Kaily looked at her feet to realize that there were now glass shards embedded in her ankles,"Oh, Ra...."
Joey and Garasaki gave her strange looks,"Wha?"
Kaily shook her head,"It's nothing."
"Nothing, you just dropped a glass vase on your feet."Garasaki noted the fact that there were glass shards embedded in the side of the chair he'd been sitting in,"And glass doesn't fly that far."
Kaily blew a strand of gold hair out of her face,"Amane is my pen pal's name."
"There are lotsa people with that name,"Joey looked worriedly at her,"why would that hit a nerve."
"Amane's father and brother died in a car crash,"Kaily said, almost shakily,"when she was five years old."
Garasaki's ears perked,"Did she tell you anything else?"
"No, nothing."Kaily bent down, all but one of her crystal roses had been shattered, and, that one had been splattered with her blood and gave the appearance of it bleeding itself,"I think that's why I have to go to Tokyo."
"Wait, wait, wait,"Joey looked at her strangely,"you're sayin' this girl is Bakura's sista'?"
Kaily picked up the rose and examined it,"I'm saying anything is possible. The Shadow Realm has done stranger things than bring girls back to life after they got killed."
"Miss Pegasus."
Kaily gripped the crystal rose tighter,"What is it, Croquet?"
"Your press conference starts in five minutes."Croquet explained,"You may want to get ready."
Kaily nodded,"Hai, multi-millionairs don't go to press confrences wearing sweat pants and a t-shirt."
"Unless it's Kaily Pegasus."Joey teased.
"Joseph.Michale.Wheeler."
"Shutting up."
To:Guardian_Princess_of_Games@Millenium.com
From:Gemini_Elves@racerblood.com
Subject:Wow
I just saw your press confrence on the news, wow, you did great! I never imagined something like this would happen. Those Christans don't know what they're talking about, Duel Monsters is an awesome game. I can't wait till you come to Tokyo, if you've got enough time I mean. I can't wait till the competition, if I can't meet you atleast I'll be able to meet your friends, right? Well, in any case, I can't wait. If there's any way I can help, just tell me, and I'll do whatever I can, I promise. I'll keep an eye on the news and help out where I can. Please try to make it to the track meet. Amane.
Yugi looked up as the front door slammed and an exhausted Kaily flopped down in an oversized hair,"Long day?" He was answered by a tired moan. "Serenity and Mom are making dinner. Did you have any luck at the press confrence?" Another exhausted moan. "I'll take that as a no. Any luck with Bakahno and Yuga?" Another moan this time even more tired and agitated. "Ok, I get the point. I'll leave you alone."
Joey walked into the room, rubbing his eyes sleepily,"What's goin' on?" Yugi let out a grunt and walked out of the room. "Is he buggin' you?"
"No."Kaily rubbed her head,"I'm just tired, hungry, and ready to fall asleep. My life is O.V.E.R."
"Ya probably won't like this,"Joey pulled an envelope out of his pocket and set in on his best friend's lap,"but Gramps asked me ta give it to ya as soon as ya got home."
Kaily groaned and opened it,"Miss Pegasus, you are being sued for one case of child abduction and abandonment, ten cases of grand theft, and possession of the child Aurora Pegasus. The trial date is set for May first, should a lawyer not be found by the appointed date one will be provided. Thank you. Yours truely, Judge Andrew Brown." Kaily paled,"May first, that's tomorrow!"
"Start prayin' Kaiba got that law school degree finished."Joey advised,"Otherwise you're in some deep shit."
"I'm already in some deep shit."Kaily rubbed her temples,"Do me a favor and call Seto, tell him to get his butt over her A.S.A.P. We've got some planning to do."
Joey nodded and bolted out of the room. Half an hour later Kaily, Yugi, and Kaiba were gathered in the kitchen, papers scattered around the table. Yami, Yuga, and Bakahno were all listening eagerly in their soul rooms.
"How could they possibly get a court hearing so soon?"Kaiba asked, looking through a large pile of papers,"It's impossible."
"Not impossible, just improbibal."Kaily corrected,"Besides, that's not the real problem, the real problem is that we've got nothing to work on. Everyone is going to think that I kidnapped Aurora, and most of the town is already against me. Our chances right now, sadly, are slim to none. Angeline and Darien don't have a bad rep in the town, I do. Everyone will think Aurora would be better off with them."
"Somehow I believe that."Yugi groaned,"It's your own fault."
"What, I should have killed them when I had the chance?"Kaily groaned.
"No, you should have made a better reputation for yourself."Yugi corrected,"Aurora is in danger, and we'll have to use every trick in the book to win."
/It's like a game./Bakahno suddenly chimed,/And you have to use your wits to win it./
Kaily's eyes brightened,//You're right, a game.....// "It's all just a game."
"Nani?"Yugi looked at her strangely.
/Yugi, she's right,/Yami chimed in,/this is just one big game./
Kaiba nodded,"A game, and Angeline and Darien were dumb enough to challenge you."
"But it's a game we've never played."Yugi pointed out.
