Okay…this idea just popped into my head one day, so, yeah…

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or Gabrioleus. 'Nuff said.

Summary: AU. Kuro's just your average girl. Except for her being an orphan, there's nothing special about her – but when she enters the Battle City tournament, she finds that things aren't as they seem, especially when you have a fallen angel for a father…but of course, that's not possible…or is it?

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Angeldagger

Prologue

The swish of black wings was all that was heard as a dark figure landed on the orphanage's doorstep. Setting the little bundle down on the mat, he looked at her one more time, red eyes just visible in the black night. Spreading his wings, he took off, leaving only a black feather and a whisper on the wind:

Farewell, Chaos.

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Kuroneko walked to her new apartment, hoping that maybe the cat hadn't messed up the fridge again. From what she knew the orphanage staff had found her on the doorstep one day with a black feather and at least four cats curled up next to her. After a long session of cursing and speculation, they had adopted her and named her, Kuro meaning black and neko meaning cat. Most of the cats had refused to leave her side, and so she'd had to keep them all. There were Soot, Charm, Pluto, Vega, Jinx and Raven, each black and white, white, grey, grey-blue, red and black in that order. Jinx always found a way to go with her on trips, so when he entered the room after she'd spent a while cleaning up, she wasn't surprised.

After reprimanding each cat in turn for the mess they made, Kuro finally went to check the mail, brushing her long black hair away from her face. Today there was just one envelope, a neat 'KC' printed in the bottom right corner. Opening the envelope, Kuro walked back into the kitchen, scanning the letter with emerald eyes as she read aloud:

Dear Miss Kamiya,

You have been invited to participate in the upcoming Battle City Tournament hosted by Seto Kaiba himself. Our records have shown that your skill level is high enough to be automatically entered into the competition. The tournament will start in a week's time, so you must register before that date.

Good luck. You'll need it.

Regards,

Seto Kaiba

Kuro stared at the letter in shock. After a while, she recovered enough to sit on the couch and move a cat from the dining table while she pondered the letter. Somehow, she had a feeling the last sentence was not intended to be sent to everyone, and the letter wasn't like the one her classmates got.

Does that mean he knows who I am? But that can't be possible…can it?

With a sigh, Kuro got up and headed for her room to change out of the Domino High uniform.

Tomorrow was going to be a long day.

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Hmmm…I hope you picked up on the little clue I gave as to Kuro's identity, because in later chapters you'll need it.

Gabrioleus was taken from an episode of Mon Colle Knights I saw a while back. I know it's more a kids' show, but I couldn't resist building on his character a bit.

The last name Kamiya in this fic has NOTHING to do with Digimon.

So, good, bad, just want to flame me for trying? Leave a review anyway I know it's a short prologue, but the next chapter will be longer, I promise.