TRUE DREAMS
Me: I'm starting a new series and I hope people like it. It has nothing to do with any of my other stories, so tell me what you think. Also I don't know anything about Mai's past so everything is made up and it will stay that way unless someone offers me a good reason to change it.
1. The Call
She walked along the street, blond hair flowing in the slight wind. She stared at the people passing by, at all the happy kids and their families and thought longingly of her own. But she didn't dwell on it. She had no family, as far as she was concerned. She also had no friends and that was the reason she was out here.
Last night she dreamed, something unusual for her. She had given up dreaming long ago, but last night, she had dreamt. She had dreamed of long red hair and beautiful eyes. She had dreamed of wings and of power. That much power and beauty, all in a person who wanted to be with her. She had felt their concern, their friendship and for the first time in her life, she had felt safe.
The dream had stayed with her when she woke up and had led her down this street. She trusted it and followed it, but so far nothing. The person of her dreams hadn't appeared and she was still alone. She stopped at the window of a shop and tried to hold back her tears. She had been left alone again. She turned and rested her head against the cool glass of the shop window and opened her eyes.
She gasped. It was her! The one from her dreams, but it was a card. She looked at the display that held the card.
"Duel Monsters? Never heard of that game before, but if it has her, than I'm in." She rushed into the shop and over to the display. A crowd of boys milled around the display and arguing over the cards. She saw no girls, but that didn't matter. All that mattered was getting that card. She pushed through the crowd until she was in reach of the card. She reached out for it and picked it up.
It felt right, sitting there in her hand and she smiled. Harpie Lady was the name of the card.
"Excuse me, young lady, but single cards can only be bought with a starter deck." She blinked and saw the manager holding out a deck of cards and a rulebook. It was $30.00 and the single was five more on top of that, but as she hesitated and was about to put the card down, it seemed the eyes looked back at her and she knew that she couldn't walk away.
"I'll take it." She handed over all her money and left the shop, the deck and book in her pocket and the card in her hand. When she reached her house, she just ran up the stairs, ignoring the other occupants of the house, and into her room. She cleared out a place on the floor and placed Harpie Lady in the middle. She then pulled out the rest of the deck.
There were forty cards and she went through each one. Only a few caught her attention and these ones she put to the side. After going through the deck, she looked at the cards she had put aside. Cyber armor, Rose Whip, Shadowed Eyes and one more, Elegant Egotist. They all worked with her Harpie Lady and she placed them beside the card.
She didn't know what to do with the rest of the deck, or even how to play, so she turned to the rulebook.
"I need at least forty cards to play!? But, they don't suit her?" She looked over at Harpie Lady and sighed. She needed a deck worthy of her, but had no more money. She sat up all night and read the rulebook, memorizing the rules and planning strategies. She smiled when she learned that you could play for other cards and could even trade.
She looked at the rest of the deck and began looking for strategies that would work with them and how best to use her friend. As she went through it, she knew that her dream had led her right. With this game, she could leave home forever and have to rely on no one but herself. This is what she wanted. It was still late that night and she looked around her room and made up her mind.
Grabbing an old traveling bag, she stuffed some clothes and accessories in it. She went through the house, but seeing nothing else she would miss, she left everything and just took food. She left her key on the counter and with deck in her pocket she left, not once looking back.
It was dark outside, but she wasn't scared. She headed back to the store, knowing it wasn't going to open for another few hours, but she wanted to be there when it did. She would learn all she could, and that seemed like the best place to learn.
She sat down in front of the window and pulled out the rulebook once more, making sure she hadn't missed anything. It had already occurred to her that she had chosen a hard life to begin with, but if she got good, than she could make a good living off it. School had done nothing for her and she had never found anything to interest her, but now, she had.
She looked again at the card that started it all. Harpie Lady.
"I'll make a deck worthy of you. You called me and I answered. You're the only friend I need and together, we will take on the world, we'll show them true power. Just you and I." She rested that night, sitting in front of the shop. What she didn't know about that night was that she could have been hurt, but people that would have caused her harm, had found themselves backing away.
