Disclaimer, I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh in any way and I am making no money off of this story whatsoever so please don't sue me.

                The waves lapped at my face as I struggled to open my eyes.  I was at some kind of beach that much occurred to me.  Just at what beach I was, I had no idea.  I was comfortably lying in my bed at home, doing some drawings when I accidentally fell asleep.  Grains of sand fell like snowflakes as I shook them out of my long dark brown hair.  I found my blue kerchief in the sand next to me.  I brushed my long long bangs that I was growing out backward and set the kerchief in place.  I saw that I was barefoot and couldn't find any other shoes around so I had to deal with it.  I also noticed that I had my duel monsters deck with me.

                I stood up, dressed in my white and blue tank top and Capri style dark jeans, and brushed myself off.  I felt my ears to make sure my dolphin earrings were still in place and also made sure that my necklace was still on.  Wait a minute…I clutched at my neck and found that my dolphin pendant was gone!  Guess you can tell by now I'm a real dolphin nut huh.  My necklace was two dolphins touching from head to tail encircled around the earth.  It meant a lot to me and I searched all over the sand for it, but couldn't find it.

                "It must have fallen off in the ocean…"  I sighed and said sadly.  That's when I really took a look around, at myself and at the scenery around me.  I put my hands up to my face and rubbed my eyes.

                "Am I an…anime character?"  I wondered out loud.  I looked down my body, rather skinny yet very shapely body, hey, I could get used to that, nice looking legs, now if I only had a mirror.  I shook my head, snapping out of it.  "That's not what I need to worry about now."  I said to myself.  I began walking along the beach.  "I have to figure out where I am and what I should do."  Suddenly, I saw what looked like a dock in front of me, with people going into a single rowboat.

                "I'm not going to row so quit bugging me!"  I heard a nasal voiced person say.  My jaw almost dropped as I saw that it belonged to none other than Weevil Underwood, the annoying cheating insect duelist! 

                "I'm in the Yu-Gi-Oh world…"  I said to myself, excitement filling me to the brim.  I looked all around me and indeed, saw Pegasus's castle in the distance, then with a blush it hit me.  "I could get to meet…Mako Tsunami, my favorite character!"  He was so much like me in a lot of ways.  We both love the ocean and feel a kinship with it, and we are loyal, fair, noble and kind.  I'd give anything to meet him and was ecstatic that my wish would maybe come true.  I realized that it was during the episode that Mokuba escaped, so it had to be right after Yugi had dueled Mako, so Mako hadn't left yet!  There was still time to find him.

                I was so excited about trying to find Mako that I jumped when someone tapped me on the shoulder.  I whirled around and saw that it was none other than Pegasus's number one thug Kemo!  The one that stole Tristan's hairstyle and "Young lady you don't have a dueling gauntlet on.  Let's see some star chips!  Bet you don't have those either, looks like we have a stowaway!"  He exclaimed, grinning, his sunglasses glinting.

                I did the only thing I could think of at the moment.  "Hey look isn't that Seto Kaiba?!"  I yelled in excitement pointing behind Kemo.

                "You must be mistaken; Seto Kaiba met with an unfortunate accident."  Kemo said, turning around in confusion to where I had indicated.  By the time he turned around, I had already bolted for the other direction.

                "Hey get back here!"  I heard him yell and he began chasing after me. 

                "Great…"  I muttered to myself.  "Now I have that suit on my tail.  Maybe If I head into the forest I can lose him…"  I began running through the forest, hoping to lose Kemo amidst the trees and shrubbery.  Suddenly, thousands of white and brown moths began flying out of the forest up and into the air.       

                Moths weren't that creepy, but still, being surrounded by thousands of them, flying in my face, getting tangled in my long hair…  I ran faster, batting them away, hoping that they were confusing Kemo and working to my advantage.  I saw a light shining through the forest, marking the end of it.  I ran and ran until it came closer and I was out of the forest for good.  Right in front of me was a cliff and I could hear the ocean beating against the side of it. 

I looked behind me and saw that Kemo was still following, but he was now amidst the sea of moths, so I ran to the edge of the cliff, hoping the water was deep enough and dived off the side without even stopping to check.  I felt as though I were soaring through the sky.  As I was falling I found myself staring into the sea green eyes of Mako Tsunami and I was about to crash right into him!  He saw me and held out his arms and sort of caught me as we plunged below the surface.

