Let's begin the mayhem I don't think I will need anymore Dueling but I wanted to establish several things with them, Chad uses Armor Cards like Valon, Ichigo plays the Guardian deck for his namesake. Gundam fight Ready! GO!

-Last chapter-

"Tch tch Ichigo you refuse, I can't help but wonder why?" Ichigo was surprised by this "Isn't it obvious, I will not cause harm to these people for you!" Ichigo had resolve on this but Bakura still wore a smirk on his face "Not even for someone you love Ichigo?"

Ichigo's face had a slight change in expression "Bakura what the hell do you mean?" Bakura held in his hand a single card it's back facing Ichigo "This would be what I mean." All Ichigo saw was the back of a card "You think some card is going to make me help you steal souls?"

Bakura's smirk turned into an evil grin his voice dripping with amusing confidence "Oh Ichigo I wouldn't call this just some card!" Bakura's hand turned the card's image to face Ichigo. Rukia noticed that Ichigo's whole body stiffened "Ichigo what's going on?" Rukia shouted hoping to get an answer. Ichigo's face went from pissed to shock the second the card was turned.

Bakura noticed his reaction "I thought this would get your attention." Bakura's gaze turned to Rukia "We need a moment if you don't mind?"

-Onto the new chapter-

Bakura hated waiting, anyone who knew him could attest to that "Ichigo, I haven't got all day!" Ichigo was struggling with his answer as Rukia walked up beside him "Rukia…go inside" Rukia picked up on the grave tone "What is it Ichigo?" When Rukia tried to see the card Bakura turned it away "This is not for your eyes, I suggest you listen to Ichigo"

Rukia began walking back but stopped "Ichigo I shouldn't leave you alone with this gu-" Ichigo still in shock and in a hurry to figure out what the hell was going on turned his attention to Rukia cutting her off "GO INSIDE!" Rukia had no idea what was going on but jumped up to his window.

Bakura turned the card back to face Ichigo, Bakura was amused watching Ichigo try to find words to say "What is that? …" Ichigo struggled with the rest of his question. Bakura smirked "Don't play stupid even though you play the part so well" Bakura shook the card a bit "You are well aware of what this means, it means I have leverage, it's called a trapped soul which I can send to the horrible pits of the shadow realm anytime I please."

Bakura laughed he noticed Ichigo's fists clenching "Oh this is my favorite part, it's where you realize that if you care anything about this poor soul you will do as I say." Ichigo was at a loss. Ichigo was giving Bakura a most intense glare "How?...There's just no way" Ichigo mentally cringed "Oh Ichigo, I can tell that you need some time to think, I will allow you time to think it over, I'm going back to sleep we have a busy day tomorrow."

Bakura walked back to the door and looked back "Oh and Ichigo, I'm known for many things and patience is not one of them". When the door closed Ichigo ran to the now unconscious boy and brought him into the clinic. Ichigo moved the boy to a bed and ran up to his fathers room. "Dad! Get down here!" Isshin was down in no time "Son whats going on? What happened to him?" Ichigo went through the normal procedure as far as he knew it to help a patient.

"H-He fainted." Ichigo wanted to tell the truth but despite how crazy his dad can be even Isshin wouldn't buy the -his soul was stolen by a card- story. Isshin looked over the soulless body and back to Ichigo "Is there anything else I need to know?" Ichigo shook his head and reviewed the moments after the duel in his mind over and over, he left his dad to the patient and went up to his room and shut the door Rukia was waiting.

Ichigo had questions "Rukia, what the hell just happened?" Rukia was still trying to wrap her mind around the situation "I'm sorry Ichigo but I don't know what to make of this." Ichigo ran out of his room slamming his door and running down the stairs he almost made it out when a hand gripped his shoulder, it was Isshin "Son is everything okay?" This was not the normal everyday Isshin, his tone was grave and serious this threw Ichigo off but only for a second "I'm going out for a while" with that Ichigo ran out the door. He ran towards the Urahara shop, a mix of emotions hitting him like a raging tsunami.

