FF to Thursday before Spring Break
(Alea's POV)
As we all hung out in Study Hall (as I only needed a half credit of Lifetime Sports), we watched Yugi teaching Joey how to play Duel Monsters. Joey was already starting to learn and was trying pretty hard to figure out his next move. "Aww, you look so cute when your thinking," Tristan joked. Joey shoved him away. I giggled a little bit.
"They've been at it for awhile," Tea said. "Joey's starting to get the hang of it, but Yugi is an expert." He definitely was. I wondered why I never saw him compete. He'd probably rock the competition.
Joey made his next move by playing Kagemusha of the Blue Flame. It seemed like a pretty good move, but it wasn't good enough. Yugi countered with Blackland Fire Dragon, wiping out Joey's life points. "Wow, you suck at this game Joey," Tristan said. I punched him in the arm, motioning for him to back off. Yes, Joey did suck at Duel Monsters, but he was still just a beginner.
"I think you did fine, Joey," Yugi said. "I just had better cards. Maybe we can go over to Grandpa's game shop and get you some better cards." Oh, Yugi was so sweet. I really admired how he was so willing to help others. "Maybe we can get Grandpa to show us the super rare card he owns," Yugi said.
"Oh, he has a rare card, too?" I said. After getting the rare "Amisi of Heaven" and "Destria of Hell" cards plus their "Change of Soul" activation card (don't bother Googling, they don't exist. Sorry), I thought I had the super rare card. Oh well, it would be interesting to see what rare card Grandpa Moto had.
FF to that afternoon
After finding our way to the game shop (we had only been there once and kind of forgot where it was), Bakura and I went inside, where we were just in time to see Grandpa Moto take out the super rare card. "Sorry we're late," I apologized. "We got lost."
"It's perfectly fine," Grandpa Moto said. "As I was saying…this is the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon." It was pretty friggin' cool. I had never even heard of a white dragon, let alone one with blue eyes. Then again, I never really had an affinity for dragons. But, the card was pretty cool, nonetheless.
Tristan took the card and looked at it. "It doesn't look all that special to me," he said. Grandpa Moto took t back.
"This card is priceless!" he said. "There are only four of them in the whole world!"
"Well, I'm ready to trade," Joey said.
"Not for this card," Grandpa Moto said.
"I didn't mean that card," Joey reassured. "Show me some other cool cards to get me started."
"Yeah, he's gonna need all the good cards he can get if he wants to beat Yugi's awesome deck," I said. Joey shot me an annoyed look. "Hey, at least I'm not judging your skill," I said.
Just then, the door opened revealing a person we all probably least expected to show up here. "Kaiba," Bakura and I said simultaneously.
"Can I help you?" Grandpa Moto asked.
"It wouldn't surprise me if you can't," Seto replied.
"Don't you have a big fancy company to run instead of bugging us?" I questioned. He simply ignored me.
"I came to see…the card," he said.
"Didn't know he was into Duel Monsters," Joey said. "Maybe I could duel you sometime."
"Please…I'm the number one-ranked duelist in the country, and the favorite to win the Duel Monsters Championship," Seto said disdainfully. "You wouldn't last two minutes in a duel against me."
"Why, you no good piece of-" Joey said before being held back by Yugi.
"Well, shit, if you didn't want to duel you didn't have to be a total dick about it," I said.
"Hmph…well, a little small town girl like you couldn't possibly understand the fierce world of Duel Monsters," he said.
"Small town? I'll show you small town," I said. "Joey, back me up." But Bakura held me back before I could do anything.
"Hey, no fighting in the shop," Grandpa Moto said.
"He was asking for it," Joey grumbled. Seto just smiled smugly.
"I wondered if this shop has any worthwhile cards or not," he said. His eyes quickly landed on the Blue-Eyes White Dragon card. He seemed to get a little sweaty and frantically approached the counter. Of course, Grandpa Moto quickly shut the case the card was in.
"Is there anything else I can help you with?" Grandpa Moto asked. Seto slammed his briefcase onto the counter, revealing a whole bunch of Duel Monsters cards.
"Whoa," we all said. I didn't like him, but that was a pretty impressive supply of Duel Monsters cards.
"I'll trade them all for the Blue-Eyes White Dragon," he said. Was he serious? Man, was he obsessed with that card.
"No thanks," Grandpa Moto said.
"Name your price," Kaiba insisted.
"Sorry, but this card means more to me than anything you can offer," Grandpa Moto refused. "Not because of its power, but because it was a gift from a dear friend. Parting with it is out of the question."
Good for you, Grandpa Moto. What a true friend he must be.
"Grandpa would feel the same even if it was a common card," Yugi said. "It has bonded with his heart."
I guess sweetness runs in the family.
