Chapter Three: A Flawless Plan

Seto decided the best thing to do would be to have a tournament. Not only would he humiliate Penelope by defeating her, but he could see what kind of duelist she really was. He wanted to see if she was really as good as she said she was. And of course, what better way than to make a fool out of Yugi as well. If he defeated Yugi, then once again he would be the king of games.

'My plan is perfect. Now all I have to do is have Roland set everything up.' Seto hit a buzzer on his desk.

"Roland, I need you do something for me."

"Of course, Mr. Kaiba. What can I do for you?"

"I would like to have another tournament. And this time I will have the pleasure of dueling Yugi Mouto once again."

"Of course Mr. Kaiba."

Seto leaned back in his chair and smirked.

It was going all according to plan…


"Give me back my halter, now!" Natalie screeched.

"Give me my miniskirt first."

"No way! You took my halter without asking and I want it back!"

Penelope picked the white halter off from her bed and tossed at her twin's head.

Natalie grumbled and tossed her sister's skirt back at her, hoping the pins would smack her in the face.

Suddenly the door opened, and their younger brother Chris stood before them, bright neon headphones on his head, his turquoise eyes glazed over into a stupor.

"Dudes, keep it down will ya? I'm trying to fix my duel disk."

"Yeah Natalie," Penelope said egging her sister on. "Keep the noise down." Natalie grumbled and walked out of Penelope's dark room and back to her pink sanctuary.

"What are you doing with a duel disk anyway?" Penelope asked her brother after her sister stormed down the hall back to her room.

"Dude, there's a tournament coming up. And I just hit the jackpot man." Penelope rolled her eyes.

"Is there a marijuana monster that just got released?" Penelope asked him with added sarcasm.

"No, it's way better. Come on, I'll show you." She sighed and followed her younger brother into his room. As usual it was a huge mess, the floor was covered in clothes, and there was a bag of cheese curls spilled out all over his bed.

'He must've been high earlier.' She tried to help her brother and get him to stop smoking, but he was so stubborn. He didn't want to quit.

"Yeah, I like totally got these awesome cards. Want one?" Chris held out a huge stack of cards to her and Penelope went through them, amazed at how many rare cards were in this stack. One stood out to her.

"Mind on Air."

"You can have her. She's not that hot," he said.

"Wow, um, thanks Chris."

"No prob. You'll need all the luck you can get…especially if you duel against me."

"Against you? Are you serious?" Chris smirked. "You think you're the only one who can duel? I've been practicing with some of my friends and I've managed to beat every single one of them."

"Chris, you don't know what you're getting yourself into. There's a lot of really good duelists out there, even ones that are way better than me."

"Yeah…I know. Kaiba is the one putting on the tournament. He probably wants to challenge that Yugi kid again…or something."

"Kaiba is putting on the tournament!" Penelope's eyes were wide with surprise…and then she wondered…

'Why would he? He's already put on Battle City already…Does he really hate Yugi that much still?'

No matter what Kaiba's motive was, one thing still held true: She did not like him.


"Where exactly is the tournament being held?" Joey asked as Penelope and Yugi stared at the advertisement poster.

"It's on a riverboat line," Yugi said.

"Fulton's Crab House? I never heard of them," Tea said.

"I have," said Penelope. "It's my family's riverboat."

"Hold on a sec, you mean to tell me that your family owns a riverboat?"

"A restaurant chain as well," Tristan whispered in his hear.

"So you're like rich? That's so…awesome!" Tea bonked Joey on the back of the head.

"What did I do now?"

"I don't think she wants the whole school to know that," Tea snapped.

"Don't worry…I don't care if everyone knows."

"Apparently Kaiba already knows too," Yugi said. "It says that your family is catering the event and putting on the entertainment. Sounds like Kaiba is spending a lot of money on this event."

"Yeah…but why? He can't still hate you, can he?" Tristan asked. "He probably wants to duel me too," Penelope said clenching her fists. "This always happens every time I win. As soon as I do, suddenly everyone wants to duel me."

"I know how you feel," Yugi said. "I have the same problem."

"Yeah, we're always a magnet for bad guys," Tristan said. "But don't worry, as long as we stick together, there isn't anything we can't do."

The whole group cheered, getting a couple strange looks from the other kids in the hallway, including Seto.

"What are you geeks cheering about?"

Penelope was the first to turn around, with her hands on her hips and her turquoise eyes burning into his.

"We've decided to take part in your little tournament on my family's ship."

"Really. And do you think that you'll be able to compete with the best duelists in the world?"

"I don't know. Isn't that something you should be worried about?"

The other students started gathering around and started oohing in response to each of their comments.

"Are your comebacks as lame as your dueling skills?" Kaiba snapped back. "Because if you think you're going to win my tournament, you've got another thing coming." Penelope rolled her eyes.

"Are you saying that because you're afraid of loosing to a girl?"

Kaiba towered over her, looking down at her through his signature glare.

"I don't loose," he said. "And this time I'll win the entire tournament and take back my title."

"Keep dreaming Kaiba. Keep dreaming." She turned around and walked away.

"You should be the one who's dreaming," he called out to her. "You don't stand a chance."

Penelope ignored him and continued on her way to the next class, her friends joining her. The crowd dispersed and everyone went on their way…except for one person.

Natalie Fulton. Penelope's sister. Kaiba had physics with her, not that he cared. But she had a striking resemblance to Penelope. The same fair skin, turquoise eyes, orchid hair and fair skin. The only difference was that her hair was as straight as a pin, rather than wildly curly like her twin's. She had her hands on her hips, exactly the same way that Penelope had just moments ago. Even though the twins were clearly opposite, they sure seemed alike to him.

"You think you're so smart…do you?"

Kaiba's ice blue eyes formed a hard glare at the person standing before him.

"What are you talking about?"

"You think you're so smart throwing that little tournament of yours and having the event hosted on my parent's ship. But we both know it's just a cover."

"I don't know what you're talking about. Why don't you leave?"

"Don't play dumb. I've seen the way you look at her."

Kaiba wouldn't dare admit that he had been staring at her every time he saw her. Most of the classes he sat in back, so there wasn't much to see. But gym class was different. While the boys did push ups or played soccer, the girls were running track or doing aerobics. And Kaiba would often take an occasional glance at her. She didn't notice, but when she did, she would glare at him and say "What are you looking at?" and then she would go back to what she was doing and so would he.

"What's your point?" he said. "As much as I would love to see you crush her in the duel, even I am not that cruel."

"And why would you care about my tournament?"

Natalie grabbed him by the shoulder, her long manicured nails digging into him like a hook.

"Because, I'm looking out for my little sister, that's why. And if you ever hurt her, you'll have to deal with me."

"And I should be afraid of you?"

"Yes. Just because I'm a cheerleader doesn't mean I can't kick your ass. I'm more than just a pretty girl, you know."

"Whatever. You're wasting my time." Kaiba started walking away, and Natalie grabbed him again and pulled him back.

"I can help you win my sister over. Think about it. Wouldn't you rather have her than humiliate her?"

Kaiba turned around with a look of surprise.

"Yeah, that's right. I know that you like her. It's written all over your face."

"I do not like her," he said trying to deny it. "She's one of the most vile, annoying girls I've ever met."

"Hey, I'm the only one who can say that about my sister. Now, if you want to win her over, here's what you have to do…"

Kaiba listened in and nodded, eating up every one of Natalie's words like candy.

By what she said to him it sounded as if it were….a flawless plan.


Well, there you are. Three chapters done. I just wish someone would review. It would really be nice, then maybe I'll finish the story faster :)

Thanks for reading. :)