By Hikaru Hayashi

Okay, peoples! I've wiped the "faces" out of Chapters 15 and 14, and I'm reposting them soon...for now, enjoy the new freshly typed Chapter 19! (Dang! I'm almost at 20 chapters! I surprise myself...) Also, in my edited Chapter 9 in my ending notes I accidentally wrote Chapter 20 and I meant to write 19 so...gomen nasai!

Another short note...I'm wondering what happened to Thief Girl Kura! She hasn't review since Chapter 15 and I'm a little worried...maybe she vanished from the face of the planet...?

And also, a huge thank you to my official fan Master Ruby! Thanks for stickin' with the program! And now for the disclaimer...

Disclaimer note: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. But, I do, however, own this fic! And Sophia and Co. as well. Thank you very much... ... ...have a nice day.

Now, let's continue the story!

Chapter 19: Another Disturbing Dream
        "Izumi's Dream Dilemma"

        Sophia walked to school the next day looking disturbed. She was still angry about what her dad had said the night before and she had another disturbing dream. She heard a voice calling from behind her...the voice that usually belongs to Izumi. But today...

"Hey, Sophi! Good morning!"

Sophia, stunned, turned around. "Oh... ...Seto? What are you...?"

"Heh! I decided to walk to school today," he replied.

"Oh..." she turned her head and kept walking.

"Hey, you look troubled, Sophi," Seto said, concerned. "What's wrong?"

'Should I tell him...?' She thought to herself.

Seto became a bit more concerned because Sophia didn't answer him. "If this is about your dad...!" he said.

"No, it's not that..." Sophia sighed. "It's just that...I had a bad dream last night, that's all..." She stopped walking and closed her eyes trying to hold back tears. She then felt Seto's arm around her shoulder.

She heard him whisper in her ear: "If something's wrong, you can always talk to me, Sophi."

Sophia smiled and looked at him. "Thanks, Seto." She said. "That helps me feel a little better." She closed her eyes again as she let him kiss her.

A moment later, a sound that sounded like two people shouting in unison came out of nowhere: "HOLY...!!!!"

Seto and Sophia turned around to find that Izumi and her friend Anzu were staring at them with blank looks.

"Hey, Izzy. What's up?" asked Sophia casually as Seto quickly let go of her and started blushing madly.

"What's up...?!" Izumi shouted. "What's up is that..."

Anzu cut her off. "Were you just kissing Kaiba?!"

"Wow, you know him!" Sophia said, startled. "How'd you..."

Seto didn't let her finish. "Um, Sophi," he started. "I used to go to her school, remember?"

Sophia felt a little silly. "Why do I keep forgetting that?" she asked herself.

"Wow! You remembered me!" Anzu chirped, a bit flattered.

Seto glared at her. "It's hard to forget you and your stupid friends, Anzu Mazaki! Now, if you don't mind...!" He put his arm around Sophia's shoulder and led her away. "Let's go Sophi."

As Izumi watched them walk away, she thought, 'Wow...who'd have guessed...Sophia and Kaiba-kun!'

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        Sophia was sitting at her desk, and was just finishing up the last of her homework, when Izumi walked through the door.

"What gives, Sophia?" Izumi said, half-annoyed. "You called me 'Izzy', again! AND Anzu told me how you hate her. AND..."

"There better not be more..." Sophia muttered under her breath.

"How long have you...y'know...since when are..."

Riley's voice came from nowhere. "Hey, Sophia!"

Sophia looked up to see Riley with a huge grin on his face. His sunglasses were resting on top of his head.

"So, congratulations!" he said. "I heard he finally told ya he liked you."

"Who...oh, you're talking about Seto?" Sophia asked. "Also, what do you mean, 'finally...'?"

"Ah, never mind..." Riley sighed. "So, tell me...what is it like to have secured your position as the future Mrs. Seto Kaiba?!"

"Hey, HEY!" Sophia said, sternly. "I don't think we're going THAT far! I honestly don't think we'll go as far as marriage. Besides, he wouldn't wanna marry me."

"Riiiiight..." Riley said slyly as he walked away. He walked over to Seto, who was leaning against a wall. "So, we cool, right?"

Seto grinned a little. "Sure." He said. "But that doesn't mean we're not rivals!"

