"A New Start"
The name of the story was originally Spirit Caller, but someone else already has a story witht hat name so I had to change the title. Please enjoy and review!
Screams filled the night as buildings were burnt to the ground and people ran away from the destruction as men dressed in robes holding spears rushed forward.
The horrid roars of a mighty beast pierced the air as a large hulking creature with glowing red eyes hovered in the air as it took in the damage it had caused with glee.
A young woman with long flowing mahogany hair dressed in a white dress was running through the crowd with a brown haired girl.
They both were trying to get away from the monster as they watched the villagers rush away from the danger.
Yelping was heard as the brown haired girl tripped over a stone and fell to the dirt which made the mahogany haired girl freeze as she turned around with worry filled brown eyes.
Meeting the scared dark green eyes of the other girl, she ran back over and grabbed the brunette's hand as she pulled her to her feet as they continued their running.
They continued running as a blast of energy was shot at the building beside them making the two tanned girls cry out in fear at the attack.
Cradling the brunette close to her protectively, the mahogany haired girl whispered words of comfort to her in a strange language as the other girl clung to her with fear and worry in her green eyes.
A man with long brown hair, tanned skin and blue eyes in a robe then ran over to the two females and cried out to them, questioning them to see if they had been hurt.
Standing, the three then took off into the night together when the monster then appeared before them and cut off the two brunettes from their friend.
Her dark brown eyes stared up at the beast with anger and determination while the brunette girl tried to rush over to help, but the male grabbed hold of her arm to keep her back.
The mahogany haired girl cried out for them to run to safety as she then glared at the beast that emitted a dark evil aura that seemed to smother her.
Nodding, the man gave her a sad look as he then pulled the brunette female away as tears streamed down her face as she held a hand out towards her friend, begging her to join them.
Instead, the brown eyed girl stood where she was as she summoned a beautiful dragon that had jewels for scales.
She ordered the dragon to attack the beast and give her friends time to escape and return to the others where they would be safe and regroup to find a way to defeat this terrible evil.
The dragon was hit by the beast, crying out in pain which made the girl call out to her monster in worry.
Flames were then shot out of the beast's mouth and they engulfed the girl making her scream as the fire burned her skin as she was drowned by the overwhelming heat.
Chocolate brown eyes opened wide in shock as the owner took in a deep breath as a scream was caught in her throat, unable to escape.
A cold sweat made the girl's hair cling to her face as she lifted a hand to brush it away and she stared at her skin, checking for any charred marks or burnt flesh.
"What was that?" She panted.
Groaning, the girl then rolled over as she checked her bedside table to see her black digital alarm clock that showed off the numbers on the screen.
The green colored numbers showed off that it 6:30 which made the girl whine in disbelief when she found out what time it was.
"Ugh, great! I gotta get to school." She whined.
Throwing her sky blue comforter off of her body, the girl sat up as she swung her legs to the floor and stretched as she gave a yawn.
Standing up, the girl then made her way out of her room that had bubble gum pink colored walls and entered the hallway that had mint green walls that had pictures of family members hung up.
Making her way down the hall, the mahogany haired 16 year old opened the oak door to the bathroom and stepped inside so that she could take a shower to get ready for the day.
It was her first day at of Domino High School and she didn't want to start it off badly by being late or showing up grumpy and half asleep.
After she finished showering, the girl covered her body with a long fluffy white towel as she used a second one to wrap around her hair.
Making her way back to her room, the girl stepped inside as she used the towel on her head to try and dry her hair as best she could while she pulled her undergarments out of her dresser drawer.
Once she was dry, she then put on her black undergarments before she then rubbed her body with vanilla scented body lotion and then pulled on her uniform.
Looking in the mirror on her vanity she frowned at the sight that stood before her.
The blazer was a rosy pink color and she wore an azure blue tie with a matching skirt that seemed to be a little too short and was afraid that if she bent over, she would flash people her underwear.
