Day 20: Mokuba Kaiba (Bedroom)
What a day yesterday! I can't believe how the event wound up. Ni Sama did so good with the match ups. (note to Seto: Thanks,Big Brother. I learned from you.) But since I'm ahead of myself again, I will start from where I left off yesterday.
When I logged out, I went to find Jon Roba. It wasn't hard to find him. His brothers were all around him, minus Christien, who I spotted with Nikki. We escaped them, and went off to the refreshment lounge. While I ordered our pizzas, Chris wrote a little in his diary, I think. We then went over our strategies again. He had somehow managed to find another Jinzo card. This pleased him to no end, since it was one of his older brother's favorite cards. He swore Espa must've gotten it back from Joey Wheeler, but I think he probably got a lucky pack of Duel Monsters cards.
We didn't have long to wait for the starting line up. Seto called all the duelists to the main field for the first match, which was Kendra Underwood( Weevil's sister) and Jordie Myers ( a new kid this year in school), against two people I didn't know. This particular duel was intense. Weevil's sister's deck isn't much different from her elder brothers,and Jordie's deck reminds me of Seto's for all it's dragon type cards.
The duel lasted for precisely fifteen minutes. Underwood and Myers won, with no contest,really. Not bad. Now, Seto started calling off other pairs. To our utter annoyance, Christien and Nikki were pitting against me and Jon. I don't know how Jon felt, but I was rather nervous. Nikki's dueling strategies have greatly improved since she began. I hadn't seen Chris duel for two months, so I didn't know what form he was in. Jon reckoned that he would be little off, because they'd all stayed up really late the night before to work on final strategies.
Our duel with Nikki and Chris started right after Seto finished. The four of us met just before it, to give each other peace of mind. We all agreed that no matter what happened, we would all be friends afterward, to which Jon added that he and Chris would have to continue anyway,since they were brothers. This cracked us all up, and broke the tension.
My best move the whole duel cost me 1000 life points, but it was well worth it because it helped Genzo out. Not that I can remember exacty details of the duel. Nikki played at her best. Which is what I expected of her. She almost killed Jinzo, but I pulled a dark hole,which cleared the field of all monsters. Later,Jon drew a Reborn the Monster,and summoned Jinzo to the field.
Well,anyway….I really need to go now. I'm still very tired. We did win,and that's about all that matters.
Day 4:Jonathan Roba (home)
yawnI'm so tired…yesterday was wild for us Robas. It was possibly the biggest day since the day we were caught by Mokuba cheating at Battle City. Anyway…dueling is definitely harder than it looks,especially when it's against your best friend and your brother. And, unlike Espa, we didn't use sound equipment to cheat. Mokuba saved my skin a few hundred times during the this duel. He saved my favorite card too,Jinzo. Good ole' Jinzo won us the duel. I thought I saw Nikki go totally pale, but I don't know what that was all about. Chris was busy afterwards, congratulating me and Mo on the win. He didn't seem to mind. Espa…Espa was so happy…I thought that he would explode!
Mokuba and I stayed up all night,celebrating. But we were sadly reminded that it wasn't over yet. The finals are in a few weeks. And in the finals….it was every duelist for him/herself. Well,I got softball practice. See you all later.
~Jonathan Roba~
Day 15:Nikki Matheson
Well,those two certainly are gloating, aren't they?! It's not as if I couldn't have beat them! Christien threw me off a few times! sigh All I could think about when I got home was how will Bakura's spirit handle this? He's going to be so disappointed in me. Ryou won't though. He was there yesterday. He knows I tried my best. I saw his friend Yugi Motou with him. I think Yugi was watching Mokuba. I really need to go. I have to meet with Bakura, so I will see you later.
^_^ Nikki Matheson ^_^
Day 6:Christien Roba (Tot Town Playcenter)
Where does Nikki get off blaming me for our loss? I did the best I could! What,did she forget that we were not only up against my brother, but Seto Kaiba's brother too? Mokuba did not surprise me with his dueling ability. He plays just as seriously as his older brother. I knew we had a hard time coming when Mr. Kaiba read our names after his own brother's. So, Nikki was way out of line, blaming me for this. She did well though, considering the pressure she's been put under by that coach of hers. I don't buy into the whole possession theory, but if she is being pressured, she couldn't possibly have dueled as well as she should have.
At any rate, us Robas were up incredibly late. Even Baby Espa, who got a kick out of staying up with his elder brothers. Espa was proud of both Jon and me. To him, it didn't matter which one of us won. He knows we both worked so hard to live up to his reputation, and break free of the nasty downfall we suffered after him being exposed as an ESP fraud in Battle City.
Jonathan probably forgot about that already, but I know I never will. That is the reason I became a duelist. I want to clear the Robas of any negative rumors. Espa hasn't dueled any except for us in a while. I think he's afraid to put himself out there again, and I don't blame him. I'm hoping that this league, by its end, will help him to come back. I might not be the eldest of us, but Espa and I seem to understand each other very well. I haven't told him my reasons for dueling. I think that's better left alone. I know what you're thinking now. Jonathan's linked the Mokuba's diaries, just like me. Well, before I linked with Jon, I made him swear as brothers, that whatever we read in each other's diaries, would remain between him and me.
Well, it looks like E and Andy are ready to go for Sadie's Ice cream. Yep, I'm right back to baby sitting duty. Espa's at Kaiba's , and Jon's at Softball. I might stop by Nikki's house later, to see how she's doing. She did look a little pale last night. shakes head You'd think she's never lost at anything before. Well, see you all later.
@@Chris Roba@@
Day 20: Seto Kaiba (Laboratory at Kaiba Corporation)
Ahhh. Well, the first big Duel Monsters event of Mo-Mo's life is over. I'm really impressed with that kid. He duels like me, which is only natural. That's not what impressed me though. Mokuba took winning really well. For his age, I thought he would have it broadcast! But no, he didn't. He actually congratulated his opponents, and then treated everyone to an ice cream party. I know it probably had something to do with the fact that they happened to be his closest friends, but still. Very impressive.
Yugi was there too yesterday. I saw him, right after the first tag duel ended. He saw me too, but we didn't exchange a word of greeting to each other. I wasn't happy to see him there, but it wasn't my choice. Again, Mokuba had invited him. I know I know, I've really got to get over myself at let myself become friends with him, but I can't! Come on, after the way I treated him and his friends?
sigh I don't know how Mokuba can live with me sometimes. I can be so cold. Often so wrapped up in my work, if he wasn't there to remind me, I would forget to eat, or sleep. Or just be there for him, when he needs me! It's more like he's taking care of me, instead of the other way around. Mokuba deserves more than that. Everyone knows that, they just won't say it to my face. Well, I've been doing better, I think. This diary has helped me connect with Mokuba and myself more. I owe you in a big way, Little Brother. You can count on it!
Seto Kaiba Out!
(Author's note: Well, this concludes my most successful stories to date. I know a lot of you have begged me to continue but, I need to move on to my other stories. The story of the Duel Monsters League will be continued in my forthcoming Roba Diaries. Watch for it in the next few weeks. A special thanks to Melissa, whom, without her constant support, none of my stories would've gotten off the keyboard. Also, thanks to Ria, Daisy and Kaiba, who've been major supporters of this fic from the very start.
Mokuba:Hey, what about me and Seto?
Author:Oh…yeah. Thanks to the Kaiba brothers, for their inspiration. )