Havelock Vetinari: I agree. I went through that list when writing the chapter. Then I thought, "Would Seto really admit that those people knew more than him?" I didn't think it fit his character. There was a thought process behind that sentence. Haha. I originally included a short exchange where Yami brought them up, but I cut it out.

Aqua-Princess: Why thank you. I do so hope that Part Two meets your desires of seeing how the humans and monsters interact now that they are being forced to. And I hate to say it, but you will probably be more annoyed at the end of this chapter. Also, congratulations! You were my 200th reviewer.

Stormygio: I had almost forgotten too! Just kidding, Chapter Twenty-Two had been open on my desktop during the whole three months. The Year of the Dragon? Fitting. YES! I want the cupcake. I can't resist a good cupcake. Well, if it is a chocolate cupcake. (hint hint)

AN: Did you guys know that statistically speaking, my one-shot November 11 is more popular than Possessions? Random. Oh, and the Kuriboh poll is still up, but I'll be replacing it when I upload the next chapter. It is basically already decided. I doubt anything could sway THAT vote. It's a rather large margin.

Also, a HUGE thank you to my fans who stuck with me through the long gap in updates. It seriously means a lot. Thus, I dedicate this chapter to you!

"Why am I here?" I asked and managed to annoy myself in the process. I was beginning to sound like I was stuck in repeat. Yet just like every time before, I received no answer.

Yugi had called hours earlier and insisted it was urgent that I drive down to the old public library. The building had been shut down for months, so it stood empty. Normally I never would do as Motou requested, but the idea of him in an abandoned building amused me. Not only that, but it peaked my curiosity. I wanted to know what was so important that it merited trespassing.

I left work and had my driver drop me off outside the library with the orders to return in an hour. He had seemed confused, but drove away without question.

A note on the front door explained how the library had expanded and moved across town, but I ignored it. The door was open, so I walked straight inside. Yugi and his groupies already were there. They were gathered around a table with six of the Millennium Items laid out on top. The Puzzle still hung around his neck.

"This is why you told me to come?" I had asked. That too received no response. The only time any of them actually spoke to me was when I announced that I would not be sticking around to waste more of my time. To that, Yugi said, "You can't leave yet. I am nearly finished."

He had a book open on the table with the Items. He read out of it, occasionally muttering a word in a language I could not understand. The rest of the gang was no better off than I was. Wheeler and Taylor sat next to each other and whispered something that seemed to amuse them. Gardner and Bakura stood near to Motou and spoke in a polite tone, but their conversation appeared to be dull.

Eventually, right as I was about to try to leave for the second time, Yugi exclaimed, "I got it!"

With all the attention on the midget, he said, "I asked you all to come here because I think I found a way to get Yami's soul back to where he belongs."

Everyone else in the room knew what that meant. Or if they didn't, they at least pretended to. Yugi was about to continue with his explanation, but I stopped him to ask, "Who?"

Wheeler groaned. "Yami. Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh that has been livin' in Yug's body for years now? We have so told ya about this!"

"I'm leaving," I said and stood up to do so. That must have been the reason that Yugi hadn't answered my question all along. He must have known that I wouldn't stay if I knew what he was doing.

"Kaiba, please stay," Yugi called out, but I ignored him.

"Why'd you even invite him in the first place?" Wheeler questioned.

Yugi ran over to intercept me before I reached the door. He grabbed onto my arm, then quickly dropped it when I glared down at him.

"Give me five minutes to prove to you that this is all real," he said.

I considered his offer. "And after that you will not call me again for this absurdity?"

He agreed, so I walked back to where I had been sitting before. I crossed my arms and waited for Motou to continue. He closed his eyes for a moment instead of speaking. For about a minute, he stood there and pressed his eyebrows together as if in deep concentration. But when it became too uncomfortable to simply sit there and watch him make faces, I said, "You are down to four minutes."

Then he opened his eyes. "Like I was saying, I think I know how to let Yami's soul pass on to where he should be. I've been working on this for months now. All I need to do is recite the words in this book in the presence of all seven Items."

