"What is the connection?"

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The weekend soon arrived and Daisuke couldn't have been happier at finally being able to take a rest from the long and complicated week she had.

After she had thrown the Millennium Ring into the ocean, she had gone to check on Bakura the next day to see how he was feeling and the albino appeared to be in perfect health with no memories of the Dark Spirit.

During the next few days though, Daisuke had been thinking about her dreams and about what sort of connection the Dark Spirit of the Millennium Ring had with Zahra.

Waking up that sunday morning, Daisuke took her usual shower and then dressed in a blue tube top, black skinny jeans and white ankle socks as she sat on her bed drying her hair with a towel.

Veemon was sitting on the bed as well as he stared at his human with a look of consern on his face while Dark Magician Girl levitated beside him.

"Daisuke, are you okay?" The Rookie asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm still thinking about that stuff Evil Bakura said the other day." The girl said.

"He's gone now. You don't have to worry about anything he said." Dark Magician Girl insisted.

The spellcaster wanted to forget the entire aweful incident where she and Veemon were badly injured as they tried to save their human from being sucked into the Shadow Realm.

It was the most frightening experience that the blonde had witnessed and she was afraid that she, Veemon, Jun and the rest of the Digidestineds were going to lose their friend for good.

Thankfully, the girl had a strong will and wouldn't allow herself to give up on fighting for her life.

"No, actually, I do. He knew me. Or, he knew Zahra, that woman I keep dreaming about. Not only that, but he somehow recognized Veemon too. Why is that?" Daisuke questioned as she let the towel fall to the floor.

Veemon remembered the way how Bakura had stared at him and also the words he said.

"That little beast followed you as well? You look so puny. I highly doubt you're as powerful as you used to be."

This made Veemon frown as he wondered how it was possible for the Dark Spirit to have known him.

"Why would he say those things about me? Does all this have to do with Zahra?" He asked.

"I guess so. I mean, in my dreams, I saw Zahra with people who wore the Millennium Items and Yugi has the Millennium Puzzle while Bakura had the Millennium Ring. But what do these things have to do with me?" Daisuke questioned.

She was growing frustrated with each question she asked and also when she didn't have an answer for them.

Dark Magician Girl, who was silent as she listened closely to the conversation, then perked her head up as she came to a sudden realization.

"What if you are Zahra?" She asked.

Jolting in surprise at this, Veemon and Daiuske turned to the spellcaster who had a serious look on her face.

"I'm Zahra? What do you mean by that?" The mahogany haired teen questioned.

"Think about it! You've been having these dreams about people you don't know, but who feel familiar to you. What if they're not dreams? What if they're actually memories? Memories from a past life." Dark Magician Girl elaborated.

"You think that Daisuke was Zahra in a past life? But how can that be? She's Japanese, not Egyptian!" Veemon exclaimed.

Although, the girl did have a nice natural tan that he assumed an Egyptian would have.

Perhaps Daisuke did have some Egyptian ancestry that she was unaware of.

"But it would make sense. I mean, if I used to be Zahra, then it explains why I keep dreaming about her." Daisuke said in stunned realization.

Five-thousand years ago she was once Zahra, a powerful magician who lived in the palace of the pharaoh who brewed potions to heal the sick and who was friends with the priests who all had the Millennium Items.

Not only that, but she was the lover of the prince and future pharaoh who looked exactly like Yami and Yugi.

A blush unwillingly found its way onto Daisuke's face as she realized that Yami was her lover in a past life and felt relieved that he couldn't remember this or else things would surely be awkward between them and she didn't want that.

"Wait a minute! There's still something I don't understand." Veemon spoke up.

Breaking out of her thoughts, Daisuke looked over at Veemon along with Dark Magician Girl.

"If Yami is the spirit of the pharaoh, then why does Yugi look like him? I mean, I always thought Yami looked like Yugi because he was sharing his body, but now that we know Yami actually looks like that in real life, then why does Yugi look exactly like him?" Veemon asked.

"...That's a very good question." Dark Magician Girl mused.

"Arg, you gotta be kidding me! We're gonna get nowhere with all these questions and zero answers!" Daisuke growled in frustration as she threw herself onto her bed.

It was a very good queston though to be honest.

If Yami was the pharaoh, then why did Yugi look so much like him?

