Luineraugwen: Sorry I haven't updated for a while but schools been in the way. The irresistible force means the immovable objects. SCHOOL and WRITER'S BLOCKS!!!!

Sorry that I forgot to thank my reviewers of this story. You have not been forgotten. The former chapters were written quickly and as soon as I read the reviews requesting more, I put them up without question. I'm also aware that this story doesn't quite match up with the summary but it was meant for this chapter or the next. I'm not sure. Oh well, enjoy.

I'm also aware that Bakura's name is Ryou and that his spirit's name is actually Bakura but on the episodes I've watched, he's called Bakura and his spirit has no name. It's just normal that I call him Bakura and not Ryou because that's what I'm used to, or so that's what I believe. Thanks for pointing that out heafuru.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh or any of the characters nor do I own Arwen's pendant.

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Half yearly exams were over and Keiko had decided to throw a party. Not only because of the end of exams but it was also her 18th birthday. She sent invitations to Joey, Tristan, Yugi, Tea and Bakura. It was going to be a sleepover, not that anyone expected to go to sleep. They planed to order pizzas, going swimming in Keiko's pool, stay up late watching movies and doing everything else you would normally do at a birthday party. Unfortunately Steven wouldn't be able to stay for his daughter's birthday because he had to go to a special meeting in New York about some thing or another and so Keiko wouldn't be alone, he was allowing Bakura stay with her the whole time he was gone. But to Keiko and her friends, that was probably a good thing because it would be a parentless party. No supervision or curfew.

Bakura and Keiko's relationship had steadily increased and in the past few months they had been on quite a few dates. Despite the trust that the two had for each other, Bakura had yet to tell Keiko about Ryou but the boy had begun to believe that his girlfriend was suspecting something because Ryou had decided to come out and play several times when someone challenged Bakura for the chance to go out with Keiko The bet between Bakura and Ryou was also still going on, neither was prepared to give in just yet, but Bakura could swear that the spirit was beginning to warm up to her.

"Keiko, are you ready yet?" Bakura asked as he knocked on her bedroom door. He dare not just walk in there, having accidentally done that already and seen her half naked. She hadn't forgiven him yet, then again, he hadn't forgiven himself either and he wasn't going to any time soon.

"Almost" came her reply. The boy continued to stand outside her room, running his fingers over the velvet box in his pocket. In there sat a very special present he intended to give to her in front of all the others. The door before him opened and Keiko walked out wearing her bikini top and board shorts. This was the swimming outfit she wore on special occasions, like their last date to the waterslides.

"Are you ready?" she asked smiling. Man he loved to see her smile! Bakura nodded and they walked outside and to the pool where her friends waited for her. They said happy birthday and gave her presents, although she requested that they didn't, and then they all jumped in the pool. They splashed, laughed and played around until six, dried off and called for the pizzas. After they arrived, the group settled down to watching the movies they had chosen. They were The Haunting, X Men 2, Lord of the Rings, The Prince's Bride and a few others.

They were about halfway through The Haunting when the phone rang. It was about 11:30 and they all jumped, not expecting the phone to ring at such an ungodly hour. Keiko got up and answered it. Bakura couldn't help but feel and evil presence or something unusual about the call. He looked over to Yugi and he immediately knew something was wrong and that Yugi or Yami had sensed it too. Bakura turned the video off, with groans of protest from the others, and turned around to face Keiko, whose face was a white as snow and she stood rooted to the spot.

"What's the matter?" Bakura mouthed and Keiko jumped at his touch. She'd never done that before, there was something definitely amiss here. The boy put his ear close to the phone to hear way the person on the other end was saying. The voice belonged to a male and he whispered things in Ancient Egyptian so only Keiko knew what he was saying. After hearing one particular line, Keiko seemed to have recovered her senses and she slammed the phone down, making everybody start. She stood there for a few second recovering her breath then went and sat back on the lounge.

"Keiko, who was that?" Bakura asked as he came to stand in front of her. All she did was shrug.

"What did he say to you?" Bakura asked resting a hand on her cheek but she drew away from it.

"Keiko we can't help you with this if you don't tell us" Tea said and sat next to her. Keiko took a deep breath and began to explain.

"It all started about two months ago. Some guy rings me up out of the blue and starts to tell me things about things in Ancient Egyptian. He talks of things about some life he had in Egypt and things he and I did together," Keiko shuddered. "But I'm sure he's lying because I've never been to Egypt before. Father knows about the guy and he's notified the police. They've tapped the phone line a few times but every time he rings from a public phone and when they get there, he's gone". Tear had begun to shred from her eyes. Tea wrapped an arm around her and took her to the bathroom to wash her face.

Bakura was furious. His fists were in balls at his sides and his face was full of hate. The guys surrounding he couldn't decide whether Ryou had taken over or if this was Bakura's darker side.

"Calm down buddy" Joey said putting a hand on Bakura's shoulder. The boy glanced up and the look in his face made them all step back.

"Why didn't she tell me" he hissed.

"Well, perhaps she didn't want to worry you" Tristan replied.

"Bakura, I think it's about high time you told Keiko about Ryou. I think she might already suspect something. Ryou hasn't exactly kept a low profile" Yugi suggested when his friend had calmed down.

"Yugi, how would you feel if you had to tell the girl you loved about the fact that I'm practically possessed by a grave robber?" Bakura sighed.

"Well, I guess I would have to say that I already knew" Keiko said surprising the group who hadn't heard her come in. "I've know about the spirit of the Millennium Ring for quite some time. You haven't exactly kept him a secret, but you have tried your best".

"How did you know?" Bakura asked.

"The spirit of my millennium sword told me. She hasn't stopped talking about Ryou" Keiko replied.

"You have a millennium item!" Yugi said and Keiko nodded. She passed a hand over her right leg and a golden sword encrusted with jewels magically appeared. The sheath depicted scenes of the god Anubis fighting. Everyone stared at the weapon for a few minutes.

"Well, this is quite surprise" Yami said suddenly appearing out of the middle of nowhere and everyone nodded.

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Luineraugwen: Sorry the chapter is so short but it's all I could think of at the moment. Next chapter: an explanation.

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