"Te'a, are you sure about this?" Kyara asked as they walked towards the school with Yugi, Tristan, Joey, and Ryo.
"Of course!" She poked Kyara's arm playfully with the Magician of Faith's wand. "And don't worry, you look fine!"
Kyara countered by jostling Te'a with her own wand. "Twin Magician of Faiths? It could be worse." she remarked sarcastically.
Joey, dressed as Masaki the Legendary Swordsman, pushed the group along. "C'mon, people! The duels are gonna start soon!"
Tristan, outfitted as his favorite card, the Cyber Commander, grabbed the staff Yugi held and prodded Joey's stomach with it. "Look, 'Masaki', this is as fast as I go!"
Yugi, of course, was the Dark Magician. He retrieved his staff from Tristan's grip. "Guys, hurry up, or we're going to be late!"
* * *
"Wow, look at this place!" Joey pointed at the decorations adorning the walls and ceiling. "Balloons, posters, and even real cards are strung up on the walls!"
Kyara followed Te'a to a nearby table where a duel was being held. "Looks like fun." she remarked.
While the two girls were watching the card game, Ryo was talking to Yugi. "...And that's what happened." he finished.
Yugi nodded sympathetically. "Poor Kyara."
At that moment, Seto Kaiba stepped through the entranced. Heads turned to look at Kaiba, who was not dressed as a Duel Monster, but in a simple outfit consisting of a green shirt and a long dark blue jacket. (The costume he wore to the Duelist Kingdom)
Ryo stepped towards Kaiba. "And what are you supposed to be?" he asked blandly.
Kaiba threw him a glare. "The theme is Duel Monsters, you moron. Think about it, what does it look like I am?"
"A Duelist?"
Seto gave a harsh laugh. "No. I am not a Duelist, I am THE Duelist."
"Ok then." Ryo rolled his eyes, and returned to Yugi's side.
"What an ego..." he murmured.
Yugi shrugged. "Nothing you can do about it."
"And Kyara likes this guy?!"
Yugi shrugged again. "Maybe she sees something in him that we don't."
Ryo snorted and strode over to the snack table. He poured himself a cup of punch. While sipping the pink-tinged concoction, Ryo surveyed the room. At a nearby table, Kyara was dueling with a fellow student. Apparently, she was beating her.
"...And that takes your lifepoints down to zero." Kyara said plainly.
Her opponent, Rika, slammed her cards down. "No!" she glared at Kyara. "I was beating you!"
With a shrug, Kyara rose from her seat and held out a hand. "Good duel." she said.
"Whatever." Rika grumbled and she stalked away.
Kyara gathered her cards. Normally, dueling others gave her so much joy. Now, all the fun seemed to have been drained away. Her eyes wandered across the floor to a table where Kaiba was dueling with another boy. She sighed. "Just forget about him." Ryo's advice echoed back to her.
Easier said than done, Ryo. Kyara said. Easier said than done.
* * *
Kaiba let out an exasperated groan as the duel ended between him and Hiroshi. Another victory. But something was wrong. Something was missing. He collected his cards and shoved them into his pocket. Unwillingly, he averted his gaze to where Kyara was standing with Te'a and the others.
But when she looked up and met his gaze, Kaiba felt his heart skip. Could he be wrong? He tried to look at her again, but she had disappeared.
"Of course!" She poked Kyara's arm playfully with the Magician of Faith's wand. "And don't worry, you look fine!"
Kyara countered by jostling Te'a with her own wand. "Twin Magician of Faiths? It could be worse." she remarked sarcastically.
Joey, dressed as Masaki the Legendary Swordsman, pushed the group along. "C'mon, people! The duels are gonna start soon!"
Tristan, outfitted as his favorite card, the Cyber Commander, grabbed the staff Yugi held and prodded Joey's stomach with it. "Look, 'Masaki', this is as fast as I go!"
Yugi, of course, was the Dark Magician. He retrieved his staff from Tristan's grip. "Guys, hurry up, or we're going to be late!"
* * *
"Wow, look at this place!" Joey pointed at the decorations adorning the walls and ceiling. "Balloons, posters, and even real cards are strung up on the walls!"
Kyara followed Te'a to a nearby table where a duel was being held. "Looks like fun." she remarked.
While the two girls were watching the card game, Ryo was talking to Yugi. "...And that's what happened." he finished.
Yugi nodded sympathetically. "Poor Kyara."
At that moment, Seto Kaiba stepped through the entranced. Heads turned to look at Kaiba, who was not dressed as a Duel Monster, but in a simple outfit consisting of a green shirt and a long dark blue jacket. (The costume he wore to the Duelist Kingdom)
Ryo stepped towards Kaiba. "And what are you supposed to be?" he asked blandly.
Kaiba threw him a glare. "The theme is Duel Monsters, you moron. Think about it, what does it look like I am?"
"A Duelist?"
Seto gave a harsh laugh. "No. I am not a Duelist, I am THE Duelist."
"Ok then." Ryo rolled his eyes, and returned to Yugi's side.
"What an ego..." he murmured.
Yugi shrugged. "Nothing you can do about it."
"And Kyara likes this guy?!"
Yugi shrugged again. "Maybe she sees something in him that we don't."
Ryo snorted and strode over to the snack table. He poured himself a cup of punch. While sipping the pink-tinged concoction, Ryo surveyed the room. At a nearby table, Kyara was dueling with a fellow student. Apparently, she was beating her.
"...And that takes your lifepoints down to zero." Kyara said plainly.
Her opponent, Rika, slammed her cards down. "No!" she glared at Kyara. "I was beating you!"
With a shrug, Kyara rose from her seat and held out a hand. "Good duel." she said.
"Whatever." Rika grumbled and she stalked away.
Kyara gathered her cards. Normally, dueling others gave her so much joy. Now, all the fun seemed to have been drained away. Her eyes wandered across the floor to a table where Kaiba was dueling with another boy. She sighed. "Just forget about him." Ryo's advice echoed back to her.
Easier said than done, Ryo. Kyara said. Easier said than done.
* * *
Kaiba let out an exasperated groan as the duel ended between him and Hiroshi. Another victory. But something was wrong. Something was missing. He collected his cards and shoved them into his pocket. Unwillingly, he averted his gaze to where Kyara was standing with Te'a and the others.
But when she looked up and met his gaze, Kaiba felt his heart skip. Could he be wrong? He tried to look at her again, but she had disappeared.
