Writer: hello once again mina!

MW: Yeah yeah just get on with the damn story

FW: But aren't we funny?

MW: No, get over it you try to hard

FW: *runs off crying*

MW: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, but she owns Kasumi Motou…

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"Hurry ni-sama! We are gonna be late!" says Mokuba, bouncing at the door.

Seto hurridly putts on a coat. "I don't have to pick anyone up do I? Remember last time?"

"What?! Yuki has motion sickness problems!"

"Yeah in my brand new Porsche."

"You don't have to pick anyone up."

"Then lets go, we'll take my bike, it'll go faster." he replies, handing Mokuba his helmet.

*Yuugi and company are in the crowded arcade looking for something to do*

"The only thing about arcades is all the hot girls are taken…" sighs a despondent Jounouchi.

"cept one but Kasumi is not my type….little to whiky in the wacky woo for me…" says Honda, scratching the side of his face.

Jounouchi nods anime style. "But she has an unbeatable as-" Jounouchi and Honda are smacked in the back of the head by Kasumi's guitar, with a loud sound, as if it were strummed.

"Bakas…" is all the Anzu will dignify their behavior with, as she looks else where for entertainment.

"Hoy, Anzu, look over there, they just got the latest dancing game in and…Anzu?"

Lines blink where Anzu and Kasumi were just standing, leaving a stunned Jounouchi, Honda and Yuugi.

Jounouchi sighs. "What is with those two?"

Soon the crowd is milling about the unbeatable duo, a blonde bombshell and a beauty brunie, are the nicknames for the two.

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Mokuba soon meets up with his small group of friends. "So is there a line already?" he asks, peering over a large crowd of kids.

"Un! A long one to, but we can squeeze through I think.." says a small boy with whitish blonde hair and glasses, Yuki

"Yeah, I heard some pretty girls were dancing and people were giving them more money to play!" exclaimed a boy with tangled green hair, who responded to the name Touya.

"Wow, they must be really good…" Mokuba said in awe.

"And really pretty…" comment a small boy with blue hair named Li.

"Are you quite finished? I would prefer to go inside, than stand outside looking rather idiotic." Seto said bluntly.

Yuki hides behind Li, because of what he did in the Porshce. "Gomene Seto-sama!"

"Oh shut up, he is over it by now….right?" Touya says, looking at his cowarding friend

Seto says nothing and goes inside.

"Uh, guess not…" replies li, holding a trembling Yuki, in fear of him becoming sick again.

"He is really sensitive about his cars…" Mokuba replies as they follow Seto inside.

"Crowded today ne? Why is it so jam packed today? What exactly did you four drag me to?"

"The premier of the newest dance machine! It is supposed to be really difficult…" Mokuba replied with jubilance.

The three of Mokuba's friends have their mouths hanging open at the sight of Anzu and Kasumi dancing. Mokuba sees the group and he and his friend try and usher Seto away. It works…until he sees Yuugi's hair in the crowd, which is a dead giveaway (Writers hold up small sign pointing to the back of Yuugi that reads in Kanji: "Can never be inconspicuous")

"Matte…(wait)…if Yuugi is here then that means…oh shit…" Seto says trying to find someplace to hide before Kasumi finds him, but of course, fails and is thus glomped by Kasumi

"Ta-kun!" she cries out, leap for a glomp, but Seto steps to the side, and she falls on to the floor. "Ta-kun, doushdano?" *What's wrong?*

"Can you stop calling me Ta-kun? My name is Seto, S-E-T-O."

"But Ta-kun sounds Kawaii!"

"I don't care!"

'Why are you here anyway?" Anzu said, doing her best to prevent a fight.

"Eh? Kaiba?….EEP!" Jounouchi says, ducking for cover.

"I saw you, loser…"

"What did you call me?" Jounouchi rises, then realizes he in doing so gave himself away. "DAMN IT!"

"Watch your mouth there are young children in the room!" said Honda, trying to impress some cute girls nearby.

"Funny coming from you Honda…" growled Jounouchi

"Shut up."

"I am watching my brother and his friends, and since I have business to attend to, would you mind watching them?" asked Seto, looking at his watch.

"Uh, no problem Kaiba-kun…" replied a somewhat confused Yuugi

"Awww, how sweet, Ta-kun out on the town with his little brother and company, isn't it-" Kasumi is then put into a headlock by Seto before she can finish her sentence.

"You should get back to dancing, it is good for you" he says suavely, slipping her two thousand yen (two thousand yen is about twenty dollars)

"Why? You like a toned body?" Kasumi replies with a girlish wink.

"No, it keeps your mouth shut."

Kasumi soon, out of annoyance gets anime veins and a big mouth. "WHY YOU ISOLENT LITTLE! WHY I OUTTA TEACH YOU WHY THEY--" and before she gets violent, Kasumi is dragged away by Yuugi and friends, along with Mokuba and his small pack of friends.

"No man would like a loud mouthed girl, so keep quiet and you may actually interest me." Seto says, walking off with his coat flowing behind him, and drives off to Kaiba Corp quickly before he is caught by an onslaught of coming rain.

Kasumi begins blushing very heavily. "I uhh…"

"Up for another round?" a desperate Anzu says, to get her friend back on track

"UN!"

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Seto reads a notice of Industrial Illusions cancellation of the appointment, and begins reading over various financial statements, and his mood slowly worsens. He is in over his head, everything from Battle City is gone, because of major economic problems in the West. He needs an idea and soon…..and then an idea hits him.

