Yugi looked at him and said "Yami...you are different around her...and what you did yesterday when she was hurt...and last night...you care about her. Its not a bad thing, Yami. I just wondered if you had seen how you act around her?"

Serena nodded. It made sense if he had no life here before meeting Yugi. She looked at her pendent again, thinking. "Do you think...do you think his a good person?"

Yami seemed to calm down a little as Yugi explained his changes toward Serena. Yami seemed to blush a little more as he though looked out the window. He never thought that he would possibly care about someone someone like he had and in just a few days. It was strange to him. He though shook his head. "I thought...I thought I was trying to help her. Comfort her...Kind of how I have within my few years of living here with you and you were upset." Yami had to admit this a little uncomfortable and wondered if this was how Yugi was around Tea those times they hung out and had asked Yugi about it.

Duke didn't seemed to be hesitant on answering her question. "He is. Haven't met another guy like him. Grows on you if you ever think about it."

Yugi smiled and said "Yami, you are helping her. I guess I just have never seen you act like this before...but its like more then that...like you would treat an old friend...it kinda reminds me of how you talk to Mahad..." He moved over closer to Yami and said "I think its good for you...you need someone else...not just me to talk to"

Serena smiled and said "It does grow on you...I feel like I don't know him...but yet I have known him my whole life, you know?"

Hearing Yugi explain this to him seemed to make him feel at ease. Having looked away from the window to Yugi when he scooted closed. "Do our friends not count?" He asked, though not seeing as how talking Yugi was different. Yami didn't see it.

Duke shrugged, fiddling with his die again. "Not really. But I could see what you mean."

Yugi sighed and said "They do...but you don't act the same way around them like you do Serena. Your quiet around them when its all of us...when your with her your...stronger I guess. More sure of yourself"

Serena sighed and said "I wish I knew what it meant..."

Yami didn't understand. Was he really that quiet around them? He guessed that he just thought of it being that he felt peace around them. Guess nothing changed after all. "I've always been sure of myself. Ive always been strong around you and our friends." He looked from Yugi, looking as though just couldn't believe it. Yami though sighed in defeat. "Guess the point is is that It would be a good thing if I talked to someone that was outside the group and outside of playing games like Duel Monsters?"

Yugi smiled as the cars pulled up to the zoo and said "Shaking things up was never a bad thing...and if you do have feelings for Serena more then friendship at some point...well that wouldn't be bad either" He winked and jumped out of the car when they parked, Serena already out of their car and she was looking around. "Who are we looking for?"

Yugi smiled as the cars pulled up to the zoo and said "Shaking things up was never a bad thing...and if you do have feelings for Serena more then friendship at some point...well that wouldn't be bad either" He winked and jumped out of the car when they parked, Serena already out of their car and she was looking around. "Who are we looking for?"

Yami hummed to what Yugi told him, going out of the car as he saw Serena, Duke, Joey, Tristen and Seto out and looking about. He looked around himself as he saw someone one familiar. Joey looked ahead, knowing exactly who he was looking for. "Malik and Ishizu. They come Egypt. Its won't be hard to spot them." Joey said as she spot a tanned woman with what seemed to be long black hair with some of it done in gold like jewelry, dark blue eyes, a white cowl that reached past her back with a decorative piece that resembled her place a priestess of the Tombkeepers, a simple long white dress, with a gold accessory to the collar of the dress, gold belt with little trinkets that dangle from the belt and a little past her thighs. From what could be seen, she had gold wrist bands and simple white slip on shoes.

A tanned male next to her that seemed only a few inches taller than her with platinum blonde hair with dangs that reach to the top of his eyes though the rest seemed to angle down till it got to past his neck. He also had Amethyst colored eyes. Wore a lavender tanktop shirt with two gold chains on the front that dangled and looked to be a few inches apart from the middle. An arm band on each arm, wrist bands that covered almost to his elbows. Wearing a black BDU pants and back heavy duty shoes with a blue belt that had a gold belt attachment in the front.