I gazed behind his swimming mask into his eyes and couldn't contain my excitement.  I had found him.  I had found Mako Tsunami, dropped in on him would be a more appropriate term.  But found him none the less.  He was holding his spear in one hand and had a surprised/shocked look in his eyes as he looked at me too.  It didn't bother me that the salty ocean water was stinging my eyes, I still stared unblinkingly at him.

He was everything and more than I remembered him for from his duel with Yugi that I had seen.  Cool dark blue spiky hair, buffed muscled body, sea green eyes that I could drown in forever.  Gods he made my heart throb.  I loved him so much and here I was, in his arms under water.  I knew I was blushing like a maniac as we both surfaced for air.

I heard footsteps coming from up above, so I dived back under the water and clung to the cliff so that Kemo couldn't see me from where I was.  I saw through the shifting surface that Mako was looking down at me and then up at Kemo who had begun to talk to him.

"Have you seen a girl with dark brown hair, a blue kerchief, barefoot with no star chips running around?"  I strained my ears and heard Kemo say. 

"No I have not."  I heard Mako reply to him."  I swooned at his voice, so sexy, and confident sounding.  And he was defending me from Kemo!

"Well if you do, tell me!"  Kemo said and he walked away.  Mako dived under the water and swam over to me.  He gestured to me and pointed to the surface.  I kicked with my feet and came up for air.

"Thank you I thought he would never leave" I said breathing deeply.  I swam toward Mako, just staring at him, not wanting this precious moment to ever end.  Unfortunately, a huge wave swept over us and washed us on shore in tangles of seaweed!

"Are you alright?"  Mako asked me, concerned, as I coughed and spit out water and seaweed from my mouth.

I blushed red again and nodded.

"Are you sure?  Your face looks redder than fire coral."  He said and felt my forehead.  I felt his rough calloused hand against my skin and almost fainted right then and there.

"You are not burning up, then why…?"

I quickly took his hand in mine.  "Well, I guess it's because…I'm so grateful that you saved me from Kemo…and from falling."

Mako sort of blushed and rubbed the back of his neck.  "That was no problem my friend.  I must admit, as I was coming up for air and I saw you diving from the cliff, my first thoughts were that you were an angel falling from heaven."

I smiled and laughed.  "Me…an angel?  Hehehe, my names Jade, and I am no angel."

"I am Mako Tsunami, duelist extraordinaire of the seven seas!"  He said, holding up his spear in triumph.  That's when I noticed that something was tied to his spear, and it was my necklace!

"Mako…that necklace on your spear."

"Huh?"  Mako said, taking the necklace off and looking at it.  "I found this while I was fishing earlier.  Since I love the sea it caught my eye and I tied it to my spear.  Is it yours?"

I nodded.  "Yes, I love dolphins and the ocean; it means the world to me."  I replied as Mako placed the necklace around my neck.

"Really?"  Mako asked me, his face lighting up. 

I smiled and nodded.  "I've loved the sea for as long as I can remember."

Mako smiled and nodded at me.  "Yes the sea is a mighty force to be reckoned with.  It is beautiful and wonderful; I've shared a bond with the ocean since I was a little tadpole.  It is nice to find someone with the same love for the sea as me."

"Same here Mako, I'm glad we met."  I said and smiled.  He's such an awesome guy and I was glad for more than a few things. 

Mako got up and began climbing the rocky hill to the top of the cliff.  "Dueling is hungry work and I have some fish cooking over a fire, you are welcome to join me for lunch."  Mako said.  He offered his hand to me and helped me up.  I felt my smaller, softer hand against his large rougher calloused hand.  I almost swooned at what a gentleman he was being and I loved every moment of it, wishing he didn't have to let go.  We sat by his fire and began chowing down on the fish Mako had freshly caught.  They were really good and I realized just how starving I was.

"How many star chips have you won so far Mako?"  I asked, knowing the answer but wanting to strike up conversation anyway.

"I had three star chips, but lost two in a duel with Yugi Moto."

"You met Yugi Moto, the only duelist to ever defeat Seto Kaiba?"  I asked excitedly, even though I knew he had.

