A/N: Sorry about the lateness of this chapter. Computer problems but it's here now. I hope you enjoy and I'll have another chappie up asap. Of course with my life that could be a few days or a few weeks so keep checkin' in. I'd also like to say I'm going to be posting another HP Fan Fiction. I'll put details on my look up. Thanks, R&R, Enjoy.

Insight 'n Death

Lilly was washing Annet's and Luke's hands while Mary sat on his lap. She was telling him all about her teddy bear. But so far all he'd understood is that its name was Scare Bear, he fought monsters all night long, and her daddy had given the bear to her. The enitre day had been fairly decent. It was almost noon and Father Lou was talking to a doctor who worked at the local hostpital. The man was appereantly asking for Father to come out and talk with a few of his patience. Lilly had promised they'd stop and get lunch before they went home. Which wasn't something he'd asked for but rather Serena cooked lunches on Sundays and they were never very appitizing. Last week had been chips and various dips the worst of which was a lime green color she Justin had called 'whack-o-molie'.

"I likes you Baka. You're more funs than Math. Math is boring." the small girl said. He forced himself not to laugh and only let a small smile cross his face. It was strange how theses kids didn't make him angery. Ryou hadn't bee

n much older than them when the two met and yet he constantly wanted to beat Ryou. He told himself it was to make him stronger or because his lighter half had done something wrong. But latly he'd been finding it difficult to find anything wrong with Ryou. His grades were good, he did what he was told when he was told to, and the two spent so little time together that there was nothing to get mad at him for. But his mind was far from empty without Ryou's thoughts. He had so many of his own constantly battling eachother over what was right and what was wrong.

"Well, I like you too Mary." he answered.

"You is gonna come backs next week wif Wiwwy." she stated more than asked.

"I don't know." The girl pouted and climbed from his lap.

"Father, we've gotta run. I want to drop Bakura off and check on Matt before I have to take care of stuff at home. I'll see you next week." Lilly said releasing the younger two toddlers as their uncle walked in the room.

"Okay. I might need a sitter sometime this week or next week."

"Sounds good. You've got my number. Don't hesitate to call." Lilly said. She had been very clumsy today. One of the older kids they'd had today sat and watch the door the whole time that way if Father walked down the hall he could distract Lilly if she was holding one of the other kids. So no one got dropped.

"I will do. Nice meeting you Mr. Bakura. "

"Bye Father." Lilly said.

"You too, Father." Bakura said before he realized. Though he knew it was the proper response he didn't know it would be falling from his mouth.

Then he followed Lilly to the truck. She didn't say much for the first several minutes just played with the radio. When she finally decided nothing was on she turned it off. He still hadn't come up with who she reminded him of. But that mystery had been lost when the girl in his dreams had appeared more frequently. Last night he had watched through a window as she got attacked by her father. After the man had left he crept into the room and quieted the girl. Making promises to come back for her as soon as she could leave. These dreams disturbed him but the toddlers had taken his mind far from dreams and Lilly had been rather plesant to be with today.

"Want me to drop you off after lunch or you want to come with me to check Matt?" she asked.

"I'll come with you." he didn't really want to go but it would save her the trip and once again he was shocked to see himself being polite.

"You sure? It's not a problem to run you back home." she asked glancing off the road to look at him.

"Nah don't worry about it. So where are we going for lunch any way?"

Lunch was at a small family owned dinner, called Mama and Papa's Home Cookin'. It was cheap, quick, and on the way. So it was perfect. Lilly made small talk with the waiter who was appereantly the great grandson of the people who had opened the dinner in the 30's. It was rather annoying to watch her make goo goo eyes and such at the gaggly looking kid but she managed to get them a discount on their meals. When they arrived at the small brick building with the big wooden green sign out front saying "Mainville's and Morrow's Retirement Center" Lilly seemed to be dragging her feet. Inside they were stopped by a tall blonde woman with a name tag stating her name was Gracie.

"Lil, honey, she's not doing to well if you'd like to see her.....go see her. Before you see Don." the woman said sympathy in her eyes.

"I'm not here to see Don today. Just Elaine, and Matt. How is he?"

"Don't worry about him dear. He seems fine to me. But who is this? Let me gusses your mother has been talking about two boys Ryou and Bakura this would be.....Bakura, right?" Gracie asked eyeing him.

"Yes, well thanks. We should get moving." With out another word Lilly led him down the halls to a dark quiet room half way down the third hall on the left. Inside Matt sat next to the bed of as seemingly sleeping gray haired woman. Matt held her hand, his head bowed.

"Matt?" Lilly called hesitantly.

"Hey, Lils. Elaine? Grandma, Lilly is here to see you." the old woman's eyes fluttered open and she seemed really distant for a moment then spoke.

