Warning: Grammar error & spelling error. English is not my first language at all! Some can be bit out of character but I'll be willing to make sure it stay like that. Be glad to point it out to perhaps help me out for better future writing. After all, we learn our mistake to make it better right?

Anyway, thanks for reading!

. { Nana POV } .

It was lunchtime after the morning class was over. I sit on my seat as I withdrew my bento from my bag. Without not even opening, there was somebody standing in front of my desk. Lift my head up to see that it was to which turns out it was Tristan and Téa. I lift my right eyebrow to see what they want.

"Yo Nana wanna join us?" Tristan asks.

I blink, twice. "Join you what?"

"To see Yugi and Joey duel monsters." Téa said, giving her usual friend smiles.

I nod. "Alright, I'll join you two as soon I finish eating."

Both share the same nod after they left. My eyes drop on my bento once more before I took the chance to open it. The same usual lunch for me, white rice for carbs and beef with Tofu for proteins. Broccoli and some slices of apple for vegetation. Never once I complain about it, so I begin to dig in. The delicious warm taste of rice heated up as I add a nice juicy beef along with it. I then ate some left of broccoli and slices of apples. And then I stood up to meet them, to which I realize it got bit crowdie.

I shrugged as I went with Tristan and Téa, who have been saving me a spot.

"Hey, Joey! Earth to Joey!"

I watched them, duel each other. I couldn't help but to smiles.

"Hey, are you in there? It's your turn!"

I looked over at Joey, who was focused on his deck. Undecided which one to summon, and suddenly, Tristan wrapped his arm around Joey's neck. To look over at Joey's shoulder, I shake my head of silliness.

"Aww, isn't he cute when he's thinking!" Tristan cooed.

"He-hey, Tristan! Yugi here's teachin' me how to play Duel Monsters." Joey said as he shove his deck to Tristan face.

"Drooling Monsters?"

Joey pushes Tristan away to where he ends up beside Téa. I was besides next to him as Tea turns to us, smiling.

"They've been at it for hours. Joey's starting to get the hang of the game, but Yugi's like an expert!"

"That is Yugi for you." I compliments as I look at their duel.

"Okay, Yugi, it's time to duel!"

Joey slaps the card down to reveal Kagemusha of the Blue Flame with the attack of eight-hundred and defense of four-hundred. Levels of two start monster and earth type. Not bad for Joey unless Yugi have some trick up his sleeves.

"See, each card has an attack number and a defense number. First player to eliminate their opponent's 'life points' wins the duel." Téa explain to Tristan, to me, I already know the rules of duel monster.

"Pretty good move, uh, Yugi?" Joey said, smiling at his triumph.

Yugi nods as he grins, he withdrew a card as he speaks. "Yup, pretty good move, but not, good enough!"

I look at his card set as my lip curl up. Blackland Fire Dragon with attack of one-five-hundred. Level of 4 start monster, easy enough to crush Joey's monster. Joey twitches and drop his card to the floor as he lean over to see Yugi's card.

"What?! Thanks a lot! A card that powerful totally wipes me out!"

I chuckle. "You weren't caution about it, Joey."

"Says who?!"

I roll my eyes. "You'll get hang of it soon enough."

"Whoa, you stink at this game, Joey!"

"How come we never see her duel?" Joey pointed at me.

I gave a simple shrugs. "No one ask me to duel."

"Ahh, you did fine, Joey. I just have better cards. See, my grandpa owns a game shop, and I get all my best cards from him."

Joey slams his hand on the desk with a huge grin on his face. "You're own game shop? What're we waitin' for? Let's go!"

I felt a sweatdrop as Yugi laugh slightly.

"Okay. Maybe I can even get my grandpa to show us this super-rare card he's got!"

"Not a bad idea, I might well join in." I said.

"Oh you should! You could get some new cards!" Tristan said, encouraging me.

I wave slightly at him. "Alright, alright."

