"Yusho, come look at this."

The pro duelist appeared moment's later beside his wife, who was standing in the doorway of their son's nursery. He peered inside, following his wife's gaze to find their son mesmerized by…something.

"What's he looking at?" Yusho asked.

"I have a hunch," Yoko smiled. "Whenever I put him down for a nap, and I come back to check on him, I find him doing this ninety percent of the time."

The couple watched as the baby grunted and kicked his feet while reaching upward as if he was trying to grab something.

"Hm. Maybe our house is haunted, and he's staring at a ghost," Yusho suggested.

Yoko blinked.

"That…would be awesome, Yusho."

The duelist furrowed his brow.

"I mean…sure. As long as it's a friendly spirit, I guess."

Yuya squealed with delight, his feet kicking in excitement.

"Well, it appears as though it's friendly enough," Yoko smirked.

"But…what if it's not? What if it's just pretending? It'll make Yuya think it's a friend, and then it'll snatch him up, and we'll never see him again," Yusho frowned.

"Since when are you so pessimistic?" Yoko raised an eyebrow.

"I'm not. I'm just wary of paranormal activity ever since you started making me watch all those supposedly true ghost stories on TV!"

"Whatever," the woman rolled her eyes. "Anyway, no ghost could ever take my baby," Yoko declared. "My baby will be able to fight back, Yusho. I mean, he clearly takes after me."

"Hardly!" Yusho scoffed. "We've had this discussion. He takes more after me!"

Yuya laughed, thrashing about as though he were being tickled.

"Should…we be worried?" Yusho frowned.

"No. I don't think so," Yoko shook her head. "These occurrences coincide with you getting him that card, Yusho."

"What card?"

"Odd Eyes Dragon, Darling. The only Duel Monsters card he's got."

Yusho scrunched his face in thought.

"Right…" he spoke slowly.

"You know how they say that Duel Monster cards have actual spirits? Or at least, some of them do? I think that Odd Eyes card has a spirit. And I think it plays with our Yuya," Yoko smiled as she continued to gaze toward the baby in his crib.

"You may be right, my love," Yusho nodded before grinning. "That's less frightening than a ghost."

Yoko chuckled as she rested her head against Yusho's shoulder.

"So he's done this ever since Odd Eyes came into the house, huh?"

"Mhm. I think he loves it. And by the way he's acting, I'd say it may just love him right back."

"It certainly knows how to make him smile, that's for sure. And anything that can put a big smile on our son's face, is okay in my book."

"Come on, Yusho," Yoko locked arms with him, "let's let Odd Eyes babysit Yuya for just a little while longer."

"Is that what you normally do?"

"Yes. Usually. He just seems so enthralled, I can't just go in there and break the two of them up."

The duelist smiled.

"So what shall we do in the meantime?" he asked.

"I usually do housework. But, since you're home, I'd say some snuggling is in order."

"Oh. Lead the way, my love."

Yoko batted her eyes as she began to pull Yusho from the doorway. As they moved, the man stole one final glance toward their baby boy. Yuya had settled down now, appearing as though he were going to fall back to sleep, but for a split second he thought he saw something else there with the boy. A trick of the light, perhaps? No. It had been too detailed. But for a brief moment, Yusho had thought he had seen the outline of Odd Eyes, lying protectively beside Yuya's crib…