Eyes That See The Truth

While most duels were happening relatively fairly within the bounds of 'Battle City', there were a few locations where it was not so. Areas in the darker regions of districts where slightly 'higher risk' antes, or even in 'not so dark' regions, not that they'd encountered such a thing just yet. For the moment, that was what he and his sister were dealing with as they made their way around town though, with the chauffeur on call for if they picked something up too far away. Walking along the road right now though, disqualifying or even just 'defeating' (And thereby eliminating) anyone who broke the rules was all that mattered... Particularly since as soon as Seto turned the corner, most of the duelists scattered like shocked rats for fear of being knocked out of the of the many advantages of being a 'Kaiba, Mokuba supposed with a shrug, running a good number of feet ahead of his sister. No 'traffic' to deal with. The boy grinned as he followed the 'blip' on his slate's map, the two siblings currently tracking down what was apparently a counterfeit card user. It could be a glitch of course; the newer cards had habits of giving 'false positives', but it couldn't hurt to check to see if the 'Diamond Dragon' was fake or not. Now then... Where...

'Look... I'll give you a choice,' a gruff voice muttered in the distance, Mokuba blinking as he approached the alley way entrance. 'Either give me a card of equal value to my Diamond Dragon,' the man growled, 'Pay me the 100,000 yen difference, or get beaten so bad that you'll never duel again!' Oh well that one sounded a little harsh...

'P-Please,' a second voice begged, audibly choking on their tears. 'This is the best card I have, please don't-'

The first voice merely growled angrily in response, volume raising considerably as Mokuba sighed. 'I'M GONNA BREAK YOUR DAMN FINGERS!'

Well... They found him. -FWEEEEEEEEEEEET!-

Mokuba turned into the alley way, blowing hard on the whistle around his neck with narrowed eyes. "Hold it right there," he shouted, moving the slate in his hands to the side. Okay... So obviously while they were moving, the 'counterfeiter' won...

Said counterfeiter turned, a scowl clearly visible on his face as the second duelist huddled on the ground. "W-What the.." The first man turned, eyes narrowing as Mokuba stared him down. "Gh... What do you want brat?"

Brat? Tch! He wasn't some 'brat'! Nonetheless he smirked, stowing his slate in his bag and moving toward the two. "Hehehe... Battle City's Steering Committee Chairman," he announced, crossing his arms for a moment as the smirk grew. "In other words," Mokuba continued somewhat proudly, "The one whose job is to settle any disputes that come up during the tournament!" The boy snatched the ante cards that the duelists were gripping, looking them over and shaking his head. "Now then, lets see what this is about," he muttered with a sigh. Hahhh... "Ante trouble is the biggest problem in this tournament so far," he continued under his breath, looking over the cards before turning back to the two duelists. "I'll settle this as the neutral party, alright? Now..." The boy glanced over the cards, holding them between his fingers. Diamond Dragon in one hand, 'Air Eater' in another... Hmp! "First off," Mokuba decided after a moment, "It's forbidden to change the ante at your demand after a duel!" Not that the guy in front of him appeared to care, given his scowl... "In addition," he added with a frown and narrowing his eyes, "It's against the rules to bet for money..." Yet another thing that this duelist didn't care about. "Hmp... Honestly," he muttered, shaking his head. "These two cards are of equal rarity anyways, this is more than enough! There's no reason to fight of a 'better match'!"

Evidently, the rather brawny duelist thought otherwise, instead clenching his fists and walking over from where he'd given his former opponent a near beating. "Gh... You wanna die kid," he growled, Mokuba raising his eyebrows in response. "Then don't mess with MY RULES!" His rules?

"You sad, pathetic little man," a well disguised voice growled, the two duelists in the alley turning at the sound. Ohohoh... He'd really screwed himself there... Mokuba smirked as his sister came around the corner, the woman's eyes narrowed darkly as the other duelist paled. "When you threaten my brother, you threaten the entirety of Kaiba Corporation," she spat, briefcase held tightly at her side as she scowled. "You'd better be prepared for the consequences, trash..."

"K-K-..." The duelist continued to pale, choking on his words as he stumbled backward. "Kaiba Seto..."

"Hehehe..." Too late now..~ "You've really done it this time," Mokuba said with a grin, sister standing somewhat in front of the boy as he continued on. "You could have just taken your ante and left," he said with a sigh, giving a mock shrug as the duelist tensed. "But now..? Hehehe..." He had to say, he would enjoy this... "Nii-sama's rules are much worse than mine," he continued, shaking his head as the smirk grew. "It's out of my hands now! By the way... Nii-sama," the boy added, handing one of the ante cards up as his sister blinked. "Here; this guy's ante," he stated, watching as his sister looked over the card and put her briefcase down.

"'Diamond Dragon'," she muttered, crossing her arms somewhat as she held the card loosely. "Hn!" The woman narrowed her eyes, looking over the card in distaste before turning her attentions to its owner. "I have thirty-six of these..." Wait, she had thirty six of the same card..? He'd thought that all the cards in the briefcase were different though... "I'm shocked that you can even think of demanding so much for a card like this," the woman said with a smirk, before tearing it easily in two.

"Y..." The duelist paled, eyes wide as the rare card's two halves were tossed to the ground. "You shit... What the hell did you do to my card!"

Seto's smirk grew, the woman crossing her arms as she stared the man down. "Please... You wouldn't have gotten this card back anyways," she muttered, duel disk already in place on her arm as she moved closer. "Because I'm challenging you to a duel right now..." Which she would win, because... No one could do otherwise. (Except for Yugi... But he wasn't mentioning that.) "And for my ante," Seto added, Mokuba taking the woman's briefcase from the side. "This," she shouted, her brother clicking the case open in an instant to reveal the stacks and stacks of cards within. "An entire case of rare cards!"

Evidently, the loss of Hyouzanryu was nothing compared to this... But that was only expected really. "W-Woah," the duelist muttered, stumbling forward to stare at the cards in shock. Besides the old ones that had been collected, Seto had been working on adding to it. Sure, they wouldn't be in a deck... But the game was a matter of collecting and trading... Not to mention a good investment for when they went out of print. "These... These are all mine..!" Hey hey... Don't get ahead of yourself! "I just need to beat you..?"

Psh! If he could even get a scratch in he'd be amazed. "Heh! My brother isn't stingy," Mokuba said with a snort, shaking his head as he closed the case back up. "You win," he continued as he dragged the case to the side, "And he'll keep his word," the boy said loudly.

"Consider it compensation for your 'Diamond Dragon'," Seto drawled, an odd smile still in place as she crossed her arms. The duelist turned, swallowing as the taller continued to stare him down. "In fact," she added, the smirk growing darker, "Why don't you take all the cards you like from that case to use in the duel now..?"

As many- Wait what? Mokuba blinked, the duelist doing the same before running back toward the case. A-Ack-! He opened it up, watching with a raised eyebrow as the teen dug into the cards with a greedy grin in place. "Errrr..." H-Hey, those had all been organized..! All the ritual cards were getting mixed in with the fusion monsters, ahhhhhh...

And of course this jerk didn't care, simply switching out as many as possible from his deck with a manic expression in place. "All... All these cards..." That was great, that was really great... Mokuba pulled a face, shaking his head before glancing over at Seto.

Just what was his sister doing, he wondered, frowning as a few more cards were dropped before the unnamed duelist finally found his deck 'ready'. The boy watched as the two duelists took their positions, closing up the case again with a swallow before moving behind his sister. "Remember," Seto said calmly, eyes narrowing further. "You lose," she stated with a grin, "And I take all these cards back... Understand?" Her opponent nodded, a smug grin that quite clearly said he expected a win in place. "And to raise the stakes even more," the woman continued, eyes narrowing darkly, "Let me tell you a secret. In my deck I have something called a 'God Card'," she explained, opponent blinking with the mention. "A card so unbelievably rare and powerful, that I wouldn't sell it for 50 billion yen..." H-Hey, she wasn't about to use that was she? ...Was she? "Just for now," Seto stated, Mokuba raising his eyebrows again as he was proven wrong, "I'll make that card my ante. Is that clear?"

You could almost hear the sounds of money exchanging in this guy's head... The look on his face was caught somewhere in shock and awe as soon as Seto said 'fifty billion'..! "F-Fifty," he repeated, choking on his words. "Hah... Haha... I'll hold you to it," he said with a grin, eyes wide as Mokuba again looked at his sister. "Hehehe... LET'S DUEL!"

"Hnhnhnhnhn..." E-Ehhhh... She was laughing, that wasn't good...

He could guess fairly quickly what was about to happen when he saw his sister get that look after all..!

Which was really pretty good in hindsight he decided, because if he hadn't have plugged his ears, that scream would have been really loud.

"Hnhnhnhnhn..." Getting the rare cards back from the scum in the alleyway and replacing them in the case had been quick and easy after the 'duel' had finished... If it could be called that. Seto chuckled as they left the alley, briefcase again in hand with her duel-disk primed for another duel. The power of 'God' was an incredible thing, to say the least. A power that she held in the deck at her side just now, a fact that was almost unbelievable in itself, she thought with a chuckle. 'God'... Hnhnhnhnhn... And in addition to that, there were two others, which she would be finding in moments. Osiris and Ra... Those two cards... Once they were hers, her deck would truly be complete! A deck that none would walk away from unbowed, that none would escape...