"So was Dungeon Dice Monsters."Kaily pointed out dryly.
/Between the three of you,/Yuga mentally grinned,/the King and Princess of Games, and one of the top ranking duelists in the world, this should be a fun challenge for you./
/She's right you know./Bakahno added.
/This is a game you can, and will win./Yami finished.
//WILL ALL THREE OF YOU JUST SHUT UP!!//Kaily and Yugi both snapped.
Kaily rubbed her temples,"Ok, this is like a duel. We've only got fifty life points left and five cards left in our deck. Our opponent's at full health with a practically full deck. There's a Crush Card and Mirror Wall in affect on our opponent's side of the feild, not to mention two high level monsters. All we've got is a few weak monster and two traps out on the feild. We've got a Blue Eyes, Black Luster Ritual, Monster Reborn, Giant Trunade, and Polymerization in our hand, and we've only got one monster left in our deck. What do we do?"
Kaiba's jaw dropped,"Where did you come up with that?"
"Too much time around you."Kaily shrugged.
"First we've gotta get their defenses down."Yugi said,"Then we revive a monster, do the black luster ritual, combine with the Blue Eyes, and take them out."
"Now, they play a black hole card."Kaily added.
"Kaily...."Yugi moaned,"The possibility of that is fifty in one."
"Yugi, Angeline and Darien could pull a stunt like that, make everything we do worth nothing, then what?"Kaiba asked.
"We need some kind of defense against it."Yugi began shifting through his dueling deck,"Harpie's Feather Duster!"
"Hai,"Kaily drew the card from her pocket,"we've got our proof, Giant Trunade, we've got our evidence, Monster Reborn, which gives us something to attack with, the revived monster, we've got our own words, Black Luster Ritual and Polymerization, we've got our attack, the Blue Eyes, now all we need is that Harpie's Feather Duster."
Kaiba nodded, and he could have sworn he heard mental cheers go up in the yamis soul rooms, not to mention in the living room, where, he was guessing, Serenity was listening in on the conversation and relaying everything to the rest of the group,"But what do was have to use against them?"
Yugi tried his best to stifle a yawn, not that it did any good, making Kaily grin,"I guess we're all getting tired. Why don't we sleep on it, and figure it out in the morning?"
"That sounds good."Yugi mumbled.
"Ok, we'll finish this in the morning."Kaily got to her feet,'All of you go to bed!!'
"All of you go to bed!!" Kaily and Yugi chuckled as Serenity's voice rang through the house.
"You were right."Yugi shook his head,"They were listening."
"Well, what do you expect?"Kaily asked,"They're as worried as we are."
Joey and Garasaki gave her strange looks,"Wha?"
Kaily shook her head,"It's nothing."
"Nothing, you just dropped a glass vase on your feet."Garasaki noted the fact that there were glass shards embedded in the side of the chair he'd been sitting in,"And glass doesn't fly that far."
Kaily blew a strand of gold hair out of her face,"Amane is my pen pal's name."
"There are lotsa people with that name,"Joey looked worriedly at her,"why would that hit a nerve."
"Amane's father and brother died in a car crash,"Kaily said, almost shakily,"when she was five years old."
Garasaki's ears perked,"Did she tell you anything else?"
"No, nothing."Kaily bent down, all but one of her crystal roses had been shattered, and, that one had been splattered with her blood and gave the appearance of it bleeding itself,"I think that's why I have to go to Tokyo."
"Wait, wait, wait,"Joey looked at her strangely,"you're sayin' this girl is Bakura's sista'?"
Kaily picked up the rose and examined it,"I'm saying anything is possible. The Shadow Realm has done stranger things than bring girls back to life after they got killed."
"Miss Pegasus."
Kaily gripped the crystal rose tighter,"What is it, Croquet?"
"Your press conference starts in five minutes."Croquet explained,"You may want to get ready."
Kaily nodded,"Hai, multi-millionairs don't go to press confrences wearing sweat pants and a t-shirt."
"Unless it's Kaily Pegasus."Joey teased.
"Joseph.Michale.Wheeler."
"Shutting up."
To:Guardian_Princess_of_Games@Millenium.com
From:Gemini_Elves@racerblood.com
Subject:Wow
I just saw your press confrence on the news, wow, you did great! I never imagined something like this would happen. Those Christans don't know what they're talking about, Duel Monsters is an awesome game. I can't wait till you come to Tokyo, if you've got enough time I mean. I can't wait till the competition, if I can't meet you atleast I'll be able to meet your friends, right? Well, in any case, I can't wait. If there's any way I can help, just tell me, and I'll do whatever I can, I promise. I'll keep an eye on the news and help out where I can. Please try to make it to the track meet. Amane.
Yugi looked up as the front door slammed and an exhausted Kaily flopped down in an oversized hair,"Long day?" He was answered by a tired moan. "Serenity and Mom are making dinner. Did you have any luck at the press confrence?" Another exhausted moan. "I'll take that as a no. Any luck with Bakahno and Yuga?" Another moan this time even more tired and agitated. "Ok, I get the point. I'll leave you alone."
