Disclaimer: I don not own Yugioh. Credit goes to Konami, 4kids, and Kazuki Takahashi.
Chapter 1: The New Duelist of Domino City
Domino City is home to some of the most legendary duelists ever to have lived. Yugi Mouto, along with the spirit of the Nameless Pharaoh, Yami Yugi, is the number one duleist in the world, giving him he title, "King of Duelists". Seto Kaiba, the owner of Kaiba Corporation and Yugi's life long rival, has always been second best, but never underestimated by his peers. Joey Wheeler is Yugi's comical best friend, and has always battled with pride and headstrong determination, making him a fierce opponent. Ryo Bakura, an innocent, but strange acquaintance of Yugi's with a kind and gentle heart, but unfortunately is host to an evil spirit, Yami Bakura, whose dueling deck is filled to the brim with demon monsters and horrifying trap and spell cards, making him a deadly player from the shadows.
These duelists, whether good or evil, have made history in the world of Duel Monsters, making it the most popular trading card game in Japan.
Now, a new legendary duelist shall emerge from the heart of Domino City. Here we shall learn the truth about the lost Princess of Egypt, her re-incarnation, how together; they hold the dueling title, "Queen of Duelists", and how, along with Yugi and the Pharaoh, play a role in saving humanity, and discovering the truths about their ancient pasts, 5,000 years ago.
Early Morning
Alex
I feel…like I'm shrouded in an ancient mist, surrounding me from all directions. The air is frigid, piercing my skin like a thousand tiny needles, but yet, I feel no pain. I'm aimlessly walking abroad, with no consciousness of my actions.
"Where am I? Why am I here?" These words flow through my head like a rivers' ever-changing current. I continue walking, my footsteps echoing off of the surface of the foggy Earth, my breath escaping into the surrounding atmosphere. The absolute silence was calming, but terrifying at the same time, like that feeling where you were alone, but it felt like someone somewhere, was constantly watching your every move.
After what seemed like many hours, I noticed that the fog was beginning to dissipate slowly, revealing in distance what looked like a massive Egyptian temple.
"I'm in..Egypt?" I ask myself while staring at the structure with awe and confusion.
Taking one small step forward with the fog flowing sideways into oblivion, I also noticed, that at the top of the steps leading into the temple corridors, stood the shadow of a figure, but something was different, strange even. It had two extra eyes, but they were glowing with a golden light. One was on its forehead. The other was on its neck, but why did they look so familiar?
I place a hand on my neck, and feel my pale fingertips touch a cold, hard piece of metal. I trace it over. It was shaped just like those strange glowing eyes. Were they also Egyptian?
I look up, and slightly gasp, stepping backwards in shock. That figure….it's….me. No, it can't be me. I'm standing right here at the bottom of the temple. She's older; she looks like she's 19, but me. I'm only 15.
Her eyes were more mature, showing beauty, but no emotion, and her jet black hair was longer, much longer, almost down to her lower back, mine being only up to my shoulders.
I stand there mesmerized and wide eyed.
*Who is this?* I think to myself, doubtful of the figures' existence.
She stares ahead blankly.
"I-I don't know", she replies with sorrow, as if she read my thoughts.
"What?" I pause, "Why not?"
She doesn't answer, but instead begins to walk into the temple.
"Wait! Why can't you tell me?" I yell and try to follow, but I feel myself being pulled into darkness.
"Who are you?!"
I jolt up out of bed, panting uncontrollably. I begin to feel sweat drip down my forehead, and I wipe it off with my arm.
I yelp when my alarm clock blares away with its constant annoying beeps. In anger, I grunt and slam the snooze button with a clenched fist, almost breaking the clock into pieces.
"Damn thing", I mutter under my breath.
Throwing my bed sheets carelessly across my dimly lit bedroom, I walk over to my window and draw the curtains back, revealing Domino City's' true beauty, early in the morning.
Few cars inhabited the roadways and interstates, and her massive skyscrapers' lights twinkled like fireflies against the multicolored sky of black and amethyst.
It sure was beautiful.
My panting begins to slow down until it becomes nothing but a mere whisper, and I leave my bedroom and enter the almost literal one person hallway. It was silent; I had better not wake Jacob (My little brother) up.
I go into the bathroom, but the door slammed louder than I had anticipated. I flinch and cover my mouth with my hands to keep myself from swearing, waiting for the slightest movement from next door, and sigh with relief when silence followed.
I splash my face with hot water, pulling away from the steaming burn, and place my hands on the brim of the sink and bend my head over, letting the water drip from my face onto the floor.