Including him, she added mentally, a short breeze passing by with that thought. A dark smirk came on her face as the idea persisted, before falling as she walked along the street with her brother. This tournament... She knew that Yugi would be there... That sooner or later they would end up facing off, a thing that she was personally looking forward to... But what about that blond? The woman's eyes narrowed further, Seto almost stopping for a moment as they continued down the road. "...Mokuba," she finally said after a few moments, the boy looking up from where he was skimming the stats on his slate. He was obviously 'in', given that he hadn't shown up for work... Despite all idiocy, the moron was at least punctual. But if she could at least keep him from getting too far without actually having to hunt him down and eliminate him herself... "...What's Jonouchi's current position in this tournament?"

Mokuba blinked, staring a few moments before answering. "Katsuya-nii's," he asked, the term no longer gaining a wince as it had months before. She honestly couldn't be bothered with caring about that any more... "Ahhh... Hn..." The boy turned back to the slate, tapping a few things on the touch screen as Seto looked back to the street. "Let's see... Ah! Wow..." ...Wow..? "He's already got four cards," he said with a grin, holding the slate up for her to see. "This is incredible, that's more than even Yugi!"

H-Hang on... Four..! The woman paled, turning to look at the screen in shocked silence. Impossible... That was impossible, tt was only eleven o'clock! "Nii-sama," Mokuba asked, pulling the slate back as he looked up at his sister, "Do you want an update on Yugi as well?"

The woman shook her head, swallowing as she turned back. Four cards... He was effectively in the final rounds of the preliminaries..! "No," she said rather quickly, mentally shaking herself before going on. "I know he'll be at the finals one way or another... I don't need an update on him..." Yugi's success was to be expected... As to how Jonouchi was beating Yugi... Tch... Three cards in addition to his own, how the hell... "Hnn... How did he get that many this quickly," she muttered, narrowing her eyes. Really, how-

The answer evidently, was quite obvious... An answer that hadn't occured to her mostly because most weren't stupid enough to do it. "Ah... Well, according to this," her brother stated, "He only dueled once..." Mokuba tapped a few more things on the screen, skimming it over before looking up with a shrug. "Esper 'Roba, Tamashi', who apparently forfeited the tournament after his loss," the boy added, shaking his head. "There's no rule against giving more than the agreed ante after all, since it's a matter of free will instead of extortion... I guess he just didn't want to fight anymore..." 'Didn't want to fight'..? Honestly... What kind of moron quit after only losing once..!

"...Hn..." The woman narrowed her eyes, teeth grinding in aggravation. This wasn't good... The closer that idiot got... ...Damn it... "Mokuba," she said after a few moments, the boy blinking in response as he looked up from his slate again. "Make sure you keep an eye on his disk's location, understand?"

Again the boy blinked, raising his eyebrows. "On his disk..?" The boy nodded, frowning somewhat but tapping the screen nonetheless with a shrug. "Alright nii-sama... If you say so..." Good, she thought with a mental sigh, before turning the next corner.

After all, if she was going to keep that idiot from dying, she mind as well know where he was.

As to where that was... It was a street-side ramen stand overlooking the sea. More specifically, a yatai stall, with the seats for customers being the bench at the side and all payment being given up-front to prevent 'eat-and-run' problems. In all honesty though, despite the modesty of the source of their lunch, Keiichi had to feel at least somewhat grateful for the free meal.

Even if there were only a few choices on the menu. "Extra large pork ramen," Jonouchi ordered with a grin, Keiichi looking at the menu beside him. Beef, egg, fish... On the way there, talking had effectively been built up out of sheer awkwardness to say the least. After all... When there was nothing to start with but dueling and food, there wasn't much else to go on. Of course, about half way there, numbers had been exchanged as well... For reasons mostly pertaining to not waiting for another Battle City to talk but... Well, besides that, the conversation was mostly made up of them insulting each other.

All in good fun of course. Though there had been a conversation on booster packs at one point, which ended with him 'bragging' about how his friend back home was effectively the Goddess of Chance when it came to finding good cards inside. But back to the present now... Ramen. Which one... The last time he went to a stall he'd ended up just getting chicken and... ...Ah, what the hell. "Ditto for me," he decided after a moment, the stand cook nodding in response to the order.

"Just a few moments then!" The cook turned to face the large pots of boiling water, grabbing a few bowls and ingredients as he prepared the orders. "So... Jonouchi," he added, looking at the blond as the teen fished out his payment, "This guy a friend of yours?" Since when was he 'this guy'..?

The blond grinned, nodding as Keiichi momentarily stared at the cooking food. "Heheh... Yep! All th' way from Osaka," he added, the teen beside him frowning somewhat in response.

"Oi oi," he muttered, crossing his arms, "I can talk for myself!" The blond merely ignored him, listening as the stand owner began laughing.

"Hahaha! Osaka ahh?" Keiichi nodded, leaning somewhat on the stand's counter as the ingredients were mixed together in each bowl. "Haha! I have a friend in Osaka," he said with a grin, turning to his customers with a laugh. "A nice place isn't it?"

Osaka in general? ...Eh... When you lived there all your life... He shrugged, watching as the water and noodles were dumped into both bowls. Hn... Smelled pretty good. "It's alright..."

There was a split second of silence as Jonouchi looked at him with raised eyebrows, the cook merely laughing even louder in response. "Hah! I get the same answer from him!" Understandable... 'He' also lived there apparently. "Now then..." The stand owner passed over two large steaming bowls, both boys grabbing them before the cook continued. "Here you are," he said with a grin, "Two extra large pork ramen! You two... You're in that tournament aren't you," he asked, the pair nodding in response before watching the cook drop a few things into the bowls. "Hah! In that case," the man said with a laugh, his customers staring at the extra beef he'd dropped in, "An extra slice from me, on the house!"

"H-Heehhh," Jonouchi shouted in response, staring at the cook with wide eyes. "You... Ahhh, you're th' best!"

"Ah-" Extra beef..! "Thanks!" Sweet! The two boys pulled their bowls over and sat at the bench, snapping their chopsticks apart and grabbing a mouthful of noodles to dig in. Gh- Briefly the teen choked, face reddening somewhat as the steam hit his face from the bowl. Damn it was hot... All the same though he decided, going in for another bite. This ramen... "Huh... This is pretty good," he said with a nod, eyebrows raised. Really good actually...

Jonouchi nodded, smirking as he turned from his own food. "Hehehe... Yep! I used t' come here a lot," he continued, grabbing another bite of noodles before going on. "I figure it's quick, an' not too far off th' main street, so I'll be able t' get right back t' duelin' when we finish!" Right back on track huh...

He nodded, slurping another mouthful of noodles in. "Not a bad idea..." Not bad at all actually... "Thanks for the food by the way," he added, shrugging somewhat as he turned back to the blond. "Saves me from buying a crappy train lunch..." Which was especially crappy with the pass it seemed...

"Hehehe, I hear yah," the blond said in response, still grinning as Keiichi blinked. He... He did? ...Didn't look like the kind of guy to take train trips but... Well, what ever... Keiichi glanced at the blond's jacket, eyes narrowing momentarily as he recalled the main reason he hadn't just brushed the guy off. A few tears, scuff marks... Even a bit of ash from where Psycho Shocker's attack had 'apparently' hit, slightly smudged on the teen's dogtags from being wiped off.

But those hadn't been there before... None of those marks had- "So how'd you hear about th' tournament," Jonouchi asked, the Osakan blinking in response. How did-

What- Seriously? He was asking that..? He shrugged, swallowing another mouthful of noodles as he leaned back on the bench. "Eh... Honestly," he admitted, shaking his head, "I was just playing a few rounds of duel monsters with a friend from school when I got this text about a tournament here... Same friend I mentioned earlier actually," the Osakan added, glancing at Jonouchi before continuing. "Until I got home and found the ad in the duelist's magazine," he continued, "I had no clue what it was talking about really..." Nothing wrong with sharing that much he supposed...

Though getting a text from Haga was one of the weirdest and scariest things to happen since... Ever. Particularly after he'd found him outside the hotel that morning... Shihhhhhh... Jonouchi blinked, raising his eyebrows before shrugging. "Huh... I only found out 'cause Yugi told me," he muttered, going back to his ramen again. Well, seeing how it was likely that only the people who read the magazine realized there was even a tournament... And how the guy hadn't even realized that Pegasus Crawford was dead...

The teen shrugged, going back to his ramen and shaking his head. Eh, how they got there wasn't important really... "Well, not like it matter's much now... At least I got Serpent Night Dragon back," he added, thinking back to the card with a smirk before shuddering. Speaking of that card... Oh god, if he'd lost that... She would have slaughtered him...

"Oi, that r'minds me..." Keiichi blinked, turning as Jonouchi again paused in his eating. "What made y' enter in th' first place," he asked, looking at the teen. "A money deal? Cards?"

What, the ante..? ...Well... "Psh!" He snorted, shaking his head before shrugging again. "Kind of," he muttered, swallowing another mouthful of noodles and beef. Ante was good and all, but there was more to it. "Mostly I wanted to see what was such a big deal about the tournament, and tell my friend what the city looked like... Also to get Haga off my back," he muttered as an after thought, narrowing his eyes. That guy had frightening stalking talents...

"...Haga," Jonouchi repeated, the Osakan groaning in response. Oh great, he heard that part...

"Ugh... Don't ask," he moaned, shaking his head. "As it is," Keiichi continued with a sigh, "I'm probably going to be going through hell keeping him away from my Kendo meets..."

Again the blond blinked, eyebrows raised as he looked up from his bowl. "Wait... ...You... You take kendo," he asked, staring somewhat incredulously. Eh... Of course he did... It was that or baseball, which he hated...

"What... You thought I spent all my time playing Duel Monsters," he asked, raising an eyebrow as he was responded with silence. "...Seriously?"

