Battle of Destiny

Chapter 1 :

American Master Duelists

Okay, first off, I just want to let you people know that this fic is of my own design alright? It doesn't go along with the YGO plotline or the Egyptian past either. My friend Tiger likes it and I hope you do to. It was a pain in the ass to write because I had to write it by hand instead of typing it. Second of all, there will be nine new items called the Crystal Dragon Items, and any similarities to my ideas and anyone else's ideas is strictly coincidence. Understand ? And I don't want any flames. I want constructive and kind comments, not ones that say stuff like : " Oh I hate this take it down !", or some stupid stuff like that. It hasn't happened to me yet, but I don't want it to, understand? If you don't have something nice to say keep it to yourself. And finally, there is shounen-ai, so if you don't like it then don't read the fic okay? Okay. Glad we're on agreeing terms. And the story really doesn't go anywhere until the second chapter, this is just the introduction to the six main characters ;; Okay, fic begin !

Long ago, when the pyramids were still young, Egyptian kings played a game of great and terrible power. They did battle with magic and monsters for riches and glory. From these Shadow Games erupted a war that threatened to destroy the world, until a brave and powerful Pharaoh locked the dark magic away, imprisoning it for all eternity within the mystical Millennium Items.

But recently, new ancient Egyptian texts have been unearthed. Stone tablets that tell of a far greater power than the seven Millennium Items. Items which were so powerful, their wielders were able to summon powerful beasts whenever they so wished. Each item had it's own special power, and it's own beasts. These beings were so destructive, that they were locked away within what became known as the Crystal Dragon Items.

As ancient scriptures tell, nine Crystal Dragon Items existed. But in recent years, strange crystal objects have been dug up in Egypt, and were left in storage to be put on display at the Domino City Museum. Little did the excavators know, that soon, these items would belong to a handful of unsuspecting kids, teenagers that are unaware that they hold the very future of mankind within their hands. The path they choose is for them to decide...or is it ? (Corny I know, leave me alone I've been on new medicine recently and it's racking my brain ! )

"I can't believe it ! We're finally getting a chance to live out our greatest dream !" A teenage boy skipped happily out of the airplane, a brown backpack slung over his left shoulder. A group of people made their own way out of the aircraft, several young men delightedly ogling the stewardess that stood at the exit, saying farewell to, and slapping them after a quick grope to her chest. The men that got slapped walked away, rubbing their cheeks and grumbling amongst themselves. Five young kids grouped with the hyperactive boy, each with their own backpacks.

The boy himself had deep, red scraggly hair, a few light red streaks, and black bangs. He was wearing blue jeans that seemed to have more pockets than seemed necessary, white sneakers with blue shoelaces, and a red T-shirt that said "Japan's # 1 Fan !". His eyes were a brilliant blue and they almost always had the beaming look of a young child. "We made it ! We're in Japan ! Yay ! ..." He paused and then looked to his left eagerly. "EEEEEE ! Look at all the Japanese people !" Then he quickly turned to his right and ran over to a magazine rack. "And look at all the books with Japanese text !" He turned around. "EEEE ! Look ! A Japanese giftshop !" He ran over to it and stood in front of a shelf full of colorful, rectangular boxes. "And they have pocky !" ( For those of you who don't know what pocky is, it's a Japanese cookie snack .) The boy bounced on his heels happily. "Ikki ! This is great ! Isn't it great ! This is awesome ! Isn't it awesome !"

"Yeah super..." Said the other boy in the group with little interest at all. He rolled his eyes and grabbed the other's arm. "Jamie, we can't buy anything until we get our American money switched to yen. Dumbass..." The boy named Ikki wore black jeans, black boots, and a black T-shirt with a skull and crossbones on it. He wore a stud in his right ear, and a silver necklace with a small cross attached to it. He had long black hair, with several long strands that fell in front of his face, and brown glaring eyes that would strike fear into even the boldest of men.

Jamie whined and said with a childish pout : " Awww... but Ikki, I want pocky now !" He stubbornly folded his arms. "This sucks. There's a whole truckload of pocky sitting right here in front of us and I can't buy a single box ! ... American money sucks."

