Strawberry Duel!

*I own neither Strawberry Panic nor Yu-Gi-Oh, in any of its forms. Otherwise the series would probably go almost exactly like this and we'd have more Dueling chicks.

Chapter One:

The cherry blossoms flowed in the warm spring breeze as the two young women below bid a heartfelt goodbye.

"But…But, onee-sama!"

"I'm sorry that things had to end this way, my darling. Surely you know…what kind of person I am. So go, go and remove the memories of me from your heart, just like your Junk Archer removes an opponent's monster from play."

The taller, older girl placed a hand comfortingly on her partner's sobbing head. The underclassman looked up at her beloved, unshed tears still shining in her eyes.

"No, onee-sama. I will never remove you from my heart. Even though, deep down, I knew that things would end this way, I still enjoyed every moment that I spent with you. I can't ask for any more than that. Even after I grow up and leave this Duel Academy, the card of your memories will always remain in the deck of my heart."

Shizuma's heart felt a twinge of regret as the girl said her final words. I thought that, after all the girls that I've been with, she could be the one who stops my heart from wandering once and for all. A new cloud of cherry blossoms flew by, and, when they cleared, the smaller girl had gone.

Far away from this scene, Nagisa Aoi straightened her Duel Disk on her right arm and stared at herself in the mirror. The charcoal gray one-piece dress and thin green tie she wore as her new school uniform somehow made her look a little bit more grown up. The girl had just arrived at the Duel Academy train station, but the incredibly good weather of that day was distracting her.

What an incredible day, just perfect for starting out my new boarding school life. I may not know much about religion or anything like that, but on days like this I just know that someone up there is cheering me on.

She paused for just another minute in the mirror to spin around in a circle for a little bit. An unfamiliar breeze over her thighs caused Nagisa to blush.

Oh, what am I doing? Someone might see my underwear!

As she approached the great wrought iron gate that separated the Duel Academy from the outside world, Nagisa's heart flew into the sky with excitement.

Here I am…Astraea Girls' Duel Academy.

Astraea Girl's Duel Academy had only been around for a few years, less than a decade, even, but it had already built itself a very good reputation. While teaching young ladies how to Duel with respect and feminine manners, the school also prided itself on churning out the type of dignified and polite young lady that had become so uncommon in those days. As cards flew, friendships grew.

There were three distinct schools, starting originally with the distinguished Miator Green. When the school was first established, Miator Green had been the only school, but soon the overflow got to be too much, and thus the schools of Spica White and Lulim Pink were established. Each school existed in a sort of friendly rivalry, and it almost never got out of hand.

However in love with the campus she may have been, Nagisa soon found herself hating the place as she struggled desperately to find her dorms in Miator Green. Her heavy Duel Disk impeded her greatly as she went hither and yon. She raised a thin arm and spoke to it, figuring that in life, like in a Duel, one may need to ask one's Deck now and then.

"Whoo! Oh boy, this campus is huge. So where do you think I should go now?"

As usual, the monsters and Spells and Traps in her Deck had no answer, but she pretended they did.

"Alright, I'll go back around the lake again!"

A soft giggle from behind a nearby tree caught Nagisa's attention, and she raised her Duel Disk high, the Card Zones folding out like the petals of an opening flower.

"Wh-who's there?! I'm warning you: I'm a Duelist!"

A figure stepped out from behind the tree. Nagisa's mouth fell open then in shock and awe. The uniform she wore seemed to fit her tall and sleek body perfectly. Her long silver-blonde hair fell down her back in an alluring ponytail. All that Nagisa could think was "What a beautiful person." The girl raised her own Duel Disk and assumed the position for a challenge.

"Well, isn't that a coincidence? So am I. And around here, we Duelists only have one way of saying Hello."

Taken aback, Nagisa clumsily assumed the position as well.

"All right, then!"

"Let's Duel!"

The older girl drew her cards with smooth and precise elegant movements.

"Age before beauty. I'm summoning my Gemknight Rumarin to the field in Attack Mode!"

A brilliant humanoid figure made of some sparkling amber-colored crystal appeared on the field.

"Wow! And even the Deck you use is beautiful!"

"Heh heh heh. Why thank you, little Miss Transfer Student. Now make your move."

Nagisa drew her next card and compared it with the others in her hand. She knew her Deck wasn't very strong, but she knew she had strategy.