Seto slammed his briefcase shut and stalked out. As he exited the door, I heard him mutter, "Senile old fool." Hmph. Who's the real fool here?
"Well, it was nice to hang out with you guys, but I actually have to go, too," I said. "I want to get my homework done so I have enough time to watch the newest episode of CSI: Las Vegas."
"Okay, well, let's meet up here tomorrow," Yugi suggested.
"Okay," I said.
"Oh…I can't come over tomorrow," Bakura said. "I have to take Ryou to a doctor's appointment…he wouldn't last a minute if I wasn't there."
Aw, poor Ryou.
"Well, see you all tomorrow," I said before leaving with Bakura.
FF to next day afternoon
(Alea's POV)
"Well, I might be awhile until Ryou's appointment is done. Will you be alright here?" Bakura asked.
"I will," I replied. "And if anything comes up I'll just call you."
"Alright. I'll see you later," he said, kissing me and then speeding away.
I then noticed everyone standing outside the store. They looked worried. "Hey, what's going on?" I asked.
"The doors locked and the shop is unattended," Tea informed me.
"Where's Yugi?" I asked. "Is he still inside?"
"Yeah, but he's not answering," Joey said.
Suddenly, Yugi rushed out of the store. "Yugi, what's wrong?" I asked worriedly.
"Kaiba's got Grandpa!" he said. "We need to hurry!" We were all shocked, but quickly ran to Kaiba Corp.
When we got there and entered the building, Grandpa Moto was lying on the floor, barely conscious. We all rushed to him. "I failed," he said weakly. "I wanted to teach Kaiba a lesson about the heart of the cards, but I lost."
Oh, poor Grandpa Moto! How could Kaiba do this to him?
"You're late," a familiar, less than appealing voice said.
"You bastard!" Joey shouted. "What did you do to Yugi's grandpa?"
"We had a duel, that's all," Seto explained. "We put up our most valuable cards as prizes, but I guess the Virtual Simulation system I invented was too much for the old man."
"You should be ashamed of yourself," Tea said. "Yeah," I agreed.
Suddenly, Seto took out Grandpa Moto's Blue-Eyes White Dragon card and ripped it in half. We were all beyond shocked. "No," Yugi breathed. "That was Grandpa's most treasured card."
"It's a rare and powerful card," Seto agreed. "and now it will never be used against me."
As Grandpa Moto tried tp reach for his torn-up card, Yugi angrily shouted at Seto, "How could you do such a thing?"
"Yeah! You went too far this time!" I joined in. "First you hurt Yugi's grandpa and then you destroy his most precious possession? What in hell is wrong with you!"
Just then, Grandpa Moto weakly held out his deck to Yugi. "I put my soul into these cards and taught you everything you know," he said. "Take them and teach Kaiba respect for the heart of the cards."
Oh, if Yugi could teach an asshole like Kaiba something like that, anything is possible.
"But…I can't leave you," Yugi protested.
"Hmph, sounds like an excuse," Kaiba said. "The others can take care of your grandfather while you and I duel…unless you're afraid." Oh, how I wanted to punch his face in.
"Take him on!" Joey said. "We can take care of your grandpa. Teach that rich spoiled brat what a real duel's about!"
"Yeah, Yugi, you're the best duelist we've ever seen," I chimed in.
Finally, Yugi took his grandpa's deck and said, "Let's duel!"
I walked away to call Bakura and let him know what was going on. "Hello?" he said.
"Hey, listen, something bad has just happened," I said. "That asshole, Kaiba, has seriously hurt Grandpa Moto."
"What? Why?" he asked.
"It was over that Blue-Eyes card Grandpa Moto showed us yesterday, which he ended up tearing in half!" I answered.
"That bastard," I heard him say. "I'll let the hospital know so they can get a room ready for him."
"Alright, I'll be heading over there with Tea and Tristan," I said before hanging up. When I got back, I noticed that Tea, Tristan, Joey, and Yugi had strange black marks on their hands. I decided to ignore it and went to pick up the two pieces of the Blue-Eyes card to see if I could try to fix it for Grandpa Moto.
As I headed to the ambulance with Tea and Tristan, I turned back and paused suddenly. When I saw Yugi…he didn't quite look like Yugi. He looked taller, his hair was slightly different, and his eyes were no longer cute and innocent, but serious looking. It instantly reminded me of Valentine's Day when the same thing happened to Bakura. Perhaps…Of course! It was because Yugi had a Millennium Item. Perhaps this happened to all that wielded one. The only question was, is he a good or evil spirit. Something I would have to ask Destria.
"C'mon, Alea!" Tristan called. I hurried back to the ambulance.
So much weird stuff was happening. But…would they just keep getting weirder?
