Wow...chpater 20! It seems like it was yesterday that I wrote this. Anyway hope you guys like it and if you can please review!

Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! I only own Sam and her family...on with the story!

Chapter 20

Fun and Games

Sam

We walked into the game room not only to see Duke, Al and Yugi...Joey, Tristan, Mai and Serenity were there as well.

"How is she?" asked Duke.

"Screaming her head off...anyway Sam...how were you able to climb the fence so quickly?" Yami asked.

"Well...since I'm chased so much, I don't open the gates for that because then they'll know I left the house," I explained.

"Congrats on getting your voice back," said Joey and Tristan at the same time.

"Thanks. So you know about what happened...right?" I asked. They all nodded in response. "Good. Now how about we do something for fun? I really don't want to think about what happened...I really hate acting like that..." I said as my voice trailed off. I felt Yami wrap his arms around me and he lifted my face up and looked into my eyes.

"We understand Sam," he said while kissing me gently. As we parted the others let out a happy sigh.

"What was that for?" I asked.

"You two look adorable together. What you two have is unbelievable...it's love and with you two it shows incredibly," Mai said as the others agreed. I could feel myself turn crimson and Yami held me tighter.

"How about we play twister?" asked Ally as she pulled the game out. She began to set the game up when the lights went out.

"I got the flashlight kids! I'll go and check on the power..." Impa said. "Sam set a warm fire on the fireplace!" I walked over to the fireplace in the complete darkness with Yami close by. I did as told and the dim light the fire emitted lit up the room.

"We should still play twister to take our minds of this blackout," Serenity said as I agreed. We all took places on the mat as Duke called out what we were supposed to do.

"Right hand blue!" he called out to us. I placed my hand on said spot and Yami's hand landed on top of mine gently. Suddenly the pile on top of the game mat shook and we all fell to the floor. I looked around and saw that Yugi had fallen on top of Ally and they were less than an inch apart. Yugi and Ally looked like they were going to kiss but then the sudden movement from someone in the pile shook them out of their moment. They both blushed uncontrollably as they got up.

"Sorry Ally," Yugi began.

"It's okay," she said in reply. Yami and I looked each smiling broadly, thinking about the romance brewing between the two.

"Let's play another game," Serenity suggested after our tenth round. Everyone agreed and we sat down thinking about what to do. The power wasn't back on yet so we were still in the dark. I checked my watch and it read half past nine. What could we do now? That's when I heard the phone ring. I got up from the couch and went over to answer it.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Hi is this Samantha?" a female voice asked. I have a bad feeling about this.

"What now Téa?" I asked. I looked around in the room and all of them were shocked.

"She just can't let it go..." Mai said as her voice trailed off. "I have found her annoying before, with her friendship speeches but this is ridiculous," she finished. I nodded in reply and she finally answered.

"Who do you think you are?" she yelled over the phone. I put her on speaker just as her voice began to die down.

"I'm Samantha Tyler Carter and I don't know why you asked that," I said calmly in response some of the others laughed lightly and kept their ears focused on the conversation.

"Not Funny!" she yelled in response.

"What do you want then?" I asked.

"I want you to know that I can't believe you! You knew I liked him!"

"Actually...you never talked to me about it so why would I know?"

"You found out about it at Yugi's house the day he dumped me!"

"There's that...but he already liked someone then so it really isn't your problem. Remember...he can choose who he likes and who he doesn't like."

"THAT'S NOT THE POINT."

"Then what is?"

"Why is he your boyfriend? What did you do?"

"Nothing that I know off...how can I put this in words you would understand? I don't know exactly why he likes me, I wish I knew though," I said that last part softly but I have the feeling that Yami heard me. "...all I know is that I'm the only one that can help him with his problem."

"And that would be?"

"To get my memories back," Yami said loud enough for Téa to hear.

"Yami?" she asked.

"Yes, I heard everything. Sometimes you can be really desperate. Just stop bothering us," he said. "If you can't be nice to us and forget about all you've said to hurt Sam the we can't be friends until you do," he finished saying while wrapping his strong arms around me.

