Hey! here's the next chapter, more of the main characters in the show come up. Freshmen year is cool, I've found, but...different. I've already gotten lost (went up the wrong stairs) twice and have two hours of homework a night. Yeah, sure I'm taking advanced classes but IT'S THE FIRST FRIKIN WEEK OF SCHOOL. I have tons of stuff for music already, but unlike some (*cough*english) class, I actually like playing my instrument!

ok sorry i just had to get that off my back.

*stupid disclaimer stuff again* I don't own yu gi oh, duel monsters, all that stuff that I'm starting to get obsessed about, but Caleia and Keeper of the Cards is my own. *there happy?*

note: for mental talking...
/Yugi to Yami/
//Yami to Yugi//
^Caleia's Yami to Caleia^
^^Caleia to her Yami^^
[Bakura to his Yami]
{Yami Bakura to Bakura}

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Chapter 3

Rolling over, Caleia slammed her hand into the alarm clock, which, since she didn't feel like moving for like ten minutes, was getting very annoying. In the process, she accidentally slammed her head into her desk also. That was probably the best wake up call you could get.

Sitting up, Caleia rubbed her head before dragging herself to the shower where the cold water showed no mercy to the remnants of drowsiness still in her system.

Getting out finally, she put on her new school uniform, then cursed as she saw the clock. Apparently not moving for the ten minutes, and probably losing track of time in the shower, had more of an effect than what she had planned. If she didn't hurry, she'd be late.

Grabbing her lunch out of the refrigerator (she was smart enough to pack it last night) she darted to the door and put on the leather dress shoes that were part of her uniform. 'Don't forget your deck,' she suddenly thought, so she ran back upstairs to get it, slipping it into her jacket. Now was not the time to question what had happened in her dream.

Her shoes were new, and stiff, but she managed to run as she went down the street. 'Take a right here, left here--forward till...here' she said to herself as she tried to remember the route that she had just figured out...yesterday...to get to school. It wasn't long before she got lost.

Just up ahead, and luckily for her, Caleia saw a girl dart out of a house. She looked about the same age as Caleia, with shoulder length brown hair--and the same uniform.

"Hey!" The girl stopped and turned around to see who had called her. "Hey," Caleia repeated as she ran up to her, "you going to the high school? I'm trying to find it."

"Yeah, just follow me, but hurry--we're gonna be late soon." With those words, the girl started running again, and so did Caleia.

Just a minute before the bell rang, Caleia finally stumbled into the school office, panting to regain her breath. She hoped the other girl made it to class.

"Can I help you?" the office assistant asked her.

"I'm new to this school," Caleia replied after catching her breath.

"Name?"

"Caleia--Caleia Kaza." The assistant typed something into the computer, then smiled.

"Welcome to our school," she said as she stood up and walked over to a door. She knocked on it. "Principal, the new student is here."

"Tell her to come in."

"The principal will see you now." Caleia walked in to the little office and bowed to the principal. He greeted her and again welcomed her to the school, giving Caleia her schedule, the beckoned her to follow him to her classroom.

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"Tea, there you are, we thought you were sick or something." Yugi said as Tea stumbled into the class moments before the bell rang.

"Sorry--slept---in---too---long," she sputtered as she sank into her chair, gasping for air.

At his desk in the corner, Seto sneered at the scene. He could have cared less that Tea was late. In fact, he would have much enjoyed seeing Miss Perfect being told off, or even better, detention, but this was pretty good as it was.

The gang paid no attention to Seto, as usual, taking their seats as the teacher walked in. She took role, as usual, but did it slowly, stalling time. It was all really boring for the class. Yugi, though, decided to take the chance to talk to his yami.

//Yami, you know what we're starting to study today?// he sent through the mental link that they shared.

/Yes aibou, I know, ancient Egypt/

//Yeah, so you're gonna help me, right?//

/I've told you before, I will if I can/

//I don't know how you wouldn't--//

"Here!" The teacher had gotten to his name.

//But I don't see how you wouldn't be able to help me//

/Aibou! Chill. I'll help you. Geez!/

//Just making sure// Yugi smiled to himself. He looked over to his friend Bakura, and judging from the smirk on his face, he had just had a similar conversation with his own yami.

Just as the teacher finished taking role, here was a knock on the door. "And that should be your new classmate!" the teacher announced. "Come in." The principal opened the door and let Caleia inside, then turned to go back to his office.

Caleia walked in, trying to act calm, but could feel her hands shaking the slightest bit. "Class," the teacher said cheerily. "This is your new classmate, Caleia Kaza."

"Hi," Caleia said as she bowed to first, the teacher, than to the class. As she stood up, she saw recognized Seto, who was glaring at her as if daring her to associate with him, or to mention their encounter last night. As she looked for a seat, she also recognized the girl who had ran with her to school. There just happened to be a desk behind her, between the wall and some multicolored hair boy.

"Hey, thanks for helping me get to school," Caleia said to the girl as she took her seat.

"No problem. By the way, my name's Tea, and that's my friend Yugi next to you." Caleia looked to her left and said hi to Yugi, who did the same back.

/No, it can't be/ Yami thought, accidentally sending it over their mental link.

//Can't be what?//

/Huh?/

//I wasn't supposed to hear that, was I?//

/Uh, no./

//So what?//

/It's not important/

//Yami!//

/Really, its nothing./ Yugi still didn't believe him, but didn't press further, as he knew by now that if Yami didn't want to tell him something, he most usually wouldn't.

"Caleia, is it? Nice ta meetcha! I'm Yugi(*didn't Tea just say that*)"

"Ok, ok," the teacher said, "socializing over. Time to get started. You all know, today we start learning about ancient Egypt. Everyone take out your notebooks, we're going over the basics today." Caleia did, then glanced over to Seto again, who sat far in front of her. That feeling of familiarity washed over her again. This time, though, it was answered.

