A/N: Well hello my lovelies! Long time no see! I was a couple of important announcements so please don't skip the author notes this time :)
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Secondly, I'm thinking about starting to take prompts or one-shot ideas for either SasuSaku or maybe even Blossomshipping. Any would do really. This also kind of goes with my Tumblr announcement. If you have any prompts, just direct them to my ask box on Tumblr or my PM on here. I want to do this to broaden my writing.
Lastly, OMG THE DOUBLE DIGITS! This is the first story that I've ever written to reach double digits, so it's a milestone for me. I'd like to thank the ones that have been with me from the very beginning about a year and half ago! You're the real reason this story is here :D!
Well enough of that! Time to move on the way overdue chapter :)!
R,R, & R!
Disclaimer: I do not own or make a profit from this story! Naruto and all the Characters belong to Kishimoto-San. Yu-Gi-Oh and all the Characters belong to Kazuki Takahashi.
Episodes: 56-57 dubbed
Warning: Just remember that this is M-Rated for language and future… scenes . … .
Chapter 10: Now or Never
Her bare feet stepped carefully down the halls. Her vision was a blurry haze yet she could still hear unfamiliar voices coming from a larger room.
"Please Father! She will not do any harm," a young boy pleaded.
Another voice, mature, confident, and unwavering in turn spoke," ~~~~, we have discussed this and my answer remains unchanged. She leaves tonight."
"But Father," the young boy insisted," I've been praying about this and I truly believe the Gods have sent her to us! I swear on Ra's all-powerful name by this Father!"
"Enough son!" the older voice said in a more serious tone," Do not start taking the Gods lightly."
Finally, another male voice spoke up in a suggesting tone," If the Gods did bring her to us, then would it be wise to let her go and possibly risk angering them?"
A moment of silence passed before other older male sighed in defeat," Shimon does have a valid point. Fine, I will allow her to stay. Put her under Mahad and Mana's supervision."
The soft fabric of her sheets was the first thing to greet her as she woke, her mind fuzzy. Rubbing her eyes, Sakura slowly sat up in a daze. Small fragments of the dream lingered in her mind but none of it made much sense. Shrugging it off, she slid out of bed and made her way to the shower in a routinely fashion. Within 15 minutes, she was stepping out with a towel around her torso and one wrapped snugly around her hair and this was when she glanced at the clock. Realization hit her.
The start of Battle City was today.
Within 10 minutes, she was rushing down the stairs, wearing a black skirt with leggings and a simple hot pink blouse with her black boots in hand. Strapped to her side was a pouch that held her deck and a few weapons. Her hair that now slightly reached her shoulders was pulled up into a high ponytail with her bangs framing her face.
"In a hurry?" came Mrs. Haruno's voice from the kitchen as Sakura rushed by her and grabbed an apple out of a bowl on the counter.
"Yeah," Sakura replied," I'm meeting Yugi and Joey at Domino Square before the tournament starts."
"Here," the older woman said, gently taking the apple from her daughter's hand as she grabbed a knife from a draw.
As her mother sliced the apple, Sakura slid on her boots before sliding a kunai inside the boot. Standing up, she was greeted by her mother who was holding the apple that was now sliced and bagged and a bottle of water. Sakura offered her mom a warm smile as she took her items in hand.
"Be safe," was all Rin offered her, a small smile gracing her features.
"I will," Sakura said as she walked towards the front door but she turned around and gave her mother a warm hug," Thank you, Mom."
She pulled away and gave her mother a smile before leaving.
She barely made it down the steps when she heard a familiar voice. She looked up to see Yugi waving to her from across the street. They met up and greeted each other.
"How you feeling?" Yugi asked as they began walking.
Sakura just shrugged. "Nervous but I'm just gonna do my best!"
"Just remember what Yami and I taught you and believe in heart of the cards. You'd do great!" Yugi offered with a smile.
Sakura just smiled back as she said," You two must be nervous also. You have much more on the line than I do."
"Yeah," Yugi agreed," But we'll make it through this! I just know we will." Yugi stared confidently ahead as they approached the meet-up spot.
Reaching into his deck box that was attached to his belt, Yugi pulled out a clear looking card before he began saying," This clear card was in the same package as the duel disk. It looks like it's part of a map so where's the rest of it?"
