Hey everyone, Happy Valentine's Day! If you are alone like myself, try enjoying this new chapter I wrote throughout the day. I hope you all like it and that it lifts your mood on this cold, highly Hallmark advertised holiday!
"But that's impossible. There's no such thing as ghosts, right?" Seto asked. Joey snickered. "Well, it looks like Mr. 'I don't believe in magic' is second guessing himself." Joey's boyfriend sighed. "Let's just find the source of the crying. Then we are going to get out of here." The two searched the many halls of Domino High until they came across one of the girl's bathrooms on the second floor. "W-we can't go in there, that's the girls room!" Joey shouted. Kaiba chuckled. "You seem more frightened of women's bathrooms than you do about the possibility of this school being haunted." "Ah, so now it's a possibility, eh?" "Watch it." Seto replied sternly.
"I'll go first." The brunette declared. "Take my hand." He offered with an annoyed expression. This only made Joey's smirk widen. "Sure, anything you say, my brave knight in shining armor." "Fine, I'll leave you here alone." Seto warned as he began to walk away and head into the girl's bathroom on his own. "Hey, wait up! I was only kidding ya some!" "Well, we've found the source of the crying." Kaiba announced as he pointed to a young, starved looking woman with gorgeous red hair. "Hey, are you okay?" The blonde asked.
"What is you name?" Seto inquired. "Well, to answer both of you, yes I am okay. And, well… I don't exactly have a name." Kaiba raised an eyebrow. He had a feeling that this was one of those weird encounters with the supernatural that his boyfriend had mentioned earlier. "People simply refer to me as 'The Unhappy Maiden'". Both Seto and Joey were too shocked for words to reply. "But that doesn't make any sense." Seto replied. "The Unhappy Maiden is a Duel Monster's card. Are you trying to play some kind of game with us?"
Joey sighed. "Please excuse him, he's clearly in shock. It's not everyday this guy runs into real monsters. Well, not that your one of those ugly monsters or anything! In fact – you're quite nice looking! Honest!" The Unhappy Maiden shook her head. "Yes, I know what you mean." "So, let's just pretend that you are, in fact, a real spirit from a Duel Monster's card. Why are you up here crying so late at night?" The young girl lowered her head. "All I want is for people to stop fighting. When they fight, I feel their pain. I was drawn to this place because there is so much pain and confusion here."
"How can we help you?" Joey Wheeler asked. The maiden shyly avoided his gaze. "Well, I am injured. And I need something to heal me." Seto wasn't sure how he could possibly help something, or someone that simply wasn't even real. "What do you need?" "I lost my friend." The maiden explained. "When I was teleported into your world, we got separated. I've had my friend throughout my entire life, and now I just don't know what to do without her." "Can you draw us a picture of your friend so we can help you find her?" Joey said as he handed her a piece of paper and a pencil.
"I could try." She replied. A couple minute later, a scribbled portrait of another familiar Duel Monster was drawn. "That's Happy Lover." Kaiba said, still shocked. "Yes. That is my friend, and she heals me whenever I am injured." "But you don't look injured." Said the blonde. "I know I may not look injured," The red – headed girl began. "But I feel injured on the inside. It's people's emotional pain that affects me the deepest. But with Happy Lover back at my side, I will feel whole again."
"Okay. One of us has to think rationally." Seto announced. "Now, where would we be able to find Happy Lover?" "I got it!" Joey shouted. "Happy Lover has healing abilities, right?" Kaiba nodded in response. "Well, a good place to go to get healed is the nurses office! We just have to go back where we started." The brunette smirked. "Well, looks like you've used up your one good idea for the day, Wheeler." "Watch it." The other warned. "You just be lucky that I'm in a good mood for 3 in da mornin'."
Behold, as the duo approached the nurse's office once again, they had been greeted by none other than Happy Lover wearing a nurse's hat and a clipboard ready in hand. The creature moaned happily to greet them. "Hey, we need ya real quick, pal." Joey said as he carefully approached the happy fairy. "Your friend is in some serious trouble. She's sick and she needs your help." Happy Lover was shocked to hear this news and flew around in a panic. "Don't worry, we'll take you to her." Seto said as he attempted to comfort their new flying friend. 'Wait a minute, this is a little too easy.' He thought to himself.
"There must be some kind of challenge to this, or a trick." Seto informed with a finger on his chin. "Trick?" Joey asked. "Just for once in my life I'd like to go on an easy adventure without zombies, evil dragons, or trolls." A moment later, a group of zombies, evil dragons, and trolls appeared out of the crumbling ground of Domino High. "I think you spoke too soon." Seto sighed. Happy Lover hid behind the two teens, in hopes they would protect her.
"Don't worry Happy Lover, we'll get you back to your friend. She needs you as much as you need her." "Yes. But for now, we have some business to take care of." Kaiba stated as he pulled his duel disk out of his trench coat. "I call upon my Blue Eyes White Dragon! Not a single monster can stand up to the power of this magnificent creature." "Dragons, eh?" Joey Wheeler asked. "All right, I summon my Red Eyes Black Dragon in attack mode!" "Blue Eyes, white lightning attack!" Seto ordered as a shot of lightning burst out of his dragon's mouth and covered the field of fiendish monsters.