Disclaimer: see chapter one

Author's Note: I'm adding BEWK's OC in this chapter.

Chapter 63: Intro of the Ice Dragon Deck

In a mid-afternoon, a green car drove to a hospital and parked at the parking lot.

While in the hospital in the medical ward with a policeman and a nurse talking, a small blonde haired boy of 13 years of age was in his room, lying on the bed. His lifeless blue eyes were gazed to the window as if he was waiting for someone to come in. His right leg and left arm had a cast on and wore hospital clothes.

Outside the room, the policeman asks the nurse, "What was the cause of the accident?"

The nurse replies, "A young driver was too drunk to focus on the road. Hit the car dead on, the driver died instantly."

The policeman asked, in a serious tone, "The family that was involved?"

The nurse, replies, "Father died on impact, the mother was dead en route to the emergency room, and the older kid just passed away while in surgery."

The policeman sighed as he looked at the blonde haired boy's room door and says, "Poor kid…how did he survive?"

The nurse sighed, shook her head and says, in a serious tone, "I don't know really. When the guys on the scene said that his brother's body was sort of leaning over him, as if to protect him from the debris…poor little guy. He hasn't spoken since his parents' and brother's deaths."

The policeman asks, "Does he have any next of kin?"

The nurse replies, "Yeah! His cousins and their folks and they should be here any second now to pick the boy up. Anything else, officer?"

The policeman asks, "Nope…I got enough for the police report. Thanks!" The policeman walked away from the nurse, as two familiar figures, which were Atticus and Alexis Rhodes walked towards the nurse.

Alexis asks, in a solemn tone, "Excuse me, ma'am, we're here to pick up our cousin."

The nurse asks Alexis, "Yes, dear, and what's your cousin's name."

Alexis replies, in a serious tone, "Jordan Rhodes."

The blonde boy was still lying on his bed as the door opened and the Rhodes siblings walked in carefully and spotted the boy.

Alexis calls out, worriedly, "Jordan?"

The boy, known as Jordan, didn't respond to his name, as he looked at the window.

Atticus murmurs, sadly, "Poor guy…"

Alexis walked towards the blonde haired boy and gently shook him up. Jordan turned his lifeless eyes towards Alexis and didn't say anything, just spoke in his mind, 'It's Alexis.'

Atticus walked towards his sister and cousin and spoke out, "Hey Jordy, long time no see, man!"

Jordan's eyes widened and he thinks in his mind, in shock, 'Atticus…he's back!' Alexis went and picks Jordan up in her arms and says, "Don't worry, Jordy, we're going to take you home with us, okay."

Jordan nods in reply, with a smile.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

"Yusuke, wait!" Atsuko calls out for her son, who stormed away from the Truesdale van as he picked up his bag.

Yusuke walked off to the streets. Chazz, Jaden and Kagome followed suit, after getting their things, and Kagome says, bowing, "It's nice to see you guys again, later!" Kagome left to follow her cousin walking path.

Keiko sighed, sadly, and thinking in her mind, 'I guess that he hasn't forgiven me, yet.'

Ryoko, Syrus, Zane, Hikari and Kira have never seen Yusuke like this before. They've seen him angry before but not like this. They all looked at Tyku, the one who Keiko took as her new boyfriend and they didn't like the looks of him at all.

Keiko gasped, while looking at her watch and says, "I guess that we have to go, now! Let's go, Tyku!"

Tyku nods in reply as he and Keiko walked out of the diner. They head the opposite direction that Yusuke, Jaden, Chazz and Kagome went to. Keiko looked back to see a far sight of Yusuke's back and sighed, as a tear came from her eye.

While in the diner, everyone was disturbed by this and Atsuko spoke out, "I'm sorry that this is happening!"

Mr. Yukimura sighed and gave a plate of food to her and says, "No problem, Atsuko. I know that I'm supposed to be mad at Yusuke, for hurting Keiko, but I'm not! Because it wasn't his fault that things between him and Keiko ended."

Hikari was handed a plate of food from Mrs. Yukimura and says, nastily, "Has that punk, Reginald Haga, been coming here?"

