"Sweet! That's the last one," Rua grinned as his now defeated opponent sulked off towards the docks.
"Now all that's left is finding our way to the finish line," I muttered, sticking close to Rua in case another duelist jumped out and demanded a duel. Much to my surprise, the people we had been challenged by hadn't been much of a challenge. I know it sounds horribly rude, but... I guess they weren't a challenge because of all that Rua and I have been through. If any other person dueled them, it'd probably be tough... Dueling against Lucciano and Aporia, as well as all of the other adversaries, normal duelists just didn't seem to compare.
"Let's hurry up and go! Those last guys took a little more time, and we can't be late," Rua shouted before grabbing my wrist and dragging me off against my will.
"Hey! Rua! Ruka," Rei called out before jogging over to Rua and I, who couldn't say anything because we were struggling to get breathing normal again. "Uh... Did you guys run around the island a few times," Rei asked.
"We... we got lost," Rua managed to say before he continued panting.
"You do know that you just had to be one of the first twenty to win four times, right...? You didn't have to beat four people and then be one of the first twenty here," Rei said, instantly crushing our spirits. "B-but hey! N-no harm done, right! We all just get to go to the hotel earlier," Rei panicked.
"Hotel," Rua asked.
"Did you guys pay any attention to the opening speech," Rei sighed, causing Rua to laugh nervously. "Not only are you given the chance at a wish, you are treated like royalty here. All you can eat food and every-," Rei started, but as soon as she said 'eat food', Rua was already darting for the blond man in a suit for directions to the hotel.
"Hey Rei. Did you see Kaze here," I asked.
"Kaze isn't in the listings as a finalist, or even a competitor," Rei muttered as she pulled out the cell phone like device once more.
"What is that, actually," I asked.
"Its a phone with internet connection. This tournament is pretty big, and everyone is talking about it," Rei said as she continued to press the buttons on her phone, causing me to wonder if the hotel gave of internet connection or if Rei's phone was just that strong.
"Is there a 'Sherry LeBlanc' on the list," I asked.
"Nope. Nothing that rings a bell in here," Rei said, causing me to sigh.
"So much for Kaze being in this tournament," I muttered.
"Attention, all of the remaining finalists. Please proceed to the hotel and relax for the matches tomorrow," the same blond man Rua went to said, causing the crowd to slowly thin out.
"So we've got a couple hours to relax and work with our decks, huh," Rei asked softly as she put her phone away.
"Hey, Rei... I know you were Kaze's old classmate, but how else do you know him," I asked.
"Here's the deal! We've got some free time, so I tell you about me and Kaze and in turn, you'll tell me about you and him," Rei smiled. "Unless, you two are too intimate to share," Rei whispered, causing my face to turn red.
"W-what's that supposed to mean! W-we're just friends," I shouted.
"Sheesh, don't take things so literally all the time! As a fellow 'Maiden in Love', I feel your pain," Rei smiled as she ruffled my hair. 'Maiden in love'...? Does she really have a crush on Kaze?
"May, Muka! Moo vaf voo mai vis vood," a voice shouted, causing me to hesitantly turn, seeing my twin's mouth jam packed with lord knows what.
"Does... he always eat that much," Rei asked.
"You'd be surprised," I muttered.
"You know, know he reminds me of-," Rei started when Rua grabbed his throat and his face turned slightly blue. "That idiot! He ate too much," Rei shouted.
"R-Rua," I shouted before joining Rei in running over to Rua's side.
"Just hold on! I'll go and get a-," Rei started when Rua gave a few violent coughs, coughing up... whatever it was he shoved down his throat.
"Phew! I thought I was gonna die there," Rua grinned, not noticing that he coughed the food all over Rei, who looked like she was going to pounce or Rua for what he did, but managed to calm down by sighing, grumbling a few complaints, and squeezing the bridge of her nose.
"I'll have to catch up with you two later. I'm going to go change clothes," Rei mumbled before taking her leave.
"Are you sure that you're alright, Rua," I asked.
"Yeah! I'm A-OK," Rua smiled. "But why is Rei going to come find us later," Rua asked.
"She wanted to talk about Kaze," I said.
"Sweet! I wanna hear all about Kaze when he was in Da! I bet he was one of those nerds! Or maybe he was a punk! Or, or maybe... Maybe," Rua trailed off.
"Or maybe he was the same as he is now," I asked, causing Rua to go silent, as if the option was nearly impossible. "And instead of guessing, couldn't we just wait for Rei," I asked.
"Yeah! We can wait in the food court," Rua cheered.
"You nearly choked and you already want more," I asked.
"Duh! It was so good, I had to get a mouth full," Rua said.
"Fine... We have to wait for Rei to clean her clothes anyway," I said.
"Yahoo," Rua cheered before running off towards the hotel. I was about to join him when I saw someone staring at me. He was one of the few that didn't both wearing a mask or cloak. He had shaggy black hair and wore a sleeveless red jacket and baggy black pants. He simply pushed up his glasses before walking away towards the hotel as well, leaving me somewhat stunned. "C'mon, Ruka! Let's move," Rua called out, causing the black haired teen to look up and back towards me, a slight bit of surprise in his eyes, which he quickly covered by pushing up his glasses once more, letting the suns reflection from his glasses hide his eyes. I tried to push the boy out of my mind as I ran towards Rua and the hotel, but as I passed him, I couldn't help but look over.
I nearly stopped on the spot, letting him briskly walk past me and into the hotel. It was just a coincidence that he had the same duel disk as Kaze's imposter, right...? And that he nearly had the same eyes as Kaze...? If not, I guess Rua and I will have to keep one eye open tonight...
