*AN: Back for more of Yami and his mysterious card? Great, well you're in store for some pretty interesting things! I'm glad you're liking it so far! Well I don't have much to say in this author's note so enjoy this next chapter and remember to review!!! I need support!*

Chapter 3- Almost Human

Yami gawked at the physical form of the Devil's Dark Angel card. She was now walking around the room trying to take in everything. Yami's violet orbs were even larger than normal. What had just happened? She was a Duel Monster Card. He played her, she blew away the computer, and then wouldn't return to her card which was now blank. Then she turned and almost killed him, suddenly deciding not to.

She was now coming to the computer, looking at it as if she had never seen one before. She leaned her oddly pretty face close to the luminous blue screen.

"Please shuffle deck." The mechanical voice of the computer said. The girl jumped startled and jerked away from the computer. Yami stared in amazement. She really didn't know what it was. *Of course she doesn't, stupid! She's a card!*

"Please shuffle deck." The computer repeated. She jumped again, staring in wonder at the machine. He slowly started toward the computer. The card didn't seem to notice. She was too fascinated by the machine before her. Slowly, keeping his amethyst eyes on the Dark Angel, she reached forward and took the rest of the deck from the card compartment and put them away.

"Who....who are you?" He asked feeling extremely foolish at the stupid question. She jerked her head over to him. Her emerald eyes swept over him again, judging him.

"Who are you?" he repeated. She stepped closer to him, stopping within an inch of his face looking deep into his violet eyes. And odd feeling shot through his body as he held her gaze . There was something strange about this. And as odd as is sounded, it felt sort of nice to have her this close to him. *What are you saying?!* he scolded himself. *She's a Duel Card that almost killed you!* Another smile crossed her face as she gazed at him and she moved away.

"Card." he said a bit more firmly. "Why will you not return to your card?" But she didn't appear to understand him. She just continued to gaze around the room, fascinated.

Suddenly, there was a loud 'thump' and the jangling of keys from up above. Yami jumped, startled, and the girl looked around confused. Horror struck Yami's heart when the coughing of Yugi's grandfather was heard! For a minute he stood motionless, his thoughts frozen. Then he noticed the card starting for the door of which the old man would emerge from.

"No!" he said as quietly as possible running around to the front of her and blocking her path. She looked at him questioningly. He shook his head at her, praying that she understood him. Then as cautiously as possible he took her elbow and began forcefully pulling her towards the other door. She followed reluctantly with a confused look on her face. Yami could hear the shop keepers heavy footsteps tramping down the stairs. As quickly and quietly as he could, he dragged the card over to the other door and opened it. He paused looking her up and down and realized that if he took her outside as she was that it would create many problems. Quickly, he yanked off his midnight blue coat and flying it around her shoulders and as carefully as eh could, folded her wings and flattened them as much as possible. Her expression was truly quizzical and a little offended but he didn't care at that moment. He had to get out of there before Yugi's grandfather saw them! There wouldn't be any way of describing the situation that he didn't understand himself. her wings now completely concealed, he wrapped his coat about her slim body trying to cover her outfit. His heart was racing and pounding loudly in his ears. So loud he almost didn't hear the jangling of keys again. He was almost there! Hurriedly, Yami gently pushed the demonic girl out the door and dashed out, closing it behind him.

Sugoroku Mutou, the Kame Game Store owner ambled into the white practice room.

"Hello?" he called .Up in the store he could have sworn he heard someone down here and came to check it out. But the room was empty, looking the same as it did before.

"Hello? Anyone here?" he called out again. But silence was his only reply. the old man shrugged and turned back to the door. *Oh well.* he thought *I'm just being paranoid. Yugi and his friends are the only one's who can get down here. But still, I could've sworn I hear a voice....* The old shop keeper shook his head warily. He was tired, he had been working too hard lately. he was probably just hearing things. he took a last glance around the empty room, the turned and walked back out the door.

Yami hurried down to streets of Domino City dragging the card along with him. Hi apartment building was only a couple blocks away, but it seemed miles. He was constantly in contact with the female card keeping a firm hold on her so that she couldn't wander off or remove his jacket. Her emerald orbs grew huge as she tried to take in everything around her. In her utter fascination, she dragged her feet, wanting to slow down so she could examine everything. Yami dragged her, desperately willing her to go faster. his mind was racing. What was going on? His violet eyes swept his surroundings over and over. As he had feared, people were glancing at them rather oddly as they hurriedly passed. *Damnit!* he thought moving his eyes back to the card. Her wings didn't seem to show too much, although they bulged enormously making her look freakishly deformed. He felt a stronger tugging than before and he was brought back to the present by the card trying to walk toward one of the flashing traffic lights. She was much stronger than she appeared and he reluctantly felt himself being dragged by her! Trying not to panic, he reached around her bulging wings and put his arm firmly around her slim waist.

"No, card, com on! This way." he said tightening his grip and trying to pull her back towards the sidewalk. No taking her eyes off the traffic light, she reluctantly let him drag her down the street.

Yami felt some relief when they finally reached his apartment complex. he hurriedly opened the outside door and lead her up the stairs. After nervously fumbling with his keys, he finally got his apartment door open and gently pushed her through first closing the door behind them after he stepping in after her.

her fascination did not cease when they stepping into his apartment/ The duel card wandered slowly around the cozy family room looking at anything and everything. Yami took out her card. It was still blank. Her image was gone, although, her name and abilities were still there. he looked back at her. She had let his coat slip off her slim shoulders to the floor, stretching her demon wings. She seemed to be intrigued by the lamp on the side table next to the couch at the moment. Yami's head pounded. This was too much. Everything that had happened was completely impossible. Yet.....it had happened and now he didn't have the slightest idea what to do. She obviously didn't seem to be returning to her card any time soon and she had nearly killed him! What was he going to do with her? He couldn't just let a duel card, and possibly a shadow duel card for that matter, just wander around Domino city. But there was no way she could stay with him. He narrowed hi amethyst eyes in determination. He had to try to get her to go back to her card! He took a cautious step toward her. Again, she didn't seem to notice, her attention still captivated by the lamp.

