(A/N: Hello everyone!! Sorry it took so long to get this chapter up but I
have been very busy with schoolwork and tryouts. Okay now there is
something you need to know about this story. I go back and forth between
Yugi and the gang back to Seto Kaiba and Arial and when I do they are
happening at the same time. Now you should not get confused.)
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!!
Chapter 2: The Reuniting of Friends
The Domino Pizza Parlor
"So Yugi, who are you talking to the banquet tonight? As if I didn't know." Ask Joey as he stuffed some more cheese pizza in his mouth
"Hello Joey! He is taking me; I mean I am his girlfriend. Gosh you can be such an idiot sometimes." Laughed Tea
"Anyway if I didn't take her she would kill me. Literally." The whole gang laughed, because everyone knew that Tea would kill him for it, just not literally.
"So what banquet is this? And how came I don't know about it?" asked Tristen
"Oh sorry Tristen. Joey, Mai and I all received invitations to be in a new dueling tournament called Egyptian Dueling Wars. It is to be held on the old Duelist Kingdom Island. Apparently they have redone it to look like ancient Egypt. The banquet tonight is just a kick off banquet to see who is coming and to find out who is sponsoring it." Said Yugi
"Wow that sounds like a lot of fun! I wish I could go." Said Serenity
"Well sis you wish is coming true."
"What do you mean?"
"Well the invite says we can each bring one guest/date with us. So Tea is Yugi's I mean Yami's date, you will be Mai's guest and Tristen will be my guest."
"Wow that is so wonderful! I can't believe I get to go! But wait I don't have a thing to wear."
"Oh yes you do! Tea and I went out a got you the perfect dress and it is waiting at my house. Speaking of dresses us girls better get going. The banquet starts at 7 and it is al ready 5! We have to get going if we are going to be ready in time. See ya boys and miss us!" Mai yelled as her Tea and Serenity walked out the door.
"This is so perfect! I have always wanted to take Serenity somewhere nice and now thanks to you guys I can!"
"Who ever thought that my sister would actually like a guy like you? Is beyond me." As usual Tristen last it and attacked Joey. Thankfully nobody in the Parlor cared because it happened a lot yet they never broke anything.
Yugi sat and watched them well he ate his pizza, his faced looked sad and unlike him. Joey was the first one to notice this and new something was up and quickly he let go of Tristen.
"Hey Yug are you okay? You don't seem like yourself. Is it Tea? I mean it must be hard having you best friend dating your other spirit and not you."
"No it has nothing to do with Tea because I never liked her like that only Yami does. It is just, oh I don't know I just keep having the funny feelings about the new tournament that's all."
" I am guessing it also has to do with those dreams all of us have been having. Because I get the same feelings from them to."
"I guess so."
"What I don't get though is why Tristen, Serenity, Mai and I have been having these dreams as well. Unlike you and Tea we don't own Millennium Items."
"Yeah I agree with Joey. Nothing like this has ever happen to me before and now I am having these funky dreams. The other thing I would like to know is who is the strange woman in the dreams that calls herself Isis." (A/N: Isis is not Ishizu)
" I have no clue. I even asked Yami and he can't figure it out, but he does have an idea. He thinks that they might be dreams of our past lives. You know, like how I was Yami in a past life and how Tea was Nefertiti in her past life. Yami guess that we might have all been friends in our past lives including this strange girl considering that she seem to want to help. In know that it is kind of out there, but it seems about right."
"Yugi after Duelist Kingdom and Battle City nothing seems kind of out there anymore."
"Go point Tristen, but I still don't understand."
"Joey you never understand anything!" "Okay that is IT Tristen!!"
Joey once again attacked Tristen and they were both trading off putting each other in head locks to the point were it begin to look like WWE Smack Down. Yugi could help but laugh at the stupidity of it all because no matter how old those two got they always ended up fighting like little boys. Yugi finished his pizza and paid the waiter. By that time, which was about 5 minutes later Joey and Tristen still had not stopped so Yugi decided it was time to go.
"Okay guys it is time to leave!" but that didn't so Yugi used the one thing he knew would make Joey listen, "Joey you know Mai will Kill you if you pick her up late!!"
"Holy Shit!! Let GO!!" Joey shot straight up and straight out the door with Yugi and Tristen behind him laughing their heads off.
* * * * *
Arial pulled away from Seto kind of reluctantly unable to believe that had just happened. She had been so afraid about seeing him again; she thought that he would be mad at her for just leaving him and Mokuba like that. But instead he had kissed her like they had been together all along.
"Arial? Are you okay?"
"Yeah I am fine. Just a bit surprised I guess."
"Why would you be surprised?"
"Because I thought that you would be mad at me for what happened."
