FireCacodemon: This is the last chapter of Adoption

Yami: FireCacodemon...Don't be sad

FireCacodemon: But it is the last chapter for Adoption!

Yugi: FireCacodemon doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh

FireCacodemon: Anyway...I have to pull myself together. Sadly this is the last chapter for Adoption. I'll be putting up a pole asking if you readers want any special chapters or leave it as it is.

Yami: I think we better get on with the story.

Yugi: Enjoy the chapter ^_^

Atem's Return

Yami awoke in his room with Yugi by his side. Yami looked over to Yugi before he smiled and nudged him slightly. Yugi slowly started to awaken from his sleep and blinked at Yami. The memories of what happened yesterday came flooding back into Yugi's mind. The adoption certificate that Yami read out after Kaiba adopted them, Bakura, Malik and Ryou able to stay with them despite what had happened. They had managed to get Kaiba to agree with them staying but Bakura was going to get the blame if something went missing. Yugi immediately climbed out of bed before he looked at Yami with a smile on his face.

"Come on...let's go Yami. I'm hungry" Yugi told Yami.

"Ok" Yami said before he also climbed out of bed and went to follow Yugi. Yami froze at the Millennium puzzle as he walked past it. Yami looked at the Millennium puzzle before he sighed.

"If only Atem was still here...huh Yami?" Yugi asked Yami.

"Yeah...but there was nothing we could do...we have to move on" Yami told Yugi who nodded.

"You're probably the only ones up" Yugi told Yami.

"Who cares? We get to explore the mansion that we're now going to be living in" Yami said to his brother with a mischievous smile on his face. Yugi returned Yami's mischievous smile. Mansions were massive and they could do a lot of pranks on people in a mansion this size. So many things that could be changed for a little prank. Since they went back to the adoption centre they prank senses have returned back to them. Yami and Yugi needed to go and find the kitchen and hopefully avoid getting caught by anyone while they set up their pranks. Yugi and Yami soon left the room and looked around before Yami started to walk off quickly followed by Yugi.

"I wonder where the other bedrooms are?" Yugi asked Yami.

"I kind of want to find a massive toy room...but I don't think Kaiba will have one though...I don't even think Mokuba will have one" Yami told Yugi before they heard a door open and Mokuba walked out the room. Mokuba yawned and stretched before he noticed that the twins were out and awake.

"Hi you two. Where are you going?" Mokuba asked the twins before they smiled innocently.

"Nothing Mokuba" They both said together as Yugi looked the cutest he could be while Yami tried to pull off innocence and it didn't work.

"Yami" Mokuba folded his arms and gave a stern look at Yami to try to make Yami tell him what he was really up to.

"Where's the kitchen? Me and Yugi are hungry" Yami told Mokuba.

"Oh...I'll take you" Mokuba told Yami and Yugi and they nodded.

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Yami and Yugi were sitting up at the table after Mokuba managed to find two games consoles and gave it to the twins for them to keep them occupied. Mokuba didn't have a problem with getting Yugi to play but Yami...he didn't seem like playing first and put up a little fight. That was until Yugi managed to persuade his brother that it was really fun. Mokuba beamed at the twins before Kaiba walked into the room and noticed the twins were playing.

"Hey Mokuba" Kaiba said before he ruffled Mokuba's hair. Mokuba giggled before Kaiba went to get himself some coffee for himself.

"Seto...are you going to work?" Mokuba asked Kaiba.

"Yeah...which means I trust you with the twins and the other three. Especially Bakura" Kaiba told Mokuba. Mokuba looked confused with the request that Kaiba had given hm.

"Why do I have to keep an eye on Bakura?" Mokuba asked Kaiba.

"Because when I'm at work I don't really like Bakura running around my mansion without supervision" Kaiba told Mokuba.

"But Seto..." Mokuba started but Kaiba stopped him half way through.