"Card." he said. She didn't reply. He cleared his throat and cautiously reached out to touch the demonic girl's shoulder. "Card?" She jumped a little and turned around. Yami didn't cringe at her frightful appearance. He knew she could tear him apart, but he wasn't going to show his fear. He held out her blank card.

"You need to return to your card now." he said. She stared t him for moment, her piercing eyes mesmerizing, then her gaze shifted to the card he held before her. She then slowly reached out a small hand and took the card from him. The look in her eyes was strange. she seemed to know what the card was, but she didn't like it. she stared a it for many moments, her emerald orbs not even blinking.

Suddenly, the look on her face became distraught and she looked at the card in fear, and almost hatred.

"Nnnn!" she cried dropping the card and letting it flutter to the floor. Her hand flew up to her head and she snatched at her hair. Yami took a step back startled. That was the first sound he had heard her make. But what was wrong with her? Her whole body trembled now, and the Pharaoh was even more surprised when he saw small tears in the shadow card's eyes.

"Card?" he asked uncertainly. She then began to shaker her head vigorously, clawing at her hair and determined to keep the sobs from coming. Now Yami was utterly confused. What was going on? His heart pounded and his mind raced. He had a quivering duel card before him and he didn't know what to do. Suddenly he noticed that the roomed seemed to be getting darker. He glanced out the window, the sun was shining as bright as ever. His eyes swept the room and he saw that what seemed to be black mist curling from the corners of the family room. It was slowly spreading throughout the room giving off a deadly icy sensation. He took another step back moving his amethyst orbs back to the distraught card. Her wings suddenly whipped out to their full length, knocking the lamp and a few other things over and nearly impaling him. He had to throw himself to the floor to evade them. Then there was an explosion and all his candles suddenly burst into flame! The cried out as the raging flames stretched to the ceiling and the darkness came closing in, realizing now that it was her distress that was causing this.

"Card stop!" he cried. But she didn't. something about the card had disturbed her and she wasn't going to stop. He got to his hands and knees and began to crawl towards her, the darkness inching closer and closer. When he got around to the front of her, he slowly and cautiously stood up. He was about a head taller than she and her face was buried her hands.

"Card?" he said a bit more gently racing out and touching her shoulder. She smacked it away, trying to conceal hr face even more. He gathered his courage and wrapped his hands gently around her forearms attempting to softly tug them away from her face. Suddenly she pulled away, put her hands on his chest and shoved him away! Her strength far surpassed his and as he fell his arms flailed around catching the window frame just barely before crashing into the small table behind him. His face set with determination, he straightened back up, tugged her hands away and place his on her face lifting it to his. He was surprised to see that it was streaked with tears! Cards could cry? Sure, he always spoke of the feelings of the cards but he never expected this, he never thought that they would be almost....human. Surprisingly he felt and enormous feeling of compassion as he gazed into her oddly pretty face.

"Shh." he said gently. "Calm down. It's ok, calm down." She stared at him for a long time. The raging flames' light danced across her pale face and the chilling darkness pressed closer. He wiped some of her tears away with his thumb, desperately trying to get her to calm down. *What the hell are you doing?!* his mind yelled at him. *She's a freakin' shadow card! What the hell are you treating her so nice for?!*

After staring at him for what seemed like an eternity, she blinked away hr tears and dropped her emerald eyes. The black mist vanished and the flames that kissed the ceiling extinguished. he sighed in relief and suddenly came to his senses, quickly pulling his hands away and stepping back. He bent over and swept her card off the floor and pocketed it. He didn't want to push her too far by keeping it out in the open. The card relaxed her wings her eyes weeping over the room. Yami sighed, she obviously wasn't going back any time soon. What was he going to do with her? He heaved a sigh again knowing his answer. she was going to have to stay with him until he figure out a way to get her to go back.

"Well," he said, she snapped her head over. "I guess you're going to have to stay with me for a while." her have instantly brightened and a smile spread across her black lips.

"I guess we're gonna have to give you a name too." It was only right, he felt rather strange just calling her 'card'. She folder her wings and stared t him expectantly. The Pharaoh scratched his head uncomfortably, he was hoping not to have to come up with one himself. But she obviously wasn't capable of speaking so there wasn't any real way around it.

"Hmm.." he said beginning to pace back and forth. He had no idea what to say. He looked her over. There was no normal name that was going to suit her.

"Uhh....Talim?" he suggested. She shook her head, he black and blood read hair waving.

"Cierce?" she gave him a odd, sort of repulsed kook.

"Ok...." he said thinking again. /the thought about her card an its abilities. *Hmm....Devil's Dark Angel... Wait! I know!*

"How about Angel?" she smiled and nodded her head clearly happy with his choice. *Angel? What were you thinking?! She's the exact opposite of an angel!* But she seemed to be happy with it, so he would just have to deal with it.

"Alright, Angel it is." he said. Hi violet eyes swept over her. She definitely couldn't stay the way she was.

"And we're going to have to get you some clothes." He said eyeing her skimpy outfit. *God, why me?!*