Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh GX or its characters or the Devlin Twins. I also do not own anything Final Fantasy related. I only own Takari Maruzakashi and this idea. This is my 2nd fanfic! No Flamez please! Please R&R! Thx for reviewing the last chappie and I know I have the time messed up, but this is my fanfic. Okay, now onto the chappie!
Anime Goddess and Protector
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Chapter 6: Double Duels
"Atilea... Atilea... Atilea!" Duke Devlin cried into his PDA. "Calm down!"
"She's upset?" Serenity Wheeler stopped looking at a packet of Duel Monsters cards and laughed. "What happened this time?"
"Apparantly, Aelita and her got into another catfight." Duke sweatdropped. "They HAVE to be MY sisters."
"Oh, cut it out." Serenity playfully pushed him. "They're great girls."
"Thanks Serenity!" Atilea did a peace sign and grinned from the screen. "I always knew my dopey brother would find someone smart and pretty! Even if he's not..."
Aelita tackled her out of the window, "Don't forget me!"
"Aw, yes, the insanity continues." Duke sighed. "Aelita... is Ati okay?"
Aelita sweatdropped and looked at her semi-concious barely younger sister. She shook her head slowly and Duke anime-fell sideways. Serenity quickly caught the PDA in her free hand.
"So, how's DA?" Serenity asked.
"Okay, I'm glad we transferred here." Aelita replied. "Except Alexa's having some boy problems and our new friend Kari is trying not to murder the boy who caused the problems, who happens to be her cousin."
"Kari?" Serenity repeated. "Dark brown hair, styled like mine, silver eyes?"
"That's the one!" Atilea cried, knocking Aelita over. "How'd you know?"
Serenity paused as her hand slowly went to the locket shaped like a Duel Monsters card around her neck. She opened it and held it up to Atilea and Aelita's view.
"Serenity's Blessing...?" both read. "That looks like ya, Serenity!"
"It's an older form of Kari... she gave me this when she was twelve-years-old." Serenity explained, Duke picked himself up, his bright jade green eyes widening. "Can I please speak with Kari?"
"Well, she's in Sy's dorm... so I guess we can kidnap her." Atilea replied, staring at the ceiling.
Aelita giggled, "Should I get the rope?"
"ROPE?!" the couple exclaimed in horror.
"Kidding!" sang Aelita and Atilea.
"I'll go get her." Atilea volunteered, she disappeared.
"So, how's Yugi Moto and the gang doing?" Aelita asked.
"Joey and Mai are doing great." Serenity giggled. "Except for the hardheadedness that Joey has."
"Do you know the date for the first match for the TTC?" Duke asked.
"This Saturday at noon. Why?" Aelita replied, her dark jade green eyes shining.
"'Cause we're thinking on comin' up to see it." Duke said slowly.
Double shrieks came from the PDA and Duke quickly plugged his ears as Atilea and a girl he didn't recognize appeared on the screen.
She looks so much like Serenity... is it possible they're related? Duke thought when he got a good look at her.
"Serenity?" Kari said in surprise. "It's been three years... how've ya been?"
"Great, Kari. You?" Serenity replied.
Kari half-smiled, "Just fine... what did you want to talk to me about?"
Serenity sighed, "It's about your father."
"My... father?" Kari looked completly confused, before her eyes filled with anger. "I have no father!"
"Kari." Serenity said quietly. "You do... I know... because..."
"Because, why?" shot Kari.
"I've tried to tell you for so long..." Serenity's eyes filled with tears. "I know because... your father... is... my father."
"YOU'RE HALF-SISTERS?!" Atilea, Aelita, and Duke all anime-fell sideways with confusion swirls in their eyes.
"Kari, you must listen to me!" Serenity exclaimed, trembling. "My father tried to take you in, but they wouldn't let him! He loved your mother very much and he wanted to save you from those six years in the orphanage!"
"Serenity..." Kari had tears running down her face. "I can't just accept this... I need to hear this from him..."
