Saggi the Dark Clown - Well I hope you keep enjoying it and keep reviewing!

shadows of chaos61 - Thanks I'm glad you're liking it. Indeed Seto/Yami forever!

Pysche - "why does Seto think Yami will hate him because Mahaado killed Yugi? Did Seto keep it a secret from Yami or something?" ::laughs:: Don't worry you'll find all about that in a few chapters. Lets just say that's not everything is what it appears and Yami will be mad when he finds out the truth.

The following takes place between 9:00AM and 10:00AM

9:01AM

Seto Kaiba strolled into the large central room of CTU, his trench coat flapping in the air behind him, and swiftly made his way over to Kisara who was standing behind Mana's chair. The Special Agent in Charge had sped the entire way getting there faster then normal. "I want a full update," he calmly said in a cool voice. The other agents knew they were in trouble as Seto was using his extremely pissed off voice.

"I've sent Honda to keep an eye on Shada. Apparently he's back in town," Kisara quickly informed him as she stepped aside to allow him clearer access to Mana's computer screen. "He should be there in about twenty minutes. I also have Rebecca trying to track down who hired Ishtar and Mahado in the first place. They've both been pretty quiet this past year so it has to be something big to drag them out of hiding."

"That's what I'm afraid of," Seto muttered more to himself then to the blue-haired woman.

"Mutou hasn't been called in yet," Kisara nervously added while biting her lip. "Considering what day this is I wasn't sure if I should wait for you or not."

"I want him left out of this for now," Seto told her in a firm voice.

"That's not right!" Mana cried turning her chair around so she could look up at him. "Yami deserves to know! Mahado screwed him over the most!"

"Get back to work Mana!" Seto snapped. "I want all information sent to my computer in my office!" With that the Special Agent in Charge stormed up the nearby stairs to his office that overlooked the floor.

9:10AM

"Enough with the casual talk," Isis snapped from the couch she was sitting on next to Mahado in Shada's parlor. For the past few minutes the four friends had been catching up but the Egyptian woman was growing impatience. "I want to get down to business."

"Fair enough," Shada replied, who was sitting across from her on another couch. "I received the email that Akunadin sent outlining the things you need. Almost everything is gathered in a warehouse of mine downtown but it'll take a couple hours to get the last few items."

"Fair enough," Mahado replied before Isis could protest.

"What is this about anyway?" Shada asked them. "Akunadin didn't say."

"That's because Akunadin doesn't know," Mahado told him. "Our employer merely contacted us through Akunadin. We meant with him in London. He has a personal matter we need to take care of."

"Care to tell me what about?" Shada asked.

"We are not required to give that information," Isis smoothly replied. "Lets just say a pain in your side will be eliminated before we leave here."

"Very well," Shada said with a shrug of his shoulders. "Rest here a bit then Karim will take you to the warehouse."

9:16AM

Yami Mutou slowly stirred to life, reaching out to snuggle closer to his lover only to discover that the tall brunette was not there. Cracking open his ruby eyes, Yami quickly found the note Seto left him. Taking the note in his hands, Yami rolled onto his back so he could read it.

Hey you,

The office called and I have to go in for a while. Hopefully it will not take too long. Make yourself at home and I'll see you tonight.

Seto

Yami smiled as he traced his fingers over Seto's neat handwriting. Yami liked spending time at Seto's place. It was much nicer then his own small one bedroom apartment. Plus sharing the bed with Seto almost every night was also a nice bonus. Yami's smile soon turned to a frown however as he remembered what day it was.

With a small sigh, Yami stood up and walked naked over to Seto's bathroom. Once inside Yami turned on the water in the shower before stepping under the warm spray. As the water warmed his body, Yami's mind wandered back to what happened exactly one year ago.

Yami had been working overtime a lot since Mahado had turned traitor the week earlier. Yami blamed himself figuring that he should have spotted signs of his best friend's betrayal. He was also deeply hurt and angered by what Mahado had done, vowing to be the one who would track him down and bring him to justice.

That one night however Yugi had convinced him to take some time off to rest and he had been on his way home to the townhouse they shared when Yugi had called his cell phone wanting him to pick up a pizza for supper that night. Yami had agreed since neither of them were great cooks, but when he finally arrived at the townhouse a half hour later then expected, the first thing he saw when he was the blood splattered everywhere in the hallway and in the living room.

Although his body had never been discovered, even today it was still missing, DNA tests confirmed that it was Yugi's blood. With the amount of blood spread throughout the home there was no way a person could survive. Three days later they had received a non-traceable call from Mahado taking credit for the hit and declaring his disappointment that it wasn't Yami himself he got to kill.

Yami spent a month trying to track down Mahado for revenge before it was determined that he was no longer in the country and they had no clue where he was. The tri-colored haired agent had turned to alcohol after that becoming an alcoholic until two months later when Seto had showed up one night unannounced pounding on the door to the rundown apartment Yami had moved into since he couldn't bare returning to the home he had once shared with his cousin.

