Yo, I'm back! Sorry i took so long to update! I was so tired yesterday i couldn't do ANYTHING! Anyways, hope y'all like this chapter! ENjoy!

DIZCLAIMER: yeah, we just established this..._

"FATHER," SETO SAID AS he entered his parent's dorm. Gozaburo placed his book down, "What is it son?" he asked.

"How could you make me marry against my will?!" Seto yelled.

Gozaburo raised an eyebrow, "Because I won't be here long enough and I need someone to take over?" he said uncertainty, giving Seto a puzzled look. Has this kid lost it? Gozaburo wondered.

"Well, it is unnecessary. I refuse to marry because there's no point in having a Queen! I can rule this country all by myself! I don't need a woman at my side!" Seto said (huh, does…does this sound familiar to anyone?).

"Of course you need a queen! You will need heirs to take over!" then he narrows his eyes, " I thought we established this before?"

"As a prince of Kaiba, I find it as an insult that you won't listen to me and let me decide how I manage my life!" Seto said.

"Because I'm still king!" Gozaburo said, "You will get to decide how to rule this kingdom and your life until I'm dead…" then Gozaburo glanced thoughtfully at the ceiling, then he added, "Well, THREE days after I'm dead….to make sure I'm dead!"

Seto glared at him, "I can manage on my own you crazy old man, and I can prove it!" he sneered.

Gozaburo laughed, "Then prove it! Ah, I'll tell you what, let's make this interesting, shall we? How about we make three balls…and in each ball you will dance with all the single young ladies of our kingdom and the next and if you fall in love with any girl during those three balls….you shall marry the girl and she shall become your queen. But if you don't….you win and you will rule the kingdom…"

Seto smirked at the thought until Gosaburo said, "And you will marry Anzu and she will become your wife."

Seto couldn't believe this, "Wait a second! That isn't fair! How the heck is THAT going to prove that I can rule this country by myself?"

"WELL LIFE ISN'T FAIR IS IT?!" Gozaburo yelled, "AND I'M TRYING TO PROVE A POINT AS WELL!" he said.

"What point?!" Seto yelled back. Gozaburo kept his silence. Seto gave his father once last glare and stormed out his father's room.

"To prove that that sorcerer that he was wrong…that you can love." Gozaburo whispered.

MEANWHILES…

"What if…" Shizuka began, "What if I scare my father?"

Mai placed the last item of their belongings in an enchanted bag, "Scare father? How?"

Shizuka, who was now wearing her mask, placed her hair over her face, "My scar…my hideous face…will he scream in horror upon looking at my face?" her voice trembled.

Mai frowned, turned to her sister and placed her hand on Shizuka's shoulder, "No, there is no way father would scream or flinch upon your appearance. He loves you." She said gently.

"You…" Shizuka took a deep breath so that she won't cry, "You really think so?"

Mai smiled, "I remember how he would smile like you were the best thing in the world. Even…if it was only for one day…he loves you."

Shizuka gave a small smile.

Mai closed her bag, and she then said looking around the tower, "Well, I guess that's it."

"We just need one more thing.." Mai said glancing around.

"What is it?" Shizuka asked glancing around the empty tower. What could they possible need?

"A traveling companion," Mai said simply and then she said in a language Shizuka has never heard of, "Atemu, nunc suus 'visis ire"

Suddenly, Shizuka felt the whole tower tremble, Shizuka screamed.

The ceiling began to fall one by one but before the ceiling would reach the floor it turned into purple dust and it slowly began to gather at a certain area.

Mai rolled her eyes, "Stop it, you're scaring her!" she yelled at the dust.

Shizuka's eyes widen in horror as she saw the purple dust slowly forming into what looked like the shape of a human being.

Her expression soften as she saw the dust form a face of what looked like a child of no more than 12.

Soon all the dust seems to have decided to have finish its product, and to Shizuka's surprise, the dust-boy suddenly sneezed.

And before Shizuka and Mai stood a boy with an elfin, pale face. He had violet eyes, tri-colored hair.

"Ah," The boy said, rubbing his nose, "No matter how many times I do that, I STILL can't get used to the dust."

He turned to Mai and smiled, "Finally! I've been waiting for YEARS for us to leave this place!"

Shizuka didn't understand who was this kid? Why did they need him around?

"Mai…" Shizuka began slowly approaching the strange child, "Who…" she started to say, but the boy gave Shizuka an even bigger smile and bowed at her.

"My lady, my name is Yugi, and I am a sorcerer. In fact, it was me who gave your sister this tower," the sorcerer named Yugi said.

There were many questions Shizuka wanted to ask, Yugi seemed to have read her mind, "Haha, I know, but I promise you, all your questions will be answered once you reunite with your father again."

But instead Shizuka blurted out, "How can you be a sorcerer? Aren't you a bit young?"

Mai scowled at Shizuka but Yugi laughed, "It's ok, actually, I'm a LOT older than I look. In fact, this isn't my true form, I have two other forms I use…my third, I hope you never get to see."

"Why?" Shizuka asked.

"Because it's my true and my weakest form," Yugi said simply.

Mai glanced outside the window of the tower…or what's left of it, "It's getting late, Yugi. We have to go."

Yugi nodded, "Of course," he said. He then raised his hands, and all the blocks that made the tower began to form a carriage, which Shizuka was surprise to find herself in.

Mai and Shizuka were inside the carriage, while Yugi was the horseman, he turned to the window anad said to Shizuka, "I hope that we can become good friends, Shizuka." He said giving her his childish smile.

Shizuka smiled too, "I think we already have," She said.

Wowsies! Yugi and Gozaburo in this fic? glob! i wonder what's gonna happen next? And yes, for those of ya who didn't know this WILL be a SetoXSHizuka fic, but just bear with me. their moment will come soon. Anyways, read n review!