Dragon: -puts on bullet proof vest, chains kuribo brothers to desk, and gets Yami to place mirror force around desk- there now I can't write and not have to worry about shot guns –clears throat and chuckles- seems I've been threatened to get this out as soon as possible. Oh well at least it tells me you enjoy this story! –grins- oh for this story, Kaiba has the ability to mind speak with Atemu, Yugi, and any others he chooses. After all he is the Sennen Rod and it has the power over the mind. But he does not have the same link that Yugi and Atemu have, after all no one is bonded like those two. So no emotions can be shared between Seto and Atemu.

(Yugi)
((Yami))
::Seto::
--Bakura--

As soon as Atemu and Bakura stepped though the portal they almost laughed at the tension that filled the massive living room. Their eyes took in the sight before them.

Yugi and Harry were sitting on the couch trying to look like this was an everyday occurrence, but totally failing. Seto was standing behind the couch, arms crossed over his chest, sending his famous –I-am-better-than-you-so-bow-down-before-me- glare towards Dumbledore and the other wizard who happen to be sitting on the love seat facing the couch.

Dumbledore looked rather peeved about having to sit in a strange house with even stranger people running the show. Atemu figured that was because the Headmaster more than likely did run the show back in his world. Too bad for him that he fell into Japan and even worse into the Kaiba household. After all Seto was the one that ran the show here, well at least Atemu let him think that. No need to hurt his husband's pride is there?

The other professor, the Cousin of Anubis, was trying his best not to finch under Seto's icy eyes and failing miserably. Course the only one's immune to his looks were Atemu, Mokuba, and Yugi.

With a raised eyebrow, Atemu walked over and joined his koi behind the couch, with nothing but a knowing nod between them. There would be time for questions and affections later. Now was the time to get questions asked and answered.

Taking a quick look to see that Bakura had remained standing where the portal was, he crossed his arms over his chest, placed his game face on and faced the two outsiders.

"Dumbledore, I'm sure you have a few questions you would like answered since I know none of my family or Harry told you anything while I was gone."

Clearing his throat he looked at the short but commanding young man. There was no doubt in his mind who the leader of this little group was. And he highly doubted this person would answer any of his questions the way he wanted. "I would first like to know what those monsters are that the Dark Lord is commanding."

"They are duel monsters or shadow creatures if you will."

"And you command them also."

"Yes, we all do."

"Where do they come from?" he asked, not liking the short answers he was getting.

"The shadow realm."

"Where is that?"

"None of your concern." Atemu's voice was firm, making sure that they understood he would only give so much to these people.

"Where is Voldemort getting them?"

The pharaoh shrugged his shoulders, "Haven't figured that out yet. They do not belong to him, they belong to the Realm and to their owners."

Ok so Dumbledore needed to try another approach, "What kind of magic do you possess? You clearly have it, but it is nothing we have ever seen before."

"Our magic, as you call it, comes from the Realm it's self. It is ancient, preceding anything you have ever heard of. Your enemy and ours, have found a way to harness some of it. How, I do not know. We are in the process of finding that out. But I will tell you this, your modern magic is nothing but a candle's flames compared to massive fire the Realm has to offer."

"What makes you so special that you can harness it and we can not?"

Atemu narrowed his eyes at the aging man and was about to retort when Bakura stepped in.

"Listen old man, you are treading on things you don't need to worry over. All you need to know is that we can," he said as he stepped further into the room. These mortals just didn't know when to shut up.

Dumbledore thought for a few minutes. These people had the power that Voldemort had but on a bigger scale, could they help them defeat him once and for all? With people that could call upon monsters at their side, the dark lord wouldn't stand a chance.

"Would you be willing to teach our students this magic?"

Both Lupin and Harry choked. Had the old man finally lost his mind?

Atemu raised an eyebrow. "Go to your school and teach the shadow magic? I don't think so. First off I will not leave my family for that amount of time. Second, only certain people can call upon it. You have to be a chosen one to wield the shadows. There is no way in hell any of you able to call upon it."

'Time for plan B' Dumbledore thought. "Ok, if you all were able to come to Hogwarts and teach other classes, but help defend the students against any attacks out side of Hogwarts would you?"

Yugi and Seto turned towards Atemu.

(Well Atemu what do you think? You're right, we can't teach them but we could protect them. I don't like the idea of all those kids being defenseless)

::You would think that Yugi, always caring for others::

The Pharaoh looked over at Harry and couldn't help but notice the hopeful look in those green eyes of his. He had ways of protecting Harry without him being there, but Yugi was right about one thing those other kids would be defenseless.

