The ritual was over
He was here.
His long onyx hair swayed slightly in the wind and his horn-shaped headdress shone so beautifully. She had sent two of her favorite cards to the graveyard in order to see him. It was only when dueling she was able, then she would win and he would disappear again.
His cold eyes stared fixated ahead, she wasn't sure if it was her mind playing tricks on her, but she swore that he was scanning the other monster for weaknesses'. It wasn't the first time she doubted herself, but she couldn't stop this feeling in her chest, the feeling that he may be something more than just a card.
It was the same every time she dueled, she would beat most of her opponents but that wasn't enough. She just needed to see him.
Her sister had told her that she had to stop acting like a smitten school girl and move on, but she couldn't. It had started out without her realizing it, he was her best monster, she knew exactly which cards that would make him more powerful and which ones that would lead to defeat.
At first he had just been her best card. But as time passed she started noticing things, like how artistically his headdress was shaped and how his armor always shone, and his eyes. His beautiful black eyes with the spikes running down his cheeks.
He always looked so cold, so in control.
And she had fallen hard for him, with no warning and with no chance to stop it.
Discreetly she stared at his face behind her cards, or what she could see of it since he had his back to her, like always. His eyes moved to hers, patiently waiting for her to give the order to attack, and she couldn't help the blush forming on her cheeks.
It was no big deal that he looked at her, it had happened before, even her other monsters did it from time to time. It was probably programmed into the game, when a player took too long.
Tearing her eyes away from his, she collected her thoughts, tried to look as normal and unaffected as always.
Quickly she gave the order, her opponent activated their trapcard and just as the confident smirk had settled on his face did she counterattack.
She watched in awe as her Magician of black chaos made a ball of raw energy, the other monster was completely destroyed and her opponent completely out of lifepoints.
She held her breath as her monster disappeared, wishing that she had summoned him earlier.
But she was glad, she had seen him yet again and that was all she would ask for.