Niko Mane: Sorry this chapter took so long. Hope you like the chapter!

A New Year Kicked off with a Bang

The boats glided smoothly across the water. They were all murmuring to each other. Seto, Emily, Yugi, and Mokuba were in the same boat. The ride went peacefully until a large dragonfly started flying around Seto's head. He started trying to crush it with his hand.

"Stop!" said Emily. "That's an endangered species of dragonfly!"

"I don't care, it's irritating me!" he said. She held out her hand and it landed on her finger. She held it up and smiled.

"I've never seen one up close before! It's so beautiful…" she said as she put it on the edge of the boat. She started to observe it. It stopped and started cleaning it self. She looked at it's beautiful fragile wings and body. It's wings were folded elegantly across… CRUNCH! Her thoughts were interrupted by Seto bringing his fist down and smashing the dragonfly, killing it instantly. "WHY DID YOU DO THAT!" she screamed as he wiped the remains of it of his hand.

"It was annoying me." He said simply.

"YOU CAN'T JUST GO AROUND KILLING THINGS BECAUSE THEY ANNOY YOU!" she yelled.

"I just did." He pointed out.

"YOU ARE SO AWFUL!"

"Why are you so concerned about one little dragonfly?"

"It's an endangered species! It could be gone forever if people like you keep smashing them! DOESN'T THAT MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU!"

"No."

"YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING YOU POMPOUS JERK!"

"HEY! I might not care about anything but I'm not pompous!"

"Yes you are!"

"No I'm not!"

"YES YOU ARE!"

"NO I'M NOT!"

While they were arguing Yugi and Mokuba cowered on one side of the boat.

"Heads down!" Hagrid yelled to them all as they came close to a very low tree branch. Unfortunately Seto and Emily did not hear it over their arguing. Before Yugi and Mokuba could warn them, the thick branch knocked them off the boat.

"AAAAAAAAAA!" they yelled as they fell into the water. The boats stopped as Seto flopped around in the water. Emily, on the other hand was an excellent swimmer. She rolled her eyes as he gasped for breath.

"Haven't you ever swam in your life?" she asked.

"No!" he gasped as the others called to them.

"Are you alright?" Yugi said. Suddenly Poseidon jumped into the water and swam over to them. They grabbed onto him and he dragged them back to the boat. They climbed back on.

"This is all your fault!" he said shivering.

"My fault? How is it my fault!" she said also shivering. "If you hadn't killed that poor insect, this wouldn't of happened."

"You shouldn't have taken it so seriously."

"I'm not even going to argue with you anymore because you are so dense you won't listen!"

"Fine, I don't care!"

"Fine!"

"Fine!"

"FINE!" They both fell silent with their arms crossed. Yugi and Mokuba looked at each other with worried faces. Just then the boats bumped against the edge of the bank. They all got out, Seto and Emily still shivering and glaring. Hagrid knocked on the huge door. It swung open and they entered a huge room. They all crowded around and Professor McGonagall came in.

"First years Professor." He said.

"Thank you Hagrid. I'll take them from here." She replied. Hagrid nodded and left out of a door. She turned to the first years. "There are some things you need to know so listen carefully…(blah blah blah). Now please wait here until I return." She left out the same door that Hagrid did. Immediately a low buzz of chatter started.

"What happened to you?" asked Ryou, seeing Emily and Seto sopping wet.

"Gr….." said Seto and Emily. Mokuba explained what happened. Malik whistled lowly (you know what I'm talking about right?).

"Hey, are you those kids from Japan?" asked a first year.

"Yes." Said Yugi slowly. They looked around and realized that a lot of the kids were staring at them. They started edging away. Suddenly a foot sticking out tripped Ryou and he fell down. They helped him up and looked around for the person that tripped him. They saw a boy huddled together with his friends whispering about something. They turned their heads to see him holding the Millennium Eye.

"Wow, look at this thing! I think I'll give it to Draco!" he was saying. They gasped. Before they could do anything Ryou was running towards the boy. He tackled him and grabbed the Eye.

"Arg! Hey he attacked me!" the boy whined. Ryou slipped the Eye into his pocket and hid into the corner. Suddenly Nearly Headless Nick came floating in. The first years gasped.

"Is there some trouble here?" he said.

"That boy attacked me!" whined the boy.

"He stole tripped me and then stole something from me!" Ryou argued.

"Settle down! I'm going to inform the Headmistress about this. She will sort it out." He huffed. Professor McGonagall came in through the doors. He floated over to her and whispered something in her ear. She glared at the two boys and they gulped. Then she turned to the other kids.

"If you would please go through these doors. Sir Nicholas will tell you what to do." She said nodding to Nick. He lead them through the doors but Professor McGonagall motioned for Ryou and the boy to stay.