The others gave a small cheer, reminding me why I always thought of them as Motou's cheerleaders. I was far less impressed.

"Can you just get on with it then?" I asked.

"Yes," Yugi said. He then pulled the Puzzle from around his neck and laid it on the table along with the other six Items. He picked up the book, instructed the gang to move over to where I sat, then began to read aloud from the book.

At first, nothing happened. I tapped my foot and stared at the watch on my wrist, counting the seconds I had left until the end of the arrangement Yugi and I had just made. At a minute remaining, everything was still as it was when I arrived.

I prepared to stand when I had twenty seconds left, but something sparked over the table in front of Yugi. He hesitated when he too saw the movement in the air, then continued reading with more fervor than before.

I ended up standing anyways and stopped looking at my watch. There was now a black circle hanging in the air. It spun rapidly, growing larger and larger with each rotation. The Items on the table below all began to glow brightly, as if to counteract the darkness that Yugi was creating. More of the sparks appeared, and with them, loud crackling sounds.

I shook my head. What I was seeing was not possible. I half expected Wheeler to spin around and exclaim, "Got ya!" but a quick glance to him proved that he was just as taken back as I was. All the faces in the room, apart from Yugi's, were equally astonished.

Yugi's voice grew louder until he reached his top volume. While at that tone, he shouted the last words in the book and the black hole burst open to fill the space from the ceiling to the floor. The explosion threw Yugi backwards and knocked me into my prior seated position. All I managed to do was stare at the void that filled the old library. What was it?

Yugi turned to us with a smile. "See? I told you that I could-"

But he was cut off by Gardner screaming. One of her hands went to grasp her mouth, while the other pointed shakily at the black circle.

We all turned to follow the direction of her gesture. Out from the void came what looked like a large talon. It moved further and further out until another smaller one appeared below it. Then came the teeth, and then the eyes. As more of it came out of the void, recognition brought the words to my lips.

"Curse of Dragon?"

There was no denying it. The skeletal beast continued to emerge, revealing even more of the familiar shape. But the time that both of the wings had appeared, I was speechless. It couldn't be happening. There was no possible way that I was staring at a Duel Monster come to life. But this monster was no playing card.

When it fully exited Yugi's creation, it cast its gaze back and forth across the room. I slowly made my hand into a fist to compare the size to the monster's eye. One eye alone was easily four times the size of a fist. The sheer magnitude of the beast made me slide backwards gradually. I noted that I was not the only person with the idea. Everyone was staring up at the monster while stepping away from it.

The beast's eyes landed on us. No sooner did that happen than Taylor screamed and took off running the opposite direction.

The monster roared. I threw my hands up to cover my ears. Never before had I heard anything quite so loud.

Taylor's movement caught the dragon's attention and it looked away from us. I waited no longer before I too ran from the beast. But unlike Taylor, I ran towards the exit. I had to get out immediately. Although I would never admit it aloud, I was terrified.

Yugi ran beside me. I was surprised that he could keep up with me since his legs were the length of my arms, but I didn't waste energy to say anything to him. I ran as fast as I could, never stopping to glance back.

I pushed open the doors and stumbled onto the steps, just barely succeeding in grabbing hold of the railing before falling down. From right behind me came all but Taylor. They made it out seconds before I heard a collision from the other side. That was the one thing the dragon's size gave him a disadvantage in. He was too large to fit out the doorway without breaking it down.

We all stared down in Yugi in horror. It ended up being Wheeler who spoke first.

"Yug', what'd ya do?"

Something tickled at my foot, pulling me out of my sleep. I tried to shake the unknown offender away, but found that I was unable to move my legs.

I opened my eyes and glanced down to where my feet were tangled in the blankets. I could barely lean up with Kisara's arm wrapped tightly around my chest, holding me close to her still-sleeping form. Further holding me down was Kara's head resting on my shoulder opposite Kisara.

I could barely see down to my feet, but I vaguely made out Kara's legs twisting with my own. That must have been what woke me up.

