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*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?*
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note: for mental talking...
/Yugi to Yami/
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//Yami to Yugi//
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^Caleia's Yami to Caleia^
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^^Caleia to her Yami^^
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[Bakura to his Yami]
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{Yami Bakura to Bakura}
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*Caleia*: finally I get to duel!
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Kirsta: would you shut up and let them read, please!
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Chapter 4
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//Joey should really learn to never underestimate an opponent// Yami said to Yugi through their mental link.
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/What do you mean?/
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//When he challenged Caleia//
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/You put so little faith in him/
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//No, I put much faith in Joey, it's just that, there is no way he will be able to beat her//
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/How do you know/
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//Believe me, aibou, I know//
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"Ok, class, to your seats, Math isn't going to learn itself, you know," their math teacher said as he walked in. The gang dispersed and went to sit back at their desks. Yugi kept eyeing Caleia every once in a while.
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/She doesn't seem the type to be an expert duelist/
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//You might as well be talking about yourself//
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/I resent that, but seriously/
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//Are you being stereotypical?//
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/No... I think./
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//Yes you are. You don't know her, you're just assuming she can't duel//
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/No, I didn't say she can't duel, just that she's not very--/
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//Not an expert? How can you tell that?//
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/I mean, she doesn't have that gleam in her eyes, like you or Kaiba, or even Joey/
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//Looks can be deceiving//
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"YUGI MOTO!" The teacher's voice boomed suddenly. Yugi snapped back into reality. "What is the answer?" The chalk hit the board rather loudly as the teacher slammed it down.
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"Ummmm..." Yugi could only say.
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"Mr. Moto, would you stop daydreaming and get back to my class!"
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"Yes, sir."
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"Anyone else?" Tea predictably raised her hand, usually the only one in class to have any idea of what to do. Well, Seto knows what he's doing too, but he doesn't talk much, and that extends to giving answers. Tea was about to just answer when-- "Yes, Miss Kaza?"
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"The answer is the square root of 9i+e squared minus Y," Caleia answered. Everybody looked at her in surprise, including Tea, all of whom were not accustomed to having anyone but Tea answer these questions.
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"Correct, Miss Kaza. And as for you, Mr. Moto, if I catch you daydreaming again, you will have detention for the week!"
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"Yes Sir." He was lucky for only a threat. The last time he had "daydreamed" and got caught, he had after school detention for a week.
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The rest of the morning was pretty normal. Caleia started actually paying attention in math class, when her spirit couldn't help her answer, and kept up with notes all through her other classes. She had almost started writing hieroglyphics (i don't think i spelled that right) in calligraphy class instead of Japanese, but caught her mistake early and didn't do it again. Yugi had since stopped looking Caleia every ten minutes and did not speak much, either out loud or to his Yami, trying to keep his mind on school.
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It wasn't long before the bell rang for lunch. Joey plowed through his lunch so quickly that the others thought he was going to choke or something. When he looked up and saw them looking at him funny, he spoke up. "Hey, eat faster. The faster we eat the faster we can start recess!" Recess started after lunch, but if you finished early, you could go play early. Joey plain wanted to duel ASAP. Not in much of a hurry, but trying to not make Joey feel bad, the gang all speed up eating a bit, nowhere close to Joey's speed, but a little faster.
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When Joey finished, at least five minutes before anyone else, he took out his deck and began shuffling it, anxious to get started.
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//He's nervous//
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/No, just excited/
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//Then it's going to be even funnier to see his face when he sees how she duels//
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/Yami!/
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//*laughs*//
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/Why do I get a feeling you're not telling me something/
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//because I told you//
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"Are you guys done yet? I feel like I've been shuffling for an hour!" Joey exclaimed.
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"Geez Joey, you're nervous, aren't you?" Tristen bluntly stated.
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"No! I'm just anxious to get started."
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"Yeah, sure."
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[What are you thinking?] Bakura asked his Yami. An annoyed and sleepy voice answered.
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{I'm thinking I should hit you for waking me up, but I won't, considering the Pharaoh would kill me for doing that, and he's right there.}
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[*smiles to himself* So will you answer the question?]