"You know," Said a deep feminine voice, " for a seventeen year old you sure do act like a baby." The red-haired girl was considerably shorter than the rest of the group. She wore a purple T-shirt, black pants, and dark green army boots. She also had her favorite big hoop earring in her ears, and they shook every time she took a step. She walked with them down the bustling airport terminals, and continued to glare at Jamie with her threatening brown eyes, that, when she was angry enough, could even make Ikki shake in his boots. "Sa-chan ! I understand you bringing the girls, but did you have to bring goth boy and crybaby too? I mean... they're hot and all, but...come on !" She readjusted her glasses and continued to glare over her shoulder. "The loud one is starting to get on my nerves." Her boots made loud thudding noises on the hard tile floor, the echoes getting lost within the constant chatter of all the Japanese people.

Then another voice spoke up, making sure she was loud enough for the girl to hear. "Coinal-chan, something is always getting on your nerves ! You need to lighten up !"

Coinal glared at the girl that spoke. "Sa-chan...did you just talk back to me?" Her voice was deep and threatening, scaring Jamie to hide behind Ikki as they walked.

Sarah let out a squeak of fear. "Uh-um...no..no I didn't... gomen nassai ! Onni-chan !" She whined and looked onward, stepping around anyone or anything that got in her way, avoiding eye contact with Coinal for as long as she could.

A girl walking next to Coinal pouted as she folded her arms. "Coinal-chan ! Don't be so mean ! It's not Jamie's fault he's so hyper ! ..." She pondered for a moment, and then suddenly perked up. "It's the sugar's fault !"

"Oh sure !" Coinal exclaimed, rolling her eyes. "When you can't think of anything better, blame it on the sugar !" She sighed and smiled. "Tiger, you're impossible sometimes. Cute, but impossible."

"Rew!" Tiger whined and shook her head. ( 'Rew' is a cat-like noise that Tiger always uses when she talks... I should know... I talk to her on the phone --;; ) "Coinal-chan you're mean !" Tiger was wearing khaki shorts, a green sleeveless T-shirt and sneakers which had neatly tied laces. Several strands of her long, dark brown hair fell in front of her equally brown eyes. Annoyed, she let out a cat-like growl and tucked the loose strands behind her ear with a huff. "Onni-chan ! Tell Coinal-chan to stop being so mean !"

"Uh, sorry Tiger, can't help you there." She said nervously. She was about as tall as Tiger, taller than the other two girls, but still shorter than the two boys that they were with. She had long brown hair that she kept up in a ponytail, which was stuck through the back of her blue hat, with a few dangling light blue bangs that hung over her hazel green eyes. She wore blue jeans with the hems coming apart, and a white belly shirt with a golden dragon on it. Her sneakers were slightly dirty with blots of dust here and there, but she didn't seem to care a bit. She had a gold charm bracelet on her left wrist, and upon further inspection, you could see assorted duel monster dragons dangling from it. She let out a dolphin-like giggle as she watched Jamie's antics, making a few people that were nearby give her group odd looks.

Another girl soon smacked Sarah playfully on the back of the head with a rolled up magazine that she had been reading. "Sarah ! Stop that ! You're drawing attention to us !" The girl that spoke had sandy brown hair that fell loosely around her shoulders, and bright blue eyes that shone beautifully. Her white tank top matched her white pants, which had a bronze chain dangling from two of the belt loops.

Sarah eyed the girl suspiciously. "Oh I'm causing drawing attention to us?" She said, and, with a small smirk, poked the brunette in the shoulder.

Ikki sighed in annoyance. "Jan please ! Jamie's drawing more attention to himself than Sarah could to the entire group !"

Jan giggled and grabbed Sarah's arm. "Can't we at least get out of this stuff airport?" She said with a smile. "We're in Japan now ! I wanna explore !"

Tiger nodded in excitement. "Uh-huh ! I agree with Jan-chan !"

