Everyone looked at PK, the truth of her words sinking in. They were all in danger, certain and unknown danger.

"Well, if Ward Sharier wants a fight, then a fight they'll get!" Jonouchi said, "Right guys?" He said looking back at his friends. Everyone nodded. Yugi stepped forward.

"This isn't the first time we've dealt with a group like this. And just like before, we'll beat them together!" Everyone smiled at each other. They had beaten the rare hunters and they were going to beat Wader Sharid, they just had to work together.

"All right! Let's make a plan together!" Jonouchi hollered. Everyone make a circle, debating on how they should handle the situation at hand. Eiko started to walk over to her group of friends when PK stopped her.

"Mr. Tsubaki, I have a question for you," PK said. "Would you like for me to set up protection your friends?" Eiko looked at her,

"What do you mean?" Eiko asked confused. "Like…bodyguards?" She inquired.

"I know it may seem drastic," PK admitted, "But this is serious. We don't fully understand this group and what their intensions are. I would ask Mr. Kaiba but…" PK said, her voice starting to fade, "Well, needless to say, I don't think he would really care." Eiko looked over at her group of friends, Yugi, Anzu, Honda, Jonouchi, Otagi, Bakura and…Akina. Who for some reason was standing very close to Bakura. Eiko looked back at PK.

"I…guess it would be for the best…." Eiko admitted. PK nodded.

"I'll make the arrangements," She said, flipping open her phone.

About a month passed and Ward Sharier had only been more active. It seemed like every day someone came in to tell them how they narrowly beat someone from the group.

"Has anyone attacked you yet, Yugi?" Otagi asked one day. Yugi shook his head.

"No, not yet," He answered.

"That's so weird, you'd think that Yugi would be the first person they would go after," Anzu said. She looked over at Eiko, "What about you, Eiko? Has anyone attacked you recently?" Eiko shook her head no as well.

"In fact, I haven't been attacked since that party with Seto," She replied.

"Grr, man this group is messing with my head! I feel like someone is watching me everywhere I go!" Eiko adverted her eyes. That was probably the bodyguards that PK had set up. It was nice to hear that they were doing their job, but man could they be creepy. Eiko always shivered whenever she saw one out of the corner of her eye; despite the fact that she knew they were only there to help her.

"Has Kaiba gotten any more information on Ward Sharier yet?" Otagi asked, looking at Eiko.

"If he has, he hasn't told me about it," She said. Suddenly, a customer walked in. The group parted so that they could walk up to the counter. Then they regrouped without Eiko in the corner of the shop.

"You think she's lying?" Otagi asked the group. Everyone looked at each other, unsure if they believe Eiko or not.

"Wait, are you suggesting that she has something to do with Ward Sharier?" Yugi asked. Otagi shrugged.

"I don't know about Eiko, but…" He checked to make sure no one else was listening, "What about Kaiba?" Otagi had a point, it was suspicious that no one had attacked Eiko since the party, and as far as they knew, no one had attacked Seto either.

"I don't think she's lying," Bakura said, "Nor do I think Kaiba has anything to do with Ward Sharier."

"What makes you think that?" Honda asked.

"Well…." Bakura explained, "I think that if Kaiba did have any new info on Ward Sharier, he wouldn't tell Eiko. It seems like he doesn't want her to get worried, though I think by not telling her, he's just maker her more worried. But that's just my opinion," Everyone looked at each other, "I know for a fact that he is trying to get more info on Ward Sharier. There just isn't much coming in."

"Wait, how do you know that he's trying to get more info on Ward Sharier?" Jonouchi asked suspiciously.

"Um...well I have it on good authority. Akina-chan…Kaiba' secretary…told me."

"You know his secretary personally?" Jonouchi asked.

"We're old friends," Bakura explained. That was the end of the conversation. Everyone slowly walked back to the game counter were Eiko was waiting.

Eiko walked into her apartment and set her book bag down on the floor. She looked through the mail she had received from her box that day. Nothing stood out to her except a thick white letter at the bottom of the pile. It had no returning address or stamp, just her name written neatly in ink. Eiko looked at the letter strangely, she flipped it to its backside and opened it up slowly. She pulled out a folded letter, and opened to see it had been handwritten in dark ink. Eiko walked over to the couch to read it.

"Dear Miss Tsubaki," The letter began, "I have enclosed to you in this letter, a gift. You may use it anyway you wish, but I do warn you to use it wisely. For I have had terrible nightmares of these cards and do not want them to be misused. Hopefully, you will know what to do with them…"

Eiko looked back into the envelope. She was shocked to see three thicker pieces of paper inside of it. She pulled them out to reveal three Duel Monsters cards. She read the title of the cards. 'Osiris Girl', 'Obelisk Spirit', and 'Ra Child.' "What?" Eiko said aloud. She quickly pulled her attention back to the letter.

