Finding the Light
Chapter 2 – Dining and a Duel
By Tsubasa no Yami
Disclaimer: "Yu-Gi-Oh!" and all its characters, settings, the seven Millennium Items (Puzzle, Ring, Eye, Key/Ankh, Necklace/Tauk, Scale, Rod) and Duel Monsters do not belong to me. They belong to Kazuki Takahashi, the creator. Kimberly, Kahina, and the Aeon Items are mine alone.
There is a list of the dubbed and Japanese names at the top of the first chapter.
Also, there may be (well, probably are) discrepancies with the card uses. Please, tell me. It'd be greatly appreciated.
This leaves canon (the anime) after the Duelist Kingdom arc. The duelists have returned and Grandpa is out of the hospital, but Rebecca Hawkins never challenged any of them to a duel.
Oh, and the song that is featured is my own. Please, tell me what you think.
And, I hope this isn't a Mary Sue. I would be extremely happy if someone told me what a Mary Sue is, so I can warn readers or take this down.
##YuGiOh##
##change scene##
"normal dialogue"
'thoughts'
/dialogue between hikaris and their yamis/
$$flashback$$
"dialogue within flashback"
/narration outside of flashback/
(author's note)
##KingOfGames##
Summary –
Chapter 1: The New Arrival
Kimberly Chan is the newest student at Domino High, an unpredictable champion duelist from the USA with an interest in Yugi, Bakura, and Kaiba. After school, Yugi, his friends, and Kaiba search the campus for the mysterious girl. In the process, a song and a spell only raise more questions. It is decided that everyone (except Kaiba) will meet at the Turtle Game Shop the next morning and wait for Kimberly to come to them.
##YuGiOh##
Yugi Mutou woke up early the next morning. He didn't want to miss Kimberly if she came in.
Yami Yugi stirred inside his Soul Room and yawned. /What causes you to wake at this indecent hour? On a weekend, might I add?/
/I don't want to waste any time. We'll probably need all of it to figure Kimberly out./ Yugi pulled on a white shirt over his blue, buckled one. /Anyway, the gang's coming over, and I want to get this place cleaned up a bit./
/Cleaned up?/ His dark side sounded incredulous. He focused their sight on a section of Yugi's closet. It was separated into three sections. The top two sections contained his shirts: light shirts on the left, dark shirts on the right. His jackets and vests hung from the middle rack. A dresser occupied the lowest portion: it contained his pants. Shoes were lined up neatly at its base. /Something must be messy in order to be cleaned./
/Right./ Yugi sweatdropped. He finished up his morning routine and bounded down the stairs. "Good morning, Grandpa."
The elder Mutou looked up. "Well, you're up early. Would you help me set out the new cards I received?" Yugi's grandfather picked up a cardboard box.
"Sure." Yugi smiled. "In the front display case?"
Mr. Mutou nodded. "That's right. The usual spot."
Yugi started arranging the cards as they were being unpacked. "What's this doing here?" He held one up. "The Toon World card was never distributed."
"Toon World?" Grandpa Mutou looked over. "That's very true. I have no idea. Hold on to it; I'll talk my supplier later."
"Okay." Yugi set the card aside and continued working.
A bell rang as Joey Wheeler and Tristan Taylor stepped through the door.
"'Morning, Yug. How ya doin', Gramps?" Joey walked over and looked at the cards in the glass case. "Oo… More cards…"
"I am doing fine, Joseph. Now if you will excuse me, I'll go make that phone call." Mr. Mutou disappeared into the back room.
Tristan yanked Joey away from the display by the collar of his green coat. "Quit drooling." He turned to Yugi. "Has she been here?"
"Nope." Yugi shrugged. "I'm hoping she comes in later, so we can all get here. Anyone else coming?"
"Don't know. Last I heard, everyone but Kaiba said they'd be here." Tristan replied.
Everyone looked up as the bell rang again. "Hi, guys." Téa Gardner walked in. "What's going on?"
"Nothing. We're just waiting for Bakura." Yugi looked at the card in his hand. "Meanwhile, we can figure out how this Toon World card got here."