"I had that dream again. Why does that figure look like me? Is it trying to tell me something? What is it?"
I hold myself back from the escaping tears.
"If only I could find the meaning…."
I get dressed into my school uniform and grab my backpack, when I catch a gleam out of the corner of my eye. I turn around and see my Millennium Choker, the golden eye of Wbjat held together by a leather strap. I pick it up and stare at its shining beauty. Everyday people always try to snatch it away from me...but...I feel like I NEED to have it with me..I can't explain to myself why..
"You were in it too." I grip it and wrap it around my neck. It strangely fills me with energy, as if I was glowing.
I enter a sleeping Jacobs' bedroom and peck him on the cheek. In the kitchen, I left him a note telling him that I loved him and to remember his lunch and I exit the comfort of my cramped one story apartment, into the open streets of Domino City.
Morning: Domino High-School
Yugi
"Come on Yug! Make a move already!" Joey was beginning to get impatient.
"Alright, Alright, just give me a second." I draw a card and place it in my hand.
Joey and I were playing our favorite game, Duel Monsters. It's a complicated trading card game, but extremely popular. Almost everyone at Domino High played it to pass the time, no matter where you looked.
Joey was tapping his foot with extreme impatience, glowering at me, as if he was pressuring me to rush.
"Ok Joey! You asked for it! I use Gaia the Fierce Knight in attack mode!" I placed Gaia on the dueling board, his attack points overpowering Joey's monster, causing his life points to diminish to zero.
I admit, it was pretty funny him almost fall out of his chair in shock, gripping his head as if he was going to tear out his hair.
"Aw damn it! Not again!" He yells.
I just beam at him.
"Calm down, man. It's only your 100th loss." Tristan chuckles and gulps down a monster energy drink.
"Nnnyeh what did you say?!" Joey grabs Tristan by the collar of his shirt. It was about to turn into their typical shoving match, but Tea pulls them apart just in time.
"Why don't you BOTH give it a rest?" She scolds at them.
They growl at each other for a while, but eventually sit down in defeat.
"You're getting better, Joey. No need to get upset." I smile to make him feel better.
Joey chuckles and rubs his nose. I guess it's a Brooklyn thing?
"I knew I'd lose, anyway. I was giving you a break is all."
"Oh, god." Tristan sighs and turns his head. "Not this again."
"Oh shut up Tristan!"
I just nervously laugh. He and Tristan were buddies, for sure, even if they do fight over the silliest things.
Just then, the first bell rang and we all scrambled to our seats before the teacher entered the classroom. Joey and I folded up the dueling board, and I put my deck in my front jacket pocket.
The teacher, Mr. Hannigo, walked into the classroom wearing his usual business suit, slamming the door behind him, blocking out the noise of the clamoring students in the hallways. He began to bark out orders to us to take out our homework and place it on the edge of our desks. I look over to Joey, who has a nervous look on his face. He must have forgotten it, again. Mr. Hannigo sighed with disappointment as he walked by Joey's desk.
After that, he walked to the front of the room and leaned on his podium.
"Good morning, class."
"Good morning, Mr. Hannigo." We all said in unison.
"Now, before we begin our lesson today, I'd like to introduce you to someone new."
We all had wondering looks on our faces. Wonder who it was.
"She's all the way from America, Washington State. It's her first day at Domino High, so I want you to treat her as if she were welcome, which she most certainly is, of course."
We all stared ahead. A new student?
"Class, I'd like to introduce Alex Hiavani. Please make her feel welcome in this school."
Alex
Did I mention it was my first day here? Well, now you know. It was pretty nerve-wacking when all of my new classmates turned and looked at as I entered the room. All in unison, too. Creepy..I shudder. Did they treat all new students like this? I sure as hell hope not.
I walked to the front of the classroom and looked ahead at my new classmates. Most of them gave me a welcoming glance, but some I noticed gave me a look that read, "Get the f*cking hell out of this school." Might wanna avoid that group.
One boy I noticed had the most child-like smile I have ever seen. He looked sweet enough, sure, but his hair...was just ridiculous. It was just gravity defying, literally. His blonde bangs going one way, his black and crimson spikes going the other. I have NEVER seen hair do that. Ever. Wonder what type of hair gel he uses...
"Well Ms. Hiavani? Do you want to tell us something a little about yourself?" Mr. Hannigo breaks the overwhelming silence.
I just stare at him blankly.
"Well?"
"I...uh..."
"Do you have any siblings?" I guess he was trying to help me think when he asked this.
"Yes. A little brother."
"Does he go here?"
"No, sir. He's only thirteen."
"Oh, He must mean very much to you."
