Sarah: Gomen ne! Yami and I were so worn out after prom, I didn't update yesterday! PLEASE forgive me!

Yami: doing "The Train" !!

Sarah: And as you can see, Yami's still dancing ! Okay, before I go on with the story, I'd like to put in a disclaimer- the concept of Shadow Realm castles was created by Princess Ria, who generously allowed me to use it. Thanks girl! Okay, on with the fic, Bedtime Story: Part Two!

"Koujo, Koujo, Koujo!" It was about a week since Yami accidentally Mind Crushed Saya. Koujo had slept that entire week, and wasn't surprised when Saya and Mokuba ran around the house, calling her name. She'd been in the living room, reading Seto's copy of "The Joy Luck Club." (A.N: GOOD BOOK! Read it!) Seemed like a good idea. But she looked up when Saya and Mokuba ran into the room. She smiled- they remembered the promise she'd made.

"Are you ready for the rest of the story?" she asked. Mokuba and Saya nodded eagerly. "Should we wait for Kaiba?"
"Why wait?" Koujo looked over her shoulder to see him standing in the doorway. "As much as I hate to admit it, I'd anxious to see how the idiot gets himself out of this one."

"I would as well." Everyone looked over to see Jou standing there as well. He'd decided to stay with the Kaiba clan, rather than with his reincarnate- fulfilling a promise he'd made a long time ago. "I never heard the end of this one myself." Koujo smiled.

"Well then," she said. "I won't keep you waiting." She put marker in her book and set it down. "The Shadow Game had just began…"

The Story Continues…

"You've started a Shadow Game, Bakura," Yami said as he gestured to Holding Arms and Legs that bound his daughter. "That was your biggest mistake." Bakura started to smirk.

"I've noticed." Yami glared at him

"So summon your monster."

"Anyway," Koujo said. "Dad and Bakura started the Shadow Game... with one unexpected twist." Seto raised an eyebrow.

"Which is?" Koujo looked up at him

"I became part of the game."

"Wait!" Bakura cried, a lazy grin on his face. "If you win, you get your daughter back… Yet, if I win, I keep her." Koujo let out a frightened gasp as Yami scowled.

"Then I shall not lose." Bakura's grin widened.

"But there's something else… every time your monster is destroyed, you will feel the pain like you're the monster." His eyes flashed, mischievously. "And your daughter will start to vanish." Koujo's eyes widened as she let out a gasp. Yami just nodded. "Fine then- I'll summon the Secret Portrait." Sorcerer Seto rolled his eyes.

"That's pathe…"

"Silence, Seto." Sorcerer looked over at Yami, eyes smoldering.

"You dare tell me to…"

"I said silence!" Sorcerer's eyes narrowed, but he silenced. Koujo looked at her father, eyes wide with fear.

"Daddy," she thought. "What's happened to you?"

"I'll summon the Celtic Guardian!" Yami said coolly. "Destroy the Secret Portrait!" Koujo continued to struggle with her binds, crying out painfully as they tightened. "Koujo," Yami said sharply. "DON'T MOVE!" Koujo instantly stopped moving.

Are you all right? Sorcerer asked her.

I'm scared, Onshii…

He'll be fine… Koujo shook her head.

No... I'm scared OF Dad…

Bakura winced as his monster was destroyed, but he soon grinned.

"My move, Pharaoh," he said smugly. He murmured softly, summoning Diabond to the field. "Heh, heh, heh… destroy Celtic Guardian!" His grin intensified, becoming more wicked. "Die, Pharaoh! Diabond will take your life!"

Yami cried out in pain as Celtic Guardian was destroyed, dropping to his knees. As he did so, Koujo realized that she was in fact disappearing- the section from her right shoulder to her elbow vanished. Bakura just laughed.

"The royal family is going to be dethroned soon." Koujo narrowed her eyes, her fists clenching tight.

" Yami loses?" asked Seto, trying to hide the fact that that would make his day. Koujo shook her head.

"Nope," she said. "It was at this time that I got really pissed of…"

Koujo narrowed her eyes, her fists clenching tight. Suddenly, a bright flash of light filled the room, heading straight for Diabond. When the light had faded, the monster was gone.

"What?!" Bakura yelled, outraged. The Pharaoh hadn't had time to summon another monster- how was Diabond destroyed?! Yami looked up, wondering the same thing.

"What happened?" asked Mokuba. "What destroyed Diabond?"

"My Ka," Koujo replied.

"What's a Ka?"

"A Ka is like your soul's deck master- as it is in Duel Monsters, should you Ka be destroyed, you will be as well." Seto raised an eyebrow.

"What's your Ka?" Koujo looked up at him, smirking.

"The unstoppable Exodia."

"Exodia!" yelled Koujo. "OBLITERATE!" Yami narrowed his eyes.

