HEY HEY! I'm back! Okay, so I decided that Hannah will not be dueling. Because... Well, I've found I'm terrible at writing that in. Sorry!

Hannah, Gianna, and Kyle are mine. The rest of Yu-Gi-Oh is not. Blah!


Monday came the next day, Hannah calling for her friends to hurry up. She was wearing her school uniform, her hair pulled back in a high ponytail. She had her arms crossed over her chest, and was tapping her foot impatiently.

"C'mon guys, I don't want to be late!"

Gianna rushed down the steps quickly, wearing a uniform exactly like Hannah's. Kyle followed next, wearing a suit like the boys at school. Hannah clapped, then yelled to her dad, "Okay, we can go NOW!"

2

Hannah and her friends strolled hastily to her homeroom, a look of excitement on Hannah's face while her friends looked around curiously. She stopped outside a room, then, giving her friends a quick thumbs up, opened the door.

"Good morning sir, I brought my friends, as planned." Hannah walked in, dragging the duo with her. Her teacher only stared in amazement, then said, "Alrighty then. Hannah, please introduce your friends."

"Gladly," Hannah chirped, gesturing to the two nervous looking kids. "These are Gianna and Kyle. They're my American besties. They'll be exchange students for about a week or two to see how things are around here."

With that said, Hannah marched to her seat, a small smirk on her face. She knew very well that wasn't the case, that on Friday night they'd be sneaking on a boat towards an island for duelists of all kinds. Gianna sat behind her, giggling lightly. "Right Hannah... Right."

From the other side of the room, Ryou watched as Hannah laughed and smiled with her friends, in a way he seemed to have not yet gotten to. A slight twinge of jealousy flowed in him, and he was not sure if that was his other spirit's reaction, or his own. All he knew was that he wanted to be there, him being the one making Hannah laugh and smile so warmly. It was all he wanted at the moment...

FRIDAY NIGHT

"Hannah, are you sure you'll be alright by yourself," her father asked, being the one to drive them to an area close to the port so they could sneak on board. Hannah nodded, dressed in her favorite outfit, the skirt being replaced with pants adorned with zippers and chains. The others were wearing their arrival outfits. Kyle and Gianna temselves were nervous about sneaking on. Hannah seemed the only optimistic one in the car.

"We'll be fine dad," she replied happily, brushing her bangs away from her face for a moment. "We're gonna be with a bunch of friends. We'll be fine, I promise."

He stayed quiet, as if contemplating whether to argue with her or not. He chose the latter of the two, and focused solely on the road in front of them. Hannah leaned her head against the window, waiting for them to finally arrive. 'Here we go Yuka...'

No response came in her mind, so she just closed her eyes and rested until they arrived. Kyle looked at Hannah quietly, before following in suite.

When they finally arrived to their drop off point, Hannah, with a smile, said to her father, "Thanks a lot dad. I'll be back." With a more serious expression, she said, "Please don't worry about us. We'll be fine. I promise."

Out of the car Hannah hopped, Gianna and Kyle following her closely. Hannah led them to port, where they ventured to the back side of the boat. It had been left unguarded, so they took the opprotunity to climb up the steps to where the boxes were stored. They crouched amongst the boxes, and waited wordlessly for the boat to leave.

Long, anxiety-filled minutes passed by in what seemed like hours, until they felt the boat jerk them forward. Hannah gestured for the others to stay quiet until she flagged them that the coast was clear. Longer minutes passed, until Hannah finally whispered, "Okay, we're good."

They all stood at once. Kyle hurried to the side of the boat, taking a long breath as he stared towardws the endless sea that stretched before them. He leaned against the rail, getting lost as he said dreamily to the girls, "You know... Living like this wouldn't be half bad."

Hannah nodded to herself, walking up behind Kyle as she stared with him. Gianna stayed back in fear of getting sea sick, her head hung low.

Without thinking, Hannah placed a hand on Kyle's back. The boy, unaware that she'd approached him from behind, jolted forward in shock. He lost his footing, and with a loud yelp, he toppled over the side.

Reacting quickly, Hannah grabbed his hand, almost falling over with him, for she was lighter and weaker than he. "Gianna, help," Hannah yelled in desperation to her friend. The other female rushed to her side, grabbing Kyle's other hand. The girls tried to pull him back on board, but they struggled, with the bar in the way, digging into their stomachs and making them pain-filled.

"Man, we're gonna lose him," Gianna shrieked, panicked. Hannah closed her eyes tightly, trying to block the pain and focus on rescuing her friend. She didn't want to let go... Dammit, she didn't want to lose him!

Suddenly, she felt arms around her, a body against her back, grabbing onto her arm. With force, they managed to pull the dangling boy over, causing the others to topple over in a mass. Hannah landed on someone, their arms still around her. Struggling lightly after the shock and fear dimmed, she turned herself around to come face-to-face with the infamous Ryou Bakura. Her eyes widened, and with much difficulty, managed to ask, "Y-you're h-h-here?"

He laughed, shyly, before saying, "Well, yes... I thought I'd tag along with everyone. Yugi and his friends are here."

Hannah blinked dumbly, before just simply nodding, unsure of what to do. Ryou had his arms around her still. She wondered if he'd try to stop her if she pulled away...

Suddenly, a guy's voice said, "Alright, break it up, stand up you two." It was Kyle, with a hint of pure jealousy in his voice. Rolling her eyes, Hannah jumped to a stand, pulling Ryou up with her. Gianna was already to her feet, smiling at the two of them. Kyle, on the other hand, was sending an unhappy stare in Ryou's direction.

"Well, let's not waste anymore time guys. I gotta still introduce you to Yugi," Hannah chirped, breaking the tension. She looked at Ryou, stating, "We'll see you another time, okay Ryou?.. Oh, and thank you for the help." Unhesitantly, she wrapped her arms around the white-haired boy, kissing his cheek lightly before wandering off with her friends in search of the short duelist.

Ryou stood frozen in his place, his eyes wide. Hannah had kissed him... He didn't know wheither to yell in joy or to follow her and return the favor. And when they were on the ground, he didn't want to let her move. It felt almost right to have her lay on top of him.

His dark spirit laughed teasingly. 'That girl is almost playing a game with you, and she appears to be winning... Next time, just let me free. I'll make sure we get our turn.'

Ryou shook his head, then disappeared inside the cabin again. By and by, he returned, gazing out to the ocean, before deciding to turn in for the night, unknowingly being spotted by Tea and Tristen on his second outing.

They would all be arriving at Duelist Kingdom soon. Which meant, Hannah's true test and Bakura's intentions would soon be put in motion.


Bwah. It took me forever to repost. I'm sorry. ^^"