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{Fine. Joey's nervous, she can't duel, he'll probably put his Red Eyes out and beat her.}
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[and you get that from...]
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{just look at them, does that Caleia look like the dueling type?}
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[Looks can be deceiving, just look at me, I'm bonded with you!]
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{I'm going to hurt you later...}
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When they all had finally finished, they pushed two of the desks together to create a makeshift dueling board. Caleia took out her own deck and began shuffling. Joey, though, was looking through his deck.
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"I have to warn you, I have this," he held one of his cards up. Caleia tried to look surprised. "A Red Eyes Black Dragon. Better hope I don't draw it." He shuffled it back into his deck. Caleia tried to act nervous. "Ready?"
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"Duel!" (note: I'm making the duel like the duels on the show cuz the card game version is too slow!)
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Each of them drew five cards. Caleia got a Dark Hole, Spellbinding Circle, Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl, and Oozaki, 'not too bad' she thought. Joey, though, moved first.
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"I lay one card face down in defense," he announced, placing a monster card down. Caleia drew the Launcher Spider.
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"I'll mirror you, I also place one card down in defense."
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"You scared already?"
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"Not quite." Joey drew a card.
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"Sweet! I play Red Eyes Black Dragon, in attack! And I'll attack ya face down card with it." He sent the Launcher Spider to the graveyard. "How was that, eh?
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"Not too bad, but I'm not even started yet." Caleia drew her own Red Eyes.
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^Should I go easy on him?^
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^^Nah, just toy with him a little first^^
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"And I'll mirror your move again. I play imy/i Red Eyes Black Dragon, in attack. I also use spellbinding circle on your Red Eyes, then I attack with my Red Eyes," Kirsta announced with a grin. Joey's eyes wen wide, his jaw seeming to have dropped to the ground.
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"No! My Red Eyes."
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"And that sends your Red Eyes to the graveyard."
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"That was plain luck, wasn't it?" Joey asked, knowing that he had underestimated his opponent, but still hoping to have a good chance of winning.
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"Maybe..." ^Stop lying again^
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^^I'm not, I said *maybe*^^ Joey looked really unsure of himself at the moment, but unwilling to back down. He drew another card, and his eyes lit up.
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"I'll lay one card down in defense, and lay one card face down. That ends my turn." Caleia drew Negate attack
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"Ok. First, I play Oozaki, which'll take away some of your life points. Then I lay one card face down, and attack your face down card with my Red Eyes."
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"You've activated my trap card, Mirror Force!" Joey cried.
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"Negate attack!" (ok, I really don't know if you can do that, but I'm making it so you can.) Cal snapped in turn. "Nice try, Joey."
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"Aww, man." He drew another card, and put it in defense. This was definitely not going the way he had planned it. What Caleia did next, however, surprised him even more.
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"I'll play this magic card first," she announced, laying down her Dark Hole. "That sends all our monsters to the graveyard. Then I'll play--wait, I'm gonna draw first." The card was her Blue Eyes.
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^^I really shouldn't use this^^
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^Use it^
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^^But--^^
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^Just use it, trust me, nothing bad'll happen.^
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^^Ok, if you say--^^ "And I play Blue Eyes White Dragon in attack mode!" Everybody gasped. Seto, who had been half spying on the game, looked up from his book, his eyes wide. There had to a mistake. He had all four Blue Eyes! (I'm making this so that Seto didn't rip up the forth Blue Eyes but just kept it.) He took out his deck, they were all there. There was no way...
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"Where'd you get that card!?" Yugi exclaimed.
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//I don't want to say it, but I told you, aibou. Joey didn't stand a chance//
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/and how did you know in the first place!/
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"I got this whole deck from my mom," Caleia answered truthfully. Seto made like a laser beam over to the group, taking out a small device from his jacket as he moved.
"Let me see that card!" Seto snapped, lunging over Caleia. The Eye of Anubis flashed briefly on Caleia's forehead, not long enough for the others to notice, as Caleia had instinctively started to summon something to stop Seto. But she checked herself quickly, stopped, and instead slammed her hand down on her Blue Eyes, preventing Seto from grabbing it.
