Chapter I: An Interesting Issue
7:00 am
There's a ribbon in her hair, a long pink ribbon. The girl put on her shoes, they were pink the same colour as her ribbon. She then continued to get ready for the day and dressed herself in her new school uniform. She quickly slipped on her short blue skirt that reached just above her knees, as well as a plain white T-shirt with long sleeves and a blue short jacket. Sometimes, like today the girl wore another long pink ribbon like a bow-tie. The girl liked to be dressed this way.
Just like any other normal Monday morning the girl, had school and so once she was fully dressed and ready she step out of her home and headed off to school.
But no matter where or who she passed, or what she dressed in, the girl always attracted a lot of attention. Mainly because of her almost unnatural pale skin, that always gave her an almost ghostly or unwell look, which was quite the opposite. She was perfectly normal; she just had a pale skin. And through the years the young girl had grown accustom to the people she passed and their troubling looks. She simply just chose to ignore them completely and smiled as she continued on with her day.
Once she reached school it was no different, but the girl's unnatural skin tone was quickly forgotten as soon as P.E started since she was one of the best if not the best at any sport, she could be a professional someday. Today's P.E lesson was volleyball and as usual the girl played at a completely different level to the rest of her class.
As the young teenaged girl served another perfect ball and it soared over the net it flew past her opponent on the other side while she stood there almost dazed by the amount of skill the new girl had. "Are you the new girl?" her opponent said as she recovered form her shock.
"Erm yeah I just started today." She replied timidly.
"Of course you're in my class, right? Great shot by the way you're really good at this game have you played it before?"
"Yeah P.E's my favourite lesson, and volleyball's one of my favourite sports, I guess I'm alright at it." The girl said modestly with a shy smile.
"Alright at it? You nearly took my head off with that serve, you should totally join the school's team and then we can play together."
"Well if you think I'm good enough why not? I'd loved to." The new girl smiled, "What's your name by the way?"
"Misty and yours?" Misty replied returning the smile as ducked under the net between her and her new friend. Misty had emerald green eyes and short shoulder length blonde hair.
"My names-" The girl started however she was quickly cut off by a screeching ringing sound echoing off the sports hall's walls.
Briiiiiing!
"Alright girls that's today's lesson over, go and get change!" The Gym teacher, Miss Angela bellowed as she clapped her hands loudly and ushered everyone towards the changing rooms.
"What already? Come on let's get changed before we get a detention for being late to next lesson." Misty sighed as she gently grabbed her new companion by the arm and dragged her into the girl's changing rooms.
The two girls grabbed their change of clothes from their lockers and found two empty cubicles and each got changed in one.
"We'll have to get to know each other better, how about we go for lunch sometime? Ooh I know this great little place in town that you'll just love!" Misty exclaimed from behind the curtain of her cubicle as she got dressed.
The girl smiled to herself in her own cubicle before answering, "I'd loved to how about we go after school?" The girl replied happily nearly not able to contain her excitement. 'This day just keeps getting better and better I can't believe I've already made a friend!'
Once the girl got fully dressed back into her school uniform she stepped out her changing cubicle and waited another minute for Misty to join her. Misty soon walked out her school bag slung over her shoulder as she and the girl promptly made their way to maths, which strangely enough they had together. Through out the day and the remainder of the new girl's lessons Misty also shared the same ones and was always seated next to her and partnered up with her. Misty was a popular girl, friendly with everyone and so other students talked with her during classes as Misty introduced each one. 'Wow, Misty sure is popular. At least no one has said anything unkind to me yet.'
As the bell for the final lesson rang, students immediately sprang to life and hurriedly packed there things away while the teacher reminded the class of the homework assignment due next week. While the new girl packed up her books and equipment in her bag she briefly looked up to seen a boy with chocolate brown hair stride past her and out the door before anyone else left the room.
'He looks pretty cute; I wonder what his name is.'