Sakura pulled the card she too had received as Yugi sighed," It must be another new twist Kiba threw into his tournament." Before she was able to comment, they heard a voice calling to Yugi. They turned around to see Mai jogging to them.
"Hey Mai!" Yugi said in his usually cheerful tone.
"Oh hey Yugi, Sakura," Mai greeted. Sakura gave her a smile as the blonde continued," Pretty big turnout for this thing? All losers..." Sakura was taken back by Mai's pridefulness yet at the same time it didn't surprise her too much. "Must be a blonde thing," Sakura decided, thinking of another blonde female friend of hers. Her private thoughts were interrupted by a nasally voice calling out to Yugi. Two boys were walking to them, seething looks on their faces. Sakura tried not to visually cringe as the green haired boy by the name of Weevil continued to speak. Fortunately, he was silenced by two arms that ended up putting him in a choke-hold. A man named Mako Tsunami then begun shouting. Sakura just sighed as the three began to argue senselessly.
"Some duelist never change," Mai said, shaking her head. Sakura just agreed when she suddenly felt eyes on her. Looking around, she didn't notice anything suspicious but that didn't loosen the hold she now had on the kunai in her pouch.
"You Ok?" Yugi asked her, noticing her tenseness. At this time, the three newcomers also took notice of the kunoichi.
"Well Hello, Hot Stuff," the brunette boy asked, a creepy grin plastered on his face. Sakura took a step back as the other threw in an creepy comment meaning to be flirtatious.
Mai spoke up," Don't hold your breath boys. I say her and Yugi out on a date last week. She's taken."
"That's not true!" Sakura interjected, feeling uncomfortable with even the thought of her and Yugi of all people. Mai just rolled her eyes and before long, the other three left to wait for the tournament to start.
Mai also said her goodbyes, promising to face Yugi later.
"So those are the three from Duelist Kingdom that Yami told be about?" Sakura asked after Mai had left. Yugi just nodded before suggesting that they go look for Joey.
After about 30 minutes of searching, Yugi finally said," Kaiba should be announcing the start of the Battle City tournament any second now, but we can't find a trace of Joey and we've looked everywhere. I hope he shows up before this starts."
Before Sakura could offer any words of encouragement, the voice of none other than Seto Kaiba could be heard throughout the city. Sakura looked up the see the Kaiba Corp blimp hovering over Domino with Kaiba's face of the screen. She just rolled her eyes at the CEO's arrogance and blocked out most of his speech.
"Tsk. War! His spoiled, rich ass doesn't know a damn thing about war," Sakura thought as Kaiba began to talk about the Ante. "I guess I do have something to lose now but to lose any of my cards… I wonder how Yugi and Yami are taking this…" Sakura started to pay more attention as Kaiba began to explain the clear cards called Locator Cards. With that, Kaiba officially announced the beginning of Battle City.
That was when they finally spotted Joey and quickly ran to catch up to him.
"Joey! What's going on? What are you yelling about?" Yugi shouted as they caught up to him. He seemed to be arguing with someone. Apparently, this guy was a "rare hunter" and had been the one to steal Joey's Red Eyes Black Dragon.
"I already told you," spoke the tall gaunt man, silencing Joey," you have nothing that's of any use to me but perhaps your friend would be interested in being my next victim. It would be my pleasure to hunt the Duelist Kingdom Champion and snare his Dark Magician, so I challenge Yugi Mutou to a duel!"
Joey jumped in saying," Look this is between you and me, got it!?
"Joey!" Yugi spoke," Wait! Fine Rare Hunter! I accept your challenge. It's the only way to get back your Dragon. I promise you; I'll beat him!"
Sakura watched in awe as the transformation took place. Her heart beat picked up pace as Yami asked the Rare Hunter," So do we have a deal Rare Hunter? As my first Battle City opponent, if you lose, you must return Joey's Red Eyes Black Dragon, and if you win this duel, I'll hand over my Dark Magician to you." Sakura's heart suddenly stopped. "B-but the Dark Magician is their favorite…!"
Joey tried talking Yami out of it but he wouldn't have that. "Thank you Joey but I must duel this Rare Hunter. I'll have to risk losing my Dark Magician eventually. This is my first Battle City duel and the first step in fulfilling my destiny."
"Let's get on with this Hunt already. The sooner I can take my prize the better." the Rare Hunter said. With that, the duel began.
Throughout it all, Sakura's heart was at full speed.