"KOUJO STOP!" His command came too late- Exodia obliterated the Tomb Robber, leaving a void where he stood. The Holding Arms and Legs disappeared, allowing Koujo to drop to the ground. Sorcerer was horrified to see blood dripping from her wrists and ankles. "Damn it Koujo!" Yami yelled at her. "I told you and Seto not to interfere!" He started over to her, but Koujo ran away from him. "Koujo?"

"Stay away from me," she said, recalling Exodia. 'I don't know who you are... but you are NOT my father!" Koujo turned and ran out of the pyramid. As she did, the Puzzle around Yami's neck stopped glowing, making him look like his normal self again. Sorcerer looked at him, shaking his head.

"I don't know what that thing has done to you," he said nodding to the Puzzle. "But it obviously has given you power you evidently don't deserve." He turned away, following his young student.

"Were you really that scared of him, Koujo?" asked Jou. He had been relatively quiet during the entire story, but this was something he really needed to know.

"Only an idiot wouldn't be," Koujo replied with a smirk. "So Kaiba wouldn't have flinched."

"Sonkei's not an idiot!" Saya yelled, angrily.

"Yeah!" Seto agreed, causing Koujo to laugh.

"I was just messing with you Kaiba- even you would have been scared of him. So, I ran away... Onshii finally found me of course..."

"You shouldn't run without a map, you know." Koujo looked behind her to see Sorcerer on his white horse, Aiome. "Come on, I'll take you home." Koujo shook her head.

"No. I'm not going back." Sorcerer slid off his horse, his eyebrow raised.

"Why not?"

"I don't wanna go back there!" Koujo cried. "There's a monster back there and he did something to Daddy!"

""A monster?""

"I was ten years old, Mokuba, give me a break."

"I won't go back!" Koujo continued. "You can't make me, Onshii!"

"I can't, huh?" he replied, going to her up. "Come on, we're going hom…"

"EXODIA!" Exodia appeared, scowling at Sorcerer. Sorcerer scowled right back.

"You'd kill the White Dragon, then?" he asked, summoning the Shadow Monster. Koujo's eyes narrowed.

"I don't fight, you know that!"

"Then come on- you're coming home with me." He moved to pick up Koujo again, but Exodia, as if ordered, intercepted him and picked her up, holding her close. Koujo sat in Exodia's hands, glaring at Sorcerer.

"I'm not going back." With that, she and Exodia were gone.

"Where did you go, Koujo?" asked Saya.

"We'll get to that in a minute," came the reply. "Onshii went back to the palace to have a talk with my father…"

Sorcerer stormed into Yami's room, nothing but pure anger expressed on his face. He found the Pharaoh staring forlornly out the window. Sorcerer stormed over, snatched Yami by the cape and turned him, slamming him against the wall. Yami didn't do a thing.

"Listen," Sorcerer said bluntly. "Because I'm only going to say this once. Your daughter just vanished in the middle of the damned desert and you're not doing anything about it!" Yami looked at him. His eyes were dull, lifeless… and it only made Seto tighten his grip. "Damn it, you're the Pharaoh! You're supposed to be in charge, you blasted idiot!"

"See Kaiba?" said Koujo. "You did get to knock him around in a past life." Seto rolled his eyes.

"Too bad I can't do it in this one." He heard Koujo mutter something- he was pretty sure it was something about knocking sense into Yami.

"I don't want to be the Pharaoh anymore," Yami said. He took off the Puzzle and pushed it into Seto's hands. "Look what this did to me… my child hates me…" Sorcerer blinked a couple time.

"Oh, fuck no! You're not pulling that bullshit on me- I'm not the damned Pharaoh. You are."

"No!" Yami yelled at him. "You were right! I don't deserve this!" He buried his head in his hands. "Look what I did! I was going to kill the man!" Sorcerer shrugged.

"He deserved it…

"I don't care!" He paused. "And Koujo… dear Ra, what have I done?" Sorcerer released his grip on Yami, allowing the Pharaoh to slump to the ground.

"Look," he said slowly. "You want to know the real reason why they wanted you to be Pharaoh?" Yami looked up.

"...because I was the next one in the bloodline." Sorcerer shook his head.

"No- it's because you were the biggest smartass available…"

"Then why didn't they choose you?"

"...who wouldn't go and kill someone when they got pissed off." He thrust the Puzzle back into Yami's hands. "So damn it, put that back on and let's go. She has to be around here somewhere." Yami put the Puzzle back on. After a moment, he smirked.

"Somewhere, Seto?" he asked. "I all ready know where… well, the general vicinity."

"Where were you, anyway?" asked Seto. Koujo answered his question as if the place was perfectly normal to be in.

"The Shadow Realm."

Koujo was lying in Exodia's hands, motionless. The Shadow Monster knew the girl was worn out- she had summoned him twice in one day and now the Shadow Realm was taking its toll on her.

