Duel Monsters
Chapter 1: Disappeared
Ayumi looked up from her book long enough to dodge the rainbow puffball that was bareling towards her.
"Hi Ayumi!" Eria called as she ran towards her friend in her bright rainbow fairy costume. She missed her target (because it dodged) and in her haste to stop almost fell over.
Ayumi had gone back to her book by the time Eria had regained her balance and jogged back to walk beside Ayumi.
"You're late." Ayumi said casually. The girls were going to a costume party together. Eria had gone all-out with her sparkly, rainbow-colored fairy costume, complete with matching see-through wings and butterfly-painted eyes. She had also gone all-out with Ayumi's Victorian Duchess costume. Taking in her friend's taste (a little), she had put her in a deep crimson gown with gold trim. Her golden brown curls were elegantly pinned into a loose bun and her makeup was simple but beautiful. The only problem was, Eria had dressed Ayumi first, and then had the sudden realization that she still had to get dressed herself. She rushed home in a frenzy to change and put on her own extravagant makeup and twist her hair into strings of flowers.
The girls walked together down the street, chatting about the party that they were going to. or, more like, Eria was chatting while Ayumi listened. The party was for the birthday of a girl they didn't particularly like, but got invitations anyway, and Eria couldn't miss a chance to wear her new fairy outfit.
Eria was so busy talking that she stopped paying attention to where she was going. She walked headlong into a man walking the opposite direction. Eria was short and light, so she bounced right off of him and fell on the sidewalk.
"Gomen'nasai," she said quickly. "I'm so sorry."
"It's alright," the stranger said with a small laugh, holding out his hand to help her up.
When she took his hand, a feeling passed through her like electricity. Before she could put her finger on it, it was gone. Eria shook her head to clear it as the man walked on.
The rest of their trip was, fortunately, uneventful, but no matter how hard she tried, Eria couldn't get the man out of her head. Not just for his dashing good looks - which he had - but for the feeling his touch had given her. It was almost an eerie feeling.
The party lasted well into the night, and Eria soon forgot the man in her excitement. It was almost midnight before things started winding down. Eria and Ayumi became the first to leave at a minute to midnight, after half and hour of Ayumi complaining that she was bored.
The girls started walking home, talking about the party. It was a nice, clear night, if a bit chilly, so they decided not to wake their parents to come get them. Besides, it was only a five minute walk.
The bell in the center of the city rang midnight with twelve distinct chimes. At about five, Eria was starting to feel funny. By nine, a swirling black hole had one of her feet and it was steadily growing. She screamed. Ayumi scrambled to help, but only ended up stuck herself. Twelve. Both girls disappeared and the hole closed up in an instant.
Yugi walked down the street to school. His foot slipped on something, almost making him fall. He looked down and saw two Duel Monsters cards under his foot. he bent down and picked them up, vaguely wondering what they were doing there; they didn't seem very powerful.
A bell rang close by and Yugi bolted, pocketing the cards without really thinking about it. He made it to class just in time, and the cards completely left his mind...
Bold: All YuGiOh! characters do not belong to me. I only own Tsukino Eria, Nakahara Ayumi, Katsuo Yoichi, and Katsuo Tamotsu