After leaving the airport, the group rested their legs at a table outside a coffee house. Jamie squealed in awe at all the duel monsters shops and snack stores. "Man this place is awesome !" He giggled and latched happily onto Ikki's arm who shook it violently trying to get Jamie off.

"Brat ! Off ! Off ! Dammit !" With no success, he stopped his hopeless endeavor and tried to pry him off, which still didn't work. Then he had an idea. "Jamie... if you let go... I'll use all the money in my credit card to buy you pocky !"

Jamie looked up at Ikki happy chibi-like. "Really?" Then he gave his friend a small glare, still in chibi mode. "You mean it ?"

Ikki gave Jamie a reassuring smile, "Sure Jamie. I promise." He saw the glare Jamie was giving him. "Okay, okay. I promise on my duel monster's deck !"

Jamie smiled happily. "That's better !...hey... Sarah... don't you think that we're forgetting something?"

Sarah nodded. "Yeah, we are." She watched as Jan poked her cheeks out of sheer boredom, and then perked up. "Oh ! I remember ! It's not a matter of what we're forgetting. It's a matter of whom we're forgetting !" She looked into her backpack and pulled out a laptop from it. Jan, Coinal and Tiger gave a look of utter confusion, however, Ikki laughed and Jamie gave out a squeal of delight.

"What's so special about the laptop?" Coinal asked. "And I thought we were referring to a person, not an inanimate object !"

"Oh we're definitely talking about a person...persons to be more like it." Sarah said with a giggle as she set the laptop down. It was a black Sony Vio, and several dragon stickers were stuck to the cover, as well as a sticker of a blue eyes white dragon at the top left corner of the monitor. She opened it up and turned it on, and watched as her friends gathered around behind her, the girls confused, but the boys had a look of amusement on their faces.

When the laptop turned on, her desktop wallpaper was the inside of an airplane,in the cockpit. The co-pilot's seat was empty. However, the pilot's seat was occupied with a tall figure with dark purple hair that spiked out in all directions, and light purple eyes that were all but gentle.

Entering the cockpit was a young stewardess, significantly shorter than the pilot. She had red hair that was very neat in front but messy in the back. She also had big red eyes that always seemed to glimmer happily. The sight of the stewardess made Ikki, Sarah, and Jamie laugh out loud. Both the pilot and the stewardess turned towards the screen.

Jan smiled at the red-head who was offering the pilot a cup of fresh, hot coffee. "Aww... what a cute little girl !"

Sarah grinned and waved at the two people that resided inside her laptop. "Hey you guys, what's up ?"

The red-head automatically tackled the screen, making it shake. "Sarah-chan ! Konnichiwa!" The stewardess took a step back and leaned forward, making the skirt she was wearing come up, taking up most of the computer screen.

The boy with purple hair pulled some of the skirt back and gave a small wave. "Yo Sarah! Hey Jamie. Ikki... gimme a moment to come up with a greeting for you." He grinned at Ikki's lived reaction and then poked the red-head in the arm. "Yo, your panties are showing."

"Gah ! Why were you looking you pervert ?" The stewardess blushed and ran left and off screen crying. "Sarah-chan ! Cloud-kun's a pervert ! Tell him to leave me alone ! Tell him to stop !"

"Oh, I'm the pervert? Last time I checked I'm not the one wearing the dress." He dodged a random assortment of items that were flying from off screen.

"You jerk ! I like the dress !" She whined and continued to throw things at her companion. "It was perfect for the airplane scene !"

Cloud shook his head and snapped his fingers. He automatically changed into a completely new outfit. He was wearing worn out blue jeans and black boots. He was also wearing a sleeveless leather shirt, black gloves with the fingers cut out and he had a large diamond stud earring in his left ear. "Bit get out here ! Sarah has people she wants to introduce to us !"

"I'm not coming." She continued to cry and you could hear her stifled sobs and whines. "I'm staying here !"

Cloud glared to the left of the screen and shook his fist at the stewardess. "Get the hell out here you little freakin' brat !"

