Day 3

January 16, 2013

A Morning Introduced To The King of Games

6:30AM - Asuka's Apartment

"Wake up sleepy heads! It's time for school!", Asuka smiled, turning on the lights.

Toppa groaned, covering his face with a pillow as a means to cover his eyes from the light.

"Wait... Where's J?"

"Huh?"

Asuka pointed at the empty bed that belonged to J.

"Maybe J gets up early? He may like to get himself prepared for ridiculous things like walking super early to school.", Sho moaned, scratching his eyes to get the sand off of them.

"No... J would wait for me. At least, right now...", Toppa then said, gasping and jumping out of bed, changing his clothes and getting ready in under 10 seconds. Asuka gasped at how rapid he got.

"Do you think... J felt uncomfortable here already and left?", Sho then asked curiously.

"Wait... There's a note.", Toppa muttered, picking up the note on J's bed.

The note read:

Hello there, Bashin Toppa... Tenjouin Asuka.

For Ms. Tenjouin, I am Smile. I finally had the chance to steal you and Bashin's smiles and place them onto me. I have Sawaragi in the cheapest, sleaziest love hotel in town. If you want him back alive, come here without your Battle Spirits cards (so we don't get arrested for illegal dueling) and send in Ms. Tenjouin's Duel Monsters deck for me to have so I can finally become King of Games.

-Smile

"Smile...", Toppa said, biting his lips in a mix of rage and a desperate worried expression.

"You know him, Toppa?", Sho asked.

"He was a Batosupi player we knew back from when we were much younger. J was brainwashed by this guy... as well as an evil organization back in my hometown. And now he wants to be the King of Games. But using J as a hostage just to get a simple Duel Monsters deck... That is a new low...", Toppa then exclaimed.

"Oh God... Well, I should come with you then. I gotta see this freak for myself.", Asuka then nodded.

"Me too! I'll go wake up Judai and Jim as well... Richard as well since he's your bodyguard, and all...", Sho muttered as he ran off.

"Oh god... J...", Toppa began to mutter to himself in worry.

8:00AM - Hotel Aiba: The sleaziest and cheapest love hotel in town

J woke up bound to a bed in handcuffs and wearing only his undergarments and his cape.

"Took you long enough to wake up... J.", a man with long dirty blonde locks greased in a ridiculous haircut smiled. His creepy gold eyes looked down on him.

"Smile... What have you done?", J asked with a glare, looking up at him.

"Oh nothing... I'm taking advantage of your biggest fan's one weakness. Once I play around with you, even if Toppa got here, it'll be too late."

"Why didn't you do that while I was still asleep? You had the time to strip me... You may as well done everything else.", J then snarked sarcastically. Smile was so stupid.

"YOU LITTLE...", Smile hissed before breathing in as to not strangle him, "Kehehe... You're always the smart kid back where you lived, weren't you?"

"Yeah. I wasn't expecting you in Domino City of all places, you know. I thought you were going to stay where it was safe."

"How about I put you back to sleep? You're sounding like the type that'll bite already, and that just ruins the fun if you do...", Smile hissed as he took out the chloroform.

J moaned in discomfort as Smile gagged him with the handkerchief in his hand.

"Ehehe... Maybe making you stay awake for this would be a bad idea...", Smile snarled, ripping the rest of J's clothes off as J slowly fell into unconcsciousness.

"Smile!", Toppa hissed.

"To...ppa..."

J's eyes finally closed as Smile looked at Toppa.

"I'm a little disappointed that you guys got early. You really love that J Sawaragi... I told you I was going to steal your smiles and place them on me...Kehehe...", Smile grinned devilishly as he looked at Toppa's disgusted expression.

"You were going to drug and rape him?", Asuka then growled.

"I told you... I was going to steal J's smiles. After all... J makes Toppa smile.", Smile grinned as he took out a gun.

"Smile... Don't do this...", Judai then said.

"Oh... So Toppa brought friends as well as Ms. Asuka? Well this is interesting... So we're having a party?", Smile asked.

"We're just here to give you Ms. Tenjouin's deck.", Sho muttered.

"I guess I forgot to add on that note... I wanted NO ONE else to come with you two...", Smile groaned as he aimed the gun at Toppa's head.

"That's not fair at all!", Jim hissed.

"Kehehe... I'm not fair at all..."

"Then you're going to love me..."

J was drugged, so he couldn't see it... and Smile wasn't looking behind him... but everyone else gasped in awe as Yugi Mutou was behind him. He had a crazy look in his red eyes, like he was possessed by a devil or something.