"Come on Seto, think. You can get this company out of this, you have before…" He turns the chair and watches the rain fall. "The one good thing from Gozaburo, his ability with financial situations…but I need a sign…something…anything…" Seto cries in desperation, banging his fist on the desk and a drawer comes open. "Hmm? My deck…" Seto says with curiosity, pulling a Blue Eyes from the top. "If Battle City pulled in funds, maybe a bigger competition would…" He turns back to his desk and begins drafting plans for a new tournament, he works without stop until it is very late. He takes the draft and drives home, finding Obaba and Mokuba already asleep.

Seto sighs. "Maybe Obaba was right when she said I should get home earlier…" as he lays down on the couch and falls asleep

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*next day, Yuugi gets an odd invitation, as does Kasumi*

"Nani? Something from Kaiba-kun?"

"New tournament? I SO hafta get into this!" says Kasumi, bouncing around the room.

Jounouchi has anime cry eyes. "Why didn't I get one?" he whines.

"It says anyone over 15 can enter, but only people who received these letters can get their duel disk for free, I think he sent one to both of us, since we are both listed as the recipients." Yuugi says, pointing to the letter, stating that he and Jounouchi have duel disks from Battle City.

"So where do I get one?" asked Kasumi, eager to join the fun.

"Your in luck, I just happen to have been authorized to sell them, I guess Kaiba-kun realized that Rare Hunters were using his system in Battle City and decided to check out everyone who sells them, so letting me sell them is a no brainer!" replied Jii-chan, preparing to ask for a somewhat large sum of yen.

"Maybe it is just because he pities an old man running a child's game store like he has been since Yuugi's dad was a kid…" Kasumi says, eyeing Jii-chan

Jii-chan soon is huddled in corner, with a blue background. "Don't remind me…"

"Jii-chan" is all Yuugi says with a sigh.

"I think I'll get mine at the cheap store across town, so maybe I can buy some cards" Kasumi says, grabbing her helmet, goggles and keys.

"K-K-Kasumi! MATTE!" a money desperate Jii-chan cried

Kasumi rides off, ignoring the pleas of the old man trying to keep up with her, only to be smacked by her Vespa as she does a sharp turn.

"I told you not to get greedy Jii-chan…" said Yuugi as Yami laughs at the elder man's misfourtune.

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Later that same day, Kasumi is still out, as are Yuugi and co., leaving Jii-chan alone at the store. Three strange people walk in. One tall, bald with strange markings on his face, the second a woman in Egyptian clothes with a hint of a gold necklace under her veil, and the third, a younger girl, of non-Egyptian descent, dressed like the woman, but slightly taller. They enter and a small wind blows past, adding to their strange and forboding aura

"We are here to purchase a duel disk for our young companion here." replied the Egyptian woman

"We do not need anything else, and we should already be in the computers database from Battle City. She just needs to be registered and we will be on our way." replied the tall man with golden cat like eyes.

Jii-chan is slightly spooked by Lishid's appearance and wants to get this done quickly. (Writers hold up sign pointing to Jii-chan, saying in kanji "Scared shitless") "Uh, right. I need her name, height, weight, age, gender, where she hails from, and rarest card. "

"My name is Kei Ishtar. I am 5'6, weigh 43 kg (or 95 pounds), I am fifteen years old, female and I come from Cario, Egypt; but I was born in London, England. My rarest card is Wing weaver." she says displaying her card.

Jii-chan slowly puts in information, so he doesn't mess the computer…again. "Um, yes there! I got without any mistakes this time! Alright Kei-san, I just need a picture…just stand still." as he takes out camera connected to the computer and takes the picture. "Alright Arigatou! Have a nice day you three!" he says, putting on his best cheer act as they leave. He heaves a large sigh. I hope that is the worst of the bunch that comes in here. That group scared the living day lights out of me!" The sound of a Vespa scooter, grows louder. "Ah! Kasumi-chan must be home…finally" he says, going outside and waving

"HOY! KASUMI!"

Kasumi accidentaly runs him over, and Haruko pops out of the little side bag, pawing Jii-chan trying to get him to move.

"EEK! GOMENESAI JII-CHAN!" she says struggling to lift him to his feet. "Are you alright?"

"In a minute I'll be fine, just don't do that again. Did you get a duel disk?"

"Nah, the fucking place was crammed. Guess I going to have to shell out more cash than I wanted to." Kasumi whines with a small sigh

Jii-chan happily comments, as he plans on charging her extra. "Oh no matter, we'll get this done quite quickly, hoping I don't crash the computer!"

Kasumi sweat drops and asks the obvious: "Why are you happy? Your not gonna charge me "extra fees" again are you?!"

Jii-chan has a suspicious look to him. "Of course not! Now your duel disk will come to two hundred thousand yen.." (about two hundred bucks)

"N-n-NANI?!!! YOU SCHEMING OLD GEEZER!" Kasumi curses and swears, paying the old man

Jii-chan laughs and counts his money as Kasumi yells at him as the sun begins to set.

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Konichiwaa mina. Seto Kaiba here. Next time, the tournament begins, familiar faces along with some new ones pop up everywhere. And what is with that strange girl with Isis? Who is she and what does she want with me? Why am feeling so different all of a sudden? Next time on Runners High; Otome Ranman Ishtar Kei! (Maiden in full bloom). Duel standby!