"I was until I read the note that you gave Mokuba, but that was a long time ago and you kept your promise to us."
Flashback
Thirteen year Seto walked into the room he shared with his brother expecting to find Mokuba and Arial playing together, but instead he found Mokuba sitting on his bed hold Arial's doll that her mother had given her and crying.
"Mokuba? What is wrong? Where is Arial?"
"They, they took her away!"
"What do you mean they took her away?!"
"She tried to stop them, but they wouldn't listen. She told them she would not leave without us, but they dragged her out of the room and too the car. They wouldn't even let her keep her doll so she gave it to me along with this note."
Mokuba handed the letter to Seto to read, but Seto was too mad to read it. How could Arial just leave them like that? Wasn't it bad enough tat him and Mokuba had to lose their parents. Now they had to lose her, why hadn't she fought? Arial was always a fighter. What happened? Finally that night Seto opened the note and found that it was stained with Arial's tears and it read:
Seto,
I am sorry I tried to stop them but they we to strong. I tried to fight, but I have lost. Mokuba and I are locked in your room right now, but they are about to break down the door. I don't know what to do. I wish you were here to help me. Mokuba is scared and does not know what is going on. They will not let me keep my doll so I have given it to Mokuba and you. I have promised to Mokuba that as long as you keep the doll I will come back for it and to you guys. I must go, never forget me because I will never forget you.
Love always, Arial
After Seto finished reading the note he begin to cry. He had not cried since they day his father had died and his heart had broken. But now it was broken again. Seto had just lost his childhood sweetheart.
End Flashback
"I know but."
Before Arial could say another word Seto once again took her into his arms and kissed her. Seto loved the feeling of her soft lips agenst his and he never wanted to let her go again. Time seemed stand still for the two of them and the loneliness of the last f years melted away. Just then one of Seto's business partners walked in.
"Oh My God! I am so sorry! I-I-I will just wait outside!"
Arial and Seto quickly pulled apart. Arial was blushing like crazy and Seto looked as if he could kill this man for walking in on them. Instead he pulled himself together the best he could, but there was still that tone in his voice that makes anyone want to run.
"That is all right Jackson, just knock next time okay. And if you tell anybody I WILL kill you."
"Yes Mr. Kaiba. I thought I was late for the meeting. I had not been informed that it had been canceled." "It was not canceled Mr. Jackson. I kind of interrupted it, so don't feel to bad. Will it was nice to meet you Mr. Jackson and I wish I could stay longer but I must go. I have to be at the Domino Ballroom at 7 and it is already 5."
"Well it was nice to meet you Miss."
"Granger, Arial Granger."
"Nice to meet you Miss. Granger." Jackson was completely stunned to find that his boss, who from all aspects was cold hearted, has apparently got the world's richest woman for a girlfriend.
"Like wise Mr. Jackson. Seto here is the number to the hotel I am staying at. That number is the direct line to my room."
Arial handed the card to Seto and begin to walk out of the room when Seto stopped her.
"Wait just a minute Arial. What do you mean by you have to be at the Domino Ballroom at 7? Your not in the Egyptian Dueling Wars are you?"
"Yes I am. Apparently I am one of eight special guests. I am assuming that you will be there?"
"Yes I am."
Seto could only answer in a few words because he was to mesmerize at how she was handling the situation, meaning that she didn't get mad at Jackson instead she had said it was her fault. Not to mention that she was going to be at the banquet tonight.
"Well then I will see you at 7."
Arial begin to walk out the door, but she suddenly turned around with a smirk on her face.
"Oh by the way Seto, red is really not the best shade of lipstick for." Arial turned around and left.
Both Seto and Jackson Just stood there for a second, and then quickly Seto grabbed a tissue and wiped the lipstick off his lips. Jackson on the other hand was laughing under his breath.
"Congratulations Seto!"
"What for?"
"Having the richest, most beautiful girl in the world fall for you." "Okay. Well I am leaving you in charge for the rest of the day. I have to get ready for tonight and I have something important to do. But if it is an emergency and only an emergency then call my cell."
Seto grabbed his briefcase and walk quickly out the office door well calling his driver to tell him to be in front of Kaiba Corp. in ten minutes. Janet, who was sitting at the desk outside of his office, saw that he had come out and stopped him.
"Mr. Kaiba!"
"Yes Janet?"
"The young woman left this for you. She said to tell you too look over it and tell her what you think tonight.
"Thank you Janet. Oh by the way I have left Mr. Jackson in charge for the rest of the evening. So anything that needs to be taken care of give it to him."
"Yes Mr. Kaiba. Have a good time at the banquet!"
Seto walked to the elevator running over the plan he had to surprise Arial by going to her hotel room and asking her to be his date to the banquet (Oh no! Seto has lost it!). Seto was so deep in thought that he was completely unaware that he was being followed.
