Hi everyone,

I hope you really enjoyed the Prologue. Side note, I left out a huge part when I was posting so just reread it when you get the chance.

This is a pretty fast update but don't get too used to it…I tend to lose track of things. But I will try my hardest to keep updates coming quickly!

-B


Anyways, here's the next chapter as Rika spends more time with Yugi and Co. Also a figure from her past appears what will happen?


Chapter 1: Reunited…Or Not?

*Still Rika's POV and Will be unless noted*

The next week I continued to learn more and more about my biological family as I spent more time with them. I started to notice some of their quirks. Yugi talks to himself, or Yami: I'm guessing his imagery friend. Grandpa likes to have breakfast for dinner. They both seem to be obsessed with Ancient Egypt and Duel Monsters more so than me. I know Yugi is the World Champion and all but still, he sits there and talks to his cards sometimes.

I also go the opportunity to meet some of Yugi's friends, Tea, Tristan, and Joey. Tea is a pretty brunette with light blue eyes. But she's too preppy for me and I don't exactly care about her speeches about the importance of friendship. I'm a loner and don't plan on changing that any time soon just because I met her. Then there was Tristan. He seemed okay but he didn't seem that intelligent. Joey Wheeler, however, will be a pain in my ass I can tell. He is over eager to get to know me, and that Brooklyn accent I could really do without. Yugi was honestly the only one I could really stand in the group of teenagers. I'm sure the fact that their two years younger than me doesn't help either.

I went to a Kaiba Corp registration booth one day while Yugi was working the shop. I really want to keep my dueling status on the secret side. I don't need people creeping more so than they already are. I need to get my duel disk since the tournament starts in a few days. I walked in and a black haired boy sat at a computer-registering duelists. He looked vaguely familiar but to me many people resembled the little Mokie I knew.

However, he didn't call me over. A tall man with black hair and sunglasses took my information.

"Rika Magruda, you're a 4 and a half star duelist so you do officially qualify for the tournament. Here is your new duel disk, locator card, and Battle City rulebook. Good luck and duel strong"

I looked down at the white box as I was walking out. I'm really in this tournament. It will be nothing like the ones in Tokyo, I hope I can fare just as well.

As I exited, I saw a boy my own age get out of a limo that had pulled up.

The tall figure had the softest brown hair and I met his eyes. They were an amazing dark blue that I could never forget. I blinked several times to make sure I wasn't imaging things. It couldn't be him. It couldn't be Seto…

He looked at me as I thought.

"Rika...?" he asked reserved.

"Seto, is it really you?" I said smiling.

"How is this possible?" he said touching my cheek.

"I thought I would never see you again" I said leaning into his hand.

"Rika how? Why?"

"I went in search of my birth parents. It led me here to Domino. I thought my eyes had deceived me but it's really you!" I said hugging him. He tensed.

"Rika were not kids anymore" his eyes went from warm to cold as ice while he was stepping away from me.

"What do mean?"

"Just that. Things happen. People change. Situations change" he said bitterly and started walking away.

"I still have it you know..." I said softly.

"What?" he paused.

"The ring you gave me when we were at the orphanage" he kept on walking.

"Seto..." I said falling to the ground. The man I have been waiting 6 years for just walked away.

I realized I was sitting in the middle of a public sidewalk and stood up quickly only to see the last person I wanted to right now.

"Ri what's wrong?" Wheeler came up to me.

"It's nothing Joey. Go away" I said wiping the tears away.

"You're crying what did Rich Boy do to ya? I saw you two talking"

"Nothing Joey. I just want to go home" I said picking up my duel disk box and walking towards the game shop.

"Rika?"

"Goodbye Joey"

As I stepped into my apartment, I checked my phone. No texts; not even a missed call from mom. Of course, when I need someone to randomly ramble on to distract me, they all disappear off the face of the earth. I curled up into a ball as I played with the ring on my necklace. As I fell asleep, I had the weirdest dream.

"My Lady your brother wishes to see you in the throne room" a servant called from the door of my chamber. I looked next to me and saw Seto dressed in his priest robes. I felt a blush reach my cheeks as I noticed he was not wearing a shirt.

"Go, he cannot grow suspicious" he said kissing me softly.

I woke up and shook the dream away. This cannot be happening right now.

"No, he's not the Seto I knew 6 years ago" she said punching the mattress. She takes a deep breath.

"It was just a dream" I sighed and try to go back to sleep.


So, I know it was a short one but I hope you liked it. Typical Seto Kaiba, being an ass to the girl that loves him…ya'know. But what's up with that dream? Hmmmm….

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Here's a look at next chapter.

Battle City Begins!

I locked my duel disk into place and looked in the mirror. I honestly looked like my normal badass duelist self. I slid my deck into its pocket on my studded belt.

"Battle City, here I come"


*Also my support and prayers go out to the victims of the shooting early this morning in Denver, Colorado*