A/N: New chappie! Hehe! Ps: I don't own yugioh, and this stands for the whole ficcie!

::chapter three::

After Yugi had calmed down from Ayamiki's announcement, Ayamiki formally introduced herself.

"My name's Callista Ayamiki Rei Moto. You can call me Callie. Or Rei. But don't *ever* call me Cei. Please. Anyway, what are your names?"

"Joey Wheeler." Joey gave her a winning smile.

"The name's Mai Valentine. Pleased to meet you." She put out a hand, which Keldri shook happily.

"Téa Gardener, the one who keeps these dolts in line." She jutted her thumb toward the boys. "Bakura and Yugi are okay, but the others need mental help." She laughed, and Callie giggled. Tristan and Joey made faces.

"Bakura Ryou." Bakura smiled.

Callie grinned and said, "Are you English?"

Bakura put his hand behind his neck sheepishly. "It's kind of obvious with the accent, isn't it?"

"Aw, hey, it ain't that bad. It's pretty cool, if you ask me." Callie put her hand on her hip.

"Tristan Taylor." Callie shook his hand too.

"Weren't you all in a tournament with Pegasus?" Callie blushed. "I, uh, saw you all on TV."

"You mean they *broadcasted* it?!" Callie nodded.

"Just the matches, though. But still, they were so cool!" Callie smiled. "Especially the one with Mai versus Yugi. That was really interesting, it gave me lots of tips, like the one with Joey versus Yugi."

Yugi grinned. "Oh, you battle too? Maybe we could have a match one time."

Callie raised an eyebrow. "With a cousin like you, how can't I battle?"

Yugi frowned and blurted out, "If my Grandpa is your Grandpa, why doesn't he talk about you or your mother?"

"He couldn't keep my mother-he kept her at an orphanage." She frowned too.

"You want to come to my apartment? It's pretty small, but you can stay there for the night, and I can pack up to leave." She went inside and came back retrieving her coat from the bar.

"What about your job?" Bakura said. Callie shifted uncomfortably.

"Well...I just did that for paying for school and food and the boss was a perv anyhow..." Mai frowned.

"But you're fifteen!" Callie shrugged.

"So what!" She paused, and gestured toward one direction. "Come on, let's go."

While she led the way, she suddenly backed up to Joey. "Joey, I have a question." Her eyes lowered. "You know the match between Yugi and Mai?"

"Uhhh, yeah." Joey blinked for a second.

"Why'd you make so much fun of Mai?" Without waiting for an answer, she started ticking stuff on her fingers. "Like your impression of her, your speech about her confusing you and Yugi and everyone else, and almost falling off the balcon-"

"Okay, okay! I get the picture." Joey scuffed his foot on the ground.

"Sooo.do you *like* her?" Callie grinned slyly, and nodded in the direction of Mai, who was looking of in the distance.

"No! Me and Mai? Never!" Joey was beginning to gradually turn pink...then redder...and redder...

"You mean Mai and me. And, judging by the way you're blushing, I'm seriously doubting that." She shook her head, closed her eyes in an aloof manner, and took the lead again, leaving a flushed and fuming Joey.

"What's wrong, Joey?" Bakura asked innocently, having not heard a word between Callie and Joey.

"Nothing is going on between Mai and me!" He protested in a loud whisper.

Bakura smiled.

"Yeah right." Yugi had joined them and he mumbled this under his breath.

"Say what?!" Joey glared at him.

"Nothing, Joey. Get back to your daydreaming." Tristan had joined in too and he grinned.

While they were talking, Callie had gone up to Téa and Mai.

"Um, I know this is a really stupid question, especially since we haven't known each other much, but-" She blushed. "Can we be good friends?"

"Sure! As long as you don't betray us, lie to us, try to kill us, suddenly take one of our souls and keep it hostage, and so on..., I think we're fine with that." Téa smiled.

"I'll try to remember all that!" Callie grinned.

"And with the way you fight, I'd like to learn some moves!" Mai smiled too.

"Since you agree--You know, you guys are the first friends I've had. I mean I've had some friends, I'm not *that* mean, but friends that I really like and don't have to work on liking."

Téa grinned. "Well, there's a first time for everything!"

***

Callie put her key in the lock and turned it harshly. She pushed hard at the door and half fell in.

"Well, here we are." She said quietly.

The room was subtle. There wasn't much in it except a big bed and a few cupboards. There was a small bathroom to the side also.

"Um." They all turned to Callie, clearly embarrassed.

"Yugi...what's that around your neck?" She gestured towards the Millennium Puzzle.

Yugi quickly explained, and Callie came closer. "Can I see?"

Yugi nodded. Callie slowly picked up the Puzzle from where it lay on his chest.

Instantly after she touched it, her hair flipped wildly behind her and the Puzzle glowed excitedly, and all of Yugi's friends disappeared. She and Yugi lay in a black void.

"What happened?" Yugi shouted. "What did you do?"

"I-I didn't do anything!" She clearly looked as scared as him. "Ahhh...what's happening? Wha-" They both disappeared.

They ended up at Yugi's Mind, which was as divided as ever. Callie's clothes had changed-she seemed to be wearing an Egyptian dress.

"What happened?!" She said, all the while trying to cover herself. If you want a good description, her dress was long and white, coming down from a necklace on her neck. She had lots of Egyptian jewelry, and her feet were covered with sandals that had laces which intertwined again and again.

"I think it was your magic's reaction to the Puzzle. Are you part Egyptian?" Yugi raised an eyebrow.

"Well, my magic's half Japanese and half Egyptian." {Yes, Yugi and Co. are Japanese!}

Yugi sighed. "I don't know what to do."

Callie turned to him and asked him a strange question. "Can-can I have the permission to look in your mind?"

Yugi fidgeted. "Um, well..."

She didn't say anything for a moment. Then she grabbed his hand and went into his side of the mind.

***

A/N: I'm killing you aren't I! Yes, well...another one's coming, don't worry.