"Master he is leaving the building. Do you want me to continue to follow him?"
"Yes Agent G and make sure he does not notice you or come back to Kaiba Corp. I have Agent E looking for those documents and he must not be disturbed."
"Yes master I understand."
* * * * *
"Wow Tea! You look great! I think that dress is going to make Yami pass out."
"Thanks Serenity! You don't look to bad yourself."
Tea's dress was a long, straight, light pink dress with no back. The sleeves of the dress were medium tank top style.
"You do know that Joey is going to be so mad that I am wearing this dress."
Serenity's dress was a light green and strapless. It also had a slit on each side that went almost to mid thigh. The green brought out her eyes.
"Seren I wish you would stop worrying about what your brother is going to think."
"No I didn't mean it that way. I meant that it is going to be really funny. He is way to protective of me and I hate it. Hey Mai! I though you were going to get it through his had that I am not a little girl anymore! Because believe me I have tried! I even yelled at him!"
"Serenity I am working on it but that brother of you has one thick head!" Mai shouted back form the bathroom.
"Well anyway I only care what Tristen thinks. Hey Mai! Are you ever coming out of that bathroom?!"
"Coming!"
Mai walked out of the bathroom in a slinky purple halter-top dress. The front stopped just below mid thigh and the rest continued down to about mid calf.
"Wow Mai you look." Tea could find the word she was looking for
"Sexy? Yeah I know."
"Are you trying to give my brother a heart attack? Because that dress will make him have one."
"Then at least he wouldn't bother you anymore."
"Mai!"
Ding! Dong!
"The boys have arrived and on time to. Now I will go and answer the door, but don't you two come down until I call for you. Okay?"
"Fine."
"Sure."
Mai walked slowly down the stairs laughing at the idea of what they boys might do when they saw them in their new sexy dresses. The doorbell kept ringing as she finally made her way down the last step of the stairs; she knew that it was Joey at the door so she was going to make him wait. Finally she opened the door.
"Hey boys come on in! Joey close your mouth."
Joey leaned over to Tristen and whispered in his ear "Look at her. I think I have died and gone to heaven."
"Yeah puppy heaven, Joey you are drooling." Whispered Tristen
"So Mai where are Tea and Serenity?" asked Yami
"Oh just a second. Tea! Serenity! Come on down! It is the boys!"
Tea was the first to come down the stairs and Yami could not believe that it was her. She looked like Tea, but there was a royal ness about her as if she was a princess or even a queen. Tea walked stright to Yami and kissed him on the check. Yami held her at a distance so that he could get a good look at her.
"You look wonderful Tea."
"Thank you Yami and close your mouth. You are a Pharaoh not a little puppy like Joey."
"Tea! You know my brother hates being called that!" But she was laughing anyway
Tristen stared at the young woman walking down the stair. This was not the shy and timid Serenity he thought he knew. On the contrary this Serenity was sexy and out going and he found himself even more attracted to this Serenity then the other one.
"Serenity you look absolutely breath taking." Said Tristen
"Okay girls the limo is waiting outside so let get going." Said Yami from the door.
The six of them walked out to the limo and just like Arial and Seto they had no idea that they were being followed.
"This is Agent K checking in. Is anybody there?"
"Yes we hear you. So what is the update?"
"The Pharaoh and his friends have just left Valentine's house and are heading for the ballroom. Shell I continue to follow them?"
"Yes, I want you to make sure nothing stops them from getting here tonight."
"Alright, but who is following Granger and Kaiba?"
"I have Agent G following Kaiba and Agent E following Granger. Now keep up with the Pharaoh and contact me later."
"Yes master."
* * * * * "Miss Granger you look lovely. Well at least your hair does, I have not seen your dress." "Thank you Karen and please call me Arial. I hate formalities. By the way you did a lovely job on my hair."
"I hate to leave so soon, but I have five other people to style. I hope you have fun at the banquet. Good bye."
"Good bye Karen!"
After Karen left Arial went to put on her dress when there was a knock on the door. She went and answered it only to find a surprise.
"Seto? What are you doing here?"
"I came to see if you would like to be my date to the banquet tonight?"
"I would love to Seto. Just give me a minute to put on my dress. Go ahead and sit down."
Seto went and sat down on the couch well Arial went into the bathroom to put on her dress. Well Seto was waiting he called his driver and told him to be ready in five minutes. Just then Arial came out in the most beautiful dress Seto had ever seen and his mouth just dropped. Arial's dress was a medium color of baby blue and strapless. The left side of her dress ended just below mid thigh and continued diagonally down to about mid calf. She was holding the back of her dress and Seto could not figure out why.