"I have to go to work Mokuba...make sure the place stays in one condition" Kaiba told Mokuba before he passed the twins. They were too absorbed into their games to even notice Kaiba walk past them. Kaiba picked up his suitcase and walked out the mansion. As the door closed Yugi and Yami realised that Kaiba was there and they didn't even say anything to him. Mokuba wasn't sure if he was capable of looking after the twins on his own and he was glad that he had Ryou here with them. Ryou knew how to look after people and he seemed like a main person to trust with the twins. Mokuba had made arrangements with his friends to go and hang out with them one day soon and he couldn't exactly look after the twins all the time. He needed to get out the mansion to get out and play with his friends. Mokuba looked at the twins who looked at Mokuba confused.

"What's wrong you two?" Mokuba asked the twins.

"Was Kaiba here?" Yugi asked and Mokuba nodded.

"Yeah...but he's gone to work. He did spend a lot of time off work to save you guys" Mokuba told Yugi and Yami.

"I hope his company is ok...how badly did he worry about us?" Yami asked Mokuba.

"He didn't sleep well...but I'm sure he slept well now you guys are under his care. I don't know if having Bakura here is a good thing though" Mokuba told the twins.

"If Bakura doesn't stay here...then we leave" Yami said fiercely at Mokuba. Mokuba unconsciously took a step back and then sighed.

"If Bakura behaves then we won't have a problem" Mokuba told Yami.

"Mokuba...don't you go to school?" Yugi asked Mokuba.

"Today is Saturday...I don't have school on Saturday or Sunday before you ask" Mokuba told Yugi while looking at Yami. Yami pouted since he was going to ask about Sunday.

"How did you know?" Yami asked.

"Because I get the feeling you would have" Mokuba told Yami.

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Kaiba was busy typing away and he was busy catching up to all the work he missed doing as he was busy trying to get the twins back and with the whole Zork problem Kaiba wasn't able to do his work. Next to Kaiba was some fresh coffee made just the way he wanted and his desk was the same as he left it but his mind drifted back to Atem and how he was with the twins back at Pegasus mansion. Unconsciously he typed Atem's name into the computer before he realised and erased the name. Kaiba sighed at his desk. For a change he didn't really want to be at work. Since the twins were now under his care he wanted to spend time with them but since they also had Bakura, Ryou and Malik to keep them occupied...did they really need Kaiba? The reason Kaiba went to the adoption centre at the beginning was the find a child who can play with Mokuba while he was at work. He didn't mean to get twins, Bakura, Ryou and Malik living in his mansion or to meet Atem. He only went to find one child. Seeing Yugi and Yami first he knew that they didn't want to belong there...the pranks which happened and then the way that the adoption centre treated them instead of trying to help them. They had done a good job at scaring everyone there but surely the police who brought them there would have thought about what they were doing. Taking children off the streets who are use to having only each other for company and then brining them to a place where there are lots of kids. It doesn't mix well. There was a sharp buzzing noise that brought Kaiba out from his mind and he looked over to his phone as it buzzed.

"Why when I'm in deep thought?" Kaiba asked himself before he pressed a red button and answered the call as he placed the phone by his ear.

"This better be good" Kaiba growled down the phone.

"We have someone at the front desk wanting to see you. He says he knows you" A female voice came down the phone. Kaiba looked at the laptop screen in front of him before he sighed.

"Let him in. If he knows me then it better be good" Kaiba told his employer before he put the phone down. He heard the elevator kick into action and waited for the person to enter his office. Kaiba went back to working on his laptop before he heard the elevator came to a halt and the doors slid open.

"Hello Seto" A familiar voice came drifting up into the air and made its way over to Kaiba. Kaiba didn't even look up from his laptop at the person in the room.

"What do you want?" Kaiba asked not even looking up.

"Whose care are the twins in?" The person asked before Kaiba realised who was in his room. Kaiba looked up to see a friendly face in the office.

"The twins are in my care. Bakura, Ryou and Malik are living with me as well since the twins wanted it to happen. Why did you leave?" Kaiba asked. Atem looked away from Kaiba trying to think of a way to tell Kaiba.

