Joy: Hey, everyone! This is chapter eleven and it is going to be Joy's first duel in this tournament. Now, I know you might be confused by one of her monsters. I will try to explain it during the duel and at the end of the chapter, so bear with me. But first…review responses!

Sakura: Sure, I'll check it out soon! Glad you liked this chapter and thanks for emailing me Sakura's deck. It will be helpful in the finals.

Dark mage of sea 13: Arigatou for the cake! You two are going to give me an everlasting sugar high! Not that I'm complaining. (laughs)

Silver Moon Phoenix: (bows at the applause) Thanks! I'm glad you liked it and glad I got your character right. Portraying someone else's OC was always a concern of mine. Glad I'm doing well so far.

Midnights: Yeah! You got access to the internet! (laughs) Yes, this story lives on. I will not be discontinuing it. In fact I have planned for this one to be quite long, so hang on tight! =D

Now for the chappie! Read on, everyone!

That Is So Disgusting!

Joy and Ryou made their way through the crowd of people and duelists, looking for Joy's first opponent. The city was the limit, and there were many duelists in this tournament. A lot of them were in duels or watching them.

"Who do you want to duel first, Joy?" Ryou asked.

Joy shrugged. "I don't know, but I want a challenging duel."

"Then look no further, dear lady, for I am your man!" Joy and Ryou whirled around to see a black-haired man with blue-jean overalls and a plaid shirt. He had a toothpick in his mouth and was also wearing a baseball hat that looked as though it had seen better days.

"You are…?" Joy prompted him, eying him with disgust.

"Your dream come true, baby," the man answered, walking up to her. He looked her over carefully, his eyes lingering at her chest a bit too long. Joy could feel Katilli's anger rising to meet her own. Joy and Katilli both hated being referred to as "baby".

How dare he! Katilli yelled angrily. Let me take over, Joy. I shall –

No, Katilli. I'll take care of him by taking him out of this tournament.

The man held up two star cards. "How did you get two cards already?" Ryou asked. "The tournament just started a half an hour ago!"

"My magnificent dueling skills, boy." The man sneered at Ryou, which only succeeded in pissing off Bakura.

If Joy and Katilli don't take care of this mortal, I will, and I promise he will not enjoy it.

Relax, Bakura. This guy is small prey for Joy. She can win in no time.

Hmph.

The stranger turned to Joy, pulling the toothpick out of his mouth and throwing it to the side, missing Ryou by inches. "Now, baby, you wanna duel me? Maybe if you win you'll get more than a card." He winked, his eyes roaming over her body again. It was almost like he was undressing her in his mind. (AN: Ewwwww!!!)

That is so disgusting! Oh, Kami! I think this baka is drooling!

Joy felt like she was going to be sick. Grrr… Katilli was becoming more hostile by the moment. Joy picked up some images of what Katilli wanted to do to this guy.

Down, girl. I'll deal with him.

Are you going for your trademark strategy, aibou? Katilli asked hopefully as Joy locked her duel disk into battle mode. The stranger did the same. (AN: He won't be the stranger forever. I'll give him a name soon.) Katilli loved Joy's special maneuver that always seemed to work.

If I can pull of the right cards, I will. But this guy's going down no matter what.

"This will be an easy victory, Ryou," Joy said, trying to keep from throwing up and the man sneered at her some more. Ryou nodded, getting back so as to give the two duelists some room.

Um…I don't think Joy likes this guy very much. Not that I blame her. He's really an…um…

Asshole? Bakura supplied for him.

Well, I'm not sure if that would be the word, but, yes. I suppose so.

Heh. If she doesn't finish this duel and quick, I am sure Katilli will take it upon herself to deal with this mortal fool.

What do you mean?

That woman hates to be called by any derogatory title. Back in Egypt, a guard made the mistake of calling her a whore. The pharaoh didn't know about it until the guards body was dragged in the next day…or rather, what was left of it.

Why would a guard say that to her? Isn't she the pharaoh's sister?

Indeed, hikari. But the guards were not big on brains and they didn't approve of her choice in a husband.

Bakura? How do you –

Heh. Surely you are not that innocent and naïve, are you, my host? Ryou's eyes grew wide when he put two and two together.

"You can go first, baby."

"Very well. But if you do not stop calling me 'baby', I am going to stick my fist down your throat. I am Joy Houyouku, chikushoume," Joy said with narrow eyes.

