Harpygirl91- Yeah now for the second chapter! Oh and I'm also including three OCs for Marik, Bakura, and Otogi! They'll be revealed in this chapter! Well best get to typing! Oh and this chapter will be VERY LONG!
Chapter 2: Tournament, Ball, and meetings.
Hotaru had been living with Yugi for a week and had started going to Domino High. Jonouchi, Yugi, and Honda had begged the girls to give them tutoring every weekend. They were all sitting in the basement and Hotaru was trying to explain a math problem to them.
"WAAH! I'll never understand this!" Jonouchi said fake crying;" Maybe you can do it for me, Anzu?"
"NO!" Anzu shouted and hit him;" You have to learn how to do this by yourself!" Hotaru was giggling and showing Yugi how to do another problem. Yugi was doing the best out of the three boys and in exchange for Hotaru tutoring him in class he taught her how to play Magic and Monsters.
"Thanks, sis!" Yugi exclaimed when he finished his math.
"Yugi!" Sugoroku said as he came down the stairs," Somebody left you a card in front of the shop! There's also one for Jonouchi, Otogi, and Mai."
"What is it?" Anzu asked looking over Yugi's shoulder as he opened it.
"It's an invitation to participate in a dueling tournament. And there's going to be a dance the night before for the duelists." Yugi said reading the card out loud," Each duelist is allowed to bring a maximum of four guests to watch the tournament and to the dance."
"Cool so we all can go dress shopping!" Mai said wrapping an arm around Hotaru's and Tea's shoulders," Ohh and we girls do each other's hair!"
"What's the deal with the ball though?" Jonouchi asked.
"Probably so duelist can meet and learn about each other." Otogi said smirking.
mean while in the nearby orphanage
"Hey Mud Jones you got a card!" Shouted the short and stern care taker of the few orphans that stayed at the house.
"Thank you!" Said a girl of about 16 or 17. She had long dark brown hair pied into a thick braid that reached her hips and when the light hit her hair you could see the blood red highlights, she had chocolate brown eyes, she was short only 5'2, she had a medium tan, she was slender and muscular from fighting and lifting weights, her long fingers gently grabbed the letter from the old woman's hand before she headed upstairs. "Wonder who it's from?" She asked as she went to the room that she shared with two other orphans.
"What's that, Meghan?" Asked her fellow orphan Emily. Emily had light red hair that reached her knees, dark blue eyes, she was extremely skinny but it was from a high metabolism, she had a slightly darker tan than Meghan, she was, despite being the youngest of the three girls, was 5' 6".
"A card from somebody." Meghan said.
"Ohh from a boyfriend you didn't tell us about?" Asked the other one Destiny. Destiny had short black hair that only reached her jawline, light baby blue eyes; she was skinny from once being bulimic, she had a jagged lighting shaped scar on her left arm that her father had given her before he had been murdered, Destiny was 5' 3".
"No it's an invitation to a dueling tournament!" Meghan said excitedly," And there's a ball this Friday for the duelists and the duelists are allowed to bring up to four guests to watch the tournament. The duelists and their friends and family will be staying in five star quality during their stay!"
"WHAT!" The other two girls squealed," Are you going to take us?"
"Of course I wouldn't go anywhere without my best friends!" Meghan said and hugged her friends," Emi, you still have those dresses you were working on?"
"Yeah. I finished them last night." Emily said and pulled three dresses out of the trunk at the end of her bed.
"So when do we go?" Destiny asked.
"It says we can go and get situated at the place we're staying a few hours before the ball." Meghan read," So we leave at noon on Friday?"
"Ok." The other two said agreeing and they went to ask permission to go to the tournament.
that Friday. Still with the three orphans
"That's everything!" Emily said as she put the suitcases in the back of the orphanage's car that orphans could borrow.
"Emily don't you even think about touching that steering wheel!" Shouted Destiny," I called dibs on driving first!"
"Good luck, Mud Jones," Said the old woman," Show them other duelists what I taught you!"
"Yes ma'am!" Meghan said and playfully saluted the old woman as she climbed in the backseat," Let's go!"
The other girls giggled at Meghan's childlike optimism and spirit. "So do you think any cute guys will be there?" Destiny asked.
"I don't know." Meghan said," I didn't compete in Battle City but I heard some cute guys were in that. Why are you so boy crazy anyway?"
"Because, unlike you miss independent. I like having a boyfriend." Destiny said, referring to Meghan when she said 'miss independent'.