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"You can see it iafter/i the duel," she calmly said as she leveled her fiery orange eyes to Seto's piercing blue ones. He held her gaze for about a second, longer than most, then turned away.
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"I only would like to check its authenticity. It should only take a second, unless there's something you want to hide..." Seto sneered.
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"I've nothing to hide, but I do not want to interrupt this duel," Caleia replied coolly
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"Then you will have no objections if I check after?"
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"Not at all." With that, Seto planted himself on a desk not far away. This match had caught his attention. He opened his novel again, but only to pretend to read. His attention was on the duel next to him.
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Caleia ended her turn, leaving Joey with the feeling that he had just emptied his stomach, thinking to himself, 'there's no way i can win now!' Bakura, though, was totally tuned out.
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{Oh my, whom have I met again?} Bakura's Yami said in a sinister voice.
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[Huh?]
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{Past history, Ryou}
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[Would you like to fill me in?]
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{Not particularly}
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[C'mon!]
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{Don't push me, but invite our new friend over later}
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[Why?]
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{You'll see, my hikari, you'll see}
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[I hate it when you sound like that]
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{I know, that's why I'm not telling you anything yet}
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[How can I be sure you won't hurt her?]
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{You can't but even if you don't I'll find a way around it} Bakura was silent.
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"And that takes away the rest of your life points," Caleia announced. (yes i know that was a bit abrupt) "I win."
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"Man you duel hard!" Joey exclaimed. "You might even be able to win against Yugi." Caleia blushed at the compliment. She looked at Yugi and froze momentarily, seeing the Millennium Puzzle.
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"Hey Caleia," Bakura said, drawing Caleia's attention, "Why don't you come..."
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"Yeah," interrupted Tea, "Why don't you come with us to Yugi's after school?" Bakura was going to ask her over to his house, but that wouldn't be possible now would it?
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{Oh just go along with them already}
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"Yeah, that's what I was going to say, if it's alright with Yugi, anyway."
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"Yeah, sure, it's okay," Yugi said enthusiastically.
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"Great! I'd love to come."
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Lunch ended and Seto almost hit himself for forgetting to check Caleia's card. No matter, for now, though, he could catch her after school. Joey still looked very shocked, as did the others, but to a somewhat lesser degree. Caleia acted as if the whole thing was no big deal, as Yugi and Bakura's Yamis sat in their soul rooms with smug looks on their faces.
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The dismissal bell rang and Caleia slammed her books shut, a grin on her face. She made it through a day at a new school! (that was how I felt!:) ) Gathering her books up, she shouldered her bag and walked out of the classroom, standing at the door to wait for the others. They all walked out eventually, with Bakura last, who had accidentally dropped his notebook on the floor, and shoved the papers back inside hastily.
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They had all started to walk off when a voice spoke behind them. "Caleia." It was Seto. "You promised I could see your card?" Caleia turned around to face him, her deck in her hand already.
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"Which one was it?" she asked, her tone kept carefully cheerful.
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"The Blue Eyes."
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"Yeah, which one?" Everyone stared at Caleia in shock, not believing her words. Seto tried to keep his usual cool composure, but that was getting very hard.
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Caleia flipped through her deck and took out three cards, then turned them around to show Seto. Three Blue Eyes White Dragons. "I have three," she announced.
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"You see, that can't be right. There are only four, and they are right here." Seto held out his four Blue Eyes.
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"No, there are seven--four in distribution, the other three were never released into the public," Caleia corrected. Of course, no one there knew this little fact.
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"Then you still wouldn't mind me checking the authenticity of your card, would you?" He took the cards out of Caleia's hand and took out the small device he had drawn earlier that day. "You see, the Blue Eyes are printed with a special ink--"
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'Gee, I never knew that!' Caleia thought sarcastically to herself.
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"--and that ink is almost impossible to duplicate because it changes with age. This device I designed checks the ink." Seto scanned the cards with the device. A small green light appeared. The blood drained out of his face.
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"These...seem to be...authentic," he said in sight stutter. He could not believe it.
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"See, I told you. None of my cards are fake, they came straight from the source," Caleia said matter-of-factly. Seto was still very pale, paler than usual, and immobile. Caleia went up to him and gave him a smack on the cheek. The blood rushed back into his head.