"Look at you, your first day and you're already checking out Domino's hottest guy." Misty smirked as she stood beside her.
"Wha…what? I wasn't 'checking him out' I was just wondering who he is." The girl stuttered as her pale face turned bright red.
"Uh-huh, well that just happens to be Seto Kaiba, richest and most powerful man in the country, C.E.O of Kaiba Corp and looks that could make angels grovel at his feet." Misty said her smug smirk increasing as she eyed her friend sceptically.
"You mean the Seto Kaiba? He actually goes to this school?" the girl exclaimed as her eyes almost bulged out her head. 'My God I can't believe it; I bet he's like a god in bed. Bad thoughts bad thoughts!'
"Yep the one and only, let me guess now you're wondering how he is in bed, right? Believe me every girl does."Misty commented as she watched in great amusement as her new friend's face grew an even darker shade of red.
"Of…of course not!" The girl stuttered again.
"Sure thing, you keep telling yourself that, anyway I've gotta catch my bus. We still on for lunch tomorrow?" Misty asked as she grabbed her bag and walked out the classroom door with her friend.
"Yep sounds great." The girl smiled as she and Misty walked down the corridor as multiple students flooded out of their classrooms and out the front entrance.
"See ya tomorrow then! I gotta go bye!" Misty yelled behind her as she headed towards her waiting bus and waved goodbye.
'Misty, what a girl. I wonder…how can she stay so hyper all the time? I mean I'm friendly but Misty…Misty just goes the extra mile! Not that I'm complaining.
As the teenaged pale girl walked out the school's front gates on her own and headed home she decided to take a little detour through the park close by. She still had a little bit of food saved over from lunch and decided, since she was a little hungry to sit down and eat. The girl surveyed the area in deep thought before she spotted the perfect spot to take a rest and eat her food. She sat down under a shaded oak tree and leaned up against it's trunk and pulled out the last half of her sandwich from her lunch box. She took in the beautiful scenery of the lake in front of her as she took a bite of her food
"Hmph there you are, you've had me on a wild goose chase looking for you girly." A deep gruff, voice grunted from behind the girl.
"You…you've been looking for me?" The girl stuttered petrified as she slowly turned around to meet her new company.
Leaning up against the tree trunk with his arms crossed was a well-built muscular man. He wore a black cape that matched his black shirt and trousers. He was also wearing a pair of heavy black boots and his hair was black, long and greasy. From what the girl could see he looked pretty young, no more than twenty years old. The man smirked menacingly at her and without replying he swiftly struck her around the head in one fluid motion instantly knocking her out.
The girl awoke alone in a cold damp room; she slowly fluttered open her blue eyes and looked frantically around the room. It was pitch black and she couldn't see a thing, slowly and cautiously the girl rose shakily to her feet and leaned against the wall for support.
"Urgh…where am I?" The girl asked out loud while she massaged her head. 'What happened? One minute I was just eating happily by myself and the next I wake up in a pitch black room.
A door in front of her creaked open allowing a trickle of light to seep through the darkness while a man's silhouette stood in the door way."Come with me, girl." Ordered the man as he approached the teenager and roughly grabbed her wrist and yanked her out the room.
The girl was too tired to resist and shielded her eyes from the offending light with her other hand as she was dragged out the room. The man wore a black cloak, and looked like the same man she encountered before, in his other hand he held a glistening blade that sparkled menacingly at the girl. The man flung the defenceless girl through a door and into another room. She fell to her knees and then slowly looked up. In front of her was a man, he however was wearing a smart business suit and had grey hair and looked well over forty.
"Are you sure it's her, Keisuke?" The smart dressed man asked in almost a bored tone.
"Absolutely, sir." Said the man who brought her into the room.
"What's happening? What's going on?" asked the girl trying to mask up her absolute fear.
"'Lanetli' have you ever played Duel Monsters at any point in your life?" Asked the man in front of her as he leaned down closer to the girl.
