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Author's Note2: The updates are gonna slow down, considering I'm back in school from Spring Break. But dun worry! I'm not dropping this story! This is the second to last 'ing' chapter and you'll see why eventually. Enjoy!

Chapter 26- Fitting

Time/ 8:30 pm EST

Location/ The Living Room of Ryou and Nicole's Home.

Tait had disappeared, as if he had never existed, and Aaron and Achet had left, saying there was work to be done. Andro had explained that this was normal, and Tait would be back when he saw fit. Then he did a sort of jig and congratulated Ryou and Bakura on initiation. This left the duo confused, after all nothing really dangerous had happened. But the American (sort of) gang had explained that often initiations seemed pointless until you suddenly have a flashback to an event that had happened without your knowledge. This was a good enough explanation and Laura suggested they celebrate.

"So what do you want to do?"

"Er."

Ryou thought for a moment.

"How about Tenu?"

Andro blinked.

"Why now? Not that I disagree with your choice.."

"Those cards have something to do with magic. Now that I'm one of you I'd like to see what."

Nicole nodded, Nessert back on her shoulder.

"That's true. Tenu is the newest version of a game we started when we first became magicians. Originally it was played with an online RPG-slash-card game we started a few years earlier, just between a few of us, and it evolved into holograms."

"How did you come up with the holograms?"

All eyes were on Nessert. The thief-plush twitched.

"I sort of sealed a bunch of souls into the game. Aaron got hooked on the idea of becoming your character and created a system to go with the cards, which we restyled using computers and stuff so it looked more professional. Some kids caught us playing at school and it… took off."

"It wasn't meant to be big?"

Nicole laughed and shook her head.

"Nah, it was just meant to be a fun thing between friends. We were just lucky we could make a little money off of it."

Andro laughed.

"Just a little?"

Ryou blinked. His step-sister was rich and he hadn't even noticed.

"So what do you do with the money?"

"Saving for college, a reliable car, stuff like that. Aaron's really the only one playing the part of millionaire."

"So where are we heading?"

Nessert snickered and Bakura, perched on Ryou's shoulder, glared at her.

"Black Castle!"

"It's open now?"

"Duh! Tenu Tournaments go to midnight!"

"They didn't three days ago!"

"THEY DO ON SATERDAY!"

Ryou watched his new friends arguing and found himself smiling. All his life he had wanted to belong, even in Domino with Yugi and Jonouchi and Honda and Anzu, he had been different. Bakura had made that sure. But here, here there were people like him. Strange, occasionally dangerous people who were really good inside, who had dangerous spirits, or powers, that they fought to control. But here, they had found a way beyond the fight, a way to have fun. A way to belong.