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"What was that for!" he cried. He was flushing by now.
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"The blood drained from your face. It's not healthy to stay that way, you know," Caleia merely stated. She smiled inwardly. "C'mon, guys, lets go." She plucked her cards out of Seto's hand and returned them to her deck as they turned and walked away.
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When they were out of earshot Joey exploded in laughter. "Didja see the look on his face, like he saw a ghost or something!"
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"Yeah, that was pretty sweet. THE Seto Kaiba-- his face like that-- I only wish I had a camera, and you slapping him on the face--you've gained my respect!" Tristen continued on. Caleia only smile and said nothing.
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They finally got to Yugi's grandfather's Game Shop.
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"You live in a store?" Caleia asked in wonder.
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"No, I live above it with my grandpa, he owns the shop."
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"Cool!" They walked in.
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"Grandpa I'm home!" Yugi called to the old man at the counter. He looked up.
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"Oh, hello Yugi."
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"Grandpa I want you to meet Caleia, she's new to the school, and an awesome duelist."
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"Hi, Mr. Moto," Caleia said as she bowed in respect.
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"Hello Caleia. Just call me Gramps like everyone else. You guys going upstairs, I assume."
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"Yeah, unless you want help in the shop," Yugi said.
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"No, I'm quite fine for now. Have fun you guys." They all went upstairs to Yugi's room. Tea took a seat on the bed, the guys flopped down on it, and Caleia just walked around looking at all the duel monsters posters and at the pictures around the room.
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//I'm coming out, aibou//
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/But Caleia.../ It was too late. The millennium puzzle glowed and the former pharaoh appeared standing next to Yugi (who was on the end of the bed). Yugi looked terrified, afraid of how Caleia might react.
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Caleia felt the power behind her and turned around.
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"Hello father."
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So how was that? I know it's a bit longer than what I usually write but I was on a roll and didn't want to stop. Pleease review, it keeps me going and helps to get rid of writers block(don't ask me how but it does) C ya later!
*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?*
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note: for mental talking...
/Yugi to Yami/
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//Yami to Yugi//
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^Caleia's Yami to Caleia^
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^^Caleia to her Yami^^
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[Bakura to his Yami]
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{Yami Bakura to Bakura}
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*Caleia*: finally I get to duel!
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Kirsta: would you shut up and let them read, please!
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Chapter 4
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//Joey should really learn to never underestimate an opponent// Yami said to Yugi through their mental link.
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/What do you mean?/
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//When he challenged Caleia//
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/You put so little faith in him/
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//No, I put much faith in Joey, it's just that, there is no way he will be able to beat her//
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/How do you know/
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//Believe me, aibou, I know//
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"Ok, class, to your seats, Math isn't going to learn itself, you know," their math teacher said as he walked in. The gang dispersed and went to sit back at their desks. Yugi kept eyeing Caleia every once in a while.
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/She doesn't seem the type to be an expert duelist/
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//You might as well be talking about yourself//
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/I resent that, but seriously/
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//Are you being stereotypical?//
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/No... I think./
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//Yes you are. You don't know her, you're just assuming she can't duel//
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/No, I didn't say she can't duel, just that she's not very--/
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//Not an expert? How can you tell that?//
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/I mean, she doesn't have that gleam in her eyes, like you or Kaiba, or even Joey/
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//Looks can be deceiving//
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"YUGI MOTO!" The teacher's voice boomed suddenly. Yugi snapped back into reality. "What is the answer?" The chalk hit the board rather loudly as the teacher slammed it down.
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"Ummmm..." Yugi could only say.
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"Mr. Moto, would you stop daydreaming and get back to my class!"
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"Yes, sir."
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"Anyone else?" Tea predictably raised her hand, usually the only one in class to have any idea of what to do. Well, Seto knows what he's doing too, but he doesn't talk much, and that extends to giving answers. Tea was about to just answer when-- "Yes, Miss Kaza?"
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"The answer is the square root of 9i+e squared minus Y," Caleia answered. Everybody looked at her in surprise, including Tea, all of whom were not accustomed to having anyone but Tea answer these questions.
