Masika could no longer take it and gave her long-lost friend a huge hug around the neck, slightly surprising Seto. Seto was much taller than her, yet she still managed to place her head on his shoulders when she stood on her toes "I missed you," Masika said over and over again as she started cry tears of joy.

Seto gently placed his hands on Masika's shoulders and pulled her away from him so that they were facing each other. He made one of his rare smiles and wiped away his childhood companion's tears. "As did I, Princess."

Masika smiled as well and wiped away her tears for the second time that day. "There's so much I wish to tell you…" she trailed off and her eyes drifted into the distance. "But, that must wait for another time, for I cannot stay here."

As if on cue, a familiar amber light appeared around Masika and her body suddenly began to fade, then solidify, and fade once more.

"What's happening!?" Seto asked in shock, his eyes wide.

Atem was not as surprised, for he had a feeling that this would happen when time was nearly up.

"Do not be afraid, my friend," Masika reassured. "You see, my time of peace is not upon us, and I soon must return to the world of the living." She became transparent again and this time did not solidify. Acting quickly, she held out the hand that still had her earrings. "Take these, Seto. The world is in danger and I need your help."

Seto took the earrings and looked at them. "What do you need me to do?"

Masika's body was becoming more and more dimmer "With those, you can communicate with your reborn self. If the world is to survive, I need him to accept his past and remember everything. Do whatever you must to make him accept you." She turned to Atem and added, "Please assist him in any way you can. Promise?"

Atem nodded. "I will, do not worry."

Masika turned back to Seto just as he held out a hand. She cupped it with both her hands and held it at her cheek. When she spoke again, her voice sounded like she was very far away. "We will meet again, my friend." And with that, she completely disappeared from the scene.

XXXXX

It turned out that Morgan was right. For the next hour, Yugi had a troublesome headache that would not go away, even when he made himself tea and took some pain relief pills.

As for Joey, he was furious when he saw Yugi come down the stairs and nearly pass out at the last step. He went on and on about how he knew something like this would happen, how he knew that Yugi would be hurt in some way, and that he should have never gone through with whatever had happened up there.

Yugi simply let his friend rant on, but when Joey was out of things to say, he simply returned back to his room. Morgan was still soulless, so Yugi simply sat at his desk and waited for Masika to return. For the most part, he just watched the rain and listened to it pound on the roof and skylight, but from time to time turned to see how Morgan was doing. Every time he looked at her, however, she remained the same; silent and unresponsive. But Yugi wasn't worried; he knew all that was needed was time.

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He must have fallen asleep, for the next thing Yugi knew, he heard birds chirping and felt something soft and warm around his shoulders. He opened his eyes and lifted his head to see that the sun had just risen and the sky was starting to become a light blue, no sign of last night's storm present. At the thought of the previous evening, Yugi looked over to his bed- causing the blanket that was draped over his shoulders to fall to the ground- but relaxed when he saw that Morgan was still in his bed. She had a peaceful look on her face and her breathing showed that her soul had returned.

He saw that Morgan's cards had been picked up at one point, for they were no longer on the floor. Yugi could only guess that Morgan had used her power to hide it like last time. She seemed to be sleeping so peacefully, careful not to lay on her injured shoulder, so Yugi quietly scooted out of his chair and left the room.

Downstairs, Joey was sprawled out on the couch, snoring loudly and drool coming out of his mouth. "No… that's my cheeseburger, Tristan," he mumbled.

Yugi just laughed and shook his head.

It was then that the phone rang, though that didn't seem to wake up the blonde teen. He simply moaned in annoyance a little and started to mumble on again about food.

Yugi left the room, went into the kitchen, and answered the cordless phone. "Muto residence, Yugi speaking."

"Yugi? It's Mokuba," the voice on the other line said.

Uh-oh, Yugi thought. "H-Hey, Mokuba. What's up?" He asked, trying his best not to sound nervous.

"It's bad, Yugi," Mokuba said. "The hospital called and said Morgan's gone! She just vanished."

I knew it. "Are they sure she didn't just check herself out?" Yugi offered.

"They checked. She just disappeared," Mokuba's voice was beginning to fill with more and more concern. "Seto's too busy today, so me and about half of KaibaCorp's staff are searching for her. I thought maybe you may know where she might be."

"Um…" Yugi's heart was starting to race with nervousness, unsure of what to do. He rubbed the back of his head as if to try to think of something, just as the phone was taken away from his ear from behind. He turned to see Morgan, a refreshed look on her face.

Morgan smiled at him and winked reassuringly before putting the phone to her right ear. "Mokuba, it's Morgan," she said.

"Morgan!? Thank goodness. Seto and I were worried about you!"

A smirk appeared on Morgan's face. "Seto was worried about me? That sounds nothing like the Seto Kaiba I know."

"Well, he was. Anyway; we'll be right over to come get you." Before Morgan could object, Mokuba hung up, leaving a continuous buzz of the open line.

Twenty minutes later, Morgan was in Kaiba's private car, Roland at the wheel and Mokuba sitting beside Morgan in the back seat.

"I would call Seto, but he's gonna be in a meeting all day," Mokuba explained.

Morgan smiled at him. "That's alright. We'll just have some fun without him."

And for the whole day, they hung out together. Mokuba helped Morgan buy some better clothes than the rags of her ripped blouse and pants at the local mall, and Morgan rewarded his patience with ice-cream. They also went to the newly-opened KaibaLand. Fast roller coasters, calm merry-go-rounds, and wonderful food filled their day.

When they arrived at the Kaiba mansion just before it became dark, they were greeted by the many maids of the household. Mokuba and Morgan shared a wonderful dinner; Mokuba having some type of fancy soup, while Morgan settled for what she believed was the best Caesar salad she had ever had. Afterwards, they settled in the living room. Mokuba asked why she had left the hospital, but Morgan simply stated that she felt that she was a burden to the staff and that she was much better after he visited her.

Mokuba soon fell asleep, and Roland helped Morgan carry him off to bed. Morgan tucked him in like she had done back at the orphanage and silently left the room.

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When Kaiba got home, no one was there to greet him, since it was late at night and most of the staff had gone to bed. He loosened his tie as he walked up the stairs to check on Mokuba. He was surprised to see Morgan leaning against the wall just outside of his brother's room, her eyes closed.

"He really cares a lot about you," Morgan said with a smile. She opened her eyes to look at Kaiba with her soft, ocean-blue eyes and pushed herself off the wall. No longer was she in her torn shirt and pants, but instead was adorned in a knee-length, sky-blue summer dress with a slight flower pattern along the edges and white leggings. Her red-brown hair was tied in a french-braid that draped over her bandaged right shoulder.

"Where were you?" Kaiba asked in a demanding manner, then realized his tone and relaxed with a sigh.

"I was at Yugi Muto's. I would tell you why I was there, but you don't believe in Egyptian magic; am I right?" Morgan smirked.

"Oh great. Not you too," Kaiba grumbled.

Morgan laughed. "You always were the stubborn one," she simply said, then walked passed Kaiba and down the hall, leaving said boy gawking.

Just outside the gates of the Kaiba mansion, a familiar black-cladded figure stared at the house beyond.

"I can feel that blasted pharaoh's presence," the man muttered. "I should have attacked her today when she wasn't around him." He saw a squirrel across the road and sent a sphere of darkness towards it with his hand. The squirrel's tail caught fire and it rushed off in a panic, causing the man to grin in delight. "I simply need to have patience," he concluded and disappeared once again in a puff of black smoke.