"He's coming with us to the TTC, you can be reunited then." Serenity wiped her eyes along with Kari. "I want you to know that Joey and I love you, little sister."
"J-Joey knows?" Kari choked out. "Can I speak with him?"
"I'll send you our cell numbers and you can call him." Serenity said, calming herself. "But to save you the torture at school, no one will know that you're our sister. And you can keep your mother's maiden name as your last name."
"Well, this explains the similarities..." muttered the Devlins.
"We'll see you Saturday." Serenity said, before she handed the PDA to Duke.
"So... uh... try not to murder ANYONE until I get there." Duke told his sisters.
"Okiedokie!" both cried in unison.
"You two REALLY need to stop that." sweatdropped Duke before they said goodbye and he hung up. "Serenity? Are you alright?"
She was staring at her sneakers, "Yes... and I will finally be able to tell Takari all the secrets about her past."
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"Are you gonna call him?" Atilea demanded.
"I... dunno." admitted Kari slowly. "How will he react?"
"You'll never know until you call." Aelita pointed out. "He is your brother."
Kari sighed, "I guess you're right, Aelita." She pulled out her cell phone. "It's a good thing I get service out here."
She dialed the number and put the phone to her ear, her heart pounding. Joey Wheeler's voice soon reached her ears.
"Hello?" Joey said.
"J-Joey?" Kari stammered. "This is Takari Maruzakashi... your sister."
Joey nearly anime-fell, his dark brown eyes widening at the sound of his long lost half-sister's voice.
"Kari?! How have ya been?!" Joey cried in surprise.
"Good... Serenity just told me." Kari replied quietly. "How have you been?"
"Good. Yuge and I held a duel and for once, I beat him!" Joey cried. "It's great to hear from you!"
"How long have you known about this?" Kari demanded.
"Dad... found out a year ago and we've been trying to get in touch with ya." Joey admitted sheepishly. "I'm sorry."
"It's alright." Kari assured him.
Joey mushroom breathed in victory, "So, how's Rich Boy's Academy? I heard that Mokuba ran away too."
"I love DA. I've made so many friends in so little time." Kari said. "Yeah, I've been worried about Mokuba."
Aelita and Atilea paused as they thought of Mokuba Kaiba. Forming a mental picture, they then pictured Cloud Coleson. Very slowly, they put the pieces together and gasped. Kari noticed this and got the panicing look on her face.
"Joey! I gotta go! Something just came up!" Kari cried quickly.
"Alright. I'll talk to ya later then, sis." Joey replied. "Bye."
"Bye!" Kari hung up and quickly covered Aelita's and Atilea's mouths. "Don't. Say. A. Word."
"Mokuba is Cloud!" was Atilea's muffled reply.
"Why did he run away?" Aelita added, muffled.
"Because Rich Boy's not himself!" hissed Kari. "And if either of you get Mokuba exposed, I'll personally drop kick you and throw you over the cliff!" Aelita and Atilea exchanged a look, "I know where you sleep!"
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"Hey! They posted the first duel listing!" Jaden cried, running towards Bastion, Aelita, Mokuba, Kari, Tyranno, Rae, Alexa, and Atilea. "You'll never guess who's dueling first!"
"We give up." laughed Rae. "Just tell us, Jay."
"Kari is! And she's going against an Obelisk named Lissa!"
"ME?!" Kari anime-collapsed and landed on her bottom. "But I can't be in the first match!"
"Lissa's a third year too... and I've seen her duel." Bastion replied. "She won't be easy to defeat, Kari."
"Oh man!" Kari nearly looked ready to cry. "Now I'll disappoint my sibilings and my father! This can't be happening!"
She had immediately told all her closest friends about the secret Serenity had revealed to her. They all swore to take it to the grave. Syrus was completly stunned, but he was still avoiding Alexa so he was hanging out with Alexis at the moment.
Mokuba leaned next to her and smiled, "It's okay, Kari. I'll help you prepare... you'll do great!"
"You think so?" sniffled Kari. "Cloud?"
