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I heard footsteps go lightly across my floor and blinked my eyes open to the light of the sun. Yugi stopped when he saw me wake up.
"Hey." I said sleepily, rubbing my eyes as I sat up in the bed.
"Hey." He said, sitting on the edge of the bed. "How are you feeling?" He asked.
"Lousy, tired, and dirty." I said.
"Well, we will be arriving in a couple hours, so, you can get ready and I'll meet you on deck later." He said, standing and placing his hand on the knob.
"Okay, I will see you then." I said standing up and going in the bathroom as he walked out.
I turned the shower on and let the water run. I sat of the edge the tub and ran my hand over the water. I felt my heart sink in my chest and warmness in my eyes. The tears that fell over landed in the water and I was mortified that I was crying again! It used to take a lot to get that kind of reaction out of me, now, it had happened twice on this ship.
Once my pity party was over, I climbed in the shower and let the water run over my body. As the water drained out, it took with it the emotions I had been feeling the last few days. I was Kinzy Kaiba, the sister of Seto Kaiba, and it was time I started acting like it.
I found Yugi and his friends out on the deck. I had every intention of telling him I preferred to be left alone for the remainder of our time here, but once I saw him, my resolve melted and I found myself in his embrace. Joey also hugged me, no longer looking at me the way he did when we first met. I saw sadness and pity in his eyes. I hated being pitied.
"Don't do that." I said to him.
"Do what?" he asked genuinely confused.
"Pity me. There are people a lot worse off than me, give them your pity because I don't want it." I said lightly. I appreciated the kindness, but not the pity.
"I'm sorry." He said gently.
I nodded, letting him know he was forgiven. As we peered over the railing, you could just make out the island in the distance.
"It's pretty." Tèa said, leaning way over and I was a little worried she may fall.
"It is." I said. I had been there once before with my brother to have a business meeting with Max-A-Million Pegasus. He was hosting this tournament and this was his island, he had created the game of Duel Monsters.
Tèa looked at me suspiciously and I quickly smiled at them. "I looked it up on the Internet." I covered.
They nodded but I could tell she didn't buy it. Soon the boat was pulling into the dock of Duelist Kingdom. The voice on the loud speaker told all duelists to remain on board and await further instruction. A few moments later, the voice said for all duelists to descend and go to the steps of Max A Million's castle.
We all walked down the small ramp of the boat and walked past a row of security. Tèa and Tristan tried to act calm but they were nervous. One of the security guards called Tristan down and we all froze.
"Don't look so nervous you're our guest." The guard said and we all let out a breath. Tristan laughed, made a corny reply and we kept walking. The steps came into view quickly. Most of the duelists were staring in awe and I tried to act impressed. The castle was huge, but I'd seen bigger. I also tried to make it seem like I had never seen it before when I have.
"Wow, this place is enormous." Tèa said as we began to climb the stairs that seemed to go on forever.
The rest of us mumbled out agreements. After about five minutes of climbing, we were all tired and ready to rest.
"You think with all the money Pegasus has, he could put in an elevator." Joey said. We all laughed and continued to climb until we reached the top. Security guards lined the entrance to the castle and kept a watchful eye on anyone who got too close to the door. Soon, the guards parted and Max A Million Pegasus appeared before us. He was on the balcony above us with his guards and looked down on us all. The sentinel I recognized as Croquet called everyone to attention.
Pegasus gave the opening ceremony speech. The duels were to begin in two hours when the fireworks lit up the sky. We all began to fall away from the castle steps. Joey didn't want to climb all the way back down so he hopped onto the banister and rode it all the way to the bottom, knocking a few people over along the way. We laughed as Tristan followed his example.
"What the heck?" Tèa said as she jumped on and followed them down.
'Shall we?" Yugi asked, offering me his arm and I took it gently as we climbed up on the banister and slid. The wind slapped me in the face as we went around a slight curve in the stairs and I yelped lightly. I heard Yugi chuckle next to me. Soon the pavement was in sight. The people were still awed by our friends before us when they saw us coming down too. We prepared to land and our feet hit the asphalt, sending us flying into the grass beside it. We landed on our backs next to the others. All of us were laughing hysterically.
Yugi stood and offered me his hand and pulled me to my feet.
"That was amazing!" I said, a little out of breath. Everyone else mumbled their agreements and we all went to look around the island. Before long, beautiful fireworks, signaling the start of the tournament, lighted the sky.
PS: I won't be writing the duels unless they are important to my storyline. They will basically follow the same plot as they do in the show... Please review!