hey guys! i just got bored one day and started writing this. hope you all like it.

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I walked along in the early spring air with my backpack thrown over a shoulder. On a digital holographic billboard above me it was advertising a match between Jack Atlas and Yusei Fudo. "Can't those two give it a rest already?" i thought. they dueled about once a year and the advertising always called it the duel of the century. And Yusei always won. i'd thought that Jack might have been tired of losing by now. I felt my own deck in my pocket. I'd gotten a new card to upgrade it last night and it had fit in perfectly. i wasn't a bad duelist but i was by no means the best. i was about middle of the pack with everything. As i walked into the school yard i saw several before school duels going on. There was a duel going between Josh Turner and Serena Williams. they were the two best duelists in class and they were always trying to show the other up. Another was going on between Rick Stevens and Scott Benson. Scott was the biggest bully in school and he was always trying to duel the younger, less expirenced kids to take their cards. Rick i knew well though and i knew he could more than hold his own against that jerk. I went into the school building and joined the crowd of kids around our classroom to get the results of the test we had taken two days before. it was in stratagies for dueling an opponent. One by one we were called in and the teacher told us our grades privately. more than a few people came out with frowns on their faces.

Soon it was my turn. "Good morning Mr. Williams," i said. "Ah good morning Sarah, just the person i was hoping to see here this morning. Have a seat." With a free hand he motioned to the seat right next to his desk. "How bad did i do?" i asked, taking the seat. "Bad," he asked me quizzically," my dear girl you didn't do bad at all. on the contrary actually. you got the highest scores in class." "What, no way!" "Way," he replied," you've done a lot of shaping up this past year. i look forward to seeing you compete in the all school championship." "i wasn't planning on entering," i replied. "Not entering," he cried," but my dear girl you'd do well. the thought of you not entering is beyond me." "But i'm not doing the best in my other classes," i said," i'm by no means the straight A's student that Serena and Josh are. i'd never even make it past my first duel." "But that's where you are wrong," said Mr. Williams," let me tell you something. Just because a person gets straight A's in class doesn't mean that they can actually duel. no in order to actually duel you need to have poured your heart and soul into your deck and i can see that you have done that well. I'd be willing to coach you privately before the championships if you wish but it would break my heart not to see you compete." "I still don't see the point," i replied," but if you think i can do it then i'll be happy to give it a shot."

he agreed to help me every other day during recess. i walked out of his room and to my locker to get what i would need for the morning classes. Dueling is taken very seriously here. All children are taught how to duel at an early age and at school they are taught the basics of it. Elementary schools will teach a mix of dueling and Book learning like math and reading and science. in middle school and high school you get more of a choice of where you want to go with your life whether it be academics or Dueling. Mom used to be a good duelist in her day and she wants me to succeed where she couldn't so i took the Dueling route, filling my schedule with strategy and card classes. i don't mind though, i was no good at the book learning stuff so i took up dueling. Mr. Williams is my favorite teacher this year. He teaches the lesser known strategies and combinations that you can play. his class is actually the only class i'm earning an A in. everything else is a B or a C, but i get by. The all school championships is held at the end of the year, every year. anyone who wants to can compete for the title of best in school. it's not mandatory though so i just usually go and sit on the sidelines to cheer for friends. Mom would be pleased that i decided to enter this year.

"Ouch," said Yusei as his son sent an attack at him," where did you learn that move?" "Mom," answered his 9 year old son, Davie. "Have her teach you how to use control," said Yusei," and don't let her know that you're using your powers. And remember don't use them on anyone but me or her. got that?" "Yes dad," sighed the boy," now make your move." Yusei smiled, Davie reminded him so much of himself in those days. In a few more rounds the duel was over. Yusei had won but not before taking a beating from his son. "Time for dinner," called Akeza," stop your duel and come eat." Davie ran inside followed by his father. "What's for dinner mom?" asked the boy. "Chicken, mashed potatoes, and salad," replied Akeza," and if you eat everything you get dessert too. Now take these plates to the table and put them in the right spots." Akeza turned to Yusei. "You grab the salad bowl and bring it to the table," she said. "Yes dear," said Yusei, with a good natured grin. "Davie got and call your sister down for dinner," called Akeza. "Sis," he shouted," time for dinner." "Your mother could have done that herself," said Yusei," go and tell her." Davie grumbled as he climbed up the stairs. "How'd he do?" asked Akeza. "Better," said Yusei," i took a beating from him. He needs a bit more control though. he doesn't know quite yet exactly what he's capable of." "Neither do we for that matter," replied Akeza," i'll remind him and have his teachers at the institute work on his control." Yusei and Akeza had gotten married a few years ago, just after Yusei had gone to the pro legues. While Yusei dueled for a living Akeza had founded the institute for psycic duelists. it was a school that specailised in teaching duelists gifted with psycic powers and how to control them. There were a surprising number of them, along with their two children. Yusei and Akeza brought out the rest of the food as the two kids came down and everyone sat down to eat.