"I know so." Mokuba whispered, holding his hand out. She grasped it and he pulled her to her feet, smiling. "That's the Final Fantasy Warrior I know!"
"You're right! I can do this!" Kari cried in excitement.
"There's something else." Jaden said seriously. "These are the preliminaries. That means single duels and there's another match directly after Kari's."
"Okay, who's match is it?" Aelita asked.
"It's... Ati's." Jaden gulped when Atilea suddenly glared at him.
"YOU IDIOT! NEXT TIME TELL ME FIRST!" roared Atilea, chasing him.
"I'm sorry! I'm SORRY!" Jaden screamed, running for his life. "Somebody help me!"
"Um... who wants ice cream!" sang Aelita. "Let's go get some!"
"Fine with me!" the others chorused before they hightailed it outta there.
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Kari pulled on the silver headband and sighed. It was Saturday and only an hour was left until the first official match of the Tag Team Competion. The prelims were to decide which duelists were going to compete together and who against. Kari's silver eyes landed on her Guardian Forces deck and she tilted her head.
"I wonder what Joey will say when he sees me." Kari muttered. "It must be awkward for him to suddenly find out that he has another sister." Kari's eyes landed on a portrait of the Truesdales'. "At least Sy and Zane aren't related to them. That would be chaotic."
A/N: Guardian Forces, otherwise known as Eidolons and Aeons, are mystical summoning creatures that assist you in battle in the Final Fantasy RPGs.
"Knock, knock! Can I come in?" Rae's voice teased as she stuck her head in the dorm.
"Oh, hiya, Rae. You seem cheerful." replied Kari, weakly smiling.
It does seem odd. I think it might be because of Tyranno asking her to the dance.
"I found out some information on your opponent." Rae replied, sitting on an armchair. "Her name is Melissa Oliver and she's a third year, competing in the competion in hopes to go on to the Pros. She uses a random deck, so you'll have an advantage."
"Random deck?" repeated Kari.
"Her deck doesn't consist of one type. It's a mix of several decks." explained Rae. "So, you nervous?"
"I'm about to duel in front of my Pro Duelist brother, my sister, my unknown father, and the entire school and you're asking me if I'm nervous?"
"Point taken." Rae stood up. "I hope you win, Kari."
"Thanks Rae." Kari smiled.
"I'll be sitting with Cloud, so holler if you need some support!" Rae winked. "Oh, and take down this chick or I'll NEVER forgive ya."
"Deal."
Obelisk Stadium:
"Wow... sure is alot of people." muttered Kari, shielding her eyes from the bright lights. "I hope that-"
Her voice faded as her eyes landed on Joey and Serenity Wheeler sitting next to Chancellor Crowler. A man with blond hair and brown eyes sat next to Serenity. Kari trembled at the sight of her biological father. Mokuba hiding his eyes and face from the Wheelers' view. He couldn't risk being recognized. Serenity saw the look of fear on Kari's face and face faulted. She whispered something to her father and he saw Kari.
"Welcome to the first official match in the TTC preliminaries!" Crowler said into a microphone. "This match is the start of the competition and our duelists are..."
Vice Chancellor Boneaparte took over, "Lissa Oliver! One of our top ranking third years! And, Kari Maruzakashi! One of the highest scoring Freshman in the overall recent exams!"
"First off, Pro Duelist, Joey Wheeler would like to say something to the competitors!" Crowler said. "Lissa, Kari, please come forth."
A girl with curly dirty blond hair and chocolate brown eyes stepped forward to the area in front of the Wheelers, Crowler, and Boneaparte. Kari slowly made her way over to them.
"I hope yer ready for this, girls!" Joey said brightly. "Just let the heart of the cards guide ya!"
"Thank you..." Lissa stepped towards the middle of the arena.
"Joey... Serenity..." Kari said quietly, her father stared at her without speaking. "Thank you.."
Kari went to the middle of the arena and Lissa and Kari shuffled the decks before going to their designated spots.
