Disclaimer: I don't own any part of Yugioh, I don't even have cards anymore.

Author's Note: Thanks to Necropolis Demon, my first reviewer. .

I'm sorry this took so long, but like I said, II'm still focusing on my other fic (which I actually have a plot for) sigh And I really don't know what to write for this.

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Seto snuck into his underground laboratory and sat down in front of the computer, deciding that he deserved a reward after the day's events.

"Open vault 5062." He commanded, closing his eyes to ease the pain building around his temples. He stood up shakily, steadying himself by holding onto the table. Despite of his age and physique, numerous sleepless, sleep-deprived nights had taken their toll on this youthful body.

If Mokuba had seen his big brother at this minute, he would have been scared half to death. Not only had the scowl that constantly presided over Seto disappeared, the elder Kaiba was actually smiling to himself, humming a tune as he stepped into the room guarded by the latest technologies. After all, though Kaiba corp. mainly manufactures games now, the foundations of a weaponry company were still there.

Seto glanced around the room, making sure the door was shut before he casually threw himself onto a sofa. It's hard being a Kaiba, with half his rivals plotting his demise and the other half licking his boots. It's here that he could act like the twenty-year old that the world had forgotten him to be.

The room was no larger than a tennis court, small by Kaiba mansion standards, yet with a homely air quite unbecoming of the young CEO.

Seto took hold of a photo frame he hid under the cushion, a silver-blond and a brunet boy beamed at him. Seto breathed out deeply, enjoying the rare moment of peace he had granted himself.

This room holds a collection of his most treasured possession: from the only picture he had of his parents to gifts Ryou gave him as a child. A symbol of everyone he had loved in his life was here, sadly enough, there's preciously few.

Nobody, not even Mokuba knew of this place: it's more guarded than his research centers. He wouldn't dare let anybody in. If, by a slip of tongue, rival companies learn of his affections to Ryou, then it'll be Duelist Island all over again. It'll be better for both of them if Ryou forgets him, though he knew that the albino boy would always hold a place in his heart. He wouldn't put Ryou through was Mokuba had been forced to go through. He wanted Ryou safe, even if that safety doesn't include him.

Ryou had probably long forgotten the brunet he befriended in Domino High. If Ryou does remember, it'll be with contempt, thinking that Seto was the one who deserted him after becoming heir to the Kaiba Corporation. He probably never noticed a lone figure, following him home every Friday night: that was the only night when Seto could squeeze the time out. Ryou probably never knew that every youth with a criminal record had been 'convinced' out of Domino High, making their school the safest in all of Japan.

He doesn't need to know that, Seto told himself, trying to convince himself for the millionth time, it'll be better, better.

Seto slouched down on the sofa, allowing his mind and muscle to relax. In ten minutes, he would be off to another business meeting.

"Yes, I would like to speak to Pegasus please, tell him it's Bakura," Ryou instructed calmly, he soon got the older man on the phone.

"Bakura," Pegasus hissed, unable to restrain his anger at the thief who stole his Millennium Eye, "what do you want?" Ryou smiled, knowing the other albino had mixed him up with his Yami, it's not the first time this happened.

"Pegasus, it's Ryou Bakura, not the soul that resided the Millennium Ring."

"Oh," Pegasus was understandably surprised, he never envisioned hearing from Ryou after their meeting in Duelist Kingdom. "Yes, hi Ryou-boy, what would you like?"

Ryou rolled his eyes, yet he couldn't help but to wistfully reflect on his long lost past. "I think I have something of interest to you: I have Cecilia's soul."

He didn't need the Millennium Eye to know Pegasus' reaction now, he could almost see the other man gasping in surprise, looking for a place to sit to recompose himself.

Pegasus' reply came after a moment of silence. "You have Cecilia's soul? Look Tomb Robber, I happen to know for a fact that the Puzzle's still in Yugi's hands, and without sacrificing all seven Millennium Items, it's not possible to bring her back." Overwhelmed with emotion, he paused before continuing. "I don't know what you're trying to get from me, or if this is your idea of a joke, but don't do it again. I may not have the Millennium Eye anymore, but I can still hunt you down!"

Pegasus slammed the phone. Listening to the beeping of the phone, Ryou stared speechlessly at the ceiling. A mortal would need to melt all seven Millennium Items to bring a soul across the dimensional barriers, but who ever said he was still mortal? He had been sympathetic of the couple ever since Duelist Island, is it too much to want to help?

"Bakura-sama, what's wrong?" His Morphing Jar popped in. Ever since his duel monsters acquired human forms, they have been constantly coming into the human world, if only to annoy him.

"Do you still have the soul I found last month?" Ryou ignored his monster's question and posed one of his own. Morphing Jar, whose human form is a young boy no more than ten years old, nodded.

"You mean the soul you stumbled across in the Shadow Realm? Yep. She's doing much better now. I think she can survive in the virtual world, and after a few days, she'll be able to enter a human body."

Ryou sighed wearily. He had wanted to leave Pegasus to deal with Kaiba corp. and the finding of a body for Cecilia, but now he has to do all the work.

"Bakura-sama?" Morphing Jar poked him again, determined not to leave without a response to his previous inquiry.

"It's nothing, I just didn't get to do my one good deed of the day." Ryou joked, having gotten over being hanged up on. "Call Kaiba for me, I need a favor from him." Morphing Jar nodded, skipping off.

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I don't know when the next update will be, hopefully, it wouldn't take another week.