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fiction. I'd be doing the real thing.
Note: // sentence // means someone is thinking.
"Look at the mess you've gotten us into Yugi." Yami grumbled, leaning against the wall surrounding the duel arena.
"What?" Yugi asked from within his soul room. "I didn't 'get us into' anything, Yami. It's only a duel. Besides, it will be fun."
Yami nodded, completely unconvinced. "When I said take care of things, I didn't mean for you to end up challenging Tammy to a duel."
Yugi shrugged. "Grandpa thought it would be okay."
Yami turned around as someone came through the doorway. "Grandpa!"
Solomon chuckled. "Yugi, not having second thoughts about dueling, are you?"
// How would he know? // Yami thought, but he had long since given up on trying to understand Yugi's grandfather.
He shook his head. "I never back down from a duel. But are you sure you want to do this? Won't you be losing a lot if you give her those cards if she wins?"
Solomon laughed. "Yugi! If Tammy can win against you with a deck she built just last night, then she deserves to get those cards."
Yami nodded. "Alright. If you say so, Grandpa."
There was the sound of voices coming from outside, and the two of them went to look. It was getting dark outside, but there was no mistaking the people that entered the room. Mai had apparently picked up Joey, Tea, and Tristan, along with Tammy. Someone else was also with them, and for a moment, Yami could not believe what he was seeing- Seto Kaiba.
Kaiba walked along with the group, arguing quietly, or so he thought, with Tammy. He couldn't understand why the girl couldn't agree with him for once.
"Come on." She snapped at him. "I see why Yugi's friends are coming, but I see no point in you being here."
"I don't care if I'm welcome or not." Kaiba retorted. "If Yugi actually loses, I want to be there to see. Besides," he pointed out. "Mai is coming."
"Mai drove us here." She said. "Which was more than you could do."
"I'm letting you use this arena." he countered, but knew it was about to become a lost cause.
"You could also not," she pointed out. "But then, there wouldn't be a duel for you to see, would there?"
Kaiba growled, almost inaudibly.
She grinned, obviously knowing she had won. As they all entered the arena, she turned around to look at him. "Aren't you coming Kaiba? Or did you change your mind?"
Kaiba looked at her disbelievingly.
// Nobody dares mess with me. // he snarled to himself. // Why should I let this pass, when I can't even stand talking to other people? //
He entered the arena, and saw that they were already almost ready to start. He took his place, a good five feet or so away from Yugi's friends.
// Because she is different from everyone else. // A voice within himself replied.
Tammy pulled the deck out from her pocket and looked at it. Yugi, she knew, believed in the Heart of the Cards. Kaiba relied on power. She felt that it must be a combination of both, in order to win. She needed to not only believe in the cards, but more importantly, herself. But she also needed to be able to play the cards the right way. It would be her own knowledge that would help her win this time. Belief was nothing when you had never played before- there was nothing to believe in.
She heard someone call her name, and looked up. It was Yugi, or if she remembered right, the spirit of the puzzle, Yami. With her own 'magical' abilities, she could sense who was who.
"So," he asked, trying to be nice. "How was your day?"
She thought for a minute. "Ummm. . ."
------------------------------------------------------*Flashback*----------- ---------------------------
Tammy walked down the street, thinking. She'd just been introduced to Yugi's friends. He was lucky, to have friends who were always there for him, from the looks of it, and never have to be alone. She had long since forgotten what it was like, to have someone she could trust.
// Too long. // she thought, // I have been alone for too long now. I could never become friends with anyone anymore, even if I wanted to. I have already lost all trust for others. . . for mortals. It was they who drove my people out, who misused the magic. The Fair Folk are all but gone. I am here because there are things I must finish. I cannot be distracted now. . .//
She shook her head, trying to clear it. She must not become friendly with any of the people here. It would make leaving all that harder.
// You don't even know when you could leave. // a voice whispered.
// It doesn't matter. I can't trust anyone / / she thought, / /. . . not after that. . .//
She walked down the streets of Domino City, not really knowing where she was going- that is, until. . .
A person suddenly appeared right in front of her face. She dodged aside just in time to avoid crashing into. . .
"Seto Kaiba?" she asked.
He turned.
"Watch it-" he snapped. His eyes widened.
"Oh. It's you." He didn't sound very pleased, but then again, neither did she. "What have you been doing lately?" He didn't mention the carving that still rested on his desk.
"I've been-" She started to reply.
"Hey there, Tammy!" a voice called.
Both of them turned to see Mai coming towards them.
"-busy" She finished, just as Mai got there.
"That's too bad." Mai and Kaiba said at the same time, though Kaiba a little more sourly.
Kaiba turned to glare at Mai.
"You know her?" Kaiba asked Mai curiously, the same time Mai asked the same thing.