"Lillian come here dear." Lilly stepped forward and took the woman's out streached hand. "ahh I knew you'd come. I can always count on my little Lillian."

"Elaine." Lilly started but didn't finish.

"It's okay dear. It's my time. You know that we've got old souls that will come back again. You've not seen the last of me." the woman smiled and shifted a bit in her bed. "Who's that?" she must have seen him so Bakura stepped forward.

"Elaine that's Bakura." Lilly explained

"Ahh I see. Step forward young one." the old woman beckoned so he did and her smile grew. "I see your an old soul. I thought as much. Old in a different way than mine or Lilly's souls. But all the same old. You've seen great pain and danger." she coughed and then waved for them to lean in closer. "The Lord Almighty is calling me I must make this quick and give you my wisdom. In life there is little we can stop even if we want to. If it's meant to be it will be. Don't fight your gut instict or your heart. They'll rarly lead you the wrong way. Don't be afraid to fall. Scrap your knees and get back up again. Pain is one of the best parts of life. If you can still hurt your still alive." she fell silent for a long moment and no one dared to breath. "Your good strong kids, you'll do just fine for yourselves." She then leaned back into her pilliows. Matt and Lilly refused to look away from her body. The heart monitor flat lined and an alarm went off. A nurse rushed in and turned it off and pulled out her chart.

"Your loss is unfortunate children. I'll let you have a few minutes." she left. After that Matt leaned forward kissed the old woman's forehead and he and Lilly placed her hands on her stomache and put a cross in them. They then left the room slowly. Bakura was left to follow blindly. No one said anything as they got in their cars and drove home. When they pulled in the drive she turned to him a pained look hid behind the smile she presented him with.

"I'll take care of the animals, Gracie will have called Mom by now. I need some time alone. I'll be in for dinner." she then handed him her keys got out of the car and walked off.

The rain poured as she leaned against the back of the barn. It was late september now and the weather was growing steadily colder. It was probably 40 degrees out but when your soaked to the bone it feels much colder. Tears poured freely down her cheeks and didn't wipe them away. She hated to show raw emotion. But that didn't really matter at the moment.

"Lilly? Lilly?" she could hear someone calling. No doubt her mother had gotten worried seeing as night had fallen, it was raining, and she still hadn't returned. About the time she had decided to wait it out and see if the person would go away Bakura rounded the corner. His white hair pressed flat against his head, color in his face from the cold wind that was biting at them. She wished him away but he spotted her."Your mother wants you to come in."

"I know." she replied solomonly.

"Well, let's go then." she watched him inch uncomfortably closer." You alright?"

"Yeah, just wanted some time to think."

"Okay well, you've had all day now it's time to come it. I've been looking for you forever." He actually looked quiet comical but so familiar standing there infront of her soaking wet. Lilly started to ask him something but decided against it and led the way to the house. She could hear him faintly behind her. He always walked like a cat, nearly soundless, but her ears were used to the quiet sounds from all the time she spent in the woods.

"If Mom see's me soaking she'll pitch a hissy fit so we've gotta be careful." as soon as she opened the door though they were caught.

"Hey Sis." Serena greeted. "I put clothes in the dryer to get them good and warm Mom and Dad are watching COPS in the living room. So the coast is clear."

Sweet, sweet Serena. Lily thought thanking her sister. She grabbed Bakura's hand and led him into the laundry room. She was faintly aware that she was breaking more of her parents rules right now than she'd done in all of last week. Of course thoses rules she'd been chided for and it would of been forgotten. This was different. She shut the door trapping them both in the small room. There was scarcly enough room for the washer and dryer plus the number of baskets that normally filled the room. But today the baskets would be sitting inside the doors of every bed room. So Lilly opened the dryer and pulled out the sweat pants there were two pair she tossed Bakura the blue pair and took the grey pair that read 'cowgirl' on the butt. She wedged herself between the dryer and the wall and peeled off her soaked jeans. Without turning where she could see Bakura she pulled out the two tee shirts that were in the dryer. Once again she turned her back to Bakura taking off her shirt and quickly putting on the dry one.

"You cool back there?" she asked.

"One second."

In truth Bakura had yet to change at all. He was still in shock that 'perfect Lilly daddy's lil' girl and mommy's little angel' had just changed right infront of him like he was a fly on the wall. So keeping his eyes glued on her back, where her hair dripped down the back of the white tee shirt revealing her violet lace trimmed bra, he quickly stripped down and changed into the sweats.

" 'Kay." he muttered and she turned around. It was amazing what dry clothes did to her mood she no longer looked beat and sad, she wore a smile and her cheeks were rosey. She looked almost....