"What's your name boy?" she asked the awful kid.

"Jacob Smith." He mumbled.

"Now what's this nonsense about?" she sighed.

"I accidentally tripped this boy and he attacked me!" Jacob said.

"That's not true!" said Ryou.

"I need to speak to you alone Mr. Bakura." She said. She took him aside and spoke in a hushed whisper.

"You haven't even been sorted and you're already in trouble?" she said in an exasperated tone. "What exactly happened?"

"He tripped me and somehow got my uh…" he paused and then lowered his voice as low as it would go. "Millennium Eye. So I tackled him and grabbed it."

"I see." She said. Then she pointed at Jacob. "Detention. Friday. My office." She then led them to the Great Hall. The sorting had already started.

"What happened?" whispered Yugi.

"I'll tell you later." Ryou whispered back. The sorting was almost done. The last name was called.

"Zalmin, Bobby." Professor McGonagall called. A boy came up and nervously put the tattered hat on his head. It was silent for awhile.

"HUFFLEPUFF!" it shouted. He smiled and ran of to the Hufflepuff table. Professor McGonagall then stepped forward.

"We have some special students this year." She said. Then she looked at the scroll she was holding. "Bakura, Ryou." He gulped and shuffled up and sat down on the stool.

'Hmmm… Quite smart, not at all greedy…Hidden bravery within… But I sense two minds. The other would be suited for Slytherin. Oh, well.' Said the hat in his ear. "GRYFFINDOR!" It shouted. He heaved a sigh of relief and sat down near Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

"Doge, Emily." Professor McGonagall called. She went up and put on the hat.

'A very smart one here. But with a fiery personality.' Said the hat. "GRYFFINDOR!" it yelled.

"Ishtar, Malik."

'Wow, another one with two minds. I'm leaning towards Slytherin…' Malik grasped the Rod. "GRYFFINDOR!" it yelled immediately. Malik smirked.

"Kaiba, Mokuba."

'A definite Gryffindor. Goodness maybe all of you newcomers will be Gryffindors.' Mokuba grinned. "GRYFFINDOR!"

"Kaiba, Seto."

'Oh my, a mixed one here. Very smart and brave but also a little bit power hungry. You have a good heart though. GRYFFINDOR!"

"Motou, Yugi."

'Goodness another one with a spirit inhabiting their body. And a pharaoh? I'm honored. GRYFFINDOR!"

They all grinned at Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Everyone else was amazed that they were all in Gryffindor. Dumbledore stood up.

"Well students…(blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah). Now we can eat!" he said. Suddenly, like usual the plates filled with delicious food. All of the new kids gasped.

"Wow! Joey would go nuts if he saw this!" said Yugi. Soon they all started to dig in. The YGO gang tried many new foods and found most of them quite tasty. Soon they moved onto desert. They ate as much as their stomachs would hold.

"Whoa!" said Malik as he looked up. The rest of them looked up.

"Oh, that? It's always there." Said Ron turning back to his food.

"Does this place even have a ceiling?" asked Mokuba.

"Yes, it's just enchanted." Said Hermione. By the time the plates had dissapeared they were all full and tired.

"Off to bed with you!" called Dumbledore cheerfully.

"Come on Ron we have to show the first years around." Said Hermione.

"Oh, come on…" groaned Ron. But he got up reluctantly at Hermione's glare.

"Gryffindor first years follow me!" said Hermione. "Yugi, you and the others come to." Harry was already heading to the Gryffindor tower, knowing where it was. He took out the Marauders Map and found a short cut there. He folded up the map and headed along that path. He then realized that he was the only one in this hall. He suddenly felt that prickling feeling on the back of his neck and he looked around but no one was there. He glared at the empty hall behind him. Why was he having this feeling. He hurried and got inside the Gryffindor tower. The feeling went away. He went up the stairs to the boy's dormitory. He waited for the rest of the boys to come. He was soon joined by the rest of them.

"Hogwarts sure is big." remarked Ryou.

"Just wait till tomorrow." Groaned Ron as he came up. They were all exhausted from the day and fell asleep. They slept peacefully until Harry woke up because of a splitting pain in his scar. All of them woke up.

"Are you all right Harry?" asked Malik.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Said Harry. His scar had hurt horribly but it now it was more of a dull ache. It didn't go away. Yugi suddenly groaned.

"What?" said Ron.

"Oh, I just have this headache all of a sudden." He said. That didn't go away either. The rest of them went back to sleep but Yugi talked to Yami.

'Yami, that was really weird. This headache seems weird… Like its not coming from my head but my mind.'

'Yugi…'

'Yeah?'

'I feel it to.'

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