All right then, since it is required of me to say this before writing this chapter, let it be known that I do not own Inuyasha, Yu-Gi-Oh! or anything associated with them that would cause a copyright infringement.

Anyway, I wish you all pleasant reading and hope this story is to your liking...

Unexpected Encounter

Prologue

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Small cherubic hands fumbled with a card momentarily before placing it on the table, a disappointed groan sounding afterwards as the young child noticed his mistake but it was drowned out by the happy cry of victory uttered a few seconds later.

"Alright! I win again Souta-chan," the sentence didn't have an ounce of cockiness in it, it was merely a cheerful statement of something undeniable. However, that did not mean Souta wouldn't grumble about it.

"Hey, no fair nee-chan! There's no way I lost again. I used the perfect strategy!" Souta crossed his arms unhappily, realizing it was pointless to argue now, he had already seen his mistake but still...

"Souta-chan, your card was almost five hundred attack points weaker than mine and even if you played it in defense mode it wouldn't have prevented your defeat-" Kagome calmly explained his error "-And besides, your attack activated my trap card and that was all I needed to destroy your monster."

Seeing her little brother sad, Kagome offered him a smile and ruffled his hair fondly "You almost had me there Souta-chan, I bet if you practice more you might really beat me next time." the six-year-old boy grinned at his older sister, she was his hero and friend, she was someone he could tell all of his problems to and receive the greatest advice in return. He knew he had the best sister any boy could ever have.

Even so, he still couldn't beat her in a simple trading card game. Both of them really liked the game, which they had discovered three months prior thanks to one of their older cousins and they had been playing it ever since.

"Ne... nee-chan?" Kagome blinked and sat down next to her brother on the couch, "Yes, what's up?" twiddling fingers stopped and Souta turned hopeful grey eyes to Kagome's shockingly blue ones "Do you promise to always be my friend?"

"I'll always be your friend, otōto. I promise."

"... Cross your heart?"

Kagome giggled at her little brother's antics but she obliged and held up her left hand and used the other to draw a cross over her heart "I cross my heart. Hey, will you be there for me too?" Souta nodded hurriedly and repeated Kagome's earlier actions, crossing his heart "I promise nee-chan."

Click... Click Click

The Higurashi siblings squealed in surprise when their mother appeared in the doorway, camera in hand, and snapped pictures of them. The repeated flashes of light left them a bit dizzy and swirly-eyed.

"Oh you two are just so cute!"

"Mom~!" the kids shouted simultaneously and covered their faces with the couch cushions in order to preserve their dignity... and their eye-sight.

After all, they couldn't play Duel Monsters if they were blind!
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End of Prologue

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Japanese/English dictionary:

-chan: is a suffix, used to refer to children, animals, and people whom one has known since they were children or close female friends. For example, in the Japanese version of Inuyasha, Kagome usually refers to Shippo as "Shippo-chan" not in a demeaning way, but as a way of endearment and the same goes for when she addressed Sango as "Sango-chan" referring to her as a close friend.

nee-chan: is the equivalent of saying "big sis" and is a form of endearment used by younger siblings when referring to their older sister. Onee-san is the respectful way of saying older sister in Japanese as well as "nee-sama" or "Onee-sama". Though onee-san is often used by children referring to a lady they do not know.

otōto: literally means "little brother" in Japanese.