Disclaimer: I actually own one of them, but she doesn't appear until the end, so she only counts partly.

More Notes and Thanks: Mainly to Bunny Aino for all her reviews, at least I know I have someone who will faithfully read a story through and suggest stuff when requested. As to my final (I mean it) list 'o couples, this is it, along with a 'shipping' list I made up for fun. Reasons can be given later, or at the end of the chapter, whichever I decide.
Usagi/Mamoru (Moonshipping)
Ami/Ryou (Poolshipping)
Rei/Kaiba (Casablancashipping)
Mako/Jounouchi (Sempaishipping)
Mina/Otogi (Idolshipping)
Setsuna/Shadii (Aloneshipping)
Haruka/Michiru (Outershipping)
Hotaru/Honda (Backgroundshipping)
Original Senshi/Yami Bakura (Chaosshipping)
Yami/Yugi (Puzzleshipping)
Anzu/Marik (Manipushipping)
Mokuba/Shizuka (Siblingshipping)
Mai/Varon (anyone know what this -shipping is called?)
Isis/Rishad (same question)

That's it, more to come...later...hopefully...

Part 8: Nine Planets Around the Sun

The next day Kaiba looked quickly up at the dark-haired girl with an odd hairstyle that looked black and purple, as well as a familiar eyes. He cast a look over to see Yugi looked slightly drained and Bakura seemed to be having a conversation with himself about something. During lunch break, the 'gang' now included the girl, who had been introduced as Serenitas Tsukiko.

Serenitas…that's part of the name of a crater on the Moon…Sea of Serenity wasn't it…and Tsuki is Moon…so…

"So…" Jounouchi asked, "what happened?"

"Well," Bakura explained, "I met up with Sailor Mercury. Her name's Mizuno Ami. We were attacked and just barely beat it. After that we went over to Yugi's house, but I think he used a little more of the…whatever it was…then he should've to revive Ami-chan's memories. When Luna touched him to ensure he was okay…well…"

"I gained back a form I only take on when I have enough energy or when influenced by one from Mau, my homeworld," Tsukiko/Luna said, "I'm still trying to remember how to turn back."

"This is just great," Kaiba said, "How did you get into school?"

"I said I was Yugi's guest for the day."

Kaiba felt a headache coming on. If Mokuba found out there was only one possible event that would happen after this…

"Can Artemis change into a human too? Please? Just for today, Nii-sama! I promise--."

And so on and so forth. Somehow, he doubted he would be able to say no to Mokuba at this instant. Rei, Isis and Shadii between them seemed to have either filled Mokuba's head with nonsense, or spoiled him rotten. Shadii was doing a wonderful job of the first, with Isis to help him only slightly while she and Rei did their best on the latter, and this made Kaiba uneasy. Mokuba was, however indirectly, linked to this and he didn't want anything to happen to his little brother. Pegasus's kingdom had been bad enough, with both losing their souls and he being unable to defeat the cheating creator of Duel Monsters, but if something like that happened again…he didn't know if he could save him.

That scared him, just as much as knowing that Rei couldn't transform or call anything from the Shadow Realm, only use the ofuda, as effective as those could be.

"So what do we do?" Anzu asked, "this is getting out of hand."

"But we need to find them," Honda pointed out, "If we don't, we can't find that Moon Princess and figure out how to stop that thing from destroying the world."

Kaiba began to wonder if it was such a good idea to have clued in the cheerleaders. Both showed no sign of being able to really duel, though Anzu was okay as he heard, and Honda could at least take care of the physical part of things. But against anything else they would be useless, as far as he could tell, and Yugi and his friends would leave themselves open if they tried to help them.

"We need to take our minds off things, too," Yugi said, finally lifting his head slightly and rubbing his eyes. "Sorry. I've been feeling weirder and weirder ever since that last use. It's like I'm starting to use my own energy as well as the energy of that crystal-thing."

Now Luna looked worried. "If that's so, you may be connecting it to yourself, Yugi. I suggest you be careful now! The more you use it, the more likely it is that you'll bond it and then who knows what will happen."

Kaiba nodded. "As interesting as this is, we still have to find the other Senshi, and then we have to locate the Moon Princess, the Outers, and whatever else there is."