Each one had been left with an impression in their minds of red hair, dangerous eyes and blue wings. Those that had gotten too close, had claw marks on their face for their trouble. Mai woke up, knowing none of this, but loving the feeling of being protected that flowed through her.
The store had opened and she walked in and looked at the other cards. None of them interested her, but by the time she was done a duel had started in the back of the shop. She went over to watch. The two boys were using mainly warriors and dragons. Those didn't interest her, no it was a card that the victor had thrown away as what he deemed 'a useless sacrifice.
Harpie Lady Sisters! She had to have that card. She saw the kid win a card from his opponent and stopped him before he left.
"Want to duel?" She batted her eyes and smiled prettily at him. He grinned and looked her over. She knew that he had taken the bait. He nodded and she sat down opposite him and brought out her deck. "How about we play for a card? My Swordstalker, for your Harpie Lady Sisters." The boy looked startled but than shrugged.
"Fine, if you want to play for that pathetic card than be my guest. You aren't going to get it though. No girl is going to beat me." With the prize decided the duel began. He played the Rude Kaiser in attack mode and she played a Crawling Dragon and two magic cards. One changed the field to mountains and the other was a dragon treasure. The power of these two cards increased her dragon enough to beat his monster and eat some of his life points.
He blinked and she just winked.
"Beginner's luck, that's all sweetie." He glared at her and placed down another monster and a card facedown. She attacked, but the unknown card had been a trap and wiped out her monster. She had been caught off guard, but his next move won the game, for her. He again sacrificed the sisters, to pull out a larger creature and she drew a card.
Harpie Lady was the card she pulled and with the other cards in her deck, she pulled the move that he hadn't been expecting. He placed Harpie Lady down and boosted her up with Cyber Armor and Rose Whip. She then played Elegant Egotist and multiplied her Lady. The three working together quickly one the battle and the boy was stuck with handing her the card she wanted. She smiled, and walked out of the store, leaving the boy to be laughed at. She felt better now. Soon she would have the ultimate deck for her friend. But right now, it felt like she had a family.
Me: Well, should I continue this series, it's up to you guys.
Me: I'm starting a new series and I hope people like it. It has nothing to do with any of my other stories, so tell me what you think. Also I don't know anything about Mai's past so everything is made up and it will stay that way unless someone offers me a good reason to change it.
1. The Call
She walked along the street, blond hair flowing in the slight wind. She stared at the people passing by, at all the happy kids and their families and thought longingly of her own. But she didn't dwell on it. She had no family, as far as she was concerned. She also had no friends and that was the reason she was out here.
Last night she dreamed, something unusual for her. She had given up dreaming long ago, but last night, she had dreamt. She had dreamed of long red hair and beautiful eyes. She had dreamed of wings and of power. That much power and beauty, all in a person who wanted to be with her. She had felt their concern, their friendship and for the first time in her life, she had felt safe.
The dream had stayed with her when she woke up and had led her down this street. She trusted it and followed it, but so far nothing. The person of her dreams hadn't appeared and she was still alone. She stopped at the window of a shop and tried to hold back her tears. She had been left alone again. She turned and rested her head against the cool glass of the shop window and opened her eyes.
She gasped. It was her! The one from her dreams, but it was a card. She looked at the display that held the card.
"Duel Monsters? Never heard of that game before, but if it has her, than I'm in." She rushed into the shop and over to the display. A crowd of boys milled around the display and arguing over the cards. She saw no girls, but that didn't matter. All that mattered was getting that card. She pushed through the crowd until she was in reach of the card. She reached out for it and picked it up.
It felt right, sitting there in her hand and she smiled. Harpie Lady was the name of the card.
"Excuse me, young lady, but single cards can only be bought with a starter deck." She blinked and saw the manager holding out a deck of cards and a rulebook. It was $30.00 and the single was five more on top of that, but as she hesitated and was about to put the card down, it seemed the eyes looked back at her and she knew that she couldn't walk away.
"I'll take it." She handed over all her money and left the shop, the deck and book in her pocket and the card in her hand. When she reached her house, she just ran up the stairs, ignoring the other occupants of the house, and into her room. She cleared out a place on the floor and placed Harpie Lady in the middle. She then pulled out the rest of the deck.
