Originally Written: April 2004

Originally Posted: 4-24-04

Final Review Number (Previous): 194 (COMPLETE)

(Please keep in mind that the new review number will be added to the one above.)

HI. YEP, THIS IS LUVINANIME, AND I'M BACK! NO ONE CAN KEEP ME AWAY! YES, MY ACCOUNT WAS CLOSED DOWN FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, SO I'VE HAD TO REPOST ALL OF THESE STORIES. KEEP IN MIND THE POINTS ABOVE! THANK YOU. ENJOY THE UNCHANGED STORY(IES)!

NOTE: First off, this is my first fanfic, so, if it isn't that good, that's why. I am sorry if half of the facts are mixed up. Truth is, I live in the USA, and we haven't seen as much as there is. So, I'm pretty much predicting/making up a lot of stuff for the future. (But, as I see more ever week, my head may say, these ideas are totally wrong, but I can't change them now. So, we'll have to just live with it. I've also had to work around some things that I haven't seen, like Bakura coming back into a body, and I just needed to add Noa, so, I gave him a story (Chapter 1) (We're also going to pretend that the Millennium Puzzle has GREAT, GREAT magic.) Also, I'm going to hypothesize that Mai and Bakura get sane again and get their bodies and/or minds back. I'm also going to say that they were supposed to have rid Bakura of his evil spirit back on the blimp. If this note confuses you, don't worry, and just read the story. And, if you really must know, if you're just itching to know when this takes place (which I really doubt you are) it takes place after Battle City (and we're going to say that December happens right after Battle City. Also, I don't care whether they are supposed to celebrate the Holidays/ Christmas Season or not, but in here, they do! (in a way…)). Of course, you didn't have to read this to find that out. But, I only wrote this for you people that really want to know the time before you even start the story, even though it's in the first line of my fan-fic. Anyway, I've blabbed on too much. Enjoy! Thanks!

Disclaimer: Well, I hear we have to write these things. But, ain't it obvious…I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! As much as I love and adore it, it is not mine (unfortunately). Otherwise, if it had been, things probably would've gone differently, such as including this fanfic. Finally…now we get to read.

Forgotten, Forbidden Love

Part One

Chapter 1- Noa's Story

Tea entered the grand hall where Seto Kaiba was holding his End of Battle City "Party." (He had preferred to stay away from the terms Ball and Dance, for they sounded more like romantic fairy tale things.) She was adorned in a long, white, sleeveless dress. Ishizu had helped her with her gown (just as Mai had helped Serenity). The Egyptian ex- psychic had loaned the girl some very beautiful things, such as a gold Egyptian collar, and some very thin golden clasps for the two strands of hair that stylishly hung down, while the rest of her hair was in a bun. She also wore a turquoise, ovular necklace. Indeed, she was very beautiful.

Most of the old participants were there, those whom had been eliminated before the finals. Her friends were nowhere to be seen. The only two people she could discern in the crowd were Mokuba and Noa Kaiba (whom had just gotten his body back, thanks to Yugi's generous offer and use of the Millennium Puzzle; yet he remained in his six-year-younger body). (We're now going to take a short trip down memory lane, and visit this reuniting. This also has a key part that you will have to remember for a point in this fanfic.)

The gang (save Kaiba, whom was still in the cockpit) just stood at the windows from the escaping blimp. They all felt bad for Noa and hoped that one day, they would see him again. They made their way to the cockpit, just to see what was up with Kaiba. As they entered, and Seto was just about to jump at them for entering, the large screen in front of them grew fuzzy. Everyone looked at it, expecting the worst. Something appeared…it was Noa's head! (De ja vu' much?)

"Noa!" Mokuba exclaimed, "What are you doing here?"

"I downloaded my mind to the blimp's computer," Noa replied, "I told you that you'd see me again.

Mokuba turned to Seto Kaiba, "Seto, isn't there anything we can do to give him a body sort of thing? I mean, he's family and I'm sure he doesn't want to be stuck in that computer all the time." Seto didn't answer. It was true; he now did want Noa to truly be a part of the family. But he didn't know what to do. His tournament was still going on, and he didn't have any time to make a robotic body, if that, for his brother. There was nothing he could do. Yugi sensed the brothers' feelings.

Then he spoke up, "Noa, if you wanted to have your own body, all you had to do was ask."

Noa looked at him strangely, "What?" The others all turned to look at him.

"If you give me a minute or two, I'm sure I can reunite you with your body," Yugi replied. Everyone still stared at him. The Millennium Puzzle glowed. Yugi's eyes dulled, becoming a deep violet.

Yugi opened the door to Yami's side of his mind. He stepped inside and gazed for a second at the many confusing stairways and doorways. Finally, he saw the stairway he was looking for. Yugi ran up the stairs. Turning the corner at the top of them, he collided into Yami, and almost went careening down the staircase, but Yami grabbed his arm in the nick of time. He pulled his protégé up.

"Yugi, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be 'outside'?" he inquired.

"I have to find a certain room that I stumbled upon a while ago. It's for Noa's sake. Come on!" he grabbed the Pharaoh's arm and led him down the corridor.

