

Boom.

"ANZU!!!"

"YAMI!!!"

When they came down from their orgasmic high, Yami pulled the covers over himself and Anzu and they fell asleep.

The next morning, Yami Yugi and Yami Tea woke up. Or rather, their aibous did.

"Ohhhh . . . what happened last night?" Tea asked. She then realized that she was lying on someone's lightly muscled chest. She looked up and realized that it was Yugi. She had a suddealiealization as to what must've happened for them to end up in the same bed, a realization assisted by the clothing scattered on the floor.

Yugi and I did make love, she thought. We planned that we would last night. But why are my memories so hazy?

Yugi woke up as well. "Ohhhh, man, I feel like I ran a marathon." He looked at Tea. "Hey, Tea, sleep well?"

"Yeah," Tea replied. She got up from the bed, but when she caught a look at herself in the full-length mirror, she let out a little shriek.

"Tea!" Yugi cried out, springing out of the bed and forgetting his own nakedness to rush to her side. "What is it?"

"I'm covered in hickeys!" Tea replied. She looked at Yugi. "So are you!"

Yugi looked down at himself. "Yeah."

Tea looked behind him and saw that his upper back had scratch marks on it. "Sorry about that, Yugi."

"It's okay."

"What did we o eao each other?" Tea asked.

It's not what you did to each other, Anzu's voice said in her mind. It's what Yami and I did to each other.

You mean to tell me that what Yugi and I had planned as our private celebration you and Yami turned into your celebration? Tea asked.

You could say that, Anzu replied.

I didn't know you two liked to bite so much, Tea said. I wonder why he never did that with me.

He knew I liked it, Anzu replied. He just wasn't sure you'd like it.

Meanwhile, Yugi was conversing with his yami.

Man, Yami, you realize that Tea's uniform won't cover that hickey on her neck, Yugi said.

So? Yami asked.

So? Yugi echoed. People will know we had sex!

So? Yami replied. Let them talk about it.

Before, it was just guessing, Yugi said. Now they'll have actual proof!

It doesn't matter, Yami replied. They can talk all they want. Besides, they'll know to keep their hands off Tea. A hickey does tend to cement the fact that you're already taken.

You have a point there, Yugi said.

Yes, I do, Yami said. Now let's get dressed.

Yugi put his clothes back on, and Tea got dressed in her school uniform. She looked at herself in the mirror, a worried expression on her face.

"Don't worry about the hickey," Yugi said. "It'll just show the guys that you're taken."

"Funny," Tea said. "Anzu said the same thing to me."

"Life is going to be very interesting from now on," Yugi said.

"Sure is," Tea agreed. They kissed, and then walked downstairs to begin their day.

* * *

It didn't take Zero long to get to Domino, or see Yugi and Tea leaving the house. He also noticed the gold earrings she wore, and a deep, violent rage boiled up from his core.

That little bastard! he cursed internally as his Eye of Ra emerged on his forehead, the red glow now burning with a white hot intensity. How dare he hide this from me! Well, I'll make him pay for this - even if it takes a Shadow Duel to do so.

With that, the dark yami angrily stalked off, making his way towards Domino High, a cruel smile on his face.

End Notes: If anyone wants, I'll post the Bakura/Shizuka chapter, but it WON'T be a remake, considering that it focuses only on those two, and Zero could care really less. Also, I'll be introducing Serenity soon, so send me some suggestions about which guy you want her to be with.