"Could Yugi have been Yami in a past life too?" Veemon asked suddenly.

"It would explain why he felt so connected to the Millennium Puzzle and why he just HAD to finish it." Dark Magician Girl agreed.

Daisuke simply groaned in frustration again at the news as she felt like someone in the universe had forced herself and Yugi together on purpose.

Zahra and Yami had known each other 5000 years ago, and now they were meeting once again in the twenty-first century in new bodies and with new lives.

But wait...

"There's no way." Daisuke muttered as she lifted her head.

She had spoken to Yami many times before.

He may be a spirit, but he was a seperate person from Yugi.

"That can't be possible. If Yugi is Yami's reincarnation, then how is Yami's SPIRIT trapped inside the Puzzle? Wouldn't his spirit be inside of Yugi?" She asked as she sat up.

"I supose so, yes." The spellcaster nodded as she felt even more confused.

This was quite a baffling case, one that seemed to bring up many different conclusions, but no one was sure of which one was right.

"Reincarnation is a weird and very confusing thing." Veemon commented.

"Okay, so if Yugi isn't Yami's reincarnation, then why do they look alike?" Daisuke asked.

The three friends then hummed in thought as they crossed their arms as they tried to think of an explanation on why the two males looked so much like each other.

"Maybe they're relatives." Dark Magician Girl suggested.

"Seems like the only logical explanation. And his grandpa spent years in Egypt. Who knows? Maybe Mr. Muto married an Egyptian woman who was descended from the pharaoh and that's why Yugi looks like Yami." Veemon concluded.

Groaning, Daisuke stood and walked over to her dresser where she picked up her hairbrush and started pulling it through her hair as she thought over everything she and her partners had discussed.

It was possible that the reason why Yugi and Yami looked so much alike was because they were related, but why was the Spirit trapped inside of the Millennium Puzzle?

And why was Zahra reincarnated as Daisuke?

Was it really so she could be close to Yami?

Did she follow Yami into the next life like the Spirit of the Millennium Ring had said or was it something different?

Face set in determination, Daisuke left her hair down as she then made her way out of her room which made Veemon and Dark Magician Girl stare after her in confusion before they then followed after their partner.

"Daisuke, wait up!" The Digimon called.

Jun, who was sitting at the kitchen table sipping her coffee, looked up in curiosity as she saw her sister rushing out of the house with Veemon chasing after her.

"Hey, where are you going?" Jun called making Daisuke pause at the entrance to the kitchen.

"I'm going over to Yugi's house. I need to talk to him about something." Daisuke told her.

Veemon blinked in surprise as he stayed still while he watched Daisuke pull her sneakers off before she then jogged out of the house.

"I wonder how that talk is going to go." Dark Magician Girl mused as she floated beside the dragon.

Across the street, Daisuke was standing outside of the Kame Game Shop as she tried to calm herself and place a smile on her face so as not to let anyone know she was conserned about something.

Releasing her breath, the girl then pushed the door open and listened to the bell ringing above her head as she stepped inside the shop she had spent quite a bit of time in.

Solomon, who was at the front desk flipping through the news paper, looked up when he heard the bell and smiled at the sight of the girl.

"Ah, Daisuke, welcome! What brings you here?" He smiled.

"I came to talk to Yugi." She answered as she walked up to the desk.

"I think he'ss still sleeping. Why don't you go wake him up?" Solomon winked.

Nodding at this with a smile, Daisuke then made her way over to the stairs and walked up them to enter Yugi's room.

Once she was inside, she found the tri haired male sleeping in his bed with a peaceful look on his face as he was curled up in his blankets.

The sight made Daisuke smile fondly at the boy before she then spotted the Millennium Puzzle set on the desk where Yugi often did his homework.

Eyes watching Yugi to make sure he stayed asleep, Daisuke crept over to the Millennium Item and touched the eye on the front.

Just what did Yami do when he wasn't taking over Yugi's body?

Did he simply sleep until he senses Yugi's desire to protect someone and then he awakens?

Or does he stay awake just watching from the Puzzle as he waits for a time when Yugi needs his help?

"Hey, Yami! Are you awake?" She whispered.

Deep inside the Puzzle, a pair of red tinted eyes shot open when the owner heard the voice.

