Discalimer: Okay, you know the drill: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh but I do own my characters and cards, yadda-yadda-yadda…
"Grandpa! I'm home!" Yugi called out, walking in and slipping off his sneakers.
"Yo Gramps!" Joey called out. Tristen and Tea were behind them, and followed.
"Hey Yugi, your grandpa's shoes aren't here. he must of gone out or somethin'," Tristen observed.
"Ya, but there's a apir of boots here, but they don't belong to grandpa. the belong to someone else," Yugi stated.
"They belong to a girl. I've seen those in the store," tea stated. the group stared at each toher.
"Huh?" Yugi said. "Grandpa never said anything about any guests coming, especially a girl." They exchanged confused looks. "Maybe Grandpa left a note or something." And he did. When the group entered the livingroom, Yugi noticed a small envelope on the table.
Yugi
I went out to the store to pick up something. We have a guest too. Her name is Arianna. Please make her feel welcome.
Grandpa
"Okay, at least he told us her name," Tea said.
"I wonder what she looks like?" Joey thought, a mischevious look on his face. Tristen whacked him over the head.
"Don't even start with that Joey," he said with a sigh. Joey rubbed his head, but then brightened up.
"Hey Yugi, can I see your monster cards again? I really wanna get the hang of it!" Joey said. Yugi grinned and stood up, dropping the envelope to the ground.
"Sure Joey! Hang on a sec. I left the cards in the guestroom," and he turned around and dashed out of the room. Tea looked down and noticed another piece of paper sticking out of the envelope.
"Huh?" she said and picked it up. Curiusly, she read it, and then her face went white. "Uh-oh..."
"What is it Tea?" Trsiten asked.
"Yugi! Don't go into the room witho-" Tea started to shout but then they heard a yelp of surprise from yugi and the sound of a girl screaming "GET OUT!" and the door being slammed shut. Tea covered her face with a hand and sweatdropped. Yugi returned, shaking and eyes wide.
"Scarred, scarred" he kept on muttering. Tristen and Joey exchanmged confused looks. Tea handed Joey the note and the two read it. then, they both turned read and fell over laughing.
Yugi
One other thing. Knock before entering the guestroom. Arianna might be changing from her shower. I'll explain when I get back.
Grandpa
"So Yugi, what was she like?" Tristen joked. Yugi picked up a pillow from the couch and threw it at him, saying, "Pervert!" Joey fell over, turning redder and redder.
"Joey, if you don't stop laughing, you're gonna burst," Tea pointed out.
***
Arianna sighed, and picked up the pillow that she threw at the door. Doesn't that guy know how to knock on a door? Geeze! Shaking her head, she quickly threw on her dry clothes, her pendant, and after running abursh through her hair and quickly tying it back, she left the room. Quietly and slowly, she walked down the hallway, listening to the voices at the end. She gave a small laugh, as she heard them tease another voice, the one she was guessing was the one who forgot to knock.
"Would you guys shut up already?" the boy demanded.
"Nope." Arianna giggled and her pendant glowed.
\\There is something strange here\\
Oh hush. For once, can you stop telling me to be careful or saying that every little thing seems strange to you? Okay?
\\I am only-\\
Stop worrying about me Nitari, and stop glowing already! I'm going to talk to them! And without another word from the voice, Arianna entered the room.
***
"Eh-hem," somebody from behind spoke. They all turned around to see a girl, with her bright red hair pulled into a pony-tail and was wearing black jeans, a red tight t-shirt and a strange pendant. Yugi quickly blushed while looking at her.
"Um, I'm sorry about…" The girl grinned and waved it away.
"That's alright. At least I still had the towel on," she said, winking, causing him to turn even redder. "By the way, the name's Arianna. Your grandpa offered me to stay here for a night or two."
"How come? Don't you have your parents?" Tristen asked. Arianna's eyes went soft with sadness for a moment, and Tea shook her head at Tristen, forbidding from asking anything like that.
"No, they died a long time ago, when I was just a little kid," she replied softly.
"How?" Tristen asked, not seeing Tea's face, who sweatdropped.
"In a plane crash years ago. They were on their way back from a digging, when it happened. I've been on my own ever since," Arianna explained. They can't know the truth just yet. Let's see if I can trust them
"That's terrible," Yugi said. Arianna nodded, and sat down on the couch next to him. His eyes widened, seeing her necklace.
"Wow, that's an awesome necklace! It sorta looks like my own!" Yugi said, pointing to the Millenium Puzzle. Her eyes widened just the slightest with surprise, but they didn't notice.
"Ya, my mom and pop gave it to me, when I was younger. They found it in a di- I mean an old antique store. They got and gave it to me. It's really all I have left of them."
\\Yugi, be careful\\
What do you mean Yami?
\\Be careful around this girl. I sense something from her, and I'm not liking it\\
Are you sure? You must be paranoid
\\I'm not quite sure Yugi, but just heed my warning and be cautious around her\\
Alright, but I don't see what's to worry about. She seems nice to me
"How old are you Arianna?" Joey asked.
"You can call me Ari or Aria for short. That's sort of a long name. And, I'm fourteen."
"Same here! By the way, my name is Tea.'
"My name is Tristen."
"I'm Joey and the one who doesn't know how to knock is Yugi." Arianna grinned at Yugi as glared at his best friend.
"How long have been living on your own?" Yugi asked, looking up. Arianna looked thoughtful for a moment.
"Well, my parents died when I was about two. I stayed in an orphanage until I was eleven, and then I ventured off on my own, with a couple of others. Eventually, we split up, looking for jobs or trying to start life. I was the youngest one, so when everyone left, I was all alone. I make a living now battling people in Duel Monsters and getting money off of bets on who would win the match. Yugi's eyes widened with energy.
"You play Duel Monsters too?" Arianna grinned and nodded.
"It's practically been my life!" And Nitari's
"Hey, can I see your cards? Please?" Laughing at his eagered face, she agreed and ran to get her cards.
"She seems really nice," Yugi commented.
"Ya. That's sad that she lost he parents, at such a young age," Tea said. He nodded.
"I'm back! Here ya go!" Arianna said, handing him her cards. Little does he know, those aren't all of my cards! She thought, a tiny twinkle in her eye.