"Fine, fine. You don't have to be a meanie about it." The next instant the girl jumped onscreen wearing a pair of brown shorts, running sneakers, and a white T-shirt. "Hi there ! My name is Hacking Program BIT.2B, created in the year of 2001, November 17, and first activated the 21st of the same month ! But uh... you can just call me Bit for short. That's what Sarah-chan does ! And this is Cloud ! It's a pleasure to meet you all !"

Jan smiled at the two happily. "So, Cloud, is Bit your girlfriend? You don't have to be shy about it, you can tell us."

Cloud sweatdropped as he took a small step back. "Uh...um... I uh..." He turned around and blushed, making Jan giggle happily.

Bit smiled and stepped forward with his face almost touching the screen. "Silly ! I'm not a girl ! I'm a boy !"

Jan blushed, embarrassed at the mistake that she had just so carelessly made. "Oh... I'm sorry."

Bit grinned happily and waved it off. "Oh it's okay ! It's a common mistake ! Jamie-kun and Ikki-sama thought I was a girl at first too !"

Cloud laughed. "Yeah, it's an easy mistake to make, especially with all those girly outfits that you wear buddy." He chuckled and turned around. "So, Sarah who the fuck are these people?"

Coinal glared at Cloud and poked the screen in annoyance. "Hey purple boy, don't make me download a can of whoop ass on your sorry behind !"

"Oh I'm so scared !" Cloud whined teasingly. "Oh someone save us !" He shook his head and glared at her, then looked back at Sarah, his cold look disappearing. "So, like I asked, who are these people?"

"This is Jan-chan..." Jamie said, giggling amused as the nicknamed rhymed. "This is Coinal... and this is Tiger-chan !" Jamie glomped her and nuzzled his cheeks to hers. "She's my favorite !"

"Rew !" Tiger did her trademark kitty whine and stood up. "Um, hello ? Guys? It's getting late ! Shouldn't we start looking for our house? Well aren't we?"

Jan nodded, agreeing. "I don't know about you guys," she said with a smile, "But I don't want to spend my first night in Japan sleeping on the damn cold streets !"

"With some hooker !" Jamie added as he gave a nod, forcing everyone into a sweat drop.

"Awww... but Sarah-chan ! Don't you wanna show your new friends all of those Seto Kaiba pictures you have?" Bit ran off screen and came back rolling on old-fashioned slide show camera with him. "And the ones of you and Jamie-kun when you were little are priceless !" He giggled and turned the camera on.

"For once I agree with the brat !" Cloud said raising his hand in concurrence with Bit's statement.

Bit gave a chibi glare at Cloud and then looked back to the group. "Oh ! And FYI Sarah-chan, we've found more Seto Kaiba pictures for you !" He shouted with great exuberance and with a grin, brought his face up to the computer screen. "Wanna see em?"

"You know it !" Sarah replied happily. "Upload them while I get everything packed up will you?"

"Roger dodger !" Bit and cloud said in unison as they saluted. They moved to dive into a file titled 'Unzipped Seto Kaiba, (wow that's suggestive)', when a deep, cold voice filled everybody's ears.

"Pictures huh? It's nice to know I have such wonderful, devoted fans."

Everyone turned around to see a tall figure looming over them. The man that spoke was wearing a white treantch coat, over a black, leather turtleneck shirt, and black leather pants, which automatically caught Coinal's attention. The man had chocolate brown hair which was neatly brushed back, and cold blue eyes that were glaring down upon them with utter disgust. "Hmpf. It seems Japan has a new pack of dogs wandering its streets."

"DOGS! DOGS!" Coinal stood up furiously and stormed up to him, glaring at the man that was exceptionally taller then she was. "Wanna say that to my face pretty boy? Hm?"

"Fool, do you even know who I am?" He inquired angrily, glowering down at her, his icy blue eyes fixated with hers.

"Yeah, I know who you are." She replied in a dominant tone. "Mr. I-have-money-and-you-don't-so-I'm-better-than-you ! Our dear old Seto Kaiba. So what's the weather like up at the top of the corporate ladder? Have enough bird shit fall on you to put you in a bitchy mood Mr. High and Mighty?"