"I can't believe you!" she said. "Wait until the others hear about this..."

"We have and we agree with Samantha and Yami. If you can't be nice to them and accept their relationship then..." spoke Joey.

"Why do you take their sides?" she asked.

"Because jealous people don't deserve to have friends," Mai said.

"And you don't deserve to be our friend if you can't accept Tyler. She's a good kid despite her past. We really think she deserves to be treated better," said Duke.

"I wanted to be your friend ever since I met you at school. I thought you were nice and that we'd get along great. I guess I was wrong," I said softly.

"Leave us alone until you get over your jealousy. Someone might get hurt," Yami said.

"Fine! I'll leave you alone," she said as she hung up.

"It's all right Sam," Yami said.

"It's just that I never expected her to react like that..." I said.

"Me either," Yami said.

Yami

"Me either," I said to Sam while my arms tightened their grip on Sam. We turned to the others and they seemed surprised.

"I can't believe her," Serenity said softly. The others said agreements after her and the lights came back on.

"I turned on the emergency power manually. Nobody is leaving this house with that blizzard out there. Call your parents," Impa said while coming into the room. Everyone went over to the phone and did as told. After that, the clock struck ten.

"What do we do now?" Sam asked while sitting down on the couch.

"I know what I want you to do Sam," Impa began.

"What's that?" Sam asked with a curious look in her eyes.

"A couple of days after we met, you signed that if you ever got your voice back...you would sing for me."

"I forgot that...but does it have to be in front of them? I'll sound terrible."

"Just do it Sam. I have faith that you'll sound fine."

"Why do you say that?"

"Well..."

"Don't start! Don't say it! I can't believe you heard me!" Sam yelled out before Impa finished. Can she read minds? "I'll do it then."

"Follow me kids," Impa said. We all exited the room and walked to another room.

"What's this room?" Duke asked.

"The music room. When Sam has a bad day, she comes here. She locks the door and plays whatever comes to her mind," Impa explained.

""It helps me relax," Sam finished. Impa went over to the piano and began to play. "I'm not singing that one," she said after the first few notes.

"Kids, pick a dance partner for fun. Remember Sam, you promised that I would pick and I pick this one," Impa said. Yugi picked Ally, Joey obviously picked Mai and Duke picked Serenity, leaving Tristan partner-less. He sat down on the chair next to me and watched the others. Impa began to play and they began to dance. Sam took a deep breath and began.

"Watching every motion in this foolish lover's game," she began. Her voice came out perfectly. No scrapes or squeaks from the lack of use. "All the sinners searching, finally lovers know no shame," she kept singing. Impa was right, she sounded just fine. I looked around and Yugi was talking to Ally. Those two get along real well. I have the feeling that love is blossoming between the two. When it came to a high note Sam nailed it without a problem. Her voice was beautiful and it filled the room. After she was done we all clapped.

"I told you that you would sound great," Impa said while getting of the chair from playing the piano.

"She's right. You sounded wonderful," I said while walking over to her. She blushed and tried to look away from my eyes.

"Thanks," she said softly. She looked up smiling. She must've had an idea. She went over to the radio and put on some dance music. She looked over to Mai and she caught on.

"Let's dance!" she said while taking Joey's hand. Sam smiled and sat down. I looked around and the others were having fun. I went over to Sam and took her hand.

"Come on!" I said while taking her with me. We walked over to the groups and began to dance. We kept it up until the early hours in the morning which we parted and headed to our rooms. "Sam?" I asked before she went into her room.

"Yes?" she asked.

"I think that you should stay in my room...just in case."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I just don't want you to go missing overnight."

"All right. I'll stay. let me get my things first," she said while going into her room. When she came back, she waited outside until I changed. I opened the door after I was done and let her in. She sat down on the bed and looked at me.

"Are you all right?" I asked. She looked away for a bit and glanced at me once more.

"I'm fine," she said while lying down. I took the spot next to her and took a deep breath before talking.