Yugi turns to me. "Besides, maybe tomorrow we can get a chance to duel?"

I smiles as I nodded.

As afternoon class ended, we packed out stuff and company Yugi to his grandpa's game shop. Where he say his grandpa got new card. Maybe I would get some new since I'm still building my own personal card. This card I was currently using belongs to my mother who she used to duel. At least, her cards have been helpful to bring the fun in the duel. I better return her card as soon I finish building mine.

We made to the game shop; clearly, you can see that giant sign on the building. Yugi opens the door as the bell jingle across the room.

"Gandpa? I'm home!" Yugi calls his Grandpa.

We spotted Yugi's grandpa standing behind the counter of the back of the shop. Smiling with his wrinkle skin and small, made me almost think about my dead grandpa who passes away.

He laughs as we approach to him. "And I see you've brought company!"

"Gramps, could you show my friends your awesome, super-rare card?" Yugi asks.

Meanwhile I couldn't help to stare some cards around in the shop.

"Rare card! My special card? Hmmm..." Yugi's grandpa place a hand on his chin.

Yugi claps his hand together. "Please, please!"

"Pretty please?" Joey does same as Yugi.

I shake my head at them.

"Hmm… Ha ha! How can I refuse? You kids are in for a treat; I don't take this card out too often." He says as he pulls a small wooden box and opens it as he speaks. "Ready? Here it is! The Blue-Eyes White Dragon, so rare, so powerful, I never let it leave my hands!"

All of stayed awed over this beauty card.

"Awesome!

"Cool."

Then suddenly, Tristan took the card away from Yugi's Grandpa Hand. I blink to realize it.

"Hmm, doesn't look all that special to me."

Yugi's Grandpa drop his jaw as the rest share their embarrassed disbelief. But I slightly glared at Tristan for taking it away from Grandpa. Then Yugi's Grandpa snatches it back as he protects it from Tristan.

"This card is priceless! There's only four of them in the world!"

"Speakin' a' priceless, I'm ready to trade!"

"Not for this card!"

For once, I couldn't help but to laugh about it.

"Huh? Nah, I didn't mean that card. I meant show me some other cool cards to get me started."

"I should see some as well." I said as I went over the counter and look at it.

"Hm and who are you, young one?"

"Oh, I'm Nana. Yugi's friend, nice to meet you Mr. Mutou."

Yugi's Grandpa Smile. "No call me by Solomon, Nana. Are you a duelist just like Yugi?"

"Indeed, although, I'm using one my mother decks." I rub the back of my neck.

"Ah, let get you started as well with Joey."

After he show some few decks the bell of the door jingle.

"Hello, can I help you?"

All of us turn around at the door, to a tall figure holding a brief case. Brown hair with brown eyes, I slowly realize it was the rich bastard. Seto Kaiba.

"If you can't, it certainly wouldn't surprise me." Seto said with that cold tone.

"Seto Kaiba?"

"Kaiba?!"

"Doesn't he have a big fancy company to run? What's he doing here?"

"Not that it's any of your business, but I came to see the card." He said as he close the door behind him.

Joey went up at Seto. "Hey, are you into Duel Monsters too? This is perfect; maybe we could all duel together sometime."

Seto scoff while I glared at him. "Me, duel you? I would have more of a challenge playing Solitaire."

Joey frown at Seto "What?"

"I am the number-one-rank duelist in the country and the favorite to win the Duel Monsters championship. Heh, you wouldn't last two minutes in a duel against me." Seto smirks.

"Ooh, I'm shakin'! Maybe you you'd like to settle this with fists instead a' cards!" Joey lifts his fist.

But it took Yugi to run between them to stop before it starts an actual fight.

"Whoa, take it easy, Joey!"

"But Yugi, Kaiba's askin' for it… "

I sigh at this moment. "Don't waste your time on him, Joey."

"And who is this drench?" Seto turn his gaze on me.

I roll my eyes. "Your worst nightmare."

