Hi guys! Kira here and I would like to welcome you to my new story! I have been in a Yu-Gi-Oh! Mood lately so I decided to write a story. I have not given up on my Naruto story. I am merely pausing it. I am a senior in high school so please remember that I may not be able to write like I want to.

I hope you like it and please enjoy!

Disclaimer: I OWN NOTHING BUT SERENA

"Hi"= speaking

'Hi'= thinking

"Hi"= Spirits talking

'Hi'= Spirits thinking

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Chapter 1

The sun shone dimly in the room. At the first glance, one would notice that the room is empty. Whoever lived in the room had been gone only for a couple of hours. The only indication that someone was there was the rustling of papers. In the far corner of the room was a desk. The simple mahogany desk in the corner of the room with papers strewn about. Atop all the other papers innocently sat a letter.

The letter seemed to be addressed to the owner of the room. Upon further inspection of the letter, one could see two different writing styles make up the single letter.

Dear Serena,

It has been some time since we last spoke. Three months I believe? I have missed talking to you terribly. Soon I hope for us to see each other again. Anyway, I am sure you have heard about the Duelist Kingdoms tournament. I will be accompanying some… friends.

One of them, Yugi Muto, is in possession of the Millennium Puzzle. Remember our fathers speaking of them before your departure? Well my Millennium Item seems to be pulling me to the Puzzle.

Do not worry though. I will be sure to be careful.

I will contact you again soon Serena. I love you dear cousin!

Ryou Bakura

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Tokyo Airport- Serena's Pov

'I can't believe that boy! I don't hear from him in three months, THREE, and now he tells me he's going after some stupid Egyptian item?!'

A young girl of fifteen runs down the hall towards her flight. I look with anger across my face as I think. My blue sundress swayed behind me as I ran. The small Egyptian hieroglyph pattern moved with the flow of the dress. My simple black flats made no noise as I made my way to my destination. Narrowed eyes look ahead at the gates as the distance between us closes. 'I swear! I'm going to kill Ryou and that damn Spirit! I gave him one simple request! ONE! How can he not follow that?!'

As I approach the gate, I am greeted with a few men in black suits. Slowing to a walk, I approach the men with caution.

"Are you Serena Bakura?" one of the men asked. He seemed to be the leader of the small group. If you asked me, I would have turned around and went back home. However I had somewhere to be. "Are you Serena Bakura?" he asks again, this time with a hint of impatience.

"Depends on who is asking." I reply to the man. He didn't seem happy with my answer since he took a step towards me threateningly. "Okay! Yes, I am Serena Bakura! What do you want?" I was starting to get frustrated! My flight leaves in twenty minutes and these guys are taking my time! I have a cousin to get to!

"Master Pegasus has asked us to escort you to Duelist Kingdom." Okay, I was confused. I tilted my head to show said confusion; silently asking the man to explain. "Upon your request to Duelist Kingdom, Master Pegasus has ordered us to escort you there safely. A helicopter is waiting."

With this, the man turned around and started to walk away, his three companions following him. It was then that I noticed that they had my luggage. 'When did they get that?'

I didn't have time to think since they started walking away. Following them, we made our way out to the runways where the planes were. I have to admit, using my best friends connection to Pegasus was a smart thing. Now I have to think of a story to tell said friend. Oh well, I'm sure he will forgive me once I explain. I'll have to call him once this whole thing is taken care of.

"We are here ma'am." I was brought out of my thoughts when we came upon the helicopter. When I looked up from the ground, I saw all four of the men standing by the chopper doors. With a wave of their hands, I was beckoned to take a seat. "Your luggage will be arriving at your accommodations. Master Pegasus informed us that you had an apartment in the city."

"Um… thanks? But I will be taking a small bag with me. I plan on watching the tournament with Mr. Pegasus after my business is taken care of." I spoke to them. It was true that I had an apartment. However I only got it because I err… borrowed… some of my friends' money. And plus, what was the harm in watching the finals? Mr. Pegasus did say that I was welcome to watch.

I was then presented with one of my small bags, filled with clothes for my stay. I was thankful that I was allowed on an invite-only island. But my cousin and his little spirit problem are my main concern. "Excuse me. How long will it take us to get to the island?" I asked the pilot. I didn't want to let those two be by themselves for long.

"It will take three hours for us to reach the island. You may want to rest for the time being. We shall alert you once we have reached our destination." And with that, I was ignored for the rest of the flight.

Closing my eyes, I decided to sleep. After I got the letter from Ryou, I had panicked and immediately left home. My poor friend must be freaking out since I didn't wake him upon my departure.

My thoughts were cut short as I allowed the darkness to take control. Falling into a light slumber as I waited to see my family again.

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Somewhere in Tokyo:

"Where the hell is she?!" a young man of fifteen screamed for the nth time that day. Forest green eyes scanned over the empty room he stood in. Her room. "I am so going to lecture her once I get ahold of her!"

He crosses his arms over his chest as he thinks about his missing friend. He finds himself twirling a single lock of his hair as thoughts plague his mind. Looking around the room again, his eyes land on the clock beside her bed.

