"Miss me, Kara-chan?"
Kyara smiled weakly and hugged her childhood friend. "Actually, it's Kya-chan now."
Ryo scanned Kyara's face with his eyes. "What's wrong?" he asked.
With a sigh, Kyara lead him into the living room. Ryo always had a way of knowing when something was bothering her. Ryo plopped himself on the couch. "You got a problem, Kyara?" he pointed to a seat across from him. "Come tell Uncle Ryo."
The ebony-haired girl giggled. Same old Ryo. She took a deep breath. "Have you heard of Seto Kaiba?" she asked.
"Who hasn't?" Ryo placed both hands behind his head. "The Duel Monsters World Champion, CEO of KaibaCorp, he's obscenely rich, and there's probably a whole list of things that I haven't mentioned yet."
"Yea..." Kyara's eyes glazed over as she thought about something.
Ryo rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Let me guess, Kyara." he said slowly. "Its like a classic fairy tale. Here we have the lovely Kyara-"
"Hey! So you're comparing my love life to a fairy tale?!"
"Listen to me for a second, Kyara." Ryo wagged a playful finger in her face. "Now we find Seto Kaiba. Together, you two were how you say, best friends?"
Kyara nodded, settled into her seat, and listened as Ryo ranted on. "But like every close friendship, it somehow changes to affection? You tell him your feelings, but he just brushes you away, saying how he 'doesn't need that kind of stuff in his life.'"
"How do you know so much about these things, Ryo?"
"Well..." Ryo grinned sheepishly. "Truth be told, I always make it up as I go."
"Interesting."
"So did I get it right?"
"Amazingly, yes."
"And I guess now you're going to ask me what to do?"
"No," Kyara said sarcastically. "I was gonna ask you to Duel me."
Ryo laughed. "I can see you haven't changed one bit."
"Neither have you." Kyara replied. "Can you help me?"
With a nod, Ryo spoke, "If you were someone else, Kara-chan, I wouldn't bother interfering with your love life. But..." he winked at her. "Since you're like the sister I never had, how could I say no?"
"I knew I could count on you." Kyara smiled.
"Can you at least fill me in, though?" Ryo asked.
"Sure."
* * *
"...And then right before you arrive, Te'a calls and tells me about the dance that's coming up in about a week." Kyara finished.
"Hmm..." Ryo scratched his ear and thought about what Kyara had just told him about the events of the previous weeks. "A Duel Monsters dance, you say?"
"Yea, why?"
Ryo patted Kyara's shoulder comfortingly. "Forget about Seto, Kyara."
"What?! How could I possibly do that?!"
Ryo held up his hands defensively. "I didn't mean like cut him out of your life forever! If he truly does has feelings for you, I'm sure he'll come around sooner or later."
"And how does going to the dance with my friends have anything to do with that?"
"Try forgetting about him for a little while." Ryo said. "Go to the dance, have fun."
"You know what?" Kyara stood up. "You're right, Ryo!"
"Good." Ryo rose from his seat. "But would it be okay for me to come along with you and your friends too?"
"Well..." Kyara bit her lip. "You sure?"
"Totally."
"And the fact that its a costume party doesn't faze you?"
"Kara-chan, I'm so sure about going, I'll dress up as Neo The Magic Swordsman."
A/N: Neo is a real card. Its found in SD Yugi.
Kyara smiled weakly and hugged her childhood friend. "Actually, it's Kya-chan now."
Ryo scanned Kyara's face with his eyes. "What's wrong?" he asked.
With a sigh, Kyara lead him into the living room. Ryo always had a way of knowing when something was bothering her. Ryo plopped himself on the couch. "You got a problem, Kyara?" he pointed to a seat across from him. "Come tell Uncle Ryo."
The ebony-haired girl giggled. Same old Ryo. She took a deep breath. "Have you heard of Seto Kaiba?" she asked.
"Who hasn't?" Ryo placed both hands behind his head. "The Duel Monsters World Champion, CEO of KaibaCorp, he's obscenely rich, and there's probably a whole list of things that I haven't mentioned yet."
"Yea..." Kyara's eyes glazed over as she thought about something.
Ryo rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Let me guess, Kyara." he said slowly. "Its like a classic fairy tale. Here we have the lovely Kyara-"
"Hey! So you're comparing my love life to a fairy tale?!"
"Listen to me for a second, Kyara." Ryo wagged a playful finger in her face. "Now we find Seto Kaiba. Together, you two were how you say, best friends?"
Kyara nodded, settled into her seat, and listened as Ryo ranted on. "But like every close friendship, it somehow changes to affection? You tell him your feelings, but he just brushes you away, saying how he 'doesn't need that kind of stuff in his life.'"
"How do you know so much about these things, Ryo?"
"Well..." Ryo grinned sheepishly. "Truth be told, I always make it up as I go."
"Interesting."
"So did I get it right?"
"Amazingly, yes."
"And I guess now you're going to ask me what to do?"
"No," Kyara said sarcastically. "I was gonna ask you to Duel me."
Ryo laughed. "I can see you haven't changed one bit."
"Neither have you." Kyara replied. "Can you help me?"
With a nod, Ryo spoke, "If you were someone else, Kara-chan, I wouldn't bother interfering with your love life. But..." he winked at her. "Since you're like the sister I never had, how could I say no?"
"I knew I could count on you." Kyara smiled.
"Can you at least fill me in, though?" Ryo asked.
"Sure."
* * *
"...And then right before you arrive, Te'a calls and tells me about the dance that's coming up in about a week." Kyara finished.
"Hmm..." Ryo scratched his ear and thought about what Kyara had just told him about the events of the previous weeks. "A Duel Monsters dance, you say?"
"Yea, why?"
Ryo patted Kyara's shoulder comfortingly. "Forget about Seto, Kyara."
"What?! How could I possibly do that?!"
Ryo held up his hands defensively. "I didn't mean like cut him out of your life forever! If he truly does has feelings for you, I'm sure he'll come around sooner or later."
"And how does going to the dance with my friends have anything to do with that?"
"Try forgetting about him for a little while." Ryo said. "Go to the dance, have fun."
"You know what?" Kyara stood up. "You're right, Ryo!"
"Good." Ryo rose from his seat. "But would it be okay for me to come along with you and your friends too?"
"Well..." Kyara bit her lip. "You sure?"
"Totally."
"And the fact that its a costume party doesn't faze you?"
"Kara-chan, I'm so sure about going, I'll dress up as Neo The Magic Swordsman."
A/N: Neo is a real card. Its found in SD Yugi.
