Dark Yugi's P.O.V

I look down at Miranda in my arms. Even when she's not awake she is beautiful. I placed her on the bed when I got back to the game shop. I doubt it, after the stuff she's been through today, she would still want to finish the report. So I go to the desk and start working on our report for her. It was a team effort right? Actually I'm learning a lot about the millennium items from the book she got from the book room...I hope it was okay I took it home. It has a lot of good info for the report, and a little extra. I get stuck on what to say for the closing paragraph when Mira starts to stir. I rush to her side. She tries to get up but yelps in pain instead. I hate that she's in pain. I just feel like it was my fault. If I had been there instead of running away like a coward, I would been able to stop it. I should have been there for her, and I wasn't. I should have been there.

She slowly opens her bright green eyes. They sparkled in the light. Is that even possible...for eyes to sparkle like that. I just got lost in them.

"Dark Yugi?" She asked snapping me back to reality.

"Apparently you can tell the difference between us already, huh?"

"Where am I?"

"My house. I doubt you'd wanna still work after what you've been through..."

Mira's eyes shot open, "That's right the project!" She jumps up from the bed, but falls back down, screaming in pain.

"Miranda, are you alright?!" She chuckled a bit. "What so funny?"

"I'm fine. You guys might be different in some ways, but you and Yugi are so alike. Anyway we gotta get that report done."

"You need to relax so that your body will heal."

"But what about..."

"No buts! Besides I worked on the paper for you."

"Dark Yugi, its a team effort..."

"I know that. That's why when you feel a little better you can critique it. And finish it. Cause I have no idea how to end it."

Miranda smiled at my confusion, but then frowned, "The paper is due tomorrow! How am I gonna help you if I can't even move?!" I looked at her for a minute. "What?" Then I placed a hand on her head and looked into her eyes. Mira blushed not knowing what I was going to do next, but little did she know I was healing her with the power of the millennium puzzle. I told you the book had a lot info for the report . . . well it had a little extra. I wanted to do that forever, I could have even kissed her if I wanted to, but I'm too afraid.

"Afraid of nothing, like a child." A voice in my head said. "Shut up!" I told it. That was weird.

I let go of her head, and walk back to my desk to keep myself from...doing the impossible, "You can get up now."

"Huh?" She mumbled. Mira slowly got up from the bed. "I...can move. How did you...?"

"That's not important. Does this sound alright?" I ask her holding up the paper. Mira shakes her head and walks over. I hand her the paper and she reads it, rather quickly.

"This is fine, but..." She picked up a pencil. "You need to fix this and this and this and this, and add this, and add this..."

I sweatdropped, "Am I that bad of a writer?"

" ...And add this. Oh and fix this. Now, all you have to do is add is a closing paragraph. Now lets see..." She leaned on my desk. Miranda is so cute when she is thinking...and I had forgotten she was wearing a skirt...its...so short...WHAT THE HELL?! WHAT THE HELL AM I THINKING?! I know she's a girl, and I like her but still I'd never think that! Unless, someone else is making me think that...

"All done. Here you go. I think that's a A+ paper, don't you think?" I snapped out of my perverted thought.

"I guess so." I shook my head and change the subject. "Miranda, why did those guys come into the school and beat you up?" She turned away.

"That's not important..." I turned her head to look at me. "Dark Yugi..."

"Two people just attacked you, if I hadn't gotten there in time...I don't want to think about it. If you know who they are, tell me."

"Yugi-kun..."

"Please." She sat in a chair next to my desk.

"Do you remember...I told you about a boy...I knew from Japan a while ago?"

"Yeah..."

"That boy...was Kaiba..."

My eyes widened, "SETO KAIBA?!" I shouted.

"Yeah. That week I spent in Japan, I spent it with him and his brother, Mokuba. I can't believe they let them out of the orphanage just to play with me. My mom and dad talked to the keepers of the orphanage and they spent the week with us. We did a lot in one week. We went to shops, and played at playgrounds. Back then, Seto was into that sort of thing...having fun. He was into games just like you. His fave was duel monsters though, and when I told him I'd never heard of it, Seto kinda flipped out. He wouldn't rest until he taught me everything he knew about the game, and more. He was always writing to me, telling me about the latest cards. He was definitely a kid back then." She giggled a bit. She was talking like Kaiba, was actually a friend to her.

"If he was such a good friend, how come he just stopped talking to you and why is he purposefully ordering people to come and hurt you?!"

"Well..." She started to tell me. It was like she was debating on whether to tell me or not. "He..." She started to look upset.

"Mira..."

"Look, when I saw him again, he changed. He was a whole different person. I don't know why he stopped talking to me. Probably has something to do with what happened during the time period he stopped writing to me. As for the attacks...its because of you..."

"Me?!" I asked.

"I had no idea Kaiba still lived in Japan, let alone have his own company. That day you walked me home, he came into my room. He told me that Yugi had 'another self' and he wanted me to bring it out and beat it in a duel." She started to tear up. "He wanted me to torture you, physically or emotionally, or beat him up or kidnap one of your friends. When I refused, he threatened me, and ran off. I didn't think he was serious until he this morning when I got beat up. I knew Seto had become mean, but...I didn't think...that...he had become heartless too..." She finally broke down. I hugged her. "I want the old Seto back!"

"Kaiba's heart has definitely has change since he was a kid. Lets just say, after he got adopted, the events that occurred changed him. His heart became full of darkness and hatred. I tried to make him see the light, but somehow the darkness came back to him. There's now way to get him back. He a whole new person now." I tried to her calm down but it was not working. I hate that she is sad. Without thinking, I kiss her on the forehead. Miranda's eyes widened and she jerks away from me.

"Did you just kiss me?!" It is then I realize the fault of my actions.

"It was only on the forehead." I said trying soften the issue. Uncomfortable silence.

"I gotta go." She says out of nowhere and runs out of my room.

"Mira. Miranda, WAIT!" I chase after her. But by the time I get downstairs, she was gone. I walk to the door. I watch her run down the street.

'Why did I have to make things weird. I'm so stupid!' I thought going back to my room.

"Yes. Yes you are." That voice said again. The eye of Horus appeared on my head. "WHO THE HELL IS THERE?!" I shout. I hear nothing. Irritated, I went to my desk and put the report in my book bag. Mira left her stuff here. I set it next to my stuff so I can give it tomorrow and return to the puzzle.

The next day...

Miranda's P.O.V.

I got beat up again on the way to school. Lucky, it was just bruises, no blood. Yugi and his gang have been trying to talk to me all day, but I don't feel like facing them right now, mainly Yugi. He did bring me my stuff, but I didn't stay to talk. Right now, I'm walking to my locker, since school is over. 'Why did he kiss me?' I thought on the way. 'I know it was only on the forehead, but still. He and I are friends, nothing more.' I open my locker and 2 notes fall out. One was from Yugi...

Miranda~

I don't remember what happened in the book room to make you not what to talk to us. Then you come in today with bruises all over you, and don't say a word about it. The gang is worried about you. I'm worried about you. Please Mira, come see me. We need to talk.

~Yugi

The other note...

Miranda~

After school, come to the Kaiba Corp. tower and duel me. If I win, you'll do what I say. If you win, which won't happen again, I'll tell my guards to back off. Don't show up and my guards might just do more than beat you up the next time they see you. And besides, you don't want your secret to get out. If you know whats good for you, you'll show up.

~You know who

I scowled. I take my deck out my pocket. 'If Seto wants a duel, he's gonna get a duel.'