Kaiba narrowed his eyes. "How dare you. You Americans are trash."

Ikki growled and marched up to Kaiba. "I'll have you know I'm not complete American. I'm half American and half Japanese !"

Kaiba smirked. "So, to put it simply... you're nothing more than a mutt. You bunch don't belong here."

"Call me a mutt one more time you bastard I dare you !"

"I could just as easily sue you and your pathetic friends for verbal harassment. But I'm on a tight schedule." His smirk widened as he walked off. "But I'll be sure to fit in time to call the pound and report a pack of wild dogs on the loose."

Sarah stepped forward and raised her hand in the air. "Mr. Kaiba !" When he stopped and looked over his shoulder, she shrunk back a bit. "Um... I'm terribly..terribly sorry f-for the inconvenience."

Coinal twitched. "Sarah ! You apologized to him ! He's the one that started this whole fucking mess ! Just because he's your idol, though I still don't see why he is, doesn't mean you should let him walk all over you ! He's a good-for-nothing, low down dirty bastard ! That's all he is !"

"Coinal ! Quiet !" Sarah whined. "Or he really will sue us !"

"Hmph. It seems there's a smart one amongst you dogs." Seto said, the smirk on his face once again. He then began walking away once more. "If you're really sorry you'll stay out of my way."

"Y-yes sir." Sarah gave a quick bow, even though she knew he wasn't looking, and then began to gather her things together in a rather sudden perky mood. "Well ! Let's go, let's go, let's go ! We can't waist time here ! We gotta find our house, house, house !" She giggled and closed her laptop, despite Bit and Cloud's objections, and gently put it back in her book bag.

"Since when were you in such a big hurry?" Jan said with a grin. "I thought you wanted to check out the Seto Kaiba pictures that your two little friends found for you."

"Ah ! ... guys ! Let's just go okay ! Let's find our house, come on !" She quickly go her things together and ran ahead.

Coinal raised a brow. "Does she even know where she's going?"

"Don't think so." Jan said. "And I don't think Jamie does either." She pointed after the hyper red-head who was chasing after Sarah, struggling to keep a hold of his luggage.

Ikki shook his head. "Let's just follow them and hope they aren't going in the opposite direction of our house."

"Ikki, shouldn't you know where the house is?" Tiger asked, picking her stuff up. "Your mom and dad bought it didn't they?"

"It's just my mom, and yes. She did buy it. It was supposed to be our summer getaway home, but she was so busy managing the company, we never had any time to go on a vacation. So it was just sitting here in Domino City collecting dust. She decided to put the money she put into the house to good use, so she sent us over here. And she said as long as we stay in school she'll pay all of our bills."

"Well can't we just goof off and say we're going to school when we really aren't?" Coinal inquired as she walked next to him.

Ikki smirked. "Okay, first off Coinal. You're already eighteen. You don't go to school anymore. Two, why the hell would you care what happens anyway, and three, mom opted that all of our report cards and progress reports are sent to her in American instead of our house."

Tiger sweatdropped. "Why would she go through all that trouble?"

"Because that way, getting progress reports every month, and report cards every three months, mom can makes sure we stay in school." Ikki explained with a small grumble. "Mom isn't stupid. Did you really think she would send six kids, unchaperoned, to Japan without having a system to make sure we stay in school?"

Jan nodded. "That makes sense, but you have a bookbag full of credit cards. Can't you just use those to pay our bills?"

"Like I said, mom isn't stupid. She gives us seven hundred dollars a month for groceries, and one credit card each, God only knows where she gets all of them. If she were to stop receiving report cards and progress reports, she would stop sending credit cards, allowing us enough money to only purchase groceries. And since they only send us enough money for that, we won't be able to pay the bills without getting jobs. Meaning, my mom's system either keeps us in school or forces us to work . And even though I have a bookbag ful of credit cards now, money runs our eventually, and it doesn't exactly grow on trees. And besides, mom gave us these credid cards so we could furnish the house. The credit cards mom is going to send us monthly are for our own personal use." Ikki sighed. "I hate it when moms are smart."