I have to win... for my family... my real family. Kari thought.
"Let's Duel!" they cried, drawing.
A/N: Reminder! Kari duels with an almost complete OC deck that I created! It's not perfect and there are some weaknesses in it, so I claim that it is not a Mary-Sue Deck! Haha!
K: 4000
L: 4000
"I'll go first, kiddo." Lissa said, smirking. "I summon Obnoxious Celtic Guard in defense mode!"
Obnoxious Celtic Guard: Atk/1400 Def/1200
"And that'll do it!"
Kari drawed and looked at her hand, "Fine, I'll start with Ifrit!"
Ifrit: Atk/1400 Def/1000
A great beast with a flaming red mane and brown fur appeared out of a firey crater forming. He crossed his arms and stared at the Guard with orange slitted eyes.
"What the heck is that?" Lissa demanded.
"This is a Guardian Force! One of the great protectors!" Kari smirked. "And one of the rarest types of cards that have ever been made!"
"Whatever. He looks like an ugly beast." Lissa muttered.
"Did I forget to mention his special ability? For every monster on the field on the turn he's summoned, his attack and defense increase by 400 points." Kari said, fire engulfed Ifrit as he gained more power.
Ifrit: Atk/1800 Def/1400
"Attack! Hell Fire!" Kari commanded.
"So what!?" Lissa cried as her monster shattered into a million shards and Ifrit's attack and defense dropped back to its normal points. "This duel isn't over yet! My go!" She drew. "I summon Harpie's Brother in attack mode!"
Harpie's Brother: Atk/1800 Def/0600
"Destory that beast!" Lissa ordered.
K: 3600
L: 4000
"Then I'll place down one facedown and end my turn." Lissa finished.
Kari saw Jaden waving a sign with Syrus and Alexis and smiled. Atilea and Aelita both carrying their Moogle plushie and Carbuncle plushie. Mokuba gave her a thumbs up.
"I'll start with this GF!" Kari held out one of her cards. "Diablos! Come forth!"
A demon with a dark aura rose from a small black and violet electrical orb with his arms crossed. He uncrossed them and stanced himself.
Diablos: Atk/1900 Def/1600
"Now, attack Harpie's Brother!" Kari cried. "Dark Messenger!"
"I activate Waboku!" Lissa cried hastily as Harpie's brother was shattered. "Your attack is useless!"
K: 3600
L: 4000
"Then I'll place two facedowns on the field and end my turn." Kari panted.
"Battle Footballer, rise up!" Lissa shouted. "Defense mode!"
Battle Footballer: Atk/1000 Def/2100
"Pretty powerful, these Guardian Forces, right Sis?" Joey said to Serenity. "Kari's pretty strong."
"Yes... she is." Serenity replied, her hand over her locket.
"There! That should keep me safe for awhile." said Lissa satisfied.
"Not for long! My draw!" Her silver eyes scanned over her hand. "I'm going to summon the Diva of Ice! Shiva!"
A light blue skinned, aqua haired, diva appeared in a spike of ice. Tossing a shimmering cloak that Kari caught. She held her hand out as she floated down next to Kari.
Shiva: Atk/1600 Def/1300
"And thanks to Shiva's special ability, on the turn she's summoned, all fire and pyro-type monsters are automatically destroyed!" Kari waved goodbye to Lissa's monster. "You go bye-bye, now." Lissa's defense shattered in one blow. "Now, time for the double threat! Dark Messenger, Diablos!"
K: 3600
L: 2100
"Argh!" Lissa gritted her teeth in pain. "Uh..."
"Now, Shiva, Diamond Dust!" cried Kari, holding her gloved hand out and indicating to Lissa.
K: 3600
L: 0500
"She's almost done for!" Mokuba cried out. "Keep it up, Kari!"
"C'mon!" Rae, Alexis, Alexa, Aelita, and Atilea shouted.
"Ati! Watch it!" Duke Devlin cried, dodging Atilea's Moogle, which she was waving.