"Man, I miss the uniforms in Odaiba. These skirts are way too short. Who designed these?" She complained as she tugged at the fabric.
Deciding to worry about it later, she then grabbed her school bag which she had packed last night as she then made her way downstairs to join her sister in the kitchen.
Going down the oak stairs and making her way through the front entrance, the girl then turned off to the right where she would find the yellow colored kitchen.
Standing at the stainless steel oven was a young woman with magenta colored hair, fair skin and chocolate brown eyes dressed in a black pencil skirt, black flats and a white blouse.
"Hey Jun!" The younger girl greeted.
"Oh, morning, Daisuke." Jun Motomiya said to her younger sister.
Daisuke Motomiya walked over to the stainless steel fridge and opened it to pull out the carton of milk and her bentou lunch box.
"You ready for your first day of school?" Jun asked as she placed the pancakes she was cooking on a plate.
"As ready as I'll ever be. What time will you be home from work?" Daisuke asked as she grabbed a glass from the cupboards.
"Well, I have to be at the restaurant for 9:30 and then I have a lunch break at 12:00. Afterwards I finish the day at 3:00, so I should be home the same time as you, unless I have to do the dishes today." Jun explained.
Nodding at this, the youngest of the sisters sipped her milk as she then accepted the plate her sister gave her.
A few weeks ago the sisters had moved to Domino and began to settle in to their new home as Jun went job hunting while also signing Daisuke up for school.
Thankfully on their second day in this new town Jun was able to find a great paying job at a restaurant that was famous for its seafood and she worked as a waitress.
Today it was the girl's first day at school since the last two weeks were spent with the girls unpacking their things and getting ready to start their new lives in Domino which was a bit different from Odaiba.
The reason why the girls had moved was because their parents had both been killed in a car crash, one that Daisuke was involved in.
She was sitting in the backseat since her parents, Tamaki and Narumi Motomiya, had both went to pick her up from soccer practice when suddenly a drunk driver crashed into them.
Tamaki was killed instantly since the driver hit them from his side of the car and Narumi died on the way to the hospital when some broken glass cut into her neck causing her to bleed to death and Daisuke had a bit of damage to her head from the impact of hitting the window in surprise and had to get stitches.
After she had gotten the hit, she had been having strange dreams which the doctors thought were because of the trauma of the accident which was natural since many people had nightmares which was caused by the patient feeling guilty that they survived when others hadn't.
She also had a few other things that happened to her that the doctors didn't know about or else she was afraid they would label her as schizophrenic.
"I gotta go. See ya later, Jun!" Daisuke called as she rushed out of the room.
"Ah, Daisuke!" Jun cried as she then sighed.
"That girl. I don't know where she gets that energy from." The magenta haired girl shook her head.
Stuffing her feet inside her shoes, Daisuke then rushed out of the house and started running across the street.
As she was running, she noticed the game shop across the street was being opened and made a mental note to check it out later on to see what they had inside.
"Maybe I should have taken Veemon with me. That way I could get a ride to school." She muttered as she continued running towards the school.
Soon enough, she made it to the building and ignored the curious gazes of the students as she walked inside of the school so that she could get her first day over with.
Stepping inside, she looked around as she made her way down the hall to search for the principal's office so that she could collect her schedule and locker information.
"Where's the office? I don't wanna get lost on my first day." Daisuke said.
A flash of pink was then seen from the corner of her eye making the girl glance over curiously to see that a pink feather had fluttered to the ground.
Confused, the girl stepped over to the feather and carefully knelt down to pick it up and then turned it around to look it over.
"Where did this come from?" She asked.
Lifting her head up, she was stunned to notice more feathers were littering the ground in a line that were paced about three feet away from each other.
Deciding to follow them, Daisuke stood and walked down the hall as she collected the feathers as she tried to see where they would end.