The four of us were trying to sleep in the makeshift bed they had me put together when we moved into the new house. It wasn't as much of a bed as it was a large pile of blankets and pillows covering the entire floor of the room. I had requested a bed, and this was their compromise. They had a habit of sleeping close to each other and they wanted me involved as well.

Krin shifted on the other side of Kara. Unlike his sisters, he had no interest in sleeping intertwined with anyone else. But although he didn't want to be twisted among us, he remained close to us while he slept. I remembered the first time I had seen the dragons over a month ago. They had been so close in their interactions, it made sense that even in sleep, they would be the same.

"Seto dear, lie back down," Kisara said quietly. She lifted a hand to wrap around my neck and pull me towards her. As I laid down, Kisara's leg twisted with one of mine, knocking one of Kara's legs out of the way.

Kara lifted her head and growled deeply at her sister. Kisara growled in return and pulled me closer against her.

A small fight began and continued on for several minutes. I simply laid between them, staring up at the ceiling and waiting for it to be over. It was not the first time that we had gone through this routine, so I understood that my interfering would be worthless.

"Stop it and let go!" Kisara exclaimed. She placed her hand on my face and tilted my chin towards her. "He is my companion!"

"I'm cold," Kara complained. To combat Kisara, she grabbed my arm and wrapped it around her body.

Krin sat up and glared at his sisters. "You two are going to have to start sleeping in a different room."

"You can't have him either!" Kisara shouted.

Raising his eyebrows, Krin pushed himself up to his feet. He leaned down and grabbed my arm. With a solid jerk, I was up on my feet. Kisara and Kara grumbled from below us.

"Thank you," I said. Without waiting for a response, I turned away. Because I moved so quickly, I almost missed his smirk.

I walked into the hallway, passing Mokuba and Kuriboh's room. The door stood open, so I assumed that they were both already awake. If that was the case, then I hadn't been woken up as early as I had imagined.

"Mokuba?" I called out quietly as I entered the living room. I didn't see him or Kuriboh, so I began to walk towards the kitchen. Before I got there, I heard the faint clinking sounds that let me know that Mokuba was walking closer.

"Morning, Seto!" he called out cheerfully. He entered my vision, leaning on his crutches as he took small steps into the living room. Kuriboh hovered right behind him.

"It's Sunday," I said.

Mokuba didn't answer until he reached the couch. Then he sat down, laid his crutches beside him, and then propped his ankle up on the coffee table. He winced when it came to rest, having lowered it a bit too quickly. He gave the large, black boot covering the lower half of his leg a glare, as though it was the boot's fault that it descended too quickly, before responding.

"I know what day it is. The beginning of a new week is a big deal, especially this particular week."

I frowned. "What's special about this week?"

Mokuba's grin seemed to take up most of his face. "It is October first!"

"And?"

Mokuba opened his mouth, but stopped when Kara walked into the room. She didn't stop for conversation or even to complain about something. She went straight for the front door and left the house.

Kisara entered the room shortly after. "Did she already leave?"

"She did," Mokuba answered.

"Good morning!" Kisara said, evidently forgetting whatever she had to say about Kara. She moved to the couch and took a seat beside me. Her hands wrapped around my arm and she placed her chin on my shoulder.

"What were you two talking about?" she asked.

I sighed, knowing that I shouldn't bother lying. "The beginning of a new week."

Kisara's eyes grew large. "No! It isn't already!" Her fingers clenched tighter as she spoke.

"But it is," I said.

"Don't leave me today," Kisara said. She looked up at me with the most pitiful face she could muster.

"I have plans today. I can't just skip them."

"You could," Krin said. I hadn't noticed him walk into the room, so I glanced over to the door he stood beside. He had somehow managed to get across the room from me so that he stood next to the front door. It came as a shock that Kisara had distracted me that much.

"We really have to go through this again?" Mokuba asked.

Mokuba scooted closer to me as Kuriboh moved on the couch beside him. The four of us were now sitting as close as possible. I noticed Kisara's grin when I had to shift nearer to her.

"Change it to tomorrow," Kisara said.

"I have the town meeting tomorrow," I answered.

"But you hate going to those," she argued.