Jonouchi shrugged, Keiichi momentarily noting that the blond had moved his duel disk to the side after one too many knocks against the ramen bowl. Though even that hadn't saved it from a few drops of soup broth... Even so, despite it being located on his left he turned back, smiling somewhat wryly. "Well... Yea."

S-Serious- Gh... "Pffff... Haha...Hahaha! Oh wow," he shouted with a laugh, just about tearing up as he grinned, "That's rich!" What did he think he was, some kind of nerd? Spending all day playing cards? HAH! Just because he did it in class didn't mean he did it outside of it! "Hahaha! Wow... Look," he said with a grin, calming down somewhat as the blond listened in, "Fun as it is to go to these tournaments, that's not going to be the only thing I do! I mean come on... Playing the game is fun and all, but this is just a hobby! It's not 'fun' if you spend all your days doing it! At that point, you mind as well be 'working'!" He continued to laugh, shaking his head as an odd image of a duelist in a cubicle came to mind. Hahaha... Ahhh... "I mean... Come on," Keiichi said with a smirk, grabbing the last solid bit of food in his ramen before looking back at his 'friend'. "Do you expect me to believe that's all you do? I mean, you have a sister right," he asked, shrugging. "Don't you do anything with her?"

...Oooooh... That was a bad topic wasn't it... The blond beside him fell silent, pulling a face as he turned away. "Er... Not really," he admitted, coughing somewhat as he rubbed his head. "She kinda lives in Osaka... So I don' see her too much..." H-Heh? Osaka..? ...Seriously?

"Osaka..." He blinked, shaking himself before giving a short laugh. "Hah... No shit, what ward is she in..?"

At this Jonouchi's uncomfortable expression abruptly shifted into a scowl, the teen narrowing his eyes as Keiichi tensed. Erk- S-Shit, this was a younger sister wasn't it... For all he knew that meant...

"H-H-Hey," Keiichi said with a laugh, hurriedly scooting a few inches away on the bench, "I'm just curious! I'm not going to be actively looking out for her! Hahaha... Ahhh..." Alright, please don't punch him, he was kind of hoping to finish this ramen broth...

"...Asahi-ku," Jonouchi said after a moment, turning away to go back to his ramen. Asah-

The blood ran from his face, laughing taking a quieter tone. "Hahaha... N-No kidding," he said with a somewhat high-pitched squeak, choking on the very words. Th-That was where he lived... Out of twenty seven possible choices, it just had to be the one he lived in... "E-Ehhhh..."

Jonouchi narrowed his eyes further, chopsticks sitting in his bowl as he slowly looked at the Osakan. "...That's where you live, isn't it," he asked darkly, eyes largely hidden under his hair. Oooooohhhh fuck...

"I swear to god I'm not going to go after her," he shouted in defense, hurriedly throwing the bowl up in front of him for a 'shield'.

There was a short bit of silence, Keiichi looking back over the bowl to watch Jonouchi go back to his food again. "...Y'know what," he decided with a slightly stoney tone, "Since you don' even know what she looks like, I'll let it pass..." T-That made sense but... That expression did not say 'I'll let it slide' damn it!

"Haha... Yea..." Okay... Whatever worked... Shit, he wasn't going near his sister if he was getting this reaction... "So..." Conversation topics, conversation topics... ...And... He was completely brain dead for them. Shit. "...Your sister..." He coughed, flushing as the blond gave him an odd look again before mustering up a bit of courage on the topic. "Er... What's she like?"

The teen blinked, before going back to his ramen as his friend silently sighed in relief. "She's really nice," he said after a moment, smiling somewhat nostalgicly. "She doesn' like imposin' on people," he continued with an uncharacteristically calm tone, "So she keeps quiet when she meets someone... Unless she's sure she knows a person," the blond added quietly, "She c'n seem really shy actually, hahaha!" He shook his head, smirking as he chuckled before moving on. "She's got a nasty vengeance streak if y' get on 'r bad side though! If y' manage t' do it, I don' envy yeh... She'll knock y' a new one, an' hard! Might not look it, but she's strong!"

Hah! So a bit of a two-face then was she? "Hahahaha! Man... Sounds like someone I know," Keiichi said with a smirk, shaking his head as he put his now empty ramen bowl to the side. "I know that if I lost this Serpent Night Dragon card, Shizka-chan would kick my ass!" And then some! The only reason she'd given it to him was to 'help him win'! "I swear though," he added, recalling how they'd found the card in the first place with a grin. "The chances of her finding this card in that booster pack... Shizka-chan must be some kind of-"

"...What did y' say her name was," Jonouchi asked darkly, the blond's expression caught in a broken smile as Keiichi turned to look at the teen in slight horror.

W-Wait... Don't tell him... "Gh-" Oh HELL his luck wasn't that bad. It could not be that bad! "S-Shizk... Shizuka," he repeated, taking care not to slurr the name in his nervousness. "I... She's the one I was coming to Tokyo for..." Why the hell was he saying that? Why the hell was he digging this hole further! "And... Eh..." Stop digging god damn it!

For a moment, Jonouchi's expression was more or less frozen in anger, the teen's eyes wide as his empty bowl clattered to the ground. Ooooooh shit... Almost immediately however it vanished, the blond frowning as the Osakan swallowed. "You... ...Yer name's Keiichi isn't it," he growled, Keiichi in question growing paler.

Oh fuck... Seriously? This was seriously happening! "Gh... Yes..." Shit shit shit shit- "But I swear it I'm not- I..." He choked, blood further draining from his face as Jonouchi's expression continued to darken. "For fuck's sakes, we're just friends from school," he protested, edging further away on the bench. Ahhhhhggggggghhh why the hell was his luck so god awful today!

"I'm going to wring yer god damn ne- ...Hold on..." Hold on? Keiichi blinked, watching as the blond abruptly paled rather than finishing his eerily frightening threat. "Shizuka said she was gettin' a train pass," he muttered, a confused frown coming over his face. "Why... Why would she need you t' tell her what th' city looked like..." Why? Keiichi frowned, shaking his head at the question as Jonouchi looked at him. "What do y' mean by that..."

What the hell did he mean why? If this was his sister... If this was his sister, why the hell wouldn't he know! Why wouldn't he know that she was- "What the hell do-"

"What do yah mean," the blond shouted almost desperately, eyes wide as he stared at the Osakan. What...

There was no way... "...She's blind you moron..." Keiichi stared at Jonouchi in disbelief, shock leaving his own face pale with numb horror as well. "She's completely blind... What the hell kind of brother doesn't know that about his sister?"

"No..." Jonouchi shook his head, holding it in one hand as he looked at the ground in shock. "No that ain't right... She had th' surgery," he muttered with a nervous swallow, "She said th' bandages were off an' that she was in school again..!" She... She told him that..?

Keiichi stared, slowly shaking his head in continued disbelief before speaking. "Jonouchi... I hate t' tell you this," he said with a swallow, "But..." But... The shaking continued, before he turned away with somewhat narrowed eyes. "Jonouchi, she hasn't taken those bandages off since February... I mean... She's been going through hell worrying about if she'll be able to get back in school or not..." All her talks about studying, her shouts about 'paying attention'... And in the end, she was the one stuck in her room. "She... She..." He shook himself, looking back to his friend's brother in confusion. "...How did you not know this..?"

The blond merely turned away, more or less white in the face. "She..." He swallowed, voice barely more than a whisper as the gravity of the news struck. "Why didn' she tell me..." Why..?

"I... I guess... She... Just didn't want you to worry..." It sounded pathetic, he knew that but... Shit... What the hell did he say to tha- "O-OI..." Keiichi jumped, looking past Jonouchi with wide eyes as a passerby abruptly broke into a run. "What the hell-"

Jonouchi as well turned, worry instantly vanishing as he looked to where his duel disk had been sitting. Nothing was there... But sticking out to the side and clearly gripped in the fleeing boy's arms... "What th- OI! GET BACK HERE," he shouted, running after the kid with a sudden burst of speed. "GIMME BACK MY DUEL DISK Y' ASS!" Sh-Shit, talk about a get-away..!

The teen blinked, staring with wide eyes as the blond continued to disappear. "Ahh... Talk to you later? ... ...Man..."

Well... It wasn't as though the conversation had been making much progress anyways he supposed with a sigh, shaking his head. "Hahhh... I should probably head home anyways," he muttered, pulling out his phone and sending a text to Haga. 'Going home,' he tapped in, pausing for a moment before adding a half-hearted 'good luck' as well. Tch... Idiot could find his own way to Osaka... "Before Shizka-chan decides to slaughter me," he added under his breath, shaking himself and pocketing the phone with a wince.

Besides, this hat was murder this time of year... He needed to get changed.

"STOP!" Katsuya barrelled through the streets as the thief ran, wiping the ramen he'd spat out in his surprise from his face. It had happened all too fast really... He and Ryuzaki... 'Keiichi' as it were, had been talking about Shizuka... And then suddenly his disk was gone. "GET BACK HERE Y' THIEF!"

There was no answer from the thief in question, the sound of somewhat laboured breaths coming from ahead. "Hah, hah, hah..." The boy turned a corner, gap in distance between the two closing swiftly as Katsuya picked up speed with a growl.

"DAMN IT...!"

"J-Jonouchi," someone asked, the blond ignoring it for a moment as he finally reached out to snatch at the duel disk thief.

"HWAH! Ung-!" Katsuya scowled, grabbing the boy by the back of his jacket. "Gnn... L-Let me go," he cried, the blond quite easily raising him a few inches off the ground with a glare. "Let me go!"