"Toon World. Ya mean that card Pegasus used?" Joey looked over. "No way!"
"Well, maybe Pegasus gave some of them out as prizes." Téa suggested.
The bell rang again. "Gave what out?" Ryou Bakura asked curiously.
"We were wonderin' when you were gonna show up. Check this out." Joey waved him over.
Bakura arched an eyebrow. "Toon World? How very odd."
"Odd indeed." Grandpa Mutou reappeared behind the counter. "It seems that the Toon World card fell out of this package." He showed them a small stack of Duel Monsters cards, covered in brown paper and tied with string. One side of the wrapping was torn. "Someone is supposed pick it up today."
"Oh. Then I should return this." Yugi carefully slipped the card back into the paper and set it down. "Do you know who?"
"Yes, of course." The shop owner produced a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to his grandson. "Here, take a look at it yourself."
Yugi unfolded the sheet and turned around so his friends could see it. A picture of Kimberly was printed on the paper, along with her name. There was a collective gasp.
Joey shook his head. "Too weird."
"What a coincidence." Bakura looked at the door, expecting to see someone walk in on their discussion.
Téa was stunned. "I don't believe it."
"It's her." Tristan scratched his head. "But there's something different."
Bakura faced them again. "It's… I don't know how to describe it. It's as if there are identical twins with completely different personalities. That picture makes her look so cheerful and carefree, but today she seems so… apathetic."
"Uh-oh. This sounds really familiar." Téa commented.
"What do you mean, Téa?" Tristan asked, confused.
"Well, I remember thinking about the two different sides of someone before. And then we learned that there really were two." Téa looked at Yugi meaningfully. "You know?"
"Okay, I feel left out of the loop." Joey poked his head between the two. "What are ya talkin' about?"
"At the Duelist Kingdom, Téa asked me if I thought there was someone else inside of me. Turns out there is: the spirit in my Puzzle, Yami. And then there's Bakura's Yami. I think Téa's suggesting that Kimberly has a Yami. Is that right?" Yugi looked at the blue-eyed girl, who nodded. "But Bakura's Ring would've indicated that she has an Item."
"Oh, duh!" Joey hit himself on the forehead. "How could I forget that? Maybe that's why she moved here; to get one." Joey shrugged. "Speaking of which, when is she gonna pick up those cards?"
"I wouldn't know, Joey." Yugi glanced outside. "It's already noon. Time sure flew by."
They turned as the bell on the door rang, announcing a customer, the visitor they were looking for.
Kimberly Chan swept into the store, the heels of her black leather boots clicking against the hard tile.
"Oh my…" Bakura gaped.
The girl's clothes were far different from the pink jacket and blue pleated skirt of Domino High's uniform. Most were made of sleek black leather: a short halter-top, low-slung pants, and a pair of fingerless gloves. Flowing sleeves of ruby red silk covered her slender forearms, attached by silver bands set with onyx below her elbows. A length of steel chain threaded with red ribbon was hung from the belt loops of her pants, with a multitude of smaller sections dangling by her right hip. Short red belts were buckled up and down her legs. "My name is Kimberly Chan." Kimberly strode through the group to the counter.
"Ah, yes, Miss Chan." Mr. Mutou nodded to himself. "We were expecting you."
Kimberly glanced over her shoulder, then back at the shopkeeper. "So I see. Do you have my cards?"
"Right here." Yugi's grandfather slid the parcel over the glass case.
Kimberly picked it up and opened it. She looked through the cards, then slid them into a card pack hanging off the chain on her pants. "Thank you, Mr. Mutou." She turned around and started to head out of the store, but her five new classmates stood in front of her. "Excuse me." She warned curtly.
"Kimberly, wait. We want to talk to you." Yugi stepped forward.
His grandfather watched the scene for a few seconds, decided he shouldn't get involved, and disappeared into the back of the store again.
Kimberly crossed her arms. "I'm listening."
"Well… uh…" 'Maybe I should've thought of something to say.' Yugi looked at his friends for help.
"We heard you're pretty good in Duel Monsters." Joey laid an arm across his short friend's shoulders. "Is 'at true?"
