A little while later, Joey, Tori and Spirit, lopping along at Tori's side, reached the card shop. Once they headed inside, Joey led Tori into the living room.

"SURPRISE!!!!" Tori stood in the doorway in shock. There were streamers and balloons all over the place along with a large banner reading "Happy Birthday, Tori!" Yugi, Yami, Hikaru, Tea, Tristen, Ryou and Grandpa were there, smiling brightly. As Spirit barked excitedly at all the new faces around him, Joey noticed that Bakura was there as well, off in a corner, glaring at Tori. She didn't care though- she was too shocked.

"You- But- Wow..." she got out.

"Happy Birthday!" Joey said giving her a kiss.

"You guys did this... for me?" she asked.

"It's not someone else's birthday today, is it?" Gramps said, pretending to look around. They laughed.

"Come on, open your presents!" Joey said, pushing her toward the coffee table. She sat down and Joey handed her the top one. It was from Ryou. She opened it and grinned- it was a Wingweaver plushy.

"I remembered the one you gave me," he said. "And I just happened to notice this one."

"Thanks Ryou!" she cried, showing them. Bakura rolled his eyes from his place against the wall. "Oh, you too, Bakura."

"Don't look at me," he said immediately, "I'm only here because he made me, and I heard there was cake." Joey shook his head and handed Tori the next gift- one from him. It was a picture of him, taken a few weeks ago. In the corner he had written 'Aishiteru, my Koi' (I love you, my love). She hugged him, and he blushed slightly.

"You're welcome," he grinned, then handed her the next gift. It was from Seto and Mokuba.

"New type of duel disks," Seto explained once the gift was opened, causing Tori to grin broadly.

"Cool!" she exclaimed happily. "I'll have to try these out later." A slight grin formed on the young executive's face. Seto had wanted a better way of repaying her for saving Mokuba, something more than just calling her by her first name. So when he and Mokuba received the last minute invitation to this party, Seto knew this would be a way. Yugi had told him on the phone that gifts weren't necessary, but not only did Mokuba insist, Seto wanted to give her the gift. "Thank you, Seto, Mokuba!" The two boys nodded, Mokuba smiling brightly.

"You're welcome, Tori!" Next came Tea's gift.

"Thanks Tea!" Tori cried as soon as she saw it- a CD of her favorite songs. "We're putting this in later, no doubt about!" Next came Tristen's gift. Joey raised an eyebrow when he saw it.

"Frosted animal crackers!" exclaimed Tori. "Yum!" Joey turned to Tristen.

"Animal crackers?" Joey asked.

"Hey, it seemed like a good idea at the time," he replied with a shrug. Next came Yugi and Grandpa's gift.

"Oh wow," she said when she opened it. She lifted a silver bracelet out of the box and put it on, tilting it so the gold letters spelling 'Tori' stood out even more. She jumped up and pulled them both into hugs. "Thank you! Thank you so much!"

Everyone was about sit down and have cake, prompting Bakura to smile for the first time all afternoon, when the door bell rang.

"I got it!" cried Tori. She rushed to the door and opened it. She was surprised to see a delivery man standing there with a box in his hands.

"I've got a package here for a Tori Peg," he said. Tori stated that she was the one he was looking for, then signed for the package and took it from him. As she slowly walked back into the living room, where her friends and family were waiting, she looked at the hand written address- she didn't recognize the writing.

"What is it, Tori?" asked Teá. Tori shook her head.

"It would seem I've gotten a package," she replied. "But everyone who would care to send me anything is here..."

"Open it, Tori!" Mokuba cried, excitedly. "Let's see what it is!" Tori laughed at the boy's enthusiasm and began to rip open the package. When she finally revealed the contents to herself, she couldn't believe what she saw. Inside were three Duel Monsters Cards, all of which Tori picked up instantly.

"I... I can't believe this," she said before darting up to her room, cards still in hand. Moments later, she returned with an old sketch book, rapidly flipping through the pages. She stopped suddenly and showed a page to her friends. It was drawing that looked like it had been done a long time ago- a woman with closed eyes and crimson colored wings. She was wearing a long silvery gown and a green headband decorated with a single red rose in her blonde hair. She was surrounded by flames. In the corner of the page was a little note: "Phoenix Angel- Level 7. ATK: 2600; DEF: 2000. Fairy/Effect: Each time this monster is destroyed, you can pay 500 life points to special summon it back to the field.'"

Next, Tori flipped to the next page and showed the next drawing- another fairy. Her long dark hair was pulled back into a braid that rested on her shoulder and she wore a light blue dress. Once again there was a note in one corner: "Piper Fairy- Level 4. ATK: 1800; DEF: 1900. Spellcaster/Effect: A mystical sorceress who summons forces with her Trumpet of Faith." In the other corner was a golden trumpet and another note: "Trumpet of Faith- Equip Magic Card. When equipped to the Piper Fairy, two Light monsters can be special summoned to your side of the field."

That's when Tori revealed the cards in her hand: the Phoenix Angel, the Piper Fairy and Trumpet of Faith. A small tear rolled down her cheek, as she sat down and started to laugh. Tori laughed hysterically for a few minutes until she started to cry. Spirit walked over to her and gave her hand a lick. The girl lifted her free hand and scratched the puppy behind the ears.

"He remembered," she managed to say through her tears. A second later, Tori looked up at her companions and smiled. "I'm sorry, it's just that... I drew these when I was twelve. I thought maybe if I showed Uncle Max that I was interested in his company and that I liked art too, maybe he'd start loving me again. And it almost worked, he actually smiled and told me they were really good and maybe he'd use them someday... but that was the end of it. He even mentioned my Wingweaver- saying I created the Piper Fairy and Trumpet to get her onto the field easier... boy was he right." She let out a happy sigh. "But he remembered. He actually remembered..."

That night, Tori went to bed early, causing Yugi and Grandpa to go upstairs and check on her. What they found was a calming sight- on her bedside table was a half-eaten bag of Frosted Animal Crackers, next to her CD player, that had her new CD playing softly, and her new Duel Monsters cards. She was sleeping peacefully with one arm hugging her Wingweaver plushy and the other was lazily draped over Spirit, who was asleep as well. Her new bracelet was on her right wrist and glistened in the moonlight that came from Tori's window. There was a purely contented smile on her face, which made Yugi and Grandpa smile as well. They quietly turned and walked back downstairs.