Wheeeeeewwww!! I'm happy to announce that I'm FINALLY getting to the actual plot line of the story. Some may find this a little...well....you'll see...

But anyways, this is where the real story starts so be prepared to have ALOT of involvement from not only the main characters but Yugi and his gang. (Don't worry I have this all worked out in my head) I hope you enjoy this chapter and the beginning of my plot line. (please tell me if things seem confusing) This chapter is not as long as the others but I promise next chapter will be long....well, Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh! or it's characters.
Chapter Five: A Shadow with a Mission and Man Desperate for Escape

A dark figure loomed outside the outstretches of the mansion. His trench coat blew swiftly in the wind and the rain came down quickly, drenching his dark hair. He waited. He knew that he soon would be alone in his mansion. Alone and defenseless. He watched as a feminine figure ran out from his mansion, a small boy in tow clasping onto her hand as they approached a nearby car and didn't hesitate to climb inside. The car soon started, than disappeared down the length of the street. The figure smirked.

This was it.

The figure stepped out from the corner and began to trudge toward the entrance. He would do this quickly, for he knew that the other two companions would arrive back shortly.

'Here I come Seto Kaiba. Your company will soon be mine.'

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Sydney wrinkled her nose at the movie that projected in front of her. It was a typical horror movie, the girl is home alone and gets a creepy phone call from somewhere in the house. She sighed and lifted a handful of popcorn into her mouth, letting it crunch in her mouth softly. She felt a slight tug on her sleeve and lowered her hand from her mouth.

"Sydney?"

She looked away from the movie screen briefly,"Yeah?"

"Are you and Seto, you know...boyfriend...girlfriend?"

Sydney raised her brow and shifted uncomfortably in her chair. She had a feeling he would eventually ask her that question but she never thought about having to answer it.

"I...no..." She suddenly said,"No, we are not."

Mokuba's face seemed to look hopeful before she shook her head. She studied him for a moment, his head hung down slightly. He hadn't really been paying attention to the movie since they had gotten there and it was beginning to worry her. She slowly sat the tub of popcorn she was holding on the floor and turned to him, placing a hand on the child's arm.

"Mokuba," She asked,"What's wrong? Is there something you want to tell me?"

He looked up at her and bit his lip nervously,"Ummmmm..."

Now Sydney was definitely interested,"Okay, spill it."

"I want you and Seto to be together."

She sat immobile at his sudden confession and hadn't realized that the movie was going off. She looked at him surprised and all she could ask was,"Why?"

"I don't know," Mokuba told her,"You guys are always around eachother and he's not in a bad mood as much anymore..."

"That doesn't mean it has anything to do with me."

"But-"

"Mokuba," Sydney interrupted,"I know what you're doing. You're trying to be the matchmaker and I understand why you're doing it but I don't think it's going to work out."

"But why?" Mokuba wailed as he stood and balled his fists.

'Wow,' she thought, 'He must really think Seto likes me.'

"Because your brother is too stubborn," Sydney responded,"Besides, I don't even know how he feels about me anymore."

"But if you just ask him-"

Sydney haulted him by raising a hand,"Don't think I haven't tried."

Mokuba slowly sat down and looked at her,"I want him to be happy."

"That's so cute," She smiled at him,"But I think your brother needs to realize that he has a RIGHT to be happy first before he can ACTUALLY be happy. I mean, all he does is go to school and work. He acts as though there's nothing else worth having in his life."

Mokuba remained silent and slouched in his seat. Sydney looked around and realized that the theatre was now empty and the movie had stopped. She slowly began to rise from her seat and pulled up her sleeve to look at her watch.

"We better get going Mokuba or your brother will start to worry."
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Kaiba sighed heavily as he stared at the blank computer screen. He had been sitting like this for the past hour, just staring aimlessly into the screen at the blinking cursor. His mind was a complete blank, especially after what had happened this morning. He had been mentally arguing with himself about Sydney and it had finally taken its toll on him. He slowly rose from his chair and turned to walk from his office. He stepped toward the door to only have it slammed shut by a lean dark figure. His eyes narrowed and he frowned at the unknown shadow that stood before him.

He took a couple steps forward and crossed his arms.

"Who are you?"

The figure laughed,"The great Seto Kaiba, in the flesh...I'm honored."

Kaiba sneered,"Tell me who you are!"

"I'm afraid my name is of no importance to you once you're dead."

"Your blind threats don't intimidate me," Kaiba snorted.

"Ah, now, now, Seto Kaiba," The figure drew out,"Things will seem very different once you are lying in the ground in pain."

"Just try it!" Kaiba yelled not intimidated by the figure's size or dark appeal. No one was going to talk to him like that and get away with it!

The figure smirked,"I thought you'd never ask."
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"Geez," Sydney remarked as she made her way down the highway,"It's raining like crazy out there."

She had been driving for only a couple minutes and the rain was pounding down on the car and making her vision become blurry. She noticed the traffic seemed busier than normal but didn't really pay much attention to it as she concentrated on getting them both home safely.

Mokuba nodded,"Seto's lucky that he didn't come with us. He'd be soaked too."

Sydney smiled,"Oh god, he'd be complaining nonstop."

Just the thought of a drenched Kaiba made her want to roll around on the floor in hysterics. She could just see him now. His trench coat sagging and his face twisted into a deep scowl as he constantly tugged at his sleeves and wet hair, trying to wring out as much of the water as possible.

Mokuba laughed,"But it'd be funny!"

She turned the car onto the Kaiba Mansion's street and let out a slight laugh,"Yeah it would be funny to watch him try and control the weather."

She knew Kaiba would gripe about weather control or eliminating rain altogether, just because he said things like that even though he had no real intension of trying or even really meaning a word he just said.

