China: My exams are finished! So I'm back! I also started a new Harry Potter story called 'The Chronicles of Bree Potter' which is a story for my little brother. YOU GUYS BETTER READ IT!
Yumi: Last "episode" of YTS, I was crying like a bitch because of Shark -_-
China: Yep, that sounds about right. Sorry if this chapter is shit, I've only just got back into writing and I'm a tad rusty XD
Astrid: That's one word for it. Anyway, read Yugioh ZEXAL: Barian Storm by K.I.T.T. RIDER. It is an awesome story that is about Kaito/Kite having a twin sister and it's a rewrite of Zexal II. It is really creative and unique and who knows, maybe later China might ask KITT if she could borrow Asaya for this story ;)
Yumi: Astrid!
Astrid: Yumi!
China: JUST DO THE DISCLAIMER YOU TWO!
Yumi + Astrid: CHYNA COSTELLO DOES NOT OWN ZEXAL! OR ELSE KITE WOULD BE 16 AND ATTENDING HEARTLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL!
China:...You guys do realise I have the power to do that in this story right?
I've never had this much trouble stopping my tears before; not even when I found out that my parents had disappeared. But now because of some dumb boy, I'm spilling my guts. I don't know what I'm going to tell Yuma, if I tell him that Shark was the one responsible for my tears, Yuma would murder him. I'm going to have to lie through my teeth.
"What do you mean by ruined everything?" Yuma demanded as he passed me a tissue to dry my tears with.
I imagined that I looked like a real mess with my tearstained cheeks and red face. At least I had decent nose control; my snot wasn't trickling down my nose and into my mouth.
"I-I saw this cat and it walked into the road, there wasn't anything I could do. It got run over by a passing car which didn't even stop, I just feel like I could have done something." I lied as I dabbed my cheeks.
Kotori and Tetsuo were accompanying Yuma and Tori looked sad when I mentioned the cat.
"That sounds really sad, that poor kitty." Kotori's eyes started to glaze over in thought.
Yuma looked suspicious which caused my tummy to flip over.
He isn't buying it! I need to get away from Yuma before he can figure out I'm lying.
"Why aren't you at home? You know your immune system is delicate because of that entire TB scare. Plus what if Kari finds out that you're not in bed? She'll be ready to end your life!" Yuma exclaimed as he winked at me when he said 'TB scare'.
I assumed it was because Kotori and Tetsuo were there that Yuma chose to lie about my real condition. Still, Yuma has a point because all this stress and trauma is getting to me.
"I'll just make my way home before Akari can catch me then. And why aren't you in school?!" I rolled my eyes at Yuma.
Yuma gave me a funny look, "Its 4pm. You know, school's finished. I'm going to find Shark because I heard that ever since my duel with him, he's stopped going to school."
Oh, well that makes sense.
"Well I'll see you at home Yuma, good luck with the Shark thing." I smiled at him before leaving. However, Yuma grabbed arm to stop me from leaving. I gave him a puzzled look as he pulled out a familiar looking black deck pouch.
"I found your deck, it turned out that Flip had pinched it in all the confusion. I counted all of your cards and I don't think any of your cards are missing." He informed me as I quickly flicked through my deck. Nothing appeared to be missing, but my cards look outdated; I may stop off at the card shop on the way home. I'll still kill Flip when I get back to school though.
"You always know how to cheer me up." I joked as Yuma gave me a small smile.
"Hehe, I'll phone you when I find Shark. Get well soon Yumi." He waved at me before continuing his walk into the slums of Heartland City.
"See you later Yumi." Kotori added as she ran after Yuma.
"Yeah laters Yumi," Tetsuo followed Kotori and Yuma which caused me to shake my head in disbelief.
Those two would follow Yuma to the ends of the Earth; but then again, so would I. Though at least I kinda have an excuse, I mean he is my brother and I can't let him get into these hair brained schemes on his own. Well today can be an exception to that rule because even I need to take a day off from the full time job that is taking care of Yuma; I'm sure he'll be fine.
I need some me time; I have…¥1003 in my purse. Dang it, this won't be enough to completely refurbish my deck! Maybe I can barter with the shopkeeper on certain cards, or trade some cards from my Madolche deck. At this point I'm willing to consider all my options, just as long as I get some new cards to prepare for my rematch with Shark. Or just in case I bump into any Number holders. Eh, whichever comes first.
"Cooooooool, Copycat! Cyber Dragon, Ghost Ship! I feel like a kid in a candy store." I giggled as I admired the card displays.
Copycat will be a wonderful addition to my deck. It may have 0 attack and defense points, but its ability more than makes up for its lack of points. I can choose one face-up monster my opponent controls and Illusion Ice Sculpture will copy that monster's original attack and defense points. Plus it's a level one monster and my opponent can only attack Copycat, so I can use Baby Tiragon to use Copycat to attack my opponent directly.
