Chapter Nineteen: Possession

Yami slipped into somewhat of a depression. He was still able to go through day to day activities, like work and other responsibilities, but his mood was different. Seigyoku thought about it during work as she was signing forms that she really didn't understand. She could only hope this would cheer Yami up.

When work was over, she told Yami she needed to go shopping on the drive home. She dropped him off and drove off. Yami waved as she left and headed inside. Unfortunately, Yami wasn't the only one who slipped into a depression. However, unlike Yami, Yugi wasn't hiding his feelings. For the past week, Yugi would sometimes just break down and cry. He had done that at school three days in a row and the principal suggested he take the rest of the week off. Yami gladly accepted the offer. Now Yugi was in his room and Yami decided that they could order pizza tonight. Yami threw himself on the sofa. He closed his eyes as if trying to force himself to sleep. Kiwi's meow made Yami look up. Kiwi purred as he jumped on the sofa with Yami. "I'm still mad at you," Yami said. Kiwi meow again. The cut on his left hind leg had left a scar and Yami was proud of that. Ignoring Kiwi, Yami closed his eyes again.

He had the chance to 'sleep' for about a half hour when, "Oh Yami!" a cheery voice called. He opened his eyes and sat up. Seigyoku smiled as she handed Yami an amethyst photo album. Yami took it and looked at it. Before he could ask, Seigyoku held up a brand new digital camera.

"I have a camera." Yami said.

"I know," Seigyoku said. "But this one gets rid of that 'red-eye-thing' and glares too!" Yami just looked at her. "Besides, I thought it would cheer Yugi up! You know, have a photo-frenzy!" Yami sighed and smiled at her. He knew Seigyoku was trying.

"Try your luck," Yami said. Seigyoku smiled widely.

"I will!" She said as she rushed upstairs. She calmed herself down and knocked on Yugi's door.

"Yeah?" was Yugi's answer. She went inside.

"Hey Yugi!" She greeted. Yugi turned from his desk and looked at her. He had been coloring in a coloring book just to pass the time. "Look what I got!" she said excitedly. She held the camera up. Yugi blinked.

"It a digital camera…about $300." he said. Seigyoku blinked at him.

"Yeah, I know. I just bought it…You wanna take some pictures?" she asked smiling.

"Whatever floats your boat," Yugi said with a sigh. He went back to his coloring book.

Seigyoku made a face. "Fine," she thought. "I'll force you to be happy." She snuck over to Yugi's desk, got on the side of him, at a good angle and took a picture. Yugi blinked when he saw a flash and the camera's noise. He turned and looked at Seigyoku, who was smiling. Yugi said or did nothing. Seigyoku made a dull face again. "Smile, damn it!" She said in a stern, yet joking tone. This made Yugi laugh and Seigyoku took a quick picture of Yugi's cute face. He smiled at her. The door opened and they both looked, expecting Yami to enter….but it was Kiwi.

"Kiwi!" Yugi said excitedly.

"You wanna take some pictures with him?" Seigyoku asked. Yugi nodded. He got up from his desk and crawled onto his bed. Kiwi jumped on the bed when he saw Yugi. He walked over to the toddler and laid down in front of him, expecting Yugi to pet him. "Smile!" Seigyoku said and took the picture.

Yami wondered if Seigyoku was having any luck with Yugi. She had been up there for ten whole minutes. He decided to go check on them. As he got closer to Yugi's room, he heard giggling and laugher. He opened the door and poked his head in. Seigyoku noticed him and blurted out "We're not doing anything, I swear!" Yugi laughed as Yami gave her a weird look with a smile. "Keep making that face and I'll take a picture of it!" She 'warned'. Yami had to smile at that. He walked over to Seigyoku and hugged her. Yugi grabbed the camera and called their attention. They got closer together and smiled, ready for the picture. Right before Yugi could press the button; Seigyoku grabbed the collar of Yami's shirt and pulled him into a force kiss. Her looked was calm and relaxed, while Yami had that 'What-The-Hell' look. The camera flashed and captured the image. Yugi giggled.

"Seigyoku!" Yami said as he pulled away. Seigyoku smiled widely.

"What!" she asked smiling. "You act like Yugi never seen a kiss before!"

"Take a picture of me and daddy!" Yugi said excitedly.

"Yugi," Yami said, giving him a look.

"May you take a picture of daddy and I Ms. Seigyoku?" Yugi corrected himself.

