It was like any other day except me and my best friends were moving away this time for good from Moscow, Russia to our new home in Domino City, Japan. We were all raised in the same orphanage somewhere in Russia, but according to our birth parents we weren't close to being Russian like the other kids. Unlike myself, Kisara knew she her parents were somewhere in France, rich and not caring their daughter was starving in an orphanage in Russia. We all had selfish parents and we soon learned to care for one and other as a true family that was never given to us. Adena and Kisara were my only family now. We made a vow that when we were turn eighteen we would move to Domino City, but something made us go a bit early a year in fact. Three seventeen year olds moving to Domino city, the place where we knew we could finally fit in: a place meant for three girls like us.
"We are now right above Domino City, and will soon be landing ladies and gentlemen," announced the airplane loudspeaker. My neck was sore from sleeping upright on the airplane chair. I could see Adena and Kisara were already awake across from me, and talking like little girls
"Look Adena, Nikkia finally woke up!" giggled Kisara. Her blonde messy hair wasn't that messy since we slept outside the orphanage eight years ago. The things kids do when they're nearly starving.
"I can see that Kisara, miss sleeping beauty got me scared that she'll never wake up ," her ruby eyes flashed sarcasm and her lips formed a perfect sneer. If there was somebody I knew that could lie to save her life it was Adena... trust me I know.
"Well what do you expect I take advantages of sleep when I can," I whispered signaling that everyone around us were still sleeping and some looked crossed with Adena and Kisara. Suddenly I felt the airplane landing on the platform . We were finally on land, on Domino City. We made it. Going down the stairs with my old backpack on my shoulders felt like I was leaving all of my problems in Russia.
"So I guess we need a taxi, says here on this map that this apartment were staying in; is across town twenty miles away,"Her ruby eyes were downcasted on the floor probably already calculating how much money we had left. We had spent all of our accumulated money of the past ten years for these third class tickets.
"Don't worry we'll think of something soon to earn money but for the meantime we need to use this money to get across Domino City before the sunset goes down" I said strongly, Adena just nodded, Kisara looked hopeless, "Everything is going to be fine , let's get a taxi and head to our new home." They lifted their heads, looked at each other, and walked to the taxi center a front of the airport. We got in the taxi and drove off twenty miles to our new home in Domino city.
" Look Nikkia!, there's our new school: Domino City High School," Kisara said excitedly, " Do you think I'll have a class with Seto Kaiba?" Before I could answer her Adena blurted out:
"I highly doubt he'll even notice you Kisara." Kisara gave her an angry stare with her blue sky eyes.
" Don't worry Kisara I'm sure he'll remember your name the first time he hears it." I commented proudly then faced Adena, " How about you Adena?"
" What about me, Nikkia?"
"I'm just saying Adena, that maybe you're hoping to see someone in this town …. maybe a duelist?" I strongly hinted at the last word.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Adena responded, but I known her for years that she was lying by her small smile on her lips. The taxi gave a jolt on the stop sign then drove near a wrecked apartment. We gave the taxi driver his pay and walked up to our apartment. We knocked on the door printed B14 a shirtless man came outside with a cigarette on his lips and looked surprised.
"What are you doing here?" He questioned angrily. We looked at eachother frightened and I then asked " We're looking for this apartment B14?" He took the piece of pared and let out a small oily laugh, " This here says B19 trust me I know Ms. Viera's handwriting ." We bowed and said thank you. We were glad that our apartment was another floor above. We knocked this time on B19 and were greeted by an old kind woman. She was short with fading blonde hair with soft pink cheeks.
"I've been expecting you дракон гонщиков, dragon riders" said the old woman with no accent whatsoever. Adena and Kisara looked at me puzzled at what the old woman said.
"Да, мы здесь, чтобы узнать пути гонщиков дракона. Мы бежали из России, чтобы стать драконом всадников, пожалуйста, помогите нам, мудрым" I said. ( And for those of you who can't read russian like myself she said "Yes we are here to learn the ways of dragon riders. We fled from Russia to become dragon riders please help us, wise one") I bowed and told my friends to do the same.
"Very well young ones, you shall live here in this humble home … for free," She stopped because we all gasped at the luck we just had , " However you must study to learn the ways of a dragon rider or else you shall be asked to leave.. Do you understand?" We all nodded and she gave me the keys. She told us to rise and that next week at 8:00 pm we would have "dragon riding" lessons.
When she left, Adena started to laugh " Wow I never met such a crazy loca woman like her before, seriously Nikkia how did you even contacted her?'
I looked at her angrily and said " She is not crazy just telling the truth, be grateful she is not charging us rent ,now go to sleep we have to register for school tomorrow." School... around the best duelists in the world in one school. I would definitely fit in.