"I don't know what else to tell you…these cards are as mysterious to me as they are to you. I don't even feel as though I created the cards! It's almost as if someone just placed the cards in my hands and told me to send them to you. It's almost as if I didn't create them. But I did create them, just as I did their counterparts. I trust you, Miss Tsubaki. Please tell no one about these cards. I myself do not even want you to use them in a duel…but they are yours now, and therefore, you may do what you wish with them. Keep them and yourself safe.

From,

Pegasus J. Crawford"

"What ya got there?" Red asked, leaning on the back of the couch. Eiko jumped

"N-nothing," She stammered, stuffing the cards back into the envelope, "Just looking at some bills." Red gave her a strange look,

"That didn't look like bills," She commented.

"Well…how would you know? You don't pay the bills," Eiko pointed out. Red sighed,

"Whatever you say, Eiko," She said, shrugging, then walking off to the kitchen. Eiko quickly ran to her room. She locked the door behind her and sat on the floor. She took the cards out of the envelope for a second time and examined them. She had read the names right, but other than that, there wasn't anything else to read. There was no description, no attack of defense points, nothing. She looked back at the letter.

"This…makes no sense," She concluded. How could cards be dangerous if they couldn't even do any damage? "But the letter…" Eiko thought. Pegasus J. Crawford. The name seemed familiar, but Eiko couldn't quite remember where she had heard it before. At school...at work...in the news? She didn't have a clue. Eiko shook her head. This was too much. First there was Ward Sharier, now this? Eiko looked at the cards one last time and placed them in her duel belt, where she kept all of her cards, and left the room.

"Dinner is ready," Blue said.

"Great," Eiko said, trying to smile. She sat down with Blue and Red, the cards still in the back of her mind.

A few weeks passed, the air became chilly and the trees became bare. Eiko walked though the cold evening, her breath making puffs in the air and her coat wrapped tightly around her. She walked up the stone walkway carrying a white box in her hands. She rang the doorbell; a petite girl in a maid outfit answered the door.

"Oh, Miss Tsubaki," The girl said, a smile coming to her face, "We've been expecting you. Come on in," Eiko did as she was told, following the girl inside, "Make I take you coat?" She asked. Eiko nodded and slipped her coat off her arms, careful not to drop the package in her hands. Suddenly, a black figure came running up.

"Hey, Kiba," Eiko said happily, looking down at the dog. He had gotten bigger, and was no longer a pup, but more like a full-grown dog. Eiko looked back up, "Seto!" She said, seeing her boyfriend in a dark blue tee shirt and jeans.

"Hi Eiko," he said.

"Eiko is here?" A voice said from upstairs. Suddenly, Mokuba came running from upstairs, wearing his usual stripped shirt and pants, "Hi Eiko!" Mokuba said, smiling when he finally reached her.

"Hey, kiddo," Eiko said, flashing her famous closed mouth, closed eye smile, "I brought pizza," She said, lifting up the box. Mokuba grabbed the box and ran towards the den, Kiba following close behind. Eiko and Seto watched him run off. Eiko turned to Seto, "Do you feed the child?" She asked jokingly.

"I try, he seems to be eating everything nowadays, him and Kiba that is." Kaiba said. Eiko smiled

"He's probably just growing," She said.

"Yeah, soon he'll be taller than you," Eiko looked at Seto.

"No…no he wont," She said defensively. Seto smirked. He knew how much she hated when people were taller than her.

"Eiko, he's my brother, and I'm taller than you. Its only logical to think that-"

"You just got lucky! I don't know how you grew so much, considering you were a shrimp when you were a kid, but Mokuba will not pass me!" Eiko shouted spaztically.

"Um…" The two turned around to see the petite maid, a frightened look on her face.

"W-would the miss like something to drink?" Eiko smiled.

"Just water would be fine," The maid nodded and ran off to the kitchen. Eiko looked back at Seto, he crossed his arms.

"You better not scare off my staff while you here," Eiko punched him in the arm, "Why is that always your default answer?" He asked as the walked to the den. Eiko shrugged.

"It's an easy answer," She replied. The two entered the den; Mokuba had already opened up the pizza box.

"You weren't going to start eating without us, were you?" Seto said to Mokuba, giving him a look.

"No…" Mokuba replied, adverting his eyes. "So...who wants to watch a movie?" Mokuba asked, changing the subject. "How about 'Lord Of The Rings'?" Mokuba suggested.

"Isn't that movie like, two and a half-hour movie?" Seto asked.

"Your point?" Mokuba said.

"Yeah, your point?" Red suddenly appeared, sitting next to the pizza.

"How long have you been here?" Seto asked.

