Chapter 14
Af1717: Yeah, let's just get to the point.
Yami: What point?
Af1717: The disclaimer. You are now my designated disclaimer saying person.
Yami: Oh... Animefan1717 does not own YuGiOh.
Kfangirl: Is this chapter gonna be long?
Af1717: I dunno, why?
Kfangirl: dunno...
Chapter 14
"What?!" shouted Duke.
"Aren't you ready?" Yuri asked.
"Ready for what? I don't know the rules to this thing!" he said throwing his hands up in the air.
"Oh...I forgot." She kept forgetting that he had never been in a challenge match before.
"The rules are really simple. You use your powers to attack the other person. If you successfully knock the other person out of the ring, you win. See? Simple." 'Easy for you to say,' thought Duke to himself. 'You're an expert.' He swallowed and nodded indicating that he understood.
Meanwhile, the others including Shizuka and Marik had settled themselves on the floor getting ready to witness this amazing thing for the first time. Mai pushed Seto away from Joey, so that she could be near him. Yami and Tomoya were close together as well. She cuddled against him, expecting a hug or even a kiss, but Yami merely put is arm around her and stared straight ahead toward the two opponents. Now that he had understood the rules, it made it easier to understand what the large ring was for.
Tristan finally had Serenity alone with him for the first time without fighting with Duke. She seemed to like him more than Duke anyway, because she thought that Tristan was more like the tall, dark, and handsome type. Duke was more demanding. She hugged Tristan's arm and held on to it. Tristan was surprised, but pleased that she liked him.
Once every one had settled in, Yuri announced,
"Okay, people, if you didn't know, I have NEVER lost a challenge match...EVER, and I'm not starting now." Everyone was impressed and started clapping, but to Duke, it made his palms sweat. 'I've got to keep my cool,' he thought. ' Panicking will just lead to my undoing.' He cleared his throat and said,
"Uh...Yuri, I think I'm ready for this." She turned to him and grinned, 'this will be fun'
"Oh!" she said. "I forgot that we need a judge! What about you, Ryushi? Please? Do it for me!!" She had such a pleading look in her eyes that he just had to say ok.
"Alright," he said. "Are the two challengers ready?" They nodded.
"Now, each of you knows the rules. So without further ado, let's begin! LET THE CHALLENGE MATCH BEGIN!!!!!!" he shouted.
Yuri grinned yet again. She raised her hand and a pillar of water rose up from it.
"Hey, Duke... did you know that water breaks up earth?" Duke gulped. She obviously had the advantage and she knew it. He had to work fast.
"That's okay," Duke said.
Yuri was surprised for a moment. Then she raised the other hand until another pillar of water rose from it. Then, she held them out in front of her and shot them straight toward Duke. He tumbled back and was about to fall out of the ring. He ducked the water flow, and set a jet of fresh earth (or dirt) to her feet. Yuri stumbled, but she didn't fall. She remembered this tactic when she faced some one named Toshiro Mazaki. He was a strong opponent. Even though she won, she would never forget what he did to her... she shook the thought away. She withdrew the attack and sent out a very strong jet of water towards Duke's face. Duke grinned just a little. He was ready this time. Hopefully, she didn't think that he would fall for the same thing again. He counter attacked the water with his earth attack. He used one hand however, while Yuri used two. He grinned as he saw the look of surprise creep up on Yuri's face. Then, he took his free hand and skimmed dirt all over the floor.
"Darn it!" Yuri shouted.
"What..." he shouted. "Surprised?"
"Where did you learn these skills?"
"I made them up!"
'Made them up?' she thought. 'He has more skill than I thought.
She looked to the floor for a moment, and gasped. The whole ring was covered in dirt. She withdrew her attack and tried to wash away the muck, but the more water she added, the muddier it got. 'I got it!' she thought. 'He's trying to make me muck up the floor so that if I come near him, I'll fall.' She stopped putting water on the floor. As soon as she stopped, Duke took advantage of it and sent a fresh stream of mud to her face. It hit her full force, because she wasn't ready. She wiped away the dirt and heard Duke laughing. She removed the dirt on her eyes. Once she saw Duke, she got really angry. Duke saw that her eyes turned red...really red.
"No one..." she growled. "Humiliates me."
Duke instantly stopped laughing. Obviously, she was really angry and it was his entire fault. He had a feeling that she was playing around with him before, but now...it was a whole new game.
"You wanna laugh?" Yuri menaced evilly. "I'll give you something to laugh about." She took all her power and pushed it all into his face. By then, she had started laughing. She pushed him to the ground, her hand in his face still bursting with water. Then, she pushed him to the ring until his head stuck out of the ring. It was over. She had won, just like she predicted.
"Declare me the winner!" she shouted to Ryushi who had his eyes open in shock.
