Blue eyes narrowed as Seto watched Tarik, Dracul, and Malfoy disappeared into a shadow portal at Atemu's wishes, talking the deatheater back to his world. His gaze flicked back to the Pharaoh as he watched the unholy gleam still present in those blood colored orbs. Even though he was unwilling to let it show, the current events had rather shocked him. He had never seen Atemu act like that before. His love was always cool and calm in the face of an enemy.

But this time he had let the shadows consume him entirely. Something was wrong and he was at a loss as to why.

The only two living occupants on the top of Kaiba Corp's roof turned to look as a new portal opened up.

"Damn! I always miss out on the good stuff!"

Atemu chuckled as the white haired thief stared wide-eyed at the destruction before him. "That will teach you to be late won't it?"

Choosing to ignore the question, Bakura slowly stepped over body parts making his way across to Atemu and Seto. Chocolate eyes narrowed when he saw the shadows still lurking behind the pharaoh's eyes. "They were in total control this time weren't you?"

Atemu rolled his eyes. "So?" A sudden wave of tiredness flooded his body and he closed his eyes momentarily, trying to stay upright.

"Damn it Pharaoh! You can't do that!"

Crimson eyes slid open with a deadly glare. "Go home Thief! You are not needed here!"

"Actually I think I am, you look like you're about to drop."

Seto's eyes widened as he looked from Bakura to his husband. Indeed Atemu looked ready to fall over. Crimson eyes normally bright now looked dull and lifeless even with the energy of the shadows still there. His dark skin was ashen looking and glimmered with sweat.

"Atemu," Seto reached out and placed his hand on his husband's elbow. "Let Bakura clean this up so you can get some sleep."

"No!" Atemu forcefully removed Seto's hand. "Do not touch me!" he hissed, stepping away from the taller man.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?"

"Nothing to concern you Priest." He hissed dangerously, walking away from the others to the edge of the roof.

Blue eyes narrowed in anger. "Damn it! Don't walk away from me!" Clenching his fists, Seto made to move after him when a hand was firmly placed on his chest.

"Don't Kaiba. It's best if you let him come out of it on his own."

"What do you mean? I do not like being kept in the dark."

Sighing, chocolate eyes looked over to the figure of Atemu twirling his sais as he gazed out into the city.

"You know that mine and the pharaoh's bodies are made up of pure Shadows. Normally, the have no affect on us mentally or emotionally but when he let them have total control like he did today," he gestured to the carnage around them, "it caused a sort of 'high'. They are causing his emotions to go on over drive. And his mind is not in the state it usually is in to see what he is doing. By the way, what happened here to cause this?"

"I was attacked."

"Ah, they messed with you. That explains it. Only you and Yugi would get him to give up his hold on the Shadows. Don't worry, he'll be back to normal soon."

"I hope…" Seto stopped abruptly when he heard the unmistakable sound of metal hitting concrete. Both Bakura and him snapped their heads around at the sound only to gasp as they saw Atemu start to stumble after he had dropped both his sais.

"ATEMU!" Seto ran ahead just to catch his husband as he passed out. Cradling his husband's body close he looked back at Bakura. "He's never passed out before, only tired after a battle. What the hell is going on?"

"He hasn't told you yet has he? Damn!"

"Told me what?" Sapphire narrowed dangerously.

"I shouldn't say anything, but I was hoping he would have told you by now." Bakura sighed as he looked down at both the Shadow Wielders. "In the Realm I found a opening and the closer I got to it the weaker I felt. Whoever is in control of it – Atemu thinks it's this Voldemort freak – is draining us, the Realm and that's how they are gaining control of the monsters."

"Why didn't you stop it!"

"Don't you think I would if I could Priest!" Chocolate eyes narrowed as he growled. "If I could get near it without being totally drained I would have put an end to it right then and there. But I can't." Bakura kneeled down and opened one of Atemu's eyes causing his own eyes to narrow at what he saw.