"It's the King of Games...", Asuka, Sho, Jim, and Judai gasped.

"the King... of Games?", Toppa asked.

"I dueled him before and I lost to him. He's the best duelist around...", Judai gulped.

"Ah..."

"But I thought he didn't have the Millenium Puzzle anymore...", Judai muttered.

Toppa then saw the golden pyramid hanging from a chain necklace.

"It's a good luck charm that helps him win duels.", Sho smiled.

"Ah... So it's like J and I's pendants...", Toppa smiled.

"I guess so..."

"Picking on the weak to get a Duel Monster's deck... Now I don't know which is low. Tell you what: How about we play Batosupi... But it'll be a Shadow Batosupi game..."

"Fine by me..."

Smile and Yugi surprisingly disappeared in the shadows.

Toppa ran to unchain J and carry him out of the hotel room.

"I hope Yugi knows the rules to Batosupi...", Jim muttered.

"No worries. If he's the King of Games, he'll be quick to know the rules to Batosupi despite his favorite card game being Duel Monsters.", Toppa smiled.

They ran off unaware of what was to happen next.

9:30AM - Asuka's Classroom

"I'm so sorry I am late, everyone!", Asuka cried, being followed by Toppa and J.

It was Daichi that replaced her.

"Ms. Tenjouin, can you explain your tardiness. You came in at the same time as Toppa and J.", Misawa analyzed.

"I..."

"Ms. Tenjouin car broken down and Toppa and I helped her get to class.", J said casually.

"You're lucky Ms. Tenjouin is keeping your hides safe from the authority for your illegal Batosupi playing.", Misawa noted.

"How did you..."

"The rest of the class told me. I am a substitute teacher, am I not correct? I should know some things", Misawa grinned.

"Hey! You shouldn't but your head into other people's business, Misawa. That's not very smart of you or be you, you know.", Richard grimaced.

"Richard Slysheen... Why did you drop out of Duel Academy, anyway. I didn't want you to turn out like me and follow a smart person around... Especially a smart and beautiful woman like Ms. Tenjouin.", Misawa noted.

"How dare you look at Ms. Tenjouin that way! You're not Kaiser Ryo!", Richard hissed.

"Richard... I am complementing your status as Ms. Tenjouin's doormat. And besides, Mr. Slysheen... She only sees Mr. Marufuji as a friend.", Misawa grimaced.

Misawa left the classroom for Asuka to resume her lesson.

2:00PM - Schoolyard

"I can't believe that guy!"

"Who was he, Ms. Tenjouin?", Toppa asked.

"Mr. Misawa... or Dr. Misawa... was a classmate of mine. He dropped out of Duel Academy to study math and science, but... The memories I had of him weren't that great.", Asuka muttered.

"It's a really small world, after all... What's he doing in Domino City?"

"I don't know... but I'm not a huge fan of it...", Asuka sighed.

"Let's not get mad at Misawa. He's not that bad of a guy.", Judai smiled.

"THERE THEY ARE! GET THEM!"

Asuka and Judai turned to see cops running towards them.

Asuka looked at Toppa and J.

"Who told them?!", Toppa gasped freaking out.

"Either way, let's get the Hell out of here!", Judai groaned as he pushed the kids away, as a means of helping them run away.

"Is that Judai Yuki? Why is he helping them get away?! They'll ruin the world of Duel Monsters as we know it!", a cop asked freaking out.

4:00PM - Asuka's Apartment

Asuka panted.

"We're screwed... J and Toppa were caught playing Battle Spirits...", Sho said, having a scared freakout.

"Who would tell anyo... Tyranno...", Jim muttered as he hissed under his breath.

"Tyranno?"

"He went out to get a breather... but I heard him talking to someone."

Judai and Sho looked at each other, looking both hurt.

"Why would he do this to us?! I was thinking about learning Batosupi from them...", Judai muttered in a saddened shock.

"Wait... Judai... You'll get arrested too!", Asuka gasped.

"I know. But you know what J said? You can't be the next King of Games if you only know Duel Monsters... Let's see if we can get Toppa and J to teach us!", Judai smiled.

Asuka looked at their rooms. They were closed.

"J... Toppa... Can we talk?"

"No way! Someone sold us out! If we get out, the cops may get here!", Toppa began sobbing.

J remained silent.

"Judai wants to learn Batosupi..."

Toppa stayed silent.

"But he'll get in trouble... Is he serious?", J asked worriedly.

"I'm pretty sure you heard me in there...", Judai said with a smile.