"Sam, I know what's bothering you," I began. She looked at me with a worried look in her eyes. "The real reason of why I really like you I don't know myself. All I know is that your eyes, your smile and your laugh have always drawn me to you. When I almost lost you a couple of days ago, it was more than my promise that would be broken...in a way my heart would be broken as well. I've always taken a liking to you even before I knew that you could help me with my past. I just want you to know that Sam. I really care about you," I said while bringing her close to me. I looked into her eyes and saw small tears forming and falling from her rosy cheeks. I wiped them away gently, smiling widely as I did so. I bent down and kissed her soft pink lips gently. I received a responding kiss, as gentle as I gave it. I looked at Sam one last time and she was smiling.

"Good night," she said softly.

"Good night," I said while lying down and wrapping my arm around her small waist. I drifted off shortly after she did. We woke up the next day to Yugi's calls.

"Yami! Sam! Come downstairs!" he yelled. We got up in a flash and dashed downstairs.

"What's wrong?" Sam asked as we reached the last step.

"It's one in the afternoon and the sun's not out! Look!" Ally said while pointing to the window. Sam and I looked through the window and everything we could see was dark. Sam ran off and headed to the living room.

"What are you looking for?" I asked as she pulled out a book and began to pass the pages quickly.

"This..." she began and showed us a drawing. It looked like Japan and something dark covering the area where Domino is supposed to be.

"Who did that?" Joey asked.

"I did," she said while looking at the picture once more. "The weird thing is that I drew it exactly one year ago today."

"Sam! Come quick!" called out Impa from the TV room. She dropped the book on the coffee table and ran to where Impa called her. When we reached the room Sam was shocked at what she saw on TV...and so were we.

"This is the satellite view of what is going on over the city of Domino. It seems to be a could of some sort and it's keeping things from getting in or out. We advise you to close the windows and lock the doors," the reported said as the picture showed Domino. It looked exactly like Sam's drawing. We all looked at Sam but she was nowhere to be found. We heard the back door open and close and we dashed over there. When we got there Sam was on the floor, looking pale.

"Sammy!" said Impa as she headed to her side and I did the same. I picked her up and brought her to the living room and laid her on the couch. That's when we heard a barking in her coat. Impa opened it and pulled out a small black Labrador puppy. "Cocoa? How in the world?" she said while looking at Sam. I stroked her cheek softly and she stirred. She opened her eyes and smiled faintly. The color was returning to her face.

"Why did you go out there?" I asked loudly. I was glad she was all right but that worried me.

"Don't yell at me! I had to go!" she said loudly in reply. She seemed hurt.

"Why?" I asked in calmer voice, hoping she would relax and obeying what she asked me to do.

"I had to go outside and check on the protection charm Impa had placed on the house. I found Cocoa outside after having been missing for three weeks," she explained.

"Wait...protection charm?" I asked. "Impa?"

"Impa is the Egyptian woman I was talking about the other day. No time to explain, the cloud is eating it alive. Look!" she said while pointing to the window. We all headed there and we saw something shatter right in front of us.

"We need to cast the protection charm! Form a circle and hold hands!" Impa told us. We did as told and waited for our next command. "Repeat after me Protectato Manshatum," Impa said.

"Protectato Manshatum," we said.

"Keep going," Impa told us.

"Protectato Manshatum," we said once more. We were told to repeat them over and over until we felt something. Then I felt a surge of power come from both of my hands, a while after everyone had the surge and the shield was restored.

"Now we can think," Impa said as she sat down.

"What is that?" asked Yugi. "Wait...Sam, you were out there, how did it feel like?" I looked over to Sam and she thought for a moment. Then, she began to talk.

"It felt horrible. Pain and suffering filled me. I felt revenge, thirst for power and rage. I also felt resentment for the pharaoh due to the spirits that went through me," she said.

"Spirits?" I asked.

"Yeah. It was also real dark and lots of shadows roamed freely there," she finished. Shadows? Why does that seem familiar? I looked over to Sam and we got it right away. We ended up talking at the same time.

"The Shadow Realm!"