"Uh...right! Yuri wins!" he said raising his arm into the air. She released Duke from her power. Duke took deep gasping breaths of air. Suddenly, Yuri's eyes turned normal. She looked at Duke and collapsed at his feet.
"What have I DONE?" she sobbed. "I'm so sorry Duke! Please forgive me!"
"Yeah...yeah," he said blushing. She looked up at him in disbelief. "You serious?" He nodded. He felt the color creeping up to his face. Then, she hugged him tightly.
"Thank you! I'm sooo sorry! I will never do that to you again!" she started sobbing once more, and now, Duke's face was as red as a ripe tomato. Ryushi, noticing this, pulled Yuri away. Then, as she glanced at Ryushi's face, she laughed.
"Are you jealous?" she asked smiling.
"N...no, of c...course not...what made you think that?" Ryushi stuttered.
"You are such a bad liar." She giggled. Then she pressed her lips against his in a kiss.
Everyone was mildly surprised with the outcome of the match. They thought that Duke would win, but all hopes of that were dashed once Yuri predicted that she would win. And, she did win, though as she said, Duke did put up a good fight. Yuri marched away triumphant with her head held high and her arm linked with Ryushi's.
"Hey, Duke!" yelled Joey. "Love at first sight yet again huh?"
"Yeah..." Duke said breathlessly. Then, when he realized what he was saying, added,
"NO! I mean...what made you think that?" he said.
"Nothing," smirked Seto. "Nothing except that we could have fried an egg on your face."
Duke blushed in embarrassment. 'They know...my secret...great. " He thought. ' now I'll never live it down.'
LATER
About five hours later, everyone had assembled into the main hall for dinner. Tonight was some kind of religious night, so they had to have some plain broth and bread. Even though it was very plain, they were allowed to have their fill.
"Darn it!" said Joey after the meal. "I'm still hungry!"
Even though Joey ate a lot, they were surprised. Joey had drunk one whole pot full and two loaves of bread. Amana was pleased that the food would not go to waste, and only supplied everyone with more.
"Joey..." said Serenity shaking her head. "If you're that hungry, then you should just eat some of your secret stash."
"Serenity!" he shouted looking around. "That was supposed to be a 'secret' that's why it's a secret stash! I can't believe you blabbed!" Everyone laughed, except for Joey. Then Tea came in looking worried.
"Hey," she said. "Has anyone seen Ryou?"
"Nah," said Tristan. "That guy always seems to come and go."
"Yeah," said Joey. "Like that time when you took the millennium ring and threw it into the forest in Duelist's Kingdom, and when he re appeared in the Battle City Finals!"
The boys' talk didn't help reassure Tea that Ryou was perfectly safe. She decided to stop thinking about it and join in on the laughter and fun. But no matter how much she tried to enjoy herself, her thoughts always came back to Ryou. 'Oh, I hope he's okay!" she thought. 'Stop thinking like that Tea,' scolded Tea's stronger voice. 'Of course he's okay.' The strong voice went away and replaced her with her weaker voice. 'Then...where is he?' And as if that was an answer to her question, there was a huge explosion outside.
"What was that?" yelled Yami.
"I dunno," said Seto. "But let's go find out.'
They all ran outside, but they could not see anything, because it was dark. Then, something moved. It was a streak of light moving upward really fast.
"Whoa." Said Joey in awe.
"Make a wish, Joey." Said Shizuka.
"Okay...hmmm...I wish for my very own pizzeria, and a lifetime supply of..." he was cut off by a shriek.
"RYOU!!!"
They all turned around and saw Tea kneeling on the ground sobbing. They ran over and saw an arm (still attached to a body, so don't freak out.) bleeding heavily. The moon showered dim light on the body. It was Ryou, and he was unconscious...but how had he gotten this way? Who...or what did this to him?
Af1717: So, how'd ya like? Oh, all them people left me here writing this cliffhanger ending. HEY! WHERE'D Y'ALL GO?! Yami: We all went to...Mexico, to celebrate the Cinco de Mayo. Seto: Ya, it was fun. Too bad you had to stay and write the story. Kfangirl: ya, we went to the beach, and ate tacos...and heard one of those street band things...and we got to buy these huge hat thingies. Af1717: --; you mean a sombrero? Kfangirl: Oh yeah, that word. Here! And we gots you one! Puts hat on Af1717's head Af1717: Whoopee. (Sarcastic)
So sorry Ryou fans! I couldn't think of a better ending! SOOO SORRY!!!!! UU I'm ashamed that I thought of myself before others...Oh well! anyways, um... again, sorry, but that's how the story goes! ; Okay, people...READ AND REVIEW!!!!! You gotta! Yeah...I'll shut up now...
