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Hiya everyone and welcome to my first Yu-Gi-Oh! fanfic...ever!

This is my yugioh-version of the movie 'Save the Last Dance'. I love that movie!

I hope you'll like it and give me lots and lots of reviews.

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Disclaimer: Ah come on! Do I really need to go through this! We all know what disclaimer means right so there's no need to nag about it! And everyone knows that Takahashi created Yu-Gi-Oh and there is no chance that I could create a movie like 'Save the Last Dance' so what's the point in me doing this disclaimer!

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Title: Challenge your dreams

Chapter: 1? - Falling rain, falling life!

Authors Note: This is AU, meaning no Sennen Items, no Duel Monsters, no saving the world, no thousand-year-old spirits etc.

Also this whole story will take place in Japan even though some names of places and such is going to be English. For example the school Julliard is a dancing school in the states but in my story there is a similar school of the same name in Japan. Just don't get to fixed on the details and just concentrate on the story... 'kay?

Warnings: This is shounen-ai, meaning boy x boy relationship, occasionally bad language, discrimination etc.

Pairings: Will be revealed later, can't spoil the surprise for you.

Description: His highest dream was to become a world famous dancer, but fate it seems had different plans. A terrible accident with painful consequences, and his life is forever altered. Taken in by his only living relative and forced to start a new life, far away from the world he knew, can he find his place in life and fight to fulfil his deepest dreams and maybe find a little love on the way, or will he drown in the memory of the place stolen from him? Old wounds that never fully healed can destroy his chances for happiness if he can't find the strength to move forward.


Although it was not that early in the morning, well past the time when the sun got up in fact, it was surprisingly dark outside. The main reason being the heavy clouds gathered in the sky blocking out the suns light from the newly awakened world.

The soft pitter-patter of the falling rain plummeting towards earth mingled with the laughter resonating in the vehicle travelling down the road. A kind smile was on the face of the middle-aged man driving the car with an expertise from long experience, his dark eyes fixed on the path before him. An equally kind smile was on the lips of the woman beside him in the passenger seat. With a soft sigh she turned towards the young boy sitting in the back. He was shifting nervously, gazing out in the rain while twirling a lock of his blond bangs between his fingers and worrying his lower lip with his teeth.

The woman tucked a string of her own red hair behind her ear and smiled while reaching a hand back and patting the boy comfortingly on his knee.

"Don't worry so much honey. It will go great. We'll be there for you."

Wide amethyst eyes left the view of the falling rain to gaze into the soft amber orbs of the woman. He smiled and let all tense muscles relax into the car's seat.

"Thank you mother."

He gripped his mother's hand and squeezed it tight. His mother squeezed reassuringly back before letting go and turning back to look at the road before them.

The rain increased it's force, went from a soft dropping to a vicious beating, drenching the already soaked world and making the car slip in it's grip on the road. The man slowed down in precaution, not willing to jeopardise his wife and son's health in an accident caused by carelessness and disrespect of nature. But that still left the issue that in this pace they would be late, and that was one thing they couldn't afford. This was their son's greatest dream, to be accepted into the school of Julliard and become a famous dancer.

Which was why they were out on the road in this weather in the first place. They were on their way to an audition, an audition in which the best and most talented would receive a scholarship to Julliard, the biggest and best school in training aspiring dancers.

"Damn this cursed weather." he grumbled darkly. "If this keeps up we're going to be late."

No, they couldn't be late. This was too important. He would make sure they weren't late. Irritated he blew a lock of his black hair out of his face.

"Father?" came the soft voice from the back.

He cast a glance in the mirror to look at his child's worried face.

"Don't worry son. We're going to make it on time."

The boy smiled, reassured by his father's words, and he couldn't help but smile back. His son had one of the brightest smiles on the world, and his happiness and caring nature was infectious. Everywhere he went people immediately loved the boy for his bright personality, and he could light up the whole room with his sparkling laughter. And when he danced, oh god how he danced! His lean and small stature was made for this, the elegant and flowing moves following him wherever he went and each time he moved. His face shining with passion and love and his eyes sparkling in unconcealed and unrestricted joy, all for the dance. Oh god, was he beautiful when he danced!

The man cast another glance at the boy who had resumed starring at the pounding rain outside. The lights from a car passing them from the opposite direction temporarily illuminated his exotic features. That wild spiky black hair tipped with red, blond bangs framing his face with pale skin and clear amethyst eyes gave him an air of innocence and shocked people at first appearance.

He had no doubts that his son would get the scholarship and make them so proud while fulfilling his own dreams. He could never disappoint them as long as he was happy.

There was little traffic out in the rain, as most people preferred to be inside in the warmth of their homes instead of out in the cold harsh weather. Combined with the fact that you could only see just a little way ahead and the slippery road because of the mass amount of water, making the car loose it's grip on the ground, there was no way he or anyone else could have avoided what happened next.

The loud bawling of a trucks horn sounded, slicing through the air and ripping the silence to shreds, forgotten in the rain. A large wall of shadows came rushing towards them, the truck having skidded across the road right in front of their car. His father slammed the breaks and tried to steer clear. Tires screeched as the small vehicle slid across the road and with a resounding crash collided with the side of the truck. The boy instinctively raised his arms in front of his face and squeezed his eyes shut. He didn't want to see the end. A sharp pain across his chest, he could feel a rib or two breaking, and the sound of agonizing screams and glass shattering filled his ears. Intense heat flared up and the smell of burning flesh stabbed his nose. He barely registered the cool rain hitting his skin before the impact caused darkness to overwhelm him and he knew no more.­­­


So there you have it! The first chapter of Challenge your dreams! Hope you like it!

I can't believe I actually did it! Sure I've had ideas of writing fanfics for a while, but to actually find the motivation and time to really do it 0.0! I sure surprise myself sometimes. ´´

Sorry if it was a little short. I'm afraid that the two first chapters will be very short but it's necessary to set the right mood for the rest of the story.

Happy news though, I have already written the second chapter and may be able to post it soon so you won't have to wait that long! Great huh! I just need my friend to beta-read and then post it, so sometime by next week hopefully!

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