Mr. Yukimura's anger was growing within him and says, "No, he's stopped about a month after you kids left for Duel Academy. I guess I have Tyku to thank for that. But…"

Zane says, eating his food, "You don't trust him, do you?"

Mr. Yukimura smiled and says, "So, you know, Zane, huh? Something about that boy that I don't trust, but I can't put my finger on it. I know that he treats Keiko with respect and takes care of her, but I don't know."

Hikari thinks in her mind, 'No, it has to be something deeper than that! When I saw that guy, Tyku, I didn't like him, automatically and my instincts were never wrong. Speaking of bad feelings…'

The man placed a sincere smile onto his face, "Yes, I came here to see if I could talk to a Mr. Yusuke Urameshi."

"Exactly, what do you want with my little brother?" Kari asked, with concern

"I came here to get an interview with him and to see if he would like to work for me, after he graduates Duel Academy." The man said, "My name is Saiou Takuma and I manage many professional duelists."

"You mean like a pro-duelist," Keiko asked

Saiou looked at Keiko, "Exactly, my dear and I'm hoping to see if he's around." He said, 'So she must be Yusuke Urameshi's weakness, now I know what to do now.' He thought, "Is Yusuke home though?"

"Unfortunately, he's not in right now," Kira replied, "But if you give me your information and I'll be sure that my brother would get it."

Saiou shook his head in reply, "That's okay, I'll be sure to run into him, soon," Saiou turned heel, "Good day, ladies."

Hikari thinks in her mind, 'There was something that I didn't like about that guy, Saiou. For one, he was creepy-looking, he wears too many earrings, he had fangs for crying out loud. But I didn't detect any demon energy in him. However, he did reek of disaster and a really big one, too.'

Just then, Atsuko's voice boomed, "Hey Hikari!"

Hikari was thrown out of her thoughts and looked at her mother and Atsuko says, "Kari, you haven't eaten your food. What's wrong?"

Hikari knew that she can't hide anything, except for her demonic and spirit energy from her mother, she says, in a serious tone, "There's something you should know, mom."

Atsuko asks, "What is it, dear?"

Hikari says, "Well, before we went to Duel Academy, last summer, and when Yusuke and Kagome were at Seto Kaiba's house…there was a guy wanting to speak with Yusuke."

Mrs. Higurashi says, perplexed, "Someone, who wanted to talk to Yusuke."

Hikari says, "Yeah, I didn't like the look of him and it wasn't that guy, Tyku."

Kira says, "I know who you're talking about, Kari, and believe me, mom, this guy took the word 'creepy' to the next level."

Mr. Yukimura asks, "What did this guy look like, girls?"

Kira replies, in a serious tone, "This guy had long blue and white hair, blue eyes and earrings was standing right in front of her. This guy's face was pale white and was wearing an Obelisk Blue graduate robe."

Just then, a something that sounded like silverware dropping onto plates came from a shocked Mrs. Higurashi, Syrus and Ryoko.

Syrus tells Ryoko, in a nervous tone, "Lyon, that person that Kira described sounded awfully like that guy that defeated Yusuke in a duel."

Ryoko says, "He was creepy-looking that's for sure."

Zane spoke out, "Syrus, Ryoko, you two, know something about this guy, do you?"

Syrus says, "Yeah, we do! We didn't tell you guys this, but last summer Lyon and I followed Yusuke and the guy that Kira described dueled Yusuke and defeated him."

Mrs. Yukimura repeats, in shock, "He dueled Yusuke and Yusuke lost!"

Ryoko says, "That's right, ma'am! But there's more…he was talking to Urameshi about this 'destiny talk' and I think I could have heard him saying something about Keiko…in the conversation, that made Urameshi fall on his knees and he lost the duel."

Mr. Yukimura slams his hands onto the table hard and roars out, angrily, "So, he's the one, who's been feeding Yusuke these lies about my daughter!"

Mrs. Higurashi says, in a serious tone, "Well, Syrus and Ryoko weren't the only ones that had a run-in with this stranger. He came to my temple and was asking for Kagome. He calmed that he came to have an interview with Kagome and to see if she can work for him, after she graduates from Duel Academy. He calms to manage professional duelists and also said that he wanted to speak to Yusuke as well."

Kira says, in an angered tone, "I bet you anything that he wanted to tell Kagome lies like he did with Yusuke."