What? What kind of response was that? What is this a psychiatric's office? I didn't reply.
"You know Japan is the home of Duel Monsters, and Domino City is where it thrives. Did you ever duel back home in America?"
I nod. "Yes, sir. I was unbeatable back in Washington." I receive a couple of competitive glances.
"Interesting. Maybe you could duel our students here at Domino. They itch to have a good competitor."
Most of the students snicker in agreement. Pushy aren't they?
"You could even duel the King Of Duelists, Yugi Mouto."
Yugi Mouto? I've heard of him.
"He's sitting in this classroom, right now actually."
I have a surprised look as he points to the spiky haired kid. That's him? The guy that beat the infamous Seto Kaiba? Wow. He must be good. More intimidating than he looked.
"Why don't we get started? You can have a seat now. There's a seat next to Mr. Mouto."
"Thank you." I bow and take my seat.
The Mouto boy was still gleaming at me as I sat next to him. It was getting a little awkward, so I avoided eye contact, but something caught my eye. Around his neck, was an artifact shaped just like a reversed pyramid, and in the middle..I place a hand on my neck. Could it be...?
"Ok, class. Let's begin."
Halfway through our lesson on something about trigonometry, I feel a soft tap on my shoulder. I ignore it at first, but I look up the second time.
"Hi there, I'm Yugi." He whispers.
Yugi
The new girl, Alex was it? Yeah I believe so, stares at me for a second. I hold my hand in welcome. She hesitates at first, but her hand finally meets mine and she nods her head, faintly smiling. I guess she was shy.
"Hi." She answers.
"So you're a duelist?"
"Yeah. Congratulations on beating Kaiba. That's an honor to claim such a title."
"It is...but...I'd like to duel you sometime. See if you really are unbeatable."
"You'd be surprised." She chuckles.
"Quiet back there. You can talk later but not while we're in the middle of a lesson, understand?" Says Mr. Hannigo.
Alex bows her head and goes back to taking notes. I shoot her an apologetic glance, but she smiles and shakes her head.
Mid Afternoon: Lunch
Yugi
After a couple of hours suffering through math and history, the mid afternoon bell rang, signaling that it was time for lunch. All of the students excitedly get up out of their seats and dash out of the door as if they had just escaped prison. I noticed that Alex had a slightly confused look on her face. Maybe she didn't know her way to the cafeteria. Idiot. Of course she didn't..I slap my head and get up.
"You need help? Going to the lunchroom I mean.."
She glances in my direction. What was that around her neck...?
"Y-yeah. Sure." She sighed with a relieved tone.
Joey and the others all wait for me by the door.
"Oh! I don't think you've met my friends yet! Guys come here!"
They all make their way over to our desks.
"This is Joey, Tea, Tristan, and Bakura."
"Hey there! I'm Joey!" He widely grins and points to himself, holding out his hand.
"So I heard. Congratulations at Duelist Kingdom. A finalist. That's a big deal."
He rubs his nose again.
"Nah it was nothing." I think he slightly blushed in embarrassment.
"Hi, Alex. I'm Tea." She smiles and holds out her hand. Dang, that was cute. I hold back my blush and scratch my head.
"Nice to meet you." Alex smiles right back.
"I'm glad to see I'm not the only girl in this group anymore." Tea laughs.
"Well that makes two of us." Alex chuckles and looks to Tristan.
"You're Tristan?"
"Yep! That's me! Welcome to Domino High!"
"I'm Bakura." He softly laughs and puts his hand behind his head. He noticed something peculiar, he was looking at Alex with wonder.
"Come on! We'll show you around!" Joey runs out the door.
"Hey! Wait for us!" The rest of the group follows.
Alex
Wow. I didn't know I'd already make friends in the first couple of hours. Usually it takes me about a month, but for whatever reason these guys took a liking to me really quickly.
They seem like a nice group. Joey, Tea, Tristan, Bakura, and Yugi. Going to have to remember their names, I don't have the best memory, but Yugi, and whatever was around his neck, it intrigued me. I couldn't possibly forget someone like that. Not that I liked him in THAT way...I see what you're thinking there, reader.
I try to catch up with the others as they squeeze their way through the other students. Yugi's making it look easy. I never realized how unnaturally short he was, he was slipping and sliding his way as if the other students were made of butter. I admit, it made me a little jealous. Being short had its perks.
