*You bitch! I can't believe you would do that!* Kaiya shouts, glaring at the spirit now possessing her body.

^Well, you weren't going to come, so I thought I might as well.^
The spirit says, shrugging. Kaiya sighs, and closes her eyes.

*Well, let me know when we get there.*
She says just before she cuts off contact, retreating into the farthest reaches of her mind.

A while later, Kaiya opens her eyes to see that she's back in control of her body.

"What in the world! You let me take back control just like that?" Kaiya asks, looking around for the spirit. She sighs when the spirit doesn't appear. "Why is it that you never show up when I need you to?" Kaiya yells at the ceiling. She sighs as she gets to her feet, and walks toward the door. She walks toward the door leading to the deck, and suddenly runs into someone. "Oof!" She shouts, falling to the ground.

"Hey! Why don't you watch where you're going!" The girl shouts, glaring down at her. Kaiya gets to her feet, and brushes off her pants.

"Sorry. I wasn't watching where I was walking." Kaiya says as she goes to walk past the stranger. As soon as she gets even with her though, she stops.

"What do you want now?" The girl demands, looking over her shoulder at Kaiya.

"I was just wondering...what's your name?" Kaiya asks, looking over her shoulder at the stranger.

"My name is Kira, Kira Aerona, why?" The girl known as Kira questions, looking at Kaiya with weary eyes. Kaiya sighs.

"You just reminded me of someone I used to know, that's all." Kaiya says as she quickly walks away. Kira turns to look toward where Kaiya had disappeared in. She shakes her head as she turns and starts walking in the opposite direction that Kaiya had gone in.

"What a strange girl...oh! I probably should have gotten her name as well.." Kira says as an anime sweat drop appears on the side of her head. She shrugs as she walks down the small hallway.

Meanwhile, Kaiya walks out onto the deck of the ship. She sighs as she feels the cold air hit her face, along with a small amount of water. She sticks her hand in her pocket, and her eyes widen when she feels her deck.

"I really wish the spirit would give up on this." She mutters as she leans against the railing.

"You know, you shouldn't do that." A familiar voice says from behind her. She turns around to see none other than Yugi Motou. She shrinks back in anticipation of the sudden need to hurt Yugi, only...it didn't come. She sighs in relief.

*Maybe it only surfaces when the spirit is near the top of my mind.* Kaiya mentally wonders as she smiles toward the short boy.

"Hey guys!" She says, leaning her back against the railing. "So...what are you doing here? I wasn't under the impression that you were a high level duelist, Yugi." She glances next to him. "You either, Joey. In fact, I thought you hadn't won a single duel...ever!" She says as she grins a wicked grin.

"Want me to disprove that theory right now?" Joey asks, taking a step forward. Kaiya smiles.

"Be my guest." She says, motioning for Joey to walk away.

"Fine then. Find me a decent level duelist, and we'll see who's wrong." Joey says, thrusting his fist in the air. Kaiya grin turns into an evil one.

"You're looking at one of the world champions right now." She says. Joey looks around the deck.

"Where?" He questions. Kaiya takes a step forward.

"Me, you dimwitted fool!" Kaiya shouts. Joey looks at her in surprise.

"But...I thought you gave up dueling when that bastard ripped your card!" Yugi says, looking at Kaiya with wide eyes. She merely shrugs.

"I made a new deck." She says. Joey looks between her and Yugi.

"Wait a minute! How come no one ever told me that you duel?" Joey demands. Both Kaiya and Yugi sigh.

"Have you not been paying attention to ANYTHING we've said?" Kaiya demands, turning away from Yugi in order to glare at Joey.

"Um...kind of." Joey says scratching the back of his head.

"Well, I would love to see your new deck, Kaiya. Do you think we could duel and check each other's out?" Yugi asks, looking at Kaiya with a questioning look. Kaiya smiles.

