"Huh. So that's what the hall looks like. Not surprised.." Angel was at the ceremony for the hall. She knew Crystal was there. She did spot her sister Anzu. She was with her twin kids, Howard and Carter,both 5, watching their father tell a speech about the hall and it's purpose. Angel was sure that among the crowd were the Katsuya, the Bakura and Hirito families. They never really lost touch after these years. Hell, she's sure Mikaru and Kouji are too.

Angel looked around for Crystal. "How freaking hard is it to find a blonde chick with pink a coloring!?" She had to jump up over the crowd to see sometimes. It was annoying but eventually she spotted the twin bunned pink-blonde girl. She ran up to Crystal.

"Hey! Crystal! Got a great offer for you!"

Crystal turned around. "Mazaki?"

"Just call me Angel. Anyway! Wanna join my band?"

"Your band?"

"Yeah. 7 strikes!"

"That sounds alright. Yeah but who else is joining."

"Well there's me and Renzo. And were trying to get Nikoji to join us."

"Nikoji!? In. Totally. In!"

"Sweet! We still need a place to practice through."

"I got it covered. There's a old abandoned warehouse at the docks. We can rock out there."

"Nice. All our bases are covered!"

"Don't we have to wait on Nikoji's responds?"

"Oh damn it!"

Nikoji was walking down the street heading home. His hand carrying his bag over his shoulder and headphones on his head. He had recently died his hair light pink as he hated his band making fun of him being gay. Seriously. It got to the point they had to break point cause their leader was making fun of all his band mates. What a jerk. "Bunch of asses. Well, it was for the best. C'est la vie." He couldn't hear the running footsteps behind him. He suddenly had Renzo on his back. It's not unusual for him to do this since they were friends. It did knock his headphones off his ears though.

"Yo! Nikoji! Opportunity is knocking on your door and I'm the sales man!"

"Opportunity? What are you on about?"

"I'm starting a band with Angie."

"Seriously? Why?"

"Look, we're bored at school. We need something to do besides dueling. Besides it'll be fun."

"And I'm guessing you want me to join you guys. Yeah. No thanks."

"Look, I know you guys broke up for reasons but Angie isn't like that. None of us are."

"Oh really? Last time our lead made fun of everyone."

"I swear. If things get bad, just leave. We won't stop you or anything."

Nikoji looked a Renzo thinking about his offer. He could leave if things get bad. That was the good part. But none of them had any experience with being in a band, that could lead to some arguments. Which are never good. On the other hand, they need someone with experience to help them. The offer was decent enough.

Nikoji sighed. "Alright. I'm in."

"Yes!" Renzo threw his fist in the air in victory. Just as he did he got a text from Angel. He took out his phone and looked at it. "Come over to the docks with Nikoji..if he said yes. I got Crystal and she knows a warehouse we could practice in." He sent a reply saying Nikoji is in and that they are heading there now.

"You don't have plans right now to you?"

"Not really. Why, Renzo?"

"Come on. We gotta meet the other two at the docks."

"Alright."

"Alright Kris. Where's the warehouse you were talking about?"

"Just a little bit farther."

The new group of friends walked along and around the docks. Most of the buildings have been abandoned because of their age. After walking for 10 minutes they find the building. Surprisingly the outside look sturdy and looks new. Angel decided to open the hangar like door and inside shocked them. It was all stable but it was a mess! There were probably people drinking in there due to all the beer cans and broken bottles and countless burger wrappers from burger world.

"Kris...WHAT THE HELL!?"

"I never said it was perfect."

"I thought you meant perfect!?"

"Hey we can clean it up in a day. It's not that hard to do manual labor is it?"

Angel looked back at her new friend. Crystal was not from Domino. She was from America. And to extend to that thought, she's from Oregon state. She's use to helping out her old home with picking up trash and fixing stuff up. But to expect all of them to fix it up..she has got to be kidding.

Renzo spoke up. "Damn, Crystal...How did you even find this place?"

"I was looking for a place to practice anyway. Found this and thought I could fix it up myself, but I guess I found help.

"Help? From us? Are you crazy?"

"Hey. We might be rebels but who said we didn't care for where we worked?"

Nikoji looked around the place. "Well, I gotta say, it's nicer than the place I use to practice in. Kris got a point. Nice place to work, better acoustics, better music, greater chance of getting known. Besides, if we ever held a concert we could fit maybe 200 people in here? More if we fixed the walkway up there and made it bigger and lowered it."

The three other members looked at Nikoji with confused faces. He only sighed that his friends didn't even know the basics of music and how to get at the top. His own father use to own a recording studio. Unfortunately, it's now own by his mother since they divorced. Tragic but Nikoji got over it. "Just, trust me on it."

Angel nodded. "I guess we got work to do guys. Put your bags down and get to work." It was 4 when they started. By the time they ended it was already dark. 7 pm. They never realized it but they got it done. While doing it they were trying to make music themselves. They could recall some of the lyrics Angel sang.

"Tell me where our time went. And if it was time well spend. Just don't let me fall asleep. Feeling empty again."

Renzo couldn't resist what Angel was singing and decided to join in with the next lines. "Cause I feel I might break and I fear I can't take it. Tonight I'll lie awake feeling empty."

"I can feel the pressure! It's getting closer now. We're better off without you!" Angel and Renzo both sang and kept singing while they finished cleaning. Nikoji was imagining a beat in his head and Crystal just listened along to their singing and Nikoji's tapping of his foot. Even if they finished at 7 they had to walk back and look at it. To them it was perfect. They wanted to practice in it but they were too tired out. They all had school in a couple of hours as well. They decided it was time for them to get home and rest. They all headed to the square with the clock in the center of town. From there they split up in two different groups. Crystal and Nikoji went one way and Angel and Renzo another way. Angel and Renzo walked home. They lived next door to each other so they had no problem getting home. Crystal lived by herself in an apartment and Nikoji lives with his father. Angel waved goodnight to Renzo as they went to their home. But to Angel's surprise, in her home where not only Mikaru, Kouji and her mother, but Anzu as well with Yugi and their kids. And Anzu didn't look too happy.

"Ah,shit...what did I do now.." She mumbled under her breath. As soon as she said that her older sister was already in front of her.

"What did you do to your hair?" Anzu asked her with her arms crossed.

"It's called partial hair dye Anz. Ever heard of it?"

"Why would you do that?"

"Because I felt like it!"

"Angel! Stop acting so..so.."

"Rebel? Well yeah! It's who I am. Get use to it!"

"Why can't you be a good girl?"

"I am! Damn! Mind your own business, Anzu!"

"Don't talk to me like that!"

"I said mind your own business!" Angel ran up the stairs to her room. When she entered her room, she slammed the door that Anzu flinched at the noise. Anzu was no longer crossing her arms. She could only looked up the stairs and her eyes were worried. Yugi came over and put an arm on her shoulder to comfort her. He said to giver her time to understand and to forgive her. Time eventually heals all wounds.