Four reviews already! I CAN'T believe it!!! Not that I don't want it! I hope people don't stop reviewing just because I changed it!
Thanks to my reviewers:
Kausi - Wow! Cool! My first reviewer ever! I could HUG you! Since you're my first reviewer, I'm going to grant your wish and pair Hakuoh up with an OC. I just hope my made-up character satisfies you!
Eric - Erm... I'm a bit innocent in that area. Lemon? On my first fic? I don't think I have the capabilities yet. PLEASE DON'T BE MAD!!! And well... I would write a Shobu/Mimi lemon if I could since I really like this pairing but, like I said, I'm innocent in that area. My friends laughed at my face when I asked what a dildo was!
jefferson le - I'm writing already... Please calm down...
SaiyukixHakuoh - I can't grant your wish of getting Hakuoh with Saiyuki since I already made a promise to someone else... But I'm going to pair Saiyuki with Toru if that will make you happy. I'm sorry about the ShobuXMimi thing but I like this pairing...
Disclaimer: Don't own Duel Masters.
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Duel Guard
The New Student
"Shobu!"
Shobu Kirifuda looked up and saw a black-haired girl run towards him. He smiled.
"Hey Mimi... Wow, you're not late for school today."
"I know," Mimi said with a dazzling smile. "I wanted to be early to talk with you..."
Shobu looked surprised. "Really? Me? Well, what is it?"
Mimi blushed. "W-well... I-"
"Hey guys!"
They both spun around and saw Rakudah running towards them. Mimi's face saddened a bit before she smiled brightly with Shobu.
"Hey Rakudah," Shobu greeted.
"Hello. Hey, Mimi's early!" Rakudah said, a look of awe on his face.
"She was going to tell me something," Shobu said as he turned back to Mimi. "What did you want to tell me?"
"Oh nothing..." Mimi said, waving him off cheerfully though inside, she was upset.
They went towards school. As they went through the gate, Rakudah saw a fellow student who borrowed one of his cards.
"Hey! Um... See you later guys. I need to get my card from him."
"Sure," Shobu answered as Rakudah ran off. Mimi took this opportunity.
"Shobu, I want to tell you something-"
"Shobu! Mimi!"
The two looked on ahead and saw Saiyuki running towards them.
"Oh hey Saiyuki!" Shobu said, waving. Mimi sighed and put on a smile as Saiyuki got to them.
"Hello you two," Saiyuki said cheerfully. "Guess what! I heard we have a new student! Isn't that good?"
"Guy or girl?" Shobu asked.
"I'm not sure... I heard guy," Saiyuki said, beaming. She clasped her hands together and looked up at the sky dreamily. "If he's a guy, I sure hope he's hot! Then maybe-"
The black-haired dueler laughed at his friend's antics. Typical Saiyuki.
Mimi watched, biting her lip as she stared at the chatting Shobu and Saiyuki. Soon enough, they were in the classroom.
"Hey Saiyuki!" one of their girl classmates called. "We need to tell you something!"
"Okay," Saiyuki said eagerly. "Talk to you later guys."
"Okay Saiyuki," Shobu replied. He then went to the end of the room to his desk. Mimi followed him.
"Shobu," she began nervously. "I want to tell you something..."
"Yes?" Shobu asked, turning to face her. "What is it Mimi?"
Mimi started blushing. "W-well... I-"
"Class! Settle down and go to your seats!" Damn.
Mimi felt as though she could rip her hair off her head. She grudgingly went to her seat as their teacher went in.
"Okay, class, we have a new student today," Miss Betsy announced. "Class, I want you to meet Norihiro Shungen."
A boy with red hair went in. He had green eyes and a killer smile. The girls in the class screamed and swooned.
"Hey everyone," he said cheerfully, blowing his bangs from his eyes, making the female population swoon some more. "My name's Norihiro Shungen as Miss Betsy said."
"Norihiro is from Okinawa so everyone, be nice," Miss Betsy said with a stern look. "Now... where to put you... Sit in between Shobu and Saiyuki." (A/N: Okay. I don't remember their seating arrangement in the classroom so don't sue me.)