Cyber Dragon is a fairly strong level 5 monster it can be special summoned if my opponent controls a monster and I don't. Plus if I combine it with Ghost Ship which is a level 5 monster that may be weaker than Cyber Dragon, but it can be summoned by banishing a LIGHT attribute monster from my graveyard. It'll allow me to summon Andromeda quickly and Illusion Ice Sculpture, Cyber Dragon and Ghost Ship are all LIGHT attribute monsters, so Luminous Spark will give them a power boost.
Only problem is...Cyber Dragon is worth over ¥5000 because its 40 years old! It dates back to the time of Jaden Yuki. It was Zane Truesdale's signature card (not the actual card in the display of course) so that only adds to its value. Maybe I can barter with the shopkeeper.
I took Ghost Ship and Copycat off the shelf and rushed to the till. Since the shopkeeper wasn't here, I started to abuse the doorbell until he showed up with an angry look on his face.
"Must you abuse my bell?" He sighed as he tried to calm himself down.
I shrugged my shoulders at him, "I'm in a rush. I need to buy new cards in order to duel one of my friends who needs my help but he won't admit it. Then I need to hunt down these cards."
By hunting down new cards, I mean hunting down those who are possessed by those pesky Number cards. The man held out his right hand, which indicated that he wanted me to hand him the cards I want to buy. He scanned the barcodes which made a small 'beep' sound, "That'll be... ¥637 please."
I handed him a few coins and in return, he placed my cards into a small white bag which was emblazoned with the shop's logo.
"Thanks," I smiled at him before batting my eyelashes. "I was wondering if I could buy Cyber Dragon."
"Fine, just give me ¥5068 and I'll give it to you." He smiled as he held out his hand in an expectant way.
I started to twirl my hair around my right index finger, "Yeah, but don't you think ¥5068 is a little steep for a 13 year old girl?"
Maybe if I act all sweet and innocent, he might lower the price. Unfortunately he laughed in my face.
"Unless you have a rare card, the price of Cyber Dragon won't change. Don't you know how rare it is?! This card comes from a time of legends! You should be glad I'm not charging more for this superb card!" he ranted as I flipped through my Constellar deck and pulled out one of my favourite LIGHT monsters that has saved me more times than I care to count.
"Would Effect Veiler suffice? Seriously dude, how many Tuner monsters do you see these days? It's all Xyz monsters! Plus this card was manufactured 20 years ago during the time of Yusei Fudo, but if you don't want it..." I trailed off as he snatched Effect Veiler out of my hand.
Alright, I just hope that he doesn't examine that card too closely or else he'll find out it's a fake.
I know I look and act like I play by the rules, but sometimes playing by the rules gets you nowhere in life. Besides in the future, Cyber Dragon may end up helping me save the world.
"This seems...acceptable. Alright, here's Cyber Dragon." He took out a key to unlock one of the glass displays and plucked out a Cyber Dragon card before handing it to me. I threw the card into my bag before speed walking out of the shop and running back home. One thing was for certain, I was never going back to that shop again.
I climbed back through my bedroom, changed back into my pyjamas, ruffled my hair and unlocked my bedroom door. I started to yawn and act really tired as I walked downstairs into the kitchen where Grandma was preparing dinner.
"Hey Obaa-san, need any help?" I asked as I faked a yawn.
She looked startled as she turned around, "Yumi, shouldn't you be in bed resting?"
I pouted, "If I spend any more time in my bed, I'll get some bedsores. Where's Yuma?"
Grandma started to tap her chin, "I don't know, he was supposed to come back home from school over an hour ago. He's probably out dueling; he'll be back soon though, considering it's nearly time for dinner."
I nodded my head in agreement, if she knew where Yuma was, I don't think she would be as understanding. Still, it is getting late. I really hope Yuma doesn't find Shark because Shark might tell Yuma about our duel. Why does my life sound so much like a soap opera? I'm 13; I shouldn't have to deal with all this unnecessary stress.
"You're right, I'm sure he's fine." I laughed, "Well I'm going back to my bed, and can you call me when dinner is ready?"
She smiled at me, "Of course, I don't want people to accuse me of not feeding you properly."
"Alright, thank you." I tried to leave the kitchen when Grandma started to talk.
"Oh and Yumi, next time you sneak out of the house to duel, make less noise."
I remained silent as I exited the room, dang it! It's like she knows and sees everything going on in this house!
China: I know this is dead, but I'm a tad rusty. The FULL tag duel will take place next chapter AND IT WILL BE AWESOME!
Rio: What am I even doing here?
Yumi: You're in the crazy zone! Stay tuned next chapter Rio because I'm going to duel with your super hot brother!
Rio: DO NOT CALL HIM SUPER HOT!
Shark: Damn girls.