"Now, I'm going to activate my facedown." Kari pressed a button on her duel disk. "Guardian Calling."
"I don't wanna know..." moaned Lissa.
"I can now automatically summon one Guardian Force from my hand in attack mode!" Kari cried in triumph. "Rise up. Siren!"
A blond fairy-like creature appeared on the field. She opened her mouth and a beautiful melody escaped from it.
Siren: Atk/1500 Def/1000
"Guess you already know what's next!" Kari said determined. "Silent Voice!"
A series of soundwaves hit Lissa directly and smoke filled the area. It cleared slowly and Lissa collapsed.
K: 3600
L: 0000
"And that's game!" winked Kari before she smiled at Jaden.
"WAY TO GO KARI!" Jaden and everyone cried in victory.
"Our winner, Kari Maruzakashi!" Crowler cried into the microphone. "She will move onto the first round! We shall take a fifteen minute intermission to prepare for the next duel!"
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"That's my cue!" Atilea hit Kari in the arm and smirked. "Wish me luck, guys!"
"Madmoiselle Maruzakashi." Boneaparte appeared, causing Kari to jump. "Minsore Wheeler has requested you come and watch the next match with him and his sister."
"H-He has?" Kari stammered.
"Please, follow me." Boneaparte replied.
Kari looked warily at her friends and they all hugged her and wished her good luck quietly. Mokuba squeezed her hand gently before he quickly caught up with Jaden and Syrus. Duke nodded slightly before he went to sit with Aelita and torture her even more about Bastion. Kari took a deep breath before she followed the short fat bald french man towards her half-sibilings and father.
"Hiya, Kari!" Joey waved as his younger half-sister appeared. "Have a seat."
"Okay." replied Kari shyly, sitting in the seat inbetween Joey and Serenity.
"I'm Austin Wheeler." the blond man said, holding his hand out.
A/N: I'm randomly giving him a name cause I have no clue what Mr. Wheeler's first name is. DON'T SUE!
"Takari Maruzakashi." Kari replied, shaking it. She gritted her teeth and lowered her voice to barely above a growl. "Your abandoned daughter."
Austin blinked it surprise, pain filling his heart at once. He should've known that Kari wouldn't just forgive and forget. Serenity patted Austin's arm and Joey shared a glance with his sister.
"Kari..." all three began at once.
"The second official match is about to begin!" Crowler suddenly cried, "Our two duelists are Kaede Hasegawa, a second year Obelisk! And the transfer student from the ADA, and Duke Devlin's adopted sister, Atilea Devlin!"
"Oh no! She had to bring the Moogle?!" Duke and Aelita moaned in unison. "We're so dead!"
A girl with earth green hair and light brown eyes walked onto the arena. Atilea smirked as she looked at her competition and placed the Moogle in a open red and black backpack strapped on her back.
"So, there sending in the American Slifer brat?" Kaede shot. "This should be cake."
"Yeah, for me, grandma!" Atilea shot back.
"Grandma?!" Kaede growled. "I'm gonna make you eat those words, brat!"
They shuffled their decks and drew their hands, growling at one another with deep loathing already.
A: 4000
K: 4000
"I won't loose easily to you!" Atilea cried, pointing at her. "Age before beauty!"
Kaede scowled as she drew, "Fine then! I'll start with this card! White Magician Pikeru, attack mode!"
White Magician Pikeru: Atk/1200 Def/0000
"A spellcaster deck?" Kari said in surprise. "Battle of the Spellcasters!"
"This won't help any..." muttered Atilea. "You finished yet, Lady?"
"Yeah. Start you pathetic little turn." Kaede replied.
Atilea drew and grinned, "Say buh-bye to that little Pikeru! Cause I got Gemini Elf!"
Gemini Elf: Atk/1900 Def/0900
"Attack!" Atilea commanded. "Double kick!"
A: 4000
K: 3300
"You'll pay for that!" roared Kaede.
"Then I'll place two facedowns on the field and end my turn." ended Atilea.
