A/N: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! or any of the characters.

A/N: Warning: Yaoi. If you don't like it, then don't read it. Don't say I didn't warn you. Also, Atem has his own body.

A/N: Before this chapter starts I just want to let everyone know I'm going to skip the Yugi vs. Atem duel due to the fact that I have no idea what Yugi's deck would be if he changed it, and the fact that I don't want to have to deal with the idea of two of the same decks facing each other. So basically it's just going to time skip to after Atem has won. Sorry for my lameness. Don't worry, I'm going to try to actually type out a duel one day.

Chapter 2: Dueling Kaiba

"Good job, Atem. Happy to see you back to your old self," Yugi smiled, seeing the light in Atem's eyes from the exhilarating duel.

"I don't think I need to duel you," Kaiba said matter-of-factly.

"You agreed we would duel if I won against Yugi! Are you backing out now?" Atem turned to Kaiba raging, Atem had been looking forward to this since after he made "his" deck.

"I'm saying I don't need to duel you, I already know who the real King of Games is," Kaiba rolled his eyes. Maria walked up to Kaiba and whispered something in his ear. Kaiba murmured a "Hn..." and started walking towards one side of the platform. Maria walked towards the other.

"What's this about, Maria?" Yugi asked, wondering if she placed a counter-offer.

"I told him that in order to back out of his duel against Atem he has to duel me and win. Which only happens half, if not less, of the time," Maria grinned. She pulled her duel disk off her back and clipped it in place on her arm. Walking to the middle, both duelists proffer their decks to the other to shuffle. They then walk back to their starting positions and place their decks into the duel disks. The disks light up and their life points (LP) displayed as 4000.

"Let's duel!" Maria shouted enthusiastically with Kaiba just shaking his head and pulling out his hand. (A/N: This duel, personally, I didn't plan out and came a little sooner in the chapter than I thought, but oh well. I'm going with the randomness in my brain at the moment, and yes I will be typing this out, but only if to get you introduced to Maria's deck, and for the practice... so don't rant at me if it's horrible alright? Please?)

"Since I'm a girl, I guess I'll go first!" Maria chuckled, drawing her hand and another card from her deck. Her hand included her White Magician Pikeru, her Ebon Magician Curran, her Yami, her Book of Secret Arts, and her Royal Magical Library. She drew her Rapid-Fire Magician as well. Maria smirked and set her Royal Magical Library face down on the field in defense mode, also placing down her Yami and Book of Secret Arts face down on the field.

Kaiba drew and took a look at his hand. He set one card in defense position and set a magic card. Kaiba sighed, "Your turn."

"Thanks," Maria grinned. She drew and it turned out to be her Skilled Dark Magician. She played him in face-up attack position.

"Skilled Dark Magician, attack his face-down monster!" Maria laughed. His Mystic Tomato (DEF: 1100) flipped up and was destroyed by her Skilled Dark Magician (ATK: 1900). Kaiba smirked and Atem just watched as Kaiba explained Mystic Tomato's effect. Koumori Dragon (DARK, ATK: 1500) was then summoned in face-up attack position.

Maria smiled, "I end my turn."

Kaiba drew swiftly from his deck and took a side-glance at the card while also taking a look at Atem, the boy he now understood was the King of Games he believed to have left a week ago.

Kaiba placed Kaiser Sea Horse (ATK: 1700) in face-up attack position. "Koumori Dragon, attack her face-down monster," Kaiba commanded. Atem watched Kaiba's movements as he dueled. Atem thought there would be no chance for Maria to win. Maria smiled, and her Royal Magical Library (DEF: 2000) flipped up. Koumori Dragon failed to penetrate the defense and instead Kaiba took 500 life-points in damage.

Kaiba: 3500

Maria: 4000

Kaiba tsked and ended his turn by placing down another magic card.

Maria grinned and drew a card. Her Dark Magician was in her hand. Her grin grew wider and she announced, "I am sacrificing both my Royal Magical Library and my Skilled Dark Magician to summon my Dark Magician!" She removed both cards from her duel disk and placed them in the graveyard, she then placed her Dark Magician on the field in face-up attack position. Kaiba smirked, he knew she was preparing for something. Maria continued, "Dark Magician, attack his Kaiser Sea Horse!" Dark Magician (ATK: 2500) raised his staff and Kaiser Sea Dragon (ATK: 1700) was destroyed, dealing 800 life-points of damage to Kaiba.