Norihiro went to the allocated seat. He greeted Saiyuki first, being the gentleman.
"Good morning. Saiyuki I presume?" Saiyuki nodded eagerly. "I'm pleased to meet you."
"Same," Saiyuki said, almost squeaking. Norihiro smiled and placed his head on his hand, staring at her.
"You're amusing. Who's your best friend here?"
"That would be Shobu," Saiyuki replied, regaining her composure.
"Excuse me." Norihiro turned to Shobu. "Hey. Shobu?"
"Yup. That's me," Shobu said with a smile. "Quite a charmer, aren't you?"
"Not really," Norihiro said humbly. Shobu raised an eyebrow and gestured around. Norihiro looked around and saw that almost every female was staring at him. He sweat dropped.
"Well... Ah..."
Shobu grinned. "Thought so."
"CLASS!" Miss Betsy barked. "Focus you attention on the board and not on the new student!" The females blushed while Norihiro smiled innocently.
Yup. Quite a charmer.
It was finally lunch time. Mimi went to Shobu, a smile plastered on her face, yet again. Shobu was talking with the new guy. What was his name again? She didn't hear and she hasn't even seen him. She was too busy staring outside and daydreaming about a certain someone. (A/N: No hints. )
"Oh, hey Mimi!" Shobu noticed her. "Meet Norihiro. Norihiro, this is Mimi. She is one of my closest friends."
"Hello Miss Mimi," Norihiro said, smiling at her. "My name's Norihiro."
"Nice to meet you Norihiro," Mimi said with a smile. "And drop the Miss. You're making me blush!" She placed her hands on her cheeks, giggling. Shobu frowned though no one noticed.
Is he hitting on her?! Shobu thought, bewildered. (A/N: Ooh... )
"Hey Shobu," Rakudah said as he looked through his laptop. "According to your schedule, you have a duel with Toru this afternoon."
"Is it serious?" Saiyuki asked, looking at Shobu. Shobu smiled at her.
"No. Just a friendly competition. Jimirah may come along and watch," Shobu said thoughtfully. "You want to come?"
"O-okay," Saiyuki replied with a hesitant smile.
"What about you Rakudah?" Shobu asked.
"You didn't have to ask," Rakudah announced. "I would've come without you asking."
"What duel are you talking about?" Norihiro asked, tilting his head. Girls nearby watching swooned visibly, not to mention loudly.
"Shobu here plays Duel Masters," Rakudah explained. "He's one of the best. He beat Hakuoh in a Kaijudo match!"
"Hakuoh?" Norihiro questioned.
"How could you not know Hakuoh?" Mimi said defensively. "He's one of the best duelists out there!"
"Hakuoh is one of Mimi's friends," Saiyuki whispered to Norihiro. Norihiro nodded and smiled.
"I believe you Mimi, don't worry," he said soothingly, an innocent smile on his face. He then turned to Shobu as he pointed at himself. "Hey, can I come too? Please! I won't be a bother, promise. I'll even cheer for you!"
Shobu looked thoughtful for a second, imagining Norihiro in a cheerleader's costume. He choked before smiling weakly at the other boy.
"Don't worry... You don't need to cheer. In fact, I'd rather you don't," Shobu said, an almost pleading look in his eyes. Norihiro raised an eyebrow questioningly but nodded and smiled.
"You won't regret taking me along Shobu!"
"I'm sure!" Shobu said enthusiastically. "I'm so excited for my match later!"
"Um... One question," Norihiro said, interrupting. He smiled sheepishly. "What is Duel Masters?"
Everyone crashed to the ground anime-style. Shobu slowly stood up, sweat dropping.
"This seems a bit familiar..."
School finally finished. During the whole course of lunchtime, Shobu and the others were explaining what Duel Masters was to Norihiro. Norihiro was a bit slow in catching it but he got it in the end.
"I can't wait to see this match!" Norihiro said enthusiastically. "Duel Masters really sounds cool!"