"Stumbled upon? Yugi, have you been exploring my mind?" he asked, just a little irritated.

"Yeah, and it's a good thing too," he answered.

"Oh?" Yami replied, still confused.

Suddenly, Yugi halted in front of a large, black, metal door. It looked like a safe vault, wanting to protect what was inside. Yugi pushed open the door with ease. Inside, there sat a blue diamond, reaching from the floor to the ceiling.

"What's this? I swear I had opened all of the doors in my mind, but I've never been here," Yami said, in awe.

"There are many places I'm sure you haven't been," Yugi replied, walking up to the glowing blue diamond.

"What?"

"Oh, nothing," Yugi answered, examining the diamond, "Now, where are they…ah! Here they are!"

"What's there?" Yami asked.

"There are two cracks in this diamond. Sometimes, this room randomly shows these two same flicks. One of them is when I "died" during our match with Pegasus. Then, this crack," he pointed to one of them, "starts to glow. Then, there's another flick, I think it's one from your past. It shows you, as Pharaoh, I think, and Kaiba as a mage.

"What? It shows some of my past? How come I always miss these things?" Yami cried out.

"Yeah," Yugi said thoughtfully, "you miss a lot of things."

"Huh? Yugi, you know something I don't, don't you?" Yami replied.

"What? No!" Yugi panicked. "Anyway, that certain flick kind of shows you lying on the ground. You look kind of dead or something. Then, this other crack glows. Afterwards, both flicks end with the kind of knocked-out dead person up and moving again. So," he pointed again to the cracks, "I think these cracks have been breeches in the diamond that's supposed to give life again, in certain terms. I also think that these fissures were made because of sheer love and determination. Otherwise, well, we probably wouldn't be here. See, in that flick from your past, there was a girl, I couldn't see her face, but she was sitting over you, crying. So, I don't know exactly how this diamond here works, but, maybe, if we put another crack in it, Noa can be resurrected, in a way."

"Well, your stories do make some sense," Yami replied with his hand on his chin, "Let's give it a try." They pounded endlessly on the diamond, but it wouldn't crack. Their hands hurt madly and were cramped not long after they started.

"We can't do this alone," Yami said, exhausted.

Yugi's head shot up, "Of course! We CAN'T do it alone!"

"Yugi, what are you getting at?" Yami replied.

Someone grabbed his arm and helped him up. Yami looked around and saw Joey.

"Hey, buddy, here to help!"

"What are you doing here?" Yami replied, astounded.

"Remember when I showed you your recent memories in our duel with Noa? Well, they're here to help," Yugi said. Quickly, Tea, Tristan, Duke, Serenity, Seto, Mokuba and even Noa appeared. They looked at Yami.

He sighed, "Yugi, you've done it again. But, I'm going to have to have a serious talk with you about exploring my mind after this is over…."

"Oh, come on, Yami, lay off him," Tristan spoke up.

Then, together, they all punched their fists into the same exact spot, a few punches at a time.

Suddenly, Yugi spoke, "Stop!" Kaiba was just about to punch the forsaken diamond, when he stopped.

"What now?" he asked irritably.

"I think we all ought to hit it together, at the same time, with all the force and determination we can give it," Yugi replied.

"He's right," Mokuba said, "That ought to work!"

"Let's give it a try then," Duke said.

"One," Tea started counting.

"Two, Yami continued.

"THREE!" Noa ended. Together, they all socked the diamond. In using all of their force on such a hard surface, their fists replied with excruciating pain. Everyone, at the same time, tried numbing it.

Tristan looked at the clean surface, "It didn't work."

"Wait!" Serenity cried, "Look!" Everyone gazed at the surface of the diamond where, together, they had punched with all their might. A fracture began forming, and made its way down to the bottom of the gem. Everyone stood back as the gem glowed even brighter. The split emitted rays of blue light. Yugi disappeared.

Yugi woke up back in the blimp. His Millennium Puzzle glowed yellow, then that same neon blue, as the diamond had. Everyone stared in amazement. Noa disappeared from the screen.

A few minutes later, the door to the control room opened. There stood Noa, looking at them enthusiastically. They all looked at him happily. Noa stared at his hands.

"Finally! After six years, I have my body back!" he then looked up at Yugi and ran over to him, "Thank you so much Yugi. I don't know how you did it, but I'm back! Thank you so much!"

"It wasn't just me, Noa," he looked around the room, "it was all of us." The rest were just a bit confused, but they didn't really care.

Suddenly, Mokuba ran over and hugged him. Noa looked down, surprised, and then hugged him in return. Then, Seto strode over and lovingly ruffled Noa's hair. He wasn't into the hugging thing. Afterwards, of course, the Battle City finals continued…. Now, back to the present, and the real story….

So, what'd y'all think (if you haven't noticed by now, with my use of ain't and y'all, yes I'm from the forsaken south.)? Was it any good? Please review! Believe me, it gets MUCHO better, so please keep reading! (This was just sort of an intro, you know?)