"Wow… Yami… so this is how you really duel Huh? Such passion and confidence!" Sakura thought, not blinking an eye. She also couldn't help but admire his knowledge of the game and how concentrated he looked. "He never looked like this when we dueled… maybe he was holding out on me?" Not that she really cared because, honestly, this side of him kind of unnerved her. A smile graced her lips as Yami destroyed the Rare Hunter's strategy and destroyed him in one move.
The three walked up the Rare Hunter who appeared to be passed out on the ground.
Taking his deck, Yami looked through and found Joey's Red Eyes before saying," I'm taking Joey's Red Eyes Black Dragon and your locator card. You won't need to find the finals now." He looked through his deck for second before proclaiming," Something's rubbing off on my fingers. These cards are marked!" Yami's sudden anger unsettled Sakura. In his rage, the spirit shredded the whole deck, tossing it up in the air.
Suddenly, the Rare Hunter started to mumble and then he abruptly stood up, screaming, "Master, don't be angry! Master, please!" A golden eye suddenly flashed on his forehead.
"We meet again Pharaoh!," spoke a voice that was coming from the Rare Hunter," Remember me? Actually perhaps you don't. You were trapped in the puzzle when I dueled little Yugi." Realization occurred to Sakura. This must have been the guy who was behind that ware house fire! Sakura glanced over at Yami to see that he was livid.
"Congratulations," the voice continued," on defeating my Rare Hunter though he was the weakest duelist in my crew. My other minions will prove much more formidable. Pharaoh, I've wait for you for years. Finally, after all this time, I will destroy you! I will not allow my other Rare Hunters fail me like this one did. I have little time for this kind of foolishness, so I have taken over his body and trapped his mind in the shadow realm! I am in control!" The three could only watched disturbed as the man's body began to move in seemingly impossible ways.
"Stop that you monster!" Sakura shouted, feeling disgusted for his lack of care for the human body he was controlling.
"This guy is freaking me out!" Joey said.
Yami sneered as he asked," How do you control him?"
"Each of the Millennium Items contains its own unique power ," the voice continued," So mind control is a simple task will the help of my Millennium Rod. Now allow me to introduce myself; remember my name: Marik."
Yami stepped up, rage audibly in his tone as he asked," What is it that you want from me, Marik?"
"I want what belongs to me, and I'll take it using the strength of the Egyptian God Cards."
Sakura, confused, just continues to listen as Marik explains the Egyptian God Cards," With these Egyptian Gods, I can destroy you and claim the power I deserve."
"You'll never claim the Millennium Puzzle!," Yami shouted.
Marik just chuckled," You misunderstand. I want more than the power of the Puzzle. I want the Pharaoh's power; the boundless energy of the ancient ruler himself. With it, no one will stand in my way. I'll use the almighty magic I gain to conquer and lead the world! I will be unstoppable; the end is near, Pharaoh!"
Yami spoke with confidence," Not yet Marik! I'm beginning to understand why Ishizu asked me to participate in Battle City. It's my Destiny to stand between you and the evil powers you seek, and I will."
"Then your "destiny" is easier said than done you Fool! Pharaoh, your days are numbered so enjoy the game while you still can because your reign is coming to an end!" Marik laughed maniacally before turning his attention to someone else.
"Ahhh, they were correct. It is you, Princess!" Marik said to Sakura, his tone mocking. She couldn't even reply to him; her mind was trying to comprehend what he said. "Princess… what?!"
Before she could say anything, Yami jumped in," You keep her out of this Marik!"
Marik just chuckled again," I would but I have a deal with someone. I will be seeing you Pharaoh." With that, the body of the Rare Hunter collapsed to the ground.
"Man that was weird," Joey said, looking over the body," I knew that guy was a creep but who knew he was just a front for an even bigger creep!"
"Here you go Joey," Yami said, holding out his Red Eyes to him. Joey, however, ended up insisting that they will face each other later for the card.
"We're gonna take down Marik together! They won't know what hit them!" Joey said.
"Thanks Joey. I'll take good care of your Red Eyes Black Dragon," Yami said. Sakura couldn't help but smile at Yami's kindness towards his and Yugi's friends. The two shook hands and Joey then took his leave.
"Well, I guess I should be going also," Sakura said. She turned around but was stopped when a hand gently grabbed her wrist.
