The Storybook

It was a quiet, peaceful night in New Domino City, in the central district, in a mansion, there were two girls listening intently to a story being told by a woman, who, in the meantime, was designing a dress.

"And so, the princess kissed the dragon, and the dragon, in a flash of light, became a handsome prince," the woman said, she had long red hair, and wore a dress. On the floor sat two young girls, one was a long haired blonde, in a pink sweater, and a white dress, the other was a short haired red in a orange dress. The blonde cheered at the ending, while the red just shivered.

"That's just creepy," she said. The blonde shoved her playfully.

"Come on Aki its romantic," the blonde cried, overjoyed.

"But its disgusting Sherry," Aki responded, shoving her back. In no time, the two were in a shoving contest. The door then opened and in strutted in a tall man in a black suit with spiky black hair.

"Well Setsuko, may I ask if you are finished?" the man asked. The red haired woman just smiled.


"I sure am Mr. Leblanc," she answered. She held out a fashioned set of Duel Monster cards, each one bright pink and having a knight card on it.

"I expected little more from the finest card maker in the city," Mr. Leblanc said. Sherry literally climbed up his leg and into the crook of his arm.

"I want more cards!" she screeched.

"Now, now my little petal...," Mr. Leblanc began but Sherry then grabbed onto his goatee, and begun tugging on it, while crying "please", he turned to Aki's mother," You think you could make a tad more?" Setsuko chuckled.

"I'll be sure to," she said," now come along Aki." Aki followed her mother after waving goodbye to her friend. The pair climbed aboard a bus, and drove away.

Meanwhile, outside, Aki's father, Hideo smiled as he watched her daughter going away.

"She's such a sweetheart," he said, to a fellow worker with dark blonde hair," Sometimes when I wake up to see Aki's smiling face, I think I'm in a dream." The worker just grunted an agreement.

"Come on Rudger," Hideo said with a grin, as he helped him.

"Mr. Leblanc just makes me mad," Rudger groaned," We work till our bones are on the verge of breaking to get money, while all of his was quite literally handed to him." Rudger kicked a nearby box with a grunt. Hideo sighed, as he gestured for Rudger to help him with lifting a box.

"Well, whatever gets my family across works for me," Hideo said with a shrug," Well, I'm off, I want to see my little girl with her new cards her mother gave her. She's quite a duelist." Rudger sighed as Hideo ran down the street.

"Yeah, I'm sure she is," he mumbled, as he pulled out a little card of his own from his pocket, he smiled evily," This card could come in handy."

In the lesser part of New Domino, there was a small house, in it, Aki was looking at her new cards, dueling a Duel Robot that her mother rent for her.

"I summon my Black Rose Dragon!" Aki declared, a great dragon roared and blew the robot away. Hideo then burst through the doors.

"Please tell me I didn't miss Aki's victory," he said with a smile.

"Daddy!!" Aki yelled as she jumped 4 feet into his father's arms," I played my favorite card!"

"Really, that's great!" Hideo said happily. Setsuko smiled as she came up and kissed her husband on the cheek.

"We might have a future pro in our midst," she commented, Aki giggled.

"I really wish I was a pro," Aki said with a sigh and then a yawn.

"I'm sure you will sweetheart," Hideo said, as he carried her into her room, and set her down in bed. Both parents kissed her forehead.

"Sweet dreams, my little Black Rose," Hideo said, which was named for Aki's favorite card. Aki smiled.

Setsuko then noticed the stars in the distance.

"Quite the starry night we have," she remarked.

"You know, they say when you wish a upon a star with your hardest heart, it will come true," Hideo said. Aki's grin grew even bigger.

"Really?" she asked.

"Well, you have to find out for yourself, just remember, believing is what really matters," Hideo said," Promise me you will remember that." Aki nodded happily, both her parents smiled, turned out the lights, and walked out.

Aki then leaned out the window, and took Black Rose Dragon in both hands.

"Please, I wish I can be a pro-duelist," she said, and the star flickered. Aki smiled, and then quickly drifted away into sleep.