"Right!" Riley agreed as they exchanged a handshake. "So, what do ya think of Sophia?" Riley asked. "Nice girl, ain't she?"

"Yeah..." Seto sighed. After a moment, he said, "...Riley?"

"Yah?" Riley replied.

"...Um...what now? I mean, I've got her, now what?"

Riley stared at Seto. "Well...ain'tcha gonna ask the nice girl out on a date or somethin'? I mean...ya don't have to worry about her likin' anyone else."

"True... ... ...Ah, if only I had the time..."

"It's called 'weekends'..."

"I'm busy on the weekends too! Ah, shoot!!" Seto punched the wall he was just leaning on. "There has to be something I can do for her...!! There has to be!"

"Don't worry about it, man." Riley said. "I'm sure you'll figure it out."

"I should never have gotten involved..." Seto muttered. "I knew this was a bad idea..."

"Well, ya cain't stay a loner forever..."

"Yes I can!!!"

Riley looked at him, startled. "Man, I cain't believe you just said that! Look, you gotta have more confidence in yourself. You got a little brother to look out for, and you got a girlfriend! You need to be more confident. A'ight?"

Seto sighed. "Okay..." Then he looked up. "You're right, Riley."

"I'm ALWAYS right!"

"If I need any advice, I'll probably talk to you!"

"Smart move, man," Riley said, with a sly smile.

Seto sighed again. "She's so pretty..."

"Mm-hmm..." Riley answered automatically.

"I should like to marry her someday..."

"Yeah...you really should..."

"...Really?"

"Yeah...!"

Seto looked at Riley, amused. "Really?!"

Riley responded coolly, "Go for it, man!!"

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        Meanwhile, Izumi asked Sophia, "What do you think the guys are talking about?"

Sophia looked up. "Hmm? What guys?"

"What guys?! Riley-kun and Kaiba-kun! Like DUH!!"

"Oh, sorry..."

"Hey," Izumi said, sounding concerned. "Are you okay? What's wrong?"

'I should at least tell Izumi...' she thought. "Izumi, I had a dream last night."

"So did I!" Izumi said.

"Yeah?" Sophia said, surprised.

"Yeah! I dreamed that I was a world famous chef! And you were my assistant and I had a cute little pet monkey! His name was "Joey" and I don't know anybody named Joey!! And at the end of the dream, Riley-kun asked me to marry him!!!!! Strange, huh?!"

Sophia looked down again. "Yeah, strange..." she said with a monotone voice.

"So," Izumi started, "what was your dream about?"

"Well," Sophia said, "I dreamed...well, I was sitting on a park bench in the park...and..."

"And...?" Izumi asked, trying to get her to finish.

"...And then, I heard a voice calling me...it was Seto...and he was wearing a white shirt with the collar flipped up and white pants. He looks so hot wearing that color...it makes me wish our uniforms were white instead of blue..."

"Hey! I like the blue!" Izumi said. "Go on."

"Then..." Sophia continued, "as he was walking towards me...something happened...I don't know what, it was kinda fast...but something happened and the next thing I knew, Seto was lying on the ground...and I was too, like I was paralyzed or something...and there was blood on the grass and..." She stopped and cringed.

"Ah, maybe I shouldn't have made you tell me." Izumi said quietly. "Gomen na..."

"No, I'm glad I told somebody...it's been bugging me all morning..."

"Toshte? [Why?]"

"Well," Sophia started. "I think it's a premonition. At the end of my dream, I saw a shadow hovering over me...then everything went dark...then I woke up."

"I don't believe in premonitions..." Izumi said. "And, I think you're overreacting...you're just tired! You should go to bed early tonight."

"Maybe you're right..." Sophia sighed.

The bell rang to start class. Izumi went to her desk. While walking to her desk, she thought, 'I forgot! Also in my dream, Sophia's last name was..."Kaiba"...!! But, then again...it WAS just a dream...wasn't it? Of course it was! Dreams don't come true. That only happens in fairy tales. There are no such things as dreams coming true or premonitions...or are there...?'

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End Chapter Nineteen

How did this chapter make you feel? For me, it's one of those chapters that makes ya think, if you know what I mean. Well, that's all for now. Go on ahead and REVIEW! Ja ne!