"My go then, kiddo! I'll summon my own Gemini Elf to the field!" Kaede cried.
Gemini Elf: Atk/1900 Def/0900
"Then, I'll be equiping Invigoration to it!" Kaede smirked. "Too much for you, little one?"
Gemini Elf: Atk/2300 Def/0700
"Little?!" Atilea looked offended. "That does it!"
"Attack that other elf!" ordered Kaede.
"Not so fast! I activate Enchanted Javelin!" Atilea activated her first facedown. "This trap allows me to recieve the same number of your monster's attack points to my life points!"
A: 6300
K: 3300
"So what!? You're loosing some anyway!" Kaede shot.
A: 5900
K: 3300
"Not for long." Atilea replied. "Finished?"
"For now." replied Kaede.
"I'm going to play this Continuous Trap! Type Zero Magic Crusher!" Atilea shouted, the machine appeared. "Now, by discarding spell cards from my hand, you loose 500 points of damage for each one!" She pulled out four out of six cards. "Say buh-bye to 2000 points, Grandma!"
A: 5900
K: 1300
"Next, I'm going to play Monster Reborn, to bring back my Gemini Elf!" Atilea cried. "But it won't be staying for long, 'cause I'm gonna sacrifice it to summon the Diva of my deck! Limited Edition DMG!"
Dark Magician Girl appeared and twirled her sceptor, grinning. Atilea smiled at her and she returned it.
Dark Magician Girl: Atk/2000 Def/1700
"So, your stupid Magician's still weaker than my Elf." Kaede reminded her.
"Not for long." replied Atilea. "I'm going to activate my other facedown. I placed it on the field to be safe!" She revealed a spell card. "Malevolent Nuzzler! It increases my DMG's attack by 700 points!"
Dark Magician Girl: Atk/2700 Def/1700
"Dark Sceptor Strike!" commanded Atilea.
A: 5900
K: 0900
"Are you finished?" winced Kaede.
"Yeah." Atilea was completly out of cards and looked wiped. "I am."
"Okay, I'm gonna place one card facedown and summon Mystical Elf in defense mode."
Mystical Elf: Atk/0800 Def/2000
"My draw!" Atilea cried, she smirked. "Perfect."
"Oh no..." groaned Kaede.
"I'm going to equip another card to my DMG! Sword of Dark Destruction!"
Dark Magician Girl: Atk/3100 Def/1500
"Next, I'll destroy your Mystical Elf! Ending my turn!"
"I'm gonna play my facedown! Swords of Revealing Light!" Kaede cried. A wall of swords surronded the DMG Look-a-Like and she scowled. "Next, I'll play Neo the Magic Swordsman in attack mode!"
Neo the Magic Swordsman: Atk/1700 Def/1000
"Then, I'll play my own Monster Reborn! Bringing back my Gemini Elf!" Kaede cried out, smirking.
Gemini Elf: Atk/1900 Def/0900
"Are you done yet?" Atilea demanded.
"Go ahead, brat." Kaede replied shortly.
Atilea drew, "I can't attack, but I can still summon! First, I'll play Pot of Greed! Allowing me to draw two cards! Then, I'm gonna summon Witch of the Black Forest!" a violet haired cloaked girl appeared on the field in defense mode. "Then, I'll play Call of the Haunted!"
Witch of the Black Forest: Atk/1100 Def/1200
"Equiping it to my own Gemini Elf!" Atilea smirked. "Your go, Grandma."
Kaede twitched with anger marks forming above her head before she drew.
"I'll end my turn."
Atilea shrugged while drawing, "Fine with me. I'll summon Neo the Magic Swordsman too."
Neo the Magic Swordsman: Atk/1700 Def/1000
The swords disappeared and Kaede sighed.
"Two Neos and Two Geminis?" she shook her head. "At this rate..." Kaede collapsed to her knees, her hand on the center of her duel disk. "I surrender."
Gasps filled the stadium and Atilea anime-collapsed.