((We would be gone an entire school year))

Yugi smiled ay his dark. (Doesn't matter to me. I'll be with you what more do I need?)

::Do you honestly think I'm going to let you go without me there to watch over you?::

Atemu mentally rolled his eyes. His koi never would come out and just say what he meant.

Dumbledore, Lupin, and Harry watched the three as they stood there in silence looking at each other. Only Harry knew of their mental link between the hikari and yami. The other two were wondering what they were waiting on, it was almost as if they were waiting on a sign from above.

Bakura had been listening to the talk between the three. When the shadows had given him a body they had also given him the ability to have a link between himself and the pharaoh. At times it was annoying but when situations like this arose it was very useful.

--I think you all should go, and I'll go too. But not as some lame teacher, think of me as undercover security— He grinned, oh the possibilities he of wicked fun he could have!

((Fine, we'll go. Bakura you will do just as you say, cause I think I have a mission or two for you once we get there))

Atemu turned his attention back to the mortals in front of him. "We will teach as you requested. What subjects would you have us do considering we know nothing of your world and type of magic?"

"I have three positions open. One is Defense of the Dark Arts. I think you, Yami, would be best for that. It will be a joint teaching job. I will have one of our other Professors teach our way of defending and you can teach them what they may have to face with your shadow magic and hopefully find away to help our students protect themselves against it."

Atemu nodded his head. Although he knew it would be near impossible for them to defend against the shadows, he might find something working with this other person that might help them.

"The other two positions are Care of Magical Creatures. Our regular Professor is off on assignment so the space is open."

"Teach about types of magical creatures?" Yugi asked with a plan already forming in his head.

"Yes, maybe you could teach about these monsters you deal with?"

"Yes, I could do that. What would Seto be teaching?"

"The last one is Muggle Studies. It wouldn't have anything to do with your powers, but you have been living as muggles so he should know how to teach about your everyday life."

Seto snorted, "Whatever, I'll do it. I've learned enough from Harry to know that wizards are clueless about anything running on electricity."

Dumbledore smiled, his plan was working. "Good, I'll send an owl with your train tickets and instructions."

With a wicked smile, Atemu decided to let the headmaster in on a little secret. "Did you not forget that I told you that you could not track us? That includes your owls. The magic shielding this house is beyond any of your spells, curses, or whatever. Once you are gone from this place you will never be able to find or reach us again unless I let you. And as for your train to the school, no thank you. We will get there our own way."

"But you can't get past the magical barriers placed around the school, they are able to keep even Voldemort out! Surely you don't think you can?!?" Lupin growled out, unable to just sit and watch anymore.

Rolling his eyes, Seto replied, "Baka, how many times do I have to tell you, werewolf, that the shadows are stronger than your modern magic. We will get there on time, and without your help. In fact, I'm sure will arrive inside your school with everyone watching."

Yugi giggled while Harry smiled. Neither one of them doubted that they wouldn't do exactly that. But then Harry thought of something.

"Yami, I have to receive my supply list and go to Daigon Alley to get them. How will I know what to get if an owl can't get to the house?"

The pharaoh only smiled at him. "Don't worry I'll settle that with Dumbledore in a minute."

((Seto, take Harry, Yugi and Bakura upstairs. I want to speak to them alone now.))

::Why?::

((Please? I'll keep my mind open for all of you))

Seto sighed but complied. "Harry, Yugi, Bakura come with me."

They got up without question, knowing that Atemu had requested it. They left the two wizards starring at the spirit as they walked out of the room.

Atemu walked around the couch and finally sat down on it. Using his power today had been draining and although he wouldn't show it in front of them he was about to give out.

"Now that we are alone, I wish to ask a question that has been bothering me. Why do you want Harry so badly? I have heard his side, now I wish to hear yours."

Clearing his throat, he began not knowing that Atemu already had a sneaky suspicion of the truth. "Harry is special. There was a prophecy given at the time of his birth that stated that he would be the one to defeat the Dark Lord. I have been keeping him safe since his parents were killed. The measurements were taken and they have worked so far. He is needed alive. That's why we want him to come back with us."

Atemu's eyes darkened to the color of dried blood. "So he is nothing more than a pawn in a game of chess for you? You move him from square to square over the years so you can make him become something stronger when reaches the other side of the playing field. Turn a pawn in to the most powerful piece, the queen so you can control it and destroy your enemies. He becomes what you want and not what he needs to be."