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"Correct, Miss Kaza. And as for you, Mr. Moto, if I catch you daydreaming again, you will have detention for the week!"
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"Yes Sir." He was lucky for only a threat. The last time he had "daydreamed" and got caught, he had after school detention for a week.
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The rest of the morning was pretty normal. Caleia started actually paying attention in math class, when her spirit couldn't help her answer, and kept up with notes all through her other classes. She had almost started writing hieroglyphics (i don't think i spelled that right) in calligraphy class instead of Japanese, but caught her mistake early and didn't do it again. Yugi had since stopped looking Caleia every ten minutes and did not speak much, either out loud or to his Yami, trying to keep his mind on school.
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It wasn't long before the bell rang for lunch. Joey plowed through his lunch so quickly that the others thought he was going to choke or something. When he looked up and saw them looking at him funny, he spoke up. "Hey, eat faster. The faster we eat the faster we can start recess!" Recess started after lunch, but if you finished early, you could go play early. Joey plain wanted to duel ASAP. Not in much of a hurry, but trying to not make Joey feel bad, the gang all speed up eating a bit, nowhere close to Joey's speed, but a little faster.
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When Joey finished, at least five minutes before anyone else, he took out his deck and began shuffling it, anxious to get started.
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//He's nervous//
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/No, just excited/
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//Then it's going to be even funnier to see his face when he sees how she duels//
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/Yami!/
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//*laughs*//
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/Why do I get a feeling you're not telling me something/
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//because I told you//
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"Are you guys done yet? I feel like I've been shuffling for an hour!" Joey exclaimed.
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"Geez Joey, you're nervous, aren't you?" Tristen bluntly stated.
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"No! I'm just anxious to get started."
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"Yeah, sure."
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[What are you thinking?] Bakura asked his Yami. An annoyed and sleepy voice answered.
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{I'm thinking I should hit you for waking me up, but I won't, considering the Pharaoh would kill me for doing that, and he's right there.}
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[*smiles to himself* So will you answer the question?]
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{Fine. Joey's nervous, she can't duel, he'll probably put his Red Eyes out and beat her.}
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[and you get that from...]
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{just look at them, does that Caleia look like the dueling type?}
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[Looks can be deceiving, just look at me, I'm bonded with you!]
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{I'm going to hurt you later...}
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When they all had finally finished, they pushed two of the desks together to create a makeshift dueling board. Caleia took out her own deck and began shuffling. Joey, though, was looking through his deck.
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"I have to warn you, I have this," he held one of his cards up. Caleia tried to look surprised. "A Red Eyes Black Dragon. Better hope I don't draw it." He shuffled it back into his deck. Caleia tried to act nervous. "Ready?"
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"Duel!" (note: I'm making the duel like the duels on the show cuz the card game version is too slow!)
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Each of them drew five cards. Caleia got a Dark Hole, Spellbinding Circle, Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl, and Oozaki, 'not too bad' she thought. Joey, though, moved first.
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"I lay one card face down in defense," he announced, placing a monster card down. Caleia drew the Launcher Spider.
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"I'll mirror you, I also place one card down in defense."
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"You scared already?"
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"Not quite." Joey drew a card.
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"Sweet! I play Red Eyes Black Dragon, in attack! And I'll attack ya face down card with it." He sent the Launcher Spider to the graveyard. "How was that, eh?
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"Not too bad, but I'm not even started yet." Caleia drew her own Red Eyes.
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^Should I go easy on him?^
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^^Nah, just toy with him a little first^^
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"And I'll mirror your move again. I play imy/i Red Eyes Black Dragon, in attack. I also use spellbinding circle on your Red Eyes, then I attack with my Red Eyes," Kirsta announced with a grin. Joey's eyes wen wide, his jaw seeming to have dropped to the ground.
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"No! My Red Eyes."
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"And that sends your Red Eyes to the graveyard."
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"That was plain luck, wasn't it?" Joey asked, knowing that he had underestimated his opponent, but still hoping to have a good chance of winning.