"Seto would you mind helping me zip up my dress?" Arial asked in kind of a girly voice. It was true she could not zip it up herself.
"S-su-sure"
"Seto, is something wrong? Because I have known you to stutter." Arial laughed to herself as she said this because she knew perfectly well why he was stuttering.
"Okay done."
"Thanks. Is the limo ready yet?"
"Yes it is, but how did you know that it was a limo?"
"Seto do you travel in anything else."
"Good point. Now lets go."
Seto and Arial left her room and went to wait for the elevator to arrive. Well over in the corner just out of their sight were Agents G and E.
"So do you always stutter around girls or is it just me?" "Just you. And you did that on purpose."
"Who me? Now why would I do a thing like that?"
"Because you are a tease and you have always been a tease."
"Oh really!" Just then the elevator arrived and she pushed him in
"Hey! Why did you do that?"
"Because I haven't done that is almost five years."
They both laughed as the elevator door closed and Agents G and E cam out of their hiding places.
"G you better inform the Masters that Granger and Kaiba are on the move."
"Okay. This is agent G, Kaiba and Granger are on the move."
"Are you telling me that they are together?!"
"Yes master, but there is nothing we can do without being seen."
"Fine just follow them and don't let them out of you sight. UNDERSTAND!"
"Yes master we understand."
"Come on E lets go."
* * * * *
20 minutes later in front of the Domino Ballroom
The Limo that Yami and the gang were in finally pulled up to the Ballroom and they were surprised to see all the reporters and camera crews not to mention people standing in front of the door. Yami and Tea stepped out of the car first followed by Joey and Mai then Tristen and Serenity. The minute they were all out of the limo the crowd went wild.
"Yami lets get inside as fast as we can before we get run over by all these people."
"I agree. It is like a zoo out here. Hey guys follow us closely and try not to get separated."
But it was to late a reporter had already spotted them.
"Well if it isn't the reigning King of Games Yugi and his girlfriend Tea Garner. Could I get a word with you?"
"Like I have a choice."
"What a sense of humor. So how do you think this tournament will go?"
"Most likely the same as the others. It may have a different name but they are all the same."
"Tea I hear that you are a duelist, yet you are not in the tournament. How come?"
"Well I am not up to tournament standards yet but Yugi is teaching me. SO maybe next time."
The reporter was about to ask another question when some one in the crowd yelled that the Kaiba Corp limo had just pulled up. The reporter pushes past the gang and ran to the front of the crowd.
"For once I am thankful that Kaiba showed up. Now lets get inside before she comes back." Said Joey
The gang got inside just before the crowd went completely wild, mainly the women and girls, indicating that Kaiba had exited the limo. But the strangest thin happened a hush fell over the crowed as a slim had extended from the limo and Kaiba took it. The hand was followed by a young woman that every body knew. The crowd was dead silent and it was the reporter who broke the silence, but not it the nicest way.
"Miss Arial Granger! What on earth are you doing with Seto Kaiba?"
"Well I don't see why it is any of you business you snack in the grass of a reporter. But if you must know I am his date for the evening."
"His date I didn't even know he had any friends besides that whining little brother of his."
Before Seto could do anything Arial stepped forward and punched the reporter square in the face.
"You little BITCH! You broke my nose."
"Good. It was ugly anyway. And don't ever say anything about my friends and their family again or I will do worse then break your nose. Come on Seto lets go."
Seto and Arial walked past the rest of the reporters who didn't dare to come near Arial after what she just did. Seto was not stunned fact he was happy that she did that it let him know that the Arial he had known was still there. When they got inside they went straight to the front desk. Both Seto and Arial handed the invitations to the waiter.
"Everything seems to be in order. Mr. Kaiba, Miss Granger you will be seated at a special table with the other special guest. Know if you would please follow me."
They followed the waiter to a long table at the front of the ballroom, but when they got there Seto was shock and upset to see whom else was there.
"Oh no, not the dog and his little friends"
Joey was equally upset, but both Tea and Arial had completely different reactions.
"Tea?"
"Arial? OMG! I can't believe it is you! How have you been?"
"Great! You?"
"Tea you know Arial Granger?" asked Yami
"Yes Arial and I met at that dace convention I went to two years ago, but I never thought that I would see you again."
"Neither did I. And who are all you friends."
"Oh let me introduce you. This is Joey Wheeler, Mai Valentine, Tristen Taylor and Serenity Wheeler who is Joey's sister. Oh and of course my boyfriend Yugi Mouto."
"It is nice to meet you all!"
Arial shook everyone's hand and when she came to Yami he was surprised to see that around her neck she wore the Millennium Necklace.
"Arial if you don't mind me asking. Where did you get that necklace?"