"It is, like, the coolest game ever," Mimi said confidently. "Wait 'till you see the real thing!"
"I can't wait! Shobu, show me a good match!"
"Of course!"
(A/N: AAAH!!!!!! My computer just went blank after finishing this chapter!!! Now I have to do it all over again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I already wrote SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And it was so perfect!!!!!!!!!!! I COULD KILL MYSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Toru and Jimirah were waiting already by the time they arrived.
"Hey Shobu, Rakudah, Mimi, Saiyuki... Hey, who's he?" Toru asked, looking at Norihiro.
"This is Norihiro Shungen," Shobu introduced. "He's new at Duel Masters."
"That's good. Welcome to Duel Masters," Toru said, shaking Norihiro's hand.
"I think it's a really cool game," Norihiro said enthusiastically. "I'm here to watch your match with Shobu. It's the first one I'm going to see!"
"I'm Toru Kamiya by the way and this is Jimirah. We're both Kaijudo Masters."
"Cool! I'm really excited to see your duel!"
"Hey, he has the same hair as me," Jimirah said, obviously referring to this red hair. He then smiled smugly. "But what can I say? Everyone loves my hairdo and my hair color. That's because I'm just so cool."
Mimi and Saiyuki eyed him warily.
"Where is he? In his own world?"
"Probably."
"I heard that!" Jimirah yelled.
"Enough of that. Let's start Shobu," Toru said. "Oh and Jimirah, I agree with Mimi and Saiyuki. You are probably in your own world if you think that everyone loves your hairdo."
"Fine! Be that way!" Jimirah huffed as he went over to sit at the riverbank, sulking.
"O-kay... Who was that?" Norihiro asked.
"That was Jimirah," Rakudah answered. "Don't mind him. He just loves himself to much."
"I HEARD THAT!" Jimirah yelled from the riverbank.
"Let's start," Shobu said.
"Shields up."
(A/N: Okay. The hard part. Let me just warn you folks. The worst thing about my writing is DESCRIBING. I can't describe to save my life! Why do I write then? I write so that I can release my imagination and ideas. I am new at this so please bear with me!)
Toru made the first move.
(A/N: Another problem... I don't know Toru's deck! What cards does he use? Someone, anyone, help me!!! I might edit this when I know what his cards are. Sorry people!)
Saiyuki looked from Shobu to Toru then from Toru to Shobu. She looked uneasy and she wasn't cheering as usual. Mimi and Rakudah were cheering whole-heartedly while Norihiro was glued to the match. Jimirah was somewhere sulking. Nobody noticed Saiyuki's abnormal behavior. After a few minutes though, Mimi noticed.
"Saiyuki? Are you okay?" Mimi asked worriedly. Saiyuki looked at Mimi with an apologetic smile.
"I-I am. Sorry for worrying you Mimi," Saiyuki said apologetically, eyes cast down.
"Then how come you're not cheering for Shobu as usual?" Mimi asked, concern evident in her eyes.
"That's because I want to cheer for Toru too-" Saiyuki quickly clamped both hands to her mouth. Mimi's eyes were wide for a few seconds before she smirked slyly.
"Ooh... Saiyuki has a crush on To-"
Saiyuki quickly covered Mimi's mouth with her hand. "Shh! I don't want the whole world to know! Especially him!"
Mimi nodded and Saiyuki slowly removed her hand. The former Second Guardian of the Temple looked confused.
"But I thought you had a crush on Knight."
The red-haired girl blushed. "But he's so unattainable... He doesn't notice me and he wouldn't look at a girl anyway... So I decided to crush on someone closer to our age and... Well... Toru is just so..."
Mimi nodded knowingly. "I know how you feel. Don't worry about it. I'll keep your secret."
It was Saiyuki's turn to smirk slyly. "Of course you know how I feel since you have the same feelings for a certain black-haired Kaijudo Master-"
This time, it was Mimi who clamped her hand over Saiyuki's mouth. Mimi was blushing brightly.
"Shh! H-how did you know about that?"