The inside of the Millennium Puzzle took on the appearance of a maze and had many rooms, one of which Yami had claimed as his own for the moment as he sat in a stone chair to rest.

Hearing the familiar voice calling out to him, Yami then allowed his spirit to leave the Puzzle and stood in his transparent form in front of Yugi's bed.

Glancing around the room, Yami then spotted the girl staring down at his Puzzle with a curious look on her face before she then sighed in disapointment.

"I guess I'll just talk to him later." She decided.

Turning around, the girl bumped into Yami which caused her to yelp in surprise and her hands came up to her mouth in fear of the noise waking Yugi.

Yami chuckled in amusement as he stared down at Daisuke before he then glanced over to where his host was sleeping innocently, completely unaware of what was going on.

"Good morning to you, too." Yami greeted.

"Since when can you do that?" Daisuke asked in a low voice so as not to awaken the slumbering boy.

"I'm not sure. It's something I started doing for a few days now. I've been practising while Yugi was asleep." Yami explained.

Surprised by this, Daisuke looked over the transparent form of the man in front of her and saw that it was similar to the way she saw Duel Spirits.

"That's kinda cool." She commented.

Smiling at the girl, Yami then cleared his throat as he remebered that she had come to speak with him.

"Was there something you needed?" He asked.

"Yeah, um... I need to talk to you about something. It's important." She told him.

Seeing the serious expression that took place on the girl's face, Yami grew curious over what had caused the look and why she seemed to be bit tense.

She seemed to have aged a bit since the last time he had spoken to her which worried him.

"What is it? Is something wrong?" Yami asked.

Unsure of how to bring up the conversation, Daisuke glanced over to where Yugi was sleeping, not wanting to talk about it in the room in case the boy woke up to see her speaking to an invisible person.

"Does the name Zahra mean anything to you?" She asked at last.

Crimson tinted eyes grew large at that, as the name Zahra bounced around inside of Yami's mind.

The name felt familiar to him, but he couldn't remember why that was or why it seemed to make his heart pound painfully in his chest.

Staring at Daisuke, he couldn't help but associate the name Zahra with her as he stared down at her.

"Yami? Are you okay?" She asked.

Shaking his head to rid himself of the strange thoughts that seemed to be trying to surge forth from his mind, Yami stared down at the conserned girl as she waited for his answer.

"Where did you hear that name?" He asked her.

"It's a really long story." Daisuke told him.

"Daisuke?" A sleepy voice called out.

Freezing in shock, Daisuke turned her attention over to Yugi who was staring at her with half lidded eyes as he started to lift himself out of bed.

"Hey, Yugi! About time you woke up." She smiled as she walked over to the boy.

Yawning, the tri haired male rubbed at his eyes as he looked up at the girl who was smiling down at him which caused the boy to blush.

"D-Daisuke! Y-You're really here." Yugi stuttered making the girl hold back a giggle of amusement.

The boy was far too cute for his own good.

"Your grandpa said it was okay for me to come up here. Hope you don't mind." Daisuke said.

Shaking his head, Yugi smiled as he pulled back his covers to get out of bed.

"No, it's fine. So, what are you doing here?" He asked.

"I thought we could hang out today." The girl smiled.

Yami stood back as he watched the two teenagers interacting with each other and couldn't help but feel an unsettling pang of jealousy and longing in his chest as he saw Daisuke smiling down at Yugi.

"Sure, sounds like fun. Just give me a few minutes to get ready." Yugi said as he stood up.

Looking over to where his Puzzle was, his eyes grew wide in shock at the sight of a man standing in front of the desk where he had left the artifact.

Yami's eyes grew wide when he met Yugi's gaze, stunned to discover that the boy could actually see him.

"What is it?" Daisuke asked as she saw the look of shock on her friend's face.

Yugi rubbed at his eyes which gave Yami the time he needed to fade back inside of the Puzzle, deciding to wait another time to speak with Daisuke about the reason she had brought up Zahra, whoever she may be.

Still though, why did the name seem to have such an impact on him?

Moving his hands away from his gemstone like eyes, Yugi saw that the strange man was gone and wondered if he had imagined him.

"Yugi? Are you feeling okay?" Daisuke asked as she placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I think I'm still half asleep. Don't worry about it." Yugi gave her a smile.