Seto rolls his eyes. "Now, does this shop have any worthwhile cards or not?"

He continues to stare the shop until he lock-on something. To which cause him to walk straight at us then pushes us away as he stare. I was able to look what it was; turns out he was staring at Solomon's treasure card.

"Can it be? It is! The Blue-Eyes White Dragon, in a dump like this?!" He says as he seems to gaze off a moment.

Seto look like he was about to break a sweat while he stare the cad. He hover his hand above the card but Solomon's break the tension
by closing the lid from the box. Safe call.

"Well, enough window-shopping. Is there anything else I can help you with?"

Seto growls as he lifts his brief case onto the counter, which scares Solomon. He then open the case and flip around to reveal of many, many cards. Involve of rare, fusion and much more you can image.

"Listen to me, old man. Gimme your Blue-Eyes White Dragon card and I'll trade you all of these."

There were so many cards to trade in for, yet, I couldn't trade anything. Since Seto was more than a bastard one. I slightly glared at him, behind his back.

"Whoa!" Said the rest as they watch.

"Ah, nice. But no thanks."

"Huh?!"

"Ugh, fine. If you won't trade, maybe you'll see it. Name your price; I can pay anything you ask."

Such a greedy bastard for one card.

"I'm sure you could. But this card is worth more to me than you could ever offer, not because of its power, or because it's so rare, but because of what it means to me. This card was given to me by a dear friend; and so I treasure this card as I do that friend. So parting with it is completely out of the question!"

Seto glared as his fist tighten, rage and desperation was written on his face.

"You'd feel the same even if it were a common card, right Grandpa?"

"Exactly. You see, this precious card has bonded with my heart."

We heard a snap to cause me jump from my skin.

"Fine!" Seto turn to leave toward the door. "I've heard enough of you nonsense!" He walks out from the door.

"Well, now that is over." I said as I turn to them.

Solomon chuckle. "How about you take this set of deck box, as a gift from me?"

Solomon handed over the box, dark color. One my favorite color, as I look at him. "N-No, I could pay it y-you don't have to give it me as
a gift."

He shakes his head. "You're the first one I ever meet who uses your mother deck. I assume this deck will help you."

Yugi smiles. "Go ahead, when you get home. You can return your mother deck back."

I sigh as I took it, didn't want to open until I'm home. My lip curled up. "Thank you, Solomon."

I joined the rest after school. We were heading back to the game shop, and I was holding a thank you letter from my mother. It was more of thanking for giving me some deck. After all, she did write she could have pay for them. I have shown this to Yugi and he told me Solomon would still deny the money.

"Man, I hope he has some cool cards today!"

"Me too!"

"Yeah!"

I shake my head while I laugh. "I'll be fine with my own deck."

"Speaking of that." Joey said, wrapping his arm around my shoulder. "What kind deck did Yug's Grandpa gave you?"

I shrugged, pushing his arm away from me. "I rather keep it as a surprise, when Yugi and I get a chance to duel."

"You're no fun at all!" Joey whines.

I roll my eyes and moment realizes we reach to the shop. Yugi open the door as the bell jingles again. We enter to realize it was dark
and empty.

"Grandpa, I'm home!"

Téa looks around, worry. "Maybe he… went out."

"Maybe, but why would he leave the door unlocked?" Joey asks, looking at the door.

"Something is not right…"

In that moment, the phone rang as Yugi went to answer it.

"Hello. Game Shop."

We wait for whoever was on the phone.

"Kaiba?!"

That son of a bitch.

"Kaiba?! What've you done, Kaiba?!"

After Yugi explained us, we were rushing to head KaibaCorp Headquarters. To find Solomon who was hostage from Seto. We enter as we head toward the elevator, waiting to reach the floor where Solomon was. As we reach the floor and the door slide open, we spot him. On the floor then Téa gasp while Yugi runs to him. I watch was the horror from what that evil bastard Seto did.