The memories opened themselves up to her, giving her insight into her past life, or, actually, her great-grandmother's life, but as their spirits were bonded, it would be her past life, she guessed. ^It is^ an answering voice in her head said.

The images came like a story. Seto was a young high priest who was chosen to be Caleia's mentor. They fell in love, had a child... Caleia gasped suddenly, then turned it into a cough as she immediately remembered where she was.

"Excuse me," she whispered as the whole class turned to look at her. The teacher went back to lecturing and the class went back to listening and taking notes. Caleia zoned out again, the memories vivid, the feelings so real.

Seeing Caleia zoned out and not taking notes, Yugi leaned over to tap her, their teacher catches people who aren't paying attention really quickly. But as he started reaching over, he stopped, as the teacher finally saw Caleia's expressionless face.

"Caleia. Are you paying attention?" That snapped Caleia back into the present. She looked at the teacher.

"What is the capital of Egypt?"

That was easy, "Cairo." "No, I mean its name in ancient times." Caleia thought for a moment, she really didn't know, but her spirit knew, she was there, so the name rolled into Caleia's mind easily.

"Thebus." A few people laughed.

"Correct, Caleia," the teacher said with a strained voice, obviously annoyed that she was proved wrong. "Just try to look like you're paying attention next time. I can see you've taken no notes." Seto smirked at the scene. He was having a very good day by now.

"Sorry Miss," Caleia said simply, biting back a comeback remark as she picked up her pencil. Getting on the teacher's bad side was not what she had planned to do today. She had taken no notes because she really wasn't paying attention, and as the teacher started lecturing again, Caleia also realized that she already knew everything that was said, not because she learned it before, but because her spirit knew.

^^I should take some notes, you know^^

^Yeah, but you already know everything that's said^^

^^So? The teacher's not happy with me not taking notes^

^Then fake it^

^^What?^^

^Fake it^

^^How?^^

^You and your simple mind, just write about some stuff you actually might need to remember^

^^And that would be...^^

^How bout what I showed you^

^^Are you frikin crazy? Seto's in my class, what if someone...oh I don't know...reads it!^^

^Then write about something else^

^^Again I ask: like what!^^

^Like the millennium items, I'll open the memories. By the way, start writing, the teacher's looking at you again.^ The images and knowledge flooded into her head once again and Caleia started writing. After a while, she glanced up and saw that the teacher had stopped looking at her every two seconds, to her relief.

By the end of class Caleia had accomplished two things, getting the information on the Millennium items written down, and getting back on the teacher's good side, as her teacher thought that the volumes that Caleia was writing were pages of notes. Good thing she hadn't come over and looked at them.

The bell rang and Caleia slammed her book shut, afraid that her classmates might catch a glimpse of what was on the pages. There was five minutes before the next teacher started class (in Japan, the teachers change classes, not the students) and many of the students were already converging into their respective group of friends. Caleia, who as of right now didn't exactly have a group of friends to talk with, took out a novel to read, as Seto was doing at his desk.

But her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a familiar voice. "Hey Caleia, why don't you come over and meet some of my friends?" It was Tea, the girl from this morning.

'Figures they'd socialize with her,' Seto thought to himself as he spied on Caleia.

"Sure, why not?" Caleia replied. She was always happy to be meet people, anxious to make new friends. Tea led her over the corner where the rest of the gang was.

"Well, you know Yugi. That's Joey, Tristan, and Ryou--we just call him Bakura."

"Hey, nice to meetcha!" Caleia said cheerily. Everyone greeted her.

"So, you play Duel Monsters?" Joey asked.

"Of course!"

"You any good?"

"Joey! that's not very nice!" Tea said. "Don't worry, Caleia, Joey's just trying to see if he can find someone to beat, as he loses to Yugi so much." Caleia laughed. "Hey!" Joey said, then laughed a little himself. "Yeah, Yugi's the best, but I'm learning fast. So are you any good?"

"Uhhh--I guess I'm ok."

^Stop lying^

^^Shut up, I'm not going to brag^^

^Fine^

^^Really, it's more fun to see their faces^^

^Good point^ Caleia smiled to herself at the inward conversation she was having.

"Ok then, I challenge you to a duel at recess today(yes they still get recess in high school in Japan, lucky bums), if you're brave enough to face me," Joey mockingly recited. Caleia laughed.

"I accept your challenge," she said, all the while thinking, 'He has no idea what he's gotten himself into.'

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What does Yami know? What more is there to Caleia? Will Seto ever talk? Find out in the next chapter of Keeper of the Cards--

*Caleia*: that was so corny!
Kirsta(me): I know, but you try writing with writers block
*Caleia*: I'm not the one who decided to create me
Kirsta: Don't argue with me, I'm not done yet, you can suffer a lot
*Caleia*: *pouts*
*Yami*: hey be nice to her
Kirsta: Hey yourself, did you know that you look really cute when you're in pain
*Yami*:...
Kirsta:*evil laugh*
*Seto*: Personally I would love to see Yami in pain
Kirsta: My one true admirer:) *hugs Seto*
*Seto*: But seriously, do I have to talk?
Kirsta: Don't start with me...
*Seto*: Ok, ok, chill.
*Yami*: I'm just going to shut up now. Unlike some of you I'm not fond of pain
*Seto*: That a promise?
*Yami*: *throws sucker punch at Seto*
Kirsta: Hey don't push it. Anyone else have anything to say?
*Joey*: I don't wanna lose!
Kirsta: Hmmmm...lemme think...

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PLEASE REVIEW! I need ideas on the title for this chapter.