"Yeah Meghan, both me and Destiny have had boyfriends but you haven't had one ever." Emily said looking at Meghan through the rearview mirror.
"Because most guys only see a c cup when they look at me and nothing else." Meghan said glaring out the window.
"At least you have a good chest I have the body of a twelve year old boy." Emily said," I don't see why you're complaining."
Meghan raised an eyebrow at her friend to say 'don't complain' look and went back to watching the building fly by as Destiny didn't even do close to the speed limit. After half an hour Meghan had fallen asleep against the door and was mumbling in her sleep.
"So why does she complain about her chest?" Destiny asked.
"I don't know. But I think it's because puberty hit her when she was 11 and she was the first girl in her class to go through it before her parents were killed in that car accident." Emily said. Destiny had only moved into the orphanage the year before. Emily had been living there for a couple of years and Meghan had been living there since she was 11. (So that makes 5 years!) They dropped the subject and continued to drive quietly through the country side until they reached the place they were staying at.
"HOLY GREEN GUOCAMOLE!" Emily shouted! All three girls had once lived in the USA but they had only seen houses like this on TV.
"Mmm. What is it?" Meghan said as she woke up, they stopped at the front gate and a guard came out to greet them.
"Invitation." He said to Emily thinking she was the duelist.
"Dude back here!" Meghan said and waved the invitation in front of his face. He took it and made sure it wasn't a copy and handed it back to Meghan.
"You may go in." The guard said and the gates opened.
The three girls giggled as they parked in front of the main doors and a valet opened their doors for them "Where would you like me to park, ladies?" Asked the valet.
"Anywhere close." Emily said and snatched the keys from Destiny and handed them to the valet.
"Ahh Ms. Jocelyn." Pegasus said as the three girls entered the mansion.
"Oh Hi." Meghan said," So where do we stay?"
"Ah yes here's your room number." Pegasus said and handed Meghan a slip of paper," I hope you get plenty of rest."
"Ok." Emily said and they three girls started their search for their rooms by the directions of the paper.
"Up to the second floor second door to the right." Meghan read out loud and stared at the bedroom door like it was an alien.
"Let's go in!" Destiny said and pushed the doors opened. The butler carrying their stuff carefully set down the suitcases.
"The ball with start at 6:00 sharp." He said bluntly before leaving.
"Shesh he was real nice." Emily said sarcastically.
"Well let's unpack." Meghan said and claimed the bed closest to the window," I'm gonna keep an eye out for other duelists."
"Tell us if any cuties show up!" Destiny said," We're going to make a map of this huge place!"
"Ok have fun." Meghan said and waved to her friends as they left and she sighed. When her friends left she removed the thin white jacket she was wearing over her orange sleeveless sundress. "Let's see deck; check, duel disk; check, and headache pills for when opponent is yapping away and yelling; double check." Meghan said making sure she had everything ready for the beginning of the duels. Then she laid down on her bed and fell asleep.
/Dream sequence/
"Princess Meshiha, it's time to remember." Said a voice.
"Remember what?" Meghan said as she stood in the middle of what seemed to be a never-ending sea of darkness.
"Your duty and your past!" Shouted the voice and Meghan felt herself falling.
"AHH!" Meghan shouted and tried to grab something then she realized she was floating above what looked to be a training ground.
"Come on Meshiha!" Shouted an elderly man who looked to be in his forties," Concentrate on the target not on that lowly tomb keeper!"
"LOWLY TOMB KEEPER!" Shouted a girl that was identical to Meghan," HE'S THE SWEETEST, MOST CARING, MAN THAT I KNOW HOW DARE YOU INSULT HIM!" The girl sent a sun shaped blast at the twenty or more targets blowing them up.
"Good job, Princess Meshiha." Said the old man laughing," That's your trick. Pretend your opponent insulted your boyfriend and do the same thing you just did to those dummies."
"You mean you don't think Mari is lowly?" Meshiha said hopefully.
"I doubt the court or your parents would approve but you have the right to love who you wish." The man who Meghan just remembered was her guardian and his name was Derecs.
Meshiha glared at her guardian but stopped as a guard came onto the training field. "Princess Meshiha, Princess Hotaru of Saturn is here." The guard said and Meshiha dashed off as soon as she heard Hotaru's name.
Meshiha hastily went to her room and changed into her princess dress. Her dress was strapless and reached her ankles. It was a dark scarlet and a darker scarlet sash was tied around her waist and the back of it reached her ankles as well. She grabbed her golden tiara that was set with dark red rubies. "Hello, Princess Hotaru." Meshiha said calmly to hide her excitement.
