Kaiomi: I'm finally updating!!! I gave up trying to find the disk that had my new chapters of half of my stories on it so I'll just type it all over again! Kaiba: You seem unusually happy today. Kaiomi: I love Cadbury eggs!!! ^_^ Kaiba: *sweatdrop* Yugi: They're cool Kaiba! You want some? *holds out a handfull of caramel chocolate eggs* Kaiba: Kaiomi where did you get all of these eggs? Kaiomi: I went shopping! Kaiba: Let me guess, for Easter candy right? Kaiomi: Yep and there were four eggs for a dollar something and I hoarded them all! Kaiba: You strange creature. Kaiomi: So I will start now! Ooooh pretty chocolate eggs I'll start counting them all. *pulls out a bag of chocolate from the closet* Let's see, there's one, two, three, four, five, six. Kaiba: This might take a while so I'll just type the disclaimer.

Disclaimer: Kaiomi doesn't own YuGiOh!, the company that makes Cadbury eggs, or.. Kaiomi: I do!!! Kaiba: I was trying to write the disclaimer here! Yugi: Kaiomi doesn't own any of that stuff.except the Cadbury eggs that she shares with me!

Chapter 7: Nights

It was a little past midnight and the second floor was completely silent and dark. Light from the full moon illuminated the bed with a girl named Kasumi. Yami Yugi sat quietly in the chair across from her and admired her from a distance. He searched for months at a time after he was released by Yugi in search or her, but to no avail. But here she was now. If only, he thought to himself slowly I might have been able to save you. He got up from his chair and stood over her. The light shone off of her peaceful face and glowed her purple hair with silver highlights from the moon. He thought back to the couple of senseless Disney tapes Yugi had. Whenever a girl slept for a long time she could always be awakened with a kiss, but it wouldn't work. Or would it? Just to make sure Yami first checked that Yugi was sleeping and the door was closed. Then he knelt before her bed and pressed his mouth to hers. When he departed later nothing changed. Giving up all hope, he slumped back into the chair. "I'll wait for you to awaken Kasumi, no matter how long it might take," Yami whispered before falling into a restless sleep.

Right as Yami began dreaming Kasumi awakened slowly. Only the kiss of a man who you love will be able to will release you from the Curse of the Shadows, a deep voice echoed from somewhere from the dark room. And you have been freed. The last word echoed four times then faded into silence. Kasumi sat up straight, scared and confused.

"What does he mean by being freed?" she whispered to herself and looked around. "Where am I and who am I?" She clutched the blanket that covered her. "Maybe someone will tell me that answer," a part of her heart still remained hopeful and she slid out of bed and reached the door. Opening it carefully and closing it with caution, she walked down the hallway to the edge of the stairs. Taking a deep breath she tip toed down and looked around for something that would show her which way to go. Slivers of light outlined the doorway of a room to her left. Carefully she walked over and opened the door a crack. Seeing only one other person with his back turned, she entered and closed the door behind her.

(Hey I know she could have gone and woken up either Yami or Yugi but for the sake of the story just let that small detail slide. And I would be scared too if I was stuck in Kaiba's house because that mansion is huge ^_^. Just think of it as a lucky chance that she met Kaiba first instead of Malik, YM, and Yami Bakura.)

"Mokuba, I can't help you right now, just go back to sleep," Kaiba said, assuming that Mokuba woke up from one of his nightmares again.

"Am I Mokuba?" Kasumi asked with her clear voice.

"What the?" Kaiba swiveled his chair around and stared at the girl who had entered his office. He hit his head a couple times with a report folder to make sure that it wasn't just some hallucination the coffee he drank with double amount of caffeine gave him occasionally. "You're that girl Yami was holding aren't you? The one that supposedly came out of that card Yugi played." He recognized her unusual colored long hair

"Who's Yami and Yugi? What's your name?" Kasumi asked now equally confused as him.

"Your name is Kasumi, well that's what he called you." Kaiba scratched his head. "And my name is Seto Kaiba. Anyway you should go back to sleep. It's pretty early in the morning to be up you know."

"So my name is Kasumi. And you're Seto." Kasumi smiled. "I think you're a very nice person Seto Kaiba."

"Uh okay," he blushed at the random compliment. "Why didn't you know your own name?" Kaiba stared at her. "Do you have temporary amnesia or something?" When she only tilted her head in response he let go a long sigh. "I mean is did you forget everything you knew before you woke up?"

"I think so. Is that bad?" Kasumi asked.

"Well let's just let Yami settle this thing out. Here I'll take you back to the room they're sleeping in." Kaiba left his seat and reached out for the doorknob. But the door clicked and opened before he had a chance to grasp it and he came face to face with Malik.

"Give Kasumi to me Kaiba." Bakura asked with his cold eyes meeting his. "There isn't a chance of you beating me not with my Millennium Ring in handy. I appreciate you getting her away from Yami, at least I didn't have to wake her up myself. But you have no other choice."

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Kaiomi: I ended with another hangover! Sorry I didn't follow all the suggestions but they help give me ideas. Kaiba: I actually appeared in this story for more than once part. It's a miracle. Kaiomi: Thank you very much for the sarcasm Kaiba. But hey it took me about two hours to type this mostly because the laptop is kind of old so every half an hour I had to recharge it for a long time. Review cuz it makes me happy! Say it Kaiba! Kaiba: No way. Kaiomi: Say it! Kaiba: No Kaiomi: You know you want to say it! Kaiba: No I don't. Kaiomi: Say it! Kaiba: Fine Kaiomi wants you to press the button on the left side of the screen that says 'review.' Kaiomi: That wasn't so hard was it? Kaiba: I don't like you Kaiomi. Joey: Of course you do, she matched you up with a cute girl. Kaiba: Where the heck did you come from? Joey: I'm special!!! Kaiba: Dog boy I will strangle you very soon. It is very tempting. Kaiomi: Guess I will end here before they start fighting. ^_^ Happy Easter!

Something went wrong so all of the spacing is gone.it's confusing to read but oh well. Hey that sentence rhymed!