Af1717: Yeah, let's just get to the point.
Yami: What point?
Af1717: The disclaimer. You are now my designated disclaimer saying person.
Yami: Oh... Animefan1717 does not own YuGiOh.
Kfangirl: Is this chapter gonna be long?
Af1717: I dunno, why?
Kfangirl: dunno...
Chapter 14
"What?!" shouted Duke.
"Aren't you ready?" Yuri asked.
"Ready for what? I don't know the rules to this thing!" he said throwing his hands up in the air.
"Oh...I forgot." She kept forgetting that he had never been in a challenge match before.
"The rules are really simple. You use your powers to attack the other person. If you successfully knock the other person out of the ring, you win. See? Simple." 'Easy for you to say,' thought Duke to himself. 'You're an expert.' He swallowed and nodded indicating that he understood.
Meanwhile, the others including Shizuka and Marik had settled themselves on the floor getting ready to witness this amazing thing for the first time. Mai pushed Seto away from Joey, so that she could be near him. Yami and Tomoya were close together as well. She cuddled against him, expecting a hug or even a kiss, but Yami merely put is arm around her and stared straight ahead toward the two opponents. Now that he had understood the rules, it made it easier to understand what the large ring was for.
Tristan finally had Serenity alone with him for the first time without fighting with Duke. She seemed to like him more than Duke anyway, because she thought that Tristan was more like the tall, dark, and handsome type. Duke was more demanding. She hugged Tristan's arm and held on to it. Tristan was surprised, but pleased that she liked him.
Once every one had settled in, Yuri announced,
"Okay, people, if you didn't know, I have NEVER lost a challenge match...EVER, and I'm not starting now." Everyone was impressed and started clapping, but to Duke, it made his palms sweat. 'I've got to keep my cool,' he thought. ' Panicking will just lead to my undoing.' He cleared his throat and said,
"Uh...Yuri, I think I'm ready for this." She turned to him and grinned, 'this will be fun'
"Oh!" she said. "I forgot that we need a judge! What about you, Ryushi? Please? Do it for me!!" She had such a pleading look in her eyes that he just had to say ok.
"Alright," he said. "Are the two challengers ready?" They nodded.
"Now, each of you knows the rules. So without further ado, let's begin! LET THE CHALLENGE MATCH BEGIN!!!!!!" he shouted.
Yuri grinned yet again. She raised her hand and a pillar of water rose up from it.
"Hey, Duke... did you know that water breaks up earth?" Duke gulped. She obviously had the advantage and she knew it. He had to work fast.
"That's okay," Duke said.
Yuri was surprised for a moment. Then she raised the other hand until another pillar of water rose from it. Then, she held them out in front of her and shot them straight toward Duke. He tumbled back and was about to fall out of the ring. He ducked the water flow, and set a jet of fresh earth (or dirt) to her feet. Yuri stumbled, but she didn't fall. She remembered this tactic when she faced some one named Toshiro Mazaki. He was a strong opponent. Even though she won, she would never forget what he did to her... she shook the thought away. She withdrew the attack and sent out a very strong jet of water towards Duke's face. Duke grinned just a little. He was ready this time. Hopefully, she didn't think that he would fall for the same thing again. He counter attacked the water with his earth attack. He used one hand however, while Yuri used two. He grinned as he saw the look of surprise creep up on Yuri's face. Then, he took his free hand and skimmed dirt all over the floor.
"Darn it!" Yuri shouted.
"What..." he shouted. "Surprised?"
"Where did you learn these skills?"
"I made them up!"
'Made them up?' she thought. 'He has more skill than I thought.
She looked to the floor for a moment, and gasped. The whole ring was covered in dirt. She withdrew her attack and tried to wash away the muck, but the more water she added, the muddier it got. 'I got it!' she thought. 'He's trying to make me muck up the floor so that if I come near him, I'll fall.' She stopped putting water on the floor. As soon as she stopped, Duke took advantage of it and sent a fresh stream of mud to her face. It hit her full force, because she wasn't ready. She wiped away the dirt and heard Duke laughing. She removed the dirt on her eyes. Once she saw Duke, she got really angry. Duke saw that her eyes turned red...really red.
"No one..." she growled. "Humiliates me."
Duke instantly stopped laughing. Obviously, she was really angry and it was his entire fault. He had a feeling that she was playing around with him before, but now...it was a whole new game.
"You wanna laugh?" Yuri menaced evilly. "I'll give you something to laugh about." She took all her power and pushed it all into his face. By then, she had started laughing. She pushed him to the ground, her hand in his face still bursting with water. Then, she pushed him to the ring until his head stuck out of the ring. It was over. She had won, just like she predicted.
"Declare me the winner!" she shouted to Ryushi who had his eyes open in shock.