9:00 A.M.

Panic spreads through the boy as his eyes widen. "Crap! I am so late for school!" he scrambles out of the room. Grabbing his school bag, he rushes out the door and towards the school.

'I will so yell at her once I get home from school!' he silently promises as he makes his way to his destination. 'Serena, just wait until I find you.'

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I looked out the window of the chopper to my left. The island was just a little ways away from me. This means it would only take a little while longer until I can find Ryou. I had been awakened only a few minutes ago.

Flashback

A single dark emerald eye opened to the feel of someone shaking my shoulder. Turning my head, I was greeted by one of the men I was with. Slowly I opened a single purple eye, the one closest to the window I currently used as a headrest.. "What is it?" I was slightly irritated at being woken up. I didn't sleep since I left early.

"We will be landing shortly." Was the only explanation I got. As I moved to sit up, some of my hair got in my face. Taking my hand, I moved my white streaked black hair to behind my ear.

"Okay. I will get ready." Grabbing my bag, I began to look for a specific item.

End flashback

So here I am, digging through my bag for my earrings. That may sound stupid but these are special earrings. Thanks to Ryou's Spirit, I can now detect where the Millennium Items are. The Spirit put some of his powers into the earrings on the last trip I made to visit Ryou so that I would know where they were since they seemed to always be getting into trouble. Comes in handy at times like these.

A small noise of triumph escaped my lips when I finally found what I was looking for. Pulling out a small black box, I popped open the lid. Sitting inside were two golden pyramid earrings with small dangling spikes on each of the four corners connected to golden chains. Reaching up to my right ear, I quickly removed the current earring I had on. It was a black and white dice on a black chain. A gift from my friend.

Placing the dice in the box, I proceeded to put on the pyramids. With them in place, I was prepared to go hunt-… I mean searching for Ryou.

By the time I had finished my task, we had made it to the island. When I looked outside the window, I saw that it was probably around noon time. 'Might as well go and actually talk to Mr. Pegasus since it's still day time.'

The helicopter landed shortly after I made my decision. Now safely on the ground, I exit from the chopper. Instantly, I am surrounded by the four men, creating a diamond around me. "We will escort you to the castle." The leader said. It suddenly hit me that I never got any names from these people. I mentally slap myself for my stupidity. Oh well, can't change it now.

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Sometime later~~

So we had been walking through the large forest for a while now. I lost track of time so I don't care now. The tall green trees did nothing but block out the sun. We had passed a few duelists while we walked. Some I didn't know and others I vaguely knew. I didn't pay much attention on them.

I was actually surprised that I didn't hear anything about Ryou's group of friends. I guess it's a good thing for now. It confused me to no end on something though. No matter how much we walked, we didn't seem to be getting to the castle. 'Then again, this is a huge island.' I thought. I was actually getting tired of all the walking.

Looking up through a gap in the leaves, I saw the sky. The sun had started to set and stars began to litter the sky. A shroud of darkness started to cover the world. A small smile spread across my lips at the view. Night time had always been my favorite time of the day. My roommate and I would always sit on the roof of the house and just watch the stars. He always knew that the stars were my favorite thing to look at.

"We will soon be making camp for the night." I was brought out of my thoughts by the group. Turning my attention back to them, I gave them a simple nod; not really in the mood to talk to them.

We continued walking for a little while longer before I started to hear voices. I couldn't make them out so I ignored them. Just then, I felt a pulse of heat coming from my earrings. Bringing my hands up, I gently held the small accessories in my hands, a look of surprise on my face. The heat seemed to intensify as we walked.

It was then that I could make out the voices.

"If you want to see how it works," wait, I know that voice, "We could have a duel right now! Not for star chips, just for a little bit of fun." I don't like the way that was spoken. It was now that I noticed that we had stopped out trek. The men were standing a little ways away from me, probably discussing our camping situation.

I wonder what Ryou and those people are talking about. Only one way to find out. Looking to the ground, I notice a small rock. 'This could be my only chance to get to them.'

"Sure, I'm down with that. After all this star chip stuff, it'll be nice to have a duel with no strings attached." Huh. Don't know that person. I have to hurry if that is a friend.

"I agree! I think a regular old duel sounds like a great idea!" well someone is happy. I narrow my eyes at the thought of what will happen. 'You won't be happy for much longer!' I thought to the boy.

Looking to the rock again, I slowly reach down. I make a show of brushing dirt off my shoe as I silently pick up the pebble. Just then I tuned back into the conversation.

"Why don't you guys each put your favorite card into Yugi's deck; so it'll be like we're all playing!" okay! This is not going to end well!

Panic starts to spread through me when I hear this.

"That's a good idea!" same unknown from earlier.

"Yeah!" New guy. How many people are there?!

"Great! But I should warn you that with this all-star team of cards, we'll be tough to beat!" I heard the happy one, I think Yugi is his name, speak again.