"I believe you are mistaken that is not…."

"No I see behind the lies and deceit." He cut him off as he rose from the couch and stood in front of the wizards. Even though he was smaller than most people his aura and commanding posture demanded to be noticed and taken seriously.

"You placed him in an unloving home that was down right abusive and let him stay there knowing it was like this. And why? All because it was supposed to be strongly protected?" he snorted, "Do you not realize there are better methods more loving to protect a child? And if you care for him the way you make yourself seem then why hasn't he stayed with you or the Order? Or even Hogwarts if this place is as protected as you say it is?

Why did you keep him from his friends that could have helped him? Why couldn't he talk to them and live the life of a normal teenager even if it was anything but normal? You could have let him have that!

No, instead you felt the need to lock him away, keep him to yourself and make him think he could trust you and only you while you molded him into the warrior you wanted him to be!

Damn his childhood huh? As long as you got what you wanted in the end nothing else mattered. There are two people in this house that understand what it's like to have overwhelming pressure placed upon a child's shoulders. We know how that makes a child feel. And trust me I know all to well what it feels like to know that at such a young age you are going to have to save the world even if it means your own death!

No Harry will stay with us. I will help him, guide him, teach him but he will have as normal as a life as he can. He will have friends and people that truly love him surrounding him and helping him rather than use him."

Atemu closed his eyes as he felt the shadows respond to his growing anger at the wizards. He needed to control his emotions before he sent one of them to the Realm just for being here. He knew what he said was true, even if they didn't totally see it themselves. They were using Harry and that was simply not allowed anymore.

The two wizards satdumbfounded on the love seat as they watched the deadly aura of the person in front of them flare with power. They could feel something dark creeping in the corners of the mansion and they could feel its anger towards them. When the tri-colored man opened his eyes and looked back at them they could see the color of them had receded back to their normal ruby and the dark energy slowly faded away. Right then they knew this was not a person to be taken lightly. They would bide thier time with this person.

"Now as I told Harry I need to tell you how you can get his letter to him." Atemu held out his arm and whispered words that Dumbledore and Lupin couldn't hear. Soon as he was done a large and beautiful blue bird appeared in the room filling up a good amount of space. Smiling at it the pharaoh asked it mentally to shrink. Upon doing so the bird landed on his outstretched arm and nuzzled the pharaoh. "This is one of my monsters, it is a Blue-Winged Crown. You may use it to send letters here. She will be able to get through my barriers."

Dumbledore and Lupin stood up, slightly amazed at the creature that had appeared. They watched as it lovingly snuggled against the shorter man.

Atemu turned his attention away from his creature back to them. "Do not think you can command her to fight for you or anything else other than send messages here. She is very loyal as are all my creatures. If you try to make her do anything else other than what I have stated, she will not hesitate to attack you. Now I think you should leave, your welcome here is over."

With a wave of his hand a portal appeared and Mahaado stepped out. "Master you wish for me to escort them?"

"Yes, take them back to where we met. They can find their own way from there. Oh and Dumbledore? Do not think you can use us to beat Voldemort in your game. Harry was in that prophecy for a reason. We will only deal with our part of the problem. We will teach and protect, but you can not use us. You'd be wise to realize that." He let the bird fly from his arm and into the portal before he turned and walked out of the room, leaving Mahaado to handle the two wizards.

Up in Harry's room, the others busied themselves putting all of Harry's things away. The green-eyed boy had no idea what was going on downstairs unlike the others. They all kept a close mental eye and ear on everything that Atemu had said.

"Damn Pharaoh is pissed." Bakura said as he eyed the sleek broom Harry owned.

"He's exhausted too. He's barely keeping control on the shadows." Yugi could feel the tiredness rolling off his dark. If Atemu didn't rest soon he was going to collapse.

"You're right aibou, I do need to rest."

Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to see the spirit leaning against the doorframe, using it to hold himself up. The last of his energy was drained when he summoned the Blue-winged.

Seto walked over to his husband with concern and with a quick look over he scooped him up. "Off to bed with you, we can all talk about everything tomorrow, k love?"

Atemu nodded his head and closed his eyes. Bakura and him really needed to figure out how to stop the drain that portal was having on them. Thinking of Bakura he opened his eyes back up. "Seto, let Bakura stay here for tonight. I'm sure he's tired too. And he needs to be in on the discussion also."

"He can stay. Now no more talking."

Smiling, Atemu closed his eyes again and drifted off to sleep as Seto carried him to their room.