Yami smiled upon seeing them, making his way to the two sibling. The male seemed to notice the tri colored older male and smiled, walking over as the two met with a friendly hug. They sealed that greeting with a grip of each other's forearm, almost like a handshake. "It is good to see you in person, Ph-Yami." Almost forgetting that they were in public and Yami asked him not to call him that. "It is good to see you." Yami had them looked to Ishizu, having let go of Malik's forearm to greet her. "It is good to see you as well, Ishizu."

Malik looked to the the younger Tri-colored haired male arms out for a hug as well. "It is good to see you too Yugi, I see you have been taking good care of Yami I see."

Joey leaned over to Serena a little. "The Blonde is Malik. The lady with him is Ishizu. Their siblings and part of a family business thing back in Egypt." Joey told her, keeping out about Malik being a bad guy and the whole thing Millennium thingy. As well as them being Tomb Keepers.

Yugi smiled and hugged him back. "It's great to see you both. How was your trip?" Ishizu smiled and bowed her head saying "greetings Yami and Yugi...our trip went very well. It's good to see all of you again...and this is?" Serena moved forward and held her hand out saying "Serena Shade..." Ishizu tilted her head slightly then said "I know the name...Shade..." Serena sighed a little and said "you most likely know of my father..." Ishizu nodded and said "yes, a professor I believe. We have talked a few times. Well, shall we go inside and find a place to talk?"

Yugi looked at Serena who had gone quiet, her hands in her pockets to hide the shaking

Yami had stepped aside when Ishizu addressed to Serena who had introduced herself. Watching them talk, Yami noticed Serena change with the mention of her father. He knew that of recently that her father was a very touchy subject. Looking to Ishizu when she asked about them going into the zoo, nodding. "Of course." Malik headed for the gate as did the rest. Yami looked back over toward Serena. He tried to give her a smile.

Proceeding into the gate after all said and done, Yami looked all around, how casually busy it was, children and their parents were looking at the animals that were in their exhibit. Employees heading to their next duty or going on break. He then went wondering in a random direction. Malik shrugged and followed. "What you told us alot happened? What exactly happen?" Malik asked. Yami looked toward his friends who followed and nodded, telling him about the kiddnapping of Seto to last night. Letting his friends fill in what Yami didn't see happen.

Yugi moved up to tell about the club as Serena moved to the back of the group, letting the others speak. Now that she saw them, she knew who the siblings were. Her mother had worked with Tomb Keepers before she died and had told Serena about them. She hoped they had answers, and she reached up and touched the pendent again

Seto had been in the back of the group when he saw Serena come to the back wit him. He hardly spoke himself but Seto noticed that Serena seemed distant. Once Yami told them about her fever and what had happened, and her recovery, Malik was quite wide-eyed. "Wow. Thats quite an ordeal within just a few days. About this red-eyed god. Was there anything else you may have noticed about him? A form?" He asked. Though looked to Serena who he noticed was in the back. Yami shook his head. "No. I didn't see much." He too looked to Serena. "Serena?" He though wondered why she was back in the back with Seto.

She looked up when her name was said and said "the eyes were all I saw...and the voice was like nails on a chalk board...one thing though it was scared off by something when I fought it the other night...I'm not sure what it was but something in the shadows seemed to scare it off..." She kept her hands in her pockets as ishizu said "interesting...it's hiding it's form from us...that in itself tells us much about it..." Serena nodded and moved back again, lowering her eyes again.

Yugi said "have you heard anything about this Brotherhood? We don't even know a full name of the group yet in all this craziness "

Malik seemed to be thinking about it. He nodded slowly, thoughtfully. Though hearing about this Brotherhood, Malik seemed to be more thoughtful. "This brotherhood...If it had a name, thats all I've been hearing it be called. They aren't fascinated in telling you its name. More on what they want. Referring to this King of Shadows like you told us. Odion as witness a few of these duels that took place recently. They seemed to be operating almost how I use to when I was consumed by darkness of the Millennium Rod. Its rather unusual." Malik seemed pretty worried, looking to his sister.