'You don't know what you are getting yourself into Yugi…' I was really starting to fear for the people! Another pulse from my earrings appeared again. This time it seemed… cold. Never a good sign.

Looking to the men again, I see that they are all starting to sway on their feet. Normally I would freak out when this happens, but… the distraction helps in this case. However, this also means that Spirit also knows I'm here… damn.

I see that one of the men falls to his knees, seeming to be out of energy. The other three go to aid their fallen co-worker. It doesn't take much longer for the other three to fall as well. It was then that I noticed the dark aura around them.

'Not this again! I swear Spirit loves to torture people!' I was not amused at this. My eyes widen when I see them start to pass out.

One of the men seemed to be in a trance like state however. He suddenly stood up and started to walk towards me. Lifting my hand to my earring, I started to panic. "Spirit I will kill you if this is a joke!" I whispered to myself.

Just then, he too fell to the ground. The dark aura that once surrounded him vanished with his conciseness. A chill went up my spine when I felt the familiar brush of energy on my skin. Soon, all I could see was darkness, my vision failing me. The Shadow Magic, that Spirit uses, surrounded me until I eventually passed out.

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Ryou/Spirit's Pov

We were just about to have our duel with Yugi until I felt a shift in the Spirit of my Millennium Ring. Quickly, he took control of my body, forcing me to the back of my mind.

'You have noticed it too?' I heard the Spirit speak to me. I was confused what he meant until I felt a familiar energy. 'So you have noticed. Good.' A dark chuckle came from the being.

'You won't do anything to her will you? But the better question is: why is she here?' I was confused at the presence of the other person. The energy I felt could be from only one other person besides the Spirit.

Serena.

My eyes widened as the realization finally hit me. Serena. My cousin was on this island. I was worried for her safety. Ever since the Spirit placed some of his powers into her belongings, we have always been able to tell where she was.

Now that she is here, I worry even more.

I could see some of Spirit's Shadow Magic creep into the forest. 'What are you doing?!' I yelled at the spirit. My actions seemed to amuse him.

'Why not have dear Serena join us. I am sure she has missed you.' I could hear the taunt in his voice. I didn't like where this was going, especially if Serena was involved.

It was only now that I noticed the Millennium Ring appear. With Serena here, I had completely forgotten my friends!

When I looked around, I noticed that we weren't in the forest anymore; but the Shadow Realm!

"You have something I want Yugi, and I aim to take it!" was the last thing Spirit said before all of our souls were ripped out of our bodies. I was vaguely able to see a fifth body appear with the others.

"Ser… ena…"

Normal Pov:

Once everyone was passed out, Bakura took this opportunity to try and take the Millennium Puzzle.

"That wasn't too difficult." He spoke as he approached the group. "Their souls have been locked away."

He then came upon the soulless body of Yugi. The boy looking as if he were sleeping. "And now after waiting for countless centuries, the legendary Millennium Puzzle is mine." An air of arrogance surrounded the boy as he reached toward the Puzzle. The item was just beyond his fingertips when a bright light erupted from the puzzle. "Ugh!" The Spirit had to shield his eyes from the light. "No! It can't be!"

When he looked up as the light faded, Yugi was standing again! This time however, it was obvious that it wasn't Yugi, but the Spirit that inhabits the Puzzle. "You want my Millennium Puzzle? Then you're going to have to duel me for it. But if I win, you'll release my friends and send us all back!" an air of authority covered 'Yugi' as he spoke. His arms crossed over his chest as he bargained with Bakura.

It was then that Bakura walked over to the group of soulless friends, his gaze focused on something behind the group. "I agree to your ridiculous terms Yugi." A laugh escaped Bakura as he walked past Yugi. "But I promise you, there is more at stake here than you comprehend." Standing before one of the bodies, he kneeled down before taking a girl in his arms. Standing back up, he moved to face Yugi, the girl securely in his grasp. "This is one Shadow Game that you cannot win!"

It was at this moment that Yugi noticed the extra person. He wasn't able to voice his concern for the girl as Bakura swiftly took her into his arms. Once he was standing again, he walked past the stunned Yugi; a smirk playing on his face. Getting back to his place at the tree stump, Bakura sat down and gently maneuvered the girl, placing her on the ground to his left, leaning her against the tree stump that played as their dueling table.

"If you want your friends back, I suggest you grab your cards." He spoke to the still stunned Yugi. The boy could do nothing but gaze at the mystery girl by Bakura's side. Looking to Yugi, Bakura saw what had caught the boy's attention. "No need to worry about her. I have no intention of harming this particular person." Reaching out a hand, Bakura gently ran his fingers through the girls' hair.

Yugi could do nothing but sit and play Bakura's game.

If he wanted his friends back, and the girl safe, he had to duel.

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Okay so here is the first chapter! Tell me what you think. Reviews are welcome though not required.

Also if you have not read my Naruto story please read is you feel like it. I will try to get the next chapter of this and Uchiha no More up as soon as I can! Please be patient with me!

I hope you enjoy the story and please give feedback!

Until next time,

JA NE~~