Hey everybody! ^_^ Before I update the others I'm gonna post at least Chapter 1 cuz just a preface for a whole two weeks is a bit long. Oh this takes place after Battle City and after Waking the Dragons so its pre Dawn of the Duel. (Did that on purpose) Have an awesome time reading it! ^_^
Chapter 1: The Mysterious Enigma, Sarah
Kaiba sat at his desk, in his new attire. It was a free dress day so he didn't have to wear that Ra damned uniform which he found explicitly uncomfortable. Kaiba shrugged as he rubbed his tired eyes. "I was up all night…Damn, why did finalizing Kaiba Land in New York have to be so difficult." Kaiba remembered how excited Mokuba was when he told him he was finally getting down to business with building the amusement park. The smile on his face almost made it worth it.
Kaiba sat lazily in his seat staring out the window, nobody sat near him except that pesky Motou who sat right in front of him and of course wherever Yugi comes Mazaki follows along with that dimwit Wheeler and Tristan. Today was different though, they seemed to be talking about someone aside from Yugi's split personality "the pharaoh". Kaiba still thought it was a load of crap, and the vision on the blimp does not count. "It was probably just a daydream and the light from the hologram got to me." He thought to himself but then he remembered that overpowering feeling. "…What was that?.." He pondered this until he heard Joey pound noisily on his desk. "Hey Rich Boy, there's a new girl coming transferring here today! Interested?!" Joey asked more happily then usual, well at least around him. Kaiba shrugged. "Wheeler unlike you, I have a company to run and I don't have time for ridiculous distractions." Kaiba said monotonously. Joey shrugged. "Okay but I heard she's hot." Kaiba's eyes narrowed. "I get it, he must've made some stupid bet with them to get me interested in someone. Hmph nice try but I don't trust anyone. Never have, never…" Kaiba's train of thought was cut short when he heard the teacher call the attention of the class.
In the background he heard Bakura's voice say, "Hah! I win now hand over the money Joey." Joey shrugged in defeat and handed over the money to the overjoyed Bakura. Kaiba didn't know what it was about Bakura that creeps him out, but he just had a bad feeling every time he was near him. Not to mention that stupid neck ornament of his that held another weird split personality that acts like a lunatic.
Finally the teacher spoke, "Class we have a new student joining us today. Her name's Sarah Shiroku transferring here from Tokyo High. Why don't you all give her a warm welcome. Okay, c'mon in!" Everybody including Kaiba turned to see who transferred here this time.
Sarah stepped in but Kaiba could tell it was reluctant. Sarah was tall but not as tall as him. She had long white hair that reached her waist, and one strand that went in between her eyes, with a very faint silver-blue tint, and deep sapphire-blue eyes. She wore a light blue jacket with a dark blue shirt along with some regular jeans. Kaiba watched her for a few seconds and then turned seeing nothing special about her. As he turned his head he remembered the odd vision on the blimp, the girl he was holding before the Blue-Eyes possessed similar hair and eyes. Kaiba scoffed. "Ishizu's fairytales are screwing up my mind."
Sarah didn't say a word to the students about herself, and in fact, paid them no mind as she strolled to a seat behind Kaiba staring out the window into space. People stared and since it was homeroom and no classes were in session, Kaiba had to deal with all the curious pairs of eyes wandering to Sarah every five seconds. Yugi, and the geek patrol more often than anyone else. Kaiba sighed. "Nothing special so why bother." Kaiba turned to get his things and leave for his first class, paying no mind to her as he walked out of the classroom.
Kaiba headed out to a lone tree by himself in school courtyard for lunch the Geek Patrol tailing behind him as they did every day. "Well Kaiba, want to sit with us today?" Yugi asked friendly as ever. Kaiba scoffed in annoyance. "These people just don't get it do they?! I don't need anyone but myself!" Kaiba stared at them coldly. "No, and I've told you already, I don't need friends!" Bakura jumped at Kaiba's more than usual icy tone. Yugi sighed. "Okay then, but feel free to join us if you change your mind." Tea turned to say what she then always says. "Kaiba, everyone needs friends, even you." And with those final words they began to walk away.
"Whatever." Kaiba said nonchalantly as they all left. That was how it was everyday. They talked to him, he got rid of them and sometimes he'd rile up that mut Wheeler for some amusement but he didn't feel like it today. He had been working with Mokuba on the rides all night. The lack of energy was getting to him.
However, a sudden unfamiliar voice came from the tree about three meters away from where he sat and he stood up to see who was interrupting his chain of thought this time. It was the new girl Sarah apparently arguing with a few boys. They teased and taunted and Kaiba could tell that she was pissed. "Oh boy she's an enigma." He thought with a snicker.