Bakura seemed to do some mental counting before he said, "Nine planets, and I'm guessing they're all named after those so we need one more for the Inners, the four Outers makes eight, so the Moon Princess makes nine."

"Isn't Earth one?" Jounouchi asked, "I know I didn't miss that part of science."

"The Earth Prince," Luna explained, "is the Moon Princess's love."

"Ah, that explains it."

At the end of school everyone went over to KaibaCorp after Kaiba pointed out it would seem odd for them all to meet up at the Kame Game Shop and involving Yugi's grandfather wouldn't be the best of all things, would it? He mainly said that because this had turned into enough of a circus as it was, adding the old man who had gotten the Millennium Puzzle in the first place wouldn't be too wise, and concerning him with Yugi's possible fate wasn't the best either, as Kaiba himself was the reason for the old man's pace maker.

Rei was trying out Capsule Monster Chess with Mokuba when they came in, and Mokuba had just made what appeared to be a good move. "Ha, take that!"

Rei looked at it and moved again. "There."

Mokuba paused then his shoulders slumped. "No fair. I said no ESP!"

"I didn't use it."

"You musta."

"You always say that when Isis or I win."

"No, with Isis it's that Millennium Necklace of hers. With you it's ESP."

"I don't have a fire in front of me, Mokuba. You just got overconfident and either way," she pointed to a spot, "You didn't consider that strategy."

"Maybe you should play Yugi's other side."

"I'd rather refrain from that. I think I upset him last time I was around."

Kaiba cleared his throat, gaining their attention and Rei smiled before noticing the newest addition to the group and standing up quickly to join in the hugs. "Ami-chan! I'm so glad you're here!"

Ami seemed happy as well, the board put away to make more room for the almost round-table conference.

Kaiba and Yugi sat at the head, Luna next to him and Artemis casting her a look that said his nose was close to bleeding, while Mokuba was on the other side of Kaiba, holding Artemis. Ami sat next to Bakura, while Mako was seated between Jounouchi and Shizuka. Honda and Anzu were seated between Shadii and Isis, while Rei was seated beside Mokuba.

They turned to what they knew: the two cats were the advisors to the Moon Princess, and something had happened. According to Mako and Rei, it was an attack but the Outers had been able to protect the princess somehow. Ami ventured that she remembered the crystal tower that would be the castle of Crystal Tokyo had been sealed off, and somehow that had affected their powers as well as their memories after the final attack.

Next was the fact that Yugi and Bakura had two sides, Yugi's being a Pharaoh who had somehow gotten himself trapped in the Puzzle while Bakura's was the slightly more sadistic spirit in the Millennium Ring. Yugi himself was now slowly being connected to a strange gem that appeared to be part of the ginzuishou and would allow someone even stronger then Sailor Moon to appear, should he die a certain way. Kaiba, Jounouchi, Mokuba and Shizuka seemed to have had past lives (even if Mokuba and Shizuka's was the same) and could call forth things from the Shadow Realm. There were three cards that could unlock the Pharaoh's memory, but they had been snatched.

The main question was what now.

"We have to do something to help them," Bakura put in, "if we don't…well…that thing could get loose and then we'd have to fight it. Somehow, that doesn't seem promising."

"Even less promising then going up against Pegasus again," Honda said, "but we have to find the last of the Senshi before we can go forward, and we don't know a hell of a lot about that."

Anzu seemed unsettled and said, "Maybe she'll be drawn to us like the others were. Rei knew Kaiba before, and she came to visit when this all started. Mako knew Jounouchi and came by, then Ami and Bakura met up. Maybe the last one will appear just when we least expect it."

"But we can't wait too much longer," Luna pointed out, "the longer we wait, the more powerful the being could become, and the more likely one of those two visions will come true."

"Either way," Kaiba pointed out, "she's right. These three can't remember enough to tell us who the last Senshi is, and Yugi's not about to use that crystal more then he has to. The same goes for us using the Shadow Realm: we have no clue what could happen each time we do use it. And bringing attention to ourselves isn't going to help our cause. We need to get some sort of idea as to where we're supposed to go and who we're supposed to have before we do any of that."

"I could try to see again," Rei said, "so could Isis. Between the two of us, we could come up with something."

"That is risky," Shadii pointed out, "the last vision you had was not a pleasant one."

