Well, this is chapter 13 and, because of a review I got, I've rewritten the remaining chapters of this story. After the next chapter, there is only one more duel and it's the one I'm sure everyone's been waiting for. And the next chapter...well, you'll just to wait until next week to see but this story is still nineteen chapters long. It's just some chapters ended up getting shorter because of the changes I made since I was kinda...disheartened by that one review and decided to try to make my story less 'mary-sueish'.

This is a filler chapter but, personally, it does have some important information in it, though what happened with Kasumi won't be explained until Chapter 15. Originally, it was in this chapter but, since I've rewritten the remaining chapters, it was moved to Chapter 15.

Well, either way, thank you to Lightclaw's Shadow, Sorcerer of the Stories, EndlessNight025, Mechadroidtron, bobmanv2.0, iloveyugiohGX93, decode9, a1993, DarkZorua100, SpartanDog1, ghost boy 952, Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, Supreme Elemental Hero and dragonrider90 for reviewing the last chapter. You guys are the greatest.

And thank you to EndlessNight025 for being an awesome beta-reader as always.

Well, I do hope you like the rewritten version of this chapter and reviews, as always, are much appreciated.

13

Lost and Kidnapped

It was late afternoon and the gang was heading to the hospital with Kyle's soulless body. During that time, Raiden and Jaden were taking turns trying to call Kasumi as they had no idea to where she run off. Jaden was worried and confused as well; he knew his sister wasn't a murderer, and yet she had flinched when Kaage accused her of being one. Am I wrong? But I just can't see Kas as murdering anyone! She isn't me, Jaden thought mournfully.

'Judai, what happened…' Yubel began.

…Was not my fault, I know, I know, Jaden thought. That's what Yubel and Haou kept telling him but a part of Jaden still blamed himself. He still blamed himself for that and for everything that was happening, for what happened to Alexis, and now Kyle. He couldn't help it.

Yubel gazed at Jaden worriedly as he leaned against his brother, who simply put an arm around his shoulders with his phone pressed against his ear. They were in the back of one of the cabs the gang was using to get to the hospital.

The others don't blame him for what happened and put the blame where it was due, on Haou, and, while he told them that they were right, I know a part of him doesn't believe it, Yubel thought. She turned to Chazz and Arina, who were riding in the cab with them, Arina was up front but Chazz was sitting on Jaden's other side.

Yubel noticed that Chazz was observing Jaden and scowling at Ojama Yellow, who was floating above his shoulder. "Would ya get outta here?" he growled quietly to the other duel spirit.

'Sorry, boss, but Jaden seems down,' Ojama Yellow said.

"Hmph, of course he's down. No one can exactly be happy after what just happened," Chazz grunted.

'I think it's more than that, boss. He looks…guilty,' Ojama Yellow said, peering at Jaden, who was gazing at nothing, a somber look on his face.

Chazz glanced at Jaden with a frown. "Yeah, he looked the same after what happened with Alexis, now that I think about it," he murmured to himself.

Yubel heard him, though, and she also heard the concern in his voice. He would probably never admit that he was feeling concerned, though, but his voice clearly said that he was.

Raiden lowered his phone as the cab pulled to a stop outside the hospital. The group climbed out and was joined by the rest of the gang; Arina asked if Kasumi had answered yet while Atticus was taking Kyle's body into the hospital.

"She's not answering," Raiden said.

"Have you called Dad?" Jaden asked quietly.

"I did. He's upset that we left the hotel, but he hasn't seen Kasumi either."

"If she didn't go back to the hotel, where did she go?" Arina asked. "Honolulu's a big city. Trying to find her would be like trying to find a hay in a needle stack."

"Needle in a hay stack," Chazz corrected.

"That's what I meant. Call the police."

Raiden nodded and dialed 911 before talking quietly with the operator, who answered.

Jaden was gazing at the hospital for several moments, his mind elsewhere.

"Yo, slacker, snap outta it," Chazz said.

