The sky gleams a warm haze over the horizon as a single woman takes her morning jog through the park. She breathes in the fresh air and enjoys the cool morning breeze. She's missed the amazing weather of her hometown and, for once, some of the life altering decisions she has made haven't been troubling her mind. She moved back to her hometown a few months ago. Even though she grew up here, it's grown and advanced so much that she feels like she is discovering a new city. The city's inhabitants could thank Kaiba Corp. for the advancements. It seems, for the most part, they've added to the beauty of the city.
This raven-haired beauty is Alexandria Martin Ainsworth; heiress to a multimillion dollar empire based on manufacturing computer and electronic related hardware. Many would say she is one of the most eligible bachlorettes in the country. Alexandria didn't spend much of her time getting caught up with what the media speculated about her. She was much more interested in real life and the relationships that were important to her. An outsider may consider her to be one of the luckiest woman around since she possessed a natural ethereal beauty that was only enhanced by her deep emerald colored eyes and a very large bank roll; but, she actually has lead life a good many years away from her father's money and returned to earn the respect of her father and his peers in the business world.
This time of day is usually a peaceful time for her to let her usually hectic mind wander, but today she can't help think about last night. The phone call she received from her stepmother was on her mind. Why did she need to speak in person after cutting Alexandria off from the family for so long. Her heart ached a little when she thought about her little brother. She missed him and hadn't been able to reach him ever since she left home. Had the step-mother turned him against Alex? She feared this might be a horrible possibility, but then even if she had tried, she couldn't imagine that the sibling bond she shared with him would have diminished simply from her step-mother's lies. Alexandria had to speak to her, if only to get a chance to see her little brother, Nicholas, again.
Her thoughts are abruptly interrupted as someone pulls on her shorts, snapping the elastic against her skin.
"Ouch!" she yells as she swings around preparing to tackle whoever was behind her.
She hears her friend Duke Devlin let out a huge laugh and practically fall to the ground in hysteria. She fights the urge to push him to the ground and give him a huge wedgie, since she knew he was stronger and would probably win the wrestling match. Instead, she stands with her hands on her hips grinning sarcastically in his direction.
He finally rises from the ground and says, "Sorry, I just couldn't resist, no one is ever as fun to mess with."
Alexandria responds, "Thanks a lot Duke, don't think I'll forget this morning that quickly. You better watch your back from now on."
They both laugh and continue jogging together through the lush greenery of the largest park in the city. It was a nice feeling to have such a comfort level with someone else in town aside from her best friend Mai. Even though Duke used to be her boyfriend during part of their college years, they had a hard breakup and didn't speak to one another for some time. She felt extremely fortunate to have remained friends through the years. Sometimes Mai would say that he still had a thing for Alexandria and was just waiting to see if she would outgrow this 'carpe diem' phase in life and come back to him. Alex always dismissed the thought, mainly because she just didn't feel the same about Duke anymore.
Their conversation continues and she asks, "Are she coming to the tournament today? I'll be there for Mai".
Duke responds, "Yeah, you know I don't really duel, but I'll be there to cheer on Yugi and Mai."
She thinks, 'good I won't be alone watching the duels, we can hang out on the club level of the stadium since Yugi and Mai both have their owns suites for the tournaments due to their high rankings'.
Duke confirms her thoughts by saying, "Unfortunately, Yugi's suite is next to Seto Kaiba's suite so we'll have to deal with that jerk."
Alexandria asks, "I keep hearing his name everywhere, is Seto Kaiba all that everyone says he is?"
Duke grunts and replies, "if you mean is he as good looking as all the girls seem to think, well I wouldn't know, not being a girl myself, but if you're wondering about the jerk part, then hell yes, he is the ultimate asshole."
They both drive off separately into the city; She lets the wind blow through her hair and begins to wonder, 'how coincidental was it that Duke was at the park this early in the morning? Guess it's not really that coincidental since he's a pretty avid jogger. Then Alex begins to let her thoughts linger on this Seto Kaiba character. She hasn't met him yet, but she's pretty interested to know if all the hype is worth checking out.