Hello! I'm back with my first actual chapter. I hope you guys like it!

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Duh.

***Chapter 1:
The Private Invitation***

In his room upstairs in the Turtle Game shop, Yugi Motou was rudely awakened by the most dreaded sound a teenager could be awakened by. The beep of an alarm clock. He groggily slammed the button on it down to end the annoying sound. He slid out of bed, half awake, and automatically slipped the heavy chain of his Millenium Puzzle. The familiar presence of Yami, the spirit of the golden puzzle, helped kick his mind into gear.

15 minutes later, a much more awake Yugi plopped into his seat at the kitchen table with his breakfast of cereal. Solomon Motou, coffee in hand, walked by his grandson.

"Going to open the shop," He said tiredly, not being a morning person.

"'Kay" replied Yugi, munching quietly.

A couple minutes later, "Yugi! There's mail for you." Said the elder Motou handing Yugi said mail.

His grandpa returned to his work, Yugi opened the envelope. Yami took interest as Yugi read the letter.

Dear Mr. Yugi Motou,

You have been chosen to attend a private duel monster's tournament. It will be held at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 17th, 2003 at 567 Luna Drive. Please inform no one about this tournament. It is an exclusive event for master duelists only. The prizes will be worth your while. Please come on time.

Thank You

'Hmmm,' thought Yugi. 'could be interesting.'

//Or dangerous.// Yami said through his mental link with his light.

/Oh lighten up Yami!/ thought Yugi good naturedly, /It sounds like fun! And besides, it's not like you've had anything better to do since Battle City. They said that there's good prizes too!/

//I don't know hikari . something's just not right// Yami's mental voice sounded worried.

/Please Yami?/ Whined Yugi, turning up the cute level. It was often the only way to convince his overprotective Yami to let him do what he wanted.

/Oh alright . but I've got a bad feeling about this ./

"Yugi!" Grandpa's voice interrupted the partners' mental conversation, "Isn't it time for you to get to school?"

"Ahh!" yelped Yugi, "I'm going to be later than Joey!" he grabbed his backpack and ran through the shop past his Grandpa, "See ya Gramps!" he called.

"Geez muttered Solomon, "kids these days, always in a hurry." He turned back to his counter, arranging the latest shipment of Duel Monsters cards on the shelf.

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Kaya Weyward walked to school with a lazy gait. In no particular hurry she looked up at the cloudy sky above. 'It's going to rain today,' she thought grimly.

She looked down at the letter that she had received in the mail this morning. An invitation to an exclusive Duel Monsters tournament. She wasn't that great. Kaya owned a few half-decent cards but she had never won a duel. Why she was asked to a private tournament was beyond her. Oh well, she had nothing better to do anyway.

'I wish I had some friends,' she sighed. 'My family is always moving so I never stay in one place long enough to make any.'

The sky above seemed to clear a little and the sun shone through the clouds. Kaya smiled a little. 'I guess I'll go then. Never know, it might be fun!'

As she approached school, she was, for once, happy. A little bit of optimism was always good. Now if only her exams weren't so hard .

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