Jaden blinked and noticed that the rest of the gang, with the exception of Chazz, was already entering the hospital, having not noticed that Jaden wasn't following them. Chazz stood in front of him with his arms crossed.

"Sorry, got lost in my thoughts," Jaden said, starting to walk.

Chazz fell into step beside him and they walked for a few minutes in silence.

"It's not your fault, slacker," Chazz said, breaking the silence.

Jaden glanced at him. "I know that," he said.

Chazz snorted. "Yeah, you know that, but you don't believe it," he said.

Jaden blinked, wondering how Chazz knew that. "Why do you say that?" he asked, playing dumb.

"Don't play dumb with me, slacker. I saw how you looked when Alexis's soul was taken, and again when the same thing happened to Kyle," Chazz said. "You looked guilty."

Jaden averted his eyes and was silent for a moment. "I am," he said quietly.

Chazz scoffed. "You didn't take Alexis's soul, you didn't take Kyle's soul, you weren't even responsible for what happened that caused all of this," he said.

"Yes, I was."

"No, you weren't. How many times must people tell ya that before it gets through that thick skull of yours?" Though he wasn't sure about the others, Chazz had heard Yubel tell Jaden the same thing before.

Jaden shook his head. "Chazz, you weren't there," he said.

"So what? Neither was Kasumi and she doesn't blame you. Neither was Alexis or Kyle or Arina and they don't blame you. So just snap outta this guilt of yours, would ya? It's exactly what Kaage wants, I'm positive of it," Chazz said.

Jaden looked at him, confused. "What do you mean?"

Chazz rolled his eyes. "Think about it, slacker. Why would he target everyone around you? He even told you he wants you to suffer and that's why he's attacking everyone around you. Psychopath or not, I don't think he's doing that just 'cause he can, at least not entirely. He's doing it to get into your head, and it seems to be working."

Jaden bit his lip but Chazz's words made sense. Why else would Kaage be attacking those close to him? Psychopath or not, his most recent targets were not random choices; they were people Jaden knew. Thus, Chazz was right; it only made sense that he would be doing this for a reason and if he was trying to get into Jaden's head, Chazz was also right in the fact that it was working.

"I…think you're right, Chazz," Jaden said quietly. "Thank you."

"Hmph, whatever," Chazz muttered and started walking again.

Jaden jogged after him.

. . .

Celina lowered the phone worriedly, causing Bakura to glance at her. "What's the matter?" he asked quietly.

"I just got a call from Atticus. Kyle's in the hospital," Celina said, biting her lip as she thought about the brunet boy that she had somehow become friends with in the days they had been in Honolulu.

"Is he all right?" Bakura asked.

Celina swallowed. "He's…He's like Alexis, comatose and the doctors still don't know what caused it," she replied. She was positive she knew, but she wasn't about to tell Bakura; chances were he wouldn't believe her.

"I see. I am sure he'll be fine, Celina," Bakura said with a gentle smile before he added, "If you want, I can turn in the paperwork myself."

Celina shook her head. "No, I'll be fine. I'll go with you," she said. She and Bakura were back in San Francisco, having just flown in a few hours before. She hadn't had time to say goodbye to Kyle since they had left too early, but she had his number since he had called her the day after what happened to Alexis. She smiled a little as she thought about Kyle; he was so nice and shy and very cute.

"Celina, you're blushing," Bakura commented.

Celina's blush deepened.

The white-haired man chuckled. "Come on, let's go drop off the paperwork," he said, standing up.

Celina followed suit and followed Bakura out of the room they had been in within her foster home.

. . .

A few hours had passed since the duel against Kyle, and Jaden and his friends were not the only ones searching for Kasumi. Kaage was as well. He knew that this was the perfect opportunity to take out the little monster's sister; she looked distraught when her...ability was revealed.

Dark Shadow seemed to find what happened to Kaage very amusing, much to his irritation.

'I very much doubt you'll be able to find the girl. She probably ran off in a random direction, and finding her in this city won't be easy,' Dark Shadow murmured.

