"And the winner is the White Rose!"
I heard the announcer call my name after the final duel of the Duel Monsters Intercontinental Championship. It lasted about 10 duels and now it was final over. Many of the duels had been tough but I kept my faith and won them all.
"This up and coming duelist has proven herself now by becoming the intercontinental champ. She just recently found her way to the big leagues and now she's one of the best!"
It was amusing listening to the announcer talk about my accomplishment. It was true that I only started duel a few months ago, but it wasn't a big deal to me about winning this tournament. I had to do this.
On the large screen in the center of the dome, I could see myself. My elegant white cloak glittered marvelously in the lighting of the Kaiba Dome. The hood covered my face, therefore covering my identity. They only part of the real me that others could actually see was my blue eyes. That's all I want people to see.
"That was a great duel! You really beat me good," complimented my opponent as he walked to my side of the arena to shake my hand.
"Thank you. You did well yourself," I replied as I shook his hand. He smiled at me and walked back to his side of the dome pit. He walked out of the arena just as the announcer began to talk again.
"And now to present our winner with her prize," blared the announcers voice from the speakers that were suspended from top of the dome, attached to the screen.
The announcer started walking toward me with a trophy and a check in each of his hands. He handed me both and congratulated me on my victory.
"Thank you sir," I replied to his praise.
"Of course White Rose, you have worked hard to get this far. You have earned it."
He shook my hand and made one last announcement over the speakers. While he talked I thought about what he said. Actually I didn't really have to work hard to get here. Dueling came easy to me and my one of a kind deck helped me progress fast. I didn't really pay attention to what he was talking about and when he finished, I walked to out of the arena. As I walked I heard some people talk about me as I passed them.
"Look, it's the White Rose, she was so amazing out there."
I tried not to listen to them as I walked. I didn't really want to hear their congratulations and what not. The White Rose is not the real me. The name was just a cover so no one would know who I really was. I didn't want my normal life to be ruined by fame. People only know me as the White Rose and I plan to keep it that way.
It took me some time but I finally made it out of the Kaiba Dome. People kept coming up to me and asking for autographs and pictures. It really annoyed me but I didn't show it. I wanted to get home as fast as I could. I didn't want my family worrying about me. They knew that I was the White Rose but they would worry if I didn't get home when I told them I would be. Anyway, I needed to get some rest. Tomorrow was going to be a very big day.
It was the first day of school.