So, here's the next chapter of the story!

Thanks to:

grapejuice101 - Yes, I am doing all of the seasons for the original YuGiOh.

MyLifeInWhole - Yup! I'll try to finish all of my other in progress stories (Except for Naruto and the Pokemon story because they'll literally take forever before I can finish them) so I can work on this one. =)

ILoveReadingAndWriting - lol I'm glad you like my stories so much. I'll be glad to share some of my plots with you if you want to write a story of your own as well. (I'm still planning your story. I might not start it until after I finish another of my older in progress stories)


Chapter Two

The Heart of the Cards Part Two


Across town, in one of the tallest buildings of Domino City – KaibaCorp – Kaiba Seto was talking to a few of his workers. He was still ultimately pissed off that an old man such as Granpa had the galls to deny him what he wanted most of all.

"Gentleman." He said to his subordinates. "There's something I want you to pick up at the game shop." He continued, eyes narrowing as he thought about that rare Blue-Eyes White Dragon card.

"Gladly, Kaiba-sama." The subordinate replied with a smirk. His voice was slick, an almost clear indicator that he was no stranger to evil deeds.

Minutes later, two of Kaiba's subordinate's arrived at the Kame Game Shop. Grandpa was alone in the actual store while Inari was in the back room. She had stayed home with a light fever, but since she had been feeling better she offered to help him with small things around the shop. He was essentially the only employee and since it was a Saturday, the others were still at school. Grandpa had his back turned to the door and he was scrubbing up the display case, making it shine for potential customers.

"Good morning." Grandpa greeted, turning around. His face darkened as he saw the three men dressed in black. The older man glanced at the back room and his face fell when Inari came to see if she could help.

"My master, Kaiba Seto, challenges you to a duel." Said the shortest man with the glasses. Inari crept closer to Grandpa, frightened of the three men.

"You and the girl will come with us now." Said the short man, glancing at the girl. He could have no witnesses.

"And…if we were…to decline?" Grandpa asked cautiously, pulling the lavender haired girl behind him.

"I'm afraid I must…insist." The shorter man said as his glasses flashed threateningly. The two taller and buffer men stepped forward with frowns on their faces.

'Young Kaiba doesn't understand…' Grandpa thought, 'but I'll teach him a lesson about the Heart of the Cards…and I can't let little Inari get hurt.'

Meanwhile, the others were on their way to the Game Shop. They were on their way back from school. Yugi couldn't wait to check on Inari, but Jou wanted to see what kinds of cards Grandpa had for him to look at.

"Man, I hope he has some good cards today!" Jou exclaimed in excitement.

"Me, too!" Yugi piped up. Although he was worried about Inari, he was still excited about the new cards his Grandpa had gotten in. As soon as they reached the shop, Jou burst in through the front door.

"Okay, Gramps, I'm back to get more cards!" Jou yelled through the shop. "Hey! Hey, Gramps!"

"Grandpa, I'm home!" Yugi yelled for his Grandpa. If Inari was still upstairs, she most likely wouldn't hear him.

"Maybe…he went out?" Anzu suggested as the four of them looked around.

"Maybe…but why would he leave the door unlocked?" Jou questioned. Yugi's worry started to kick in.

"And Inari is sick upstairs. He wouldn't leave the door unlocked when she's sick." Yugi said. Suddenly, the phone on the wall started to ring.

"Hello? Kame Game Shop." Yugi answered as was customary when his Grandpa wasn't around.

"Ahh, Yugi. Perfect." Came a familiar and sinister voice over the phone.

"Kaiba?" the young teenager yelled, surprised.

"Your grandfather's here, visiting, but he's not feeling well. He must have caught something from your friend…Inari was it? She decided to come for a visit as well." He sneered through the phone, "Why don't you come by my office and pick them up."

"Kaiba?" he shouted, worry increasing as his heart thudded in his chest, "What have you done, Kaiba?" but all he received was the dial tone. Wasting no more time, the four friends ran as fast as they could to Kaiba's office. The four of them rode the elevator to the top and they exclaimed in shock when they saw Grandpa lying on the ground. Inari was missing.

"Grandpa!" Yugi exclaimed, running to his side. "Grandpa, are you okay?"

"Yugi, I failed." Grandpa said, sweat pouring down his face, "I wanted to teach that boy a lesson about the Heart of the Cards…but I lost…and he has Inari. She's still sick, Yugi." Grandpa said, looking down. Yugi gasped in shock and his fist clenched in anger. It had been a while since she had taken any medicine and she could only get worse from there. Grandpa groaned and fell to the floor once again.

"Grandpa!"

Suddenly, the door opened in front of him, revealing Kaiba to them. He was in his school uniform, but he was holding a certain lavender haired girl in a bridal style.

"Inari!" Yugi exclaimed, becoming furious.

"How's the old man feeling, hm? About the same as this one, here?" he asked, jerking his head down to look at the unconscious girl.

"Kaiba!" Jou shouted, angry. "You sleaze, what have you done to them?"

"The old man and I had a duel, that's all. We put up our most powerful card as the prize, but the girl slept through it all. Seems she has quite the fever, too." He laughed, "But I guess playing against a champion, like myself, was just too much stimulation for the old fool."

"Kaiba!" Anzu yelled, pointing a finger at him. "You should be ashamed of yourself. If Inari's fever has gotten worse, you should've taken her to a hospital!"