"True enough." The mysterious Duelist began to examine one of the ruby pendants dangling from a chain. It didn't look like the girl was going to tell them anything.
"So, did you compete at the tournament at the Duelist Kingdom?" Téa asked. "We didn't see you on the island."
Kimberly looked up. "I was not competing."
"Oh." Téa lapsed into silence.
Tristan looked at the girl dressed in black. "Why wouldn't you go to the biggest Duel Monsters competition since the game first came out? If you're as good as people say you are, you probably would've won easily."
Kimberly ignored the compliment. "I did go."
"Hey, guys, do you wanna talk over some lunch? There's a place just around the corner we could go." Yugi suggested.
Joey's stomach rumbled. He laughed. "Yeah, I could go for that."
Téa sweatdropped. "You can always go for food, Joey."
"That's sounds great. What do you guys think?" Tristan asked Bakura and Kimberly.
Kimberly agreed. "I have time."
"Okay." Yugi started writing a note to his grandfather.
"Good idea." Bakura looked at Kimberly. "So, you did go to Pegasus's tournament. But if you weren't a competitor, what were you?"
The girl's emerald eyes narrowed at the mention of the former head of Industrial Illusions. "The answer I give may not be one you like."
"Whatdya mean? Who else would be on the island?" Confusion filled Joey's amber eyes. "Were you part of Pegasus's security team or somethin'?"
Yugi signed the note and walked up. "Ready to go? We can walk and talk." Yugi held open the door while the others filed out. "Hm…" He pondered Kimberly's cryptic words. 'Not a competitor, not part of security… What could she be?' "Wait… You were an Eliminator?"
Tristan stopped in his tracks and spun to face her, his anger rising at the memory of Panik and the Paradox Brothers. "You're one of those jerks?!" He glared at her.
Kimberly met his gaze with equal intensity. "It is true. Many Duelists lost their Star Chips to me, and I do not regret it."
"Why you…" Tristan looked intent on causing the former Eliminator bodily harm.
"Uh… We're here. Let's go grab a booth." Yugi said hastily.
"We'll finish this later…" Tristan stalked over to a roomy booth and sat down. "Grr…"
##KingOfGames##
Kimberly, remaining calm throughout the ordeal, looked at Yugi and his friends. "I warned you all that my answer would not please you. But if your friend tries to attack me, I will be forced to defend myself."
"Tristan would never hurt anyone for no reason. I'm sure that after some food, he'll be back to his old self." Téa tried to explain.
Joey was getting impatient. "Can we just go and sit down already?"
"Right, Joey." Yugi nodded.
"Alright!" Joey slid into the booth next to Tristan. "We finally get ta grab some grub."
Tristan shrugged. "Sure."
Téa sat down on his other side. "Come on, Tristan. I hear this place makes the best ice cream and shakes in town."
"It's true." Yugi smiled, sitting by Téa.
Bakura sat down last, beside Kimberly who was by Yugi. "We'll see for ourselves." He passed out the menus, heat rising in his face when his hand brushed against Kimberly's. He didn't notice the faint blush that covered her cheeks at that same moment.
The six teenagers ordered, then started chatting about neutral subjects while they were waiting for their food to arrive.
Kimberly sat in silence, going through her deck. She began humming a song, not realizing what she was doing.
'I recognize that. It's what we heard yesterday.' Bakura thought. He looked over at Yugi, who seemed to notice it, too. "Kimberly, where did you learn that song?"
"Huh?" Kimberly looked up and abruptly stopped humming. "What song?" She asked innocently.
"The one you were just humming." Yugi added.
"Nowhere." Kimberly returned her cards to their red pouch.
"Are you sure?" Yugi asked. "We heard someone singing it yesterday. Was that you?"
Kimberly looked at him, cocking her head to the side as a sign of interest. "No, that was not me."
/Are we ever going to duel?/ Yami asked.
/Ah!!! Don't do that, Yami!/ Yugi looked like he just had a heart attack. /Hold your horses; I'll ask./ "Um…" Yugi paused, not sure how to phrase his question. "Kimberly, I was wondering if you'd like to duel some time. Seto Kaiba's been kind enough to let us use his Duel Arena."
