Chapter 2: A Break in the War
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the following details in my story; characters and places from Yu-gi-oh, characters and places from DNAngel, Old Navy, etc.
It was weird. I had only just met these people, and they were trying to help me. "So, Miyuki," Daisuke started, putting a hand to his red hair and scratching his head. "Hm?" I responded. "Since you don't remember anything, does that mean you don't have a place to stay?" he asked, turning to me. We walked in silence as I thought about this. 'Well... I can't remember anything. But... I don't want to be a burden...' we came to an intersection and stopped. They all were waiting to hear my reply. "... I suppose not. But I don't want to trouble anyone." I turned toward the park and saw that we were heading towards a small game shop. "You wouldn't be a burden to any of us. Believe me even Kaiba was worried when you got pulled into the hospital." Yugi said, with a warm smile. I assumed Kaiba was the rude brown haired kid I saw in the hospital. "Besides, we can't just leave you out on the streets." Daisuke said, with a goofy grin. When we entered the game shop, I saw an old man behind the counter. He looked similar to Yugi, but he wore a maroon bandana on the top of his head, and his hair was gray. "Hello, Yugi!" he said, cheerily. His violet eyes turned to me almost immediately. "So, your the girl that everyone was so concerned about? You look like you took a nasty fall." he commented. I became slightly self conscious about my appearance. My overalls had tears on the knees and sides of my legs, and my navy blue long sleeve had been frayed beyond repair. The shoes I was wearing probably weren't mine, since they were the only things not demolished that I was wearing. "I don't think that you have had new clothes in a while." Satoshi said monotonously. I turned a faint shade of red at this comment. "Oh! Where are my manners? My name is Muto, Solomon. Yours would be...?" I paused, as I tried to remember. Apparently I had a hard time remembering things. "Her name is Yamamoto, Miyuki." Daisuke said. Solomon nodded, keeping his eyes on me the whole while. "Well, the first order of business would be to get you some new clothes." he walked around the counter to a door at the back of the shop. "Mia! Could you come down here for a minute?" he shouted up the stairs. He came around in front of the counter. "Mia is my daughter, and also Yugi's mother." Solomon explained. The four of us turned to see a middle aged woman come down the stairs. She had reddish hair and it came down to about the bottom of her ears. "Yes? You asked for me?" Mia had a nice figure, and the salmon dress she wore showed it well. "Yes, yes, I would like you to help Miyuki here pick out some new clothes." Solomon gestured to me as he spoke. Mia smiled and nodded. "Sure. I'll be sure to help." she grabbed a light, white colored jacket. "Come on then." Mia cocked her head to the side, and walked out the door. The four of us, Yugi, Satoshi, Daisuke, and I, followed shortly after.
We soon came across an 'Old Navy'. Mia started over there and we followed suit. As soon as we entered the store, who else should we run into the brown haired Kaiba, Seto. From my first encounter with him, I had not gotten a sense of a good side with him. "Yugi. I was hoping to run into you." he looked from Yugi, to me. Of all the people, someone he just met in the damned morning. "And... the girl from hell." Kaiba paused and closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he stared at the whole group of us. "I thought I should let you know, I am holding a duel monsters tournament in a month. I want Yugi and this girl-" "Miyuki. Call me Miyuki for now." I interrupted his oh so interesting speech (rolls eyes). He looked at me coldly, and continued, "Alright then. I was going to ask the two of you to participate in my tournament." he closed his eyes and turned so his back was facing us. "Since Miyuki has no memory, I was thinking that Yugi could teach her, and then the both of you could compete in the tournament for the title of 'King of Games'." Kaiba turned his head so we could see his right blue eye from an angle. "I'll give you three days to make a deck and get trained, Miyuki. Just hope that you learn these things quickly." with that, he exited the store. Mia looked at us completely confused. "Okay, then. Let's get you some clothes, Miyuki." she walked off, to the woman's section. Yugi and I looked at each other and shrugged. "We should focus on the clothes for now. The cards can wait a bit." I said. The boys nodded, and Satoshi wrote down some notes into a small notebook, and put it in his shirt pocket.
"Here are some ideas." Mia said, pulling down various blue and black items from the racks. "You could go with a shirt and a skirt," I winced at the thought. "a shirt and capris," I wasn't much happier as I crossed my arms across my chest. "a shirt and pants, or a dress." she finished. I answered, "Shirt and pants. No contest there." "Why so?" Daisuke asked me. I turned toward him with a slight red. "I feel self conscious when others see my legs." I looked down. 'Was I like this before?' I asked myself. "Oh." he blushed, as if he was the one who was asked. I browsed the racks and found an outfit that I liked. "How about this one?" I asked. Mia took a look and said, "Try it on." I entered the changing room and put on said blue and black outfit. When I came out, "What do you think?" I asked, turning around so they could get a good look. They all smiled, even Satoshi. The outfit consisted of a blue shirt with black sleeves and a black raven across the front, the back had a yellow pattern of a circle with three lines branching downwards. There was a black sash on top of a pair of black stretch jeans, along with a blue mini skirt on top of them that reached down to my mid thigh. "Looks like we have our outfit for ya." Daisuke said with a thumbs up and a smile.
As Mia was purchasing the outfit, along with a red version, a girl with long black hair, a tan, and a long off white robe that reached her ankles come up to me. "Ma'am. I would like you to have this." I turned and took the black box she handed to me. It was flat, and the sides were about six inches long. "What is this?" I asked her. She closed her eyes and smiled. "When you find the other two, you will know." I looked at her in confusion. "Just so you know though, for one thing this is free." she paused, then opened her eyes. "Second, this is only a break in the war. Once the tournament starts, the fight will continue." with that she walked off. I didn't have too much time to think about what she said. 'What war?' I thought to myself on our way to the game shop. 'I guess I'll find out at the start of the tournament.' When we reached the doorway, Satoshi and Daisuke headed home, and Yugi and I entered. We only had three days. There was a lot to get done in the 'break in the war'.