"Grandpa! Grandpa! A-Are you okay?" Yugi kneels down to lift Solomon.

Solomon props himself with the elbow. "Yugi, I failed. I wanted to teach that boy Kaiba a lesson about the Heart of the Cards, but I lost. Ugh..."

"Grandpa...!"

I look at the doorway and spot Seto blocking the dim of light.

"How's the old man feeling, hm?"

"Kaiba! You sleaze! What've you done to him!?"

"We had a duel, that's all, with each of us putting up our most valuable card as the prize." He stops to shrug himself. "But I guess playing against a champion like myself was just too much." He looks at Solomon. "For the old fool."

Téa points at Seto while glaring. "Kaiba! You should be ashamed of yourself!"

Seto lift the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Solomon's precious card. "It was fair. And look at the sweet prize I won…"

We saw it tear it in half, gasped in horror but Yugi was devastated because it was Solomon's treasture card. I growl of much anger I have.

"Grandpa's most treasured card!"

"Yes, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is a rare and powerful card. And this one will never be used against me."

Solomon had his arm extended where Seto rip the card apart. "Ah! My Blue-Eyes White Dragon! M-my treasure!"

"Grandpa, hold on!" Yugi said, holding Solomon as he loo at Seto. "How could you do such a thing!"

I wish I could have helped it out. I look at Solomon, raising his shaking hand. He was holding something to give to Yugi. I slowly realize it was Solomon's card.

"Yugi, here! Take this!"

Yugi look down and his eyes grew wider. "Huh? Grandpa?"

"I built this deck; I put my soul in these cards! And I taught you everything I know, Yugi. Take them! Take my cards and teach him respect! Teach Kaiba respect for the Heart of the Cards, Yugi!"

"But grandpa, you need help, I've got to get you to a doctor—"

"Sound like an excuse. Your friends can care for your grandfather, while you and I duel. Unless you're afraid...?" Seto cut Yugi off.

Yugi stared Seto down, fear almost to break into tears. I had enough listening Seto taunting Yugi like that.

"Listen here, jerk. Yugi can take you down!" Don't expect just because he's small, he can bring you down from which hole you crawl from!"

Yugi blinks as he looks at me, surprise.

"Take' in, Yugi!" Joey said, encouraging him along with me. "We can take care a' your grandpa while you take care of creepy Kaiba! Teach that rich, spoiled brat what a real duel's all about!"

"For your grandpa, Yugi!" Téa joined in.

"I don't know..."

Joey went to Yugi and places his hand on Yugi's shoulder. "Trust me; you're, like, the best player I've ever seen, and you've got the Millennium Puzzle! You can do this, Yugi! I know ya can!"

"We all do."

Yugi nods then take Grandpa's deck as he put a serious look, I couldn't help to smiles at him. Such brave boy.

"Okay, grandpa. I'll do it."

"I know you will, my boy."

In the corner of my eyes, I saw Téa pulling out a black marker. Where on earth she got it though?

"Everyone, put your hands together, and I'll mark us with a special sign."

I watch as she draws a smiley-face across their back of their hands. At least with part of it on each other. Téa is weird, making me less like her. The three boys look confuse with the marker on their hand as I wait for Téa soon speech. Again.

"Huh?"

"What gives, Téa?"

"It's a symbol of our friendship, so when Yugi's dueling, no matter how tough it gets, he'll know that he's not alone- we're all right there with him!"

My death spirit will be there when I die. I said at my own commentary on my thought, the safest place I can slightly judge Téa whenever I want. The ambulance has arrived but I stayed to watch Yugi. As we got in the virtual stadium, bigger than I thought. I usually see this on tv but never thought to actually seen it on personal. Yugi was on the red platform meanwhile Seto face against the platform of Yugi. I look above from it of life point set two-thousand. I was waiting to see monster turn into hologram realistic one.

A bright light appeared from where Yugi was I cover my sight due how bright was. Until it fades away, it was no longer Yugi. Instead was a tall boy, same hair except taller and serious.