"Okay. I'll be waiting downstairs for you." Daisuke told him as she then backed out of the room to give the boy his privacy.

"Alright. I'll see you down there." Yugi said.

Once the girl was walking down the stairs, Yugi then frowned as he walked over to his Puzzle and lifted it up to his face curiously as he glanced it over, his hands grazing over the symbols carved into the gold.

What was that he had seen?

Ever since he had finished the Puzzle, strange things had been happening to him and had constant memory lasps as he blacked out and now he was seeing strange images.

But, even though these strange things were happening to him, he could forget them and push them to the bac of his mind thanks to all the good things he had received because of the Puzzle.

Téa was talking to him again, Joey and Tristan had stopped bullying him and became his friends, and he also had Daisuke.

The Puzzle had brought nothing but happiness to his life, even if a few strange things have followed.

Smiling, Yugi placed the Puzzle around his neck where it belonged and then he set off with getting ready for the day.

(A few minutes later...)

Solomon was sitting down in the living room, playing a short game of Duel Monsters with Daisuke as they enjoyed some tea and cookies.

"Okay, I play Magician's Valkyria in attack mode!" Daisuke smiled as she placed the card down.

"Good move, but not good enough I'm afraid. I play Summoned Skull to destroy your magician." Solomon placed the card down.

"Oh, come on!" The girl whined making Solomon chuckle in amusement.

"Now, now. Don't be so upset. You're still learning how to play. You just need more practise." Solomon told her.

Yugi then walked into the room, glancing at the two people curiously as he saw Daisuke pouting as she glanced over the cards in her hands while Solomon sipped at his tea calmly.

"Hey, what's going on in here?" The tri haired male asked.

"Your grandpa's kicking my butt." Daisuke puffed up her cheeks as she pouted even more.

Solomon laughed as Yugi took a seat beside Daisuke, glancing over the cards in her hands and clicked his tongue since he knew his grandfather had a large advantage over the girl.

Daisuke had some good cards, but the problem was she didn't seem to know how to use them properly.

"Come now, Daisuke, it's your turn. Try your best." Solomon encouraged.

"Okay, give me a minute. I'm thinking." Daisuke frowned as she looked over her cards.

Looking over the cards in her hands, Daisuke found she had a monster powerful enough to take out Solomon's Summoned Skull, but she needed two level 6 monsters to summon it.

She had one level 6 in her hand, but she needed another one to be able to summon it.

"Okay, I play the Pot of Greed so I can draw two more cards." Daisuke said.

Yugi smiled as he watched the girl work and saw how she was mentally praying for a card she needed to be able to summon the monster.

Drawing the two cards, Daisuke grinned.

"Alright, I sacrifice the Dark Magician Girl and Chaos Command Magician to summon Sorcerer of Dark Magic!" Daisuke grinned brightly.

"Very nice play!" Solomon complimented.

"Where did you get this card? I've never seen anyone with this before." Yugi said as he stared down at the Sorcerer of Dark Magic.

"A friend of mine from New York gave it to me when she heard I got interested in Duel Monsters. Why? Is he a rare card?" Daisuke asked.

Blinking at this, Solomon noticed that Daisuke never called a monster card an it, she always called it by it a he or a she based on the Duel Monster's gender.

"No, it's just a hard card to find." Yugi said.

"Huh. I never knew that." Daisuke said as she stared down at the card of the handsome magican in black.

"Alright you two. Why don't you go spend some time together. I need to get back to work." Solomon said as he packed up his cards.

"Okay. Thanks for the game, Grandpa!" Daisuke smiled up at the man.

"It's no problem at all. I enjoy being able to duel against someone other than my grandson." Solomon said as he walked off to the front of the store.

Smiling, Yugi looked over at Daisuke as he watched the girl gathered up her cards and placed them in her pants' pocket.

"So, what do you want to do today?" Yugi asked.

Humming thoughtfully over what the two could do, Daisuke then grinned as she looked at the boy beside her.

"How about we head to the arcade?" She suggested.

"Sure, sounds like fun." Yugi said as he stood up.

He then held out a hand towards the girl making her stare up at him in slight surprise, but she smiled as she then clasped hands with the boy as she allowed him to pull her up onto her feet.

"Let's get going." He said.

To be continued...