When she reached the end of the trail, her eyes landed on a door that had a plaque on it that had the word 'principal' inscribed on it.
"Wow, looks like I have a little guardian angel helping me." Daisuke grinned.
The feathers in her hands then exploded into pink sparkles as a giggle was heard making the girl shake her head in amusement as she then knocked on the door.
"Come in!" A male voice called.
Opening the door, Daisuke stepped inside the room and found an old man sitting at his desk looking over a few documents.
Looking up, his dark eyes took in the sight of the unfamiliar student.
"Can I help you?" He asked.
"Yeah, I'm Daisuke Motomiya. I'm starting here today." She said.
His eyes then lit up with recognition when he heard the name.
"Ah, yes! You're the transfer student from Odaiba. I almost forgot you were starting school today." The man exclaimed.
Spinning around in his chair, he moved over to the metal cabinet behind him and pulled out a drawer, searching for a pile.
"M, M, M. Where are the M's. Ah, here we are! Motomiya." He said as he pulled the file out of the cabinet.
Turning back around, he opened the file to search through it for information on the girl which made her feel nervous since she had gotten into trouble quite a few times when she was younger.
She had gotten detention for getting into fights, falling asleep in class and that ONE TIME she broke a window that everyone seems to hold over her.
"Well, I see you've had a bit of trouble in your last school. Hopefully this will all be forgotten and changed here." The principal commented.
Setting the file down, he then pulled out the class schedule and another paper which he handed to the girl.
"Now, these are the classes you will be taking and your locker information. If you have any trouble with anything, please come back and see me. Now then, enjoy your first day." The principal smiled pleasantly.
"Ah, right. Thanks." Daisuke said as she accepted the papers.
With that over and done with, the girl was happy to leave the room and gave a sigh of relief when she noticed the halls were beginning to empty.
"Man, am I glad that was over so fast. Now I just have to survive the rest of the day." She commented.
"By the way, thanks for the 'subtle' help." Daisuke said as she glanced over her shoulder.
The same giggle was heard again making the mahogany haired girl grin in amusement as her little helper remained hidden from view.
Eyes looking over the schedule, Daisuke found which class she had first and made her way down the halls as she tried searching for the room.
(At the class room...)
Inside of the English class, the students were all sitting at their desks as they gossiped to each other about random subjects that popped into their minds.
A middle aged man with brown hair and eyes then pulled open the sliding door making the students slowly make their way to their seats.
"Alright, settle down now." The teacher called as he made his way to the front of the room.
As the students took their seats, the teacher set his papers and bag on the desk as he began to sort through them.
"Now, I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. Today we're starting with an announcement. We have a new student joining your grade." The man announced.
This captured the attention of the students around the room as they started whispering to each other curiously over this news.
"New student?" A girl questioned.
"Yeah, I heard someone say they saw her." Another girl whispered.
"I heard she was really cute." A boy chuckled.
The gossip was cut off by the sound of a knock on the door and everyone turned their gazes over to the front of the room.
"That must be her now. Come in!" The teacher called.
Everyone waited as they watched the door slide open and in stepped Daisuke as she glanced around curiously.
"Sorry, I'm not late am I?" She asked.
"No, you're actually right on time, Miss Motomiya." The teacher nodded at her.
Giving a relieved sigh, the girl walked inside the room and closed the door behind her as she then went to stand by the teacher's desk.
She felt a bit nervous with having so many strange eyes on her as they watched her every move, but she tried to shrug it off.
After all, she was used to having so many people watch her when she played soccer with her team so she shouldn't care for these people who don't know her.
"Everyone, this is Daisuke Motomiya. She recently moved here from Odaiba. Please be kind to her and make her feel welcomed." The teacher requested.
"It's nice to meet everyone." Daisuke gave a polite smile as she bowed her head in greeting to the students.
Leaning over his desk, the teacher looked around the room to search for a seat to place the new student in.
"Hmm, let's see. There's a seat beside Mister Muto." He said.