Kimberly was taken aback by his request, though her face did not reflect it. 'He wants to duel me?!' "I don't care for his holograms."
"Oh, don't be shy. I'm sure everyone wants to see you duel." Bakura blushed. 'Gosh, why do I get so flustered around her?'
/Because you like her, mortal fool./ Yami Bakura scoffed.
Bakura mentally glared at the dark spirit. He was really getting on his nerves. /Look at you. You're the evil soul stealer and you drool all over the floor of your Soul Room when we see her./
/I do not./ Yami Bakura glowered.
/You always do./ Bakura ignored his Yami's glare. /What is with you? Ever since Kimberly joined our class, you've been acting like you've seen a ghost./
/Maybe I have.../ Yami Bakura muttered.
Bakura couldn't believe what he heard. /What?! You know her?!/
/How do I know?!/ Yami Bakura snapped. /I don't remember anything. Neither does the Pharaoh./
Bakura was starting to get a headache. /Oh, go lock yourself in your Soul Room. I'll tell you if and when she duels./
/Hmph./ The "door" slammed.
Bakura's request seemed to make all the difference. "Will you keep it a private duel? With a small audience, if any." Kimberly asked tentatively.
"Sure." Yugi grinned. "It'll be fun. What do you want to bet on the duel?"
"Bet?" Kimberly shrugged. "You decide.
Yugi thought for a second. "Well, how about the winner gets to ask the loser one thing, and the loser must do that?"
Kimberly nodded curtly. "Agreed. Time?"
"Um…" Yugi looked at the others. "After lunch?" The other teenagers nodded.
"Then it's a duel." Kimberly quieted down when the food arrived.
"So… how'd ya get your hands on a Toon World card?" Joey asked, between bites.
"You looked through my cards?" Kimberly fixed him with a sharp glare.
Joey almost choked on his burger. He coughed, indignant. "For your information, it got mixed up with the rest of the cards."
"Sorry, my mistake." Kimberly sipped her chocolate milkshake before adding, "It was a gift, part of the payment an extremely effective Eliminator was given."
"Why were you 'working' for Pegasus, anyway?" Tristan asked.
"The money. Exclusive cards. There were many benefits if you worked for Pegasus." Kimberly gave him a sidelong glance, a touch of melancholy in her emerald eyes. "Some of us did not agree with his methods, but other issues compelled us to become Eliminators."
"Oh." Tristan finished eating in silence.
##YuGiOh##
"Are you guys done eating?" Téa asked.
When everyone nodded, Kimberly took out her wallet. "I'm paying." The others objected, but she wouldn't hear of it. She paid the check and left the waiter a sizable tip. "It is time for our duel."
"Right." Yugi shuffled out of the restaurant along with the others, heading toward the Kaiba Corp. Headquarters. "I wonder if Kaiba is going to come and watch."
"Kaiba? Ya actually think he'd get off that high horse of his and take the time ta watch?" Joey shook his head, answering his own question. "I don't think so. Anyways, he already dueled you two, so what's the point?"
"The duel would be more… interesting." Kimberly looked up at the glass-covered skyscraper. "Not that I doubt it shall be interesting enough."
"Let's quit waiting around out here. I wanna see who's the winner." Tristan led them into the elevator that took them to the arena.
Yugi and Kimberly took their places on the dueling podiums, while Yugi's friends stood on the sidelines. They shuffled their decks and placed them on the reader surface. The life points came on the screen at 2000 each.
"Ready to duel, Yugi?" Kimberly asked quietly.
Yugi was surprised he could hear her from across the field. He looked around for a speaker in the podium, but couldn't find any. 'Okay, that's weird. Either the speakers are hidden, or she has really good voice projection skills.' Yugi shrugged to himself. /Well, Yami, you finally have that duel you wanted./
/It took you long enough./ The Millennium Puzzle began to glow. "Yu-Gi-Oh!" The taller, more serious Yami took over the body they shared. The white shirt disappeared, revealing the dark blue buckled shirt underneath. Blue boots replaced Yugi's white and black sneakers. A few golden bangs spiked up, and he narrowed his eyes. "Always. Are you?"