Jan nodded. "You're telling me. My mom is keeping in touch with your mom. My mom said if your mom doesn't get a positive report every month, she's making me go back to America!"

"My mom too!" Tiger added with a small whine.

"To tell ya the truth, my mother doesn't give a shit." Coinal said with a finger in her ear.

Tiger sweatdropped. "Nice to know you have a loving family Coinal-chan."

"Yeah ain't it great?" She muttered sarcastically.

"Where did Sarah-chan and Jamie go?" Jan asked glancing around.

"Dunno, but I think I know where they might be." Coinal said, pointing to a duel monsters store. The group walked inside, and sure enough, Jamie and Sarah were browsing the isle of booster packs.

"Um, excuse me ! Mr. Store owner sir?" Jamie said as he walked up to the desk. "Do you guys take American money?"

"Why of course !" Said the man cheerfully. He was on old man, most likely in his early seventies, and about five feet tall. "What would you like children?"

"These !" Jamie exclaimed happily, dumping an armful of booster packs onto the table.

Sarah smiled. "Sir, do you sell single cards?"

"Why yes, here you go." He reached into the cabinet and pulled out a giant card holder book. "Take all the time you need."

"All I need are some new dragon cards." Sarah said, flipping through the book.

"Dragon cards?" He looked up from Jamie's booster pack pile.

"Yeah. I'm a dragon duelist."

"Well if it's dragon cards you're after, I've got a little book with nothing but dragons."

Sarah looked over at him chibi-ish. "Seriously?"

"Yes, would you like to see it?"

"Hai !...please?" She was uber chibi now, peering over the counter pleadingly.

After pulling out the book, he held it out for her and she snatched it away and began flipping through it. "Aww darn... I can't choose !... I know !" She set the book down on the counter. "I'll buy all of the cards in this book !"

"All of them ?" The old man exclaimed. "But young lady, there are some expensive dragons there. A few of them cost over two hundred American dollars!"

"Don't worry, I can afford it. Besides, let's just think of it as me taking them off your hands."

"Well okay, let me finish ringing up his cards here."

"Throw her cards in with mine" Jamie said.

"I beg your pardon?" The old man seemed utterly confused.

"We use the same money. "She said with a smile.

"Sarah ! Jamie ! I told you we have to wait to get our money switched to yet before we buy anything !" Ikki exclaimed angrily as he stomped over to them, practically fuming.

"Don't worry," Sarah said. "He takes American money. Besides...he has dragon cards ! Oh, by the way." She darted over to Ikki, opened up his backpack, and pulled out a credit card. "Can I borrow this? Please and thank you !" She giggled and hopped back over to the counter and placed the credit card down.

"Anything else you children want?"

"Not today thanks." Jamie said and then grinned. "But I can tell we're going to be coming back !"

"Glad to hear that ! Now, let me start ringing up the girl's cards."

"Grandpa ! I'm home!" Shouted a young kid's voice. The bell on the door rang as two kids stepped inside. (I'm not going to bother with descriptions cause we already know what Yugi and Joey look like. )

"Ah, Yugi ! Welcome home ! Are your friends with you?"

"Just Joey today grandpa!" Yugi said with a smile. "We have guests?" He looked around at the gang and drew back when he found Sarah glaring at him.

"Nope, customers." I'm still ringing up their stuff and their prices already lead up to over five hundred American dollars."

"Really grandpa! That's great !" Yugi chimed excitedly.

Joey grinned. "Hey, not too bad. I always knew you'd make a big sale someday gramps."

"And you were right Joseph." He said with a smile. "Anyway, the total comes up to...whoa! Nine-hundred and fifty six American dollars! And the credit card is...done ! And thank you for stopping by our game shop."

Jan snatched a piece of paper from Ikki's hand and walked up to the counter. "Pardon me, but can you help us? You see, we just flew in from America today, and ...we're kinda lost. So can you help us? Pretty please? Pretty please ?"