"Where did you get that card," Jack shouted to his son. His son, Jeremy, had just played a fairy card. "Mom gave it to me," he told his father," she said that fairies were very versitile." "She should know," said Jack," she's dueled me enough to know. I still say that fairies don't belong in a boy's deck." "I heard that Jack," said Carley. She was watching her son and husband duel while she edited a piece or journalism she had written for the newspaper she worked for. "Alright, alright," said Jack," My turn." The two of them dueled for a bit longer with Jeremy winning. He ran upstairs to put his duel disk away. "You went easy on him," said Carley, staring at her computer screen," i know you had tons of cards that could have defeated him in a heartbeat." "Well if he lost all the time it would be bad for his moral," said Jack. "So does that mean that all the times we duel and i win you're letting me win," Said Carley with a cheeky grin. "You," said Jack. He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and went into their house to give Jeremy a snack. Carley sent the piece she'd been working on to her boss and followed Jack inside.

"You have to be kidding me," said Serena to her friend Amelia," how does that little thing think she can beat me?" Serena and Amelia had gone in early to see the list of participants for the all school championships. Serena had laughed out loud when she saw Sarah's name on the participant list. "Even with her favorite teacher's help i see no way she's going to last past the first round," said Amelia. during the day as people stopped by the participant list they all had a good laugh over who had signed up. Sarah was by no means a horrible duelist. but she rarely dueled. no one really knew her strengths and weaknesses so they all assumed that she wasn't a good duelist. "Everyone's laughing at me," said Sarah during the private session she was having," they all think i'm a no good duelist who won't last past her first duel." "And you won't," said Mr. Williams." if you keep worrying about what other people are thinking about you. you need to bring your A game with you to every duel and that includes this one. now let's duel." Sarah smiled as she drew her cards. She could always rely on a pep talk form her teacher to get her back on her game.

"I'm serious Yusei," said Crow into the video phone screen," she's good. i've never seen anything quite like her." "Crow if you think she's a psycic then why'd you call me?" asked Jack. Crow was doing a three way video call with his best friends Jack and Yusei. He was telling them about this amazing new duelist he had found. "Because i wanted your opinion on her talent," said Crow," i'm mailing the video files of our duels to you. if you could both have a look at the files and tell me what you think?" A second video screen opened beside both Yusei and Jack where they were. they both watched the footage Crow had spliced together. "Where did you find her," asked Yusei. "She goes to this school that i work at," replied Crow," her mother used to move in the semi pro circles and she wanted the same for her daughter. the girl's quiet and shy but she's got a good head on her shoulders." "How does she do on a bike?" Jack asked. "No idea," said Crow," this school doesn't give classes to kids that are lower than grade ten in turbo dueling." "I'd like to see her on a bike," said Jack thoughtfully," Yusei you think she's psycic?" "Maybe but i can't say for sure," said Yusei staring at the footage," she's about the right age for her powers to be showing but usually they show with a big bang like when they're dueling and something huge happens. Akeza is usually better at spotting these things than i am." "So you think she's got talent?" Crow asked his friends. "I think she's got something," said Jack," from the way she duels i'd say that it's more than likely talent. i'd like to see her in action as well as see what she can do on a bike." "I'd like to see her in action too," said Yusei," she looks like she's got more talent than i can shake a deck at." "Well then i've got good news for you," said Crow," i talked her into entering the championships here at the school. they start next week so i can get you two in the door if you want." "I think we can get in the door ourselves thanks," said Yusei," i can barely go anywhere without getting recognized. If you can tell them ahead of time at the school that we'll be coming then much obliged." "Same for me, Crow," said Jack," i want to see this kid for myself." "I was hoping you'd say that," said Crow," the championships are next monday. they start at 10. i'll see you two then." Everyone cut the connection.

Yusei watched the footage of the girl dueling Crow thoughtfully. She wasn't bad all told. she needed to balance her deck a bit more, more monsters and less spell and trap cards but all in all not bad. She dueled from the heart like every duelist should so that was a plus at least and she didn' have to read the cards over and over again to remind herself of what they did. Yusei smiled as he remembered the hours he had spent studying his deck to learn what each of his monsters was. As he watched he caught sight of something odd. She kept glancing over her right shoulder. almost like a friend was standing there and they were talking about what move to make next. it reminded him of the way that Luna dueled when she and Kuribo were talking. could this girl be able to talk to the duel spirits as well? Yusei touched a button on his screen. A few seconds later Luna's face appeared in the screen. "What's up Yusei?" she asked. "Nothing much," replied Yusei," you got a minute?" Luna looked down, no doubt checking her watch. "A few but we need to make it quick," said Luna," i have a class i need to get to." "Then i'll be quick," agreed Yusei," i'm sending you a video feed, could you look at it and see if the girl dueling can talk to duel spirits the way you can?" Luna watched the video a few seconds and then said," i'm not sure. if i was there i'd be able to tell but i can't here because cameras can't pick up the duel spirits. it sure looks like it though. Who is she?" "A duelist at the school Crow teaches at," replied Yusei," he thinks she's going to be the next big duelist." "Well good luck with that," said Luna," i'm sorry to cut this short Yusei but i need to get to class. talk to you later." She cut the connection and left Yusei staring at the video footage of Sarah. She certaintly looked promising.