Chapter 7 - The First Duel
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(Then you get off the ship, Anzu sees Bakura and no one cares, you listen to the boring speech, Yugi verses Haga and now Jounouchi has just finished duelling Mai.)
You all turn to go when you feel something grip onto your shoulder stopping you and you all turn around in unison, as if on cue. "Can I help you?" You ask flatly at the tall, thin man before you, a mess of greasy, coffee coloured hair sits under a beanie and reaches all the way down to his wrists. When he opens his mouth to speak, he reveals his crooked, yellow teeth and everyone else sweat-drops, but you don't even flinch. "Who ever would have known a pretty girl like you would be a duellist? Why don't we have a duel, hmm?" He says and you brush his hand from your shoulder but he catches it and holds it in front of his face for inspection, your star chips glinting in the sun. Before you have time to respond he says, "But what is this? Only two star chips? And I've got four. What will we do?" He drops your arm and holds a hand to his chin in mock contemplation and you notice the tattoo of a snake that curls up with its head resting on the back of his hand. Then suddenly Jounouchi takes a step next to you and says, "_, you don't fight this freak he's not worth it!" But then the man speaks as if Jounouchi hadn't spoken at all, "I know! In the very unlikely scenario that you possibly manage to defeat me, I'll give you all my star chip, but when I win, you have to give me all your star chips and..." He pouts and kisses into the air and everyone but you cringes and sweat drops. Suddenly You have a burning sensation around your neck, but before you have time to react your eyes close. When they open again they are hard and cold, very different to the way they were before. You are angry. You are so angry at the creep that you would karate chop him right then and there, but you didn't believe him a worthy enough cockroach to be the cause of your disqualification from the competition. So instead you let out a cold, harsh laugh.
"What's so funny?" Says the creep, a note of embarrassment in his tone, but you don't feel guilty he is going to have it. "Huh? Oh I was just imagining the look on your face in five minuets when I'm finished with you. That is if you still want to duel me. This is the last opportunity I will give you to run away like a coward. That is the nature of a cockroach like yourself, is it not?" You don't know where the words are coming from but they flow from your mouth and you make no effort to hold them back. He growls at you and then says through clenched teeth. "Alright then girl, lets get this over with then." But then he sneers and blows you a kiss before stepping onto his side of the duelling ring. "You'll be mine soon." He says to you. You walk over to your side, without looking at anyone, and you laugh to yourself again as your platform rises. Every one is so taken aback by what has just happened when finally Honda mummers to no one in particular, "So what just happened?" Then Yugi shakes his head, "I have no idea." But then everyone gets a grip when Anzu yells out, "Come on _-chan! You have to beat this creep!" Then everyone else picks up on this and starts to cheer you on.
"You're a hundred years too early to duel me Cockroach!" You have only been playing for five minuets when his life points reach zero. -Just as I thought...This little cockroach is no match for me...- You think to yourself and laugh coldly as you walk over to the heap of filth cowering on the ground before you. You friends start to run over to you and start to congratulate you but you ignore them and say harshly, "Oi! Cockroach! Hand over all you star chips an get your pathetic self out of my site before I vomit." He gets to his feet and grabs your arm tight and pulls you close to him, so that you are face to face and he is about to kiss you when he pinches your butt. But before he can do anything else, you use your free arm to punch him in the face and he stumbles of balance for a few moments. You use this to your advantage and kick him in the back of his knees and he collapses to the ground -Tch...what an amateur! Doesn't even keep his knees bent! This pathetic cockroach! Well at least now if anyone asks, it was in self-defence.- You think and when he makes no effort to stand, you pull him to his feet by the collar. "Giving up already cockroach?" And just as you're about to deliver a hard punch to his face again, someone grabs your arm mid swing. "Let go of me idiot!" You yell at who ever grabbed you and you try to shake your arm away but they are too strong. You turn your head and you are eye to eye with Jounouchi. "_! Stop this! I know he is a creep but this is enough! Look at him!" You growl in annoyance but reluctantly allow your gaze to drift to the welt forming on the pathetic weaklings face where you hit him before and a tear spills down his cheek. You sneer but then toss him to the floor in disgust, "You're right. This weak cockroach isn't worth my time." You crouch down and rip the star chips from his glove and whisper into his ear. "Ever think of touching this body again, Cockroach, and well. Let's just say I might not be so lenient again. As you already know, this body is a lot stronger than it looks." And with that you stand up, turn and return to the rest of your friends, leaving Jounouchi and the cockroach behind.
"_-chan..." Yugi whispers, but you cut him off. "Let's go already!" You say impatiently. "Is he going to be ok?" Asks a concerned Anzu . You look back at him over your shoulder, you are beginning to grow frustrated with these "friends", and notice that the cockroach is already on his feet running away in the opposite direction. "He will be fine, I barely touched him! Tch, what a pathetic being..." You say but then you feel something grip your shirt collar and you are yanked onto your toes so that you are face to face with Honda. "How can you say that about someone?! I know he is a sleazy creep but that's just-" He stops mid sentence in confusion and frustration as a smirk appears on your face. "So you want to play with me too, Honda? That's fine by me." You sneer and just as you are about to punch him in the gut, Jounouchi pulls you back, restraining your arms. You don't struggle you just laugh, a cold icy laugh. "This isn't right! The _ we now would never do anything like... like this! She would never try to hurt her friends! And she would never be so cruel to anyone! Who are you?!" Cries out Yugi, "So you finally caught on Yugi. Well this has been fun but I must be going, but try not to miss me too much. I'll be seeing you very soon." You say in voice that isn't your own, "But who are you?" Yugi says. "You don't remember me? I'm sure you do Yugi. We met just the other day didn't we?" Yugi's face loses colour, "No! You can't mean..." Says Yugi in shock. You sneer, "I knew you would never forget me Yugi. But I don't like this host very much, too much... girl." Yugi then seems taller, stronger and when he speaks it's colder. "How are you here? What are you doing here?!" You let out a small laugh, "Came out to play did we? Well to bad you came too late to join in on the fun. I'll be seeing you later then." Then with one last smirk, you feel the burning sensation again and you fall unconscious.