Mokuba suddenly stopped laughing.

"Mokuba?" She asked looking at him and noticing his expression,"What's wrong? What are you-"

Her sentence dropped off when she realized that Kaiba's mansion was surrounded by police cars. She came quickly to a stop and sat staring in disbelief. She counted them. Five. Five police cars parked around the mansion. Policeman were constantly walking inside and out of the mansion and Sydney was becoming worried. There were no amublances though, she noticed, just police cars and many officers walking around the yard, behind and inside the depths of the mansion.

"Sydney? What's going on?" Mokuba's voice had become soft and Sydney didn't know how to reply.

"I don't know," She said turning to him,"But stay here, okay?"

He nodded with no argument and continued to stare at the cars with a worried expression on his face. She slowly opened her door and stepped outside, her clothes soaking instantly. She approached the nearest police officer she could see and was met halfway. His uniform was covered in a rain coat and his hat did little to shield him from the pounding of the rain.

"Miss, I'm going to have to ask you step back," The man told her,"We have a murder case on our hands."

"Murder?" Sydney's heart began to race,"Look, I'm Sydney Muik. I'm a friend and I work for Seto. I have his little brother with me. Is he alright? What's going on?!!!"

The man looked at her worried expression and than glanced at the car that contained Mokuba,"We received a call from Seto Kaiba a couple minutes ago. He reported that a dark dressed man had broken into his home and was trying to assault him. We came as soon as we could and found the mansion empty. There are traces of blood along some hallway walls and the floor in his office, but we have yet to find a body."

Sydney's eyes immediately began to water,"Seto....Seto?? He can't, he can't, he just can't. No!!!"

'He can't be dead....'

She sunk to her knees and tried to control herself. The knees of her jeans scraped against the rough surface of the road as tears fell from her eyes and her body shook from shock. How could...how could he just be gone like that? And why? Who would want to kill him? The police man bent down beside her and placed a comforting hand upon her shoulder.

"I'm sorry for you're loss."

'I didn't even get to tell him...'

"Miss?"

'He never got to know....'

"Come on, let me help you and that little boy inside where it's warm."


Once inside, Mokuba was given the news. He went into hysterics and Sydney was left trying to restrain the sorrow filled child from hurting himself. He burst into hot tears, yelling at the officer that he was wrong, that his brother was alive and that he wouldn't leave without saying goodbye. The officer tried to comfort him but to no avail, the hysterical child continued to wail in saddness as Sydney buried him in a hug, trying to sooth him. She continued to stroak his hair as he bawled into her chest. Sydney was stoic. She didn't want to lose herself now, not when Mokuba needed her to be strong, to be able to help him through this.

'Seto....'

"Miss?"

"Yes?" She replied.

"We have to ask you and Mokuba a few questions."

Mokuba slowly raised his head from her embrace,"Why....??"

"We need to know more about your brother."

"It's okay Mokuba," Sydney soothed him,"Come on, let's go into the living room."

Sydney slowly led him in by his hand, the police officer following them from behind. She led Mokuba to the sofa and sat herself next to him. He snuggled up against her, wrapping his arms around her trying to seek comfort in the situation. The police office sat on the coffee table in front of them and flipped open a notepad that he removed from his right shirt pocket. He removed a pen from inside his jacket and clicked it open as he looked at them.

"Let me formally introduce myself," He started,"I'm Detective Barnes, but you may call me James. I know you two have been through alot tonight but I must ask you to please try and answer these questions to the best of your knowledge."

Sydney gently stroaked Mokuba's arm and nodded,"We shall try."

James nodded,"Good. Do you know of anyone in particular that despised Mr. Kaiba?"

Sydney shook her head slightly,"No. No one that I can remember that stood out the most. Seto only told me that the people at his company were fools and couldn't do their jobs right.

Mokuba nodded,"Seto always talked about not trusting anyone on his board with any financial stuff."

James nodded as he wrote things down,"Was Mr. Kaiba very friendly with anyone at his company?"

Sydney was the quickest to answer,"Seto was never friendly with his workers, but that is not his fault. They've tried to kill him before."

James raised an eyebrow,"Before?"

Mokuba nodded as he spoke,"They tried to trap him in his own game and had some guy named Pegasus try and take over the company."

"He's never been very trustworthy of them," Sydney continued,"He did the best he could. He always used to tell me that he wanted to straighten his company out so Mokuba could take over."

"Okay," James remarked as he looked at the two,"Where was Mr. Kaiba when you last saw him?"

"He was in his office," Mokuba told him as he let his head rest against Sydney's arm.

She nodded in agreement,"Yes, he was in his office at his computer."

"We noticed his computer is toward the window," James responded,"So he wouldn't have noticed an intruder until he turned around."

"He told us he was going to work on his new program and than head to bed," Mokuba told the man.

"Has he told you anything about anyone he was keeping close contact with?"

Sydney shook her head,"He doesn't really talk about his company with me."

"Or me," Mokuba put in.

"Okay, I have one more quest-"

"Detective Barnes!" Another policeman suddenly appeared from the hallway carrying something in his hand.

"What is it?" James stood and was soon handed a small plastic VHS tape.

"We found it in the backyard in the grass, it's addressed to someone named, 'Sydney'."

Sydney and Mokuba both looked up and Sydney slowly stood, addressing the man,"I'm Sydney."

The two men looked at her. James slowly handed her the tape to let her examine it. The tape was definitely a VHS tape and had masking tape across the front with the name 'Sydney' written sloppily acrossed it. She suddenly froze, recognizing the handwriting. Her lips quivered slightly and Mokuba stood to look at her curiously. She hesitated before finally letting out a deep breath.

"Miss?" James asked confused and worried.

"This...this... it's Seto's handwriting."