"I've seen the way you looked at him and it's a bit obvious - at least for me," Saiyuki said in a matter-of-factly tone. "And I've noticed how you wanted to talk to him... privately."
"How did you know about that?!" Mimi exclaimed in a hushed whisper.
"I heard you trying to get to talk to him," Saiyuki said calmly. "I didn't know why at first though but I got a hint. And now, my theory is proven."
Mimi blushed again. "I can't believe you know... I wanted to tell Shobu that-"
"Wanted to tell me what?"
The two girls looked up and found the guys looking down at them (except Rakudah). The two didn't notice that while they were talking, they sat down huddling at the grass. They were shocked to see the guys finished.
"You two are finished?!" Mimi exclaimed. "Since when?!"
"Since just a moment ago. What did you want to talk to me about?" Shobu asked Mimi. Mimi blushed hotly.
"I-I.."
"She just wanted to know if she could have a friendly duel with you," Saiyuki said suddenly. Everyone looked at her, even Toru, and she blushed. "W-well... it's true..."
Shobu turned to Mimi. "Really Mimi? Why didn't you just tell me?" he asked, mistaking their whispering for shyness. "You didn't have to be shy."
Mimi decided to play along. "Well... With all your challengers, I thought that you would be too busy."
"Mimi, you're my friend," Shobu said, beaming at her. "I'll always have time for you. Don't ever forget that."
Mimi stared at him. She felt so touched. She suddenly started tearing up and everyone began to panic, especially Shobu.
"Mimi, did I say something-"
"Oh Shobu! You're so nice!" Mimi cried, launching herself at him, tears running down her face. Shobu looked extremely lost. He started patting the girl's head.
"It's all right... There, there," he said though he looked confused.
Saiyuki smiled silently. At least Shobu knows that Mimi exists...
"Saiyuki, is Mimi normally like that?" Toru asked, looking at Mimi and Shobu with a stunned look on his face. Saiyuki's eyes widened in disbelief.
Did he... Did he just talk to me?! She resisted the urge to pinch herself to see if she's really awake. She hurriedly answered.
"No. Mimi's just a bit emotional today." Sort-of true...
"I see..." Toru murmured, finally looking at her. Saiyuki's breath caught. Toru then turned to Shobu. "Hey Shobu, thanks for the duel again."
"It was great Toru, thanks as well," Shobu said with a smile.
"Bye Saiyuki," Toru said as he and Jimirah left. Saiyuki looked stunned and Mimi elbowed her teasingly.
"Ooh..."
"Mimi, shush!" Saiyuki said, looking around. "They'll hear you!"
"Sorry," Mimi said sheepishly.
"So Norihiro, did you like it?" Shobu asked.
"I LOVED it!" Norihiro exclaimed. "This game is so cool! I want my own cards now! You have to teach me Shobu!"
Shobu laughed. "Sure Norihiro!"
Norihiro looked at his watch. "Cool! Listen, I need to go now. Bye Shobu, Rakudah, Saiyuki, Mimi!"
With that, he ran off. Rakudah looked at his friends.
"We better all head home," he said.
"I agree," Shobu said. "I'm beat with all the excitement."
With that, the friends went to their respective homes.
Norihiro walked home, a smirk on his face. As he went to an alley, three shadowed figures appeared behind him.
"How was it Norihiro?" a woman's voice said, an echo to it.
"It was excellent," Norihiro said, smirking evilly. "They're all hooked. Every single one of them. Even Mimi Tasogare."
"Perfect," a childlike voice said, an echo with it as well. "Master will be pleased."
"Shobu Kirifuda will be on our hands before anyone knows what struck them," a deep man's voice announced. The shadowy figures then vanished, leaving Norihiro alone. He took out a deck of cards. They were all fire civilization cards.
"Hmm... I am looking for a challenge."
OMG!!! How long was that chapter! And I had to repeat most of it! My first one was better! I can't believe it got erased!!! I could crush something with my own bare hands!!!
Anyway, please review. Tell me what you think.
Chisakami Saiyuki