Chapter 1 The day was new and bright in Tokyo Town, 150 miles from Duelist Island, and one of the best tourist spots in the entire country. The views were scenic, the sky crystal clear, and the weather was perfect. Most of the inhabitants located in this picturesque town were enjoying the nice weather, refreshing themselves with swimming in the sea's choppy waves, playing volleyball from one of the many courts by the calls of the ocean vast, or soaking up the sun under umbrellas and sipping lemonade. Today's too perfect to get me down, thought Tea, her hair shining a copper penny color in the noon day sun. Sitting on a comfortable folding lounger, she adjusted the straps on her dark green bikini top, and admired the scenic view around her. Glancing to her left, she could see her two best friends Joey and Tristan, both shirtless and wearing their swim trunks, jumping, slamming and hitting a spining volleyball above the poles of the volleyball net. It looked like quite a close game, and their obvious frustrations with each other could be seen on their faces: a exhausted, brilliant red. Suddenly.WHAM!!!! The golden haired Joey took note of the wide side of the court, jumped, and spiked the neon colored sphere towards the opening. Panicked, his taller and darker skinned opponent dove for the ball, his wide eyes never missing a beat, and got a mouth full of sand, the volleyball missing his outstretched hands by mere centimeters. Furious, Tristan immediately pushed himself into a sitting position, and ran straight for his best friend, determined to make up for the game he had lost. "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA..!!!!!" screamed Joey, laughter in his voice and a spring in his step, as he braced himself for the run of his life, tearing down the beachside with Tristan at his heels. Tea, a witness to the whole hilarious scene, laughed in spite of herself, her dark blue eyes shining with laughter, and her petite face lighting up like the sun itself. A short distance away, she could hear the melodious chords eminating from a boombox that someone had brought. Giving up any resistance, she began to sing along with the song. "I'm gonna soak up the sun...gonna tell everyone to lighten up!" Humming the rest, her thoughts drifted to one of her best friends, whose absence was duely noted, and badly missed. I wish Yugi was here.