Princess Viv: I do hope the reviewers read the note in my bio, which explained why I wasn't going to update for a long time. If you haven't read it, which is most likely, then to cut the story short, I was banned from the computer for a long time. It's a rather big miracle that I'm doing what I'm doing now… But I'm glad to be able to write some fanfiction again… It's been killing me, you know. I hate writing by hand, because I don't know who would find it in the house, and my hand aches by the tenth page, so… It's a great disadvantage.

Anyway, I apologise profusely for the long delay. I probably will get quite a few chapters done over these summer holidays, and then you will probably be happy about that. However, once the holidays are over, I will be back at school again, and busy as ever. Also, the computer ban thing will probably be back on, damnit, so I apologise and warn you all beforehand about that.

However, thank you all for constantly reviewing my chapters. I'm extremely grateful, and I hope you'll enjoy this chapter.

Black Demon567: Suspense-ness, si? Mwahaha! And you know about the update ban thingy… (Sigh) The cruelty of parents… And you haven't updated for a while either! Ha!

Viper the Bat: Well… Looks like this chapter took absolutely ages, huh… But I hope you try and understand… I didn't want it to be this way…

jamesstutz: Again, thanks. And please don't offended for me asking, but do you say the exact thing for every review you give?

stroke-of-death: I actually agree with you. That chapter, so far, has been my least favourite, and in my own personal opinion, my worst in this fic. I actually do read over my stories again and again… But thank you for actually voicing your opinion – it is much appreciated.

Unkown-Character: Thank you. And Sakura's deck… Not really thought over yet, to be totally honest, but I'm leaning towards water… I wanted it to be light, but then I remembered Hakuoh has a light deck, and also, there are four other guardians, and one of them also has a light deck… I wouldn't mind nature, but you'll see why I'm actually leaning towards water… (Smiles) And yeah, I do know that Sakura means cherry blossom. You know I watch CCS, ne?

amylovestakuya: Thanks.

titanfan: Thank you. Sorry for the delay…

Star AJT 84: Aw, thanks.

Rachridgeback: Okay, okay, I've updated! Please, just never let them get out of that hut! (Grins evilly and dementedly)

Matt Gross: Here's more, then. Sorry about the delay. About more Shobu/Mimi fics… Well, if I ever write any more Duel Masters fics, then every one of them will obviously be Shobu/Mimi (I'm glad you share the same passion for this coupling as I do, lol!), but I seriously doubt their will be any more Duel Masters fics from me unless I get a good plan in my head for one. I also really wanna write other stories, like Beyblade, Card Captor Sakura, etc… Duel Masters wasn't even on my list before, lol! But I'll try my best – just keep your eyes peeled, lol.

The Desert Fox: Ditto. I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw Benny Haha. I'd already read about him online, and I had imagined what he'd look like, but when it came to the show… (shudder) Please don't remind me! And your questions will be answered very shortly. (grin)

haruxsakura: Lol, Mimi's my fav too! And btw… does your username have anything to do with my fic?

xsnowboarderx: Lol, glad it's kept your attention. Sorry about the delay… Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Duel Masters, etc.

Duel Masters: Over The Rainbow

Chapter 4: Arrival

Hakuoh frowned. "What do we do then?"

Shobu nodded. "We can't stop them."

Mimi's eyes glinted. "We can."

"How?" Shobu and Hakuoh said simultaneously, both leaning forward in their chairs.

Mimi stared out of the window, and at the buildings all around. Her eyes were angrily fiery and determined, though they contained a sad, mournful hint. "By taking this Sakura girl down, and get to the Temple. Then… then we destroy Gino Baxton… forever."

"But Mimi… We cannot, and should not, underestimate Sakura, um… Sakura Minamoto…" he glanced at the magazine for the girl's surname. "Hey, looks like she's Japanese too…"

"She is Japanese…" Mimi nodded, "And I am not underestimating her. If the Temple does indeed hold this girl, it means that she is probably extremely strong… Possibly even stronger than you, Shobu, no offence meant."

Shobu nodded. "No offence taken, Mimi. I know that the Temple will have probably trained her up extremely well, just to take on the rest of the world… And me…"

"So… Mimi… You've told us the outline of your brilliant plan." Hakuoh spoke up, looking out of the window, his eyes worried, "But what do we actually do?"

Mimi followed Hakuoh's gaze, and looked at the blue sky, which at the moment was clear and beautiful. "We have to enter this tournament, take down Sakura, and at the same time spy on her, and see if she can lead us to that Gino Baxton. Beating her will probably gain us an advantage… And most probably split the Temple without us even knowing it… And… I'm thinking of even kidnapping her and using her as blackmail, or possibly interrogating her – she probably has some information…"

"But Mimi," Shobu's brown eyes widened at her ruthless plan, "Isn't that… a bit over the top?"