Sarah stood there standing before the tree in a defensive stance and kept an eerie leer on them. "Go away, and I won't have to hurt you." She warned. The boys laughed and said something inaudible to Kaiba. Then he heard what the other one said. "Look if you date us, we might forget you said that deal?" Kaiba thought he saw Sarah slyly grin with malicious intent. "And if I don't?" She argued. The boy got angry at her desire not to take them seriously. "Guess that settles it, eat this!" The boy through a punch and Kaiba thought she was done but he realized that she was gone. "OVER HERE!" A voice called from the sky as Sarah came down and landed her shoe directly on his head knocking him out. She turned and stared at them with harsh, burning eyes. "Anyone else got something to say?!"
"You little brat! We'll get you for this!" Another boy tried to kick her ribs but she quickly ducked and aimed a kick right in his core. The last of the group utterly terrified for obviously several reasons picked up the two unconsciously men and ran for dear life.
Kaiba understood now, they were in the elder grade trying to take advantage of her.
Kaiba scoffed at their idiocy and watched her set her defensive eyes to scan the area to see if anyone was approaching. "She's trying to push people away by acting that way, but why?" He admitted he was impressed, at least she wasn't as pathetic as the rest. Kaiba saw them all looking like dogs with tails in between their legs. Kaiba chuckled at their pathetic attempt and walked away. But as he walked away he noticed something about her eyes, one was dragonic yellow and the other was still blue. Kaiba stared curiously. "Bichromatic eyes huh?" He'd heard of it but he never thought he'd never see them; especially eyes as strange as hers. She again surveyed the surrounding area before finally relaxing against the tree lazily leaning on it. Kaiba emotionlessly stood and walked away. As he walked away he failed to notice her bichromatic eyes starring after him as the golden eye faded back to blue. She stared after him confusedly. "Why does he seem so familiar?" She said to herself bluntly as she too grabbed her things and left in the opposite direction.
When Kaiba returned to his home he was given the daily welcome home from Mokuba and immediately returned to his work. "So Seto, what's on your mind?" Kaiba stared at his brother not following. "What do you mean Mokuba?" Mokuba sighed. "You have your 'hm…I don't get it' look on your face right now." Kaiba cursed his brother's perceptiveness. "Well, not much. Guess I'm just busy that's all." Kaiba knew that wasn't it but he wasn't going to tell Mokuba until he was sure what exactly was wrong with him.
Mokuba stared questioningly as if to see if he was lying and finally decided that he wasn't. "Fine, oh yeah and Roland told me to tell you that dinner will be ready at six." Kaiba nodded. "Okay Mokuba now why don't you go play your video games until I come down there okay?" Mokuba nodded happily. "Okay Seto!" Mokuba raced from the room to play the new game he got yesterday.
Kaiba resumed typing until his head began to hurt. "Ugh, that's it I need Tylenol." He said as he grabbed the pain killer from the drawer in his desk. Kaiba then sat on his couch to ponder today's events. He hummed to himself as he remembered Sarah. The white haired girl was certainly good at fighting, why and how he didn't know but those eyes… "Bah, this is nonsense she's nothing to me, and the eyes are probably some genetic thing." He said to himself reassuringly beginning to calm down until he got a really unwanted call from Yugi.
"What do you want Motou?" Yugi shrugged at Kaiba's rude greeting and began. "Sarah came by and actually got Grandpa to give up the Blue-Eyes!" Kaiba took this as real news but didn't let it bother him. "And I care why?" Yugi was surprised at his answer. "Because of your connection to them… Kaiba, you may not believe it but like it or not you are connected to it and that is something you can't deny!" Kaiba scoffed at his answer. "…Watch me."
"Kaiba!" Kaiba quickly turned the phone off not wishing to listen to Yugi's nonsense. Kaiba pondered Yugi's final words before he hung up. Kaiba, you may not believe it but like it or not you are connected to it and that is something you can't deny!" Kaiba stared at his three Blue-Eyes White Dragons and the Blue-Eyes Ultimate for a while before putting them back in his deck. "…Nonsense." And with that, Kaiba went down to eat with his younger brother, the only family he had. He was Seto Kaiba, he needed no one but himself.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Domino…
It was cold and dark this evening, but Sarah stood alone, the moon shining on her white hair with three cards that glow their own separate light. "…Do you feel it too…Stardust?" She almost whispered to the card glowing a light blue color along with Old man Motou's Blue-Eyes which glowed white and the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon which glowed Sapphire Blue like its eyes. If you listened hard you could here a heart beat and a piercing dragonic cry…
The next day at school…
Kaiba returned to his average seat but noticed that this morning he wasn't the only one in the classroom as Sarah had beaten him there. "Great, I've got unwanted company." She stared at him emotionlessly as he sat down to get his stuff but soon noticed her flipping through some Duel Monsters cards.