"I had no choice. I managed to completely destroy Zork with the help of the Egyptian Gods. Are the twins ok?" Atem asked Kaiba.

"What's your move?" Kaiba asked Atem.

"Is it ok if I stay with you and the twins? It is either I go home back to you or I stay in the afterlife and wait for Zork to make another return to this world and plan to take over again...but that could be many years later. If I stay with you then Zork won't be able to return until I return back to the afterlife" Atem asked Kaiba and gave his explanation.

"I'm sure the twins will love to see you're back" Kaiba told Atem with a smile.

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Yami heard a sharp click coming from the front door. Yami's attention was immediately on the front door before Yugi walked over to him. Yami wandered over towards the front door after hearing another click from the front door. Someone was either trying to enter the mansion or it was Kaiba returning from work. Yugi followed Yami and passed some silly string that they had managed to get their hands on before they attacked Malik with it. A tall white figure ran to the front door as the door opened and Kaiba walked through. He was soon tackled by the white figure.

"Seto! You're home" Mokuba cried with joy. Kaiba looked at Mokuba who was covered in flour before he looked at the twins.

"Why?" Kaiba asked.

"You shouldn't leave flour in the hands of a child then" Yami told Kaiba with a smile on his face.

"How was work?" Yugi asked Kaiba.

"Mokuba...you're getting flour all over me. Go and have a bath to get rid of it and for the twins. I have a special person I want them to meet" Kaiba said with a smile on his face. The twins didn't know if they should be worried or happy that Kaiba seems to have something for them. The twins didn't have to take long before Kuriboh came bouncing behind Yugi and Yami and Atem walked through the door.

"Atem!" Yugi and Yami both cried as Atem smiled at the twins. Yugi and Yami both jumped up at Atem who caught them without a problem.

"You came back" Yugi cried with tears of joy rolling down his face.

"I didn't mean to go...but I had some sealing to do" Atem told the twins.

"What happened to Zork?" Yami asked before Bakura stumbled into the corridor with some silly string attached to him and some foam covering him.

"I managed to get rid of Zork...but he'll probably return once I return back to the afterlife. That won't happen until you two smash the Millennium Puzzle" Atem told the twins and noticed Kuriboh was bouncing up and down on the floor in excitement.

"Why do we have a Kuriboh in the house?" Kaiba asked the twins before they beamed up at Kaiba.

"Can we keep him?" Yugi asked and gave him the cutest eyes he could do. Kaiba looked at the cute eyes and he felt himself crumble.

"As long as you look after Kuriboh we can keep him. But he's not allowed out the house" Kaiba told the twins.

"Thanks Kaiba" Both the twins said at the same time before Atem put them down. Yami went over to Kuriboh and started hugging the large brown fur ball and Yugi jumped up at Kaiba. Kaiba managed to catch Yugi with one arm since his other hand was occupied by his brief case. Mokuba came back downstairs and Ryou wandered into the main hall and looked at Kaiba.

"I'm so glad you're home Kaiba. The twins have gone back to their pranking mood and so we need help cleaning the mansion" Ryou told Kaiba sheepishly. Kaiba sighed before he called his butlers and maids to go and sort out the mansion.

"Kuri Kuriboh Kuri" Kuriboh squeaked as Yami nuzzled the fur of Kuriboh.

"Yami and Yugi...I have something for you" Atem told Yugi and Yami and they both looked at Atem.

"What is it?" Yugi asked and Yami let Kuriboh go.

"Atem...what is it?" Yami asked. Atem pulled out a book. The same book that Yugi and Yami had ages ago.

"That's where it is" Yugi said as Atem gave him the book.

"What does the book say anyway?" Ryou asked Yugi.

"That's for us to know..." Yugi started

"And you to never find out" Yami told Ryou after continuing from Yugi's sentence.