"Don't hurt yourself, I'll do it!" she said. Yugi handed the camera to Seigyoku and Yami sat beside him on the bed. He put Yugi in his arms and held him up to his own level. Seigyoku readied the camera and they smiled. Seigyoku took the picture and put the camera down. She looked at it. "I got one picture left on this thing." She said.

"You just bought it an hour ago!" Yami said standing up.

"It's not my fault Yugi's so damn adorable!" Seigyoku said.

(A/N: How many of you agree with that! )

Yami smiled at her. She smiled back. It was then Yami remembered something. He turned to Yugi.

"Yugi," he said. "Stand up against the wall." Yugi blinked, but got up and stood with his back against the wall in corner.

"What are you doing?" Seigyoku asked. Yami went to Yugi's desk and got a ruler and a pencil.

"Stand still," Yami told Yugi. Yugi did so and Yami began to measure Yugi's height, marking each foot as he went up.

"How tall is he?" Seigyoku asked when Yami was done.

"Three feet." Yami answered.

(A/N: That's how tall I was when I was 5…I WAS SHORT!)

"Only five inches shorter than normal," Seigyoku said. Yami went back to Yugi's desk, put the ruler and pencil away, and took out a washable black marker. On the wall next to Yugi he wrote "3 FT." Yami picked up the camera and kneeled down in front of Yugi. He smiled widely as he dad took the final picture.

Seigyoku wasted no time getting the photo developed. She went to the store and did that right after supper. The next day Yami and Seigyoku bought them to work to show Seto and Joey. They were in Seto's office, drinking coffee as Joey leaned over Seto's shoulder.

"Fifty photos in one night…obsessive family." Joey stated. Seto chuckled. Yami gave a false laugh.

"What's with the cat?" Seto asked.

"I wuv my Kiwi!" Seigyoku said with a smile. That made Joey and Seto look up and stare at her. She looked left and right awkwardly.

"She's obsessed with the little demon." Yami stated, pouring himself some more coffee. Seigyoku glared at him.

"Jealous cause she cares about the cat just as much as you?" Joey asked with a sarcastic smile.

"Kiss my ass!" Yami said glaring at him. Seto and Joey laughed at that. Seigyoku smiled at Yami.

"I wuv you too!" she said.

"You'd better," Yami said, taking a sip of his coffee.

"And if I don't?" Seigyoku asked putting her hands on her hips.

"Get out of my house," Yami stated.

"Yeah, I love you." Seigyoku said.

"She loves you for the bathroom." Seto said.

"Our conversation!" Seigyoku said glaring at him. "Not yours!"

"Whoa," Joey said in a concerned tone, taking a picture from Seto. "What's this?"

"What?" Yami asked walking over to Joey. Seigyoku followed. Joey handed them the picture. It was the one where Seigyoku pulled Yami into a surprise kiss, but around them was a dark red light that followed their figures. Yami and Seigyoku were just as confused.

"Maybe some light got into it," Seto suggested.

"The camera cancels out glares," Seigyoku said. Yami handed Seto the photo and they continued to flip through them. So far that was the only picture with a strange sight on it. As Seto got to the last picture he took a sip of his coffee, but when looked at it his eyes widened and he choked on his swallow.

"Seto!" Joey said whirling around from the window looking at him. Seto handed Joey the photo, still coughing. Joey's eyes widened as he stared at the picture.

"What?" Yami asked worriedly. Joey slowly handed the photo to Yami. Seigyoku looked over Yami's shoulder to see. She gasped when she saw the image. It was the picture Yami had taken when wrote down Yugi's height only there was someone else in the photo…Anzu was leaning over Yugi, her ghostly arms around Yugi's shoulders and she was staring back at Yami with an angered glare she had given him many times when they were married. They could almost see right through Anzu. She was still that ghostly figure yet a whole figure at the same time.

"What the hell is that…?" Seto asked slowly.

"A…ghost…" Seigyoku said. Everyone was awe struck.

"Yugi was telling the truth," Joey said. "With Ari and all." Yami remembered what Yugi had said during his session. He couldn't believe it…he wouldn't believe it…this wasn't real…there was no way this was real…

"There's no way this is possible…" Yami said.

"Yami!" Joey said. "She's in the fucking picture! What more do you want!" Yami said nothing.

"Call Samara," Seigyoku said.

Seto blinked. "Why?" he asked.

"Samara reads a lot," Seigyoku said. "And she loves this kind of stuff. She told me once, back in high school that she would love to walk through a haunted house."

"Our house isn't haunted!" Yami said. "This is a mistake…this isn't real!" Seigyoku frowned at Yami sympathetically. His eyes were glued to the photo.