-The Urahara Shop-

"URAHARA!" Ichigo was out of breath panting as the door of the shop opened. "Well, well if it isn't Ichigo Kurosaki, to what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?" Uryū was close behind Ichigo "You sensed it too Ichigo?" Ichigo nodded "I watched it happen." Kisuke could not remember a time when he had seen such a serious look on Ichigo's face "Come in, both of you, we have much to discuss." They followed him in and sat down.

Urahara was making some tea for his guests giving Uryū and Ichigo some time to talk. Uryū pushed up his glasses "What happened Ichigo? What was that strange power I felt?" Ichigo shook his head "You wont believe it but I had a late night duel and the brat who woke me up for it played a card that took his soul when he lost."

Uryū made no facial reaction "Your right, I don't believe you." Ichigo looked at the Quincy with anger "Why you annoying little-" Urahara walked in and greeted them with tea "Before I answer your questions I need you to answer mine. Lets start with, the circumstances surrounding your ordeal. "Ichigo began his retelling of the events starting with the brat who broke his window, moving on to Bakura, then the brat losing his soul, but left out the detail of Bakura's hostage.

Kisuke rubbed his chin in thought taking in Ichigo's story "Hmm. Well it would seem as though this Bakura character has gotten a hold of some dangerous power, interesting. What else can you tell me? "Just then Uryū remembered something "Bakura, he was wearing something similar to that famous kid."

Urahara found this interesting "Was he know?, Well after examining the artifact from Yugi myself, I could sense the presence of another soul inside it, he too may be subject to possession. "Uryū was still skeptical of this soul stealing card story but he knew he had seen and heard stranger things and decided to speak up "Now we just need to decide how we should handle the exchange students, and we need to know more about these artifacts" Both Ichigo and Uryū turned there attention to Urahara.

Kisuke adjusted his hat slightly and began to explain as best he could what happened "Of course I have some knowledge but it's extremely limited, Ichigo what you experienced was a Shadow game, although it doesn't sound like Bakura directly started the shadow game, " Ichigo replayed the scene in his head, the boy playing the card that changed the game completely.

"Both of you need to be very careful around the exchange students, I don't know if the other exchange students are with Bakura but there is no evidence to the contrary, Ichigo don't provoke them, we have no idea what they are capable of, now we just need to figure out what they intend to do from here." Ichigo looked up at the shop keeper "I'm going home, we'll continue this later." The events of the night reeling in his head he left and Uryū soon after.

The shop keeper sat there in silence for a few seconds and gave his famous grin "So, how long have you been there?" A robed figure walked into the room, Urahara quickly took notice of the golden item around the stranger's neck, the robed man waited until he was directly across from Urahara to speak "My name is Shadi, we have much to discuss."

Kisuke's grin did not fade his eyes still on the artifact "Clearly." Kisuke was in for one heck of night, he could feel it.

Kurosaki home that night-

Isshin was waiting up for his son after all he was a worried father. Ichigo came through the door silently trying not to wake his sisters. "Son is everything okay?" Ichigo was tired and his father could tell "Yeah" he lied "How's the kid?" Isshin shook his head "Still unconscious, you should get some sleep, He'll be okay son."

Ichigo walked into his room tired when his door shut Rukia appeared "Ichigo, you need to tell me who was on that card, I know you took the boy's cards. You can't seriously be considering this can you? " Ichigo looked up at Rukia and in a slightly angered tone responded "Shut up, I don't have to tell you anything." Rukia was horrified that Ichigo would ever consider such an offer "I need to know what we're dealing with." in a soft pleading tone Ichigo spoke "Please, just let me sleep." Rukia had never seen Ichigo like this "We will speak more about this tomorrow."

Ichigo got under his covers and turned away from Rukia, she of course disappeared into his closet. Later that night Ichigo sat up in his bed, the nights events keeping him awake, the image on the card fresh in his mind even now Ichigo could not stop thinking of the soul on the card, his memories taking him to places he hated going to, wondering if he could take souls to keep this one safe, his fists tightly clench his sheets as he struggles with all this going through his mind he comes full circle back to the soul on Bakura's card, his leverage and whispers only to himself "Mother."

Bakura deals a devastating blow to Ichigo, what will the Shinigami Representative do?

Find out in the next chapter!

-Sorry the update took so long.I hope you liked reading this chapter, please review, and as always I apologize for any errors I missed. I know the chapter is kinda short but I really liked the wrap up.