DUELIST MASTERS (DMT)
A/N: Everyone, I apologize for the delay. Nature was not in my favor and sent four hurricanes to Florida that I have dealt with. Plus the server had errors all over cyberspace for a couple of days. Enough excuses from me. I'm back, for now.
As for what I stated before about spoilers for Doma, I may not be spoiling much anymore. The reason is because WB has been released new episodes of "Waking the Dragons". However, I will be sticking with the original Japanese versions just in cause they mess it up.
As always-all the rights are reserved to Kazuki Takahashi, who owns Yu-Gi-Oh.
Many people have asked how many have participated in the applications. In total there are 18 Hok-shos (participants) who have joined my story and will appear eventually in this fanfic. Hok-shos (ock-shows) is a word from the Duelic/Daiho language. Don't worry for now about the it. Many words and their definitions will appear throughout the story. Follow instructions in chapter 1 author notes if you want to join. New members are always welcome!
Sorry if the story line seems to be moving slowly. Please just be patient because when the action actually starts it won't stop. Oh I do it for the sole reason of having readers paying close attention to certain details. Plus it adds to suspense. If you pay close attention to these coming chapters you won't be totally lost when things go chaotic.
Now to the reviewers:
Meheeners:Nice start! Don't be so hard on yourself! I can't wait to see the next few chapters!!
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Bakura: LEAVE ME ALONE!
screw u then! anyhoo, its all good. u rite ur own pace. i'll listen.
Chi Yagami:Hey! It's Chi Yagami here! Great 1st chappie! Kuriboh the Killer! tiny Kuriboh creeps up behind her AH! Kuriboh gets multiplied by that card Yugi always uses KURIBOHS OF DOOM ARE ATTACKING! gets clobbered by millions of Kuribohs Nice.. EKK... ficcie! lol
Yami Veedragon:Yahoo! Finally the story takes action. fingers and mind are sore from all the email questions
good start for the story. Can't wait until it gets in into full swing.
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Thank you guys for reviewing chapter 1!!! Your comments are extremely important to me. Indeed, they are the only things that keep me going. Please keep reviewing and I hope to see new reviewers in the future. Now onto the story.
CHAPTER 2: CONCILIATION FROM THE LIVING AND DEAD
(At Home)
'I can not believe it' was the only thought I had inside my head. Me, out of all the duelists in the United States, was chosen to go in the ultimate tournament.
I could imagine the look on my face; it was like I was grinning ear to ear or something.
Everything seemed perfect. Well…everything except for the occasional Kuriboh nightmares and déjà vu dreams (which I usually never understood until the incident happened).
I walked downstairs, extra ready for school, with a light hop in every one of my steps.
I met my mom in the kitchen and she was actually not a zombie today. She was a few inches taller than me with dark jet like hair as mine (long and straight). Though at times in the sun, it seemed that it glowed highlighted blond. (A/N: Pay attention to this detail.) Her café eyes were always calm and collected. Like me, my parents had tan skin.
"Hi honey, you seem over cheerful. So what happened?"
"Oh nothing mom." I said coolly adjusting my face from over eagerness to calmness.
The expression on her face metamorphed from 'loving mother' to 'interrogative detective'. She looked me straight in the eyes like all mothers do to their children when they want answers. It's as they say, 'reading their open book'.
"Hmm...oh no! Marika! You didn't!" she looked at me sternly.
"What!?!? What did I do?!?!" I asked flabbergasted.
It's not like I blew up something or hurt someone. Why is she going 'oh no!' for?
"You weren't accepted in an international tournament, now were you?" she said this in a tone I knew all to well. It wasn't of anger but of disappointment.
How did she know? It's like she read my mind through my eyes, or something.
"How did you…?"
"Marika you know the old saying 'the eyes are the doors of the soul'. Being a lawyer for many years, I've seen many eyes and the thoughts behind them. Besides you don't really think I wouldn't know my own daughter, now would you?" she paused. "Take a seat…you know how much lawyers want to hear themselves talk."
I sat down and hung my head in defeat. "Your thinking on what dad will say, aren't you?"
"Marika… you know your father does not approve on your dueling all the time."
"But mom I'm really great at it. I've won many things including scholarship money for my future. Meaning college and a wonderful educational chance."
"That is exactly why. Now tell me what you want to be again?" her arms were folded against her chest.
"A doctor." I said in monotone as I did many times before because I repeatedly had to deal with this kind of conversation before.
I like helping people but my true dream is to be an animator and create mangas. I've always loved drawing and letting my imagination run free. Every time though, I'm lassoed back to reality and having to deal with harsh truths.
"I know you want to be an animator and such but you know…"
"Yes,yes animators can be replaced and doctors are permanent and are always needed. Just like dad always says."
I now had a terribly regretful feeling of having to lie to my dad for the sole reason of a tournament. My mom knew the expression on my face immediately.
"Listen, we'll keep this between us…go to that tournament and I'll cover you." she said in a hushed voice.
My face lit up. "OH THANK YOU MOM!!!" I hugged her and hurried to the door with a toast in my mouth.
"Just do me one important favor."
"Wah?" I spoke through my teeth thanks to the bread.
