Chapter 8

"Hey Sara. What are you doing?"

She heard Daniel's voice. Yep, Mr Graham had become Daniel for her after a couple of weeks meeting at the museum and studying together. She had found out that she was very interested in archaology indeed. "Being popular." She said smiling. They both chuckled.

Daniel sat next to her on a bench in the yard of Domino City's college. Sara knew that she wasn't her collegues favourite, so she didn't even bother to think what they would think or say.

"The new exhibits in the museum – you know, the things discovered inside Seto's tomb-" Sara tensed "are going to be returned to Egypt. Ishizu and I are going there to study the rest of the findings, along other scientist. And you're invited too."
"Really?" she said excited.

"Yeah. Ishizu insists that you should come. Since we saw that you are so eager to learn we thought that it'd be a good chance for you to gain some experience in this field."

"But I'm studying economics and management."

"It doesn't matter. My parents made me go to law school. So are you coming? It'll be a great chance for tourism as well. During our stay, there will be a duel monsters championship. You know, that popular game? There are going to be a lot of people there."

"I'll think about it." She said thoughtful.

"Ok, then. I have to go, I have class. I'll see you later."

He left her alone with her thoughts. 'duel monsters championship, huh? I bet the champion will be there, too.' It was crazy that it bothered her so much, since he saw him almost every day in college. Well, it wasn't exactly bothering her. in fact, when he wouldn't come, she'd feel kind of… disappointed? Could she have developed a crush on him? That would be stupid, to say the least.

But since that night she had that dream/vision, whatever it was, she would see more of these weird dreams. Many of them included him –almost all- but she would see other things, too. It was like her dreams showed her another life, which had many common characteristic with her reality. She saw every time that she was in ancient Egypt and that she felt like a total stanger there, just as she felt in real life too. She had often nightmares of being chased from every place she'd go, she was being thrown rocks at and he… had saved her.

There was a logical explanation, however. Firstly, she was working on ancient Egypt with Ishizu and Daniel almost every day, and secondly, what she was experiencing in her social life was reflected in her dreams. Simple as this.

She'd go to Egypt. It'd be ridiculous to hesitate because of a silly crush.

Sara closed her eyes tight as she got out of the dark, narrow room of a new-found ancient egyptian temple she'd spent many hours in, studying a carved limestone in the dim light of worn-out lamp.

The last two days she'd spent in Egypt were one of the best of her life. She had met many interesting people, scientists, who respected her and treated her as one of them. Furthermore she had become really close with Ishizu and Daniel, since they were staying in the egyptian woman's house.

She had always told herself that after all, she didn't need any friends, she was fine on her own. But she was very happy that she for the first time she felt that she belonged somewhere.

However, she still found it difficult to tell her new-found friends about her deeper thoughts and the things that had been going through her head the past few weeks.

The situation had gotten unbearable since she had come there. The visions had gotten too vivid and the feelings that accompanied them too intense.

She was hoping that she'd manage to get over that.

"Kisara" Ishizu came to her. She had been calling her with her birth name since their first meeting, which wasn't very ok with her, but she had gotten used to it.

"We're gong out this afternoon. My friends arrived today for the Duel Monsters tournament. We'll meet them there."

"Ok, great." It'll be better to be around people, she'd concluded.

A dragon-shaped jet was flying over southern Asia, destination: Egypt. The pilot was looking sullenly at the data concerning the route on his flight deck.

He heard his co-pilot letting out a long yawn. He still couldn't figure out why he had agreed on going to the tournament.

Flashback

"So, are we going to Egypt again? Together this time?" asked a wide eyed 12-year-old his brother.

"You can go if you want. " said Seto not in an unplesant tone.

"Won't you come?"

"I'm very busy Mokuba." 'And a duel monsters game in Egypt is the last thing I need.'

"You always found time for duel monsters tournaments."

"Well, now I don't."

"You don't even carry your deck anymore with you. Do you know that your absence from the game has been commented by the media?"

End of Flashback

He knew that possibly he would meet the geek team there. And Ishizu as well. He'd heard that her exhibition was over. They'd all probably begun chattering at him about the heart of the cards, spiritual connection and all that bullshit he'd gone through countless times since he'd met them.

But he wanted to prove all those morons wrong. Maybe he wanted to prove himself wrong. Well, if he wanted to prove there was nothing going on with all that past-lives and destiny stuff, he should go. He wouldn't be prevented by a group of people, for whom he hadn't the slightest respect, from doing one of the things he enjoyed most.

Hopefully.

"Hey Ishizu!"

A bunch of cheerful voices were heard in the crowded arena where the duel monsters tournament was taking place.

The olive-skinned woman saw her old friends almost running to join her company.

Sara and Daniel saw bear hugs and smiles following this reunion. Ishizu felt very fortunate that they had come. This way she'd have help with the other person she was expecting.

"I'd like you to meet Daniel and Kisara, my parthers and friends. This is Yugi, Tea, Joey, Tristan and Bakura."

"Hi there." They all exchanged greetings.

"Doesn't she look familiar?" said the blonde-haired boy pointing at Sara.

"Yeah, have we met before, Kisara?" asked the girl.

"I don't think so, I'd remember it." Said she, looking at the eccentric to say the least, company.

"Ishizu she looks like the girl we had seen in the memory world." Said Yugi. "Who was attacked by the peasants"

"The one that was saved by Kaiba." Exclaimed Joey.

"Well, that was the past Kaiba." Said Tea.

Sara raised her eyebrows surprised. What the hell was going on there? What memory world? How could they know what she had seen in her dreams and visions?

The white-haired girl looked at Ishizu with a wondering look on her face looking for an answer.

The sky darkened as if a huge cloud came upon the tournament place. The people around looked up to see what was hovering above them.


Author's note: Kinda crappy chapter, I know. The next ones will be better. Hopefully ;)