OC's P.o.v

I shouldn't be here. I sighed, staring out the window.

Downstairs, everyone was celebrating the end of the WRGP, and our win. Correction: their win. I wasn't part of the team; I only tagged along, Aki being the one I tagged along with. It's not like I had much of a choice; our parents continuously urged me to look up to Aki, which usually meant to follow her everywhere. So here I was, standing by the upstairs window and dreaming about the acceptance I'd always wanted.

And him.

He had the most amazingly deep blue eyes, which never failed to captivate me. His smile was enough to make my heart soar.

His voice was angelic, and his laugh, though seldom heard, was the most beautiful sound, music to my ears.

When he touched me, my cheeks would immediately burn, and my heart would skip a beat. He was the most handsome man I'd ever laid eyes on. I could still recall the day we met…..

I walked down the hall. I'll miss Aki's duel if I don't hurry. I turned a corner, colliding with another duelist.

"Sorry." I looked up at him. My heart skipped a beat.

His sporadically spiked hair was raven black, two yellow streaks along each side. He had impossibly deep blue eyes, and a yellow security mark went down the left side of his face. He was clearly startled.

"No. I'm the one who should be sorry. I should have been paying more attention." He bent down, picking up the folder I hadn't remembered dropping. "Here you go."

"Thanks." I took it back. "Um, who are you?"

"My name is Yusei Fudo and I'm participating in the tournament. Are you?"

"No, but my sister is. I'm Izayoi Tenshi."

"Izayoi?" He seemed surprised. "Are you Aki's sister?"

"Yes. You know her?" It was my turn to be surprised.

"We've met briefly."

"Oh." Aki never mentioned a Yusei.

"Tenshi." I looked behind Yusei. Divine was walking up, Aki next to him. "We were looking for you."

"Sorry. I-."

"I kept her. I apologize." I turned back to Yusei, who had turned to look at them. I watched Aki tense.

"No worries, sir. Let's go dears." I followed them down the hall, leaving Yusei behind.

I sighed. I hadn't realized it, but I had experienced love at first sight that day. Or maybe I had realized it, and had just chosen to ignore it, for Divine. But our meeting changed everything. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't stop Divine and I from drifting apart. Then Carly threw him out the window, and Misty nearly beat Aki.

Jack had saved us, thankfully, but as he took us to the hospital, I watched the Arcadia building get smaller and smaller, crumbling.

I had loved Divine, and even now, two years later, part of me still belonged to him.

The rest of me longed for Yusei. But deep down, I knew he could never want a girl who couldn't give her entire self to him. Whose heart still remained in Divine's grasp.

I felt my eyes water. Damn it, Tenshi. He's dead. Let him go. He doesn't rule you; you just act like he does. I felt the tears slide down my cheeks. But I can't let him go. He's part of me. I belong to him, even if I do care for someone else.

"Tenshi?" I jumped whirling around.

"Yusei! You scared me, you jerk!" He smiled.

"Sorry. I hadn't meant to-." He cut himself off, his smile fading. "What's wrong?" I blinked, then quickly wiped my eyes.

"It's nothing." He watched me, an unconvinced look on his face. "Really, I'm fine." He went to say something more, but thought otherwise.

Instead, he walked over to me.

"Rua talked us into playing truth or dare. I came to see if you wanted to play." His voice was more commanding than questioning. Normally, I would refuse, but Yusei was one of the two I could never say no to. I shrugged.

"Sure. I don't have anything better to do." I followed him downstairs.