"Oh I see you finally notice my Millennium Necklace Pharaoh Yami."
(A/N: Another cliff hanger, can you guess what happens. Pulse can you guess who the agents are?")
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!!
Chapter 2: The Reuniting of Friends
The Domino Pizza Parlor
"So Yugi, who are you talking to the banquet tonight? As if I didn't know." Ask Joey as he stuffed some more cheese pizza in his mouth
"Hello Joey! He is taking me; I mean I am his girlfriend. Gosh you can be such an idiot sometimes." Laughed Tea
"Anyway if I didn't take her she would kill me. Literally." The whole gang laughed, because everyone knew that Tea would kill him for it, just not literally.
"So what banquet is this? And how came I don't know about it?" asked Tristen
"Oh sorry Tristen. Joey, Mai and I all received invitations to be in a new dueling tournament called Egyptian Dueling Wars. It is to be held on the old Duelist Kingdom Island. Apparently they have redone it to look like ancient Egypt. The banquet tonight is just a kick off banquet to see who is coming and to find out who is sponsoring it." Said Yugi
"Wow that sounds like a lot of fun! I wish I could go." Said Serenity
"Well sis you wish is coming true."
"What do you mean?"
"Well the invite says we can each bring one guest/date with us. So Tea is Yugi's I mean Yami's date, you will be Mai's guest and Tristen will be my guest."
"Wow that is so wonderful! I can't believe I get to go! But wait I don't have a thing to wear."
"Oh yes you do! Tea and I went out a got you the perfect dress and it is waiting at my house. Speaking of dresses us girls better get going. The banquet starts at 7 and it is al ready 5! We have to get going if we are going to be ready in time. See ya boys and miss us!" Mai yelled as her Tea and Serenity walked out the door.
"This is so perfect! I have always wanted to take Serenity somewhere nice and now thanks to you guys I can!"
"Who ever thought that my sister would actually like a guy like you? Is beyond me." As usual Tristen last it and attacked Joey. Thankfully nobody in the Parlor cared because it happened a lot yet they never broke anything.
Yugi sat and watched them well he ate his pizza, his faced looked sad and unlike him. Joey was the first one to notice this and new something was up and quickly he let go of Tristen.
"Hey Yug are you okay? You don't seem like yourself. Is it Tea? I mean it must be hard having you best friend dating your other spirit and not you."
"No it has nothing to do with Tea because I never liked her like that only Yami does. It is just, oh I don't know I just keep having the funny feelings about the new tournament that's all."
" I am guessing it also has to do with those dreams all of us have been having. Because I get the same feelings from them to."
"I guess so."
"What I don't get though is why Tristen, Serenity, Mai and I have been having these dreams as well. Unlike you and Tea we don't own Millennium Items."
"Yeah I agree with Joey. Nothing like this has ever happen to me before and now I am having these funky dreams. The other thing I would like to know is who is the strange woman in the dreams that calls herself Isis." (A/N: Isis is not Ishizu)
" I have no clue. I even asked Yami and he can't figure it out, but he does have an idea. He thinks that they might be dreams of our past lives. You know, like how I was Yami in a past life and how Tea was Nefertiti in her past life. Yami guess that we might have all been friends in our past lives including this strange girl considering that she seem to want to help. In know that it is kind of out there, but it seems about right."
"Yugi after Duelist Kingdom and Battle City nothing seems kind of out there anymore."
"Go point Tristen, but I still don't understand."
"Joey you never understand anything!" "Okay that is IT Tristen!!"
Joey once again attacked Tristen and they were both trading off putting each other in head locks to the point were it begin to look like WWE Smack Down. Yugi could help but laugh at the stupidity of it all because no matter how old those two got they always ended up fighting like little boys. Yugi finished his pizza and paid the waiter. By that time, which was about 5 minutes later Joey and Tristen still had not stopped so Yugi decided it was time to go.
"Okay guys it is time to leave!" but that didn't so Yugi used the one thing he knew would make Joey listen, "Joey you know Mai will Kill you if you pick her up late!!"
"Holy Shit!! Let GO!!" Joey shot straight up and straight out the door with Yugi and Tristen behind him laughing their heads off.
* * * * *
Arial pulled away from Seto kind of reluctantly unable to believe that had just happened. She had been so afraid about seeing him again; she thought that he would be mad at her for just leaving him and Mokuba like that. But instead he had kissed her like they had been together all along.
"Arial? Are you okay?"
"Yeah I am fine. Just a bit surprised I guess."
"Why would you be surprised?"
"Because I thought that you would be mad at me for what happened."
"I was until I read the note that you gave Mokuba, but that was a long time ago and you kept your promise to us."
