"I'm fine, really," insisted Yuugi as Anzu fussed over him, and Jounouchi and Honda fought over who would find an ice pack first. The new girl remained rather aloof, perusing the shelves in the game shop. Yuugi's grandpa had run to the shop down the street when he found they were out of band-aids, but would be back soon. Yuugi assured Anzu for the fifty-seventh time that he was okay, and limped across the room to the girl. "Thanks for stepping in back there."
"Sure. I needed to speak to you anyway. I'd rather not talk here, though, so maybe later."
Following her gaze, he smiled, hiding the confusion her comment had caused. "So…you like duel monsters?"
She closed her eyes briefly and shrugged. "I don't play the game."
He took a step back. "But…but…that power…don't you have a millennium item or something?"
She shook her head, grinning. "None at all. That's why I'm here, Mutou Yuugi."
His eyes widened. "How…?"
She smiled. "Explanations will come later. You can call me Selket." She extended her right hand towards him.
The simple, soothing gesture of friendship calmed him a little, and he shook her hand. Deep inside, though, something made him wonder. Maybe it was the fact that she used the name of an ancient Egyptian goddess, and one of the basic ones at that. In fact, if he remembered correctly, Selket was the scorpion goddess, of all things.
At that moment, however, Jounouchi came tearing out of the back room with an irate Honda in pursuit. Apparently, Jounouchi had found ice cream in the freezer and called dibs on it, leaving none for Honda. They were arguing furiously over it when Anzu grabbed it. "For shame, both of you!" she scolded. "That's not yours! You can't just go taking Yuugi's grandpa's food!"
Jounouchi scuffed his shoe against the floor. "Aww man, Anzu, I'm hungry!"
"Yeah, me too!" put in Honda.
Yuugi rolled his eyes and smiled in defeat. "Okay, I'll get bowls and everyone can have some."
"YAAYYYYYYYY!!!"