Yami's POV
"My…I know the meaning of those words and now…I see my wrongdoings…so now the real duel begins!"
"I think it is a tad bit too late for that Yami Yugi." Mai smirked as I drew. "Well I activate this card…Brain Control! I will control your Harpies pet dragon. Then I summon Catapult turtle and attack that troublesome mirror wall!" I launched the dragon at the Mirror wall and destroyed it. "And since Catapult turtle takes half of the monsters attack points out of the owners life points…You lose a good chunk of points."
Yami Yugi: 300
Mai: 850
"It seems I am making a come back Mai." Mai glared. I knew I was daring her to attack and she smirked. "You know what… I won't attack this turn…instead I activate the card Elegant Egotist. This give me two more Harpies."
"So…no attack this turn hu?" Mai placed a finger on her lips. "You know Yami…there is just something in your eyes…they are as sharp as knives."
"You should have attacked…You missed your chance on winning." Mai frowned. "What do you mean?"
"I play the face down card, monster recovery. This card just lets me refresh my hand." I placed my current hand in my deck and then shuffled and drew five new cards. But it was no good…my hand wasn't a very good hand. Then I looked at that Shadow eyes card and it gave me a thought. "I set Mystic elf in defense mode." And just as I thought, she didn't attack, which took Mai by surprise. "What!? Why isn't she attacking?"
"I had a hunch that the Shadow eyes card only worked on male monsters…You know how hormones work." Mai smirked. "Very clever…but now I activate monster reborn to bring back harpies pet Dragon!" She attacked Mystic elf and I was left defenseless once again. "I draw." I drew the one card I needed. "I activate Swords of revealing light! Now I have three turns to come up with a winning strategy."
"Yami Yugi…you are grasping at straws."
"Perhaps…but I rather go down with a fight than to go down quietly." I smirked as I summon my next monster. "I summon Kuribou to the field." Mai laughed at my monster. "ha ha ha ha ha! What is that little fur ball going to do?"
"He is the key to my plan…just wait and see." Mai rolled her eyes as she drew a card and ended her turn. I drew but it was a useless card. "I activate monster reborn and bring back Gaia the Fierce knight." She drew and by the look in her eyes, she had a plan. This was my last turn and I reached to draw. But my heart was bounding. What this the end or will this be my salvation? My hands shook and Yugi noticed and placed a hand over mine. "Yami…I know this is the card we need…don't let your doubt take over."
"Your right Yugi…I won't be afraid anymore." I drew and smiled then I summoned a monster in defense mode. The swords disappeared and I was staring down Mai's army. "Well Yami Yugi…what did those three turns get you?"
"Those three turns gave me victory. I activate Black Luster ritual! When light and darkness combines then chaos appears then Gaia transforms into Black Luster solider!" I attacked her dragon, destroying it.
Yami Yugi: 300
Mai: 750
I was expecting her to try to fight but there was this look in her eyes as she looked at her Harpies. Then she placed a hand over her deck. "I surrender…I see no way around that knight and I would rather not see my Harpies get killed." There was a silence for a bit. "Mai…I owe you my gratitude. If it wasn't for those words…I would have lost sight of what being a duelist means to me." Mai gave a sincere smile. "Yami…You and Yugi both know that there is no such thing as an invincible duelist. We all win and we all lose…I promise I will take this loss to heart and get even stronger." She gave me a wink and blew a kiss to me.(Yes I admit I did blush with that) "Yami Yugi…good luck against Pegasus. I know you'll kick his ass." That was when everyone came running up and literally knock me off my feet. Jonouchi gave me a bear hug. "YEA! YAMI…YUGI! I KNEW YOU WOULD PULL THROUGH!"
"J…Jonouchi! Can you put me down please!?" Jonouchi smirked. "Oh…sorry…but you did amazing." Then I saw Kisimra there but she looked a bit angry. "Yami…explain." I blushed. I did snap at her and then nearly threw the game. "Kisimra…I…"
"Let's go over there so we can talk in privet." I've really pissed her off. Once we were in a corner I switched places with Yugi so that she couldn't yell. "Okay…Kisimra I know I said I wasn't scared an I know that was really lousy dueling at first."