Mako nodded.  "He gave me a grand duel.  What about you?  If you are not here to duel, then how did you come to be on the duelist kingdom island?"

I gulped and my face turned crimson.  I actually had no excuse for being on the island if I wasn't dueling.

I decided to tell Mako the truth…Minus the part where in my world the Yu-Gi-Oh world was just an anime cartoon.  "I…don't know why I'm here.  I was just woke up here.  Still got my deck though.  I'm lost from my family and normal life I suppose.  I used to live in the United States."

Mako's eyes seemed to soften as I explained why I was there.  "Your lost from your family, just like my father out at sea…" 

I covered my mouth in shock.  I hadn't meant to make him sad.  "I'm sorry, Mako I didn't mean to make you sad."

He shook his head.  "It makes me feel better to talk about it."  He looked at me.  "That is if your willing to listen to an old sea tale?"

I nodded.  "I'd listen to anything you say Mako.  And try to help you in any way I could."

Mako nodded and looked thoughtful.  "When I was a young tadpole, I used to love going out on the fishing boat with my father.  We loved each other very much and shared a special bond with the sea and all the creatures that inhabit it.  But one day the sea turned on us.  It was once a friendly sparkling sea but then turned into a whirling maelstrom!  My father secured me to the mast but had no time to tie himself down and was washed away.  When the storm ended, I had almost given up hope, but then I noticed one of our life rafts was missing!  I know my father is alive!  I have dedicated my life to finding my father!  That is why I duel, to win the prize money so that I may buy a fishing boat of my own and search the seven seas for him!"

I single tear slid down my cheek and I wiped it away, hoping that Mako hadn't seen me.  I had heard his story many times before on the dvd with his episode on it that I owned, attack from the deep.

"Are you…ok?"  Mako asked me. 

So much for him not seeing me cry.  I sniffed and wiped my eyes once again.  "Yeah Mako.  I'm fine, why wouldn't I be?"  I said, I knew my voice was laced with emotion and cursed myself for being that emotional.

"You were crying…for me?"  Mako asked.  "No one has ever done that before…"

I smiled and touched his arm.  "I just know you'll find your father.  Your Mako Tsunami, the best ocean duelist in the world!  I…was just touched by your devotion and sad.  Me and my father, well, we never see eye to eye or get along that well.  I hope you find yours someday.  I wish it with all my heart."  I told him and looked away, letting my hand drop from his arm.  I jerked my head back up as I felt Mako catch it in his hand.

"Thank you."  He said to me.  "Knowing someone has faith in me helps ease the loneliness I feel sometimes."

"I can imagine how lonely it must be…away from everything with your only company being the ocean…"  I started to whisper.  "I wonder if…I could ask you something."  I started to say to Mako.  My heart pounded in my chest and I wondered if my courage would leave me.

Mako looked at me expectantly and I gulped and twitched nervously.  Please…let me join your quest Mako.  I want to help you find your Father.  I won't be any trouble.  I want to help you.  If anything, I can keep you company, so we both won't be lonely anymore..."

Mako looked at me and I looked back at him.  Sea green eyes gazed into soft brown ones.  It seemed like an eternity before he broke the silence and spoke.  "Are you sure you wish to come with me?"  He asked me.

I nodded and made a fist and placed it on my heart.  "I've never been more sure of anything in my life Mako.  Please let me help you..."  I answered him.  In my heart, I knew that I would do anything for Mako.  Would give up everything for him.  I loved him so much.

"It will not be an easy journey.  Are you prepared to face the hardship we might encounter?"  Mako asked me sternly, but with a soft expression in his eyes.

I nodded.  "Anything for you."  I whispered to him.  I knew that I would too.  Mako only had to say how far and where to go and what to do, and I would go and do as he asked.

Mako smiled.  "Then it's settled, we shall travel together and search for my long lost father."

We clasped hands and got up.  I couldn't believe it.  I had actually joined Mako on his quest to find his father!  It was too good to be true.  I knew I'd be there for Mako, and help him in whatever way I could.  No matter what, I'd stand by him.