"Uh...right! Yuri wins!" he said raising his arm into the air. She released Duke from her power. Duke took deep gasping breaths of air. Suddenly, Yuri's eyes turned normal. She looked at Duke and collapsed at his feet.
"What have I DONE?" she sobbed. "I'm so sorry Duke! Please forgive me!"
"Yeah...yeah," he said blushing. She looked up at him in disbelief. "You serious?" He nodded. He felt the color creeping up to his face. Then, she hugged him tightly.
"Thank you! I'm sooo sorry! I will never do that to you again!" she started sobbing once more, and now, Duke's face was as red as a ripe tomato. Ryushi, noticing this, pulled Yuri away. Then, as she glanced at Ryushi's face, she laughed.
"Are you jealous?" she asked smiling.
"N...no, of c...course not...what made you think that?" Ryushi stuttered.
"You are such a bad liar." She giggled. Then she pressed her lips against his in a kiss.
Everyone was mildly surprised with the outcome of the match. They thought that Duke would win, but all hopes of that were dashed once Yuri predicted that she would win. And, she did win, though as she said, Duke did put up a good fight. Yuri marched away triumphant with her head held high and her arm linked with Ryushi's.
"Hey, Duke!" yelled Joey. "Love at first sight yet again huh?"
"Yeah..." Duke said breathlessly. Then, when he realized what he was saying, added,
"NO! I mean...what made you think that?" he said.
"Nothing," smirked Seto. "Nothing except that we could have fried an egg on your face."
Duke blushed in embarrassment. 'They know...my secret...great. " He thought. ' now I'll never live it down.'
LATER
About five hours later, everyone had assembled into the main hall for dinner. Tonight was some kind of religious night, so they had to have some plain broth and bread. Even though it was very plain, they were allowed to have their fill.
"Darn it!" said Joey after the meal. "I'm still hungry!"
Even though Joey ate a lot, they were surprised. Joey had drunk one whole pot full and two loaves of bread. Amana was pleased that the food would not go to waste, and only supplied everyone with more.
"Joey..." said Serenity shaking her head. "If you're that hungry, then you should just eat some of your secret stash."
"Serenity!" he shouted looking around. "That was supposed to be a 'secret' that's why it's a secret stash! I can't believe you blabbed!" Everyone laughed, except for Joey. Then Tea came in looking worried.
"Hey," she said. "Has anyone seen Ryou?"
"Nah," said Tristan. "That guy always seems to come and go."
"Yeah," said Joey. "Like that time when you took the millennium ring and threw it into the forest in Duelist's Kingdom, and when he re appeared in the Battle City Finals!"
The boys' talk didn't help reassure Tea that Ryou was perfectly safe. She decided to stop thinking about it and join in on the laughter and fun. But no matter how much she tried to enjoy herself, her thoughts always came back to Ryou. 'Oh, I hope he's okay!" she thought. 'Stop thinking like that Tea,' scolded Tea's stronger voice. 'Of course he's okay.' The strong voice went away and replaced her with her weaker voice. 'Then...where is he?' And as if that was an answer to her question, there was a huge explosion outside.
"What was that?" yelled Yami.
"I dunno," said Seto. "But let's go find out.'
They all ran outside, but they could not see anything, because it was dark. Then, something moved. It was a streak of light moving upward really fast.
"Whoa." Said Joey in awe.
"Make a wish, Joey." Said Shizuka.
"Okay...hmmm...I wish for my very own pizzeria, and a lifetime supply of..." he was cut off by a shriek.
"RYOU!!!"
They all turned around and saw Tea kneeling on the ground sobbing. They ran over and saw an arm (still attached to a body, so don't freak out.) bleeding heavily. The moon showered dim light on the body. It was Ryou, and he was unconscious...but how had he gotten this way? Who...or what did this to him?
Af1717: So, how'd ya like? Oh, all them people left me here writing this cliffhanger ending. HEY! WHERE'D Y'ALL GO?! Yami: We all went to...Mexico, to celebrate the Cinco de Mayo. Seto: Ya, it was fun. Too bad you had to stay and write the story. Kfangirl: ya, we went to the beach, and ate tacos...and heard one of those street band things...and we got to buy these huge hat thingies. Af1717: --; you mean a sombrero? Kfangirl: Oh yeah, that word. Here! And we gots you one! Puts hat on Af1717's head Af1717: Whoopee. (Sarcastic)
So sorry Ryou fans! I couldn't think of a better ending! SOOO SORRY!!!!! UU I'm ashamed that I thought of myself before others...Oh well! anyways, um... again, sorry, but that's how the story goes! ; Okay, people...READ AND REVIEW!!!!! You gotta! Yeah...I'll shut up now...