"Well," Seigyoku started. "If the house isn't haunted then Samara could just come to visit." She said.

"Couldn't hurt…" Joey said. Yami looked at Seto.

"I know you don't believe this." He said. Seto looked away.

"Uh…I…well Yugi said…and the photo…the evidence is piling…" he chuckled. Yami sighed.

"Well," he said. "If Seto Kaiba believes this is real, then I have to give it some possibility."

The next day, as Yami was cooking, Yugi was reading in the kitchen. "Daddy," he said.

"Hm?" Yami asked.

"Why is Samara coming over?" Yugi asked.

"It's 'Ms. Samara' Yugi;" Yami said. "And she's coming over for supper, just like Mr. Kaiba and Joey do every now and then."

"Are they coming too?" Yugi asked with hope in his voice.

"I'm sure Kaiba's coming over." Seigyoku said as she walked into the kitchen.

"What does Kaiba have to do with Samara?" Yami asked, turning to look at Seigyoku.

She looked at him strangely. "He didn't tell you?"

"No," Yami said.

"Oh my God!" Seigyoku said. "You're really not as close as you think!"

"What are you talking about?" Yami finally asked.

"Dude," Seigyoku started. "Kaiba and Samara have been going out since Yugi got his stitches!" Yami's jaw dropped slightly. "Does this surprise you?" Seigyoku asked nonchalantly.

"Yeah!" Yami said. "Kaiba was the one bragging about how work-relationships hurt the business!" Seigyoku giggled.

"My friends trust me! Ha!" she taunted. Yami playfully glared at her.

"Keep telling yourself that." he muttered. Seigyoku glared at him and was about to say something, but the doorbell rang. She answered it and smiled at Samara and Kaiba.

"Hey guys," She greeted as she let them in. Both of them were wearing navy business suits. Yami smiled at them.

"You guys just getting off of work or what?" Yami asked jokingly.

"No," Seto said. "We love you guys so much we decided to dress up!" Samara giggled. She smiled at Yugi.

"Hi," he greeted as she leaned on the table a seat away from him. He nervously glanced at her and forced himself to focus on his coloring.

"Yugi," Yami said sternly.

"Hi," Yugi greeted just above a whisper. Yami frowned at Yugi, but Seto held up his hand, letting Yami know it was okay.

"So," Samara said, quickly bringing the mood back. "What did Sei cook?" Yami laughed.

"Seigyoku?" Yami said with a chuckle. "Cook? You're funny Samara." He turned off the stove.

"Don't make me go over there and hurt you!" Seigyoku threatened.

"Try me." Yami said, raising an eyebrow.

"My money's on Sei." Samara said, smiling at Seto. He laughed. Yami glared at them both.

"Such loyalty." Yami said. "I'm definitely appreciated."

"Don't overwhelm yourself." Seto said. He helped Yami set the table. Once the table was set, the food was put out and they all sat down and ate. As they were eating, there was a knock at the door.

"I'll get it," Yami said, getting up. He answered it.

"What up!" Joey shouted in a greeting.

"Uh…" Yami said. "We're eating."

"We're that late?" Joey asked.

"We?" Yami asked, letting Joey in. A woman followed him inside. She was about his age, up to three years apart. She had long pink hair that drew out her lavender eyes.

"What up!" She greeted. Yami blinked.

"Yami Mouto," he said, holding his hand out. She shook it. Samara looked up and saw the woman with Joey. She stared at her, then spit out her wine she was drinking and choked. Seigyoku stared at her.

"What?" she asked concerned. Samara, still coughing, pointing to the woman. Seigyoku gasped when she saw her. "Komoura?"

"Huh?" the woman stated turning around. Seigyoku and Samara ran to her.

"It's us!" Samara said.

"Who?" Komoura asked, staring at them confused.

"Seigyoku and Samara, you dolt!" Seigyoku shouted. Komoura screamed and hugged both her friends. Yami, Seto, and Joey stared at them.

"Will you stop running into your high-school friends!" Yami said, walking back into the kitchen.

"Make me," Seigyoku said. They all went into the kitchen. Komoura noticed Yugi and smiled at Seigyoku.

"Whoa Sei," she said. "How old is this cute one?"

"Seigyoku isn't my mother!" Yugi said, glaring at Komoura.

"Okay…" Komoura said, sitting next to Joey. "My bad…" Yami glared at Yugi from the corner of his eye. He was definitely going to have a talk with him later. As Komoura was introduced to Yami and Seto more deeply, caught up her friends with her life.

"Great to hear that you've been okay," Samara said.