Syrus says, in a serious tone, "We have to tell Keiko or Yusuke about this!"

Mr. Yukimura says, in a solemn tone, "There's one problem with that, Sy. Keiko has given up finding out, who's told Yusuke those lies about her."

Our heroes and heroines gasps in shock and Hikari yells out, "You're kidding!"

Mr. Yukimura says, in a serious tone, "I wish I was, Kari. Mrs. Yukimura and I, including Mia, Yugi, Joey, Mai, your grandfather, Kuwabara, Shizuru…hell even Tea, told her that Tyku was bad news, but she didn't listen to us. She's stopped talking to them, ever since. I, myself, her own father, am starting to doubt her, when we get into arguments."

Zane says, in a serious tone, "Plus, there's the fact that whenever a topic that involves Keiko is brought up, you know that Yusuke wouldn't listen to us. Plus, he shut himself from the girls from our school."

Atsuko yells out, in shock, "You're kidding me!"

Zane says, "I wish I was, Mrs. Urameshi. Everytime that a girl comes to Yusuke, asking him on a date, he just flats out rejects her, saying that his only love is dueling and nothing else."

Mr. Yukimura says, "What about that Catherine girl?"

Syrus asks, perplexed, "What does Catherine have to do with this?"

Mrs. Yukimura sighs and says, "One day, I found Keiko crying her eyes out in her room, after a phone call from you, Hikari. She cried about she has lost Yusuke to the arms of another girl."

Hikari slaps her hand to her forehead and says, "Yeah, I…sort have told Keiko, that Yusuke has found someone else and when he saw him and Catherine Maxwell kissing on the roof of our dorm, after the School Duel."

Atsuko asks her daughter, in an aggravated tone, "Did you even confront your brother about this, Hikari?"

Hikari shook her head and says, "No I didn't…however they don't show it while at school…I wonder why…"

(With Yusuke)

Yusuke, Chazz, Jaden and Kagome arrived at Yusuke's apartment. Yusuke opens the door and he and Kagome were shocked when they saw the whole apartment being clean, as Yumi appears beside Yusuke and says, "Oh man! First, your mother has a job! Then, she cleans up the apartment!"

Yusuke says, telepathically, 'Yeah, what's next, she's given up on alcohol!'

The four duelists entered the house and Kagome says, "It looks like your mother has gone through some major changes, Yusuke."

Yusuke says, in shock, "No joke, Kagome!"

Jaden says, "Hey Yusuke, you need to tell your mom that she needs to take us to work with her so we can see Chumley again!"

Yusuke says, with a smile, "You know it, Jay! I'll tell her about it!" Yusuke walked away from his friends and calls out, "I'll be right back!" Yusuke went to his room and closed the door from behind.

Kagome asks Chazz and Jaden, "So, is there anything you guys want?"

Chazz says, in usual tone, "If you guys don't have any Root beer then I'm fine…"

Jaden says, "I'm cool…"

Kagome says, as she walked away from the boys, "Okay, I'll be right back to change, okay."

A few moments later, Yusuke's voice boomed, "Okay, guys, I'll be right back, just need to run a few errands."

Yusuke's cousin and friends looked at Yusuke, who was wearing a black shirt, pants, sneakers and a huge trench coat, with a duel disc on his wrist. Chazz asks Yusuke, in his usual manner, "Hey slacker, what's with the black wardrobe? You're copying me, now!"

Yusuke replies, in his usual manner, "For your information, I've gotten a liking in black, Chazz."

Kagome's voice boomed, "That's right!"

Chazz and Jaden looked at Kagome, who was wearing a black shirt, mini-skirt, boots and a huge trench coat. Chazz was amazed and thought in his mind that Kagome looked good in black, but shook those thoughts from his mind.

Jaden says, "Kagome, you too!"

Kagome says, "Yeah, I've been wearing black since last year…"

Yusuke says, in a plain tone, "If you guys want to come with us, we can show you guys around the place."

Yusuke, Jaden, Kagome and Chazz walked out of Yusuke's apartment and headed towards Yusuke's old school, Sarayashiki Junior High School.

