Challenge

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-gi-oh

Hiya Folks! It's been ages. Sorry but lately it's been proposal, outlines and reports that my writing creativity has been poured into. Now that I have a bit of a break, I decided to try something new. Today I present to you my new story, a challenge from LadyMoonDemon. I am also writing this story in a different style from my usual. The OC also belongs to LadyMoonDemon sorry that her personality changed a bit though, I just started her personality off in that direction and then it just kinda flowed that way.

Hope you like this fic, please review and tell me what you think of it. You know I love your reviews people (I love you too lol)

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Chapter 1: Forsakened

My name is Abby Raiden. I became 16 lately and ever since I've been living with my father in New York since my mother committed suicide when I was three. People have asked me whether I miss her. Sometimes I ask myself that too. Honestly though I don't think so. How can I miss someone that I barely remember? Unlike others I can't remember her every smile her every motion. She is nothing but a shadow in my life. Sometimes I think life would have been different had she been alive. At least dad wouldn't hit me as much if she was. He started to drink the year of her death, and soon the beatings would follow. He would always blame me for his problems. I've been taught to hide my wounds under my clothing for so many years, I'm completely hidden away.

At school, I'm a loner. It's not that I don't want any friends, except I simply don't know who I can trust. It's not like I'm not envious of those girls who spend their lunch with their group of friends as they chat away of their current events and what they plan to do over the weekend. I did have a friend once. Her name was Jenny, I was five, it seems so long ago. She asked me why my arm had a black spot. I told her I fell. I lied to the only friend I ever had, because I feared what my dad would do if he found out. It was a very short friendship anyways because Jenny moved away after three months. I was alone again. It would be a feeling that I would have for years to come. How I dream of having a normal life, with a happy family, and friends. I dream, no I dreamed of being free.

I know better now. Things will never change. I'll live in this dim dark corner as I have for the past 13 years since my mother died. Besides I'm used to my solitude now. It's safer; when you live in a bubble no one can come in a hurt you. As I stare out the airplane window I think, does dad honestly think that moving to Japan would be any different? I'm an outcast and that's the case no matter where I go. Being in Japan won't stop the drinking, won't stop the beatings and definitely won't stop the loneliness; the only thing that I have ever stopped doing is cry.

I stepped out of the school bus with the other kids. They stared at me just like when I was back home. To them I was a freak, with my long blonde hair and black highlights. Normally a good glare keeps them from asking pesky questions. I took a breath. So I would be spending this year in some Japanese school, this is great, just great.

"Hi there!"

I looked at the girl who had spoken. That's just great, some bitch who thinks she can just intrude on my privacy because she's some friendly cheerleader. Might as well be polite.

"Hello."

"My name's Tea, Tea Gardner. You're the new girl right? Abby Raiden am I right?"

"Yes I am."

"Well that's great I'm so pleased to meet you. I understand being new can be quite difficult especially since you came here all the way from New York right?"

All right, she was starting to get on my nerves. She was like the thing that wouldn't shut up. Obviously my looks of "would you please go away" and the "Get the hell away from me" weren't working. So I let my impatience get the better of me, "Look, Tea right?" I said mocking the way she kept asking me, "I'd like to be by myself at the moment. So if you would be so kind to go bug someone else I would be ever so grateful." And I left the cheerleader with her mouth agape.

Well this was a great beginning to a new school year. I haven't even gone to homeroom yet and I've just told someone to bugger off. At least in New York that kind of business didn't start till noon. Hopefully not everyone in Domino High was this annoying. I think this is going to be a very long year.

As if it couldn't get any worse I walked into some tall guy. He nearly dropped his laptop but thanks to reflexes he caught it before it could fall to the ground and smash into smithereens. Not that I would have been happier if it did. I was about to apologize but what I heard stopped me before the words could even leave my mouth.

"Watch where you're going next time, freak! God knows none of you losers could pay for this your entire life if it were to be damaged."

Well that just tops off my day with a bloody cherry. "Why don't you go outside and clean the flagpole or something you stupid over-stretched reject!" Sometimes I wonder if it would have been better to just have kept my mouth shut. As I tried to pass by I was pull-backed by my elbow by the guy.

"I hope you know who you're talking to you little bitch."

"Yea I do! I'm talking to a first class prick!" I yanked my elbow away from him. Who the hell was this guy and who made him king of the school? I stormed off in a fit of fury. I knew they were staring but I didn't care. People never knew when to mind their own business anyways. Sometimes I wish I could just dig a whole and climb in there for a century or two. Maybe then the world will be different and people would be less irritating.

The day passed rather uneventfully for me. It was rather tedious listening to the teachers yak and yak. As far as I was concerned I could learn more just staring at the text. I got up at the sound of the final bell thanking a higher power for whatever I deserved for cutting the teacher and her boring lecture. But as we all know everything comes at a price. I guess I just wasn't meant to be happy because as soon as I opened the school door…Rain…great, can life get any happier. So without an umbrella I trudged in the freezing rain. For some reason cursing seemed to dominate a lot of today for me, normally it's only half of the day. Usually I would welcome the rain, but today it was just plain annoying. It was like an extra slap in the face, who knows maybe it's an omen that dad would be drinking again.

I think it took me a while to notice the car that was following me. I looked up to the see the tall jackass that I had met this morning. How nice, the only thought in my head was, "God why have you forsaken me?"

"Get in the car you idiot I'll give you a lift." He said

I could have sworn I had water in my ears. What the hell did the jerk just say? Get in his car? "And why the hell should I? You aren't exactly numero uno in my books, or anywhere near that either." I said glaring at him

This totally did not faze him which pissed the hell out of me. What the hell was with this guy? He is the only one to ever challenge me in this way. "Look, are you getting or what? I'm not very patient you know."

I could almost feel my face twitch. "Well no one asked you to stop and offer me a ride ok? A) I don't like you B) I will never be in your gratitude so you can just shove your offer into a pit somewhere." I walked on ignoring the sound of a car door opening. He stood in front of me with an umbrella covering the both of us.

"Get in before you get yourself sick. You'll be spreading germs if you're ill and I certainly don't want some dirty virus from you of all people." I was thinking whether to punch him or slap him when I found myself seated in a very nice car with heat warming my frozen hands.

My anger seemed to melt away with the iciness of my hands. I looked at the guy in the driver seat. What the hell was with this guy? One moment he's the world first class jerk, and then he's considerate and nice as a puppy?

"If you've finished gawking, would you mind telling me where you were headed so I can drop you off?"

It took me a while to notice that I was staring. I looked away immediately and changed my view to the outside to watch the rain run down the window of the expensive car. "Turn left five blocks from here stop at the third house on your right." I said in a voice close to a whisper. I don't know what happened to my voice it was like it dried up into nothingness.

The ride was quiet. No words were exchanged between us. I have never felt this way. What was this feeling? It wasn't love that's for sure. No way would I fall in love with some guy I just met and who's having split personality issues. I don't know how to explain it. I felt…safe, that I was cared for. It was something that I haven't felt in…well forever. The ride was short but it felt like forever. He stopped at the area I had instructed him to. I was thinking whether to say thank you or just to run away from the car and never look back.

I opened my mouth to thank him but something else came out, "What's your name?"

The guy looked at me with one raised eyebrow like I was weird or something. "My name is Kaiba, Seto Kaiba.

Well that's chapter one. What do you think? Please tell me. This is such a different style for me I don't even know myself. Personally though, it's kind of fun. I guess trying something new is not bad. Well review and I shall continue. Love y'all. Ja Ne!