Oh like hell. "Give it up y' little rat..! An' hand over my duel disk while yer at it," he continued, grip on the jacket tightening as the thief shook his head and winced.

"J-Jonouchi..." That voice aga- Oh! The blond turned as Anzu came over, blinking. "Jonouchi," she asked somewhat confusedly, the albino beside her staring with a just as perplexed expression. "What are you doing..?" Oh hey... Anzu and Bakura.

He'd get to them in a moment. "Hang on a sec'," he muttered, looking back at the kid with his disk. Come on, it wasn't like he could run away any more... "HAND IT OVER."

"Gh..." The thief cringed at the tone, bowing his head in fear. "Alright," he shouted, "Alright!" The boy held it out, biting his lip as it was snatched from him by the angry blond. "Gnnng... I'm sorry... I'm sorry! I'll never do it again, just please, don't hurt me!" Hurt him?

Sheesh... The blond gripped his duel disk, giving the thief one last glare as the boy cringed. Man... Last time he took this thing off... Katsuya sighed, dropping the boy and crossing his arms as the boy fled back against a nearby park bench. Man... This kid was short... He clacked his disk back into place on his wrist, watching as the kid wiped his eyes. Probably Mokuba's age or younger by the looks of him. God... "Why th' hell did y' steal my duel disk anyways," he asked with a frown, stowing his hands in his pockets as the boy continued to cry.

"Gn... I... I just saw it there alright," he muttered, shaking his head as he averted his gaze from the blond. "I mean... It wasn't fair!" Wasn't fair..? The boy continued to cry, shaking his head. "I... I was supposed to be in this tournament today," he cried, staring at the ground, "But as soon as I bought my disk, I ended up challenged by this other guy, and he completely creamed me! He took my cards, my duel disk... Everything," he continued, looking back at the blond with wide eyes. "I spent all my money on those, I couldn't just stand at the side when that happened!" Stole everything, what..!

Anzu frowned, walking over as Bakura followed behind. "So... You were going to use Jonouchi's disk to challenge him again," she asked, eyebrows raised.

The boy nodded furiously, bowing his head in shame yet again. "I was going to give it back, I swear! As soon as I got my own disk back," he muttered, swallowing as his face went red. "...I... I was... Again," the boy said with a sigh, looking up at the others somewhat pitfully. "I'm really sorry..." Okay... This kid was going to fight the guy again with his cards..?

"Man..." He could see where he was coming from but... "That's not gonna work," he muttered, shaking his head. The boy frowned, and Katsuya continued on with crossed arms. "A duelist's deck's made 'f th' soul of the guy who put it t'gether," he explained somewhat knowingly, "It's somethin' built t' suit that one person! Y' can't jus' switch decks an' make it work... It doesn' work like that!"

Bakura nodded, frowning somewhat as he stepped in. "I'm sorry to interrupt," he said politely, "But he's quite right... The fact is," the teen continued with a slight wince, "If you had lost, you'd have been worse off than where you started from..."

The boy looked up at that, swallowing rather nervously in response. "H-Hnnn..."

"...Hey- no worries alrigh'," Katsuya said with a nod, the boy blinking in response as the blond's frown lightened. "Yer problems are over... Tell me who this guy is, an' I'll win back yer disk, got it," he asked, watching as the kid's expression brightened in response.

Anzu blinked at that, shaking herself before turning to look at the blond. "Er... Jonouchi," she asked with a slight frown, "Are you sure about that..?"

"Erm..." Bakura as well frowned, biting his lip as he looked at his friend. "Shouldn't you find out how strong he is before making a challenge Jonouchi-kun?" Oh come on, this again! The blond sighed, pushing it from mind.

"Hn! It doesn' matter," he said with a growl, shaking his head as the boy continued to stare. "Whoever this guy is," Katsuya growled, "He ain't gettin' away wi' this... It's one thing t' have a fair trade, it's completely different t' lose yer deck an' disk as well!"

"Then..." The blond blinked as the kid on the bench swallowed, watching as he stumbled over his words. "Then... You'll beat him for me," the boy asked, eyes wide. This seemed bizarrely familiar...

Katsuya nodded, gaze serious. "Yea! I'll completely trash 'im!" Eh. The kid didn't look like Nezumi in any case...

The boy swallowed, before nodding and moving off the bench. "Th-Then... Then wait here," he shouted, running off with a jump. E-EH! "I'll go get him," he continued loudly, looking back for a moment before turning the corner. "Just give me a second!" Wait what!

The three watched as the boy ran off, blinking the confusion off. "Do... Do you think he'll come back," Anzu said after a while, turning to the boys beside her with raised eyebrows. "I mean, he was definitely afraid of you Jonouchi... What if he's just making a break for it?"

A b- "What?" He turned, frowning. Okay, the fear thing he would admit... He hated to say it, but he was fairly good at it when he wanted to be. But running away? "What th' hell do y' mean 'makin' a break for it'," he asked incredulously, shaking his head. "You sayin' he's just a no good rat?"

"Eh... Well, no," the woman said with a cough, shaking her head. "No, I'm not... I just..."

"Man..." Katsuya shook his head, turning away with a frown. "Everyone's so cynical these days..." What happened to the times when they were kids with unshakeable faith in whoever they met..? Hell, he knew what happened to him, but even so, at least he still had a little trust right? Though he was suddenly getting a bad feeling... Ugh... "Come on..." Again he shook his head, pushing the doubt from mind and grinding his teeth. "It's a kid who got his disk stolen! Have a bit 'f faith!"

The others fell silent for a moment with that, sharing nervous glances before swallowing. "...Jonouchi..."

"I mean... If y' can't trust people... How can y' trust anything..?" Freaking monster-ghost things running around, flashes of what would come next... And he was supposed to believe it all? ...Yea, he was. "I have faith in my future," he continued, partially to himself. He had to... He had to. "I have faith that no matter what it takes," the blond said calmly, "I'll win any duel tha' comes my way until I'm in th' same place as Yugi... An' when that happens," Katsuya said with a nod, looking back at the others. "I'm gonna duel 'm! An' whether I win 'r lose," he continued with a shout, "I'll know I can hold my head up high an' call myself a 'duelist'! An then..." He bowed his head, thinking back to his conversation with Ryuzaki. 'Keiichi' Dinosaur Ryuzaki...

Who knew more about his sister than he did. Damn it all...

"I'm gonna carve out my own future," he whispered, looking away from the others and down the street with mostly faded eyes. "An' give Shizuka a reason t' see it..."

Anzu paled at that, Bakura as well before the former swallowed. "A reason... To see," she repeated, eyes wide. "But... What happened though..?"

"...You..." Bakura shook his head, stepping somewhat closer to the blond as he frowned. "You said there were no complications in the operation though... She was even discharged in January, wasn't she?"

The blond nodded, biting his lip as he thought back to the phone-calls he'd made around then. To think, all this time... "Yea," he muttered, bowing his head. "Yea, she was... But apparently, she never took th' bandages off..." She just stayed at home...

In the dark. "What..."

"I found out just moments ago," he continued under his breath, fists clenched as he shook. "An' I can't... I can't believe I didn' know!" 'What kind of brother'? That was a good question, wasn't it? "Gh... She told me she was doin' fine, y' know? Said she was back in school an' everythin', an' I believed it..." All this time... The blond took a shaky breath, attempting to steel himself as he looked back at the others. "But y' know... I figure, after this tournament, after I win," he added, with a determined nod, "I'll go down there an' give her a reason t' take those bandages off! An' I'll show her th' face of a guy who won his future," he continued, forcing a smirk on his face.

Along with a bit of courage...

Katsuya sighed, shaking his head as he turned back to the others. "Hey... Lis'n," he said quietly, swallowing as the others stared. "I'm okay if y' tell Honda abou' this," he stated, thinking back to his friend for a moment. "But... Could y' not tell Yugi," the blond asked, Anzu blinking in response. "I don' want anythin' skewin' our fight," Katsuya said with a shrug, smirking somewhat sadly as he looked away. "I'd rather he think we're jus' playin' a match, y' know?" That way it'd be fair...

The two stared a few moments, before nodding in response. "Of course," Bakura said with a smile, bowing slightly. "We'll do it Jonouchi-kun..."

Phew... He sighed in relief, shaking his head before frowning somewhat. Just now, why did he get a glimpse of Mt. Fuji..? ...Through a window..? ...Heeeeeey... "Wait... Where th' hell is Honda anyway," he asked, looking past the two with somewhat narrowed eyes. "Didn' he say he was free from babysittin' t'day..?" For once..?

"Ah... Yea," Anzu said with a frown, crossing her arms as she bowed her head in thought. "That's right... Actually," she continued with a frown, "We called him this morning and he said he was catching the noon train somewhere..."

"Th..." Hell no... "Th' noon train..?"

"...Yes... That's what he said at least..." Katsuya continued to frown, Bakura continuing on. "He took the Tokaido Shinkansen," Bakura added, shrugging somewhat. "He and Otogi-kun mentioned something about going to Osaka... I assumed you both knew actually..."

Anzu balked, eyes wide as the teen said this. "OSAKA," she exclaimed, turning on Bakura with a look of shock. "He skipped out to go to Osaka?"

"Erm... Y-Yes," he responded somewhat nervously, backing away somewhat. "Specifically Asahi-ku- ...Oh..."

The two both paled as they realized what this meant, slowly turning as Katsuya grew redder and redder with rage. "Eh..." Anzu swallowed, also stepping back. "J-Jonouchi-"

"THAT FUCKING RAAAAAAAT!"

"Ha-ch!" The sound of a sneeze rang clearly through the lesser known subway station of Asahi-ku as he stepped onto the platform, Keiichi turning briefly as he adjusted his bag. Who did that..?