We finally made it to the lunchroom. It was a decent size, much bigger than back home that's for sure. Large, rounded garnet tables filled the almost empty space, and glossy benches the same color surrounded them. There was a microwave in the far right corner near the windows, looking out into the parking lot, the city farther back towering over our miniature high school. There was a little contained area where all of the food was served, on the left is where they served the normal school lunches, and on the right is where all of the special stuff was sold, like ice cream and what I thought were Jimmy Johns Subs. I wipe the slight drool from my chin, resisting the urge to speed into the line next to us, when I heard a strangely familiar voice.
"Alex? Is that you?"
I turn around and smile. There's face I knew.
"My god! It is you!"
"Kinra! You know Alex?" Joey joins in on the conversation as Kinra bear hugs me to the point where I couldn't breathe.
"Are you kidding Joey?! Alex has been my best friend FOREVER!" She tightens her grip.
"C-Can't...breathe.." I try and free myself.
"Oh! Sorry!" She giggles and releases me.
I hold my chest and regain my breath.
"You two knew each other?" Yugi smiles.
"Yah duh! I lived with her in Washington then I had to move here..but now's she's joined me! I knew you couldn't resist leaving me alone!" She bear hugs me again.
"Kinra!" I wheeze.
"Sorry!"
I smile and stare at my long lost friend. She hadn't changed one bit. She still had the same flowing auburn hair and sparkling blue eyes, and the same peppy personality as when I first met her.
"Come on! Let's get lunch!" She bounces ahead.
We all grab our trays and wait.
We soon get our lunches and walk back out into the main area of the lunchroom.
"You wanna sit with us?" Tea asks.
"Oh. That's ok. Tomorrow. I promise."
"Ok!" She seemed to have a relieved look on her face and walked to their table side by side with Yugi. Well. Now I know something new about those two.
"Here! You sit with me!"
Kinra drags me over to an empty table and plops me onto a bench and daintily sits next to me.
I look down at my food. They looked like mini cheeseburger sliders. They smelled decent enough. I take a bite. Hot, but actually good.
"So what's going on? How was the trip? How are your parents? How's Jacob doing? I heard he was in the eighth grade! Is he ok?"
Yep. Still the same Kinra.
"Nothing much really. Moved here. Quite nice. Got a cheap apartment, but it's cool. The trip was nice. Now I can say I've been on a plane. Mom and Dad are ok. They didn't want me to move, but I wanted to. Jacob's doing great. He loves it here, and he loves his school. He'll be going here next year as a freshman. And scene." I say this all in one breath.
"Coolio! Why don't you give me the address to your apartment? I'll visit!" She instantly takes out a pen and holds out her arm.
"153 Buelyeard way, apartment 3g." She quickly jots this down.
"Wait, how do you pay rent?"
"Dad said he'd pay for it."
"Lucky bitch.."
I stare at her in shock.
"Girl I'm just playing with you!" she laughs and playfully shoves my shoulders.
We eat in silence for the next few minutes, and I look over to Yugi and the others were sitting, two sets of tables over to our right.
*Wait a minute*, I think to myself and lean back past the crowded table next to us and notice two sets of crimson spikes. Am I imagining this?
There were two of them. No. Not identical. The second one looked older, his eyes much more narrow, staring ahead with tranquility. His bangs were different, too. Three of them stuck straight up, and he didn't have that one drooping bang in the middle of his forehead like Yugi had. He also had the same pyramid around his neck. He was smiling. Good lord it was beautiful, and I found my face becoming hot and pink.
Were they brothers? He and Yugi?
"Whatcha looking at?" Kinra asked clearly interested in whatever I was looking at. She eventually found her way to Yugi's table.
"Oh him?" She questioned referring to the older version of Yugi.
"Yeah."
"He always sits there. I don't exactly remember his name. I just know that he is. The. Sexiest thing I have ever laid my eyes on. Every girl in this school has a giant crush on him." She sighs as if she was day dreaming.
"Are he and Yugi related by chance?"
"Not that I know of. Why?"
"Nothing...just wondering."
I raise an eyebrow in question.
I guess Yugi saw me, because he immediately pointed in my direction and said something to the older boy. His questioning gaze met mine, and I quickly looked away, hiding my embarrassment.
"He saw you I'm wondering?"
I nod.
"Oh don't worry. All of the girls would melt as soon as he said hello. It's normal.
"And yet strangely you don't?"
"Oh trust me. I've had my fair shares."
Now she couldn't stop looking in his direction, but gave up after the kids next to us wouldn't move, as she called it, "Their fat heads."
I resist looking back, and eat my now slightly cold cheeseburger sliders, Kinra doing the same, figiting in her seat.
I gulp down my chocolate milk and took one last bite before attempting to throw away my tray, when I heard the deepest, most gentle voice greet me in such a way that I froze.
"Hello, there. I'm Yami."