Flashback
Thirteen year Seto walked into the room he shared with his brother expecting to find Mokuba and Arial playing together, but instead he found Mokuba sitting on his bed hold Arial's doll that her mother had given her and crying.
"Mokuba? What is wrong? Where is Arial?"
"They, they took her away!"
"What do you mean they took her away?!"
"She tried to stop them, but they wouldn't listen. She told them she would not leave without us, but they dragged her out of the room and too the car. They wouldn't even let her keep her doll so she gave it to me along with this note."
Mokuba handed the letter to Seto to read, but Seto was too mad to read it. How could Arial just leave them like that? Wasn't it bad enough tat him and Mokuba had to lose their parents. Now they had to lose her, why hadn't she fought? Arial was always a fighter. What happened? Finally that night Seto opened the note and found that it was stained with Arial's tears and it read:
Seto,
I am sorry I tried to stop them but they we to strong. I tried to fight, but I have lost. Mokuba and I are locked in your room right now, but they are about to break down the door. I don't know what to do. I wish you were here to help me. Mokuba is scared and does not know what is going on. They will not let me keep my doll so I have given it to Mokuba and you. I have promised to Mokuba that as long as you keep the doll I will come back for it and to you guys. I must go, never forget me because I will never forget you.
Love always, Arial
After Seto finished reading the note he begin to cry. He had not cried since they day his father had died and his heart had broken. But now it was broken again. Seto had just lost his childhood sweetheart.
End Flashback
"I know but."
Before Arial could say another word Seto once again took her into his arms and kissed her. Seto loved the feeling of her soft lips agenst his and he never wanted to let her go again. Time seemed stand still for the two of them and the loneliness of the last f years melted away. Just then one of Seto's business partners walked in.
"Oh My God! I am so sorry! I-I-I will just wait outside!"
Arial and Seto quickly pulled apart. Arial was blushing like crazy and Seto looked as if he could kill this man for walking in on them. Instead he pulled himself together the best he could, but there was still that tone in his voice that makes anyone want to run.
"That is all right Jackson, just knock next time okay. And if you tell anybody I WILL kill you."
"Yes Mr. Kaiba. I thought I was late for the meeting. I had not been informed that it had been canceled." "It was not canceled Mr. Jackson. I kind of interrupted it, so don't feel to bad. Will it was nice to meet you Mr. Jackson and I wish I could stay longer but I must go. I have to be at the Domino Ballroom at 7 and it is already 5."
"Well it was nice to meet you Miss."
"Granger, Arial Granger."
"Nice to meet you Miss. Granger." Jackson was completely stunned to find that his boss, who from all aspects was cold hearted, has apparently got the world's richest woman for a girlfriend.
"Like wise Mr. Jackson. Seto here is the number to the hotel I am staying at. That number is the direct line to my room."
Arial handed the card to Seto and begin to walk out of the room when Seto stopped her.
"Wait just a minute Arial. What do you mean by you have to be at the Domino Ballroom at 7? Your not in the Egyptian Dueling Wars are you?"
"Yes I am. Apparently I am one of eight special guests. I am assuming that you will be there?"
"Yes I am."
Seto could only answer in a few words because he was to mesmerize at how she was handling the situation, meaning that she didn't get mad at Jackson instead she had said it was her fault. Not to mention that she was going to be at the banquet tonight.
"Well then I will see you at 7."
Arial begin to walk out the door, but she suddenly turned around with a smirk on her face.
"Oh by the way Seto, red is really not the best shade of lipstick for." Arial turned around and left.
Both Seto and Jackson Just stood there for a second, and then quickly Seto grabbed a tissue and wiped the lipstick off his lips. Jackson on the other hand was laughing under his breath.
"Congratulations Seto!"
"What for?"
"Having the richest, most beautiful girl in the world fall for you." "Okay. Well I am leaving you in charge for the rest of the day. I have to get ready for tonight and I have something important to do. But if it is an emergency and only an emergency then call my cell."
Seto grabbed his briefcase and walk quickly out the office door well calling his driver to tell him to be in front of Kaiba Corp. in ten minutes. Janet, who was sitting at the desk outside of his office, saw that he had come out and stopped him.
"Mr. Kaiba!"
"Yes Janet?"
"The young woman left this for you. She said to tell you too look over it and tell her what you think tonight.
"Thank you Janet. Oh by the way I have left Mr. Jackson in charge for the rest of the evening. So anything that needs to be taken care of give it to him."
"Yes Mr. Kaiba. Have a good time at the banquet!"
Seto walked to the elevator running over the plan he had to surprise Arial by going to her hotel room and asking her to be his date to the banquet (Oh no! Seto has lost it!). Seto was so deep in thought that he was completely unaware that he was being followed.
"Master he is leaving the building. Do you want me to continue to follow him?"