"Sakura," Yami said. She turned around to face him and her breath got caught in her throat. His eyes reflected such intense emotions of worry, seriousness, and even hints of possessiveness. Sakura couldn't help the blush that crept onto her cheeks. His fingers gently brushed against her cheeks before releasing her. "Be safe."
It been nearly an hour since they had all parted ways and Sakura still hadn't been in a duel. She had spent most of the time hiding behind some shrubs, trying to stay calm.
"Ok you can do this Sakura! Just go out there and duel!" she said to herself as she stood up. The first thing her eyes met were several duels going on around causing her to drop back down within the safety of the bushes.
"What am I doing here?!" she thought, trying to keep her anxiety at bay. She sat down and pulled her knees to her chest. After a moment, she pulled out her locator card; her only locator card. "If I lose this, then I'm out of the game! That can't happen! Then I won't be able to help Yami-Kun with his memories…" At the thought, she felt her eyes moisten. Taking a deep breath, she quickly tossed out the though. "I can't just sit here! That won't help either; I'd just be being weak... again." With a new found passion, Sakura stood up and made her ways out of the safety of her bushes with one final thoughts, "Now or Never!"
She made her way by the other duelists, not really catching anyone's attention. Sitting on down on a bench, she looked around, trying to think of who to approach and how. Glancing to her left, she noticed that someone was sitting with her. He was younger than her, probably 12 or 13. He was looking at his lap, his light brown hair shading his eyes; however, he couldn't hiding the shiney duel disk that was attached to his arm.
"He probably as scared as I am," Sakura thought. After another moment of silence, she cleared her throat and gently tapped on the boy's shoulder. He jumped slightly, staring at her with a startled look.
"Hmm," Sakura started, trying to find the right words," Hi." She came to a dead end, unable to find anything else to really say.
The boy took a deep breath before greeting her quietly. A slightly awkward silence loomed over them for a moment before Sakura asked," So, I can see that you're a duelist... and I'm a duelist...and we're in a dueling competition...so would you like to duel?
Biting his lower lip, the boy seemed to contemplate the idea before saying," Ok."
They both stood up and walked to a less crowd area. Quietly, they shuffled each other's decks. They then walked away from each other and launched their duel disks.
"Wait," Sakura said," Before we start, could I knew your name?"
"Hoshi," the boy said," and yours?"
"Sakura," she said with a small smile before eliminating all traces of emotions from her delicate features," Now let's duel!"
"I'll begin," Hoshi said with slight confidence as he drew a card," I place one card face down in defense mode and another card face down. Your go."
Sakura nodded as she also drew a card. She smiled to herself as she saw her hand. "I'll do the same," she said," I'll place one card face down in defense mode and another card face down. End turn." Unknown to Hoshi, not one of her cards that she had set were too harmful... for now. Hopefully, he'll take the bait.
He looked at the card on the field and then back to the cards in his hand before drawing. After a moment he said," I place one more card face down in defense position and end my turn."
"Good, he's playing it safe; I, however, can't play the same." Sakura thought as she drew her next card. "I summon Dark Elf in attack mode!" The dark creature appeared; it's dark green dress and lavender hair flowing gently. "Even though Dark Elf has 2000 attack points, I'd have to give up 1000 life points for her to attack, so I'll wait. I end my turn."
"With any luck, he'll do something that will tell me if that other face down is a trap or magic card." Sakura thought as her opponent drew another card.
"OK! Enough stalling!" Hoshi said," I summon Feral Imp in attack position and end my turn!" The wild looking creature appeared, baring its fangs.
Sakura was taken back by this move. Feral Imp only has 1300 attack points, so why did he leave it in attack position when he know Sakura could easily take it out? Unless...
Sakura smiled as she pieced it together. "I know what you're up to," Sakura proclaimed," You want to attack so you can activate that trap card! Well that isn't going to happening. I flip my first face down card up: Trap Master! Using its effect, I select your face down card and destroy it!" Trap Master jumped to the face down card and held it up revealing that it was...Trap Hole! With that, Trap Master shredded the card into pieces.
"Wait... Trap Hole? He could have used that when I summoned my Dark Elf. Does he even know what he is doing?" Sakura thought, getting very confused.
"Hmm," Sakura said," Not to question your dueling style, but you do that you could have used Trap Hole when I summoned my Elf?"
Hoshi looked shocked as he replied," I could of?'
