Author's Note: This chapter was conceived on mass amounts of sugar and boredom even though it doesn't seem like it XP But I just couldn't think of anything to write on this chapter. Tell me what you think ^^; -- *~Zelda Martial~*

Chapter Two: The Healer and the Dragon --complete--

When I arrived at school some fifteen minutes later, I knew at that moment that this was going to be a bad day. My teachers were in my face all day, and people were still constantly teasing me about playing Duel Monsters - as if I were the only person in the United States who did. By the time I had gotten to Math class, I had had the final straw. I had totally forgotten about the invitation to the Duelist's Kingdom tournament when I opened my math book, and when I opened it, the invitation fell to the ground and was picked up by my worst enemy. I didn't realize that he had it until it was too late.

I was busy with getting my math stuff in order so it wasn't until I heard 'Upon your landing in the Duelist's Kingdom, present this card to gain entry into the castle.' that I realized what had happened. Turning behind me, I glared at Peter with a look of intense hatred, but he just smirked me and stood up, as if trying to prove to the class his superiority.

"Give it back to me NOW Peter." I asked him nicely to return the invitation so that the conflict would just end, but as I had suspected, he was not going to make this thing easy for me.

"And why should I you freak?"
Okay, that was it. No one called me a freak and got away with it. Without consciously realizing it, I grabbed my Duel Monster's deck from my back pack and summoned the first card that I drew.

"I summon Celtic Guardian in attack mode!"

The summoning, to say the least, scared every one of my classmates stupid, but Peter hadn't even flinched - at least that was the case until my Celtic Guardian placed his sword at Peter's neck. Once that had happened, Peter shakily offered me back my invitation card, which I took from him still very much angered, and once I had it, I shoved the card in my dueling deck and summoned back my Celtic Guardian just before our math teacher, Miss Kyte entered the room.

Peter, for his part, just stared back at me in horror, as did most of the other students, though some were mostly in shock and others in awe of what had just transpired.

I hadn't realized what had exactly happened, because I had never summoned a Duel Monster in that fashion before, and never had I done it even in a real duel. Before Miss Kyte could ask what had happened, I had gathered up my math items and my dueling deck and turned to leave the class. Just as I opened the door to leave, I could hear Peter calling out to me.

"And don't ever come back you freak!"

This had garnered Peter a severe reprimand from Miss Kyte, but before she could come after me, I had slammed the door shut so hard that the tiny glass window had shattered, spraying small bits and pieces of glass on the floor everywhere around me and in the classroom. If you couldn't tell, I was still very much upset.

It was at this point that I realized that I had nothing left to live for really. My own mother didn't seem to care about me and everyone at school thought I was some major freak. There was only one thing I had left to me and that was to play Duel Monsters.

I took the invitation card out of my deck again and studied it carefully.

"Come to the Washington International Airport. Someone will be awaiting your arrival." I whispered softly to myself. After a few moments, of careful thought, I knew what I had to do, even if it meant leaving everything I had here behind. With that, I began running towards the exit on the opposite side of my math class just as Miss Kyte opened the door to talk to me. Even as she called down the hall after me, I didn't stop running nor did I ever look back.

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By the time I had reached the edge of the school grounds, I still kept on running. Some force compelled me to do so and even if I had wanted to stop, I couldn't. It was almost as if some other spirit inside of me compelled me to move forward. However, I knew deep inside that I would never make it to the airport at a full run; my body just wouldn't be able to handle the intense exercise. I was able to make it as far as the park about fifteen miles south of the airport before collapsing into unconsciousness in an abandoned area of the park. As I lay there unmoving upon the ground, something amazing happened. As my dueling deck remained securely within my grasp, it began to glow and two of my cards began to float up into the air, shimmering in a bright golden light.

"My my, what has happened to the poor child?" One of the cards had now stopped shimmering and in it's place stood an aged woman of about fifty to sixty years. "We must heal her quick or she'll miss her plane, right Seiyaryu?" The second card had now stopped glowing and in it's place stood a massive purple dragon named Seiyaryu. The dragon did not speak, but nodded instead. "You know what you must do Seiyaryu, make sure she gets there. I will do my part now."

At that moment, the old woman began a soft chant. An aura then began surrounding me and even in my unconsciousness, I could see the woman hovering over my collapsed shell of a body the dragon just out of the corner of my eye.

"Dian… Keto… Seiya…ryu.." I tried whispering once the magic had begun to seep within my body. "How is that… possible?" I then lapsed into unconsciousness again. But Keto and Seiyaryu remained there healing my body. I did not know how they were doing it, but it was very welcome.

"Hush my daughter," Dian Keto replied as she had finished healing my body. "Soon, all will be revealed." Turning to Seiyaryu, she placed me upon his back while whispering something to him before disappearing in the same shimmering golden light that had brought her to the physical world. Once Seiyaryu felt I was secure, he spread his wings in preparation for flight. The gentle breeze that his magnificent pink wings created was enough to bring me back to my senses and just as my eyes opened, I found myself floating far away from the ground of which was once beneath the dragon. I then realized that Seiyaryu was not heading towards the airport, but I said nothing; I just couldn't speak. The view of the world I left behind was breathtaking. I knew not how this dragon was truly summoned or where it was that he was taking me; all I knew for sure was the fact that something new and exciting was about to happen to me.