A short boy then perked up when he heard his name and smiled when the new girl turned his attention on him.
He had black hair that spiked up wildly while he had blond bangs that were spikes in his face and parted to the side while part of his hair was magenta.
His bangs fell over his large amethyst colored eyes that were filled with excitement and innocence.
Walking over to the empty seat on the tri haired boy's left, Daisuke pulled out her chair and then sat down as she prepared to get her stuff ready for class.
"Hi, my name's Yugi Muto. It's nice to meet you." The tri haired boy greeted kindly.
"You too!" Daisuke smiled at him.
"Alright, kids, let's get started now. Last week we finished up a paper on the book we read called The King and I. I graded them all and will be passing them out. Then we'll be starting a new book." The teacher said.
Forcing back a whine of disbelief, Daisuke watched as the teacher handed out the papers back to their owners and watched as some students either cheered or jeered at their grades.
This was going to be a long and annoying week...
(Lunch time...)
The bell had gone off to signal lunch and the students were quick to rush off to grab their lunches or head out to play basketball with their friends.
It was math class and Daisuke felt like cheering for joy when the bell finally rang for lunch.
She couldn't take in all that learning on an empty stomach.
Pulling her bag out from under her chair, Daisuke opened it to pull out her bentou lunch when she noticed that someone else was still in the room.
An interesting fact she had learned was that Yugi seemed to have every class with her so far and she wondered if it was because they both had names that began with M.
That was usually how student placements went.
The tri haired boy was sitting at his desk as he excitedly pulled out a golden box with strange engravings on the sides.
Feeling curious, Daisuke stood up and made her way over to the boy to see what he was doing.
"Hey, Yugi!" She called.
Surprised to hear his name being called, the short boy turned to see Daisuke making her way over to him and he smiled.
"Daisuke, I thought you went out for lunch like everyone else." Yugi commented.
"Nah, I thought I'd stay in here to eat. What about you?" She asked.
"I prefer the more quiet places." Yugi answered with a shy grin.
Taking in his features, Daisuke was able to detect the loneliness on the boy's face which made her wonder if he had any friends of his own to hang out with.
"Well, do you mind if I eat here with you?" She asked.
Seeing Yugi's entire face light up, it made the girl feel like she accomplished something great.
"No, I don't mind at all!" Yugi shook his head with a bright look.
"Great." Daisuke nodded.
Grabbing her lunch and a chair, the girl took a seat at the desk with Yugi as the two both began eating their meal.
"So, what is this box anyway? It looks like something you'd see in a museum." Daisuke commented as she pointed her chopsticks at it.
"My grandpa brought it back from the time he was in Egypt. He said he found it in the tomb of an ancient pharaoh and then he gave it to me." Yugi explained.
"No way, really? Cool!" Daisuke exclaimed as her eyes filled with excitement.
"It gets better when you see what's inside the box." Yugi said mysteriously.
"What's inside of it?" Daisuke asked.
"It's an ancient puzzle. My grandpa challenged me to try and solve it and I've been working non-stop to try and put the pieces together. It might sound crazy, but the second I touched it, I just knew I had to complete it." Yugi explained.
Noticing that the girl hadn't backed away or looked at him with a strange expression, he saw that she didn't view him as a freak like most would if they heard what he said.
"Do you want to see it?" He asked shyly.
"Heck yeah I do!" Daisuke exclaimed.
Lifting the lid, Yugi gave an amused grin as he saw the awe fill the girl's eyes as she watched him open the box, excited to see what was inside.
Just then, someone grabbed the box making the two teens look up to see a boy with blond hair and amber eyes holding the box.
"Yugi, you're acting like such a wimp again." The blond taunted.
"Yeah, seriously. You need to get real and stop worshiping over some stupid box. People are gonna think you're easy to mess with." A male with brown hair gelled into a point teased.
