Okay guys. This is a new story I've been working on… I'm nervous about even putting it up here but if you've got anything bad to say, just don't read it. If the characters seem a little OOC then I apologize but this story isn't meant to be perfect like the series so please just try to enjoy it as only that: A story.

Yes, it has two OC's. If you have anything against that, don't read. Simple as that. For those of you who still continue to read this and intend to read the story, let me thank you in advance. I would really appreciate some reviews too! :) On to the story!

Chapter 1: Here We Go Again

-? POV-

She gripped the pillow tightly. I knew exactly what she was thinking; it wasn't hard to figure out. It was written all over her face.

'Surely there had to be a better way… Things really couldn't be this bad, could they? And even if they were, how could they stay like this forever? There were lots of people who were happy and had control of their life… wasn't there?' Yes, those were her pathetic thoughts exactly.

I glanced at her once more. She acted as if the tears burned like acid as they fell, silent as the rain outside. If she had learned anything during her lifetime, it was how to cry silently, holding every sob inside... unless it was a breakdown… an attack that seemed to never be lucid even if she lived a thousand years.

'No, she knew what it was like to dream of nightmares that haunted her when she was awake.' It was obvious… Oh how badly she wished she could sleep with a panic switch! But that would be all too easy… And as it stood, I owned her…

-Normal POV-

The morning came all too early. Lynn reached over and tapped the snooze button on the alarm clock. She slowly pulled the covers off, forcing herself to sit up, all the while wishing that she could have more time to sleep.

'If only I hadn't of stayed up so late… Stupid homework!'

She stumbled over to the closet and pulled out her usual attire. She never tired of wearing band t-shirts and black jeans even if she was given hell for it or even if it was against the rules. She hated what the other girls wore, those stupid uniforms! She preferred to be comfortable over fashionable any day which, unbeknownst to her, was why a few people admired her.

She brushed through her long, thick hair mumbling to herself about how naturally curly hair was such a curse. Everyone at school agreed with her on that because they always made fun of how frizzy it got from the humidity or how it wasn't straight all the time like every other girl's. But one thing no one knew about her hair was its natural color. She always kept it black with blue streaks, ALWAYS. It was crucial to her that no one found out its true color…

She zoomed through the kitchen, stopping only long enough to grab a protein shake from the fridge. She scooped up her homework and slipped into her shoes on the way out the door. She yelled a goodbye to her grandma (whom she referred to as her mother) and ran down the driveway to the street. Looking down at her phone, she realized it was only 7:30… School didn't start until 8:30. She had an hour to kill and no idea on how to do so.

'I wonder if Yugi has left for school yet… Oh who am I kidding? He and Joey are always late.' She smiled and shook her head as she decided to walk down by the Game Shop where Yugi lived. The Game Shop was one of her favorite places which was why she had spent a lot of her time there in the past few years. She wanted to make sure her deck was ready for the ultimate test… But since she was no longer at that private school, there was really no point to go anymore… until she met Yugi Motou of course.

'I wonder if Yugi's grandpa has gotten anymore cards or if he has taken care of our little exchange yet...' She sighed heavily. There was always a sadness that came with this game… Despite the fact that her heart lived for this game, it was also the one thing that shattered her heart over and over, every time she played. The memory would always be there no matter what and so would her promise… She shook the thoughts from her head and forced herself to mentally go over her deck to distract herself.

'5 Headed Dragon, Dragon Revival Ritual, Tiger Dragon, Darkblaze Dragon, Exploder Dragon, Vice Dragon, Magna Dragon, Black Stone Dragon, Mask Of Darkness, Prime Material Dragon, Marshmallon, Decoy Dragon, Dread Dragon, Genesis Dragon, Botanical Girl… Mark Of The Rose, Mind Control, Mystical Space Typhoon, Heavy Storm, Reload, Polymerization, Pot Of Greed, Pot Of Avarice, Dark Hole, Dragon Treasure, Soul Exchange, Revenge Sacrifice, Monster Reborn… Magic Cylinder, Call Of The Haunted, Mirror Force, Pollinosis, Trap Hole, Magic Jammer…' She stopped in front of her destination before going inside to reflect on a memory. She pulled out the necklace that she kept hidden underneath her shirt.