// What's up with this? // Kaiba thought, somewhat annoyed.
Kaiba answered first. "Yes."
"How-"
"That," he stated flatly, "Is none of your business."
Mai gave him a curious glance, and then turned to Tammy. "You're the one who was being chased by one of Pegasus' goons and half-drowned before I got you out of there."
Tammy grinned. "Better than what happened to the goon."
"Wait." Kaiba said, looking from one girl to the other. "Half- drowned?"
"Er. . .Long story." She replied uncomfortably, casting a pleading glance at Mai, who winked.
Kaiba crossed his arms over his chest. "I have time."
Mai grabbed hold of Tammy's arm and 'dragged' her away. "Come on, Tammy, you promised we'd go shopping. By the way Kaiba, don't you have a company to run?"
"Not when there's a long story that I want to hear." Kaiba growled, but the two were gone.
They stopped around the corner. "Thanks, Mai." She gasped, and then made to leave.
Mai pulled her back. "Nuh-uh. I said we're going shopping so we're going shopping. Besides, you look like you could use a new wardrobe."
She gave up and let Mai pull her towards the various stores that awaited.
---------------------------------------------------------------*End Flashback*------------------------
With a pointed look at Mai, she answered, "Don't ask."
"Why?" Mai said innocently. "Shopping was fun. I got you so many new things. They look so much better than what you're wearing now. But of course, don't expect me to do this too often."
"Thank goodness." She muttered under her breath.
Kaiba looked at both Tammy and Yami, half amused. "Are you two ready to duel?"
Yami nodded and she followed suit. She stepped up to the platform and let it rise up to the top. She shuffled the deck and placed it on the screen.
"Let's duel." They said at the same time.
Well, and that's chapter four. Comments, suggestions, reviews, and flames are welcome. Well, flames aren't precisely welcome, but. . .Anyways, I know this is somewhat confusing, but I'll try to explain anything later on. If there is anything you don't get, tell me and I'll try to make it clear. Also, I would appreciate suggestions for the upcoming duel.
By the way, Dark Magician Demon's written a story, posted under my name. I'm sure she'd appreciate it, if you go under my profile and read the story. It's a humor, called Yu-Gi-Oh does Harry Potter. Title should explain everything, except for the fact that the narrator is Kaiba. O.o
Well, you've read this, so now click the button down there that says review. Thanks! ^.^
Note: // sentence // means someone is thinking.
"Look at the mess you've gotten us into Yugi." Yami grumbled, leaning against the wall surrounding the duel arena.
"What?" Yugi asked from within his soul room. "I didn't 'get us into' anything, Yami. It's only a duel. Besides, it will be fun."
Yami nodded, completely unconvinced. "When I said take care of things, I didn't mean for you to end up challenging Tammy to a duel."
Yugi shrugged. "Grandpa thought it would be okay."
Yami turned around as someone came through the doorway. "Grandpa!"
Solomon chuckled. "Yugi, not having second thoughts about dueling, are you?"
// How would he know? // Yami thought, but he had long since given up on trying to understand Yugi's grandfather.
He shook his head. "I never back down from a duel. But are you sure you want to do this? Won't you be losing a lot if you give her those cards if she wins?"
Solomon laughed. "Yugi! If Tammy can win against you with a deck she built just last night, then she deserves to get those cards."
Yami nodded. "Alright. If you say so, Grandpa."
There was the sound of voices coming from outside, and the two of them went to look. It was getting dark outside, but there was no mistaking the people that entered the room. Mai had apparently picked up Joey, Tea, and Tristan, along with Tammy. Someone else was also with them, and for a moment, Yami could not believe what he was seeing- Seto Kaiba.
Kaiba walked along with the group, arguing quietly, or so he thought, with Tammy. He couldn't understand why the girl couldn't agree with him for once.
"Come on." She snapped at him. "I see why Yugi's friends are coming, but I see no point in you being here."
"I don't care if I'm welcome or not." Kaiba retorted. "If Yugi actually loses, I want to be there to see. Besides," he pointed out. "Mai is coming."
"Mai drove us here." She said. "Which was more than you could do."
"I'm letting you use this arena." he countered, but knew it was about to become a lost cause.
"You could also not," she pointed out. "But then, there wouldn't be a duel for you to see, would there?"
Kaiba growled, almost inaudibly.
She grinned, obviously knowing she had won. As they all entered the arena, she turned around to look at him. "Aren't you coming Kaiba? Or did you change your mind?"
Kaiba looked at her disbelievingly.
// Nobody dares mess with me. // he snarled to himself. // Why should I let this pass, when I can't even stand talking to other people? //
He entered the arena, and saw that they were already almost ready to start. He took his place, a good five feet or so away from Yugi's friends.