Isis nodded, then said, "But we must risk it. If we don't, then what else can we do? Kaiba is right that we cannot simply sit here without knowing what is to happen."

Ami pulled out her small computer and said, "I could also analyze a few things, like the energy coming from Yugi, to see if he is giving off anything that might show the enemy to where he is."

Isis suddenly straightened, and they all looked at her while Ami raised her computer and blinked. "The Millennium Torque activated?"

When Isis's eyes became refocused on the world, she held the Torque in her hand. "Gomen…demo…my otoutou…he has come to Domino."

"You're otoutou?" Yugi asked.

"He is good, however…an evil being has taken control of him. There was one who could control it, allowing my otoutou to be out, though more violent then usual, but he was banished into a part of the Shadows to where he can be reached, only it is…difficult."

Kaiba crossed his arms before asking, "How dangerous is this brother of yours?"

"He holds the Millennium Rod, and has used it to kill before."

Everyone paused. Those who had some remembrance of their past lives knew that the Millennium Rod was nearly as powerful as the Millennium Puzzle, belonging to the High Priest of the Pharaoh's court. In his past life, Kaiba had held that Rod, and the stone carving of the Pharaoh's memory showed he and Yugi's other side fighting, the Blue Eyes above Kaiba while the Black Magician was above the Pharaoh's. As to who won, there was no word.

"Is there a spirit within the Rod as well?" Rei asked.

"Ie, the Rod itself has shown no spirit connected to it, and neither has the Torque. They have been passed down to every Tombkeeper, however, shortly after a rite which makes them an adult," Isis explained.

This seemed to make both Kaiba brothers relax a little more. Truth be told, Kaiba didn't need to have 'another him' running around in anyone's mind. One was fine, thank you.

There was another pause before Jounouchi said, "Well, we could mount a rescue of the guy or something, maybe even try to get that evil off of him. If it's the same evil that's been after everyone else, we need to do it anyway."

Mako now spoke up, "Did you see where he'd be?"

"There was something about a concert, where an…idol, I believe you call them…would be. In two days time."

Kaiba pulled out his own computer and quickly did a check. "The only one playing is someone who apparently was big in Tokyo, but she must have seen hard times because it's to open some new store called 'The Black Clown'. Her CD is called 'C'est la vie'."

"What's her name?" Ami asked, "Maybe one of us recognize it."

"Aino Minako."

Artemis, Luna, and the Senshi's mouth's dropped before they all jumped, got completely in Kaiba's personal space to crowd the computer and see the picture before gasping again. "It's her! It's Sailor Venus!"

Yugi lay in bed, thinking mainly as he wasn't completely sleepy. He knew the Pharaoh would tell him to get more sleep, but currently his mind was occupied with other things.

Like the vision he had when Luna had touched him, like the odd sensation he felt afterwards, and his apprehension at the vision which Rei showed them.

He now knew that the shooting star that had granted his wish for friendship years before was that crystal, and had found a home in him, dormant until the Senshi had needed his help and that ancient evil had come up. He also knew that unless the Senshi and his own group continued to work together, the being wouldn't be destroyed. It was something the vision seemed to convey. He had held up a sword that was Senshi in nature, but he was the hikari to a spirit that could use the Shadow Realm. Thus, it would take both to destroy the beast. As to the meaning of the dream where he has sacrificed himself and not attacked the beast, it also showed the Millennium Items. But he didn't know what it meant when they didn't glow.

The last vision seemed a completion of that, or more an affirmation of what he might have to do. He had seen the Pharaoh and the others, surrounding him. The rest were in shadows, those he didn't know, but he had seen enough to know how they felt.

Everyone was crying. Even Kaiba was showing some tears, something he hardly ever did, but looked more shocked then anything. The Pharaoh had been crying, his face buried in Yugi's chest before he had held up his head to yell out in loss and suffering.

Yugi didn't want that. He wanted to defeat the enemy and have no one be dead, no one be hurt or anything.

"I wasn't always fighting for love and justice…"

Yugi sat up. What was that? A voice he didn't know but something made it sound familiar. He wondered where it had come from.

