Spirit of the Heart

By: Tiger LiLy

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Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! I only own Hana!

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Chapter 1: A New Friend?

The sky shown blue when Yugi walked home to his grandpa's shop with Joey after school that day.

"So, have yeah made any breakthroughs about the past of the spirit of the puzzle?" Joey asked his young friend.

Yugi looked down at his Millennium Puzzle that hung around his neck. His face saddened. "No. I wish there was something we could do. I just don't know what yet."

"Hey, don't sweat it, Yug! You'll figure it out!" He tried to encourage him.

"Thanks, Joey."

Just then, they arrived at Grandpa's shop. Joey and Yugi pushed open the doors to the shop and walked in.

"Grandpa! I'm home!" Yugi called.

Yugi and Joey walked up to the front counter and saw Mr. Mutou talking with a young girl.

"Hello, Yugi. Hello, Joey." Mr. Mutou greeted.

"I'm sorry, Grandpa. I didn't realize you were with a costumer." Yugi apologized.

"It's quite all right." He smiled and turned back to the girl. "You should find what you are looking for right over there. Let me know it you need anything."

The girl bowed her head. "Thank you, sir." She said in a quiet voice. She then turned and left towards where Mr. Mutou had pointed her.

Yugi looked over at the girl. She was taller than he was but shorter than Joey. She was wearing a school uniform just like what the girls at Domino High wear.

"Joey? Does that girl go to our school? I don't think I've ever seen her before." Yugi asked.

"No, me neither. And believe me, I would remember." He grinned.

"Well, let's find out who she is." Yugi suggested.

"Ok." He agreed.

The two boys walked over to the girl. She was looking at a shelf with Duel Monster Cards. She was looking over two cards that she had in her hands.

"Hi!" Yugi greeted.

Startled, the girl spun around, flipping her long raven hair over her shoulder as she turned towards whoever was addressing her.

"Hi." She replied in a gentle voice.

"I'm Yugi and this is my friend Joey."

"How do yea do, miss. If yea ever need anything, you count on Joey here to be of assistance." Joey flirted.

"Nice to meet you." She smiled shyly.

"Do you go to school at Domino High? I've never seen you before." Yugi asked her.

"Yes, I am new. I started school there about a week ago."

"How do you like the school so far?" Yugi asked.

"It's nice." She replied.

"So what's your name?"

"I'm Hana."

"Do you like Duel Monsters, Hana?" Yugi pointed to the cards in her hand.

"Yes, I do. I came here looking for some trap cards."

"Well, that one right there is a good one." Yugi pointed to one that was in her right hand. "That's Mirror Force. It reflects half of your opponents attack back at your opponent."

"Hmm, that is a good trap card. Maybe I'll get this one. Thank you." She smiled at Yugi.

Yugi blushed a little. "No problem!"

"You must play Duel Monsters too if you know what cards are best." Said Hana.

"Are yea kidding! Yugi here is the one who beat both Kaiba and Pegasus!" Joey informed.

"Really? So then you are THE Yugi Mutuo? You were at Duelist Kingdom, right?"

"Well, I went too, yea know!" Joey added.

"So did I!" Hana beamed excitedly.

"You went to the Duelist Kingdom? I guess we never ran into each other." Said Yugi.

"Yeah, well, I didn't stay long. Too bad though. I really wanted to duel with the Yugi Mutou."

"Good luck! Yug, here is the best!" Joey added.

"You must be pretty good yourself if you went to the Duelist Kingdom! We can still duel sometime if you'd like?" Yugi suggested.

"Oh. Well, I can't now. Another time perhaps?"

Yugi smiled. "Sure!"

"Well, I've got to be going now."

"Maybe we'll run into one another at school sometime?" said Yugi

Hana nodded. She then paid for the cards she picked out and headed out the store. "See yea around!" She said as she left.

"Bye!" Yugi and Joey shouted.

"She seems like a nice, young girl." Observed Mr. Mutou.

"She's a cutie, eh Yug!" Joey nudged Yugi with his elbow.

Yugi flinched a little but said nothing.

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"And I'll add these two."

Hana was sitting in her bedroom at home, trying to rebuild her dueling deck and make it stronger.

"Maybe I should take this one out." Hana debated.

"No. Keep that one but take out this one." Said a voice more of a woman's.

"Alright." Hana agreed.

"Now add this." Said the voice next to Hana.

Hannah looked up over at her dresser drawer. She got up from her floor and opened the drawer that contained a golden box.

"This is just the box that the necklace came in." She grabbed the heirloom that she wore around her neck and looked at it. It was very old. Probably an antique. It was a golden necklace that had been passed down from generation to generation. At the end of the necklace, was a heart with a mysterious Egyptian eye shaped pattern.

"Yes, but open it and inside, lift under the bottom." Said the woman's voice.

Hana lifted the inside bottom of the empty box and found what appeared to be a Duel Monsters card. Hana held it gingerly as she gazed at it in awe.

"I've never seen this card before!"

"That is because there is only one."

"How come?"

"When Duel Monsters first began, a dear friend of mine had this card made for me in remembrance of someone I loved."

Hana nodded. "I'll be sure to take good care of it!"

"I know you will."

Hana smiled.

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The next day, Yugi and Joey walked to school together. When they arrived there, they met up with Tea and Tristin and headed to their classes.

Just as they left, Hana came into the school. She hurried to her locker so to grab her books and hurry to class.

"Please open!" she said as she tried to open her locker but to no avail. "I'm going to be late!"

Bakura was at his locker as well when he heard the sounds of distress coming from around the corner. Curious, he closed his locker and walk around to see who was there.

Hana hung her head and sighed. She sensed someone nearby and looked up to see the white haired boy watching her. "Hey! Could you maybe give me a hand?"

"Um, sure." Said Bakura.

"I can't open my locker. Could you try opening it for me?"

"I suppose I could give it a try."

"I managed to unlock it, but I think the door is jammed."

"Well, here it goes!" First Bakura tried the handle. He then tried to pull it open but still nothing. "My, what a stubborn locker you have!" He then banged his fist on the locker door and it flew open.

"Here you are!" Bakura smiled.

"Thanks!"

Bakura watched her as she quickly grabbed her books from her locker. "Excuse me."

Hana turned to Bakura. "Yes?"

"I was just wondering, what's your name?"

"Oh! I'm Hana Kokoro!" she smiled.

"Pleased to meet you, Hana. My name's Bakura."

"Well, thank you again, Bakura, but I'm running late! Bye!" Hana said as she rushed off.

Bakura said nothing as he watched her hurry to class. His Millennium Ring around his neck and under his uniform began to glow. "Hmm. There's something about her. Something familiar and alluring, but I don't recognize the name." Said Bakura's evil spirit to himself. He had taken total control of Bakura.

He pulled out his Millennium ring from under his shirt and held it up towards the direction Hana had left. The ring did not respond. "Hmm. She doesn't seem to be carrying a Millennium item but I do sense a magical energy coming from her. I better keep an eye on her."

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Tiger LiLy =^..^=