Forever and For Always Chapter 7: Her, a yu-gi-oh fanfic

Keket: Now for the second chapter I promised!

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Chapter 2: Her

It had been a couple of months since she had gotten out of the card. She had a job and an apartment. Also, she was a dancer at a local dance studio. In just a few months, she had become top performer. This did not set well with Krista, her rival who reminded her strongly of Aurora, though they looked nothing alike.

Yes, things were going good for Chelea Con Carni. She had made other friends, but none that she could commune with. There was just a void there; emptiness. Chelea knew she needed Yami, but had no clue where to find him.

Chelea hadn't been surprised when her boss, Mario, put her on the schedule for a show at the Egyptian Festival. She had to perform eleven songs by herself! Luckily, they were all Shania Twain songs.

Chelea even knew what she wanted to wear; a white tube top; a knee length, white skirt; and her gold ankh on the black string. After the show, though, she'd change.

Chelea had changed a lot since Egypt. She had a new name, Chelsea Con Carni, but she still made everyone call her Chelea. She had gone from fairly elegant to trashy; linen to leather; nothing to stilettos. Chelea didn't think Yami would even recognize her if he seen her on the street. Deep in her heart, she desperately needed to see Yami. His face would surely help.

She got into her car. Chelea had applied for an "Underage Driver's License" when she had been freed. It was an experiment from the government to see how underage teens drive. Another experiment she had tried was the RUDL program, or Responsible Underage Drinking License. It had been a few weeks since she had taken the test, and had only just recovered. They gave her so many shots of liquor to see how well she drove under-influence. Obviously, Chelea had passed.

Her destination was Noochie's Bar and Grille. She pulled around back to park and walked back to the front. She entered and sat at the bar. Stares followed her, but she was used to it by now.

"Green Apple Pucker, please," Chelea said sitting on a stool.

"How old are you miss?" the bartender asked. She had long, auburn hair and emerald green eyes. Her body was muscled and Chelea figured she doubled as the bouncer of the place.

"Fifteen but…" Chelea stopped and pulled out her RUDL. She handed it to the bartender.

"Fine… Chelsea?" the bartender said.

"It's Chelea. What's your name?"

"Regina," she answered. "Green Apple Pucker was it?"

"Yeah. Thanks."

"If you don't mind me asking, what's a pretty young girl like you doin' in a place like this?"

"Boyfriend. Waiting to see my boyfriend again…" Chelea paused and took a swig of Pucker. "And drowning my sorrows until I do."

"What's his name?" Regina asked.

"Yami," Chelea said dreamily.

"Yami? What country is that from?"

Chelea shrugged. "Can't remember."

"I see," she said, thinking about something. "Well I don't think I've seen him. That I know of anyway."

"It's okay. Hopefully," Chelea's eyes sparkled, "I'll see him on Saturday."

"I hope you do!" Regina smiled and went back to working behind the bar.

Chelea finished her Pucker, and went home. Her apartment wasn't exactly small. She could easily throw a party, but didn't have many friends. Chelea decided to find Yami before she went and made friends. 'Egypt all over again,' Chelea thought to herself.

Her apartment consisted of two bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a huge living room. She plopped down on the black leather couch. Most everything she owned was black. Even her cat, Onyx, was black. Chelea had put a protection spell on everything so Onyx couldn't damage anything.

Onyx was a beautiful cat. She had long, black hair and amber eyes. Chelea had also found a spell to put on the litter box so she didn't have to change it and so it wouldn't stink. Chelea stroked her cat, as Onyx purred.

Chelea turned on her radio. She had to practice the songs she had to sing. They were "I'm Gonna Get'cha Good", "Juanita", "It Only Hearts When I'm Breathing", "Nah!", "C'est La Vie", "Ka-ching!", "Waiter, Bring Me Water!", "What a Way to Wanna Be", "I Ain't Goin' Down", "In My Car, I'll be the Driver", and "When You Kiss Me".

They were all good songs. Chelea made up a routine for them. She didn't want to drive the neighbors crazy, so she decided to go to bed.

She turned of the radio, and went into the kitchen. The newspaper was laying on the counter. She picked it up, and walked back into her bedroom. Chelea sat down on the queen-sized bed, and propped up some pillows to read. She usually didn't read the paper, but something told her to today. The paper had its own Duel Monsters section. She flipped to it. It read:

YUGI MOTOU WINS "KING OF GAMES" TITLE!