"Of course ! Do you have the address written down? I'm sure my grandson Yugi and his friend Joseph can show you the way."

"Yes, and thank you sir."

"Alright!" Joey exclaimed. "Let's find the newbies their house !"

Sarah twitched, her glare still fixated upon Yugi. "Newbies!"

Jamie sweatdropped, laughing nervously as he tried to keep his female companion from literally beating Yugi to a pulp. "We'd love your help ! We're tired enough as it is!"

Yugi smiled. "Then perhaps Joey and I can carry some of your things for you." He reached for Sarah's bookbag but she quickly snatched it up and snorted.

"I'm very capable of carrying my own things thank you."

"Hey, what's her problem?" Joey asked as he leaned over towards Ikki.

Ikki merely chuckled and spoke so that only Joey could hear. "Hormones. I'll explain later."

"Whoa ! No need to explain buddy. Girl problems are girl problems man." Joey took a step back and then grinned. "So...when we leavin'?"

"Right now!" Coinal exclaimed disgruntled. "I wanna get to our fucking house so I can get some much needed sleep!"

"I'm with the Spanish girl !" Jan exclaimed happily, and then suddenly, out of sheer boredom, she began poking at her own cheeks.

"Whoa, no way." Joey looked down at Coinal. "You're Mexican?"

"Dominican thank you!" She exclaimed as she grabbed her bag. "We Spanish people are very proud of our heritage. Our family sizes are ones for the record books though." Then she looked up at Joey. "Wanna adopt three brats, and old fart, and a mean bitch that's shorter than I am?"

"Uhhh...umm. I'll pass ! Anyway...let's see that address of yours." He walked over to Jan and took the paper from her. "Let's see...holy cow ! This is the richest part of Domino city ! How could a bunch of kids like you get enough money to buy one a these houses ?"

"Well...ya...see...uh..." Ikki sweatdropped. "My family is rich."

"Dude ! No kiddin. Wait till Tristan hears I have a rich friend !" Joey laughed and cheerfully swung an arm around Ikki's shoulder. "Come on, we are friends right?"

Yugi chuckled. "Don't worry. Joey isn't after your money." He smiled at everyone. "I do hope we can be friends."

"You guys can be friends with little Yugi," She walked over to the door and opened it. "But if you don't mind, I'd like to go on living my life pretending he doesn't exist." She then snatched the address from Joey and walked out the door with a huff.

"Did... I do something wrong?" Yugi asked as he looked up at Tiger. "D-did I make a bad first impression or something?"

Tiger shook her head. "No...rew... that's not it. We'll tell you later...when she's not around."

"So, do you think you can show us our house Joey?" Jan asked, a shy smile on her face.

"Suuurree. No problem little lady !" He grinned and opened the door. "Ladies first!"

"You heard him Jamie." Ikki smirked. "You first."

"Ikki you're mean !" Jamie whined and ran outside, latching onto Sarah's arm crying. "S-Sarah-chan ! Ik-Ikki's being mean again! He...he called me a...a girl ! And...he...he did it on purpose!"

"Ikki does a lot of things on purpose !" Sarah snapped. "First day in Japan and you're already acting like a crybaby ! Suck it up Jamie ! I'm not your mother !"

Ikki growled and stormed over to Sarah, talking in English so Yugi and Joey couldn't understand them. "Sarah ! Whoa ! Listen, I know you're pissed off about Yugi being here, but taking your anger out on Jamie is a major low I never thought you'd take. Aren't you supposed to be the honorable one in the group ? You know, the Honor Code of the Dragon. You made that up yourself ! Remember Honor Code of the Dragon rule number two? 'Never yell at a friend no matter the reason.' Sarah, didn't you say that was one of your most important honor code rules?"

"Yeah..." She muttered quietly. "Just leave me alone. I'll be fine tomorrow."

"Sure, as long as you promise not to speak another word till tomorrow. I take away one dragon card for each word you speak. Starting now. Understood?"

She nodded and sank back to the back of the group the rest of the way to the house. Tiger glanced over her shoulder. "Ikki, weren't you being a little harsh? No more talking for the rest of the day? Isn't that a bit much? Rew..."