Kimberly leveled her cool emerald eyes at him. "Of course. Did you think you could catch me off guard?"
Yami shook his head. "Then let's duel!" He started to draw his first five cards when he heard something rather surprising.
Specifically, Mokuba Kaiba cheering him on. "Go, Yugi! Show her what you're made of!"
Yami Yugi looked over to his right, where his friends were, but the cheer didn't come from them. He looked over to his other side. "Mokuba?"
"An' look! It's Kaiba!" Joey pointed at the Kaiba brothers who stood across from the friends. "I can't believe he actually showed up."
"Mokuba and I had time to kill, dog, so here we are." Seto Kaiba glared daggers at Joey. "Besides, this duel seems like it's going to be very entertaining."
Joey growled. "Who are ya calling a "dog," ya crazy sleazeball?!" He started to clamber over the field, but Tristan and Bakura grabbed his arms.
Tristan sweatdropped. "He's being nice enough to let Yugi use his holographic arena for this duel, so just sit down and shut up."
Téa sighed. "Go on and duel, Yugi. Don't mind them."
"Right." Yami nodded, then finished drawing his hand. "For my first move, I play the Beaver Warrior (1200/1500), in defense mode, and I'll lay a card face down." He played the two cards.
Kimberly elegantly arched an eyebrow. She made no comment, but did lay two cards down. "Kanan the Swordsmistress (1400/1400) in attack mode, and another card, also face down."
'Why would she play that card? Kanan has a lower attack power than my Beaver Warrior's defense.' Yugi thought. 'Unless… That face down card must be a trap! Or a magic card that augments her attack power.'
/Very good, Yugi, but don't forget, we also have a card on the field./ Yami drew a card and looked over his new hand. 'This Curse of Dragon card will be useful in the future, once I draw Gaia the Fierce Knight.' "I attack with Curse of Dragon (2000/1500). Go, Curse of Dragon, destroy her Swordsmistress!" The dragon obeyed. It screeched, then attacked with a stream of fire. Kanan disintegrated into pixels of light. Yami smirked. "It appears your monster could not withstand my dragon's assault."
Kimberly shrugged as if it were nothing. Her life points dropped to 1400. "My turn." She drew another card and laid a monster face down in defense mode, then another face down card. "Finished."
Yami warily eyed the three flashing squares on his opponent's side of the field. 'I can't be sure of what she has hidden under those squares.' He turned a card. "I switch Curse of Dragon into defensive mode! And now I play Giant Soldier of Stone (1300/2000), also in defensive mode!"
'I can't place what strategy Kimberly's using, but it looks like Yugi's running scared.' Kaiba observed. 'He has more life points, but who really has the edge here?'
Kimberly's only reaction to Yami's move was to blink. She oh-so-calmly flipped over her monster and switched it into attack mode. "Leopard Girl (1950/1700) in attack mode."
'Now why would she play that?' Yugi thought, confused.
"I'm not finished yet." His opponent flipped over another card. "Shadow of Eyes. You already know what that does."
"Shadow of Eyes switches all male monsters into attack mode." Yami watched as the monsters changed back into attack mode.
"Hey! Who do you think you are, copying my moves?!" A feminine voice shrieked indignantly.
"Mai, what are you doing here?" Téa asked, surprised at her attractive blond friend's presence.
"I came to watch the duel, of course!" Mai Valentine smiled. "Joey invited me."
Everyone turned to look at Joey, who fell over. "Wha? What'd I do?" He stood up and brushed himself off. "Just 'cuz I told Mai about this one itty-bitty duel don't mean anything."
"Joseph Wheeler! You don't like me?!" A look of horror covered Mai's face, and she looked like she was going to cry.
"Uh, I'm sorry, Mai! I didn't mean what I said." Joey dropped on his knees in front of the purple-clad duelist. "Really! You're smart an' beautiful an' I don't deserve someone like you! Don't cry!"