"You know," a voice muttered rather dryly, the teen watching as a pair of slightly older boys moved off the train themselves, "I hear that getting a cold this quickly is a sign of someone talking behind your back," he drawled, brushing a few strands of black hair from his face as he looked over a map.

The somewhat tall teen beside him balked, before growing red in the face at the words. "Gh- If that were happening, don't you think we'd have gotten a call," he growled, evidently quite nervous about the topic.

The other held up a phone at the 'question', waving it in his friend's face with a smirk. "There's a reason why we turned these off," he said somewhat smugly, before stowing it back in his pocket.

"Hah..." His friend sighed, running a hand through short brown hair before shrugging. "Well, if it mean's Jonouchi won't find us..." Hold on... Jonouchi?

Keiichi blinked as he stowed his jacket and hat in his bag bag, turning back from the station exit and staring at the two teens who had stepped off his train. Did they seriously just say Jonouchi..? As in... 'The blond' Jonouchi? He shook it off after a few moments, smirking as he continued out of the station. Hahaha. Naaaaah... Probably nothing. Sure the name was uncommon after all, but it wasn't that uncommon... "Man," he said with a stretch, heading down the stairs before jogging down the backroads he was by now long familiar with. "Time to change into some shorts..." Not to mention a t-shirt... Maybe he could get a popsicle too, or-

-Bzzzzz. Bzzzzzzzz.- The teen blinked, pulling out his phone to look at the ID as it started vibrating. E-Eh... 'Kawa-'

"Ah- Shizka-chan," he muttered, staring at the screen a moment longer before flipping it open. He brought it to his ear, continuing on his way down the street as he glanced at a nearby street sign. "...Moshi-moshi?"

"Hiii Keichi-kun!" Aha, there she was... But why was she calling now..?
I just got a call from your friend that you were on your way back," she said with a laugh, Keiichi blinking in response. W-Wait, what? "Did the tournament finish already," the girl asked confusedly, her friend still frowning as he walked down the road. "He was laughing, so I'm not really sure..." Laugh- What!

Who the hell knew he'd lost that would be laughing! He grit his teeth, calming himself down as he shook it off. Alright, simple way around this... "...Did he happen to leave a name..?"

There was a bit of silence, Shizuka likely nodding. "Ah... Hai; Katsugi..." Katsugi..? Who named their kid Kats- "Erm... 'Haga Katsugi', I'm pretty sure. He seemed very happy..." H-Haga-! Even his first name was buggy!

The teen grimaced, rubbing his head. How the hell... He had his best friend's phone number, how the hell did he manage that... This was just... "Hahhh..." 'Happy' huh? He shook his head, crossing the street with a frown. "That's probably because your the first girl he's spoken to that wasn't related to him..."

"That sounds a little harsh..." Ah, but it was true, believe him on that... He would bet so much that it was true...

Keiichi shook his head, continuing down the street as the sun sat low on the horizon. Well, anyways... Mind as well explain why he was back in Osaka... "I didn't get too far in the tournament," he said with a shrug, adjusting his bag again and wincing under the heat. "Lost my first match..."

"AH-" Shizuka paused, coughing. "Then, the card I gave y-"

"I still have it," he said quickly, going somewhat red as he cut the girl off. It was still there, honest... Don't... Throw anything at him when he passed the house... "Anyways... Do you mind if I come over," he asked, stowing his free hand in his pocket as he looked down the road. He could stand the heat a little longer if he was inside he supposed... Shizuka's house was closer to the station than his after all, hell, just down the street from there...

"Not at all!" Haha! "I'll ask my mom to make some tea then," she said cheerily, likely nodding. "I'll see you then!"

"Right!" There was a short click as the girl hung up, Keiichi flipping his phone back over and stowing it in his pocket as he went.

"So which way do you think it is," a voice behind him muttered, the teen blinking in response. Hang on what?

"I don't know," a fairly annoyed second one muttered, "I've never been to Asahi!"

"This would be so much easier if they had a song, like in Kyoto..." ...What.

Those two again? Keiichi turned, raising his eyebrows as the same teens from the station turned another corner before shaking it off. Whatever... Stupid tourists... (Though what kind of tourists would come here..?) Oh well... He had better things to think about...

Like avoiding Haga. And telling Shizuka he studied for the summer re-entry exams to get her off his back. And making sure the cat hadn't used his furniture as a scratch post while he was gone, like he had last time. And... He frowned, stopping just briefly as another thought came to mind.

"...What the hell is going on with Shizka-chan's brother..." That jacket had definitely been 'good as new' before the duel start he told himself, crossing his arms with a frown. Moreover he was looking at completely different points on the field, pointing at completely different points...

And lets not forget about the whole 'flew at least seven feet' deal. That one had him clam up for a while really... Shhhhihhhhhhh... "Maaaaaou..." Eh?

Keiichi turned as a cat stared at him from the fence, blinking. A... A cat, on Shizuka's fence..? But she didn't have a- ...Ooooohhh... Shizuka's 'stray cat'... The one that was keeping her up all night for the last few weeks. "Heh... So you're 'Taro'," he muttered, the fairly overweight feline flicking its tail in response.

"Maaaaaaou..." Evidently, this was his 'spot'.

The teen shook his head, smirking as he moved toward the front door and looked back at the cat. "You're proving a pain to Shizka-chan you know... Might want to avoid that," he continued with a short laugh, "She'll throw a book at you."

The cat merely turned away, turning its attention to the road again. "Maaaaaou..."

"Hahh..." Whatever... He turned back to the door, knocking and stepping back to wait for a moment before being greeted by Shizuka's mother.

"Ahh... Keiichi," the woman said with a smile, moving back inside as she held the door open. "Please, come in! I just started making tea if you're thirsty," she added, a calm smile still on her face. "Would you like some?"

The teen shook his head, bowing slightly as he came in and dropped his bag at the side. "I'm fine Kawai-san," he said with a nod, pulling his shoes off and putting them at the side. "Er, where's Shizka-chan?"

Akie pointed toward the side of the hall, blinking. "She's in the living room right now," she said plainly, before turning to head back for the kitchen. "I'll bring the tea in later on, just in case you want some..."

But he just said he didn't want any- Ahhhh... Whatever. He shook his head, moving his bag closer to the wall before walking over to the living room. It was small, like any other house really. Normally Shizuka was either in here or her room really, somehow managing on her own while her mom was at work. There she was though, sitting on the couch... Shorts, t-shirt and vest...

Bandages... "Ah... Hey... Shizka-chan..." The girl turned toward the sound of her friend's voice, following his footsteps until the teen took a seat beside her. It seemed like this was how most conversation's started... Things hadn't been too awkward since February despite the constant bandages present, but after the conversation with Jonouchi... He shook it off, leaning on the couch somewhat as he turned to the girl beside him. "Met that cat you told me about," he said with a smirk, despite the fact that the expression would be unseen.

"Ah, you saw Taro," she asked with a smile, crossing her legs and brushing some hair from her face. "What does he look like? Is he a tabby," she continued, the smile growing. "I bet he's a nice thin tabby cat, like a tiger..."

Hahaha... She couldn't be farther from the truth..! "Actually," he said with a cough, struggling to hold the laugh in, "He's black and white... And fat as hell. Like an oversized ice-cream sandwich."

"Ah, really..." The girl's smile faded somewhat, her friend giving a humoured sigh in response. Hey hey now, don't sound disappointed about that..!

He shook his head, smirking. "Yep! Not a tiger in any way! If anything, he's a panda. "Oh, that reminds me..." Keiichi blinked, the expression falling as he looked back at his friend. "You remember how you mentioned your brother in Domino," he asked, Shizuka nodding in response. "Er... 'Katsuya'?" An appropriate name really... But back to present matters... "And about how you were wondering about what would happen if I met him?" The situation that he had deemed 'largely impossible'... "Haha... You won't believe what happened..."

Shizuka paled, bringing a hand to her mouth as the teen said this. O-Oii, this was a bad thing! "You actually- Ahhhhh..." The girl shook her head, biting her lip. "K-Keichi-kun, I was just joking about that! Please tell me he didn't do anyth-"

"He- He didn't do anything," he said with a start, cutting the girl off with a cough. "It's okay, trust me!" At least someone was aware of her brother's over-protective tendencies though... Yikes... "But... Shizka-chan," he said quietly, turning away with a frown. "...Why didn't you tell him about..." ...Hn... He looked down, biting his lip as Shizuka did the same. They both knew what he was talking about after all...

"That..." The girl sighed, shaking her head and 'looking' down. "I had thought that if he knew... He'd just worry over me all the time, get himself into trouble again... He's worse than you are you know," she said seriously, frowning as she turned back to the teen. "Never studying, and always getting into fights! Not just shouting at people either, he gets really hurt sometimes! ...It's stopped lately since he started working with Mokuba-kun," she continued, shrugging slightly as she 'looked' away again. "But his grades are still suffering..." The girl sighed, shaking her head. "I'm worried about him... About what he'll do in the end, if he'll make it into a university..." A-Ah...

Hn... "Well..." She'd probably guessed that he'd told the guy by this point but... "You won't believe this," he said with a laugh, shaking his head, "But I knew Jonouchi from December!"

"Eh! You did," she asked with a jolt, eyebrows raised.

"Haha! Yep! He's the one who beat me in the tournament there," he continued, shaking his head, "The guy who won Red-Eyes off me..." And apparently lost it... (And got it back? Sheesh, even he was confused...) "Made it hard for me to catch up," Keiichi muttered, rubbing his head as his friend laughed.