Joey walked into the room, rubbing his eyes sleepily,"What's goin' on?" Yugi let out a grunt and walked out of the room. "Is he buggin' you?"
"No."Kaily rubbed her head,"I'm just tired, hungry, and ready to fall asleep. My life is O.V.E.R."
"Ya probably won't like this,"Joey pulled an envelope out of his pocket and set in on his best friend's lap,"but Gramps asked me ta give it to ya as soon as ya got home."
Kaily groaned and opened it,"Miss Pegasus, you are being sued for one case of child abduction and abandonment, ten cases of grand theft, and possession of the child Aurora Pegasus. The trial date is set for May first, should a lawyer not be found by the appointed date one will be provided. Thank you. Yours truely, Judge Andrew Brown." Kaily paled,"May first, that's tomorrow!"
"Start prayin' Kaiba got that law school degree finished."Joey advised,"Otherwise you're in some deep shit."
"I'm already in some deep shit."Kaily rubbed her temples,"Do me a favor and call Seto, tell him to get his butt over her A.S.A.P. We've got some planning to do."
Joey nodded and bolted out of the room. Half an hour later Kaily, Yugi, and Kaiba were gathered in the kitchen, papers scattered around the table. Yami, Yuga, and Bakahno were all listening eagerly in their soul rooms.
"How could they possibly get a court hearing so soon?"Kaiba asked, looking through a large pile of papers,"It's impossible."
"Not impossible, just improbibal."Kaily corrected,"Besides, that's not the real problem, the real problem is that we've got nothing to work on. Everyone is going to think that I kidnapped Aurora, and most of the town is already against me. Our chances right now, sadly, are slim to none. Angeline and Darien don't have a bad rep in the town, I do. Everyone will think Aurora would be better off with them."
"Somehow I believe that."Yugi groaned,"It's your own fault."
"What, I should have killed them when I had the chance?"Kaily groaned.
"No, you should have made a better reputation for yourself."Yugi corrected,"Aurora is in danger, and we'll have to use every trick in the book to win."
/It's like a game./Bakahno suddenly chimed,/And you have to use your wits to win it./
Kaily's eyes brightened,//You're right, a game.....// "It's all just a game."
"Nani?"Yugi looked at her strangely.
/Yugi, she's right,/Yami chimed in,/this is just one big game./
Kaiba nodded,"A game, and Angeline and Darien were dumb enough to challenge you."
"But it's a game we've never played."Yugi pointed out.
"So was Dungeon Dice Monsters."Kaily pointed out dryly.
/Between the three of you,/Yuga mentally grinned,/the King and Princess of Games, and one of the top ranking duelists in the world, this should be a fun challenge for you./
/She's right you know./Bakahno added.
/This is a game you can, and will win./Yami finished.
//WILL ALL THREE OF YOU JUST SHUT UP!!//Kaily and Yugi both snapped.
Kaily rubbed her temples,"Ok, this is like a duel. We've only got fifty life points left and five cards left in our deck. Our opponent's at full health with a practically full deck. There's a Crush Card and Mirror Wall in affect on our opponent's side of the feild, not to mention two high level monsters. All we've got is a few weak monster and two traps out on the feild. We've got a Blue Eyes, Black Luster Ritual, Monster Reborn, Giant Trunade, and Polymerization in our hand, and we've only got one monster left in our deck. What do we do?"
Kaiba's jaw dropped,"Where did you come up with that?"
"Too much time around you."Kaily shrugged.
"First we've gotta get their defenses down."Yugi said,"Then we revive a monster, do the black luster ritual, combine with the Blue Eyes, and take them out."
"Now, they play a black hole card."Kaily added.
"Kaily...."Yugi moaned,"The possibility of that is fifty in one."
"Yugi, Angeline and Darien could pull a stunt like that, make everything we do worth nothing, then what?"Kaiba asked.
"We need some kind of defense against it."Yugi began shifting through his dueling deck,"Harpie's Feather Duster!"
"Hai,"Kaily drew the card from her pocket,"we've got our proof, Giant Trunade, we've got our evidence, Monster Reborn, which gives us something to attack with, the revived monster, we've got our own words, Black Luster Ritual and Polymerization, we've got our attack, the Blue Eyes, now all we need is that Harpie's Feather Duster."
Kaiba nodded, and he could have sworn he heard mental cheers go up in the yamis soul rooms, not to mention in the living room, where, he was guessing, Serenity was listening in on the conversation and relaying everything to the rest of the group,"But what do was have to use against them?"
Yugi tried his best to stifle a yawn, not that it did any good, making Kaily grin,"I guess we're all getting tired. Why don't we sleep on it, and figure it out in the morning?"
"That sounds good."Yugi mumbled.
"Ok, we'll finish this in the morning."Kaily got to her feet,'All of you go to bed!!'
"All of you go to bed!!" Kaily and Yugi chuckled as Serenity's voice rang through the house.
"You were right."Yugi shook his head,"They were listening."
"Well, what do you expect?"Kaily asked,"They're as worried as we are."