It wasn't long that the four duelists approached the Junior High and it hasn't changed a bit. However, Yusuke didn't come here to look for memories, he came here for a job to do.

Chazz says, in his usual tone, "This is Sarayashiki Junior High School! I guess it's not that low rent, but my junior high school was a lot bigger."

Yusuke walked ahead, mutely, as he approached the school door and saw students hang around the hallways, while other students were walking in the hallways.

Kagome says, plainly, "I guess that not much has changed, huh?"

Yusuke says, plainly, "Hn…" Yusuke thinks in his mind, 'Great, I'm turning into a Hiei!' Yusuke walks ahead with his cousin and his friends following.

Yusuke tells Chazz and Jaden, "Hey guys, mind if you two stay here?"

Kagome says, "Yeah, this won't take long."

Chazz says, in his usual tone, "Just hurry up!"

Jaden says, "Sure we don't mind."

In the hallways, our monster champ, Genki Akaya was walking in the hallways, then he spotted Yusuke and Kagome walking into the principle's office.

Genki thinks in his mind, shocked, 'What the…What are Urameshi and Higurashi doing here?' Genki walked up pasted Jaden and Chazz and walked into the office and towards the principle's door. He placed his right ear to hear the conversation.

(In the principle's office)

Yusuke says, in a cold taunting tone, "Long time no see, gents!" Right now, four of our heroes and heroines were looking at Mr. Takanaka and Mr. Akashi, who were in a conversation and was interrupted and they were surprised to see them.

Mr. Takanaka says, in a surprised tone, "Y-Yusuke, Kagome…"

Yusuke says, in a cold tone, "In the flesh, Takanaka!"

Mr. Akashi says, in an angered tone, "What are you doing here, Urameshi!? I thought we got rid of you, when you went to Duel Academy!"

Yusuke says, in a cold serious tone, "Shows how much you think, dork!"

Mr. Akashi says, in an angered tone, "You punk, how dare you…"

Mr. Takanaka tells Mr. Akashi, in a serious tone, "Akashi, zip it!"

Just then, a male voice boomed, "What are you doing here, Urameshi!?"

Yusuke rolled his eyes, knowing the owner of that voice and thinks in his mind, 'This place always crawled with losers!' Our heroes and heroines turned to see Mr. Iwamoto walking in looking Yusuke in the eye.

Mr. Takanaka asks, "Urameshi, what brings you here?"

Yusuke says, in a cold serious tone and cold angered tone, looking at Mr. Akashi and Mr. Iwamoto, "Well, certainly, not the Dweeb Convention, that's for sure! I didn't come here to reminisce about the 'good ole days', Takanaka! I came, only for IT!"

Mr. Takanaka asks Yusuke, perplexed, "What are you talking about, Yusuke?"

Kagome says, in a cold serious tone, "Don't play dumb, old man! Yusuke meant the Ice Dragon Deck that you have hiding in this office!"

Genki's eyes widened, when he heard, 'What's the Ice Dragon Deck?'

Mr. Takanaka and Mr. Iwamoto gasped in shock and Mr. Takanaka asks, in a surprised tone, "H…how did you know about THAT deck!?"

Yusuke says, in a cold annoyed tone, "That's none of your business, old man! Now hand it over or I'll tear this office apart until I find it, myself!"

Mr. Iwamoto thinks in his mind, perplexed, 'How did Urameshi know about the Ice Dragon Deck!? The only ones that know of the Ice Decks are Sheppard, Seaditchi, Mr. Takanaka and I. There's no way of Urameshi knowing about that deck!'

Kagome says, in a cold annoyed tone, "Well, speak up, old man, or my cousin will tear this office apart until finds it!"

Mr. Takanaka tells Yusuke, "Yusuke, you don't know the dangers that the Ice Dragon Deck contains!"

Yusuke yells at Mr. Takanaka, in a cold angered tone, "You think I care, old man! Hand that deck over!"

Mr. Takanaka says, in a pleading tone, "Yusuke, please reconsider! The story about that deck goes…"

Yusuke yells out, in a cold annoyed tone, "This is starting be a lecture, Takanaka! Spear me the fairy tales, old man! I want those cards!" Yusuke slams his fist hard on his former principle's desk, startling him and yells out, coldly, "And I'm not leaving until I get it!"

