BY PRINCESS VEGA/AMI

A girl no older than 17 was walking the streets after dark, when a black cat came up to her and started rubbing up against her leg. She bent down and scratched it's head, "Hey Spooky, you should be at home"

The cat meowed, so the girl picked up the cat and started walking down the street, just then it started to rain and a loud clap of thunder sounded, followed by lightening, "Oh man! This has got to suck" with that she ran home with the black cat in her arms.

She got to her apartment building, she ran up the stairs and put her cat down, the cat just followed her to the elevator. The storm was still going on, but it was getting fierce. While she was waiting for the elevator, she looked down at the cat, "if you run off again like that, I will kill you" then she laughed, "how can I be made at you, your just so cute", she knelt down and scratched it's head again, "just please don't do that again" the cat meowed.

Just then the elevator came and she stepped into it and the cat followed. As the elevator was going up to her floor, she got her keys out of her black cargo pants. The elevator made a 'ding' sound and it opened the door; her and the cat stepped out and walked to the door of her apartment. When she got there she inserted the key in the hole and then opened the door.

"Hey, I thought you said you were going for a quick walk?" asked a voice that came from the lounge area of the apartment, as she walked in and the cat ran to the kitchen for food.

"Yeah, I know, but I had to do something" she replied as she walked into the kitchen and gave the cat some food

"And what would that be 'Artemis'??"

"How many times have I asked you not to call me that?? And you know why??" she said and walked into the lounge room, took her long leather jacket off and kicked her shoes off when she flopped down on the couch.

"Oh yeah, sorry about that"

"That's ok, I know it's going to take a while to get used too. Anyway what's on??"

"Nothing much" her roommate said and threw the remote at her.

"Hey, watch where you are throwing" Ami smiled and started flicking through the channels.

Then one channel caught her interest, it was a news channel (A.N: It was the late night news), and it was a report on a 'Duel Monsters tournament'. A news reporter came on and started talking, "I'm standing out here infront of Kaiba Corp where the CEO of the company none other than Seto Kaiba himself has just announced that he will hold a Duel Monsters tournament called the 'Battle City Tournament' and the sign up lists will be at every card shop in town so people wishing to enter, can enter. And everyone can start to sign up at 10.00am tomorrow morning. And I can tell that this tournament is going to be as popular as the 'Duelist Kingdom Tournament' who Maximillion Pegasus held not too long ago, well that's all for now, we will hopefully get more information on this for you soon, so bye for now" with that it went onto another report about something else.

"Well that sounds interesting, I'm going to join, how about you Amanda?" Ami asked her.

"Um, I don't know, I might, but you have to remember I'm not too big on dueling like you" she replied.

"Well that's true, oh well, I am still going to enter" Ami smiled.

"But we have school tomorrow"

Ami sighed, "Oh man! That sucks, I'll go during the break, I have a spare after it anyway."

Amanda rolled her eyes, "So your serious of entering?"

"Hell yeah"

Amanda shook her head, "Oh yeah, something came for you today" she said and handed her a package.

"Really, why didn't you tell me when I was at home earlier?" Ami asked as she opened the package.

"Well, you see, you were to occupied training for me to tell you, and you have told me not to disturb you when you are training."

"Oh, yeah I did too, didn't I? Ok that's fair enough" As Ami opened a package, she found a letter in with it, and it read:

Ami,
As you may already know there is another duel tournament coming up, and seeing as though you are the one who never gave up on me. Anyway that is not the point, the point is that as I am the creator of Duel Monsters I was invited to compete, however I am not going to be able to attend, I would like you to go for me. I know that you are also a champion at duel monsters (second to me, as you beat me sometimes in the game... before Yugi came), and to show my gratitude I would like you to enter for me. There is no need to say 'I don't deserve this' as this is a thank you for being there and doing everything you have done for me. You are already entered, but if you really want to make sure (as I know you probably will) you can go to one of the card shops and ask them.

Well I have to go now; I will contact you soon

Yours truly,
Maximillion Pegasus

Ami read it out loud, and Amanda was looking at her surprised, "You NEVER told me you knew Maximillion Pegasus"

"Well you never asked"

"But... but how do you know him?"

"Um, well he actually adopted me as his little sister because my 'parents' died in a car crash and he found me. The authorities were going to take me to an orphanage because I didn't have any other family. So when he took me in we became close and he started introducing me to people as his little sister, and it kind of stuck, and when he created duel monsters he taught me and I got very good at it. I actually beat him no sweat at the game" Ami laughed, "those were the days"

"That must've been so much fun, I am jealous now, you were rich, is that why you were able to get this really nice apartment" Amanda asked

"Um, well, Max got this for me, he knew I had to get out on my own, because of what I had gone through but if I ever get into trouble I know I can count on him to help me if I need it"

Amanda laughed "You ask for help, now that's a first, you are too stubborn to ask for help, your just like Kaiba in class"

Ami glared, "Do not compare Kaiba to me, I hate Kaiba, you know that"

"Yeah I know, I'm just kidding with you"

Ami smiled, "I know," with that Ami and Amanda wrestled each other and then later on they went to bed as they had school the next day

That's all for now..... I will get the next one up asap.