True, Kaage thought, pressing his lips together. I suppose I will have to wait to challenge her. I'll just go after the little monster's brother then. Makes no difference to me which one I go after first.

'And how do you plan on getting him to duel you?' Dark Shadow asked.

Kaage's lips quirked into a smirk. I have an idea, he thought. Getting the boy away from his friends and family without them noticing will be the difficult part.

'Wait for the cover of darkness,' Dark Shadow said.

Hn, will still be difficult, Kaage thought, though his mind was working overtime as he thought about what exactly he could do to get the boy away from his friends and the little monster.

. . .

"Have you found Kasumi yet, Dad?" Jaden asked as his dad walked into the hotel room. The sun was starting to fall and Jaden was starting to get very worried since Kasumi still wasn't answering her phone and she also hadn't returned to the hotel yet. It was late and it was dangerous for anyone to be outside after dark, especially with a psychopath running around.

Kaede shook his head. "I'm sorry, Jaden, but the police are looking. It's not that late, though. I'm going to go out and look some more," he said.

Jaden nodded and Kaede left the room. "I hope she's okay," he said quietly.

"Why did she run off like that?" Raiden asked with a frown. "More importantly, why did Kaage's words shake her up so much? It wasn't as if he was telling the truth, was he?"

"No way. Kas wouldn't murder anyone," Jaden protested.

Raiden nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I don't see her doing that, but I saw how she reacted when Kaage accused her of being a murderer like you. She flinched, Judai."

"That doesn't prove anything!"

"I know, I know. Don't get defensive, Judai. I'm just telling ya what I noticed," Raiden said, placing his hands on Jaden's shoulders. "Calm down. Little Mist will be fine. Dad and the police will find her."

Jaden swallowed, but he nodded. "I just…I'm worried about her, Rai."

"I know, Judai, I know," Raiden murmured, wrapping his arms around his younger brother and Jaden leaned against him.

. . .

"So no one's been able to find her?" Chazz asked as he joined Arina on the couch in the lobby of the hotel.

Arina shook her head. "Last I heard, they haven't yet," she said. "I'm worried. What if she runs into Kaage? Or some other sicko?"

"She'll be all right," Chazz said in a lame attempt to make his girlfriend feel better.

Arina gave him a gentle smile before leaning against him as he sat down beside her. "I just wish Kaage would get caught already and we could enjoy our last days here in Honolulu without having to constantly look over our shoulders or be confined to this hotel," she said.

"Yeah, me, too," Chazz agreed.

. . .

Kasumi had run in a random direction when she left the warehouse and, now that the sun was sinking beyond the horizon, she had no idea where she was. There were skyscrapers around her, so she figured she was still in Honolulu, but where? She had no idea. Nothing looked familiar. But then, she had only seen a few places in Honolulu.

She didn't know where to go, though. She didn't want to return to the hotel; no one would want her there. She was a murderer, after all. Who would want a murderer staying with them?

Tears were still falling from her eyes as she stopped walking to catch her breath and look around. She hadn't brought her inhaler with her this time, so she was starting to wheeze. Taking a few deep breaths in an effort to calm herself down, though it did little to stop the tears, she leaned against the wall of the building she had stopped beside.

What am I supposed to do now? she thought. Should she go back to the hotel and just deal with the disgusted looks? She knew that it wouldn't be a good idea for her to remain outside after dark; not only was there a psychopath running around, but who knew what else was around.

Swallowing as she gradually got her breath back, Kasumi started walking again. She wished that she could just go back in time and erase what happened in the past. She wished she didn't murder her parents with her powers. She knew it was pointless to wish for things that couldn't happen, but she still did.

She missed her parents, she missed her sister. She did love the Yukis and she loved being a part of their family—she wasn't sure it would last much longer—and she loved her adopted brothers as if they were her own, but she still missed her real family. Her parents—Mika and Itsuki Suzuki—her younger twin—Hikari—she missed all of them, more now than ever before.

