Seto's POV
As Roland and Fugata prepared everything for the landing of my Battle Ship, I waited with Mokuba for our semifinalists to arrive when we heard that someone had arrived. I ordered that all of the lights be turned on and we saw some tanned, light blond guy with a duel disk come our way.
Aah. He's one of the finalists. For a second I had thought that he might be Marik or Malik.
But from behind him walked out a guy that looked identical to him, only his hair was spiked up and had a crazed look in his eyes.
I don't like these two. They seem like trouble, but one of them was one of my duelists, and if he wished to bring a guest, because of Yugi, he was allowed to come with us.
I watched as the two showed Roland the normal one's locator cards and he gave them the key card to their room, telling that they have to wait here with for the other duelists.
I wonder what's keeping Yuna?
I told Roland that I'm gonna need a car and my katana. After all, there's a maniac wanting to kill my crush and rival.
Like hell am I gonna let that happen!
Mai's POV
I always knew that Yuna was a special girl that accepted me as a friend, but I only saw how devoted she is to her friends tonight.
As we were walking the almost empty streets of Domino City and talked, I saw that Yuna once again put on a disguise. No one but Yugi seemed to have noticed her putting on a baseball cap, which was signed by all the players of one of the best baseball teams in the world, and tying her unique hair in a bun, not to mention that she has put on sunglasses! It was already quite dark! She also seems to have distanced herself from the friendly bunch, which didn't surprise me much. After I have seen Tea blessing Seto Kaiba's soul, she who had always said that he was nothing more than a bastard, I was dumbfounded. I know that Yuna doesn't trust people easily, and as such these kids are not the type of people that she would get close to. Yugi would, and had gotten close to them. But even these guys can be two faced. And Yuna doesn't need that after what kind of life she has lived.
I don't know the whole story. I wonder if even Kaiba, who is one of her closest friends, knows it! But I know enough that she didn't have it easy. My life is no fairy tail either, but something happened to Yuna that has destroyed any form of ignorance and innocence in her, letting her know how the world could be, and has effected her beyond all of our imaginations. Yet, she keeps going forward, as if she ha a perfect life, letting people think of her what they wish. She is a truly amazing person.
All I ever did in life was run away from the family that never cared for me and dueled rich men. In the last three years, since I met Yuna, I realised just how though people can have it in their lives. That's what made Seto Kaiba and Yuna Yami Mouto undefeatable forces. That's what made them warriors, what made them true duelists. It's why only the two of them can bring out the other's best.
It's not their bodies or even minds that are fighting.
It's their souls!
And I must admit that I kind of envy them. They are the perfect half of the other, without even realising it. No, that's not quite right. They are both individuals, but they understand each other better than even their younger brothers. They have some kind of connection that no one can cut off, not even they themselves. Maybe not even God.
They could be quite scary when together, like ... Oh I don't even know any more! Two bombs, maybe. You never know when they might explode. But when separate, like now, they look like normal children. Or at least as normal as a kid CEO and world known celebrity could possibly be.
As Yuna walked with Yugi and the other ordinary kids her age, she seems so out of place, like there is this divine light creating a barrier between her and them. The spiky-haired twins were a little behind us, obviously talking about something very serious by the looks of it, and so they almost didn't notice when a white limo suddenly came out of one of the posters for a ninja film!
Joey, who had been closest to the advertisement talking with Serenity about the main actor, jumped three feet into the air and quickly ran and joined his manly friends (Tristan and Duke) who were cowering behind Yuna. Tea and Serenity weren't far from them, hugging each other and inching closer to Yuna, while Yugi was trying to mold himself to her waist. I can't really blame them seeing as I was also nearing Yuna. I guess we all trusted her, and after seeing how she can deal with any situation with a cool head, I think it's better to leave this to her as well.
The person who stepped out of the limo surely surprised us. It was Jean-Claude Magnum! The Hollywood actor who has starred in several Ninja Movies. He was wearing a nice white suit with a rose sticking out of his breast pocket. In his hands was a bouquet, which he presented to me, asking me to marry him! He had ignored Joey, who was quite a bid fan, and the rest of my companions. Everyone except the girl who hadn't been scared of his surprisingly insane entrance.
Yuna.
Shit!
That's not good!
Kaiba's going to skin him alive!
