New Friends, New Feelings, New Temper Tantrums.
Disclaimer: I don't own Duel Masters.
A/N: Hey guys!! Thanks for all the help and reviews. Especially to: GryphonMaster, Hiei'scutegirl, marthawolfer. From the next chapter on I will start using card names and etc.
I have another character that is made up in the chapter. Her name is Malory and she hates Clichiei deeply.
A Fall, and 2 enemies?
Ko sat down on Shobu's couch flipping through his cards. Clichiei in exchange stared at the cards from the floor.
'It can't be' she thought.
Shobu sat next to Clichiei but with his back to Ko. She stared at Shobu for a second before looking at the cards now on the floor. She turned her back at Ko too, and looked at the different cards scattered on the floor with amazement, all the different creatures, with different kinds of energy and stuff. Automatically her hand pushed down to grab a card. Shobu turned and looked at her.
"Have you ever been on a duel" he asked smiling at the crimson hued girl.
"..." she eyed him carefully before she replied, "No" she said lifting a card. It felt really energized, it gave her a warm feeling, that she didn't really like often, but it was all different today.
"Well today will be your first duel then!" Shobu said looking much more excited than her.
"Don't fill her head with stupidities, she can never understand." Ko said still flipping his cards.
"Why are you afraid she'll beat you some day?" Shobu asked smirking more at the cards in Ko's hand than at Ko.
"She's too much of an idiot to do anything." He replied lowering his cards on the floor but his gaze still focused on them.
Shobu looked at Clichiei, who put down the card on the floor once again. Then she inspected the cards once again, containing herself from going to bash Ko's head against the wall. Clichiei then stood up and walked towards the window.
"Someone's coming." She said in her usual bittersweet cold voice.
Shobu grabbed his cards and stood up. "Come on guys let's go duel, but outside since it's such a beautiful day for playing!" He said walking towards the door.
Clichiei rolled her eyes.
"Beautiful...Yeah, my a..."she started to say, but Ko interrupted.
"Don't say it" he said finally glancing up from his cards. Then slowly he picked them up. Then he stood up, looking at Clichiei whose gaze lingered on the door.
'Is that who I think it is?' she thought.
Ko sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Why do you have to be such a drama KING?" he said.
She looked at him and cocked and eyebrow,
"Why do YOU have to be such a vanity QUEEN? She said slowly accentuating the words.
Ko started boiling.
"Why do you...?" he started.
"I never had friends." She muttered before putting a hand over her mouth.
'Neither did I' Ko thought, but he said.
"Well I wonder why that is?..." he said in a teasing tone as she glared at him rapidly.
"Those cards were amazing." She said again before covering her mouth.
'Why am I saying this I never have expressed anything?' she thought angrily.
"Why are you saying all this stuff in front of me you never really talked or expressed anything." Ko said mimicking her thoughts.
She turned to him confused.
"I told you they were twerp." He snapped again accusingly.
"I'm stupid so how could I remember?" she asked grinning.
Ko's eyebrow twitched. "Walk twerp, your wasting my time, I need to go..." he answered, but Clichiei was already walking to the door.
'Damnit, why doesn't she listen' he thought boiling again 'Oh well, I don't need her, or anybody' he thought as he 'hn'ed.
As Clichiei walked outside the sun hit her eyes blinding her, she couldn't see where she was going, and with a step she tripped. She closed her eyes waiting for the impact.
'Shit just when I have terrible aches in my stomach wound' she thought as she fell, clutching her stomach.
But she didn't hit the hard floor, instead she fell against someone's chest. Her head landed below his chin so she couldn't tell who it was. She knew for a fact he had light blue hair, because of the locks he had on his shoulder, and he was strong. She felt too arms circle her(in slow motion while she fell) pushing her towards his chest, since she guessed he caught her with his arms outstretched.
"You are very light..." he said. "are you okay?"
"I'm fine let go of me," she said as she pushed him backwards, trying to go away and look at his face. He straightened as she pushed away from him and she could see light blue crystal eyes and a warm smile, look at her. Soon she recovered and pulled away.
"What you wanna provoke another girl to be your fan" Ko said since the door way looking up at the doorframe. Hakuoh smiled.
"Just trying to help" he said turning to Clichiei "since I'm the only gentleman..."
"That is a Kaijudo Master, Yeah, yeah I know the drill." Ko snapped bored.
"Thanks but I would have been fine!" Clichiei growled getting out of their reach.
Hakuoh smiled at her. "What's your name?"
Clichiei repeated the same scene when she met Ko, "It's common courtesy to introduce yourself first." She said tauntingly.
Ko rolled his eyes, Hakuoh smiled wider.
"How about I try again?" he asked not waiting for an answer he could already imagine it..."No" she would answer "My name is Hakuoh and yours is?"
She switched the foot she was leaning on, "I'm Clichiei." But before they could say more, a girl that had pretty shoulder length emerald straight hair, went over to Ko.
"Ko" she said slowly tasting the words, "hi" she whispered.
He just walked past her ignoring her. She bit her lip, and turned to Hakuoh. She tried again.
"Hi Hakuoh" she said.