Tears started falling from her eyes again and she hastily wiped them away. She knew that tears wouldn't bring them back and that crying over something that had been lost for years was pointless, but she couldn't help it. She wondered if this was how Jaden felt every time the anniversary of his Aunt and Uncle's deaths came around.

The sun disappeared beyond the horizon. Stars speckled the velvety black surface and light from the crescent-shaped moon as well as from the street lamps illuminated the night and allowed Kasumi to see where she was going. It didn't help much since she still had no idea where she was, or how to get back to the hotel.

She didn't have anywhere else to go so she would have to return to the hotel. Now if only she could figure out where that was; it didn't help that her phone was on the verge of dying and she was sure it wouldn't last long enough for her to make another call.

I wish I had paid attention when I ran off. Maybe I can find a store around here and see if they'll let me use their phone, she thought, gazing around and wrapping her arms around her. It wasn't chilly, but she still felt a shiver run up her spine. It was as if someone was watching her, and she didn't like it.

Is it Kaage? she thought fearfully, gazing around and quickening her pace until she was jogging down the street.

She had to stop after a few blocks when her asthma started acting up again. It was the same when she was running from the warehouse; she had to slow down a few times then to avoid an asthma attack.

Pausing, she took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.

'Kasumi, why don't you just call your dad or your brothers?' Shire asked, appearing in front of Kasumi and looking at her in concern.

Kasumi sighed. "My phone's dead. I'm gonna try and find a store and hope they'll let me use their phone, Shire," she said, gazing around and trying to find a store that was open and hope they would be willingly to let her use their phone.

. . .

"It's getting really late. Where is she?" Jaden said, pacing in his room as Raiden watched him. Their dad had stepped out with Matt and Emily as well as the police, who agreed to search for Kasumi, since she was a minor and they didn't want her to get too far away.

"It'll be all right, Judai," Raiden said. "They'll find her."

"But what if she's hurt?!"

Raiden stood up and wandered over to his brother, wrapping his arms around him, pulling the younger boy closer to him. "She'll be all right," he said soothingly.

"I hope so. I don't want to lose her," Jaden said softly. I don't want to lose you, either, he thought. He didn't know where that thought came from, but he supposed he was getting paranoid for all of his friends and his family. He didn't know what he would do if he lost both of his siblings.

"Why don't you try getting some rest?" Raiden suggested. "I'll stay up and wake you if there is any news."

Jaden glanced toward the clock, noticing it was nine fifteen. "It's a bit early," he said.

"Yeah, but you could use the rest," Raiden said, giving his brother a small smile. "Go to sleep, little Judai."

Jaden blushed. "Stop calling me that, Rai," he protested.

Raiden chuckled and ruffled Jaden's hair.

Jaden sighed but decided that he would get some sleep. It might still be a bit early, but he did think that some rest might help him get his thoughts together, especially after what happened to Kyle. "Goodnight, Rai," he said and walked over to his bed, laying down on it.

"Night, Judai," Raiden replied softly.

It was still a good fifteen minutes before Jaden was able to relax enough to go to sleep, though.

Raiden left the room, intending on heading back to the lobby where his dad and the other adults were still gathered. Everyone else had returned to their rooms, told by Matt, Emily and Kaede that they should get some rest.

"We'll let you know if we find her," Matt had assured them.

Raiden doubted any of them could sleep. The only reason Jaden could was because he hadn't been getting much sleep since Alexis's soul was taken and was too exhausted to protest. It made Raiden glad that his brother was able to relax at least a little bit, at least enough to get some sleep. He needed it.

He headed toward the elevator when Rogue suddenly popped up beside him. "What is it, Rogue?" he said, noticing the anxious look on his spirit partner's face.

'Something isn't right, Raiden,' Rogue said worriedly.

"Judai?"

'No, I think it has something more to do with you,' Rogue said. 'I feel...this presence feels very...familiar.'

"Very familiar?"

'Yes,' Rogue said and then glanced toward the deck box that still rested on Raiden's hip. 'It's coming from one of your cards.'