"If I don't go, then people might think I skipped out on my half of the compromise. Then everyone would-"

"And Domino would be destroyed," Mokuba finished.

I held a hand out in Mokuba's direction in gesture. "See? He understands."

"Then go after that," Kisara said.

"Why don't you want me to go visit Yami? You have never really minded it before."

"Yes, we have," Krin said. He crossed his arms and locked eyes with me. "It is foolish for you to go into the Magician's home without one of us."

"The Magician is keeping up his end of the agreement too," I said. "Besides, there are soldiers all around town that will make sure I get there safely."

The front door swung open and Kara marched in. Her fingers were dripping with blood, smearing it on the door as she slammed it shut. Like before, she just stormed out of the room and into the kitchen. I heard the sink switch on, where Kara must have been washing her hands off.

"Nothing out there?" Krin called out.

"Nothing worthwhile," Kara answered. She walked back into the living room with a frown plastered on her face. "This compromise has ruined hunting within the city. We can't fight the Dark troops out during the day, so they have driven out all the animals that we used to hunt. Why should I have to go out of the city to find a meal?"

Mokuba exhaled heavily. He looked at me with wide eyes and leaned a bit closer. Kara seemed ready to snap.

While she continued complaining, Mokuba whispered, "Are you going to eat breakfast?"

"Have you eaten?"

Mokuba shook his head. "Kuriboh wouldn't let me get to any food."

Hearing his name, Kuriboh moved to hover in his lap. He raised a claw as if to start poking Mokuba, which he did quite often, but Mokuba cut him off by taking hold of the claw.

"Don't," he said.

"How are we doing on groceries?" I asked.

Mokuba kept his glare on Kuriboh steady as he answered. "As of last night, we have about three more days worth. You should get more when you go out today."

"And there is another reason for me to leave," I told Kisara.

"But I should come with you," she said.

"You wouldn't be allowed inside the Magician's house."

"Kisara, he has to go," Mokuba said.

"You are gone almost everyday!" Kisara exclaimed.

"Speaking of that," Krin cut in. "I have been meaning to go through your computers at your building."

"Go ahead," I said.

"I don't know how to work your computers. You will have to come with me."

I nodded. "Alright, when do you need to go through them?" I decided against asking his reasons. Every time I asked him a question, he would respond with something concerning slaves not asking questions.

"Today," he answered.

"I'm meeting with Yami at noon, so I can come right after that."

"Can I come too?" Kisara asked.

"You want to work?" Krin responded in disbelief.

Kisara pulled away from my arm. "Well no! I just want to stay with Seto."

Kara huffed. "I'm not staying here with the kid."

"Kid," Mokuba scoffed. "I'm fourteen," he added under his breath. After he finished speaking, he pushed Kuriboh back to the side. The beast growled, but Mokuba ignored it.

Of course, none of the dragons had to stay with Mokuba. They simply understood that the agreement Kisara and I made included Mokuba's presence. If he and Kuriboh left while they were gone, then I would be out of the contract. Because of that, they never left him alone.

"You planned everything around Friday, right?" he asked.

I feigned ignorance. "What's Friday?"

"Please tell me you're joking."

I smiled. "Of course. You are all set to go to your appointment. I am planning to ask Wheeler to walk you over."

Mokuba shoved my arm harshly. "You scared me!"

We were interrupted by two quick knocks on the door. No one spoke as we all glanced over. There was no one that I knew of supposed to be coming over. From the looks on the dragons' faces, they didn't either.

"Seto? Did you invite someone here?" Kisara asked.

"No, I didn't," I answered, looking over at Krin. He stood nearest to the door, and I waited for him to open it.

Krin reached to the knob and twisted it open quickly. The angle at which I sat kept me from seeing who it was at the door, so I had to rely on Krin for any information.

It was the most expression I had ever seen on his face. His eyes opened slightly larger than they had been before, and his lips parted in shock. Krin didn't speak to whoever had arrived, but made to shut the door.

A loud collision reached my ears as if something on the other side of the door had stopped it from closing.

Then, a voice spoke. "Hello, baby brother. You're a difficult dragon to track down."

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