"…I was fighting for my friends and family…"

Now he looked around, seeing Luna asleep nearby. She had gained her cat form once more and was happy about that, now able to sleep comfortably on the pillow that Yugi had gotten early on for her. He didn't feel a good deal of distress, but somehow the voice soothed him, but made him feel sad as well. Whoever that was, she sounded so sad…as if she lost everyone.

Luna looked up, blinking, then said, "What's wrong, Yugi-kun?"

Yugi looked at her and put on his best smile. "It's nothing. I just…thought I heard something."

Luna tilted her head. "What?"

"A voice. She was sad, saying she hadn't always fought for love and justice, but for her friends and family."

Luna paused and sighed. "I think I know that voice."

"You do?"

"Hai. That was Usagi's voice. She would always say some speech, much like Anzu's speeches on friendship, but hers was to get the enemies attention. She ended it with 'In the name of the Moon, I shall punish you.' Most was about love and friendship. She loved her friends will all her heart, and they returned it. No one could be too great or small for her to not love. Even when Chibiusa was a brat and stuck up, Usagi cared for her and wouldn't stand to see her in danger. It broke her heart when she thought that Hotaru might have to die, and it broke her mind, in some senses, when Galaxia-baka took her friends away as well." Luna paused, and then gave Yugi a smile. "You two are very much alike. You'd get alone quite well, I think."

Yugi smiled as well, this time a real one. "Arigato, Luna."

"Go to sleep, Yugi. Sitting up and worrying will not do you any good."

Yugi nodded and finally lay down to get some sleep.

------He was in a sea of stars, and all around him was white. He looked around but realized this wasn't his soul room, nor anything he had ever seen before.

A woman with hair that went from blood red to white-gold walked up to him, a white dress on her and golden bracelets adorning her wrists. Her eyes were red and seemed saddened.

"So you are the one who holds it."

"What?"

She paused and sighed. "Forgive me. I did not think that you or the others knew so little. It is only recently that I have heard from my operative on Earth that the light of the Moon has dimmed, and seemed to have reappeared in one who had power over the Shadows."

"Then you're talking about me, but I don't know who you are."

"My name is Galaxia. I destroyed the universe once, and now I and some who once worked for me strive to right our wrongs. We were once called the Shadow Galactica, but now we are simply the Galactica. My operative is one whom you've seen in a vision, or who another has seen, and wears bracelets such as these." She held up her wrists slightly, showing him the bracelets a little more clearly. They were golden, one gem purple while the other was green. Yugi thought then nodded. "I think I know. She was the one in the desert with Bakura."

"That would be her. She is…chaotic…in her own way, but has her reasons, as did Bakura the thief-king, or so I've heard."

"Then why am I here? Where am I anyway?"

"This is the Cauldron, where all stars are born and where they come when they finally die. I live in a castle near here, and monitor the goings-on of the universe from there. I am too hated among all the universe that is healing, allowing me to not leave for my own safety. I came to warn you of the upcoming events, and of your enemy, as well as to answer the question you have as to the nature of your visions."

Yugi felt some hope. "You can give me an answer to what these visions mean?"

Galaxia smiled at him. "You make it sound like you've had more then one. I know better, but that is beside the point. The being you fight does, indeed, eat the setting sun, and Bakura himself has fought it in ancient times when he unluckily ran into a fragment of it. The operative who is calling forth this Shadow is a woman who gave up her children to be monsters, and who seeks the destruction of the Moon Kingdom and the Pharaoh's New Kingdom."

"But he…well, he died, didn't he? He isn't the Pharaoh anymore, is he?"

"Through you he is both the Living Horus and the Dead Osiris, and while it was his soul that was locked away, when he finally claims his birthright fully he will once more build a kingdom, one which shall rule next to and rival the kingdom of the Moon and Earth, Crystal Tokyo. She wishes none of that, and strives to destroy what she couldn't in the past."

"So he'll build a new kingdom? That's great! But what about my vision, and the ones that Rei and Isis have had? Everything seems to point to me dying, and you said that through me he's the Living Horus and Dead Osiris."

"Indeed. Believe me when I say that some will say he is dead, and thus cannot stay in the land of the living. However, the power you have can allow a spirit the ability to gain their own body, their old memories, and the spirit of who he was, the Pharaoh of old, will return to the world he must. The spirit he is now, the one who gained his knowledge from you and who is the reincarnation of the Pharaoh himself, will live and inherit the kingdom he gave up to hold in the evil the first time."