"Hi Mallory." He said giving her a warm smile. From Clichiei's point of view, she could see her melting.
'I wonder if he realises it' she thought, shrugging.
'I guess she likes them both' Clichiei grinned at the thought, 'How pathetic to fall for boys.' She thought as a two girls (one with purple hair, and one that's a brunet, with a hint of pink.)
"Hi I'm Mimi" she said to Clichiei. "Don't you think it's lame how Hakuoh and Ko still don't admit their friends."
'They are? I thought Ko didn't have friends.' She thought perplexed.
"Ohh," Mimi held out her hand
"..." she hesitated "I'm Clichiei." She said taking it.
"Cool... can I call you Clich" she said with a weird giggle.
"Yeah." Another brunette haired girl broke in. Clichiei looked at her. "Ohh..." she said noticing Clichiei's look, "I'm Sayuki!"
"Yeah..." she said answering Mimi's original question, raising an eyebrow.
'This is way to weird...' she thought.
"Clich, come look at my cards" Shobu said running towards a park in front of his house.
Everyone(including Ko) stared at Clich who was twitching.
'Clich?' Hakuoh thought, he remembered...'Where have I heard that?'
'Where in the name of hell did they get that name.' Ko thought.
'Yay everyone likes the nickname I gave her' Mimi thought giggling.
"Hey, you said we could call you Clich" he said kinda scared.
She twitched her eye, but limited herself to shrug as she walked after him, and Ko who was already in the park.
As she walked Mallory caught up with her.
"Do you like Ko?" she asked repulsibly as if it stung hr mouth to talk to Clichiei.
"..." Clichiei examined, the tall girl. She was about Ko's height which was a few inches taller that Clichiei, she had lilac eye color, and she was very pretty.
'What the heck' Clichiei thought, 'Why would she ask me that?'
"Well..." Mallory asked impatiently, at a calm Clich.
"No." she stated firmly, making sure the sank deep enough for her not to ask again.
"Ohh okay." She said happily. Maybe too happily...
Then Shobu tripped, and Mimi ran to help him giggling like crazy.
"I'm okay" he yelped, but still managed to smile at Mimi.
'So everyone around here has a pair...' she thought, a feeling of a 'third wheel' came to her. (They weren't 3 but well yeah..)
"Clich come here!" Mimi shouted still smiling.
'How can she keep that smile on for so long?' Clich, Sayuki, Ko, Hakuoh, and Shobu thought.
Clich sighed then sat down were Mimi and Shobu were sitting as everyone else headed for the park, unless you were Ko who is already there, flipping his cards. Again.
"Look there are 5 civilisations: Darkness (Ko uses those), Light (Hakuoh uses those), Nature (Mimi uses some of those), Water (Boy George uses those), and Fire (I use those)." Clich listened with sparking interest as Shobu explained.
"First thing in a duel after greeting your rival, you put up your shields, their 5(A/NI hope I got that right)..." he started before he was interrupted by Rakuda the small boy.
"Fist thing you have to do is get your deck." He stated, everyone looked at him bored, "My dad sells them, I could get you a pretty sweet deal!" he said winking.
"Anyway..." Shobu said punching Rakuda and making him fly away, "You place the cards and put up your shields, and the best part is that when you put up your shields you have a logo." He said proudly.
"A logo?" she asked.
"Yeah, like... well you'll see when we start the first duel. Anyways as you set up your shields, you have to charge up Mana, because without Mana, you can't maintain creatures in the Zone, and you lose." He said smartly.
"Yeah," Ko spoke grinning evilly, "like the first time I played Shobu, h placed too many creatures, without enough Mana. One of the best duels down the drain." He snorted at the last part.
"Well that was long ago." Shobu pouted.
"Not really" he muttered rolling his eyes, as Shobu glared.
"Oh! I remember" Mimi exclaimed "it was a day before Ko beat him again, a day before Ko was late for his hair appointment with Donny!" she said as everyone laughed at the evil genius.
"Well anyways..." Shobu continued "You start placing cards in your hands, that have different creatures and Mana." He said "Once you place the creatures, in the Zone they attack (at your command) the other opponents creatures (or blockers)of your opponent. The goal is to destroy the blockers to destroy the shields. And once you break all of your opponents shields you win." He finished.
Clich 'Ohh' ed, and nodded slightly. "But there are different cards that have different tricks he said...well you'll see." He added.
"So who's playing first?" Hakuoh said eyeing Mimi, Shobu, and Ko.
"Against you?" Ko asked. Hakuoh nodded. Ko smirked evilly, "me."
They stood up and walked to the dueling table.
Shobu whispered loud enough for only Clichiei to hear, "Brace yourself for this one!"
She raised an eyebrow, but her stomach churned, as both blue haired boys walked, glaring at each other as one said.
"Kettou Da!" Ko said.
"That means 'I challenge you!' - This is said when a Duelist wants to Duel someone." Shobu explained.
"Yoshi!" Hakuoh said in response.
"That means 'I accept!' - This is said in response to "Kettou Da!" This is the formal acceptance of a Duel Challenge. At this point the opponents shuffle each other's Decks." Shobu explained.