Raiden frowned and then pulled out his deck, fanning it out until his gaze came upon his Silver Wyvern card, the same card that he had been having a bad feeling about for a while now. He picked it up, frowning at it as he put the rest of his cards away. He couldn't feel what was bothering the spirit within the card, but he could hear Silver Wyvern's soft voice quietly echo in his mind for the first time in a long time.

'Danger, Raiden, danger, you need to move, get somewhere safe,' the wyvern's soft, melodious voice echoed in Raiden's head.

Raiden, who knew that Silver Wyvern only spoke when Raiden was in danger, didn't need to be told twice, though he wasn't entirely sure where he could go. The adults down in the lobby probably would be his best bet.

Unfortunately, he didn't even make it to the elevator before someone grabbed him. He didn't even get the chance to scream before the sweet-tasting chloroform sent him into darkness.

. . .

Kasumi had been wandering around, trying to find a shop, for so long that she was now tired and hungry, her legs ached, her mind was drifting to the events of the past and the darkness was starting to unnerve her very much. She had hoped that where she had ended up when she first started looking would have a shop that would let her use a phone, but the only shops she managed to find were ones that closed early.

She paused and rested her back against the wall of a closed bakery, wishing she had thought to charge her phone before they had chased after Kyle like that. She just wished that this psycho would get arrested already and that what happened to Kyle never happened.

And what happened afterwards never happened.

She gazed down at her hands, at the hands that had shot a blast of fire at Kaage.

Murderer! Freak!

She closed her eyes, feeling a few stray tears escape her eyes as her mind went back to her parents, to the parents she murdered because of her freakish powers. She had killed them; Kaage was right. She was a murderer, she was a monster.

Murderer! Freak!

She pushed herself away from the wall and wiped her eyes, tears still falling from their depths. She hated this. She wanted those memories to go away. She wanted her freakish ability to go away. She just wanted to be normal.

I can never be normal. I'm just a freak, a murdering freak! she thought morosely, tears still falling from her eyes. I'm going to lose the family that I've come to love as my own. They're going to hate me.

'No, they won't, Kasumi,' Shire assured her. 'They won't hate you. They love you,' Shire said.

"But..."

'No 'buts', Kasumi. They love you,' Shire said firmly.

Kasumi wished that she could believe that, but a part of her, the part that still harbored that guilt, never would.

Shire sighed, wanting to help Kasumi, but she didn't know how. At the moment, her friend was wracked with guilt and dark memories, blaming herself for something that happened that Shire didn't know a thing about.

And it was all because of the callous words of that crazy man Kaage.

Shire scowled. That man was just so...so...He deserved to be behind bars! Or, maybe, get a taste of his own medicine after everything he had done to those innocent people and then to Alexis and Kyle.

And, of course, for his words that were part of the cause of Kasumi's current torment.

Shire knew that it wasn't the entire cause, but then she didn't know what actually happened that was the reason why Kasumi was acting like this.

She just wished she could help!

. . .

Raiden groaned and lifted his head off the concrete floor. What hit me? he thought, and then his memories caught up with him and his eyes snapped open. Someone had attacked him right after Silver Wyvern warned him that something was amiss. It had come so suddenly that Raiden hadn't really had time to react.

He gazed around, noting that it was so dark he couldn't make out where he was. His mind went to who kidnapped him and then he smacked his forehead.

Who else would? he thought as he pushed himself to his knees and then his feet, looking around with narrowed eyes.

"Good, you're awake," that familiar voice that Raiden was starting to hate sounded.

"What? Decided you didn't want any witnesses this time, psycho?" Raiden retorted.

"I was tempted, but then I realized that having witnesses would be rather counterproductive at this point. After defeating two of your friends with little effort with witnesses, I decided that I would take you out without them," Kaage's voice said.

Raiden narrowed his eyes. "What makes you so sure that you can?" he asked, looking around and noticing that there was a duel disk resting on the ground next to him. He picked it up and strapped it to his arm, already removing his deck from his deck holder.