"I think it's about time for dinner and then time to wind down" Kaiba told the small group which had gathered in the main hall. They had no idea where Malik was until they entered the living room. They found Malik tied to a chair asleep. Malik had fallen asleep since there was nothing else he could do. He had struggled for a while but he didn't get anywhere and so fell asleep. Bakura walked over to him and untied him before Kaiba could ask any questions.

"Atem...how did you return?" Bakura asked Atem.

"Since the twins still had the Millennium Puzzle I managed to stay here because of it. Once it gets smashed by them both I'll return to the afterlife. I don't see the twins doing that any time soon" Atem smiled at the twins.

"I'm glad you returned. We could do with another pair of hands here when Kaiba's staff can't control them" Bakura told Atem and Malik started to wake up from his little nap.

"Atem's back?" Malik asked confused before he noticed Atem was standing in the room.

"Hey Malik" Atem said with a smile on his face.

"What happened to you?" Malik asked. Atem was tempted to sigh before he noticed that everyone was in the room. Atem started to re-tell his story on what happened to the group. The group listened carefully to the story and waited for him to finish before he stopped and looked around the group. They all seemed to understand the story well and no one had any questions for Atem which was a good thing for him. Kaiba was soon told that dinner was ready.

There was no question that Atem really enjoyed his meal. It was the first time he had a meal for a very long time and Atem really enjoyed the atmosphere for the table as well. Kaiba and Mokuba were quiet and Ryou kept picking bits of silly string from Bakura's hair which only seemed to annoy him from the fact he was trying to eat. Ryou didn't mean any harm but it really annoyed Bakura. Malik was fine with his meal but when he went for the meat he felt hungry eyes on him. He looked over to his right to see that Yami was looking up at him with hungry eyes on his food. Malik looked over to Yami's plate to find it empty.

"Yami...you've had your food. This is mine" Malik told Yami.

"But I'm still growing...I need all the nutrients I can get" Yami replied to Malik. Yami knew what he was talking about but Malik didn't really give any food to Yami. Not even when Yami pulled the cute eyes on him. They didn't have the same effect that Yugi's did but they still looked cute on Yami.

"Seto...do we have to go to bed tonight? Can't we watch a movie before going to bed?" Mokuba asked Kaiba.

"No...I don't want to be a bad example for Yami and Yugi" Kaiba told Mokuba.

"On Saturday then?" Mokuba asked.

"Sure" Kaiba replied to Mokuba.

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After spending time trying to catch the twins to put them into bed Malik, Bakura, Ryou and Mokuba were exhausted. Atem had managed to catch Yami while Kaiba had been able to catch Yugi. Both Atem and Kaiba had put the twins to bed and Kuriboh snuggled into bed with Yugi while Yami slept on the other side of Yugi. Yami was on Yugi's right side while Kuriboh was on Yugi's left had side. The arrangement would change for the following night with Yami in the middle. Yugi would swap places with Yami before Yami swapped places with Kuriboh. Kuriboh didn't seem to mind where he slept. As long as Kuriboh was with the twins he didn't seem to mind. Atem was sleeping in his own room like Malik was. Bakura and Ryou were sleeping in the same room like Kaiba and Mokuba were sleeping in the same room. They all chose to sleep like they were now and no one complained. Yami had a little habit of exploring the mansion at night and Kaiba found out when he was working late one night. Now that Atem was back with the group. Everyone seemed to be perfect.

Or was it?

FireCacodemon: What do you think of the last chapter?

Yami: We kept Kuriboh as a pet ^_^

FireCacodemon: Yeah...Kuriboh deserves to stay since it's a cute fur ball ^_^

Yugi: I love Kuriboh...so fluffy...

FireCacodemon: Thank you for everyone who supported me during the story. I'll put up an Author's note to thank my reviewers for all the chapters so far.

Yami: We assure you. None of you will be forgotten on the list. We will go through the list twice to make sure that no one will be left out.

Yugi: Thanks for your support guys.

FireCacodemon: I'll see you readers at the authors note when it gets done.

Yami: Bye readers