"It was fair…and I don't really care. Look at the sweet prize I won." He said, setting the lavender haired girl down carelessly by his feet. She tumbled a little bit, eyes cracking open to see everyone else before her.

"Yugi…" she whispered as Kaiba took out Grandpa's beloved Blue-Eyes White Dragon card. He then promptly ripped it in half. Everyone, including Inari gasped. She shot straight up and grabbed his wrist.

"You idiot!" she hissed at him before sinking to the ground again in a coughing fit.

"Grandpa's most treasured card…" Yugi gasped.

"Yes, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is a rare and powerful card…" Kaiba started, "and this one will never be used against me." the brunette teenager said without a care in the world.

"My…my Blue-Eyes White Dragon! My treasure!" Grandpa said before collapsing again. Inari gathered the pieces and went to crawl back to Yugi, but Kaiba caught her by the wrist.

"Let her go! How could you do such a thing?" Yugi shouted, referring to both kidnapping his Grandpa and Inari and ripping up his Grandpa's card.

"Yugi…here…take this." Grandpa said, holding out his deck of cards. Inari smiled – if Yugi was going to be the one dueling Kaiba, she had no doubts. Yugi would win. She would have dueled him herself, but she hadn't dueled anyone since before she came to live with Yugi…when the game first came out.

"Grandpa…"

"I built this deck…I put my soul in these cards…and I taught you and Inari everything I know…" he said with a serious look in his eyes, "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. Inari needs to get to a hospital!" the young teenager protested.

"That's not possible…" Kaiba commented. "and that sounds like an excuse. Your friends can care for your grandfather while you and I duel. Think about it like this – if you don't duel me, Inari suffers the consequences."

He was right. For every moment that passed, Inari was getting worse. Her fever had spiked once again and she was fighting off a dizzy spell.

"Unless you're afraid?"

"You can do it, Yugi!" everyone was shocked. This was the loudest that they had ever heard Inari speak before. Yugi's eyes welled up in tears as he looked at her. "I believe you can do it, my friend." She said in a softer voice, tilting her head to the side and giving him a gentle smile.

"Take him, Yugi!" Jou shouted, catching Yugi's attention.

"Huh?" the young teenager questioned.

"We can take care of your grandpa while you take care of creepy Kaiba. Teach that rich spoilt kid what real dueling is all about." The blond teenager said with a look of determination etched onto his face.

"For your Grandpa and Inari, Yugi." Anzu added

"I don't know." Yugi mumbled.

"Trust me. You're like the best player I've ever seen…and you've got the Millennium Puzzle!" Jou exclaimed, referring to the strange puzzle that hung around the young teenager's neck. "You can do this, Yugi! You've gotta, for Inari! I know you can!"

"We all do." Anzu added.

"Yugi…" Inari whispered loud enough for him to hear.

"Alright. I'll do it." Yugi said, nodding his head and taking the deck from his Grandpa.

"I know you will, my boy." He said with a smile.

"Everyone, put your hands together. I'll mark us with a special sign." Anzu said, drawing a smiley face on her, Jou, Honda, and Yugi's hands. She drew a heart on Yugi's hand that matched a birthmark on Inari's hand.

"What gives, Anzu?"

"It's a symbol of our friendship so that when Yugi's dueling, no matter how tough it gets, he knows he's not alone. Inari's over there with Kaiba so I drew a heart on Yugi's hand for her." They all grinned and minutes later, the three friends ran out of the building with Grandpa just as an ambulance arrived. Inari, Kaiba, and Yugi were together in the building.

Suddenly, Anzu stopped in front of the ambulance. Jou looked at her with a questioning expression on his face.

"Jou, Honda and I can take Yugi's Grandpa to the hospital. You get back in there and cheer Yugi on! I have a feeling that Inari isn't going to be in any shape to."

"Okay. Take good care of him, Anzu." Jou said.

Inside, Kaiba still had a grip on Inari's wrist. He led her and Yugi to a dueling arena located inside of KaibaCorp.

"I designed this virtual stadium myself." Kaiba explained. "Impressive, hm?" he questioned with a smirk upon his face. "I think you'll agree. It adds a bit more life to the game."

He threw Inari to the side as he mounted one of the stands. Yugi rushed to her side, but one of Kaiba's crones got to her first.

"Don't worry about me." she said, glaring at the brunette teenager. A light sheen of sweat was dripping on her forehead as her fever worsened. Her hair had fallen out of its normal hairstyle, flowing down her back and making her look even more vulnerable than usual.

Yugi tightened one of his hands into a fist and glared at Kaiba as he mounted his own stand.

"Each player has two thousand life points. The first one who reaches zero looses." Kaiba explained with a smirk. "Are you ready to play, runt?" he questioned, not caring about Inari any more.

"Play time is over, Kaiba!" Yugi exclaimed, furious. His mysterious puzzle started to glow and Inari gasped in surprise. What was happening to her sweet Yugi? Yugi's hair started to defy its natural state, some of his blond locks standing on end. His eyes became a sharp amber-purple and he became taller, too. Was she the only one to notice these changes? What happened to the Yugi she knew before? Her Yugi?

Apparently Kaiba noticed the change as well.

"Ah…what the-?" he sputtered as Yugi smirked at him, sharp eyes staring down the formerly confident brunette teenager.

Even Yugi's voice had changed to a deeper baritone pitch.

"Now, Kaiba. Prepare yourself for its time to duel!"