"Now, Kaiba, prepare yourself, because it's time to duel!" As far I heard from where I was.

The first monster was summoned from Seto, the Mighty Hitosu-Me Giant. The attack was one-two hundred. The monster surely seems real and big. I turn my gaze on Yugi who was awe over the monster. He then seems summoned a monster on the field. Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress, perfect the attack is higher than Mighty Hitosu-me.

"Wha-? Monster? Real monsters?!"

I turn around. "Oh hey Joey and yes, real monster."

I went back to pay attention and Yugi already command an attack. Destroying Seto's monster and lower his life point from two-thousand to one-eight hundred. I look the other side of the arena to spot a little black hair boy.

"All right! Go Yugi!"

"Hold on your cheering, Joey." I reassurance him.

We see a clown summon by Seto. But the Attack seems lower. It hardly has any strength attack, unless… Shit.

"He's going to use a magic card!"

Joey looks at me. "What?!"

The clown got bigger and still ugly but the attack was now higher than Yugi's monster. Seto command the attack, dropping Yugi's life point to one-six hundred. I almost wanted to pull my hair because how anxious I was. Yugi place a defensive monster but soon it was destroyed. Joey ends up pounding his fist on the stone rail.

"Hang in there, Yugi!"

"You can do this Yugi!" I screeched as if someone was trying to murder me.

It continues to see Yugi struggling, meanwhile Seto continues to taunt him. If only, if just only Yugi pull out any magic or strong monster card. In that moment, we saw Yugi smiles as his place the card. I hope it was a strong card. To which turns out it was Gaia, the Fierce Knight. Fuck yes; the attack is twenty-three-hundred. It went to destroy Seto's card as the life point drop to one-three-hundred points.

"Way to go, Yugi!" Joey cheered him.

We then heard roar of supremacy over the dueling, Blue-Eyes white Dragon. It cannot be here!

"Impossible! We all watched Kaibe tear that card in half!"

"I agree! How he manage to possess one?!" I was confused.

Not in a brief short, Blue-Eyes White Dragon already destroys Yugi's Gaia and set the life point to nine-hundred. This can't end this already, no it just cannot! We watch Seto once again, destroy all defensive Yugi's monster call pull until then he summon another Blue-Eyes White dragon. Just how on earth… I look over at Yugi, he was in griming silence.

"I wish he could hear me from here, Joey."

"He does hear you, believe in him Nana."

Until we heard like swords were pulled out as it blocks the two Blue-Eyes white Dragon. Spell card! A grin appeared on my face, Yugi have three turn to turn around this duel. This duel continues until Yugi place another defensive monster then again. Seto ruin the fun by destroying it while he did summoned Judge Man. Until Yugi's summoned Dark magician, destroying Seto's Judge Man and drops the life point to one-thousand. I sigh relief but the moment of sigh. Seto summoned another Blue-Eyes White Dragon, destroy Dark Magician and Yugi's life point went down to four-hundred.

Yugi barely survive the two turn and the final turn… Seto's Dragon will be free enough to attack Yugi and end this duel. I can't watch it; turn my head as I saw him.

"Don't give up, Yugi."

Yugi smirks from whatever Seto taunt him. It mean he withdraw a powerful card. It appeared a green circle with stars as both arm and legs appeared. Then a head.

"Holy shit! Exodia!"

"Exodia?!" Joey look at it, surprised.

Exodia holds an energy as it shoot like beam, slowly burning all three Blue-Eyes White Dragon. The victory went to Yugi because he won. He fucking won for believing the heart of the card. I couldn't contain my excitement from his winning duel.

"Ya did it! Yugi, you won!"

"He did!"

"We need to take him to Grandpa." Joey suggested.

I nodded as we went to him. For first time, I saw Yugi, well, not the Yugi small. But it was still Yugi, won his first duel. This brings me to have enough courage to have my first fun to duel with my first deck. Who Solomon given to me.