"I would love to." She says as she turns to walk away from the two of them. After she had gotten a few yards away, she turns toward the two guys. "Are you coming?" She questions. They look at her in confusion. "I don't want my cards getting wet." She says, lifting a hand to catch a large amount of ocean water. Yugi and Joey look at each other before nodding, and following Kaiya.

They walk into her room. The two guys stop to look around.

"You got your own room?" Joey demands, glaring at Kaiya.

"Yeah." She turns to look at them. "That's part of being at the rank I am." She says with a shrug. Joey glares at her. "Well, anyway." She walks up to the table, and sits down. "Shall we get started?" She asks. Yugi nods as he walks over to the table, and sits down on the opposite side she had. Joey looks at them.

"Where am I supposed to sit?" He demands. Kaiya sighs.

"Anywhere you want as long as you don't give anything away to the other player." She says, motioning for Joey to take a seat. He smiles as he sits down next to Yugi. "Well, now that, that's done, I think it's time for the duel to start." Kaiya says as she pushes her deck toward the center of the table. "You can cut my deck, Yugi." Kaiya says, smiling. Yugi nods as he also places his deck in the center of the table.

"And I give you permission to cut my deck." Yugi says. They both nod to each other before grabbing the others deck, and cutting them.

"What the hell do you have to say that for?" Joey asks as he watches Yugi cut Kaiya's deck. Yugi turns to look at him.

"It's just something that you're supposed to say in a private match. You don't have to when you're in a championship match. It basically tells the other person that you are going to play a fair game and that you expect them to as well." Yugi explains as he places Kaiya's deck back into the middle of the table. Kaiya does the same. "I give you permission to take your deck back." Yugi says in a sure voice. Kaiya smiles.

"I also give you permission to take your deck back." She says. They both reach out and take their decks back. They set them down on their side of the table, and draw five cards.

"Duel start!" They both say at the same time.

"I'll start." Yugi says as he draws a card. He smiles as he lays the card down in the Magic card area underneath monster spot two. Joey watches as Yugi pulls another card out, and lays it down in Attack position. "I play, Celtic Guardian!" Yugi says as he removes his hand from on top of his card. Kaiya smiles.

"Well, in that case." She draws a card. "I shall play two cards face down." She lays two cards in the Magic/Trap area. "and I shall also summon Kaibaman to the field." She lays her Kaibaman card in attack position. "And that'll end my turn." She says, leaning back in her chair, and folding her arms.

"What card is that? I've never even heard of it!" Yugi shouts, leaning over the table to look at the card.

"It's a card that I've had ever since I was young." Kaiya says with pride in her voice. "In fact, it's the only one of its kind." She says in a proud tone. "It was given to me by the very man its name is based off." Kaiya says, waving a hand back and forth.

"You mean, Kaiba!" Joey shouts, suddenly leaning over the table as well to see this card.

"Yes, and next turn you get to see his awesome powers come to play." She says, smiling wickedly. Yugi's eyes widen.

"What kind of powers?" Yugi asks. Kaiya merely grins.

"You'll have to wait to find out." Kaiya says, closing her eyes. "Now take your turn." She commands, pointing toward Yugi.

"Fine. I draw." Yugi says as he pulls the top card off his deck. "And I think I'll lay one more card down, and summon my Curse of Dragon to the field." He says as he lays his Curse of Dragon card in Attack mode. Kaiya grins evilly as she pulls the top card off her deck. Her grin only increases when she sees none other than her prized card.

"Okay, well. First of all. I think I'll activate my Kaibaman's special ability, and summon a certain monster to the field." She says as she pulls the card she had just drawn out of her hand. She lays it down in attack mode. "Guess you'll get to see why I became a prized duelist, and why I was number one in the world, even better than Kaiba himself!" Kaiya shouts as she lifts her hand off the card. Both Yugi and Joey's eyes widen when they see the card that Kaiya had just laid down.

"But, how...I mean, Kaiba said he was the only one that had a-" Yugi begins, only to be cut off by me.

"Kaiba's the one that gave me this card." I say as a grin takes over my face once again. "Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" I shout.