Me: This one's written differently from the other ones. Just read on and you'll see why. Anyway, this takes place REALLY early in the show, after episode 14. I'm getting my write on!

(looks around)

Gods that was horrible.

Early Bird

Dear Diary,

I know it's weird of me to be writing right now. There's still two hours until I have to go to school, so I have lots of time. Also, it's right in the morning, so I can't talk about my day. I just felt like talking a bit.

I'm worried about Yuma. He's been talking to himself a lot lately. He said someone called Astral was following him around. It's been really weird! But because of Astral, he's been winning all these duels! He usually doesn't win any!

But just yesterday, we were walking home from a shop duel tournament, where he lost, and we were crossing the street. I nearly got hit by a truck, but he pushed me out of the way! And then afterwards he was just all frozen! It was like he just, lost it!

There's so many things in my life right now! There was that girl Cat who was suddenly all up with Yuma and talking to him and other stuff too! I-It's not like I care what kind of girls Yuma likes! But she was just blushing at him! Right there in plain sight!

Well it doesn't matter to me who likes Yuma! He's just my childhood friend! Of course I care for him. In a friendly fashion!

Yuma's been getting these weird cards called Numbers. They've been appearing everywhere! Shark got one, Ukyo-sensei, those two gangsters who Yuma and Shark teamed up to fight, and even ESPer Robin! Plus that time at the shopping mall where suddenly it was attacked, then in the blink of an eye, Yuma was being arrested by police people and the criminal looked all old and drained.

Yuma's still upset about what happened yesterday. I'm not sure what happened, but he's really upset! Me and Tetsuo are gonna try and cheer him up after school today! I'm gonna make him a Duel Meal. Maybe he'll cheer up then.

I have to get ready for school now. It's still pretty early, but I also need to make that Duel Meal! I'll write tonight after school!

Good Bye from Kotori

Me: I'm on a roll! See ya in a few hours or some other day!