Start From the Beginning

Author's note: Heehee! Sweatdrop. This is a Yu-gi-oh fanfic. I don't know why I wrote this. This story is about how blah blah, what ever. It's how I fell in love with Seto and also Mieko becoming Yami Bakura's slave. (*Marina got whacked in the head by Mieko* Mieko: WHAT DO YOU MEAN SLAVE!)

Chapter 1- Blue Eyes White Dragons.

There stood Marina in the park. Well actually Marina was actually an average sized 17-year old brunette. She was an older child of two dead parents. She used to live in an orphanage with her little and now separated brother, Ryou Yukihana. While Ryou was adopted, Marina continued living in the 'Orphanage for the Poor Unwanted, Yet' until she was kicked out for being 16.

Marina stood in a crowd, disguised as a middle-aged beggar looking man, with a big hat and an overly large coat in the summer. She also wore a big, fake beard. What was she doing in a crowd disguised as a beggar? Well the answer isn't that she actually is a man, but she needed money and this way was it.
The way? It's stealing valuable and rare cards and selling them to the Rare Hunters. She heard on the internet that these kind of people, the Rare Hunters would give you a lot money if you get them rare duel monster cards. Though, Marina knew nothing of duel monsters, but her good friend, Mieko Nakada, does. She had asked Mieko where rare cards are in Japan.

- Flashback -

"What duel monster is rare?" asked Marina, innocently sitting in the kitchen apartment, sipping coffee with Mieko, her good friend and housemate in university who was sipping cappuccino.

"Why? you want to learn how to play duel monster too?" questioned Mieko and not even waiting for a reply, "Well there is Exodia, but no one known has it, but there is a lot of fake copies of it. The closest around here is the Blue Eyes White Dragon, which there is 4 of them and 3 of them is in the hands of Seto Kaiba, and the last one's whereabouts are unknown. Why do you ask? If you just started playing Duel Monsters, you needed the basics."

"Well, I am interested in learning, but no one has taught me it, yet. I just want to know what rare cards are in the world of Duel Monsters. If I'm able to see it, I'll be happy and glad I know of it. That's all," replied Marina, lying perfectly, not wanting Mieko to be suspicious.

"Well goodnight I'm ready for bed. Nightie night!" yawned Mieko, leaving her cup in the sink and went to her room. Marina said the same.

-End Flashback-

Marina needed a lot of money for university and she had been receiving money by stealing and trickery. She had stolen many things and thank-fully not caught. Even though Marina shouldn't, but she does have a guilty conscious. She trained herself in stealing, physically so naturally she got high in P.E. Well, actually she didn't train by herself, she trained with her good friend Mieko. Marina first trained alone, till Mieko somehow found out and wanted to join in. What a great friend. So now they both have great reflex and cunning skills.

Mieko understood why she had to steal and sometimes helped, but this time Marina decided not to get her involved in this. If they were found out, Mieko's parents would be very disappointed in her and wouldn't let them be friends, ever again!

So Marina stood in the crowd alone waiting for a chance to steal the rare blue eyes white dragon off the snob, Seto Kaiba. She had knew that Seto Kaiba was the owner of Kaiba Corp and she also heard that people said Seto Kaiba was a mean ugly snob, with icy blue eyes and brown hair. Not that she has seen him, not even on TV. She also heard today was Duel Monster day in the park, where people where going to meet other people to trade cards for fun and she guess Seto Kaiba might be there.

Right now she was walking aimlessly for hoping to catch a glimpse of a rare card and a chance to steal it away. Looking at her right, Marina accidentally bumped into the person in front of her. She started to apologize, but the guy rudely said, "Out of my way old man."

Glad that her disguise was great, but felt insulted by that guy. She looked at him frowning. He was wearing this blue trench coat, had brown hair, icy blue eyes and carried a briefcase. You guessed it and it was Seto Kaiba.

"Seto Kaiba," croaked Marina in an old mans voice and blocked his way, "shouldn't you respect your elders?"

