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Invitations Part 4: A Wish

In Seattle, Washington...

He had only just turned 16, the fourth and final American duelist to receive an invitation to the World Championship. His name was Lucas Oslan, and ever since he got that letter, unlike everyone else, had mixed feelings about returning to dueling. Lucas was a bit short, only 5 foot 3, had short caramel-brown hair that hung over his forehead, nearing his emerald eyes. He was a pale kid too, even though he spent lots of time outside in parks or at the zoo.

There were two things Lucas always kept with him. The first was his sketchbook, which if he wasn't carrying it with him, was in his bag as well as at least one pencil. The second was his deck. Lucas hadn't dueled in almost a year, for his own reasons, but he continued to hold onto his deck as it was something precious to him, much more than playing cards.

Today was no exception for his things, and in fact, he had both out on his lap, looking from one special card to the paper of which his pencil made work. The tip of the graphite dancing around the page, getting the ears just right, as well as the face which had an expression Lucas was quite familiar with. This card was his favorite, but if you asked why, he wouldn't tell you, not at first anyway. Only one other person knew why he held that card so close to his heart, but after their last encounter, he wasn't sure if he ever wanted to duel again. It was a bit sad that it had been so long since he'd seen her.

He looked down to the drawing, then to the card, "Oh Lumi... I just don't know if I should..."

Anyone that would look at him would think he was talking to the card, but it was more than that.

"But I know you want me to return, I can feel it."

Gently, he returned his deck to his bag, as well as his incomplete sketch, and he stood from the grassy ground. The park was nice, but rain was coming, and the last thing he wanted to worry about was getting wet.

"I guess I couldn't stay away from dueling forever..." he whispered.

And with that, he returned for home.

Wow... what a short chapter... I'm making a promise to myself never to let any future chapter be so tiny. But, in retrospect I really don't want to go too much into Lucas right now, he's a more complicated character and I don't want to reveal a whole lot about him yet.

Fun Fact:

Lucas was the second character I created, and I quickly fell in love with him and his concept, which is why I'm being protective about his past for now, I want it to be more surprising.

Lucas' deck has gone through the most drastic change from start to finish, unlike the other characters who had a few changes in their decks here and there, but kept the overall concept.

As I said, I'm sorry this is tiny, but next chapter will be long, cause everything starts then. Stay tuned!