"Yes Agent G and make sure he does not notice you or come back to Kaiba Corp. I have Agent E looking for those documents and he must not be disturbed."
"Yes master I understand."
* * * * *
"Wow Tea! You look great! I think that dress is going to make Yami pass out."
"Thanks Serenity! You don't look to bad yourself."
Tea's dress was a long, straight, light pink dress with no back. The sleeves of the dress were medium tank top style.
"You do know that Joey is going to be so mad that I am wearing this dress."
Serenity's dress was a light green and strapless. It also had a slit on each side that went almost to mid thigh. The green brought out her eyes.
"Seren I wish you would stop worrying about what your brother is going to think."
"No I didn't mean it that way. I meant that it is going to be really funny. He is way to protective of me and I hate it. Hey Mai! I though you were going to get it through his had that I am not a little girl anymore! Because believe me I have tried! I even yelled at him!"
"Serenity I am working on it but that brother of you has one thick head!" Mai shouted back form the bathroom.
"Well anyway I only care what Tristen thinks. Hey Mai! Are you ever coming out of that bathroom?!"
"Coming!"
Mai walked out of the bathroom in a slinky purple halter-top dress. The front stopped just below mid thigh and the rest continued down to about mid calf.
"Wow Mai you look." Tea could find the word she was looking for
"Sexy? Yeah I know."
"Are you trying to give my brother a heart attack? Because that dress will make him have one."
"Then at least he wouldn't bother you anymore."
"Mai!"
Ding! Dong!
"The boys have arrived and on time to. Now I will go and answer the door, but don't you two come down until I call for you. Okay?"
"Fine."
"Sure."
Mai walked slowly down the stairs laughing at the idea of what they boys might do when they saw them in their new sexy dresses. The doorbell kept ringing as she finally made her way down the last step of the stairs; she knew that it was Joey at the door so she was going to make him wait. Finally she opened the door.
"Hey boys come on in! Joey close your mouth."
Joey leaned over to Tristen and whispered in his ear "Look at her. I think I have died and gone to heaven."
"Yeah puppy heaven, Joey you are drooling." Whispered Tristen
"So Mai where are Tea and Serenity?" asked Yami
"Oh just a second. Tea! Serenity! Come on down! It is the boys!"
Tea was the first to come down the stairs and Yami could not believe that it was her. She looked like Tea, but there was a royal ness about her as if she was a princess or even a queen. Tea walked stright to Yami and kissed him on the check. Yami held her at a distance so that he could get a good look at her.
"You look wonderful Tea."
"Thank you Yami and close your mouth. You are a Pharaoh not a little puppy like Joey."
"Tea! You know my brother hates being called that!" But she was laughing anyway
Tristen stared at the young woman walking down the stair. This was not the shy and timid Serenity he thought he knew. On the contrary this Serenity was sexy and out going and he found himself even more attracted to this Serenity then the other one.
"Serenity you look absolutely breath taking." Said Tristen
"Okay girls the limo is waiting outside so let get going." Said Yami from the door.
The six of them walked out to the limo and just like Arial and Seto they had no idea that they were being followed.
"This is Agent K checking in. Is anybody there?"
"Yes we hear you. So what is the update?"
"The Pharaoh and his friends have just left Valentine's house and are heading for the ballroom. Shell I continue to follow them?"
"Yes, I want you to make sure nothing stops them from getting here tonight."
"Alright, but who is following Granger and Kaiba?"
"I have Agent G following Kaiba and Agent E following Granger. Now keep up with the Pharaoh and contact me later."
"Yes master."
* * * * * "Miss Granger you look lovely. Well at least your hair does, I have not seen your dress." "Thank you Karen and please call me Arial. I hate formalities. By the way you did a lovely job on my hair."
"I hate to leave so soon, but I have five other people to style. I hope you have fun at the banquet. Good bye."
"Good bye Karen!"
After Karen left Arial went to put on her dress when there was a knock on the door. She went and answered it only to find a surprise.
"Seto? What are you doing here?"
"I came to see if you would like to be my date to the banquet tonight?"
"I would love to Seto. Just give me a minute to put on my dress. Go ahead and sit down."
Seto went and sat down on the couch well Arial went into the bathroom to put on her dress. Well Seto was waiting he called his driver and told him to be ready in five minutes. Just then Arial came out in the most beautiful dress Seto had ever seen and his mouth just dropped. Arial's dress was a medium color of baby blue and strapless. The left side of her dress ended just below mid thigh and continued diagonally down to about mid calf. She was holding the back of her dress and Seto could not figure out why.
"Seto would you mind helping me zip up my dress?" Arial asked in kind of a girly voice. It was true she could not zip it up herself.