"Long enough," Red said, grabbing a slice of pizza. Mokuba ran over and grabbed himself a slice as well, "Besides, Lord Of The Rings is great! An instant classic!"

"You've never even seen it," Eiko said.

"And I feel as if I haven't fully lived! Think about it, Eiko. I'm here today, but what about tomorrow? Or the day after that?"

"Spare me the sob story," Eiko said, waving her hand side to side. She looked up at Seto, "I wouldn't mind watching it," She commented.

"Fine with me," Seto said.

"Yeah!" Mokuba said, turning on the television. Eiko and Seto sat down on the couch. Eiko rested her head on Seto's shoulders and cuddled up next to him as the movie began.

"Eiko, I need to tell you something," Seto whispered into Eiko's ear.

"Shhhhh," Red hissed.

"What is it?" Eiko asked quietly.

"Its about Ward Sharier," Seto replied.

"Shhhhhhhhh!" Red hissed again.

"I think that you should-"

"Hey, in back!" Red yelled at the two, "Shuad-up!" Seto gave Red a look; Red just shot one right back.

"Come on," He said, grabbing Eiko's hand. He led her out of the room into the hallway, "I've been trying to get more information on them."

"And?" Eiko asked.

"Nothing, as always," Seto admitted, "I guess we've learned they're good at covering up their tracks, and that they've started using lesser-known duelists to do their dirty work. Which is actually why I wanted to talk to you," He said. "Because they've been using lesser known, and often less talented duelist. They have stronger and more powerful cards. And…well…"

"I need more powerful cards?" Eiko guessed.

"Yes," Seto said, looking at her seriously. Eiko looked down at the floor.

"I don't know Seto…. I don't really have many powerful cards to use and-"

"I'll give you some," Seto said quickly.

"What?" Eiko said, looking back up.

"I know you don't have a lot of powerful cards, Eiko. You just don't, so I'm going to help you, alright?" Eiko was quiet, the strange cards she had received in the mail coming to mind. Seto grabbed Eiko's hands, he lightly placed his lips on her's. Seto looked back at her. "I want you to be safe…" He said. Eiko wrapped her arms around Seto's neck and pulled him in. Their lips locked tightly together. Meanwhile, back in the den,

"Kaiba…." Red remarked angrily.

"What?" Mokuba said, looking at her strongly. Red jumped up from her seat on the floor. Mokuba quickly grabbed her wrist, "Please?" Mokuba said, his eyes pleading, "Seto really needs to get some." Red burst out laughing, falling back onto the floor.

"Okay, okay, I'll let him have this one," Red said smiling.

"Why don't you let my brother kiss Eiko? They are dating," Mokuba asked.

"Because Mokuba…when a girl like Eiko and a guy like Seto like each other very much…"

Eiko sat in Seto's office, looking over her Egyptology notes while Seto furiously typed on his computer. Eiko looked at the clock.

"Its already eight o'clock?" Eiko asked, shocked. Seto looked up at the clock.

"I suppose it is," He commented. Eiko started packing up her stuff, and she turned to look at Seto.

"Aren't you coming?" She asked, looking at him. He shook his head.

"I still have a lot of work to do," He explained. Eiko sighed and kissed him lightly on the forehead.

"Don't stay up too late. You'll kill yourself with all this work, you know," She told him. He just sighed.

"I know, I know," He said. Eiko walked out of his office. She stopped in the lobby to talk to Akina.

"Make sure he actually leaves the office," Eiko told her. She nodded.

"You give me permission to kick him, right?"

"Kick him, punch him, just get him out of the office by ten," Eiko said. Akina smiled deviously.

"Oh, ten o'clock can not come sooner," Akina said as Eiko walked out of the office. As Eiko walked into the cold night, she couldn't help but feel like someone was following her. Sure, Kaiba Corp. security had been following her for the last few weeks, but this felt different. This felt dangerous. She turned around quickly, a man in a dark cape stood behind her.

"Who are you?" She yelled at the figure. A small cackle came out of his mouth.

"You don't remember me, do you, Miss Tsubaki?" The voice was familiar. " I was one of your first duels…remember now?" Eiko jumped in shock.

"Leud? W-what are you? -"

"Oh, I think you know, Miss Tsubaki," He lifted up his arm to revel a duel disk and a familiar tattoo of an Egyptian lotus flower on his hand.

"Ward Sharier!" Eiko yelled, "Y-you're part of it too?"

"Why wouldn't I be?" He said deviously. "Now, let's duel. And this time, Miss Tsubaki, you won't beat me. My deck has been edited just for you, and unless you have some new all powerful card I don't know about, you'll never beat my ani-deck."

Aoi: cliffhanger!…..

Akai: you don't have anything do you?

Aoi: bad-doom-do?

Akai: **face-palm**