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Yugi stared at the sky. He was on Duelist Kingdom Island, waiting for the start of the tournament. He wondered why he felt as though something was missing, other than his grandpa, in his life. He felt. . .empty.
"When is the tournament gonna start Yuge?" said the blonde haired-brown-eyed teenage boy standing next to Yugi.
"It'll start soon Joey, keep your shirt on!" said a brown-haired blue eyed girl standing on the other side of Yugi.
Yugi smiled at the blonde. "Joey, just be patient, okay?"
"Whatever." Said Joey and he stuck his hands into his pockets. Just then, a sliver haired man, wearing a red jacket and pants to match (A/N: Pegasus isn't one for fashion, is he?)
"Greetings Duelists!" he shouted and the crowd stopped talking. As he went on explaining about the tournament and all its rules (A/N: blah, blah, blah. . .) Yugi was lost in thought. Why couldn't he remember what seemed to be missing? Why? Just then, Pegasus said something that caught Yugi's attention.
"I would like you to meet another duelist in this tournament. My daughter, Miyuki!" After he said this, a young girl, about 15 years of age, dressed in a white tank top and light blue jeans and the longest light pink hair you'd ever see (A/N: it's down to her claves. . .on her LEGS) walked out of the shadows leading into the castle. It was so silent you could here a pin drop. A few of the male duelists in the tournament whistled at her, but all Joey could do was stare. She was the most beautiful girl he had ever laid eyes on! She put up a "V" sign with her fingers.
"Duel with me only if you want to get your ass kicked and your starchips stolen!"
A few of the duelist yelled in protest, but she only smiled and walked back into the castle.
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(later that day)
Joey sat down by the campfire and sighed.
"Man, it's the first day of the tournament, and I haven't gotten any damn starchips yet!" he said, his voice full of exasperation.
"Well Joey, like you said it's only the first day. I'm sure you'll get some starchips soon." Said Yugi. Just then, a rustle was heard in the bushes. They all turned around to see Pegasus' daughter stepping out through the brush.
"Hey, you're that girl we saw earlier. Wasn't your name Miyuki?" said Tea, relieved to see another girl for a change. The girl smiled.
"Yes, I'm Miyuki Pegasus. Who are all of you?"
"I'm Yugi Motou, this is Tea Gardner and this is Tristan Taylor."
"It's nice to meet you all, but, who are you?" she said pointing to Joey.
"Oh. . .I'm. . .um. . .uh. . .J-joey W-wheeler. Itsverynicetomeetyouareyouaduelisttoo?" Joey stuttered. Miyuki laughed.
"Well, you're funny Joey! Yeah, I'm a duelist. You wanna see my deck?"
'I'd like to see more than that' Joey thought, but out loud he said he would and they walked into the woods, talking about dueling strategies and other stuff.
"So, do you have any friends?"
"Well, if you can count a bunch of security guards as friends. . .then I guess so. Actually, you and the others are the first friends I've ever made."
"Wow. . .are you lonely at all?"
Miyuki looked down and a look of extreme lonliness filled her eyes. ". . .very." Joey felt a need to hug her right then. "But, you all came to the island, and I'd been hoping to make some friends." She looked at Joey and gave him a sad smile. "But, I'll probably lose contact with you when you leave at the end of the tournament." Joey couldn't hold it in any longer. He wrapped his arms around her and she began to cry into his chest. He stroked her hair and whispered soothing words to her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and his embrace tightened. She looked up at him, her eyes full of need and want. . .a want to be loved by another human being other than her father. Joey lowered his mouth to hers and was about to kiss her when. . .
"JOEY!"
Joey pulled away from Miyuki, blushing. She was blushing too. "We'd uh. . .we'd better get back.
"Yeah. . ." she whispered. And they walked back to the campfire where the others were waiting for them.
Little did they know that they were being watched.