Author- YAY! THE FIRST EPISODE AFTER THE FIRST YU-GI-OH FANFIC I'VE EVER WRITTEN!

All- YAY!

Caitlin- So, uh, was I the one on the IM chat?

Author- Nobody but me knows.

Editor- And me!

Author- *glares* Quit while you're ahead Stevie, just quit while your ahead.

Disclaimer- Does anyone really need this? I mean common what's the point of telling everyone I don't own this. If I owned YGO then would I waste my time writing fanfics about it? No way! I'd make them all episodes...

********* -ATTENTION: VERY IMPORTANT KEY-

This fanfic has a looser (like a loose knot not like you loose) base plot style then my previous work and therefore it doesn't REALLY have an end like THE END, it is pretty much an end where there is more to come. (Confusing now, you'll get it later.)

WARNING- There are some parts that can be VERY, VERY funny, and all the rest of the parts are VERY, VERY ROMANTIC. People ask me why the romance all of a sudden, and I say, 'BECAUSE THEY ARE THREE YEARS OLDER DUH!'

For all those people who HATE romance but LOVE humor, I've made a little key where if there is heavy romance in a part, it will have a special sign so you can skip that part.

Note- I am completely a non-yaoi (sp?) writer so there will be no boy-boy girl-girl relationships. ALSO, all the romance and such in this fic is appropriate for under 10. (no naughty junk)

-THE KEY-

Yami talking to Caitlin

/Yugi talking to Yami/ //Yami talking to Yugi//

-Ryou talking to Yami- --Bakura talking to Ryou--

@= Romance @@= End Romance

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Author- Ok, I've spent a whole page worth or so talking about the keys and what this story is about and what to be cautioned about, so, let's actually start the fic!

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Tea practically ran to the turtle game shop, she was so excited to tell her friends the news! She had told all of them to meet her there at ten and, nine forty five was almost ten wasn't it? She knew it was a little early but, she was just bursting with info! She ran into the shop and took a few seconds to catch her breath.

"Hey Tea! I thought you said to meet everyone here at ten." Yugi said, emerging from his bedroom and staring at Tea.

"Oh, well, yeah I did. I am just so excited to talk to you guys I couldn't wait another second!"

"Well, Tristen just called a few minutes ago to make sure he had the right time. He should be here with Joey in about five minutes or less."

"Ryou's coming too right?"

(I know I know, I've changed his name from Bakura to Ryou, but you'll see why in a few chapters.)

"Last I heard he was."

"Good, I want everyone to hear this!"

"What exactly is so exciting?"

Tea opened her mouth, then closed it again. As much as she wanted to tell him, she just couldn't right now. "Sorry Yugi, I can't say yet."

Yugi sighed and picked up a pack of cards to look at. However, Tea couldn't calm herself down and continued to passe back and forth between the isles. At long last, Ryou, Tristen, and Joey all came into the game shop and were ready to hear what Tea had to say.

"Guess who I talked to last night?" She said eagerly.

"That chick who you talk to every night, what's her name? Oh yeah, no one to you or something?" Joey said, fingering at the deck in his hands.

"Well, yeah, but guess who she actually was?"

"How can you know who she is? I mean, you just chat with her and all you know is that, she can type."

"Joey will you please let me finish? The person I was talking to, was Caitlin."

Yugi was confused, "Caitlin? Who's Caitlin?"

"Caitlin Whatshername."

Yugi thought for a minute, then remembered the whole fiasco they had with the millennium amulet and Kiba.

It had all started when they were on their way to his Grump's shop and saw a girl who was hurt on the sidewalk. They be-friend the girl and soon found out her name was Caitlin, just Caitlin. She didn't have a family or a home and sang on the street for money. Caitlin stayed with Tea a while and she became close with everyone, only no one knew that she was keeping an item called the Millennium Amulet a secret from them, and had stolen it back from Kiba's exhibit. She had gotten into a lot of trouble trying to keep it safe without anyone else knowing about it, including at school when she was always one up on the most popular girl, Jennet. She hated all the attention she got after pushing Jennet into the pool and lothed being the most popular girl. One more reason she decided to leave time in the end, even though her Yami had erased his memory of the item and she was free to keep it and stay. She made it clear that she didn't fit in, and thought it was the right idea to start a new life in America. (See 'Friendship's a Steal' for full story)

"Oh! Caitlin from school a while back?" Yugi said, "The one that became popular for a few days and hated it?"

"That's the one!"

Yugi heard his Yami snicker in his ear, //You forgot.//

Tristen didn't seem to want to believe it, "The one that was homeless and had that item that Bakura wanted so bad?"

Ryou shifted uneasily against the wall. That was true too, his Yami had tried to trick Caitlin into thinking he was helping her keep the item and actually stole it when they were trapped in a jail cell. Tristen grinned.

"She must have hit it big or something to be able to get internet access!"

"Anyway, she want's to talk to us tonight in a group chat. Do you think you'd be able to get online at around eight or so?"

Everyone nodded and Tea smiled, "She had to go pretty quickly so I couldn't talk to her for very long, but I can't wait to ask her questions!"

