A/N: Aww... Just as I get around to updating, I find out this story has been taken off of tons of people's favorites lists. Trying not to take it personally, but when you have an ego as big as mine (or Winston's) it's hard not to take stop signs personally. *sniff*...don't hate me for being lazy...hate me for...ok, being lazy. I'll be better! (Like I haven't said *that* before)



DAY TWENTY ONE:

Stupid boy. Stupid Pegasus. Stupid mind-shuffling. But love the weather in the Shadow Realm; let's see, cloudy with a chance of being zapped in the butt by magical lightning. (That wasn't actually sarcasm; think it'd be funny to see that.)

Oh. Back to the game. Yugi can't tell me what his moves are. Hate that. But love not having to tell him my every move. Felt like he was watching me blow my nose for a while there, and now here is my breath of fresh air. Except Yugi can't take strain of Shadow Realm *and* summoning monsters. Which makes all of his turns much slower than mine, and I get bored more easily. Obviously, it is his turn now, or else would be more interested in the game instead of my diary.

Right, so will sit here and twiddle my thumbs and ponder meaning of the word 'twiddle'. Oops. Forgot to keep watch over Pegasus's tricks, and Yugi just got knocked out. Must check for pulse.

...Oh Ra, oh Ra, oh Ra...he doesn't *have* a pulse. I killed Yugi. I killed him! My host! The guy who solved the Puzzle! My reincarnation/descendant! My little buddy!

No. No, I didn't; Pegasus did.

I'll make him pay. Then I'll beat him at the game. Then I'll find Bakura and make him rip out Pegasus's Millennium Eye.

Will tell Pegasus this, except the last part, since he doesn't even know who Bakura is.

Must duel; will write later.



LATER:

Feel like a moron. Of COURSE Yugi doesn't have a pulse. We're in the friggin' SHADOW REALM. No one has a pulse here. He was just sleeping. Am so glad he was out when I cried; might have been detrimental to my Confidence Level.

Anyway, we won. Pegasus was all "No! Cecilia! I failed you!"

Telepathically told him, "Ha ha!" (Like this Nelson character on Joey's favorite show, called 'The Simpsons' or somesuch.) "You failed the only woman who will ever love you! She's gone! Haha! You lost! Now you'll never see her again!"

Oh...and....Yugi's Grandpa, being a disembodied spirit, came to me. Raised my hopes. Will have to tell Yugi when he is feeling better.



EVEN LATER:

Don't tell Yugi, but...I found Bakura and told him where he could find Pegasus. Waited a little while and went to find him again. Saw him licking blood off of the Millennium Eye, so will assume that justice has been served. Also, Yugi's Grandpa has been saved and we can go home! Er, *they* can take me to *their* home. Oh, what the heck. Might as well start calling them family, since I'm living in Yugi's body.

On a slightly darker note, Kaiba and his long-haired rock-fan-wanna be brother have been returned to their bodies as well. Was a disgustingly sappy reunion; am so glad my own reaction to finding Yugi safe and sound was much more dignified than "Brother!" *sob sob sob*.

...Oh, and Shadi payed me a visit. As that jerk has been trying to ruin my life, I hid and set up booby traps for him in my soul room. And get this, he says my mind is the most complex, highly guarded he has ever seen. Go me! That's Pharaoh: 10, Shadi: 1.

Almost killed him, too, except Yugi happened along.

But, even more exciting is this. Finally talked to Yugi, face to face, when he wasn't mad at me. Went something like this:

"Thank you for saving everyone, Spirit. What's your name?" (Ok, am paraphrasing, but am also running out of ink, so sue me. Heh. Like that saying. 'Sue me'. Heh.)

Now, remember how excited I was to tell him I am 'Dark Yugi'? Yep, let's see how good a memory this kid has. Will tell him a lot of beat-around-the-bush nonsense before getting to my actual, modern name. "I have been called many things over the years: Pharaoh, Yugioh...but you may call me Yami." Was pausing for dramatic effect before adding on the 'Yugi', but the twit thought I'd finished.

"Alright, Yami."

Well, I guess with him I can't win 'em all. Besides, his reaction was so not what I wanted.



DAY TWENTY TWO:

Not ANOTHER annoying twerp to duel. Why can't they be vicious, psychopathic killers instead of irritating children who speak to teddy bears or use annoying phrases like, "Yugi-boy" when my name isn't even Yugi?

...Yugi is shockingly nice. Offered to duel her for me. Would hug him, except am horribly afraid my ghost-arms would go through him. So will keep my cool and keep writing in my diary, commentating on Yugi's progress.

And the annoying freckle-faced...child plays: Witch of the Black Forest!

And...Yugi kills it with a Celtic Guardian!

Rebecca's life points: 1700, Yugi's: 2000.

Rebecca searches her deck (compliments of the Witch) and finds: Sangan. Yawn.

Er, right, Rebecca: 1300, Yugi: an untouched 2000!

Ooh, she just got rid of the Celtic Guardian.

Should really talk to Yugi about us always using that poor card as a sacrificial lamb; it can't be good for the Heart of the Cards. I mean, the Celtic Guardian will only put up with it for so long.

Right, so Yugi uses the Summoned Skull. But she has....a Millennium Shield?!? Ok, so she doesn't *just* have stupid cards in her deck. We're still winning.

And she's going off again on how Yugi's grandfather stole a Blue Eyes White Dragon from *her* grandfather. So annoying; all she does is complain and whine and...

Heh. I actually kind of believe her over the old man, but I won't tell Yugi that. (What? His grandfather's a senile perverted lunatic! He's fully capable of robbery. He's already monopolized the game shop business in Domino City.)

Hah! And I thought *we* were bad about sending the Celtic Guardian to the graveyard! Rebecca's been killing all of her monsters to power up some preying mantis-looking monster. Yugi's wasting breath trying to teach her how stupid it is. Can we say "hypocrite", Yugi?

Yugi just QUIT! WE COULD HAVE WON!!! That is IT. I'm going to bed now, and I'm not going to talk to him until further notice.



DAY TWENTY THREE:

Have finally been lured out of my angry state by new cards. Still not really talking to Yugi (or anyone, since only Yugi knows I'm here), but is still entertaining to study what cards are coming out.

Not that Yugi will let me touch his deck. Have to wait until he is asleep to add any new cards or -heaven forbid- take out the out-dated ones.

...Huh. Just guess who the Kaiba brothers turn to when something goes wrong in their little world? Yeah. Yours truly. (Although they call me 'Yugi', I know they really want my help.)

It seems that Kaiba has taken the final leap into game obsession. He has actually become trapped *in* a game. Stupid Kaiba; the point of playing is to always be in control.

Well, since I am King of Games, I suppose we'd best go show Kaiba how to really play a game. He is such a wanna-be. When I get groupies, he will *not* be one of them.