This is it!

Bakura: What is what?

My birthday gift to my faithful readers.

Marik: What is?

The long-awaited final chapters to 'Hunted'. I'm posting the final six chapters today!

Ryou: Wow! I can't wait to see what happens to us.

Atemu put Yugi back into his cat tree and fixed the blanket around him before setting a couple of wards to keep Yugi from Sleep-Hunting again. Bobby and Atem headed back to bed after being reassured that Yugi wouldn't have another episode for the rest of the night.

Yugi awoke to the buzzing of his alarm clock and hit his head on the carpeted inside of the compartment he'd slept in. Still half-asleep, Yugi tried to jump from the inside but fell to the ground. The second before he hit the ground, Yugi righted himself to land on his paws. *Not the most exciting way to wake up.* Yugi grumbled as he headed to the top of his 'tree' for a quick drink of water.

Bobby got up and saw Yugi lapping at the water dish, "Sleep well?"

The Mau jumped from being startled. *I guess. I can't seem to get this weird flavor out of my mouth. I…*

Bobby watched as Yugi leapt from the top of the 'tree' and ran to the door. Taking the silent hint, Bobby opened the door and let Yugi out. The Mau rushed into the bathroom as Malik entered.

"GROSS!" Malik cried out as he quickly ran out and shut the door. "That is just WRONG!"

"What happened," Bobby asked, trying not to laugh.

Malik gagged, "Don't wanna go there."

Bobby got the hint that Yugi had gotten sick from his little 'snack' from late last night. He shook his head as he heard the sound of retching from the bathroom. "I'll let Atem know that Yugi's sick."

Yugi barely made it into the bathroom before he lost the contents in his system. Thankfully it was on the bathmat that needed replaced anyways. Watery cat eyes stared up at the first person to open the door. *What did I eat?*

Atemu chuckled before answering, "You really don't want to know, Young One. Don't worry about it. Why don't you get cleaned up in the other bathroom that's next to Atem's room? I moved your things in there so that I can clean this up. I'd brush your teeth twice and use the cinnamon mouthwash before you shower if I were you."

Yugi ran to the mentioned bathroom to clean up. Atemu had already expected Yugi to expel the inedible parts of the mouse he'd eaten earlier, so he planned to wait to clean up Yugi's mess before someone else got grossed out to the point of getting nauseous.

Everyone met in the dining room for breakfast. Bakura and Marik had slipped out to buy six dozen doughnuts, three gallons of chocolate milk, a gallon of skim milk, three large bottles of orange juice, and a new can of ground coffee. Malik wasn't too pleased to see the mountains of sweets on the long table with the various drinks in the long bin of ice. When Atem managed to get the receipt he was furious. "You two managed to spend nearly two hundred dollars!? You'd better not be plotting to write it on the expenses board!"

The leader spotted his brother padding into the dinning room in cat form, "Good morning Yugi. Any reason you're in your cat form?"

*I'm stuck for some reason.*

Atem groaned before heading to the intercom to page Atemu or Akefia. Akefia was the first to arrive. "What did you need," he asked.

"Why can't Yugi Shift?"

Akefia gently picked up the Mau and set him on the table next to the intercom. Looking into the cat's eyes and examining his paws, the Daywalker snorted. "Is this his first year being able to take on his spirit animal's form?"

*I think so.*

"Had you lived when Atemu ruled what you now call Egypt, you would have been blessed by the High Priestess of Bast," Akefia stated. "This is apparently the first day of your 'gift' of the cat goddess. To have it land on the day of the new moon and on what used to be the first day of the yearly offering to Bast adds to the strength of your feline form. You will be able to return to your normal form when the sun rises tomorrow."

Yugi's eyes went wide, *You mean I'm stuck like this until tomorrow!?*

"Yes. Malik and Ryou would have had to go through your situation had they fist changed forms on the day of their respective animals' represented gods yearly offerings," Akefia replied. "To be the one in this situation means that you are thrice 'blessed' and likely the most powerful of your kind."

*But I'm the one who attracts trouble like a magnet! I've been hurt more times than I care to count. Why me?*

"That is quite enough, Young One," Atemu hissed at Yugi before the Hikari could continue.

Yugi dashed out of the room and vanished into the shadows. The Daywalker sighed, "He is overly-emotional, Akefia."

"Much like Heba was from what you told me," Akefia replied. "Sometimes I wonder if he and Atem are a part of you and Heba reborn. Atem is much like you in his ways of leading this group."

"But why Yugi? What quality does he have that has captured the attention of our Gods," Atemu questioned his friend.

Akefia looked in the direction Yugi had taken before he'd vanished before answering. "He's of your bloodline. It's likely that one of the Gods of Goddesses have taken interest in the child of your blood. The question is which one? Ra, Slifer, and Obelisk have chosen the three of us are their earthly representatives. This means that they can't take another so long as we exist."

Yugi had used the shadows he'd ran into to enter his sanctuary. Knowing he'd be unable to barricade the door against his brother or Atemu, Yugi dragged a couple of his lightweight blankets into his cat tree. The Hikari stuffed them into the various compartments before looking for somewhere small. He spotted the open vent just above the entertainment center where he'd hidden a few twenty dollar bills. Leaping onto the top of the shelves, Yugi darted into the vent.

Yugi: DISGUSTING!.!.! How could you do that to me, PhantomBrat!?

I am so sorry, Yugi. But sometimes a cat can't keep certain things down and you did eat a rodent while sleep-hunting.

Yami: *Hugs Yugi to comfort him* How dare you subject my brother to such torture?!

I am so very sorry, Yugi and Yami. Please accept this bag of dates as an apology.

Yugi: Ok.

Ryou: Onward to the next chapter!