Chapter Three: The Duel

Lily watched every move Kaiba did as he got out his deck. She took deep breaths to calm herself down. Her sapphire eyes stared at Kaiba's eyes. The walkway on both sides of them pulled away and the arena rose.

"You know, you could walk away." He said in a serious tone.

"And miss out on dueling you, one of the top duelists of the world? No way."

She held her locket and Kaiba noticed her move. "Whats in that locket anyways?"

"It's a picture of my best friend from 10 years ago." Lillian Samaya, do not cry now she thought.

Kaiba didn't know that it was the picture of him. The arena lit up. Both sides showed 2000 life points.

"Let's Duel." Both of them said together.

They drew their cards. "Ladies first I assume." Kaiba said annoyed. Lily smirked and drew a card.

"This face down."

She placed her Man-Eater Bug down in defense mode. She then put her Mirror Force down as well.

"You're move Seto." She said.

Kaiba's eyes widen for no one called him Seto unless they were calling him for a conference or interview or if Mokuba wanted him. He looked into her eyes and drew his card.

"Battle Ax in attack mode. Squash that defense monster." Battle Ox swung and was gone in a flash. Seto's eyes grew again. "Where's my Battle Ox?"

Lily laughed. "You destroyed my Man-Eater Bug. Since it was faced down you activated its effect; destroying the monster that attacked it."

Kaiba shook his head. He placed Giant Sword of Stone in Defense mode. "Your move." He said annoyed once again.

Lily smiled and drew her card. "Cyber Harpie Lady in attack mode. And I put Cyber Shield giving it a 500 point boost. Put that stone to rubble!" It attacked and finished. "I place this card face down as well."

Thankfully Mai had some doubles of her cards she gave to me. She thought. "I end my turn."

She thought back on when she first learned duel monsters. All of her friends gave her cards. Tea gave her Elf's Light, Silver Bow and Arrow and Shinning Friendship. Mai gave me Two Cyber Harpies, Two Cyber Shields, Elegant Egotist and Harpie Lady Sisters. Serenity gave me her St. Joan, Two Marie the Fallen One and the Forgiven Maiden. Lily also queered Magician of Faith, Dark Magician Girl, Dark Magician and other Monster/Spell/Trap cards. She went back to the present and looked at what Kaiba was doing. It was the Crush card and Sagi combo.

"Hang on." Lily said.

"What is it now?" Kaiba said.

"I have this card. Trap Jammer."

"No…" Kaiba said. "It will destroy Crush Virus."

The card did its effect. His Sagi was in defense and he couldn't attack. He ended his turn. Lily drew again and put Shinning Friendship in play with Elf's Light and Silver Bow and Arrow (It now has 1700 points). Cyber Harpie attacked Sagi and Shinning Friendship attacked his life points directly. Kaiba has 300 life points now. How could she do that? That combo brought down Yugi in Duelist Kingdom. Why would she have that card? At least I can summon my Blue Eyes. All I need to do is put on Lord of D. and the one Flute of Summoning Dragon to play my Blue Eyes. But my other two are in the deck. I can summon this and Armed Dragon LV3. He thought. Shes gonna wish she never set foot in Kaiba Land.

"I put Lord of D. in attack mode. And I attach the Flute of Summoning Dragon to summon my two dragons in my hand. My Blue Eyes and my Armed Dragon LV3. Blue Eyes attack that Shinning Friendship with White Lightning!"

Lily had her hand on Mirror Force. She wanted to deflect the attack but her hand was frozen. I…can't she thought as she took her hand off the card and watched her Shinning Friendship get destroyed. Sorry Tea she thought sadly. Her life points dropped to 700.

Seto laughed. "Aw that fairy got crushed by Blue Eyes. Oh well. Next time do your defenses right." He said bitterly.

Lily frowned and looked into his eyes. She couldn't see a trace of the boy she knew. She just saw cold, hard blue eyes. She drew her card. "I place this face down. Cyber Harpie attack Lord of D." Kaiba now had 100 life points. She was winning.

Lilly felt proud yet scared. She wanted to crush him but she knows she thinks of him as her best friend. He WAS your best friend. Her voice sneered in her head. WAS is the key word here Lillian Samaya. Lily shook her head.

"I end my turn." She said with her voice cracking.

Kaiba chuckled evilly. He drew his card. "Blue Eyes crush that Harpie to the ground!"

Lily looked away with a tear coming down. The duel was over and Kaiba had won. They went off the walkways and into the main room.

"This is why girls can't be duelists. They have weak cards." He said as he was laughing. "To be honest, girl, why did you even fight me? A girl discolored and horrible as you shouldn't even be near me."

Lily froze. He repeated the same words his step father had told her. She ripped off her locket and handed it to him with tears streaming down her cheeks.

"You're just like your step father, Seto Kaiba. And that is not a compliment." Her voice had hurt and sadness in it.

Lily let go of the necklace and ran off. Mokuba saw everything and gave Kaiba a sad look. Kaiba went into the limo to go to Kaiba Corp while Mokuba ran off to find Lily.

A/N: Like it? Love it? I hate how Kaiba is so mean to Lily=[ I don't own anything except Lily.

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