Dull crimson eyes flickered back and forth before striking ruby to ebony and back again.

"Well at least he's fighting them." He sighed, "Take him home Kaiba and Ill get rid of this mess."

Seto sighed as he placed his husband tenderly on their bed, brushing back a few of his golden bangs from the slightly tensed sleeping face. He couldn't believe that Atemu had kept something so important as a hole in the Shadow Realm from him. But he knew the Pharaoh was the type of person to keep things to himself if he thought it would worry or harm others. Still, it wasn't an excuse.

He had just finished placing a kiss on the shorter man's forehead when the bedroom door busted open revealing a rather panicked looking hikari.

"Seto? What are you doing…." He paused when his eyes spotted his still darker half. Immediately, he went straight to the bed, taking a hold of the limp bronzed hand. "I can't feel him. What happened? He left here madder than I have seen him in a long time after your Blue Eyes showed up."

Seto sat down on the edge of the bed. "Some of those Deatheaters came to pay me a visit at the office. Their leader said he was Draco's father and demanded him back. When I wouldn't comply, he released some monsters and attacked. I put up a trap hole but they had a Trap Master."

Yugi nodded his head to show he understood and Seto continued. "It attacked me and before I could defend myself Atemu showed up. Things got out of hand after that." He shook his head. "He completely destroyed the Trap Master Yugi – not sealed it, destroyed it."

Amethyst eyes widened at the CEO's words. "He's never done that before."

"I know, but that's just the beginning. After that he let loose the Shadows and I swear if I didn't know better I would have sworn that Malik's other side was there instead of Atemu. It looked like a war zone when he was done."

"So he defeated them?"

Seto nodded his head. "Afterwards, Bakura showed up and Atemu flipped. He called me Priest, wouldn't talk to me, and then walked away after he and Bakura got into it. The Tomb Robber said that it was an effect of letting the Shadows have complete control over him."

"Is that why he's out cold?"

"Look at his eyes."

Confused, Yugi leaned over, pried one eyelid open and gasped at what he saw. The irises were flickering between deep purple, the color of the Shadows, to enticing crimson. "Is he going to be ok?"

"Bakura says that he will be, just needs to rest so he can fight them. But that's not the worse part."

"There's more?"

"Atemu knew this whole time why he was so drained after an attack. There is a whole in the Realm that is pulling the energy from it and everything connected to it."

"So that's how the monsters are leaving the Realm? And the reason both Atemu and Bakura are weakening?" A nod from his brother-in-law, "How come they haven't stopped it?"

"Bakura said he can't get near it without becoming too weak."

"So that means me and you…"

"Right," Seto's eyes narrowed as he stood up, Sennen Rod appearing in his hand. "Me and you are going to go seal it."

Wormtail looked on with wide, fearful eyes at the three massive beasts in front of him. Never before had they been able to capture such strong, dangerous creatures, usually they only got the weaker ones but these… these were amazing and powerful.

The first one struggled against the magic laden chains that were wrapped around its legs, arms and neck, holding it back against the northern wall. The beast looked like he was made of pure lava, dripping from the appendages that could have slowly melted the floor beneath it if that too wasn't magically fixed. For some reason a metal cage appeared with the creature, but they could figure out the reason for that later. (1)

The next monster was a massive black metal-looking dragon with the head of a hawk and luckily it too was chained, leaving it virtually motionless except for its enraged cries. Wormtail was positively giddy when he looked at this one, knowing his master would be pleased. (2)

The third and final monster was a dangerous dragon that reeked of chaos. A mixture of green, black, and gold made up the colors of the impressive beast. Deadly eyes stared at him with so much malice that he involuntarily shuddered against the effects. (3)

An insane giggle escaped his lips.

Yes, his master would be very pleased.