Jan nodded. "Yeah...ouch Ikki. Just ouch."

"You have to be strict with her." Ikki said quietly. "Trust me, you can't get anywhere with her if you don't set some ground rules."

"We're here ! And man what a house you guys got !" Joey grinned and looked through the polished wrought iron bars on the gate. "Man, is all your stuff here yet?"

Tiger shook her head. "Nuh-uh. All the stuff for our rooms is coming tomorrow. Clothes and stuff included."

"Yeah." Coinal said with her finger in her ear once more. "We go shopping tomorrow for the other stuff that's gonna go in our house.

Joey laughed. "Great ! Yug and I can come and help ya ! And we can bring the rest of our friends too."

Sarah twitched again. She opened her mouth to protest, but Ikki gave her an ice cold stare that said "Talk and the dragons will burn in hell." Sarah looked away and then pushed the gate open and walked inside.

"Well, it's getting late." Yugi said with a yawn. "My grandma is going to be worried about us if we don't head home soon."

"Catch ya guys later!" Joey exclaimed. About halfway down the block, Yugi and Joey turned and waved until they disappeared.

Jamie grinned. "What are we waiting for? Let's get inside!" He ran inside, and once everyone caught up, Jamie began to glance around. "Ooooh...hey. It's like a dust museum in here!." ...aww man... I hate museums."

Everyone laughed except for Sarah who was already on her way to a corner in the living room. She looked for an outlet, and, once she found one, pulled out her computer and set it on the floor, but not before wiping away some of the dust. She opened up her laptop and turned it on.

Bit and Cloud automatically popped onscreen. Her new wallpaper that they set up was a beach scene. Bit was in the water tackling a beach ball much bigger than he was, and Cloud was laying on a towel, trying to soak up some sun rays. Cloud looked up, lowering his sunglasses. "Yo. Sup."

"Sarah-chan!" Big squealed and ran up to the screen. "Are you at your new house yet?" Sarah nodded. "Hey...why aren't you talking?" He saw Sarah point to Jamie.

Cloud's eyes widened as he scrambled up to the screen next to Bit. "You broke an Honor Code of the Dragon rule didn't you?"

Sarah nodded and then was pushed aside by Jan and Tiger who were grinning happily. Tiger spoke up first. "Hey Bit ! Hey Cloud !"

"Yo..." Cloud held up a hand. "Hey, what did she do this time? Murder? Theft ? ...she didn't rape Kaiba did she?"

"Oh, no." Jan said with a giggle, and then she sighed. "She yelled at Jamie."

Cloud nodded. "Ah yes," He then recited, along with Bit, the second rule of Sarah's code. " 'Never yell at a friend, no matter the reason.' So what happened?"

Tiger sat down in front of the computer. "Get this, after Kaiba showed up..." Tiger went on to describe everything in detail, right up to where Joey and Yugi left to go home. "And that's what happened."

"Ah, Yugi problems." Cloud nodded again. "That sucks. So how long is Sarah in for?"

"Till tomorrow." Tiger replied. "Apparently Ikki thinks he's a psychiatrist."

"Hey ! I've been to enough of 'em !" Ikki shouted from his corner. "I think I would know how their shit operates !"

Jan grinned. "Hey Tiger, how about we send Ikki to one last psychiatrist?"

"Rew? What for?"

"I think Ikki is suffering from a severe case of OJD."

"OJD?"

"Over-bearing Jerk Disorder."

Tiger, Coinal and Jamie fell back laughing, Coinal holding her sides. "Oh ! The pain ! The agonizing pain ! It hurts ! Too funny !"

Ikki growled. "Let's just get to bed already."

Sarah nodded and shooed Jan and Tiger away from the spot on the floor that she had claimed. Once everyone else had taken a spot, they pulled out their sleeping bags and crawled into them.

"Night, night everybody !" Bit exclaimed as he turned off the computer. One by one the kids fell asleep, unaware of what tomorrow had in store for them.