They opened the door slowly with reluctance. Asuka and Judai gasped.

"What?", Sho muttered for a moment before suddenly realizing it.

Toppa and J were wearing Obelisk Blue uniforms.

"What are you doing?!", Asuka gasped.

"It's disguises... So that way we can continue going to class.

Asuka saw J covering his skirt embarrassingly.

"When we get to class tomorrow, say we're Maaya Kurenai and Jun Shiragami.", Toppa said with a smile, "We both have pretty girly voices anyway, so it shouldn't be that big of a deal."

"That's strange coming from a kid as openly loud and masculine as you.", Asuka laughed.

"And where did you find those uniforms?!", Jim blushed.

"There were in Ms. Tenjouin's room, and trying them out."

Sho blushed at Asuka, "I guess you can still fit in them."

Asuka and Toppa gulped, "What does that supposed to mean?"

"Anyway... I think it will be better to get 'homeschooled'. Don't you agree J?", Jim pointed out.

"Right. Even with a disguise, everyone can know it's us eventually.", J sighed.

6:00PM - Manjyome's Office

"We've spotted the boys. They are with Yuki Judai and Tenjouin Asuka. We have no idea of where they went.", an officer said bowing to them.

"WHAT?! You mean you haven't followed them?! Don't you at least know where either one of them live?"

"Umm..."

"Idiots! Who hired you?!"

"We at least know that they go to school with Ms. Tenjouin.", someone muttered, pointing out they at least made some success.

"Ah... Asuka...", Manjyome sighed.

"In other news. We arrested a Batosupi player...", An officer said, revealing Smile's unconscious body.

"Get him to a hospital... He looks sick!", Manjyome gasped in horror.

Smile looked depraved of water and food, almost dead.

"I'm fine... Kehehe...", Smile said... except he no longer was smiling. He was forever frowning.

"Oh my God...", Manjyome gasped in horror.

"And your 'King of Games'? He also was playing Batosupi...", Smile looked down. He tried to grin, but it hurt his face so he frowned harder, and blood spewed out of his mouth. He was coughing more of it out of his body before collapsing on the ground.

"Aren't you guys going to do anything?!", Manjyome then gasped in awe.

"No, sir... He's a Bat-"

"What is wrong with you people?! Has everyone gone insane in here?! Get him a doctor now!", Manjyome hissed.

9:00PM - Domino Hospital

"Smile is dead, Officer Manjyome...", A nurse murmured in sadness.

"That guy had some crucial information... So the King of Games is playing illegal card games? This is interesting... I may have to let you guys temporarily forget about J and Toppa for a while and deal with the King of Games..."

"But sir! Emperor Mokuba...", a cop muttered.

"Don't you 'But sir' me! Yugi Mutou is breaking our laws! This'll be big news for people that want him dead... Especially Seto Kaiba.", Manjyome growled.

11:00PM - Asuka's Apartment

"Asuka... I'm scared... First day of homeschooling is tomorrow... And your job..."

"I handed it over to Misawa. For once, he is a convenience...", Asuka smiled, turning to see J.

"Ms. Tenjouin...", J smiled nervously.

"Sho, Richard, and Jim will help us get money to go to America or Australia. They'll let us be free and play any card game we want...", Asuka smiled as she looked at him.

"What about food or shelter?!", J asked in worry.

"Everything will be fine. Trust me. If worse comes to worse, we can always stowaway on a boat.", Asuka smiled nervously at J.

"You really thought bringing us into your apartment was a good idea?", J asked her in a look of depression and self-loathing.

"Yes! I don't want to see you rot in jail! You guys are still young!", Asuka began to sob, hugging him tenderly.

"Ms. Tenjouin... You're risking everything. Why are you doing this, for us?"

Asuka looked down, "Because a fellow duelist would do the same!"

Asuka let go of J and he was astonished.

"Will Toppa and I ever get out of this biased world? I would have taken everyone into the Isekai World... but they took out Navis and so we can't do that.", J muttered looking down.

"Isekai... World?"

"It's an alternate world where the monsters actually come alive. I know you Duelists already have holographs. The same can apply for us Batosupi players.", J then muttered to Asuka.

"Ah..."

"We can also escape the real world this way.", J then smiled, "Well... if we can at the moment."

Asuka nodded. This was interesting news to her.

"Now, house arrest sounds like Hell... but it'll have to do for now. I don't want you to be tortured by those cops just because of the card games you play...", Asuka noted as she smiled at him.

"I understand. Good night, Asuka. Sleep tight.", J muttered as he walked back to his room.