-cries- I'm so sorry for not updating sooner! Please forgive me! -sniff- (I'm such a bad authoress, shame on me!)

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Ishizu sat at a table in the banquet hall, slowly eating her food. Across from her sat a short, nervous looking man with beady eyes and small mustache. His thinning hair was combed back to cover the bald spot on his head and he wore a rather boring brown suit.

"S-so...um, Ishizu," He began, pulling at his tie as if it were choking him, "H-how have you b-been?"

"Very well, thank you," She replied politly, thinking to herself, 'What am I doing here?'

Ishizu already knew the answer though. The man she sat from across was Mr. Bigham, the CEO of the museum that supported her Egypt exhibits. He'd invited her to this banquet as his guest, and even paid for her airfare and boarding. She felt like she was imposing on the man, but he insisted on her comming.

"That's nice. What d-do you think of this p-place?" Mr. Bigham stuttered.

Ishizu glanced around the room. The banquet hall was a lovely setting. The floor was tiled a fine marble that seemed to complement the large glass chandalier on the ceiling. Gold curtains, tied to the sides, hung down the many glass windows and the doors leading out to the padio. The tables were set with a white table clothe. Each had a small center piece of flowers and a bottle of wine. The crowd seemed to only be rich people chatting away and a few waiters that were frantically running about.

"It's very nice," Ishizu said, taking another bite of her food.

The truth was, she didn't want to be there. She had more important things to do back in Egypt, like translating some new texts that were found in the Valley of the Kings. When Ishizu had gotten the invite, her whole excavation team convinced her that she needed a break and the perfect opportunity had presented itself.

"W-well, if you don't l-like it, then we could always g-go someplace nicer," The short man said, starting to blush.

Feeling like she had to get away, Ishizu excused herself, saying that she had to go "Freshen up." Instead of going to the ladies room, however, she found herself out on the padio. The night was clear and crisp, perfect for the shining moon and bright stars. No one was out there except for herself. The change of atmosphere made Ishizu suddenly relaxed.

"What are you doing here?" A raspy voice asked. Startled, Ishizu turned around fast. A tall man with light brown hair and azure eyes stared at her, waiting for an answer. He wore a black texedo and stood expectantly with his arms crossed.

"Kaiba?" She asked with a tone of suprise. She should have expected him to be there. After all, he was the CEO of KaibaCorp. Kaiba sneered, and for a second Ishizu thought he was going to say something snide. But he didn't. Instead, he unfolded his arms and approached her with a few long strides. He stood in front of her, looking down upon her as if she were a nusence.

"You didn't answer my question. What are you doing here?"

Ishizu replied with a breif statment, "I was invited by the head of Domino's museum."

There was a settling pause between the two. Ishizu found herself thinking back to her dual with Kaiba. In her mind, she should have won. The Mellenium Necklace had forseen her victory, but fate had changed the outcome greatly. It must have been some kind of justice, though, because realing on the Mellenium Item was a form of cheating. If she were to dual Kaiba again, without the Necklace, would she be able to come close to beating him? Kaiba suddenly turned on heel and began to head back into the building.

"Kaiba," Ishizu began. Kaiba stopped, but didn't turn towards her as she continued, "I challange you to a dual."

"Fine. We'll meet at KaibaCorp around noon." He replied, vanishing back into the Banquet Hall and leaving her alone on the padio.

'Fool' Kaiba thought, making his way back to his table, 'How dare she challange me. I will make sure she loses.'

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Another short chappy, sorry. -sweatdrop- Anyway, I'm pretty proud of it. I know that there is a lot of spelling errors, but I'll fix them later. Ja ne!