"Win." she said smoothly as if her spirit had returned. (A/N: Take note of this line.)
I swallowed the bread, not choking on it and saluted her. "Sure thing mom."
(At school at 7th period- Duel Enrollment Class)
I walked in the door and met with a teacher you wouldn't expect. His name was Sensei Saiga. He was 5 feet 9 inches, 3 inches higher than me. He had dark oval eyes, shoulder length spiked blue hair with some a strand of single hair over his left eye. He had an average frame and he wore a black trench coat going right above his waist. His dark pants also contained chains and he wore black boots.
This is not the ordinary wardrobe of a school teacher, (I know) but in Duel Enrollment we take things to the Japanese style. Because here, the teacher could be as young as seventeen. This folks, was actually his exact age.
"Now you guys...I want you all to practice for the upcoming mini tournament I'm holding soon. So take out your duel disks and rock on. Oh and Jeffrey try to last more than a round, okay?"
Jeffrey Thrasher the most amateur of all the duelist in our group, despite his name. Yet, he had guts. Problem was, he used it at the wrong time and challenged the wrong duelists. He stood at a height of 5 feet 8 inches. He had these emerald determined eyes and braided dark black hair reaching down to his neck. He had a thin frame but was semi-muscular. He wore a red shirt, blue jeans and a wind breaker jeaned jacket.Also his complexion was dark.
"That's fine sensei. I can beat any one of ya!" he said proudly with his nose high.
"First…avoid getting beaten by the first draw, second…win at least ONE match, then you could probably brag."
"Yes…sensei." He replied defeated.
Jon walked over to me and we hugged.
"Ease up on him will ya. You know he does look up to you because you're the master of magicians."
"Yes but he looks up to you also because you're the queen of magicians and dragons."
I looked back at Jeffrey and when he met my eyes...let's just say his were kinda scary. There were hearts in his and he was madly blushing. I looked back at Jon. "I don't think that's why he's looking up to me." I said uneasily.
"Okay maybe he has a little crush."
"I don't think it's little." I looked back and saw that he had just challenged my boyfriend to a duel monsters match which he lost to in his first draw. If that was even possible.
Jon faced turned serious. "Hey Marie, you looked kinda worn out yesterday, is everything alright?"
"Yeah just a long day."
"Let me take a look at your schedule."
I handed it to him and his mouth mouth dropped open. "Dang you sure don't sleep with all of these AP classes making you busy. But wait…"
"What?"
"You have Student Government. Which means…ha! You can make the school do anything. Could you make them vote to put an ice cream machine in the boys bathroom? Or maybe have them send someone in the morning to sell chicken in the courtyard?"
"Um…I think Student Government is more than just food Jon." I said sweat dropping.
Sometimes he could be so serious and other times make no sense, what so ever.
Perfect example was when his face just suddenly turned to a gaze of daydreaming.
"hmmmmm ice cream"
"er...are you even listening Jon?"
"hmmm....chicken..."
"ERm...hello! Tournament!" I coughed and half yelled to him.
"Hmmmm....Oh TOURNAMENT! One thing we need to clear up! Here you call me Sensei, not Jon!" he said trying to regain his order.
"Fine Sensei." I said glad that I had his attention, but not his egotism.
"That's better, but on a serious note. That e-mail that was sent to you was not exactly true."
"What do you mean?"
Please don't tell me that I'm not going or something.
"I had to chose between the three hot and unstoppable women in this Duel Enrollment class."
"Um…you mean…"
"It's Midnight, Ren, and Raven."
At that moment my two best friends walked over to me. They both were Asian. The one with café eyes and maroon with long electric streaked blue hair above the waist who stood at a height of 5 foot 6 inches was my good friend- Iru Sonobe, also known as Raven. My other friend had sapphire oval eyes with straight black shoulder length hair (some strands of single hair in her face, standing at a height of 5 foot 4 inches-her name was Raine, also known as Ren. She also wore glasses (not the big round ones) and had an attractive and intimidating look to her, just as I did. We gave a group hug and they drew all their attention to Jon.
"I have decided to send you three to the ultimate tournament. This is just cause I got an e-mail yesterday telling me they needed two more contestants. So you girls are the cream of the crop."
"NEATO FRITO BANDITO!!!!" exclaimed Iru. She is always the hyper one.
"Awesome but must you always yell! She's a few inches away from you, you know! Don't make her deaf!" Raine instructed Iru on my behalf. "I somehow saw this coming." she then muttered under her breath. Raine is always to cool but easily tempered kind. Kinda like me but I'm more patient.
"Calm down you guys. But yeah, as always. Yugi and Joey style." I said coolly.
"Question is who's the Yugi and who's the Joey?" Iru asked. "To me you two both seem like…well…weird." Raine attempted to smack her on the head. I caught her hand.
"Enough of this, you people! I need to teach some other people how to draw and speak Japanese;so if you'll excuse me." Jon replied feeling important.
"Yes your highness." we all said in an annoying high toned 'we'll obey your every command' kind of voice.
"Oh by the way, you guys better win or you'll all be under my intensive training 24/7!" he said giving us all a glaring look as do all harsh generals in the army.