"Why should I? I don't even know you. Move it or next time I won't ask so nicely." Ordered Seto. Marina moved aside slowly and mumbled, "Jerk."
Seto just swept by hurrying to another booth in the park. 'Just as I thought, a big jerk! I knew rich people are snobs. I wish I never be friends with him.' Thought Marina. Just that moment, Seto sneezed. Marina continued on looking all over the trading booths in the park.

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"We have here in our honoured guest, Seto Kaiba, the owner of Kaiba Corp and the three blue eyes white dragons!" said this guy, "He has agreed to let people glimpse of his dragons. So come to booth #124, now! You can even talk to Seto Kaiba himself!"

Marina looked up when she heard this announcement over the speakers in the park, 'Perfect' she thought. Decided the disguise wasn't doing any good, because it actually attracted more attention. She lost it. Now in her blue t-shirt and prized leather pants, she walked to booth #124 for her job.

When she got there, she had to wait in line, cause there was a queue by groups of 10. 'I can't believe it, I'm going to steal and I need to wait in line for it!' she yelled the crowd in her mind. Finally, after what seemed like hours but actually was 5 minutes, it was her group of 10's turn. When she entered, she saw that the three blue eyes white dragons was sitting there on a table, with Seto Kaiba behind it.

Marina immediately thought up a plan. She pushes her way into the crowd to talk to Seto Kaiba.

"So these are the legendary Blue Eyes White Dragon, eh?" said a voice. Seto looked up, he saw this pretty brunette girl, with ocean blue eyes, staring at him, flirtingly.

"Yes," answered Seto, uncomfortably. Marina secretly laughed, just as she thought, Seto is the kind who are not used to girls. The people around them, back up.

"So, you like dragons? I do too you know," said Marina looking at him, licking her lips. Right then, Seto actually started shifting in his chair uncomfortably, nodding. Marina then leaned across, hands on table and face inches away from Seto's.

"Thanks for the cards," she whispered, then pecked him on the cheek and ran off as quick as the wind, straight out of the booth. Seto sat down, bewildered, then he looked down and saw all his Blue Eyes White Dragon cards had disappeared. Recollecting his wits, Seto figured she had ran off with them, he shouted for security and everyone ran out to catch the mysterious girl. He was left alone in the booth, his hand went up to the spot where the girl had kissed him and gently touched it.

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Marina laughed in her mind, she had succeeded in stealing it and her goal was a total success. She laughed, also at the way Seto inched away from her, but she blushed when she gave him a kiss. She didn't know why she did that, before she didn't plan that. It just came natural. She sat inside a clump of bushes, hidden from view.

"They will never catch me!" whispered Marina, to herself and she waited till they have all left. But the people in the park was acting all normal, everybody wasn't searching for anyone. The only ones who were frantic were the security guards.

Seto had told only the security guards to search and he wanted all the people who had seen what had happen be quiet about it. He didn't want the world to know him, Seto Kaiba lost his 3 precious cards, plus he wanted to catch the girl, himself. He knew the guards aren't going to find her, but what ever. But Marina didn't know, so she kept on hiding and the guards kept on searching.

What Marina also didn't know was the three Blue Eyes White Dragon, also had a tracer on it. Seto was going to use it to find her, soon. Seto headed back to his office, Marina saw that no one was remaining at the park and she left.

Just arriving at university campus, she saw her good friend Mieko arriving and she waved hello.

"Hi Marina!! Where were you today? I wanted you to meet my boyfriend's brother. It's okay," stated Mieko, crossing the street to catch up with Marina.

"I've been around, to the park and stuff. It's nothing really," shrugged Marina, not caring, since it was Kouji's brother. Then accidentally, she dropped her apartment keys, as she bended down to grab it, out dropped one of the Blue Eyes White Dragon.
Mieko gasped loudly and picked up the card, "No where, eh? What's this?"

Knowing she can't lie anymore, Marina replied, "I, well, I had to get more money, my normal part time job couldn't afford it. I'm sorry."

"You should be, you let me miss the fun of stealing!" exclaimed Mieko, causing Marina to sweatdrop.

"And I was thinking you were worried," mumbled Marina, taking the card from Mieko, "wait, this card is kind of heavy, I think there is a tracer on it!"

Mieko found the tracer and crushed it, "There we go, let's go in now!"

Marina agreed and they went in.

End of Chapter One