Second Chapter, not much to say really. A little less action with our second hero but that won't be for long.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! This story is all fan fiction.

Invitations Part 2: Lovely Miss Lily

In Las Vegas, Nevada...

The second duelist to receive Kaiba's invitation letter was a 16-year-old girl by the name of Lily Glada. She was an elegant girl standig at 5 foot 5, with a natural kind of charm. Her straight blonde hair flowed a little past her shoulders, and her coffee colored eyes gave out a comforting warmth, so-to-speak. Her skin was a little pale, and it wasn't perfect as she had a scar on her forehead and a smaller one by her lip, but she was comfortable with her appearance and that's all that really mattered to her, and that's really what gave her her charm.

It was earlier that day where she opened the seal. It was her title of the Southwestern United States Regional and the fact that she was runner-up in last year's National Championship that earned her a space in his tournament. Even though Lily wasn't that much of a competitive duelist, the game was her passion, and to take part in such a marvelous event gave her excitement and adrenaline. (That and she would actually get to meet Yugi Muto. Why wouldn't the King of Games himself take part in that competition?)

She was sitting in a Starbucks downtown with one of her best friends having her buttered croissant and espresso while explaining the news.

"So yeah, I'll get to go to Japan next month. I hope I get some time before hand to go sight seeing."

"I wish I could go with you and cheer you on," her friend, Emilie, pouted.

"You can cheer for me from here. As long as you believe in me, I'll feel the love you send."

"Well I'll make sure to send twice as much incase any gets lost in the shipping." she joked. "But seriously, maybe we should go card shopping and see if we can find you some strong cards. You'll need all the help you can get going up against the best of the best."

Lily sipped on her espresso a bit before agreeing. "Right, we can head to the card shop now, it's just a couple blocks over."

After finishing their coffee, Lily grabbed her croissant and the girls headed out the door. She took a bite before continuing their conversation. "I wonder what kind of decks I'll be up against."

"Who knows. But you've had to deal with some really difficult ones in the past, remember that Caesar Palace Tournament?"

"Yeah... down to 300 Life points and no monsters on the field. Not only that but the other girl still had almost all her life points. If it wasn't for my Blossom Bombardment trap card, I wouldn't have been able to end the duel when I needed to." she remembered, munching on the last bits of her croissant.

"Right, so we have to make sure you're loaded with all the best cards. There's going to be plenty of duelists from all around the world with different styles, so you have to have a counterattack for all of them."

"If only it were that easy..."

Is was about then that they arrived to the front of the comic store, Lily's favorite one to go to cause of the store owner, Andrew her neighbor.

"Hey girls, what brings you in today?" he said to them from behind the counter.

"Lily here got invited to Seto Kaiba's World Championship!" Emilie shouted with glee.

"No joke! I told you before, you're a special duelist, Lil."

"Thanks Andrew," she blushed. Truth be told she had a bit of a schoolgirl crush on the man, as he was quite the handsome young man, even if he was 11 years older than her.

"I suppose you'll want some cards then?" he said, motioning his hand to the duelist pack rack. The girls picked out a couple structure decks as well as a few boosters, while Andrew gave them the store discount, as well as a bonus pair of rare cards. He called it a reward for being invited to such a big event. The pair couldn't wait to check out their new cards and started opening the packages immediately.

"Let's see here..." Emilie began, "Bubonic Vermin... Dancing Elf... Hunter Dragon... Want a Big-Tusked Mammoth?"

"No thanks, at least not in my immediate setup."

Andrew picked out a card from the pile, "Hammer Shot can come in handy." Emilie nabbed it from his hand before Lily could even get a look.

"Says here that you can destroy the monster with the most attack points with this card." she smiled, "Think of how helpful that can be in a tight situation."

"Yeah, I'm also liking this Hardened Armed Dragon."

"Since when do you have dragons in your deck?" her friend asked.

"Since I found one with an effect like this. If its used to tribute summon another monster, that monster becomes immune to card effects. I wont have to worry about any nasty traps like Mirror Force."

"Ohhh, I see what you're getting at. You could really mess someone's strategy with that." Emilie spoke while looking through more cards, "Oooo! a Metalzoa, don't mind if I take this one?"

"But you don't have a Metalmorph." Lily added.

"Neither do you." Emilie returned.

"Girls, no fighting over a card." said Andrew, casually. They laughed a bit before bringing the cards into a pile which Lily placed in her purse.

"Well, I should get back, the folks will be home soon and I need to tell them the news."

"I need to get going to... But I'll be over later so we can practice dueling with your new cards." Both girls shared a laugh before saying goodbye to Andrew and leaving the store and parting from each other as well.

Domino City... Lily thought, I can't wait to get there.

Now you've met Lily, seems like a nice girl, right? Annie and Lily are the female side of the team, next are the guys, and boy are they two opposite sides of the spectrum... Well, that's for next chapter, stay tuned.

Fun Facts:

Lily was the last character I created. Before I planned her background I intended to give her a deck based on gambling with more original cards as it fit the theme of Vegas, but when I planned out her history I wanted to give her a deck that really spoke her story. What's that story? you say? Gotta keep reading to find out.

If you noticed there was a little hint of Yugi fandom in Lily... Like with my gambling deck concept, she was originally meant to be a major Yugi fan-girl, but when her personality mellowed out a little it seemed out of character to have her go apeshit to meet Yugi, which was the original plan. Now she just admires his talents and wishes for a duel against him.