Jounouchi strolled down the street, enjoying the warm summer afternoon. He was participating in a strictly for-fun version of Kaiba's Battle City tournament. A city wide Duel Monsters tournament, but no prizes, no crazy blimps, no Egyptians out for revenge, and no exploding towers. Just duelists, cards, and bragging rights to whoever won.
He turned a corner and made eye contact with another duelist. He was a kid, maybe 12 or 13. His eyes widened as he recognized Jounouchi, and he promptly fled. One of the tournament rules was that you had to duel whoever came in site. Or, apparently whoever was in site long enough to get close enough to duel.
Jounouchi chuckled, though, and kept walking. There were plenty of duelists in the city. Some claimed that professionals competing was unfair, but there was no money, and he was still a minor, so they let it slide. Only 5 short months until he could get out on his own.
"Jounouchi-kun." The blond duelist turned around, grinning. This couldn't have worked out any better. While Jounouchi was nearly rejected for his dueling status, Yugi would not be refused.
"Ready to duel, Yugi?"