There were forty cards and she went through each one. Only a few caught her attention and these ones she put to the side. After going through the deck, she looked at the cards she had put aside. Cyber armor, Rose Whip, Shadowed Eyes and one more, Elegant Egotist. They all worked with her Harpie Lady and she placed them beside the card.
She didn't know what to do with the rest of the deck, or even how to play, so she turned to the rulebook.
"I need at least forty cards to play!? But, they don't suit her?" She looked over at Harpie Lady and sighed. She needed a deck worthy of her, but had no more money. She sat up all night and read the rulebook, memorizing the rules and planning strategies. She smiled when she learned that you could play for other cards and could even trade.
She looked at the rest of the deck and began looking for strategies that would work with them and how best to use her friend. As she went through it, she knew that her dream had led her right. With this game, she could leave home forever and have to rely on no one but herself. This is what she wanted. It was still late that night and she looked around her room and made up her mind.
Grabbing an old traveling bag, she stuffed some clothes and accessories in it. She went through the house, but seeing nothing else she would miss, she left everything and just took food. She left her key on the counter and with deck in her pocket she left, not once looking back.
It was dark outside, but she wasn't scared. She headed back to the store, knowing it wasn't going to open for another few hours, but she wanted to be there when it did. She would learn all she could, and that seemed like the best place to learn.
She sat down in front of the window and pulled out the rulebook once more, making sure she hadn't missed anything. It had already occurred to her that she had chosen a hard life to begin with, but if she got good, than she could make a good living off it. School had done nothing for her and she had never found anything to interest her, but now, she had.
She looked again at the card that started it all. Harpie Lady.
"I'll make a deck worthy of you. You called me and I answered. You're the only friend I need and together, we will take on the world, we'll show them true power. Just you and I." She rested that night, sitting in front of the shop. What she didn't know about that night was that she could have been hurt, but people that would have caused her harm, had found themselves backing away.
Each one had been left with an impression in their minds of red hair, dangerous eyes and blue wings. Those that had gotten too close, had claw marks on their face for their trouble. Mai woke up, knowing none of this, but loving the feeling of being protected that flowed through her.
The store had opened and she walked in and looked at the other cards. None of them interested her, but by the time she was done a duel had started in the back of the shop. She went over to watch. The two boys were using mainly warriors and dragons. Those didn't interest her, no it was a card that the victor had thrown away as what he deemed 'a useless sacrifice.
Harpie Lady Sisters! She had to have that card. She saw the kid win a card from his opponent and stopped him before he left.
"Want to duel?" She batted her eyes and smiled prettily at him. He grinned and looked her over. She knew that he had taken the bait. He nodded and she sat down opposite him and brought out her deck. "How about we play for a card? My Swordstalker, for your Harpie Lady Sisters." The boy looked startled but than shrugged.
"Fine, if you want to play for that pathetic card than be my guest. You aren't going to get it though. No girl is going to beat me." With the prize decided the duel began. He played the Rude Kaiser in attack mode and she played a Crawling Dragon and two magic cards. One changed the field to mountains and the other was a dragon treasure. The power of these two cards increased her dragon enough to beat his monster and eat some of his life points.
He blinked and she just winked.
"Beginner's luck, that's all sweetie." He glared at her and placed down another monster and a card facedown. She attacked, but the unknown card had been a trap and wiped out her monster. She had been caught off guard, but his next move won the game, for her. He again sacrificed the sisters, to pull out a larger creature and she drew a card.
Harpie Lady was the card she pulled and with the other cards in her deck, she pulled the move that he hadn't been expecting. He placed Harpie Lady down and boosted her up with Cyber Armor and Rose Whip. She then played Elegant Egotist and multiplied her Lady. The three working together quickly one the battle and the boy was stuck with handing her the card she wanted. She smiled, and walked out of the store, leaving the boy to be laughed at. She felt better now. Soon she would have the ultimate deck for her friend. But right now, it felt like she had a family.
Me: Well, should I continue this series, it's up to you guys.
