Chapter Two:

Entrance Exam: Iwashi Obi

"Ishi..." said Iwashi. "So you passed. Now it's my turn."

Iwashi said this to himself as he faced Kenneth Nishimoto, the teacher that Ishi defeated.

"Nice to meet you, Iwashi Obi." said Nishimoto. "My name is Kenneth Nishimoto. Shall we duel, now?"

"Of course." said Iwashi. "Ready whenever you are."

Iwashi: 4000

Nishimoto: 4000

"And I'm ready now!" said Nishimoto. "I'll start with Giant Red Seasnake (1800/800) in attack mode! I end my turn!"

Iwashi drew, and smiled. "Great! I play Young Swordsman- Yahiko (1500/1200) in attack mode!"

A young man with hair sticking up, dressed in old-Japan clothes appeared, drawing a shinai from his back.

"Next I play Yahiko's Bokuto!" said Iwashi. "This'll give Yahiko an extra four hundred attack points!"

"Damn." said Nishimoto.

"Attack the Seasnake!" yelled Iwashi.

Nishimoto frowned. "Again..."

Nishimoto: 3900

"I end my turn with a face-down card!" said Iwashi.

Up in the stands, Ishi sighed. "Always so rash. Iwashi, why can't you use a calm strategy?"

Iwashi sneezed. "Excuse me."

"No problem." said Nishimoto. "Alright, I set a monster in defense mode, and end my turn."

"Heh, so simple!" said Iwashi. "I summon Brawler- Sanosuke (2000/700) in attack mode!"

Dressed in a karate outfit with the same hair style as Yahiko, Sanosuke raised his fists as a challenge to Nishimoto.

"Now, Yahiko attacks your face-down monster!" said Iwashi.

"Heh!" said Nishimoto. "Ancient Lamp (900/1400) re-directs the attack to Sanosuke!"

"The same card he used against me..." muttered Ishi.

Iwashi: 3900

"Fine." said Iwashi. "Sanosuke will still destroy your Lamp."

"Is that all?" asked Nishimoto.

"Yeah." said Iwashi. "For now."

"Then let's go with this!" said Nishimoto. "I play Graceful Charity, allowing me to draw three cards and discard two! And the two I discard are Dark Magician and La Jinn! So next face the power of...Monster Reborn!"

"Oh, crap!" said Iwashi.

"That's right. I revive...Dark Magician (2500/2100)!"

The magician, dressed in purple, smiled as he raised his staff towards Sanosuke.

"Attack!" said Nishimoto.

"Damn..." said Iwashi (ILP: 3400).

"Alright. I end my turn." said Nishimoto.

"I draw. And then I summon a new monster! Go, Kamiya Dojo Instructor- Kaoru (1700/1500)!"

"Heh, playing defense?" asked Nishimoto. Kaoru was kneeling.

"Well, I'm not stupid." said Iwashi.

"Good point." laughed Nishimoto.

"My turn ends." said Iwashi.

"Draw!" said Nishimoto. "Alright! Let's have my Magician attack Kaoru!"

"Hmph." said Iwashi. "Is that all?"

"Ha. Very funny." said Nishimoto. "I'll crush you for mimicking me. I end."

Iwashi drew. "Now, Nishimoto. It's time for you to face one of my favourite cards. Go, Rurouni- Kenshin (1900/1900)!"

The warrior smiled, red hair and cross-shaped scar making him stick out like a sore thumb.

"I see..." said Nishimoto. "I finally get it. A Rurouni Kenshin deck."

"Yes." said Iwashi. "And now I play an equip spell! Kenshin's Sakabato! This will increase his power by five hundred attack points (2400/1900)!"

Kenshin drew his sword, and continued with his cheerful smile.

"So?" said Nishimoto. "That doesn't make a difference!"

"I play my spell card, Battosai Transformation!" said Iwashi. "Now Kenshin will gain eight hundred attack points...as he goes into Battosai mode (3200/1900)!"

"Rurouni- Kenshin in Hitokiri Battosai mode." muttered Ishi. "One of Iwashi's lethal moves."

"Crap..." said Nishimoto.

"But I'm not like Ishi." said Iwashi. "I'm not just going to let a powerful monster sit around for more than one turn, spreading out his attacks...I'm going to crush you with all that I've got! I play the spell card, Double Attack!"

"Double crap..." said Nishimoto.

"And I discard my level 5 Imposter- Gohei from my hand for the cost of attacking twice." said Iwashi.

"Damn it..." said Nishimoto. "This means..."

"Yup." said Iwashi. "Kenshin, attack the Dark Magician!"

Kenshin sliced the Dark Magician, not killing him...but still sending him to the graveyard.

Nishimoto: 3200

"And now..." said Iwashi. "Kenshin, finish him!"

"Damn...it..." said Nishimoto.

Nishimoto: 0

"Congrats, though." said Nishimoto. "You've gotten in."

"Alright!" said Iwashi. "Now I'm in, too!"

Ishi smiled, and yelled to him from the stands. "Great job, Iwashi!"

Iwashi smiled, and made a thumbs-up sign to Ishi. "Thanks Ishi, you too!"

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Ishi sat in his bed. He smiled to himself.

Iwashi and I both got in.

He smiled again. We beat the odds.

Making sacrifices...

"No..." he whispered. "Please, stop, Yoriko..."

You left us...

"I'm sorry..." he said.

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Next Time:

The Girl With Lots of Heart

Ishi Shihai and Iwashi Obi have both made it into Duelist Academy, Ra Yellow dorm. But only surprises await them as a female duelist challenges Ishi to a duel! Her name is Yoshiko Takana, and her deck has one thing that definitely isn't missing: heart.

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Author's Note: Ah, this story is getting to be fun. I was able to get two chapters up in one day!

Maybe even one more:)

Well, I forgot to say this in the last chapter, but...

Please R&R!

-Salazare