Title: Renewal

Author: Fenikkusu Ai

Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh GX

Pairing: Saiou/OC/Edo

Word Count: 992

Rating: T

Summary: Being obsessed is sometimes considered perfectly natural.

A/N: Wow, I never thought that this fic would be updated again, but I dusted it off and will try to finish it this time. The OC will take a slightly different direction than I had planned.


It was only a miracle that Karin was on the boat at all. She had passed her opening exam by the skin of her teeth. the negate attack she had drew had allowed her to tribute summon her Airknight Parshath and win the duel. Fate had allowed it.

Karin clutched at her cards. It was only by the grace of her deck that she was here at all. was her cards stared at the waves sea sickness but had not affected her However, it had claimed several of the other students. Those students had retreated back to their rooms with probably with a bucket in their immediate vicinity.

As Karin stared at the ripples and foamy waves, she closed her eyes and remembered.


What had just happened?

Karin watched as the letter fell to the tiled kitchen floor; her mother's mouth had opened in shock.

She had been accepted. She had been accepted!

Her DA application. She had forgotten all about it. Apparently, her mother hadn't.

"What about dad?" Karin asked.

"Your grandparents will support you. They want you to go. You're a growing teenage girl, Karin. Too young to be worried like this. DA will give you an education. Use it well..."


And so, Karin's future has been set in motion. When she did her Tarot reading that night, the Wheel of Fortune had been upright. A fortunate and sudden set of circumstances.

Suddenly, Karin felt a hand brush her forearm. She jumped.

"Ma'am? We're here."

A teacher's aide was standing next to her.

Karin blushed. She had just faded out.

After the faculty had held orientation, Karin wandered around outside. The tour had chewed up half her morning, but now she was free to do what she wished.

Right now, Karin desired to smell the salt on the breeze. It was so warm and the air was so clean. Karin was grateful for her skirt. Duel Academia was more of a vacation spot than an academy.

Speculatively, Karin scuffed her shoes on the grass. She knew that she needed guidance but wasn't sure where to go to obtain it. She supposed that's what the teachers were for.

Well, she may as well try to get some new cards. At the very least, she could browse through the shelves for spells and traps.

Karin followed the roadside signs until she found the card shop. However, Karin would soon discover that it had all been in vain. The plump matronly woman behind the counter told her kindly that they were all picked out and Karin had to wait for the next shipment. Which arrived by boat.

It was just her luck. Karin knew that it had to end sooner or later.

A bit dejected, Karin headed for the shoreline. Well, it was as good as time any any to pick through her deck. She could be dueling as early as tomorrow.

As she shuffled the familiar cards, a breeze caught the corner of one unfortunate square of paper and and swept it out of her hand. Karin stared after it dumbfounded before she reacted.

"Come back," she begged softly.

The card of course couldn't hear her and instead rode the air current until it landed near a pair of polished black dress shoes. Karin had no choice but to follow it over to where the feet where standing.

When she looked up into the face of their owners, Karin saw a winter prince with silver hair and rich blue eyes. He wore his powder grey suit with ease despite his young age. Speechless, Karin watched as he bent down and picked it up.

"Is this your card?" He held it between his fingers.

"Yes, thank you! You saved my deck!" Karin stammered as she snatched it back.

"You're welcome," he threw back carelessly. "Happy to help."

Although, that wasn't entirely true. She could have replaced it. Eventually. When the universe willed it.

Ironically, the recovered card that she held now was Royal Decree.

Under the stranger's gaze, Karin could feel prompted to say something. She felt too exposed under his eyes

"You know duel monsters could be a lot more like tarot cards."

The boy stared at her for a moment.

Yeah. If they redesigned the whole game...

Great. Now, she already had a reputation for being spacey. Karin didn't know why she had said it. She guessed that she wanted to mention her two passions.

The boy actually laughed at her and Karin was just about to sulk away in disappointment. He obviously found her amusing.

Finally, he spoke.

"Then, you and Saiou would get along."

Karin was curious. Who was Saiou? Yet, it was none of her business, so it was best not to mention it.

Karin could swore had seen him before. Gradually, a memory formed. The subject of breakfast came to mind. Had she seen him at a restaurant?

As she stared at him, she felt a blast of heat not unlike the summer day. The very air shimmered. Though, it was more likely to be humidity rather than magic.

Edo was so very colorful. Like a peacock.

Keep dreaming, Karin...

He will be important.

The new voice had almost been audible inside her swore that it spouted fro her gut. A gut instinct. Karin rarely ignored them. The intrusion had scared her.

"Well, see you!"

By the time he walked away, Karin was a nervous wreck was starting to sweat. As his figure faded from view, she realized that she was no longer alone. Apprehensively, Karin turned to new person.

"You were talking to Edo Phoenix," another girl in an Obelisk Blue uniform said slowly.

Edo Phoenix?

The realization of who that was resonated through her with a clap of thunder. It all made sense now.

Edo Phoenix. The pro duelist. The extreme sports star.

Then, it dawned on Karin where she had seen him before.

...Edo's picture had been on a cereal box.

Life was funny.