"I get that, I guess, but isn't using this crystal harmful to me?"

"No more then the ginzuishou. As the ginzuishou is a silver crystal that has gathered together seven sacred crystal, the one within you, the ikizuishou, is the very soul of the matter. The seven nijizuishou themselves had powers which brought forth powers that healed and destroyed, but were of light and powers binding together, both emotion and determination. The ikizuishou is much the same, though to a lesser degree. The Golden Crystal of Earth also has power, though it is mainly of the dream-kingdom Elysium and a connection to the Earth and all that there is, while my own, the Sapphire Crystal, is for destruction and loneliness, the opposite of the ginzuishou."

"Then if I use the crystal I'll be okay?"

"Once you bind your other side to his reincarnated body, the ikizuishou will bond with you as the Puzzle is bonded to the Pharaoh's own spirit, and the ginzuishou is bound to the Lunarian princesses and queens. The crystals themselves will never leave you, but will be handed down and change as they do, evolving into newer forms as they go, and becoming more powerful, but there will always be yours."

She made it sound like he would have children, but if he was truly in love with who he though he loved, that might be impossible. The other was a man, and unless one of them got pregnant (which, despite the movie, would never happen) that wouldn't come about.

"Okay, so what about my visions? It seems like everyone of them has me dying."

"Yes. I understand you and your friends fear that, and that you have yet to find the courage to confess your love to one whom you feel love for." At this Yugi blushed. How did she know so much? "The truth is that whenever a great evil is destroyed, there must be a sacrifice. To weaken the enemy enough that they could find another power, the Inner Senshi sacrificed their memories and part of their power. Unluckily Sailor Moon was hurt, and thus sleeps and recovers. Sailor Moon herself has sacrificed her own being many times to destroy the enemy, and will do it again should she find a reason to. Perhaps it won't be that you want to sacrifice yourself, but maybe it will be that, by the time it becomes necessary for you to choose, you won't have a choice."

Yugi blinked and suddenly was blinded by light and his ears assaulted by the ringing of the alarm. Blinking and mumbling about the time, he hit the clock and slowly got up, his mind on the odd dream but that conversation hidden from his other side. He needed to figure out the last part for himself before he said anything more to his friends, and needed to assure them that maybe, just maybe, Galaxia and the visions that they had all had were simply what could happen in a worse-case scenario.

In the meantime, they had to get the last Senshi on their side, and free the one who held the Millennium Rod.

Part 9: Ten Minutes Till Curtain

Anzu had had another blackout.

She looked at herself as she sighed and combed her hair once more. This was the second one since hearing of Isis's brother and the Millennium Rod. Whatever reasoning there was behind it, she knew that something was up and didn't like it one bit. Shadii had done enough, invading her mind and searching inside of it, and while she had not been present when the group had seen glimpses of her past life, Anzu had been dreaming of herself being a priestess and mou hitori no Yugi being the Pharaoh, thus she knew she was from there.

But this was just too much! Really, why did it have to be her, and why did she feel like the other person inside of her was a guy? She considered a test, and wondered if it would work. With only Yugi and Bakura to go against, and both having the same sex-type spirit as themselves, a test she hoped would work before she went insane or told someone what was going on. Somehow she knew that spirit was kind and he wasn't about to hurt her, and that during her blackout times something important was going on.

So the test was to begin.

Anzu, knowing enough about her body and mind, had figured out slightly where the man's spirit was hiding. So she got ready, everything prepared, then walked into the room where her test would be conducted.

She sighed as she looked at the full length mirror, the full bathtub and some of the candles she had set out.

She turned her face to the mirror, and seemed to reach for that other self.

He seemed reluctant to acknowledge her.

Anzu began to take action, removing her socks. No reaction. She moved up and removed her top.

Something seemed to move only a little, but not much.

Next came her pants.

A little more, this time feeling like a blush. He must have been wondering what she was doing and why she was stripping when she knew he was looking at her.

She now moved to her bra.

The blush seemed to spread.

She hooked her fingers to the side of her panties, and now the mirror seemed to shift and she saw the other person in her mind look quickly before disappearing.

"Ha!"

No answer, and now Anzu was rather angry. "Okay, come on out, damn it. I'm getting annoyed with this."