"I know that I can beat you. It won't be that hard."

"Someone's overconfident in their abilities," Raiden said, narrowing his eyes. "I get the feeling I won't be able to say no to this duel even if I wanted to, am I right?"

"Of course you are," Kaage said. "But I'll make it worth your while. How about a deal?"

"A deal with you?" Raiden didn't trust it.

"Yes. This duel will be a non-Shadow Duel, but if I win, I get your soul. If you win, I will release all the souls that I have taken and turn myself in to the police."

"Sounds too good to be true." Raiden wondered why, on Earth, Kaage was making such an offer. "How do I know you'll even keep your end of the bargain when I win?"

"Don't trust me?"

"Hell no."

"Well, I suppose I could do something else other than duel you," Kaage said offhandedly. "Your father is staying at that hotel, yes? It would be rather simple to slip in and slit his throat while he was sleeping."

Raiden gritted his teeth. "You wouldn't."

"I killed a bunch of people in a hospital because they were trying to stop me from leaving. What makes you think I would not kill your precious father?" Kaage retorted.

Raiden growled. He was a psychopathic killer and the Shadow Reckoner duelist wouldn't put it past Kaage to murder his father. And, considering the powers that he got because of that Shadow Charm, he would be able to make a clean getaway without anyone even knowing he was there.

Kaage already wanted to kill Judai, but Raiden wasn't about to let him anywhere near his brother or his father.

"So what's it going to be, Raiden? Duel me or let your father die," Kaage challenged.

Raiden growled, but he knew he had no choice. He could not risk his father's life. "Fine, you win," he said and his duel disk whirred to life. "You want a duel then you've got one."

"So be it," Kaage said and his own duel disk whirred to life.

. . .

Jaden woke up to someone shaking his shoulders. "Hmm?" he mumbled tiredly; he was never coherent when getting up and he had only been asleep for a few hours, he thought anyway .The room was dark, so Jaden figured he hadn't been asleep for that long.

He blinked his eyes to find his dad gazing at him in concern. "Dad?" he mumbled.

"Jaden, do you know where Raiden is?" Kaede asked.

"He was here when I went to sleep. Why?"

"He's not here anymore."

Jaden frowned, worried, as he sat up. Why isn't he here? Did Kaage kidnap him like he did Atticus? But if so, then why hasn't he told me anything? he thought. "Where could he have gone?" he asked worriedly.

First his sister was missing and now his brother. Could this get any worse?

"It's late, Jaden," Kaede said. "Go back to sleep. We'll do what we can to find both Kasumi and Raiden."

"I hope they're all right," Jaden said softly.

"As do I."

I doubt I'll be able to go back to sleep now, Jaden thought, resting his head back on his pillow as his dad left the room.

. . .

A/n what do you think?

Blaze: to those of you whom are still reading this story, I will be nice and give you a tiny spoiler for the upcoming chapter or Marik will anyway

Marik: the only thing you told me to tell everyone is that there's a twist in Raiden's duel against Kaage. How is that a spoiler?

Blaze: eh, depends on what people think I mean when I say 'twist'

Marik: (looks puzzled) okay?

Jaden: aren't you going to...?

Blaze: (smacks Jaden in the face with a chocolate cream pie)

Jaden: PIE! (Takes pie off his face and runs)

Jesse: hey! Save me some! (Takes off after Jaden)

Bakura: (shakes head) foolish mortals. No question today?

Blaze: I've decided that, mostly because I have no more questions, that I won't ask any more questions so sorry guys

Bakura: anything else?

Blaze: (thinks and then frowns) nope, can't think of anything

Bakura: then end the chapter so that I can go blow things up

Marik: why aren't you blowing things up right now?

Bakura: (scowls) Blaze said I had to wait until she ended this chapter

Blaze: (chuckles) well I do hope that you enjoyed this chapter and reviews, as always, are much appreciated. And yes, Bakura, you can go blow things up now.

Bakura: (grins, lifts up grenade launcher and runs off to go blow things up)