This story is going to take place during the start of the Battle City Finals, and I hope that this one should get me about fifty reviews. Please, I need some support from somebody! Also, please check my profile for a poll of my status of stories, and opinions do help. So, here's the start of One Touch, One Kiss!
Chapter 1-The Balance of Power
Staring into the bright night on top of the Kaiba Corporations blimp for the start of the Battle City finals, many seek to raise to the top as duel king. No one knew it would have to be a test in order to gain entrance to such an event hosted by the world's feared CEO and former champion of Kaiba Corp., Seto Kaiba. Yet, only eight duelists can come aboard this high luxury to attend to any dueling ring of which only the strongest duelist will stand tall and claim all three Egyptian God cards. Others who was not participants was to be left behind, but not on this trip.
Yugi Mutou, the yet to be called "King of Games" was one of the duelists who have intentions of retrieving all three God cards from the forces of evil of which he was warned about. Wearing the Millennium Puzzle around his neck, with his trusted dueling alter ego Yami, nothing was going to get in the way of saving the world from darkness. He was also one of the duelists who has claimed one of the God cards, named Silfer the Sky Dragon.
Joey Wheeler, a third-rate duelist who is called a mutt by a certain person, was another who qualified for the finals. Dueling to prove his appearance, his most greatest support comes from his friends and of all importance, his sister Serenity, who just out of the hospital after she removed her bandages from her eye surgery. It was always something about him that was very lucky, which most of his duels rely on. Being Yugi's best friend, Joey also have someone on his hit list when he was forced to duel his own best friend in a duel to the death. If his sister haven't saved him at the time that the anchor was reaching down to the bottom, he would have drowned.
Others duelists included the beautiful, yet sexy Mai Valentine, the mysterious Ryou Bakura, the zealous Odion who was disguised as his master Marik, Namu of which was the real Marik Isthar, who wealds the Winged Dragon of Ra, the hidden concealed duelist who was none other than Ishizu Isthar, and of course the top CEO of Kaiba Corporations and host of the Battle City tournament Seto Kaiba, holder of Obelisk the Tormentor . The supporters were of course the young, cute Mokuba Kaiba, the friendship cheerleader Tèa Gardener, Joey's fighting sidekick Tristan Taylor, the creator of Dungeon Dice Monsters Duke Devilin, Joey's number one supporter Serenity Wheeler, and her young childhood friend Maria Shores.
Now, all of them where in the briefing room of where the duelists were chosen to face another on top of a dueling arena above the blimp. Joey, being the eater that he was born to be, just stated to grabbing plates of food and heading back to his friends, but not after hearing how Bakura actually got into the finals, and yet creeping him out. Tèa and Mai were chatting about girl stuff and also about who was Mai going to face in the finals, Tristan and Duke, being themselves, were arguing about who was going to flirt with Serenity, and rest were just waiting on the announcements of the first duel.
"Serenity, do you really let your brother control your love life?" Maria asked. "Seriously, one day he'll go busting through your wedding and fight your fiancé."
"Joey's just protecting me, Maria." Serenity said. "Besides, can't you feel that someone out there is looking for your heart?"
"I'm still looking, Serenity." Maria said. "Just wait. Someday, my knight in shining armor will come for me."
"I'm just fifteen. I don't know who will take a young, scrawny girl like me." Serenity said. "What's the point, Maria? Face it. No guy will ever take me just because I'm not their type of skill."
"Do not talk that way, Serenity!" Maria said. "There are thousands of boys who will take you!"
"Yeah, when I get implants." Serenity sighed.
"Attention, all participating duelists. We are starting the random selection for the Battle City finals. As you know, you have all been given a number when you boarded the blimp and it has been recorded in this lottery machine, of which will deposit one number after the next. Once your numbers have been displayed, report to the top of this blimp for your duel. Also this is a random drawing, meaning it can be anyone facing anybody in this process of elimination."
'Well, this screws me up. Now how am I going to face that damn Marik?' Joey thought.
'A random drawing? That means there's a small chance that Marik will get to face Joey or Mai. Not to mention that Kaiba does have Obelisk, and defeating him will bring one step closer to conquering the world.' Yugi thought.
'I will get the chance to take down Yugi once and for all, then when I claim his God card, I'll head straight for Marik next for his Winged Dragon of Ra. Then, I will become the greatest duelist ever known!' Seto thought.
"Random?!" Maria said. "Hey, Kaiba! We could have played Straws instead of this shit?!"
"But, Maria..." Tèa said. "That game is even older than the lottery!"
"Random drawing equals lottery...and Serenity knows how testy I get when I even the tiniest hint of the lottery being said?!" Maria shouted.
"It's true..." Serenity said. "Every time the lottery gets called in, she always have her name on every entry card, yet she loses and goes on a rampage. It happens every two months in our school."
'Then, remind me never to bring her to bingo.' Tristan thought.
"The first number is up...Duelist Number Five: Ryou Bakura!"
"What? Me??" Ryou asked.
'Oh man...I hope that I don't get to face Ryou with that mysterious deck of his.' Joey thought.
"And the second duelist for the first round of the Battle City and will be facing Ryou Bakura...is Duelist Number Three: Yugi Mutou!"
Later, in the midst of the duel...
Yugi, who was now Yami in the entire duel, was ahead of Bakura by 2100 LP. Bakura, on the other hand, had the field advantage with Fiend Sanctuary on the battlefield and causing damage with each Battle Phase. However, Mother Nature decided to mess with the duel. When Yami drew his next card, the winds started to pick up speed, and rapidly the clouds began to fill with thunder, causing the standby to be aware of the lightning. Mai held her skirt down for certain reasons of which all women should know.
"Joey, I'm scared." Serenity said.
"Serenity, didn't we had this talk before?" Maria asked. "Quit asking your brother to control your decisions?!"
"Quit being a brother-hater, bitch!" Joey said.
"Then, quit being in your sister's life, asshole!" Maria retorted.
'Not again...' Serenity thought.
Then, something happened...
I'll leave it at that! Sorry if I haven't updated most of my stories, but trust me, I'll have some updates before I leave for vacation! So, R&R people!