Hi! OMG, Sonic X is playing on the YuGiOh dot com radio! Awesome; I love that theme song! Check out the YuGiOh dot com radio; it plays all these wicked anime songs, like Pokemon and YuGiOh and TMNT, and Sonic X, plus One Piece, Shaman King and more! Anyway, this chapter is gonna be shorter than the last, cause I am rushed to right it. Read on.

Disclaimer: If I own any songs mentioned above; I would be very surprised. OMG, WTF! The Kirby theme song is playing! What crazy station is this? Oh well, I don't own YuGiOh…OMG, now I Believe In from the YGO Movie soundtrack is playing! YES!


"Hostage! Where the heck are you? I need you to give me a bath!" Sami, who had just entered the room, stood there shocked; her mouth gaping. "Why the hell do you need me to give you a bath? You're a grown person; you can do it yourself!" she spat, disgusted. Akefia growled. "In case you haven't noticed, I'm a little impaired right now! It hurts me to even move you know!" Sami glared at him. "No way, I am not going to do it! You can't force me to do it!" Akefia smirked. "Well, I am in Ryou's body at the moment, I could always grab one of your pretty knives from the kitchen and use it on myself…it would be hurting him though; I wouldn't get any lasting damage."

Sami Ishtar stared angrily at him, thinking, 'How dare he! He knows I don't want Ryou hurt! And with that knowledge he threatens me so I am in his power…' Finally she answered, "Okay, I'll give you a stupid bath, good god. You're acting like a little kid that isn't getting his way, you know that! And don't think I'll forget this either! One day you will pay!" Akefia smirked at her. "I doubt that, little hostage!" and with that he limped down to the bathroom. "My name is Sami!" she shouted back at him, shaking her head. This would be harder than she thought; keeping a shadow in her house. She figured there were a few minutes before she had to go to Akefia.

'I'll just look at my cards to help me relax.' It was a habit of hers. She had a deck of duel monster cards, and whenever she got really stressed, she would take it out and look through the cards. She sat down, and got her deck out. The first card there was the Change of Heart. 'My favorite card…' she thought, smiling at it. It had been given to her the day she was born; it had come from some person who had kept one in their deck years and years ago. For some, it meant possession and power, but to her, it meant hope. How there was always a bright side to the darkness…always faith among despair. She pushed those thoughts from her mind as she looked at the next card. The Winged Dragon of Ra…her father had gotten it from the King of Games, Yugi Moto…Marik had originally owned it, but then he'd had to give it to the Games King. But then Yugi died and Marik was once again the rightful owner, but he'd given it to her the year before. It represented the heavens and the earth.

After looking through her other cards, she put them down, and made her way to Akefia, who was waiting for her with an annoyed expression on his face. "What took you so long? What, are you so scared you hesitated to come here and face me?" with that he laughed. "Don't flatter yourself; I was looking through my deck." She answered. "Well, turn around hostage, or is it your desire to see me in all my splendor?" Akefia remarked, grinning. "Hardly," replied Sami, wincing at the thought. Akefia watched her turn around, and figured, 'This could be the perfect way to get revenge for making me wait so long! Get her with her back turned. Oh…screw it, what's the use? She'd get mad and then I'd be standing here forever because she'd lock me in.'

"Okay, you can turn around now!" Akefia exclaimed. Sami turned around, and looked at Akefia in the bath. "You try anything and I will deck you!" she threatened. Akefia smirked. "I wouldn't dare," he answered, amused. Sami got a washcloth and went to grab a stool so she could sit behind the bath. She got the hair shampoo and conditioner out; Akefia had filthy hair that was incredibly tangled. She gazed through all the different kinds. "Do you want your hair to smell like strawberries, coconut, peaches or cinnamon?" she asked, jokingly. "Huh?" Akefia was confused. "Never mind…" she answered, reaching for the cinnamon type.

First, she got Akefia's unruly hair wet, then poured the first hair product into her hands, and ran it through his silver locks. Akefia leaned back, stretching out. Sami growled as water sloshed over the sides of the bath. But she kept on with washing the shadow's hair. Next, she put the conditioner in, running it through Akefia's hair with a long brush; erasing all tangles from his hair. "There, much better," she said as she washed it out. The scent of cinnamon was wafting through the bathroom. Then, she got the cloth, and told Akefia to wash himself with it. He growled. "Well I'm not going to do it!" Sami complained, horrified at the thought. Akefia finally agreed, muttering, "Stupid hostages who don't do what they're told…"


Well, that was the chapter, I'm sorry it was short, and no angst was in there, but still…lots of angst next chapter; I promise I have something massive planned which will take place over the next few chapters! Don't forget; Do you want a romance between Sami Ishtar and Akefia? Yay, Pokemon song is on! Anyway, thanks:

ttSerenity –OMG! Yami Bakura kept pot in his Millennium Ring? Wait…that doesn't make sense…the Millennium Ring isn't hollow, and you can't hide things there. Oh well; who cares? It was so funny! No wonder you laughed! I never have funny dreams like that…I had a dream where the shopping mall in the city was a giant bouncing castle and I was bouncing in it and I was the only one there and it was so fun! Then again, once I dreamed I lived with the DBZ gang underwater. I will always keep dreaming, maybe not of Joey, but if I think about Noah enough; I'll be dreaming of him! Thanks for reviewing!

(Sings Pokemon song!) To know the unknown…to know the unknown! Don't want all the answers, but one thing is true…as long as my heart beats…I'll always love you! To know the unknown! To know the unknown! So I don't need to know…the unknown… Sorry, YuGiOh radio was playing it.

Stormrose Dewleaf –Well, most mortals would be scared, but as you are immortal, you haven't much to fear. So you like romance? Well, two people so far want romance…so I'll see. Maybe yes, maybe no. It is rather alluring, but there is the chance my uncle is reading this, so that would be bad. Thanks so much for reviewing!

Love Sami; authoress, Ryou, Bakura and Akefia lover and legendary vampire!