Yes, I know about his little crush, and the fact that Yuna returns it. Although they are too young to understand that it isn't a mere crush that they are sharing. Anyone with eyes and half a brain could see just how much they mean to each other, but the two of them are oblivious. It's actually kinda cute, you know. They ARE geniuses, the both of them. But I guess that they never had time to see what kind of feelings they are experiencing. From what I know, Yuna lost her parents three and a half years ago and before that she was the one who was practically looking out for her family; Seto, before being adopted by the loveless and unfeeling bastard Gozaboro Kaiba, lost his mother when his baby brother was born and his father died in a car crash. That's all anyone knows about those brothers. Anyone but the small circle of people that they have told.
Back to the present. He was observing Yuna from the corner of his eye. I know that it's not hard to stare at the Queen of Games, she is beautiful, after all. It, however, didn't help with how she was dressed. After changing in Kaiba's copter, she was wearing dark blue leather pants, the same as her still dry jacket, and a shimmering black tight shirt, as well as studded leather boots that had a small heel. He was gawking at her as she just stood there, while the rest of the youngsters loudly protested at his insane proposal, as well as the story of how we met and how I said that I would marry him if he could defeat me in a duel. Everyone sweat dropped.
I actually remember saying something like that in jest, but I never knew that this guy took it seriously! As I put him down gently, so I don't hurt his feelings, I saw a strange look of determination enter his eyes and he challenged me to a duel. Now we were all dumbfounded! Yuna just looked like she was expecting this. Joey and Yugi tried telling me that I don't need to duel this guy since I have six Locator Cards and that I shouldn't risk my place in the finals. But all I could think was about how I have met Yuna during one of the cruises a year and a half ago. The way she took on every challenge that was thrown her way by way more experienced opponents. That was my job at the time, to challenge guests and accept their challenges. She never turned one down and always won. She always had faith in herself. And something that touched my heart was ...
She had faith in me.
Now, with her here watching and my place in the finals at stake, I'm gonna show her that she hadn't made a mistake to trust in me.
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The duel didn't last to long, but it wasn't short either. He had gotten better. Magnum uses a "Ninja" Deck, composed of low-Level monsters, many of which Special Summon other monsters when they are Summoned. But I won in the end. As everyone cheered, I looked to Yuna who gave me a nod of approval. I felt proud of myself in that moment. But her eyes soon shifted to the sky and she frowned. Yugi was the first to notice this. And he was also the first to point it out.
''Eh, guys ... Is it just me, or is that hologram still active even though the duel is over?''
''Maybe it's a glitch?'' And that was Tristan.
''No way! This is Kaiba's product that we're talking about!'' That would be Duke.
''Then why is it still here?!'' Tea screamed just as the 'hologram' of the Ninja Master(a/n: not sure if that's the card's name) swooped down and grabbed me. I couldn't help screaming as I was lifted to the air as the idiot laughed, saying that if he can't win my hand, he'll farce my hand. What he wasn't expecting was for Yuna to throw a DM card like a shuriken and hit the one who caught me in the hand, making him drop me. Luckily Joey caught me and I was out of danger.
Magnum tried apologiesing, but switched to trying to get Yuna to join him for dinner when a black limo stopped a little further ahead. The waves of rage and the sound of a sword being drawn out definitely made him shut up as well as everyone else. No one dared to move except for turning to look over our shoulders. Everyone except Yuna, that is.
And, lo and behold, there stood the most dangerous person in the world at that moment.
Seto Kaiba was walking towards us with a deadly glint in his blue eyes, katana at the ready and no Mokuba in sight to stop him.
Well, SHIT!
Hollywood will soon be one ninja star less if someone doesn't stop him!
Seto's POV
I don't care who that moron is, but he has stepped over the line by speaking to Yuna as though she is nothing but an accessory for men to show off! He used Hollywood trickery in an attempt to kidnap Mai after he lost, and when that didn't work, he turned his attention to MY Yuna, who was at the moment looking like a leather-clad goddess!
He's a dead man!
Bakura's POV
As I took the five locator cards I won in a single duel with some zomby kid in the graveyard of Domino City, I thought about how I met those insane twins, Malik and Marik. They were driving around Domino when I cut off their path. The younger, Malik, seems to have a little crush on the CEO's crush, while the older one, Marik could be downright insane. Things are getting more complicated than I like.
I know that Kaiba now has Obelisk the Tormentor, and Yuna has Slifer the Sky Dragon. Marik and Malik have The Winged Dragon of Ra, the most powerful of the three. But it seems that none of them realise that only Yuna can hold all three God Monsters. It's her destiny. She's the reincarnation of their previous master, after all.
