First off, I would like to thank all of you guys who reviewed, it really helped and I love you all! For all of you who are still keeping up with this, this is the second chapter of this fanfic! And... For those who didn't...here's chapter two anyways, just because I love you guys!
Also, I know Wingweaver isn't very rare, but it's going to be in this fanfic. So…nyah.
Fire and Ice
By Sakura Takanouchi
Chapter Two
Today my mood was a total turn-around from yesterday. I couldn't wait until lunch, when Yugi would teach me how to play duel monsters. Well, he'd begin to teach me. I'd have to have a full deck before I could do any real battling.
I eagerly went about my morning activities, deciding I'd eat breakfast at a coffee shop on the way to school. I locked the front door and went on my way, making sure my beginnings of a deck were in my book bag.
I arrived at school early, for once, and was able to find my homeroom without much difficulty. The homeroom class was the same as my English class, so I sat in my regular seat, which was in the aisle next to Kaleigh's.
We talked for several minutes on trivial things, but I couldn't wait for lunch. The morning sped by, and before I knew it, I was going to my locker and getting out my lunch.
Yugi saw me right away in the courtyard and waved at me. We sat opposite each other on the brick wall lining the courtyard, and held our lunches in our laps.
"Will you show me the cards you got yesterday?" Yugi asked. I nodded, and pulled out the 15 cards that I had kept. Yugi looked over each card considerably, nodding and giving remarks about that card.
"Ooh, this card, Gemini Elf, is really good, even though you'll need a sacrifice...Mystical Elf, another good card, with high defense... Red Medicine, now that's a good magic card..." He stopped talking and I leaned over to see what card he was looking at. It was my Wingweaver.
"This card is pretty rare, and will probably be the strongest card in your whole deck for a long time. You should treasure it." Yugi handed the deck back to me, which I set on the wall between us.
"Now, in Duel Monsters, there are 3 types of cards: Monster, Magic, and Trap. With Monster cards, there are many different attributes to the kinds of monsters, such as Water, Fairy, and Machine. There are also 'elements' of the Monsters, like Dark, Light, Wind, etc. Your deck is, so far, mostly Light/Fairy monsters, but you'll need to add a few more from different attributes and elements to get a well-balanced deck."
I drank up everything that Yugi said. I was so determined to learn this game, and I think I learned a lot. I left to go to Chorus with the promise to come back to the game shop for more lessons and to choose more cards.
The afternoon swept by, just like the morning, but I was dreading gym class. I wasn't that athletic and I felt like I was making a fool of myself every time we tried a different sport. I was only comfortable with tennis and archery, but we haven't done those at this school yet.
I had brought a newer gym shirt and shorts, as I hadn't gotten the gym uniform yet. I talked with Kaleigh and Tomohiko until we got to the gym. Then, our instructor told us we would be going outside. My heart leaped at the thought that maybe we would be doing tennis or archery.
We were playing football. American Football. Thank goodness I was on the same team as Tomohiko and Kaleigh, or else it would've been unbearable. So I stood in the far corner of the field, staring into the sky and daydreaming.
I vaguely heard the cry of "get out of the way!" and I snapped to my senses a little too late. A high arc-ing football was headed towards me, and someone was running to catch it when it fell.
And he crashed right into me. I lay sprawled on the ground with some beefy football player on top of me. And I was not happy about it.
"Get off of me!" I said as I tried to get whoever was on me, off. I rolled and breathed fresh air, not sweaty football scent. That was when I spied the football, resting on the ground. I picked it up and flung it as far away from me as I could. And it actually went pretty far. I saw Kaleigh catch it and run into the endzone, scoring a touchdown and bringing our team into the lead.
Then I realized that the guy who had crashed into me had stood up and taken off his helmet. I looked into the scowling face of Seto Kaiba. I realized that he was mad because I had helped my team get a touchdown, and apparently he was very competitive.
"Ooh, was I in your way?" I couldn't help myself saying. "Sorry about that touchdown. It just kinda...happened."
Seto's eyes narrowed and he spit on the ground. "Don't...get in my way again," he said.
"Yeah, because with all of that football bulk, I was suffocating enough when you fell on me that first time, I don't think I could make it a second time," I joked. Seto, though took me seriously... and offensively.
"Get out of my way," Seto pushed me back as he walked towards the other side of the field. I was surprised at the strength of his hand.
"Oww.." I said softly as I looked at the game progress again. 'Seto Kaiba, you are such a jerk!' I thought to myself as I watched the game. I wanted to get him back for that, and I knew just how.
The next ball that sailed in my direction, I caught neatly. But this time, I ran towards the endzone instead of throwing the ball to someone else. I dodged person after person, until the endzone was just waiting for me. I saw Seto running towards me, but I knew he wouldn't, he couldn't stop me. I spun around him, and he tripped while I sailed into the endzone, scoring another touchdown for our team.
Seto stood up, visibly furious. I could see his eyes, trying to burn a hole through me. I winked at him and tossed the ball to someone else. I giggled inside myself. 'Tormenting him like this is fun!' I thought.
I changed into my school uniform and folded my sweaty gym clothes into my book bag. Kaleigh was gossiping randomly as we changed. "Serenity, I can't believe how great you looked on the field!" She gushed.
"Thanks," I answered.
"Yeah, I can't believe it either," Tomohiko joined in. "But the way you were acting out there, you just made yourself a lot of enemies."
"Wait... what do you mean?" I asked.