// Because she is different from everyone else. // A voice within himself replied.
Tammy pulled the deck out from her pocket and looked at it. Yugi, she knew, believed in the Heart of the Cards. Kaiba relied on power. She felt that it must be a combination of both, in order to win. She needed to not only believe in the cards, but more importantly, herself. But she also needed to be able to play the cards the right way. It would be her own knowledge that would help her win this time. Belief was nothing when you had never played before- there was nothing to believe in.
She heard someone call her name, and looked up. It was Yugi, or if she remembered right, the spirit of the puzzle, Yami. With her own 'magical' abilities, she could sense who was who.
"So," he asked, trying to be nice. "How was your day?"
She thought for a minute. "Ummm. . ."
------------------------------------------------------*Flashback*----------- ---------------------------
Tammy walked down the street, thinking. She'd just been introduced to Yugi's friends. He was lucky, to have friends who were always there for him, from the looks of it, and never have to be alone. She had long since forgotten what it was like, to have someone she could trust.
// Too long. // she thought, // I have been alone for too long now. I could never become friends with anyone anymore, even if I wanted to. I have already lost all trust for others. . . for mortals. It was they who drove my people out, who misused the magic. The Fair Folk are all but gone. I am here because there are things I must finish. I cannot be distracted now. . .//
She shook her head, trying to clear it. She must not become friendly with any of the people here. It would make leaving all that harder.
// You don't even know when you could leave. // a voice whispered.
// It doesn't matter. I can't trust anyone / / she thought, / /. . . not after that. . .//
She walked down the streets of Domino City, not really knowing where she was going- that is, until. . .
A person suddenly appeared right in front of her face. She dodged aside just in time to avoid crashing into. . .
"Seto Kaiba?" she asked.
He turned.
"Watch it-" he snapped. His eyes widened.
"Oh. It's you." He didn't sound very pleased, but then again, neither did she. "What have you been doing lately?" He didn't mention the carving that still rested on his desk.
"I've been-" She started to reply.
"Hey there, Tammy!" a voice called.
Both of them turned to see Mai coming towards them.
"-busy" She finished, just as Mai got there.
"That's too bad." Mai and Kaiba said at the same time, though Kaiba a little more sourly.
Kaiba turned to glare at Mai.
"You know her?" Kaiba asked Mai curiously, the same time Mai asked the same thing.
// What's up with this? // Kaiba thought, somewhat annoyed.
Kaiba answered first. "Yes."
"How-"
"That," he stated flatly, "Is none of your business."
Mai gave him a curious glance, and then turned to Tammy. "You're the one who was being chased by one of Pegasus' goons and half-drowned before I got you out of there."
Tammy grinned. "Better than what happened to the goon."
"Wait." Kaiba said, looking from one girl to the other. "Half- drowned?"
"Er. . .Long story." She replied uncomfortably, casting a pleading glance at Mai, who winked.
Kaiba crossed his arms over his chest. "I have time."
Mai grabbed hold of Tammy's arm and 'dragged' her away. "Come on, Tammy, you promised we'd go shopping. By the way Kaiba, don't you have a company to run?"
"Not when there's a long story that I want to hear." Kaiba growled, but the two were gone.
They stopped around the corner. "Thanks, Mai." She gasped, and then made to leave.
Mai pulled her back. "Nuh-uh. I said we're going shopping so we're going shopping. Besides, you look like you could use a new wardrobe."
She gave up and let Mai pull her towards the various stores that awaited.
---------------------------------------------------------------*End Flashback*------------------------
With a pointed look at Mai, she answered, "Don't ask."
"Why?" Mai said innocently. "Shopping was fun. I got you so many new things. They look so much better than what you're wearing now. But of course, don't expect me to do this too often."
"Thank goodness." She muttered under her breath.
Kaiba looked at both Tammy and Yami, half amused. "Are you two ready to duel?"
Yami nodded and she followed suit. She stepped up to the platform and let it rise up to the top. She shuffled the deck and placed it on the screen.
"Let's duel." They said at the same time.
Well, and that's chapter four. Comments, suggestions, reviews, and flames are welcome. Well, flames aren't precisely welcome, but. . .Anyways, I know this is somewhat confusing, but I'll try to explain anything later on. If there is anything you don't get, tell me and I'll try to make it clear. Also, I would appreciate suggestions for the upcoming duel.
By the way, Dark Magician Demon's written a story, posted under my name. I'm sure she'd appreciate it, if you go under my profile and read the story. It's a humor, called Yu-Gi-Oh does Harry Potter. Title should explain everything, except for the fact that the narrator is Kaiba. O.o
Well, you've read this, so now click the button down there that says review. Thanks! ^.^