"And what a joy you must be. I am Clyde Makasai, at your service, my dove." He came up and grabbed her hand and kissed it quite forcibly. Now Joy was almost positive she was going to be sick. She pulled her hand away and slapped Clyde across the face.

"How dare you kiss my hand, you filthy baka! Let's get this duel over with before I puke!"

Ick! Joy said mentally. Ryou gave her a tissue he happened to have in his pocket and she wiped her hand off, glaring at Clyde the entire time, who only smirked back.

Katilli's anger had reached a plateau so high, even Bakura could feel it. Wow, she's angrier than I have ever known her to be.

That can't be good, Ryou said worriedly. I hope Joy can calm her down.

I hope she cannot, Bakura countered, laughing maniacally at the thought of the female spirit seeking revenge for the kiss. Ryou rolled his eyes.

That was just what Joy was trying to do. Relax Katilli. I can handle it.

But…but…he KISSED YOU! Without your consent!

Calm down. Let me do this on my own for now.

They drew their five cards. "My turn first and I play Master Kyonshee in attack mode. And two cards facedown," she said, placing her cards in the slots. "Your turn, Makasai."

Clyde grinned. "A marvelous opening move, angel, but I am going to win this duel, and I'll show you how. I play Mystical Elf in defense mode and two cards face down as well."

Joy: 4000

Clyde: 4000

Joy drew. "Now, I am going to play this monster card face down and end my turn."

"Now I will play Opticlops in attack mode. Attack her Master Kyonshee!"

"Waboku!"

"Remove Trap!"

"Magic Jammer!"

"Damn!"

Joy smirked. "Nice try, Makasai, but no luck." She drew, them smiled. This duel is going to be over very soon. "I sacrifice my two monsters to bring forth my Dark Magician in attack mode!" The purple robed spellcaster appeared before her. "I shall also play two cards facedown. Attack his Mystical Elf!"

"Mirror Force!"

"Remove Trap!"

"Grrr…!"

Mystical Elf vanished. "Your move, oh, ugly one."

Clyde drew. "I'll switch my monster to defense mode and end my turn."

"Good. Now I think I'll end this duel with a bang. First I think I will play Fissure to get rid of that monster of yours. Now I will sacrifice my Dark Magician to call for an even more powerful monster. Actually, he is my most powerful of them all. Say hello to Great Maju Garzett!"

This monster wasn't the most attractive to look at, but he had one hell of an attack power. His effect stated that his attack points are twice that of the monster that was used to tribute summon it to the field. Great Maju Garzett was now a strong 5000 attack points. "This monster can more than destroy you! Attack his life points directly! You're done, Makasai!"

Joy: 4000

Clyde: 0000 (AN: As in nada, nothing, nanimo, zip! HAHAHAHA! Ahem…sorry.)

"All right! Great job, Joy!" Ryou said, going over and giving her a high-five.

Joy smiled. "Thanks, Ryou. That was pretty good. Now," she said, turning to Clyde, "I believe you have something of mine." The man handed the star card over to Joy.

"To lose to someone as pretty as you was worth it. Goodbye, angel. I'll see you again…real soon." He winked again and left.

"The nerve of that guy!" Ryou said as he and Joy walked away.

"Well, you know those types of people, Ryou. Very little brains and a whole lot of ugly."

Joy: BTW: 'nanimo' means nothing and 'chikushoume'…well…it means 'son of a bitch'. =X Heh. Thank you, oh mighty translation program. Now…Joy's signature move is one of my own favorites and why I love this card (kisses card). Heh.

This is a REAL card. It exists. I own it. (laughs evilly) Just imagine being able to use this in conjunction with a Blue Eyes. NOTHING is going to beat it! MUAHAHAHA…unless you got a magic card handy like Tribute To The Doomed or Change of Heart or something like that. One downfall to this card is if you use Monster Reborn on it, it comes back at 0 attack because that's it original attack power. Bummer.

I just thought I would fill you in on that one. I am, after all, the authoress and I am entitled to a rant or two sometimes, and I can't remember if I explained that card to you or not. It becomes important later on and I thought it deserved explaining.

The next chapter belongs to Yugi and Yami, and it is called…'A Battle of Wits'. So until then, review and await chapter 12!