"Only…only once, with a friend of mine, but…but it was a long time ago. Back before they had the holograms and everything" She said quickly, stuttering nearly every word.
"Did anything strange or different happen in this duel, Lanetli?"
"I…I don't remember."
"Knock her out again." The man replied his expression unreadable.
"Wait! I don't remember!" Cried the girl as the man behind her got ready to hit her again. "Why did you kidnap me? And just to ask me about games! I was very small at the time, I can't remember what happened!"
"Okay." Said the smartly dressed man.
"Okay?" Repeated the girl, half relieved and even more confused.
"Sir?" Asked the servant standing behind the girl.
"She has not yet awakened, but clearly it's her. Now do I have to repeat myself again? Knock her out!" Shouted the man.
"But…but you said…"The girl pleaded but was cut off quickly by the man in front of her.
"I said nothing; all I did was agree that you were too young to remember. Nothing more." The man spat as he turned his back to her.
While the girl on the floor sat still in fear of what was going to happen to her next, she failed to notice the cloaked man behind her raise his arm to smack her again. And just like before at the park the girl was knocked out instantly. After that, the man took the girl over his shoulder and backed out of the room. Once outside the building the man set the girl down and proceeded to open his car door. Once done her then placed her in the back of his car and drove off.
The girl awoke in an alley and was hunched up against it. 'What the...? Where am I now?' The girl slowly stood onto her feet and leaned up against the grotty alleyway wall for support as she stepped out onto the busy street. 'Oh no! Mum must be worried sick I've gotta get home!' The girl frantically ran down one of the many streets of Domino ignoring any and all bemused stares from passersby. Stopping briefly to figure just where exactly she was in Domino the girl quickly found her bearings and ran right. As she reached her house's street she stopped in horror as her eyes grew wide while they took in the sight before them. Clouds of smoke rolled up into the darkening sky, as the fire engulfed her house.
"No, no, no…this can't be happening!" Screamed the girl as she ran towards her house and the ever growing fire.
"Mum! Mum!" Shrieked the girl, as she burst through her front door and squinted through the thick smoke. Wrapping the ribbon around her neck over her mouth and nose the girl looked desperately for any signs of her mother.
"Are you looking for this corpse?" Chuckled a dark voice through the smoke filled room. A man stood in front of the girl and held a woman by the collar. A dark red liquid stained her clothes and ran down from her lips. In pure fear the young girl steeped away from the man.
"Who are you! What…what have you done to her! What have you done to my Mum!" Shouted the girl trying to sound confident,
"I see you don't remember me, perhaps I hit your head too hard. Ahahahahah!" Laughed the man, the same man from only a few hours ago.
"You, you're the man who kidnapped me! Keisuke!"
"My daughter" Rasped a weak voice, spitting up blood as she spoke. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before…before…"
"Mum!" The girl then ran to her only family as the man throw her to the floor like a rag doll. "Don't talk Mum; we have to take you to the hospital."
"It's too late for me; go to the Mutou's they will look after you. I'm sorry…my Kisara…" The woman then closed her eyes, falling asleep to never wake up again. Kisara then lowered her head, while her tears flowed freely down her cheeks.
"Take it." The man demanded as he threw a deck of Duel Monster cards and a duel disk at the girl. "Think of it as a…early birthday present. What's wrong don't you like my gift? Or are you just having a bad day?" Chuckled the man as the area around them started to collapse.
The girl pulled the deck closer to her and squeezed it hard.
"Why…why…did you do this?" Muttered Kisara, still staring at the floor as she stood up.
"That's for me to know and you to never find out." Smirked the man. "Now, stand up and duel me!"
"Are you crazy this whole place will collapse on us any minute!" Kisara yelled as she rose to her feet.
"Then we don't have much time to waste, do we? I'll go first!"
'It looks like I've got no choice, alright Mum this is for you!'
Special Thanks to SetoKaibafan12338, which helps me write the fanfiction to properly.