Chapter up!

Yami: I wish you the best of luck in the finals, Mai.

Mai: Thanks, but who needs luck? I'm going to win this all the way! (puts a thumbs up. Yami does so also)

Aya: (taps Yami on the shoulder)

Yami: (turns around) Oh, hey Aya.

Aya: Hey.(puts a dumpling in his mouth)

Yami: mmfffgr!

Mai: (laughs) You sure know control.

Aya: (laughs)

Yami: (swallows it)...I wasn't hungry.

Aya: (puts her hands on her hips) You don't really eat. You're too skinny!

Mai: oh, she's been examining you're body, Yugi...(smirks)

Yami: Don't think of it that way.

Mai and Aya: (both laugh)

Mai: I'm going to go talk to the others.( walks away)

Aya:(waves)....(looks at Yami) What's wrong?..oh! If I embarrassed you, I'm sorry.

Yami: No, it's not that.

Aya: Oh, ok then....you know, there's something about Mai that seems familiar...I just can't tell what...

Yami:.....maybe you need to go to Ullessu again to find out.

Aya:...naw, I don't think it's that important. (turns to him) You should eat more.

Yami: I'm afraid I might get addicted and get all fat.

Aya: (gives him a plate of salad) Just this for now, ok?

Yami:.....(takes the plate and nods.)

Aya: Yay! (kisses him on the cheek) See ya! (runs away)

Yami:...(takes a bite. Thought) hm. Not bad. (feels under the plate.) Huh? (lifts the plate up. Sees Black Mage) What..? (slowly looks at Aya. She's talking to Naito. Naito walks away. Aya looks around and sees Yami looking at her. She smiles and waves. Yami smiles and waves back)

(at another part of the room)

Alec: (looking around. Accidently bumps into Kaiba) Oops! Sorry, Seto.

Kaiba: (shakes his head) Don't mention it.

Alec: When are the duels going to start? I want to find out who's dueling.

Kaiba: When I say it does.

Alec: Gee, sure do help.

Kaiba: I know.

Alec: Remind me to ask you next time for source of info.

Kaiba:..whatever.

Naito: Hey,Alec! (looks at Naito) Who's this? Your boyfriend?

Kaiba and Alec: WHAT THE--?

Kaiba: Hell no!

Naito: aw....you gys seem like a really great couple...

Alec: um....let me answer that for you. (inhales) no.

Naito: Really? I disagree!

Alec: Go annoy Joey.

Kaiba: (thought) Alec's got some common sense.

Naito: (shrugs and walks away)

Alec: Who do you think is going to duel first?....Seto?

Kaiba:...That is a question I can't answer..

Alec:...I understand. (puts her hands on her hips) Mr. Genius turns into a I-Don't-Know- bum.

Kaiba: (puts his hand on his face and shakes his head)

Alec: I'll see you later (waves) bye! (runs to the others)

Kaiba:...(whispers to himself) That was totally pointless.

(at another part of the room)

Joey: (eating and walking around. Accidently bumps into Bakura) Oops! Sorry, Bakura!

Bakura: That's quite all right.

Joey: Oh, yea. How did you get those 6 locator cards so fast?

Bakura: Them? Oh, I was dueling in a graveyard against these three weirdos.

Joey: Really?! You ok?

Bakura: Oh, I'm fine.

Joey: So...

Bakura: Let's just say I didn't give them any choice.

Joey:..(shivers) Oh, ok. I just wanted to know. (walks away) good luck

Bakura: cheerio!

Joey: (thought) The british freak...that ain't like him......

Kaiba:....(snaps) Start the choosing.

Alec: (looks at him and then back at the blue eyes "lottery" machine( I call it that because it looks like the lottery))

Aya: This is it...(looks at the cloaked guy)

Cloak:....

Aya: (looks at Yami. She looks at her and they both look back at the machine.)

Mokuba: It's stopping! The first duelist is.....!

Roland: Yugi Mutou!

Joey: All right! Go,Yugi!

Yami: (has his arms crossed with a serious face)

Aya:.....

Mokuba: The second duelist will be.....

Roland: Bakura Ryou!

(everyone looks at Bakura)

Bakura: M-me?!

Tea: Hey, are you sure you should duel in this condition?

Bakura: (laughs) Yes, I'm all right to duel in this condition. It's just that I'm surprised that I'm going to duel Yugi.

Yami:...

Aya: (whispers to Yami) Be careful. Bakura doesn't seem to be himself.

Yami: (whispers) I know.

Bakura: This is going to be fun.

Yami:.....(heads to the elevator. Bakura follows. Thought)...Can it be...Akeifa..? No, it can't be. Tristan threw that thing straight across hell in duelist kingdom....or..maybe......