Yugi and Tea sat on a bench in front of the arcade. They decided that they'd let Yami get home on his own. They were waiting for Tristen to meet them there.
"If you ask me, Yugi, this Shadow guy is pretty scary. How does he do it? You'd think that somebody with that kind of a weapon would've been caught by now. What if he finds a way to kill more people at once?"
"We can't worry about that, Tea. It would be too much stress for us. We just have to lock our doors at night, and have hope." This didn't seem to be convincing Tea.
"But Yugi, didn't they say that the Shadowman disappears when you get close? Can't he use that power to get into our homes?"
"Tea, you're getting too deep into this. First off all, it's not a power, it's probably some sort of gadget. He only attacks in dark alleys. And besides, what if he's not the murderer? We see him and assume it, when we see no blood on him, or a weapon at hand. What if he's just trying to figure out who's doing this himself?"
"But Yugi, even if the Shadowman is innocent, the murderer is still killing people without getting caught, and that's the real power in this situation. If the Shadowman is innocent, then why, and how, does he flee?"
"Because, he's innocent, and he knows that they think he's the killer. He has something that he doesn't want to show to us."
"Yeah, evidence," Tea muttered.
They looked up the street, to see Tristen and Duke walking together. They were talking. They saw Yugi and Tea, and sat down next to them. Duke was very annoyed.
"So, he still hasn't showed up?" said Tris. "What if something bad happened to him?"
"Oh, he's just fine," said Duke. "I saw him earlier." The others looked at Duke, surprised.
"You saw him? Where?" asked Tea.
"At Serenity's," said Duke. Tristen looked down and bit his lip. "Yeah, exactly how I feel, Tris."
"Oh, come on you guys, don't be such babies about it, they were probably just talking. Don't jump to conclusions so fast," Tea said. Duke and Tristen both folded their arms. "Besides, should you really be fighting this much just for a girl?"
"Well, maybe you should consider telling that to Yami sometime," Duke snapped. "That reminds me, I saw somebody else. I saw Mai at the cemetery."
"That's no surprise, we all know that Mai had a thing for Joey," said Tristen.
"Yeah, and she felt really bad. She never told him how she felt."
"Well, maybe if she didn't work for Dartz last year-," Tristen muttered. Tea stood up.
"Now, hold on a minute! Mai has the same feelings that we do, Tristen. She made a mistake with her life, but she's still a person."
"Well, she didn't act like she loved Joey then," Tris said.
"No duh Tristen, the Orichalcos was taking over her mind, the reason why she felt guilty in the first place," said Duke. "She's sorry now, she knew that she made a mistake, and it's over now. Just get over it." Duke walked into the arcade. The others followed.
Seto paced in his office. For him, it was just another boring day at work. He sat down. As he did, Mokuba walked in.
"Hey Seto."
"Hi, Mokuba." After a while, they didn't say anything. Mokuba looked up.
"Seto, what do you think about the Shadow guy who's been murdering people?" Seto looked up.
"There's not any evidence that he did it, Mokuba."
"And, there's no evidence that anyone else did. Why would he leave then?"
"Probably because he doesn't want to attract attention to himself. Why are you asking this now Mokuba, I'm working, and I went to bed later than I wanted to."
"Sorry," said Mokuba, and he walked out of the office. As he thought about what Seto said, he was looking at a monster card in his hand. It was Peten the Dark Clown. At the bottom corner, there were black smudges. Mokuba pocketed it, and walked downstairs.