'Dragon Master Knight… I will find a way to summon you one way or another. Then no one will be able to defeat me…' She tucked it back in once more and went inside the Game Shop.

"Hello Lynn. What brings you here this fine morning?" Lynn couldn't help but smile at the old man. He never failed to greet her with a smile no matter how drained of energy he was.

"Hey Mr. Motou."

"How many times must I tell you to call me Grandpa? Everyone else does." He chuckled. Lynn smiled softly and shook her head.

"Is Yugi here?"

"My grandson? Oh he's around here someplace." Just then, Yugi, Joey, and Tea walked into the room.

"Hi Lynn!" Yugi smiled really big when he saw his friend. Joey and Tea also said hello.

"Tea ? Do you have an answer on number 173?" Tea gave her a puzzled look.

"On what?" Lynn flipped around the Algebra book she was carrying and immediately wondered if Tea had forgotten to even do her math homework.

"Um, Lynn, I think you misread our assignment… Mr. Grenaldi only gave us L.1 through L.73…" Lynn's eyes almost popped out of her skull, making Tea take a step back.

"THAT WAS AN L!? IT LOOKED LIKE A ONE!" She claps her hand over her face, completely frustrated. She definitely felt like pulling her hair out right now.

"Hey. Don't sweat it. So you've gotten ahead a little bit. No biggie." Joey chimed cheerfully.

"Yeah! Once we get to that section, you'll already have it done." Yugi looked up at Lynn, hoping his reassurance helped to reassure her.

"Yeah but what am I gonna do about today's homework!? I was up late last night just to get all this done."

"Didn't you notice we hadn't learned that section yet?" Tea asked, making Lynn grit her teeth even more.

"Of course I did! But I thought it was one of those do-it-yourself-at-home study moments…" Lynn turned to follow Yugi and Joey out the door, feeling like the dumbest idiot ever. First, she stayed up late last night for no reason and now she doesn't even have the right homework to turn in which means a zero! What was she going to do? She didn't have much time seeing as how her math class was before lunch…

All too soon did Lynn see the tall buildings before her. She dreaded even going inside. They hadn't seen her yet so maybe she could just turn around and run back home and call in sick?
"Hey Lynn, Yugi, Joey, and Tea !" Crap. There goes that idea.

"Hey Tristan." Lynn mumbled. She was totally sunk. Another scratch in her record was not what she needed at all. Mindlessly, she followed her friends inside never lifting her gaze from the floor until the bell rang. It was time for class and soon after, her doom.

The walk to class seemed to take no time at all today. Probably because she was dreading it so much but it wasn't nearly as bad as the old school she went to previously. How could she ever regret coming here? She couldn't. Not even when she risked failing a class because of her own stupidity. Placing her stuff on her desk, she took a deep breath and looked up just in time to see Tea standing in front of her.

"Here." Tea placed her paper on top of Lynn's book. "I'll need it back at the end of the hour." Lynn's eyes lit up and she nodded eagerly.

"You're amazing Tea !" Lynn beamed, immediately getting to work on copying the paper.

'It'll be sloppy but who cares!? At least I'll get it in and even if Tea doesn't know the work it'd be better than a stupid zero. Anything's better than a zero.' Despite the cramping in her hand, she continued scribbling down each problem and its answer. Though she was hard at work writing everything down, her mind was elsewhere. She was in such deep concentration about something else… something she didn't often care to remember.

-Flashback-

He stared at her, his icy gaze holding her prisoner. What was his deal anyways? He had no right to take her cards and throw them in the mud. Who did he think he was!? No warning, no nothing. He just took them and destroyed them… Well, he hardly ever talked anyways and when he did, you could be certain it wasn't going to be anything polite.

"Didn't anyone ever teach you not to stare?" She immediately looked down at the floor.

"I'm sorry. I didn't-"

"You should be. You look like a peasant. How did you even get into this school anyway?"