Mai looked down at the groveling figure. "Aw… Joey, I could never get mad at you. Now get up and let's watch this duel."
"Okay." Joey got up. "He he…" He scratched the back of his head, embarrassed.
"Dog! Arf arf!" Kaiba taunted. "Looks like you've got a new master."
"Shut that big mouth of yours, Kaiba! You're just jealous 'cuz no girl likes you!" Joey made to walk over to Kaiba and beat the daylights out of him, but once again, Tristan and Bakura stopped him.
Bakura spoke up. "Let them finish their duel."
"Big brother…" Mokuba tugged at his brother's blue trench coat.
Kaiba stopped his mocking Joey and looked down. "What is it, Mokuba?"
"Well, uh, I just thought…" Mokuba stared down at the floor.
Kaiba knelt beside his little brother. "Yes? You thought what?"
"Well… Should you really be so mean to Joey? He did help Yugi save us." Mokuba said quietly.
Kaiba nodded and ruffled his brother's black hair affectionately. "You're right, little brother, I shouldn't." He stood up. 'But is doesn't mean I won't.' Kaiba thought.
Kimberly looked at the other teenagers on the floor with little interest. "I end my turn."
Yami looked at her. 'Her monster is still weaker than mine. Her move doesn't make sense.'
/Well, when we start to work on a strategy, it doesn't always look like it makes sense. I think she's up to something./ Yugi suggested. /And we should probably watch out for that Toon World card./
/That's true, Yugi./ Yami mentally nodded at his light half. /We will be ready./ He placed another card face down in the back row. "Curse of Dragon, attack the Leopard Girl!" The dragon shot another stream of fire across the field. To his surprise, the attack disappeared in a bright flash. "What's this? My dragon's attack has vanished."
Kimberly allowed herself a small smile. She held up a card. "Negate Force was the magic card I had left hidden. And so Fortune's wheel turns, and I may move again."
"It's quite curious… Everything about her seems so familiar: her eyes, her voice, her song, even what she says…" Bakura whispered to himself.
Téa looked at her shaggy-haired friend. "What did you say, Bakura?"
"Eh?" Bakura blinked. "Sorry, I didn't mean to talk to myself."
The brunette gave him a weird look. "It's okay."
The ebony-haired girl drew two more cards. She placed a monster in defense mode, then another card face down. "Your move, Yugi."
"Hm…" Yami looked down at one of his face down cards, then back at his hand. 'I have no choice but to attack.' "Giant Soldier of Stone, attack her hidden monster, now!" The stone monster slashed at one of the glowing squares with its massive sword. There was an eerie laughter and a black face appeared. "Oh no! It's a Morphing Jar (700/600)!"
"That is correct, Yugi." Kimberly placed her hand into the Graveyard and drew five new cards. Her life points dropped to 800. She watched as he did the same.
'Yugi has already brought her down to 800, and Kimberly hasn't made a dent in his life points. How is that possible?' Kaiba furrowed his brow in concentration. 'She's got something in mind… a plan. But what?'
The lady duelist looked at her new hand. She set two cards down. "Thunder Dragon (1600/1500) in attack mode, and a magic card, face down. Attack, with Tempest Thunder!" A ball of electricity began to grow in the monster's mouth. Streaks of electricity shot out of the ball and blew away the Beaver Warrior.
'Ah… I see now.' Kaiba thought, realization striking him. 'With a monster that powerful, she can easily defeat any of his monsters.'
"My Beaver Warrior." Yami watched as his life points dropped to 1600.
"Don't worry, Yugi, you've got her on the ropes!" Tristan called out, encouragingly.
"Uh-hm." Yami looked at his cards. "Ah…" He slapped down a card. "First, I'll play Gaia the Fierce Knight (2300/2100)." He flipped over one of his facedown cards. "Then, I'll combine Gaia with Curse of Dragon with the magic of Polymerization, resulting in Gaia the Dragon Champion (2600/2100). Gaia, attack her Dragon!" The blue knight charged at the dragon, but hit something. "Not a Mirror Wall!"