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"Maybe..." ^Stop lying again^
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^^I'm not, I said *maybe*^^ Joey looked really unsure of himself at the moment, but unwilling to back down. He drew another card, and his eyes lit up.
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"I'll lay one card down in defense, and lay one card face down. That ends my turn." Caleia drew Negate attack
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"Ok. First, I play Oozaki, which'll take away some of your life points. Then I lay one card face down, and attack your face down card with my Red Eyes."
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"You've activated my trap card, Mirror Force!" Joey cried.
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"Negate attack!" (ok, I really don't know if you can do that, but I'm making it so you can.) Cal snapped in turn. "Nice try, Joey."
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"Aww, man." He drew another card, and put it in defense. This was definitely not going the way he had planned it. What Caleia did next, however, surprised him even more.
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"I'll play this magic card first," she announced, laying down her Dark Hole. "That sends all our monsters to the graveyard. Then I'll play--wait, I'm gonna draw first." The card was her Blue Eyes.
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^^I really shouldn't use this^^
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^Use it^
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^^But--^^
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^Just use it, trust me, nothing bad'll happen.^
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^^Ok, if you say--^^ "And I play Blue Eyes White Dragon in attack mode!" Everybody gasped. Seto, who had been half spying on the game, looked up from his book, his eyes wide. There had to a mistake. He had all four Blue Eyes! (I'm making this so that Seto didn't rip up the forth Blue Eyes but just kept it.) He took out his deck, they were all there. There was no way...
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"Where'd you get that card!?" Yugi exclaimed.
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//I don't want to say it, but I told you, aibou. Joey didn't stand a chance//
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/and how did you know in the first place!/
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"I got this whole deck from my mom," Caleia answered truthfully. Seto made like a laser beam over to the group, taking out a small device from his jacket as he moved.
"Let me see that card!" Seto snapped, lunging over Caleia. The Eye of Anubis flashed briefly on Caleia's forehead, not long enough for the others to notice, as Caleia had instinctively started to summon something to stop Seto. But she checked herself quickly, stopped, and instead slammed her hand down on her Blue Eyes, preventing Seto from grabbing it.
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"You can see it iafter/i the duel," she calmly said as she leveled her fiery orange eyes to Seto's piercing blue ones. He held her gaze for about a second, longer than most, then turned away.
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"I only would like to check its authenticity. It should only take a second, unless there's something you want to hide..." Seto sneered.
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"I've nothing to hide, but I do not want to interrupt this duel," Caleia replied coolly
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"Then you will have no objections if I check after?"
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"Not at all." With that, Seto planted himself on a desk not far away. This match had caught his attention. He opened his novel again, but only to pretend to read. His attention was on the duel next to him.
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Caleia ended her turn, leaving Joey with the feeling that he had just emptied his stomach, thinking to himself, 'there's no way i can win now!' Bakura, though, was totally tuned out.
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{Oh my, whom have I met again?} Bakura's Yami said in a sinister voice.
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[Huh?]
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{Past history, Ryou}
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[Would you like to fill me in?]
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{Not particularly}
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[C'mon!]
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{Don't push me, but invite our new friend over later}
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[Why?]
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{You'll see, my hikari, you'll see}
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[I hate it when you sound like that]
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{I know, that's why I'm not telling you anything yet}
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[How can I be sure you won't hurt her?]
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{You can't but even if you don't I'll find a way around it} Bakura was silent.
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"And that takes away the rest of your life points," Caleia announced. (yes i know that was a bit abrupt) "I win."
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"Man you duel hard!" Joey exclaimed. "You might even be able to win against Yugi." Caleia blushed at the compliment. She looked at Yugi and froze momentarily, seeing the Millennium Puzzle.
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"Hey Caleia," Bakura said, drawing Caleia's attention, "Why don't you come..."
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"Yeah," interrupted Tea, "Why don't you come with us to Yugi's after school?" Bakura was going to ask her over to his house, but that wouldn't be possible now would it?
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{Oh just go along with them already}
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"Yeah, that's what I was going to say, if it's alright with Yugi, anyway."
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"Yeah, sure, it's okay," Yugi said enthusiastically.
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"Great! I'd love to come."