Sakura sighed," Yes. The card's effect is whenever your opponent normal or flip summons as monster with 1000 or more attack points, that monster is destroyed. My Elf has 2000 attack points. You should have activated that trap card."
Upon hearing this news, the boy looked slightly devastated, " Opps! My bad..."
"Anyway, now that your trap card is out of the way, I will give up a 1000 life points to attack your first face down with my Dark Elf!" With that, Sakura's life points dropped to 3000 as the Elf attack the face down card. It revealed to be Wall of Illusions with 1850 defense points. It was destroyed.
"You may have destroyed my Wall of Illusions," Hoshi said," but I still have more life points than you and now your Dark Elf has to be returned to your hand!" On cue, the Dark Elf disappeared. Sakura placed the elf back in her hand.
"So you got on up me! Good for you, but you are wrong about one thing," Sakura said as she placed down a magic card," You DON'T have more life points than me. I activate Dian Keto the Cure Master and gain a 1000 life points."
"Dian Keto! B-but where did you get that from?" The boy asked. Sakura just smiled, "I know people." With that, she ended her turn.
"W-well I-I know what y-you are up too! All I need is to draw t-the right card and get r-rid of that trap card before I attack!" Hoshi stuttered, his confidence wavering. It took everything in Sakura's power not to smirk.
'Who said it was a trap card?' Sakura thought as the boy drew another card. He bit his lower lip in concentration before saying," I'll end my turn as is. Your go."
"Alright," Sakura said as she drew a card," I'll place one card face down and summon Ancient Elf. I'll attack your Feral Imp which you neglected to put back in defense position." The Elf attacked and the imp was destroyed, Hoshi's life points dropping to 3850. "Now who has more life points?" Sakura taunted, trying to contain her excitement," Stop making such amateurish mistakes because I will take advantage of them. Don't go easy on me because you think I'm just a girl."
"It's not that! I-it's- oh never mind," the boy said," I don't have to explain myself to you! I place one more card face down and end my turn."
Drawing another card, Sakura sighed. "Monster reborn… not very useful right now." Clearing her mind, she took a look at her hand before making a move.
"OK! I play Gemini Elf in attack mode." On command, the two elves appeared, giggling to each other."Now, I'll have my Gemini Elf attack the face down card that you just put down!" The two elves pounced onto the face-down card that revealed itself to be Masaki the Legendary Swordsman which was easily destroyed by the giggling sisters.
"I'm not done yet," Sakura continued," I'll attack your second face down card with Ancient Elf and then attack you directly with Trap Master." The said first monster attacked, destroying the card that was Silver Fang before the second monster delivered a direct blow, leaving Hoshi with only
3350 life point left.
'Don't get confident Sakura,' Sakura thought to herself,' remember what Yami-Kun always said: It's not over as long as your opponent as even one life point left.' Taking a deep breath, she ended her turn, wondering what he would do next.
"I'll use Pot of Greed to draw one more card," he said after a moment. Sakura watched closely as he looked at his hand in concentration. With a sigh, he placed a card down in the spell/trap zone and ended his turn.
"Now," Sakura thought as she drew a card, "is it a trap… or a spell card? He doesn't seem to be smart enough to think about fooling me with a spell card. So if it's a trap, what makes him think it will help him? Was he disappointed because the card won't help or because he didn't want to use it this early? I can't afford to take that chance so I'll have to use it." She glanced down at the spell card in her hand as she decided on her first move.
"I'm not sure what you have planned," she begun," But it won't work! I activate Mystical Space Typhoon and use it on that face down card!" The card lifted up. It was Mirror Force causing Sakura to sigh in relief; she had made the right move.
With eyes set, she took a deep breath before saying," Now, I'll have all three of my monsters attack you directly!" The creatures lunged at the boy mercilessly but his life points didn't move. Sakura's heart stopped for a second as she wondered where she went wrong. That's when she noticed the small furry creature of the other side of the field. "Kuriboh!"
With a pained expression, Hoshi said," Using Kuriboh's special effect, I sa-sacrifice him so I take no battle damage this turn!"
Gritting her teeth, Sakura began to think. "OK OK! He's pulling out all the stops; I have him on the run! But why does he look so upset… God I'm too damn soft.'' With a sigh, she ended her turn.