As the day progressed, I watched as Mako dueled more and more opponents, and gained more star chips.  I cheered him on and the sun soon began to set.  I shivered; it was becoming rather cold so Mako and I decided to build up the fire so I went off to gather wood.  I piled wood high up in my arms, checking carefully for spiders, and laid it by the fire.  Mako and I sat down across from each other.  I sort of stared at him amid the dancing flames.  His buff sexy body was illuminated by the firelight and it made my heart beat faster, to see him that way.

Mako was kind, brave, unselfish, devoted and he has a hot body to boot.  All this was going through my mind as I stood up near the fire closed my eyes and began humming softly fixing and twirling my hair, warming my body to the fire's hot glow.  When I opened my eyes, I saw that Mako was staring at me.  "Something on your mind Mako?"  I asked.

He seemed to snap out of his trance and blushed.  I sat down next to him.  "I was just realizing how beautiful you looked in the firelight."  He murmured.

I would have fainted right then in there if I hadn't know how stupid that would have been.  Mako Tsunami actually thinks I am beautiful?  And he was blushing at me?!  I couldn't believe it.  My heart was all a flutter and I couldn't find the right words to say back to him.  If Mako only knew how I felt.  He had only to tell me to jump and I would answer how high and where can I find a pogo stick?

"Thank you Mako, that's really sweet of you to say, but I'm nothing special really."  I told him.

Mako shook his head.  "Never think yourself of less of yourself!  I know I don't."  Mako exclaimed.  "You're the only other person I've ever met with the same love for the sea as I have.  To me that's something special."

My face turned beat red as he placed his hand over mine.  "Well, your pretty awesome yourself there Mako."  I stammered.  "I had thought all the chivalry had died in men, but not you.  You're courageous, cunning, devoted, and the most handsome guy I've ever seen in my life!"  I thought I sounded so stupid and was afraid that Mako was going to get the wrong impression of my thoughts.

Instead Mako blushed and laughed his hearty laugh that made me almost melt right on the spot.  "Hahaha, you are nice to say such things!  No one has ever spoken to me this way!"  He rubbed the back of his neck embarrassingly, like he didn't know how to take the compliments. 

I just smiled sweetly at him.

After a little while, we decided to go to bed.  I lay across from Mako on the opposite side of the fire.  I couldn't sleep.  I was thinking about him and for the life of me couldn't get my heart to come down from the sky where it was soaring.  I knew I loved Mako.  But was he starting to get feelings for me too?

I smiled and gazed at his peacefully sleeping form.  I couldn't put into words how much I loved him.  So I began writing a poem in the sand.

Let me hold you, I'll be the wind against your sails

                Did you ever realize how much I love you?

How I'd do anything for you, make the ultimate sacrifice

                Give up anything and everything, only to be with you

I love you so much; I feel your pain and wish to ease it

                Lay your head on my lap and trust me

Nothing could change the way I love you

                I feel your spirit deep within my soul

Give me a chance, I'll be your everything and go where you go

                I don't care where you take me, as long as I'm with you

Life is hard and cruel, but you make it better in every way

                Please, let me stay by your side in sweet devotion

Let the sea be our guide, let us search together

                Hand in hand, your not alone, I'll be with you

Constantly falling in a deeper love with you.

                Let me be the one you see with love shining in your eyes

I promise you, no matter what, we'll make it through.

                I softly read the poem out loud and walked over to Mako without a sound.  "I'll always love you Mako…"  I whispered, knowing that he was asleep and couldn't hear me.  A safe way to confess without being worried about rejection.  I gently kissed him on the cheek.  I smiled as Mako blushed in his sleep and moved his hand over the spot where my lips had kissed him.

                I then walked a little ways away into the darkened woods because I had an embarrassing problem.  I hadn't been to the bathroom all day and had to go really bad.  I had just finished up relieving myself and was going to head back to our campfire when a large hand covered my mouth and yanked me backward!

                I tried biting and screaming but the person wore gloves and I was soon gagged with…something, hopefully it wasn't a sock like I was suspecting it was.  I tried to kick out and break away but more hands kept grabbing me and holding me down.  And I didn't like the way they were doing that either, someone had naughty hands and when I found out who…  I was more frightened then mad though as I was blindfolded too and then hit over the head! 

                "Mako…help me…!"  I cried out through the gag before blacking out…

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