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Lunch ended and Seto almost hit himself for forgetting to check Caleia's card. No matter, for now, though, he could catch her after school. Joey still looked very shocked, as did the others, but to a somewhat lesser degree. Caleia acted as if the whole thing was no big deal, as Yugi and Bakura's Yamis sat in their soul rooms with smug looks on their faces.
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The dismissal bell rang and Caleia slammed her books shut, a grin on her face. She made it through a day at a new school! (that was how I felt!:) ) Gathering her books up, she shouldered her bag and walked out of the classroom, standing at the door to wait for the others. They all walked out eventually, with Bakura last, who had accidentally dropped his notebook on the floor, and shoved the papers back inside hastily.
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They had all started to walk off when a voice spoke behind them. "Caleia." It was Seto. "You promised I could see your card?" Caleia turned around to face him, her deck in her hand already.
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"Which one was it?" she asked, her tone kept carefully cheerful.
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"The Blue Eyes."
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"Yeah, which one?" Everyone stared at Caleia in shock, not believing her words. Seto tried to keep his usual cool composure, but that was getting very hard.
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Caleia flipped through her deck and took out three cards, then turned them around to show Seto. Three Blue Eyes White Dragons. "I have three," she announced.
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"You see, that can't be right. There are only four, and they are right here." Seto held out his four Blue Eyes.
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"No, there are seven--four in distribution, the other three were never released into the public," Caleia corrected. Of course, no one there knew this little fact.
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"Then you still wouldn't mind me checking the authenticity of your card, would you?" He took the cards out of Caleia's hand and took out the small device he had drawn earlier that day. "You see, the Blue Eyes are printed with a special ink--"
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'Gee, I never knew that!' Caleia thought sarcastically to herself.
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"--and that ink is almost impossible to duplicate because it changes with age. This device I designed checks the ink." Seto scanned the cards with the device. A small green light appeared. The blood drained out of his face.
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"These...seem to be...authentic," he said in sight stutter. He could not believe it.
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"See, I told you. None of my cards are fake, they came straight from the source," Caleia said matter-of-factly. Seto was still very pale, paler than usual, and immobile. Caleia went up to him and gave him a smack on the cheek. The blood rushed back into his head.
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"What was that for!" he cried. He was flushing by now.
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"The blood drained from your face. It's not healthy to stay that way, you know," Caleia merely stated. She smiled inwardly. "C'mon, guys, lets go." She plucked her cards out of Seto's hand and returned them to her deck as they turned and walked away.
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When they were out of earshot Joey exploded in laughter. "Didja see the look on his face, like he saw a ghost or something!"
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"Yeah, that was pretty sweet. THE Seto Kaiba-- his face like that-- I only wish I had a camera, and you slapping him on the face--you've gained my respect!" Tristen continued on. Caleia only smile and said nothing.
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They finally got to Yugi's grandfather's Game Shop.
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"You live in a store?" Caleia asked in wonder.
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"No, I live above it with my grandpa, he owns the shop."
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"Cool!" They walked in.
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"Grandpa I'm home!" Yugi called to the old man at the counter. He looked up.
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"Oh, hello Yugi."
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"Grandpa I want you to meet Caleia, she's new to the school, and an awesome duelist."
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"Hi, Mr. Moto," Caleia said as she bowed in respect.
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"Hello Caleia. Just call me Gramps like everyone else. You guys going upstairs, I assume."
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"Yeah, unless you want help in the shop," Yugi said.
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"No, I'm quite fine for now. Have fun you guys." They all went upstairs to Yugi's room. Tea took a seat on the bed, the guys flopped down on it, and Caleia just walked around looking at all the duel monsters posters and at the pictures around the room.
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//I'm coming out, aibou//
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/But Caleia.../ It was too late. The millennium puzzle glowed and the former pharaoh appeared standing next to Yugi (who was on the end of the bed). Yugi looked terrified, afraid of how Caleia might react.
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Caleia felt the power behind her and turned around.
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"Hello father."
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So how was that? I know it's a bit longer than what I usually write but I was on a roll and didn't want to stop. Pleease review, it keeps me going and helps to get rid of writers block(don't ask me how but it does) C ya later!