"Hello Princess Meshiha." Hotaru said equally calm," Why don't we go talk outside?"
"Yes that would be nice." Meshiha said and the two girls dashed outside as soon as they were out of sight the two started to giggle like mad.
"So I heard Mari proposed." Hotaru said and smiled at Meshiha.
"Yep so what's with the rumor of you and that priest I've heard about?" Meshiha asked," Are those true?"
"Yes. The other planetary senshi spied on us on day." Hotaru said blushing.
"Wow I thought he'd never get a girlfriend." Meshiha said," So how has your training been going?"
"I've been practicing harder than ever. Did you master that attack yet?" Hotaru asked.
"Yep I finally master the solar blast." Meshiha said," I can't wait to test it out on a youma!"
"You're so strange." Hotaru said shaking her head.
"Yep and I know it!" Meshiha said laughing. Meghan felt herself flying upwards towards a light and the next thing she knew.
/End Dream sequence/
"Ok what was the deal with that dream?" Meghan said as she panted for breath then she looked at her watch and gasped as she saw it was four pm. "Dang I slept a long time." Meghan said and noticed Destiny and Emily were talking about some duelists that had shown up.
"That Bakura guy is pretty cute!" Said Emily.
"I think that Otogi guy was way cuter!" Destiny snapped," Come on we need to get ready for the ball!"
"It doesn't start for another two hours." Meghan said and put a pillow over her head," I have a headache from you two arguing over who's cuter. Why do you need so long to get ready anyway?"
"Well unlike you I make sure every detail is perfect!" Destiny said smiling.
"What's wrong with how I dress for formal parties? All I do is let my hair out of its braid, brush it, change into my dress, put on my dress shoes, and make sure I look neat." Meghan said rolling her eyes at her friends," I'm going to wander around the halls for an hour."
"See you later." Emily said as Meghan walked out of the room.
Meghan sighed as she walked through the halls. Her mind was concentrated on that dream. Who was Hotaru? And how did that girl that looked like Meghan know her? Meghan was so absorbed in her thoughts that she accidently ran into someone. "I'm so sorry!" Meghan said," I was thinking!"
"It's ok." Said the girl Meghan had ran into.
"I'm Meghan." Meghan said an offered a hand to the girl.
"Hotaru." Hotaru said and smiled at the girl.
"Hey do you know what time it is?" Meghan asked," I left my watch in my room."
"It's almost five." Hotaru said looking down at her watch.
"Oh shit I've got to go help my friends. See you later!" Meghan said and dashed off to her room.
"She's strange." Hotaru said. (Is there something wrong with that!)
an hour later at the ball
Meghan popped her back as she watched as other people finally were coming into the ballroom. 'Took them long enough' Meghan thought as she saw Destiny and Emily. Meghan was wearing a black sleeveless dress that reached her knees, turtleneck, a pair of black dress sandals with bead work in the shape of flowers on the top, and she wore a silver locket that was shaped like a sun with matching earring. (Hint to what she transforms with) Emily was wearing a white long sleeved white top and a long red skirt that hid her light tan sandals; she had a red bracelet made of stars and matching earrings. Destiny's dress was a dark blue evening gown that reached her ankles and was strapless, she had silver colored three inch stiletto heels, and also she had a silver bracelet made of hearts and matching earrings.
"Hey." Meghan said as they walked over to her," So where are those Bakura and Otogi guys you were talking about earlier?"
"We don't know!" They said and the same time and glared at Meghan.
"Ok, ok. No need to blow a gasket." Meghan said and started to walk off," I'm going to be a wall flower and please no matchmaking. Remember John?"
The other two girls giggled as they remembered what Meghan had done to the pervert. Let's just say a kick and a place where the sun doesn't shine for a boy. (I'm sorry to male readers! If you review I can send you a real apology! )
"Come on let's go see if we can find them." Destiny said and grabbed Emily's arm.
---With Hotaru and friends----
Hotaru was wearing a long sleeved knee length that was colored dark purple, black shoes similar to Meghan's, and a silver bracelet. Shizuka was wearing a sleeveless pink dress that reached her ankles, with darker pink dress shoes, and a matching shawl. Mai's dress was a red halter dress that reached her ankles and had a v-neck. Anzu's was a dark blue strapless dress that reached her knees and blue shoes. (THE ONLY TIME I EVER HAD TO DRESS UP WAS FOR GRADUATION! I SUCK AT DESCRIBING DRESS CUT ME SOME SLACK! AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE FANCY SHOES ARE CALLED! I CALL THEM DRESS SHOES! I DON'T KNOW DESIGNER NAMES OR LABELS! I feel better now)
The boys were all wearing simple black tuxes with white shirts and blue ties. Jonouchi was trying to take the tie off but Mai kept hitting him everytime he did. Then they noticed a girl with hip length wavy brown hair with blood red highlights and brown eyes walking over to them.