"One more thing Jon, actually two more things." I said stopping him.
"Yesh?"
"First is why you didn't chose yourself?"
"Well the duels this time are a little different, so I want to see how you guys handle it." he gave us a weird smile as if planning our demise.
"So you send us to suffer while you sit back and learn."
"No this is a lesson for three of you to learn..."
"WHAT!?!"
"To be smart on your feet, DUH!"
"Ok then…just tell me this…why is John ignoring me?"
"John Saiyan?"
"Yes…he's been avoiding me all yesterday."
"I'll keep an eye out but the best technique is to talk to him yourself."
"Keywords here is that he's ignoring me."
"Let's say it together children…he's I-G-N-O-R-I-N-G her."
"Yeah exactly what Iru's implying for me. How am I suppose to speak to a wall?"
"Duel him."
"He won't accept my challenges. Ah, forget about it, I'll find a way through this."
"Alright whatever you say, Marie." Jon replied calmly still willing to help.
"Yeah especially if he's your boyfriend." pointed out Raine.
"Thanks Rainy-san." I said sarcastically.
"Well at least he beat Jeffrey to a bloody pulp. I guess that means...um...I don't know."
(At home)
My dad was home and tired from treating so many patients. He had sapphire eyes with black hair locks which at times seemed purple highlighted in the sunlight. (A/N: Pay attention to what I just wrote.) He stood at a height of 6 feet and 2 inches. He had a muscular build to him.Plus as my mom did…they both were around their forties but looked as though they were in their early thirties.(A/N: This needs to be taken in account)
Anyway he crept up to his room upstairs as I was left in my room, on my computer. I checked my e-mail inbox. There was an e-mail that couldn't possibly be there.
It read
E-mail: eclipse3604/Subj: Hello/ Date: Aug 13 (A/N: I can't post the full e-mail b/c it won't show up.)
It scared the crap out of me. The only reason was because that e-mail address belong to my sister who already passed way two years ago. I didn't know whether to open it or delete it because it might have been a sick prank.
The hand which was over my mouse began to shake. I opened it.
Hey kid,
I see you made it to the big leagues. Just be careful because dad has an important reason of not letting you go. However there's two choices in front of you. You can either go and find your destiny; or you can listen to him and be safe. If it were up to me I'd say go and win but heed my words…It's not just a game after you win. You'll find out more about yourself then you want to. Everyone around you will see you differently. You may even regret ever touching a duel monsters card. There is some truth in the fiction and some fiction in the truth. Trust in your dreams to guide you and pay close attention to them. Because they will lead you to what you will become. I do not write this to intimidate you but I'm just looking out for my baby sister. Take care.
Katrina
Tears were brought to my eyes along with confusion.
Was she alive? Did she survive the car crash? I know it's my sister because she used 'hey kid and baby sister' on me. So what is going on?
Suddenly the phone rang in my room and I picked it up. But before I did, I felt as through a power surged through my body and everything around me turned purple. As if I was psychic I felt that I was going to speak to her on the other line.
"Hello?" I asked kind of timid and scared.
"Hey kid."
"Katrina? Is that you? You're alive!"
"Don't get your hopes up, kid. I just wanted to give you a warning for what's in store in your future." her voice was as I remembered it, cool and collected.
"What did your e-mail mean?"
"Just be alert and on guard for what might happen after you win this tournament."
"How do you know I'll win?"
"…"
"Katrina?.. KATRINA!!!"
My mom came upstairs when she heard me scream and saw me on the floor crying my heart out with the phone off the receiver.
"What happened Marika?" she ask with the utmost concern only a mother could have for her child.
"I…Katrina…phone…e-mail…I talk to her…." I said trying to breathe through my crying. My eyes were wide and my face was pale.
My mom came over and gave me a hug. "I'm sorry Marika but she past away and there's nothing we can do." she tried rubbing my back to calm my trembling but it didn't help.
"No, NO! I think she's alive!" more tears slipped down my face.
"Seth come in here!" my mom called out.
When my dad entered the room and found me broken on the floor he rushed to my side to see what was the problem.
"Marie what's wrong?" he asked anxious.
"Is Katrina really…dead?" I asked hoping to get the answer I wanted. What I got wasn't what I wished.
He spoke gently holding my chin so he could look me straight in the eyes. "Katrina is dead and you have to accept it." He hoped telling me the truth would soothe me.
"But she just e-mailed and called me!" I said kind of fired up yet confused. Denying was the only thing I could do right now.
My dad went to my computer screen and he found nothing.
"You have no mail. And I never heard the phone ring." my father replied.
"Am I going crazy?"
"No sweetheart I think you are just stressed out about school." my mom said trying to make things better.
I went to bed after they left but I was far from shutting my eyes.
Destiny? Was she speaking to me over the grave? I can't be going crazy! I know she's warning me about something, but what?
A/N: Well that's it. Sorry I ended in a sad note. Iru Sonobe is created by FluffyShiki-sama. And Raine Nguyen is created by Yami Veedragon. Jon Saiga is created by OmniKamikaze. Katrina was created by me. Marika's parents were created by me. Thanks to Yami Veedragon for helping me some lines.
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