"You wouldn't understand, Shobu." Mimi turned her eyes on him, her irises blazing with an invisible fire, "Being held captive by him, working without any choice for him, and doing things that you don't want to because of him. The feeling of darkness and captivity is overwhelming – she may even want to be rescued! And I have to do this, because this guy must be stopped before he can hurt any more people! Even if I have to use Sakura to get there, I have no choice. If she's being held captive, then one day, she'll thank me. Innocent lives cannot be put at risk any longer!"

Shobu was silent after her small but passionate speech. He finally understood why Mimi was doing this. It wasn't merely revenge for her – she was trying to help save the people caught up in this as well – or the people who were doomed to be caught up.

Hakuoh was still looking out of the window, silent. "… Mimi is right. I know how she feels… More so, probably. I was the Temple champion… This Sakura…" Hakuoh looked at the raven-haired girl smiling in the magazine, "We must save her, no matter what."

Meanwhile, five passengers boarded a plane set to land in Tokyo the next day, early in the morning. The first to jump into his first class seat was Benny; the big mouth, bigheaded freak was wearing an oversized pair of sunglasses, making him look even uglier than usual. After him walked a weary, blonde haired Aeris; her icy blue eyes flitted nervously everywhere, suspicious of everyone and everything. Behind her came Sakura, who was desperately refraining herself from running out of here; however, the thought of her friends in danger stopped her body from doing the instructions her brain was screaming. Following her was Aaron with the hand luggage, Aeris' brother, and her senior by two years; his blonde hair was hanging over his exhausted blue eyes, but he continued watching out for Sakura in front of him, making sure she was alright. Finally, Faith brought up the rear; being the oldest out of the group at the age of nineteen, the purple haired girl wore a stony expression, and her scarlet blood red eyes also portrayed no emotion, which was contrary to what she was actually feeling.

"How are you feeling?" Aaron murmured softly in Sakura's ear as they sat down, his breath sending a small lock of black hair away from her face.

"The truth? I'm feeling totally shit." Sakura swore, which was something she rarely did. She was pale and looked tired, but she flashed Aaron a forced smile. "But I'll be fine."

"Okay…" Aaron was worried, but he could not do anything. He settled tensely into his first class seat, and glanced to his right. On his other side sat Faith, who had her eyes closed. To the left of Sakura was seventeen-year-old Aeris, who kept an eye on Sakura too. Benny was allocated opposite to them – the whole group had insisted upon this arrangement.

As Hakuoh's blue car pulled into the mall's car park, Mimi was already feeling the pre-jitters of seeing her old friends again. Her stomach felt like it was inhabiting several butterflies right now.

"I bet Saiyuki will scream with delight when she sees you." Shobu smiled and joked a little, even though his mind was still on the Temple.

"Yup." Hakuoh nodded, and helped Mimi out of the car.

In the mall, sitting at a café, Saiyuki, Toru and Kintaro were laughing their heads off at some lame joke. Jimirah, sitting to the side, felt his lips quiver upwards slightly, but he mentally forced them to sink downwards again, which funnily enough required a lot of concentration… Rakudah was staring into space, anxiously waiting for Shobu and Hakuoh's return; he somehow felt something was wrong.

"Hey guys. What's so funny?" a sudden voice asked from behind the fivesome.

All turning around at Shobu's voice, they came face to face with a grinning Shobu, a slightly smiling Hakuoh, and…. a shy looking Mimi.

"MIMI!" Saiyuki screamed, causing many people in the mall and café to turn and stare at their table. Literally jumping and climbing over her chair, she flung herself on her old best friend and hugged her tightly. "Oh, is it really you? It's so good to see you again!"

The other four were merely open mouthed and agape. Well, Jimirah, and maybe Toru, were pretty composed, but not Rakudah or Kintaro. The said latter's mouths were wide open as they stared at Mimi precariously. Rakudah had a great expression of shock on his chubby face, and his glasses had half fallen off his nose. Jimirah had wide eyes, and Toru looked pretty surprised, but they soon shook themselves out of it.

"Hi guys…" Mimi mumbled as she hugged her crimson-haired friend back. "It's… good to see you again…"

06:00am the next morning…

"Thank you for riding with Virgin Airlines. Please come again." The voice of the female speaker spoke in Japanese and English as the plane landed softly at the Tokyo airport.

Aeris yawned quietly and turned to see Sakura still sleeping soundly, her head on her shoulder. Her straight black hair, which reached past her shoulders, was sprawled everywhere. Gently, Aaron reached over and smoothed a lock away from her eyes. The action caused Sakura to groan softly in her sleep.

"Aaron!" Aeris hissed as the raven-haired girl began moving, "You woke her up!"

"We have to get off this plane now anyway!" Aaron argued quietly.

"Huh? Guys?" Sakura muttered, shaking her head, "Where are we?"

"Japan." Aaron smiled at her, answering her question. "We've arrived."

Princess Viv: That was kind of short, but I don't wanna keep people waiting… So here we are! Please review!