"Look! I know it seems hopeless, but you can't give in if things start lookin' bad!" Atilea hollered, Kaede blinked her light brown eyes. "You're doing great, Kaede, and if you truly want to surrender, I'm not gonna stop ya... But if you believe in yourself and let your heart guide you, you'll become the best that you can be..."
"Who told you that?" Kaede asked.
Atilea smiled softly, "Jaden Yuki. The day we first met at my brother's game shop."
Flashback: 7 Years Ago
"So, this is his gameshop." the eight-year-old Aelita said as she and Atilea entered Duke Devlin's shop. "Duke sure likes flashy stuff."
Both girls were wearing identical outfits of black overall shorts, red shirts, red and black converse hightops, and black baseball caps. Their straight sandy brown hair was identically shoulder length. Atilea was carrying the Moogle plushie in her arms while Aelita held her Green Carbuncle plushie's arm in her hand. They looked around in awe.
"Hey, Ati... are you glad that Mommy and Daddy adopted us?" Aelita asked.
"I'm glad to be outta that orphanage... and yeah. I guess I am. Except the whole Duke annoyed with us thing."
"Hey, I'm gonna go and and get a soda." Aelita declared. "I'll be back shortly. Why don'tcha go and play some games, Atilea?"
"Alright. See ya later, sis!" Atilea cried, rushing off towards the duel arenas. "Wow!"
"Hey! You new here?" a boy's voice exclaimed from behind the bruenette. "I'm Jaden."
A boy wearing a red cap backwards with jeans, a red tee, and a white zipup windbreaker smiled. He looked about nine. Atilea automatically stared at his chocolate brown eyes and felt her face growing warm. His dark brown hair was styled cooly and stopped at his chin.
"Hi... I'm Atilea. Duke Devlin's adopted sister." Atilea said shyly. "Yeah, this is the first time that Duke's allowed me in here."
"Do you have a twin?" Jaden blurted out.
"Yeah, her name's Aelita." nodded Atilea. "Why do you ask?"
"I saw a girl exactly like you, I thought you were her but then I saw your stuffed animal." Jaden explained.
"How old are you?" Atilea asked shyly.
"Nine." Jaden replied. "And you?"
"Eight." Atilea said.
She spotted Aelita across the room talking to a raven haired, dark brown eyed, boy wearing a pair of white pants and a longsleeved white shirt.
"Your brother... what's he like?" Jaden asked.
"Egotistical to some extent." replied Atilea.
"Are you a duelist?" Jaden then said, eyeing a deck holder attached to Atilea's overalls. "'Cause if you are, wanna have a quick match?"
"I am. And, okay. I'll duel you!" said Atilea brightly.
Twenty Minutes Later...
"Hey, it's okay..." Jaden kneeled down next to Atilea. She was on her knees and on the verge of tears. "I know loosing hurts, but if you believe in yourself and let your heart guide you, you'll become the best that you can be..."
End of Flashback:
Jaden turned pink as everyone looked at him like he was insane.
"So, you still wanna quit?" Atilea asked. "Grandma?"
Kaede stood up, "Not a chance!"
A: 5900
K: 0900
"I'm gonna attack your Swordsman with my Elf!" Kaede cried.
A: 5700
K: 0900
"Then, I'll switch my own Swordsman into defense mode!" ended Kaede.
"My go! And this will be the final move!" Kaede nodded slightly. "DMG! Attack her Gemini Elf!" ordered Atilea. "And Kaede?"
"Yeah?" Kaede asked before the final move was made.
"Thanks. For dueling your best." Atilea winked before DMG struck the Elf and the match ended.
A: 5900
K: 0000
"The winner is, Atilea Devlin! She and Kari Maruzakashi will proceed to the first match! The next match is scheduled tommorrow at noon!" Crowler shouted.
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A/N: Wow, double duel chappie. Took me forever! Please point out any mistakes in your review! Stay tuned! Hehe... I sound like a comic book narrarator... Please R&R! No Flamez!
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