"Hahahaha! That sounds like him!" Shizuka smiled, giving another sigh as she turned away with a relieved expression. "Still... I'm glad he didn't do anything," she said calmly, rubbing her head. "After I told him you were going to Tokyo," she continued with a sigh, "I almost thought he was planning your murder!" H-Hey..!

"O-Oi oi," he said with a pale expression, "Don't speak lightly about those things..."

"Nothing happened right," his friend asked, grinning as she continued to laugh. "Hnhnhnhnhn!"

"Th-That's not funny!" Stop laughing!

-Kots kots kots-

"Hah..?" The two looked back toward the hallway, blinking as someone knocked on the door. "Shizka-chan," he asked with a blank look, "Did you invite anyone over..?"

"Ah... No... And I don't think Mom is expecting anyone," she added, shaking her head.

Akie in question ran down the hall, wiping back a few strands of hair in an attempt to make herself more presentable. "I've got it," she called out, opening the door only to pause in confusion. "...Ah..? You are..?"

"Ahh... Sorry to intrude," a familiar voice stated, Keiichi blinking in response. Hang on now... Th-Those two again? He moved to look around Shizuka, frowning as the voice continued. What the hell were the chances..! "Is Shizuka here..?"

"What... Yes," she said with a fairly confused tone, blinking a few times. "But who are you two..?"

"We're friends of her brother's" the second voice said rather plainly, Shizuka as well raising her eyebrows confusedly. Friends of Jonouchi's..? "Can we see her," he asked, Akie pausing for another moment before nodding.

"Ah... Well, I suppose so," she said after a moment. "She's just in the living room..." The woman moved back from the door, heading back to the kitchen and leaving the teens to shut the door and come in. "I'm going to need more tea cups," she muttered, biting her lip. A few footsteps sounded through the room, the two teens from the station walking in only to jump as those in the living room stared.

"H-HEH! Dinosaur Ryuzaki," the taller shouted, his friend looking back at him with slight distaste before shaking his head. "What are you doing he-" Eh! Wait, this was one of the 'peanut gallery' guys from the Duelist Kingdom..!

"Erm... Keichi-kun," Shizuka said somewhat nervously, "Do you know these two..?"

He shook his head, staring. "Nope... Though the taller one knows your brother," he added, blinking a few times.

"Hang on, Keiichi?" The shorter turned, raising his eyebrows as if to say 'what, you thought 'dinosaur' was his name?'

Keiichi rolled his eyes, pulling a face as he collapsed back against the couch. "Tch... And here I thought I would be able to relax," he muttered, shaking his head.

"But why is Dinosaur Ryuzaki h-" The teen was quickly smacked over the head, his friend rolling his eyes as he scowled.

"I don't think now is really the time," he muttered, before turning to look at Shizuka with a frown. "Aaah... ...You..." Gh- Shit, they probably figured the same thing Jonouchi did... Keiichi sent a warning glare at the teen, watching as he coughed and shook himself off. "I'm Otogi Ryuuji," he said with a somewhat broken smile, bowing his head as he introduced himself. "And this is Honda..."

'Honda' nodded at that, blinking a few times. "We... Ah..." Honda coughed, staring at Shizuka's bandages and shaking himself. "We'd come to visit, and..." He looked to the side, Keiichi rolling his eyes. "And..."

Oh for fuck's sakes... "Jonouchi knows," he growled darkly, "Now stop staring." The two both coughed at the hissed remark, paling just slightly as they regained their composure.

"R-Right... You know what," Honda said with a cough, "I'll get straight to the point... Seeing how Ryuzaki is here, you probably know about the Battle City tournament..." That would be expected yes... Shizuka nodded in response, listening as Honda continued on. "Your brother's participating in it right now actually," he added offhandedly, shaking his head. "But that's not why we're here."

It wasn't..? ...Yea he should probably have guessed actually... "To tell the truth," Otogi said with a frown, leaning against the wall with crossed arms, "Your brother has been seeing better days..."

"W-What..?" What she said actually... He looked fine to him, outside the bizarreness of the duel against Roba!

The two teens continued to frown as Shizuka and Keiichi shared 'looks', before nodding. "He's acting depressed... Not talking as much," he said with a frown, "Constantly staring off... We'd thought that a surprise visit from you would cheer you up," Honda added, scratching his head and sighing. "Why the hell he didn't tell us that this was the reason though, I-" WAIT WAIT WAIT-

"Jonouchi found out today," Keiichi growled, narrowing his eyes, "Now drop the damn subject."

The others turned, blinking at the quickly debunked theory. "T-Today," Honda repeated, blinking as the Osakan nodded.

"...I told him," he said quietly, crossing his arms and turning back to Shizuka. "He's probably fighting for you right now when I think about it..."

"For me," Shizuka repeated, unable to see Honda and Otogi nod in response.

"That sounds like something he would do," Honda said, crossing his arms and turning away with a frown. "Fighting to give you courage to take those bandages off..."

"A-Ah..." The girl swallowed, 'looking' to the ground with a red face at that. "Nihan..."

Otogi coughed, frowning. "Before we even go into that," he muttered dryly, "Could you explain how Jonouchi winning a game would give any sense of accomplishment to his sister?" Completely missing the point there...

The teen snorted, ignoring the fact that the other three were raising their eyebrows in response. "Aaaaagh... You just don't get it," Honda muttered, frowning as he continued. "People have to help each other out sometimes, you know? And because of that, people can give other people courage, or any other kind of mood... It works both ways," he added, looking to Shizuka as the girl continued to bow her head. "You share one thing, they'll share another back..."

S-Shizuka... Keiichi watched as the girl remained silent, biting his lip. "Oi... Shizka-chan," he asked quietly, "Are you... Are you alright..?"

There was a loud sniff, Shizuka nodding as the boys looked at her worriedly. "Yes... Yes I'm fine..." She didn't sound like it... "I think I know what Honda-kun is saying," she continued, swallowing as the others held silence. "...Honda-kun, Otogi-kun," the girl stated, turning to where their voices were coming from, "If it's not to much trouble... I'll come with you to Domino..!"

There was a choking noise from the side, the others turning as Shizuka's mother walked in with a tray of tea. "D-Domino," she repeated incredulously, eyes wide.

The girl nodded, biting her lip before speaking. "That's right! Mom... Dad can't find me right now," she said calmly, grabbing her arms in unease, "And nihan's friends say he needs help, so..."

Akie blinked, silence falling over the room before she slowly nodded with a sigh. "Al... Alright then," the woman muttered, placing the tray on the coffee table with a weak smile. "...Provided these boys can provide your train fare," she added somewhat dryly, looking to the two as they nodded furiously.

"We've got it covered," Honda said quickly, Otogi bowing his head politely as he continued.

"There's no need to worry, Kawai-san!"

The woman continued to stare at the boys, before nodding slowly and turning to leave the room. "...Alright then..." ...Not just them though.

"..Kawai-san," Keiichi stated, standing up as the others turned to him with raised eyebrows. "...If it helps," he said somewhat hesitantly, "I think I'll be going too."

"Gh- You too," Honda muttered with a growl, receiving narrowed eyes from the Osakan in response. Oh come on, just because he'd fought Jonouchi in the Duelist Kingdom...

"Yea, me too; maybe you're fine with this," the teen growled darkly, "But we barely even know you two! Besides," he added, gritting his teeth as he crossed his arms. "I'm not coming along as a duelist; I'm coming as 'Ryuzaki Keichi'! There won't be any fights! That in itself should be enough shouldn't it," he asked, the others looking at Honda with questioning stares.

There was a bit of silence, before the teen nodded. "R-Right... Ah..."

"If we leave now," Shizuka said calmly, the others turning to her as she grabbed their attention, "We can catch the five o'clock train..."

"That's right... It leaves Shin-Osaka station in- ..." The boys went pale, older two running for the door and their shoes as Keiichi rolled his eyes. Oh come on, they wouldn't be late or anything... Although...

He turned to his friend, the girl currently heading for the door herself. "You want me to piggy-back you Shizka-chan..?"

"Piggy b-" The girl turned to him, eyebrows furrowed in what was likely anger as she grabbed her shoes. "Are you saying I'm slow," she shouted, the others in the hall staring in somewhat shocked confusion.

"N-No!" No it wasn't, honestly! "It's so that you don't bump into anything," he protested, choking somewhat. "I just thought it would help, and we could get their faster and-!" Shit, that last one didn't help the slow comment...

And she knew that... "You..."

"We're going to be late," Honda called to the two, both he and Otogi holding the door open as the others turned.

The two jumped, before Keiichi hurriedly grabbed his shoes and waited for Shizuka to do the same. "Piggy-back it is," she said with a slight blush, the two charging out the door. The girl turned back, waving at where her mother was standing in the doorway. "Ittekimasu," she shouted, adjusting something on her back before awkwardly climbing on Keiichi's own.

"Itterashai," the woman called in response, Keiichi adjusting his grip on Shizuka before taking off.

The teen barrelled past the others, turning back as the two stared with somewhat dumbfounded expressions. Oh come on, was it seriously that weird... "Come ON!"

"H-Hah!"

"Right," the two said with a cough, taking off to join the others at a decent speed.

Alright... About ten or so minutes from the station, which would give them ten minutes to get tickets for the subway that would get them to Shin-Osaka in time... "Oi, Honda," Keiichi shouted, looking back again as the teen nodded. "You and Otogi are getting Shizuka's tickets for the train and subway right," he asked, Shizuka as well turning back at the question.

"Er... Y-Yea," the taller shouted, looking to his friend and shrugging at the glare he received. Something told him Honda didn't have any money... "You're paying for yourself though," he added with a frown, the group turning down a side street as the small station came into view.