"Yeah," Seigyoku said. "I'm glad nothing has gone wrong with any of us."

"I agree," Komoura said. "I always knew you two would marry rich guys."

"WE'RE NOT MARRIED!" Samara and Seigyoku shouted in unison.

"Well my bad!" Komoura said. Joey chuckled.

"Got something you wish to add?" Seto asked, glaring at Joey.

"Nope," Joey said. "Just enjoying the conversation." Komoura hit him on the back of the head. "Ow!" he said. "What was that for?"

"For making fun of us!" she said. Yami smiled at Komoura, they're latest addition to their 'Family-of-Friends'.

Once the dinner was over, Joey and Seto helped Yami clean up. The girls helped too, but they also held a conversation about what the others had missed. As soon as the kitchen was done, Yami sent Yugi to his own bedroom and turned to Samara and said "I have a favor to ask."

"Does your arm hurt?" she asked, concerned.

"No, not that." Yami said. He sighed. "Seigyoku said your good with…uh…ghosts."

"I read about them," Samara said, shrugging. "But I'm not a hunter or anything like that." Yami rubbed the back of his neck.

"Could you tell if one was in the house?" he asked, somewhat embarrassed.

"Maybe," Samara asked unsure of herself. "Why?"

"This," Seigyoku said as she handed Samara the picture.

"Oh my God!" Samara blurted out when she saw Anzu's ghost over Yugi.

"Son of a bitch!" Komoura said quickly when she saw the photo.

"Yeah," Joey said. "She's in Yugi's room." He motioned his head in the direction of the stairs.

"Yami wants you to go check." Seto explained.

"I'll try," Samara said handing Yami back the photo. Yami led Samara upstairs and to Yugi's room. They stood in the doorway as Samara stepped inside. "It's cold in here," Samara said rubbing her arms.

"Yugi never complained." Yami said.

"She hasn't hurt anyone, has she?" Samara asked nervously as she walked around the room.

"Hurt?" Yami asked.

"Yeah," Samara explained. "Like threw something, or scratched someone?" Yami shook his head.

"Not that I can remember." he stated.

"She could have torn Yugi's stitches." Seigyoku suggested.

Samara stared at her wide-eyed. "What a loving mother." She said sarcastically. As she walked around the bed, she saw the jewelry box on Yugi's nightstand. "What's this?" she asked walking over to it. She picked up the cover gently and looked at all the shining jewelry.

"That's Anzu's jewelry." Yami said with a frown. "I thought I had saved that with the rest of her stuff."

"Guess Yugi wanted to keep it…" Joey said, trying to comfort his best friend. Samara walked around the room until she got to the corner where Yami had taken the final photo.

"This is the corner right?" Samara asked.

"Yeah," Yami said. Samara leaned against the wall, just like Yugi had done in the picture. After a few seconds of just standing there, she shrugged.

"Nothing eerie except the cold temperature." she said. Yami chuckled.

"Now I feel stupid." He said.

"Why?" Seigyoku said. "I'm the one who suggested it." Samara giggled.

"Don't feel bad guys," she said. "A lot of people think their houses are haunted. But only a small percentage actually is."

"There's only one other solution." Seto said, looking at Yami.

"That Yugi was making all this up for the attention?" Yami said, with a false smile. His friends were silent. Yami sighed. "Okay, this will be a fun talk." Joey put his hand on Yami's shoulder.

"Its okay buddy," he said comfortingly. As Seto and Joey tried to comfort Yami, Samara walked over to the jewelry box again. Something drew her to it; an ominous aura. She opened it and pulled out a ring. This one seemed different from all the other pieces of jewelry. Instead of just diamonds and sapphires, this one has three different stones in it. All were a different color.

"Put it on…and help me get back what's mine…" A voice told Samara. Without a second thought, Samara slipped the ring on her finger.

"Samara?" Seto said in a concerned voice. Everyone looked at her. "You okay?" She didn't answer. Once the ring was on her finger, she gasped. The room then filled up with a strong wind, blowing everything from its place. "Samara!" Seto shouted. The wind pushed them out of Yugi's room and the door slammed shut. "Samara!" Seto shouted again. He got up and pulled at the door knob. The door was locked. He banged on the door with his fist, calling to Samara.

"What just happened?" Joey asked rising to his knees.

"She's….she's…." Yami stuttered, trying to find the answer in his brain.

"Possessed?" Komoura asked, looking at Seigyoku as if she knew the answer. Seigyoku shrugged. They all sat there wondering what had happened and what was going to happen….