Kimberly nodded silently. "It saved my Dragon, and brought your Dragon Champion down to 1300 attack points."
"You up there!" Mai waved her fist in the air angrily. "Why do you keep taking my moves?!"
The girl on the podium glanced at her, then looked back to the duel. She drew another two cards. "Perfect." She laid down a card. "I play Thunder Dragon." Another dragon appeared on the field beside the first.
Joey blinked. "Am I seein' double, or are there two dragons?"
"There are two dragons, larger than life." Tristan looked at the field. "Yugi better watch out; they don't look very friendly."
'Here it comes.' Kaiba thought.
"I use my own Polymerization card to merge my twin dragons into the mighty Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon (2800/2100)." Kimberly flipped over one of her previously played cards. The two Thunder Dragons shimmered, then coalesced into one ultimate beast.
"The Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon? I've never seen that monster in play before." Yami growled.
"Well, Yugi, you get to experience its power firsthand." Kimberly tried to read his expression. "Thunder Dragon, use your Twin Thunder Blast!" Two spheres of yellow-white energy appeared in the dragon's mouths. Lightning spiraled out of the orbs and engulfed the Giant Soldier of Stone, eliminating it.
"My Stone Soldier!" Yami watched as his life points dropped to a mere 100.
"Seto, how can this be? In one move, that girl brought Yugi down to 100 life points." Mokuba asked.
Kaiba looked down at his brother. "Kimberly is a skilled duelist. She knows when to hit them, and how to hit them hard. But Yugi will recover; he always does."
"Don't give up, Yugi!" Téa yelled from the sidelines. "Trust in the heart of the cards!"
'Heart of the cards, don't fail me…' Yami drew a card from his deck. "This card heralds your defeat! I play Kuriboh (300/200)." He played a monster card and the little brown fur ball appeared above the field. "And I sacrifice the monsters on the field in my Black Luster Ritual." Yami laid down the card he just drew. "My ritual brings forth the Black Luster Soldier (3000/2500). And my turn is over."
"Alright! Yugi's makin' a comeback!" Joey cheered.
"A commendable move." Kimberly commented. "But there is still my Mirror Wall you must deal with." 'Though I am sure that you will have no trouble with it.' She added silently. "Dark Magician Girl (2000/1700) in attack mode." She played the card and looked at Yugi expectantly.
Yami drew two cards and played the Mystical Elf. "The Mystical Elf adds 800 to my life points." His life points rose to 900. He laid two monsters onto the field. "And now I use the Catapult Turtle (1000/2000) to launch my Koumori Dragon (1500/1200) at your Mirror Wall, knocking it down." The purple dragon landed on the metal turtle and was hurled at the Wall. Yami's life points dropped to 150. "My Koumori Dragon is destroyed, but so is your Mirror Wall."
Kimberly sighed, resigned to her fate. Her card had been played, as expected of her, and now the duel would end. She looked at her cards. 'Yugi's hidden card is probably a trap. I can't win. Then again, I never could.' "A card, face-down."
Yami looked at her curiously. She didn't seem at all fazed that he was going to defeat her. "Black Luster Soldier, destroy her Dark Magician Girl with Chaos Strike!" The dark warrior let fly a ball of crackling energy that reduced the monster into sparkles. Kimberly's life points dropped to zero. "You duel well, Kimberly."
"I know. As do you." Kimberly gathered her deck and the podium descended.
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Author's Comments -
Sorry for not updating sooner. School has cut my free time down to a third of what it was. On the bright side, I've gotten a lot of the future chapters almost completed. They need one last editing before they will be posted.
Thank you, SirisAnkh, Crissy Kitty, Shelly-chan the DayDreamerz, TheTikiSuite, TLC Kitsume, Buffybot76, and Tiff for reviewing. You guys are great, and the reason I am going to actually update at a decent pace. Don't worry: more Yami/Tea moments are coming up in later chapters.
Well, what do you think? This is my first fan fiction, so be kind (or, at the very least, objective). Creative criticism, comments, and compliments (highly unlikely?) are welcome (very much). Flames will be ignored. Please review.