Hey everyone I'm finally posting my story and I'm so excited! Bold= telepathic conversations. Italic= flashback/visions/dreams. Well enjoy the story.

Moving Day

Today is the day. It's moving day. I'm moving from Paris, France to Domino City. Well technically this is a homecoming, for me that is.

I was born in Domino City. I lived there with my loving parents, until they died in a car accident when I was five years old, and I became an orphan. I moved to an orphanage, it was a nightmare; however I did make a few…well two friends when I was there. Then I was adopted to horrible woman who beat me and used me as her personal slave. When the adoption agency found out they put me in foster care and from there on I moved from one foster house to another, and each parent was worse than the other. One parent would give me verbally abuse and one time one of my foster fathers tried to make a pass at me, which caused me to runaway once. This kept going on until I was seven when my dad's long lost sister, my aunt Karin Sterling adopted me.

Aunt Karin is one of the three children of my late grandparents. They lived in a small town far away from Domino City. I have another aunt, Evette Sterling. She lives in Paris and she has a child named Annalise. My dad, on the other hand didn't know about them, since he was given up for adoption when he was a baby because his parents couldn't afford another child.

Karin also has an adopted daughter named Neyla Garcia. Neyla was born in Barcelona, Spain and was put up for adoption because her parents thought that she would have a better future with another family. They lived in a rough neighborhood and were not ready to raise a child. Karin adopted her when Neyla was three. A few years later they moved to Paris because of Karin's job. While in Paris, before Karin and Evette's mother died she told them that they had a younger brother named Gerald, my father. They did some research, found out he had child, found where I was, and adopted me and took me to Paris. At first, Neyla and I were not the best of friends when I lived with them. We used to fight a lot, but we got along and we started to act like sisters a year later.

Over the years, Neyla and I had to deal with a couple of problems like bullies, gang members in the area, unruly teachers, etc. Other than that, we made a couple of friends but our closest friends are Taven and Connor.

Taven Black is an army brat from America. His father was a lieutenant in the US Marines and was shipped out to France when Taven was four. Taven's mother on the other hand broke things off with Taven's father and didn't want anything to do with Taven. Eleven years later, Taven's father died in battle, and Taven stayed with one of his dad's friend in Paris. Later down the line, the friend had a stroke and needed to stay in special housing, so doctors can look over him causing Taven to stay with us along with his best friend Connor.

Connor Martin is French-American. He was born in France and he doesn't know his parents because they abandoned him when he was a baby. Connor has been living in an orphanage, until he was ten years old when he met Taven at school. They became friends instantly and Connor moved in with Taven and his father until Taven's father died. Then he and Taven lived with Taven's father's friend.

I know our backgrounds are rough, but we managed to survive and now that we're together we learn how to overcome them.

Now where was I. Oh yeah! We have a few hours before our flight to Domino City. I'm excited to go back to Domino, but a little depressed because I'm going to miss Paris. I lived in Paris for practically my whole childhood. I'm going to miss some of my family, other friends, Dim-

"Hey Leona," said Taven. He shook my shoulder, waking me from my thoughts. "Come on we're about to leave."

"Okay." I replied, sadly.

"What were you thinking about?"

"Not much. I'm just going to miss this place, that's all."

"Hey. It's okay. I mean we're going to a different country and besides you used to live in Domino."

"Yeah, but I lived here for most of my young life."

"Leona you're sixteen. You haven't lived all your life, let alone your 'young life'. And don't worry it's not like we're all leaving each other. All of us will still be together." Ah, Taven. He knows how to make me feel better. He is the big brother in our group not just for the great advice, but for being the protector as well.

"You're right," I sighed. "I'm just a little nervous. That's all." Moments later, Neyla and Connor came into the room.

"Guys we're about to leave," Neyla announced.

We put the rest of our stuff in the moving truck and left for the airport. After two hours of waiting we finally got on the plane. By the time we were up in the air many thoughts were racing through my mind about going back to Domino. What if I run into some of my old foster parents? What if the kids at the school are rude? Will we make new friends? How much has changed since I was there?

"You know you worry too much," Kiara said, slightly appearing next to me. She is a spirit that resides in the Millennium Bracelet. She looks exactly like me only she looks a little older and sounds older too. "That's not good for your age."

"I'm not worried. Well, maybe a little. It's just that I had some bad memories there, and I'm afraid that I might run into some of my old foster parents while I'm there. On top of that, I want to make new friends but what happens if they find out who I am-"

"Leona stop," she interrupted. "First of all, don't let those horrible memories ruin the place. You're about to live there now and if you do you will be miserable. Second, don't worry about the making friends part. I know you; you'll make plenty of friends. Besides you already have two friends in Domino. Lastly, I doubt that your old foster parents would remember you. And if they do, you have me, your family and your friends to protect you."

