Yumi

by Darkensea

My name is Yumi. This is my story. I am a duelist looking to become stronger. I managed to enroll in the prestigious Duel Academy, after a tough entrance exam duel. Luckily both of my best friends have made it in with me. Its only been one day at this school and already I feel as if I have gotten stronger. I should be thankful for it, because somehow, I feel the duels only get tougher from here on out.

Chapter Two

Yumi and Akumu stood in the center of there new dorm room. They had been ended up room mates, which couldn't make them happier. They had both changed in to there Blue and White uniforms, and were tidying up the room after there vast unpacking.

"So this is the only girls dorm on the whole island?" Akumu said. "I guess Female duelist really are rare."

"The boys have three Ranked dorms and all girls are thrown here." Yumi said. "Even worst, there is a no boy allowed rule so your brother can't stop by and say hi."

"Tell me about it. Being separated from your Twin is like losing half of yourself."

"If that is the case, it doesn't look like we will spending much time in here." Yumi picked up her Duel disk from off the bed. "Come on. Let's go for a walk."

As the two girls left the dorm, the Dorm manager called to them. "Remember to return in three hours for the welcome dinner."

They headed down the path away from the girls dorm, and stopped at a cross road deciding which way to go. They decided to head to the main school building. Which turned out to be the right decision because Jade was sitting outside the main entrance talking to a silver haired kid. Both of them were wearing bright mustard yellow jackets.

Akumu walked up and took a seat next to her brother leaning against him. Yumi stood by.

"Girlfriend?" The silver haired kid asked Jade, motioning to Akumu.

"No, my twin." Jade replied. He turned to Yumi and said. "Your welcome to join us if you want." Motioning to the seat on the other side of him. "Meet my roommate."

Yumi held out her hand to greet him. "Hi, I'm Yumi."

The kid rose, took her hand and gently kissed it. "I'm called Spirit. Pleasure to meet you."

"I'm Jade's sister Akumu." She said bounding over and holding out her hand to be kissed, which Spirit did, causing Akumu to blush and giggle.

"Well ladies, After being formally introduced, I can say I look forward to seeing you around, and since you a kin to my good man over there, our room is always open if you want to join us for a spot of tea and a pleasant duel.""We might take you up on that sometime." Akumu replied.

"How about right now, There is still time until the formalities of the school."

"Yumi how we doing on time, can I duel him and still make it back on time."

"If you make it quick. You can duel him twice." Yumi replied checking her watch."

"Very well then," Spirit said, "Lets head some place a little more private and duel."

"Careful Spirit, that is my sister your flirting with." Jade said. "Cool it."

"Relax, my good man, no harm intended."

The group headed down the path and turned left into the forest that surrounded the academy, walking until they reach a clearing Spirit said. "This is fair enough, Shall we begin?"

"When ever your ready, sweety." Akumu said. They shuffled there decks and loaded them into their duel disk, activating them.

"Our walk took up time." Yumi said, "So the person with the highest life points in ten minutes is the winner."

"Fair enough," Spirit replied. "A true gentleman lets a lady go first, so you may start."

"Why thank you." Akumu said drawing her card. "I guess I will start by playing my Giant Germ in attack mode, and setting one card face down. Its your move."

Spirit drew. "I know, you where hoping I would destroy that, and take damage, but this card changes everything, I activate my Dimensional Fissure Magic card. As long as this card is face up on the field, all monster sent to the graveyard are removed from play instead. And since your Germs effect activates when it sent to the graveyard, Its effect won't activate. So I summon D.D. Assailant and Destroy your germ." Akumu life points fell to 3300. "I set a face down and end my turn. It's your move my lady."

"Smart and strong, I like you." Akumu said as she drew. "Lets see how you handle something bigger. I summon my Zombra the Dark. In attack mode. Zombra attack his Assailant." Spirit's life points fell to 3600. "Unfortunately my Zombra get weaker every time it destroys a monster." Akumu's Zombra gave a cry and shattered and its pieces flew into the rip in the sky. " What happened?"

"Sorry dear, but I forgot to mention my assailants ability, When it is destroyed by your monster, I can remove both of them from the game. Is it my move now?"

"Go" Akumu said.

"I that is the case, I guess can summon my Banisher of the Light in defense mode. Then I shall activate my Card Destruction magic card. Usually we would send our hands to the graveyard, but because of my Banisher of the Light, all the cards are removed from play." They both pocketed there hands and drew the same amount. "This is what I needed." Now I activate. My Dimensional Distortion magic card which allows me to special summon a monster that has been removed from play. I shall summon my Serpent Night Dragon to the Field," Spirit said.

"That was a big mistake," Akumu said. "Because I activate the trap A Rival Appears. I select one monster on your side of the field and summon a monster with the exact star level from my hand. So I select your Serpent Night Dragon and summon my Ryu-ran in defense mode.

"Impressive," Spirit commented, Obvious my dragon is no match for your defense so I will have to remove it myself. I activate, Dark Core. By discarding one card from my hand from play, I can remove one monster from play, So good-bye to Ryu-Ran. Now Serpent Night attack her life points." Akumu life point fell to 950. "You can go."

"He is really strong." Akumu said drawing her card. "This is my last chance." I activate my Brain Control magic card and by paying 800 life points I take control of your Serpent Night Dragon. Then I sacrifice it for my Twin Headed Beast. Last I play Stop Defense which changes your Banshier of Light to attack mode. Twin Headed beast Destroy his Banisher, and attack his life points." Spirit's Life points fell to 300.

"It been a pleasure my dear, but I must finish this now." Spirit said drawing. I summon my Dimensional Jar. It's far two weak to do any serious damage, so I activate my Destruction Ring. It destroys my jar, and deal 1000 damage to both of us."

Both Akumu and Spirits life points dropped to 0. The match is a draw.

Spirit smiled, and gave a formal bow. "Thank you for the elegant duel." He said. "I hope to Duel you again sometime."

He motioned to Jade, who gave Yumi and Akumu a hug and hurried to join Spirit who had begun the walk back to their dorms.

"What you think, Yumi?" Akumu asked as she and Yumi headed back to the girl's dorm "Good catch?"

"He is skilled I give him that," Yumi replied. "If you hadn't held back though, it would of ended differently." She motioned to the face down trap on Akumu field.

Akumu removed the card from the duel disk and looked at it. "Poison of the Old Man?"

"If you had activated that, before you ended your turn and deal him eight hundred points you would of won. Even if you wanted to be nice and wait for him to activate Destruction Ring, then activate it and gain 1200, you would of survived the blast, and he wouldn't."

"I forgot I had this down." Akumu replied looking at the card. "See I even forgot to remove it from the field after the duel was done."

Yumi slapped her forehead, "You need to pay more attention."

"Why did you let her get off so easy?" Jade asked as he and Spirit reached the Ra yellow dorms. I saw, the cards you had in your hand, you could of finished her off."

"What can I say, I am a gentleman. It was courtesy to throw the match to such a pretty girl."

"You know you can't go throwing matches just because it a girl your dueling."

"It wasn't because she was a girl, or because she was your sister. It was because she was beautiful."

Jade gave a loud sigh, "We so are going to have to work on this."