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"Pft, like you'd be any help anyway." Jounouchi rolled his eyes, more messing around at this point, trying to hide his nervousness.

((Well, the point was that Metatron didn't think the angels deserved to be in Heaven because of the way they acted in God's absence, so was punishing them by banishing them from their home. Since most of the angels seem to prefer staying in Heaven, it seems like a decent enough punishment. Forced in filth with the humans. I'm fairly neutral to the angels as a supernatural creature thing. I think it's the type of thing that could be done really badly or really well, so I would have to see it happen to decide. As for Anna, I think the reason they were more after her in human form were because she ranked above Cas and Uriel, so could defeat them both easily once she got her grace back. After that they gave up fighting her, but it was said in later episodes that she was still a fugitive from other, more powerful angels. But anyway, yeah, I'm mostly interested to just find out what became of them, and to have more angel stuff explained.))

Jounouchi snorted as he heard that, putting a hand over his mouth to keep from barking out a laugh. He smiled and shook his head before knocking on the door. The residence itself was surprisingly unimpressive. No, worse than unimpressive. It was a tiny, shabby apartment that seemed to be falling apart. Oddly enough, the area and complex it was located in weren't awful; they were fairly average. But this one room's entrance and the stairs leading to it were disgusting and felt cramped.

About a minute passed. Jounouchi had already knocked a second time, and was now about to give up, when the door finally opened. The man who stood there was short, even by Japanese standards, but extremely broad and fairly muscular. He remained hunched over, wearing a grungy tank top and jeans and looking up at the two taller men with distrustful eyes. However, by far his most distinct feature was that he was albino, with pale, blotchy skin, reddish eyes, and nearly white hair. "What do you want?" he asked after observing Jounouchi and Kaiba.

"Um... hi." Jounouchi blinked, a bit taken aback by the appearance, "We're friends with Isis, and sh-, he said you might be able to help us with a uh, magical problem?"

"I probably could." Domon crossed his arms, "I also probably don't give a s**t."

Jounouchi forced a smile on his face, twitching slightly in annoyance, "We have a lot of experience with ancient Egyptian magic." he tried to explain, "But this is different. We don't know what it is, but maybe we could do an information exchange?"

Domon smirked, obviously enjoying the annoyed blond trying to make nice, "Maybe we could. But once again, I really just don't give a s**t. I don't need others to provide me with information, unlike you lot."

((I'm not sure if Metatron cares about enforcing what happens on Earth, but once again, I'm just really interested to see more of his motivations and intentions. And I think they wanted Anna's grace either to destroy it or hide it away from her so she couldn't turn angel again, since it would be more difficult to kill her at that point. But it would be really cool if they could make use of the grace somehow, so wanted it to gain some kind of advantage.

Got it, good luck on your move!))

Jounouchi couldn't help but glare at Domon at this point, talking through clenched teeth, "...then how do you get your information?"

"Experience." Domon replied, "And it seems like the two of you could use some more of it, so I'll leave you to your problem." he turned to retreat back into his home.

"Now wait just a minute! We did not fly all the way out here just to have you slam the door on us!" Jounouchi huffed, grabbing onto Domon's shoulder roughly.

The other man stood still for a moment, staring ahead, "...I would take your hand off me right now if I were you." his voice went dangerous.

Jounouchi hesitated, his fighting instincts battling with his nervousness and uncertainty. He began to loosen his grip for just a moment, before deciding to stand his ground, clenching his hand once more, "Not until you agree to at least hear us out." he said firmly.

Domon finally turned to look back at them, seeing the determination in Jounouchi's eyes, "...you've got some fight in you. The way you were acting, I thought you were a two-faced coward." he smiled smugly to himself, completely turning around to face them.

"What?! I'm not!" Jounouchi huffed in defiance, already at his last straw of patience.

((I think I definitely want answers. I'm someone who likes knowing and understanding every detail; I detest plot holes and unanswered questions.

Well that sucks. I mean, even if it's more of a base, you still have to move all of your stuff multiple times. Such is life I guess.))

"I just said you weren't." Domon rolled his eyes, "Alright, fine. I'll hear your story, but don't expect anything to come from it." he stepped aside, letting the two into his shabby room, "I wouldn't take your shoes off." he noted, though Domon himself was barefoot.

However, his warning was warranted; the floor was filthy and covered with various trash articles, including pieces of glass and some weapons. Jounouchi couldn't help comparing the place to his own apartment, which he realized with a note of shame, quickly burying the thought. He followed the other man in, tossing an old bento container on a chair to the side before sitting down.

((Plot holes usually bother me too much that I'd prefer them filled no matter what, even if the answer sucks. I like mystery a lot, but it needs to be a mystery that is completely answered by the end of the series.

Well then good luck on all the moving and traveling and such, and have fun on your travels!))

Domon took a seat across from Jounouchi, looking at the two men impatiently and expectantly.

Jounouchi glanced at Kaiba, then remembered he said he'd be the one doing the talking. So he went ahead and explained their story.

Domon listened quietly the entire time, crossing his arms. Once the story was done, he scowled, "You had to bother me just for that?"

"...just for that?" Jounouchi tensed, "This thing has tried to kill us multiple times! It's possibly gone after my family even!"

"You're alive, aren't you?" Domon shrugged, "It is simply trying to make your lives miserable, not kill you. At least to start with. That is what shikigami do."

"...shikigami? That's what this is?" Jounouchi's eyes widened. He had heard of them in folktales, but it just seemed crazy that anything from a ghost story could be real. He went pale. That meant it really was a ghost.

Domon nodded, "Granted, its activities seem to be a bit different than usual, but it fits the best. Usually shikigami only torment one person, whoever they're assigned to. They might go after the family of that person too, just to make things worse." he narrowed his eyes in suspicion now as he looked at the two, "...or their lover."

((Yeah, I guess I just wish overall that things were willing to end when it was time to end.))

Domon looked over at Kaiba, suddenly grinning in satisfaction, "Relax; I'm not homophobic. It is not such a big deal."

Jounouchi had been remaining quietly confused until the homophobic comment, when he finally got what Domon had been implying. His face went a similar shade to Kaiba's, "We are not... that! We hate each other!"

"I know our country isn't the most open about gay people, but really, I'm just trying to help." Domon was having fun with this now, "I need all the facts if I'm to help you, so just be honest."

((Wow, congratulations! I'm glad you guys found a place. And also the country house with the sheeps and other aminals sounds just amazing. XD))

Domon put a hand to his chin as Jounouchi nodded in vigorous agreement with Kaiba, "Alright, then how is it the two of you encountered one another and realized you were both being haunted?"

Jounouchi considered, "...well... we both knew each other already because we've been in Duel Monsters tournaments together." explaining their actual relationship was enough to calm him some. When Domon stared at him blankly, he elaborated, "It's a card game. It's actually really big all over the world."

Domon didn't seem impressed, "Alright, so you two play children's card games together. A casual, albeit someone sexually tense relationship." he said as he thought it over.

Jounouchi flushed once more, "We are not... not sexually tense!" he huffed.

Domon just smiled to himself, "So if you did not spend much time together, how did you both find out you were in the same situation?"

((That would be really nice to live in a 600K farmhouse, but at least you get to stay there for a bit. But seriously, no complaining about the heat. Not even when you're in California. It will never be as bad as the heat in Arizona. XD))