"You're right. Thank you, Kiara."

"Now get some sleep. We have a few hours left till we reach Domino."

"Okay." After that, Kiara disappears back into the Millennium Bracelet, and I took Kiara's advice and drifted into a well needed sleep.

Cold. It's so cold. I opened my eyes and I see the sky was covered in darkness. There was no sun; however, there was enough light to see where I was. I look around and this place looks ancient and it was also destroyed. The scent of the air makes me want to gag. It was a mixed of smoke and decay. Where am I? I looked around some more and I see pyramids. Pyramids? I'm in ancient Egypt! But, what happened here?

Then all of a sudden I hear a loud dangerous growl. I turned around to find the source of the noise.

"AH!" I screamed "What the hell is that?" I see this huge ugly monster. He looks like a dragon, with a snake coming out of its stomach. EH! He had four horns on his face and big sharp teeth. He looks at me like I'm his prey. I want to run for life, but I'm too scared to move. He released another growl and I started to run. Unfortunately, I trip over my own feet and fell face first into the sand. I got back up to run, and I see two people in front of me: a man and a woman. They are wearing beautiful ancient clothing; however, I can't see their faces. They're covered by darkness. Why can't I see their faces? This doesn't make sense.

"You mustn't do this," the woman said franticly. Whoa! She sounds like…Kiara. She grabs on to the man's arm. "You know what would happen if you use that power. Let me stop him with my power."

"No!" The man replied. "I won't let you risk your life. I don't want to lose you."

"Well, well, well," a sinister voice said slowly with disgust. It came from the monster! Wait, it can talk? "It looks like I can kill two birds with one stone. Time to DIE!" The monster was going to attack them. He raised his hand and went straight at them.

The woman moved forward.

"No!" She yelled as her body began to glow red. "Come forth my guardian!" After that a dragon started to appear above her. The dragon was bright red, but everything else was just a blur. I couldn't see any more of its features.

"Wait!" the man screamed. "Stop!"

The monster tried to attack the dragon; however, some kind of force field protected the dragon. Then the dragon reflected the attack back at the monster.

"Energy blast!" the woman commanded the dragon. The dragon opened its mouth and released it. The attack was a purple and white energy that was so bright that I had to look away from it. The attack was followed by a large explosion and the monster's scream of pain; covering the monster with smoke.

The smoke faded away to reveal that the monster was still alive, showing no signs of damage. The monster began to laugh.

"Foolish woman!" the monster laughed "That attack barely left a scratch. Your guardian is supposed to be powerful, yet it's weak and pathetic just like you."

The woman fell to her knees, her breathing labored, and she started to cough. I walked over to her to help her.

"Miss, are you alright?" I asked. She didn't respond. So, I tried to pull her up, but my hand went through her. That was odd. First, she doesn't respond to me and now my hand went through her body. I looked at my hand and realized that my body is transparent. Meaning I can see and hear them, but they can't see nor hear me at all.

"I thought it would be challenging to face both of you," the monster said. "Now it will be down to one." The monster quickly lifted his hand and brought it down and strikes the woman, sending her back.

"NO!" the man yelled. He ran and caught the woman.

"I am sorry," the woman said weakly. She was covered in blood and had wounds that were fatal. She wasn't going to live much longer. "I failed you."

"No. Don't be sorry. I should be sorry. I failed, not you. I failed to protect you, my love." Tears were streaming down his face. It was obvious he loved this woman and now she was dying in his arms and he can't do anything to stop it. He planted a kiss on her forehead and then her lips. The man laid the woman down and looked at the monster. His eyes, filled with anger and hurt, had determination in them. "You will pay for what you have done!"

He then held up a strange treasure. I couldn't see it very well. He then turns and looks at the woman.

"We will see each other again." The man promised. "You are the key." He turns back around and a bright light appears from the treasure, blinding the monster and the dying woman.

I woke up abruptly. What a strange dream. It felt so…real.

"Leona, are you okay?" Neyla asked.

I was about to answer but the sound of a beep from the intercom cut me off.

"Attention all passengers," the announcer started. "We are about to land in the Domino City airport. Please stay in your seat, until we land." Finally we are here.

Alright Domino City get ready for Leona Sterling, the European Champion of Duel Monsters.

So what do you guys think? Pretty interesting, huh. I'm sorry for all the explanations of Leona and the other characters. I wanted to get their information out there in this chapter than to do it somewhere else, so you guys can get to know the characters more. Warn me for Mary-sues because I don't know what they are. Please write a review and tell me what you think and I will respond to you as soon as possible. Thank You!