Heh heh heh... He was covered, he had a pass... "Whatever," he muttered, smirk dying down as he slowed up to let Shizuka off. "We're at the station now, I'll help you up the stairs... We'll be waiting on the benches then alright," he shouted to the other two, the teens nodding as they ran up the steps to the ticket machine. "Hah..." He led Shizuka off to the side by the tracks, shaking his head as he rubbed his shoulder. Not making a comment on weight, not making a comment on it...

"Neh, Keichi-kun..." The teen turned, blinking as his bag was handed to him from the girl. E-Eh... How did she- ...She did have something on her back a few moments ago he supposed... "I found it in the hall," she said calmly, sitting on the station bench with a small smile. "I didn't think you should forget it..."

O-Oh... His bag... Keiichi nodded, taking it and slinging it over his right shoulder before sitting down himself. "Y-Yea... I guess not," he muttered, looking back at the girl. "Thanks..."

"It's nothing," she said in response, bowing her head again and 'staring' at the ground. This silence...

...Shizuka... Keiichi bit his lip, frowning. "Hey... Are you alri-"

"I'm fine!" The teen tensed somewhat, backing away as the girl shook and continued her 'staring' contest with the ground. "I... I'm just..." She bit her lip, continuing to tremble as her voice quieted. "I know that Katsuya-nihan needs me," she whispered, friend coming close again as she shook, "And that I need to be brave for him but..." ...But..? "But I'm scared," she cried with a sudden shout, arms wrapped around herself as Keiichi stared with a bit lip. "I'm scared! I'm scared that the bandages will come off and I'll still see nothing but black, like before the surgery! That the pictures in my room will gather dust, that I'll never see your face, my brother's face, my mother's face... I don't want it to disappear," she cried, leaning against her friend with a wail and ignoring the initial tenseness the teen had with the contact. "I don't want it to go away...!"

"S-Shizka..." The teen swallowed, rubbing the girl's back as he looked away with an awkward blush. She'd never said all that before... Hell, he knew she was scared but... "It... It's alright," he said quietly, turning back to Shizuka with worried eyes. "Even if you don't take the bandages off... It'll be alright..!"

"Gh... Nnn..." D-Don't cry... Don't... "I want to see him," the girl whispered, curling in on herself with a choke. "I WANT TO SEE HIM," she shouted, tears staining her bandages and running down her cheeks from the bottom. "I WANT TO SEE KATSUYA!"

There was a small bit of silence, Keiichi swallowing as the girl continued to cry beside him. "...H-Hey... It'll be alright," he said quietly, ignoring the approach of the other two teens as he attempted to comfort his friend. He'd never... Never seen her like this, at least not for a while... ...The train would be there soon though... He looked out at the tracks, turning back to Shizuka before continuing. "...Come on," he said with a smirk, helping the girl up with a smile. "Let's go find that moron and remind him he's got more than cards to fight for, alright? Give him a bit of a surprise... Okay?"

The girl swallowed, nodding weakly as the train pulled in to let them on. "R-Right," she said quietly, forcing a grin on her face with a swallow. The four headed onto the train, smile becoming more honest as she wiped the tears off her cheeks. "Let's go."

Time to go 'baka'-hunting.

AN: What's this, no dueling? Of course! Though there's plenty next chapter, with the re-appearance of a certain bug...

Speaking of Haga, there's a picture of both him and his sisters down there, as I was working on it before I got going on the 3D. And if you look at their occupations, you might be able to guess why he was kicked out... (Also, see if you can find his sore/berserk point in the names. Your hint is that insects have six legs.)

And in any case, for those in need of more Kaiba screen time, you'll have to wait for a while; she and Mokuba aren't showing up again until Yugi needs a wake-up call against Malik's 'puppet'... Or as the dub called him, 'Strings'.

The Poll Results are still a landslide of Dreams – 3 and Fanfic – 0 by the way; so expect something weird to happen next time someone passes out.

Anonymous Review Responses

And he's still shorter than most of the male cast Iona! The only exceptions (Besides Mokuba for obvious reasons) are Yugi, Ryuzaki, and Haga… And those two are between two and three years younger. Don't feel left out…

I'm five four… (We can both be taller than Yugi… And drink coffee.)

I had wondered when I would hit that point in culture actually… In hindsight, I should have mentioned it with Mai… Who would have had just as many issues if not more, considering her figure… Most asians don't have breasts her size after all, so I would imagine that once that set in… Ouch.

Lots of excitement soon to come though, that's for sure! Enjoy the chapter!

Hey there Death-Dimension! It has been a while huh? In all honesty, I can't wait either, but Battle City will be just as fun really... Your vote's been recorded above just so you know, so thanks for that! As for Yami Malik's duel against Jonouchi...

Bad things. (That's all I'm saying.)

For your second question though, your answer is just up there! I hope you enjoyed it!

Hahaha… Least I can do while looking for employment Randomprojects, though it's really not much, haha…

SUPER SPECIAL AWESOME? …. Yay~

It was fun? Hah! That's the best compliment I could ever get for the duels, hehe. As for repeated mentions of fate, you'll have to look to the manga for credit there; that was all scripted.

Can it last? You'll have to look up and see. It'll be rocky, but once Shizuka steps in, we'll manage to keep both boys alive… Thankfully.

Yugi likely didn't escape this actually; until the friendship with Jonouchi and the others, he was evidently picked on quite a bit! It is hard to tell with all the anime hair though… In the end, I stick with 'natural colours' (Blond) and 'waves' as a notifier. As for the dialects, thank-you! Sharing things like that is fun really!

Well, with that, enjoy the chapter and whatever comes next!

Usagi's Manga & Japan Guide/Corner

The section that barely avoided strangulation with that one... Phew!

Today's chapter title is a play on the last chapter's 'Eyes That See The Future'; mostly because it is largely from Ryuzaki's point of view... And lets face it, he's come closer than anyone else to figuring out what's going on with Jonouchi, which is pretty sad given it only took him a few minutes...

Granted, no one else saw him in a duel-disk wielding fight so that's probably understandable...

'Steering Committee Chairman' is a fancy way for Mokuba to say 'Chairman of the tournament' by the way; the Steering Committee is another way to refer to the 'Central Executive Committee'… A governing body with executive power over various parties, governments, or private organizations. Liiiiiike the tournament! Da-da-daaaa.

A slate? Yep. Touch-screen too. Probably something like a hacked iPad… Technically, Mokuba's just accessing information recorded on a much larger computer a good long distance away by the way, the slate just makes it much more accessible. So somewhere at his house, the computer is moving by 'itself', hehehe... In any case…

'Diamond Dragon' is the real name for 'Hyouzanryu'. The weird part? 'Hyouzan' means 'Iceberg'... (Ice being Hyou and Zan being Mountain.) ...It... Has nothing to do with the stone 'diamond'. 'Air Eater' by the way is just an old old card with the same amount of attack.

We never see this duel (Kaiba VS random duelist) in the manga. Just a scary ass grin on Kaiba's face before you see an EXPLOSION OF LIGHT ABOVE THE CITY. Kaiba's last thoughts? 'I'll show you GOD!' (And OHHHHH did he/she EVER.)

Yea… It's so damn scary for the 'nameless duelist' (Who if you look closely, is Nagumo from the Monster-Fighter arc... Despite having had his soul punched out...) doesn't give out a scream until Kaiba and Mokuba have left. Delayed reaction~ It's not Nagumo in this chapter though; mostly because Yugi's penalty games tend to be permanent until the victim learns something.

Needless to say, I kept the duel out here as well… Mostly because curb stomps are the sorts of things I would rather not record. At all. There's... There's no point. The chapter ends shortly after Kaiba's thoughts on getting the last two god cards and facing Yugi actually, but you know me~ Needed more~

Jonouchi has more than Yugi? Well... Yea. For now. This is because Jonouchi gets his cards (Or most of them) before getting kidnapped and brainwashed by Malik, whereas Yugi and Kaiba both barrel through ghoul after ghoul after ghoul before the Jou VS Yugi match. Now, seeing how in the manga Jonouchi was still looking for competition after he beat Kajiki, it's assumed that Yugi gave him some cards...

But in the fanfic's case, he got all of Roba's cards... In other words, Roba's THREE CARDS in addition to his own... Which left him with only Haga and Kajiki to beat. But by the time Jonouchi gets to Haga, Yugi's only beaten Pandora... Or as he's known in the dub, 'Arcana'.

Roba's first name, 'Tama', means 'Spirit'. It's the first kanji in pretty much any word concerning psychic, and is pronounced 'Sei' in those cases. The second kanji, which means 'ability' however, has multiple readings depending on what sort of psychic action is being described... 'no', 'nori', 'yoshi', 'taka'... In any case, 'Tamashi' also means soul or spirit, but it uses a different kanji in this case.

Ramen! Invented by Japanese soldiers who got used to Chinese noodles during the war. ...Seriously. And this led to Japan inventing instant ramen by the way. Originally Jonouchi went to some sort of restaurant called 'Buster Beef'. I changed it to a Ramen Stand however, to make the theft seem more 'random' than 'targeted'. (Because as we find out later, this kid was following Jonouchi for a while.)

In any case, there are various regional variety for ramen (Hokkaido, its capital in particular is well known for it; ever heard of 'Sapporo Ichiban'?), and Tokyo in particular has slightly thin curly noodles in a soy flavoured chicken broth, generally with a touch of dashi, which is soup stock. It's often topped with chopped scallion, menma (Fermented bamboo shoots), sliced pork, slices of kamaboko (Think of it as processed fish in the shape of a loaf)… That last one is occasionally called 'naruto', which are kamaboko slices with spirals on each side. (Fishcake!)