Mr. Takanaka was about to speak, until Mr. Iwamoto stepped in and tells Mr. Iwamoto, plainly, "Don't bother, Mr. Takanaka. Urameshi's too dimwitted to even listen, remember." Mr. Iwamoto tells Yusuke, with a sneer in his lips, "How about if we make a deal, Yusuke?"

Yusuke tells Mr. Iwamoto, coldly, "What's that, dork!?"

Mr. Iwamoto tries hard to not to lose his temper and says, plainly, "I know about your progresses in Duel Academy, as well as that 'One Turn Kill' of yours and your cousin, Kagome, saw you on TV, during that School Duel, the Graduation Match and as your title as 'Prince of the Obelisk Blues'."

Yusuke says, coldly, "You're stalling, Iwamoto!"

Mr. Iwamoto asks, "Did you receive an invitation to a reunion that this school is having for our graduates from last year?"

Yusuke knew what he was talking about, because when he was going to change from his Obelisk Blue uniform, Yusuke found an invitation to his old school's reunion and didn't want to go, because he wanted to put his days in Sarayashiki Junior High School behind him, forever. Yusuke says, in a cold tone, "Now that you mention it, I did but tore that invitation up, because I'm not going to see a bunch of dorks that I haven't seen since last year!"

Mr. Takanaka took out an envelope and gave it to Yusuke, saying, "Here's another one, Yusuke. Please come and reconsider your decision."

Yusuke scoffs as he snatched the envelope from the old man's grasp and says, in a cold serious tone, "I have no intention of changing my mind about this, old man."

Mr. Iwamoto says, "Now you have an invitation and getting to the business at hand, Yusuke. I'm challenging you to a duel."

Yusuke narrowed his eyes and asks, in a cold serious tone, "Are you challenging me to a duel?"

Mr. Iwamoto says, "Yes, Yusuke I am…"

Mr. Takanaka sighs with relief and thinks in his mind, 'Perfect, Iwamoto was a Duel Monsters champion, during his youth. Hopefully, he'll defeat Urameshi, even with his 'One Turn Kill' combo.'

Kagome says, in a cold serious tone, "You're challenging Yusuke to a duel? You absolutely have no idea, where you're getting at, do you?"

Mr. Iwamoto says, "I actually know where I'm getting that, Higurashi. If your cousin defeats me in a duel, then he'll get the Ice Dragon Deck, without question. However, if he loses, then he'll forget about getting the Ice Dragon Deck."

Just then, Yumi appeared beside Yusuke and says, "Yusuke, just take his offer! Just trust me."

Yusuke knew that he couldn't argue with Yumi, considering that if it wasn't for her, then he wouldn't have gotten though Duel Academy.

Yusuke says, coldly, "If I agree to this duel, then make the duel the first event!"

Mr. Takanaka yells out, "But the speech from last year's valedictorian will be the first thing, then the dance and…"

Yusuke yells out, in a cold angered tone, "You think I care, old man! Do it or I'll tear down this office until I get those cards!"

Mr. Takanaka says, in a solemn tone, "I guess it's true what Yukimura told me…"

Yusuke yells out, coldly, "You think I care about HER, Takanaka! I want the duel to be the first thing that happens, because I'd drop dead before hearing HER speech, not to mention seeing the dweebs that I didn't see since last year!"

Mr. Takanaka looked at Yusuke's eyes and he thinks in his mind, shocked, "His eyes are cold, nothing like the Yusuke Urameshi's eyes." Mr. Takanaka says, in a defeated tone, "I'll think about it or the other option would be the duel after Yukimura's speech."

Yusuke says, in a cold tone, "Fine, and beat you in one turn, Iwamoto!"

Mr. Iwamoto says, with a sly smile, "I highly doubt it, Urameshi." Mr. Iwamoto thinks in his mind, with a sly tone, 'Urameshi will get the humiliation of a lifetime, when he duels me. His progress must have been flukes or he must have cheated his way to the top, like a regular street punk.'

Yusuke and Kagome walked towards the door and opened it, unknowing that Genki was eavesdropping and was hiding behind one of the chairs. Genki thinks in his mind, 'Oh man, I've got to tell Mr. Pegasus about this.'