"That'll be cool!" Yugi said, "How long has it been?"

"Well." Joey said, looking at the ceiling thoughtfully, "We were on our first year of high school, that was- three years ago!"

"Whoa!" Tristen exclaimed, "Didn't realize how long ago it was!"

"Neither did I! Gosh, I feel like I know her really well but- we knew her for a week or so three years ago!" Yugi gasped.

"I wonder if things have changed." Tea said, "I mean, if she's still on the streets, if she lives somewhere, or if she's got a family, and how she got all that money!"

"I guess we'll know tonight." Joey said, shuffling his deck, "But for now, who's man enough to duel Joey Wheeler?"

-=Later that Night, about 8:00=-

Ryou seated himself into the computer chair and connected to the IM service. It was kinda, no, very nerve raking to talk to someone who you knew about three years ago, and that person was someone your other half tried to steal from. He could only dwell on this thought for around two minutes however, because soon, a little thing popped up that said, 'CHAT INVITATION FROM dAnCeChIk101'.

"Here goes nothing," He said quietly as he clicked the button that said, accept and was soon whisked off to a new page.

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++RyBa enters chat room.++

dAnCeChIk101- Hey Ryou!

RyBa- Am I the only one here so far?

++[G]ame[K]ing enters chat room.++

dAnCeChIk101- Apparently not.

[G]ame[K]ing- Hey everybody!

++nmbr2dk enters chat room.++

nmbr2dk- Hey Yug! What's up peeps?

++x.X.Mrtdude.X.x enters chat room.++

x.X.Mrtdude.X.x- Ok im here. Am i the last 1?

[G]ame[K]ing- LOL guess so.

[G]ame[K]ing- I thought Caitlin was going to be here.

dAnCeChIk101- She iz, i sent her an invite.

nmbr2dk- Then where is she?

x.X.Mrtdude.X.x- Joey u r so impatient.

x.X.Mrtdude.X.x- * impatient

++no12u enters chat room++

no12u- Hello?

dAnCeChIk101- Hey Caitlin!

no12u- O hey Tea! Hows life?

[G]ame[K]ing- Hey Caitlin! It's me Yugi!

no12u- YUGI?!

[G]ame[K]ing- ( yup. Everyone's here

no12u- OMG!! OMGOMGOMG!! HIII EVERYONE!

RyBa- Hello

no12u- Ok, hold on lemme guess which ones which. Uh, RyBa, that must be Ryou Bakura?

RyBe- Yeah, that's me.

no12u- um, I no gameking is yugi, and dancechik is tea.

x.X.Mrtdude.X.x- Who am I?

no12u- Uh, lets see that translates into Motor Dude, so that must be Tristen!

x.X.Mrtdude.X.x- Right!

no12u- So that leaves Joey.

nmbr2dk- Which would be me

no12u-??

no12u- Number two donkey kong??

x.X.Mrtdude.X.x- ROTFL

dAnCeChIk101- hehe

[G]ame[K]ing- LOL

nmbr2dk- NO! DK= Duelist Kingdom!

no12u- Oh!

no12u- Uh...

no12u- What waz that again?

nmbr2dk- nvm.

RyBa- So what's been up lately Caitlin?

no12u- o, n2m, jc. Oh yea! I forgot!

no12u- I wanted to tell u guys something! Ur school wants me to preform there on the last day. Do u think I could stay at someones howse for that day?

dAnCeChIk101- They want u to preform? That's cool!

no12u- yea I know! Only the airlines only have the right flight for the day before so I need a place to stay for one day only.

[G]ame[K]ing- Sry Caitlin, but im busy that day.

x.X.Mrtdude.X.x- Me 2. I'm going to be on my trip still.

nmbr2dk- im going wit him so I cant help u. I sry.

dAnCeChIk101- I can't either. But u could stay at my place that day if that helps.

no12u- *sigh* o well.

RyBa- Well, I don't think im doin anything that day, u could stay here I think. Its jus 4 1 day?

no12u- yea, if u don't feel confortable doing it I could rent a hotel or something.

RyBa- No, it's ok. My dad won't be here though, is that alright?

no12u- Yea it's fine, I've lived on my own for a while now and I'm fine alone.

RyBa- Well ok then, do u know where I live?

no12u- yea I think I do, and if not I'll find it.

RyBa- LOL ok then.

dAnCeChIk101- So, anything new been up Caitlin?

no12u- I don't think so, I've become really well known here for mi singing, but that's pretty much it.

no12u- *grumbles* I've G2G, my agent wants me to do another practice session.

no12u- i told her i waz takin a day off but she never listens. We didn't even get to talk much! O well.

no12u- it waz nice talking to u guys! TTYL I hope!

++no12u left chat room++

nmbr2dk- She has an agent?

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Author- That's the end of chapter one! I know it's kinda boring, but keep reading! It will get really fun/funny/interesting soon!

Caitlin- I'm so happy to be part of the story again! ^^ I'd like to thank all of my adoring fans!

Everyone- *groans*

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