Kaiba: 2700

Maria: 4000

Kaiba drew and actually smiled. Kaiba chuckled, "I activate White Dragon Ritual. I sacrifice my Koumori Dragon to summon Paladin of White Dragon. I also activate Monster Reborn to bring back my Kaiser Sea Horse." The Ritual card and Spell card were flipped up, then discarded along with Koumori Dragon. Paladin of White Dragon was placed on the field in face-up attack position along with Kaiser Sea Horse.

"Fortunately for you I can't do any other summoning this turn. I end my turn," Kaiba smirked.

Maria laughed, "Preparing to summon Blue-Eyes? It is your signature monster."

"As is your Dark Magician," Kaiba accused.

"Really? Then I guess this will throw you for a loop..." Maria had drawn her Dark Eradicator Warlock, "I tribute my Dark Magician in order to summon my Dark Eradicator Warlock." Dark Magician was removed from the field and replaced with Dark Eradicator Warlock in face-up attack position (ATK: 2500 DEF: 2100).

"That doesn't seem like much of an upgrade," Kaiba smirked.

"It is, trust me. I activate the Field Spell Yami, giving my Warlock 200 extra attack and defense points," Maria smiled, "Activating Yami activates my Dark Eradicator Warlock's special ability inflicting 1000 points of damage to your life-points for every spell activated by either of us."

Dark Eradicator Warlock: ATK: 2700 DEF: 2300

Kaiba: 1700

Maria: 4000

"I also activate my Book of Secret Arts, increasing my Warlock's attack and defense by another 300 points; also activating my Warlock's ability once again," Maria smirked.

Dark Eradicator Warlock: ATK: 3000 DEF: 2600

Kaiba: 700

Maria: 4000

"Your turn," Maria sighed, she had a feeling even if he did summon two of his Blue-Eyes White Dragons that this duel would still turn out in her favor.

"Then you know what happens next, I use Kaiser Sea Horse's ability to tribute summon my Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Kaiba sneered, removing Kaiser Sea Horse from the field and replacing it with Blue-Eyes White Dragon, "Next, I use Paladin of White Dragon's special ability to summon another Blue-Eyes White Dragon from my deck." He removed Paladin of White Dragon and replaced it with another Blue-Eyes White Dragon (ATK: 3000).

"Blue-Eyes, attack her Warlock!" Kaiba commanded, destroying both creatures, "Unfortunately, my other Blue-Eyes is unable to attack, so it's your turn."

"You'll have to do better than that Seto," Maria chuckled, drawing her Reload, "I activate the magic card, Reload-" Maria put her hand in her library, shuffled, and then drew 3 new cards. The cards were her Nightmare's Steelcage, her Magic Cylinder, and her Magician's Valkyria- "This duel is as good as done. I place one card face-down in defense position and then place one card face down. I end my turn." The only card left in Maria's hand was her Nightmare's Steelcage. All Kaiba had to do was not get out Trap Master or play Dust Tornado.

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch," Yugi warned.

Kaiba sighed, "Blue-eyes, take out her face-down monster."

"I activate my trap, Magic Cylinder. It negates your attack on my monster and reflects it back at your life-points directly. Game Over, Seto," Maria laughed, "I guess the Heart of the Cards, and luck, was with me today. Now let's see you duel Atem."

"Another time, I have a meeting in 10 minutes that requires my attendance. I'm sorry to postpone our duel, Atem," Kaiba sighed, stepping down from the platform, "but it would help if my sister would come to the meeting as well."

"I don't want to go! Not unless Yugi and Atem can come!" Maria laughed.

Kaiba rolled his eyes, "No, they can't. I promise they can visit later though. I'm sure Mokuba's been missing Yugi."

"Alright," she sighed, then turned to Atem and Yugi. She continued, "I guess I'll see you guys later then! Bye!" Maria laughed and got down from the pedestal skipping ahead of Kaiba.