"You were so flirting with Seto Kaiba!" They both answered. "He has a huge fan club, plus all of his company 'associates.'" Kaleigh said.
"Me and Seto Kaiba? No way!" I said, but my face was burning red. I changed the subject back to the game we had played. I had actually enjoyed gym today, and I had made a good impression on the class. They thought I was a hotshot athlete. The trouble was, I had to keep up that reputation.
I walked out of the locker room with a smile on my face and a song stuck in my head, until a hand on my shoulder caused me to spin around.
"What is your problem?" Seto asked, his eyes narrowed.
"Huh?" I asked.
"All I did was crash into you, and you had to go making me look bad in front of the entire class!"
"It was funny!" I said. "So, just apologize for your clumsiness, and everything will be fine!"
Seto roughly pushed me against the wall. I was scared now. His eyes suddenly looked at my book bag, and he took something from it.
"Hey! Give me back my deck!" I shouted. He towered above me, so I knew I couldn't use force. I waited, suspenseful.
He studied my deck with an arrogant smile on his face. "All you have in your deck are fluffy fairy creatures. You'll never win with a deck like that. Your dueling skills are minimal. To win, you need strong, tough monsters. I'll bet you've heard about my blue-eyes white dragons."
I grabbed my deck from his hands, but his hand caught my wrist. I struggled in his grasp, but it was useless. He was basically pinning me to the wall, and I noticed the calluses on his fingers and the muscles in his arms. He was used to hard work, and I knew he would lick me in a second if I started anything, but that didn't keep me from speaking. "These cards are not weak," I said.
"Oh? Is that so?" Seto asked sarcastically, looking me in the eye.
"These are the cards that will someday bring you down." I returned his stare boldly, not willing to break it or back down. But I was not ready for what happened next.
Seto Kaiba leaned in towards me and whispered in my ear, "I have never backed down or lost to a challenge, and don't think I won't now," He released his grip on my shoulder and wrist, and walked down the hallway.
I was left speechless, standing alone in the hallway. 'Whoa... I thought for a second he was going to kiss me,' I thought. "Wait...why did I think that? Did I want him to kiss me?' "Got out of my head!" I screamed, then stopped myself. I had more important things to think about than Seto Kaiba.
I looked at my watch, gasped, and started running for the game center, all thoughts of Seto gone, at least for the moment.
POV CHANGE! (Seto's)
I had enjoyed that scared look she had displayed several moments ago. But she did not run away or scream. She had tried to intimidate me, of all people. I, Seto Kaiba, have been raised to be intimidated by no one and be intimidating to everyone. But this girl, Serenity, was different. Why was she torturing me like this?
I couldn't help myself. I was drawn to her. I was drawn into her liquid eyes, expresso in color, and her silky auburn hair. But attraction? It is something I've read about, watched happen, but have never experienced. And I wouldn't now.
But toying with her might be fun.
POV CHANGE! (Serenity's)
I reached the game shop in 6 minutes and found Yugi waiting for me. "We just got in a new shipment of cards today. You know, you can buy booster packs, but you can also buy singular cards. Come in and look!" I followed him inside and looked at the display counter, close to full.
"See? You can choose 5 cards for $2.00 if they're common, but the rarer ones sell for more, like this one," Yugi pointed to a card who's label read, "The Dark Mgician Girl."
"Ooh! It's so pretty! I want it!" Serenity gushed. She bought that card, as well as several other traps and magic cards at Yugi's suggestion.
"Now I have almost thirty cards!" I said happily as we sat at a small table in the apartment over the game shop. "Just wondering... are there any cards really strong, powerful enough to beat maybe... a blue-eyes white dragon?"
Yugi stared at me questionably. "Why do you ask?" He asked.
"Just curious."
"Well," Yugi explained, "There are some magic cards that have effects that drain a monster's attack power, so they're easier to defeat. There are other cards that can destroy a monster, or all of them on the field." He retrieved his deck from his book bag and sat down again. "Like this one."
"Dark Hole," I read the title on the card aloud. "Destroys all monsters on the field. That would be pretty effective for knocking out a blue-eyes."
"Yeah, but it also destroys all the monsters on your side of the field, too." Yugi took the card out of his deck and put it in mine. "Now you have the perfect strategy for taking on a blue-eyes, if you ever do."
"Thank you so much!" I said happily as we talked about duel monsters, and then I bought several more cards. I left right before dinner with a full deck of 43 cards, with 25 monsters (mostly fairies), 10 magic cards, and 8 trap cards. I felt confident about my deck. With a little practice, I could be a really good duelist.
I walked home happily, and then decided to get fast food from a teriyaki ramen vendor. I ate the noodles and chicken on my way home.
When I reached my apartment, in a small but not too grungy complex, I noticed for the first time the looming building of KaibaCorp. 'That's his company,' I thought. The building seemed so dark and so lonely... just like the man who worked there.
A/N: Yeah, I thought this chapter would be longer, but this seems like a good ending point. Do you think it's a good idea to swap POV's? Also, in case I didn't mention, everyone but Serenity is a senior in High School, and Serenity is a junior. (Japanese High School only has 3 grades, 10-12.)
Another thing, did everyone expect Seto to kiss Serenity? HAHA! Naw, I think it's too soon for that. But I don't want to make this fanfic too cheesy or anything.
Remember, reviews put a smile on my face and a new chapter in yours,
Sakura Takanouchi