Harry frowned as he absentmindedly stroked Kala's back, barely listening to the purr rumbling from her. After Atemu and that Dragon had left, Yugi had done nothing but pace back and forth in the living room until he gasped and flew up the stairs with no explanation at all.

He felt the couch sink slightly and he turned his head to see Malfoy looking at him.

"What?"

"What do you think happened?"

Harry shrugged his shoulders as Kala flipped on her back and batted his hand playfully. "Whatever it is, it wasn't good."

"Thought so."

Both wizards turned their heads when they spotted the shadow portal opening up beside them to see the white haired yami walk out into the living room.

"Bakura do you know what's…"

Harry never got to finish his question since a multi-colored blur came rushing down the stairs and firmly latched onto the thief knocking him to the floor. Both Harry and Draco peered over the back of the couch and blinked at the sobbing hikari and the bewildered yami.

Not to be left out, Kala jumped onto Harry's shoulders. The little light is drawn to the dark. He gave his monster a 'what-the-hell' look causing her to just shake her head.

"Yugi?" Bakura asked quietly as he sat up with the pharaoh's hikari in his lap.

"Kura! I can't feel him…have to seal the portal…. Not sure if we can…. Seto says you can't… but what if…."

Bakura tried to shake the small male out of his hysteria. "YUGI!"

"…something might happen… we've never done this before… what if you and Ate…"

Unable to risk the slip up, Bakura pressed his lips against Yugi's.

The witnesses' mouths dropped open as Yugi's whole body stilled. What was even more astounding was when the small tri-colored male started to respond to the kiss. They watch in fascination as both of them seemed to forget that they were not alone.

"Should we leave?" Harry whispered.

Draco snorted. "And miss their reaction when they realize we were watching? I don't think so." And with that the blonde wizard cleared his throat loudly.

Yugi jerked away from Bakura, looked away and blushed. His face got even redder when he noticed that he was in the tomb robber's lap. Quickly he scrambled away and ducked his head.

"Umm…. Seto and me are going to go find that portal. Can you look after Yami? Ok thanks!" Yugi turned around and darted back up the stairs, not bothering to wait for Bakura's response, leaving the white-haired yami still sitting on the floor stunned.

Harry just shook his head as Draco fell back onto the couch laughing his ass off. Looking at the other wizard, he frowned. How was it that in such a short time they seemed to be civil with each other? It was like all those years of taunting where nothing more than a memory. He shook his head again. Things were just weird.

Away from pressure, one can be their true self

Harry blinked and looked from Draco to the ice blue eyes of Kala, who was now sitting on the back of the couch. He was about to ask her what she meant by that when a low growl interrupted his thoughts.

"Blondie, if you don't stop that now I will send you deepest depths of hell."

Draco gulped and abruptly stopped laughing, causing Harry to snicker at the look on his face. "Yes, Sir."

A feral grin formed on Bakura's face as he stood up and walked towards the stairs. "Good, now behave you two. And keep quiet."

The two wizards watched as Bakura left and then sank back down into the couch. Draco frowned as he grabbed the remote off the coffee table and began to flip through channels. "Wonder what's going on?"

Harry shrugged. "I have no idea."

"The Master and the other known as Bakura are slowly being drained by a portal in the Realm."

"Kalen? What the hell are you doing here?" Draco asked at the sudden appearance of his monster.

"I came to see if I could be of service, but it seems the Wielders have it under control."

"Is Yami going to be ok?"

Harry's mouth dropped open. "Don't tell me you actually care?"

Draco crossed his arms over his chest and pouted, looking like a child. "I'm not that bad you know. And he has helped me with getting to know Kalen better…" he trailed off and looked away lost in his own thoughts.

Green eyes looked at him with a mixture of curiosity and disbelief. "You don't have to worry about Bakura sending you to hell 'cause I think it just froze over."

1. Lava Golem ATK/3000

2. Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 ATK/3000

3. Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End ATK/3000

Dragon: About 2 more chapters and they should be at Hogwarts finally!