"Ah, Joey, Tristan! Put that down!" Yugi cried.
Daisuke looked between the three boys and felt confused as to whom these new individuals were, but she could tell that they seemed to bother Yugi quite often.
As Yugi went to chase after the blond, Joey Wheeler, he was too slow since Joey tossed the box over to Tristan Taylor as the two boys chuckled.
"Give it back!" Yugi told them.
"If it means so much to ya, then come take it from us." Joey smirked.
Glaring in annoyance, Daisuke stood up and rushed over to the three males to intervene before things got out of hand.
"Hey, knock that off!" She yelled startling the three boys as they turned their attention over to the girl.
"And who are you?" Tristan asked.
"I'm someone who's gonna bash your heads in if you don't return that box." Daisuke glared.
"Yeah, right. Get lost. I don't hit girls." Joey retorted.
"Funny, I don't have that problem at all." Daisuke shot back.
Tristan snickered at that while Joey glared down at the girl who didn't back down or waver even an inch.
She held out her hand with a firm look set on her face while Yugi watched in worry and slight awe.
He had just met Daisuke today and already she was doing such a kind thing for him by standing up to Joey and Tristan just to get his prized possession back.
"Give me the box now. I'm not afraid of getting detention on my first day and I'll gladly get it if it means I got to put jerks like you in your place." She said.
Scoffing, Joey then grabbed the box from a startled Tristan and shoved it into the girl's expecting hands.
"Fine. Don't expect your little girlfriend to save you again, Yugi." Joey commented as he stalked off.
"Hey, wait up!" Tristan called as he chased after the blond.
Once everything was calm, Daisuke released her breath as she tried to calm herself down and then turned towards Yugi.
"Here you go." She said as she held the box out to him.
This seemed to snap the tri haired boy out of his daze and he happily accepted the box as he smiled at the girl.
"Thanks, but you didn't have to do that. They would have eventually given it back to me." Yugi insisted.
"And how do you know that? Have they done this before?" Daisuke asked.
When he didn't answer right away, it was quite obvious to the girl that her new friend had been getting bullied quite a few times.
"Well, that's not happening again." She stated.
"What do you mean?" Yugi asked curiously.
"What I mean is I'm not letting you get pushed around by these guys anymore. They try it again and I'm gonna be the one they deal with. I might be small, but I can still pack a mean punch." Daisuke grinned.
"You don't have to, really. I don't want you to get hurt or get into any trouble for me." Yugi told her.
"It's not just for you. I don't like bullies. I used to get detention all the time for dealing with them." Daisuke said as she sat down at the desk.
Yugi sighed as he walked over to her and took his seat as he placed the box down on the desk safely with the front of the box being displayed to Daisuke who was staring at the Eye of Wdjat which gave her an eerily familiar feeling.
"So, aren't you going to show me the puzzle?" Daisuke asked cheerfully to change the subject.
Shaking his head, Yugi gave a small smile as he then opened the box and revealed the golden puzzle pieces inside that almost seemed to glow in the light.
"Here they are. The pieces of the Millennium Puzzle!" Yugi announced.
"Wow, it is cooler than the box!" Daisuke smiled widely.
Reaching into the box, she picked up a few pieces of the puzzle and looked them over curiously.
"I already started getting a shape to the puzzle, but I'm not sure how to piece together the rest of it. It's pretty tricky." Yugi said as he held the large piece of the puzzle.
"Do you need any help fixing this?" Daisuke asked.
This took the tri haired boy by surprise as he turned his wide amethyst eyes on her.
"Y-You want to help me solve it?" He asked in disbelief.
"Of course I do! This sounds like fun. I mean, I don't normally like puzzles since they're so complicated, but this is more exciting." Daisuke said.
"Well, alright then. If you're sure. Thanks." Yugi smiled with a bashful blush.
Together, the two new friends worked on the puzzle as they tried to solve what many had tried over the years, but had failed.
To be continued…