Despite himself, Yami found himself smiling again at the thought of Seto. Seto had been his rock for the past nine months. Yami honestly suspected he would have been by now if it weren't for the tall, handsome, brunette.

Realizing that he couldn't stay in the shower forever, Yami shut off the water with a small sigh. Wrapping a fluffy white towel around his waste, Yami walked back into Seto's bedroom where he dressed in black leather pants and a black sleeveless T-shirt. Since they had started seeing each other Yami made sure to keep a spare change of clothes at Seto's place so he wouldn't have to go back to his own lonely apartment to change before work. Yami sighed again as the loneliness he normally felt set in. He really hoped Seto returned soon.

Grabbing his wallet, cell, keys and gun, Yami threw on his jacket, left the apartment and headed down to the parking lot where his black motorcycle was. The motorcycle had been a gift from Seto on his birthday. Seto had more then enough money as he inherited it all when his parents died. Seto had a younger brother who lived on the west coast while he attended a private boarding school but they had no other relatives so Seto was able to live in luxury and send his brother to such an exclusive school.

Placing the black helmet over his head, Yami was soon racing off down the street.

9:32AM

Hiroto Honda sighed as he parked his SUV, a company car, across the street from the mansion Shada currently lived at. Stake out work was boring and he hoped that it stayed boring.

Using his cell phone, Honda called back into CTU to let them know he was in place. He then settled down, leaning back in the leather seat as he began waiting to see if anything happened.

9:35AM

Sliding doors slid open and a young man with long white hair, known only as Ryou, walked out onto the balcony of the posh hotel suite he was staying in. With a smile on his face, Ryou stared out at the city that was slowly coming alive in the early morning.

Ryou had arrived in LA that morning and then spent almost an hour and a half lost trying to get to his hotel. He knew he should have taken a taxi but there was something fun about traveling around in a convertible in California.

"Hey Cutie!" a female voice called out. Turning his head Ryou found a cheerful Chinese woman on the balcony next to his waving at him. For a minute Ryou wondered who she was talking to but then blushed when he realized it was him she was speaking too. "I'm Vivian, Cutie. What's your name?"

"Ryou."

"Well Ryou if you're lonely later why don't you come over and join my friend and I?" Vivian offered giving him a wink. "We're on vacation here and could use some company."

"No thanks," Ryou softly replied. "I'm rather busy."

The Chinese girl pouted at him before she was called back into her own suite by which Ryou assumed was her friend. Briefly Ryou wished he too could be on vacation. Unfortunately for Ryou, however, he wasn't staying long and he was in the city on business so driving around in a convertible was probably going to be the most Californian thing he would get to do. With a sigh, Ryou took one last glance out at the city before turning around and re-entering his room. He had a phone call to make to see if everything was in place for that afternoon.

9:44AM

Yami's motorcycle raced through LA streets not slowing down until he reached the cemetery where Yugi's headstone was. There was no body buried there of course, although Yami vowed to torture Mahado for its whereabouts as soon as he caught the bastard.

Stopping the motorcycle, Yami climbed off it and walked through the rows until he came to a stop in front of a small, simple headstone. "Aibou," Yami whispered calling Yugi by the nickname he had given him so long ago. Dropping to his knees, tears formed in Yami's eyes, "Aibou!" he cried smashing his fists to the soft earth.

9:48AM

"We're being watched," Karim announced as he walked back into the parlor. A few minutes earlier Karim had received a phone call on his cell and he had left the room to answer it.

"By who? The Feds?" Shada asked.

"No, it's them," Isis muttered. "Only they would be smart enough."

"Ahh . . . CTU. . ."

"The bastards," Isis grumbled.

"Patience!" Mahado hissed at her. "Don't blow this!"

"They turned my own brother against me! How am I supposed to feel?" Isis snapped back at him.

"I used to be one, remember?" Mahado reminded them all.

"Then why don't you go say hello?" Shada suggested to Isis, interjecting in their arguing as he picked up a long brown case off of the floor and slid it across the coffee table towards her. Opening the case Isis smiled when she saw the sniper riffle inside.

Picking it up Isis quickly attached the scope to it, before following Karim out of the room and up the stairs until they were standing on a balcony on the top level. Taking aim, Isis discovered she had a clear shot of the agent through his side windshield. A loud bang rang throughout the area and Isis gave a satisfied smirk as the agent slumped foreword against the stirring wheel.

"Nice shot," Karim commented as he leaned over her to get a better look. Unfortunately for Karim in doing so he made the mistake of brushing up against the deadly beauty.

"Get off me now or I'll show you how good I really am," Isis grumbled shoving him off her. Smartly Karim decided to lead her back down the stairs to where Shada and Mahado were waiting for them.

"Well?" Shada asked, all ready knowing the answer.

"That's one CTU agent we won't have to worry about anymore," Isis confirmed for them all.

10:00AM