Hoshi drew another card but his face dropped. Biting his lower lip, he glanced between the card he just drew and the cards in his hand. With a sigh, he shook his head and ended his turn with no cards on the field. There was nothing he could do.
A moment of silence passed over them as realization dawned on Sakura. "He's giving up… but there must be something he can do! He looks so sad… I can't just… I can't do this… Yami can do this without me…" With that, she slowly began to lower her hand over her deck when the hairs on the back over her neck started to stand up and she got the feeling that someone was watching her. Moving her hand back away from her deck, she scolded herself for thinking such insane thoughts. She couldn't waste the few weeks by giving into her emotions. Looking up at the boy, she saw that he was looking at her, his eyes full of disappointment yet he nodded his head at her. He was ready to lose.
Clearing her throat, Sakura drew a card. One look and she knew just what to do what.
Looking at the boy, Sakura began, "I-I would like to say that it's been a pleasure to duel you, Hoshi-Kun." She couldn't help but feel her eyes moisten.
"You too," Hoshi said, his voice cracking slightly from emotion, "Now I know you're a great duelist Sakura-San so please let me witness it. Don't go easy on me just cause I'm a kid." He smiled as he basically repeated Sakura's words.
Taking that as a yes, Sakura then began her final move. "Ok then! Sacrificing Trap Master and Ancient Elf, I summon Dark Magician Girl." On cue, the two monsters disappeared and a young girl with blonde hair and pink and blue outfit appeared. She turned around and offered Sakura a quick wink.
"Now that I have my Dark Magician Girl on the field, I can activate this card that I've had set from the beginning: Sage's Stone!" The face down card revealed itself as Sakura continued to explain, "With Sage's Stone, if I have Dark Magician Girl face up on the field, I can special summon a certain monster and that certain monster is none other than Dark Magician himself!" No sooner the words left her mouth, a tall figure cloaked in purple appeared. He almost stood protectively in front of Sakura, like it was his duty for no harm to become of her. With a smile and a sense of joy, Sakura then said, "Now Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl! Attack him directly!" The two beings pointed their staffs directly at the boy and with that, his life points went down to zero.
Meeting in the middle, the two shook hands. "Here's your locator card and the rarest card I have," Hoshi said, handing her the two cards. Gently, Sakura took the first one, leaving the second
"Oh you forgot-" Sakura just shook her head. Hoshi just continued, "B-But the rules say-"
"I personally don't give a damn about Kaiba's stupid rules," Sakura interjected, finally speaking up, "I do, however, would like to know why you were so upset about losing earlier?"
He looked down in a way as if he'd just got caught in a big lie. Bending down slightly to his level, Sakura looked into his eyes. He was crying.
"I-I- no my brother," Hoshi began, his voice quivering as tears started to slide down his cheeks, "H-he was gonna be here today but he got sick a few days ago and couldn't make it. I knew he r-really wanted to be here s-so I took his d-deck and went in his pl-place." He used the back of his hand to wipe away the tears that covered his cheeks. He only looked up when he felt a hand on his head. A gentle smile met his eyes.
"Go to your brother. Don't worry. You did well," Sakura offered with a smile. With a shaky sigh, the boy nodded before turning around with a small thank you.
Standing back up straight, Sakura watched as the boy walked out of sight. After a moment, she looked at her locator card and smiled wide.
Two down; four to go!
Unknown to her, however, she was being watched from top a building not far from her position.
'She did very well adibou! Do you not agree?' Yami asked his shorter, quieter light with a smile. Yugi just nodded in agreement, trying not to roll his eyes at his dark's approval for the woman that had unknowingly captured his affections.
'Whenever you're done praising Sakura-Chan, Yami, we can do some actual dueling ourselves,' Yugi said to the clearly distracted spirit.
With a defeated sigh, Yami agreed his partner, 'I suppose you are correct." With that, he left in search of his first opponent.
A/N: I'm finally done! I wrote most of this is only 3 or 4 days so sorry if any of it's rushed. Most of the beginning is just like the anime so I didn't add a lot of details there. Sakura's duel was the really important thing (and the introduction of Marik of course).
Speaking of Marik, what did he mean by calling her "Princess"? The Plot thickens! It just gets worse in the next chapter or two.
Because the next chapter will have a lot of plot details, it will be a while before I'm done with the next chapter because I don't want to leave out anything! This is one of the chapter I've been waiting to write since the beginning! *squeeee!*
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