A/N: WOW! Final chapter! For a story that was originally supposed to be a one-shot, this thing went pretty far! Sorry I couldn't do it anymore, but not only was I running out of ideas for it I was also not having fun writing it anymore. When those two factors come together, it usually results in crap. That is why I don't like sequels in movies: people run out of ideas and try to milk more money out of good movies with crappy sequels. Thank you for sticking with it this far and thank you for everyone who enjoyed this! Warning: this chapter is not funny and has a more serious theme to it. Otherwise: enjoy! Even if it is for the final time…

Back To the Shadow of the Moon

It was quiet in my house, a rarity that had usually spelled mischief in the past. But not today. I walked around my room, putting a few things into a brown duffle bag. Despite all of the curious nick knacks I had around the house, my room was relatively barren. I was almost done when I heard a polite cough coming from the doorway behind me. There, standing against the frame, was a young man who appeared to be in his early twenties. His hair was raven black and just a long enough to be almost shaggy, and his eyes were an almost hypnotic black that seemed to suck you in the longer you stared. He was reasonably well built without being buff and his tee shirt showed off his strong arms very nicely. Below that he wore some comfortable jeans and sneakers, but the real charm was in the small smile he shot me. I hadn't seen Shane for quite a while, but he hadn't changed at all. He was still the quiet pillar of support that he had always been. And always would be.

"So, you ready?"

I nodded and picked up the bag. After giving one last sweep around the room to make sure I didn't miss anything, we both left. The hallway seemed longer than it ever did, or it might have just been me, but it was almost eerie that it was so quiet in my normally rambunctious home.

We walked down the stairs and straight out the front door without encountering a soul. And it was no wonder; as we passed the fence surrounding the back yard, I could hear Joey and Serenity playing back there and could occasionally see the top of a blond head every once in a while that I couldn't identify for certain. I didn't stop to talk, and just kept on walking.

We passed Yami Yugi, Tea, and Bakura walking down the same sidewalk. From what we'd overheard, there was a whole new specialty deck coming out for people who wanted supernatural themed cards only. I smiled, remembering that meeting at Kaiba Corp. They passed a few moments later, still talking about cards. None of them noticed as we passed right by them.

We continued down the street and passed not only the alleyway where I caught Yami Bakura on Halloween, but the alley where I encountered Joey as well. We eventually passed by a restaurant where I could see Carly, Cherry, Mokuba, and Kaiba sitting at an outdoor table. They were eating hot dogs, drinking cold drinks, and talking away like old friends. Kaiba kept giving Cherry little looks like he thought that if he stopped she would vanish. She didn't notice and kept entertaining the man's precious little brother. Carly just watched the three with a look of amusement.

Shane and I kept walking in silence until we were well passed the buildings and were on the hill a little ways out of town. Only then did we stop. By the time we got there, night had fallen and the moon was just a mere sliver in the sky, barely the width of a hair. We stood there, staring up at it for a while as that sliver grew smaller and smaller. The wind had picked up and whipped through our hair and clothes. In my hand I held my Kaiba Corp. employee badge, though I didn't even spare a glance at it.

Finally, the moon completely disappeared in that great black sky. Shane looked at me and took my free hand as we both began to fade. He gave me a reassuring smile, and I smiled back and gripped his hand harder. I thought about all the things I've seen and done here, and it brought a smile to my face. It was a shame that they wouldn't remember any of it. They didn't even remember it now, but that was simply the way this worked, the same way it was the times before this. And the way it would work next time, as well. We faded, little by little, and then we were both gone.

My badge was plucked out of the air where it had been hanging and was carried off by the wind. It flew and twirled and spun in the air as it traveled back towards the town. Back passed the restaurant that Carly, Cherry, Mokuba, and Kaiba had long since left; passed both alleyways that were as quiet as the dead; passed the sidewalk that Tea, Yami Yugi, and Bakura had walked a hundred times, and passed the house where even then Joey and Serenity were preparing dinner for themselves. It passed building after building until it finally flew into the open window near the top of the Kaiba Corp. building. It landed on a desk that was completely cleared off and spotless except for a single can of Pepsi and now a single employee badge. The badge had a picture of a smiling brunette woman on it and below was the name "Victoria B. - Secretary".

As it sat on the empty desk both the words and the pictures slowly disappeared off the card, leaving it blank.

The wind died down and all was silent under the darkness of the new moon.

A/N: Sorry it was so short, but this chapter was really just to close things up. It's been a long road, but now it is time for us all to part ways. Thank you all again for taking the time out of your lives to read Kaiba vs. the Secretary. I hope you will all review one last time. Like I said before, this will be the final chapter, but I hope you will remember the craziness that was this story and maybe come back for a visit every once in a while. Thank you again all you lovely readers you, have a great life.

-Elderwolves