There was a pause before she said, "I'll go into the tub, and I'm sure you have an idea of what exactly I'm gonna do…"

The appearance came, this one a young man with dark skin and white hair, his lavender eyes kind and his face darker due to the blush he had.

"So," she asked, "who are you?"

The time was almost there, and Anzu rushed over to see where Isis was. "Isis, I have to talk to you in private."

The two left while Rei walked up, her dress white with Casablanca flowers to the side. Kaiba looked at her, his own outfit newer, a white trench coat with a black shirt that had a high collar and long, black sleeves with straps on the side, leather pants and tall black boots.

Jounouchi, dressed casually as always, smirked at the outfit. "Going for bondage there, Kaiba-yaro?"

"Who took off your muzzle, make inu?"

Rei put a hand on Kaiba's arm, possibly just to assure him that any more action was unnecessary. "Be nice, Seto-kun."

Mako walked up, her own dress floral and more like a sundress, however it was mainly green then anything. She hugged Jounouchi from the back and smiled at Seto, giving him a mock-chastising look. "Are you insulting my sempai? 'Cause if so I may have to hurt you."

"Mako," Rei sighed.

"Can I at least call him a bad name too? Or is that all Jou's?"

Jounouchi turned to look at her. "Let me do that. You seen Shizuka?"

"She and Mokuba went to get something to eat with Honda," Mako explained as Yugi came up. "Hey, kawaii hikari no Yugi."

Yugi blushed. "Mako-chan."

Ami and Bakura now arrived, gaining the three Senshi to smile at each other. Bakura smiled as well, obviously happy to be included in the group. He wore a slightly conservative look, something that was casual yet also dressy. The Millennium Ring was hidden, and Kaiba considered it a good thing. The Puzzle itself was annoying enough.

Honda, Shizuka and Mokuba arrived, the two youngest people of the group talking while on their shoulders were Luna and Artemis, both standing out against the hair of the two and both close.

Kaiba made a mental note to keep Mokuba away from Shizuka. Several mental notes. When he cast a glance at Jounouchi, it seemed he was making much the same notes, though concerning Mokuba being far away from Shizuka.

"Everyone here?" Yugi asked.

"Isis and Anzu are off talking," Kaiba told him, "they can catch up."

Ami seemed to remember something and dug quickly into her purse. "Before I forget, here. I made a few communicators like the ones that we used to have when we were Senshi. If we get separated or need help, just use it to call for help. That means you both, Yugi, Kaiba."

"I'll call!"

"What about mou hitori no Yugi?"

"He…will call after I tell him to."

Ami gave him a smile and Mako snickered. "Both have their pride, Ami-chan. They just must remember that it doesn't hurt to call for backup."

The group accepted their communicators, which appeared to be color-coordinated depending on the Senshi or person in the group. Mokuba, Shizuka and Kaiba's own had a Blue Eyes White Dragon design, while Rei's was red with the symbol for Mars on it. Bakura's had something that reminded Kaiba of the 'Change of Heart' card, while Yugi's was lavender with some gold tints to it. Jounouchi's was like the Red Eyes Black Dragon, and Mako's was green with the symbol of Jupiter there. As they got ready to head in, Anzu and Isis came up and received their own communicators before the group headed into the event.

Otogi Ryuugi watched from the darkened window of the Black Clown as the crowds came in, his green eyes searching for a group, one specific one.

They were probably lost in the crowds that came to see Mina, but he didn't care. They would be here, and if her hunch was right then so would those who wished to destroy the world with Apopis.

"Is everything ready?" the voice of the singer caught him from his thoughts and he turned, looking at her appraisingly. She was quite stunning, if he did say so himself.

"Everything is ready and the traps are set. I'm sure that the others have come by now, and will be eager to see you or get your help."

"You don't want to help them?" Minako asked, her head tilted while the red bow on the top of her head seemed to shift. He gave his best 'would I do that' smile and walked up, rubbing her upper arms.

"I do. I know that the Shadows and the Stars have to work together…I'm just worried. A few of feelings that I've run into haven't been anything like those who attacked the Princess, but more like…well, like you."

Minako frowned and shook her head. "Well, whatever it is, hopefully this will soon be behind us and we won't have to worry about it."