Other toppings include egg, spinach, and nori (seaweed). The egg in particular, or the slice of pork, tends to be something that's always nice to get extra of.

A Yatai is a small, mobile stall of sorts that typically sells ramen or some other cheap and easily cooked hot food. Yatai also carry masks and such though; but you'll normally see those at festivals.

Asahi is one of the wards/districts of Osaka, similar to how Domino is a part of Tokyo, or at least in fiction. 'Ku' is basically the way to note it as such. It wasn't picked at random by the way; you'll see why eventually.

Wondering why Ryuzaki is afraid of Jonouchi? Mostly it's because they're sitting on the bench and Jonouchi is about four inches taller... A year older... And quite clearly more 'street-worn' than he is. In other words, while Ryuzaki likely has at least two years of kendo under his belt, Jonouchi has pure instinct and fighting spirit that is made for essentially any situation. So sitting right there as he's being told about a 'younger sister', he knows damn well that if the blond wanted, he could knock him a new one right there.

Ryuzaki calling Shizuka 'Shizka' is for the same reason that Shizuka herself calls Katsuya 'nihan' rather than 'niihan'; it's because he's saying it quickly with a kansai accent, so the 'u' is rendered almost completely silent.

In the manga, Sugoroku is there with Anzu and Bakura as well… Mostly for exposition. But you know what happens when I hit too much exposition… In any case, Bakura and Anzu will be taking over a number of lines when those lines happen; after all, at this point Sugoroku mentioned the possibility of a rigged deck.

Instead, the topic is skimmed over and Jonouchi tells them about how his sister is still blind. Hihhhh. (Also, conversations on Honda. AHAHAHAHA.)

And of course, Bakura managed to steal some of Anzu and Jonouchi's lines to make up for his lack of dialogue otherwise…

Strangely enough, Jonouchi says he told Anzu and Honda rather than Bakura about Shizuka… But Honda had long since boarded a train at that point. Of course, Jonouchi knew the entire time, and Honda is considered one of his closest friends...

Mt. Fuji? What's with that? Well you see, Honda and Otogi (And Ryuzaki as well actually) are taking the Tokaido Shinkansen, which runs from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka. For simplicities sake, we're assuming Domino is on that route... Which, by the way, has an amazing view of Mt. Fuji along the way. Hence the 'flash'.

Some of you have probably noticed I skipped the Pandora duel. Well, this is supposed to be largely Kaiba and Jou centric after all, and I tend to stick with Yugi's perspective only when it ties in heavily to the plot around those two.

And for those who don't know, it involved saw-blades, a store owner with magician issues, Malik, and 'death by card games'. Ta-daaaah~ (Yugi will reflect heavily on it when we get his perspective again, as I will DEFINITELY be doing the Yugi VS Strings (AKA 'The Puppet/Mind Doll Thing' in the original) fight.

In Japan and China, it's said that if you sneeze, someone is talking about you. Often times in anime, a character will either bring this up (when it's not happening) or ask of the sneezer is coming down with a cold (in which someone is talking about them most of the time.). In this case..? Both. Hehe. Mostly because in reality, it's about two and a half hours after Jonouchi was 'talking about Honda'.

Haga's fanfic 'first name' (Which we will rarely, if ever, see), 'Katsugi' uses the same kanji that read 'Sasorimodoki', or 'Whip Scorpion'. The kanji used are 'Sasori' (Scorpion) and 'Magai', 'To mimic'.

Originally, he was going to get scorpion in general... But I decided against it. Scorpions of course, are arachnids, not insects... A category that applies to whip scorpions as well, which resemble scorpions, but are their own species all together. (Hence 'scorpion mimic') Haga's first name still means scorpion though; the last kanji in this case is more of a way to say 'he's like a scorpion' rather than something mistaken for one.

The 'song' mention for Kyoto references a short tune that children learn to remember the streets of the city. It played an incredibly important part in the seventh Detective Conan film in fact... (A series that I'm really rather fond of, ahehehe.)

I don't think Osaka has one though. Or most other cities for that matter.

You know what I love about Japan? They have very few gender-specific ways of referring to things, not counting honorifics. In fact, gender is something you can assume by how a person is speaking… It's actually another important brick in Kaiba's disguise; before the voice lessons, no one even considered the fact that she could have been female, because her speech pattern was just too masculine for her to be otherwise.

In any case, this means that while Taro the cat is referred to as 'he', Ryuzaki and Shizuka are both saying 'it'; seeing how they don't know the gender after all.

When Ryuzaki mentally mentions that 'Katsuya' is an appropriate name for Jonouchi, it's because of the kanji most commonly used. 'Katsu' in this case means 'kindly', 'skillfully', and more appropriately, 'overcome'. The second kanji in his name, the 'Ya' means 'To be'; so there are three meanings for his name... To overcome, to become kind, and to become skillful.

So many talks of University and School... The fact is, while High-School isn't mandatory, most people still attend, even though it costs a fair amount of money to attend. The better the school, the better the chances for a solid education, and therefore entry into a good university. And by getting into a good university, your chances of solidifying a future in Japan are going to skyrocket; not getting a decent education over there is effectively a death-sentence unless you really, really get lucky with whatever career you're pursuing! So of course, if you miss too much school... Or get bad marks...

Now obviously since Honda and Otogi were under the impression that Shizuka could see, this scene is radically different… But hey, Shizuka's coming to town! And on another note, you may have noticed that the oddities Honda described are all Jonouchi's usual 'paranoid as heck' symptoms; the strangeness started shortly after the dream of Kul Elna.

'Now hang on Usagi, it took four hours for Mokuba and Jonouchi to get there last time…' That's because they took the economy trip, which stops at each location on the route. Ryuzaki, Honda, Otogi, and Shizuka are all taking the express route, which only takes two and a half hours…

As Ryuzaki took the 'noon train', which leaves around quarter after noon, (provided I'm reading the schedule right) he got there at about 2:45. Assuming he spent about 45 minutes after for talking with Shizuka, or even rounding it to an hour, and assuming it took half an hour to get from Shin-Osaka to Shizuka's house, we're at 4:00-4:15. Sticking with '45 minutes' so that they can catch the five o'clock train at Shin-Osaka station really… So it would be 4:40 when they get to the station, giving the others enough time to grab tickets... As for the subway deal, tickets for that are effectively popping out of an ATM, so Honda and Otogi basically just had to stand in line before grabbing extra tickets.

The Tokaido Shinkansen goes to a different district you see; they have to take a subway within the city to get to and from Asahi, and specifically, they use the Midousuji line from Shin-Osaka station, transferring to the Tanimachi line at Umeda/Higashi-Umeda station. And then they get off at one of Asahi-ku's stations near the house. Because in my head, it is pretty close. So I've probably got my timing a little off...

But either way, at around 5PM they were on that train, and at 7:30 they got back... (And it isn't dark by that point either; sure the sun sets at 7PM, but still. At least now it makes sense for everyone to be walking around in the dark to the tournament finals. Also Mai's car...)

By the way, Shizuka's outburst is canon, but the dialogue surrounding it is not, being extended from otherwise short thoughts and lines. Hooray! The fact is, Shizuka in this fanfic will be very 'Two Sided'; seemingly quiet and polite, but with those she knows well enough, she's not going to be subtle about her thoughts! This will be more apparent with Ryuzaki hanging around though, as she tends to go 'quiet' around recently injured people as well... (-coughJouVSYugicough-)

FanArt and My Art Section

'But you said you were working on models and had no time for-' DON'T COMPLAIN.

In any case, paste link, remove spaces, hit 'enter'! Ta-daaah~

So I have a few sketches for you, mostly because I was working on them before...

Haga's Siblings – http : / / i5. photobucket. com/ albums/ y153/ natasha_unos_1/ YGO% 20Fanfic% 20-% 20Skin/ sisters. jpg - Oh hey look! Things that I've spent too much time working on! See if you can guess why Haga got kicked out here... I'll share it with you later on. In any case, ignore the 'different hair colour' between Haga and his sister there; it's the same colour, they just have different eye colour, height, etc. Because I am sick of seeing identical FATERNAL twins. IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT. (As you can guess, this is a sore point for me.)

In any case, originally all three sisters were complete assholes... In the end, only the middle qualifies, as the oldest is just mostly a jerk, and the youngest is too shy to say anything. Also, the oldest two have different hair/eyes/everything in comparison to the youngest... ...Yeaaaaaaa... (Awkward...)

By the way, Sen is wearing a poncho, not a cape; she's just moved the sides back to use her arms. Moreover, Cho just perms her hair... They all have straight hair. And as another note... Cho (Rather, Chou) means 'Butterfly'. Kansai uses the kanji that read 'Kamakiri', which is one of the words for 'Mantis', and 'Sen' is another word for 'Cicada'.

'Keiichi' – http : / / i5. photobucket. com/ albums/ y153/ natasha_unos_1/ YGO% 20Fanfic% 20-% 20Skin/ RyuSummer. jpg - This is what Ryuzaki was wearing under his jacket... And as a side effect, this is what he's wearing for the rest of battle city, rather than the shorts and t-shirt he'd been hoping for. WHOOPS. You know how long I spent looking for his eye colour before giving up though? ...A long time. Heeee. Also, for the sake of keeping that shirt there, his jacket was closed the entire time.

The entire time...

That's it for this chapter... Quick update, I know. In any case, enjoy the next one; Jonouchi VS Haga! Until next chapter everyone!