"Hi. I'm Meghan Jocelyn." The girl said and extended a hand to Yugi," You're Yugi Motou right?"
"Umm. Yeah." Yugi said shyly.
"It's nice to meet you. I hope I get to duel you at some point during the tournament." Meghan said smiling as she shook his hand," Who are all of you? I wasn't able to participate in Battle City due to some circumstances."
"I'm Jonouchi, and these people are Mai, Otogi, Shizuka, Anzu, Bakura, Marik, Isis, and Hotaru." Jonouchi said pointing to the other people.
"Hey, Taru!" Meghan said waving to Hotaru," Sorry again about bumping into you earlier."
"It's ok." Hotaru said.
"Wait so your names are Otogi and Bakura?" Meghan said turning to the two boys.
"Yeah." Otogi said.
"Ok I have two people I need to introduce you too." Meghan said and dragged the two boys over to where Emily and Destiny were," Here they are get to know each other and leave me alone."
"Umm what did you do to them?" Hotaru asked. Only Hotaru and Marik weren't dancing. Meghan motioned to the dance floor where Otogi was dancing with Destiny and Bakura was dancing with Emily.
"Who are they?" Marik asked.
"My friends Emily and Destiny. Let's just say its revenge for them playing matchmaker with me in the past." Meghan said grinning," Man I can't wait till tomorrow! So Hotaru are you dueling?"
"No I'm just learning." Hotaru said shaking her head. Marik watched as the girls talked and giggled for what seemed forever then…
"AHH ITS MARIK ISHATAR!" Squealed numerous fan girls and ran towards Marik who hid behind Meghan. (Poor Marik)
"Here I have an idea, Marik." Meghan said," Fan girls will probably kill me but who cares. Come on you're going to dance with me for a song. That should keep them away for a while. And Hotaru Orlando Bloom is so much cuter as Legolas than Will." (That's is right he does look better as a blonde)
Hotaru giggled as Meghan practically dragged Marik onto the dance floor to dance with her. But Meghan was right the fan girls backed away and were sending death glares at Meghan. Hotaru sighed and went to get herself a drink. She accidently bumped into somebody as she was walking over there. "I'm so sorry." Hotaru said looking down at the young boy. He had long black hair and brown eyes. He was so adorable in his black tux.
"It's ok." Mokuba said and looked up at the girl.
"Mokuba, get over here." Said a cold voice that belonged to a man in a totally black Armani suit. (Fancy suits I know the name of)
(Seto's POV)
Who was this girl? I'd only seen eyes that color once and they belonged to Yugi Motou. This girl looks nothing like him. Just who is she? "Who are you?" I asked harshly.
"Hotaru." She said shyly. I 'Hn' ed and walked over to the punch and grabbed her a glass. Why the hell am I doing this!
"Here." I said and handed the glass to her quickly never letting my guard down. Then I noticed her beauty even more. She was a lot shorter than me and the dark purple dress made her pale skin stand out even more. Her black-purple hair framed a heart shaped face and her small frame contrasted with her large dark purple eyes. Why is my heart beating like this!
"Hey big brother, I'm going to walk around." Mokuba said then walked off. What was that little boy up too?
(normal third person)
Hotaru found herself froze under Seto's cold glare. Then she was shocked when he bowed to her and offered her his hand," May I have this dance?"
Hotaru blushed and sat her drink down as she took his hand and he led her to the dance floor. All of a sudden she felt like she was floating and the song ended too soon for her tastes but he continued to ask her to dance and one time Meghan had given her a high-five when she and Marik passed Hotaru and Seto. Before anybody knew it the ball was over and everybody went to bed. With visions of past lives floating in their heads.
end chapter 2
Harpygirl91- The chapter is finally finished!
Ren- When are you going to update 'Follow the Stars'?
Harpygirl91- I'll try and update it in the next few days! Ok and I need the reviewers to vote for or make up a villain to fall in love with Hotaru and each of my OCS! Oh and the next chapter is….
-Chapter 3: The Tournament begins-