What the hell is going on here?!?! Oh this bull is stoping now.

" 'Kura? You gonna open the door or we gonna sit in here all night?" she asked shifting her weight to her left foot hands on her hips she looked like a much smaller version of her mother.

"Yeah. One sec." he said turning to open the door. Of course Serena stood on the other side arms crossed over her chest and a smirk on her face.

"One more minute I was going to open the door. Now, Lil you've gotta go show Mamma we found you I snuck and grabbed you some left overs before Daddy threw them out. He was ticked cause you just ran off and didn't keep your promise to be in for dinner. Any way your food is on your bed no worries it's all wrapped up. Your computer is warming up too. Matt called you need to call him back too. Ummm... Am I forgetting something? Oh year 'Kura Mamma went to Half Price today and found an Egypt book or something it's on your bed too. 'Kay I'm done. I release you my pretties." Serena stepped out of the way and let them pass. Bakura followed Lilly feeling like a lost puppy. Once again he had to wonder why he was so lost suddenly. Then when she turned around he realized why.

She looked at him her eyes their bright green, her wet hair fell around her face having been taken down was black, her skin as always tanned, and she looked exactly like the girl who had been attacked by her father in his dream the night before. She nodded as if to say something but didn't open her mouth. Just proceeded to walk into her parents.

A few hours later, after having eaten and debated on the topic she picked up the phone and called Matt. Bakura could hear her in her room. She sounded so small and helpless speaking into the silly little machine. Her voice wasn't the only sound that wafted from her room into his. She was typing away on the computer. He sat on his top bunk starring at his mathmatic homework. Who the hell cared what the product of XY plus Z minus BCD was. In his mind images from his dreams continued to flash through. It was like a slide show gone horribly wrong. He'd see pictures of Lilly mounted on Seth cantering in the the feild then the girl being attacked by her father suddenly out of nowhere Lilly stood infront of her own father giggling trying to cheat him out of the change from buying feed.

Ryou sat on his own bed under him writing some essay for English. He'd read something out loud every once and a while. Bakura knew he wasn't getting along to well with the reports and essays and projects and who knew what else was assigned his lighter half. There was a knock on the door and Lilly's voice called out from the other side.

"May I come in?"

"Yes, Lilly. What do you need?" Ryou asked. He sounded glad to be able to take a break from his school work.

"Well, being raised in this sort of setting I'm sure by now you've noticed Ma's put a great amount of presure on us to make sure we are proper and all that. Well, I gessus it's had an unexpected effect. I've got a silly little voice in my head telling me right from wrong all the time."

"I can see how that would be annoying." Bakura mubbled.

"Yeah. Well, thank you Bakura. You didn't have to help me this morning, with the little ones. You certinally didn't have to come to see Matt and Elaine this after noon and once again tonight you didn't have to go lookin' for me. Thank you for having done all that."

"I didn't do any of it for your benefit." Bakura said looking up from his books impatiently. He could hear Ryou below him shutting his books and stacking his papers. He was going to flee before things got ugly.

"I didn't say you did. I wouldn't expect you to. I just wanted to thank you. I don't..... In this day and age there are fewer and fewer people like you. It causes a lot of problems for thoses like my mother who are trying to instill good manners and common sense in their children." Lilly started. He was finding her to be quick to make a speech whenever she could.

"Lilly? What time is it?" Ryou asked.

"Nearing eleven."

"I've promised Ser I'd watch some silly program with her. I'll see you later." Ryou scurried from his bed out the door. It was pathetic. He pulled the door to before he left.

"Is there something else you wanted Lillian?" he asked. Lillian, she hated her name with a passion. She was always trying to hide from it as if it held something over her. He knew the feeling all to well. Being followed by what you can't shake.

"Yes, and no. But, all things will play out in their time." she turned as if to leave but stopped herself short when she saw the book on his dresser. "It's mythology isn't it? About the different gods and such that the people believed in?" he nodded "Do you believe what Elaine said?"

"Which part?"

"About old souls. Is there more than one way a soul can be old?" for a moment he didn't answer wondering if she knew what was in his head. After everything with the items nothing would be surprising and there was the way she had an understanding with the animals.

"Did you ever read about possesion?"

"Mamma never liked us to read of such things. But Grandpa has a bunch of thoses books in his cabin."

"So you've read them?"

"A few."

"Maybe a soul could be old because it's been in an item for ages."

"True, but the soul would only have taken over the body of another living being. It would also be evil. Elaine said your soul was old but in a different way. Oh well." she yawned. "Sweet Dreams Kura-kuns" and she left. Kura-kuns had become a sick and annoying pet name. But with his new understanding of who she was it wasn't as bad. But who she was was still a problem.