"What…?" She looked back up at him, trying to make sense of his statement.

"I don't have time to babysit." By this time, she had grown pretty irritated with his remarks and decided to counter-attack.

"How could you? You can't even control yourself so how do you expect to control someone else?" He growled under his breath.

"I don't have time for this." She glared at him as she watched him walk away from her. Oh if looks could kill…

The memory faded into another.

Everything was perfect. Couldn't have been better. I couldn't wait for the wedding! This was going to be the best day of my life and he was going to make it official… on my birthday.

'Blue, silver, and black candles… A silver wedding dress… Blue rose petals in the isles… His beautiful face standing there waiting for me… Ah, so perfect! He was the love of my life and finally… This moment would be mine! I was actually loved and would be forever… No one could ever imagine what that meant to me. All my life I had been tricked, used, abandoned… No one caring if I lived or died… But now that's finally over! Now everyone will see that I'm not the short, ugly freak! I'm not a mistake! Aiden loves me for-' The memory faded into another.

"Hello?" The phone was warm against her cheek.

"Aiden! Hi! I miss you." She blushed, waiting to hear the same thing he always said.

"Are you alone?" His sudden tone took her by surprise.

"Um, hold on a minute and I will be." She walked into the furthest room in the house.

Her hands were shaking, her stomach tied in knots. Something was not right.

"We need to talk…" Those words changed her life drastically… Made her into the monster that would never again be the girl that used to be so loving toward anyone…

The coldness hit her like a ton of bricks. The heartache was more than she could bear. She felt frozen in time, as if everything and everyone was moving on without her. She felt betrayed once more by the one person who once fought for her and her trust… He promised he would always be there… Like all the rest… But none of them were there now. She was forced to face it alone. Like always. The only thing that was there for her were the cuts she made, writing a form of love upon her arms… She could trust no one, that was apparent and being loved… It was quite obvious that too was only a dream never meant for her but to her uttermost misfortune, she had gotten to have a taste of what it felt like to love and be loved in return… If only it had been real…

-Normal POV-

Her eyes popped wide open as she cringed. The pain washed over her like a million tiny needles stabbing from the inside out. She looked around to see if anyone was watching her and, to her relief, they weren't. Why was it her day dreams were the nightmares of the present past and her night dreams the nightmares of some ancient past in some unknown place she had never even been before? Why must she be the only one haunted!?

"Class, pay attention and stop what you are doing. I have an important announcement." Everyone looked up the literature teacher. She waited until the class was completely silent before continuing.

"We have a new student..." Lynn looked up just as the new student walked through the door. Her heart stopped and the blood drained from her face… There was no way…

"Seto Kaiba. I'm sure you've all heard of him. He's quite famous for the technology his company creates." After almost falling out of her chair, Lynn felt her body jump up out of the seat. She felt her hands balling up in fists. She heard her voice yelling… But she had no control over any of it. She then found herself storming out of the class.
The next 3 classes seemed to go well and quite without an issue. Lynn turned in her math paper and impatiently waited for the bell to ring. She turned her attention to Tea and Adi's conversation about Ballet.

"Actually, I find it fascinating. It's a great workout too!" Lynn rolled her eyes as Tea gushed about what Lynn thought to be one of the most boring things to watch. However, if she could've been so limber as to be able to do Ballet, it wouldn't have been so boring.

"I don't know. Ballet is kinda… dull, don't you think? I mean, Hip Hop is totally the way to go! It's bouncy and you just let your body feel the moves, ya know?" Tea narrowed her eyes at Adi and crossed her arms.

"Well that doesn't mean Ballet is dull!"

"Yes it does!" Adi argued.

"Does not!"

"Does too!"

"Shrimp."

"Teacup!" Lynn sighed and decided to put a stop to this.

"Guys! It doesn't matter which one is better. You're two different people so you're gonna have two different opinions." She smiled, hoping they didn't think she was butting in. They just looked at her, their jaws both set in a straight line.

"Who asked you!?" they replied in unison. Lynn jumped from the sudden outburst and just gave them a cheesy smile. To her relief, she was saved by the bell.