After he checks that Yusuke, Chazz, Jaden and Kagome were gone, Genki gets out of the office and goes to the end of the hallway to see no one was around as he gets out a red cell phone that Pegasus gave him. Genki dials Pegasus's number and went for an answer.

A voice from the other end of the phone that sounded like Pegasus's servants, Croquet, says, "Hello!"

Genki says, in a serious tone, "Hey Croquet, may I please talk to Mr. Pegasus?"

Croquet says, "Oh Mr. Akaya, I'll get Mr. Pegasus, right now!"

Genki waits for a while, unaware that he was being watched.

Just then, Pegasus's voice boomed from the other side of the phone, "Hello Genki-boy! What's on your mind?"

Genki says, in a serious tone, "Mr. Pegasus, I just saw Urameshi and Higurashi going into the principle's office of my school."

Pegasus says, in plain tone, "You just saw Yusuke Urameshi and Kagome Higurashi at your school."

Genki says, in a serious tone, "Yes, sir! Unnoticed, I sneaked inside the room and heard that Urameshi came to this school and looking for some kind of deck called the 'Ice Dragon Deck'."

Pegasus says, in a shocked tone, "The Ice Dragon Deck!"

Genki asks, perplexed, "You know about that deck, Mr. Pegasus?"

Pegasus says, in a serious tone, "Genki-boy, did Yusuke Urameshi get the deck?"

Genki says, in a serious tone, "No, but one of my teachers, Mr. Iwamoto has challenged Urameshi to a duel and if he could defeat Iwamoto then he'll hand over that Ice Dragon Deck. The duel will take place during a reunion for last year's graduates."

Pegasus says, in a serious tone, "Genki, you must go to that reunion and report to me about the results of the duel. Yusuke Urameshi must not get the 'Ice Dragon Deck'. That deck is absolutely dangerous!"

Genki nods and says, in a serious tone, "Yes, sir! Over and out!" Genki closed his cell phone to hang up.

Just then, a female voice boomed, "Who were you talking to?"

Genki jumps in surprise and turns to see a girl of his age, wearing a female version of the school uniform, with orange hair, pigtails wrapped with a red bows on each tail and green eyes, who were staring Genki down. The girl says, while gripping her knapsack and in an impatient tone, "Well, I'm waiting…"

Genki asks, in an annoyed tone, "Don't you know when not to sneak up on people, Sakura!?"

The girl, known as Sakura, says, in an annoyed tone, "I want to know who you were talking to! I haven't seen you in while, Genki, only at school."

Genki says, "I've been busy that's what…"

Sakura asks, "With what?"

Genki knew that if he told Sakura the real truth, then she'll never believe him, until he gets proof and he says, "I can't tell you! Besides, aren't you supposed to improve your image as the president 7th grade!" Sakura gasped in shock and Genki says, Goodbye Sakura!" Genki dashed away from the girl, who was perplexed.

Sakura placed her hand onto her heart and thinks in her mind, 'Genki, if only you knew…'

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

In a café, Tyku and Keiko were at a table having coffee, while a certain brunette had a solemn expression on her face and thinks in her mind, 'Yusuke…you still hate me…I could see it in your eyes.'

Tyku's voice boomed, "Keiko!"

Keiko looked at the blonde in response and Tyku asks, with concern, "What's wrong?"

Keiko says, shaking her head with thoughts about her ex-boyfriend and says, with a fake smile, "Nothing…it's nothing at all."

Tyku says, in a serious tone, "It's Urameshi, you thinking about him…aren't you?"

Keiko gasped, slightly, and Tyku says, "You said that you wouldn't let Urameshi get to you. You said it yourself that he's moved on and I might not be around if you're still…"

Keiko says, in reply, "No! Tyku, yes, I've been thinking about him, but he's moved on…I'm sure that he'll forgive me someday. Just be patient with me, okay."

Tyku says, in a serious tone, "Okay…"

Keiko says, "Hey, you know that my old school is having a reunion of its last year graduates and I'd love it that you'd come with me…"

Tyku says, with a smile, "I'll be honored…" Tyku thinks in his mind, with a mysterious cold sly smile, 'Excellent everything's going according to plan.'