Yu-Gi-Oh! Genex: Neo

Chapter 7: A New tournament???

Written by: Sakura Solo

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!, Angelic Layer, Spirited Away, or Sailor Moon. They belong to Kodansha, Clamp, Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, Clamp, and Takahashi.

It had been a week since parent-teacher conferences, and everything was going well, when Seto received a phone call from Mokuba, who was now running Kaiba Corp.

"Bad news, bro."

"What is it, Mokuba?"

"Stocks in KC are way down. Think we should hold a Duel Monsters tournament?"

Kaiba thought for a minute. There hadn't been a Duel Monsters tourney for over 10 years, and one now might not hurt. Smiling, he answered his brother:

"Sure, why not? I'll make an announcement later."

With that, he hung up the phone, and prepared the announcement for the whole city.

Meanwhile, Misaki and Chihiro were watching Haku kick butt at Duel Monsters. So far, his opponent had lost 5 games in a row, and this was the final game. Misaki was amazed, "Wow! Haku's really good at this! Did being tutored by Mr. Kaiba help?" Chihiro nodded in agreement, "It sure has! Not only have Mom and Dad gotten off his back, but he's even beaten me a few times!" "Whoa," Misaki whistled. Chihiro was an excellent duelist, and she was hard to beat. If Haku beat her, then who knew who else who could win against? The bell rang for classes to begin, so they ran off to class.

After school let out, Misaki was in the kitchen doing her spelling homework, when the video phone rang. Video phones were the norm in most places, as they had been for the last 5 years or so. Putting down her pencil, she ran to the phone and answered, "Moshi-moshi, Moto residence!"

The woman on the other line was taken aback by the little girl who had answered the phone. I didn't know Yugi and Anzu had a child out of wedlock, she thought as Misaki stared at her perplexed face on the screen. She was older, probably about the same age as Mom and Dad. She was very beautiful, with tanned skin, and long black hair. Misaki shook her head, "Gomen nasai ma'am, but Oka-san and Ota-san are busy. May I take a message?" The woman smiled at Misaki, "No, that's all right. I'll call back later." She then hung up, leaving a confused Misaki wondering how the woman knew her parents. She then decided to talk about it when they got home, so she returned to her homework.

Meanwhile, Isis was musing over what had just happened. She was visiting Domino City for a while because the museum wanted to permanently host her exhibit about Ancient Egypt, and she had wanted to speak to Yugi, for old time's sake. She had, of course, been surprised by Misaki answering the phone, but then again, Yugi and Anzu were busy, so it was only natural that a child would answer the phone. She decided she would try later.

As soon as Yugi and Anzu were home from work, Misaki had already eaten dinner, and was watching TV in her green pajamas. "Oka-san, Ota-san," she called out, and ran into their arms. Yugi smiled, "Hey there, kiddo! How was school?" Misaki grinned, "It was great! We colored, and there was a test in math."

Anzu nodded, "How do you think you did?" Misaki shrugged, "I don't know." Yugi smiled, "Would you like some hot cocoa before bed?" Misaki giggled, "Yes, please." She then dragged them towards the kitchen.

Over her hot chocolate, Misaki told them about her day, and when she got to the part about Isis calling, Yugi and Anzu exchanged a glance. It had been a long time since they had heard from her. Why was she calling now? Their thoughts were interrupted by Misaki's yawning, so, Yugi put her to bed.

As soon as Misaki was in bed, Yugi and Tea turned on the local news channel. There was the local coverage, when it broke to a commercial. On the screen was Seto Kaiba, who announced, "Fellow duelists, I invite you to a new tournament in one month. This time, the top winner will have the honor of dueling me, and Duelist Kingdom 2, so prepare your decks, and I hope to see you there." Yugi and Anzu sweatdropped, there was going to be another dueling tournament. Anzu turned off the TV, and asked Yugi, "Why do you think Kaiba is hosting another Duelist Kingdom?" Yugi shook his head, "I have no idea, Anzu." He pulled her in for a sweet kiss, when the phone rang. Anzu pulled away from Yugi, "It's probably Isis." Yugi nodded in agreement, so they ran to the nearest phone.

Sure enough, Isis had indeed called back. "Hello Yugi, Anzu," she greeted them, as Yugi and Anzu appeared on her screen. Yugi smiled, "HI, Isis. What brings you back to Japan?" She smiled, "Kaiba's new tournament, and I am interested in seeing how your daughter fares in this." Anzu nodded, "I'm sure Misaki will be fine. How is the museum?" The other woman nodded, "It's fine. I have uncovered more relics from Atlantis, with help from the National Geographic Society. Of course, all of you and Kaiba are invited to a preview showing." Yugi smiled, "Thanks for the invitation. Are you going to call Kaiba?" Isis blushed, said good-night, and hung up. Anzu nodded, "Weird. I didn't know she had feelings for Seto." Yugi nodded, "Who knew is right. The guy needs a girlfriend." He then scooped Anzu up in his arms, and carried her off to bed.

Seto had just walked in his townhouse, when he a got a message from Isis. Blushing, he left an impromptu message on her phone, asking if she would like t come by his school to talk, and if she wanted to go out to dinner with him.

Oka-san- Mon

Ota-san- Dad

Moshi-Moshi- hi there! (a phone greeting)

Gomen nasai- I'm sorry!