"S-su-sure"
"Seto, is something wrong? Because I have known you to stutter." Arial laughed to herself as she said this because she knew perfectly well why he was stuttering.
"Okay done."
"Thanks. Is the limo ready yet?"
"Yes it is, but how did you know that it was a limo?"
"Seto do you travel in anything else."
"Good point. Now lets go."
Seto and Arial left her room and went to wait for the elevator to arrive. Well over in the corner just out of their sight were Agents G and E.
"So do you always stutter around girls or is it just me?" "Just you. And you did that on purpose."
"Who me? Now why would I do a thing like that?"
"Because you are a tease and you have always been a tease."
"Oh really!" Just then the elevator arrived and she pushed him in
"Hey! Why did you do that?"
"Because I haven't done that is almost five years."
They both laughed as the elevator door closed and Agents G and E cam out of their hiding places.
"G you better inform the Masters that Granger and Kaiba are on the move."
"Okay. This is agent G, Kaiba and Granger are on the move."
"Are you telling me that they are together?!"
"Yes master, but there is nothing we can do without being seen."
"Fine just follow them and don't let them out of you sight. UNDERSTAND!"
"Yes master we understand."
"Come on E lets go."
* * * * *
20 minutes later in front of the Domino Ballroom
The Limo that Yami and the gang were in finally pulled up to the Ballroom and they were surprised to see all the reporters and camera crews not to mention people standing in front of the door. Yami and Tea stepped out of the car first followed by Joey and Mai then Tristen and Serenity. The minute they were all out of the limo the crowd went wild.
"Yami lets get inside as fast as we can before we get run over by all these people."
"I agree. It is like a zoo out here. Hey guys follow us closely and try not to get separated."
But it was to late a reporter had already spotted them.
"Well if it isn't the reigning King of Games Yugi and his girlfriend Tea Garner. Could I get a word with you?"
"Like I have a choice."
"What a sense of humor. So how do you think this tournament will go?"
"Most likely the same as the others. It may have a different name but they are all the same."
"Tea I hear that you are a duelist, yet you are not in the tournament. How come?"
"Well I am not up to tournament standards yet but Yugi is teaching me. SO maybe next time."
The reporter was about to ask another question when some one in the crowd yelled that the Kaiba Corp limo had just pulled up. The reporter pushes past the gang and ran to the front of the crowd.
"For once I am thankful that Kaiba showed up. Now lets get inside before she comes back." Said Joey
The gang got inside just before the crowd went completely wild, mainly the women and girls, indicating that Kaiba had exited the limo. But the strangest thin happened a hush fell over the crowed as a slim had extended from the limo and Kaiba took it. The hand was followed by a young woman that every body knew. The crowd was dead silent and it was the reporter who broke the silence, but not it the nicest way.
"Miss Arial Granger! What on earth are you doing with Seto Kaiba?"
"Well I don't see why it is any of you business you snack in the grass of a reporter. But if you must know I am his date for the evening."
"His date I didn't even know he had any friends besides that whining little brother of his."
Before Seto could do anything Arial stepped forward and punched the reporter square in the face.
"You little BITCH! You broke my nose."
"Good. It was ugly anyway. And don't ever say anything about my friends and their family again or I will do worse then break your nose. Come on Seto lets go."
Seto and Arial walked past the rest of the reporters who didn't dare to come near Arial after what she just did. Seto was not stunned fact he was happy that she did that it let him know that the Arial he had known was still there. When they got inside they went straight to the front desk. Both Seto and Arial handed the invitations to the waiter.
"Everything seems to be in order. Mr. Kaiba, Miss Granger you will be seated at a special table with the other special guest. Know if you would please follow me."
They followed the waiter to a long table at the front of the ballroom, but when they got there Seto was shock and upset to see whom else was there.
"Oh no, not the dog and his little friends"
Joey was equally upset, but both Tea and Arial had completely different reactions.
"Tea?"
"Arial? OMG! I can't believe it is you! How have you been?"
"Great! You?"
"Tea you know Arial Granger?" asked Yami
"Yes Arial and I met at that dace convention I went to two years ago, but I never thought that I would see you again."
"Neither did I. And who are all you friends."
"Oh let me introduce you. This is Joey Wheeler, Mai Valentine, Tristen Taylor and Serenity Wheeler who is Joey's sister. Oh and of course my boyfriend Yugi Mouto."
"It is nice to meet you all!"
Arial shook everyone's hand and when she came to Yami he was surprised to see that around her neck she wore the Millennium Necklace.
"Arial if you don't mind me asking. Where did you get that necklace?"
"Oh I see you finally notice my Millennium Necklace Pharaoh Yami."
(A/N: Another cliff hanger, can you guess what happens. Pulse can you guess who the agents are?")