Kaiba watched from his desk to watch he deck unfold until she got to one card that she stopped. It had a white border, it was a monster, with an attack of 2500 and 2000 with an amazing ability to negate the effect of any card that destroys one or more cards of any kind. This card was Stardust Dragon. Kaiba eyed it curious of such an unfamiliar card. "What an interesting card…" Sarah put her deck back and sat up. "Did you have fun staring at my cards?" She asked annoyed at his intrusion of her privacy. Kaiba ignored the question. "…Do you duel?" Sarah also brushed off the question and started her own. "What's it to you? No I don't." She replied glaring at him, those bichromatic eyes leering at him. "Mind if I look at your deck?"
"Sure why not." She grumbled as she handed him the deck. He was impressed but the card or cards he stopped at were three Blue-Eyes Whtie Dragons and Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. "What the? Three Blue-Eyes?! But Pegasus only made four! Motou said she got the fourth so that's one but where did these two come from?! Unless…" Kaiba was surprised but let it slide. "Not bad, but still weak. Well at least you're not as bad as Wheeler." Her eyes widened in shock and she growled. "What was that?"
Kaiba stared at her blankly. "Your cards may be strong and powerful but I doubt you can strategize to use them or are you worthy enough to even possess these cards." Sarah angrily slammed her hands on his desk. "If you think you're so all powerful why don't ya shove your money where your mouth is and duel me!" She growled. Tension filled the air as she stared into his eyes as he glared back. "What's your name?" She asked. Kaiba scoffed. "Now it's my turn, what's it to you?" Sarah got in his face. "Don't toy with me buster! What is it?" She asked angrily. "The name's Seto…Seto Kaiba, but you will call me Kaiba and you?" Sarah stared dumbfounded as she forgot this guy doesn't pay attention to anyone but himself and didn't know who she was. "My name's Sarah Shiroku, Sarah's good though." She said not losing how pissed she was at him right now. "Where and when are we dueling?" She nodded and thought about it until it came to her. "At my house, I've got a duel disk and my sister said she's bringing home a friend so we won't be interrupted." Kaiba sneered. "Fine."
"Fine!" Sarah yelled back as Yugi and the others came in. "Hey, hey what's going on?!" Yugi asked. "I challenged Kaiba to a duel so what?!" She growled as Yugi and Joey almost leapt at her foolishness. "Aw man, you're kiddin right?! He's gonna demolish ya Sarah! Trust me, he shows no mercy." Kaiba only smirked. "Well maybe if you didn't duel like a monkey on wheels then you would at least give me trouble." That was it, Kaiba and Joey were once again in an argument.
Later as he sat down in his usual spot he noticed Motou hadn't come and bothered him yet. Suddenly, he heard commotion near the same tree Sarah was relaxing by yesterday. "I don't care I can take em!" She yelled to Yugi. Yugi shook his head. "Its no use, she's gonna do it." Mazaki then sat down by her. "Would you like us too sit with you?" Sarah shook her head. "Why's that?" Joey asked. Sarah growled. "Just leave me alone, I don't have friends." The four were astonished, even Bakura could make friends faster than this. "Why? You don't seem like you're a bad person." Tea asked quickly. Sarah suddenly stood glaring fiercely at them. "Cuz you all don't understand anything! What do you know about me huh?! The only one who can understand…is him!" She said pointing ferociously at Kaiba who stared confused at her actions. "Kaiba?! But why?" Yugi asked.
She merely became angrier. "Because he has been alone, hurt, and is haunted by things he doesn't want to remember. He can only trust a younger sibling. He understands the pain of being unable to trust. I don't look back on the past… I walk away into the shining future!" The group took a step back at her animosity. "Great, a female Kaiba, just perfect!" Joey thought to himself. It began to rain and the four left not even bothering to go see Kaiba since they could guess what his answer was.
Sarah stared into the sky. "At least she has friends…" Sarah walked over to Kaiba. Kaiba got up to meet her eyes. "What do you want?" Sarah stared emotionlessly. Kaiba was impressed not only was she not a dimwit like Wheeler, she didn't tolerate being toyed with, she could understand him, and she didn't fear him. The last part however, he didn't know whether to deem impressive or foolish. "…Aren't you lonely?" She asked suddenly ruining the silence. Kaiba shrugged. "…Don't ask such stupid questions, I don't need anyone!" With that, Kaiba quickly took his leave. Sarah sighed as she grabbed Stardust Dragon who once again began to glow. "Enough of this! I have a duel to prepare for…" With that Sarah too walked away both readying themselves for their duel.
Little did Kaiba know, he was in for more surprises than he thought…
Author's Notes:
Phew, keeping him in character through a whole chapter is harder than it looks! ^_^ Um…I guess you can already guess one of the surprises coming up. Please Review! ^_^