As I slowly make my way to the secret location of the semifinals, I think about what those twins said. They know too much about the Nameless Pharaoh to be just some people who want his treasures, but they don't know all. No one does. They are going to sneak in as normal duelists and try to defeat the reincarnated Pharaoh and Priest, then, when they have all that they want, they'll give me all the Millennium Items that they have.
'They think that they understand me, eh?' I grin evilly.'Fools! It's time they understand who they are going up against! But first ...' I took out my phone, 'I need to call Ryou and tell him where to wait for me.'
Seto's POV
Although I wasn't allowed to kill the bastard, or even beat him up, I got the pleasure of sitting next to Yuna as I took the geeks, Yugi and Mai to the secret location of the next phase of the tournament. It seems that I have gotten some of the warmth back, when it comes to the way Yuna has been treating me since my first challenge to her, but it's still not as it should be.
I'll have to work on that.
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I watched as the geeks said their hellos to some friend of theirs, Namu the first one who arrived, and his brother, Melvin, I saw that Yuna was regarding them suspiciously. Good. Then I wasn't the only one who noticed.
According to the Mutt and the Cheerleader, Namu helped Ryou, something that was IMPOSSIBLE since the Bakuras are in the UK, but those two kept insisting until Ryou really stepped through the doors and all those who know him gasped. His left arm was not only injured, but it also carried a duel disk! Yuna and Yugi were by his side immediately and I must say that I would be lying if I say that I'm not jealous. Roland, Fugata and Mokuba could see this as plain as day, but the others were preoccupied with the albino.
Something was not right here. From what Yugi and Yuna told me after DK, Ryou and Bakura are always together because the later was very protective of Ryou. So why, in the names of all heavens is only Ryou here?! Where is Bakura?! Is he gong to crash the tournament? That's ridiculous and I know it! HOW could he possibly crash th semifinals that'll be held hundreds of meters above the ground?!
Then I caught the looks Melvin and Namu were throwing Ryou's way, as if they think that something is out of place. And I do believe that it's more than just the separation of the albino twins. Or the fact that Bakura, from what I know a better duelist than Ryou, hasn't made it to the finals while Ryou has or isn't even there to show his younger twin his support. Namu was a bit more focused on my crush than on her injured friend, which is ticking me off by the way, but Melvin sure seemed suspicious.
Just what is going on?
But before I could delve on it much, a new duelist came in. He was tall, bald except for a low ponytail on the back of his head, and had a strange tattoo across the left side of his face. He was wearing the same robes that all the Rare Hunters were wearing as well as one of my duel disks.
Who could this guy be? Is he just some random duelist that has won six locator cards?
Well, my questions were surely answered a few moments later, when he stopped in front of Yuna.
''So, you are the rumored Queen of Games?'' He didn't even smirk when she ignored the rhetorical question, like most people would. Man, this guy is all business. What he said sure surprised us all, despite my knowing that some people believe that about Yuna.''Then, you are also the same 'Light of Hope' Egyptians have been talking about for some twelve years now, as well?'' Yuna didn't even glare at the guy.''Of course you are. There is no one else who could get a doctor's degree in about a year. Only the reincarnation of the Nameless Pharaoh could!'' Yugi and Ryou gasped. My eyes widened. Still no reaction from Yuna. But what he said just now ... He could only be ...''My name is Marik Ishtar, my Pharaoh.''
Everyone gasped as he pulled out an item very similar to the Millennium Eye, Millennium Ring and the Millennium Puzzle and pointed it at Yuna. It looked like a scepter of sorts, but at the top it had a ball with two sharp, wing-like decorations on either side and in the center was the engraved eye. Yuna cast a skeptical glance at the item, which I remember Ishizu said would be the Millennium Rod, and frowned. That's the first reaction she has had since he stepped in! What he said next had us all worrying for her.
''And I'm here to make sure that you never leave the shadows! I swear on this Millennium Rod that I shall defeat you!'' We all stared as a very dangerous looking smirk crossed Yuna's pretty face and her eyes darkened.
''Oh.'' She raised her head a little along with a single perfectly shaped eyebrow.''Let's see what a servant can do for his master! Especially with the Gods on my side!'' Thunder roared in the background as everyone shook in their shoes.
Yuna was so terrifying, I could have swore that the three Egyptian God Monsters were standing behind her and roaring their approval and loyalty instead of thunder, that no one noticed when a certain white-haired thief snook into the landing Battle Ship.