"Ya' think!? Yami you nearly gave me a heart attack seeing that! I was able to read your actions."
"I won didn't I!? I didn't throw the duel and now I am one step closer to fighting Pegasus…why are you so angry at me?"
"Kris visited you didn't she?" How did she know? "Last night…she uh…well she…" Told me that you were a ghost…that I killed myself for some reason? What was I supposed to tell her? Then Kisimra sighed. "Yami…I just wish you could have told us that you were worried. When something bugs you, you tend to shut people out. I wasn't sure but I could sense that Kris was in your room last night but…I should have just came in and check on you and Yugi."
"Kisimra…Well…other than spooking me…Nothing happened. I'm sorry that I snapped at you but…I couldn't afford to risk your safety. Especially since Kris is after you."
"I…" She took both my hands in her hands and looked into my eyes. I felt a blush form on my cheeks. "I'm sorry but…if she ever hurts you…I would never forgive myself. Let these hands of yours fight Pegasus while I fight Kris…that is why You can't hid that kind of thing…not from me please." Then something struck me as strange. "Kisimra…how are you holding my hands? I'm in spirit form."
"What?" She looked over at Yugi, who looked really shocked that she was holding my hand as well. "I…How…" she let my hands go and looked at her own hands. "Maybe…Maybe I'm getting stronger in my median ability…Yea that's it." She backed up. I didn't have the heart to tell her what Kris told me about her. That she was a ghost herself. "You know what Kisimra…You're right. Your abilities are getting stronger…for that I am happy for you."
"And I am happy you won Yami…so keep up the good work and kick that Pegasus ass." She smiled as she and I hurried back to the gang. "Hey…I just notice…where is Honda and Bakura?" we looked around and Yugi frown. "I don't know…I thought he was here."
"Yea well…they are being rude." Anzu frowned. Kisimra nodded in agreement. "I know…how rude." The next duel was announced and Bandit Keith was waiting for Jonouchi. "Yawn… Okay can we get the duel on now?" I just glared. The damn bastard hit Yugi and trapped us in the cave so he was just lucky he wasn't facing me. "Duelist please show your qualification card."
"Way ahead of you." Bandit Keith smirked as he showed his card. Then Jonouchi was fishing around for his card. "AHK!WHERE IS MY CARD!?" we all looked shocked. I knew Jonouchi had his card…it wasn't like him to lose a card especially if it's important. "You guys stay here I'll go and check my room…maybe I left it there." Then the announcer spoke out. "You have five minutes or else you are disqualified." I snapped. "That is barely enough time for him to even get to his room and back!"
Jonouchi's POV
I was running as fast as my legs could carry me. I wasn't going to let them disqualify me! I got to my room and looked around couldn't find it anywhere. I ran back and looked at my watch…I only had a minute left and I didn't have the card Yugi gave me…did I really went all this way just to come up short? Just then I felt a hand on my shoulder. "Hey Jonouchi…why are you just standing there?" It was Mai, She had her arms crossed and a frown on her lips. "I…I can't find my card…and now…I'm going to get disqualified." Mai's violet eyes narrowed. "This isn't like you Jonouchi…You don't quit."
"But…"
"Look I know you are fighting for you sister's eye surgery so I think this will help you." She handed me a handkerchief and in it was a card. The right of the Kings right. "But…but Mai…don't you need this?"
"No…Not anymore but I would like see that go to good use." I got up and smiled. "Thank Mai…"
"Now got kick that assholes butt for me will you." I ran through the doors and smirked as I strutted to my place of the duel arena. "Jonouchi…show your card."
"Right here… I can duel now." Bandit Keith looked a bit shocked. "So are you ready to get your ass handed to you punk?"
"Not until I kick your ass first you ass."