Yami looked a little worried himself. Though thought to change the subject. "There is something that Serena and I wanted to know about that seems to concern us. "I realized that I seemed to be still not just because I wanted to. As of a week ago I was getting what seemed to be dreams. Dreams of a young girl back in Ancient Egypt of when I was boy. Serena was getting dreams of me as a boy. She knows my real name but doesnt know how. Though, do you know anything about the King's Shadow?"

Malik looked from his sister to the Pharaoh with surprise. He seemed to know something but had no idea if he was allowed to say anything. This he showed concern, looking to his sister again.

Ishizu looked surprised as well as he asked them, pausing by a fountain in the middle of the park. She paused then said "that we know about...we never expected to be asked because the tale of the shadow was meant to never been written down...those were her wishes" Yugi moved forward and said "her?" She nodded and said "the shadow of the king was the last line of defense of the throne. They were trained from a young age in the arts of fighting, stealth and became masters of strategy. They mission was to be the Kings protection...from anything and everything. Most of the time even the king didn't know when his life was saved. They remained in the shadows, watching always" she looked to her brother, nodding that it was alright to speak of it.

Yami looked to the two with suspicion, noticing that they were surprised of Yami was asking. However, though Ishizu explained that it wasn't suppose to be recorded. Though listening on, the Pharaoh sat on the edge of the fountain. Malik looked back over toward Yami, sitting next to him. "Thats really all we know. As for your dreams, maybe they are suppressed memories that are trying to surface. As for Serena," He then looked over to her though noticed the pendent. He stood up walked toward her. "That looks familiar. Might I see?" He asked her. Yami watched closely as the others did. Tristen and Joey were confused where Seto looked skeptical but knew Malik was harmless. But he wondered what was familiar to the young man about this pendant that Serena was wearing. He had to admit the pendant was odd.

Serena looked up and nodded, pulling the string that held it up and pulled it off, handing it to the young man. "It appeared after I was attacked by the brotherhood...it reacts to Yami's puzzle" Yugi walked over to Malik and said "Do you know what it is Malik?" Ishizu sat by the Pharaoh and said quietly "How did you happen to run into Serena, Yami?"

Malik took it with care as he examined the pendant, listening to Serena as she told him how he got it. "Hmmmm. Strange. This reacted to a Millennium Item? Very interesting." He heard Yugi's question. "Sort of." He looked at the Pendant a little bit more.

Yami looked over to Ishizu when she sat down though looked back over to Serena, Malik and Yugi when Ishizu asked him about how he ran into Serena. "I met her in in the old Kaiba Land building when Seto got captured by this brotherhood. When we got there, something or someone was turning the building into the Shadow Realm. The building was going down when the Dark Magician and I saved them from falling from the 3rd floor. I faintly remembering her pendant glow. I don't know why."

Something seemed to click. "I know this pendant now. Its the symbol of the King's Shadow. I have only seen it in the scroll but that was all." He looked to Serena then his sister. "Sis. Come look."

Ishizu nodded and stood and walked over to her brother, looking the pendent over and said "I see it too...we have seen it written...in a scroll of warning if I remember correctly." She turned to Serena and said "You have ties to our home land thru your mother's side yes?" Serena nodded and said "I used to live there before she died and my father sent my brother and I here...if the pendent belongs to the King's Shadow, what does that mean?"

Ishizu looked at Yami and said "Yami...does the name Zhara mean anything to you?" Serena looked up at the name, knowing it from that morning. Ishizu saw Serena's reaction but waited for Yami's reaction.

Yami watched Ishizu move over to Malik while they examined her pendant. Hearing about what they were talking about, he seemed to looked curious when they were talking about the pendant. Yami looked to the water in the fountain, seeing coins that looked to have been put in the pool of water. Though hearing his name, Yami paid attention, though once hearing a name, Zhara. Yami turned to them suddenly. "Z-Zhara?" He stuttered out. A realization seemed to hit him. A hand reaching over, resting a hand on his puzzle. Those blurry sectioned memories were now clear. "T-The woman in my dreams...That was her..." He muttered a little clearly.