Ryuugi nodded and they both headed for the door. "Come on. We have to announce your performance now, or the crowd will destroy the shop."

The woman who leaned against the pole watching the stage was someone who caused a good deal of people to move away from her. Her skin was dark, and her eyes were dark red, the color of blood. In contrast to her dark skin and eyes, her hair itself was strawberry blond and came to the middle of her back. Her clothing was outrageous to some, a black shirt that was cut just below her breasts, showing off her midsection to be tied with leather straps that were crisscrossed and studded. Stretch pants, along black with blue lining that showed where the pants had been cut at the seams, from the top of the calf down in a small flare with nothing in-between. Her boots were just as tall, though not platform, and her eyes were lined with kohl.

"So," she muttered, "this should prove…interesting."

The oddest part of her, though, was her bracelets. Both were colored gold, though one had a purple gem and one a green one. They seemed to be dull, but also glowed with an unearthly light that foretold of dangerous things and times not supposed to have happened.

Some noise diverted her attention, allowing her to turn her eyes and spot a large group, the one with a boy in an outfit almost as outrageous as her own but an innocent to him. A gold puzzle, shaped like an upside-down pyramid, adorned his neck via a thick chain, and the observing woman blinked slightly before tilting her head, looking down at a small data pad in her hand. She looked back up, this time focusing on the black-haired beauty currently holding the arm of the tallest male of the group, his own suit almost as outrageous as the smaller boy's, and his look completely unimpressed. Next the focus went to the brown-haired girl holding the arm of the second-tallest of the group and flirting it seemed, her hair done up in a high pony-tail with a green gem. The last went to the silent duo, mainly to the girl with dark blue hair next to the white-haired boy.

She looked back to her pad and put it away. She then looked up to the poster and nodded. "All four of them here," her gaze fell once more onto a white-haired boy on the other side, his own skin as dark as hers and the bubble around him possibly just as big, "and him as well. I wonder, what will these events play out to be, and will it be to my advantage?"

Okay, reasonings (I felt like it)

Moon--well, their story revolves around her (Sailor Moon) and the moon, thus...
Pool--if you read the last chapter, you'd figure this one out
Casablanca--this was in chapter two
Sempai--in the anime, Mako always says someone looks like her 'sempai'. I'm just saying that she associates Jou with her original one, thus all others look like 'him', which is kinda silly because she doesn't know what he looks like for a while until she runs into him again.
Idol--Mina and Otogi are, in their own rights, idols and thus have a huge fan basis at first. In this story, Mina has obtained Idol status (in the live action show, she's an Idol as well. I took the song title from there)
Alone--first of all, both usually have to work alone, at least at first. After running into their leader (Pluto into Sailor Moon and Shadii into Yugi), they end up either realizing the importance of working with others or they end up helping the others, unluckily with consequences. Both understand keeping secrets as well, as both seem to know more about the situations then they are allowed to give, and both are fairly powerful in their own right (Shadii has two Millennium Items, while Pluto holds control over all of Time)
Outer--they're the couple in the Outer Senshi, so...yeah...
Background--How many times does Hotaru or Honda do a lot except shortly after they're introduced? Besides that they end up being background or helpers of some sort. Hotaru by all rights is fairly powerful, and Honda can hold his own as well, but they do have someone more powerful then they are (Pluto can stop Hotaru's attack if you read the manga, and Honda has Jounouchi, who probably is a better fighter). So that's that.
Chaos--the OC is based off a chaotic god, and Yami Bakura is really chaotic when it comes down to it. Seeing his 'past self' (I read Shonen Jump, so they're getting big on the Millennium World arc) made me realize he went 'evil' mainly due to anger and revenge, but there are reasons for it. For my OC, her story will unfold later on, don't worry.
As to the actual pairings: Okay, I didn't want to have Anzu being too sad about losing Yugi or Yami, so I gave her to Marik because, in my humble opinion, that boy liked her mind a little too much. So he probably would get some weird connection to her because of it, even after becoming completly good. With Isis, I didn't want to join her with some other character, and in all truth she and Rishad could come together simply because both want to look out for Marik.
Mokuba and Shizuka look cute together, and somehow the Kaiba and Katsuya families seem perfect for each other, thus I must give Kaiba and Jounouchi their heart attacks when this little decision comes about.