"Ex… Exodia..." Exodia's eyes narrowed. He had to get her inside quickly. He started walking towards the nearest castle- the Castle of Light.

"Castle?" asked Mokuba. "What castle?" Koujo smiled- Mokuba had not been with them in their recent trip to the Shadow Realm, so he knew nothing of the castles.

"Everyone who duels with Shadow Monsters has a Shadow Castle," she explained. "Yami has the Castle of Light; Onshii, the Castle of Darkness…"

"Figures," muttered Seto.

"I have the Castle of Hope," Koujo continued. "And Jou…" She looked over at him. "Jou, what is your castle?" Jou smiled.

"The Castle of Courage."

"Ooooh Dark MaGIIIIIIIIciiiiiaaaaaaaaaaan..." Slifer called. He was watching out over the Shadow Realm from the top of the Castle and had spotted Exodia coming. Dark Magician appeared next to him.

"What is…" His eyes widened "Exodia?! I thought we were the only ones who had Exodia!" Slifer shrugged.

"Who cares," he said. "I can kick his ass." Exodia stopped outside the castle, one hand raised. He showed the two monsters the contents of his other hand- Koujo. Dark Magician's eyes widened.

"Princess Koujo?!" Slifer's eyes widened as well.

"Ooooh, shit. Hey, about that whole kicking your ass thing, that was just a joke…" Exodia nodded, a small smile on his face. Exodia came inside the castle just as Dark Magician teleported to the bottom floor.

"What happened to her?!" Koujo whimpered slightly. Dark Magician was about to ask again, when Exodia finally spoke up.

"Esteemed spellcaster- do you have a healer about for my Mistress?" Dark Magician blinked. "I am the Princess's Ka," Exodia continued. She summoned me twice today and then attempted to withstand the Shadow Realm... I am sorry to intrude, but your castle was the closest." Dark Magician blinked again.

"Uhm. S'all right… Slifer, get Mystical Elf." Slifer nodded and flew off. Exodia nodded his thanks.

"Would you contact her father?" he requested. "That is if he's come to his senses." Dark Magician nodded.

"Of course."

Pharaoh? Yami wasn't expecting to hear his favorite monster's voice in his head at that moment in time, causing him to jump slightly.

Yes, Dark Magician? Is there a problem?

Sort of… Pharaoh, your daughter is here in the Castle of Light!

…What?!

And she's passed out and there's Exodia with her…a very polite Exodia.

Exodia?! WHAT?! What did he do to her?!

Nothing! Dark Magician took a deep breath and explained things to Yami. So now she's here…

All right… I'm on my way.

Yami stopped outside the castle doors. He didn't want to go in there. He couldn't face Koujo right now…

"Well, come on!" Yami looked over at Sorcerer, shaking his head.

"I-I can't do this." He backed away from the door. "I wasn't her father then and…" Sorcerer snatched him by the cape and dragged him into the castle.

"I'm sick of this wuss bullshit!" he yelled. "Get in here, find your daughter and apologize!" Yami was about to protest, when he saw Exodia walk past him and out the door.

"What the… DARK MAGICIAN!" The spellcaster appeared instantly.

"That was the Princess's Ka," he explained. "He said he needed to go back to his castle." Yami's eyes widened.

"Her Ka is…" He sat down. His daughter has an unstoppable Ka… He suddenly jumped to his feet. "Where is she?!" His eyes darted around until he found her. "Koujo!" He rushed over and picked her up. "Little love… are you all right?" His daughter moaned a little as Yami carried her to a room, tucking her into a bed. "Koujo…" He placed his head in his hands. "Little love, forgive me…"

"Daddy…" He looked at her- she was still asleep. "Daddy, where are you…" Yami took her hand, squeezing it.

"I'm right here, Koujo…"

"No," she whimpered. "You're not Daddy... stay away... DADDY!" Yami shook his head sadly. A nightmare- she was dreaming about the monster he'd turned into earlier. He shook her shoulder gently.

"Koujo, it's me," he whispered. "Please, wake up." Koujo's eyes opened, widening when they rested on Yami. Yami could feel his heart breaking- she was so scared. "Koujo…" Her fear diminished slightly.

"Daddy…?" she asked softly. Yami sighed, relieved and pulled her into a tight hug.

"My little love… I am so sorry…" Koujo hugged him back, just as tight.

"Daddy," she whispered, tears in her eyes. "Oh Daddy…"

Koujo looked over at Mokuba and Saya- they were fast asleep. She smiled.

"Story's over anyway," she remarked as she picked up Saya. Seto rolled his eyes as he picked up Mokuba. Suddenly, they both heard a loud snore. They looked over and saw Jou, fast asleep in a chair. Koujo shook her head.

"At this rate, he'll never hear the end of the story."