"I summon my Eleclemur in Attack Mode!"

A crackling yellow monkey with a long tail appeared on the field, chattering excitedly.

"And next I'll activate my Secret Pass to the Treasures Spell Card. This lets one of my monsters with 1000 Attack Points or less bypass any of your monsters and go straight for your Life Points. Now, attack!"

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Shizuma's Duel Disk vibrated as she took her first Life Point damage of the Duel.

What was that? Such a weak little monster, but she used it to attack me instead of as a shield? My Gemknight Rumarin has more than enough Attack Points to make her monkey go bananas. Unless it has a special ability. I know! I'll do this.

"Interesting move. Now watch as I summon Gemknight Sapphia to the field in Defense Mode!"

A shining blue gem person now appeared, surrounding itself with a sphere of solid ice.

"And now I'll use Gemknight Rumarin! Destroy her Eleclemur!"

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Nagisa still wasn't used to Dueling with an actual Duel Disk, so being actually attacked by such a realistic monster was still a little bit frightening to her.

"I'm sorry, but whenever my Eleclemur is destroyed in battle, its special ability activates and prevents you from conducting your Battle Phase next turn. It's my move! And now, since you can't attack, I think it's safe for me to summon my Elecgoldfish in Attack Mode. After that, I'll end my turn with a face-down."

Shizuma wasn't frightened by the new girl's apparently weak Deck. Rather, she was intrigued. Her monsters were cute, but it didn't really seem like such a weak Deck would last very long at Astraea.

"I think I know what you're planning to do, little girl. You probably want to use that weak monster as a sacrifice to summon something strong enough to take out my Gemknights on your next turn. But I think I'll lay this face-down for now. If you're planning on doing what I think you're planning on doing, then you're in for a rude awakening. I end my turn."

Hee hee. She's way off.

"Okay, it's my move! I summon Batteryman AAA in Attack Mode. This triggers my face down card: once per turn, whenever I summon a Thunder Type monster, Elecannon dishes out 600 points of direct damage. Now, fire!"

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"Plus, whenever I summon Batteryman AAA, I get to summon another one directly from my hand."

Two identical sets of green and blue battery-like humanoids appeared on the field, joining the golden fish.

"And now my Elecgoldfish is going to give Batteryman AAA a little Tune up. I Synchro Summon Elechimera!"

From the swirl of bright stars activated during the Synchro Summon, there came a crackling electrical lion with a metallic blue snake for a tail.

"Now, Elechimera, keep it coming and attack her directly!"

"What?!"

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"And now, since I managed to attack you directly, you have to send one card from your side of the field back to the top of your Deck."

This Duel was getting more and more interesting. Now Shizuma felt like she was facing a real challenge. And she was more than up for it.

"Very well. I draw. I have to say, your Deck is full of surprises. But so is mine. After I summon Gemknight Rumarin back to the field, I'm activating my Gemknight Fusion Spell Card. Now I'll combine my Gemknight Rumarin with my still-defending Gemknight Sapphia to bring forth a creature known as Gemknight Paz."

Nagisa was confused. It seemed like all her opponent had done was increase Rumarin's Attack Points a little bit.

"Why summon that? It's just your Rumarin, except it has 200 more Attack Points."

"Oh, silly little girl. You're just assuming that my new Gemknight doesn't have a special ability. You see, whenever Gemknight Paz destroys a monster in battle, it inflicts damage to my opponent equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster. Here, allow me to demonstrate on your Elechimera!"

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"Plus, it has another special power which allows it to attack again! Now, Gemknight Paz! Destroy her Batteryman and end this Duel!"

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Both girls were panting hard after such a tough Duel.

She uses some pretty cute cards, but that doesn't mean that they can't hurt you if she wants it. I haven't fought a Duel like that since…I Dueled…her…"

Nagisa was wheezing with exertion.

"Th-that was…huff…fun. Oh! I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Nagisa Aoi, and I'm looking for the Miator Green dorms."

Shizuma chuckled to herself as she held out her hand.

"Are you lost? Then come with me, my worthy adversary."

To be continued…

(Please, no flaming! I love these two new Archetypes, and I figured that Shizuma's Deck would be cool and that Nagisa's Deck would be cute.)

PS: Any fans of both SP and YGO can message me any time.